i have a super island

Chapter 603
On Lu Fengmei's side, Fang Fang arranged for him three helpers.

The three aborigines were led by Xiao Xiang and fully obeyed Lu Fengmei's command. If there was any problem in the process, they would be held accountable by the equation, so the three did not dare to be sloppy.

At Lu Fengmei's request, the three of them cut a lot of bamboo from the bamboo forest in the middle of the island, and then moved a pile of abandoned slag.

These bamboos and slag are the main materials for making waterwheels.

As for the production method, it is not difficult. What Lu Fengmei wants to do is a simple water wheel.

First, a circular waterwheel is made of bamboo, and then a high platform for fixing the waterwheel is built on the bank of the river with those stones.

Finally, place the waterwheel on the high platform to ensure its normal operation, and everything is done.

It sounds too simple, but in fact, the process of making it is still troublesome.

The first thing is to fix the waterwheel. Because the weather is still raining and the river is very turbulent, it is very difficult to put the waterwheel down. During this period, it failed many times. Once the waterwheel was directly washed away by the river, and several people chased it for a while. , The waterwheel was found at the mouth of the river.

On the second day, according to the military order Lu Fengmei had issued to Fang Fang, a simple waterwheel appeared beside the river.

Driven by the water flow, the water wheel kept rotating, and everything was as expected at the beginning.

And the good news is that the rain has stopped.

Once the rain stops, you can start building a new furnace by the river.

As for the south coast, there are still a lot of copper mines accumulated before, which also need to be dealt with.

Fang Fang took people to the south coast to continue sorting the ore. The green copper knocked out was directly thrown into the furnace for smelting, and the remaining stones were transported back to the camp.

Time flies, and another two days have passed.

Lu Fengmei's new furnace was built, this time the new furnace was more than double the size of the one on the south coast, and it could smelt more copper ore at one time.

Moreover, the water wheel is used to drive the blower, so that no manual operation is required, and a very good smelting effect can also be obtained.

The ore on the south coast has been almost processed in the past two days, and the new ore will be directly transported to the river mouth by boat, so that the efficiency of copper smelting has been improved again.

At the same time, Wei Lin was not idle. The slag transported back became an excellent material for building the city wall. They were piled up in the original trench, and then poured lime mortar for bonding.

Stones mixed with lime were paved layer by layer, laying a solid foundation for the city wall.

Around the camp, the forest was constantly being felled, the roots of the trees were dug out one by one, and the land was turned inside out to reclaim more arable land.

The fire in the brick kiln has not stopped, and new bricks are being fired continuously; the lime furnace is also emitting thick smoke every day, burning the most important lime for the island.

Everything was going on in full swing, and ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Under Wei Lin's overall planning and command, the first real city wall on the island was built on the original eastern moat.

The whole body of the city wall is made of stone, and the middle is cemented with lime mortar. The foundation is three meters deep and six meters high. It is a closed trapezoid from bottom to top, with steep and smooth sides.

In addition, the top of the city wall has a width of two meters, and there are wall piers used as shelters, so that you can stand directly on the city wall to attack the enemies below.

This is only the first city wall built. According to the city construction plan, there are three more city walls to be built next.

There are no openings on the east and west walls, and two gates will be left on the north and south walls for people to enter and exit.

Lu Fengmei's copper smelting is even more enjoyable. Almost every day on the island, more than [-] boats of ore are transported from the southern island.

Once the ore is transported to the river mouth, it will be unloaded to the designated area, where there are groups of natives waiting. Their task is to sort the ore, knock off the green copper on the ore, and then collect it and transport it to the furnace .

The fires in the furnaces burned day and night, smelting tons of copper for the camp.

Those copper blocks are all piled up in a special storage warehouse, and now they have filled an entire wooden house.

This day, Lu Fengmei came to the warehouse to check these copper blocks, and was just called by Fang Fang.

Fang Fang pulled Lu Fengmei and asked: "Old Lu, we already have so much copper in our hands, shouldn't we use them to cast something?"

Lu Fengmei nodded, and said: "I also have the same idea. The copper has been accumulated almost. Next, we can smelt copper and cast it at the same time."

"Build something, do you have any ideas?"

"A hoe or an axe?"

In fact, Lu Fengmei meant tools or weapons.

Of course, Fang Fang understands the meaning of Lu Fengmei's words. Right now is the golden development period of the island, and everything is running at high speed.

As for war, the equation predicts that there will be no more large-scale wars in a short period of time, so more resources should be invested in development, and weapons are not a top priority.

"Farm tools first, then weapons."

"Okay, do what you want."

Lu Fengmei readily agreed to Equation's proposal.

The copper that has been smelted for so long has finally come to its usefulness.

It is more difficult to use copper to cast tools than to smelt copper directly with copper ore, because it involves a mold problem.

If there is no mold, it is impossible to make the burnt copper water solidify, and it is impossible to make it in batches.

Fang Fang looked at Lu Fengmei, spread his hands, and said, "I don't know how to cast it, do you have a solution?"

Lu Fengmei nodded and said: "There is a way, but it is more troublesome."

"Trouble doesn't matter. Are you afraid of trouble at this point, as long as you can get things out." Fang Fang said.

"Well, I want a hoe, a sickle, a rake, and a plow wall. I remember they are carved from wood." Lu Fengmei told Fang Fang what she wanted.

"Wood carving?"

Some of the equations are not quite clear, and these things are no problem to make. He has a dagger in his hand, which can be carved out of wood.

"Yes, it must be carved in wood."

"Wood carving to make molds?" Fang Fang didn't know how to operate it.

Lu Fengmei explained: "With the wood carvings, I can use clay to make molds."

"right!"

Equation slapped his head, and suddenly figured out the key point. Fortunately, he usually claims to be well-informed and smart, but he didn't even think of such a simple solution.

First make an adobe with clay, and then press the woodcarving mold into it, so that a hollow shape is formed in the clay.

Then the clay is fired in a brick kiln until it cools down and then poured into the melted copper water. In this way, when the copper water solidifies, the clay mold is broken open, and the required copperware is completed.

(End of this chapter)