Chapter 546: Territory inspection and groundbreaking

Georgia leads to the west, on the edge of the Cumberland Mountains.
"Open the oven!"
With the order of the person in charge, the main body was built with refractory bricks and the side of the iron-making blast furnace covered with steel. A worker who did full body protection used an iron hook to forcefully open the door of the tap hole.
call--
The heat wave was surging, and the orange-red molten iron rushed out in the iron flowers. Then it flows through the intermediate tank and slowly injected into the crystallizer cooled by water.
Although the final pig iron ingot has not been fully formed, cheers have already sounded from the onlookers. A layer of red light is shrouded on everyone's face, not only because of the reflection of the hot molten iron, but also because of the boiling blood in the body.
"Oh--!"
"Ah, it's done!"
"Hahaha, it's really done, this new blast furnace is really great!"
Olivia, who was also watching the furnace door, slammed her white fist, turned her head slightly, and saw the same excitement in Aiwen's eyes.
Wait for a while.
A thin middle-aged man wearing a gray wizard robe with one eye replaced by a red prosthetic eye, personally holding a rough-surfaced, gray-colored pig iron ingot weighing ten kilograms, trot all the way to the two.
He held the iron ingot in front of Aiwen with both hands, bowed and reported to him the situation of the first furnace:
"My lord, the iron ingots have come out, and the quality is very good. The first batch of molten iron has been crystallized and weighed. Now it seems that there is no problem in reaching the designed production capacity of 600 tons per day."
Taking the iron ingot in his hand, Ivan directly cut it off with his bare hands, and nodded in satisfaction after seeing the section:
"Mr. Kingsley, you have worked hard."
Hearing that, the thin middle-aged man with righteous eyes bent lower back, but he did not dare to take credit at all:
"It's all due to the new ironmaking technology brought by the adults. Our work is not worth mentioning."
Obviously this is a wizard apprentice from the former "mechanical immortality school", and an apprentice who is not young and has little potential for further progress.
The time has now come to the end of September.
After being brought back to Georgia and being implanted with [Symbiotic Strains] by Irving.
This group of apprentice wizards, who have returned to the orthodox "construction studies" and are all smart people, have fully seen the form, and are extremely submissively enriching the various new industries in the territory.
And it brought a qualitative breakthrough for these industries with their knowledge and abilities far surpassing ordinary people.
These guys have the cruel side of doing taboo experiments, but they also have the pure side of technicians. At least with the help of this group of wizard apprentices, Aiwen's industrial planning has blossomed more, and the pace of development has quickly entered the fast lane.
Just like the first ironmaking blast furnace newly built, the effective volume is 200 cubic meters. It can produce an average of 600 tons of iron per day and an annual output of 220,000 tons.
If it is put in the era of Aiwen, this is a proper backward production capacity, and it must be swept into the garbage dump of history without hesitation. But now, its significance is epoch-making compared with the technology of coking and ironmaking in the Kingdom.
Even if the effective volume is expanded to 400 cubic meters, or even 800 cubic meters, there are no technical difficulties.
For this reason, after carefully screening the iron and steel workers, Aiwen also drew a large number of loyal "pikers" to serve as the factory guards of the iron and steel factory, and guarded the secrets here.
Obviously, this kind of technology did not come from the hands of alchemists, but from an ancient city in the spirit world, which was the harvest of Aiwen and Olivia during an adventure in the spirit world.
In the past, they would deliberately avoid the city of the ancient gods, but now that they have the [Mythology Language: Ancient Code] as a reward for clearing the maze, it is possible to transform it into valuable knowledge.
Although he will not deliberately chase, but he will not deliberately escape.
Among the several practical technologies that the two of them parsed out, this advanced ironmaking blast furnace equipment is just suitable for the current situation in Georgia.
Using this blast furnace technology to smelt 1 ton of pig iron requires 1.5-2.0 tons of iron ore, 0.4-0.6 tons of coke, 0.2-0.4 tons of flux (limestone), and a total of 2-3 tons of raw materials.
The pre-requirement is to ensure the continuity of blast furnace production and there must be a sufficient supply of raw materials. This is precisely where the Cumberland Mountains are rich in iron ore and coal.
A generation of blast furnaces (from the opening of the furnace to the overhaul and shutdown of the furnace is one generation) can continuously produce for several years to more than ten years, which is a huge profit, and is also regarded by Ivan and Olivia as the key to the counterattack of Georgia's steel industry.
In the future, as the scale of the industry expands and steel production capacity increases, Georgia will eventually single out the entire New World, and even the world.
After encouraging the steel workers here, the two left the "Steel City" that had just started.
Through [Heiqiang] in the blink of an eye, they came to the middle of the territory more than a hundred kilometers away, and it was also the second stop of their inspection-the ceramic town.
It may have the richest china clay resources in the world, and how to turn the clay into reality is the top priority of their work.
When they stepped out of [black tone] and came to this small town with only a few buildings.
Old Buck, Will, and Kenneth, another wizard apprentice who had escaped under the sword of the evil spirit "Deer Bone God", were already waiting here.
Seeing this mysterious method, with awe on their faces, they showed them the first batch of finished products after the kiln opened yesterday.
In fact, there are only a dozen pieces in total, not only small objects, but also full of various flaws.
When Olivia marveled at this magical "magic", she picked up a dark blue porcelain bowl and played with it carefully.
Alvin frowned slightly, somewhat dissatisfied:
"Since it is the first batch, let's not talk about the appearance and type. Even if it is a defective product, the yield is too low. I am afraid that it is not even half of Chengdu?"
In his memory, the qualified product rate of ancient porcelain in previous life should reach about 10%, not to mention defective products.
The old Buck, who has two brushes for pottery, is currently the technical person in charge here. He took a step forward and reported carefully:
"My lord, there are two hundred pieces of porcelain embryos placed in the kiln. Only these eleven pieces can be picked out completely. Most of the others are broken. From my experience, the main problem lies in the furnace temperature. Control."
There is not much reserve for ceramic firing in Aiwen's knowledge system.
Just remember that the firing temperature of pottery is 800-1000 degrees, while porcelain is fired at 1300-1400 degrees. Porcelain clay varies from place to place, and the specific firing temperature is also different, and the final firing shall prevail.
These unspoken knowledge in the Peacock Islands have been told to the craftsmen in advance, but before the ultimate success, it obviously needs a little bit of experimentation for a long time.
In addition, the enamel on porcelain is another difficulty.
Glaze is actually the bright coat that covers the surface of the porcelain.
It is mainly made of clay, quartz and feldspar as raw materials, which are ground and modulated and coated on the surface of the embryo, and then roasted and melted at a high temperature, and then cooled to form vitreous crystals.
The three most basic and simple colors are celadon, white porcelain, and black porcelain. Celadon appeared the earliest. Generally, the iron content is between 1% and 5%, while less than 1% is white porcelain, and higher than 5% is Black porcelain.
The first purpose of this experiment is to burn celadon first, and the short-term goal is to burn white porcelain that is highly sought after among the powerful and powerful in the old continent.
Firing white porcelain is the process of removing iron from the glaze, and it is also the foundation of all other colors. It is an important milestone in the firing of porcelain.
Only then will the issue of personalized color be considered. The coloring agent of blue and white is cobalt, and the red color comes from iron oxide or copper oxide, and I can't remember the others.
After thinking about it, he looked at the three again:
"Currently, the fuel used for porcelain burning is mainly firewood or coal. The nature of the fuel determines that the furnace temperature is really difficult to control. After that, we will continue to experiment. Anyway, we have no shortage of raw materials."
After a pause, he specifically clicked on the name of the wizard apprentice:
"Mr. Kenneth, can we use the power of alchemy to try to design a temperature control device? You are responsible for submitting a feasible research plan to me.
At least we need to be able to produce white porcelain steadily, and then we can begin to distribute goods to the market. Gentlemen, I don’t need to say much about the value of porcelain. The opportunity to turn clay into gold is right now. "
"Yes, my lord!"
With the knowledge support provided by Aiwen, they are already a big step ahead of other countries that are also trying to produce porcelain. If they can't make achievements, it will be impossible to justify.
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When the two returned to the Governor's Mansion hand in hand, it was already in the afternoon that day.
The warm golden sunlight filled the clean and tidy study room, and Aiwen and Olivia leaned against the large sofa, feeling a little physically and mentally exhausted.
Relying on KaKa, whose abilities are gradually increasing, they can travel to and from the Governor's Mansion, Wizard Tower, and various places at any time, achieving a meticulous control of this 100,000 square kilometers of land.
In just a half of the day, they ran to five towns in all directions across the entire Georgian leader, and dealt with all kinds of affairs. Even the physique of extraordinary people was a bit exhausting.
In addition, combining the knowledge of "construction" inherited by gem witchcraft and alchemists, the short-distance transmission device in the wizard tower has begun to be built.
In the future, school members and even territorial officials can use this to pass, indirectly allowing Aiwen to firmly hold the entire territory in his palms.
There is no need to worry about the resources needed.
After the "Mechanical Immortality School" was eliminated that day, the spoils were also raided by the way.
Worthy of being a representative of advanced productivity, a big dog among wizards. Among the official wizards with fewer than twenty people, five were found in the magic pocket alone.
After the fortress collapsed, even though it rushed to the bottom of the river, it was opened and packaged as a whole [Shadow Secret Library], and there was no waste in UU reading www.uukanshu.com. In addition to the knowledge obtained from the "Mechanical Immortality School", rocket propellers have been installed for the poor "living chemistry school".
In terms of personal training, Aiwen has already started to study the second volume of "Flood Puppets" with An Qi.
However, in addition to the progress of the meditation, the biggest problem facing Aiwen's promotion to the third rank is to make a pioneering achievement related to the first three volumes of the secret book of inheritance.
Ivan's secular invention can already be said to be a vehicle-mounted capacity, but the groundbreaking achievement of this wizarding road still needs to be considered.
"Master, Your Excellency, the afternoon tea is ready."
At this moment, Sara, who was wearing a decent maid dress, walked in with a silver dinner plate. This group of beautiful "Ed Spirits" has been well brought into the role of their own maid, and they have adapted so quickly.
"Thank you, Miss Sara."
Seeing this "Eye Spirit", who was actually thirty-eight years young but still youthful and beautiful like a girl, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind.
"Yes!"