Actually, if Fubin had not discovered the coal mine in Yifang County, Li Zexuan would not have thought of making honeycomb briquettes.
At the very least, he would not have done it in the short term!
But now that he had a big coal mine, he could not just take the coal from the coal and not use the coal inside, right? That would be a waste!
The coal content in the coal mine was the majority, and the coal that could be directly used for combustion was relatively small.
Following the principle that waste was a great crime, Li Zexuan decided to create the modern coal furnace with a furnace and honeycomb briquettes!
In the modern era, on October 1st, 1950, Guo Wende's Household Industry Society was established to produce the new fuel developed by Guo Wende – honeycomb briquettes. In 1956, during the socialist transformation of capitalism, Guo Wende's Big Briquettes Processing Industry Society changed from a private operation to a state-owned enterprise. Honeycomb briquettes became popular throughout the country!
According to the records of that year, burning normal coal needed to be shaved and added a few times a day. But burning honeycomb briquettes did not need to be lit every day, nor did it need to be heated and shaved. Thus, the annoying phenomenon of black smoke and flying ashes was completely eliminated.
A family of five or six people burned normal coal every month, but burning honeycomb briquettes only required about two hundred kilograms, and it also saved the wood used to guide the coal. The result of promoting honeycomb briquettes in the capital in the first half of 1958 was that the city and the suburbs did not have complete statistics. They saved about seven thousand tons of firewood and seventy thousand tons of coal!
Thus, in terms of saving resources, Li Zexuan felt that it was necessary to make honeycomb briquettes!
Although the consumption of mineral resources in this era was far less than in the modern era, it was better to save as much as possible! He had to leave some resources for the future generations, right? Actually, the main reason was that Li Zexuan still missed his parents and family in his previous life. He did not want his family to have no resources after a thousand years!
Li Zexuan planned to use the raw coal from the coal mine to make honeycomb briquettes, and also to use a portion of the coal to make coke.
The so-called coking of raw coal refers to the process of heating coking coal to about one thousand degrees Celsius (high temperature dry distillation) under isolated air conditions. Through thermal decomposition and coking, it produces coke, coke oven gas and other coking chemical products.
In terms of craftsmanship, it was not difficult.
The burnt coal could be used as a reducing agent to smelt iron!
"Faubert, you must be joking! Since that's the case, I won't delay your work any longer! The furnace and molds aren't that urgent. Let's focus on the ironworks first! "
Hearing Faubert's praise, Li Zexuan did not feel proud. Instead, he felt a little sad. Perhaps it was because he thought of his parents in his previous life.
"Alright then! Actually, these two things aren't complicated. I'll get someone to make a few for you later! "
Faubert nodded.
Li Zexuan didn't say anything else. He cupped his hands at Faubert and left the western courtyard.
"Sister Weier, did you encounter any difficulties when you were making the telescope ~?"
"Yes! Of course he did! For example, that idiot Little Ning. He's so clumsy every time. He broke a few of my lenses … Ugh! Yamachō, you're here? "
Li Zexuan originally planned to sit in the workshop's office for a while, but he didn't expect to meet Little Yu 'er and Mo Lingwei in the hall on the first floor. Listening to their conversation, it seemed that there was something else going on. When Mo Lingwei saw him coming, she quickly stopped talking and greeted him.
"Sir!"
Little Yu 'er had a booklet on her lap and a pencil in her hand. When she heard Mo Lingwei say that Li Zexuan was coming, she put the booklet on the chair and stood up to greet him.
"Yes! What are you guys doing ~? "
Li Zexuan responded and asked with a smile.
Mo Lingwei turned to look at Little Yu 'er and replied, "Yamachō, I heard that there was a big movement at the workshop recently. I was curious, so I came to take a look! It's okay if I can't help, but it's even better if I can help ~! I didn't expect to meet Little Yu 'er, so we chatted for a while! "
Li Zexuan couldn't help but ask, "What? The Mohists also have research on iron smelting ~? "
He knew that the Mohists were good at building mechanisms, but he didn't know that the Mohists had research on iron smelting.
Mo Lingwei said proudly, "Of course! There are many records of iron smelting in the Mohists' ancient books. I even gave a lot of suggestions to improve the blast furnace that Faubert is building now ~! "
China had mastered the technology of smelting iron and steel from iron during the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period. It was as easy as drinking water for the Mohists!
Not only were they good at smelting iron, but the Mohists were also good at forging swords. The Mohists' master's personal sword, the Ink Snow Sword, was extremely famous in China's history! So no matter what, it was impossible for the Mohists not to be proficient in the art of smelting iron.
"Hehe ~! Then I have to thank Ink Girl ~! "
Li Zexuan saw that Mo Lingwei was serious, so he smiled and said politely.
Mo Lingwei waved her hand and said, "Hehe! Yamachō, you don't have to be so polite! Now that I'm a member of the Academy, it's only right for me to do something for the workshop! "
Li Zexuan smiled and looked at Li Yu. Without waiting for him to ask, Li Yu took the initiative and said, "Yamachō, a few days ago I heard that Sister Wei 'er became a professor at Yanhuang College. I met her today, so I wanted to write about her in the newspaper. It's a good thing for us girls ~! Just now I was asking Sister Wei 'er about the details of how she made the telescope ~! "
Li Zexuan was stunned and thought that Little Yu 'er's thinking was quite modern. Wasn't what she was doing now equivalent to the reporters in modern times interviewing famous people and then using the content of the interview as news? This little girl really had the talent to be a reporter. She was self-taught ~!
"Haha! I see! Then you guys continue to chat. But Little Yu 'er, you have to be careful when you write the news. The production of the telescope is a secret of the College and the Imperial Court. Any technical things can't be mentioned in the newspaper. Otherwise, there will be big trouble ~! "
Li Zexuan didn't object to Little Yu 'er setting Mo Lingwei as a role model for Tang Empire's women. But in terms of principles, he had to make it clear to Li Yu in advance. This was because the technology of the telescope was too important. If it fell into the hands of an enemy country, who knew how much trouble it would bring to Tang Empire!
"Mm! I understand, Sir! When the time comes, I'll write the news and show it to you again ~! "
Little Yu 'er still knew the importance of the matter. She immediately replied solemnly.
"Okay!"
Li Zexuan nodded and looked at Mo Lingwei and said, "Ink Girl, many of the things you know are related to Tang Empire's interests. So in the future, you have to be careful with your words and actions. Don't casually reveal things that you shouldn't reveal to others!"
Mo Lingwei stuck out her tongue and said, "I know, Yamachō! I don't usually go out of the College, so I won't reveal any secrets! "
"Mm, that's the best! You guys continue chatting, I'll go up first! "
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