The new paint that Ang Lee wanted to develop had to be stronger and more durable than the existing materials. It also had a certain degree of waterproof. When the finger gently brushed it, the finger would not be stained with white powder. Such a material was really good. It would greatly improve the effect of architectural decoration.
Ang Lee looked forward to the imitating porcelain paint the most. This was also the direction of Ang Lee's research. However, because the imitating porcelain paint needed too many ingredients, and the cost of many materials was relatively high. Some of them had not even been developed yet. Therefore, it would not be easy for Ang Lee to develop the same imitating porcelain paint as the future. However, the pressure of developing a simple imitating porcelain paint was not great. Ang Lee was very confident in this.
Gently grabbing a handful of lime powder, Ang Lee rubbed it gently with his fingers. He felt the burning sensation of the lime powder on his palm. Then, he gently sprinkled the lime powder and let the lime powder drift with the wind.
During the mining process, it was inevitable that the lime powder would scatter and form a white smoke. This smoke was very harmful to the human body. It would burn the skin, and if it entered the eyes and respiratory tract, it would be even more harmful to the human body.
However, this smoke was inevitable. No matter how gentle the mining method was, it could not prevent the lime powder from drifting with the wind. Naturally, it was difficult to prevent the white smoke from causing damage to the body of the craftsmen.
The skin's defense was still relatively strong. Short-term attachment of lime powder would not cause too much damage to the skin. However, the human mouth, nose, and respiratory tract's resistance to lime powder was relatively weak. When people were working, especially when they were doing heavy physical work, their breathing was relatively heavy. If there were no protective measures, the craftsmen would inevitably inhale a lot of lime powder in the process of mining lime. This would cause great damage to the body. They might die after a few years of work.
In order to prevent the craftsmen from suffering too much damage, Ang Lee prepared thick masks for them. With the protection of the masks, it could greatly reduce the damage caused by lime powder to their respiratory tract and protect their life and health.
In addition, no matter how hot the weather was, when they worked, they had to dress neatly and cover their bodies as much as possible. They had to wear gloves and hats, and the hat had to have a brim that could protect the neck. With such protection, the only part of a craftsman that could be exposed was his eyes.
He couldn't work for too long either. If he worked for too long, a large amount of lime powder would accumulate on his clothes. The mask would also be blocked by the lime powder. It needed to be cleaned properly before it could be used again.
According to Ang Lee's requirements, the workers of the lime mine, as long as they were in contact with lime, could only work for eight hours a day. The rest of the time was to rest well and wash their clothes, masks, and other supplies so that they could continue working the next day.
Not far from the limestone mine, there was a cement workshop under construction. The scale of the cement workshop was very large, and there were many storage warehouses. As long as it was put into production, it would be able to produce a large amount of cement products to support the construction of Anzhu Port.
"Assistant Minister Li, the cement workshop is currently under construction. After the cement road is completed, the cement workshop can be completed and put into production."
The subordinate in charge of supervising the construction walked over and saluted Ang Lee.
"Oh, that's great. Remember, not only do you have to ensure the speed, but also the quality. You have to ensure the quality and quantity of this difficult task."
Ang Lee said.
"Yes, Assistant Minister Li, this subordinate understands."
The subordinate hurriedly said.
"Hey, why aren't you eating?"
Ang Lee saw that all the craftsmen around him were standing and squatting while eating, so he asked.
This subordinate had secretly eaten lunch just now, so naturally, he wouldn't eat it a second time. He quickly said that he had eaten.
Ang Lee naturally wouldn't pursue the crime of eating secretly. As a leader, there was nothing wrong with eating in advance. He himself had secretly eaten just now, and he also brought a lot of people to eat with him.
Seeing the cement workshop being built in an orderly manner with his own eyes, Ang Lee suddenly felt relieved. He already knew what to guide and inspected what to inspect. Ang Lee returned to the port in the afternoon.
"Assistant Minister Li, what are you drawing? It looks so strange."
White Fox stood beside Ang Lee. When she saw Ang Lee's drawing, she asked in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Ang Lee looked back at White Fox and smiled, "Am I not drawing well?"
"This is considered good." White Fox curled her lips and had a look of disbelief. She complained, "This is just a circle with a few vertical lines outside."
"This is the Animal Fighting Arena." Ang Lee smiled and continued to draw. He said, "In a few days, I will bring you to see what a gladiator fight is."
"Gladiator fight." After a short pause, the goosebumps on White Fox's forehead still didn't calm down. She asked in confusion, "What is a gladiator fight? Is it a fight?"
"Yes." Ang Lee paused for a moment and smiled, "And no."
"Yes and no." White Fox was even more confused. She asked coquettishly, "So is it a gladiator fight or not? Tell me quickly! "
"Okay." Ang Lee made a face and said in a deep voice, "A gladiator fight is more brutal than a fight. The loser will be killed. I understand."
White Fox was shocked and said softly, "This is too brutal. Why must it be so cruel?"
Ang Lee knew that White Fox was kind. However, if he were to tell her what kind of person would participate in a gladiator fight, she wouldn't be so sympathetic.
"Do you hate pirates?" Ang Lee looked at White Fox calmly and carefully observed the changes in her expression.
"Of course I hate them." White Fox's expression was agitated. She said angrily, "If it weren't for the pirates robbing my father's merchant ship, my family wouldn't have been destroyed and I wouldn't have ended up like this. I can't wait to spit on the flesh of the pirates to relieve the hatred in my heart."
Looking at White Fox whose facial muscles were trembling non-stop, Ang Lee said calmly, "Gladiators are these pirates. I want them to kill each other. Do you think it's very interesting? Do you still think it's cruel?"
White Fox's expression froze for a moment. Soon, she agreed and vented her hatred, "Let these hateful people kill each other. Let them all die."
"You were still so delicate just a moment ago. Once you heard that you want the pirates to kill each other, you immediately became so scary."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"Assistant Minister Li, I've lost my composure."
White Fox realized that she was too agitated just now and quickly apologized.
Ang Lee naturally didn't mind. He gently pulled White Fox into his arms and kissed her ear. He said calmly, "Miss White Fox, do you know which part of you fascinates me the most?"
"This …" White Fox was a little shy. She thought for a moment and shook her head, "I don't know."
"Here." Ang Lee gently stroked the back of White Fox's waist and said calmly, "Miss White Fox, there are two big dimples on your back. It's very charming. Normal girls don't have them. It's very rare. "
After saying that, he stroked a few more times and used his fingers to tell White Fox where the two dimples were.
"Dimples?" White Fox frowned. She didn't even know that she had dimples. She paused and said teasingly, "No wonder Assistant Minister Li always likes to kiss my back. It turns out that I have dimples here. Then, does Sister Magpie have any? I've seen it before. I don't think so. Let me touch it myself. "
Gently stroking her back, White Fox smiled and looked at Ang Lee from the corner of her eyes. She said teasingly, "It's true. There are really two dimples on your back. It's so strange! I've seen it before. Mother doesn't have it. Little Fox doesn't have it. Nanny doesn't have it too … "
As she said that, White Fox felt that she was a very interesting woman. She actually had dimples that others didn't have.
It was said that among all women, only 3% of them had dimples on their back. It could be said that this was a very low proportion. It was definitely considered a top quality woman. This proportion was the same as the proportion of women who could experience the sensation of being moist. They were all top quality women.
Ang Lee smiled and thought to himself, "You're just a little girl. How many women have you seen? I've seen so many women, but only a few have dimples on their back. Every woman with dimples on their back is a top quality beauty."
"I haven't seen many either. Miss White Fox's dimples are the most beautiful one. They make people love them so much that they can't stop themselves from kissing them a few more times."
Ang Lee smiled naughtily.
White Fox was no longer shy. She gently nestled in Ang Lee's arms. She was very cute and lovable. She had an intoxicated expression on her face.
Hugging the cute and lovable White Fox in his arms, Ang Lee was a little reluctant to leave her behind. However, if he were to bring away all the young and beautiful women he saw, Ang Lee would have to bring hundreds of people along the way. The boat wouldn't even be able to accommodate all of them.
The next morning, Ang Lee didn't go to the north for inspection. Instead, he studied the imitation porcelain paint at the port. According to his memory, the composition of the imitation porcelain paint was more complicated. There were calcite powder, zinc white powder, light calcium carbonate, flying powder, gray calcium powder, distilled water, ethyl cellulose, and many other materials.
Some of these materials could be studied, while some were difficult to study. However, as long as there were a few of them, there would be an effect if they were mixed together.
Among them, calcium carbonate was the easiest to make. Calcium carbonate could be made by adding quicklime to water. Gray calcium powder was made by calcination of calcium carbonate into calcium oxide at high temperature and then through selective methods. The main components were calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, and calcium carbonate. It was a refined product of lime.
The rest of the raw materials were mostly made by lime processing. As long as there was lime, these materials could be made. Then, they could be combined to make the imitation porcelain paint.
Imitation porcelain paint could be divided into two categories according to its characteristics. The first category was solvent-based resin. Its paint film was bright, hard, and full. It was similar to porcelain glaze. It had excellent water resistance, alkali resistance, abrasion resistance, aging resistance, and strong adhesion.
The second category was water-soluble resin. It was a construction method through batch scraping and polishing. Its finish appearance was similar to porcelain glaze. It had a smooth feeling when touched by hand. It was mainly white paint.
Because of the use of scraping and smearing, the coating film was hard and dense. It had a certain adhesion with the base. Under normal circumstances, it would not bulge or bubble. If it was coated with an appropriate covering agent, its pollution resistance and other properties would be improved. The coating film of this kind of paint was thick, not water-resistant, poor in performance, more troublesome in construction, monochromatic, and general in decoration.
In addition, various fuels could be added to the imitation porcelain paint, so that the painted wall would show a variety of colors. However, under normal circumstances, white was the best. First, no pigment was needed, and the cost was lowest. Second, white walls were the brightest, and people would feel very comfortable living there immediately. Another point was that the walls with light blue, pink, and light yellow colors would look quite beautiful in the beginning, but after a long time, the walls would look very shabby, and white walls would never be out of date.
Because of the knowledge of making imitation porcelain paint in his mind, Ang Lee knew what to do after a little thinking. On the ship, there was a special laboratory, where Ang Lee had brought various experimental materials from Chang 'an, such as a beaker, a measuring cup, and an alcohol lamp.
According to his memory, Ang Lee patiently did experiments little by little. Soon, he made a great breakthrough. Gray calcium powder, light calcium carbonate, and other raw materials needed for imitation porcelain paint were all studied one by one.
In the end, Ang Lee mixed all these materials together according to the required proportion and stirred them well. Finally, he made the first imitation porcelain paint of the Tang dynasty.
There was only one bucket of this imitation porcelain paint, and it could only paint one wall at most. Ang Lee did not want to paint the wall for the time being. After all, there was no reference for comparison. He wanted to go to the First Street to see the decoration of the businessmen. In the absence of lime materials, how did these businessmen deal with the inner walls of the houses?
Ang Lee took a few subordinates to the First Street and personally walked into a building, which was busy with decoration.
The person who rented this building was a slightly fat businessman. When he saw Ang Lee come in, he quickly bowed and greeted him.
"Assistant Minister Li." The fat businessman smiled from ear to ear.
Ang Lee did not respond. He just nodded slightly, and then began to seriously appreciate the decoration of the room.
The rough walls of the room were made of the sides of the bricks and the gaps of the cement. They were very rough and very dark. If they were not decorated, they would be too ugly. The decoration strategy adopted by the businessman was wood decoration, which was to lay a layer of wood on the surface of the wall. It was a one-sided polished wood board. After the laying was completed, the wood board was painted, which made the whole room look more luxurious.
Because this was a restaurant, the soup was usually easy to spill on the ground. Therefore, the floor could not be made of wood, but a cement floor, which was the strongest and most durable.
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