industrial lord

Chapter 160

"[Wesson District swearing] can do this?"

Frederick was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Under the command of Professor Einhard, a high-power mud pump driven by a steam engine was placed beside the foundation pit. Several students connected the long pipes to the ground, and then released the mud technique on the ground. , the solid soil turned into swamp mud was sucked away and discharged into the wagon waiting by the mud pump.

Before long, the mud in the wagon failed and turned back to dirt.

The soil will be loaded on a nearby pier, and then pulled to the north and dumped in the swamp along the river between the former Rothburg and the current city of Latibor.

It has to be said that the efficiency of digging the soil in this way is not low, but it consumes a bit of magicians.

At noon, a few students who had cast the mud technique for a morning were so tired that they could hardly lift their spoons. Frederick hurriedly asked the kitchen to add chicken legs to them.

The food on the construction site is not bad, because it is heavy physical work, if you don’t have enough to eat, you can’t do the work.

Today's lunch was barley porridge, steam bread, fish, cheese and vegetable soup, and tea, and Frederick ate like everyone else.

Professor Einhard sat with Frederick and introduced the mud technique and its application while eating.

Frederick asked curiously: "Can the mud technique be used on rocks?"

If the granite can be liquefied and then restored, then he will make a damn cement.

Professor Einhard replied: "There is no way. The mud technique can only work on loose places such as mud and sand. It can only reduce the hardness of hard rocks. When mining stones and carving Use it."

"In principle, it is the magic element that fills the gaps and liquefies them. The most obvious example is that on the stronger the land, the greater the strength is required to achieve the same effect."

Frederick nodded after hearing this, feeling a little pity in his heart.

In the afternoon, he planned to teach the carpenters how to cut and nail templates, but when the carpenters heard that it was so simple, they all tactfully asked the master to walk around and not get in the way here.

Frederick had nothing to say, he didn't know how to do carpentry, so professionals like them could only play freely.

But he soon had work to do, and went to the steel bar yard to guide the workers to bend steel bars.

Professor Einhard is also here. Although he is watching the workers at work, he seems to be thinking about something.

When he saw Frederick appeared, he said: "Principal, I have calculated that if the raw materials and manpower are sufficient, it only takes us 30 days to build a factory building, and it only takes 15 days to build a one-story residential building without the foundation." .”

Frederick nodded slightly. He was not sure about the current construction speed, and he didn't draw a horizontal road map, but he calculated it based on his own experience.

He looked at the workers in the steel yard and said: "Now I ask everyone to do a little bit of work. Firstly, I want to see who is good at what work, and secondly, I want them to know a little bit about everything. These people are seeds. If one person takes three or five workers, there will be many construction workers in a few years."

"There is a huge market in the construction industry. Oak City, the seminary, the cathedral, the big library and the factory building are enough for us to build for many years."

"At the same time, the technology of architecture must keep up with the development, and this road has no end."

Professor Einhard nodded and sighed: "The combination of steel and stone has brought about a revolution in the construction industry, but it has also brought huge challenges. We still have a lot to study."

"Principal, add some research funding to our School of Architecture."

The corners of Frederick's mouth twitched. These professors really seized every opportunity to ask for funding, so he replied, "No problem, just send a report to the vice president."

He was too lazy to give Professor Einhard the lion a chance to speak.

The progress of the construction site is basically smooth. The excavation time of the foundation pit is estimated, followed by tamping the ground at the position of the ground beams, laying cushions, placing steel bars and nailing the formwork.

There is no secrecy here, and Frederick snickered when someone could copy it at a glance, which shows that there is an extra customer for steel and cement.

In the past few days, many people have come to visit. A group of senior officials from Wessen State have come, and senior officials retained by the new territory have also come to show their faces in front of the leaders.

Even the guy Thomas came to collect the news, followed by Hozenpoulz wearing sunglasses, and now many children who read comic books can recognize him.

No matter which world you are in, when a beautiful girl appears on the construction site, the whole site will always press the pause button for a while.

"Why don't you cover the sun!" Katie saw Frederick wearing a red hat in the crowd at a glance, "Why are you still wearing such thick clothes?"

The sun was very hot in late July, and Frederick, like other workers, was wearing long, sturdy trousers, with a towel behind his hard hat covering the back of his neck.

Frederick raised his head and saw Katie wearing a hard hat. He smiled and replied, "This way you won't be afraid of the sun. Why are you here today? I'll be busy for a while."

After finishing speaking, he continued to tie steel bars with thin iron wires. The skill he had earned for his tuition since high school has not been lost. No one in the construction site can match this speed.

A few workers surrounded him, watching intently how the master did it.

Frederick tied the stirrups around the main tendon of the ground beam before he said to the workers: "Practice yourself first, and I'll come back later."

When he walked out of the foundation pit, Katie immediately took out a handkerchief from her handbag to help him wipe off the sweat, rust, and dirt on his face.

"I haven't been home for so long, how did it become so dirty." Katie complained while wiping, "I'm still covered in stinky sweat, like a monkey, have you eaten and bathed properly?"

After speaking, she took out a soft candy from her handbag and stuffed it into Frederick's mouth.

Frederick just smiled, didn't say much, and was about to take Katie back to the office, the scene was too chaotic.

In fact, he himself is also very strange. The work that was exhausting in his previous life is exhausting now, but he is still willing to do it.

Thinking about it carefully, this may be some kind of memory of my hometown.

At this moment, Professor Einhard came over and said excitedly to Frederick: "Principal, the ground beams of No. 1 factory building have started to be poured."

Frederick immediately followed him and asked Katie to go to the office first.

Katie was also curious about what they were doing, so she held a parasol and watched the excitement.

There is a row of machines next to the construction site of No. 1 factory building. It looks like a large iron bucket that can easily put Frederick in it. It is placed on a shelf with the opening facing upwards, and there is a magic reciprocating machine next to it.

Frederick was standing next to one of the mixers watching the workers pour a certain amount of stones, cement and sand into the machine with wooden barrels, and then start the magic reciprocating machine. The machine drives a rubber roller, which in turn drives the drum to rotate.

When the dry ingredients are mixed evenly, add water and stir for about 2 minutes.

At this point the machine stops, and workers turn a turntable so that the mouth of the drum faces downward, pouring the concrete into the prepared bucket truck.

Frederick immediately asked people to test the slump and make a test block, and finally found that the slump was about 130 mm, which was considered qualified.

The workers began to mix the concrete non-stop, and immediately pulled it with a bucket truck and poured it between the formworks as soon as it was finished.

There are workers preparing materials and transporting materials from the warehouse, so that the construction will not be interrupted due to lack of materials.

With the previous experience of laying the bedding, the scene seemed to be in order, and there were no more problems such as crashes.

Frederick came here to watch, and Katie followed, moving the parasol over his head.

Carloads of concrete were poured into the formwork, and a magician kept casting spells on the side. The khaki light balls the size of fists smashed into the concrete inside. The next moment, a large piece of concrete vibrated by itself, and bubbles appeared from time to time, almost It took half a minute to stop.

Holding a steel bar in his hand, Frederick inserted it here and poked it there from time to time to check whether the concrete was delaminated and segregated.

The result was good. Earthquake can be used instead of the vibrator, as long as the time and intensity are well controlled, the spell has low power and doesn't consume much magician.

However, the template needs to be strengthened, especially when the floor is poured later, otherwise it may collapse.

Today, everyone in the construction site went to battle together. By the time the ground beams of the No. 1 factory building were finished at one time, covered with sackcloth and watered, it was already dark.

Frederick was always in a state of excitement, and when the construction was over, he subconsciously touched his phone and asked Fatty Liu to buy fried noodles, but in his pocket there was only a pack of fudge that Katie had stuffed in when he left.

The wind in the midsummer night is a bit hot, and the sweat on the clothes will be completely dried after blowing for a while, which makes people who have worked hard all day a little irritable.

He couldn't help sighing, and greeted everyone to go to the cafeteria for supper, and prepared cold beer tonight.

As for the excess concrete, all were pulled to the gate to harden the road.

(End of this chapter)