Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

Although everyone felt guilty towards the two of them, when they really started thinking about the matter, they all forgot about what happened before.

These craftsmen have not read much, but that doesn’t mean they are stupid!

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for China's technology to have remained ahead of the world throughout thousands of years of history until the end of the Ming Dynasty!

The technical information that the Western devils tried so hard to seize was figured out by these little-educated craftsmen and then compiled into books by the scholars!

But even so, their importance was only taken seriously by those in power in very rare periods...

More often than not, they are just lowly people in the eyes of those in power!

Everyone was discussing the matter together and didn't even notice when Xu Guangqi arrived here.

Seeing this scene, Xu Guangqi stopped and did not step forward to interrupt, but just listened quietly.

After a moment, he turned and left, as if he had never been there.

Before I knew it, the bell for the end of work in the factory could be heard from afar.

The craftsmen still showed no intention of leaving.

In order to see more clearly, they even built a fire nearby.

Using firelight and moonlight, he sketched on the ground with branches.

It was not until half an hour later that the repeatedly revised sketch was finally finalized, and then a craftsman took out a notebook from his bosom and copied the sketch onto it.

Afterwards, everyone dispersed and waited until tomorrow to continue the experiment.

It has turned completely dark.

Looking at their backs as they left, Tianyi was a little dumbfounded.

"No, are we just abandoned like this?"

Xuan Ling smiled and pulled out a whisk from behind his back, then shook it a few times: "Let's go, go back to sleep, and come back tomorrow!"

Tianyi scratched his head: "Just leaving like that?"

Xuan Ling replied without even turning his head: "What else?"

Tianyi chased after him feeling a little frustrated and couldn't help but complain.

"These craftsmen are too much! They use people forward and don't use them back. I'm afraid they are the ones being talked about!"

But Xuan Ling shook his head and said, "No, no!"

"Only when you are sincere and have no distractions can you realize the great way!"

"In my opinion, these craftsmen are not far from achieving enlightenment!"

"Well, I can't argue with you! I'd better go back and mend my clothes!"

Tianyi was speechless after being rebuked. He took off his robe and stuffed it into Xuanling's arms, then walked towards his residence with his chest exposed.

Some of the craftsmen in the factory live in the city, while others live in Zheng Village not far away.

In addition, there are collective dormitories in the factory, but almost no craftsmen with families live here. Having a wife and children and a warm bed is much better than having a collective dormitory.

So, a phenomenon occurred.

Those who live here are all bachelors, and most of them are over 30 years old.

After doing physical work for a day, I can’t wait to lie down and sleep when I get back to the dormitory. How can I have the energy to do anything else?

As for whether your body stinks...

Who cares?

After Xu Guangqi emphasized it several times at the beginning, he was too lazy to pay attention to them. As long as these people could do the job well, it was fine.

Li Xin is 42 years old this year. He is a craftsman from Luyi, Henan Province. He came to the capital with his family a few years ago to escape famine. He rented a house in Zheng Village relying on his skills.

He was recruited when the factory just recruited the first wave of craftsmen.

A few days ago, because he worked hard and was willing to use his brain, he figured out the material ratio for making knives and was awarded two hundred taels of silver. He then bought a yard in Zheng Village and acquired ten acres of land. The family finally lived a comfortable life.

When he returned home, Li Xin's wife, Li Xia, had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him.

Seeing that he came back later than usual, I couldn't help but complain a few words.

"The factory doesn't allow you to work so hard. You came back half an hour after work. Did you go to meet some vixen?"

"Let me tell you, none of those sluts are good!"

As he said this, he moved closer to Li Xin and smelled it carefully.

Seeing that there was no smell of powder, only an unpleasant smell of kerosene, she felt relieved.

Li Xin ignored him, just washed her hands, sat at the table and ate in silence.

While eating, he was also thinking about kerosene.

This was not the first time he had encountered such a situation. It was the same thing a few days before he figured out the formula for the tool material.

Seeing this, Li Xia couldn't help but feel full of expectations. She didn't say anything else, but just sat beside him, tactfully picking up food and pouring wine for him.

There were only two dishes on the table: stir-fried radish and stewed pork with cabbage, and a basket of steamed buns.

Even with this standard of living, it was enough to crush 90 percent of the people in the Ming Dynasty.

The wine is Shanxi's Shaodaozi. Although the taste is not very good, it is strong enough.

Li Xin drank two cups and then stopped. He picked up the chopsticks and used the paste in the bowl to draw on the table, wanting to see if there was anything that needed to be changed.

Hutu is a kind of soup in southeastern Henan.

To put it simply, boil a pot of water and pour some batter into it.

When it’s cooked, it’s just muddled.

It is half-cooked and is the paste that people use to paste door paintings.

This thing cools down slowly, and Li Xin subconsciously stirred it with chopsticks.

He sat there in a daze, and Li Xia just sat beside him silently accompanying him.

There is a saying that goes, a focused man is the most handsome.

Although Li Xin's appearance was not outstanding, his appearance at this moment still made Li Xia feel heart-pounding.

But it’s eating after all!

And it’s winter!

Li Xia, who had been staring at Li Xin for a long time, seemed to feel cold and came back to her senses.

After taking a look at the confusion in front of Li Xin, he couldn't help but complain.

"Look at how confused I am. How can I drink this?"

Li Xin shuddered and looked down.

Sure enough, he had messed up the confusion!

A nice bowl of porridge, now with a layer of clear liquid floating on it...

Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't care too much.

But at this moment, looking at the layered paste in the bowl, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to my mind.

perhaps.......

Maybe you can make kerosene clean without steaming it!

"Hahahaha!"

He suddenly burst into laughter.

Then, he hugged Li Xia into his arms and spit on her face.

Li Xia was almost frightened to death...

A kiss between a middle-aged couple can cause nightmares for the entire night. This is not just talk...

Considering the sanitary conditions at that time, having nightmares is the least of it!

After a while, Li Xin finally let go of Li Xia, licked his salty lips, and ran outside with the peg in his hand.

"Sleep by yourself!"

"I won't sleep tonight, I have something important to do!"

After leaving home, he took advantage of the moonlight and ran back to the factory in one breath.

Under normal circumstances, no one works in the factory at night.

But if there are special circumstances, you can still enter after obtaining the consent of the clerk on duty in the Ministry of Works.

After all, no one knows when inspiration will come.

Sometimes, even if you write it down in a notebook, it is difficult to recapture the original feeling when you look at it again after a while.

Wu Chunfu, the Minister of Works, had had this experience personally, so he came up with a rule allowing craftsmen to enter and leave the factory at night.

However, after the craftsmen came in at night, they could only work in a few specific sheds, and they had to be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Works and the Embroidered Uniform Guards throughout the process.

After revealing his identity to the Jinyiwei guarding the factory area and verifying that he was correct, Li Xin went straight to the factory duty room and called the clerk on night duty.

The clerk on duty was very unhappy and opened the door for him with narrowed eyes: "What are you doing?"

Li Xin excitedly clasped his fists to the clerk and said, "Excuse me, sir!"

"I thought of something and wanted to make it overnight, otherwise I couldn't sleep..."

Hearing this, the clerk's narrowed eyes suddenly opened: "What is it? Is it worthy of the reward?"

It's normal work, no need to come here at this time.

Since we are here at this time, what we are going to do must be extraordinary!

This is the iron rule that the clerks on night duty in the factory have summed up over the past few months!

Li Xin nodded heavily: "I can't guarantee that it will work, but if it does, I will definitely get a reward, and your share will naturally be included."

The official was happy and his sleepiness disappeared.

After going back and giving a few instructions to another clerk who was on duty at night, he waved to call over a Jinyiwei, and the two of them accompanied Li Xin into the factory area.

Li Xin stayed in the factory shed for a whole night. Except for the clerk and the Jinyiwei, no one knew what he was busy with in there.

He didn't come out until the next morning, when craftsmen came to work.

Outside the factory, the craftsmen from yesterday were already making preparations.

Li Xinye temporarily put aside his idea. He was sure that his idea was feasible, but after a night of thinking and doing, he found that it was not something he could handle on his own.

So the wisest option right now is to get the stove started first and then ask other people for help.

The new distillation plan is a little more complicated than yesterday's.

Although the furnace is still the same, there is an additional three-meter-high platform. The purpose of this is to allow the pipe to maintain a certain inclination angle after it is extended, which is conducive to the gathering of oil after condensation.

At the same time, the pipe connecting the furnace cover was extended to 20 meters, with two more U-shaped bends at the end.

The first U-shaped bend is located fifteen meters away from the furnace.

The U-shaped bend is fifteen meters away from the furnace, providing ample space and time for the oil and gas to condense.

The oil and gas condensed into liquid will gather together in this U-shaped bend and finally be discharged through the gate at the bottom of the bend.

Further back is the second U-shaped bend, where clean water will be poured in advance to prevent the flame from burning back into the furnace along the pipe.

Although this possibility is small, we must be on guard.

After this U-shaped bend, the tube gradually becomes thinner and finally forms a cone, which is the outlet for exhaust.

We started preparing at dawn and worked until the evening until everything was ready.

The bell for the end of work rang, but the craftsmen showed no intention of leaving.

As Xuan Ling threw the torch into the furnace, the blazing flames burned again.

But this time, the craftsmen did not stay away.

But they made other preparations. Each of them held a stainless steel shield in front of them and stared at the conical mouth at the end of the tube through the gap.

Tianyi just stood there.