Chapter 23 Preliminary layout completed
As the head cook of Weisenberg's kitchen, Oxo is young but has outstanding abilities and manages the kitchen in an orderly manner.
However, when the master became so playful that he kept drying various foods and then soaking them in water, she didn't know what to do for a while.
When Frederick did enough experiments, he found that his lunch had also been used to dehydrate him.
Katie scratched his head and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, you can eat some pies, just drink more soup."
Lunch was spent amid Psyche's grumblings about the food, and Frederick pretended not to hear.
Koehler came to the castle to have lunch with the principal for the first time. For a while, he couldn't figure out whether the principal liked dry food, so he chose to shut up.
Richard Nall has been chatting with him about home affairs. He carefully answered questions such as how many acres of land his family has, how many people they have, and whether they have bought a house.
Frederick saw that Koehler was in his early thirties, a man of talent, gentle manner, and clear in his conversation. He was considered a good person.
Katie just maintained her courtesy at the table and concentrated on eating the dry offal pie.
After the boring lunch, Psyche took Katie and Koehler to Frederick's study, which she had commandeered for the day.
She drew a lot of drawings in the morning, and now she explained them one by one to the two of them. Frederick was listening to her papermaking skills.
Then Frederick was confused when he heard this, thinking that this could still happen? !
Psyche's method of making paper doesn't sound very complicated.
The raw materials used in papermaking are commonly used white pine and other pine trees. The trunks are peeled and then sawed into sections. They are placed on a machine modified from a hydraulic lathe to cut out 2 to 3mm thick slices. Finally, these slices are cut into pieces. Parallelogram-shaped wood chips with a length of 16 to 20 mm in the direction of wood fibers and a width of several centimeters are cut at an angle to increase the exposure of the fiber cells in preparation for the next process.
At the same time, pound the green acid slime and boil it in a clay pot with water. Boil the water until it turns green, then filter and dehydrate to obtain dark green pure acid slime. Store it for later use.
Add water to a large earthenware pot and then add one-fiftieth of the volume of slime acid and mix well. Steam the thin wood chips in the steamer for an hour and then put them into the pot while they are hot to ensure that all the wood chips are not included. Under acid.
Then cover the lid and light the fire to heat, let the acid boil slightly, open the lid and stir occasionally, and let the wood chips cook in the acid for about 3 hours, until the wood chips are very soft.
There are three grinding mills prepared in the mill. They are made of stone and the grinding surface is made of steel. The pattern of each grinding wheel is different, from coarse to fine.
The wood chips are taken out of the acid solution, rinsed in clean water, and then undergo three grinding processes: coarse grinding, medium grinding and fine grinding, and finally the wood pulp is obtained.
After adding water, agar as a dispersant and calcium carbonate as a filler, the wood pulp can enter the papermaking process, followed by flattening and dehydration.
This process flow does not seem complicated, but in actual operation there are still many details to be solved. Just the concentration of wood pulp, the proportion of dispersant and filler, and the thickness of paper during papermaking require a lot of Experiments, not to mention building factories, customizing special equipment and training employees.
Frederick estimated that it would be good to produce usable paper in one year.
Next, there is printing, the materials of the metal typefaces, and the ink formulas, all of which need to be continuously studied.
After explaining the process, Psyche started to talk about the details. At this time, a customer came to Frederick.
BASF looked very happy today, and the bright smile on its face changed from the 10 o'clock sun in the summer morning to the 12 o'clock sun after seeing Friedrich walk into the living room.
Frederick saw some dark circles under his eyes and there were bloodshot eyes, and couldn't help asking: "Why, did you stay up late?"
BASF immediately replied: "As long as it can relieve the principal's worries "It doesn't matter how tired you are!"
Frederick shook his head and pointed to the sofa for him to sit down. After Tarot served the tea, he said: "No matter how busy you are at work, you must have a good rest. Don't be young. When you are young, use your health for money, and when you are older, use money for health.”
BASF immediately stood up and said loudly: “Remember the principal’s teachings!”
Frederick, with a black hair, waved his hand and asked him to sit down, and asked with a smile: "Why do you have so much pressure to pay for your wife?"
BASF's face suddenly turned red and he supported it. I was speechless and speechless.
Frederick stopped teasing him, pointed to the leather bag at his feet and said: "Show me what you brought."
BASF immediately brought him I took out the slime glue samples and placed them one by one on the coffee table.
Frederick studied it calmly and sighed.
BASF's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly became nervous. His hands clenched into fists, his face looked ashen, and he wondered if he was doomed.
“I can’t figure it out.” Frederick asked with a question mark on his head, “You have a chicken that lays golden eggs in your hand, why are you still worrying about your wife?”
BASF was stunned for a moment and replied with a smile on his face: "Without your wisdom, principal, the hen wouldn't be able to lay eggs."
Frederick gave him a roll of his eyes. Who am I, a friend of hens?
BASF immediately changed the subject and said: “When we were in Constantbul, we scholars would receive high salaries every year and we didn’t have to worry about money at all.”
"There is nothing we can do now. Everyone has lost such a high income after escaping here. Although they will not starve to death, they cannot live the same life as before. They can only find ways to make money."
"Recently Professor Ogilvy made a lot of commissions for making bearings for the principal, and his wife has lifted his drinking restrictions."
"Professor Osram and his students borrowed money to install street lights in Weissenburg. , the principal gave him another land to build a workshop, and after a long time, 10% of the borrowed money was repaid."
"There are even businessmen who are willing to lend money to Professor Osram to build a workshop. Interest, as long as the professor meets what he wants first."
"If it hadn't been for Vice Principal Manuel's reminder, everyone would have been focused on making money and forgotten to enroll students." Frederick smiled after hearing this. , said: "You tell everyone that you can go to the cities and villages more and take a look. Maybe you can get some inspiration."
Then he picked up a piece of transparent slime glue and flicked it, making a crisp sound.
“Have you ever thought of using this material instead of glass.” Frederick asked.
BASF replied: "This kind of transparent hard glue is somewhat brittle. It becomes more brittle after coloring and is easily broken when used to make utensils."
In addition to windows and mirrors, glass these days Outside are various colorful cups, bowls, bottles and handicrafts,
Frederick pointed to the window and said: "Try to use it to replace the glass on the window."
BASF smiled bitterly and replied: "No, I tried it. It's too brittle. The bigger the vibration, the more likely it will be." Break.”
Frederick nodded, picked up a piece of the same transparent slime glue and thought about it.
This piece of glue is a bit hard but has some elasticity, a bit like an eraser.
"How about you try this." He said, holding hard glue in one hand and transparent soft glue in the other. "A layer of this elastic glue is sandwiched between two hard boards and let's see the effect. Is there any improvement?”
BASF will try it as soon as the expression comes back.
Frederick picked up another piece of elastic glue, which was yellow, softer and more elastic. He pulled it twice, and then started playing with it.
He asked Tarot to bring a knife, cut out a piece of yellow glue, hollowed it out, and used it as a rubber band to pop on BASF's forehead.
“Yes!” Frederick said in surprise, “This is very useful!”
BASF replied somewhat proudly: “I once used this slime glue to improve I took the seat of the carriage and it wasn’t so jarring when I sat on it.”
Frederick nodded and said: "If there is a stronger, more wear-resistant and more elastic glue, it can be used as the sole of the shoe, or it can also be used as a layer on the outside of the wheel."
"This kind of glue can be used as the sole of the shoe." !” BASF immediately picked up a piece of black slime glue and handed it over, “I made this black glue by accident. I originally wanted to use it as a helmet lining.”
Frederick took it. After studying the black slime block, it looks a bit like a rubber tire.
He nodded and picked up the next slime film.
This slime glue is milky white, has good strength and toughness, and reminds him of the fork in the bucket of noodles in his previous life.
"Can this kind of glue be used to make tableware?" Frederick asked, "When two molds are pressed, a bowl is made."
"Tens of thousands of victims will come soon. One eating bowl is enough to give a person a headache.”
“Yes!” BASF immediately replied, “I originally planned to use this glue to make a folding fan.”
Frederick smiled and asked him: "Are you planning to imitate ivory?"
BASF smiled and said nothing.
Frederick picked up the last slime glue, which was the kind of film he had seen in the blacksmith shop.
BASF used its ingenuity and brought two finished products.
A plastic bag that can almost hold a watermelon is made by brushing a layer of slime glue on the outside of an iron pot. After it cools and solidifies, it can be peeled off and used.
Fine linen threads are woven into a net, placed between two pieces of dyed film, and then ironed with something like an iron to merge them into one, which can be used to directly make a rainproof cloak. Or a tent.
After reading all the slime glue, Frederick wrote a note to approve the land and money and said, "Very good, I will give you a task to produce as many tableware as possible in a short time. , plastic bags and tarps, any difficulties? ”
BASF immediately replied: "I don't have the manpower."
Frederick had no idea about the manpower problem, so he could only say: "You ask the blacksmiths and carpenters, if any woman is willing, let her do the work."
BASF thought for a while and came up with an idea to use public affairs for personal gain, and immediately agreed.
After the two discussed some details, BASF left without even having dinner.
Frederick leaned on the sofa, closed his eyes, and recalled the things he had arranged recently.
Canals, agriculture, steel, maltose, bearings, pharmaceuticals, papermaking, slime glue, etc. have been arranged, which is enough for the current Wesenland.
There is no opportunity for the glass industry, and I don’t have the energy to take care of it now. I can only talk about it later.
The textile industry needs to be developed, but we need to open the canal to make trade routes smooth before we start thinking about it, otherwise raw materials will be a problem.
Frederick rubbed his face, and then he had to concentrate on welcoming the victims.
(End of this chapter)