Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 486

[Chapter 486 Zhou Yi’s Gift]

“Your Highness, the current way to manufacture sulfuric acid is to use calcined pyrite and a lead chamber.”

Qu Sheng pointed to a boiler.

Workers were throwing yellow iron ore into it, and the boiler was connected to a pottery pipe, which was connected to a red brick cube.

Another pipe extends from the cube, leading to a clay pot.

Zhao Xu looked him up and down, then nodded slightly.

Pyrite is iron disulfide, a very common iron ore.

It does not contain much iron, but contains a lot of sulfur, so it is not suitable for iron making, but it is suitable for extracting sulfur.

In Dasong, this kind of low-quality iron ore is especially abundant.

Otherwise, the contemporary era will not buy a large amount of high-quality iron ore in Australia, so that it is controlled by others.

During the process of calcining pyrite, sulfur dioxide will be produced, which will be transformed into sulfur trioxide through the catalytic lead chamber, and finally enter the water to become sulfuric acid.

This is the sulfuric acid industry created by Qusheng.

In fact, in ancient times, the ancients had been able to obtain concentrated sulfuric acid by distilling bile alum and green alum.

However, Yanzhou is rich in iron ore, so it is obvious that the cost of calcining pyrite to produce sulfuric acid is low.

Moreover, the calcined iron ore can also be used for iron smelting and reused.

After visiting the process of making sulfuric acid, Zhao Xu went to the workshop where nitric acid was made.

In fact, sulfuric acid is the basis of the triacids. It is easy to prepare the remaining two kinds of sulfuric acid.

Sulfuric acid reacts with saltpeter to produce nitric acid.

Sulfuric acid and salt can be heated to obtain hydrochloric acid.

Since both hydrochloric acid and nitric acid are volatile acids, they only need to be collected with a tube.

And because of this relationship, both the nitric acid workshop and the hydrochloric acid workshop were built near the sulfuric acid workshop.

The three-acid problem was solved, and Zhao Xu didn’t bother to look at the remaining caustic soda preparation.

When caustic soda was making soap, he had already established a corresponding workshop.

He and Qu Sheng went directly to the workshop for making soda ash.

At present, Yanzhou’s soda ash mainly relies on the purchase of soda ore from Yuzhou.

However, since the soda mine is within the control of the Wang family, once the face is torn apart, there will be problems with the supply of soda ash.

Therefore, despite the cumbersome process of making soda ash, he let Qu Sheng establish it.

After all, what he has always pursued is to be prepared.

“When preparing hydrochloric acid, sodium sulfate will be produced at the same time, and iron oxide will be obtained by calcining pyrite. Heating these two together with charcoal will obtain soda ash.” Qu Sheng looked at the busy craftsmen.

At this moment, there is calcined black powder in the workshop. The craftsman pours the black powder into water, filters it through gauze, and heats it outside, thus obtaining white soda ash.

After explaining all the techniques of the three acids and two bases, Qu Sheng heaved a sigh of relief.

This is why King Yan handed over the three acids and two bases to him in one go.

Because if you get one of these things, you can get the rest smoothly.

“Well, it’s already looking a little bit better.” Zhao Xu witnessed the whole process and was quite satisfied.

Although Qu Sheng’s preparation methods are extremely primitive.

Although the amount of preparation can be said to be large-scale, it is only relatively speaking.

It is estimated that it can only be seen enough.

There is no way around this. Industrialization needs to be done step by step, and it cannot reach the sky in one step.

However, with Wang Chong’s steam engine put into use, Yanzhou will have the ability to manufacture complex machinery.

In the future, the output of all walks of life in Yanzhou will jump.

After inspecting the chemical workshop, Zhao Xu asked Qu Sheng to take good care of the injured students, and then went straight back to the government office.

At this time, the government’s discussion had just ended, and Liu Fu compiled the results of the infrastructure construction during the period summarized by the officials into a book and handed it over to Zhao Xu.

“Add 2.8 million mu of farmland, build 106 bridges, and dig a total of 336 miles of canals…”

Liu Fu muttered while Zhao Xu was flipping through the booklet.

“It’s really good to have this achievement in this period of time.” Zhao Xu nodded in praise.

Before the Battle of Jinzhou, he resettled some of the people from Jinzhou and incorporated some into production camps.

Later, Ma Han drove millions of people into Yanzhou, and more than half of them were reorganized into production camps.

Therefore, the scale of production camps under the jurisdiction of the government office is still very large.

At that time, he adopted this strategy in order not to be dragged down by the large influx of people while recruiting the population.

After all, the food he has hoarded is limited, and they must be self-reliant in time.

As a result, the organization of production camps with work-for-relief emerged.

The government feeds the refugees, and the refugees farm under the unified jurisdiction of the government.

After that, the farmland will be assigned to them, and they will become free people on the land of Yanzhou.

Now, Liu Fu gave him a phased result.

Apparently his strategy is paying off.

“The canal has been excavated for more than three hundred miles, so much?” Zhao Xu gave Liu Fu a sideways look, a little disbelieving.   Liu Fu said: “Return to Your Highness

, there are many canals here that are three or four meters wide, so they have been dug too much.”

, in addition to letting the agricultural construction battalion participate in digging ditches, local people are also encouraged to dig ditches and earn work points. After three years, they can exchange work points for food.”

“You kid is empty-handed.” Zhao Xu He glared at Liu Fu, “You’re getting more and more courageous, but do the common people believe that?”

Liu Fu laughed and said, “It all depends on His Highness’s prestige. The common people trust the government office very much now. Of course, there are some who are not happy, but the government office did not force them.”

Zhao Xu nodded, “Although this matter is a bit aggressive , but the environment around Yanzhou is still not optimistic. In extraordinary times, extraordinary laws must be implemented. The people are suffering and tired now. When this king punches them, they will live a better life.”

Liu Fuxu Giving bad checks to the people is naturally because of the government’s property problems.

Although Yanzhou’s commerce and trade are lucrative, there is also a lot of money that Yanzhou needs to spend.

Liu Fu’s policy will save the government a lot of expenses for at least three years, and spend the money wisely.

Such as building warships, upgrading industries, and fighting Beidi.

In short, this time he is bound to fight against the fearful enemies, completely reverse the offensive and defensive trend, and lead Yanzhou into the age of great navigation.

While the two were talking, a yamen servant notified Zhou Yi to ask for an audience outside the door.

“Let him in.” Zhao Xu said, he was the one who ordered Zhou Yi to visit Yancheng.

In the future, Zhou Yi’s fleet will play an important role in his battles.

Not long after, Zhou Yi walked in.

The current Zhou Yi is a little dark, which is the structure of long-term exposure to the sea.

Showing a mouthful of white teeth, Zhou Yi said: “Your Highness, the last general will come here this time and bring you a rare item. Please take a look at it.”

After finishing speaking, he took out a round thing from his bosom, held it in his hand and stretched it out. In front of Zhao Xu.

Liu Fu glanced and shook his head, he had never seen this before.

But this thing is so ordinary, he is not very interested.

It’s just that when Zhao Xu saw this thing, he couldn’t help breathing fast, and asked anxiously, “How did you get this thing?”

(End of this chapter)