Zhou Qingfeng didn't understand forging or machinery. But at any rate he knew that relying on manpower development was too slow, and labor efficiency had to be improved. If you want to make something unusual, you have to make a fuss about motivation—this is how the Industrial Revolution came about.
Not long after the establishment of Harmony Village, the manufacturing industry began to develop. Hand-made is also made.
There are no big rivers in the Black Forest, but the wind is almost unlimited.
When Zhou Qingfeng first arrived in the Iron Ore Valley, he was deeply impressed by the huge windmills in the valley. After the construction of Harmony Village, he immediately transferred many skilled workers from the iron ore valley to build windmills.
Windmills are not easy to build, and ore crushers and gravity forging machines are even more difficult to build. Among them, the power transmission and bearing mechanism are the most difficult and easiest. Getting some transmission chains and bearings from the real world will solve the problem.
But to assemble the entire machine and run smoothly, it tests the basic skills and overall ability of designers and manufacturers. Some parts weigh more than ten kilograms, and cannot be disassembled and cannot be obtained from the real world. They can only be made by themselves.
Zhou Qingfeng, a partial student, is lazy without much pressure. Before the monster tide happened, he gave a general idea and gave the assembly problems to the blacksmith and carpenter who he collected. The craftsmen were amazed at the wonder of his ideas and the exquisite parts, but they were also very big.
Fortunately, there is the big windmill in Iron Mine Valley as a physical example, which is maintained by human craftsmen all the year round, and later dwarf craftsmen are not only able to strike iron. After more than a month of tossing, I finally came up with a wind forging prototype.
But this thing was just a disaster when it was installed. Either the beam was broken during the forging strike, or the anvil was skewed during the impact. Either the transmission chain of the windmill is not lubricated enough, friction heats up and stuck, or the ground sinks after the forging machine has been working for several hours.
In the end, this trouble was the most serious, and I almost had to dismantle the forging yard and rebuild it.
The forging hammers used by ordinary blacksmiths are only two or three kilograms. A forging hammer of ten kilograms is not something that ordinary people can use, let alone a few strokes. But the wind forging machine is different.
A forging hammer of tens of kilograms fell from a height of one meter, and the potential energy was too great, and it continued to be continuous. Various unexpected situations continue to emerge, even with great danger. Completely inexperienced craftsmen complained about this, struggling to cope with emergencies.
But everyone in the forging yard expressed great enthusiasm for the capabilities of the wind forging machine. Because even if it is extremely unreliable, as long as one hour of work, the finished semi-finished products are comparable to the best forging masters in the world, and the output is even more complete.
Who doesn't like such a good thing
The outsider Powell immediately put his original purpose behind and determined to study this magical machine in front of him.
In fact, the machine structure is very simple. It is a simple gantry. The forging hammer driven by the wind moves up and down in the gantry and hits the forgings placed on the anvil-too complicated can not be made, right? Everyone is a novice and has zero experience.
The short artificial head of the forging yard is very distressed, "This thing looks very simple, but it always has problems with it. The problem now lies in the one-meter-long chute of the gantry.
It is made up of several segments. After a period of time, this thing will become deformed. Once deformed, the entire forging machine will be damaged. Therefore, we must always keep an eye on it, and immediately shut down the machine for repair if it is deformed. "
Powell stood under the four-meter-high forging machine, feeling the force of the heavy blow when the forging hammer fell. With each forging, the red hot iron on the anvil will explode a lot of sparks. The impurities and holes in the iron material are also greatly reduced in this process, and become dense and compact.
One hour later, the chute of the gantry was deformed. The forging machine was stopped immediately, and several craftsmen quickly disassembled it and restored it to its original state by beating. If it cannot be recovered, it can only be replaced with a new one.
Powell was very strong and actively asked Ying to repair the chute. The other craftsmen were too lazy, and stood by and told him where to knock, and stopped at any situation. He was happy, willing to work hard, and was praised by the short artificial head after a while.
After knocking, Powell rushed to learn how to assemble. During the assembling process, he suddenly found that the companion he had cooperated with was familiar. The opposite person was also staring at him, and both were taken aback.
After more than an hour of tossing, the forging machine resumed work again.
Powell and the people he knew had big eyes and small eyes. They avoided everyone by appointment and went to a quiet place to meet. Powell watched as no one was staring around him, and shouted in a low voice: "Martin, why are you the chief forger of the'King of Blacksmiths' here?"
"The King of Blacksmiths" is the honorific name of Gongde, the god of crafts and forging. The chief forger is often Gongde's most pious believer in a certain place, and he is definitely the best blacksmith.
The blacksmith named'Martin' is short and stout, five big and three thick. He glanced vigilantly around and asked in surprise: "Powell, aren't you the spy of Coldwind City also here. Don't tell me, you are here to fight iron."
Powell sank his face, "I came here naturally to have my responsibilities. Being a blacksmith is just to facilitate my actions. And you... You have no reason to come to iron? Are you doing it for ... ... "
Powell looked at the working wind forging machine. Forge Martin immediately sank, "Don't think about it, I was invited. Bruno, the short artificial head here, is my friend. He asked some questions. I came over when I was curious."
Hehe..., Powell looked at the dress of the forger opposite, sneered and shook his head: "Friend? You can only lie to the children. Your Excellency the Chief Forger can actually do such hard work
I am afraid that even you will feel uneasy with the appearance of this machine, right? Its forging ability can even easily surpass you, but it belongs to the control of an evil force. This is not a good thing for the church of the "King of Blacksmiths". "
More than a good thing? It's totally uttered.
The principle of the machine that has such a revolutionary influence on forging is not complicated, but it was made under the guidance of a layman who didn't know how to make iron. Where does this put the face of the "king of blacksmiths"? This will shake the faith.
This kind of thing, or destroy it. Either learn it secretly, or create one yourself.
It's just that these thoughts can't be told to outsiders. After being exposed face to face, Forge Martin showed a bit of anger. He snorted coldly: "What do you spy want? Don't make me anxious."
The believers in Gonde are all straight-hearted, and when they are annoyed, they just use a hammer to fight with others. Powell knew that there were only forging guys in the heads that were not easy to provoke, and he said quickly: "Don't worry, you know I have also been a blacksmith, and I am also interested in this machine."
"You also want to steal... and learn to make this kind of machinery?" Martin asked in a deep voice.
Powell nodded quickly.
The two were silent, and then each glanced around. Martin beckoned and led Powell to the toilet in the forge. The two men discussed in low voices inside.
"This thing is still immature and there are many problems. But even so, there are many technologies that I can't master. Especially the windmill uses a lot of mechanical technologies that are only available to elves, such as a thing called a'bearing'. The most important thing."
"Is there no way to get this kind of technology from somewhere? Or who knows the most in the forge, we kidnap him away."
"Kidnapping? Go and tie Victor Hugo here. He designed this thing, and he took out the bearing. It is said that the original drawing is in his bedroom. As for the limited ability of other blacksmiths, I don't understand yet. A lot."
"Now what?"
"There is a way. I heard that someone is selling this drawing."
"Then buy it now."
"Are you sure that's not a trap, and the drawing is too expensive, it actually costs five hundred gold coins."
"Hi..., it's really too expensive."
The two were discussing in the toilet, and Zhou Qingfeng had just returned with Xili. The idle "Jiying" stroll appeared outside the forging field. He asked the short artificial head who manages this place: "Are there any newcomers today? If not, I will ask again tomorrow."
The dwarf nodded and said that one had just arrived today. 'Jiying' was overjoyed immediately, and went to the forging yard to find someone.