The surprise went away as quickly as it came. Su Jin soon scratched his scalp and set up camp at a high place. Su Jin wandered near the sand pit and his eyes were straight with thought.
It was only when I used the book that I learned a lot about the concept of refining crude oil. My understanding of the concept of refining crude oil was only based on the experiments done in high school chemistry classes. Although my second uncle, who worked in a petroleum refinery, once took me to meet him in front of a tall distillation and fractionation tower.
The photo was taken, but Su Jin thought it was the stupidest background among the photos he had ever taken, and he was not interested in those tall iron containers and winding pipes at all.
But now when he really wanted to do these things, Su Jin was completely blind; that night, Su Jin drew one sketch after another under the candlelight, trying to recall the pitiful little memories of future generations, but every time
After drawing the design, Su Jin quickly rejected it; because although there were some ideas, there was no way these devices could be produced these days.
Li Ahli was very excited. She was chattering away and giving random ideas. One moment she wiped Su Jin's sweat with a towel, and the next moment she breathed into Su Jin's ear, which made Su Jin unable to calm down.
, Su Jin was so angry that he threw down the drawings and all the devices in his mind, threw Li Ahli down on the blanket and beat him up. Poor Li Ahli was beaten to death, and finally fell asleep from exhaustion.
Su Jin, who was lying on the side, still couldn't sleep. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly jumped up and cursed himself for being stupid. He was always constrained by the thoughts of later generations and wanted to fractionate different components such as gasoline and diesel. But these days
What's the use of dividing it more finely? Not to mention the difficulty, the result is always "burn"; in this case, there is no need for any complicated device, you only need to divide the oil into two parts, one part is a flammable mixed oil,
The other part is the remaining dregs.[
It suddenly became much simpler. Use a thick iron sheet to make a sealed distiller. The top connecting pipe is cooled by the pool. What drips out of the final outlet is a mixture of cooled diesel, gasoline, and other oils. This device is very simple.
It is definitely not a problem with the current level of technology.
Su Jin hurriedly drew the graphics on the paper, and then fell asleep with satisfaction.
Early the next morning, Su Jin summoned a dozen craftsmen he brought with him and ordered them to make a smaller experimental device according to his own design. The blacksmith door was busy for a long time. In the afternoon, a small experimental device was built.
The distillation device took shape.
Su Jin couldn't wait. He couldn't wait until the next day, so he collected half a barrel of oil and poured it into it that night. After checking its sealing properties, he started burning firewood underneath because he didn't remember the boiling point and evaporation point.
How many degrees is it? Just keep setting up firewood and burning wildly.
Everyone gathered at the exit of the cooled iron pipe, eagerly watching to see if any kerosene had evaporated as Su Jin said. Their eyes were sore, and not a single drop had fallen.
Di Qing looked at Su Jin pitifully. It seemed that Mr. Su was not omnipotent. This thing was weird. It was obviously oil, so how could it turn into water vapor and escape? Mr. Su was a little whimsical. Just as he was about to comfort Su Jin with a few words, he suddenly
Ma Han's voice was so loud that his eardrums were pounding: "Yes, yes, look, it's dripping out."
Wang Chao held a torch and moved forward. Su Jin pulled him away and scolded: "That's fire oil. It will burn when it sticks to fire. Don't be careless."
Everyone took a closer look and saw that there were indeed clear and yellow transparent oil droplets dripping out of the outlet. At first one or two drops, then faster and faster, and finally half the barrel of oil was dripping with half a tea cup of kerosene. Su
Jin dipped a piece of cloth into the distilled kerosene and lit a fire. The flames were bright and dazzling, and there was a loud peeling sound, but very little black smoke came out.
Everyone cheered, it was indeed possible, and pure kerosene could be extracted. Normally, everyone didn't feel anything when using kerosene, they just lit it on fire and threw it around. This time, they participated in the refining in person and had a set of tools.
A feeling of joy.
"Congratulations to Mr. Su, congratulations to Mr. Su. It is indeed a wonderful idea. In this way, this place is a treasure." Di Qing laughed and congratulated him repeatedly.
Su Jin was stunned with a grimace. Everyone followed his gaze and saw that the large pile of firewood had disappeared. It took a lot of firewood to refine this small cup of kerosene.
, this is too uneconomical; if you want to refine more kerosene, all the trees in the mountains and fields will be cut down and used as firewood.
Moreover, Su Jin also understood why there was no kerosene dripping out in the beginning. In fact, the temperature was not enough, and the temperature of the firewood was not powerful enough. If he wanted to evaporate more kerosene, he had to solve the problem of the burning material.
To save money, it must be powerful enough; but where can you find such fuel?
Su Jin felt miserable when he thought that he could not use the oil that was given to him for free. Could he really just burn it and collect the fumes to make ink? That would be called a waste of natural resources.
Su Jin sat on a stone in a daze, and everyone's excitement had passed. He understood that although this method was feasible, it would not be worth the loss. A small cup of kerosene requires a lot of firewood, which is obviously not cost-effective. Mr. Su
I'm afraid this time I'm going to hit a brick wall with my whims.
The rustle of footsteps approached, and someone whispered: "Master Su, I have something to tell you."
Su Jin looked up and saw that it was Dan Muji with his head wrapped in a turban, so he sighed and said: "Speaking of which, do you want to go back? Your duty has been completed after you have found the oil. If you want to go back, you can leave. I will do it tomorrow."
Ask someone to give you some dry food."
Dan Muji waved his hand and said: "No, I saw that the adults were worried that the firewood was not enough to burn, so I thought of something and didn't know if it would be useful, so I wanted to tell the adults."
Su Jin patted the stone beside him and said, "Sit down and talk."
Dan Muji sat down sideways and said, "Have you ever seen a stone that can be burned?" [
Su Jin said in astonishment: "A stone that can burn?"
Dan Muji nodded and said, "Yes, it's so dark that it can burn."
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Su Jin was startled, grabbed his arm and said, "You mean, there is one in this mountain?"
Dan Muji pointed to the north and said: "A few years ago, I chased a wild boar over several mountains. I saw a lot of black stones under the cliff of a valley in the north. I didn't pay attention at the time. Later, after catching the wild boar, at night
I lit a bonfire to barbecue, and suddenly I found that the black stones under the bonfire were burning so brightly that it was unbearable. At that time, I thought it was my eyesight, so I quickly extinguished the fire, but I was not wrong at all. The whole ground was on fire.
It was so bright that I was so scared that I ran away all night; when I got home, my parents said that I might have been struck by evil spirits, but I later forgot about it."
Su Jin was surprised and said: "That's coal, the black stone is coal."
Danmuji looked confused and asked: "What is coal?"
Su Jin took a breath and said: "Charcoal, people in the capital use it to keep warm in winter. There are more than a dozen mines of this kind of charcoal in various parts of the Song Dynasty. Is it possible that they are also found here?"
Danmuji still didn't understand what Su Jin was talking about. Su Jin understood that these mountain people had lived in the mountains all their lives and were almost isolated from the world. Naturally, they didn't know what coal was. According to Su Jin's knowledge, coal had been mined in large quantities in the Song Dynasty.
There are more than a dozen mining areas in Jiangxi, Henan and other places. The three government offices have an independent department called the Iron and Metallurgical Department that specializes in mining and smelting. Su Jin did not think of using coal as fuel just now, but it is expensive, and
It was a long journey, and the gains outweighed the losses, but I didn't expect that the barren mountains and ridges of the Yindong land actually contained not only oil, but also coal; this could be regarded as a treasure among fast treasures.
If this is an unexpected surprise as Dan Muji said, then the mining of coal and the refining of kerosene will not be delayed. God will take care of it, and the goddess of luck will kiss her forehead again.
Su Jin couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to call someone to check it out right away, but the late-night mountain hike was really a bit messy, so he had to endure it until dawn. When it got dark, Su Jin started shouting and everyone started shouting.
, I filled my stomach randomly and set off on the dew.
Several years passed, and Dan Muji's memory was a little blurry. With what little memory he had left, Dan Muji finally led Su Jin, Di Qing and others to a cliff that was barren of any vegetation.
Su Jin was still worried on the way. Later generations heard reports that coal mines can smolder underground for hundreds of years. On that day, Danmuji ignited the underground coal and exposed it to the air. It is not known whether it has burned beyond recognition.
But when Su Jin faced a large piece of black stone, he realized that his worries were unnecessary. Perhaps the heavy rain extinguished the charcoal fire. There were traces of fire in front of his eyes, and there were black stones inlaid in his eyes.
Although the lower part of the cliff is only about ten feet wide, it is obviously a coal mine.
Su Jin didn't know how this coal mine came to be exposed. The cliffs on both sides were cut like axes and knives, as if they had broken apart after an earthquake, exposing the underground coal.
Su Jinxia investigated the reason and ordered someone to cut out a few pieces of charcoal and put them on the firewood for a while. The charcoal burned red, so he moved it aside and put it aside. The small piece of charcoal burned for a full hour before it went out.
Su Jin looked up to the sky and laughed endlessly. The gift of these ten thousand horses was really worth it. Not only would he become an oil tycoon, but he would also become a coal boss that would be despised but envied by everyone in the future.
(ps: I am not lying. It is recorded in Mengxi's written talk: There is oil in the Yan territory. It was said in the past that Gaonu County came out of fat water, which is what it is. Born on the edge of the water, sand and rocks are mixed with spring water, and it comes out "wandering"
, the natives picked it up with a pheasant tail and put it into a fou. It looked like pure lacquer. It burned like hemp, but the smoke was very thick and the curtains were all black. I suspected that the smoke could be used, so I tried to sweep the coal to make ink, and the black light came out.
Like lacquer, pine ink is not as good as it is, so it is made in a big way. The inscription is "Yanchuan stone "liquid"". This thing will be popular in the world, and it will be made from the beginning.
There is a lot of oil to cover, but it is poor when it is born in the ground. It is not as good as pine trees that sometimes run out. In today's Qi, the Lu pine forest is exhausted, and gradually in Taihang, west of Beijing, and south of the Yangtze River, most of the pine mountains are children. Coal makers do not know the benefits of covering up stone smoke.
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The stone smoke is also thick, and people's clothes are inked. I wrote a poem in "Yanzhou", which goes like this: "It snows heavily in Erlang Mountain, and people in Xuanzhuo Qionglu learn from the people. When the plain clothes are gone, the winter is not old, and the stone smoke is as thick as the dust in Luoyang."
Another note: The land of Yindong produces coal. It was not mined in the Song Dynasty, but it has been mined extensively now. Although the locations are slightly different, they are all within the territory of Yanlu. Under the aura of the protagonist, he will naturally take advantage of it; the novelist said that according to textual research
If you want to delve deeper, you can check the information and compare it yourself.)