Chapter 62 Cut Iron Like Mud
On the fourth day, Mao Geng felt that the palm of his hand was no longer painful, and itchy on his hands, and the same was true for scalding on his neck. The advantage of winter is that he doesn't have to worry about the suppuration of the wound. Even if he doesn't need any medicine, he will be cured by himself after about the last day. I believe that during the Chinese New Year, he will be as intact as before. However, his hair had to be cut short because of the burn. Although it was in line with the living habits of later generations, it seemed out of place in the Song Dynasty.
When Tan Xiuzhu heard that Mao Geng was injured, he brought a bunch of medicines to Mao Geng the day before yesterday. He personally massaged Mao Geng's sprained foot and applied a layer of medicine. Fortunately, Mao Geng's sprain was not serious, and this was all thanks to the set of practice methods and medicinal baths taught by Fu Guoxi.
Even in Qujiadong, except for the first few days, Mao Geng has been practicing qigong. Mao Geng has a personal experience. When he loses freedom, practicing qigong can help adjust his body and mind. As for the medicine bath, Mao Geng once chatted with Xiang Yixuan. Mao Geng casually asked if there was a medicine bath in Qujiadong. As a result, there was a large wooden barrel in Mao Geng's house the next day. Then Mao Geng appreciated Qujiadong's medicine bath. Unlike Fuguoxi's medicine bath, Qujiadong's medicine bath was obviously strong. The first medicine bath felt like he was subjected to some strange punishment. Mao Geng was very uncomfortable at the beginning, and gradually got used to it. Mao Geng suspected that there were some drugs that stimulate the potential of the body. This is no wonder that the people in Qujiadong had always been doing bandit business and pursued a strong body. I expected that this medicine bath would have the effect of strengthening muscles and bones, but the medicinal power was too strong, and I don't know if there were any side effects.
Mao Geng also asked Xiang Yixuan why the medicines of Yiyao's family are different. According to Xiang Yixuan, Yao people live in the mountains and forests, and the poisonous substances in the mountains are rampant. This medicine bath has the effect of expelling poison and can strengthen the body. The formulas and anti-toxic medicines of each family are generally the same, but the medicines for strengthening the body are different. The formulas of Qujiadong's medicinal baths are said to be very difficult and are the secret of Qujiadong's non-transitive.
After leaving Qujiadong, Mao Geng used the formula of Fuguoxi's medicinal bath. After taking the medicine bath in Qujiadong, he took the medicine bath in Fujiadong. When he came back, he felt that the medicine was very soft. Anyway, his whole body was comfortable, and it seemed that he was not taking a medicine bath. It was simply comparable to the water spa that later generations valued enjoyment.
But before I knew it, I persisted in the continuous practice and medicinal bath, and the already strong Mao Geng's muscles and bones became stronger. Otherwise, Mao Geng would have fallen from a high altitude that day, and he would never have been sprained.
Mao Geng recovered very quickly, and Ling'er was also happy in his heart.
On that day, one or two thousand people saw and heard it with their own eyes. Now it is not only well known locally, but also afraid that the Song Dynasty will spread all over the Song Dynasty. Ling'er felt a little sad. But she was in love with Mao Geng first, and she took the lead by using a disgraceful method. Ling'er felt guilty and comforted herself and thought: Su Zhiyan should have been the wife of Brother Mao. Brother Mao also has feelings for him and should be content.
In the evening, Ling'er asked A Cui to burn another pot of water, and then the two of them carefully helped Mao Geng into the wooden barrel. In order to prevent the wound on their neck from entering, they specially placed a wooden bench in the wooden barrel. In this way, Mao Geng sat in the wooden barrel, with the water above his shoulder blades exposed, and his hands were placed on the edge of the wooden barrel, enjoying the medicine bath where Ling'er served throughout the whole process.
The water in the wooden barrel was steaming hot, and various Chinese medicine powders were floating on the water surface. This was a medicinal bath prescription specially prepared by Tan Xiuzhu for Mao Geng. The medicinal smell was a little different from the past. It is said that it could help Mao Geng's sprained foot recover as soon as possible.
Just like yesterday, when soaking, I felt my whole body soft and my consciousness gradually became a little blurred. The medicines in the water should have a hypnotic effect. After hypnosis, the human body can better absorb the medicinal power, Mao Geng thought so.
Mao Geng was confused and felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and he gradually could no longer stretch his eyelids, so he fell asleep in the wooden barrel again.
I don’t know when, in a daze, Su Zhiyan came to her, smiled shyly, her face flushed, and then suddenly stood up and leaned forward, her soft red lips were printed on her lips. Mao Geng hugged her, feeling the warmth in her chest. Su Zhiyan gently arched in her arms, and her breathing turned rapidly, showing that she was already moved.
Mao Geng wanted to make further moves, but his chest was empty and the person was gone.
Suddenly, when I felt a heat under my abdomen, I felt like I was dying and dying. I felt like I was floating in the clouds. Mao Geng tried his best to tell if this was a happy day with Su Zhiyan, so why did happiness come so quickly!
Suddenly, his feet hurt, and Mao Geng couldn't help but scream. After this stimulation, Mao Geng finally woke up from his dream, and then the sound of bell came:
"Brother Mao, it hurts you! Ling'er shouldn't have, wuwu, wuwu, I just like Brother Mao."
Mao Geng then realized that Ling'er was moved just now. Since the day Mao Geng issued the declaration in the air, Ling'er's heart has been empty. He saw Mao Geng sleeping with a particularly charming look. He just remembered the scene of thousands of people shouting "Brother Mao, kiss him----" that day, and he couldn't help but kiss Mao Geng. He never thought that Mao Geng in his sleep would react and hug Ling'er into his arms. Then Ling'er felt that Mao Geng's bottom suddenly raised. Ling'er loved Mao Geng so he used his mouth to extinguish Mao Geng's fire.
Mao Geng only thought Ling'er was cute and pitiful, and now she actually cried aggrievedly! But don’t make Ling'er have any psychological barriers, Mao Geng joked:
"I said, the boudoir is fun. Since you have picked it up, just ride it. It's stupid!"
When Ling'er heard this, she was extremely shy and said in a angrily voice as thin as a mosquito:
"You have a wound on your neck! You have been sleeping on your side these days. Brother Mao, you are bad, you won't come!"
Mao Geng smiled and said:
"Okay, let's go to the side."
Ling'er is a little cute:
"Can you do it with your side?"
Suddenly realizing that this was inappropriate, he immediately said with a slight silence:
"Brother Mao, you still have injuries, can you do it?"
Mao Geng felt that the cute and silly bell was so funny at this moment, so he continued to make fun of it:
"Ling'er, come quickly, it depends on whether you dare to doubt whether your brother Mao can do it!"
Although Ling'er was shy, she still stood sideways and approached Mao Geng in great cooperation. After that, the two of them were extremely entangled. Until the waves of joy passed, Ling'er still savored the boundless beauty of today and carefully realized what Brother Mao said, "The fun of the boudoir" was indeed the case!
The next day, Mao Geng felt that his injuries were no longer in the way. He had already been inspected last night, so he came to the place where the lathe was assembled with a crutch and personally directed it. In fact, although Mao Geng spent most of the first three days recuperating, he was not idle either. For example, he kept summoning his disciples to ask for guidance, and let his disciples record any new ideas. Of course, he had to deal with Chen Liang. Chen Liang was like a reporter who was obsessed with digging deep into news materials in later generations. He had to pester Mao Geng every day. In these three days, Chen Liang had taken away a lot of valuable information. "Eliz in Wonderland" written by Chen Liang based on this, it has begun to be serialized in the "New News", but this is just the beginning. Mao Geng didn't know whether such a science fiction novel could become popular in the Song Dynasty.
The assembly of the lathe is in its final stage, and Mao Geng sat on a chair to guide the installation.
The power of the lathe uses the power output from the water wheel. When there is no tug, the power of the water wheel can be used to drive the lathe. The speed of the water wheel is not fast. The lathe designed by Mao Geng does not design a high-speed gear, and the highest speed is only 200 revolutions per minute, because the lathe is not guaranteed in terms of stiffness and strength. Although this lathe uses a lot of iron and copper parts, many of the parts are made of wooden, which makes Mao Geng very worried.
In particular, some of the "clutches" that clamp and fix the workpiece cannot be put on the table. You must know that there are not even screws at this moment. The screw nut looks simple, but it is very important. It depends on the installation of this lathe before it can produce copper screw nuts, and then there will be iron screw nuts later. The consequence of not having screws is that the workpiece can only be fixed and clamped by punching wooden wedges. The structure used to fix the workpiece on this lathe is so simple and primitive, and there is no shadow of the three-claw chuck and four-claw chuck in later generations. To put it more bluntly, it is an iron barrel that stuffs into the workpiece, and then knocks three or four wooden wedges of the same size on the circumference of the cylinder to fix the workpiece. Of course, this clamping method cannot be opened at high speed.
Tan Xiaochun has experience in making woodworking lathes, and this time he also assembled it. However, Mao Geng transferred a few people to help and also trained in. Among them, Fan Biaoyong looked good, and another person named Yi Bojun also emerged. The latter's understanding even surpassed that of Tan Xiaochun. These two of them were both targets Mao Geng was preparing to focus on training.
After many days of installation and debugging, the first metal lathe designed by Mao Geng finally met the conditions for test drive. That afternoon, the first test drive of this metal lathe was ushered in.
Considering that Tan Xiaochun has a lot of work and Mao Geng intends to train new people, the first person to stand in front of this lathe was Yi Bojun.
Yi Bojun put a piece of iron rod that had been prepared into the iron cylinder on the spindle, found three matching wedges, stuffed them one by one into the interval between the iron cylinder and the iron rod, and then turned the spindle and compared it with the turning tool, then he knocked the wedge bit by bit until the wedge could no longer knock. At this time, the iron rod was firmly fixed in the iron cylinder.
Although Yi Bojun is only twenty years old, he is naturally quick-witted and good at thinking, and he can learn everything quickly, and he can understand everything at a glance. Mao Geng was very satisfied with Yi Bojun's operation. When he saw that the young man had installed the turning tool and workpiece in a few strokes, he immediately issued the starting command.
Slowly, the turning tool approached the workpiece. This turning tool is a high-carbon steel made from a crucible. After quenching, its hardness is much higher than that of the hard iron. However, Mao Geng is not sure how effective the turning tool turns the iron parts. He only found out after trying it today.
With the sound of "cry", sparks appeared on the rotating workpiece, and Mao Geng quickly called for a stop. When the lathe stopped, Mao Geng went forward and saw that the round iron rod had been lit and about two millimeters of bright processing traces. Then, looking at the turning tool that was regarded as a treasure, it was unscathed.
There is a chance! Mao Geng asked Yi Bojun to close the clutch again, start the lathe, and slowly step into the knife, and start to test the iron rod with real swords and guns.
Mao Geng explained first, Yi Bojun was very careful in the cutting of the cutting, and the cutting mechanism was also restricted by no screw, and the cutting was also used to punch an oblique wedge. Although Yi Bojun was extremely careful in his operation, this method of punching an oblique wedge was inevitably uneven in the cutting, and Mao Geng was worried that the turning tool would be knocked out every time.
However, the taxi knife did not happen. Yi Bojun successfully put a groove about three millimeters on the iron rod. This groove was shiny, making all the disciples present shiny eyes.
Mao Geng checked the turning tool and found that he could still drive down, so he asked Yi Bojun to put the whole iron rod on a complete cylinder according to the scheduled plan.
When Mao Geng turned around, he found that Chen Liang had also walked in. The sound of the lathe rumbling, the sound of turning iron rods squeaking, and the noise was very loud. Chen Liang said loudly:
"I heard that this steel knife cuts iron like mud, so I came here to see it."
Mao Geng smiled and said:
"Brother Tongfu, this is not a steel knife. As for whether it is cut iron like mud, you can see it in a while."
Chen Liang only saw the iron rod spinning and the iron filings were flying. Chen Liang was curious and wanted to figure out if the splashing was the iron filings. As a result, he picked up a small circle of iron filings and was immediately scalded. Chen Liang knew it very well, and then stood far away and never dared to move forward again.
Chen Liang felt that he had been waiting for a long time before the lathe stopped, but the time for reporting the time was actually less than twenty minutes. Chen Liang looked at the time table on the scene, and it was true. Chen Liang thought that he was anxious.
After Yi Bojun removed the turned iron rod, Chen Liang couldn't wait to get up again and looked up. When he saw that most of the iron rod had been taken down by the car, it was at least two copper coins, and only the piece of the one that was clamped was not moved.
The light of the car passed by was memorable. Chen Liang really wanted to touch it, but with the lessons from it, he had to force himself to hold it back, but he kept praising it:
"Brother Yi Sheng, I finally saw it. This is called cutting iron like mud! Brother Yu thought that if he made a weapon with this fine steel, no matter how powerful the Jin soldiers were, their weapons would be cut off by the fine steel weapons of my Song Dynasty in just a few strokes. Then he would be a big fuck! Brother Yu wrote a letter to the official family and asked the official general Yi Sheng to invite him to Lin'an to teach the people in the military weapon supervisor to build such fine steel magic weapons. When the 100,000 magic weapons were successfully built, he would then raise his troops to fight the north and destroy the Jin soldiers in one fell swoop. Yi Sheng, what is Brother Yu's idea?"
When Mao Geng heard this, he laughed loudly, thinking that Chen Liang was very stupid and innocent at some point, and he actually thought that with a sword that cuts iron like mud, he could roam all the Jin soldiers. Perhaps, this is the limitation of the times! What the current Emperor Xiaozong dreamed of was to restore the Tang Dynasty's military system, and dreaming of relive the glory of the Tang Dynasty was also just as ridiculous.
Mao Geng said half-truely:
"Brother Tongfu, I heard that only with a knife in my heart can we dominate the world. Even if the soldiers of the Song Dynasty hold precious swords, they may not be able to beat the Jin soldiers holding wooden sticks. Brother Tongfu, if I want to restore the mountains and rivers of the Song Dynasty, I cannot count on these master soldiers of the Song Dynasty! Brother Tongfu, wait patiently!"
After pausing, Mao Geng said again:
"However, it should be almost done in ten years."
Chapter completed!