Chapter 10: Make your own iron
"There are two things to do." Qin An said, "One is to tell the world that Xu Fu is going to sea to find the elixir of immortality. In fact, he is leading an army to escort Xu Fu and his tribe to the sea and let them die in the sea."
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Sir, you are asking the First Emperor to go to sea to deal with Xu Fu and his tribe."
Qin An nodded and said: "That's right, didn't Xu Fu tell the First Emperor that there are fairy mountains on the sea? In this case, others may have known about it for a long time.
Therefore, Xu Fu must go to sea. Not going to sea is equivalent to telling everyone that the First Emperor is suspicious of Xu Fu.
And as long as Xu Fu went to sea and the First Emperor did not mention it, no one would mention it. I believe that the ministers in the DPRK would have long disliked Xu Fu. "
"Yeah?"
Ying Zheng said, looking at Zhang Han.
Zhang Han immediately lowered his head. Qin An was right. He and others really hated Xu Fudu's group of charlatans.
Ying Zheng asked again: "What about the second thing?"
"Kill all the alchemists and tell everyone in the world that only the First Emperor can refine the elixir of life, and others must not blaspheme it," Qin An said.
His two methods were actually mentioned casually and were based on the general environment at that time.
If it were placed in other dynasties, Xu Fu would be beheaded directly in public, and the execution of the Nine Tribes would be over.
If it is the first generation, the answer is simpler, just call 110 and let the police handle the matter.
Another point is that it is rumored that Xu Fu went to Fusang when he went to sea and brought advanced technology to Fusang, which ultimately caused indelible harm to China.
As long as they are Chinese, they will never forget the war years and Fuso's various crimes against China.
And this Xu Fu may be the culprit.
Therefore, Qin An thought that if he could destroy Fusang from the very beginning, maybe there would be no Fusang incident in the future.
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "This can prevent the world from asking about immortality. It can also eliminate the hatred in the heart of the First Emperor, which is very good."
"That's right." Qin An said, "In fact, the First Emperor was a pretty good man. The central government implemented the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers to manage national affairs; the local government abolished the enfeoffment system and replaced it with the county system; at the same time, the books were written in the same text, the carriages were tracked, and the currency, weights and measures were unified.
They attacked the Xiongnu in the north, conquered Baiyue in the south, built the Great Wall, and built the Ling Canal to connect the Yangtze River and Pearl River water systems.
Each of these events shows the great talent and strategy of the First Emperor. "
Ying Zheng showed a proud smile. He has good vision and knows these achievements of mine. Not bad, very good.
Zhang Han also nodded slightly and said to himself: "Sir, you still know a lot."
However, they had only been happy for a few minutes when Qin An's words made Ying Zheng embarrassed again.
"It's a pity that for his own dream of immortality, the First Emperor shook the foundation of the Qin Dynasty, killed the people's wisdom, and abused the people with harsh governance. Maybe the Qin Dynasty will not die after two generations." Qin An said regretfully.
Just when Ying Zheng and the others were embarrassed, Li Si came back.
There were several villagers behind him, and all the things in their hands were what Qin An needed. It's just that the seasonings are put in earthenware bowls.
What shocked Qin An was that there was no pot, only a bronze vessel, but this bronze vessel looked more like a pot, but it didn't look like a wok but a boiled pot.
"Village Chief, I have got everything you asked for."
"Okay." Ying Zheng said, "Leave it to the village chief."
"No." Li Si responded, then looked at Qin An and said, "Sir, these are the things you want."
Qin An looked at the things in the hands of the villagers and said, "Comrade Li Si, thank you very much. But tell me where are the pots and shovels? How can we cook without these two things?"
Li Si pointed at the bronze and said, "This is our cooking pot? Could it be that sir, you have always used earthenware pots?"
What about earthenware pots, iron pots, shovels, God, you don’t even have these. It seems that in addition to supporting education, I also have to help the poor.
In desperation, Qin An said: "Comrade Li Si, since I don't have an iron pot and shovel, can I make it myself?"
As a high-achieving person of 211985, I never thought that I would have to build cooking tools myself in order to make a living.
Ying Zheng and others looked at Qin An in shock.
"Sir can also make iron."
Qin An said: "If you know a little bit, I can use the grinding tool to let the molten iron enter the grinding tool to shape it, and finally slowly polish it into my own spatula."
"Haha..." Ying Zheng laughed, "Sir, please stop joking. Molten iron? We may not be able to refine copper into molten copper, let alone iron that is more difficult to refine."
"No way. Don't tell me, haven't you ever used iron tools?" Qin An asked.
Ying Zheng said: "Iron tools have been used, but it is impossible to turn the iron tools into molten iron, nor can it be done to a precise level."
"I see, it's due to immature smelting. There should be a smelting plant in the village." Qin An asked.
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si.
Li Si replied: "Sir, Zhaojiacun is just a village. How can there be a smelting plant? The state does not allow private smelting."
Qin An frowned slightly and said, "It seems that the country does not have such a policy."
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si with evil eyes.
Li Si turned pale and immediately explained: "Sir, this is passed down from our ancestors. Our ancestors said it was the national policy, so we firmly believe that this is the national policy."
"So that's it." Qin An suddenly realized, "It's all because this place is too remote.
Forget it, since there is no smelter, let's make one ourselves. "
"What do you want sir to do?"
"Build an iron-making furnace and prepare some iron ore. I will tell some villagers about the simple iron-making method and let them learn how to make iron.
After acquiring skills, it is more convenient to make a living outside the village even if you leave the village. "Qin An said.
"Sir, are you willing to teach the villagers how to make iron?" Ying Zheng asked.
Is there such a generous person in this world?
Qin An smiled and said: "Isn't it just a simple method of making iron? No one should learn it outside.
Outside, a large steel plant can produce hundreds of thousands of tons of steel a day. One ton is two thousand kilograms, which means it can produce several million kilograms of steel a day.
What I taught you was nothing short of trivial, and no one in the outside world should learn from it. "
Damn it, millions of kilograms of steel are needed to build a steel city?
Li Si asked: "Sir, what is the use of so much steel in the outside world?"
"Hahaha..." Qin An laughed, "Because for us, steel is needed for almost everything.
Without hard steel, many things would not be usable, such as cars, trains, airplanes, and the houses we build, etc. "
car? train? What kind of car is that?
airplane? A flying chicken?
Ying Zheng and the other three all looked curious.
"Comrade Village Chief, if you don't mind, I will teach you the iron-making method I know." Qin An said seriously.
Qin An didn't explain that cars and planes were too troublesome.
Ying Zheng immediately shook his head and said: "I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it, how could I dislike it.
Li Si, from today on, you should stay in the village. Whatever your husband needs, you must find a way to satisfy him. "
"No." Li Si replied.
He was already shocked. The purpose of letting him, the prime minister of a country, stay in this village was to satisfy Qin An's needs.
This makes him, the prime minister, so embarrassed.
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