Chapter 19 Meng Tian’s disbelief (Part 1)
Meng Tian's expression changed and he said: "It's exactly what you said, as long as you let thousands of swords cut each other, sooner or later there will be a sword that can cut iron like clay."
Is that what I mean? I asked you to find better ores to build a peerless sword. Forget it, if you want to think so, just think so.
"Comrade village chief, please visit this ironmaking room first. If you want to ask anything, you can ask Lao Li. He took notes." Qin An said with a smile, "I'll make some home-cooked dishes for everyone."
Early in the morning, the villagers were very enthusiastic and sent a lot of food and ingredients. Unfortunately, there was no rice, only staple foods such as sorghum and wheat. The rest were chicken, duck, fish and other ingredients, but there were a little less vegetables and less seasonings. a lot of.
Immediately, Qin An stopped paying attention to Ying Zheng and others, and entered the kitchen with an iron pot. Such an iron pot cannot be used immediately, but needs to be boiled.
Fortunately, Qin An had seen the method of cooking a pot on the Internet before, so he followed it. Not long after, Qin An started cooking in earnest.
Using the original ingredients, Qin An made a braised fish, fried vegetables, scrambled eggs and mutton soup.
The staple food is chestnut, also known as millet, but Qin An makes it into millet porridge.
In the iron-making room, Ying Zheng and Meng Tian were watching the iron-making process. They exclaimed in surprise when they saw the iron ore and wrought iron slowly turning into molten iron.
Ying Zheng asked: "Why can't the sword-smiths in the imperial court melt iron ore into molten iron?"
Li Si replied: "Reporting to your majesty, according to what the gentleman said, this has something to do with the flame. And the current flame is not the hottest. If we can find a kind of coal called coking coal, the heat of the flame will be even higher.
At that time, any ore in the world can be melted, and even meteorite falling from the sky can be refined. "
"Okay, let's mobilize all the power of the court to find the coking coal that sir mentioned."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to work so hard. Sir, as you said, we only need to be able to make iron, and coking coal is not needed for the time being.
In this case, why not send a team to search for it in Daqin. "Li Si replied.
Ying Zheng thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Well, what I said is absolutely true. Now that I have my master's blacksmithing skills, I can replace the army's bronze swords with iron swords. This is enough to dominate the world."
"Your Majesty is wise." Li Si and Meng Tian responded at the same time.
"Your Majesty, can I cast a sword now?" Meng Tian asked.
He couldn't wait.
As long as the iron sword is stronger and sharper than the bronze sword, then his Meng family army will be more powerful, and the Huns will be no match for them.
Ying Zheng saw Meng Tian's thoughts and said: "Meng Tian, the Huns will not be wiped out by us just because we changed the iron sword.
They are very cunning. When we advance, they retreat. When we retreat, they advance.
Every time we confront them head-on, they retreat, and our horses just can't keep up with them. This is our biggest weakness.
The cunning rabbit has three burrows, but the Huns have more than three burrows. In order to let them harass the border, I will waste a lot of manpower and material resources to build the Great Wall. "
"Your Majesty is wise." Li Si and Meng Tian said at the same time.
"I hope that I can completely eliminate the Xiongnu in my lifetime." Ying Zheng said
"Your Majesty, can I ask sir about this?" Li Si said.
Meng Tian said suspiciously: "Prime Minister, are you sure that sir is okay?"
Although my husband created a new method of making iron, how could he know about this march and war?
Li Si smiled and said: "General Meng Tian, you may not understand the true power of sir."
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "Meng Tian, you have to believe Sir, if Sir in this world doesn't know about it, then no one in the world will know about it."
"Does Your Majesty think so highly of Sir?"
"You'll know right away." Ying Zheng deliberately let it slip, "You first make an iron sword, then go to my husband's house and ask about the Huns."
"promise."
Immediately, Meng Tian began to forge swords according to Li Feng's iron refining method.
In fact, it is very simple, just turn the iron ore into molten iron, then pour the molten iron into the sword mold, and then remove the mold after cooling, and a rough iron sword is completed.
"General, this iron sword still needs to be polished." said the Black Dragon Guard who had been helping.
Meng Tian nodded, then held the iron sword and waved it in the air a few times, making a buzzing sound that was sharper than the sound made by the bronze sword.
Ying Zheng praised it: "A good sword, a really good sword. Although it is not finished, you can tell from its sound that it is a peerless sword.
It's better than the swords in my palace. "
Meng Tian said happily: "Your Majesty said exactly what he said, this is a peerless sword. Now as long as we follow this method, we can quickly make such a peerless sword."
"Yes, I didn't expect sir to give me a big surprise so soon." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
Li Si then laughed and said: "Your Majesty, it's not just these, there are also the dangers of the Huns."
"Yes, there is still trouble from the Huns, haha..." Ying Zheng laughed.
"Your Majesty, I forgive you, but I don't think so." Meng Tian said, "This boy is so young, I really can't see what he is capable of.
Let's just say that he might have been lucky enough to read about this method of iron-making in that book. "
"Haha..." Ying Zheng said with a smile: "Meng Tian, I know you are worried that your husband is like Xu Fu again, but I have been deceived again. However, I can tell you that although this gentleman is young, what he has seen and heard is like us. Something I have never heard of or seen.
Also, even if I am deceived again, what about Li Si? Could it be that Li Si, a bystander, would also be deceived? "
"Your Majesty, I'm just worried." Meng Tian said.
"I know." Ying Zheng said, "Let's go and ask Mr. about the Huns. If you still have doubts later, there is no need to come again."
"No." Meng Tian said helplessly.
Li Si said from the side: "General Meng Tian, are you curious about what your future will be like?"
"My future? Prime Minister, I don't understand what you mean?"
Ying Zheng smiled and explained: "My husband is knowledgeable about the past and the present, and he knows the future. He calculated that I will die during the eastern tour next year, and the Great Qin Dynasty will die in the second generation."
"What? He is so bold." Meng Tian roared angrily, "He dared to curse Your Majesty and the Qin Dynasty. He really deserves death. Your Majesty, please allow me to capture this thief."
"General Mengtian, don't get excited." Li Si said quickly.
He was worried that Meng Tian's voice would be too loud and Qin An would hear it. The iron smelting room was not far from Qin An's house.
At first, he thought Qin An would come over conveniently, but he didn't expect that he would directly become the storekeeper and let others manage it.
Ying Zheng's face also darkened and he said: "Shut up, just follow me."
"promise."
