How can you make yourself stronger on the battlefield?
Hard training can be considered a method.
The general's wisdom can also be regarded as a skill.
Furthermore, the elite equipment is an important part of it!
Li Shimin believed that his soldiers were good, and so was his command!
Therefore, he also hopes that the equipment of his men will be the best!
Will he be the supervisor? The things that came out there at first were good to use, but since Xiao Han was born, Xiao Lizi immediately felt that anyone who was going to be a prisoner could dig a hole and bury himself!
Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away!
Xiao Han is now responsible for getting equipment for Xiao Lizi.
Walking deep into the workshop with Lao Zhao, they passed through several gates in succession, and finally the two of them arrived at a large room guarded by two veterans.
This is the core of the entire blacksmith workshop.
"Master Hou? You are here!"
Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, the two veterans who were originally drowsy opened their eyes in an instant, and there seemed to be light shining through their eyes that should have been drowsy! But when it was clear that the people coming were Xiao Han and Lao Zhao, the energy immediately subsided.
"Well, I have nothing to do, come and take a look!" Xiao Han nodded to the two veterans from afar. These veterans were all his first team members, and they were also the people whose wealth and life were firmly tied to him.
"Please!" After hearing Xiao Han's answer, the two veterans cupped their hands, turned around and opened the door without any more nonsense, and invited Xiao Han in.
The heavy door opened, revealing a room that was much larger than all the previous workshops. The high roof was supported by cement beams. It looked no different from the old factories of later generations.
Different from the place we just walked through, although it is more spacious here, there are not many people, only a few familiar faces are busy inside.
When the people inside saw Xiao Han coming in, they just cupped their hands and went about their own work.
Xiao Han has long been accustomed to this. The people who can be here belong to the core group of the family, so there is really no need to be too polite.
The large room was a bit empty. Apart from all kinds of iron materials and debris, there was only one blast furnace standing tall. The four bellows driven by the waterwheel outside blew the flames under the blast furnace white! The temperature of just one blast furnace in the room is equal to the temperature emitted by so many forging furnaces outside!
The blast furnace here no longer uses coal, but real coke!
This was when Xiao Han deliberately tried to make coke to replace coal after Lao Zhao threw away the secret recipe.
After all, it has been proven in later generations that coke is the most correct fuel for metallurgy!
But at any time, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel!
In Xiao Han's mind, he only remembered that coke was the product of bituminous coal under high temperature and lack of oxygen. But I don’t know the specific production process at all!
Everyone thinks that Xiao Han knows a lot, but only he knows: what he knows is just some superficial things!
As for being more specific? Asking him is similar to asking Xiaoji. Anyway, you just shake your head and ask questions...
After telling Lao Zhao everything he knew, Xiao Han became the hands-off shopkeeper again.
He didn't care at all that in order to obtain suitable coke, the elderly Zhao was busy like a donkey. He didn't know how much effort was wasted, how much hair was lost, and how much coal was burned!
Oddly enough, the saying that the emperor pays off his conscientious people can always be verified by people other than Xiao Han!
Just when Lao Zhao tried all kinds of methods but couldn't get out the coke, he almost became exhausted and vomited three liters of blood!
However, due to the negligence of the loading and unloading personnel, some coal was accidentally mixed into the kiln where the bricks were fired outside. As a result, when the furnace was turned on, all the shiny coal and stones turned into grayish white.
After hearing the news, Lao Zhao studied for a long time and finally tried to burn these things.
Only then did I realize that these inconspicuous things in front of me actually have a higher calorific value, and the steel smelted with it has fewer impurities and a better texture!
I'm sure this is the coke that Xiao Han was talking about! Lao Zhao, who had not had a good night's sleep for a long time, was crying like a baby in confinement while holding a few pieces of unburned charcoal!
"Master Marquis, look, this furnace of molten steel is enough to pour thousands of arrowheads! In one day, if nothing else, tens of thousands of arrowheads can still be made!" Old Zhao said proudly in front of the blast furnace. Pointing to the rows of molds in front of him, he explained to Xiao Han.
Compared to others, arrows are the best to make!
Because it doesn't need to be the same as swords and armor, it needs to be tempered repeatedly.
This thing only requires boiling molten steel, pouring it into the mold, removing the excess after cooling, and finally sharpening it!
Lao Zhao proudly explained to Xiao Han, but Xiao Han was standing far away from the blast furnace. Looking at it like that, he wished he could stand outside the house!
There was no way, for Xiao Han, any place where steel was made would be a dangerous place in later generations, let alone the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago!
Therefore, Xiao Han, who has always believed that a gentleman should not stand behind a dangerous wall, would not get close to this thing even if he was beaten to death.
"Come here! If you get so close, if you fall into the furnace, you will save money for burial!" Seeing that Old Zhao wanted to lean over to see the molten steel in the blast furnace, Xiao Han, who was standing far away, was annoyed. I cursed at him!
Everyone knows that molten steel will splash when it comes into contact with air, and even a drop of it is enough for Lao Zhao to drink a pot.
"Hey, let me just take a look..."
When Lao Zhao heard this, he laughed sarcastically. Seeing that Xiao Han was about to curse again, he quickly grabbed an arrow from the frame on the side and trotted over.
"Here, Lord Marquis, you see, our family can make this thing right now! Those idiots who will be in charge, the arrows they cast will break if they use too much force, which is useless! Now all the generals in Chang'an are begging us, You don’t even look at the general as a supervisor!”
Passing the arrow in front of Xiao Han, Lao Zhao smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear! For him, just seeing the prisoner being unlucky is enough to fill him with joy!
Of course Xiao Han knew why Lao Zhao was like this. Seeing how happy he was, it was hard to hit him, so he reached out to take the arrow in Lao Zhao's hand and inspected it carefully.
The arrowheads in Lao Zhao's hand were all freshly cast, and they still had a warm breath on them.
The unpolished surface is a bit rough and has no luster at all, but through its triangular shape, you can still feel the restrained edge.
These arrows were all designed by Xiao Han himself!
In his opinion, the original triangular arrowhead not only had poor penetration, but also had an unstable center of gravity when flying!
So after some research, Xiao Han made a batch of triangular armor-piercing arrows based on the shape of a triangular pyramid. After experiments, he found that they were indeed much better than triangular arrows! Not only does it fly more stably and has stronger penetrating power, but it can also be used on a crossbow!
