However, he still gritted his teeth and persisted for more than an hour. Everything was ready-made. According to the method Liu Deng said, several master craftsmen directed the craftsmen present to stir continuously and then add the mineral powder.
After the first batch of steel came out, everyone fell into a long wait.
It's just the simplest Jijiogang, but in this era of low productivity, it's enough to make everyone want to cry with excitement.
"Your Majesty, it's done, it's really done! It's indeed the best steelmaking!"
The master craftsmen were all so excited that it was difficult to attach. You must know that it was not an ordinary difficulty to complete this process before.
It requires a lot of labor to continuously beat, but now this process is omitted. Just from this alone, countless labor can be saved every year.
"Okay, this method has been handed over to you. Even if my mission is completed, the rest will be left to you!"
Liu Deng stretched and moved his body, then turned around and walked out.
As for the technology of coke, it seems that the supervisors still need to be tested. This must be an iron smelting plant. Their output is already extremely low. Liu Deng can't even imagine if they are divided up again. How low will their production be?
"Your Majesty, I and others have been refining steel all their lives, but they have never thought that steel refining is so simple!"
The old man was already shaking with excitement. Liu Deng quickly waved his hand towards the old man, telling him to calm down. He was really afraid that he would just hit him.
"Okay, this method still needs to be tested a few more times. How long does it take to stir each time? How much mineral powder is scattered? There must be a standard process for everything. Someone will take over the affairs of this mine soon. , I hope you can cooperate sincerely, and when the soldiers are equipped with armor and weapons, I will also let those Huns know how powerful my big man is!"
"The king is wise, long live the great man!"
"The king is wise, long live the great man!"
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All the craftsmen knelt on the ground and started shouting slogans.
Everyone was crying with joy, which moved Liu Deng. In the entire Dai Kingdom, almost every family had a warrior man. Every family had a blood feud with the Huns, and the conflict between the two sides was simply irreconcilable.
It has long been a life-and-death situation, but it is just because the Han Dynasty really lacks horses, lacks a strong cavalry team, and has never had tactics that can match the Huns.
In addition, the original Dai country was very poor, and the people worked hard for a year, but in the end they could barely eat. As long as those Huns came, they would probably starve all winter.
However, with the appearance of Liu Deng, the entire Dai Kingdom began to undergo earth-shaking changes.
The most intuitive experience for ordinary people is of course salt. In the past, green salt was used by wealthy people to cleanse their mouths. Now, it has become a daily use in the homes of ordinary people.
This was unimaginable before. There are still many poor people who discovered for the first time that real salt has no bitter taste...
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust!"
Several old men were already in tears. Over the years, the court's approach to these Huns has always been to send them out of the country as gifts.
The officials of the imperial court kept talking about how to resist the Huns, but no one ever dared to say that they would give them a powerful one!
"Okay, I still have my own things to do. I hope that when I come back next time, the production here will be able to double!"
Of course, as long as they build the blast furnace, Liu Deng believes that they will soon find that the smelting speed will suddenly more than double!
"promise!"
The fried steel method gave them a lot of confidence, eliminating the forging process and saving a lot of manpower. If the output still cannot increase, then what dignity do they, the master craftsmen, have to stay here?
After coming out of the ironworks, Liu Deng went directly to Zhang Tu's mansion. He and Zhang Tu had a secret discussion in the study for a long time before returning to the palace.
Almost as soon as Liu Deng left, Zhang Tu transferred an official from his Taifu's mansion and rushed to the ironworks to take over the rest.
The selection of Modao Army is about to begin. It is not an easy task to equip them with the equipment they need.
In order for this precious army to be effective as soon as possible, their weapons and equipment must be prepared as soon as possible.
But in this day and age, hard currency like steel is an absolute hot commodity no matter which vassal country it is in, and it is impossible to have endless uses.
It is better to seek help from others than to ask for yourself. Now the only way to tighten your belt is to tighten your belt first.
After returning to the palace, Liu Deng was originally going to draw the patterns of the armor first, but while he was drawing, Liu Deng suddenly thought of the hydraulic forging hammer that was being studied in the other courtyard!
That thing can not only be used to crush raw materials, but if you use it to process steel, can you make plate armor now?
That’s right!
If you think about it this way, the feasibility of this plan is indeed much greater than before, and the same steel can make more plate armor.
The craftsmanship is also much simpler and can completely replace the current scale armor. Thinking about the production process of that thing, Liu Deng has a headache.
First, you have to break the iron into scales one by one, then drill holes in them, and then use diamond wire to string them all together. After this set of processes, you can't even think about it if it doesn't take more than a dozen man-hours.
But the plate armor is much simpler. The entire body is divided into eleven parts from top to bottom, wrapping the whole person like a can.
If it is for those archers, it will be even simpler, only a simple breastplate is needed.
If you think about it this way, even if all the armies are equipped with iron armor, it is not impossible as long as you give it time!
"How are things going in the other courtyard? Is there any news recently?"
After Liu Deng thought for a while, he asked Du Ziteng.
"Replying to your Majesty, they sent a big box, but I saw you were busy when you came back, so I didn't show it to you..."
At the end of his words, Du Ziteng's voice became smaller and smaller. When Liu Deng glanced at him, Du Ziteng felt that his scalp was numb.
"Hurry up and get it. If this happens again in the future, you can go directly to the law enforcement captain and get me 50 military sticks!"
Those people have been tinkering with those machines from beginning to end. They have been tinkering with those machines for such a long time. I don’t know if they will bring any surprises to themselves...
