Liu Zheng walked quickly, with a look of joy on his face.
Zheng Yueru was also excited. Recently, this "God's Workshop" has become the most mysterious place in the eyes of the people of Yinzhou. The four major families have sent many people here to find out the news. However, the place is heavily guarded and all the scouts have failed. And return.
Who would have thought that Liu Zheng would take the initiative to invite her to observe, how could she not be excited?
Along the way, there were all twists and turns, and the workshops and workshops were clearly distinguishable. When passing by the brewery, Zheng Yueru wanted to take a closer look, but seeing that Liu Zheng did not stay again, she could only follow Liu Zheng to the backyard.
"Jingtiefang"!
This is Liu Zheng's newly established workshop. The ordinary cast iron of this era can no longer keep up with his needs. Of course, it is still unrealistic to achieve real steelmaking.
But fine iron can!
The iron-making method of the Longyan Dynasty was still a relatively primitive one. The iron ore was melted at a high temperature of 1,000 to 1,200 degrees, and it turned into cast iron after flowing out. The cast iron was hard, but very brittle, and basically useless for actual use. Therefore, in order to obtain fine iron, people in this era can only use one method, forging!
The craftsmen heat the pig iron until it is close to melting, and then repeatedly forge it to remove impurities such as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus. If the time is long enough, a piece of steel will be obtained. If the pig iron is repeatedly forged, a piece of low-carbon steel will be obtained, which contains very few impurities. The ancients called it "hundred steel", which is fine iron, and it is the best among irons. If it is forged again, you will get wrought iron, which the ancients called soft iron.
This method of steelmaking is very time-consuming.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao wanted to forge five hundred steel swords, which took him three years.
But even this kind of soft iron cannot meet the requirements Liu Zheng wants!
Plate armor has really high requirements for steel.
then.
Liu Zheng, a science student, naturally transformed the craftsmanship of the fine iron workshop. On the one hand, he taught these craftsmen how to use a blast furnace to make steel!
On the other hand, it is block-smelted carburized steel!
The principle is actually very simple. During the multiple heating and forging processes, the block iron comes into contact with charcoal, and the carbon continuously penetrates into the iron, increasing the hardness of the iron block, forming what is called block carburized steel. Weapons and tools made of carburized steel have properties comparable to bronze and are of practical value.
Throughout the entire Chinese civilization, some people have made this kind of steel by mistake, but because they did not know what the principle was, they did not promote it.
However these principles. Liu Zheng understands!
It’s just the carbon content that affects hardness and flexibility.
The combination of these two methods not only greatly speeds up the steelmaking speed, but also directly improves the quality of the steel! Of course, Liu Zheng was not a steelmaker in his previous life, so he could only fiddle with it, so he had been staring here for half a month. At this time, he finally succeeded!
"this……"
"What place is this? Is this iron smelting?"
Zheng Yueru, at this time, was already frightened by this fine iron workshop, and she immediately exclaimed.
How had she ever seen steel-making in a blast furnace?
The sparks are flying everywhere, the heat is intense, the busy craftsmen, the flowing molten iron flowing from one blast furnace to another, the various processes are perfectly connected, but it is not the same as before where one person holds a hammer and knocks around, The picture of the small workshop makes people’s eardrums hurt.
"Bring me the plate armor quickly!"
Liu Zheng laughed.
Lu Dachui had already brought this set of plate armor, and Liu Zheng's eyes lit up when he saw it.
Zheng Yueru looked strangely again: "Brother Liu, what is this again?"
She only felt that this guy, who was known as the number one dude in Liangzhou, was becoming more and more difficult to see through.
"Walk!"
As soon as Liu Zheng touched this set of plate armor, he felt that something was interesting, so he led a few people and walked towards the courtyard. Zheng Yueru was so depressed that she could only follow him.
In the courtyard, some soldiers were already standing there.
Liu Zheng looked at their fierce eyes, nodded with satisfaction, threw the plate armor to one person, and ordered him to put it on.
"armor?"
Zheng Yueru said in disbelief.
How can these pieces of things be used as armor? What can this protect?
At this time, Liu Zheng had a steel knife coming from the side, and asked Zheng Yueru with a smile: "Miss Zheng, how do you like this knife?"
Zheng Yuru likes to be a man, so she is naturally good at practicing martial arts. She held the knife in her hand, and her eyes lit up: "It's a good knife, it can be used to cut off hair!"
Liu Zheng thought to himself that this is a sword made from my refined iron, how could it be any worse?
He chuckled, pointed at the soldier who had already put on the plate armor and said: "Miss Zheng, chop him down!"
"What?"
Zheng Yueru was startled. With this knife, wouldn't it kill someone?
"Brother Liu..."
Liu Zheng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I'm afraid you won't be able to hurt him even if you mount the horse."
Zheng Yueru felt slighted by Liu Zheng, so she snorted coldly, mounted the horse next to her, scolded her, and ran towards the soldier wearing plate armor.
The soldier was actually frightened so much that he quickly closed his eyes.
Zheng!
Zheng Yueru slashed her sword without taking any of the man's vital parts. After all, she was not going into battle to kill the enemy, but aimed at the man's shoulder and back. She was confident in herself and did not want an innocent soul to appear among her men. Who would have thought that when the steel-making knife was struck, she felt a huge resistance.
By this time, the horse had already passed by.
Zheng Yueru looked back in shock.
I saw that the man's back, armpits, and even shoulders, where the steel knife had just passed, had not changed at all.
"this……"
Zheng Yueru was shocked.
She didn't believe it at first, and rode her horse back and forth several times to kill him, but the result was still the same.
At this time, the soldier was unhappy.
Am I just waiting to be slaughtered by you? He turned over and mounted his horse, and started fighting with Zheng Yueru on the spot.
No matter how high Zheng Yueru's martial arts skills were, he was defeated by this little pawn.
"stop!"
Liu Zheng shouted with joy.
Zheng Yueru was already in deep shock.
"good!"
"Finally it worked!"
"It's not easy!"
A group of craftsmen from the fine iron workshop celebrated each other with their crowns.
Liu Zheng also smiled slightly: "From today on, the plate armor can be mass-produced. Remember, in three days, I will have a thousand sets of plate armor out! On the day of opening the mansion, I will give you credit!"
"Yes, sir!"
Everyone's morale was greatly boosted and their shouts were soaring to the sky.
Zheng Yueru, I don’t know how she got out of this magical workshop today.
As the saying goes, you can tell the whole story by looking at one spot. What Liu Zheng showed her today was just a corner of this divine workshop. But it was enough to shock her.
What kind of devil is this Liu Zheng?
That armor looks like just one piece. Why is it so terrifying when connected together?
No wonder he said he didn't need the Zheng family's help. It turned out that he already had a plan to deal with the enemy.
A thousand sets...a thousand elite soldiers wearing that kind of armor, against the Chen family's two thousand private soldiers, it is not impossible to win!
Suddenly, Zheng Yueru felt chilled from head to toe. She immediately kicked the horse in the belly, shouted "Drive, drive" and ran towards Zheng's house.
…
"what are you saying?"
At this time, the Chen family and Chen Kui were so angry that they stood up after hearing the rumors reported by their subordinates: "A mere kid from the Liu family dares to speak such nonsense. Do you really think the Chen family is not in your eyes?"
"The county magistrate's government is bullying people too much!"
With a bang, he punched the table into pieces.
Sure enough, as Zheng Yueru feared, what Liu Zheng said in Shen Gongfang had spread throughout the city.
In an instant, the entire four prominent families were in an uproar.
When did the county magistrates become so tough?
They are used to being arrogant in Yinzhou, how can they stand this kind of anger?
"Master, the county magistrate cannot tolerate this!"
"Yes, we must show them some color!"
"Do you really think that I, Chen Jiabing, am a vegetarian?"
A group of people were furious after hearing this.
It's okay if the Chen family doesn't come, but if they come, the Chen family will be wiped out in ashes! It's simply too arrogant!
Chen Kui was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Rumors had spread throughout Yinzhou. This made him lose Chen Kui's face. He couldn't help shouting: "Okay, okay, the Liu family kid bullied me too much. Go to me to train troops immediately!"
"The day he opens his mansion is the day I want him to give me an explanation!"
"yes!"
…
at the same time.
Other noble families had different reactions after hearing Liu Zheng's domineering words.
Like the Chen family, the Wang family, which had not received any benefit from the county lord's mansion, was now in a tense atmosphere.
"Master, this kid from the Liu family is blatantly provoking our four prominent families by uttering arrogant words!"
"Yes, if we don't show him some color, I'm afraid the whole Yinzhou won't be able to tolerate him!"
"Today the Chen family is humiliated, but on another day it will be my Wang family!"
A group of people encouraged Wang Zengming.
Wang Zengming, however, looked like an old god and said with a smile: "Why are you so anxious?"
Everyone once again expressed the view that the eggs were intact under the overthrow of the nest. They believed that the four prominent families were a group of interests and should not let the county prince have the upper hand.
"On the day of opening the mansion, we must be prepared, but let the Chen family test the waters first, understand?"
Everyone was overjoyed and praised the master of the family for his wisdom.
On the Cao family side, there was not much movement.
There is no other reason.
Although the Cao family learned that after acquiring Zuiyinzhou at a high price, they found out that there were three more high-end wines, including Shenxian Niang, Bai Yujing, and Zuibaxian, but one Zuiyinzhou was enough for them to make a lot of money.
They lacked motivation to overthrow the county magistrate.
Therefore, even if the Chen family sent people to encourage the Cao family to take over the Shen Gongfang together, wouldn't the four kinds of wine be divided between the two families? The Cao family also showed a lack of interest and did not make any promises.
Stable interests always make people reluctant to take too many risks.
On the Zheng family's side.
Zheng Yueru hurried back, and the Zheng family members were already in a quarrel.
really.
News always comes faster than people, Zheng Yueru smiled bitterly.
The people of the Zheng family have been divided into two factions at this time. One faction also felt that Liu Zheng's words were disrespectful to their four prominent families, and this trend should not last long! They suggested joining the ranks of robbing the God's Workshop like the Chen family.
The other group believes that the Zheng family has the right to sell the three fine wines of the County Marquis and should consolidate their relationship with the County Marquis.
These two factions were quarreling fiercely.
But when Zheng Yueru came to the hall, everyone looked at her in silence.
"Yueru, what do you think of Mr. Liu's expression?"
Everyone looked at her.
Especially the old man sitting in the middle of the hall at this time is the head of the Zheng family, Zheng Sheng.
Zheng Yueru laughed at herself, looked around at the noisy people in the house, and sighed: "Grandpa, the Liu family is so talented that the four families are invincible together, how about the Chen family?"
"What?"
The whole family was shocked.
