In fact, it was not just Ma Xinyuan who had doubts.
All the blacksmiths present had doubts in their hearts.
However, because they all felt that Duan Wenjun was a heavenly being, and the method taught by the gods in his dream should not be wrong.
Therefore, no one dares to question anything.
At this moment, after hearing Duan Wenjun's words, everyone looked over.
Duan Wenjun didn't show off, he simply waved and asked everyone to gather around.
"The iron tools you forged using wind furnaces are basically forged from wrought iron, so they are not hard enough and are very brittle." He looked at the crowd and said slowly, "It's just like some simple farm tools. Be careful when you hoe on the stone, if you use a little more strength, it will break."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone nodded frequently and agreed.
In fact, this is not the problem of these blacksmiths.
But most of the blacksmiths in Dashun are basically of this level.
Therefore, Dashun's farm tools have always been very brittle and extremely easy to be damaged.
Naturally, repairing farm tools has become one of the blacksmith's biggest incomes.
Duan Wenjun glanced around, and then continued, "The smelting method we are using now is a method of smelting carburized steel. The carburized steel smelted by this method will be better than what you forged before. The stuff is much harder and doesn’t break as easily.”
"However, as I just told Lao Ma, I can only tell you some principles and methods. If we want to forge carburized steel, we may not be able to do it all at once. We need everyone to keep trying."
"Because, the quality of carburized steel cannot actually meet my requirements, because it is very difficult to control how much carbon penetrates during the refining process, whether the distribution is uniform, and the degree of impurity removal, and it takes a long time. production time, making the efficiency extremely low.”
"So, here I can only ask everyone to try more, hoping to find the secret."
"Of course, as I told you before, this carburized steel is not what I ultimately want, but is our most basic smelting method."
"After we figure out the process of carburizing steel, I will teach you how to forge it."
"We can then repeatedly heat, fold, and forge the iron block to make the carburized steel denser in structure, uniform in composition, and reduced in impurities, thereby improving the quality of the steel and finally turning it into hundreds of steel. This can explain our technology A little more mature.”
"Young master, don't worry. I will personally keep an eye on the carburized steel you mentioned and tell you the results as soon as possible." Ma Xinyuan nodded. "It's just that the hundred-year steelmaking you just mentioned requires hammering and forging for hundreds of years." Times?"
Ma Xinyuan was worthy of being an old blacksmith for many years, and he immediately thought of the key to the problem.
"Since it is a hundred steelmaking, it naturally needs to be forged a hundred times." Duan Wenjun nodded. "But I am just using this specific number as an example. You will have to try it yourself later."
"I still say this. I can tell you the principles and methods, but how to implement them and make them practical is up to you."
"Of course, if you encounter any problems, you can come to me directly and we can discuss it together."
"When our carburized steel and hundred-refined steel are made, I will double your wages!"
After hearing Duan Wenjun's words, everyone suddenly became extremely excited.
These days, blacksmithing is a very popular craft.
Some people may have some experience, or their ancestors were also blacksmiths, and they may have some exclusive secret recipes.
However, they are never willing to share it with others.
After all, in this kind of technical work, it is not uncommon for the master to starve to death after teaching the apprentice.
Therefore, in the eyes of everyone, Duan Wenjun is once again a strange being.
It seems that he doesn't care about so many things.
Whether it's the carburized steel he mentioned or the Bailiang steel he just mentioned.
This is something these blacksmiths have never encountered before.
If it really succeeds, this will allow their technology to grow by leaps and bounds.
Duan Wenjun doesn't hide his secrets.
Moreover, he speaks very realistically.
If Duan Wenjun said how to train such good steel, some of them might be dissatisfied.
After all, all craftsmen have their own pride.
They don't think that Duan Wenjun's blacksmithing skills are better than theirs.
However, Duan Wenjun only told them how to do it, but he also let them think about the details based on their own expertise.
All of a sudden, they will have a sense of accomplishment and belonging.
When you get things done, you will be more active.
The blast furnace has been completed, and Duan Wenjun's temporary goal has been achieved.
As for how to control the proportion and uniformity of carbon, just leave it to Ma Xinyuan and others to study.
Whether it is carburized steel or hundred-refined steel, he has already explained the method, and the rest of the research will be left to Ma Xinyuan and the others.
Moreover, the output of the blast furnace will be large.
By then, there will definitely be more slag produced, and it is best to be able to meet the demand from the cement workshop.
When Daxiong mined iron ore in the previous section, the slag left behind had been almost consumed in just over a month.
If you want to increase cement production, you must speed up the smelting process.
In recent times, cement has been needed on the construction site of Wangjiang Duanjia Restaurant.
Many houses in Duanjiabao became dilapidated, and Duan Wenjun also asked them to renovate them with cement.
There is also a newly built laboratory in the open space between Duanjia Market and Duanjiapu. It also needs to be built into a cement red brick building. Cement is also needed here.
After chatting with Ma Xinyuan for a while and answering some questions, Duan Wenjun left the blacksmith shop on the mountain.
Mo Shoucheng naturally followed closely behind.
After coming out of the blacksmith shop, Duan Wenjun went for a walk around various workshops.
When he came back, as soon as he walked through the door, Gu Hongfu came to report that Lin Zhengying was here with Lin Jinglei.
Duan Wenjun couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.
The sneak attack by Peng Dabeard was just solved a few days ago, so it should be quite safe now.
At this time, Lin Zhengying came to look for him, something must have happened.
Duan Wenjun went straight to the living room.
Lin Zhengying, who was drinking tea, saw Duan Wenjun coming in. He hurriedly put down his teacup and stood up.
"Uncle Lin, are you here like this?" Duan Wenjun walked forward with a smile and looked at Lin Zhengying.
Lin Zhengying's face was full of embarrassment, and he was obviously worried about something.
