At the wine table, Old Uncle Wang silenced everyone at the table with just one sentence. However, Old Uncle Wang also brought a glass of wine, grinning widely and not noticing at all.
Tang Sufan almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He also looked at his father-in-law, whose mouth twitched.
However, Li Shimin quickly came to terms with the drama.
After all, the key is the most important thing!
He didn't care about his son-in-law's looks from the sidelines, and Li Shimin didn't have the temperament to blame him at all, so he asked calmly.
"Brother Wang, this Mo Dao is the best weapon of our Tang Dynasty army. It cannot be assembled by only elite troops. It has also made great contributions to the founding of our country. This can be seen from it."
"I don't know what to say, brother, where do I start?"
Mo Dao is also the thing that Li Shimin is most familiar with.
It is also the great reliance of the Tang Dynasty troops to fight against the foreign races outside the grassland pass. It is the pinnacle of the Tang Dynasty's forging technology. The cost of a Mo Dao is even more distressing to Li Shimin. Is there really any shortcomings?
"Since everyone in the Li Dong family has asked, I, Old Wang, will tell you."
Uncle Wang, who was a little drunk, put down his glass and said confidently.
"Dong Li, in our business, there are only two things to pay attention to when using the forged iron: it is strong and durable."
"And the most important thing about a sword is its sharpness!"
Tang Sufan raised his eyebrows. It was interesting that a rare word came out of Old Uncle Wang's mouth.
He finally understood what Uncle Wang said about "crispness" just now.
I couldn’t help but interject from it——
"Uncle Wang means...does it mean that it is too strong and easy to break?"
As soon as these words came out, Old Uncle Wang slapped the table and echoed again and again.
"Yes, yes! Su Fan is a scholar after all, and he is very particular about his words. That's what I just said about the problem with our Tang Dynasty Modao!"
Then he turned towards Li Shimin and continued -
"Dong Li, our Tang Dynasty Mo Dao is not like an ordinary sword. It is longer than an ordinary long sword and narrower than a sword. Although our old Wang has never been on the battlefield, he knows that fighting on horseback When it comes to killing, the sharpness of the sword is secondary, whether the knot is strong or not, and whether it has weight is what matters."
"The craftsmanship of our Mo Dao is at least excellent. It was made with at least four hot hammers and three cold hammers!"
"But although the craftsmanship is good, for the Mo Dao, which is longer than the sword and narrower than the knife, if it is in the hands of a weapon whose craftsmanship is not even as good as the Mo Dao, it will easily break in the middle!"
After that, Uncle Wang gestured and picked up the chopsticks on the table. The meaning was very easy to understand.
Li Shimin couldn't help but look at it, but he didn't expect that Lao Wang actually mentioned the main forging process of Mo Dao.
Four hot forgings and three cold forgings.
This is the key to Mo Dao's unrivaled sharpness, and it is also the most important thing on the battlefield, to cut down horses with a horizontal sword and shine like a blade.
As for the shortcomings mentioned, Li Shimin naturally came back to his senses.
If the Mo Dao is indeed unrivaled in terms of sharpness, currently even the Turks and Tibetans cannot forge such a sharp assault weapon.
However, just because of the long and narrow blade, it is indeed easy to break when encountering a strong long weapon when facing an enemy.
Therefore, when facing battle on the spot, soldiers will prefer horses and spears.
Everything you say makes sense!
This brother Wang, Li Shimin really missed him, he is also a great talent!
Li Shimin's eyes immediately condensed, his brows furrowed, and he asked for advice directly.
"With Brother Wang's high opinion, I wonder if there is a solution?"
There is no distinction between high and low when asking for advice. If you can solve the only shortcoming of this Mo Dao, you will make a lot of money.
After hearing Li Shimin's polite words, Old Uncle Wang waved his hands repeatedly.
"Dong Li's family has promoted me, Lao Wang, and I'm just thinking about it."
"But... if you want to make this Mo Dao better, I, Old Wang, think... there are some ways."
Although he was a little hesitant to speak, he was determined.
Tang Sufan couldn't help but pick his eyes. Unexpectedly, Uncle Wang, who was usually afraid of his wife, was really surprised.
It can actually solve a major problem in Datang!
The Mo Dao was a powerful weapon used by the Tang Dynasty to dominate the battlefield. It was famous throughout the history of China.
Is this what is often said about masters among the people? Don't deceive me.
Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had smelled it. While Xu De's eyes were twitching wildly, he picked up the jug next to him and poured a glass for Uncle Wang, while he said sincerely.
"Haha, Brother Wang, why don't you tell me, I am also very interested..."
Old Uncle Wang was naturally flattered by this and wished he could read them all.
He smiled and said quickly: "Dong Li's family likes to listen, so I, Old Wang, will chat more."
"The first method is to use better iron and melt it into the blade. I, Old Wang, call this type of iron Hundred Hammer Iron!"
A hundred hammers of iron?
Everyone was stunned.
"Ahem, Brother Wang, what is Hundred Hammer Iron?"
"This hundred-hammer iron, to put it bluntly, is better than the good iron that can be forged with four hot and three cold conditions. Generally speaking, the iron materials we have in the Tang Dynasty are usually forged one at a time, four hot and three cold, and they are not heavy. Less."
"However, after getting Su Fan's charcoal, I, Old Wang, thought about it and used it in blacksmithing. The heating effect is much better than charcoal!"
"I've tried it before, and I can make iron that is four hot and three cold, at least five hot and four cold!"
"And this fifth forging is also very strenuous. It takes at least a thousand hammers to complete it."
Five hot forgings and four cold forgings!
Li Shimin's eyes were shocked. This was equivalent to directly raising Mo Dao's level by one level.
Tang Sufan was even more shocked. Yes, before coal came out, charcoal was the main raw material for blacksmithing.
The heat released by pebbles is at least twice that of charcoal.
This alone can directly increase the quality of wrought iron.
There is really a specialization in the art, and Uncle Wang has already researched it.
According to this level, Uncle Wang's promotion can be said to be the beginning of the Tang Dynasty.
If this wrought iron can be improved a whole time, it's not as simple as one plus one.
If Uncle Wang is asked to study the steel filling method, will Datang become a big steel country?
Hiss, good fellow, Old Uncle Wang's figure instantly became majestic in the heart of Tang Sufan, a man who only knew how to be carefree~
Tang Sufan couldn't help but say at this moment——
"If you go by what Old Uncle Wang said, what you forged, Old Uncle Wang, can already be said to be steel, and it is also steel with a purity far exceeding that of ordinary iron."
Uncle Wang was confused, steel?
Steel? ! ! !
Li Shimin's eyes have become a little fanatical, and he can hardly sit still.
The word steel sounds very domineering and is an extraordinary weapon!
He even wanted to bring his group of ministers over for a meeting to study the steel together!
If this steel appears in the Tang Dynasty, then the Tang Dynasty will be invincible and unstoppable on the battlefield!
Then wouldn't Li Shimin be the one who was aiming his sword at all for his country of the Tang Dynasty? ! ! !
Just thinking about it makes everyone in Li Shimin feel dizzy.
but.
Gotta hold on!
You have to ask clearly and get to know the truth about this steel!
Li Shimin quickly frowned and asked——
"Su Fan, as you said, the iron forged by Brother Wang is just for...steel?!"
"The temperature of coal is more than twice that of charcoal, and if better methods of igniting fire and forging are used, iron can be forged into another level of iron, also known as steel!"
Tang Sufan raised his eyebrows and tried his best to explain to the confused dog emperor in an easy-to-understand way.
If we talk about steel, this must be thoroughly studied and understood by Old Uncle Wang.
Will there be a book called "How Steel Was Tempered in the Tang Dynasty" in the future?
Although early steel had been forged since the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, at that time, it was not called steel yet.
Looking back, and adding in the hardness conversion of steel that has been discussed in later generations, we can only say that it is called iron with higher purity.
But now this coal has unexpectedly directly led to the development of forged iron technology, and this is an opportunity! It actually happened to Old Uncle Wang.
Old Uncle Wang also chuckled and said: "Su Fan is indeed a scholar. Steel, tsk tsk, does sound much better than your Uncle Wang's Hundred Hammer Iron."
"My old Wang's method is to use this hundred hammers...oh no, this forged iron that is better than the Mo Dao's original iron, and melt it on the Mo Dao's blade."
"In this way, the blade at the back is protected and the overall toughness of the Mo Dao is directly improved."
I see!
Li Shimin's eyes lit up. If he had obtained this wonderful method before conquering the Turks, wouldn't the Tang Dynasty be even more invincible?
oops! Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh, why didn't he realize that Brother Wang was such a great talent earlier!
What a mistake!
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The belly of history has almost become a grocery store——
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