"Actually, in my mind, a country needs all kinds of talents. Those who read well are talents, those who are good at blacksmithing are also talents, and those who kill pigs well are also talents. Three hundred and sixty lines, every line is a talent. The number one scholar can be obtained not only by studying, but also by all walks of life in the future."
Ning Fan kept talking more and more, and said everything in his heart, and these craftsmen were completely stunned. They had never thought that they were doing such a lowly job. Being valued so much by an emperor.
"Your Majesty, do you really think we humble craftsmen are so important? But we only know how to blacksmith and forge. We are not like those literati who can write all kinds of poems. They can educate the world and lead the trend. "
Some craftsmen stood up and were so moved that they even had tears in their eyes.
Ning Fan just smiled when he heard the doubts of these craftsmen. He stood up and said to the craftsmen: "In the past, when there were no iron tools, do you know what people used to cut vegetables and meat?"
"I know that stone tools were used at that time. The stones were sharpened and used as knives."
A craftsman stood up and said loudly.
Ning Fan gave a thumbs up to the craftsman: "You are right, at that time stones were used as blades, but did you know? The people who invented iron tools were not the scholars, but the craftsmen."
Ning Fan's words made these craftsmen suddenly realize.
In fact, the forging method of Damascus steel is not difficult. Ning Fan just explained it in detail, and some craftsmen immediately understood.
These craftsmen are originally skilled technical masters. They usually have strong practical skills, but insufficient theoretical knowledge. They know what is happening but do not know why. They do not understand the scientific principles contained in it, but they have accumulated a lot of knowledge over a long period of time. Their experience allowed them to understand Ning Fan's forging method immediately.
Ning Fan had almost no obstacles in communicating with these craftsmen.
The hardness of Damascus steel is extremely high. In this era, it is simply a dimensionality reduction blow. Steel with this hardness is like cutting melons and vegetables on the battlefield. Even if the enemy is wearing thick armor, it may be difficult to resist the Damascus steel knife. power.
Moreover, the iteration speed of firearms has been very fast recently, with a large number of craftsmen working day and night on research and experiments. In Jiangzhou, the arsenal that Ning Fan once established has become a large research and development center.
The first generation of craftsmen brought out by Ning Fan had already formed a virtuous cycle in Jiangzhou.
These craftsmen not only knew theoretical knowledge, but also knew how to explore. After they studied the teaching books on mathematics, physics and chemistry compiled by Ning Fan, their knowledge and vision soared.
These days, Ning Fan often exchanges letters with Jiangzhou, and he is also very concerned about the progress of the arsenal in Jiangzhou.
With the addition of these craftsmen, Pingnanguan's original arsenal's casting technology began to improve by leaps and bounds, and the hardness of the forged steel also made a qualitative leap in just half a month.
"Your Majesty, does this new type of steel knife really consume less material than the original one, as you said?"
Even Huang Chao was a little unbelievable. Looking at these brand-new steel knives with special patterns, his whole body went numb.
Huang Chao has also experimented with this kind of weapon, and it is extremely hard. Ordinary swords are like tofu in front of this kind of sword.
If a general could be equipped with such a Damascus steel sword on the battlefield, he would be like killing a god on the battlefield. If the Buddha blocks the enemy, he will kill the Buddha, and if the enemy blocks the enemy, he will kill the god.
"Your Majesty, time is of the essence. If we mass-produce this kind of Damascus steel knives, I'm afraid it will take at least a month."
Huang Chao also loved this extremely sharp and hard steel knife. He felt like he couldn't put it down when he held it in his hand. He randomly found a small tree as thick as a bowl and struck it with the knife. The small tree was directly chopped into pieces. It breaks, and the cut is extremely smooth.
This Damascus steel sword is good but the forging cycle is a bit long. Ning Fan didn't say much. The forging plant has been initially completed. In the future, Pingnanguan will be built into a steel city by Ning Fan. If he wants to enter the hinterland of the Central Plains, You must pass the Pingnanguan Pass.
Pingnan Pass must be guarded for a long time. This is the consensus in Ning Fan's heart. The throat must be guarded here. As long as Ping'an Pass is built into a solid city that cannot be broken through, then if the Huns want to force their way in, they can only It's just a fool's errand.
Even Huang Chao now can't understand Ning Fan's long-term plan. She only thinks that Ning Fan, the young emperor, is very fond of playing. In order to fight in Pingnanguan, he actually wants to build an ordnance station here. In Huang Chao's opinion, Some gain outweighs the loss, and some are even extravagant and wasteful.
"Your Majesty, according to this beacon fire has been lit one hundred and twenty miles away, which means that the enemy's vanguard has arrived at that place."
Huang Chao pointed to a line of wolf smoke that shot straight into the sky in the distance and introduced it to Ning Fan.
The northwest rebels were divided into three groups this time, and they attacked Pingnan with great momentum. If the pass was normal, the defenders at Pingnang Pass would have been ready at this time.
However, since Ning Fan came to Pingnanguan, the tactics and tactics of the Pingnanguan defenders have changed greatly. This time, the defenders of Pingnanguan not only did not have any tension, but were also as lazy as usual. Just got up to train.
Everywhere in the military camp, soldiers in twos and threes could be seen gathering together, some gambling, some drinking and having a good time.
If an ordinary general saw this scene, his lungs would explode with anger, but Ning Fan and Huang Chao stood on the high city wall watching this, with expressionless faces, because all this was deliberately arranged by Ning Fan .
This is exactly Ning Fan's plan to mislead the enemy. He wants to let the rebels in the northwest know that Pingnanguan is now defenseless and unaware.
Ning Fan wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to paralyze the vanguard of the northwest rebels who came to harass them.
As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated. Ning Fan's move is to first break the enemy's fighting spirit and make them think that Pingnan Pass is a smooth river, thus giving birth to contempt, and then attack them head-on when they are most relaxed, and in one fell swoop Kill three rebels.
"Your Majesty, what we do is really useful."
Huang Chao looked at Ning Fan worriedly.
Before that, he thought that a war was a war, and that the best strategy was to arrange troops and defeat the enemy with force.
And now that Ning Fan suddenly took over the military command, Huang Chao was at a loss as to what to do.
"All previous military strategies are abolished. From now on, we should not take over full military power, and we should wipe out the northwest rebels as quickly as possible."
