No one heard about the fact that the smog was poisonous and could kill people. It wasn't that they didn't care, but that in this era, people starved to death and froze to death every year was a common phenomenon.
Especially here in the north, where the winter is bitter and cold, everyone will hoard food for the winter until the next spring. If there is such a stove, wouldn't it be unnecessary to kill people?
"God bless the summer, if the price is cheap, no one will have to die this winter."
Qu Xiuwen burst into tears. Don't think that Jiu Qing doesn't care about the sufferings of the people. He is not from a noble family. Even though he is a very popular minister, the old people in his family are still farming when they have time.
"We, the Xia Kingdom, have quite a lot of these obliterated stones." King Xia Wen didn't recognize this object, but Xue Kang'an did.
"Hey, actually you don't know the true value of this thing. Lao Tian, please write a letter to the king and say that this thing is called coal and must be nationalized."
"All coal is as important as copper, iron, and salt. If possible, the coal land will not be sold, but will be purchased. If it comes secretly, I'm afraid that some aristocratic family will take advantage of it and raise the price."
Tian Zong glanced at King Xia Wen and said, "If it's just for keeping warm, it won't be too important. After all, there is still a lot of land in it."
Yang Gan said angrily, "What do you know?"
He pulled a few of them out and said seriously, "This is coal. It can not only be used for heating and cooking, but also has a more important role. Do you know what is most important in smelting metal?"
"My friend is talking about the flames used to smelt bronze. We usually use charcoal?"
"Yes, we usually use charcoal to smelt bronze and iron, and the flame temperature is only over 1,000°C."
"If coal is used and continuous air blowing is used, the temperature can reach 1,300~2,300°. At that time, it will be said to be iron making, and it will be no problem to make steel directly."
Xue Kang'an suddenly realized, "The method we use makes it difficult to separate iron and iron slag, so it is rare to get some fine steel."
"It is impossible to make iron and steel on a large scale. If we use this method, wouldn't it be possible for us in Daxia to replace all of them with long iron knives?"
Qu Xiuwen added, "Unfortunately, iron knives are extremely sharp and durable, but difficult to maintain and easy to rust. Steel knives are unparalleled in strength, but easy to break when used."
There was no paper in the farm, so I could only pull out a piece of white cloth and draw the appearance of the weapon according to my memory, as well as a series of relatively crude steel-making methods.
Tian Zong picked it up and read it carefully. After a long time, he exhaled heavily, "Sir, what kind of knife is this? I have never seen it before."
King Xia Wen's current identity was difficult to inquire in detail, so he gave Tian Zong a look, and the latter immediately understood, "Sir, can you explain it carefully so that I can report to the boss."
Yang Gan looked at King Xia Wen and the other three, "If this weapon can really be forged, not to mention sweeping across all countries, but it can really stand out in a battle of the same level. It would be inappropriate for the three of them to listen to such a thing." "
"Hahaha, don't worry, little friend, we are just talking about doing copper and iron business but we are not merchants."
Yang Gan looked at the four of them suspiciously, and even Tian Zong looked fawning in front of the three of them. He suddenly realized, "Is it possible that you are officials in charge of copper and iron?"
King Xia Wen touched his beard and said, "That's right."
"You shouldn't be sent by Master Jie to kill me, right?" Yang Qian was not sure. He and Tian Zong were wearing the same pair of trousers, but who could tell the difference between the three of them?
"No, no, no, we are loyal to the royal family and the king." Qu Xiuwen immediately clarified.
After looking at Tian Zong and finding that he had no objection, Yang Qian said, "The method I wrote is called the steel filling method. The pig iron is melted in a large iron-making furnace and then flows out, and is mixed with the wrought iron pieces or wrought iron in the mold. The wrought iron wire is fused at high temperature and the two are mixed.”
"During casting, animal urine and animal fat are quenched into steel respectively. Animal urine contains salt. The water cools quickly during quenching, and the quenched steel is hard."
"When quenched with livestock fat, the cooling is slow, so the steel is flexible. After being treated with these two quenching agents, the steel is flexible, and the blade has both rigidity and softness. The cost is extremely low, and it is suitable for large-area production."
Tian Zong shook the white cloth in his hand and asked, "How powerful will it be after it is made into a sword?"
"It can cut off more than thirty armors."
"Hiss~~~!" Everyone looked at the white cloth in Tian Zong's hand in horror. Who would have thought that a weapon that transcended the times could be written on such a simple piece of cloth.
Seeing their shocked expressions, Yang Gan smiled and said, "It can only break thirty layers of leather armor, so it's not too powerful."
Tian Zong was speechless. "Sir, the general army wears leather armor. Only the elite troops wear bronze armor or iron armor. The Huns also wear leather armor."
"By the way, when you write to the king, can you ask for the power to forge weapons in batches?"
The four of them looked at each other, and Qu Xiuwen said doubtfully, "This thing seems to be useless, and it is easy to be criticized by the courtiers."
Yang Gan smiled slyly, "I don't want to say it now. If I can get it, I guarantee that the combat effectiveness of the frontier army will rise to five levels. You can also help me get a number by the way."
"Well, young master, we are all from the border army. It is not appropriate to have independent numbers."
"I like it." Yang Qian walked towards the house arrogantly.
The three of them looked at each other and looked at the king. King Xia Wen's eyes were shining, "I will give him whatever he wants, but I want to see what kind of waves he can make."
Qu Xiuwen asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, what official position is suitable for Young Master Zhao?"
King Xia Wen said indifferently, "How about General Zhenbei?"
Qu Xiuwen and Xue Kangan's eyes flashed, and they understood clearly in their hearts, while Tian Zong couldn't feel the king's intention at all.
Of course, he was not dissatisfied. It took him so many years to get along with General Anbei. After all, he was a young master.
"Your Majesty, is it too high? General Zhenbei can only command thousands of troops, but General Zhenbei can command tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops. I have never promoted him like this since the founding of Daxia."
"Hmph, isn't my son worthy of the position of General Zhenbei?"
"I'm afraid that promoting him too quickly may arouse some people's curiosity."
"There is no tiger talisman in the prime minister's hand~~~!"
"Your Majesty is wise~~~!"
Inside the house, Fujiko Yun kept telling the craftsmen some things to pay attention to.
"Why are you here? Have you discussed any important matters?" Fuji Ziyun said excitedly when he saw Yang Qian coming.
"What big thing could it be? What are you doing?"
Fujiko Yun was slightly excited, "The stove you mentioned is also a manual fan made at home. I asked the craftsmen to work hard to make it and try to make a good profit."
The corner of Yang Xuan's mouth raised. It was definitely a wise choice to let Teng Ziyun take charge of the business. No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't cover everything. The wisest choice was to make the best use of people and resources.
Old Chen came to the room sweating profusely, touched the sweat, took a sip of water and said helplessly, "Sir, it's really hard to recruit people now."
"You have food, housing, and money, but you still can't recruit people?" Yang Qian was a little confused. Five dollars a day for food and housing was already a lot. He was no newbie now, and he already had a general understanding of Yuntong. Prices are on the side.
Ordinary people generally only get 8 yuan a day, but this does not include food or housing.
"Young master, you don't know. It's the farming season now. Many refugees and homeless tenant farmers have already been recruited by other farms and orchards. We are now seriously short of manpower."
Yang Gan frowned, rubbed his chin and kept walking around, "It's not easy to deal with no one."
"Send some people out to mine, and provide food and money. I'll figure out how to deal with the manpower. It's midsummer now, so take your time. There are still a few months until winter."
"Okay, I'll continue recruiting as many people as I can."
Yang Gan was preparing to go home, but the four conjoined twins were still alive and well, and ordinary farmers such as corn had just been planted.
But the potato and corn seedlings have actually begun to sprout, and the speed is staggering.
Qu Xiuwen didn't care about the dirt at all. He lay on the ground and kept looking at the potatoes and corn buds. He was one of the Nine Qings. He was responsible for the history of Li Nei, and was in charge of taxation, money, grain and financial revenue and expenditure. This was his old profession, so he should do it well. Study this amazing bookmaker.
Yang Mansion, inner hall.
Yang Qian took off only his underwear and started to turn on the fan in his little cotton-padded jacket. The cool breeze blew slowly, and the heat on his body gradually receded.
I feel so busy that I don't even have time to take a good rest. If I don't pay attention, new problems will come to me. It seems that I still have too few people.
Brother and sister Fujiziyun, one is in charge and the other is in charge of outside. Qin Xiangru only knows how to deal with the mansion, while Krisna and Belika are fighting talents. In addition, their appearance is completely different from that of the people in the Central Plains. Many things are really not convenient for them.
There were few confidants or people working on it. At this time, Qin Xiangru came under the bed with cold water and gently took off Yang Gan's shoes and socks so that his feet could be immersed in the cold water.
Yang Qian murmured comfortably and lay his upper body flat on the bed. The sweat on his face gradually dried up. It was so comfortable.
"Give me a foot massage?"
Qin Xiangru's head popped up and she asked, "What is it?"
"Just help my feet, knead them, but don't scratch them, especially the soles of my feet. I'm very ticklish. Let me relax."
Qin Xiangru is not an idiot. Although she doesn't know what foot massage is, she can roughly understand how to do it after massaging Yang Gan's shoulders. She skipped the initial discomfort and gradually felt a comfortable feeling from her feet.
"You usually talk a lot, why are you mute today? You haven't even seen the guests." Yang Qian closed his eyes and smiled.
"The young master is talking about big things. Besides, what does your distinguished guest have to do with me? A little cotton-padded jacket and a little girl are enough."
"You fucking distinguished guest, he lives in my house, eats in my house and sleeps in my house, and he still chats with me every day, asking about this and that. If it weren't for Lao Tian's friends, I would have asked Krisna to kick them out."
"Keke~~~!" Qin Xiangru couldn't help but laugh. The young master always spoke with such humor.
"Tap tap tap~~~!" A burst of rapid footsteps came from outside and approached from far away.
