After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 157 Ironmaking Method
Gongsun Ye didn't react for a while, but he could feel that there was no malice in Meng Di's words, so he said.

"If you act disrespectfully, you should be punished. I don't know what Mengzi wants to do?"

But Mengdi pointed to the stove in front of him and said with a smile.

"Since this is the case, I will punish you. Tell me the function of these stoves."

At this time, Gongsun Ye also realized that Meng Di was just joking, and explained with a relaxed expression on his face.

"Because the evil gold is mostly hidden in the ore, if the temperature is too low, then the evil gold will inevitably be full of impurities and not refined enough, so it will be unusable. If you want to get better evil gold, you need to increase the temperature of the furnace Some."

"And this kind of stove is a method that I came up with after thinking hard for many years, but because of lack of experience, these stoves are very not durable, and they are often discarded after being burned a few times. Now I am also trying to find a way to improve it. "

"At least the appearance of the evil gold refined now has been greatly improved compared to before. With a little forging, it can be used to make armor and weapons. However, because there are too few people refining evil gold in the world, everything It’s still being explored.”

This was a reminder to Meng Di, Gan Jiang and Mo Xie didn’t have such a stove, and the last one was forged. It’s a good ironware. If they can sit together and discuss it, maybe they can learn something. Gain, so he said.

"Master Gongsun, if you have time, you can go to Gumi City. There is also a master swordsmith there. If the two can communicate with each other, maybe they can greatly improve the method of refining evil gold."

As soon as Gongsun Ye heard this, he was interested in time. The general is also a well-known figure, how could he have never heard of it, so he immediately made a decision and said without the slightest hesitation.

"In this case, after I finish practicing these two furnaces of evil gold, I will set off for Gumi."

After meeting Gongsun Ye, Bai Gui took Mengdi around, and went to see the mine, but when he returned to rest, Mengdi looked at the river flowing down from the mountain, There is a movement in my heart.

In the Han Dynasty, many imitations were built by the river, and the mills were driven by the water flow, which saved a lot of manpower. Just now, in front of the stove, there were dozens of young and strong people pushing and pulling the bellows. craftsman.

This made him suddenly think, if he could use the river to pull the bellows like a mill, wouldn't it save a lot of manpower?Moreover, Gongsun Ye also said that the stove he built was unusable, which was obviously illegal.

Facing these situations, Meng Di thought of another great talent who was still in Mengyi, Gongshu Ban.

So after returning to Huaicheng, Mengdi sent his guards to return to Mengyi to ask Ji Ran to send Gongshuban over.

At this time, Liu Xiatuo came back after training and learned that Mengdi had arrived, so he hurried over to meet him, and said as soon as he met.

"My lord is here this time, do you want to take a look at the elite men I have trained?"

When he said this, his face was full of excitement. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with these soldiers. Meng Di naturally wanted to find out when he came, but in the past two days, he also seriously considered Bai Gui's offer. Suggestion, so he said.

"Nowadays, Huai City is becoming more and more prosperous, and there are many business travelers coming and going. If you only rely on these thousands of people, it is still a bit too small, so in the future when you select soldiers, you can divide them into two groups, and select the elite for the superior."

"Those who are a little worse can form another army, and the training intensity is slightly reduced so that they can guard the place. In this way, the elite soldiers you have trained can be used in foreign wars."

"Besides, since you are in Huai City with Mr. Bai, you can discuss with Mr. Bai more about anything. In fact, Mr. Bai made this suggestion. The reason for being so tactful is probably because you are worried that you won't listen to it."

Hearing this, Liu Xiatuo scratched his head and said with some embarrassment.

"I feel that Mr. Bai is a good hand in governing the region, and he may not be good at military training. He mentioned it before, but I didn't listen to it. This is my fault. Please rest assured, my lord. I will pay attention to it later. "

These words made Mengdi a little worried, and he spoke earnestly.

"I hope that you will be able to be in charge in the future, so during this period of time, on the one hand, you have to follow Mr. Bai to learn how to manage the place, and on the other hand, you have to take a long-term view."

"Think about the growing reputation of Huai City today, and more and more caravans come to trade. If other tribes rob the past caravans in the future, will you care or not?"

Liu Xiatuo used to run across the Lu Kingdom, and what he did was robbing the business travelers in the past. He naturally understood the harm of doing so. After a long time, no one would dare to come to Huai City.

And he could hear that Meng Di had high expectations for him, which made him a little embarrassed. Of course, he understood that this kind of situation would definitely happen. He has already understood the situation of the local tribes for a while. up.

Except for some big tribes who are living well, other small tribes can be said to be precarious, but those big tribes are nothing compared to the nobles of the Central Plains.

Now above Huaiyi, there is a prosperous city like Huaicheng, which will naturally arouse the covetousness of others.

Strictly speaking, these words are now spoken by Meng Di, which already shows that Liu Xiatuo has neglected his duties. Thinking of this, he showed some shame on his face, and said with his fists clasped.

"My lord said that when my subordinates think about things in the future, they will take a long-term view as much as possible. If they can't do it themselves, they will ask Mr. Bai and the lord for advice. The prosperity of Huai City will definitely not be affected."

Seeing his sincerity, Mengdi's tone softened and he sighed softly.

"The situation in Mengyi is not very good now. In the future, the Qi State will definitely send troops to Fan. The reason why I came this time is not only to see the development of Huai City, but also to remind you. .”

"We have to take advantage of this period of time to make preparations. If the situation continues to deteriorate in the future, Zhongqiu City may be abandoned. At that time, the connection between Mengyi and Huaicheng will be cut off. Then it will be up to you and Mr. Bai." Let’s stabilize Huai City.”

When Liu Xiatuo heard that he was going to give up Zhongqiu City, his expression changed. In this case, many supplies in Huai City would be interrupted, so why not worry him.

(End of this chapter)