Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 782: Technology prototype spanning 700 years

Chen Zhi looked at the young man coming towards him, nodded and smiled, "I wonder how the shaping is going?"

Then Li Wei suddenly became energetic and said: "It has been effective. After all, it was you, the Lord, who showed me the secret. It has been more than half a month. If we still don't see any results, then we will be really embarrassed to see others." "As he said that, he took a few steps closer.

Behind him, there were bursts of strong steam floating, which originally covered half of his body and made his whole person's outline appear blurry. Now as he stepped out, his naked upper body, which was originally covered by the steam, was completely exposed. Under the sun, it glows with a bronze luster, and the tendon meat is particularly strong.

The little bookboy Chen Wu couldn't help but be surprised when he saw this. He especially remembered that he had met Li Wei once two or three months ago. Although he couldn't be said to be thin at that time, he also looked a little shriveled. How come it had only been so long? Is this what it looks like?Not to mention, this person is full of heroic spirit now, and there is an aura of confidence between his brows.

Chen Wu didn't know that Li Wei had great ability in the past and was very talented in the Mohist way of creation. Now he joined Chen Zhi and was valued by Chen Zhi. Not only did he eat well and keep up with nutrition, but also Several Mohist craftsmen and masters could consult for advice, and he learned a lot of skills. The workshops and factories under Chen Zhi's rule provided him with experimental ideas.

Not to mention the surprise of the little book boy, but that Li Wei led Chen Zhi inside, and through the layers of steam, you could hear the sound of ping-ping-pong-pong on both sides.

Chen Wu knew that iron was being forged around him.

There used to be only one paper mill here, but now paper mills are everywhere, and the main part has been moved to Chenzhuang outside the city. However, this area in Beicheng has not been left empty because of this, but has been planned by Chen Zhi with many factories and craftsmen. Square, and has detailed planning and division.

According to Chen Wu's memory, these two sides seem to be workshops specializing in iron smelting. It is said that a small amount of iron ore has been produced in the mining area outside the city recently, and the mine on the north bank of the Sangqian River is said to have produced a lot of iron ore. It was transported down the river to the iron workshop in Dai County, so in the past two months, work has been almost non-stop here, and I don’t know how much iron was struck.

However, Chen Wu is very clear that Chen Zhi pays more attention to this place than other places. He will talk about it when nothing happens and come over when he has time. He even mobilized 200 of the most elite people to garrison here. Every day there are For routine inquiries, the password is changed every two days, and the master of the palace directly determines the password himself.

But despite this, Chen Wu doesn't like coming here very much. The reason is very simple. It's too hot here and it's full of steam. Not to mention that every time he goes back, he gets wet all over. It's just the first time. When he came over, he accidentally touched a spot, and the hot air scalded him. It took him several days to recover, and he still has scars to this day.

Boom!

Chen Wu was still thinking about this, when suddenly there was an explosion nearby, and then a large amount of air flow spurted out from an alley on the left, accompanied by several exclamations, and then several figures stumbled in the thick smoke. ran out.

Li Wei was talking about his recent achievements with a blushing face. When he heard the voice, his face suddenly turned ugly. He followed the voice and saw a few people approaching. He quickly ran over to ask, and then he said a few words of comfort and comfort. He asked several people around him to help, and then came back disappointed.

From the time Li Wei rushed over to the time he came back now, it only took a few breaths. During this period, Chen Zhi looked at him and nodded repeatedly. When he saw someone coming back, he asked: "What's wrong? But there was something wrong with the iron smelting? No one was hurt, right?" ?" "No one was injured. Since the Lord promulgated the regulations, we have strictly abided by them both internally and externally. There is a set of rescue and evacuation regulations. Although such accidents still happen often, there are fewer injured people," Li Wei said and shook his head. Shaking his head, "In recent days, several shaft furnaces have taken shape and are ready for large-scale iron smelting. However, the alley here is not for iron smelting, but for testing new furnaces."

"New furnace?" Chen Zhi heard something in his heart, "Is it the steaming ore furnace I mentioned before? Do you already have a clue?"

"That's right," Li Wei nodded, "We listened to your advice and improved the blasting equipment, and also changed those oval shaft furnaces into sectional furnaces. As expected, the efficiency has been greatly increased, and we can increase the output by [-]% every day. To make iron, I thought about trying the steaming ore furnace you mentioned. After a few tests, I started trying to set it up. It started to burn smoothly for several hours, but it still didn’t work. Alas! "

Good guy, if you could do this, it would be amazing!
When Chen Zhi heard this, he remained calm on the surface, and even offered words of comfort and praise. In fact, he couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

Of course, he had no experience with these shaft furnaces used for iron smelting, and had never built one before. He had only seen one or two sentences in a book before, using the Baijia sign in the sign tube to refine his memory, but it was also incomplete, but Vaguely understand several key nodes.

For example, the transformation of the blast furnace and the oval shaft furnace mentioned by Li Wei just came from these trivial memories. If it were not for Li Wei's own extraordinary talent and the assistance of many craftsmen in this area, I am afraid it would not be easy to do it in a short time. It takes shape in a short time.

This, or because of this improvement, is a new technology that was born in the original historical process at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the early Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It may even appear in the current history, just because of the sectarian opinions and the transmission of messages. Hysteresis, as well as the sensitivity of iron-smelting technology, are unknown.

However, being able to make such improvements is enough to prove Li Wei's ability.

"But this steaming ore furnace is not a technological accumulation along the historical process, but directly spans hundreds of years. Although those trivial memories are not systematic, they are marked with time. This steaming ore furnace is a technology of the Song Dynasty. , the current time point is separated from the Song Dynasty by the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the Tang Dynasty. If this happened all at once, it would be surprising!"

Thinking this way, Li Wei on the opposite side recovered after a brief period of frustration and said: "Although it has not been completed this time, after this trial, the villain has an idea. If this steaming mine furnace can be completed, Perhaps coal can be used to make iron. After all, our Dai County now produces coal, and with the recent expansion of ironworks, charcoal has become somewhat insufficient. If coal is used to make iron, the quality seems to be affected..."

With this in mind, he gave a brief explanation. Chen Zhi almost understood it and realized that this was a plan with pros and cons. However, he did not veto it, but encouraged and supported it.

Li Wei was encouraged and immediately became energetic. He led the way again and said excitedly: "Look, I almost forgot about business. Your Majesty, hurry up and see Xingang. You should be able to see it soon."

(End of this chapter)