Daqin: Check in at the beginning of 18 and ask Zulong to abdicate

After leaving the harem, Ying Zigao devoted himself to the government again.

Under Ying Zigao's urging, Liu Bowen, Yuhuatian and other civil officials were intensively preparing for the Yantie official camp.

The construction of government-run saltworks and government-run iron smelting workshops is also vigorously promoted.

While dealing with government affairs, Ying Zigao also took time out to personally inspect the progress of the government-run iron smelting workshop.

"Your Majesty, there are a few things that the ministers and the craftsmen don't understand, please ask Your Majesty to clarify!"

The person in charge of the iron smelting workshop project was an official from the Ministry of Industry.

As soon as he saw Ying Zigao coming, he couldn't help but vomit bitterness.

"What can't you understand?" Ying Zi Gao hurriedly asked seriously.

"Your Majesty, this is the place." The Ministry of Industry officials were busy.He took out a piece of silk cloth, pointed to the pattern on it and said, "The craftsmen don't understand why such a process is set up to process coal?"

Ying Zigao took a closer look, only to realize that the announcement official was referring to the coking process.

"This process is to process coal into coke."

Ying Zigao smiled slightly and said, "Put the processed coke into the blast furnace together with iron ore and limestone to make iron while taking advantage of the heat from the processing."

"Your Majesty, in the past, charcoal was used to smelt iron." The official of the Ministry of Industry said with some concern: "Is it really possible to use this coke now? Will there be any problems?"

"The effect of coke is better than charcoal!"

Ying Zigao said confidently.

In his previous life, he had relatives who worked in the small iron and steel factory in the county. In order to earn pocket money, he even worked as a holiday worker in the small iron and steel factory.

Knows a lot about steel.

This time, he obtained the iron and steel smelting technology of the Song Dynasty, and improved it through the knowledge he had mastered.

"I understand." The Ministry of Industry official thought for a while and nodded.

Immediately, he pointed to the air preheating device in front of the blast furnace, and asked seriously: "Your Majesty, many craftsmen do not understand the function of this device. I have been asking my minister..."

"This is the warm-up device."

Ying Zigao hurriedly said: "The purpose is to heat the cold air into hot air and blow it into the blast furnace! Increase the temperature in the blast furnace to improve the efficiency of iron smelting!"

"Heat the cold air into hot air?" The officials of the Ministry of Industry are also professionals, not laymen in iron smelting.

After thinking about it carefully, I figured out the reason.

Hastily said: "Wei Chen understands!"

Immediately afterwards, Ying Zigao explained to the officials of the Ministry of Industry the principles and specific processes of the regenerator, the steel frying method, and the crucible steelmaking method.

The officials of the Ministry of Industry and a few master craftsmen who stood on the sidelines and eavesdropped were fascinated by what they heard!

"Your Majesty, you are really a master at making iron!"

The official of the Ministry of Industry couldn't help but said excitedly: "Listening to His Majesty's words is really better than studying for ten years!"

Ying Zigao smiled modestly and said, "What I'm talking about is just some theoretical stuff. The specific construction details have to be done by you officials and craftsmen who do the actual work!"

"Do a good job!" Ying Zigao looked at the construction site. Except for a few master craftsmen, the rest of the craftsmen were concentrating on their work.

Nodding in satisfaction, he said: "We must ensure the quality and quantity, build the iron smelting workshop as soon as possible, put it into production as soon as possible, and produce qualified ironware!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Officials from the Ministry of Industry hastily agreed loudly.

"We must find a way to mobilize the energy of the craftsmen."

Ying Zigao thought for a while, and then said: "We can give more generous rewards to craftsmen who perform well and have high motivation, and set up a few models to stimulate the enthusiasm of craftsmen!"

"Wei Chen understands!"

The officials of the Ministry of Industry said hurriedly.

"If you can complete and put into production ahead of schedule with quality and quantity guaranteed, I will give you a big reward!"

Ying Zigao said seriously.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Upon hearing this, the officials of the Ministry of Industry became excited and said hastily, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I must find ways to speed up the construction and put the workshop into operation as soon as possible!"

After Ying Zigao left the workshop, he came to the palace.

As soon as he came to the study, he asked seriously: "Is there any memorial for the government-run saltworks?"

"Your Majesty, the memorial just arrived!" said the accompanying eunuch hurriedly.

Opening the bamboo slips and looking at the memorial, Ying Zigao couldn't help frowning.

The construction of the government-run saltworks in the East China Sea also encountered technical problems.

What Ying Zigao got was modern salt production technology.

It adopts the sun-dried salt method that is popular in later generations.

Compared with the current boiled salt hair, the cost is greatly reduced, and the efficiency is doubled!
This is also why Ying Zigao implemented the government-run monopoly system and ensured that the common people could eat cheap salt!
Unexpectedly, such an important project would encounter technical problems.

It seems that in order to improve the production technology, it is not enough to come up with a set of ready-made crafts and let the subordinates follow suit.

You have to use your energy and work hard.

Ying Zi Gao originally planned to go to the East China Sea Salt Field to guide production by himself.

But he is the emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty, and he has important government affairs to do every day. The Donghai Salt Field is a long way from Xianyang City, and the journey alone takes a lot of time!
After thinking about it carefully, Ying Zigao still transferred an official who was proficient in the salt industry from the Ministry of Industry.

"I came here to ask you to guide the construction of the East China Sea Salt Field on my behalf."

As soon as the salt industry officials came to the main hall, Ying Zigao said seriously.

"Your Majesty, I am in a state of panic!" the salt industry official said hurriedly.

"I have seen your resume, and you have been engaged in the production supervision of the salt industry.

I have also asked the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Among the officials of the Ministry of Industry in Beijing, you are the most proficient in salt production! "

Ying Zigao said with a straight face: "So this matter can only be left to you!"

"Your Majesty, I'm just a low-ranking official with a thousand shi, I'm really afraid!" The official of the salt industry said hurriedly: "With my official position and seniority, I really can't afford this important responsibility!"

"What's the matter, as long as you go, I will promote you to an official position of more than two thousand stones!"

Ying Zigao hurriedly said: "I appoint you as the supervisor of the saltworks!
As long as the errands are done well and the quality of the Donghai Salt Farm can be completed and put into production on time or ahead of schedule, I will reward you a lot! "

Upon hearing this, the officials of the salt industry immediately became excited.

Ying Zigao promoted him from a low-level Beijing official to a high-ranking official in one fell swoop!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The official of the salt industry hastily said: "Your Majesty, I must be so heartbroken that I will try my best to build the Donghai Salt Farm into production as soon as possible!"

"I will not treat those who really work hard."

Ying Zigao smiled slightly, and said seriously: "Come, follow me to the study! I will explain the new salt production technology to you properly!"

As he spoke, Ying Zigao brought the salt industry officials to the study.