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

"One furnace of pig iron can produce one thousand catties of refined steel and eight hundred catties of crucible steel."

Ying Zigao calculated carefully, and said, "One day's output is [-] jin of steel making, [-] jin of crucible steel, and [-] jin of crucible steel!"

While talking, Ying Zigao said to the official in charge: "Based on this calculation, the output is quite good!"

"Your Majesty, the current production capacity has not reached the ideal production capacity because the production has just started, and the craftsmen are not very skilled yet."

The official in charge said hurriedly: "When the craftsmen are skilled in operation, the output can be raised to a higher level!"

"That's good." Ying Zigao nodded and said, "The hundred-smelted steel and crucible steel produced will give priority to the production of various weapons! The imperial court will replace the bronze weapons in the army with steel weapons as soon as possible!"

"I understand!" the official in charge said loudly.

Ying Zigao went on to say: "You all process the hundred-smelting steel and steel pot steel produced today into weapons, and equip them for my personal guards first!"

Hearing this, the officials in charge and the officials of the iron workshop couldn't help but get excited!
It is a very honorable thing to use the steel weapons produced by ourselves to be the first to equip the personal guards of His Majesty the Emperor!
The official in charge said hurriedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I'm going back with my bodyguard today!"

Ying Zigao said seriously, "You have to hurry up!"

"Weichen will let the artisans step up production!"

The administrator in charge said hurriedly: "We must produce the weapons needed by His Majesty's bodyguard as soon as possible!"

As he spoke, the official in charge hurriedly turned around and left, explaining the production tasks.

Ying Zigao smiled slightly, handed the crucible steel sword to the bodyguard, and said, "Your weapon was cut off by my sword just now. I will give you this sword!"

"Your Majesty, I'm so scared!"

The accompanying bodyguard hurriedly knelt down on the ground, and said with a look of fear: "The little one dare not accept this heavy reward!"

"You can take it when I give it to you!" Ying Zi said loudly, "Why don't you dare to have a strong sword? In a short while, your entire guard force will be equipped with high-performance steel weapons!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The bodyguard finally felt relieved and said loudly, taking the steel sword with both hands!
I saw that the bodyguard received the steel sword rewarded by Ying Zigao.All the guards present couldn't help but look envious.

At this time, Ying Zigao had already arrived at the finished product stack of the farm tool workshop, and carefully observed all kinds of farm tools of this era.

Take a closer look.Ying Zigao discovered that the shape and structure of farm tools in this era are quite different from those of later generations, and it can be said that they are still very backward.

The shovel is still square, without any curvature, and the shapes of farm tools such as hoes and picks are quite different from those of later generations!
Especially the plow used for farming is still a heavy straight shaft plow!

The farm implements such as columbine cart, hoe, rake, and hog, which are common in later generations, are nowhere to be seen!

Ying Zigao couldn't help being surprised.After thinking about it carefully, I realized it.

Now is the Qin Dynasty, and it hasn't been long since the widespread use of iron farm tools.The shape of farm tools is relatively primitive, which is also reasonable.

It is normal that some common farm tools in the market outlook do not appear.

Ying Zigao had never been involved with farm tools before, and he had never made any innovations.

Now that he has found out, Ying Zigao must carry out bold innovations with great fanfare!
Thinking of this, Ying Zigao said seriously to the official in charge: "Is this the shape of the farm tools you made? Can't you change it?"

"Your Majesty, agricultural tools have been in this shape since ancient times."

Unexpectedly, Ying Zigao, a high-ranking emperor, could notice the shape of farm tools.The official in charge couldn't help being surprised, and said hastily.

"Since ancient times? Not so much since ancient times!"

Ying Zigao said with a serious face, and as he spoke, he picked up a shovel and said, "Look at this shovel, if it is made into a circle and a little more arc, isn't it easier to work with?" ?”

"Your Majesty, this..." The official in charge couldn't help but tighten his face.

"First, according to my intention, create some new shovels!"

Ying Zigao said with a straight face!

The official in charge hastily agreed and arranged the matter.

Soon, five of the new shovels Yingzi demanded were produced!

Ying Zigao just made a new type of shovel, looked at it carefully, and basically met his requirements, so he nodded and said, "Good job!"

Immediately, he gave instructions to the guards: "Choose 10 people out! Five with old-fashioned shovels and five with new-style shovels. Dig a pit one foot deep and two feet wide at the same time! Let's see who can dig faster!"

The guard officer hurriedly agreed, and picked a piece of wasteland at the edge of the smelting workshop, and picked out 10 tall young guards with similar physical fitness.

Get 5 of them with old-fashioned shovels and 5 of them with refurbished shovels, and start digging at the same time!
Under the watchful eyes of the officials, the guards took their shovels and worked desperately!
It was only after this work that I discovered that the efficiency of the innovative shovel was significantly better than that of the old-fashioned shovel!

Not long after, the guards with new-style shovels had already dug the pit!

The guards with old-fashioned shovels waved their shovels desperately and kept digging, and the pit was still a full 1/3 away from being dug!

"Okay, let's all stop!"

Ying Zigao gave an order, pointed to the already bent earth pit, and said loudly: "You have all seen that the guards with new-style shovels have already dug the pit.

The guards with old-fashioned shovels are still busy, and they are still halfway to digging! "

"Your Majesty, your improved shovel is really more effective!"

Seeing that the efficiency of this new type of shovel has improved significantly, Yuhuatian, Liu Bowen and other ministers and officials couldn't help but be surprised!
Liu Bowen said with a serious face: "Your Majesty is wise, I am ashamed of myself!"

"The ministers are ashamed of themselves!" Yu Huatian and other ministers and officials also said hastily!

Ying Zigao waved his hand indifferently and said, "As you have seen just now, the improved agricultural tools have greatly improved their effectiveness!"

Speaking of this, Ying Zigao pointed to the finished farm tools and said seriously: "The shape and structure of these farm tools must be improved!"

"Wei Chen understands!"

The official in charge said hurriedly.While talking, he ordered his subordinates: "Stop the last two processes of the farm tool workshop first! Wait for His Majesty's order before continuing!"

With an order, the last two processes, which were still in full swing, immediately stopped.

Ying Zigao didn't say much, and strode up to the craftsmen!
Seeing the emperor actually came in front of them, the craftsmen couldn't help but get very nervous, and fell to their knees in unison!