Datang: At the beginning, I wanted to rebel against my father-in-law

Chapter 17 Steel Knife
"By the way, son-in-law, I heard that you are making steel?" Li Shimin suddenly remembered the steel factory that the old farmer mentioned before.

"good."

"What is steel?" Li Shimin frowned, this was the first time he had heard this name.

"You can understand it as an upgraded version of iron. This kind of steel is dozens of times harder than iron. The most important thing is... this thing will never rust!"

Hearing what Su Feng said, Li Shimin stopped in an instant, staring at him with wide-eyed eyes.

"No...won't it rust?" Li Shimin's eyes widened.

This thing called steel, just because it doesn't rust, is enough to shock the world!

This also means that once this kind of steel is made into a weapon, no matter how long it is stored, it will not rust or rot. This is the characteristic of extremely rare and famous swords in the world.

If the words just now came from someone else's mouth, Li Shimin would think it was nonsense without even thinking about it, but it's completely different if it's what Su Feng said.

"How else to make a flintlock?"

Su Feng explained: "If you want to make the barrel of a flintlock gun, you only need a gang. The steel is soft and willful, and can withstand the impact of gunpowder."

Made a flintlock?
Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he asked, "How long does it take to make a flintlock gun?"

This is what he cares most about. As long as he has a flintlock gun, plus a military coat and instant noodles, the battle of Tubo will definitely turn the tide.

"The minimum is one week." Su Feng said.

"A week?" Li Shimin frowned, making one a week, which is too slow, how long would it take to have a flintlock?

Su Feng shrugged and said: "Don't be disgusted, this is already very fast. Ordinary craftsmen may not be able to make a gun barrel in a month."

According to his estimation, as long as he is given one year to recruit hundreds of craftsmen, then one person can build three crafts per week, and thousands of craftsmen can be built in one year. Datang?
However, Li Shimin couldn't wait that long. The war between Tubo and Tang Dynasty was imminent. If the flintlock gun was finished, the day lily would be cold.

Su Feng suddenly smiled and said: "I thought, since I can't make a lot of flintlock guns now, why not make a lot of cold weapons? Anyway, with the willfulness of steel knives, ordinary Tang knives and sickles are definitely no match, as long as they are operated properly , will definitely make a lot of money.”

"As long as the court has a need and is willing to give money, we will produce."

Li Shimin also has this intention.

Since Su Feng brought this up on his own initiative, Li Shimin nodded without any hesitation, and said, "You are right, if we use this material to make weapons, it will become easier to deal with Tubo!"

Su Feng said: "Now the village lacks nothing but mines. Please ask my father-in-law to help transport the iron ore. Otherwise, it will be hard for a smart woman to make a living without rice!"

"Well, I will send someone to transport the iron ore to the village."

The war between Datang and Tubo is about to break out, and now is the time when the imperial court urgently needs development and help. Once the weapons made by Su Feng are sent to the imperial court, it will definitely enhance the combat effectiveness of Datang.

The two hit it off immediately, and then began to work quickly.

After discussing the following matters with Li Shimin, almost all the steel produced in the steel factory was sent to the blacksmith's shop, and concentrated their efforts to start making weapons.

During this period, Li Shimin was out of the mine, and Su Feng was out of manpower. With his help, the weapon manufacturing process was accelerated a lot.

In order to prevent Li Shimin from stealing, every time Su Feng mixed iron ore and charcoal, he did it alone.

It's not that he doesn't trust Li Shimin, but that he never trusted him.

In less than a month, with the support of Su Feng, tens of thousands of weapons were manufactured one by one.

Seeing Su Feng and Li Shimin cooperate so well, Li Lizhi also had a rare smile on his face.

As the weapons were released, Li Shimin came to the steelmaking plant as quickly as possible.

Before he could make a request, all kinds of weapons were placed in front of him.

Long swords, broadswords, swords and other weapons made of steel were placed on a large table, shining brightly in the sunlight.

Li Shimin could feel the extraordinary quality of these weapons just by looking at them.

He casually picked up a big knife. This knife is completely different from the most powerful knife of this era in terms of weight and appearance...

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(End of this chapter)