Iron Dynasty

The solemn atmosphere in the courtroom became relaxed because of Lu Tong's progress.

At the same time as the industrial and commercial development of Yuguo, Qingzhou officials also began to gradually accept the ongoing reforms, and in order to keep up with Xiao Ming's footsteps, many officials usually go to Qingzhou University to study to learn about various new things appearing in Qingzhou .

This subtle change made Xiao Ming very satisfied, but not too satisfied, because today's Great Yu Kingdom still has a force to stop the wheel of history from rolling forward, and this is Confucianism.

Therefore, after the decree of the reform was perfected, he was measuring how to turn the lagging force of Confucianism into a force that spurred the development of the Great Yu Kingdom.

This idea flashed in Xiao Ming's mind, but he still focused his attention on the current chemical industry.

He said to the ministers: Since Lu Tong has finally built the first sulfuric acid workshop in the Great Yu Kingdom, why don't we all go and see it together.

Yes, Your Majesty. The ministers bowed in response, they were accustomed to this, and now any breakthrough in science and technology in the Great Yu Kingdom, their Emperor will take them to observe it.

Lead the way!, Xiao Ming said to Lu Tong.

After all, he and Qian Dafu got up and walked out, and the ministers followed him out of the Council Hall.

Under the leadership of Lu Tong, they went out of Qingzhou City to the workshop area. In the chemical industry area of ​​the workshop area, they saw the already built sulfuric acid workshop.

Along the way, Lu Tong did not forget to popularize to officials what sulfuric acid is and the role of sulfuric acid.

In contemporary times, many people are aware that this sulfuric acid has a disfiguring effect, but they do not know that this sulfuric acid is widely used in industry.

First of all, sulfuric acid can be used to produce chemical fertilizers. In this fertilizer, fertilizer field powder, that is, ammonium sulfate, needs to interact with sulfuric acid. The reaction between phosphate rock and sulfuric acid can also obtain a fertilizer called lime phosphate or calcium phosphate, but if you want to produce these two All kinds of fertilizers need to digest a large amount of sulfuric acid.

Because of this, Xiao Ming had to use soil fertilizers. Now that sulfuric acid is industrialized, he can try industrial fertilizers.

In addition to the production of chemical fertilizers, sulfuric acid plays a great role in the smelting industry. The refining of many metals requires sulfuric acid to dissolve, especially in the industry, which requires sulfuric acid to clear the rust of steel before cold rolling, cold drawing and stamping.

In addition, sulfuric acid is also used in the rubber production industry. Now Lutong's industrialization of sulfuric acid has opened the door of many industries, allowing these industries to be realized.

The ministers were half-knowledgeable, but they were also quite shocked, because from the way Lu Tong's spittle was flying, they were enough to judge the importance of this matter.

When the ministers were listening to Lu Tong's explanation, Xiao Ming had already walked around in the lead room.

In general, the lead chamber method is to pass a mixture of sulfur dioxide gas, oxygen and water vapor through several lead chambers in sequence at a temperature of 300 to 500 degrees Celsius. In the lead chamber, sulfur dioxide is fully oxidized to form sulfuric acid.

The reason why the lead chamber is used is because the diluted sulfuric acid is highly corrosive, so the equipment needs to be made of lead.

The source of sulfur dioxide is calcined iron sulfide ore, or the direct use of sulfur.

Xiao Ming came not only to observe, but also to check whether Lu Tong did the right thing. Now it seems that Lu Tong has successfully mastered the lead chamber method.

He said to Lu Tong: Since sulfuric acid can be industrialized, this industrial nitric acid will be a success.

Your Majesty, this is what the next officer is going to do next. Lu Tong said, in the past five or six years of study, Lu Tong has become more and more proficient in chemistry, and many things have been mastered.

Now that sulfuric acid is industrialized, he can use sulfuric acid and saltpeter to industrially produce nitric acid.

Xiao Ming nodded. What he has experienced is actually the process of the national industrial system from scratch. Once the industrial foundation is solid, technology can improve rapidly.

Otherwise, all knowledge and theories will be of no use at all.

Now the breakthrough in the chemical industry will make the industry of the Great Yu country improve again, especially in the rubber industry. After all, according to the agreed time, it is time for Brandon to transport the rubber to the Great Yu country.

Once he has rubber he can produce some incredible things.

After observing the sulfuric acid workshop with the ministers, Xiao Ming commended the students who participated in the construction of the sulfuric acid workshop.

Nowadays, the prosperity of Yuguo industry is often related to his original incentive policy. Now more and more scholars are entering Qingzhou University, hoping to obtain titles and land through scientific achievements.

Of course, the ministers were also worried that in the future, the land of the Great Yu Kingdom would be unsealed, but this was exactly what Xiao Ming intended.

Because he can rightfully give them the land he has taken so they can go and build colonies.

For example, the land of the Golden Horde is now even more vast than that of the Great Yu Kingdom. In the extreme north, there is also the Siberian snowfield.

Through the Bering Strait, he can also enter Alaska, and then the fertile land of North America, so he is not worried that there is no seal, but only that there are not enough people to seal it.

Can't relax, I'm waiting for you to establish a complete chemical system!

Xiao Ming patted Lu Tong on the shoulder. As the so-called revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard.

Lu Tong's eyes flickered with excitement. The success of the sulfuric acid industry gave him great confidence. He said: Xiaguan will not be entrusted by the emperor.

After nodding, Xiao Ming and the ministers left the workshop area, and now they still have a lot of things to do.

The Golden Horde, the household registration system, the encouragement of fertility, and population migration, each of these four decrees is not an easy task.

Returning to Qingzhou City, Xiao Ming and the officials dispersed.

After returning to Xingyuan, he deliberately called Wang Xuan over. It was inconvenient to talk about some things in the courtroom, and he needed to talk to Wang Xuan alone.

Your Majesty, the King of Chu acted like this, but the Emperor did not send his troops to the south. Wouldn't it be a problem to raise tigers, as the saying goes, you must first be safe from the outside world. Wang Xuan was a little puzzled.

Xiao Ming laughed softly when he heard the words, Even if France gave all the money, the King of Chu could not catch up with the development of the six states, and with the passage of time, the gap between them would get bigger and bigger, and according to Li Kaiyuan According to the account book provided, 80% of Qingzhou's goods were sold to the south this year.

Eighty percent! Wang Xuan was a little surprised.

Xiao Ming nodded, I'm also a little unbelievable, but it's a fact, the north has been smashed, and people's livelihood has not yet recovered. If the south is smashed again, where will this commodity be sold? Korea is a market, but how can it compare to the rich South.

It turns out that it is no wonder that the emperor has always tolerated the king of Chu. Wang Xuan sighed.