The Jagged Empire of Daqin

Zheng Yue is like a villager who has just entered the imperial city. He is curious and surprised by everything in the iron smelting department, especially the blast furnace, which shocked Zheng Yue the most, because the blast furnace is too big, at least three feet high. It takes more than 20 people holding hands to surround it.

"The blast furnace is so high, how do you get the molten iron?" Zheng Yue couldn't help asking doubtfully.

Zheng Yue was both puzzled and curious. There was no ladder next to the blast furnace. How did the iron smelter get the molten iron out of the blast furnace? Could it be possible to pour it out?This is impossible. If the blast furnace falls down, the entire iron smelting company will be burned to ashes. Moreover, the blast furnace contains so much molten iron, the temperature must be very high. It is estimated that the molten iron has not yet fallen down, and people will be directly heated to death.

Fang Zi didn't answer Zheng Yue's question, but walked to a blast furnace. Several laborers who operated the iron furnace saw Fang Zi coming, and hurriedly edited and saluted: "I have seen Mr. Fang Ling!"

"No need to salute, how long has this blast furnace been burning?" Fang Zi asked expressionlessly.

"Master Hui Fangling, it's ready to burn, and we're about to put molten iron in!" Lao Li's boss replied with a respectful expression.

"Well, let it go!" Fang Zi said.

"Yes!"

The head of the labor force nodded, and then began to call the rest of the labor force to put the molten iron. Just as Zheng Yue thought, the temperature of the blast furnace was very high, and it was impossible to get the molten iron close to him, and it was impossible to wait for the temperature of the blast furnace to drop, because the temperature of the blast furnace dropped, and the molten iron was already gone. If it is solidified, it will be useless when the time comes.

So how to get hot metal from blast furnace?It turns out that there is a pipe connected to the bottom of the blast furnace. When the blast furnace is in operation, the pipe is closed. When the iron furnace is finished working, the man who controls the blast furnace will pull down the switch. The switch is connected to the gear, and the official road is opened through the gear. Once opened, the molten iron in the blast furnace will flow into the designated location along the pipeline, and then wait for the molten iron to solidify and send it to the Ordnance Department to make weapons.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Yue finally understood how to get the molten iron.

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At this moment, a rush of footsteps came from not far away. Fang Zi and Zheng Yue subconsciously turned their heads to look, and saw a shirtless man rushing forward. Sweat all over.

"The iron-making order Lu Hai didn't know about Fang Ling's arrival, so he was far away from welcoming him, and I hope Fang Ling will forgive him!" The man bowed to Fang Zi respectfully and saluted.

That's right, this man is the boss of the iron smelting department, Lu Hai!

Chapter 740 Yin Hai!

Lu Hai is not from Qin, but from Zhongshan. He is a famous blacksmith in Zhongshan, and the iron he makes is the best in the world. come over.

"Lu Hai, how much pure iron can you practice now?" Fang Zi went straight to the point, only telling his reason for coming. It's really too hot here, and people don't even care about being polite.

"Seventy and a half percent!" Lu Hai replied, and then immediately asked: "What's the matter, Fang Ling, could it be that the refined iron with a purity of seventy and a half percent can no longer meet the needs of the Ordnance Department?"

Refined iron also has grades, the lowest grade is [-]% pure iron, which belongs to inferior refined iron, [-]% pure iron belongs to medium refined iron, [-]% pure iron belongs to high-grade refined iron, and high-grade refined iron is the highest grade refined iron in the whole world , except for the Great Qin, few empires can train it. All the weapons of the Great Qin Empire are made of high-quality iron.

The high-grade refined iron is also smelted from the high-grade iron ore, and the requirements for iron ore are very high. The iron-making technology of the Great Qin Empire is still unable to smelt the low-grade iron ore into high-grade refined iron. In other words It is said that the quality of iron ore represents the quality of refined iron.

"It's not like that, the main reason is that this order has recently developed a new weapon, which requires a lot of fine iron, and the high-grade fine iron can't meet it at all. Lu Hai, you must train [-]% or even [-]% of the fine iron here. Otherwise, this order's new weapon will be aborted!" Fang Zi said seriously.

The power produced by the cannon cannot be tolerated by the cannon, so it needs finer iron with better purity.

Lu Hai frowned slightly, and said with a serious expression: "This is a bit difficult, but I, Lu Hai, like to do difficult things. I'll leave this matter to Lu Hai, but the Ordnance Department has to increase the budget of the iron smelting department!"

"No problem, I'll give you 100 million taels of silver!" Fang Zi said rudely.

He asked Yang Ze for the budget, and it was given to the iron smelting department!

"Is one million taels of silver missing?" Lu Hai asked with a hint of hesitation in his tone.

One million taels of silver may seem like a lot, but it is not much in practice, especially now that we need to refine more pure refined iron. For example, ten catties of fine iron ore can produce one catty of fine iron, but if If you want to refine refined iron with higher purity, ten catties of high-quality iron ore can only produce half a catty of refined iron, which means double the cost of raw materials.

"One million taels of silver is short, but use it first, and then find this order if it is not enough. That's fine, this order will not bother you, so I will resign!"

"Okay, Fang ordered your lord to go slowly!"

Fang Zi quickly took Zheng Yue out of the iron smelting department, then returned to the Ordnance Department, and began to study more powerful shells with his helpers. Before the purity of the refined iron did not meet the standard, he could only lead people to study the shells. After all Improving the gun barrel and gun mount requires higher purity iron.

Time passed slowly, and the days passed by!

Flash forward a month!

On July 25th, the [-]th year of Shengqin, Chenshi!

Dayan Empire, Haozhou County, Yin Family Village!

The east of Yinjia Village is close to the East China Sea, less than one mile away from the coast of the East China Sea. As soon as you go out, you can see the vast and endless sea. The villagers all make a living by fishing in the sea. It is a pure fishing village, but this is all in the past. Yinjia Village is no longer a pure fishing village.

This change starts with Yin Li. That’s right, Yin Li’s hometown is Yinjia Village. Since Yin Li launched a mutiny to seize the throne, all the descendants of Yinjia Village have followed Yin Li. In Yinjia Village now, except for some who are unwilling to leave their hometown It is rare to see a few young and strong old men.

Because Yinjia Village is the hometown of Yin Li, the king of the East China Sea, it is greatly protected. Neither pirates nor surrounding villages dare to go to Yinjia Village to make troubles. This brings Yinjia Village a beautiful tranquility.

Located in the back village of Yinjia Village, on a small hill closest to the coast of the East China Sea, there is a courtyard. In the courtyard, a middle-aged man with Kong Wu is tinkering with wooden planks and roots, and beside him is a five- or six-year-old boy The boy stared, the innocent eyes of the little boy were full of curiosity and doubt.

The middle-aged man's name is Yin Hai, and the little boy next to him is his son Yin Shitou.

"Daddy, what are you doing?" Yin Shitou asked his father curiously.

Yin Hai smiled triumphantly, "Daddy is making warships!"

"What are warships used for? Are they used to catch fish like the boats on the shore?" Yin Shitou knew nothing about warships, only that they were used to catch fish.

"Catch fish?" There was a hint of disdain at the corner of Yin Hai's mouth, and he said in an arrogant tone: "Warships are not for fishing, they are for fighting on the sea!"

"Yin Hai, do you have a serious person who doesn't go farming or fishing, and doesn't do business all day long? My old lady is really blind to marry you!"

In vain at this time, there was a roar of hatred for iron and steel in the house, and then a woman in plain clothes pushed the door out, walked to Yin Hai with an angry face, and angrily took the miniature warship that Yin Hai made Kicked away, the mini-warship is a mini-warship after all, the woman stepped down, the mini-warship fell apart, and returned to its original shape at once.

Seeing that his beloved miniature warship was destroyed by the woman, Yin Li was furious. He stood up immediately and slapped it without hesitation. There was a crisp sound of slap, and the woman was instantly slapped to the ground with her face Crimson palm prints appeared on his face, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

The woman looked at this scene with a face full of disbelief, her eyes became moist immediately, and a strong look of grievance appeared on her face, she looked at the angry Yin Hai with tearful eyes and said: "Give me back Yin Hai!" , you hit me, you hit me, you hit me!"

The woman's tone kept changing, first she couldn't believe it, then she felt wronged, and finally she was angry.

The woman stood up, pointed at Yin Hai with aggrieved words, and cursed: "What kind of man are you, Yin Hai? What can I, Wang Qiaoxiang, do to you? Why do you beat me? Let's talk about you, you said you want to be a sailor. Okay, I let you go, but what about you? Not long after you went, you were driven back and paid a lot of money!"

"Who paid for this money? I, it was me, I did this and that to make enough money to pay, but you have been doing warships. I didn't say anything about you. I have always supported you, but What did you do to me?"

"Just talk about the last time Yin Li was ambushed by the court and almost died. You said you can't just watch Fa Xiao being killed by the court and go to rescue him. Did I object at that time? I didn't. I supported you, but you Do you know how I lived at that time!"

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Chapter 741 The government came to arrest people?

"When the government receives any news, I, and the stones, will become floating corpses on the sea, but I didn't say anything about it, and I bear it silently. Fortunately, my ancestors blessed you to send Yin Li away safely, and our family is fine! "

"In addition to this point, there is also the fact that after Yin Li became the king of the East China Sea, he wanted to repay you and promised to let you be the captain of the navy. Originally, I thought that you liked to be a sailor and would definitely follow Yin Li. By the way, let me Enjoy the happiness with Shitou!"

"But what about you? You actually rejected Yin Li and told me that Yin Li is a traitor, and you don't want to be a traitor with Yin Li. At that time, I finally saw your true face. You are a hypocrite. My villain, you said you don’t want to be a traitor, so why are you risking your whole family being killed to save Yin Li, you have already betrayed the court, and you are already a traitor in your bones!”

"Why are you still pretending to be noble, an upright gentleman, and a dignified man? You only think about yourself and never think about me and Shitou. I can't bear it anymore. I have no choice. Marry a chicken as a chicken and a dog as a dog! "

"But you let me down time and time again, that is, you don't farm, you don't fish, and you fiddle with these crap things every day. I can't bear it anymore. You must divorce me today, otherwise, I will jump into the East China Sea Hey fish, I don’t even want to see you!”

The woman kept roaring, expressing all the complaints that had been hidden in her heart for a long time!

Yin Hai couldn't help lowering his head, guilt appeared on his face, and he began to recall the past in his mind.

He has been very interested in warships since he was a child, and his dream is to be a sailor. After getting married and having children, he signed up to become a member of the Wuyang Navy. He was interested in warships. The navy began to study the navy's warships.

Due to a mistake, he accidentally broke the warship. When the superior general learned of this, he not only kicked him out of the Wuyang Navy, but also demanded compensation from him. In desperation, he ran home desperately and begged his wife Help, my wife also told me what happened later, it was all true, without any falsehood, he was the one who saved Yin Li.

He is a very contradictory person. He doesn't want to bear the name of the traitor, but also wants to save the leader of the traitor, Yin Li. This is the so-called dilemma of loyalty, you can't have both!

"Uncle Hai!"

"Uncle Hai!"

In vain at this time, there were several shouts not far away, Yin Hai subconsciously turned his head to look, and saw two seven or eight-year-old children running towards this side with bare feet.

When the two children ran to Yin Hai, one of them gasped and said, "Uncle Hai, something is wrong. The government has come, and many people have come. They have already arrived at the village, and they even named Hai to find Hai." Uncle, my grandfather immediately asked the two of us to come to you and tell you to run away!"

Yin Hai and the woman's complexion changed!

Someone from the government?Still naming names?

Could it be that the old account is being turned over?

"One person does things and one person is responsible. If the government wants to take me, let him take it!" Yin Hai gritted his teeth, and then walked towards the village without hesitation.

"Fool, don't go, run quickly!" The woman shouted anxiously, if his man went, wouldn't he be sure to die?

But Yin Hai didn't listen to the woman's words at all, and continued to walk towards the head of the village fearlessly. Seeing this, the woman hesitated for a while, then hid Yin Shishi in the cellar of her home, and then walked towards the village. head towards.

Marry a chicken as a chicken, marry a dog as a dog, you will die together if you die, and you will be worthy of a husband and wife!

In the village!

On the narrow stone road in the village, a group of officers and soldiers in black and red uniforms were walking on the stone road. Beside the stone road stood children and old people from Yinjia Village. Whether they were children or old people, they looked at the officers and soldiers with awe.

The people do not fight with the officials, the officers and soldiers seem to be the natural enemies of the people!

This group of officers and soldiers consisted of about twenty people, led by a young official dressed in black quail Buzi court uniform. This official had a long history. He was Chang Hong, the second son of Marquis Anguo, who also succeeded Chang Zifei Anding Marquis. Originally it was Chang Qing's turn to inherit, and Chang Qing gave up to Chang Hong.

Regardless of her status as Marquis Anding, Chang Hong is now the Jiupin County Magistrate of Donghai County, Haozhou County!

"Fathers and folks, please tell me where Yin Hai is!" Chang Hong walked forward and shouted to the villagers on both sides, trying to find Yin Hai through the villagers' news!

However, the villagers were silent and did not intend to answer at all.

"You don't need to look for it, I am Yin Hai!"

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a strong Kong Wu expressionlessly blocked Chang Hong's way. The villagers on both sides frowned when they saw the person coming, thinking, is this Yin Hai a fool?Didn't you tell him to run away?How foolishly rushed up!

The villagers all thought that the officers and soldiers would quickly take Yin Hai down, but the officers and soldiers were unmoved. On the contrary, the leading official bowed politely and saluted: "Chang Hong, the current county magistrate of Donghai County, has seen Yin Zhuangshi !"

Yin Hai was taken aback for a moment, and the villagers on both sides were also stunned.

This official is actually the county magistrate of Donghai County. Most importantly, the county magistrate of Donghai County paid respects to Yin Hai. What is going on?

Everyone is stunned!

The woman who had just caught up saw this scene, and also froze in place.

Yin Hai looked at Chang Hong blankly, and finally couldn't help asking: "I don't know what the adults are talking about with the grassroots?"

The corners of Chang Hong's mouth pursed into an arc, showing a knowing smile and said: "This sentence, it's better not to ask me, I'm just a messenger, the one who really wants to see the strong man is Lord Zuo, if the strong man has nothing to do , I also ask the strong man to set off for Xianyang immediately, and I will send someone to escort the strong man!"

"Left... Prime Minister Zuo!"

"My goodness!"

"Great Qin's Prime Minister Zuo!"

"Is Prime Minister Zuo better than Xiao Li?"

"Maybe!"

The villagers exclaimed in surprise. Although they are not well educated, they also know that the position of prime minister is worth less than one person and more than ten thousand people. Now that such a big man wants to meet Yin Hai, they have to be surprised.

The villagers were all surprised, not to mention the person involved, Yin Hai, who was dumbfounded, and his wife was also dumbfounded.

Next, Yin Hai was confused and taken away by Chang Hong in a daze, and Yin Hai's wife was also taken away. When Chang Hong learned that Yin Hai's son was hiding in the cellar, she couldn't laugh or cry. What was she thinking? If you really came to arrest you, why would I lead you personally.

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Chapter 742 Zero One Cannon Test!

At the same time, the Great Qin Empire, Beizhou, the northern suburbs of Xianyang, and the Iron Smelting Division!

The iron smelting division is still in full swing as before. Iron smelting Ling Lu Hai is standing by a blast furnace, thinking carefully about how to increase the purity of the refined iron to the highest level. It’s not just a day or two, it’s been a month. , but made no progress.

Not only he was thinking about it alone, but all the ironworkers in the iron making department were thinking about it.

"Lu Ling, why don't you burn it a little longer? Maybe after a day or two of burning, you'll be able to refine iron with a higher purity!" An iron craftsman not far away couldn't help but said.

Lu Hai shook his head, "You can't burn too much. If you burn too much, the blast furnace can't bear it. By the way, you can try this method!" Lu Hai's eyes lit up suddenly, as if he had thought of something.

His family made iron for generations. Once when his grandfather was smelting iron, he mixed coal and limestone into the iron pot by mistake. At that time, he thought that the refined iron would be wasted. Who would have imagined that the refined iron produced was almost free of impurities. , the purity must reach [-]%!

Utensils made of this kind of fine iron are very hard, wear-resistant, and have good castability, but they also have great shortcomings. This kind of fine iron cannot be forged, and it is too brittle.

Since farm tools and weapons were used to support the family at that time, and farm tools and weapons were often wielded, it was not suitable to use this kind of refined iron to make farm tools and weapons. If you go to the battlefield with this kind of weapon, and the knife is broken, the court will have to cut off the whole family.

It is precisely because of this that this method of ironmaking is not widely used, and it is not well known. I am afraid that he is the only one who knows this method in the whole world.

Lu Hai did what he said, and began to prepare materials. The iron smelter had plenty of coke, but not limestone. And coke into the blast furnace!

Ten hours later!

The blast furnace pipe was opened, and the molten iron in the blast furnace flowed into the cooling pool along the pipe. After a while, the cooling pool was filled with about [-] catties of refined iron. A small piece of refined iron that has just been trained.

"What a high purity!" An iron craftsman couldn't help exclaiming!

Take the fine iron as an example. When the fine iron is first refined, there are a large number of impurities visible to the naked eye on the surface. This is used to judge the purity of the refined iron. Condensed and forged to remove a little impurity.

That is to say, the [-]% pure iron produced by the iron smelting department can reach [-]% purity after being re-condensed and forged by the Ordnance Department.

"With such a high purity, the ordnance department's ordnance masters don't need to condense and forge it. They can directly turn it into molten iron and pour it into a mold to form it. Lu Ling really deserves to be a family of iron smelters, and he can get things done as soon as he makes a move!"