[Comprehensive] Survival of the Last Emperor

"Originally, my son wanted to use copper, but since you have coke here, you should also have iron ore, right? As a cast... Sister Ying said you, you are very good at casting, and you should be able to make iron pots Right?" Hu Hai pointed to the graphic on the silk and said.

Originally, Hu Hai just wanted to make a copper pot to make do with it, but since the candle has coke and he was once a master swordsmith, he naturally didn't want to use a copper pot, but chose a more advanced iron pot-although Hu Hai didn't actually use it. Do you know where the iron pot is advanced?But since the ancestors used iron instead of copper, there is a reason for him.

Of course, Hu Hai didn’t know that the reason why the ancient Chinese used iron pots instead of copper pots was because copper mines were rare in China, and copper could be used to make copper coins. Therefore, in ancient China, copper was a strategic resource and only the government could mine it. , Illegal mining will kill the whole family.

The truth is sometimes so simple and brutal.

"This... the pattern is not very complicated, but this is the first time I made the small one, and it will take about two hours. And this..." Zhu used his fingers in the air, and gestured for the shape and size of the pot, "My lord, you What is the size of the pot to be made? How big is the bottom of the pot? How big is the edge of the pot? What is the height from the bottom of the pot to the edge? And..."

Zhu asked about seven or eight pieces of data in one breath, and Hu Hai's eyes were filled with stares. In the end, he could only rely on the pot at home, "It's probably this big... In fact, it doesn't matter if it's bigger or smaller, just don't exaggerate it." Yes, it can be used directly as long as it is placed on an ordinary stove. The weight of the iron pot should not be too heavy...An ordinary person in good health can pick up the pot with one hand..." Hu Hai compared a pot with empty hands "Other aspects of data are up to you, it doesn't matter if it's almost, other spiritual understanding."

Zhu looked at the picture again, pondered for a while, and then said: "If this is the case, there should be no problem in two hours. Young master, do you come to pick it up after two hours, or..."

"My lord is waiting for you here." Hu Hai said quickly, after thinking about it, he added: "Don't worry, I won't disturb you, I'm just curious." I usually only see it in TV dramas and novels The things in front of me are vividly placed in front of me, can you not be curious?

Zhao Gao, who had been following by without saying a word, suddenly spoke to persuade him: "My lord, it's stuffy and hot here, plus there's molten iron and a stove, if you accidentally hurt you, then what..."

Before Zhao Gao finished speaking, Hu Hai turned his head, suppressed his smile, imitated Ying Zheng's usual angry appearance, and said to Zhao Gao, "Zhao Gao! Shut up!"

Seeing Hu Hai put on an expression resembling Ying Zheng with a face that resembled Ying Zheng, Zhao Gao instinctively shuddered, and responded, "Here."

Seeing that Zhao Gao didn't dare to talk too much, Hu Hai happily "hummed", raised the corners of his mouth, raised a big smile, waved his hands back to the guards who came with him, and said, "You guys All stay away from the stove, everyone should keep their hands still and watch quietly."

Fortunately, this house is a workshop specially used for working. When it was built back then, it was considered that there would be many people rushing to work at the same time, so although there were so many people staying there, it was not crowded at all, but it just made Hu Hai feel a little bit uncomfortable. surprise.

Hu Hai was not surprised by anything else, but Zhao Gao and his group of guards. He had just said that he would wait here to finish his work, but with a wave of Zhao Gao's hand, the group of guards immediately acted like a magic trick. I found a full set of Mr. Daqin's enjoyment equipment—although the long table was moved from another room in Zhu's house, the fruit plate, snacks, and drinks on the long table were all made by Hu Hai who watched the guards come and go. Take it out.

"Tsk tsk tsk! No wonder everyone wants to be aristocratic and rich. Even though the development of science and technology in Daqin is extremely backward, the nobles can still use manpower to make up for the lack of technology." Hu Hai muttered in his heart, looking at the crowds around him. With the expressions of "poor hospitality", "very simple", and "my son will make do with it", he sat down on the mat slowly and gracefully under the service of the calm Xiang Liying.

After sitting for about ten minutes, Hu Hai felt his feet start to feel numb, especially when the candles started to light the fire, the room was even more hot, and he was about to suffer from heat stroke in the winter.If it was in Xianyang Palace, in front of Ying Zheng, Hu Hai would have changed his position and tried it again while being coquettish.But now he is outside, and the ones in front of him are not the servants and court ladies, but the foreign ministers, and he is the son of Daqin, representing the face of Daqin.

As a brat with 18 years of experience, Hu Hai knows that in a man’s heart, it’s best for his sons and daughters to be like their wives. It doesn’t matter how they mess around at home, but they must be able to get out of the hall outside, be sensible, well-behaved and polite. The most basic, if talent is added, it is best to be so good that people can say "it really is your seed, such a good boy", that is the best.

So Hu Hai, son of Daqin, could only continue to sit with a calm and elegant smile.

Sitting and sitting, Hu Hai felt that his feet were numb to the point of unconsciousness. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the candle left the fire, he went into the backyard to get the iron ore raw materials, jumped up from the mat, and borrowed the large sleeves of the toga To cover it up, he swayed his feet in the skirt without turning his face, and said with a smile: "Everyone, is there anyone who is willing to accompany me to see what the ores mentioned by the candle look like? You have only seen them in books. , a rare opportunity to see the real thing.”

Knowing that Hu Hai's feet would become numb after sitting for a long time, Zhao Gao, who had been waiting for him to express himself, said, "I am willing to accompany you."

"Although the folk girl is not talented, she has a little understanding of the ore that the candle collects. I would like to go and explain it to the young master." Xiang Liying also said.

Other guards also expressed their willingness to go with them, but they were all stopped by Hu Hai because "the backyard is too small", and in the end they only agreed to take Zhao Gao and Xiang Liying with them.

The yard where Zhu Zhu stores ores is just outside the back door of his studio. A large yard is filled with various ores. Besides some common black ores, there are also various colorful stones. Anyway, Hu Hai is a He couldn't say his name, so he could only nod casually while listening to Xiang Liying's explanation.

"In order to cast the No.1 sword in the world, Zhu once traveled all over the seven countries, collecting various stones that he thought were useful, and tried to use these stones to cast the famous sword he wanted. Here are the various stones he collected, such as This kind of stone..." Xiang Liying said with a pile of black tetragonal crystal-shaped ores exuding metallic light: "Just add a little of this kind of stone, and the original good sword will become extremely brittle. Cut it off, it doesn't work at all."

"Extremely brittle? It breaks when you knock it?" As a high school student who has just finished many chemistry papers, Hu Hai is accustomed to taking Xiang Liying's words as a problem, and then tries to analyze the chemistry contained in the stone from the perspective of a chemical equation. Elements can actually make iron brittle, but when he chewed the meaning of Xiangli Ying's words a few times, he suddenly had a strong sense of sight.