Chapter 360 Faith
In fact, before the industrial revolution, the development of the global metallurgical industry was limited by the temperature of fuel combustion.
Within the allowable range, the higher the controllable temperature, the easier it is to smelt iron and steel.
The key to why Feng Yong can guarantee that he can use charcoal to smelt good iron is that he knows a way to increase the temperature of charcoal when burning in the forge.
That is to add a blower to the iron smelting furnace.
I remember that when the history book talked about the history of metallurgy in China, it was said that the handicraft industry in the Song Dynasty was particularly developed. What impressed Feng Yong most was the illustration on that page, which showed a man pushing and pulling a blower.
The explanation in the book is that the blower can increase the temperature inside the furnace.
When he was working on coke, Feng Yong wanted to make a better blower, but unfortunately the time was too tight. He had to design, test, and even improve the furnace to see how to match the blower...
He is not an almighty superman, so how could he possibly be able to take care of it?
In the end, a few small test machines were built.
So this is why he can only build thirty sets of armor—the efficiency is too low.
In any case, I don’t intend to make money from iron smelting. With this method, I just hand it over and there is no loss.
As far as the current requirements of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty are concerned, he only needs to be able to produce good iron. As for production efficiency, he does not have many requirements for the time being.
Solve the question of whether or not first, and then you will think of how many questions there are.
It is a way of thinking that is very characteristic of the Chinese nation.
Feng Tibi felt at ease and wanted to be lazy.
As for when the day came, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty suddenly discovered that charcoal restricted iron smelting too much. If he wanted to produce refined iron better and faster, his eyes would naturally fall on coal. At that time, I made a lot of money just selling coal and coke. Sent!
The methods for smelting refined iron are all handed over to the country... Well, to the court, you are embarrassed to come and rob my coal mine again, right?
If you dare to grab it, I will get the Queen to join you again!
If that doesn't work, just tell Mr. Zhuge and tell him that there is coal all over the ground in Nanxiang. As long as you are willing to put in the effort to look for it, you will definitely find it.
Nanxiang is so big that it includes two counties in later generations.
With the current level of technology and manpower, it would take decades or even hundreds of years to dig out all the resources.
Decades from now, either the big man will be gone, or I will be gone. Who will be able to take care of the affairs behind me?
It would be better if the ideal of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty to return to the old capital could really be realized - if he really wanted to return to the old capital, who would care about the coal in Hanzhong? Guanzhong is everywhere in the world!
“How can you refine refined iron from ordinary iron and stone using charcoal?”
Seeing that Feng Yong was willing to reveal his master's secret skills, Pu Yuan asked impatiently.
“Oh, this is simple. To smelt refined iron, you either need to find high-quality iron stones, or you need to warm the iron furnace... um, um, try to find a way to make the fire in the furnace hotter.”
It is often said that China has a vast territory and rich mineral resources, but there is a sentence behind it that is often ignored.
That is, there are many poor ores, few rich ores, and many associated ores, which brings many difficulties to smelting.
So it is difficult to find high-quality iron ore.
China began to enter the Iron Age during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but to fully replace bronze wares with iron wares, we had to wait until the Han Dynasty.
Unfortunately, due to the limitation of forge temperature, the improvement of smelting technology has been very slow.
So the current level of iron smelting can only be regarded as initial or even primitive. It is not too difficult for Feng Yong to improve the iron smelting furnace.
The difficulty lies in producing high-quality iron in large quantities.
It is not difficult to add a blower. The difficulty lies in how to add a large blower to improve production efficiency.
“How to burn?”
Even if you want to smelt good iron yourself, you can only find a good iron mine and pay attention to the quality of the water for quenching the iron. However, it is not clear how this can make the fire in the furnace burn hotter.
“I can’t say it in words, I’ll draw a picture for Madam later.”
The stingy Feng Tibi still remembered what Pu Yuan had just accused him of, but he deliberately did not tell him.
Most importantly, Feng Yong also thought that since Huang Yueying had studied the "Lu Ban Jing", her craftsmanship should be good. It is said that the inventions of Zhuge Lao Yao in history are inseparable from Huang Yueying, and now it seems that it may not be true.
Give her the blower. What if she can improve it to what she wants?
Isn’t that supposed to be great?
This woman... To be honest, she is really a top-notch woman.
Zhuge Lao Yao's good fortune...can't be said.
Feng Tubol was thinking wildly when he saw Huang Yueying turning her head, nodding lightly towards Zhuge Liang, and then turning back to look at him lovingly, with joy at the same time.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you to draw it. It's been delayed for a long time, so I won't bother the Prime Minister to ask you anything."
With that said, he got up and walked out.
Seeing this, Pu Yuan had no choice but to reluctantly say to Feng Yong, "Feng Langjun, after you finish talking to Kong Ming later, don't forget this matter."
At this point, Huang Yueying and Huang Yueying walked out in tandem.
Looking at the expression of satisfaction on the plain face of Old Demon Zhuge who was sitting on top, Feng Yong suddenly realized that... it seemed that three people had plotted against him?
Just for the secret of armor and weapons made of fine iron?
As for what?
“Can you see it?”
As the first person under the Han emperor, Zhuge Liang naturally could not escape Feng Yong's change of mind.
It's just that the Han Dynasty Prime Minister has magnanimity after all. After seeing the two people go out, he admitted openly and openly, "I won't hide it from you. Ever since Pu Yifan heard that you have armor and weapons made of fine iron in your hands, I have been extremely worried." It’s curiosity.”
He sighed and said, "Over the years, he has been entrusted by me to find iron smelting places that can make high-quality weapons. Unfortunately, he has searched all over Shu, but there is no place where he can be with the late emperor. Compared with the Taurus Mountain at that time."
“I thought this would be the end of it, but God bless me, I saw such fine iron in your hands again, so I had to test it with you.”
“The Cao thieves are so powerful that they occupy the heart of the Central Plains, which is beyond the reach of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, if we want to revive the Han Dynasty, we have to use some extraordinary measures.”
It’s understandable. I also know that for this purpose, you invented a lot of things later.
Feng Yong murmured in his heart.
"In the past two years, I have taken something from your hands, and I have kept it in my heart. Whether you complain or hate it, it is all my fault, but there are some things I have to do."
“I just hope you can understand a little bit, considering that the great Han is so small.”
Seeing Zhuge Liang sitting on top say these words calmly, and looking at his face again, it seemed that he was a little older than he had been two years ago.
I don’t know if it was because the light was too dark to see clearly, but Feng Yong always felt that his temples were a little gray.
His heart softened, Feng Yong said, "Yong is a citizen of the Han Dynasty, and he must do his part for the Han Dynasty, so the Prime Minister does not have to worry about it. After all, although the Prime Minister has taken away a lot of things in the past two years, I also gave a lot of things, which is enough.”
Although he kept yelling at Zhuge Lao Yao, Feng Yong still knew that the Han Dynasty Prime Minister was indulgent and tolerant enough to himself.
And he also gave himself a lot of help secretly.
Besides, reviving the Han Dynasty was almost his entire belief in the rest of his life.
For the sake of faith, he can even give up his life and property, what else can you do to him?
Even the emperor has to cower, how can a country bumpkin stand up under his hands?
So Feng Yong never had too many extravagant hopes.
Zhuge Liang nodded, "If you say it's enough, then I'll take it as enough. Anyway, the big man can't give you anything more now. If in the future..."
(End of this chapter)