Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 251 Steel

I learned from my father that His Majesty Li Er urged him to go to the Military Weapons Supervision to take up his post as soon as possible, and at the same time he could not let go of the work of the Department of Water.

Speaking of the Department of Water Affairs, the work of the Fang family is still very effective, that's why His Majesty Li Er transferred him to the Military Weapons Supervisor and did not let him step down as usual. Of course, it may be that His Majesty Li Er cares more about new sea-going ships It's a trial production, or it's purely a prank by His Majesty Li Er, can't you kid do it?Then I will put more burden on you, and exhaust you to death...

The waterwheels of the Fang family were distributed to all prefectures and counties across the country following the Ministry of Industry's drawings. Whenever possible, several waterwheels were set up for irrigation.

Especially the Guanzhong area!
Since the opening of the spring, there has been no rain in Guanzhong, and severe drought has become a reality. Many fields cannot be planted normally, and the grain harvest is a foregone conclusion, or even no harvest!The officials of Sinong Temple spoke anxiously.Fortunately, the early Tang Dynasty inherited a large number of Yicang from the Sui Dynasty and stored a large amount of surplus grain from the Sui Dynasty, which would not lead to a food crisis.

At this time, Fang Jun's waterwheel finally worked!

Guanzhong in the Tang Dynasty was known as Qinchuan with eight hundred miles, and "eight waters surround Chang'an". It has extremely rich water resources and is very suitable for the popularization of waterwheels.

Waterwheels stand in the river, and the clear river flows into the dry world through the ditches, finally solving the crisis of severe drought.

But Fang Jun doesn't want to go to work for the time being, the iron-making furnace is only rough, everything is simple and fast, and strives to determine the new method of iron-making as soon as possible...

Iron frying stoves began to become popular. In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, human stirring was used at that time. There was always a strong and strong man by the stove, holding a thick wrought iron iron rod, and stirring it back and forth profusely...

Fang Jun, who has been deeply influenced by the industrial age, obviously would not let craftsmen do this kind of work that seriously damages health and is extremely inefficient. He made a bracket on the top of the furnace, with a large round roller hanging in the middle, and three rollers underneath. Wrought iron sticks stretched obliquely towards the hearth, and the waterwheel was still providing power, so there was mechanized iron frying equipment.

It has to be said that the waterwheel has become Fang Jun’s panacea, and it can be used wherever it is needed... However, the components of the waterwheel are still made of wood, and the damage rate is too high. When suitable steel is refined and made into steel Gears and bearings, the effect will be greatly improved.

Industrial development is something that complements each other.

But for now, there is a long way to go...

In the past, pig iron was cooled into ingots and then reheated to smelt mature iron; but now this technology is to directly fry the molten pig iron from the blast furnace into mature iron. This method did not appear until the Ming Dynasty. It is recorded in "Things".Of course, everything depends on a little basic principle, and all the steps depend entirely on Fang Jun who is "fogged", he himself does not know...

Wrought iron can be directly used to make agricultural tools such as hoes and shovels. Of course, the production process requires forging, carburizing, and quenching. Wrought iron is soft, malleable, and has excellent processing performance.

When it comes to forging, I have to say an artifact that not only has super-era technology, but also has fool-like easy operation-hydraulic forging hammer!
The principle of this thing is so simple that even elementary school students who have learned a little physics can make it, but what Fang Jun can't understand is why ancient times can invent water reels, water drains and water mills that convert water energy into mechanical energy Waiting for mechanical tools, but can't invent a hydraulic forging hammer?
Fang Jun directed the craftsmen to build a forge. The basic structure of this thing is no different from that of all rural blacksmiths repairing hoes, shovels and other agricultural tools. The thickening is for heat preservation.

There is a hydraulic forging hammer next to each forging furnace. Under the forging hammer is a thick anvil. Under the anvil is a thick oak wood pier, and below it is a concrete base cast by cement and stones. The structure can withstand the huge impact force of the falling forging hammer.

The forging hammer weighs 250 catties, has a stroke of three feet, and drops the hammer thirty times per minute.This is just for experimentation. Smaller forging hammers with faster falling weights can also be manufactured according to needs. The large forging hammer is used for rough machining, and the small forging hammer is used for finishing machining-in fact, it is not very refined, after all. It's still hammering. In the final analysis, the processing technology of hydraulic forging hammers is essentially the same as that of blacksmiths hammering one by one, except that the efficiency is improved.

Ironmaking blast furnace, blower, hydraulic forging hammer, iron frying furnace...

Wang Xiaoer, the chief blacksmith of the Fang family, was stunned. His ancestors never made iron like this...

The graphite in the mine was put to great use. Fang’s family ordered craftsmen to first crush the graphite, add water and sieve it into fine mud, and then manually shape it on a rapidly rotating wooden plate like a plastic porcelain body, and finally put it in a special high-temperature kiln. After ten hours of medium firing, the graphite crucible is fresh out of the oven.

The refining of wrought iron has long existed, and Fang Jun's method can't improve the quality, it just reduces the cost to the greatest extent and greatly increases the output.

The greatest value still lies in steel!
In ancient steelmaking, there were mainly three processes: frying steel, hundred steelmaking, and pouring steel.

Fried steel is actually fried iron, which can be produced in a fried iron furnace, but the fried iron is mainly wrought iron, and there is also a small amount of medium and low carbon steel, and the quality is very unstable.

Hundreds of steelmaking uses fried steel as raw material, which is repeatedly folded and forged after heating, or repeatedly stacked and forged with several raw materials with different compositions. The process is complicated and costly, and it is only suitable for making swords and swords. The difficulty of the steelmaking process immediately dropped several levels. After all, the most difficult part of steelmaking is repeated folding and forging. How much faster is the hydraulic forging hammer smashing than manpower?

The method of pouring steel is recorded in "Mengxi Bi Tan": "The so-called steel forged iron in the world uses soft iron to bend the plate, but pig iron is trapped in it and sealed with mud. The forging order is combined, which is called lump steel, and also called Fill steel."

These three processes are not suitable for large-scale industrial production.

What Fang Jun wants to refine is crucible steel.

Since the invention of the crucible steelmaking method in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the most prosperous in the Han Dynasty. The steel smelted from it was used to make strong fish scale armor and sharp ring-head knives. Only then did the invincible Han army and the generals of the Huns The glorious victory from the Mongolian plateau to Europe has given him the great reputation of "offenders will be punished even if they are far away"!

Maybe it was the war of the five random Chinese, or some other inexplicable reason. The crucible method was lost during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Instead, flowers bloomed inside the wall and fragrant outside the wall, and developed in India. The Uzi steel refined by the Asan, The Damascus saber made is so sharp that it has cut off the heads of countless crusaders.

Of course, it may be because the quality of iron ore in India is better...

The crucible method has been used in human society for more than 2000 years. It was not gradually replaced by the new open-hearth steelmaking method until the middle and late nineteenth century. However, the converter and electric furnace that emerged in the twentieth century can be regarded as variants of the crucible method. Then rejuvenated.

Blast furnace, waterwheel, frying iron furnace, hydraulic forging hammer...

Looking at all this, Fang Jun felt a rush of pride in his heart!
If the experiment is successful, then the mighty soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will be equipped with sharp weapons hundreds of years ahead of this era, galloping across the battlefield and smiling proudly in the desert. Who else can stop Han Jiaerlang from conquering the world? !
Wu Meiniang wore a beard with arrow sleeves, and her black hair was tied up with a plain white ribbon, which was neat and neat, showing her slim figure.

Standing next to Fang Jun, watching dozens of craftsmen build this magical workshop under Fang Jun's command, I am very impressed, and even more admiring!Ability is the true charm of a man!

Lang Jun really has such a long brain, why can he always come up with so many unimaginable but miraculous things?

He always smiles and seems to be indifferent to everything, but when he settles down, he will immediately burst out with unparalleled potential!It seems that there is nothing in this world that he cannot do...

Fang Jun pointed to the busy craftsmen and the standing iron smelting furnace, and said proudly: "From now on, those soaps, glass and other things have become appendages. This is the most valuable thing for our Fang family. It is enough to stand on The root of the eternal Tang Dynasty! So," Fang Jun turned his head and said with a smile: "From now on, take control of everything here. If you can't give you the title of the main wife, then use this iron factory to give You prove that you are worth in my heart!"

Wu Meiniang seemed to feel that her throat was tightly grasped by a hand, and her heart seemed to have been severely hammered, and said, "Mr.

No one knows better than her how long Fang Jun has planned for this iron factory, and how much he attaches importance to it!Even at the risk of being punished by His Majesty, this iron factory must be built before the Western Expedition!

Instead of handing over this iron factory to her, it is better to say that Fang Jun handed over all his roots to her...

　After looking up all kinds of information, I still have to make up random things, I am so tired...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)