Da Wei Chun

Chapter 58

The sun is shining again, and the eyes are empty.

Behind the main hall of Zhaoxuan Temple, various materials are piled up like a hill.

Most are coal and charcoal, followed by clay and crucible.

The role of the former need not be mentioned, while the latter is used for firing refractory bricks, blast furnaces, and crucibles.

Precisely these two are the most common in Jingzhou.

Huating County, more than a hundred miles to the southeast, is the largest coal and clay production area in Gansu Province in later generations. It is known as the "Coal City Porcelain Capital". Many mines are on the surface, and they have been mined in large quantities since the pre-Qin period.

Zhaoxuan Temple has to make Buddha statues for the counties and counties under its control every year, and most of the monks can't afford iron tools, so they have to burn pottery every year, so these two materials are ready-made, and there is no need for Li Chengzhi to put Li Chengzhi again. Jiabao's coal and clay were transported to the mountains, so a lot of effort was saved.

The rest is iron, everything, most of which are hoes and plow tips.

The two blacksmiths were picking, and Li Chengzhi asked them to carefully separate the pig iron and wrought iron...

In the open space more than ten feet to the north, nearly a hundred monks were working in full swing.

One part is burning the ground, and one layer is dug after burning, and the other part transports the excavated soil to the side. Under the guidance of Li's potters and masons, a kiln for firing refractory bricks is built.

In the two courtyards next to it, there are also a group of blacksmiths and carpenters, each of which is surrounded by a drawing, discussing in a low voice.

Without exception, these craftsmen are all surnamed Li...

Speaking of which, we have to thank the unique "manor economy" of this era.

The explanation is a bit complicated, but to put it simply, it is because of the years of war and turmoil, civil industry and commerce have basically stagnated, and there is no place to buy things, so all the necessities of life, the people have to find ways to be self-sufficient.

Every aristocratic manor, from the food for the stomach, the clothes to keep out the cold, the pickles for adjusting the mouth and supplementing the nutrition, to the pots and pans, to the hoes, plowshares, ox carts and other tools for farming and transportation, all have to be produced by themselves. .

This also led to the fact that big clans like the Li family and the Song family would have everything in their clansmen.

Blacksmiths, carpenters, potters, masons, cobblers, masons...

They are all clansmen, and Li Chengzhi doesn't even have to think about how to keep his mouth shut after the fact.

In this era, ancestral family law is more effective than imperial power.

Dare to leak the secret, what is it about whether you can survive or not, whether the family can keep a living mouth is the big question...

Afraid that Li Song would come behind his back, Li Chengzhi had to give him a warning in advance: "The craftsman is also a human being, and also a member of my Li clan, even if you can't treat them equally, at least you can't treat them harshly...

I warn you, these people will be of great use to me in the future, if one day I find that one and a half are missing, your father and son will come to support..."

Speaking of the last sentence, Li Chengzhi's expression should be more serious and serious.

This is also something that can't be helped. The traditional concept of hundreds of years has been deeply ingrained. In Li Song's eyes, these pariahs cannot be regarded as clansmen at all. If he does not explain it, Li Song will definitely dare to make claims without authorization, and all of them will be silenced after the event...

"I remember it!" Li Song replied respectfully.

Isn't he as stunned as Li Xian?

Ever since he saw a unicycle made by a carpenter, Li Song called it amazing.

If it's too complicated, he can't understand it, but the method is extremely simple, just reducing the two-wheeled carriage by half, and changing it to one wheel, the usefulness is several times wider.

Li Song tried it out himself, loaded [-] kilograms of heavy objects, and pulled the unicycle from the stairs to the ice wall more than [-] feet high without much effort. Li Chengzhi's eyes bulged out in shock.

It's more than a hill, and if Li Song and his three sons drive alone, it is estimated that they can pull it up to this Kongtong Mountain...

Since then, Li Song has changed his mind, and he is no longer the same as before.

Indeed, as Lang Jun said, these craftsmen are of great use...

Of course, his awe for Li Chengzhi also deepened.

If it wasn't for the god-man professor, how could Lang Jun suddenly learn these magical techniques that turn corruption into miraculous?

"And these monks, don't be too busy, just dig a pit and set up a pottery kiln. It's not a top secret, so it won't be silenced!" Li Chengzhi explained again.

"The servant knows!" Li Song responded, pointed to the big hole in the open space, and asked suspiciously, "Then what is the use of this hole?"

What else can it be used for, of course, for coking.

If only high temperatures are required, these coals are fully achievable.

The monks and officials of Zhaoxuan Temple still use anthracite coal for heating. The furnace temperature can reach [-] Baidu. What is the melting point of steel?
The purpose of coking is actually to remove sulfur.

Iron with a high content of glaze is not as hard as a thicker wooden board...

But it's too much trouble to explain, Li Chengzhi really doesn't have the time.

"I can't explain it to you, so don't ask so much, just do it!"

Li Chengzhi replied angrily, and then explained, "Of course, confidentiality must be done well. Before the armor is forged, none of these clansmen can go down the mountain... Even in the future, they must always keep an eye on it..."

Although the various processes are separated, the firing of refractory bricks, the firing of the furnace, the coking of coking, the melting of iron, the forging of armor, and even the carpenter who makes windmills are also isolated separately. stand up.

But in case someone is connected in series, these processes can be combined to fully restore Li Chengzhi's armor-making process...

If the Han family is prosperous and the country is peaceful, Li Chengzhi may reveal a little of the technology in his mind.

But the problem is that the troubled times are coming soon, and each of these is the capital of life-saving...

A few traces of coldness appeared on Li Song's face: "Pu Xiao is amazing!"

That's all for a unicycle. What is the concept of hundreds of forged steel armors this month?
Isn't this a divine sign that God blesses the Li family, and that the Li family should be prosperous?

Who dares to reveal half of it, let alone destroy his whole family, Li Song dares to dig up all his ancestral graves...

"Well, go get busy!"

Listening to the noise outside, I saw that Li Bo was leading a dozen soldiers and two carriages into the yard. Li Chengzhi explained to Li Song again, "With Li Bo helping me, don't worry about this place, hurry up and train the soldiers! "

It's useless just to have good armor. Don't wait for the rebels to attack. If these thousand soldiers don't dare to fight, they will be defeated. That's a big joke...

"Don't worry, Langjun, the servant will not slack off!" Li Song said firmly.

"Also, I instruct Song Lishen, the strong people can work slower, but the time must not be shortened, at least five hours a day should be done..."

Li Chengzhi has never been a soldier, so he doesn't know how to practice, but at least he understands how to manage it, and he has one trick: that is, the soldiers must not be left idle...

Young and strong are the same reason!
(End of this chapter)