I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 72 Zhishi's career is stable! (4500)

It was the middle of summer when Zhiyao returned to "Xintian".

Before that, in late spring, Jin Junwu agreed to Zhao Yang's request to send troops.

This time, the Jin State dispatched one "army" and three "divisions", with Zhao Yang as the "jun general" and Han Buxin as the "jun assistant", who were mainly responsible for the military operations to invade Weiguo.

It can also be seen from this that the political structure of the Jin State is a bit chaotic. Instead of going out in the form of a legion, it has changed to a temporary reorganization of the legion, and the temporary appointment of "generals" and "zuo".

In the past, when the state of Jin wanted to engage in a national war, the monarch usually issued an order to a certain "Qing" who was the commander-in-chief of a legion, to see which commander of the "Zhongjun", "Shangjun" and "Xiajun" received the order, Which legion to lead.

There are only four "Qing" in the state of Jin now, and the main generals are "Zhongjun" and "Xiajun". The "upper army" and "lower army" each had important positions vacant.

Because Zhao Yang's proposal was strongly opposed by Zhixuan, and the replacement of the position of minister was put on hold, it was this time that the Jin State sent troops to fight the national war. be disintegrated.

After the new year, Zhiyao is 13 years old, and she will be able to perform the crown ceremony in nine years.

Nine years is not long, nor is it short, it is enough to do too many things.

The hot summer is not suitable for hunting. Zhiyao occasionally goes out to play with the second generation, and invites the second generation to come to play from time to time, and gradually gets acquainted with the second generation.

He spends more time as a teacher, teaching a group of teenagers placed in the yard.

From the age of 16 to 20, this group of teenagers learned the same knowledge at the beginning, but they were gradually divided into groups because of their different interests.

"That's the case, after repeated forging, more than a hundred can become steel." Zhiyao watched the blacksmith continue to swing the hammer, and his eyes were shining.

A dozen or so teenagers stood beside them, and they looked a little disheartened, indicating that they had tried it themselves before.

The blacksmith's arms are very thick, and a layer of sweat makes the muscles look inexplicably charming. He is forging the red-hot iron piece rhythmically with one hand, and holding the iron piece with a long pair of tongs in the other hand. slice to adjust.

The ability to produce steel through repeated forging is a recent discovery by the old Zhi family. The first person who discovered it was Zhi Huan. He was originally a member of the Zhi family with a very ordinary status.

Indeed, the continuous heating and forging of pig iron will produce steel, which is called "steelmaking" from a technical point of view.This technology was not discovered until the Western Han Dynasty, because Zhiyao started to study smelting, which led to the continuous forging research on pig iron, and was discovered in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

Another point is that "carburized steel" was invented during the Warring States period, and the "Hundred Steelmaking" of the Western Han Dynasty was actually developed on the basis of "carburized steel".The forging process of the two is also very similar.

The essence lies in repeated forging, which not only plays the role of processing and forming, but also plays the role of reducing, refining and homogenizing inclusions, refining grains, and significantly improving the quality of steel.

Although it was "invented" by Baisteel, it is very realistic that this "steel" is only a preliminary "steel", which is better than the previous iron, but it is really not so good as to be too exaggerated.

Zhihuan said: "Gongsun, Huan learned that the smelting circle is layered, iron ore is one, coal is one, layer upon layer..."

It is about a technology that has not been discovered in Zhuxia countries so far, and it involves the discovery of carburizing steel.

At the same time, Zhihuan also said that the molten iron can be half-melted, which aroused Zhiyao's strong attention.

Zhuxia didn't have the word "steel" before, and it didn't have the word "steel" when it was pronounced or something, but it was there after Zhiyao said it.

Although a hundred steel smelting was discovered, it took too long in terms of working hours. Unless it was a sudden increase of tens of thousands of manpower, otherwise mass production would not even be considered.

Laozhi's family does have enough manpower, but such a big move needs to be well planned, and the national capital "Xintian" will definitely not become the production base of Baisteel.

Listen, Zhiyao understands completely!
What Zhihuan was talking about was the discovery of "carburized steel", but it was still a preliminary discovery. The mature technology was not mastered, and the quality of the product was also a bit worrying.

By the way, can carburized steel be used to make weapons?It is not impossible to make do with it. The problem is that the carburizing steel is hard, and the key is that it is very brittle!

Zhiyao said: "It is heat that turns iron into water!"

If you can't reach the melting point and want to melt iron into molten iron, you are dreaming, but if you can't make iron into molten iron, you are stuck outside the many thresholds for smelting into steel.

As Zhiyao spoke, she seemed to be stunned, and murmured: "The iron is in a state of half melting? Let me think about it... It seems that there is a way to make steel. What is it?"

The development of many technologies is the lack of solutions, and more bluntly, the lack of such a "flash of inspiration"!

What Zhiyao didn't think of was the "steel frying method". Once she didn't find the main point, unless she thought of it again one day to "break through" the memory barrier, or she could only hope to continue to study and find out.

"If you want to heat up, maybe you can start by changing the stove?" Hirao said.

Zhiyao also asked if she had any ideas.

Hirao, who was very thoughtful, proposed the discussion of controlling the air in and out, thinking that as long as a better sealing method can be found, the temperature of coal combustion will be higher.

Can the iron smelting furnace be completely closed?Although combustion needs the help of air, it is still possible, but there is absolutely no such technology at present, and the era of electrolytic furnaces is needed.

While chatting with her friends, Zhiyao waited for the blacksmith to finish Bailian.

What they are going to do today is to make a weapon out of [-]-smelting steel, choosing the style of a knife.

That's right, Zhiyao thinks that Zhu Xia can add a new type of weapon, that is, a knife.

In terms of shaping, it is not difficult for an experienced blacksmith. He can shape the shape without knocking, provided that the material first meets the quality requirements.

Because the material was brought back from "Father Huang", it had already reached the level of smelting steel before it came. What the blacksmith did was only repeated heating and forging to form the desired shape during forging.

Zhiyao didn't want to make a horizontal knife style, mainly because she was worried that the quality of the Bailian steel was not enough to support the length of the blade, so she chose a thick back knife with a curvature.

In order not to hurt the morale of the researchers due to the failure of the first experiment, what Zhiyao wanted was a machete, which does not require high shaping, the blade is thick enough, and the blade is wide enough. The thing chopped off the blade.

It took about two quarters of an hour for the blacksmith to complete the shape, the handle was installed by the craftsman, and the blacksmith sharpened the blade.

After step by step, the silver-black machete was completed, and what was missing was the various strength tests to follow.

Zhiyao, who watched the whole process, was very dissatisfied with the time-consuming.

Although the slow progress is due to unskilled relationship, no matter how skilled it is, it is impossible to reduce the working hours exaggeratedly.

[-]-year-old steel is qualified and can be used to make weapons. How much manpower should be spent on making weapons? If the output is worrying, how can it be used for installation?

The value of weapons that cannot be installed will be greatly reduced!
After all, the army does not need to be too "high-end"!

What the army wants is practicality and cheapness, plus a large enough quantity so that it can be replenished quickly.

Therefore, after the technology has been researched, whether it can be mass-produced is the key!

With the sound of metal clanging, the machete made by Baisteel and the bronze sword slashed at each other. The bronze sword broke into two pieces and became a broken sword, but the machete only left a small gap in the blade.

The audience was stunned by this scene. After they realized it, they showed excited expressions, and some even started dancing.

"Here, the artifact!"

"Sharp swords strike each other and break each other, and there is a lot to do!"

"Gongsun, my family has benefited!"

Artifact?Thought it was a game.

However, slashing at each other can cut off the bronze sword, which is honestly awesome.

Of course Zhiyao was also excited, took the machete and watched it carefully.

The total weight of the machete is about six catties, the length of the handle is about 85 cm, the length of the blade is about 55 cm, the maximum width is about [-] cm, the blade has a certain degree of curvature, and the thickest back is about [-] mm.

The length of the bronze swords used today generally does not exceed [-] centimeters, and the weight varies from two catties to four catties.

Zhiyao holds a six-pound machete, but of course it doesn't feel heavy. If he holds the handle and puts it in a fighting posture, he probably won't be able to use it for a long time given his age and stature.

The Ge used today is generally between four and six catties. It depends on the grip, the position of the grip and the posture of the stance. The weight of the soldiers is actually different. relationship becomes heavier.

Zhiyao asked: "How many hours does it take to make steel?"

Hirao gave a number.

Zhiyao became less excited when she heard that, mainly because it took too long working hours, and it required too much manpower to accumulate a large amount of steelmaking in a short period of time.

"It seems that we should increase the research on water conservancy facilities, if we can get out the hydraulic forging hammer..." Zhiyao began to imagine.

Due to the limitation of production, Lao Zhijia definitely cannot install weapons made by Baisteel in a short period of time, and the shape of weapons still needs to be studied in detail.

To put it bluntly, human mechanics is a kind of research that must be carried out. What kind of weapon is easy to use depends on the design of the weapon's appearance.

Just a grip is actually full of science, and then there are the length, thickness, weight, etc. of the weapon.

"The machete I made is just an experiment, and it will definitely not be mass-produced in the style of a machete." Zhiyao must start to think, it is best to make various attempts to determine the shape of the weapon early.

Knives, that must be mass-produced knives, it does not mean that other weapons or armors will not use hundreds of steel refining.

In fact, whether it is Zhuxia or Europa in the current era, the main weapons used are relatively uniform. The short weapon is basically a sword. The difference is that Zhuxia is a one-handed sword, and Europa is a sword with a shield; The Panhellenic system over there mainly uses short spears with shields.

Zhiyao has no special opinion on using swords.

There is such a saying: the sword stabs to death, and the knife slashes.

In other words, stabbing is the essence of sword usage, and it is definitely not for chopping or chopping.If it is stabbed, the torso will be a hole, and it is not easy to stop the bleeding. If the internal organs are pierced, they will die immediately or wait for death.

In the case of a knife, it is all kinds of chopping and chopping. Unless it hits the neck or head, it is difficult to achieve the effect of killing with one blow.

Many people probably don't understand that the sword was the mainstream short weapon at the beginning of the cold weapon period. To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than that nobles and soldiers have enough time to learn how to use the sword. Of course, what they learn is the more deadly killing technique.

After knives became popular, it turned out that weapons like knives can be used even without professional training. After all, the threshold for using knives is relatively low.

No kidding, if you don't know how to use a sword, the battle is to give away the head.Don't believe in all kinds of tricks of swinging, slashing, and chopping with swords in various film and television works, only fools do that. Waiting for the sword to break in the middle of the slash is waiting for death, and stabbing is the swordsmanship to kill The essence of technology.

Zhiyao returned to her residence, changed her clothes and came to the outdoor corridor. Not long after she lay down casually, a maid would bring something similar to a pillow to make her lie down more comfortable, and there would be a maid beside her fanning her.

The summer is hot, and there is no use for storing ice. It is a kind of enjoyment for someone to fan the wind.

Because it is summer, the cicadas chirp endlessly. After listening for a long time, the cicadas suddenly disappear and you will not get used to it.

After a short while, servants with various tools came over, and they began to cook soup with a portable stove.

"Actually, if the skills are good, making Yanling Dao is the best!" Zhiyao began to recall the shape of Yanling Dao.

Why Yanling Saber?It can chop, hack and stab, and has a good armor-piercing ability.

Then, why not choose Hengdao?As mentioned before, the material is not up to standard and the blade needs to be wider and thicker.

The Yanling sword is a kind of sword with a bending range, which reached its peak in the Ariake generation.

A horizontal knife is a straight blade. If the material is poor, the straight blade is more likely to collapse because there is no bending range to vent the force.

"It doesn't seem right. I remember which novel mentioned that you must choose a Miao knife to make a knife?" In Zhiyao's cognition, the shape of a Miao knife is similar to that of a horizontal knife, except that the Miao knife has a curvature and the handle is also adjusted. It is very similar to the samurai sword of the foot pot chicken.

He had already ordered before that Taihang Mountain should increase the production of hundreds of steel smelting, and strive to reserve and manufacture thousands of weapons within a year.

This request is not too much, even if one hundred refinements may not necessarily make steel, one year's time is just a reserve of one thousand copies.And this year is enough to increase exploration, maybe there will be new surprises.

Zhiyao, who had had enough of lying down, went to change again, and then he was going to practice archery.

Another place in the old Zhijia mansion.

When Zhibi got the report, he was a little surprised and asked, "Did the sword break when you hit each other?"

As the head of the family, how can Zhibi not know what Zhiyao has been doing all the time, but whether he can understand it after hearing it is another matter.

Bo Landao said excitedly: "Gongsun named it steel and forged it with a knife. This is something that has never been seen before!"

Zhixuan asked, "Where is Yao now?"

Bo Bodao didn't know, and even if he knew, he couldn't answer, or he was deliberately spying on Zhiyao.

A retainer trotted out next to him and ordered someone to ask where Zhiyao was. It would be even better if he knew what he was doing.

About a quarter of an hour later, the person who went there came back and reported that Zhiyao was practicing archery.

"Since Yao doesn't say anything, don't ask more questions." Zhi Li doesn't interfere with what Zhi Yao wants to do, let alone allow other people to interfere or monitor.

His biggest worry now is that Zhao Yang leads the army to go out, and he has hesitation about whether the invasion of Wei State will be successful. The reason is that the Jin army's invasion of Wei State will inevitably alarm Qi, Zheng, Song and Lu. It is very likely that the princes will organize new coalition forces.

On the other hand, the state of Jin sent people to the state of Song, mainly to form an alliance with the state of Song to attack the state of Wei, but the state of Song refused.

The diplomacy of the Jin State is in a difficult situation. It desperately needs a victory to cheer up the hearts of the people in the country. If it continues like this, the princes will be scared.

Now Zhixuan regrets very much why he agreed to take charge of the inside and let Zhao Yang take charge of the outside.

just right?Seeing his health getting worse day by day, Zhibi knew that this political situation could not be changed at all.

"We must secure the alliance with the Wei family while I'm alive, otherwise when Zhishen succeeds me in power, the family's situation will be very dangerous..." Zhixuan thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)