Poor family mother and son

Chapter 56 Baosteel No. [-]

After Li Jin left, Chu Qing felt uneasy.Sooner or later, his own iron products will enter the market, so even if Li Jin is sent away, won't others covet this technology?What about a bigger official?What if someone instigates the emperor to directly nationalize it?

This technology cannot be preserved by itself.What to do now is to take the initiative to hand it in, and maybe you can receive some honor or monetary rewards.Otherwise, I'm really afraid of getting into trouble, how about the safety of myself and Xiaobao!
Three days later, Chu Qing brought the Xiuchun Knife—yes, the Xiuchun Knife.Chu Qing's understanding of Secret Investigation Division is the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei, but it's not as bad as Jinyiwei's reputation.

Chu Qing took a newly made Xiuchun knife, an improved dagger, and a few small steel ingots, and went to Zhoucheng with two copies of the same blueprint.

First go to the secret investigation department's directorate office in Jizhou, find the person in charge, hand over an envelope containing drawings and reporting materials, explain the purpose of coming, and also hand over the two weapons.Chu Qing basically wrote the facts in the report materials.

He didn't directly say that the officials of the Ministry of Yu were robbing, but he only said that he thought that since the doctor of the Ministry of Yu said that it was beneficial to the country and the people, he should not ask for money from others.However, he was afraid that the blast furnace might have potential safety hazards, so he asked the secret investigation department for instructions. The blueprint had already been handed over to Jizhou Zhizhou.At the same time, I sent a sample knife and asked the secret investigation department if it was needed.

Then I went to Jizhou Yamen, saw Song Tingshan, explained his purpose, and put samples of steel ingots on the table.Song Tingshan played with the steel ingot, listening to Chu Qing's voice.

He understood the meaning clearly, this is someone who wants to take credit for this technology and use it for himself.Don't say it, this is really a way.

According to Chu Qing, the ore can be melted into molten iron in one day, and a handful of finished products can be produced in three days. If there are enough blacksmiths and enough blast furnaces, can ironware be mass-produced quickly?

Regardless of military or civilian use, as long as this technology is popularized, it will push Daxuan Kingdom to take a step forward.Who wouldn't want this credit?Li Jin from the Yu Department has a lot of ambitions.

"Master Song, tell me, if this is really beneficial to the people and the country, then can we ask for money! I can't bear it with my conscience." Chu Qing concluded.

"Here are the blueprints, as well as the instructions for use and the amount of iron to be tapped. Take a look. If it works, you can directly give it to the imperial court without any money." Chu Qing said with a simple expression.

"Master Li came to send money. I didn't want it, and I didn't know what to do. I sent a letter to the secret investigation department, but I haven't received a reply. I can't wait, so I came to you." Chu Qing added.

Song Tingshan smiled, it was to guard against himself.But this thing is really a good thing, it should be reported to the court.As Li Jin said, it is really beneficial to the country and the people.

"Miss Chu, don't worry, I'll write the memorial right away, and report it urgently." Song Tingshan promised.

Chu Qing returned home feeling relaxed.Since this is something you can't keep, then you can't keep it, but if you want to give it out, you have to give it to the highest-ranking person—the emperor.

Moreover, several aspects of this matter are already known, no one in the state government, secret investigation department, and Yu department can covet it.Even if you are an emperor, you can't eat too badly.

As soon as I relaxed, I ran to see Master Lu.During these days, Xiao Bao followed Master Lu wherever he went.They didn't go out with Chu Qing anymore.

Master Lu struck iron, and he followed suit, even stuffing cotton balls in his ears.Xiaobao is obsessed with turning such a hard iron lump into a weapon, so he goes to watch "The Metamorphosis of Iron Tuo" every day.

Chu Qing bought a lot of dim sum from Zhoucheng, and when he came back, he took some of them and put them in small paper bags made by himself, and then picked soft and not so sweet ones and put them on the plate.At this moment, I came to the iron room with a large pallet in my hand.

Put a few plates of dim sum on the table and ask someone to make tea.Chu Qing wanted to discuss things with Master Lu.Xiaobao sat on the side by himself, stuffing the emoji snacks into his pocket.

"Mr. Lu, we don't need to forge these steel ingots for a long time, and the forging is just to shape them. You see, if we make some molds, pour them directly with molten steel, and then polish them, will it work?" Chu Qing Ideas are presented.

"Well, I've been thinking about this for the past few days," Mr. Lu said, "I also want to try to do this, but...farming tools can do this, but cooking utensils, such as iron pots, are it difficult?" Lu The husband frowned and said, "If it is cast into a steel plate and then knocked into a pot shape, I am afraid it will not save time."

Chu Qing also frowned and thought.Xiaobao was peeling the melon seeds beside him, and put the melon seeds on the plate at Chu Qing's side.Xiaobao has gained strength recently, and no longer bites the shell with his teeth. When the thumbs of his two little hands overlap and press down, the shell of the melon seed will split.

Xiaobao stacked the melon seed shells divided into two halves like a plate, and there are already several bunches on the small table, which is neat and saves space.good idea!Xiaobao is a big koi!

Chu Qing picked up Xiaobao and kissed him loudly.

"Mr. Lu, look at this." Chu Qing picked up Xiaobao's melon seed shell, "These two are stacked together, with molten steel in the middle... Let's burn some molds like making No. [-] bricks."

Mr. Lu held the melon seed shell and looked at it carefully: "This is a good idea. I heard from my master that they also thought of using this method to make iron pots at that time, but they failed. The smelted iron slurry is not easy to be thinned. After cooling It's still cracked. So it's always been forged with red-hot iron to make cakes and then shaped."

"But our steel is different. I have hammered it these days and found that the toughness of this steel is not inferior to that of wrought iron, but its firmness is better than that of hundred-steel. So, your method, I think it will work."

Just do it, Master Lu got up and was about to go to work, but he remembered something, turned around and asked: "Miss Chu, look, some of the steel outside is called Bailian Steel, and some are called 33 Refined and 56 Refined. Shouldn't ours have a name too?"

Chu Qing thought for a while: "Just call it 'Baosteel No. [-]'!"

Molds are also not that easy to make.Master Lv led the workers to make mud and wrapped it on a large upside-down iron pot, and used a wooden strip cut into the curvature of the bottom of the pot to scrape and coat the mold inch by inch to make it even and smooth.

Master Lu made a batch of different types of mold embryos according to the existing iron pot, and Chu Qing took out the horse spoon he used and gave it to him to make molds.

Master Lu said that it is estimated that a mold can be used for four or five days at most, so the mold will have to be made continuously in the future.

"I thought about it, we have to make not only steel pots, but also iron pots. Ordinary people may not be able to afford steel pots. If our approach is successful, the iron pots will be much cheaper than those outside. The price of iron pots outside, Handwork takes up a lot of money." Master Lu said.

This is true, Chu Qing hadn't thought of this yet.Once something can be mass-produced, it will indeed be much cheaper.In addition to selling bricks, selling iron pots is also a way to make money.

Chu Qing doesn’t have much money now. Don’t look at providing bricks to the public, earning 8000 taels, but after deducting the money provided to others, material costs, and workers’ wages, there are basically less than 4000 taels left.And she still has [-] servants and long-term workers to support.

Besides, it's a one-shot deal, and you need to make a long-term business in the future.

　Update is not easy, give some encouragement
　　
　
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