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Chapter 164 Don't Ask, Asking Is the Capability of the Taiwei Mansion (Part [-])
Gao Qiu finally got off duty and returned home, only to see his own son who had been busy all day long in his yard.

I was chatting happily with my mother Huang Shi there, which made Huang Shi smile happily, hugging her own son and smiling extravagantly.

Seeing this scene of mother's kindness and filial piety, Gao Qiu couldn't help being happy, and after striding into the room, he smiled at Gao Zhang.

"Zhang'er, looking at you today, it seems like something good has happened to you."

"Yes, Dad, thanks to you, Dad, I never imagined that I could solve my worries in one fell swoop."

Huang nodded with a smile and echoed.

"That's right, just now Zhang'er has told my concubine that my husband has really done us Zhang'er a huge favor with regard to military affairs this time."

"???" Gao Qiu looked at his wife Huang's in a bewildered manner, and then at his own son Gao Zhang, his mind was a little confused.

Why, why doesn't my old father know that he has helped his son again?
Seeing his father's expression, Gao Zhang explained.

"Father probably doesn't know that that craftsman, Master Xue, not only knows how to make glass, but more importantly, he knows how to make coke."

"Coking?" Gao Qiu's face was full of doubts.

"Yes, it is coking, because there are many impurities in coal.

Used for iron smelting, it is easy to make the iron and steel have too many impurities, resulting in poor quality of iron and steel.

This is also an important reason why Dad said that the quality of our Song Dynasty court armor was not good enough. "

Seeing his son Gao Zhang smugly stating the reason why the quality of Dasong Iron and Steel is inferior in quantity.

Seeing Gao Zhang's confident and unhurried expression, his wife Huang's smiling face was full of kindness and joy.

Gao Lian's original impulse to express his opinion was suppressed.

Although Zhang'er is indeed very smart, talented and knowledgeable, the problem is that smelting steel is something that only professional craftsmen can do.

Gao Zhang was entrusted by the officials, and these days he went to those iron shops and smelting workshops for a while.

But he has already made himself like an old driver who knows everything.

However, seeing his wife Huang's loving expression, and his son's cute and cute look.

Let it go, it's just a small matter, let Zhang'er make troubles by himself.

A person with such a high EQ, Gao Zhang saw his father Gao Qiu's expression was a bit perfunctory, so he immediately reacted.

"Does Daddy think the baby is messing around?"

"That's not true. Dad was just thinking, my son is smart, and since he finds it useful, there must be a reason for it."

"It's just that, before the fine steel is produced, we must not let this news leak out."

"That will affect my son's reputation, but it's not beautiful."

As soon as she heard that it would affect her son's reputation, Huang became vigilant and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, Zhang'er, your father is more considerate."

"Well, father and mother, don't worry, the child knows, so he must keep a low profile first."

"When the boy is able to use coke to make excellent steel, then I will ask dad to check it out for the boy."

"Of course there is no problem. For the father, I trust Zhang'er to act on you."

Gao Qiu looked at this Wen Quxing of the Gao family who was not anxious after hearing his reminder, and couldn't help feeling relieved.If a son is like this, what can the father ask for?

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With Gao Zhang, the number one scholar of the Song Dynasty and the son of Taiwei, as the backstage, Xue Da felt that he had never been so happy in doing things.

Outside the city, I saw an open space near the water, which is very suitable for coking.

It's just that it looks a little small. On both sides of this open space, there are woodlands near water, and they are all lands with owners.

And Fukang, the butler of Gao's mansion who was appointed by the young Gao Zhuangyuan to work together, just asked him about his requirements and plans.

Didn't say anything on the spot, just said to come back tomorrow.

When Xue Da brought his two sons back the next day, he found that there were no trees in the woodland on both sides of this open space.

The area of ​​the open space is almost ten times larger. Don't ask, it is the handling capacity of the Taiwei Mansion.

As for Xue Da's desire to pick bituminous coal, there were people from all over the world in one afternoon.

More than ten kinds of bituminous coal sold in Bianliang, Tokyo were placed under Xue Da's nose.

As for the kiln for firing glass and the kiln for making coke that he planned, as long as he can draw them.

You will see these things appear in the open space in the shortest time.

That kind of feeling, like a top chef, wants to fry a stir-fried kidney.

Someone will get him the freshest kidney, shave off the inner membrane, clean it, set up the chopping board, and prepare spices such as ginger and garlic.

There was also a raging fire in the stove, and an iron pot was set up, with oil, salt, sauce and vinegar all available.

All he needs to do is to show off his excellent knife skills, slice out kidneys, and cook them in the wok.

It is precisely because of this kind of preparation work that he does not need to worry about it at all, and everything will be resolved as quickly as possible.

Especially after coming to Tokyo, I heard a lot about the good reputation of Xiao Gao Zhuangyuan's benevolence, love for the people, and chivalry.

This made Xue's family, who had been uneasy all the way here and worried after arriving, finally feel a lot more at ease.

However, Xue Da also had a sense of urgency. Xiao Gao Zhuangyuan contributed his efforts just to make the glass.How can you not do your best?

When the kiln mouth was finished, Xue Da devoted himself to the work of coking immediately, and the three of them, father and son, joined the battle.

After the hard work of Xue's father and son, the first furnace of coke was finally produced.

After the coke was released, Gao Zhang, who received the news, put aside his work and rushed out of the city immediately.

Looking at the coke that had been placed outside the kiln, Gao Zhang frowned tightly.

He casually picked up a piece of coke that was still warm, which was about the size of Gao Zhang's fist.

This is a bit different from the size of the coke in Gao Zhang's impression. You must know that in later generations, the coke was not big in size, that is, two or three centimeters in size.

It is said that it is because of large pieces of coke that not only wastes fuel, but also takes a very long time, and it is easy to be difficult to coke in the center.

Gao Zhang slapped the fist-sized coke on the ground, and after smashing it, he saw that the center of the coke seemed to have more coal than coke.

Seeing Gao Zhang's frown, Xue Da quietly explained beside him.

The reason why coking takes time is mainly because the coal for coking needs to be crushed to a similar size. Small ones are unusable, and large ones are prone to fail to make good coke.

"Well, it makes sense, but Xue Da, have you noticed that the coal core has not yet become charred.

Why don't you give it a try and choose a coal block about one inch in size to smelt it to see if it saves time and effort. "

(End of this chapter)