Daming iron-blooded Chief Assistant

Chapter 55 Spring Steel

In the afternoon, various workshops sent tools for processing honeycomb coal, and Zhang Zongxian gave on-site instructions on how to configure and make honeycomb coal.

Immediately, the owner of a company called Diao Sanyi Workshop proposed to Zhang Zongxian to use 1000 taels of silver to buy this tool making method for making briquettes.

Zhang Zongxian thought that Diao Sanyi had realized the significance of the patent right and had to pay him the patent fee. After thinking about it carefully, he estimated that the boss saw the value of the briquette, and the common people would definitely buy a large number of manufacturing tools in the future.

It should be to monopolize the production of tools in the name of buying production methods.After all, whoever gave money to the county magistrate will have trouble with the county magistrate who is producing indiscriminately.

Zhang Zongxian did not accept his silver, saying that all workshops can produce this kind of tool, and the normal tax is enough.

Then he asked his disciples to quietly hand over the blueprint of the briquette iron furnace to Diao Sanyi.Diao Sanyi was at a loss when he got the blueprint.Hurry up to the bank to mortgage the workshop and loan out 2000 taels of silver to make up 3000 taels, so I entrusted Hu Biao from Mashi to deliver it to Zhang Zongxian.

After the announcement of the donation was sent out, sure enough, many big businessmen went to the county government to make donations.Zhang Zongxian personally received these donors in the lobby of the county government, no matter how much they were, they were all recorded.

Liujia Workshop, Wangjiajian Construction, and XCMG all donated money to the county government.Zhang Zongxian also asked Su'e to donate five hundred stones of grain and 1000 taels of silver in the name of Taiping.

Hu Biao also donated 100 taels in his own name.He also told Zhang Zongxian that Diao Sanyi had given 3000 taels of money to buy the drawings.Zhang Zongxian asked Hu Biao to return the money to Diao Sanyi and asked Diao Sanyi to wait for him in the backyard of the county government later.

By the afternoon, all the prominent people in the county had come, Zhang Zongxian asked Qian Dianshi to continue to receive the donors who came later on his behalf, while he went back to the backyard to rest.

When Zhang Zongxian saw Diao Sanyi still waiting in the backyard, he remembered that he wanted to see him.

Let Li Jiasan bring Diao Sanyi to the study, while he went to change his clothes first.

Until Zhang Zongxian entered the study, Diao Sanyi stood there very cautiously.After Zhang Zongxian sat down, he signaled Diao Sanyi to sit down too.

Diao San sat down with his body sideways and lowered his head, not daring to look at Zhang Zongxian as a child who had done something wrong.

"Where is Boss Diao from? He doesn't look like he is from Shaanxi!"

"Reporting to the county lord, Xiaomin is from Yangcheng, Shanxi."

Diao Sanyi kept his head down when he spoke, as if he was very afraid of Zhang Zongxian.

I heard Zhang Zongxian recalled it in Yangcheng, Shanxi, but I didn't have any impression that there should be no important historical events.

"How long has Boss Diao been in the iron business! When did you come to Qingjian County?"

"Xianzun Xiaomin's family has mined and smelted iron for generations. In the past, they supplied materials for the border subway. This year, there is a lot of iron material demand here in Xianzun. Xiaomin wanted to supply it nearby, so he opened a furnace in Qingjian County."

"Then where did your ore come from, Shanxi?"

"Xiaomin transported the ore bought from Yanchang to the workshop."

Then the two chatted about the iron-making industry. It turned out that Yangcheng, Diao Sanyi's hometown, had already started using coke to make steel. The local area can produce nearly 1000 million jin of iron a year, and the furnace used can produce [-] jin of iron a day.

The main local product is the plow mirror, which is an important accessory on the step plow, and can also produce steel nails and needles.

Diao San's family has been making iron for generations, and there are corresponding talents from prospecting to building furnaces.

Zhang Zongxian tried to ask if it was possible to make spring steel, Diao Sanyi said that there was no problem, they had made springs.The spring is mainly processed after it is released from the furnace.

Zhang Zongxian felt that he still underestimated Daming. He tried to build an iron stove for a long time but failed to find any results. He thought it was a problem with the ratio of materials, but it turned out that he was going in the wrong direction.

Kailai should focus on basic science in the future, such as thermometers and microscopes.And the glassware for the experiments.

Once the foundation is laid and promoted, there will naturally be results.

Zhang Zongxian has been chatting about steel production and various processes in a leisurely manner.Finally, Diao Sanyi couldn't help but asked:
"Why did the county lord give the blueprint of the briquette iron furnace to Xiaomin! Isn't the Liujia workshop always making things for the county lord?"

"Because you are the first to understand the value of this briquette."

In fact, Zhang Zongxian just wants to support a few more workshops. It is not a good thing for one family to dominate.

"Xiaomin Xie County respects love." After saying that, he got up and knelt down.

"Get up! But the structure of this stove can be understood at a glance. You have to step up production to earn money for the first start. But I still have a big business here. I don't know if you have the strength."

Hearing this, Diao Sanyi looked at Zhang Zongxian with glowing eyes and said expectantly
"Please tell the county lord, as long as the county lord is related to this iron, just talk about it."

"Don't wait until I'm done with the disaster relief. Someone will send you the drawings. After reading the drawings, you can answer me. Then you send a batch of spring steel to the Liujia Workshop. You can negotiate the price with them. Officers are not involved."

"Xianzun don't worry, Xiaomin will send a letter back to ask them to send the last spring steel."

Immediately Zhang Zongxian picked up the tea bowl.

After Diao Sanyi left, Zhang Zongxian thought that this spring steel could also be used for shock absorption of carriages.Go back and let XCMG try to see how to apply it to the four-wheeled carriage.

Then he asked the Li family to call the old man Liu from the Liu family workshop.

After the old man Liu came, Zhang Zongxian didn't treat him politely, and started scolding him directly.

Can't you find it so close to Shanxi?Let him experiment with steelmaking there like an idiot.How many times have I said that I want to go out and poach people back, but I just don't listen.

In the end, Zhang Zongxian gave Old Man Liu an ultimatum to produce samples of self-generated firecrackers within ten days.Otherwise, don't think about the later orders.

In fact, old man Liu knows that there is spring steel in Yangcheng, Shanxi.But he was afraid that if Zhang Zongxian knew about it, he would go directly to someone in Shanxi to buy it.Their workshops won't make any money.I am even more afraid that others will know the usefulness of spring steel and grab orders from them.

I originally thought that if I couldn't get it out, I would go to Shanxi to buy it and pretend to practice it myself.But who made Zhang Zongxian pay too much attention to this matter, and even sent students to watch steelmaking.Later, I also practiced by myself.It made the people in Liujia Workshop dare not tell the truth.

In the end, it led to the current result, which made Zhang Zongxian more determined to support several production workshops.After the flintlock came out, it was necessary to distribute some orders to other companies, and to put pressure on these workshops.

In terms of fundraising, a total of 2000 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain were raised before dark.It was mainly donated by big households and businessmen in the county.Basically enough for these people to consume until the beginning of spring.

After explaining to Qian Dianshi, there will be another two days of fundraising, and a monument will be erected as soon as the fundraising is over.

Regarding the people who took refuge in the county, Zhang Zongxian said that he would send people to check regularly. If he finds out that someone has withheld food and coal from the victims, then don't blame him for being ruthless.

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