A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 150 Ou Yezi Iron Age
Ou Yezi led craftsmen as a supervisor, and more than a thousand soldiers sent by Wang Qi, passed through Handi, dug Cishan Mountain, vented its stream, opened mines, and took iron and stone for iron smelting.

Ou Yezi built a stove in Han, washed it with mountain spring water, and ten people shook the bellows, ignited the stove, and filled it with iron ore.Ou Yezi has repeated this process countless times in the past few years, but iron ore is extremely difficult to smelt compared to copper ore.

But after several years of hard work and several changes to these tools, Ou Yezi felt that he was getting closer to success.

Ten strong men pulled the bellows, and the charcoal fire rose several feet high, and the billowing heat wave spread in all directions.As the bellows were pulled, the temperature in the furnace became higher and higher, and the iron ore placed in it finally began to melt a little bit.

Zijue woke up from a deep sleep. This time, the system reminded him that an epoch-making event had happened.Zijue quickly scanned the history of these years, and then looked at Handi.

"Ou Yezi!"

"Is this the coming of the Iron Age?"

Zijue looked up, and saw the great momentum of luck constantly gathering in the void of the cave world.With the emergence of the Huai Kingdom, its influence on the world has become greater and greater, and the world has begun to move forward. The previous life of the Western Zhou Dynasty plus the Eastern Zhou Dynasty has a history of about 800 years.After the promotion of the Huai State, 400 years have come to the end of the Spring and Autumn Period.

The Warring States Period lasted at most another 200 years, and in this way, Bang Zhou was at least 200 years shorter.

But this is also a good thing, which promotes the development of society, the advancement of science and technology, and allows society to enter the feudal system.

"Ou Yezi makes iron swords, so this is the beginning of the Iron Age!"

Zijue moved slightly, and in the next second he appeared in the sky above Handi. Looking not far away, hundreds of people were running the iron-making workshop in an orderly manner.A large amount of selected charcoal was sent into the furnace, and the temperature of the furnace continued to rise, and the iron ore began to burn red, then softened, and finally melted a little bit.

It's just that the temperature of the furnace is not enough to turn all the iron into liquid, so the iron ore that is calcined is not thorough, but even so, weapons can already be forged.

Then Zijue saw Ou Yezi beating the smelted iron into weapons bit by bit.

After the third weapon was forged, in the void, the momentum that had been condensing all this time changed, and in the next second, three points of brilliance fell from the sky.

A white rainbow pierced through the sun, and three shooting stars fell into the ground of Han and fell into the three sharp swords that had just been forged. Suddenly, there seemed to be some charm on the three swords.

Legend has it that Ou Yezi refined the sword, the Rain Master cast spells to sprinkle rain, Thunder God beat the peg, Jiaolong brought the furnace ore, the Emperor of Heaven brought charcoal ore, and the Taiyi and Tianjing gods also came down to watch.Ou Yezi then followed the spirit of heaven and used all his sword-making skills to forge three divine swords, one is Longyuan, the other is Tai'a, and the third is Gongbu.

After forging the three divine swords, Ou Yezi sent the three divine swords to Huai'an under the escort of soldiers.

Wang Qi looked at the three divine swords in front of him. When these three divine swords appeared in front of him, he felt a special power contained in the divine swords.

Immediately, Wang Qi exerted a slight force on his arm, and there was a "clang clang" sound from the sword, and the bright sword light flashed past.

"Your Majesty, these three sharp swords are forged from evil gold. They are so sharp that they cut gold like mud!" Ou Yezi said.

Wang Qi nodded, and then shouted.

"Pity!"

"My lord, my minister is here!" A guard next to him stepped forward and cupped his hands.

Without looking back, Wang Qi said directly, "Pull out your sword!"

"Clanging."

Min pulled out the saber from his waist.

Wang Qi swung his sword at the bronze sword and slashed it down. Hearing a 'dang', the bronze sword in his hand was cut off directly.

Everyone turned pale with shock. One must know that Min, as Duke Huai's close attendant, used a bronze sword of fine quality, but he did not expect to be cut off by this iron sword.

Wang Qi was very surprised that there was not even a single scar on the sword.

"As expected, it is a divine sword!"

"Your Majesty, on the day these three swords were cast, there was a white rainbow piercing the sun in the sky, and three points of light fell from the sky and fell into it. Therefore, the three swords have a hidden light. Please name them, Your Majesty!" Ou Yezi said.

"Then one is called Longyuan, the other is called Tai'a, and the third is called Gongbu," Wang Qi said.

[Huaxia Divine Sword Mission: The Wang family obtained the three divine swords of Longyuan, Tai'a, and Gongbu, and Wang's children can get three attribute point blessings, (temporarily, the bonus attributes will disappear after losing the divine sword)]

[The three attributes of internal affairs, strategy, and commander of the Huaiguo government's children get +1]

[You get a lot of luck points, and you get item rewards, the only item on the ground level - Qilin Songzi]

[The only prop on the ground floor Qilin Songzi: After using it, you can choose a woman to give birth to a son after pregnancy. 】

"Master, can this kind of iron sword be forged in large quantities?"

"Your Majesty, these three swords were forged by chance and coincidence, and if I let my subordinates forge them, they would not be able to forge them!" Ou Yezi said helplessly.

Wang Qi was disappointed when he heard this.

"But although this kind of divine sword cannot be forged, iron swords can still be forged." Ou Yezi continued: "Your Majesty, I have ordered someone to forge a batch of iron swords!"

"It has been forged, let someone send it up!"

Soon more than ten iron swords were sent over. These iron swords were also shining coldly. Wang Qi ordered people to try these iron swords. Although they were far inferior to the three swords, they were still stronger than the bronze swords. Not a lot.

"Your Majesty, these iron swords are indeed more useful than bronze swords." Min put down the iron sword in his hand and said, "Bronze swords are at least two feet long, but these iron swords are all three feet long. Not only are they sharp and unstoppable, they are also With a sword that is one foot long, you can gain an advantage on the battlefield."

"If our Huai country army is equipped with iron swords, who can stop our Huai country army on the battlefield?"

Wang Qi also felt that the iron sword had a greater advantage, so he asked, "Is it more difficult to make an iron sword than a bronze sword?"

"Your Majesty, forging iron swords is more difficult than bronze swords, but it is extremely difficult to further improve the bronze sword casting skills, but there is a lot of room for improvement in iron sword forging skills. If there is enough time, manpower, and material resources, The difficulty of forging an iron sword can definitely be lower than that of a bronze sword."

"Furthermore, Your Majesty, iron is lighter than bronze and has a harder texture. If it is made into armor, it is lighter than copper armor and has higher defense."

Wang Qi immediately said: "Ou Yezi, the master craftsman and supervisor, has made great achievements in presenting the divine sword. He rewarded five hundred households in Shiyi and ordered him to continue to improve the forging process of iron swords."

"The craftsman supervises other great craftsmen, and rewards according to merit!"

Ou Yezi and many master craftsmen bowed to salute one after another, and all of a sudden, in the hall, they shouted 'Huaiguo Wannian'.

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With the emergence of iron swords, bronze weapons began to gradually withdraw from the battlefield, and at the same time, the high cost also made bronze swords begin to withdraw from the stage of history.Similarly, the appearance of ironware has made the fighting on the battlefield more and more intense, and the disputes among the countries in Bangzhou have also become more intense. The appearance of ironware has further improved productivity, and the originally divided countries have gradually begun to unify. —— "Cambridge Ancient Chinese History Warring States History".

Ou Yezi, a native of Huai State at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, was ordered by Duke Xiang of Huaizhuang to cast swords. He went to Fujian and Zhejiang to find suitable places for casting swords. After three years, he forged five swords: Zhanlu, Chunjun, Shengxie, Yuchang, and Ju. Que.The three swords of Longyuan, Tai'a and Gongbu were cast under the order of Duke Huai. —— "Ou Yezi Biography"

(End of this chapter)