Three Kingdoms New Malaysia Super League

Chapter 92 The Bellows Made
"Han Feng, is there a carpenter here?" Ma Chao walked into Han Feng's office and asked.

"Yes, the carpenter camp is full of carpenters, but I don't know what the young master carpenters do?" Han Feng was sorting out the "Registration Book" and answered Ma Chao's question in doubt.

"That's good, you invite the most skilled one of them here now, I have something for him to do." Ma Chao was impatient.Immediately ordered Han Feng to find someone.

In less than a cup of tea, Han Feng led the carpenter over. The carpenter's face was covered with dust, but his eyes were very flexible, as if he hadn't been oppressed by the gloomy slave life.Ma Chao was very satisfied with the carpenter's mental state. After talking with him for a long time, he even made gestures with his hands and feet. Finally, the carpenter suddenly realized: "Okay! The young master's idea is brilliant, I can do this thing!"

In the carpentry camp, all materials are available, and carpentry is effortless for the carpenter.Ma Chao watched the carpenter move the planer like a fly and play the ink like a god, and couldn't help but admire: this is Lu Ban, Gongshu and others!

After a short while, the huge bellows has begun to take shape.Ma Chao understood the principle of the bellows, and began to instruct the carpenter to assemble it.The carpenter's hands and feet were nimble, and he made messes in a short while.

After installing the tie rods, the carpenter bowed and said, "Young master, the bellows you want are ready, please inspect them!"

Ma Chao hurriedly bent down, squatted on the ground, and tried to pull the bellows lever a few times.After carefully recalling the bellows in his previous life, Ma Chao immediately scolded himself for his negligence: "The pull plate of this bellows hasn't been tied with chicken feathers yet. Where does the wind come from?"

At this time Ma Chao shouted: "Han Feng, do we have any chickens here?"

"Chicken? Young master, this is..." Han Feng's head was getting bigger and bigger. Why is this young master suddenly looking for a chicken now?

"Look for some chicken feathers, remember to be soft, not those hard wings."

"No..." Han Feng had no choice but to obey orders.

The carpenter seemed to have stayed with Ma Chao for a long time, and he had somewhat forgotten Ma Chao's identity. Hearing what Ma Chao said, he asked unconsciously, "What's the use of the young master's feathers?" , it may not be a secret treasure, I am just a slave, if I offend the young master...

"Only by sticking chicken feathers to the drawboard can the air flow be aroused, and thus the wind force be generated." Ma Chao replied, but then he began to worry again: How could chicken feathers be glued to the drawboard without glue in ancient times?
"Using a thin wire is also possible, but the effect may be worse." After Han Feng killed the poor chicken, Ma Chao also thought of a solution.

It took a long time to put the chicken feathers on the drawboard.After the carpenter installed the bellows again.Ma Chao gently pulled, and the hand felt heavy, and it felt great. "Bada! Bata!" The tongue of the wind rang, and finally the wind blew out.Ma Chao couldn't help being overjoyed, clapped his hands and shouted: It's done!
"Go to the iron smelting furnace and try it!" Ma Chao hurriedly ordered the craftsmen to carry the bellows into the forge and connect the bellows with the iron smelting furnace.

This time, because it was connected to the iron furnace, Ma Chao felt a little laborious when he pulled it. He repeatedly pulled the bellows pull plate, making a piston movement, "Batt! Batt!" The flames flickered.Compared with that, it not only saves time, but also the wind is several times stronger.

At this time, Ma Chao found the feeling of pulling the bellows on the street when he was a child in his previous life, and his thoughts seemed to drift to the clouds of another time and space with the curling soot: I remember that the old man hadn’t let himself do it for nothing, pulling the bellows for a long time, I also popped a pot of popcorn for free... Fortunately, our corn seeds have also been planted, and the corn will bear fruit after autumn, so we have to taste the taste of popcorn again.

At this time, the forging room was boiling, and the craftsmen who worked day and night realized what the huge bellows meant for ironmaking, and looked eagerly at the magical bellows in front of them, eager to try.They admired their young master even more, and the craftsmen thought to themselves: "With the bellows of the young master, there will be no need for that clumsy bellows in the future! I don't know how much effort we have saved!"

Only then did Han Feng really understand what the young master did, and he couldn't help clapping his hands and applauding: "The young master is truly a genius! If you use this thing to smelt, the force is small but the wind is strong, there is no pause during the process, and the fire is even more intense. Bronze and iron utensils are refined even more precisely, they are indeed divine objects."

Ma Chao added firewood to the furnace, and put another piece of pig iron in the furnace. The blacksmith who had used the torch before grabbed the handle of the bellows and pulled it vigorously.In order to ensure the heat of the iron-smelting furnace, Ma Chao made the bellows very large. After a while, the blacksmith was sweating profusely from exhaustion, but he still looked excited.For a moment, the small wind board "beep, beep, beep", and the flames in the furnace shot straight. After a while, the iron block melted into molten iron.

The blacksmith said in amazement: "It turned out to be more than twice as fast as usual, it's really a miracle!"

"The young master is a genius, I admire him, and Mr. Xie sympathizes with a certain craftsman!" A group of craftsmen knelt down in front of Ma Chao.And the blacksmith who was blowing the fire before kowtowed several times to Ma Chao severely.

Looking at the kneeling craftsmen in front of him, an unparalleled sense of accomplishment rose from the bottom of his heart. At this moment, Ma Chao seemed to hear a proud voice in his heart shouting: "This bellows, I, Ma Chao, invented it more than 1000 years in advance! Damn it!" , I am the genius inventor at the end of Han Dynasty!"

"This thing is convenient and easy to make. It can be large or small, and it can be used everywhere. In the future, we will use this bellows in all our forging houses."

"In addition, this bellows is not good enough to be pulled with great strength. Instead, it grasps the inertia of the pull rod and pulls it long and slowly, so that the wind will be stronger. Like the guy before, he has not yet grasped the characteristics of the bellows. I will wait for you in the future Once you get used to it, you know it will save a lot of effort.”

"Chicken feathers are strung on the pull board, and the bellows can't be pulled easily. Over time, the chicken feathers on the board will be polished. It's easy to pull, but the wind is weak. Everyone should do frequent repairs, remove the bellows, and re-install the rectangle. Chicken feathers are densely strangled around the pull plate to restore the wind force in time."

Ma Chao, who was in high spirits, did not forget to inform the craftsmen of all the characteristics of the bellows.

"What's the name of this master?" Ma Chao asked the carpenter who made the bellows.

"The humble name is muddy, and I am a member of the family, so I dare not use my surname." The carpenter replied respectfully.

"Give you one month, can I equip all the furnaces in my iron shop with bellows? How much manpower and wood are needed, Mr. Han Feng will arrange with you." Ma Chao asked.

The old man admired the god-like young master in front of him very much, without thinking, he replied loudly: "Even if the villain spares his life, I will build all the bellows for you, young master."

"Okay!" Ma Chao praised loudly, "Hun, if you complete the mission, Chao will remove your membership, and there will be another reward!"

"Thank you, young master, the villain dare not obey!" The carpenter replied impassionedly.

It is a great temptation for iron shop craftsmen to take off their affiliation.As slaves, they lived like cattle and horses in the iron shop all day long.Without the slightest freedom, let alone the right to marry a daughter-in-law, they can only work to death.Moreover, they have to suffer unreasonable contempt and beatings from others: slaves, this shameful word, makes them unable to hold their heads up.

Hearing Ma Chao's promise to get rid of the carpenter's affiliation at this moment, the long-repressed craftsmen seemed to see a ray of light in the darkness, and looked at Ma Chao's eager eyes, as if they could put the rich clothes but often come to this hot place like a steamer. The young master melted away.

"Everyone!" Ma Chao cleared his voice: "In the future, whoever can contribute to the innovation of the iron shop, whether it is equipment invention, process improvement, or other suggestions, what's more, work hard and devote oneself to the iron shop. Virtuous people. Chao will treat you equally, remove your status as a commoner! Not only that, Chao will also bestow official glory on you, so that your children and grandchildren will be proud of you!"

As soon as Ma Chao finished speaking, the smithy did not cheer, but there was a cry of 'woo-woo': these slaves, who were regarded as livestock and had a dark future, finally saw the hope of getting ahead, and could no longer hold back their bitter tears.

As for Ma Chao's last sentence, they didn't dare to think about it.but.Later, when Ma Chao really did this, almost most of the craftsmen in the late Han Dynasty tried their best to come to Ma's arsenal, and they couldn't stop them...

(End of this chapter)