Three Kingdoms New Malaysia Super League

Chapter 93 Iron Master Pu Yuan?

After the craftsmen finally calmed down, Ma Chao ordered them to continue working.

And after this, the faces of those slaves no longer had that dull mechanical expression, but everyone was very happy.Some nimble people, with their eyeballs rolling around, seemed to be looking for improvements in the iron shop.

When he got here, Ma Chao wanted to leave, but when he saw that the blacksmith who was using the torch was still standing there, and seemed to have something to say, Ma Chao stopped, turned around and asked, "Do you have something to say?" Want to say?"

Hearing Ma Chao's inquiry, the blacksmith immediately knelt down, and Ma Chao hurriedly helped him up, and said to all the craftsmen: "In the future, all craftsmen don't need to be so polite when they see me."

As a result, this moment caused those craftsmen to kneel on the ground again. Ma Chao and Han Feng had no choice but to make those craftsmen return to work after great effort.

"Young master, the villain discovered that our quenching process can be improved, so..." The blacksmith still didn't dare to get up, but he spoke quickly.

"Oh, there is such a thing, get up, and talk to someone carefully." Ma Chao is happy: It's not that the people are not creative, but that we haven't explored it well.You see, doesn't this throw bricks and attract jade by yourself, and it immediately resonates?
"The young master invented this bellows, which can obviously increase the temperature in the furnace, and the iron will melt faster and better. But the water used for quenching in the forge is just well water. If the smelted iron is very refined If you use well water to quench the iron, it will make the iron stiff and easy to break. Therefore, the villain thought, can it be quenched with milder mountain spring water..." Speaking of quenching, the blacksmith obviously talked more .

And Ma Chao is not very proficient in ironmaking, but he also knows what the blacksmith said.

That is to say, when quenching with cold well water, because the cooling rate is relatively fast, the hardness of the iron block is very reliable, but it is easy to break; while when quenching with mountain spring water, because the cooling rate is relatively small, the iron block is not easy to break. Cracking and deformation, with a certain toughness.

However, if mountain spring water is used for quenching, the hardness cannot be guaranteed.The key and know-how can only be mastered by craftsmen through proficiency.

The blacksmith probably discovered that quenching with well water would cause the weapon to break easily, so he thought of quenching with mountain spring water.

"What you just said is very reasonable, but have you ever thought that if you use mountain spring water to quench the fire, you may not be able to guarantee the hardness of the weapon. If this is the case, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?" Ma Chao asked his question, looking forward to That blacksmith can handle it.

However, the blacksmith didn't even try to quench it with mountain spring water, so how could he expect this?However, this blacksmith is really talented. After thinking for a while, he said: "The well water gathers the essence of the moon, and the mountain spring water has the beauty of the sun. The villain thought, is it possible to temper it in the well water first, and then Then anneal it in mountain spring water. In this way, maybe you can get a hard and tough weapon?"

Ma Chao is not an omnipotent science madman, but when he heard the craftsman talk about quenching, his mind suddenly moved, and he thought of a TV plot: In "Thirteen Provinces", the Qiao family's anti-Japanese sword was quenched with horse urine. Well, the Japanese sword can be easily hacked...

Animal urine?

It seems that I have heard some double-liquid quenching. Yes, the blacksmith said that the well water is used first, and the mountain spring water is used. Doesn’t it mean double-liquid quenching... I remember reading it in a novel, saying that it is to create Weapon steps...

Ma Chao frowned and thought hard, there was such a text in his mind, but he couldn't remember it.And the blacksmith on the opposite side seemed to be thinking too. For a moment, the two of them looked at each other, as if they were suffering from a demon.

Pig iron and wrought iron are practiced in one place, and after a few nights, they will become steel... Use soft iron as the spine, bathe in the urine of five animals, and quench with five animals' fat...

By the way, it seems to be like this!
Ma Chao suddenly remembered, and clapped his hands and said to the blacksmith: pour liquid pig iron directly on wrought iron, melt it several times to carburize the iron, and then forge it repeatedly with force to precipitate impurities, refine and uniform the grains, and make the sword It is very tough, and finally uses the double-liquid quenching method-that is, quenching with animal urine and fat, which can increase the performance of the sword, and even cut iron like mud.Moreover, the sword forged in this way will have peculiar patterns on it, cutting iron like mud, which is very powerful!

"Pouring pig iron on wrought iron? Using animal urine?" The blacksmith had never heard of this method, and he was a little confused: "Young master, is this possible?"

But Ma Chao didn't care about these things, and said arrogantly: "It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not, you try it first. If it doesn't work, we are thinking of other ways to improve it." While walking back and forth, Ma Chao admired himself: It seems that this late Han The iron smelting and forging industry in the future will be carried forward in the hands of my horse, and another miracle will be created!

"By the way, what is your name? Is this idea all my own?" Ma Chao happily looked at the blacksmith who was already a bit silly, and he was already determined to promote this creative blacksmith.

"The villain's name is Yuan, because he is a slave, his surname has been cut off, so he dare not mention it again. As for those thoughts, they are all the imagination of a villain. If it is useless, I hope the young master will not blame him." The blacksmith heard Ma Chao's inquiry. , replied hastily.

"How can I blame you? Based on your thoughts, I decided to take off your slavery! Your previous surname can still be crowned!" Ma Chao immediately announced loudly, which made the artisans still working They all let out their eyes, and slapped themselves on the forehead: Why can't I think of some useful ideas with my hard-headed head?
"The original surname of the villain is Pu, and he is from the middle of Sichuan." The blacksmith immediately said his surname, kowtowed in gratitude and shouted: "Pu Yuan thanked the young master Hong En, in this life, there is no way to repay you! "

"Don't talk about being a cow or a horse anymore. From now on, you will no longer be..." Ma Chao wanted to continue to show his generosity, benevolence, and insight, but in the middle of the sentence, he suddenly stopped and used a kind of He asked in an unbelievable tone: "You said your name is Pu Yuan? Pu Yuan, the iron master who forged three thousand magic knives for Zhuge Liang?"

"The villain is indeed Pu Yuan, but who is Zhuge Liang said by the young master? What about the magic sword?" Although Pu Yuan still looked grateful, he couldn't help but feel a little bit sad when he heard Ma Chao's tone. Faxu: This young master can't be talking nonsense with joy, right?Then what he said before, does it still count...

"Oh, it's okay. From then on, you don't need to work yourself. I will make you the supervisor of the blacksmith. From now on, you will be in charge of all the smelting and forging in the forging house." Ma Chao laughed He also increased his bargaining chips, intending to hold the future master of ironware firmly in his hands.

At this time, Pu Yuan didn't know his own value at all. Hearing Ma Chao's award, although he knew that he might have reached the sky in one step, he still asked tremblingly: "Young master, what is this blacksmith superintendent? What is the inner temperature? Is there any need for two-liquid quenching..."

Han Feng was so angry that he wanted to pat Pu Yuan's elm head: "The blacksmith superintendent is the commander of the county guard, that is to say, in the future, you will be just like a certain person, and you will also be a person who eats the royal salary with your salary!"

"Ah?" Pu Yuan heard this suddenly and fainted.And many of the blacksmiths next to them also yelled "ahhh": it turns out that these people didn't believe that they could really be officials. , the others were either scalded or hit by an iron block...

"Tsk, with this psychological quality, he is still the greatest iron master in the late Han Dynasty..." Ma Chao pouted, and said with disdain in his heart.

(End of this chapter)