Travel through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 181 Ironmaking and Cement ([-])

Shaft furnace iron smelting is the most mature iron smelting method in the Song Dynasty. Its output can reach a certain level. At this time, it is more appropriate to use this technology, which is neither advanced nor backward.

Yay, what kind of introduction is this, but you can tell me a quantity, that is, the output, oh, forget it, you monster phone, I can’t reason with you, fortunately, you won’t give me one , a certain height and a certain diameter will do.

After careful consideration, Yang Yu thinks that in the past ten years or so, it is no longer suitable for expansion. He already has a fixed site, and even the site where the capital of later generations is located. If the place is well managed, it will be able to avoid some unnecessary shame for future generations. If you want to expand, then, let’s expand to the north first, and drive those Xianbei, Huns, and Karasuma Fuyu to Europe. up.

Goguryeo people, just drive them directly into the sea, and let them compete with some Japanese country for territory.However, Yang Yu doesn't need to worry about these things, that's what the generals who take turns being the leaders of the slave hunting team have to do.

But now, Yang Yu's goal is to operate, operate, and then operate. For this operation, let's start with ironmaking.

Housing construction, that is an incidental product, can be done slowly. Moreover, there is a lot of iron, and steelmaking should also start. Maybe, in the future, steel will be used in building houses. In this way, it will save more wood. At that time, enough forests will be left for future generations, and there will be no talk of sandstorms burying the capital city.

In the beginning, Yang Yu made refractory bricks for iron smelting, and it has passed the test of time and temperature. Therefore, it is very fast to build a shaft furnace now.

Moreover, in order to promote it, Yang Yu specially purchased a small iron mine from Zhoumu Mansion and hired many workers.

It's really easy for Yang Yu to hire people. Some families with a large population, when they heard that the lord hired people, they didn't even talk about the price, they just came directly, and started to work as soon as they came.

"My lord, what's the matter, let us do it. It's mining, right? I'll dig, I'll dig, I'll dig and dig." Well, you must be too active.

"Okay, okay, I'm asking you to come to mine, but first I want to tell you about the wages." "My lord, you can give as much as you want, or you can just let us have enough food."

These people are easy to serve. Naturally, there is gratitude to Yang Yu in it, but with their enthusiasm, how long they can work, maybe it will destroy Yang Yu's reputation.

"Okay, I'll take your wishes, but it won't work if you let you work for nothing. So, you people, I will divide you into two groups. One group is the mining group. The second group, It’s the iron-making group, so let’s separate from here, this is the first group, this is the second group, you choose a group leader yourself, and then I’ll fix your wages and arrange tasks for you.”

Looking at the noisy crowd, Yang Yu walked directly from the inside, which separated the group of people, and made them into two groups.

"Master, our team has been selected. This is our team leader, named Liu Song." "My lord, our second team has also been selected. The team leader is called Zhang Yi."

"Okay, okay, Liu Song, Zhang Yi, you two, you will be the team leader in the future, you have to remember your members, if you can't read, it doesn't matter, just remember their names, now, Let me tell you about wages. I will give you two pennies for drilling a blast hole in this iron mine. Naturally, someone will teach you about the blast hole. Then, when you transport the ore out, a small car, I will give you ten pennies. Naturally, the faster you work, the more income you will get. You work five hours a day, and there is a free lunch in between. Naturally, you can also take the opportunity to rest, and, throughout the day, there will be mung bean soup to quench your thirst , Mung bean soup is also free, do you understand?"

"Understood, my lord is too kind."

This income is quite a lot, especially now that Youzhou's purchasing power is quite stable, and the value of copper coins is normal. In other words, the wages Yang Yu gave them are a bit too high, but Yang Yu likes them.

"As for your two groups, the first thing you need to do is to make me refractory bricks first. I will explain this material to your team leader, and your wages are temporarily considered as wages for making bricks. This may be a bit small, but , this is just a temporary job, and it’s not very tiring, and the other treatment is the same as that of a group, with lunch and mung bean soup.”

For the production of refractory bricks, Yang Yu gave them a hundred bricks and ten renminbi for the production of refractory bricks, from the soil to the successful brick making. It is indeed a bit low, but it is not too low. Yang Yu has explained that this is only temporary. Yes, and there is still temporary work to do next, which is to manufacture the shaft furnace. Then the wages will be paid once the shaft furnace is completed.

"Understood, listen to the lord." Well, you don't say I am kind.

Soon, the two construction sites started construction at the same time. On one side, there was a rumbling sound, and on the other side, there was the sound of people cheering and horses screaming. Why are there still horses screaming? Because some materials need to be transported from afar Yes, at first, it was just preparing materials. They didn't have a penny of wages. Fortunately, they still had a lot of enthusiasm to use. Yang Yu wasn't really worried about what would happen to them.

"I'm talking about the second child. Look at the second child next door. He brings back so many copper coins every day. Why didn't you get any money back? What do you think is going on, my lord?"

There are still complaints.

"Mother, didn't I tell you that our wages are linked to making things. Now, we are preparing materials, how can we get wages? When I get wages, it will be more than the neighbor's second child." Many, when the time comes, you won’t say anything more, besides, at the beginning, when you asked me to work, what did you say, second child, you go, this is working for the lord, we can live a happy life Such a good day, it's all thanks to the master, you don't need money, you can do it, don't annoy the master, why change your mind now."

"I, I, I didn't see that the second child got so much money and was preparing to say kiss, and you are also going to say kiss, although our life is better, but talking about kiss is still not enough Yes, all the money in the family has been promised to the eldest brother, and this will be a pain for the second child." Well, this situation is understandable.

Finally, it was time for the second group to receive their wages.

"Everyone work harder. Today, we can all get our wages. Not only must we be fast, but we must also ensure quality. This is what the lord said. If there are very few waste products, the lord will be rewarded."

When everyone's passion is about to wear off, the materials are well prepared. When they hear the wages, everyone screams, and they all enthusiastically follow Yang Yu's instructions and start working again with all their energy. up.

So, this shows that their speed is coming. There are people with strong bodies, and people who are more elves. Those who are more can earn 20 yuan a day, while those who are less can earn more than [-] yuan. It's pretty good.

(End of this chapter)