Signing in to Datang: Rebellion at the beginning

Chapter 175 Surrender to Li Ke and Long Guo

Li Ke couldn't help but look back at the king of the daughter country and said:

"Are you sure you're making iron, not cooking? Why are you using firewood?"

The king of Daughter Kingdom asked Li Ke: "What do you use if you don't need firewood?"

Li Ke seemed a little speechless, and said:

"Whether it is forging steel or refining ordinary iron, a certain high temperature is required. It is difficult for ordinary firewood to reach such a temperature.

No wonder the ordinary iron in your daughter country is so scarce. Is this how you practice iron?
With firewood, I'm afraid I don't know how much firewood I need to burn to raise the temperature and produce a little iron. "

The king of Daughter Country asked Li Ke:

"Then your Dragon Kingdom forges steel, what do you use to burn and heat up?"

Li Ke said:
"I didn't know it before, but now we use coal. The temperature of this thing is very high, and it can quickly separate the iron and ore in the sand and some minerals to form molten iron.

Because the temperature is high enough, the separation is relatively thorough, which can make the molten iron very pure.Therefore, forged iron is also the best iron. "

Hearing what Li Ke said, the king of Daughter Country suddenly realized and said:

"I see……"

Only then did she realize that the technology mastered by Daughter Country is really backward.

Then Li Ke continued to look, and found that in the distance, some iron had been extracted.

It seems that according to the method of the eldest princess Lan Xin'er, some so-called minerals were added for forging.

And the iron smelter was a somewhat fat woman, holding a hammer in one hand and iron tongs in the other, and was pounding hard with one hammer after another.

But no matter how hard she tried, the red-hot iron was only slightly deformed each time.

This can be regarded as allowing Li Ke to finally see how the people of Daughter Country make iron, and let him see how a woman forges iron.

This scene made Li Ke feel both funny and helpless.

I thought to myself, if I strike the iron with such force, I am afraid that the iron will cool down quickly before it deforms much, and then it will have to be heated again.

More importantly, he took a look at the so-called minerals that Lan Xiner added to the molten iron, which were not the minerals needed for forging steel at all.

It's some gravel that is very similar to the minerals of forging steel!
These things need to be carefully distinguished.

How can it be possible to forge steel by adding some things indiscriminately?
Seeing Li Ke smiling without saying a word, Lan Xin'er, who was constantly directing the female workers to forge steel, came over a little unconvinced, looked at Li Ke and said:
"What's wrong? Are our steps different from yours for forging steel?"

Li Ke couldn't help laughing again, and said:
"Same, the steps seem to be the same on the surface, but the difference is very big, whether it is your method or the materials you use, there are problems."

After finishing speaking, he ignored the angry Lan Xin'er, but looked at the King of the Daughter Kingdom, and said seriously:

"If you believe me, just listen to my advice, stop forging steel!"

These words made Lan Xin'er look angry again.

But the king of the Daughter Kingdom just gave a wry smile, looked at Li Ke seriously and said:
"Really?"

Li Ke nodded and said:
"Even if I tell you all the techniques and secrets of forging steel, with your women's physical strength and physical endurance, you can't do this job at all.

Just imagine, if the temperature of this forge is increased to dozens or even hundreds of times, do you think your delicate skin can survive in this environment?
Even if they can stay, there are still a few women who are willing to do this job.Compared with the silk weaving, do you think they will choose to forge iron here? "

After listening to Li Ke's words, the king of Daughter Kingdom pondered for a while.

She knew that Li Ke was probably right.

But he asked with some concern:
"Then what should I do, won't my daughter country never be able to own steel?"

Li Ke glanced at his mouth and said:
"If you have money, you can buy it. Other countries don't sell it, but our country sells it. As long as you make enough money with silk, you can use it to buy everything you need.

Just like other countries, they also don't know how to forge steel, and they don't have the technology to make many things, and they can only spend money to buy them in China. "

The king of Daughter Kingdom sighed, and in the end, he agreed with Li Ke's words.

He immediately ordered on the spot:

"Okay, from now on. Daughter Country is not forging steel, and is going all out to develop the silk industry."

Although Lan Xin'er was a little disappointed, she had nothing to say at the moment. After being silent for a while, she still looked at Li Ke unwillingly and said:

"Then...then can you teach us how to make gunpowder?"

As soon as these words came out, Li Ke frowned, and immediately looked at Lan Xin'er.

At this moment, an emperor's might was released from his body, unexpectedly frightening Lan Xiner a little bit.

Even the king of the Daughter Kingdom beside him was shocked by the coercion of Li Ke.

She looked at Li Ke with fear in her eyes, and immediately heard Li Ke say:

"I promised the king of your daughter country to help your daughter country. But remember, don't go too far to challenge my bottom line.

I can think of a way to let your daughter country have a skill to earn money.I can also make an exception and guide you to forge steel.

However, if you want to obtain the secrets of our Long Kingdom's bombs and gunpowder, then I will tell you that this will lead to death.Don't ever try this idea again. "

Lan Xin'er's face was pale, it was probably the first time she saw Li Ke get angry.

He finally realized that he had really challenged this man's bottom line.

I also understood that this man who came over was terrifying.

Just the majesty he displayed at this moment was enough to make him unable to breathe, as if he was about to suffocate.

This is enough to explain Li Ke's horror.

Seeing his sister's pale face and slightly trembling body, as if she couldn't take a breath, the king of Daughter Kingdom was very worried, so he hurriedly said to Li Ke:
"Your Majesty Longguo, don't get angry. My sister doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, so please don't blame her."

Li Ke snorted, and then withdrew that terrible coercion.

Lan Xin'er seemed to be pardoned.

It was as if the boulder that was pressing on her heart was removed, allowing her to breathe again.

Slowed down in one breath, already profusely sweating.

At this moment, she was really afraid. She had never been so afraid of a person.

But today she was scared.

She was afraid of Li Ke, and for the rest of her life, she believed that she would be extremely afraid of the man in front of her.

Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he turned around and said lightly:

"Go back, I will stay in your Daughter Country for a while, and then I will return to Dragon Kingdom. By the way, Daughter Kingdom King, don't forget your promise. From now on, Daughter Kingdom is my Dragon Kingdom's vassal state. "

Facing Li Ke's back, the king of Daughter Kingdom bowed slightly and said:
"Xiao Wang understands..."

Immediately, he followed Li Ke and left.

She had already surrendered to Li Ke!

(End of this chapter)