Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 369 Coke Steelmaking (1)
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Xuanwumen

"Xu, Master Xu..."

Seeing the little official like a mouse seeing a cat, he immediately froze, Zhuge Yan gave a light pooh, and then said to Xu Qing: "General, I asked the higher-ups to approve some more charcoal yesterday, and these bastards actually sent several carts of charcoal. I was so angry, I asked him to pull it back, but he still didn't do it..."

The little official immediately took the words, knelt down and said, "Master Xu, it's all on the advice of our treasurer. The villain is only responsible for delivering the charcoal. I don't know what the general will use it for."

Zhuge Yan pointed at him and said, "You, you said just now, after reading our general's letter, you said you want charcoal, but I don't know if it's coal charcoal, but you also know that we want a fire."

The little official raised his head and quibbled: "You general is spitting blood, how could I see your general's letter, and besides, I can't read."

Zhuge Yan wanted to curse again, but Xu Qing raised his hand to stop him, and said, "This charcoal is really useless, you go back first, and ask your treasurer to send another five carts of charcoal."

The little official rolled his eyes, and hurriedly agreed: "Hey, hey, I'll go now, little one."

As he said that, he ran away in a flash, Zhuge Yan asked in puzzlement; "General, how can such a villain be trusted by him, I don't think he will come back after he has gone."

Xu Qing smiled and asked, "Have you signed the paperwork?"

"No……"

"Since there is no signature or seal, then their charcoal has not been delivered yet, and we are not in a hurry. By the way, all the charcoal in the camp has been used up?"

"No, no, there are still a few days of charcoal in the camp, so save it, and it will last five days."

"Well, that's fine, put the charcoal here first. The charcoal is not really poisonous, as long as it is burned properly, it will be more effective than charcoal."

"Well,"

"General Zhuge, I'm going to go to the prison, you have to guard this Xuanwu Gate."

After thinking about it, Xu Qing asked someone to help him pick up a load of charcoal, that is, coal, and then went to serve as a prisoner.This charcoal was used by Xu Qing when he was in Cangzhou. At that time, it was brought back by Manide in Shanxi. However, after Xu Qing only used it for a few meals of non-spicy Malatang, he was recalled to Chang'an by Li Yuan. .

In fact, the purpose of Xu Qing's use of coal is to make steel.Whether it is the horizontal knife or the iron spear of the Tang Dynasty, they are all made of iron, which is relatively brittle and wears a lot on the battlefield.Occasionally, one or two steels were unintentionally trained, and they were regarded as treasured swords by the generals.The reason why the Tang Dynasty could not smelt steel was because only charcoal could be used, and the flame temperature was not enough, but coke could release a higher temperature than charcoal to smelt steel quickly.There is a saying among the ancient alchemists, it is called perfection, which was later used to describe a person's certain skill is very superb.This pure green refers to the blue flame, which is the high-temperature flame—the flame when coke burns.

After the steel is smelted, you only need to use a little bit. Later generations say "six parts iron, four parts steel" and "steel is used on the blade", which shows the role of steel in weapons. The quantity is small but the price is high. , combined with iron, the power is multiplied.

Xu Qing originally thought that the high-ranking officials and nobles in the Tang Dynasty seldom used charcoal, and there were many nobles in Chang'an City, so there must be no one to sell this charcoal, but he didn't expect that it was delivered to his eyes.Immediately, he decided that all the thousands of people under his command must be replaced with weapons and armor made of steel.

Xu Qing walked to the General Prison, then turned to the Military Weapons Supervision. Before entering the door, he only heard the sound of banging from inside.A few guards in front of the gate stopped Xu Qing and asked about his identity before letting Xu Qing in alone.The coal picker behind Xu Qing was also stopped, checked the coal for a while, and asked a guard to follow Xu Qing.

Someone had already gone to notify Jian Cheng that whoever was here, at this moment, before Xu Qing entered the gate, he came out to welcome him.He opened his mouth and said, "I'm going to see Mr. Xu. I don't know why Mr. Xu is here. Huh? Mr. Xu, why don't you come here as soon as you come, what else do you bring..."

Xu Qing was naturally ashamed, and told him that this was not a gift, but charcoal, and that he came here just to make a weapon.Jian Cheng wiped his sweat, these days, rumors about the new equipment of the Sixteen Guards of the Fourth Army have been released, and this has not been formally built yet, many people have sent gifts over.Today, when Xu Qing came to the door in person, he was also surprised, and that's why he made the ugly eating scene just now.But Xu Qing is a big boss in purple robes, he must not dare to show his displeasure in person as a little green clothes supervisor, and Xu Qing is different from the others, this one is Pei Xiang, Xiao Xiangzhong, and Qi Qi's favorite guard The power of the people who live there is not at all what the official position shows.

Xu Qing was welcomed into the Military Weapons Supervision by Jiancheng, but it was only a short distance from the door, Xu Qing seemed to have traveled from the North Pole to the Equator.A gust of hot wind blew over, almost forming a layer of mist on Xu Qing's face.

Jian Cheng smiled and explained that it was about to build new equipment, and now he made some parts and smelted cast iron, which would save a lot of time in the future.Xu Qing was embarrassed at this moment. He originally thought that the shop for recycling old iron was newly opened, and that there was still a long way to go for making new equipment. The current military department is very busy, but he did not expect that it has already started work.

But now that he has come, and with the purple robe to support Xu Qing, Xu Qing still tells his own things: "Master Jiancheng, I came to the Military Weapons Supervision. I actually want to borrow a boiler. I don't know how to use it." Can you spare one?"

Jian Cheng was taken aback for a moment, then patted his chest and said: "I have 3000 military personnel and more than a hundred boilers. My lord has already opened his mouth. I don't know if there is anything I don't agree with. I don't know how long my lord will take. Someone needs to help."

Xu Qing replied: "Naturally, it is necessary to start, just this afternoon. By the way, we need a remoter, smaller one."

Jian Cheng smiled flatteringly and said: "That's natural, I will naturally find the best materials, the best people, and the quietest place for you. Please, my lord..."

As he said that, Jian Cheng's hand also showed a gesture of invitation.Xu Qing sneered, a large silver coin leaked out from his sleeve, and as he passed by Jian Cheng's hand, he quietly put the silver coin in his hand.This time, Jian Cheng became more enthusiastic.

In fact, Xu Qing didn't need to do this at all. In his capacity, no one would make irresponsible remarks when people serve him tea and water.But it is another thing to make people happy to do things.Xu Qing also thought, if the boiler is not chosen well, it will be him who will have the accident, so it is better to make people happy to do things.

Passing through the boilers outside, Xu Qing thought to himself, this armory monitor is really big, it is as big as ten football fields, right?One house is connected to another, and there is also a water diversion system that passes through the middle of the house, which can not only satisfy the water inside, but also prevent fires.But Xu Qing didn't know, but the generals next to him were the two chiefs of the military supervisor, and the weapons department outside the city were the three chiefs.Being a military weapons supervisor is better than making knives and guns, but the weapon department is better at bows and crossbows, and the armor is directly borne by the general supervisor.

(End of this chapter)