Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 280 Steelmaking Workshop
The changes in Chang'an City can be said to be changing with each passing day.

Especially outside the Datang Palace, the construction of Weishui New City has already taken shape.

The first batch of houses have already been delivered, and basically all of them have already settled in.

Up to now, more than 1000 households have lived in Weishui New City.

These families generally have servants, guards and other personnel. Although there are only more than 1000 households, the population exceeds 2.

Properly the size of a town.

Qin Xiedao, who is not short of money, not only accelerated the construction of Weishui New City, but also continued to expand various workshops.

And as if to welcome Qin Xiedao back, Hou Bao, the chief scientist of the Qin family, successfully built the steel workshop.

"Dangdangdang!"

Accompanied by the sound of hammering iron, Hou Bao made the final confirmation on the fine steel that had just been smelted in the steel workshop.

"Lang Jun, these are really steel, not iron! Our workshop can directly make steel, and in the future, the steel output of our workshop alone will be higher than that of the entire Tang Dynasty.

The most important thing is that the cost of such directly smelted fine steel is not much higher than that of iron.

As long as we are willing, we can directly reduce the price of stainless steel on the market by half, and kill all other workshops. "

Hou Bao was very excited.

Ever since he joined Qin Xiedao, he has lived a very happy life.

All kinds of research and experiments can be done as you want, and you don't need to worry about funding at all.

For a researcher who is obsessed with science, this state is absolutely ideal.

"Since you can kill other workshops, let's kill them! Anyway, with this idea, those who have the strength to build iron-making workshops are all from various aristocratic families.

Whether it is the eldest grandson's family or Qiwang of the other five surnames, they basically have their own ironmaking workshops.

This time, we let them know what the power of technology is.

See if they are still so inactive in the construction of various workshops. "

Qin Xiedao felt that his previous business methods were still too gentle.

Many honorable families are still waiting and watching, unwilling to fully devote themselves to the development of Datang.

That being the case, then I will give them a ruthless one.

"No problem! Give me three days, we can reserve a batch of fine steel, and then start selling it directly in the West Market at half price, and shut down all other iron-making workshops within a month.

If anyone dares to follow suit, then we will continue to cut the price in half until no one else sells steel. "

Hou Bao was very proud.

Over the years, he has not been less angry with those aristocratic families.

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"Brother, the Qin family's blacksmithing workshop has recruited hundreds of people one after another in the past few days. It's simply that they want you if you have the strength. This is too exaggerated."

In Changsun's mansion, Changsun Huan came to Changsun Chong in confusion, and reported the news he had heard.

As the second son of the eldest grandson's family, eldest grandson Huan is destined not to have the right to inherit the Duke.

But he was not willing to waste his life in such a mediocre way, so he took the initiative to propose to Changsun Wuji to take charge of some of the family's properties.

"I heard that they have hoarded a lot of iron ore during this time. Could it be that their iron-making workshop has already been built?"

Chang Sun Chong's news channels are naturally not bad.

The Qin family is building a large-scale iron-making workshop, and they have known about this before.

They even raised the price of iron ore in Chang'an city for the sake of the Yinqin family.

"It should be like this, it is estimated that Qin Xiedao just returned to Chang'an City, so he wanted to make a big one.

But this blacksmithing workshop is not as simple as they imagined. They thought that they could sell a good price after recruiting so many people to forge ironware. "

Chang Sun Huan said indifferently.

"Whether they sell Zhenguan plows, hoes, sickles and other utensils, or make iron pots and swords, all of them require costs.

At that time, their price will be higher than ours, not to mention that no one will buy it, we just wait and see the excitement. "

According to Chang Sun Chong's understanding, the Qin family had no experience in making iron.

Even if it is successfully refined now, it is estimated that the cost and quality will not be satisfactory.

There is no way for such a large-scale iron-making workshop to bring him too much pressure.

……

"Mr. Lang, this water wheel is really useful. With it in charge of driving this device, it will be much easier to make an iron pot."

Ma Youcai looked at the continuously operating equipment in front of him with a smile on his face.

The use of waterwheels to drive equipment not only saves a lot of manpower, but the key point is that the production efficiency is also very high.

In just a few days, a lot of inventory has accumulated in the warehouse of the blacksmith workshop.

Today, the "Da Tang Daily" has started to publish the advertisement of the Qin family's ironware shop.

When it opens tomorrow, it will definitely surprise the entire Chang'an city.

"The power of mechanical equipment is infinite, as long as we specialize in research, more useful equipment will be discovered.

Hou Bao has recruited hundreds of Taoist disciples to be responsible for various experiments. You can ask them more needs and let them boldly make various things. "

Qin Xiedao is not used to everything being made by hand.

Although it will be placed in later generations, the style of pure handmade is relatively high.

But that's not the case at all now.

"All workshops are now vigorously promoting the use of waterwheels, trying to combine various equipment with waterwheels.

Should have results soon. "

Ma Youcai is very familiar with the situation of each workshop.

Although the Qin family has a lot of workshops, Ma Youcai, a workaholic, can't help but fight until midnight every day.

"I just heard the news that the past few months have been chaotic on the grasslands. It is said that the Turi Khan specially arranged for envoys to ask His Majesty for help. It is estimated that our Tang Dynasty will soon have a big battle with the East Turks.

There will definitely be a lot of things that need to be prepared at that time, I will make a list first, and you should prepare as soon as possible. "

Qin Xiedao would definitely participate in such an important war.

Besides, Qin Xiedao was more active than anyone else in promoting the implementation of the grassland strategy.

The tribes around Liangzhou have begun to be deeply influenced by the Tang Dynasty.

Now if the Eastern Turks can be defeated in an upright manner, or even wiped out, it will be of great significance to Datang.

According to Qin Xiedao, it is best to seize this opportunity and wipe out the main force of the East Turkic, Western Turkic, and Xue Yantuo tribes.

Save tossing back and forth, effort!
(End of this chapter)