Super Chief

　　 Although he has figured out how to decarbonize as much as possible, Shixiong does not want to make another furnace of steel in the near future.

　　 It is not so easy to make steel. Limestone, iron ore, and coal must be dug out and transported back. The project alone requires hundreds of people to work for several days.

　　 And I have to make coking when I come back, so the preparation work just before opening the furnace will take several days. The most important thing is that the iron tools in the tribe are enough now. Although there are not many iron weapons, the warriors in the tribe can have an iron knife or an iron spear anyway.

　　 As for the farm tools used for planting, this time casting is enough. Weapons made of pig iron may not be qualified, but at any rate they are not even better than bone spears and bone rods. The farm tools made of pig iron are more than enough for arable land and sowing.

　　 The only thing missing now is steel bars. There is no way to make a bull nose ring without that stuff.

　　 But if you simply smelt steel, you don’t need to start the furnace again. Some of the kaolin is that a larger kaolin clay crucible is made, and then a pot of steel is fryed by the steel frying method, which is enough to make a bull nose ring.

　　 Steelmaking in a blast furnace is difficult to control. Isn’t it difficult to control steel in a crucible?

　　Don't talk about stone bears, even a wooden planer can produce a pot of qualified steel.

The wood planer has shown great interest in this industry since he came into contact with steelmaking. The most important thing is that this guy seems to be very talented in this industry. It is like this time the furnace is opened for steelmaking, and the wood planer is in it. At least half of the work done.

　　 The key processes of weighing and proportioning materials are based on what this guy meant.

　　 Ishikuma also wanted to train him very much. If he could really train this guy, he wouldn't have to spend more energy on steelmaking.

　　 Therefore, apart from taking out some unused farm tools and reusing the crucible to make enough steel bars, Shixiong does not plan to start steelmaking in the near future.

　　 "Dali Xiong, what are you thinking about?" Hong Yun's words awakened Shi Xiong from his contemplation. When he looked up, Shi Xiong was almost hit by a thunder in the shape of Hong Yun.

At this time, Hong Yun was wearing ordinary animal skin clothes, carrying a **** with a wooden handle on his back, holding a freshly bladed kitchen knife in his left hand, and a peeling knife with the same blade in his right hand. . If Shi Xiong hadn't known her, he would really think that the lady in front of him was Erniang Sun who specializes in human flesh buns.

　　 Seeing Shi Xiong's uncontrollable look, Hong Yun turned around in confusion, "What? Is there any problem with me?"

　　 "No, no problem! Absolutely no problem!" Shi Xiong smiled and waved his hand, "What are you going to do?"

　　 "What are you not doing? I just came back from Musha and asked for these things from him." Hong Yun raised the two knives in his hands.

　　 Shixiong patted his forehead and said helplessly: "Well, you'd better not move this thing lightly, especially the skinning knife, which is very sharp, and it will cut your hands if you are not careful."

　　 The skinning knives used in the tribe were all polished with stone or beef bone. The sharpness can be imagined. Cutting meat with a dull knife is not enough to describe the sharpness of those skinning knives.

　　 But fur is also an important material in the tribe’s foreign trade, so when casting farm tools this time, he deliberately cast twenty small skinning knives.

　　 After this thing is sharpened, as long as it is often polished, it is a pleasure to peel it off, and it is deeply liked by the tribe.

　　 "It's not that I don't know how to use a skinning knife. I used to skinning prey with my people. Well, this small knife is very easy to use. I like it very much."

"It's fine if you like it. But the quality of this knife is not very good. When we succeed in smelting better steel, I will use the best high-carbon steel to create the sharpest skinning knife for you. envy."

　　'S words made Hongyun smile.

　　 Don't look at the mother of two babies, this girl is still like a child, very pleasing.

"In seven or eight days, the trading team of the Vasichus coming from the east may be coming. The trading teams of these Vasichus usually come once every three months. I want to ask if you have anything you want. I will prepare the trade for you in advance. You have been busy with tribal affairs these days, and you rarely go out hunting. You don’t have any fur or gems or yellow iron in your hands. Then those tiles The West Chus are here, if you don't have anything to exchange with them, you won't get what they have. Those Vasichus are very cunning."

　　 Hearing Hong Yun's words, Shi Xiong's interest suddenly came.

　　 "Is Vasichu's trading team coming soon?" Shi Xiong asked uncertainly.

　　 "It should be coming soon. It may be earlier or later. But the weather this year is pretty good, and those Vasichus should not be late."

　　 These words immediately made Shi Xiong's brains turn quickly.

The favorite thing of European colonists is "yellow iron". The so-called yellow iron is the name of gold by North American Indians~www.readwn.com~ Even after having been in contact with the Vasicchus for so long, But they still don't know why these Vasichus are so obsessed with the useless yellow iron.

Yes, in this era, gold, a precious metal that is enough to make anyone crazy in the Old Continent, seems to be useless in the eyes of North American Indians. At most, it is used to decorate themselves. They are concerned about gold. The value of is not understood at all.

　　 This can be seen from North American Indians calling gold "yellow iron". (PS: This is not a nonsense by Lao Mo. Before the mid-nineteenth century, North American Indians did not value gold as much as ironware.)

　　 In addition to gold, there are various gems and furs.

In fact, the Appalachian Mountains are also rich in various gems. Later, in the Appalachian Mountains in western North Carolina, they are rich in red sapphires, emeralds, moonstones and other gems. This is where the Gaoshu tribe is located. The area is not only rich in gems, but the tribe can also pick up small pieces of yellow iron from time to time in the mountain creeks...

　　 Later generations called the Appalachian Mountains a treasure mountain, that’s not nonsense.

　　 As for fur, let alone. Although the Cherokee people are now part of a farming and part game hunting nation, hunting still occupies a very important position in the lives of the Cherokee people. After removing the fur needed to make clothes and tents, a lot of fur is left in the tribe every month.

　　 It’s just that the stone bears don’t have these things now.

　　 But it doesn't matter if you don't have these things, you still have a valuable material in your hand that is not inferior to gold and gems!

　　Ishikuma's thoughts can't help but float to the small salt mountain I once saw when digging limestone some time ago...