Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 71 What a magic weapon

Zhu Di glared at Guo An angrily, and said, "I can't see the quality of the molten iron produced by the iron smelting furnace. How can I believe that you can smelt 60 catties of pig iron for me in three months?"

Guo An was startled suddenly, waved his hands again and again, and said, "Your Highness, it's not the lower officials who make iron, but Guanshi Zhong and the craftsmen of the iron smelting institute who make iron."

Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel an unknown fire in his heart.

However, Guo An has also learned a lot, and before Zhu Di could start scolding, he quickly said: "If your highness wants to see how the quality of pig iron made in this iron furnace is, I can go to the next few rooms, and those few In this room, there is a small iron-smelting furnace made by the lower official and a group of veteran craftsmen during the experiment for more than a month."

At this moment, Zhong Huo also understood the purpose of Zhu Di's sudden visit to the Iron Smelting Institute, and he nodded quickly and said, "Your Highness, what Guo Xianzun said is correct. In the next few rooms, there are several A small iron furnace with a similar internal structure to the giant iron furnace.

Coincidentally, two iron-smelting furnaces were fired early in the morning, and the molten iron in the furnaces was almost ready by now. "

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Zhu Di's eyes lit up, and he said directly.

"Go, take me to take a look."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Zhong Huo hurriedly took Zhu Di to the distant housing area.

In these housing areas, there are some small iron-making furnaces from before, and Zhu Di also came here once.

However, this time, following Zhong Huo's guidance, he clearly saw no less than six iron-making furnaces with different appearances and sizes.

Zhu Di asked curiously, "Guo An, you made these iron furnaces in just over a month?"

Guo An replied with a look of emotion: "Your Highness, I didn't think about it at the beginning. After paying the salaries to those ten old craftsmen, these ten old craftsmen seem to have rejuvenated... the fairy pill The medicine is average, and even his strength has increased a lot, and he seems to be desperate to work.

Basically, a kind of iron-smelting furnace can be improved in five or six days. "

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Liang who was beside him, a little disbelieving, "Oh? Really?"

Zhu Liang quickly nodded in response: "Reporting to Your Highness, it is true!"

Now, Zhu Di nodded suspiciously, "If 60 catties of pig iron can be smelted within three months this time, I will give ten taels of silver to each of the ten old craftsmen."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Guo An's face brightened, and he quickly thanked him.

"Your Highness, the craftsmen of the Iron Smelting Institute have also worked hard..."

Zhu Di glared at Guo An and said, "We'll wait until 60 jin of pig iron is smelted."

Guo An looked confident, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the lower officials have great confidence in this matter."

At this time, Zhong Huo, who was leading the way, had stopped, and saluted Zhu Di with an excited face.

"His Royal Highness, the iron furnace in this room can be turned on!"

Can't help Zhong Huo not being excited, although he is in charge of such a big iron smelting factory, he dare not be greedy for a single person.Moreover, the annual food salary is only a little more than those craftsmen.

And according to what Guo Xianzun and His Royal Highness Yan said, as long as they smelt 60 catties of pig iron within three months, can His Highness Yan reward them?
Even, is it possible that it is not less than ten taels of silver?

With these ten taels of silver, his family will be able to pull a few more bolts of coarse cloth and make some new clothes this year, and even the dilapidated houses in his family can be repaired again, so that it will not be so cold in winter .

Just thinking about it, Zhong Huo felt a fire in his heart.

If it was placed a month ago, Zhong Huo would still think that this matter was wishful thinking.But now, he believes that as long as the hundreds of craftsmen in his iron smelting factory let go of their arms, they will definitely be able to smelt 60 catties of pig iron within three months.

Zhu Di just felt a little strange about Zhong Huo's excited expression, and then he put it behind him, and turned to look at the iron-making furnace in front of him that was only as tall as a person.

"Then turn on the furnace."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The bell answered, and he began to greet all the craftsmen in the room to open the stove.

As the taphole under the iron furnace was opened, sparks flew everywhere, and the temperature in the entire room rose sharply.

Suddenly, Guo An remembered something, and hurriedly shouted to Zhong Huo, "Guard Zhong, bring a mold and forge a steel knife with a handle, let His Highness have a look!"

Hearing this, Zhong Huo's eyes lit up, he glanced at Guo An gratefully, and ran out.

The two craftsmen next to the iron stove also subconsciously slowed down.

After a while, Zhong Huo walked over with a long mold in his arms, and skillfully placed the mold under the tap hole.

Zhu Di asked with some doubts, "What are you doing?"

Guo An replied: "Your Highness, if you directly solidify the molten iron in the mold, and then forge it, you can easily forge a steel knife!"

"Steel knife?"

Zhu Di looked at Guo An in disbelief.

Guo An smiled confidently, "Your Highness will know after a look."

Hearing this, Zhu Di ignored Guo An and looked directly at Zhong Huo who was busy.

I saw that Zhong Huo waited until the mold was filled with molten iron, then dragged the mold outside, and then put some incomprehensible dust on it.

Then, not long after, the molten iron almost solidified.

Zhong Huo directly turned the mold upside down on the forging table beside it, and beat it hard a few times, and a black and shiny rough steel knife blank appeared on the forging table.

On the side, the two casting masters who had been waiting for a long time rolled up their sleeves, picked up the hammer and started hammering and forging repeatedly.

Zhu Di, Zhu Fu and others watched quietly from the sidelines.

About two quarters of an hour later.

Guo An already felt that his legs were numb, and he was a little untenable, so he could only lean on the wall outside, and began to regret why Zhong Huo had to forge it on the spot.

After an unknown amount of time, Guo An saw that Zhong Huo finally picked up the forged steel knife after polishing it several times in a row, and handed it to Zhu Di respectfully.

Zhu Di took the steel knife directly, and looked at it repeatedly with interest on his face. The more he looked, the wider the smile on his face.

"Good knife, good steel mouth..."

Zhong Huo cautiously suggested: "Your Highness, there are tree stumps outside, you can try the knife!"

Zhu Di looked at Zhong Huo appreciatively, "Take me there quickly!"

"Your Highness, please!"

Zhong Huo's heart trembled, and he hurried forward to lead the way.

Soon, after bypassing several houses, they came to a place where several stumps of different thicknesses were planted, and there were still some obvious knife marks on the stumps.

Seeing this, Zhu Di's eyes lit up, and his momentum suddenly changed. He walked a few steps quickly, swung the steel knife in his hand, and slashed towards a tree stump.

"Boom..."

Zhu Di only felt a light in his hand, and the upper half of the tree stump in front of him fell to the ground with a thud, and rolled a few times.

"Your Highness is brave and invincible!"

Guo An subconsciously praised.

On the side, Zhu Fu, Zhu Liang, Li Wang and others all stared wide-eyed, with a light shining in their eyes.

Hearing this, the corners of Zhu Di's mouth turned up slightly, and then he thought of something, and hurriedly stepped forward to look.

Sure enough, it was the steel knife in his hand that cut the tree stump!

Seeing this, Zhu Di couldn't help being overjoyed, and praised subconsciously.

"What a magic weapon!"

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