Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 445 Change
"In addition to this, our army's armor and other combat preparations must be replaced with this iron material as soon as possible." Ziying continued to order.

However, after Ziying finished speaking, Mo Chen, who had always strictly obeyed Ziying's orders, looked a little hesitant, and didn't respond immediately.

Ziying also immediately noticed Mo Chen's hesitation.

"Why, is it difficult?" Ziying asked.

Looking up at Ziying, Mo Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ziying: "You don't know something, it's very difficult to melt iron, if it weren't for my Mo sect's secret skills, I'm afraid it would be difficult to do so.

Even if there are [-] sergeants to help, the amount of refined iron produced may not be able to support the needs of armor and other large-scale armaments except for swords and crossbows. "

"Just because of this?" Ziying asked softly.

Mo Chen and the other masters of the Mo School nodded.

You must know that Momen's technology can be said to be unrivaled in this era. Even the six eastern capitals that were proficient in iron smelting before, it is difficult to remelt pig iron into liquid as easily as Momen.

"Take me to have a look." Ziying ordered.

"Young Master, please follow me." Mo Chen bent over to meet Ziying and walked towards the place where the iron furnace was melted.

And Ren Xiao, who was very curious about how Momen forged such a magical weapon, naturally followed like a curious baby.

When he arrived at the location, Ziying discovered at first sight one of the reasons why the Momen could forge better ironware and melt pig iron more easily than the Six Kingdoms.

Because he saw a lot of coal at the scene.

You must know that using coal to smelt iron did not appear until decades later in the Han Dynasty. In the previous Warring States Period, although the six eastern countries also began to use iron on a large scale, the material used was mostly charcoal with low heat.And it is obvious that Momen now has mastered the technology of using coal to make iron.

Along the way, Mo Chen was also paying attention to the expression on Ziying's face. You must know that using Shi Nirvana to smelt iron is a pioneering work of Momen, and it has always been a secret of Momen.

However, he never saw many surprised expressions on Ziying's face. Ziying was always looking at the pile of Shi Nir with a blank expression, and even had a slightly disdainful expression on his face.

At this moment, Mo Chen would naturally not think that Ziying knew nothing about smelting iron. On the contrary, in his mind at this moment, Juzi should have mastered extremely superb smelting skills.

If not, how could it be so easy to guide them to smelt magic weapons.

"Look, my master, the past masters of my Mo Sect discovered that it is easier to obtain molten iron by using Shi Nirvana to smelt iron, and the same effect can be obtained by raising the furnace." Mo Chen introduced to Ziying : "However, although there is a secret method, the power is still insufficient, and it still takes a lot of time to melt the iron."

After speaking, not only Mo Chen, but several master craftsmen of the Mo sect who came with him all looked in Ziying's direction.

"King Qin, is there a way to quickly melt the iron?" Ren Xiao, who had been following him honestly, asked, "If there is a way to build such magical weapons on a large scale, one day my great Qin sword will be a magical weapon, and armor will be strong." A, soldiers are fierce tigers, who in the world would dare to fight against them!"

Thinking of the scene where each of the hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers would hold such magic weapons and wear indestructible armor in the future, Ren Xiao, an old general, couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

Ziying took a few steps forward, picked up a piece of stone and asked Mo Chen, "What did the six eastern countries use to smelt iron?"

"Charcoal (charcoal) also."

"Where does the charcoal come from?" Ziying continued to ask.

"From wood."

After hearing Mo Chen's answer, Ziying smiled and looked at the piece of stone Nirvana (coal) in his hand.

Looking at Ziying's expression, a door suddenly opened in Mo Chen's mind.

"Wood can get charcoal, and firepower is even stronger. Could it be that Shi Nie can get other things in this way?"

"Yes, the method is similar. Shi Niede's name is coke, because its iron smelting power is stronger, and it is easier to melt the iron." Ziying immediately ordered: "Get the pen."

Soon a piece of cloth and a brush were delivered to Ziying.

Ziying took it and drew on it.

After a while, two grotesque objects appeared on the cloth.

If a modern person of the older generation sees the first thing Ziying painted, they should recognize it at first sight. What Ziying painted is a small coke oven made by local methods.

We must know that in the last century, local coking was once popular in many places in our country because of its simple structure and low investment. However, this method of coking is inefficient, and the pollution to the environment is somewhat serious and gradually disappears.

Ziying also happened to see the small coke ovens left at that time when he traveled to a mountain village in his previous life, and because he was curious, he asked the surrounding villagers how to use these small coke ovens.

Although there is some pollution, but Ziying really only remembers these methods, and can only take them out to deal with emergencies.

It is necessary to know that the role of coke in iron and steel smelting is subversive. In my country, coke iron smelting did not appear until the Southern Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. In the West, coke iron smelting did not appear until the eighteenth century. The use of coke greatly promoted the progress of iron and steel smelting.

In addition to the small coke oven, Ziying painted another small object on the cloth at the same time, which is much simpler, and that is the bellows.

This thing was available in almost every household in the countryside earlier, and the principle is very simple, but its effect is obvious.

Ziying introduced these two items to Mo Chen, and Mo Chen was taken aback for a while.

It wasn't that he doubted the authenticity of Ziying's statement. Since Juzi knew how to forge magical weapons, he naturally wouldn't make fun of them in this regard.

Since Juzi said so, these two things must have a huge effect. He was surprised how Ziying could master so many secret skills!The same is why the giant is so good.

"According to what I said, let's do it quickly, not to mention two or three times the production is easy!" Ziying ordered after the introduction.

"promise!"

……

After Ziying left, Mo Chen followed Ziying's instructions to build a small coke oven non-stop, and started the great cause of local coking.

Yue County already produced high-quality stone nirvana, and the material was extremely easy to obtain. After several failed attempts, Mo Chen smelted qualified coke in a short time.

After building a large bellows, Mo Chen and the others couldn't wait to use Ziying's method to conduct the first melting experiment.

Seeing that it turned into a puddle of liquid iron in a short time compared to the original, Mo Chen and the other masters of the Mo sect, look at me, look at you, none of them know what to say first.

"Isn't the giant the reincarnation of Mozi's ancestor?" A master of Mozi murmured after a long time.

……

Back in Panyu City, Ziying once again devoted himself to the hot land developed by Nanyang University.

There has been good news from the iron smelting in Yue County. The smelting efficiency of high-quality steel has been greatly improved again. Qin Jun's refitting work should be completed in a shorter time.

Ziying focused more on the livelihood of the people in South Vietnam. The hundreds of thousands of troops staying in South Vietnam, in addition to the necessary farming and training, spent more time on road builders, bridge repairers, and construction workers. , Under the order of Ziying, he wholeheartedly began to build South Vietnam.

The hearts of the Nanyue people are also slowly moving closer to the Qin State. After all, the current life is completely different from the previous life of hiding in the mountains and forests, relying on fishing and hunting for food and hunger.

For these tribes that have not yet formed the concept of a country, the effects of Ziying's governance measures are extremely obvious.

(End of this chapter)