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Chapter 55 Blast Furnace Ironmaking and Casting Armaments

Early the next morning, Lin Yifan took Han Song to the Bailongshan ironworks, and saw that the five blast furnaces in the ironworks were steaming with lava.

Han Santie, the workshop official and the head of the ironworks, excitedly introduced the situation to Lin Yifan and the two, "My lords, the five blast furnaces we have built so far can each produce a thousand catties of pig iron per day." Well, it’s thanks to the county magistrate’s suggestion that we can reach the production target so quickly. Although the five blast furnaces can now produce [-] catties a day, the speed of mining can’t keep up. The current mining volume can only maintain this The operation of the five blast furnaces is very difficult to further reach a daily output of [-] jin. Therefore, we hope that the adults can increase our mining manpower."

Lin Yifan ignored Han Santie's request, stared at the blast furnace thoughtfully, and after a while turned around and asked, "Could it be that the current production capacity can't meet Hengshan's needs?"

"This?" Han Santie glanced at Han Song, hesitant to speak.

"Today, I brought Master Han to open your eyes. You can feel free to speak boldly without any scruples." Lin Yifan glanced at Han Song and said with a smile.

"Well, my lord, the current output is far less than Hengshan's demand. Not to mention the tools needed for people's livelihood, a lot of iron utensils are needed, just weapons and armor." Han Santie looked at Han with some vigilance. With a loose glance, "Let's say that the armored weapons needed by our [-] county soldiers cost at least a hundred catties. Adding the loss caused by forging, the [-] county soldiers need [-] to [-] catties of iron. And our Minzhuang, with a population of [-], would it cost about [-] to [-] catties for weapons and protective gear? At least [-] to [-] catties of iron will be needed. This will add up to more than [-] catties. At present, the iron we produce is no more than Forty to fifty thousand catties, deducting civilian needs, the iron that can be used to cast military equipment is only about [-] catties, and even the five hundred county soldiers are not complete."

Han Song pretended to be admiring the blast furnace as if nothing had happened, but listened to Han Santie's report with his ears up.If you don't listen, you don't know. When you hear it, you are shocked.Sure enough, this county magistrate has a problem. He didn't hesitate to spend a lot of iron to forge weapons and armor. His ambition is obvious.No, I must notify the imperial court as soon as possible to kill this rebellious germ.The more I think about it, the more excited I get. With such credit, I am sure that I will be able to come back and return to the court, right?
Lin Yifan didn't know and didn't care about Han Song's thoughts. At this moment, he was thinking about how to increase production.According to Han Santie's narration, Hengshan's demand for iron is far greater than his own estimate. Thinking that farming will start in the coming year, the need for iron is even greater.The arming of the Hengshan Army is equally important. The Shazhou Promenade needs a large number of troops to maintain, and the garrisons in various places in Hengshan also need people, and the Golden Werewolf who may come needs to be prepared even more. "Well, I will find some people from Shazhou to mine and try to increase the supply of iron ore. As for ironmaking, I have some new suggestions. I think the blast furnace you built is relatively small, and the capacity inside is not large enough. I I hope you can research a bigger blast furnace, so that the output will naturally increase."

"My lord, I have tried this. If it is too high or too high, the temperature inside will not meet the requirements of ironmaking, and the output will be scrap iron slag." Han Santie shook his head and sighed.

"Oh?" Lin Yifan looked carefully at the blast furnace again, pointing to the wood next to it and said, "You all rely on this as fuel? No wonder, the blast furnace should use coal as fuel."

"My lord, what is this coal?" Han Santie asked, scratching the back of his head.

"Um, I was negligent, so you don't know about coal?" Lin Yifan patted his forehead helplessly, and explained, "It's a kind of burning stone, black, usually buried in the ground .have you ever seen it?"

Han Santie shook his head blankly, not knowing what Lin Yifan was talking about.

"My lord is talking about charcoal, right?" Han Song on the side looked at Lin Yifan contemptuously. He didn't even know about charcoal, so he dared to talk nonsense here.

Only then did Lin Yifan remember that coal still had such a name, so he quickly nodded and said, "Yes, it's coal, Master Han actually knows?"

"Hehe, the lower officials are from Yanzhou. The people there use this kind of charcoal to crush the pavement and plaster the walls. It is very effective." Han Song said with a look of longing.

"After listening to what Mr. Han said, I know it. I have seen this kind of coal. But, can it work with coal as fuel?" Han Santie asked suspiciously.

"You know that too? That's great, don't worry about whether you can or not, you can find it for me first." Lin Yifan said pleasantly.

"Well, I haven't found such a thing in Hengshan so far."

"What, no?" Lin Yifan was disappointed, hesitated for a moment, and immediately gave orders to Han Santie, "Han Santie, this coal is related to iron making, I want you to find some people immediately and go to Hengshan to look for coal , be sure to find it as soon as possible. Do you understand?"

"Yes, my subordinate obeys." Although Han Santie didn't understand why the Lord valued the coal so much, he believed that the Lord's intention must be right, so he immediately accepted the order and went to gather people to find the coal.

Looking at the figure of Han Santie leaving in a hurry, Lin Yifan turned to look at Han Song, and said with a smile, "Master Han must be full of doubts now, now that you and I are colleagues, we are working hard for Hengshan, if you have anything to say, you may as well Straight up."

"This, my lord is serious. I have nothing but admiration for my lord. There is no doubt." Han Song shrank his neck and forced a smile.

"Master Han, why should you be cautious? You and I are court officials, loyal to the emperor, and loyal to the court. The governance of Hengshan requires you and Miao Li to work together. This official shoulders the heavy burden of Hengshan alone, and I am a rookie who has just entered the officialdom. There are many things I still need an adult to support me." Lin Yifan patted Han Song on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Han Song was terrified by being photographed, cursing inwardly, you traitor, you still have the face to say something loyal to the emperor and patriotism, what did you do in Hengshan put the court in the eyes?Rebel!

Seeing that Han Song was timid and afraid to speak, Lin Yifan couldn't help but sighed, "Oh, it seems that Mr. Han still has a deep misunderstanding about me, and this misunderstanding probably lies here?" After finishing speaking, he pointed his finger at the blast furnace.

"What does Master Lin mean? I don't understand." Han Song pretended to be confused.

"I know that the imperial court has always been an official operation of salt and iron. Now that I, HS County, mine and smelt iron privately, it has violated the court's laws. Even in the eyes of Mr. Han, we may have been reduced to traitors, right?"

Han Song turned pale with shock and trembled all over his body, "My lord, my lord has been wronged, and I have no intention of doing so. I am just an unlucky official who was demoted to the end by the court. Now I can only linger on my last breath. I will never do anything wrong with your lord's affairs." Ask, and ask your lord to learn from you."

Lin Yifan smiled slightly and said kindly: "Master Han, don't be nervous. I brought you here to be honest with you. Presumably Mr. Han should know that Hengshan is from the outside to the inside of the customs. There is no danger of mountains and rivers. Werewolves are approaching the crisis of the city. Now that we have managed to develop HS County, how can we wait for the Golden Werewolf to cut it down. So we decided to use this iron mine to develop force and resolutely defend our relatives and homeland. Mr. Han, Are you saying this is wrong? Let me tell you the truth. At present, we have established [-] armored cavalry, and there are [-] well-trained and well-equipped civilians. As long as the golden wolf dares to go south, it will suffer from us. Fierce resistance. Even if you can't win, you have to break his teeth and let them know that there is a price to pay for looting in Hengshan."

Han Song looked up at Lin Yifan, and found that he had a confident face and determination in his eyes, and he couldn't help believing it. "My lord's heart to love and protect the people is a lesson to be learned from heaven and earth. Han Song admires it. However, the Golden Werewolf is brutal and tyrannical, and his fighting power is superb. For the common people and for the sake of the soldiers, the lord must not fight blindly and forcefully, which will only hurt human lives. I think this Hengshan is high and dangerous, maybe we can temporarily avoid the edge and protect ourselves."

Lin Yifan nodded in relief, and said: "Master Han is right. As the saying goes, if you save people and lose land, you will save both people and land. If you lose people, you will lose both people and land. We will not act recklessly. Next, I will take Han My lord, go and see our paradise."

(End of this chapter)