Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 55 The Great Steelmaking Movement

"Wang, wang, lord, this method of converter steelmaking is, is very good, but where, where is there iron ore?" Ma Jun was not overjoyed after Liu Wei ordered him to be the master book, but immediately questioned.

"Hehe, don't worry about this, Lao Deheng. In Huairen County, Xinchang County, Liaodui County, and Anshi County (near Benxi and Anshan today), I have sent people to investigate. There are a lot of iron ore deposits. You just need to send someone to mine it.” Liu Wei knew that Anshan Iron and Steel was not built in later generations.

Ma Jun didn't speak this time, but nodded hard.

"Look, Deheng, this is a horse-cutting knife, which needs to be made of the most exquisite steel, and it is a deadly weapon against cavalry! How can Deheng make it..." Liu Wei discussed with Ma Jun again.

After discussing for a whole morning, Liu Wei and Ma Jun were tireless and tireless.Until someone came and told them to eat.

Liu Weicai took Ma Jun's hand and walked from the study to the living room.

"Wang, lord, great, great, great talent, his subordinates are no, no, and inferior." On the way, Ma Jun admired Liu Wei from the bottom of his heart.Especially the keel design on the ship, if it is designed, the chance of the big ship sinking when going out to sea will be very low, unlike the previous ship, which will capsize when it encounters some wind and waves when going out to sea.

This encouraged Ma Jun even more. The prince is a general, and he can invent more than me. It seems that I have to speed up and copy the guide car, otherwise the prince will not look at me differently!

On the other side, Liu Wei was thinking: "This Ma Jun really knows a lot of things. I can understand what I said immediately. He is a fucking genius. As long as the equipment is built and the soldiers are trained, Hehe! No matter how brave Lu Bu is, he died under the beating!"

After lunch, Liu Wei immediately ordered people to hire civilians to mine ore in the mine, and ordered Ma Jun to prepare the converter for steelmaking.

A few days later, in a large open space outside Xiangping City.

"Wang, lord, soon, the first batch of steel will be manufactured soon." Ma Jun stepped forward and said respectfully to Liu Wei who came to inspect.

"Well, when the steel comes out, I will immediately order the big blacksmith Niu Yu to build weapons according to the drawings. Niu Yu, you must also speed up and make all the weapons for me before winter. There will be rewards for completing the tasks ahead of schedule. task, this king will punish you severely." Liu Wei threatened the blacksmith leader Niu Yu.

"Yes, the little people will definitely complete the task on time, and will definitely hand in the weapons on time!" Blacksmith Niu Yu was so frightened that he quickly fell to his knees.

"However, you don't need to be under too much pressure. You will eat the same food as my soldiers every day, three meals, and you will still be full. This king also knows that blacksmithing is hard work." Liu Wei gave Tianzao again.

"What, my lord, is this true?" Niu Yu raised his head and looked at Liu Wei with unbelievable eyes.

"Presumptuous, will the lord lie to you? I think you have lived enough, and dare to question the lord!" Behind Liu Wei, Li Yong raised his waist knife and was about to hit Niu Yu.

"Huh? Back off!" Liu Wei stopped Li Yong.

Liu Wei will not blame this Niu Yu for doubting what he said, because the identity of the craftsman is so low, especially the group of people in front of him, they used to be slaves, and they specially made things for the major forces, and later they were bought by Liu Wei come over.And in the past, they only had two meals a day, and they still couldn't eat enough. Now they can eat three meals a day, and they are still full. Can Niu Yu not be excited!

"This king will never lie to you, and there is no need to lie to you! As long as you can maintain the speed and quality of making weapons, I will never be stingy in rewarding you!" Liu Wei promised again.

"Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord!" Niu Yu kept kowtowing on the ground.

Liu Wei didn't help him either, but just shook his head.He originally thought that blacksmiths were all muscular, tall and thick, with inexhaustible strength.But the blacksmiths in front of him were very different from the blacksmiths Liu Wei imagined, not to mention skinny, and none of them could be considered fat.

Liu Wei stepped out and was about to leave when he suddenly turned around, looked at Niu Yu and asked, "How do you all make weapons and armor?"

"Uh, that's how it was built!" Niu Yu was a little overwhelmed by Liu Wei's question, and scratched his head.

"Just like this long gun, how did you make it?" Liu Wei pulled out a long gun from the weapon rack.He waved twice and asked.

"Well, first create the prototype of the gun head, then polish it, and finally choose a gun barrel and fix the gun head to the gun barrel. This is how long guns are made!" Niu Yu didn't understand why Liu Wei asked such a question, but still Answer truthfully.

"Oh, how many spears can you make a day?" Liu Wei asked again.

"Experienced craftsmen can make three or four guns, and generally they should be able to make two. The main reason is that the gun head is difficult to make." Niu Yu said.

"Then I will teach you a brand-new method now. This method is called the assembly line manufacturing method. It is a division of labor. Those who make the gun head will make the gun head specially, and those who polish it will be specially polished. The person who fixes the gun head to the gun barrel is responsible Install." Liu Wei moved out the assembly line of later generations.

"Huh? The lord is really a great talent. In this way, the production speed will be doubled, and each person will only be responsible for one thing, and they will become more and more proficient, and the quality will also greatly increase!" Niu Niu After thinking for a moment, Yu clapped his hands and applauded.

"Okay, then I will leave this matter to you. Not only spears can be crafted in this way, but other weapons and armors can also be crafted in this way." Liu Wei became the hands-off shopkeeper again, and handed over the task to Niu Yu.

"Xiaomin, I will live up to the prince's expectations!" Niu Yu also showed a smile on his face. The production method of this assembly line, the craftsmen will definitely not be proficient at the beginning, but after getting used to it slowly, they will definitely become more and more proficient.

"Then I'll leave this place to you. I'll go first. I'm looking forward to your performance!" Liu Wei patted Niu Yu on the shoulder and walked out.

But this made Niu Yu very excited, and kept shouting in his heart: "The prince patted me on the shoulder, that is the high and mighty King of Liaoxi!" For a while, Niu Yu stayed where he was.

"Li Yong, send more people to protect the mines, steel mills, and artisan factories. At least [-] elite soldiers should be sent to protect each place to prevent any mistakes." After Liu Wei left the artisan factory , Immediately ordered to Li Yong.

"Yes, this subordinate will do it now!" Li Yong immediately dispatched troops with Liu Wei's tokens.

"Gao Qiang, let's go to the place where soldiers are recruited. Let me see how motivated the people in Liaodong are!"

"Yes!"

Liu Wei led Gao Qiang towards the barracks...

(End of this chapter)