"Your Majesty, what is the black smoke coming out of that butt?" Gundam was straightforward by nature. Seeing a big chimney rolling with thick smoke, he asked curiously.

There were so many novel things that Gundam had seen. When he became excited, he said that he had completely ignored the rules of being a minister. Wen Tianxiang kicked him gently on his ankle, reminding him: "General Gao, don't forget the etiquette." Gui Gui Gui, looking at the two chimneys with thick smoke, was really curious, and he glanced at Li Jun, hoping that he would give an answer.

Li Jun is an easy-going person. He especially likes Gundam's straightforwardness and doesn't care at all. He explains: "That's a chimney. The one on the left is an iron smelter, and the one on the right is an steel smelter."

Huang Yongshan is a technical expert. When he heard Li Jun’s words, he immediately became interested and asked: “Master, what kind of steel is this made? Such a big and such a high chimney? Our steel-making chimney is not that high or such a big one.”

The steelmaking method designed by Li Jun is much more complicated and more advanced than that in the Song Dynasty, and it is difficult to explain clearly for a while. He said, "You will know after you go and see it." He took the group to the steel field.

From a distance, I saw dozens of people standing at the entrance of the steel field, lined up in an orderly manner as if welcoming the VIPs. A middle-aged man in his forties was wearing court uniforms, with a silver belt hanging on his waist, greeted Li Jun, and said, "Since Shen Bi, please see the emperor."

Li Jun helped him with his palm and said, "Get up quickly, get up quickly. Tell them all to part and do their own work. Don't follow us. Let's see your progress."

The people who were about to welcome Li Jun had to disperse. Shen Bi reported: "Master, three days ago, we had already put out a furnace of iron and refined about ten thousand kilograms of pig iron..." His words interrupted Huang Yongshan's scream: "Ten thousand kilograms? So much, my God, you can really blow it."

The production of pig iron in the Song Dynasty was low, so it was not as good as that of modern iron training. Although Li Jun used the steelmaking method of small steel mills at that time due to the industrial level at that time, it was still not something they could imagine, and it was normal for Huang Yongshan, a technical expert, to believe it.

Shen Bikuoqing said: "Old Huang, I'm not joking. This is true. We put the pig iron into the steelmaking furnace according to the emperor's requirements. It has already produced waves. It should have been refined. We just waited for the emperor to put the steel. After we cleaned the furnace, we put the iron ore and coke and started to make the iron. At this speed, we can produce tens of thousands of kilograms of steel in four days. This is an amazing achievement! Your Majesty, you are really amazing!"

"It's not that I'm amazing, it's that you, Shen Dachang, have been so great that you built the stove in just ten days. If you didn't organize it well, it would definitely not be completed." Li Jun thought that it took ten days to build the stove and start smelting iron. Not to mention in the Song Dynasty, it was also a miracle even in modern society. This just shows a conclusion: since ancient times, the Chinese nation has been a nation that can create miracles.

Shen Bishu said: "The emperor has been awarded too much. This is all modified on the old furnace. If a new furnace is started, it will be impossible to complete in less than two or three months. The refractory bricks are ready-made, and all kinds of materials are in stock in the past, so there is nothing to say. If the emperor's drawings were not good and realistic, they would not be able to complete them no matter what."

"This is also amazing. If you hadn't accumulated these raw materials on weekdays, even if my drawings were good, it would not have been so smooth for a while. This is yours. Huang Yongshan made great contributions to making steel crossbows and obtained a golden belt, and you also have one." Li Jun talked to Shen Bi while walking, sighing in his heart: "I came to the steel field to understand the situation and found that he had stocked a lot of materials, which saved me a lot of trouble. The reason why the Southern Song Dynasty in history was not without the demise of the past was not that there was no such thing as the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty in history. Talents are not good at using people. Not to mention anything else, Huang Yongshan and Shen Bi are both very accomplished scientists. If I were in the era when I came, they would have been famous academicians of the academicians all over the world. The court did not pay attention to it and was always treated coldly, so they could not perform it. They were criticized from time to time as strange tricks. I just gave a little guidance, and they did much better than I expected. As long as I discovered talents and used them well, I would not have to worry about not winning this war."

When Li Jun came to inspect, he found that Shen Bi had not only stored a lot of refractory brick materials, but also led people to build furnaces. What's even more rare is that he overcame the difficulties of no funds, no one pays attention to, and no one supports them. He organized the people to transport iron ore, fuel, etc. from outside the city. With his efforts, the raw materials were piled up like hills.

Li Jun asked him why he did this? He replied: "Lin'an is the foundation of the Song Dynasty. In any case, to keep it, to protect the Song Dynasty, you have to use a lot of steel. I want to accumulate more raw materials before the Mongols besieged."

Li Jun was amazed at his foresight and comforted him. He ordered Wen Tianxiang to cooperate and meet his requirements, ask for people to give them money and silver, and must store as much raw materials as possible before the Mongols besieged the city.

"Thank you. The reason why it can progress so smoothly is because the new machinery designed by the emperor is helping. If it weren't for the help of the crane, it would have been impossible." Chen Bi said admiringly.

The new machinery he mentioned was just a pulley set. During the inspection, Li Jun saw the civilians carrying materials with their shirtless hands, as tired as an old ox. Not only were they tired, but they were also extremely efficient. He immediately thought of the labor-saving dynamic pulley set, and accompanied by a fixed pulley that changes the direction of force, installed on a bracket for lifting. Li Jun drew the drawing and asked if Shen Bi could make it. Shen Bi looked at it for a while and said without thinking: "Yes, surely, this thing is not difficult to make. Master, what's the use of this thing?"

The industrial level in the Southern Song Dynasty was quite high, and it was not difficult to build pulleys. Li Jun also had confidence and said with a smile: "You build it first, and I will teach you how to use it." The ancients did not know the wonderful uses of pulley sets, and it was really difficult to explain clearly if you want to explain it. It would be much easier to explain it based on the actual objects.

He once again showed the efficiency of Shenbi's efficiency in making pulleys. After just one day, he rushed to see Li Jun and told Li Jun that the pulley was built. Li Jun pointed to the pulleys and taught him how to use them. According to Li Jun, it should be very magical. Shenbi excitedly ordered people to use them. The first time he lifted up several hundred kilograms of weight and put them wherever he wanted to put them, which was very useful. Not only did Shenbi scare, but even the civilians were scared, so scared that they couldn't close their mouths for a long time.

Li Jun thought there was something strange about this. No one would use this kind of laborious local game in the time and space he came. They used modern machinery such as cranes and booms, which could lift thousands of pounds or more at one time. The laborious and troublesome machinery like pulley sets are simply invisible. It is only mentioned in physics textbooks that they actually regarded it as a shocking work.
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