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In October, there was also a heavy snowfall in the south of the Yangtze River. In the early morning after the snow, a group of guards in royal robes escorted an imperial chariot out of the city. There were also heavy troops on the official road outside the city, escorting the imperial chariot all the way to the Yangtze River. In a large factory nearby. Search on Baidu to see the latest chapter. In the factory, there are towering chimneys and many large factory buildings. This is the newly established government-run ironmaking factory of the Ming Dynasty.
Before the royal chariot arrived, dozens of civil and military officials stood in front of the court, facing the north wind, standing quietly on the snow. The cold in the south of the Yangtze River is different from the dry and cold north. This kind of dampness can chill the bones. Many people began to tremble all over.
At about 10 o'clock in the morning, the imperial chariot finally arrived, and after kneeling and kowtowing again, Emperor Jianwen finally entered the factory, accompanied by a group of important officials. The staff inside the factory were well prepared. Not only did they set up a viewing platform, but also set up They got on the dragon chair and had carpets. All in all, it was very luxurious. Several men in well-dressed clothes who were stopped in a corner couldn't help but sneered when they saw it.
These men were not citizens of the Ming Dynasty, but technicians from the North Parallel Province. They were hired by the Ming Dynasty with high salaries. At the same time, they came to Jinling with Wan Lei's personal approval to guide the Ming Dynasty in establishing an iron smelting plant. People have seen Wan Lei dozens of times, but Wan Lei always has no airs in front of them. When he came to Jinling, every official showed off one by one, and the emperor's son even acted aloof, which made them Very dissatisfied.
"What the hell, a bunch of losers, just wait and see, sooner or later the world of Ming Dynasty will belong to our Peking Army. Even this ironworks will only be used as a dowry for our Peking Army in the future." These are these skilled workers. their voices.
"Your Majesty, this is the ore sorting plant, this is the ore washing plant, this is the coking plant, this is the lime furnace..." The official from the Ministry of Industry responsible for the construction of the iron smelting plant was introducing, but Emperor Jianwen became a little impatient. , said: "With so many factories, which one is the iron smelting factory?"
"Your Majesty, this is an ironworks. Your Majesty, please move." Du Ze, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, saw that the emperor was unhappy and immediately led the emperor to the large factory.
When the emperor came in person, the few skilled workers from Peiping were cleared out of the factory. These workers were too lazy to speak. Anyway, they had seen many leaders. In their minds, Mr. Wan was the best. Moreover, They are all aborigines of Beiping City. They have seen the tragedy of the emperor's child being trapped in Beiping City, so there is nothing strange about it.
Emperor Jianwen ascended to the dragon chair on the platform, and after the craftsmen knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, he ordered the furnace to be opened. And this so-called ironworks, plus technology transfer fees and construction costs, cost the court one hundred thousand taels of gold, and even more silver. It was as high as more than 200,000 taels. Emperor Jianwen wanted to come and see in person whether iron could be smelted out of so many honeysuckles.
It has to be said that when it comes to technology transfer, Wan Lei, who holds the key technology, is ruthless. The court paid nearly 100,000 taels of gold to get all the blueprints for the ironworks. And Wan Lei can be considered sincere. , after getting the gold, all the skills that should be given are given.
However, whether iron can be smelted depends on whether the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are serious about learning. After all, Wan Lei only sent people to teach, not technicians to help with the smelting. And in some key technologies, Wan Lei also With some tricks, even if iron can be smelted in the Ming Dynasty, the cost will be much higher.
Of course, this is just the technology of iron-making. If the Ming Dynasty wanted to learn steel-making, they would have to pay tens of thousands more taels of gold, and learning would depend on Wan Lei's mood. After all, the imperial court is now at odds with the Peking Province, so if you have money
Wan Lei may not be willing to give him the skills, and even if he is willing to give them, he will definitely take the opportunity to increase the money due to his ruthless nature.
The furnace was started at ten o'clock, the smelting started at eleven o'clock, and molten iron began to be produced at one o'clock at noon. Everyone was waiting anxiously, but the temperature in the factory was too high. I don't know whether it was because of heat or impatience.
Time passed little by little, and everyone's faces were covered with sweat.
"Du Aiqing, didn't you say that if you build an iron smelting plant, you can produce countless amounts of iron? Why hasn't molten iron been produced for such a long time?" Emperor Jianwen was a little impatient with the wait. After all, the temperature in the factory was too high for people to stay here.
It was extremely hot inside.
"Your Majesty, ironmaking needs to go through many processes. It is very complicated and there is no rush. The temperature in the furnace is very high at this time. It is the time when slag is formed into iron. Your Majesty, please wait a moment." Du Ze said while secretly wiping
Sweated a lot.
"Master Du, the Ministry of Industry reported that after the ironworks is completed, it will be able to produce hundreds of thousands of kilograms of iron a day. It has been several hours now, and not a single piece of iron has been produced. This is too much fun." Station.
Huang Zicheng on the side asked with a sneer. As a conservative, he had long been at odds with the practical group composed of Du Ze and others, and would always try to run against them whenever he had the chance.
"Master Huang, you can't say this like this. The designed output of this iron plant is to produce three hundred tons of iron per day. Today is just a test furnace. It started late and can only open one furnace. The output is naturally less. But this time
When poured out of the furnace, it can weigh one hundred and fifty tons."
"What three hundred tons, one hundred and fifty tons, how many kilograms is this?" Emperor Jianwen was slightly angry, because it was the custom in Beiping City to use tons as a unit, and the thing that gave him the most headache was the Beiping Army.
Furthermore, whenever the words used by the Peking Army were mentioned, he would get angry.
"Your Majesty, one ton is two thousand jins, and three hundred tons is 600,000 jins. Due to the heavy weight of iron, it is difficult to calculate it in kilograms, so we use tons." Behind Du Ze, Song Li, the director of the Ministry of Industry, said hurriedly
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"It's too ugly to use tons as a measure. From now on, it will be called Jun. One Jun is also two thousand catties." Emperor Jianwen said.
"Yes, Wei Chen has written it down."
While Emperor Jianwen and others were debating whether to measure the ton or the jun meter, the workers at the blast furnace began to test the iron. This process was very important because it was testing the quality of the iron. A small "spoon" was inserted into the blast furnace.
Scoop out a spoonful of molten iron, then quickly pour it into a mold, let it cool in the water, and soon, a ruler-shaped iron bar will appear.
"Mr. Du, this is the new pig iron." A foreman handed over the iron bar as quickly as possible. He also handed over the iron bars collected from folk soil workshops and the iron bars collected from the Peking Iron and Steel Plant.
Steel bars and iron bars are for comparison.
After Du Ze got the iron bar, he presented it to Emperor Jianwen. Emperor Jianwen looked at the black ball of iron and was not willing to touch it with his heart. He just waved his hand to indicate what to do.
Due to the lack of chemical engineering knowledge and various experiments in Beiping City in the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible to conduct steel sampling and analysis like the Beiping Iron and Steel Works. It could only use the most intuitive method to test the hardness and strength of pig iron. This new product was
An iron bar is pressed against other iron bars of the same size to determine its mass.
The first comparison was to use an iron bar produced in a clay workshop to press against it. As a result, with just a slight exertion, a snapping sound was heard, and the newly produced iron bar was broken into two pieces. In terms of quality, the comparison was better. The ones produced by local methods were not as good as those produced by local methods. When Du Ze and other officials from the Ministry of Works saw it, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, because this showed that the iron smelting furnace was broken.
Perhaps, in the Peiping Iron and Steel Works, it was nothing if the first furnace of iron was broken, but this was the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Jianwen was not as reasonable as Wan Lei. He saw that the blast furnace that invested so much gold, silver and energy could produce iron that was It was worse than what was produced in the earthen workshop. Long's face suddenly changed and he asked: "Why is this?"
"I don't know, I need to consult a technician." Du Ze broke into a cold sweat and said, "Perhaps we need to ask Beiping City for sample analysis to find out the crux."
"If you keep asking for help, there will be no one left in the Ministry of Industry?" Emperor Jianwen was even more angry.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Ironmaking is a profound skill. Although there are many craftsmen in our dynasty, the skill cannot be achieved in a short time." Song Li, the head of the Ministry of Industry, said hurriedly.
"Then why don't you go find a technician to check it out? According to the agreement, Beiping will be responsible for this matter." Qi Tai was also present. Seeing that the emperor was getting more angry, he gave the order on his behalf.
Song Li did not dare to defend himself, so he quickly went to find the technicians from Beiping City. These technicians were drinking and chatting in a small room outside the factory. They were so leisurely that they were not surprised to see Song Li coming. , an experienced technician seemed to have expected it, and said: "What's wrong, Mr. Song? Is there something wrong with the iron smelting?"
"Mr. Zhao's prediction is true. There is something wrong. Some molten iron came out of the iron-making furnace for testing, and the pig iron obtained was too brittle and hard." Song Li did not put on official airs. This was not because he was a junior official. But in front of these technicians, he suffered a loss every time he set up a score. After suffering many losses, he had to be convinced and became honest.
"We have told you a long time ago that the coal you use for coking is substandard and has too high sulfur content. If you don't listen, you will suffer a loss now." Another technician sneered. As a senior iron-making technician, of course he knows that sulfur content is too high. The two elements phosphorus and phosphorus are the "two major hazards" in smelting steel and must be eliminated. However, the Ming Dynasty actually used coal with high sulfur content to make coke. Isn't this adding sulfur to the molten iron? It can produce high-quality Qualified pig iron is weird.
"Yes, yes, what Mr. Zhang said is true, but how should we remedy it now?" Song Li did not dare to say more, because he remembered that these technicians had told him about coal a long time ago, but he did not pay attention at the time. It's coal, any coal will do, but the technicians just sneer and leave. Now, he finally knows what it means to not listen to the technicians, and he will suffer the consequences in front of him.
"There is no way to remedy it. We can only add more oxidants, extend the smelting time, and try to bring out the sulfur elements in it. However, the iron in this furnace is still sub-iron. I think it is better not to waste the raw materials. Just pour it out and throw it away, and start a new furnace. ." Another mechanic said.
"This, this is not okay, this is the first furnace of iron, we can't just throw it away." Song Li said stubbornly.
"Well, you ask the workers to add ingredients according to this recipe. Whether it succeeds or not depends on your luck." The veteran technician quickly wrote a note and handed it to Song Li.
Song Li did not answer, but asked, "I'm afraid I have to trouble you gentlemen to host it in person."
"Well, since we have received your salary, we will not do anything without taking the money, but we have agreed that there will be no next time."
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