In the huge workshop, there are three outer and three inner floors guarded by the most elite sergeants of the Youwu Guard, and those leading the troops are at least general level.
When the first foreman of the workshop saw Li Yuanxing coming, he ran over from a distance and threw himself on the ground: "Your Highness, I have lived up to your Highness's trust, and I have lived up to your Highness's trust!"
"Is it finished?" Li Yuanxing's heart was also lifted.
"Your Highness, it's finished!" This craftsman snatched the second-class craftsman from Li Yuanxing from the Ministry of Works.
From preparing to commit suicide and disobeying the order, to working like crazy, all because of a drawing in Li Yuanxing's hand.
"Old Ma, your hard work has paid off!"
"I don't dare to take credit, but it was my grandson who made the most of it. He completed several key points."
Li Yuanxing nodded slightly and said as he walked into the workshop: "Call your grandson, I want to see him!"
Even Qin Qiong didn't know what it was, let alone Demon Chief Cheng. Their task was only to protect them, not to supervise the craftsmen. When the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty really worked like crazy, what they had to supervise was whether they took breaks on time.
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A huge object three feet high and five feet wide appeared in front of everyone, tightly wrapped in linen.
A young man came to Li Yuanxing and knelt down.
"It's cold on the ground in winter. Get up and talk. I just want to know when this thing can be used?" Li Yuanxing was very excited in his heart, but on the surface he was very calm.
The young man kowtowed: "Your Highness, this thing consumes 130,000 kilograms of pig iron and 10,000 kilograms of third-grade refined steel. It can be broken down into 1,361 parts for easy transportation. The craftsman is already at the Jinghe River.
We have chosen a sloping land, and as long as we give the order, it will be ready for use in ten days."
"Ten thousand kilograms of fine steel!" Devil Cheng roared.
With 130,000 jins of pig iron and 10,000 jins of fine steel, how many knives and armors will be made?
Li Yuanxing waved his hand: "Let me have a look!"
The linen bag was pulled away, and a giant beast weighing 140,000 kilograms of steel was used.
This is a gravel crusher, a single-tube lever crusher. Li Yuanxing needs tens of millions of tons of gravel to pave his new road. If he relies on manpower, he doesn’t know how long it will take. Moreover, limestone also needs to be crushed.
, so the other machine can be adjusted, gravel plus crushing!
Huge machines can replace human labor.
Cui Dunli stared at this giant steel beast with his mouth open and dumbfounded. He really lost his composure.
"This thing..." Wei Zheng didn't even know how to ask.
Demon head Cheng rushed up, touched the giant beast and shouted: "One hundred and thirty thousand kilograms of iron, ten thousand kilograms of fine steel! Fine steel, my fine steel!" Mr. Cheng was calculating, these steels can
How many of those fine steel blades are made of bright light armor?
"What's your name?" Li Yuanxing was not surprised. In today's modern world, this kind of thing that weighs more than ten tons of iron is not worth mentioning at all. Huge machines weighing millions of tons are countless.
"Little craftsman Ma Yuan!"
Qin Qiong added next to him: "The descendants of Ma Jun in the late Han Dynasty have been good craftsmen and masters of mechanism for generations!"
"Very good, Ma Yuan listens to the order. This stone crusher can be used within half a month. I will personally write a letter of recommendation for you. Let the Ministry of Industry order you to the craftsman level!" Li Yuanxing was very satisfied with this steel giant.
Cheng Motou only thinks about converting these steels into weapons. He doesn't understand the value of industry at all.
Li Yuanxing seemed to have done it on purpose: "Old Cheng, in fact, I am planning to make three or five units of this kind of thing."
"Ah, ah!" Cheng Motou screamed strangely, punched the steel crusher, grinned in pain, and then turned his head sharply: "Wu Lang, I want to impeach you, I want to impeach you."
Wei Zheng also said: "Your Highness, I also think that your Highness did something wrong!"
"Impeach! It's been a long time since anyone has impeached me. I've been really bored lately. I haven't had any quarrels with those censors. By the way, I've gone to tell those people in the Admonition Court that they are too idle. Do you want to make more noise?
Something to use." Li Yuanxing said calmly, and then took out another cigarette and lit it for himself.
The more bland Li Yuanxing looked, the more Demonic Cheng couldn't bear it.
Looking at the giant beast, and then looking at Li Yuanxing, Devil Cheng was about to go crazy. He shouted in front of Li Yuanxing: "Wu Lang, Your Highness, Your Highness the King of Qin, there are millions of kilograms of pig iron and tens of thousands of kilograms of fine steel."
Li Yuanxing also knew how huge this amount was.
According to historical records, in the first year of Zhenguan, the national steel output of the Tang Dynasty was about 500 tons. It was not until the third year of Kaiyuan that it reached 5,000 tons, and this amount was already the limit of the Tang Dynasty.
Five thousand tons is about ten million kilograms.
According to the first year of Zhenguan, Li Yuanxing's steel crushers alone consumed Datang's entire steel output.
If Cheng Motou is not driven crazy, not only Cheng Motou but also Wei Zheng will not be able to bear it!
"Old Cheng, you should go to the Holy Spirit immediately and cry." Li Yuanxing smiled and said to Devil Cheng.
Cheng Motou's eyes changed. When it comes to who is the smartest among the generals of the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Motou can definitely be ranked at the top in terms of cunning. Li Yuanxing's evaluation of Cheng Motou is that he is as smart a general as Zhu Bajie.
What is Zhu Bajie? He hides behind when fighting. If there are difficulties, he will be on the monkey's head. If there are coolies, he will be the first to go.
Lao Cheng reacted, and a strange smile appeared on his face. This smile disappeared in an instant. He immediately looked pitiful and pulled Wei Zheng: "Heizi, write a seal to Lao Cheng, Lao Cheng wants to impeach the King of Qin!
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Before Wei Zheng could react, he was pulled away by Devil Cheng.
No matter what farce there is here, the guards stood straight as if they didn't see it. They didn't quite understand what a million kilograms of steel represented, but it seemed that it was definitely not that simple. Only if you forget what you heard is a qualified person.
Guard.
The craftsmen didn't listen at all. They were paid on a piece-by-piece basis. The more they worked and the higher the quality, the more their monthly money would be.
After a while, a personal guard came over and reported: "Your Highness, General Cheng left with his personal guards. Looking in that direction, he should be heading to Chang'an."
"That's right! He galloped so fast that it was already too late to arrive in Chang'an. He was probably just in time to watch the last game of today's long ball league. Maybe, he could even have dinner at Brother Huang's place!" Li Yuanxing smiled.
Naturally, the guards did not dare to accept these words and retreated after the report.
Wu Zhao, who had been silent until now, spoke now: "I'm tired, I'm going back to rest."
"Okay!" Li Yuanxing nodded. Wu Zhao hugged himself tightly with his cloak and patted Su An on the head: "Go back!"
Wu Zhao was surprised. He did not expect that the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty could actually make this thing. They used the simplest methods of casting, forging, polishing, and the riveting they had just learned to actually make this thing. It was amazing.
It's really amazing. Even if this thing is very rough, and the craftsmanship is not considered craftsmanship at all compared to later modern times, a steel beast of more than 20 tons is definitely a legend of the Tang Dynasty.
Wu Zhao was not tired, but she wanted to go back and think about how to build this road.
"Your Highness, all the steel in the Tang Dynasty is only a million pounds!" Cui Dunli said softly from the side.
Li Yuanxing did not answer, but asked: "Where is Zheng He?"
"If you want to go back to Your Highness, I have sent someone to look for you just now. I think they should be here soon." An attendant replied from the side.
Li Yuanxing nodded and waved to Ma Yuan: "Ma Yuan, what do you think of my hydraulic forging machine?"
Ma Yuan stepped forward and replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "To return to His Majesty the King of Qin, as for forging, no matter how much we study it, we cannot make the water power reach sufficient strength. Without strength and speed, it is not as good as manual work. As for,
In terms of stamping, the blacksmith is studying the super-hard steel used in the mold, and the soft copper oil shaft will be finished in ten days. The craftsman believes that the stamping of armor blades can be tried in two months."
"Very good. There are thousands of blades the size of a suit of armor. If the craftsmen hammer them out one by one, it would be too labor-intensive!"
"Your Highness is kind!" Ma Yuan replied.
"Do a good job. Who said all high-level craftsmen are old men? I am optimistic about you." After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, before Ma Yuan could react, his grandfather, foreman Ma, came over to salute: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Li Yuanxing stretched out his hand to help: "Old Ma, you need to take good care of your health. Go to Lao Sun's place in the next few days and ask him to take your pulse!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you..." Old Ma, a second-class craftsman who was almost sixty years old, burst into tears.
Zheng He arrived at this time, and Li Yuanxing ignored his courtesy and asked: "In the first year of Zhenguan, how much iron and steel can you produce in a year, and how much first-class fine steel are you?"
"Your Highness, there are two million jins of pig iron and 300,000 jins of fine steel, including 20,000 jins of first-grade fine steel!"
The fewer impurities in the steel, the greater the strength, and the higher the natural grade. The first-class fine steel required by Li Yuanxing can barely meet the standards of modern tractor beams. Of course, since Datang does not have sufficient testing capabilities, first-class fine steel
Steel is called thousand-refined steel.
Second-grade steel is called Baiyang Steel.
Third-grade steel is just crude steel. It’s okay to make a few kitchen knives. Making military knives requires at least second-grade steel.
Pig iron can be cast but not malleable. Apart from a few cast iron parts, two million kilograms of pig iron is equivalent to refined steel raw materials that are easy to store. At least it is much more practical than iron ore. All this is because of the basic technology of Datang.
It is impossible to turn iron ore into steel just once.
"Cement?" Li Yuanxing asked again!
Zheng He had a troubled expression on his face and gritted his teeth: "Your Highness, seven or eight hundred thousand catties!"
Li Yuanxing looked back at Zheng He, but Zheng He was frightened because Li Yuanxing's expression was very dissatisfied.
How can I be satisfied?
You must know that any small cement factory in the modern era can produce 300,000 tons per year, but here it is only 700,000 to 800,000 jins. What can be done?
"Cui Changshi, ordered Lu Chengqing to give 500,000 jins of steel, 40,000 jins of first-grade steel, 4 million jins of pig iron, and 10 million jins of cement, at least. And it should not affect the development of Yaozhou. Do you have any ideas to report this to us?
King!" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)