Zhu Di glared at Guo An angrily and said: "I can't see the quality of the molten iron produced by the iron-making furnace. How can I believe that you can smelt 600,000 kilograms of pig iron for me in three months?"
Guo An was suddenly startled, waved his hands repeatedly, and said: "Your Highness, it is not the official who is making the iron, but the steward Zhong and the iron smelting workers who are making the iron."
Hearing this, Zhu Di could not help but feel an unknown fire in his heart.
However, Guo An also learned a lot, and without waiting for Zhu Di to scold him, he quickly said: "If Your Highness wants to see the quality of pig iron produced in this iron-making furnace, I can go to the rooms next door and those few rooms."
In this room is a small iron-making furnace that was built by Xiaguan and a group of old craftsmen during their experiments in more than a month."
At this moment, Zhong Huo also understood the purpose of Zhu Di's sudden visit to the iron smelting factory, and he nodded quickly and said: "Your Highness, what Mr. Guo County said is right. In the next few rooms, there are several others who are the same as the one in front.
The internal structure of the giant iron-smelting furnace is similar to that of a small iron-smelting furnace.
Coincidentally, two iron-making furnaces have been turned on early in the morning, and the molten iron in the furnaces is almost ready."
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's eyes lit up and he said directly.
"Let's go, take this king to have a look."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhong Huo quickly took Zhu Di to the distant housing area.
Inside these housing areas are some small iron-making furnaces from the past, and Zhu Di also visited them once.
However, this time, following Zhong Huo's lead, he clearly saw no less than six iron-making furnaces with different appearances and sizes.
Zhu Di asked curiously: "Guo An, have you made these iron-making furnaces in more than a month?"
Guo An replied with emotion: "Your Highness, I never thought at first that after paying the salaries to those ten old craftsmen, these ten old craftsmen would feel like they had taken a rejuvenation pill...
The medicine is just like medicine, and even my strength has increased a lot, and I feel like I am desperate for my life when I work.
Basically, an improved iron-making furnace can be built in five or six days."
Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Liang aside, somewhat disbelieving, "Oh? Really?"
Zhu Liang nodded quickly and responded: "Reporting to Your Highness, this is really the case!"
At this time, Zhu Di nodded doubtfully, "If we can smelt 600,000 kilograms of pig iron within three months this time, I will reward each of the ten old craftsmen with ten taels of silver."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Guo An's face lit up and he quickly thanked him.
"Your Highness, the craftsmen of the Iron Smelting Institute have also worked hard..."
Zhu Di glared at Guo An and said, "We'll wait until 600,000 kilograms of pig iron is refined."
Guo An looked confident, "Your Highness, don't worry, your superiors and subordinates are very confident about this matter."
At this time, Zhong Huo, who was leading the way, had also stopped and saluted Zhu Di with an excited face.
"Your Highness, the iron-making furnace in this house can be turned on!"
He couldn't help but be excited. Although he was in charge of such a large iron smelting factory, he didn't dare to be greedy for a single penny. Moreover, his annual salary was only a little more than that of the craftsmen.
And listening to the words of Mr. Guo County and His Highness King Yan, now as long as they smelt 600,000 kilograms of pig iron within three months, His Highness King Yan can still reward them?
It's even possible that it's not less than ten taels of silver?
With these ten taels of silver, his family can pull out a few more pieces of coarse cloth and make a few new clothes this year. Even the dilapidated houses in his family can be repaired again, so that it will not be so cold in winter.
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Just thinking about it made Zhong Huo feel hot in his heart.
A month ago, Zhong Huo would have thought that this matter was wishful thinking. But now, he believes that as long as the hundreds of craftsmen in their iron smelting factory work hard, they can definitely make it within three months. Six hundred thousand kilograms of pig iron.
Zhu Di just felt a little strange about Zhong Huo's excited look, and then he put it behind him and turned to look at the iron-making furnace in front of him, which was only as tall as a person.
"Then turn on the stove."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The bell chimed and the craftsmen in the room started to open the furnace.
As the taphole under the iron furnace was opened, sparks suddenly flew out and the temperature in the entire room rose sharply.
Suddenly, Guo An remembered something and hurriedly shouted to Zhong Huo, "Manager Zhong, bring me a mold and forge a steel knife with a handle for His Highness to take a look!"
Hearing this, Zhong Huo's eyes lit up, he glanced at Guo An gratefully, and ran out.
The two craftsmen next to the iron stove also subconsciously slowed down.
After a while, Zhong Huo came over with a long mold in his arms and skillfully placed the mold under the taphole.
Zhu Di was a little confused and asked: "What are you doing?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, solidify the molten iron directly into the mold and then forge it, and you can easily forge a steel knife!"
"Steel knife?"
Zhu Di looked at Guo An with some disbelief.
Guo An smiled confidently, "Your Highness, you will know after just seeing it."
After hearing this, Zhu Di ignored Guo An and looked directly at Zhong Huo who was busy.
Zhong Huo waited until the mold was filled with molten iron, then dragged the mold outside, and then put some incomprehensible dust on top.
Then, not long after, the molten iron almost solidified.
Zhong Huo directly turned the mold upside down on the forging table aside and knocked it hard a few times. A dark and shiny rough steel knife embryo appeared on the forging table.
On the side, the two forgers who had been waiting for a long time rolled up their sleeves, picked up their hammers and began to hammer and forge repeatedly.
Zhu Di, Zhu Fu and others watched quietly from the side.
About two quarters of an hour later.
Guo An already felt that his legs were numb and he was a little unable to stand. He could only rely on the wall outside and began to regret why he let Zhong Huo forge it on site.
I don't know how much time passed, but Guo An saw that Zhong Huo, after polishing it several times, finally picked up the forged steel knife and handed it to Zhu Di respectfully.
Zhu Di directly took the steel knife and watched it repeatedly with interest. The more he watched, the stronger the smile on his face became.
"Good knife, good steel mouth..."
Zhong Huo cautiously suggested: "Your Highness, there are tree stumps outside, you can test the knife!"
Zhu Di looked at Zhong Huo with admiration and said, "Take me with you quickly!"
"Your Highness, please!"
Zhong Huo's heart trembled and he quickly led the way.
Soon, after bypassing several houses, the group came to a place where several tree stumps of different thicknesses were planted. There were also some obvious knife marks on the stumps.
Seeing this, Zhu Di's eyes lit up, and his whole aura began to change suddenly. He walked a few steps quickly, waved the steel knife in his hand, and chopped at a tree stump.
"Boom..."
Zhu Di only felt a light touch in his hand, and the upper half of the tree stump in front of him fell to the ground, making a loud noise and rolling several times.
"Your Highness is invincible!"
Guo An subconsciously praised.
On the side, Zhu Fu, Zhu Liang, Li Wang and others all stared with bright eyes.
Hearing this, the corners of Zhu Di's mouth curled up slightly, then he thought of something and hurriedly stepped forward to take a look.
Sure enough, all the cuts on the tree stumps were caused by the steel knife in his hand!
Seeing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but be overjoyed and praised subconsciously.
"What a magic weapon!"
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