"Kuang, kuang, kuang..." The sound of forging and blacksmithing continued to be heard, and the frequency seemed to be denser than before.
At this moment, dozens of blacksmiths had already had a hot breakfast, and they were trying to put iron into the furnace and forge steel using the old method for a month.
In a small courtyard, in just one month, more than two hundred fine steel halberds and more than one hundred sabers have been made.
It seems that every craftsman is working hard, and the heat in their eyes is far greater than before.
"It's been a little warmer these days. The temperature in the furnace needs to be controlled..."
Cao Mu arrived at the courtyard early as usual. She first carefully inspected the four large furnaces, and then carefully reminded the craftsmen...
However, today was different from the past. She always frowned and looked worried!
Most of the craftsmen here know that Cao Gong will be back tomorrow, and he has rushed back specially to attend the wedding of his daughter and the son of Xiahou family.
The daughter of the Cao family is about to get married. The so-called obedience to her husband when married, I am afraid that from now on, it will be difficult for her to appear next to this furnace.
Don't tell me...I'm used to having her by my side to record and remind...
Having to leave suddenly makes me a little bit reluctant...
Speaking of which, every morning, Cao Mu would always be the first to rush here before everyone else arrived. In addition to placing some rare meats and snacks from the Cao Mansion on the table, he would also summarize what he had done last night.
Some local examples of success or failure in steel forging are told in in-depth and concise words to everyone.
At first, everyone listened indifferently, but gradually, they discovered that if they avoid these risks and rely on successful experience when forging steel, the probability of success will often be much higher.
And in the past month, the success rate of steel forging has indeed been soaring day by day!
From 30%, to 40%, then to 50%...
After experiencing a bottleneck for a period of time, Cao Mu once again summarized the new theory. After the craftsmen heard it... and combined it with their practice, the success rate of forging steel jumped directly from 60% to 70%.
Eighty percent!
And today…
Everyone was very nervous because Cao Mu had completely summarized the complete steps in the steel forging process, including more than a hundred details, more than two hundred wrong operations that needed to be avoided, and even... the five major time nodes in the steel forging,
Several key changes in the fire temperature are explained to everyone one by one. It is almost a nanny-level forging steel tutorial.
Even...she would give careful reminders during the steel forging process.
All the craftsmen knew that Cao Mu wanted to complete the forging of iron and steel with 100% success before the wedding!
…
The white mist shrouded in the early morning gradually turned into dew...
Everyone worked hard, for no other reason than to share the beautiful memories with the eldest lady of the Cao family at this moment, and to help her realize this dream!
A dream of 100% success!
"Have you eaten enough? Come on... pick up your spirits, today we have forged a total of twelve pieces of iron, all of which are made of the best material among all irons! Keep your spirits up..."
When Dian Wei shouted, he did not forget to look at Cao Mu deeply.
His words were both rough and subtle, and the meaning was very clear. Translated into swear words, it would be - Grandma Te, please listen to me, and we must not fail together today!
It's terrible...
More than twenty days ago, one hundred pieces of iron could be smelted into thirty pieces of steel. The blacksmiths here would burn incense, but today, they succeeded in all challenges!
The gap between this, everyone is very clear, is the continuous integration of the theory summarized by Cao Muna and their practice!
Same thing...they know it too.
If we fail to achieve this goal today, I am afraid that starting tomorrow... we will never have another chance.
"Master craftsmen, let's all work harder today and try not to make any mistakes..." After Cao Mu finished speaking, the craftsmen were all ready to go and do their own thing.
While Cao Mu was speaking, he subconsciously glanced at the courtyard to the side.
That is now the oil mill experimental base that is famous throughout Yanzhou and makes a lot of money every day.
"Zhuge Liang" is in charge, and like Cao Mu, he will be in the courtyard next door from morning to night constantly trying ways to squeeze out more oil from that unit of grain...
In fact, what Zhuge Jun did was similar to Cao Mu, and it also required a lot of practice. He recorded the amount of oil brewed each time, summarized it repeatedly, and then practiced it again with new methods. Strictly speaking, it is not the same as the forged steel.
The methods are different but lead to the same goal!
"Huh..." Cao Mu exhaled slightly, with a little sadness in his eyes.
She also knew that when her father came back, he would never allow her to act so wantonly...
"You kid, you have to work harder from now on!"
Whispering…
Gradually, Cao Mu's eyes moved away again, this time looking at a courtyard in the middle of the pavilion, which was Lu Yu's bedroom.
I heard that Lu Yu came back drunk yesterday, so he must have not woken up yet.
"This Lu Yu..." Mentioning this name, Cao Mu wanted to say a lot. Isn't it because of Lu Yu's rebuke that she could persist here?
She especially remembers that Lu Yu said that she was "full of dissatisfaction and half-full of the bottle!"
Said she didn't understand anything... said she was naive.
Being able to persist to this day, Cao Mu's heart is full of dissatisfaction and unwillingness. He wants to prove to Lu Yu that she is not "a bottle of dissatisfaction". As long as it is what she wants to do, she will not only be satisfied, but also want to do it.
Overflow!
Of course, Cao Mu was grateful to Lu Yu. Without his scolding, how could Cao Mu realize the great knowledge contained in this forging?
How can we appreciate the difficulties faced by craftsmen... and every servant?
How can I restrain the young lady's temper and get along with the craftsmen in a close and intimate way?
When the words came to his lips, Cao Mu had a lot to say, but he only chanted three words... "Thank you, you!"
Although there are only three words, it means a lot.
Dian Wei noticed Cao Mu and the direction of her gaze.
Dian Wei scratched his head and immediately handed the furnace to another craftsman. He immediately stood up and walked to Cao Mu's side. "Shall I go and invite Mr. Lu for you?"
Ah... Cao Mu was slightly startled, "Invite him? Why invite him?"
Although her words were harsh, the anticipation between her brows had revealed her inner thoughts.
"Oh..." Dian Wei said in a calm tone. "Today may be the last time Miss Mu is here. Mr. Lu should come and see what Miss Mu has brought to our forged steel in the past month... Besides
Well, since I am pursuing all success today, I have to call Mr. Lu to witness this incredible 'miracle'!"
After spending a lot of time with Cao Mu recently, Dian Wei feels that he has become a lot more educated, and has even...learned to guess other people's hearts.
He had no idea what words like "miracle" meant.
But as the proportion of successfully forged steel increased day by day, Dianwei subconsciously recognized the word "miracle". Even now, if I give him a stone, I can write these two words on the ground.
"Okay... okay..." Cao Mu bit her red lips with her silver teeth. Since it was the last day, she simply let Lu Yu see if she was still the childish girl she was a month ago... with less than half the bottle hanging around!
…
Lu Yu, who was still sleeping soundly in bed, was woken up by a violent knock on the door early in the morning.
I touched my head and was still a little dazed. I drank a lot of Jiu Niang Spring Wine yesterday, and I felt dizzy... At the same time, I also felt a sense of admiration for Xiahou Dun. Thinking about it this way, it's not worth it!
"Who?" I asked casually.
"The last general Dian Wei!"
Ah... Lu Yu hurriedly stood up. Dian Wei did not come here easily, let alone disturb his dreams early in the morning. There must be a reason for him to come here.
"But what happened at the forge?" Lu Yu opened the door and asked anxiously...
"There is something wrong." Dian Wei's tone was very calm. "But I can't explain it in one or two sentences. I hope Mr. Lu will go to the backyard to take a closer look..."
As he spoke, Lu Yu followed Dian Wei and quickly rushed to the furnace in the backyard.
"哐哐哐" is still the sound of iron...
"Swish..." There will also be a few subtle sounds when the breeze collides with the flames.
In the courtyard, there are still more than 20 craftsmen as always, and among these five major and three rough craftsmen, the girl in red is particularly conspicuous-Cao Mu.
During this period of time, Lu Yu didn't bother to pay attention to this area. He saw that Cao Mu looked dark, as if he was sunburned.
The sun's rays and the scorching temperature in the furnace almost made her whole body dark...
But luckily, her foundation is good and it doesn't affect her appearance at all.
It's just that, with her sweating profusely, she still looks like the pampered young lady she once was, like a country girl!
Even though she was sweating profusely, she still walked into each furnace from time to time, sometimes bent down to spy on the flames, sometimes looked for something in the bamboo slips in her hands, and sometimes she would tell the craftsmen something.
To Lu Yu's surprise, the craftsmen all readily accepted her instructions and made some changes in the process of forging steel.
Speaking of which, Lu Yu has been paying attention to the oil workshop recently, but he has neglected the progress of the forged steel...
I don’t know now, what is the success rate?
"Dian Dutong? Did you call me here just to see the forged steel?"
From Lu Yu's point of view, this was not the first time that forged steel had been produced, and the freshness had long since passed. It was just a matter of success rate. There was no need to bring him here to witness it, right?
To be honest, it's quite hot here, and Lu Yu feels like his pants are almost getting wet.
"Master Lu, just take a look..." Dian Wei pointed to a furnace.
But at this moment...
"It's done, Miss Mu, look, it's done!" A craftsman danced... Cao Mu slowly ran over, and the craftsman took out the forged steel from the furnace...
From a distance, Lu Yu could tell...the craftsmen here were very skilled in the process of forging steel, even more skilled than Dian Wei in the past!
Isn't this... just achieved through practice? Isn't this... nothing?
Lu Yu turned back to look at Dian Wei, as if he still had questions about his purpose...
"Master Lu, you might as well continue watching..."
About half an hour passed...
"Miss Mu, it's done here!" Another craftsman shouted... They are used to it. Every time they succeed, they call Cao Mu to come over and take a look, because... she will record the color, flame, texture...
Cao Mu nodded to indicate that it was time to pass through the water and solidify...
The craftsman then began the next step.
hiss…
At this moment, Lu Yu had a very strange idea in his brain: Could this Cao Mu have a social disorder?
In just one month... you got to mingle with so many craftsmen? Today... could it be that... Dian Wei asked him to come and see Cao Mu show off?
The idea just came to me…
"Miss Mu, the forging has been successful here. It's exactly as you said. All the steps are accurate to the nearest millimeter!" The craftsman's voice shouted from another remote furnace...
Wait... Lu Yu has figured out something inside.
All three steel forgings were successful? Is this a 100% success rate...
No way?
Before Lu Yu could think about it...
"I also succeeded here!" Another craftsman spoke. In other words, the first wave of steel forging in the four furnaces was all successful?
Lu Yu was very surprised, very surprised...
You know, this is particularly ancient. There are no sophisticated temperature-controlled furnaces or intelligent equipment operations. All steel forging processes are completed manually.
Moreover, Dian Wei mentioned when he successfully forged steel for the first time that although the process of forging steel is simple, there are hundreds of changes... Each deviation may have a huge impact on the material of the iron.
influence, and thus fall short of success.
In other words, it is almost impossible in this era to follow the assembly line, systematic strategy, and complete steel forging step by step!
But... Lu Yu's eyes looked at Cao Mu, and at the bamboo slips she held in her hand...
If the guess is correct, Cao Mu actually sorted out and summarized all these impossible steps and turned it into an effective strategy!
this…
With a "gu dong" sound, Lu Yu swallowed his saliva. Now, he finally knew why Dian Wei called him...
This small pavilion, these twenty craftsmen, and one girl... they are creating a miracle, and the person who is taking charge of the whole thing and directing Ruoding is the eldest daughter of the Cao family who he had repeatedly scolded in the past - Cao Mu!
"Master Lu..." Made from four pieces of fine steel, Dian Wei still wanted to speak...
Lu Yu waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to speak, he understood everything, already understood everything...
However, the success of the first furnace does not mean anything.
He plans to keep watching...keep watching!
One morning, steel forging went quite smoothly...
What surprised Lu Yu was not only the successful forging of all eight pieces of fine steel, but also... the speed at which the steel was forged!
That's right, each furnace takes almost just over an hour to complete the fusion of wrought iron and pig iron and solidify it into steel, and the time required for forging steel in each furnace is almost exactly the same...
This is simply an assembly line, system-like speed!
Lu Yu originally planned to have some food delivered, but Dian Wei refused... The craftsmen here only eat two meals a day, one when they start working and one in the evening when they finish work...
Hearing this, Lu Yu, who was still hungry at first, felt as if he was full. At this moment, he was willing to accompany these craftsmen and Cao Mu to continue to witness the miracle.
Of course, maybe Cao Mu and these craftsmen haven't realized what a terrible thing they are doing!
Steel...steel gun, steel halberd, steel knife...
In this era, this is almost a crushing existence on the technology tree!
Just like when iron replaced bronze, how iron crushed bronze, then... steel-structured weapons can crush iron.
Hundreds of refined steel, under such a weapon, is the basis for building an invincible, as tough as steel, a hundred-refined army!
Thinking of this, Lu Yu felt trembling for all the princes.
One girl and dozens of blacksmiths will really make the princes from all walks of life tremble from the bottom of their hearts!
…
In a whole day, we originally planned to forge twelve pieces of fine steel, but surprisingly we overfulfilled it, and today we forged sixteen pieces of fine steel.
That's not the point...
The point is, the success rate of forging steel is 100%!
The fact was before his eyes, which made Lu Yu fall into a deep, indescribable shock, a long-lasting shock.
This quantity is enough to make more than forty fine steel halberds and more than a hundred fine steel sabers!
Even Lu Yu couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Cao Mu and these craftsmen. This can no longer be described as awesome, it's like a heifer dancing - one on the left is awesome, the other on the right is awesome!
Dusk came, after a meal, it was time to finish work. All the craftsmen did not leave. They walked to Cao Mu one by one, talking to her about something...
His eyes were full of nostalgia.
And Cao Mu's eyes were already filled with tears...
"Master Lu, I'm afraid Miss Mu won't be able to come tomorrow..." Dian Wei, who was beside Lu Yu, choked up in a rare voice...
At this moment, Lu Yu realized that it seemed that...Cao Cao would be returning in triumph tomorrow.
If he came back, why would he allow his soon-to-be-married daughter to go to Lu Yu's mansion every day? Let alone... make that completely unfeminine forged steel?
"Alas..." Dian Wei let out a long sigh. "If it weren't for Miss Mu's daily records, summaries every night after returning home, and telling us the things we need to avoid the next day, it would be impossible for the forging workshop to achieve today's results..."
"That's right..." At this point... Dian Wei hesitated. In Lu Yu's impression, this iron-boned man stumbled like this for the first time today.
Finally, Dian Wei spoke. "This should be the last gift that we craftsmen give to Miss Mu..."
In a word, Dian Wei walked away from Lu Yu and walked towards Cao Mu without saying a word...
In other words, he was afraid that once he opened his mouth, he would burst into tears.
Dian Wei took out a dagger from his arms, and the edge of the dagger was hidden in the sheath, but Lu Yu recognized this dagger at a glance. It was the first piece of steel forged by Dian Wei, and the first dagger made from it.
!
This must have special meaning for Dianwei, right?
At this time, Dian Wei put the dagger into Cao Mu's hand, then turned around and walked away quickly...
I have always been evil and never shed tears in front of others.
Looking at Dian Wei's leaving figure, Cao Mu loosened her teeth from biting her lips. She carefully held the dagger in her arms and shouted: "Master Dian, thank you... thank you for all this time..."
At this moment, from Lu Yu's perspective, he could see that Dian Wei was crying... Dian Wei, who bleeds, sweats, but doesn't shed tears, really cried.
But at this moment... Lu Yu felt that he... should say something to Cao Mu...