After hearing this, Li Yuan's expression changed, and with a pair of skinny chicken claw-like hands, he grabbed Li Xuan tightly and walked out.
"Where to go?"
As for Li Yuan, Li Xuan didn't dare to exert any force, so he could only walk out cautiously, fearing that if he walked too fast or too slow, he would bring the old man down.
"Go to the forge!"
Li Yuan shouted anxiously.
"The inspection of these greenhouses has not been completed yet!" Li Xuan said.
"We will conduct inspections in the future!" Li Yuan remained unmoved.
"Then why are you going to the forge?"
Li Xuan's face was full of doubts.
"I want to see you smelting iron!" Li Yuan said.
"Ironmaking?"
Li Xuan was slightly startled, then looked helpless.
"It's just iron making, why are you in such a hurry."
"How can we not be in a hurry when it comes to iron-making!"
Li Yuan glared at Li Xuan and urged: "Go quickly, go quickly!"
This made Li Xuan stunned for a moment, and then a wry smile flashed in his eyes. Unexpectedly, Old Man Xiong was actually anxious!
"Exactly, Sanlang, the matter of iron-making is related to the fate of our country, the Tang Dynasty, so we cannot neglect it!"
Behind him, Cheng Laosi followed him at some point.
Moreover, there are a few old guys with him.
"Then let me go, so we can walk easier!"
Seeing this, Li Xuan sighed softly and said to Li Yuan.
"Um?"
Only then did Li Yuan react and subconsciously loosened his hands.
Li Xuan felt relieved and breathed out slowly.
"If I want to make pig iron, can you help me and let the young governor help me forge the iron furnace?"
"As long as you follow your method and can really make one thousand kilograms of pig iron, not to mention two hundred iron furnaces, even one thousand, the Shaofu Superintendent and the Ordnance Supervisor can forge it for you!" Li Yuan replied.
At the same time, the pace is fast.
Seeing this, Li Xuan stopped teasing the old man Xiong and slowly quickened his pace.
Soon, several people entered the forging workshop.
"I have met the Supreme Emperor, His Highness the Crown Prince, I have met San Lang, I have met several young men!"
In the forge, two craftsmen, Ying Qi and Wu Fu, were firing some glassware.
When they saw Li Xuan, Li Yuan and others, they hurried in and saluted quickly.
Then, he looked at Li Xuan doubtfully.
"Open the furnace and make iron!"
Li Xuan said.
"yes!"
After hearing this, Ying Qi and Wu Fu quickly put down the glass in their hands and ran towards the larger stove in the corner.
At the same time, Cheng Chusi and Yuchi Baolin had already entered with two carts.
The cart is filled with iron ore.
As for Li Chengqian and others, they started to light fires and blow wind.
Everyone does his or her own thing, in an orderly manner.
Only Li Xuan stood aside without moving.
Li Yuan looked at Li Xuan for a long time, his eyes full of doubts.
"I have led them to practice iron-making several times. Therefore, I just need to watch and don't let them make any mistakes!"
Li Xuan chuckled and explained slowly.
And at this moment, the iron-making furnace has begun to operate quickly.
On one side, the blower was driven by Li Chongyi, and the temperature in the forging furnace kept rising.
Less than a quarter of an hour.
The entire forge has begun to heat up.
As for Li Chongyi and others, they had already taken off their sheepskin cotton-padded jackets and placed them in a row of wooden boxes in the corner.
The same is true for Li Yuan and Li Xuan.
The clothes on his body are thin and see-through, but you can still see the hideous scars on Li Xuan's arms.
"It will take a while to melt the iron ore. How about you go back to the house to rest for a while and come back in half an hour. It will be almost ready!"
Seeing Li Yuan sweating profusely, Li Xuan suggested.
"No, I'm just waiting here!" Li Yuan waved his sleeves, his face full of determination.
Immediately, he still stared at the iron-making furnace that was nearly two people tall with his eyes wide open.
Seeing this, Li Xuan turned his head and glanced at Li Chengqian who was standing aside.
Li Chengqian hurriedly ran out and soon walked in with four small horses in his hands.
Then, he stuffed one under Li Yuan's butt.
Li Yuan was not polite and sat down directly.
Cheng Laosi and others who came in next to him sat cross-legged on the ground.
If Li Yuan refused to leave, Li Xuan would naturally be embarrassed to leave. In the past, they would leave two people behind to work on making iron, and take turns taking over after a quarter of an hour.
However, today, Li Yuan refused to take them here, so they could only take them in the forging workshop, like a sauna, and waited for half an hour.
"Master, it's almost time, you can start the furnace!"
Half an hour later, Li Chengqian said to Li Xuan.
After hearing this, Li Yuan perked up, but soon looked at Li Xuan with some doubts. Did he finish practicing so quickly?
"Turn on the furnace!"
Li Xuan ignored Li Yuan's questioning eyes, stood up and spoke slowly.
"yes!"
Li Chengqian replied.
He signaled to the two craftsmen Ying Qi and Wu Fu who were standing aside.
Wearing thick gloves, the two of them came to the iron furnace and opened it skillfully.
Immediately, a stream of fiery red iron juice slowly flowed out of the iron-making furnace.
After all the iron juice had flowed out, the two-foot-square container on the ground was nearly half full.
"Your Majesty, this is definitely pig iron!"
Seeing this, Cheng Laosi and others on the side could not help but widen their eyes with excitement on their faces.
"It's pig iron, and it's of good quality!"
Li Yuan was also full of excitement and shook his body slightly, "In just one hour, a furnace of iron juice was made. This kind of iron-making method is really amazing!"
"The Supreme Emperor, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Sanlang, this furnace of pig iron weighs one hundred and twenty kilograms!"
At this moment, Ying Qi and Wu Fu had already weighed the pig iron in the container.
"Two hundred and twenty pounds?"
Hearing this, Li Yuan couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Really two hundred and twenty pounds?"
Ying Qi and Wu Fu looked horrified, and they hurriedly raised their hands and replied: "I will never dare to deceive the Supreme Emperor. This furnace of pig iron must weigh 220 kilograms, not even a kilogram less!"
"Haha, okay, okay..."
Li Yuan burst into ecstasy and his face was filled with joy.
Behind him, Cheng Laosi and others also looked overjoyed.
"If you do this, you can really forge a thousand kilograms of pig iron in one day!"
After Li Yuan finished venting, he said to Li Xuan with excitement on his face: "Don't worry, Xuan Ba, as long as you inform the Ministry of Industry and the Ordnance Supervisor about this iron-making method, let alone two hundred and thirty iron furnaces, even if you
If you want to forge two thousand iron furnaces, the officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ordnance Supervision will rush to forge them for you!"
Afterwards, Li Yuan walked around the newly solidified iron juice twice and said directly to Li Chengqian: "Without further delay, Gao Ming, please return to the palace quickly and inform Yu Erlang of this matter!"
"Yes, Grandpa Huang!"
Li Chengqian quickly raised his hands and saluted.
Then, he said to Li Xuan: "Master, Gao Ming will go back to the palace first."
"Go quickly, remember there are two hundred and thirty iron stoves, and each iron stove must be equipped with a three-foot-long iron cylinder!"
Li Xuan nodded lightly. He didn't mind at all that the iron-making method he had experimented with for several days was given to Li Shimin.
"Yes, Master!"
After bowing again, Li Chengqian hurriedly walked out.
"Master, I want to go with Gao Ming!"
On the side, Cheng Chusi also suddenly stood up and bowed his hands.
"Go, Li Chongyi will go with you!" Li Xuandao.
"yes!"
Immediately, Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi quickly walked out of the forge, and then ran happily outside the Li family village like wild horses that had escaped the reins.
Just following Li Chengqian on a trip to Chang'an City, the two of them felt as excited as a vacation.