Wang Pengyue's eyes widened, he looked at Jiang Yang and then turned around and said, "Take the county magistrate to visit, I'll beat the iron in my hand."
“…”.
Speechless.
Jiang Yang felt for the first time that he, the county magistrate, was not very good.
Wang Tong also wiped the sweat from the top of his head. This guy really doesn't know that my eldest brother was born as a horse bandit?
"Shopkeeper Wang can stay here until you have time," Jiang Yang said quickly.
Damn, I'm really speechless.
Shopkeeper Wang turned around. For such a temperamental person, it can be seen from his face when he is angry. He should be angry at this moment.
"Lord County Magistrate, I know that you have done a lot for the people, and you are really doing a good job in managing Mi County."
"But iron smelting! What do you, a scholar, know? You are busy with your business. Just tell me what you want and I will do it for you. No interference! What should I do if something goes wrong?"
Shopkeeper Wang was very angry. He glared at Jiang Yang and said, "Is there anything in the book of sages that tells you to learn to make iron?"
It turns out that this is the case. He thought that he could only study and engage in politics. He thought that he was afraid of causing trouble if he interfered randomly.
This is understandable, but with this temper...who wouldn't be angry after hearing this?
"It's true." Jiang Yang explained: "I learned from the book that my method of smelting iron can not only increase the efficiency ten times, but also make the iron stronger!"
"Let your mother go..." Wang Pengyue was a little angry and didn't believe it at all. He said, "You can visit it yourself."
"Well, let's make a bet!" Jiang Yang said with a smile: "If my method is suitable, then your Wangji Blacksmith Shop will belong to me from now on. If my method doesn't work, I will give you whatever you want in the future, and I will return it to you."
You have fifty thousand silver taels."
Seeing that Wang Pengyue didn't want to talk to him, Jiang Yang directly said, "Don't you dare? Because you know you will lose?"
"How could I lose!" Wang Pengyue turned around and said, "Just bet!"
"Okay! Here comes the pen, ink, paper and inkstone." Jiang Yang said, "I will let you witness the miracle within five days."
After saying this and letting Wang Pengyue watch in front of him, Jiang Yang began to write furiously.
Wang Tong stood on tiptoe and watched. He knew Jiang Yang's drawing methods. After all, the drawings of the new countryside were so shocking!
As before, Jiang Yang made notes while drawing.
"blast furnace?"
Jiang Yang drew two tall tower buildings on white paper, and also drew the internal structure on a separate drawing, distinguishing them with different colors, and marking the prepared materials and uses.
After spending half an hour, Jiang Yang finally finished the device, with three full drawings.
Wang Pengyue is also a mature blacksmith. Looking at this strange device, he was a little unsure about it. It looked like there were a few brushes, but he guessed it was full of tricks.
Will this thing work?
"What is this coke?" Wang Pengyue asked.
Although I have some disdain for Jiang Yang's iron smelting, a bet is a bet, based on trust. If you want to win, you must win thoroughly. Don't let Jiang Yang find fault when the time comes.
Well, Wang Pengyue thought in his mind.
"This coke is coal." Jiang Yang explained: "Have you seen this kiln? Put coal in it, tamp it down and smolder it, and you will get coke, which will emit a smell.
That means it’s this thing.”
"Smell?" Xia Mi County is just up from Beijing. There are coal mines there, so they have certainly seen it before.
It's just that this charcoal is smoldering. How can this thing smolder?
Although I have seen coal now, the specific use has not been studied yet. After all, the burnt coal is smoky and poisonous.
Seeing Wang Pengyue nodding, Jiang Yang said: "You don't need to worry about this limestone. Someone will naturally transport it."
Of course there is limestone. After all, Wen Guan and the others found it, and there is a lot of it! There is no need to worry about using it up.
"Then what are this pipe and this stove?" Wang Pengyue couldn't help but ask as Jiang Yang spoke clearly.
"This is used to store heat and blow air." Jiang Yang explained.
At this time, blacksmithing means picking a suitable piece, burning it, and then beating it until it looks right.
People at this time did not know that iron had a melting point, and the temperature they created was not enough.
The coke is also blasted to turn the iron into molten iron, which makes it easy to shape after it comes out, which greatly saves time.
But if you explain it to them now, they will definitely not understand.
Can iron turn into water? In Wang Pengyue's eyes, it is definitely impossible. It's like if you tell an illiterate that reading is useful, but he can't understand it, and he will naturally think that what you said is wrong.
Jiang Yang waved his hand and said, "I've seen this place too, just behind your blacksmith shop."
"I will send people here to build this thing. I will work non-stop day and night and it will be completed in three or four days. Then I will let you see if I can improve the efficiency of this thing."
"Okay." Wang Pengyue nodded and said: "The bet remains as before, but if you lose, you don't have to be so polite. Just leave me alone in the future."
In fact, what he wants to say is, if you don't understand, don't be blind. If you can do it, you can do it.
And Jiang Yang rolled his eyes, boy, just wait and see if you want me to teach you then, why not show it to me now?
After Anduna built the blacksmith shop, Jiang Yang inspected it and found that the tools they made were indeed good, and they had already started preparing farm tools. Jiang Yang thought about it and found that there was still some time before sowing.
Moreover, the mud and sand on both sides of the river bank have not been cleaned up, so there is no rush for the bend plow.
Although there was a Quyuan plow in the Tang Dynasty, it was in the south, and information was limited at this time, so not many people knew about it.
After Jiang Yang returned to the county government, he sent a message to Ma Feng, selecting more than a thousand people to build the blast furnace, and arranging for Wen Guan to deliver a batch of limestone to Wang Ji's blacksmith shop.
The other side also did not forget to ask Wang Tong to buy coal. This thing is not valuable now, so Wang Tong didn't say anything.
After returning to the county government office, Chen Zhiyong also came back at this time.
Jiang Yang quietly gave him a task in the morning.
"How do you say that?" Jiang Yang asked.
Chen Zhiyong said: "There are many people in Xiami County who have served as soldiers, but when I asked them, they didn't want to come."
Don't want to come? Jiang Yang frowned, feeling very disappointed.
In this case, we can only recruit Xiangyong from scratch. We originally wanted the veterans to lead the new recruits, but it seems that this is not feasible.
However, the most perfect paintings can be drawn on clean white paper.
Jiang Yang said: "Tomorrow you go select a thousand people and train them in the name of Xiangyong."
"You don't have to worry about horses, armor, swords and guns. I will write a booklet for you tonight and you can select and train people according to the above method." Jiang Yang said.
But Chen Zhiyong said dullly: "Brother, I am illiterate."?.