Chapter 52: Thinking God Soldier Liu Zhang Smelting Iron
Chapter 52 Thoughts on the Divine Soldier Liu Zhang Smelting Iron
Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang did not defect to Liu Zhang temporarily, nor were they threatened by Liu Zhang. In fact, they had long wanted to break away from the control of the Yuan family. However, the Yuan family's power in the Han Dynasty was too great, and it was not possible for the two businessmen to escape
. Now that Liu Zhang has given them the opportunity, they will naturally not miss it.
The Yuan family is like this. Relying on their four-generation and three-gong family background, they never take others seriously. If it is useful, they will win over them. If it is not useful, they will be kicked away. They are like an uncrowned king. It seems that others should respect them. If they are against
Their opinions should be dealt with. But they never think about why others should let them manipulate them like this. Is it just because the Yuan family is the fourth generation and the third prince? What a joke!
Now that Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping had surrendered, Liu Zhang was no longer polite to them. He looked at the two of them and asked: "In that case, let me give you a test first! I need some good iron now to make weapons for my brothers. What do you think?
What kind of iron is suitable for these unparalleled warriors under my command?"
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping looked at each other. They knew it was time to show their sincerity. Zhang Shiping smiled and said: "Master, if you want to make weapons for the soldiers, fine iron will be enough! Now if you want to make weapons for the generals, then of course you have to use betel."
Iron and meteorite iron. To be honest, Su and I still have tens of thousands of kilograms of betel iron and nearly a thousand kilograms of meteorite iron in our hands. I don’t know if it is enough for my lord’s needs. If it is not enough, I can ask my colleagues to collect some. However,
, what about the price..."
Zhang Shiping was a little embarrassed. He knew that Liu Zhang would never ask for their things in vain, but he was still a little worried. The businessman's pettiness was clearly displayed at this time. Liu Zhang smiled and said: "I just said that I am loyal to you businessmen."
It’s something that can’t be forced. I still have nearly 200,000 sheep, 150,000 cattle, and 120,000 to 30,000 horses here! I can’t give you the horses, but I can leave the cattle and sheep to you!”
"What?" Su Shuang was shocked. Although the profit from selling horses is the largest, the profit from cattle and sheep is also not small, especially cattle. In ancient times, whether people were farming or hauling goods, they basically used ox carts. In the past,
The special carriages used by officials were mostly pulled by oxen. What really surprised Su Shuang was the number of cattle and sheep. He asked weakly: "My lord, didn't you snatch all the cattle, sheep and horses from Wuhuan Mountain?"
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "I didn't grab many cattle and sheep from Wuhuan Mountain. I didn't have enough time at that time! However, I wiped out seventy or eighty Wuwan small tribes in the grassland at the foot of Wuhuan Mountain. Their cattle, sheep and horses
I stole them all!"
Cold! Hate the cold! Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping suddenly froze there! They knew that Liu Zhang beat Karasuma badly and even attacked the Karasuma Palace, but they never expected that Liu Zhang was so ruthless that he actually killed seventy or eighty people.
The small tribe of Wuwan. If this is not Liu Zhang’s bragging, then Wuwan will not be able to recover for at least ten years! However, considering the number of cattle, sheep and horses in Liu Zhang’s hands, it doesn’t seem like he is lying!
Looking at the calm Liu Zhang, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping, cold sweat was pouring down their backs. What kind of human beings are they? They are simply murderous gods! They feel extremely lucky that they know the current affairs. God knows what will happen if they refuse to surrender.
Such an end! Perhaps what happened to the Karasuma people will happen again in their home!
The way to govern is to use both kindness and power. Liu Zhang promised to protect Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping's family. This was a kindness to them, and his cruelty to the Karasuma people was a deterrent. Looking at Su Shuang, who was still somewhat casual, Zhang Shiping suddenly changed.
Very respectful, Liu Zhang nodded with satisfaction and said: "Now that you understand, let your family members move to Youzhou Governor's Mansion first, and then leave the betel iron, meteorite iron, cattle, sheep and horses to you to handle!"
"Yes! Lord!" Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping bowed and saluted. They were already impressed by Liu Zhang, the thirteen-year-old young master. Besides, Youzhou is Liu Zhang's territory. If they still want to do business in Youzhou, they can
We have to listen to Liu Zhang, and their hometown is in Youzhou!
"That's right! To make weapons, you need a good blacksmith. Do you know where there are good blacksmiths? The ones with superb skills!" Liu Zhang suddenly remembered that nine out of ten blacksmiths under him were useless, and he couldn't help but feel a little entangled in this kind of crafting.
Due to their skills, all the good iron was wasted on them!
"Brother, does he need a good blacksmith?" Zhang Fei had been standing nearby, pretending to be dumbfounded. When he heard that Liu Zhang needed a good blacksmith, he suddenly said: "There is an old blacksmith in Zhuo County who has very good craftsmanship. Brother, why don't you give him a try? Maybe
It can produce a magic weapon. However, the old blacksmith has a weird temper and is not a good iron, so he will never take action!"
Zhang Shiping laughed and said: "How can the iron we offer to the lord not be good iron?"
"Lord, among the gifts I brought, there are hundreds of kilograms of betel iron. I will ask my servants to show it to you. As for the meteorite iron, it is of better quality than these betel iron!" Su Shuang said with a smile: "My lord, although
We don’t want anything belonging to our subordinates, but as subordinates, if we don’t offer something, wouldn’t it go against the nature of our businessmen? So Shiping and I decided that our thousands of catties of meteorite iron would be dedicated to the lord!”
Looking at the smiles of Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, Liu Zhang knew that they were placing bets! Historically, they funded Liu Bei. Isn't this a different kind of bet behavior? However, although Liu Zhang wanted the meteorite in their hands, he didn't like theirs.
Betting behavior. Liu Zhang said coldly: "You two, I know that big families always send their children to different princes, but I hope you will only be loyal to me! If I find you helping others everywhere,
No matter who I sponsor, don’t blame me for being ruthless! I don’t care about what I sponsored in the past, but I will never do it in the future!”
The expressions of Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang changed. They did have such thoughts and did so. But now Liu Zhang did not allow them to do so. They had to make a choice. Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping thought for a long time and said
: "Lord, we understand!"
Liu Zhang nodded. Since he was preparing to conquer the world, those princes would be his enemies. Liu Zhang would naturally not tolerate the behavior of siding with his enemies, especially his businessmen like Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping. In fact, Liu Zhang was more optimistic about the Xuzhou Mi family.
and the Jizhou Zhen family, but these two were among the top merchant families in the Han Dynasty, and they were not something Liu Zhang could take under his command.
After Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping announced their surrender, they left Ji County. They had to go to Zhuo County to pick up their family members. The Yuan family has disciples all over the world, who knows if someone will do harm to their family members in order to please the Yuan family! Halfway through
In the following month, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang returned to Jixian County. They were accompanied by the old blacksmith's family from Zhuo County. Of course, they did not expend much effort in inviting the old blacksmith. They just placed a piece of meteorite iron in front of the old blacksmith.
, the old blacksmith's eyes couldn't be pulled out. When Su Shuang told him that he still had thousands of catties of meteorite iron and ten thousand catties of betel iron in his hands, the old blacksmith almost signed a contract of betrayal. However, now it's almost like selling himself!
After taking care of Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping's family, Liu Zhang set aside a large part of the cattle and sheep for them to sell. After getting so many cattle and sheep, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping did not dare to delay and set out immediately. As for how to take action, that was up to them.
Liu Zhang didn't want to take care of what was going on, and Liu Zhang was looking for them to help him make money, so it was not good to take too much care!
After sending Su and Zhang away, the old blacksmith immediately found Liu Zhang. He was not interested in who Liu Zhang was, but he was itching for the betel iron, meteorite iron, and fine iron from the bottom of his heart to his hands. After coming for a few days, Liu Zhang has been making arrangements.
They were provided with food and accommodation, but they were not told what to do. The old blacksmith felt like a kitten was scratching his heart!
Understanding the purpose of the old blacksmith's visit, Liu Zhang couldn't help but smile. There will never be a shortage of people with research spirit in this world, and the old blacksmith is one of them. Liu Zhang admired this kind of people from the bottom of his heart, because he has supreme spirit and perseverance.
Finally, Liu Zhang decided to hand over all the weapons to the old blacksmith. The old blacksmith thanked him profusely, which made him quite embarrassed. However, after the excitement, the old blacksmith felt a little lonely. It turned out that with the old blacksmith's ability,
, cannot completely melt meteorite, and using betel iron to build it is already his limit!
As a modern man, Liu Zhang did not know how to blacksmith, but he had never eaten pork, so how could he not see pigs running away? After studying with the old blacksmith for a long time, Liu Zhang discovered that the smelting technology of the Han Dynasty still only involved melting iron ore and casting molds.
Forging and quenching stages. The more thoroughly the iron ore is melted, the better the quality of the iron obtained, and it is even possible to obtain steel. However, this kind of steel is only a little harder than ordinary iron, but very crisp, and is similar to later generations of steel.
There's no comparison at all.
After carefully understanding the process of melting iron ore, Liu Zhang finally understood why the old blacksmith could not completely melt the iron ore. In later generations, coke and other things were needed to smelt iron, but in the Han Dynasty, wood was still used to provide heat for iron smelting.
, this will definitely not fully melt the iron ore. Stones with high iron content, such as meteorite, are more difficult to melt.
Once the crux is found, there is a solution. Liu Zhang really doesn't understand the steel copying method, the steel clamping method, and the steel wrapping method. He can increase the furnace temperature. It is still very easy for him. He can just change the fuel.
Ancient people didn’t know the role of coal, but Liu Zhang knew it. Youzhou is close to Mongolia and the Daxingan Mountains are in this area. It’s really easy to find some open-pit coal mines!
With coal, as long as it is done properly, steelmaking is not a problem, let alone ironmaking. The old blacksmith tried to use coal to melt the refined iron sent by Su Shuang. Unexpectedly, the knife he made was as strong as a thirty-year steelmaking knife.
, this made the old blacksmith so excited that he almost worshiped Liu Zhang like a god.
After solving the problem of furnace temperature, just leave the following matters to the old blacksmith. If Liu Zhang really wants to make steel, he will not understand. It is taboo for a layman to lead an expert, no matter what profession. Of course, Liu Zhang is not idle either.
I drew the Zhangba Snake Spear, the Silver Gentian Spear, the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and the Tiger-Band Square Heavenly Halberd in my memory with paper and pen. As soon as the old blacksmith became familiar with the use of coal, he began to forge these magical weapons.