The ironware I made shines

Chapter 103 The Hardship of Smelting

Ge Xiaohua is not yet clear about the impact of Guixi Satellite TV's rebroadcast of "The Extraordinary Blacksmith", nor did he understand the ratings.

After Ge Xiaohua learned that John was going to RB Kyoto, he made an appointment, flew to the United States to meet John and others, mixed into the setup team, served as a staff member, and then flew from the United States to RB. Although it was a bit troublesome, This is safe, because if you fly directly to RB, unfamiliar place is one thing, if people know, it will make others think that Ge Xiaohua has another purpose, the so-called colleagues are enemies, if Ge Xiaohua, a blacksmith, enters in this way, It is very likely that he will be kicked out, but following John is different. In order to avoid trouble, it is very sensible to mix with John's filming team.

Along the way, John introduced the culture and history of Lower Kyoto. Simply speaking, Kyoto was the former capital of RB, also known as Xijing.

Ge Xiaohua did not expect that he had not had the opportunity to come to RB, and it was by way of visiting and studying. It has to be said that many things in the world are unclear.

Because it is mixed in, so the transportation expenses, accommodation expenses, and food expenses are all taken care of by oneself. Ge Xiaohua spent a lot of money on this trip, but for Ge Xiaohua now, it is a small amount of money. There are more than 200 million on the card. Tens of thousands of dollars are nothing here, the concept of consumption has undergone a great change, and he feels that this harvest can make his blacksmithing skills to a higher level, laying a solid foundation for the next American Forging Masters Championship "Thousands of Tempering" and Preparations for the second issue of "Extraordinary Blacksmith".

Ge Xiaohua lives in the hotel, stays at home, and doesn't know what to do, so he can only play with his mobile phone. He is waiting for John's notification, and he probably needs to arrange some things.

During the whole day in the hotel, John came to call someone early in the morning, saying that there was a shooting task, and Ge Xiaohua’s task was to take the equipment, which was equivalent to a field staff, but in order to learn advanced forging technology , Observing the whole process of RB's forging katana up close is more memorable than watching it on TV.

Ge Xiaohua was sitting in a domineering Toyota, bumping along the way, not knowing where to go, as a small soldier mixed into it, he had no authority to speak of, and could only go deep into the hinterland of RB with the film crew, because he was a "bastard" So there is very little communication with the team. Except for John, the rest are not well known. He is here to learn, so he tries to keep a low profile as much as possible.

Along the way, Ge Xiaohua had a hard time imagining how difficult the journey was. In his opinion, RB is not a tiny place, so why did he drive so far?Where did you go to shoot?
When Ge Xiaohua came down, what appeared in front of him was a mountainous area where several old men were mining ore.

"What is this place?"

"Shimane Prefecture, the only place where RB produces iron ore."

A videographer accompanying Ge Xiaohua said, and then started to work, following the filming team to take pictures of the old man digging iron ore.

"The RB people who lack mineral resources still need to mine under these conditions..." Ge Xiaohua looked, these old people were hanging on the cliffs, just to mine a piece of iron ore. He can pick up some good-quality iron ore as soon as he walks. He feels that he is so happy in China, and the richness of resources is beyond the imagination of RB people.

"However, they will cherish hard-earned resources. It is probably because iron ore is hard to come by, so they will be more careful when forging it?" Ge Xiaohua saw the old man mining iron ore, and was a little worried about their safety. However, the filming was in progress, and it was not easy for Ge Xiaohua to break in.

After filming for an hour, the artisans who came to pick up the iron ore transported them to a special smelting site.

At the beginning of the smelting scene, Ge Xiaohua did not know Japanese, but judging from the respect of other craftsmen, the old man who was about [-] years old should be the master of the smelting site.

The collected iron ore will use RB’s unique smelting tool to collect wind, and this kind of furnace has a blower device on one side, which can increase the temperature of the fire through the blower. Controlling the temperature is the key, so you need to keep your eyes on it, and there is no electronic equipment , mechanical help, everything depends on the price of eyesight!Observe the flame color of the furnace fire to determine whether the smelting temperature is sufficient and whether the smelting can be successful. Temperature is a crucial part.

In fact, this is similar to the furnace in Ge Xiaohua's blacksmith shop, except that this furnace has a rectangular shape and is combined with blasting equipment.

In addition to observing the color of the flame, the smelting master will also take advantage of the momentum to put iron sand, and repeatedly smelt high-quality steel!
For three days and three nights, the master did not close his eyes. The 70-year-old man was able to persist in working under high temperature for so long, which made Ge Xiaohua, an outsider, admire him.

"Every time he adds iron sand, the timing is exactly right. If it is slower, then the top-quality steel produced will be less. RB, which is scarce in resources, can't tolerate a little waste, even if it sacrifices health!" Ge Xiaohua has heard before that RB people are basically workaholics. The extremely competitive domestic environment of RB makes everyone have to give their best, otherwise they are likely to be eliminated. This is why the 70-year-old will work so hard?

After three days and three nights of uninterrupted smelting, these refined steels cannot be sent out to be used as samurai swords. They have to be carefully selected, and the superior steels are selected to be used as samurai swords, while the inferior steels are used to make kitchen utensils, tableware, etc.

This kind of carefully selected steel is called "jade steel", and only this kind of fine steel is qualified to be a samurai sword!

"Starting from raw materials is the foundation of a qualified katana sword." Ge Xiaohua has learned a lot from the hardships of smelting this time, and he has great admiration for the master named Mu Yuanquan, but due to his current status, it is inconvenient to contact him. , not to mention the language barrier. Although he has passed the test in English, he has zero foundation in Japanese, and it is not easy to disturb John's filming team.

The shooting of mining and smelting is over, and the filming team has a day off, because the forging will be carried out in Kyoto, and it will take some days to prepare. It is said that there are many ritual things before forging. In RB, forging katana is very sacred. There will be no room for carelessness and profanity.

"Watson, it's been a few days since you've been in Kyoto, and you've been bored staying in the hotel. I'm going to take a break today. I'll take you outside for a stroll. I learned forging in Kyoto, and I'm quite familiar with it."

"Ok."

It was not easy for Ge Xiaohua to come here once. Apart from studying, he also wanted to relax. As a tourist attraction in the world, there are still many places to visit in Kyoto.

(End of this chapter)