Three Kingdoms: My father-in-law is Lu Bu

Chapter 134 Ye Xiao Steelmaking
Ye Xiao was sitting in the workshop, and Zhang Hong sat beside him somewhat unaccustomedly.

While waiting for the arrival of the blacksmiths led by Zhang Da, the supervisor of the workshop, Ye Xiao kept thinking in his mind.

Since the method of frying steel is so time-consuming and labor-intensive, there must be a better way.

"Could it be because the temperature is not enough? Or the quality of the iron ore is too poor?"

Ye Xiao's brows unknowingly frowned into a Sichuan character. Zhang Hong felt a little guilty when he saw it, but he also really realized Ye Xiao's painstaking efforts, and he was thinking about how to help Ye Xiao continue the workshop in Guangling. promote.

"My lord, forging skills have always been trivial, and my subordinates don't understand it, but I think since my lord attaches so much importance to it, how about building a large workshop camp in Guangling?"

Zhang Hong gave his own suggestion, "Guangling has convenient water and land transportation, and iron ore can be transported from the north. As long as we continue to recruit craftsmen and improve their salaries, I think we will soon be able to export high-quality weapons and armor for our army."

"Mr. Zigang, your idea is very good. Guangling has this advantage and can do it according to the plan. When the time comes, you can make a plan and show me the required manpower and material resources."

Ye Xiao is very satisfied with Zhang Hong's plan, at least like Xu Fu, he can accept the low class and contribute to the development of Ye Xiaojun.

While the two were talking, Zhang Da came back again, followed by a dozen men dressed as craftsmen.

"My lord, all the experienced workers in the workshop are here."

Ye Xiao was a little strange, didn't he say there were only seven people?
Seeing Ye Xiao's confused look, the supervisor quickly explained: "Sir, there are 17 people in total. Seven blacksmiths, five carpenters, two bowsmiths, and three tailors."

It turns out that the workshop here is not only for forging weapons, but also for the production of bows and arrows. Ye Xiao first felt that the number of people was too small.

It would definitely take several months to equip a thousand-person trilogy, and they might not be able to complete the production. He didn't know it before, but now he realized the strength of the Mi family again.

Only with money can there be people to work, and only then can there be a steady stream of materials and equipment.

"Okay, now that you're all here, please sit down, I have something to say."

The supervisor was a little frightened, seeing the craftsmen next to him also looking like this. When would they dare to sit down in front of the city lord?

"Sir, that's your order. We are all used to standing."

Ye Xiao didn't force it, he nodded and picked up two standard ring-shouldered knives, and said with a smile.

"Okay. Originally, I called you here today to solve the problem of low forging efficiency. Look."

Ye Xiao picked up the ring head knife and bumped it hard, the bang made the craftsmen jump.

"Ordinary ring-shoulders can't keep up with our consumption. A simple impact will cause a gap. I need a hundred-steel level weapon."

The inspector had a bitter expression on his face, and explained: "My lord, there is no problem in smelting steel, but the output is too low and can only be equipped for generals or captains, and some of your descendants can also be equipped."

Ye Xiao put down the ring sword and stood up domineeringly.

"No, this is far from enough. The equipment that was trapped in the camp was saved by my father-in-law for most of his life. I hope that at least half of the soldiers can be equipped with equipment of the same quality."

Zhang Hong was shocked. How much money does it cost to feed such a powerful army? A hundred-refined ring-shou sword costs one thousand yuan, and a full set of armor costs at least seven thousand yuan. Plus other equipment, one soldier costs ten thousand yuan. money equipment.

"Lord, the average soldier is equipped with weapons and armor of hundred-refined quality. I'm afraid our money and food cannot support them." Zhang Hong quickly reminded Ye Xiao.

"Zigang, don't worry. I have always asked for soldiers to focus on quality rather than numbers. If this kind of deployment can reach 2 people, it will be fine."

Ye Xiao's words once again made Zhang Hong a little helpless, and after a little calculation, this was also an expenditure of 2000 million yuan.

"I know that according to the current productivity, uh, it is definitely not enough according to the current efficiency of everyone. The first thing to solve is the refining of steel."

"I know you all know about the method of frying steel? Can you take me to see it now?"

Zhang Dalian quickly responded and asked the blacksmith to lead the way to the workshop.

Under Ye Xiao's instructions, the seven blacksmiths cooperated and skillfully divided the work to make fires, pull blowers, melt ore, and liquefy it.

Then a blacksmith started stirring with a serious face and kept stir-frying, really like frying steel.

When the color of the steel block in the furnace began to show its characteristics, the blacksmith clamped it out and another person began to put it on the iron felt and beat it.

After going back and forth like this for half an hour, Ye Xiao didn't miss any detail.

Amid everyone's puzzled looks, Ye Xiao approached the furnace and checked the blower, then looked at the dark charcoal material, and then looked at the changes in the steel during the frying process.

The scorching heat made Ye Xiao's face flushed red and dripping all over his face. At the end, when the two blacksmiths knocked repeatedly, Ye Xiao seemed to have grasped something in his heart, but it was only through a layer of film, Can't tell the truth.

"Lord, it's too hot. Please take a rest."

Zhang Hong endured the high temperature and brought Ye Xiao a glass of water.

Ye Xiao took a sip and drank it, making a cheerful sound.

"Get everyone some water to drink too."

"My lord is really kind-hearted. Thank you lord for giving me the water. Let me do the rough work." Zhang Dalian hurriedly came out and said, he thought it was too much for Zhang Hong to serve Ye Xiao.

Zhang Da took his servants and brought up clean water and food to all the craftsmen.

The craftsman who had eaten was very grateful to Ye Xiao, and beat hard.

Ye Xiao and the others watched quietly, and when the blacksmith heaved a sigh of relief, he finally saw a piece of refined steel.

That's right, it took a whole hour for several craftsmen to forge one piece.

"My lord, Bailian Steel is hard but not brittle, and it sounds like...like..." The blacksmith offered the steel bar, speaking somewhat restrainedly, he couldn't think of an adjective for a while.

"Is the sound like big pearls and small pearls falling on a jade plate?" Ye Xiao laughed while holding this piece of hundred-refined steel.

"Wonderful, my lord's words are really incomparable." Zhang Hong heard Ye Xiao say such a good sentence casually, and once again refreshed his eyes on Ye Xiao.

"It's good if you can understand, anyway, the sound should be crisp and pleasant." Ye Xiao handed the steel bar to Zhang Hong, walked to the furnace and picked up a black object.

"You use this as fuel to melt ore?"

"Responding to my lord's words, this is black charcoal, a fire made from wood. The temperature is very high. We like to use this for ironmaking. The steel block mixed with ore is the best!"

The blacksmith explained angrily that he was afraid that Ye Xiao wouldn't recognize such things.

However, Ye Xiao had a flash of inspiration and seemed to have caught something this time.

"What you said just now, say it again!"

The blacksmith shrank his head and thought he had said something wrong, so he repeated it only after Zhang Da's constant gestures.

"Sir. The younger one said these are black coals, which are filthy things. I'm afraid they will stain your clothes."

"No, I mean the last sentence." Ye Xiao stroked the black charcoal in his hand, as if he was close to the truth.

"Um. The villain said that the steel produced by frying the ore with charcoal is the best!"

The blacksmith thought for a while and said again.

Ye Xiao violently crushed the charcoal in his hand, slapped his head, leaving a black handprint on his forehead.

"Hahaha! It's just with charcoal in it, you're right! I said how familiar it is, so the trick is right in front of you."

(End of this chapter)