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Ruan Zheng and the others heard the milky roar of the tiger, and then saw a cat-sized tiger cub running out from the crack of the door and jumping onto several stacked wooden boxes beside it.

"Cub!" Tong Ran followed closely, "Come down." His voice was serious, and the little tiger glanced at him, folded its front paws, and lay down on the box.

Tong Ran hadn't been back to the supervisor's yamen for ten days. Although Dongqing served her wholeheartedly, she was not as good as Tong Ran.Yesterday, he felt righteousness gathering in the direction of the ironworks, and he guessed it was Tong Ran who made the noise. He thought he would come back after that, but he didn't expect that he would not return at night.

Since he didn't return, let's see what he was messing with.

The little tiger looked forward from the high box, and the wind was not far from it, and it was also very huge.There are iron bars connected to the wind row, and there are many organs rotating in circles, and there is a furnace under the organs, and a fire is burning inside.

What the hell is this?The little tiger jumped from one pile of boxes to another pile of boxes, and the extraordinary jumping ability of cats was brought into full play by it, while Tong Ran watched in horror from below.

"Zai Zai, come down, okay?" Tong Ran's voice was unconsciously dry.

The little tiger moved its ears and stopped its patrol.The front air exhaust was whistling, and the air around the furnace mouth seemed to be so hot that it was deformed.

"The stove is very hot, don't go over there anymore." Tong Ran said, beckoning some workers to come.There are high-temperature boilers everywhere in the ironworks, and the little tiger is very curious. The reason why Tong Ran didn't bring it here was because he was afraid that it would get hurt.

The workers followed Tong Ran's instructions and climbed up the box one after another, preparing to surround the little tiger.

The little tiger glanced at the workers who were climbing the boxes, at Tong Ran, and then at the wind row not far away, and deftly passed through the workers' encirclement net, and fell to the ground: "Wow."

Tong Ran hurried over and picked it up: "You scared me to death."

The little tiger raised its tail and shook it a few times. It just climbed a little higher, so what's there to be afraid of?But it didn't make a fuss anymore, and let Tong Ran hold it, very obedient.

You Yang has been with Tong Ran for a long time, and he knows how difficult this little tiger is. He has big ideas, demands a lot, and has no relatives. It's rare to see such a docile look.

"Master Tiger!" Dongqing searched everywhere in the iron workshop, and finally found the little tiger. Seeing it obediently in Tong Ran's arms, she thought it was injured, so she ran over quickly.

Dongqing's brow was sweating, and when he wiped his forehead, it was stained with ash again.

"My lord," Dongqing stopped in front of Tong Ran, trying to suppress her rapid breathing, "It's all the fault of a villain. I didn't keep an eye on Master Hu. Please punish me."

Tong Ran wanted to scold Dongqing, but stopped talking.Because the tiger cub in his arms leaned out, it might want to pat Holly's head, but his body was not long enough, so he patted Holly's shoulder instead: "Wow!"

Tong Ran was dumbfounded by the little tiger's actions.

"Wow!" the little tiger said to Tong Ran again.

Tong Ran didn't understand what it said, but vaguely felt that the little tiger seemed to be speaking for Dongqing.

After the little tiger patted Dongqing on the shoulder, he turned and got into Tong Ran's arms.

The words of scolding Dongqing circulated in Tong Ran's mouth, and finally said: "Two months' fine, go."

Dongqing was taken aback for a moment, and immediately stretched her brows and eyes, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xie, Master Hu."

As soon as Dongqing left, Tong Ran pinched one of the little tiger's front paws, leaned closer and threatened in a low voice, "I'll settle the score with you later."

"Wow!" the little tiger yelled, obviously understanding what Tong Ran meant.

But Tong Ran didn't pay any attention to it, and nodded to Ruan Zheng and the others while holding it: "Everyone has come a long way and it's hard work."

"It's not hard work," Ruan Zheng said, "It should be a pleasure to see an old friend in a foreign land."

Tong Ran laughed.

As the leader of the investigation team, Ruan Zheng introduced other people to Tong Ran.

Shen Xi and Tong Ran knew each other, Wu Huan met for the first time, and the other Lingshi didn't know each other before, so it took some time to introduce each other.

Ruan Zheng's righteousness level was approaching the ground level, and when he spoke, he vaguely felt that Tong Ran's aura was much stronger than his.There was a lot of movement when Tong Ran was promoted to the ground level, of course he knew it, but today, it seems that he is still above that?

He looked up at the huge new-style blast furnace and wind row, and asked Tong Ran, "Is this stuff used for making iron?"

Just now Tong Ran and the others were testing the fan, but the iron-making furnace was not turned on.When Ruan Zheng asked, Tong Ran followed suit and called people to cast coke and iron ore, ready to start the furnace for iron smelting.

Iron can be used to make farm tools and weapons, and is one of the most important minerals in Dacheng.So not only Shen Xi, but also Wu Huan, who has no interest in these technologies, also took a closer look.They had heard from Gu Lan on the way that Tong Ran's iron making technique was more advanced than other places, so he widened his eyes and looked carefully.

It's a pity that he didn't know anything about iron making, so he couldn't see anything.

On the other hand, Shen Xi was amazed. When the workers were shoveling coke into the furnace, he went over to take a piece and asked about the origin of this thing.

Wu Huan was also listening. He didn't understand other things, but he understood that the coal mine Tong Ran had unearthed was the key.

He had seen briquettes made of coal powder in Xiaoguo County, and his impression was that it was a substitute for charcoal, which was very useful in areas with few trees.But if, as Tong Ran said, the coke made from coal can be used to make iron, then the significance of the discovery of coal is quite different.

This may be another important mineral deposit besides iron.

"What is the principle of your wind row?" After talking about the new blast furnace, Shen Xi's eyes turned to the wind row again.

The little tiger changed its position in Tong Ran's arms, raised its head and ears, and waited for his explanation.

"Actually, the principle is very simple," Tong Randao said. "Ordinary wind blows water or animal power, but mine uses steam power."

"Steam has no shape or form, it's just hotter, how can it have such a strong force?" Shen Xi said.The air exhaust of this iron-making furnace is not the cattail fan in front of the stove. Tong Ran's new blast furnace is very large, and the air exhaust is also a circle larger than usual, requiring a lot of strength to push it.He couldn't figure out how the invisible steam could do it.

"Master Shen, has he ever been in the kitchen?" Tong Ran asked.

"It's true that a gentleman stays away from the kitchen." Shen Xi said.

Tong Ran smiled: "Master Shen can go to the kitchen next time to have a look. When the water boils, it will push the lid of the pot and make a popping sound. That is the power of steam."

Shen Xi had never been in the kitchen before, so he couldn't imagine what Tong Ran said, so he decided to go and see what happened after returning to the Supervisor's Mansion.

Then he thought about it again, and said, "Since steam can replace animal power, it can't only be used on the wind row, right? The water diversion device you made in the well was driven by animal power or wind power. Can you also use steam?"

Tong Ran didn't think about this, but the answer was obvious: "Of course, this is a small farm, so using a steam engine would make too much noise."

"That's right." Shen Xi said.

"However, this one can replace horses and be used for driving." Tong Ran said.

"Really?" Shen Xi only thought of the water diversion truck with a similar structure through the wind row, but didn't think about the carriage at all.

"This is only in the imagination, and it will take a lot of trouble to realize it." Tong Ran said.

"If Master Tong wants to do it, please definitely call Shen Xi, Shen is willing to serve Master Tong!" Shen Xi said.He loves these ingenious crafts, and he has benefited a lot from cooperating with Tong Ran in building roads before. If he can get in touch with them more in the future, he will definitely benefit a lot.

"No problem." Tong Ran said.

Shen Xi: "Master Xie, I have one more request, I hope Master Tong will agree."

Tong Ranqi asked, "What?"

Shen Xi glanced at the bicycle lane parked not far away: "Shen wants to see some bicycles, so it's best to try them yourself."

It wasn't difficult, Tong Ran's bicycle was parked next to him, and he was pushed by a worker.

Wu Huan and Ruan Zheng were also curious about the bicycle and came to see it.

Shen Xi first sighed for the ingenious design, and then asked about the wheels.Speaking of this, it is inevitable to talk about the craftsmanship of wrought iron and steel. Tong Ran explained again and showed them a room where steel and wrought iron were made.

There is no furnace in it yet, and the steel Tong Ran smelt here is sold to bicycle manufacturers, and it will not be used in other places in the future.

Shen Xi learned about the toughness of steel from Tong Ran, and also found that this material has great potential.

After talking about this, they pushed their bicycles to the open space outside the square, and Shen Xi planned to ride them.

Before he stepped into the car, the little tiger who had been quiet all of a sudden barked, and tried to give Shen Xi a paw.

Tong Ran keenly noticed that the little tiger was angry, and hurriedly took the handlebar of the bicycle from Shen Xi's hand, and said, "I usually ride this bike, and there is a little tiger's blanket in the basket. It probably doesn't like being touched by others. .”

"Wow!" The little tiger seemed to be echoing, and yelled again.

Shen Xi: ...

Why is it so difficult for him to ride a bicycle?

The author has something to say: Zai Zai: You can ride my royal chariot.

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