Iron Dynasty

The leisure time is easy to pass. Since Li San went to Chang'an, half a month has passed in a blink of an eye.

For half a month, the snow in Qingzhou was intermittent, and the snow in the city was enough to not reach people's knees, and the sun came out and melted the snow, and the roads were very muddy.

As a result, the people in Qingzhou City are even more reluctant to come out and move around.

Xiao Ming shares the same thoughts as the common people. Apart from going to the equipment department to supervise, he usually draws pictures in the palace. Today, the structure diagram of the Galen ship, the overall effect diagram, and the node diagram are all out.

Fortunately, I still have some art skills. Xiao Ming is proud of himself. In modern times, his only hobby is drawing comics, so he is somewhat involved in drawing.

Although he only used a brush, he drew this picture in a good manner, and the lines are clear and not inferior to computer production.

Why is Your Highness so happy? Luluo brought her breakfast at this time.

After the winter, the food is more monotonous. The breakfast is just two pieces of noodles, nugget soup, etc. However, there are many people hunting in this season, so there are some venison and wild birds on the market.

Now that Prince Qi's mansion has money, it is possible to eat meat every three or five years.

The boat that this king painted is finally finished. Xiao Ming happily took the cake and slipped his finger on Luluo's little hand.

Luluo glanced at Xiao Ming angrily, and got used to Xiao Ming's character.

Looking at the dozen or so pictures on the chopping board, Luluo stuck out her tongue, Your Highness is really amazing, if this is Luluo, I don't know when and what month it would be able to draw so many.

Xiao Ming was excited, the blueprint came out, and it was time for Zhang Liang to move.

He believes that in terms of shipbuilding technology, Dayu Country is still not behind at this stage, only the solidified thinking and technology are behind.

What's so difficult, there's nothing to worry about at night, come here, this king gives some guidance, and it is guaranteed that you can make rapid progress. Xiao Ming said while eating the cake.

Luluo blushed and said, His Royal Highness is definitely going to tease Luluo again, so slaves won't be fooled. After speaking, Luluo pouted and walked out of Xiao Ming's bedroom.

Xiao Ming smirked and watched Luluo go back. He hurriedly ate breakfast. He took the blueprints to the equipment department.

In this cold winter and twelfth lunar month, I can't go anywhere else, and I can only go back and forth between the equipment department and the palace.

And taking advantage of the slack season in winter, he also wanted to set up some simple workshops so that they could be used after the spring.

Your Highness. Chen Qi bowed and said when Xiao Ming came over.

Different from other places, the equipment department at this time is still a fiery scene. The craftsmen and servants are very busy. In the backyard of the equipment department, two blast furnaces more than three meters high rise from the ground.

On both sides of the blast furnace are steps of rammed soil for charging, and at the bottom, each blast furnace is connected to a huge bellows for blowing air.

In front of the blast furnace, there are some dark things stacked up, not coal, but coke that Xiao Ming asked Chen Qi to burn.

How is it, how is the blast furnace ironmaking test? Xiao Ming asked.

The mature technology taught by Xiao Ming has saved Chen Qi many detours, but the specific process still needs down-to-earth experiments.

His Royal Highness, the coke was not successfully fired at first, and there was too much iron slag. Later, we adjusted the temperature and made the carbon tighter to obtain qualified coke. After adjusting the wind power and the amount of coke many times, qualified wrought iron was produced. Chen Qi said.

Since Xiao Ming asked him to use blast furnace to make iron, he has been on it, and now he has finally succeeded in making wrought iron.

Xiao Ming nodded, Yes, once the crucible is produced, these wrought irons can be made into qualified steel, and the strength of our machine tools can also be strengthened.

We're just waiting for Steward Qian to come back. It stands to reason that Steward Qian has been out for about 20 days, why hasn't he come back yet? Chen Qi was almost obsessed with craftsmanship, and he couldn't help but feel anxious at this time.

Xiao Ming frowned. He was also a little worried. It was another snow-blocked road and a thief infested, but don't let it happen again.

Glancing at the refined discus, Xiao Ming said, Don't worry, the equipment department has a lot of work to do. You can do other things first. By the way, how did Zhang Liang and others perform during this time?

Chen Qi seemed to have forgotten Zhang Liang and others. At this time, Xiao Ming mentioned it and said, Your Highness, these people have been in charge of some hard work, but they are diligent. What is your Highness looking for them?

Xiao Ming brightened the blueprint in his hand, For this reason, the equipment department will probably have to help produce some parts.

Your Highness, can you show me? Chen Qi immediately scratched his head.

Xiao Ming knew Chen Qi's temperament by heart, and he didn't tease him, and handed him the blueprint.

Is this a ship? Chen Qi glanced at it and exclaimed, But I have never seen such a ship before.

This kind of ship was originally called the Galen Ship. After many improvements by this king, this king now calls him the Qingzhou Ship. Xiao Ming said.

Chen Qi probably turned it over and returned it to Chen Qi, scratching his head and saying, Your Highness, I'm afraid I can't do anything about shipbuilding. I've never learned it before.

I'm not asking you to build a ship, I just let you cooperate to produce some parts. Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Chen Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and then he remembered, I said why His Highness asked Zhang Liang, didn't his family run a shipyard before? I'll go and call him here.

After a while, Chen Qi brought Zhang Liang over, Zhang Liang bowed and said, This old slave has seen His Highness.

No gift. Xiao Ming helped Zhang Liang up and said, I asked you to come here this time. This king has something to entrust to you. It's a waste to let your Zhang family be a coolie. Come on, look at this and weigh it. Can it be made?

Zhang Liang was stunned for a moment, then took Xiao Ming's drawing. After looking at it, he was as dumb as a wooden chicken. It took a long time to quickly turn over each page of the drawing. At the end, Zhang Liang's hands couldn't stop shaking. stand up.

His Royal Highness, how did His Highness get this blueprint? This kind of ship is unheard of for the old slave, but based on the experience of the old slave, this ship is very suitable for sailing at sea. Zhang Liang said.

Xiao Ming nodded, just this sentence, it shows that Zhang Liang still has some skills and can see the technical content in it, he said: You don't need to ask this, this king only asks if you are willing to make this for the king. ferry?

Yes! Zhang Liang said without hesitation: It's better than being here with ore and cinder all day.

Well, since this is the case, this king will restore your shipbuilding workshop, but from now on your shipbuilding workshop will be the official camp, and there will be no contact with you at all. Would you like to?

Zhang Liang sighed and said, The old slave is now guilty and is a slave, just to be able to live up to his life's learning.

Well, in a few days, you and your clan will go back to the shipyard. I will handle the Qin family's affairs. Xiao Ming said.

Zhang Liang's previous shipbuilding workshop had been detained by the Qin family, and Xiao Ming had to go and ask for it back. The matter was settled, and the equipment department had nothing else to do, so he returned to the palace.

At this moment, the Qin family's merchant ship was slowly docking at the dock in Chang'an, the capital of the Great Yu Kingdom.

Li San got off the boat and looked at the majestic Chang'an City not far away, stunned.