Iron Dynasty

Hydraulic hammer?

Chen Qi was pleasantly surprised that these two words were things he had never heard of before.

But he is used to Xiao Ming constantly creating these magical machines in the equipment department, which is a kind of satisfaction for him.

Xiao Ming nodded, he found a chair and sat down, gave Chen Qi a seat, and then told Chen Qi about the knowledge of plate armor and hydraulic hammers.

Plate armor, which appeared in the 16th century and was eliminated by firearms, has been controversial in history, and the debate about the strongest armor has never stopped.

But Xiao Ming believes that war will only eliminate backward armor.

In the long Middle Ages in the West, after countless wars, the knights in the West finally chose plate armor, so it can only show that the cost performance of plate armor is much higher than that of other armors.

And after the Middle Ages, the emergence of hydraulic hammers made mass production of plate armor possible.

The term forging has been around since the concept of steel. The so-called electric hammer forging is exactly the forging of steel. The more times of forging, the better the quality of the steel.

So there is a saying such as steelmaking, which requires forging. To put it simply, it is to repeatedly hit the iron with a sledgehammer, so that the quality of the iron continues to rise.

However, this method of manpower swinging the sledgehammer makes the production of armor and weapons very efficient, so the hydraulic forging hammer appeared for the first time in the West, and some scholars believe that this is the beginning of the Western military technology catching up with the East.

Now Xiao Ming is preparing to replicate the hydraulic hammer.

Before the advent of the steam engine, he had to use the power of hydraulic power to lay the prototype of the industrial foundation, because he needed the hydraulic forging hammer to make metal materials with sufficient strength, and at the same time to increase the production volume of machines such as lathes. At present, Xiao Ming only has a small number of types of lathes. .

This is far from what he expected.

In general, he needs water power to store various materials, materials, high-strength knives and so on for making steam engines.

Xiao Ming is talking, Chen Qi is getting more and more excited, the slow forging work of the craftsman has long made him unable to cope with the increasing steel orders, and now this kind of machine designed by Xiao Ming has completely solved his problem.

His Royal Highness, if the hydraulic forging hammer is produced, it can at least increase the forging by 30 times. Chen Qi said excitedly.

No, it is forty times. Xiao Ming said, he checked the information, and the hydraulic forging hammer directly increased the work efficiency of the blacksmith by forty times. This hydraulic forging hammer can complete hundreds of strikes in one minute.

However, the only disadvantage of the hydraulic forging hammer is the unstable power. After all, the water flow is unstable, but even so, this is enough for him to use at this stage.

After a detailed explanation, Chen Qi basically remembered the manufacturing method of the hydraulic forging hammer. In fact, the power of the hydraulic machine is basically general, that is, it is similar to the overturning of a bull. As long as it rotates, it can generate power, gears, and bearings. These things are quite different. Bad, just the work piece is different.

Therefore, for Chen Qi, who has successfully created a bull-powered overturn, this is not a difficult job.

Moreover, after observing it during this time, he came to a conclusion that the ancients were definitely not stupid, and their intelligence was not inferior to that of modern people. The only flaw was that they lacked education and knowledge.

In their familiar field, it is better to write poetry, writing, painting, and even strategy than modern people.

As the saying goes, one point is enough, and the ancients of today almost have one point, and he plays this role.

Realizing the importance of hydraulic forging hammers, Chen Qi focused on the manufacture of hydraulic forging hammers. Thanks to the cheap lathe processing, the manufacture of hydraulic forging hammers was very smooth, but even so, the first hydraulic forging hammer had to be It will take a month to assemble it, because the composition of the hydraulic hammer is still very complicated.

Xiao Ming believes in Chen Qi's ability very much, so this matter is naturally handed over to Chen Qi. When Chen Qi encounters something he doesn't understand, he will come to the school to ask him, and the two will discuss it together.

During this period, he taught the school normally, but he asked Lu Tong and others to start the first chemical production, extracting alkali from plant ash.

This job was originally the work of the servants and equipment department in the palace, but now Xiao Ming has completely stripped this matter out, just to refine the industrial system.

Moreover, during this time, soap production workshops sprang up in Qingzhou, and the demand for alkali increased greatly for a while, which is the reason why he produced alkali alone.

Otherwise, he would really be annoyed to death by businessmen who came to buy alkali.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Another batch of caustic soda was shipped out from the palace. The merchants who bought caustic soda were beaming with joy, but they were also in pain.

Because alkali is too expensive, basically, alkali accounts for more than half of the cost of producing soap. If they sell the soap, they can only make a tael of silver.

Hey, if we could learn the production of this alkali, wouldn't we make a fortune?

Gradually walking away, one businessman said to another businessman.

Learn? How to learn? It is said that this alkali is no longer produced in the workshop area. It is only produced in the yard next to the palace. Not everyone can get close to that place.

Yes, but it is said that there are 200 students living there, and they go out once a week. If you give a bribe, maybe...

Don't think about it, these people are accompanied by guards every time they go out, and it is impossible for outsiders to approach.

Hey... The businessman sighed.

At this time, Pang Yukun passed in front of the two businessmen. Hearing this, he couldn't help sneering, and secretly said, These businessmen are really interested in their own interests, and they will do whatever they can.

Entering the palace, he saw Xiao Ming and first repeated the conversation of the businessman outside to Xiao Ming.

These businessmen's tricks are very clear to the king. In addition to this method, they also deliberately resold slaves to Liang Dahai, wanting these slaves to mix into the workshop area. Hmph, they underestimate me and only let them come in and out.

Pang Yukun said: I reminded His Highness this matter, not to talk about craftsmanship, but now that Qingzhou is becoming more and more mixed, it is time for His Highness to establish his own secret guard.

Xiao Ming's expression froze, and he said, It's not that this king doesn't want to, but that there is no suitable candidate.

The secret guards in Pang Yukun's mouth are actually institutions similar to Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the modern intelligence system. Without these people, Xiao Ming is equivalent to Da Yu who is blind and doesn't know anything.

For example, the horse smuggling case disclosed by the Wang family this time, he knew nothing about it in advance.

When Pang Yukun remembered this incident, he also thought that he had been stimulated by this incident.

His Royal Highness, I'm here just for this. If you want someone, you must be very interested. Pang Yukun said with a smile.

Xiao Ming remembered that Pang Yukun was looking for talent for himself, and he said, Pang Changshi has a suitable candidate? Who is it?