Daqin: Selling elves at the beginning, Zulong begged me to supervise the country

"Unsoftened pig iron is indeed brittle and easy to break. Only Chu and Han can use iron to make weapons?"

It would be nonsense to say that no one had mastered the pig iron softening technology during this period.

Not historically accurate.

Listening to Wang Ben's two sentences, Ye Chen also made a guess.

It’s not that this era hasn’t developed to this point, it’s just that Great Qin hasn’t grasped it.

Unexpectedly!

In his opinion, Da Qin's strength could absolutely crush all other countries.

Unexpectedly, there are also shortcomings.

But even so, it only took the Qin Dynasty ten years to unify the six countries.

"Brother Chen's guess is correct. The swords and halberds of Han soldiers can cut off cattle and horses on land, and geese on water. When facing the enemy, they can cut through the armor and iron curtains. Everything is perfect."

"The people of Chu have huge iron spears, which are as miserable as bees. The weapons equipped by the two countries are basically iron weapons."

The Chu State is famous for its spears made of steel, and South Korea is also famous for its iron weapons.

Even so, it still belongs to Da Qin now!

"After I destroyed these two countries, I also sent people to look for iron-smelting craftsmen, but unfortunately they found nothing."

"I don't know if they were silenced or hidden, but we found a lot of iron-making workshops and equipment."

As an important war resource, the six countries have always agreed to strictly prohibit the sale of iron ore to Qin.

Who made Qin so strong that the six countries were afraid of it?

Iron weapons during the Warring States Period did not yet have overwhelming advantages, and large-scale iron smelting technology had yet to be perfected.

Advanced iron-making technology is only in the hands of a few craftsmen, and there is no unified standard.

Advanced blacksmiths and iron-making methods are highly confidential to any country.

Iron weapons were expensive, and it was impossible to replace them with bronze weapons. The loss and maintenance on the battlefield were beyond the power of the Qin Dynasty.

"It's not too difficult."

“Cast iron can be softened to increase its toughness and improve tool performance.”

In theory, it should not be difficult to achieve. Once the craftsman knows the method, he can master it by just experimenting a few times.

"Marquis Wu'an knows how to cast iron?"

Wang Ben looked shocked.

Isn't it difficult?

The blacksmiths under General Master Jiang Zuo have not made any progress in decades.

I heard from his grandfather that those people have been knocking and knocking all their lives, and now the grandchildren are still knocking.

It has been several years since the two kingdoms of Chu and Han were destroyed.

A lot of research has been done on the tools and tools in these places, but there is still no progress at all.

The First Emperor looked much calmer than Wang Ben.

It was just the excitement in his eyes that gave him away.

He guessed that Brother Chen could make iron! !

God help me, Da Qin!

"Where is the nearest iron-making workshop?"

If he remembered correctly, there were three iron-making workshops in Hanzhong County, but he didn't know the specific locations.

"I'm familiar with this! It's four miles north!"

Wang Ben looked excited. The iron-making workshop was not small, but it was out of the way and had no shop. When he came, he passed by and borrowed a toilet there.

He couldn't wait.

Marquis Wu'an is a god!How could the weapons that came out of his hands be ordinary weapons?

If he could get one, wouldn't he be invincible on the battlefield?

Meng Tian and Zhou Wu could only feel envious.

"Brother Chen, come with me and give me some advice."

The First Emperor waved to Mew and climbed onto Lugia's back skillfully.

After Ye Chen sat down, another person climbed up behind him.

The First Emperor turned around and glared at him.

"What are you doing here, kid?"

"I also want to see something. Let these boys guard the iron mine here."

Wang Ben lowered his head and did not look at the sharp gaze of the First Emperor.

For the sake of Marquis Wu'an's weapons, be brave!

But for a moment.

The two of them came to the iron-making workshop that Wang Ben mentioned.

It's really not too small.

It's as big as five football fields.

It was extremely hot inside the workshop, and even the floor was hotter than outside.

In each house, there are a group of shirtless strong men forging red-hot iron blocks repeatedly.

A group of three people walked into the innermost workshop.

This workshop looks much more sophisticated than the others. There are five blast furnaces and a three-meter-wide forging platform in the workshop.

There is an opening on the bottom side of the blast furnace for blasting and slag discharge.

Each blast furnace has one person loading the material from the top and one person blowing the air from the bottom.

Next to the forging platform hangs a row of daggers that have been tempered for thousands of times.

A strong man of about forty or fifty kept hammering on the forging platform, paying no attention to the three of them.

"Bantong."

The First Emperor had some impression of this person. He was a famous blacksmith recruited from the people in the early years.

He is aloof and arrogant, but his blacksmithing skills are good.

Many famous weapons were produced through his hands.

The man looked back after hearing the sound, then walked up to the First Emperor and bowed.

He raised his hand to Wang Ben again.

He glanced at Ye Chen, snorted coldly, and ignored him.

"This is Marquis Wu'an." Wang Ben introduced him quickly upon seeing this.

Then he glanced at Ye Chen and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ye Chen was not angry.

Don't let Ban Tong offend his artifact.

When Ban Tong heard this, he bowed his hands to Ye Chen perfunctorily.

"Why is Your Majesty here today?"

"I see that your progress is slow, so I asked Marquis Wu An to teach you."

Seeing Ban Tong's attitude towards Ye Chen, the First Emperor also wanted to beat him.

Unexpectedly, Ban Tong didn't appreciate it.

The sword eyebrows raised.

"Just this little boy? Your Majesty, stop joking."

Wang Ben took a step back after hearing this, now he was in for a good show.