Steel Dynasty - Chapter 148

[Chapter 148 Casting in Iron Mold]

“Only three bowls are poured?”

Niu Ben glanced at Lu Fei sideways, thinking to himself that this boy had often seen his drinking capacity when he was around him before, so why did he say such nonsense today.

Lu Fei didn’t notice Niu Ben’s expression. He said, “General, I’m not bragging. If you don’t believe me, try it.”

When the pure wine entered the bowl, Niu Ben immediately felt something different, and a strong smell of wine came straight to his face. Hit the tip of the nose.

He had tasted the fine wines of Great Chongqing in the past, but today his horizons were opened.

“The secret recipe for this wine comes from His Highness.” Luo Xin naturally tasted Drunk Qingzhou, and since then he can no longer drink other wines.

It’s just that getting drunk in Qingzhou is not cheap, and Luo Quan is very stingy. He would rather go to other mansions to give gifts to drink than pay for it himself.

It is precisely because of this that he often visits Xiao Ming, just to eat and drink.

Niu Ben took another look at Xiao Ming. This King Qi was becoming more and more interesting. During the five years in the mine, he just hoped to be satisfied if he could meet his master.

“Even so, it would be an underestimation of me to drink only three bowls.” Niu Ben licked his tongue.

He hadn’t had a drop of wine in five years. Now he was so greedy that he picked up a bowl of wine and drank it all in one go. Then he drank by himself, and then drank two more glasses.

The three of them wanted to say something to stop it, but it was too late.

“Hahaha, good wine.” Niu Ben laughed and said, this wine is really delicious, “Lu Fei, how are you? Three bowls can’t trouble me.”

Lu Fei smiled awkwardly, thinking that when the wine gets stronger, Then it became clear.

Xiao Ming shook his head helplessly. There was no one in the army who was not good at drinking. He was setting out the food and wine to enhance the feelings of the generals.

This also makes it easier for him to manage the army, but making Niu Ben drunk was exactly his original intention.

As the saying goes, one can tell the truth after drinking. A person’s character can also be seen from the taste of his wine, and he can also have an estimate of his performance in his heart.

After all, this Niu Ben has a good reputation, but he doesn’t know his true temperament, so this is the perfect time to test it out.

“The old general has a good capacity for drinking. Lu Fei, give the general a full drink and let him drink to his heart’s content today.” Xiao Ming said.

Luo Xin kept eating his food. He was also drunk by Lu Fei when he first came to Qingzhou, and all his nonsense that day was seen by Xiao Ming.

Niu Ben drank three bowls of water like a hungry and thirsty person. At this time, the alcohol suddenly became stronger and his body was swaying a little.

At this time, Xiao Ming asked: “Old General, I have really wronged General by coming to Qingzhou this time.”

Niu Ben rubbed his eyes and felt that his head was dizzy, but his courage suddenly opened like a dam bursting, only to I want to spit out all the frustration in my heart.

He said in a confused tone: “Your Majesty… Your Majesty, I am not wronged by my coming to Qingzhou, but I was really wronged by being sent to the mine for five years by Your Majesty. I thought that I was devoted to the country and loyal to my country, but it was not for Da Yu.” The country has been prosperous for thousands of years, but my heartfelt words have been exchanged for these five years of hard labor. I…I…”

As he spoke, Niu Ben suddenly cried loudly, feeling very sad.

Luo Xin and Lu Fei looked moved. In the Chongqing country, traitorous ministers are now in power, and loyal ministers and good generals have repeatedly failed. They are also deeply touched by this.

Therefore, Niu Ben’s words also made them feel sad.

From these words, Xiao Ming could tell that Niu Ben was dissatisfied with Xiao Wenxuan and the imperial court.

He said: “The old general has suffered. In my Qingzhou, I will not let the old general’s pearl be covered with dust.”

The more he drank, Niu Ben said sadly: “You treat me as a national soldier, and I should repay you as a national soldier! You treat me like a national soldier!” If a passer-by treats me like a passer-by, I will repay you as a passer-by! If your highness treats me as a national soldier today, I will repay you as a national soldier.”

“Okay! General, you are really good-natured.”

Xiao Ming raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp. This was the general he wanted.

After saying this, Niu Ben immediately fell on the table, drunk and unconscious.

Lu Fei and Luo Xin smiled bitterly. They couldn’t eat the food and wine today. They helped Niu Ben up and took him back to the Qingzhou camp.

Xiao Ming watched the three people leave, recalling Niu Ben’s words. Everyone knew that repaying evil with kindness, but they didn’t know that what Confucius really said was to repay evil with kindness and repay kindness with kindness.

It is this repaying evil with virtue that has caused harm throughout the ages. In the early foreign policy of Dayu, it was to use virtue to influence the barbarians. Little did they know that people who are not our race will have different hearts. The barbarians can only be treated with coercion, not with virtue.

The three of them had just left when Zi Yuan walked in and said to Xiao Ming: “Your Highness, the Equipment Department has received news that the iron mold has been made. Would your Highness want to go and have a look?”

“Really?” Xiao Ming was overjoyed. .

In the morning, he was busy with this matter in the Equipment Department. Later, the cow ran over and he had to come back. At that time, Chen Qi and the craftsmen were pouring the iron mold.

Asking Zi Yuan to prepare the horse, Xiao Ming went to the Equipment Department.

At this time, Chen Qi and a group of craftsmen were gathering together to assemble the iron molds.

“Your Highness, let’s pour the cannon down below.” Chen Qi said excitedly when he saw Xiao Ming coming over.

After a month, they finally succeeded in making a qualified iron mold. Now that the craftsmen have experience in making iron molds, it will be much easier to make the next iron mold.

“Let me see.” Xiao Ming said excitedly.

Since arriving in Qingzhou, he has always regarded economic development as his top priority. It is not that he does not pay attention to the army.

But he understood that without money, food, and people’s hearts, it was impossible to organize an army. Without a steel foundation and the training of craftsmen, it was impossible to produce artillery.

He invested a lot of money, extorted and hired craftsmen, in order to be able to produce such important national weapons as artillery today.

Xiao Ming was so excited, Chen Qi and the craftsmen were also happy, and a month of hard work was finally not in vain.

At this time, the clay cannon embryo outside the iron mold has been knocked off, and a black iron mold appears. Like the clay cannon embryo, this iron mold is also divided into seven sections. As long as these seven sections are combined, the next step can be carried out to produce the iron mold. artillery.

Compared to the artillery, the weight of this iron mold is heavier than the artillery itself. After all, this iron mold has to be used repeatedly and the quality must pass the test.

“The cannon will be cast tomorrow.” Xiao Ming said excitedly as he looked at the cannon mold on the ground.

There is not much time left for him, and the production of this iron mold is just the beginning. The production of artillery also needs to consider the level of the craftsman.

A smile appeared on Chen Qi’s face, and he said: “Your Highness, please tell us more about the essentials of casting artillery. I just hope that the artillery can be cast in one go.”

“Don’t rush this, be steady.” Xiao Ming smiled. said.

Then he summoned the craftsmen from the Equipment Department and talked to them again about how to produce artillery and the details that needed to be paid attention to during the production of artillery.

Under the influence of the technology crystal, the production image of the artillery seemed to appear in everyone’s minds, which once again deepened their memory of the production process.

(End of chapter)