Steel Dynasty - Chapter 23

[Chapter 23 Everything is production]

Chen Wenlong and all the craftsmen were looking at Xiao Ming at this time.

After the briquette stove and lathe, Xiao Ming once again presented shocking skills.

Especially the craftsmen, they have been good at this all their lives, and the skills passed down from their ancestors have never changed, but now Xiao Ming has completely subverted their understanding.

“Yes, the steel made by the steel pouring method is very mature in technology, but such steel needs to be forged repeatedly to improve the strength of the steel, which is too time-consuming.” Xiao Ming said: “What I am teaching you now Two blast furnaces will be built for ironmaking, and the two will be connected. One of them will produce pig iron, and the pig iron will be purified into wrought iron in the other blast furnace. In this way, the ironmaking will be scaled up,”

Chen Wenlong asked the craftsman .

People stopped what they were doing, sat on the ground, and listened carefully to Xiao Ming again. Now this kind of knowledge transfer has become commonplace in the Equipment Department, and Chen Wenlong and the craftsmen are also familiar with it.

Xiao Ming held the stone pen that Chen Wenlong had prepared. It was a stone similar to chalk that could be used to draw white writing. In front of him was a black slate. He drew the structure of the blast furnace while talking.

The craftsmen looked serious. Every time Xiao Ming taught them skills, they felt a sense of enlightenment. They could quickly master these unfamiliar skills.

The boring machines, drilling machines, milling machines, and grinding machines currently manufactured in the Instrument Department are all manufactured according to the drawings drawn by Xiao Ming and the images in their memory. After the initial trial, these lathes were basically successful.

For example, the drill press is a lathe used to drill holes for accessories. They successfully drilled the iron sheet of the gas stove.

Another example is the boring machine. This kind of lathe can boring the holes drilled by the drill machine. In Xiao Ming’s words, these two lathes can process a solid steel into something like a steel pipe.

Because a drill press can drill a hole in solid steel, a boring machine can boring that hole into a tube.

Although they don’t understand what Xiao Ming calls a steel pipe, they always feel that it is a very powerful thing.

Suddenly an hour passed, Xiao Ming’s mouth felt a little dry, and he finished explaining the art of blast furnace ironmaking.

“Your Highness, how should we control the heat of coke refining?” At this time, a craftsman suddenly asked.

This is a very young craftsman. Every time Xiao Ming teaches, this young craftsman is always the most serious and seems to be very enthusiastic about the skills Xiao Ming talks about.

However, perhaps because he was afraid of Xiao Ming, this craftsman never took the initiative to ask questions. This time Xiao Ming brushed off Jiao Tan, and he couldn’t help but ask.

“What’s your name?” Xiao Ming was very interested in this young craftsman who was similar to himself. In his opinion, only with a heart that seeks knowledge can a person be passionate about his or her career.

And this young craftsman is obviously passionate about the equipment department.

Chen Wenlong looked embarrassed at this time and said to Xiao Ming: “Your Highness, he is Chen Qi, the subordinate’s dog son. He does not understand etiquette. I hope Your Highness will not blame you.”

After saying that, he shouted to the young craftsman: “Step back. , when is it your turn to speak here?”

Chen Qi frowned and said dissatisfied: “Dad, I just asked about the temperature of the coke. If the coke is burned out, how much damage will it cause to the Equipment Department. “

Chen Wenlong was about to scold, but Xiao Ming suddenly stopped him. He looked at Chen Qi with satisfaction and said, “Chen Qi is right, this skill must be more authentic. It is said that this lathe was also made by Chen Qi and other craftsmen. “Your Highness, this is true.

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Chen Longwen shook his head. Chen Qi never liked reading, but was only interested in these strange things.

Xiao Ming waved to Chen Qi, “Yes, you have a very flexible mind. Are you willing to be the head craftsman of the Equipment Department?”

Chen Qi was delighted when he heard this, but looked at Chen Wenlong worriedly.

Without waiting for Chen Wenlong to say nonsense about Chen Qi’s young age, Xiao Ming said directly: “Then it’s settled, one tael of silver per month, and you will be responsible for the things I will tell you in the future.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Chen Qi said excitedly, if this craftsman is promoted one step further, he will become a soldier.

In the past, his father Chen Wenlong had always disliked him studying this field, but now that he was so appreciated by King Qi, he suddenly felt confident.

But before he asked the question, he said: “Your Highness, you haven’t said what kind of heat is needed to smolder the coke.”

“It can be 30% lower than when making iron.” Xiao Ming said, making iron requires a The temperature is around 1,400 degrees, while the coke is around 1,000 degrees. “Try it boldly, it won’t be a problem if it burns down.”

Chen Qi said loudly, “Yes, Your Highness.” After

explaining the matter of blast furnace ironmaking, this blast furnace still needs time to be built, he I hope Qian Dafu can bring back good news about graphite by then.

In this way, he can combine the blast furnace ironmaking and crucible steelmaking units into a production line.

Next, Xiao Ming went to check out the lathes. These lathes were all antique lathes from his world in the 17th century, and were manually powered.

Moreover, the drill bits of the lathe are also steel tools that are usually forged by craftsmen. These tools are enough to process some rough accessories.

Looking at the various lathes in front of him, Xiao Ming felt a little more comfortable. With these lathes, he could produce some small parts, and these small parts could be assembled into the oldest simple machine – a clock.

In his view, the foundation of industry in his time began with watchmakers, because only from this time on did various precision accessories enter the stage of history.

As for things like guns and cannons, Xiao Ming thought about it, but he understood that it would be unrealistic within a few years.

As the saying goes, once a cannon is fired, there is ten thousand taels of gold. Not to mention that the current fiefdom is completely destitute, but technically Xiao Ming cannot afford the long cycle of making a gun with a manual lathe. Basically, doing this before the steam engine appeared is almost the same. As a joke.

So now Xiao Ming’s plan is all for production. When his fiefdom becomes rich and has a preliminary large-scale factory and industrial system, these things can be built with a commensurate economic size.

Because in Xiao Ming’s view, war is all about money and resources. Otherwise, once ammunition and food are exhausted, everything will be nonsense. It is unrealistic to abandon production and use up all material resources to do this.

Therefore, the current plan is to build fiefdoms. Of course, the army also needs to be strengthened, one to defend against barbarians on the grasslands, and the other to defend against banditry in winter.

According to past experience, every winter, when food is hard to find, there are many thieves.

(End of chapter)