Steel Dynasty - Chapter 558

[Chapter 558 Converter Steelmaking]

PS: There are a lot of things going on today, so there are only two updates. I will make up for it tomorrow.

After staying in Pengzhou City for three days, Xiao Ming returned to Qingzhou.

He came to Pengzhou this time just to see Liu Bang’s land of Longxing. Like many people, he also had a dream of a big man in his heart. The iron blood and glory of the past made him, now at the peak of power, dream back every midnight. Everyone’s blood will be boiling. He also wants such a prosperous age.

It’s just that he also understands that the road is still very long now. The domestic problems of the Great Yu Kingdom are now in a mess, and the expansion of territory is still far away, but the victory in the Battle of Pengzhou gave him hope.

He must first settle the domestic affairs before resisting foreign aggression. Now he is determined to first solve the problem of numerous vassal kings in the country. Only by mastering the unified Great Chongqing can he be able to break into the jungle of the Age of Discovery and seize food from the tiger’s mouth.

Originally, he was planning to stay in Pengzhou City for a week, but another news came and he had to go back early.

According to this year’s shipbuilding plan, the Dengzhou Shipyard officially delivered twenty-four warships to the fleet a few days ago. Together with the previous fifteen warships, the Dengzhou Army now has thirty-nine warships.

For him, these thirty-nine warships will truly ensure that he has no obstruction in the East Asian waters and can further ensure the safety of the waterway.

Naturally, he returned to Qingzhou this time not to observe the warships, but to visit the naval cadets from Bowen Academy who were preparing to go to Dengzhou.

The battleship is dead, but the naval cadets are alive. Only when the weapons are in human hands can they exert their greatest power. Therefore, before each batch of naval cadets board the ship, Xiao Ming will come to Bowen College to meet them in person.

Firstly, he wanted to look familiar and strengthen his sense of presence, and secondly, he wanted to increase the loyalty of the soldiers.

After all, once a warship enters the sea, it is like a wild horse running wild. In the Age of Discovery, many regular warships were eventually led by the captain into piracy, and this was not what he wanted to see.

“Your Highness, there are a total of 1,670 students on board the ship this time.”

Yue Yun also rushed back from Dengzhou for this matter. Looking at the energetic students, he was so happy that he couldn’t open his mouth from ear to ear and said to him He said that he was happy that he did not have to expand the size of the fleet.

All the students who are about to go to Dengzhou stand in three rows. These students will play extremely important roles on the battleship, such as captain, first mate, second mate, sea navigator, boatswain and other management positions.

As for ordinary sailors and gunners on battleships, they do not need to study at Bowen Academy, they only need to be recruited and trained in Dengzhou.

“From today on, you will become a member of the navy, but this does not mean that you are qualified now. For me, only soldiers who can risk their own lives to protect the waters of the Great Yu Kingdom and protect the routes of the Great Yu Kingdom can be qualified to be called Real navy soldiers, and now is the time to test you,” Xiao Ming said loudly.

“Yes, Your Highness!” All the naval cadets shouted in unison.

Xiao Ming nodded. Today’s soldiers look more and more like modern soldiers.

Yue Yun looked at Xiao Ming’s lecture with a smile. After Xiao Ming finished speaking, he led a group of naval cadets and said to Xiao Ming: “My glory is loyalty!”

Whether it is Bowen College or the military, soldiers and officials expressed their gratitude to Xiao Ming. Ming’s loyalty is the first priority. Because of this, Xiao Ming made this sentence a spoken word among generals and soldiers. This is a subtle hint that makes loyalty the instinct of every general and soldier.

After meeting the cadets who boarded the ship one by one, Xiao Ming asked the naval cadets to disband. At this time, Yue Yun said to Xiao Ming: “Your Highness must have known about the Tongzhou port. King Wei cut off the supply of the port, which allowed the warships to cruise Some difficulties have arisen.”

Xiao Ming nodded lightly, “The envoy of King Wei made it very clear to me. Since he won’t give it to us, we will take it. After returning this time, you will lead the fleet cannon. Bomb Tongzhou, and at the same time cooperate with the Dengzhou Army to capture Tongzhou City.

“Your Highness, the general has wanted to do this for a long time. Why should we accept the idleness of King Wei?” Yue Yun said with a smile.

Xiao Ming sighed and said: “We used to maintain peace on the surface, but now we are completely broken. By the way, taking Tongzhou is one thing. The most important thing you should not forget is to keep an eye on Goguryeo.”

” Yes, Your Highness.” Yue Yun bowed and said.

After telling Yue Yun two things, Xiao Ming walked towards the palace. Along the way, he met from time to time powerful children who could only be seen in Chang’an before.

Since the Chang’an Rebellion, more and more Chang’an nobles have fled to Qingzhou. It is precisely for this reason that there have been an increase in the number of merchants and powerful children in Qingzhou.

But now these powerful children are nothing more than phoenixes that have lost their feathers, not as good as chickens. They used to have someone to rely on in Chang’an City, but when they arrived in Qingzhou, they suddenly became lonely.

They were very uncomfortable at first, but soon they became merchants in order to survive.

Even Princess Pingyang is still doing business honestly in the Chamber of Commerce, but with the name of the princess, her business is getting bigger and bigger.

During this time, she was very busy building a sugar workshop and opening a dyeing workshop.

Xiao Ming did not expect that the Chang’an Rebellion would bring such a prosperous scene to Qingzhou, because even if these dignitaries fled, they would take a large amount of gold and silver with them. The money spent in Qingzhou greatly promoted local consumption.

According to Pang Yukun, even the prices of houses in Qingzhou City have more than tripled.

After thinking about it all the way, Xiao Ming returned to the palace, where Fei Yue’er and Concubine Zhen were chatting and joking in the pavilion in front of the pond.

After the initial grief, Concubine Zhen’s mood gradually recovered, which made Xiao Ming relieved. Although Concubine Zhen was only the mother of his predecessor, Xiao Ming, she had been sincerely helping Xiao Ming since he arrived here.

He maintained the most basic respect for such a kind and loving woman.

After looking at the two of them, Xiao Ming did not disturb them, but went directly to his study.

The war continues, but the development of science and technology cannot stagnate. After all, the current level of science and technology in Qingzhou is not comprehensive enough, so he can go back to compiling scientific and technological materials as long as he has free time.

What Xiao Ming wants to recommend this time is the converter steelmaking technology. With the advent of the steam engine, more and more industries require steel, and the original crucible ironmaking can no longer meet the current demand.

In the past, Xiao Ming did not implement this technology because there was no qualified oxygen blowing equipment before the advent of the steam engine. Now that the steam engine is available, he can use the steam engine to solve this difficulty.

When he arrived in the study, Xiao Ming took up his pen and began to describe the unfinished parts. He had completed part of it a few days ago, and now there is still a quarter of the drawings left.

Once these drawings are completed, they can be delivered to the steel mill to produce steel-making equipment. Once the converter steel-making technology breaks through, the quality of Qingzhou’s steel will skyrocket, and the gun barrel will be able to withstand higher-strength gunpowder.

(End of chapter)