Although they are both from the Ministry of Technology and Science, Ma Jun and Ou Nanbao still have a specific division of labor.

Ma Jun and Ou Nanbao, Ma Jun is an inventor in the strict sense, and Ou Nanbao is an iron. It's hard to hear, but it's true.

With Ou Nanbao's ability, he will not be able to serve in the Chinese Academy of Sciences. However, because Ou Nanbao is also considered a father, and Ou Nanbao can work hard to strengthen his abilities, so that he can take that position as a matter of course. In fact, Ou Nanbao really worked hard and did not disappoint Yuan Chang. Although compared to Ma Jun, Ou Nanbao's ability is still not enough, but as long as Ou Nanbao is enterprising.

Ou Nan Bao is mainly cast iron, all kinds of weapons, armor and so on as long as it is related to iron products, Ou Nan Bao can be made. At this point, Ma Jun cannot be compared with Ou Nanbao. Ma Jun is mainly inventive, which is to create something that did not exist originally, or to make something more perfect, which is the true meaning of an inventor. Ou Nan Bao is to use the experience of predecessors to make iron into various objects, of course, Ou Nan Bao can make more perfect use of cast iron technology, and the ability can also be recognized.

"My lord, this is the subordinate real yàn room. ”

Ou Nanbao introduced to Yuan Chang with a smile on his face, looking at the real yàn room that belonged to him in front of him, Ou Nanbao's face was full of smiles. He never thought that he would have such a day, with an official-like status and such a large real room, which allowed him to give full play to his abilities, and this qiē was given to him by Yuan Chang.

Ou Nanbao's real yàn room is a large courtyard of nearly 500 square meters, separated by a wall divided into two sides. On one side is the foundry room, where various objects are made, as the name suggests, and the multi-purpose room. It's very simple, for example, if you are tired of building something, you can rest here, or if you have any ideas when you are building, you can gather everyone to discuss together, gather the thinking of the masses, and analyze whether the new idea is feasible.

"My lord, please come here. ”

Ou Nanbao led the way in front, while Yuan Chang and the others followed behind Ou Nanbao and walked towards the multi-purpose room. Speaking of which, this multi-purpose room is still the name that Yuan Chang takes, although it is not of any standard, but it is also in line with its purpose.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have an idea recently, I don't know if it is feasible, let's listen to it. ”

As Ou Nanbao led the way to a room, there was a voice from inside. Ou Nanbao originally planned to introduce Yuan Chang, but was stopped by Yuan Chang, and Yuan Chang wanted to hear what this person would say.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the past, when we were building weapons or armor, we would repeatedly forge the fine iron to form the embryo shape of the weapon or armor. Lately, however, I've been wondering if the longer we forge our weapons, the better our weapons or armor will be, and what is the reason for that?"

"Senior Brother Ou, what you said is a good idea, Senior Brother I used to have such thoughts, but I didn't think much about it. Today, the senior brother proposed it, and the senior brother felt that it should be feasible. ”

"Senior Brother Ou, the method of forging weapons or armor is the same, and it should have nothing to do with the number of forgings. As long as the embryo shape is formed, it is fine, and the junior brother thinks that we don't need to waste time on it. ”

The voice of the person known as Senior Brother Ou fell, and the voices of approval and opposition suddenly sounded. Of course, there are also people who do not speak, do not approve or oppose. And the fact is that the process of cast iron has been handed down from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has a history of hundreds of years, and it has basically been finalized. As for the number of forgings, this is simply nonsense. According to Senior Brother Ou, if the weapon or armor is forged tens of thousands of times, then the casting is not a divine weapon? Therefore, the opposition is the majority.

The Ministry of Technical Sciences recruited a total of fifty people, of whom twenty-five were blacksmiths. After all, in today's era, there are often wars, and weapons and armor are always in demand, so the number of blacksmiths is still quite large.

These twenty-five people joined the Chinese Academy of Sciences and are not academicians. Ou Nan Bao itself does not meet the conditions, these people's abilities are even worse than Ou Nan Bao, at least in the cast iron, Ou Nan Bao can be called a master-level figure, and these blacksmiths are at most high-level, and there are many intermediate. Therefore, they can only be in the Chinese Academy of Sciences as Ou Nanbao's apprentices. Of course, as long as their ability meets the requirements in the future, they can also become academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. However, this one is very difficult. Because, in addition to strengthening their casting ability, at the same time, after the completion of the hundred colleges, they also have to go in to study, so that their thinking is more active, so that they can become an inventor, not a hands-on craftsman. Of the twenty-five, most were in their thirties, and only a few were twenty-five. And that Senior Brother Ou is one of the people who is about twenty-five years old.

Actually, listening to his surname, Yuan Chang had already expected that this guy should be Ou Nanbao's son. Ou Nanbao told Yuan Chang many times that his son's talent was better than him, and as long as he was given enough time, he would definitely be able to surpass him and become a grandmaster-level iron caster. The ability of master iron casters to cast iron has reached the pinnacle, and there is nothing left to stump them in terms of cast iron. The grandmaster level is an inventor in the strict sense.

Originally, Yuan Chang had never seen Ou Nanbao's son, and felt that Ou Nanbao was praising his son. However, hearing Ou Nanbao's son's words this time, Yuan Chang found that this guy was indeed very talented.

In other words, why did Yuan Chang have such an idea after listening to Ou Nanbao's son's words?

I have to say that Ou Nanbao's son's words are very reasonable. And the words of Ou Nanbao's son, the weapons created can be called divine soldiers.

And what Ou Nanbao's son said was actually the prototype of 100 steel.

The fine iron made by Yuan Chang in the era before the passage still has impurities, not to mention that in this era, there will be no less impurities. Therefore, after repeated heating and forging, the impurities in it are removed, and the refined iron is more perfect and can be called steel. Of course, it's not that the more you fight, the more perfect it is, but it depends on the blacksmith's ability. If that's the case, if you forge it thousands of times, and really make an artifact, you can run rampant.

Hundred steels do not mean that they are forged a hundred times, but that they are based on a hundred times and float around a hundred times. It is about between ninety-five and one hundred and five times to qualify. Of course, if it is a standard 100 steel, that is, a hundred times to pass, it is the most perfect, but few people can do it.

Hundred steels do not rely on strength, otherwise a brute can strike with great force, a few times? That is simply nonsense.

A good blacksmith can only be done after countless practices. Just like Ou Nanbao, the reason why he can become a master is because of his countless sweats to get to this point. And at this point, how much strength is used for each forging and which position is forged is very important, and it is not a random forging. Precise strength and position can effectively remove impurities, and the arrangement of fine iron tends to be uniform, the structure tends to be precise, and the structure is rigorous, so as to achieve the point of a divine weapon.

Just like Ou Nanbao and his son, Ou Nanbao's son, although he is very talented, has not been tempered a lot. Therefore, if he had used the method of 100 steels, he might have been able to forge 150 times to remove the impurities, but at this time, the fine iron might have been deformed. Of course, if Ou Nanbao is allowed to make a move, then it may be guaranteed to fluctuate between ninety-eight times, or one hundred and two. If Ou Nanbao is in good condition, the standard 100 times can also be done.

"Senior Brother Ou, saying a thousand things and ten thousand things is not as real as practice. Now that you have an idea, why don't you try it yourself? Is it because others oppose it, you give up the idea? The storage of the real yàn room is not to stifle your ideas, otherwise, there is no need to save the real yàn room. ”

Yuan Chang walked in and said in a sonorous tone. It seemed that because most people didn't support it, Senior Brother Ou's face flashed with hesitant thoughts, and it seemed that he wanted to give up. Yuan Chang felt that this Ou Nanbao's son was really talented, so he stood up and taught.

The method of 100 steel was in the Wei and Jin dynasties, and it slowly declined in the late Tang and early Song dynasties, and Yuan Chang did not know who made 100 steel popular. However, at least for now, it was Ou Nanbao's son who proposed it, and Yuan Chang felt that he could continue to carry forward the process of 100 steelmaking, so that the iron casting process could be further developed.

"Grass people remember the teachings of adults!"

When Ou Nanbao's son saw his Lao Tzu following Yuan Chang, he already knew who Yuan Chang was, so he bowed down immediately. There was a look of determination on his face, and it seemed that he had decided to try to see if his idea was correct.

Yuan Chang showed a satisfied smile on his face, the son can be taught, it seems that the patent of Bailian Steel will belong to him in the future, Yuan Chang smiled in his heart.