Chapter 641: Steelmaking and Sword Casting (Third Update, Asking for Subscription)
Getting Luo Cheng's promise, Father Hu was undoubtedly very happy.
But after that, it's time to get down to business, Luo Cheng looked at Father Hu, and said loudly: "This steelmaking method should have been promoted everywhere, but now it's obviously not the time, so it should be experimented."
"Hu Qing recruited a group of craftsmen for me to build a workshop outside Beiping City, and see if this blast furnace steelmaking is effective, and then do things in the future." Luo Cheng said indifferently.
From a certain point of view, Father Hu is almost equivalent to the housekeeper of Beiping, and many of Luo Cheng's physical objects are handed over to him to handle. And the experience of these years has also made Hu's father familiar with things.
It is because Luo Cheng already has the idea of how to arrange Hu's father in his heart, and when the time comes, he can set up an industrial and commercial office, which will be directly managed by Luo Yi, and he can have the authority to supervise the merchants and guide the business.
Hu's father started as a businessman, and he knows everything about it, and Luo Cheng believes that he can do it well. But this is a later story, and now Luo Cheng is still arranging tasks for Father Hu.
Father Hu heard Luo Cheng's words and nodded slightly, anyway, Luo Cheng's order was obedient. Although the steelmaking industry in Beiping City is not developed, there is no problem in finding a few craftsmen.
After Luo Cheng's order, Father Hu hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, my subordinates will let people go down to make arrangements, and it won't take long to complete this matter."
Now that Father Hu has completely devoted himself to Luo Cheng's command, there is no stagnation in calling him the lord. Father Hu firmly believes that this is a wise choice, and he will not suffer because of it.
After that, Luo Cheng reminded Hu's father: "Beiping will inevitably expand in the future, and Hu Qing should be prepared when he goes back, and the cement thing is developed for this purpose."
Luo Cheng had already made the meaning very clear, and Father Hu suddenly realized. No wonder Luo Cheng had to work hard to develop cement, it turned out that there was this reason for this, which was really surprising.
From Luo Cheng's words, Father Hu can still understand some other things, is it possible that the country will be set in Beiping? If this is the case, it will inevitably affect many things, as Luo Cheng said, he must go back and prepare.
After comprehending Luo Cheng's deep meaning, Hu's father said goodbye and left.
Luo Cheng is not worried about Hu's father's ability to do things, after all, over the years, it has been shown that he is indeed a usable person. Although Luo Cheng has many talents under him, the one who is proficient in business has to be Father Hu.
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The things handed over to Hu's father were quickly completed.
Luo Cheng looked at the brand-new workshop and nodded with satisfaction, it was not in vain that he trusted Father Hu so much.
In the workshop, it was a craftsman specially recruited by Hu's father, and he looked at Luo Cheng with some trepidation. After all, they are just ordinary people, but Luo Cheng is a big man who is famous all over the world.
The hierarchy gap has existed since ancient times, and it is obviously more obvious today in the feudal era. Luo Cheng just stopped there, and everyone was cold, and they didn't dare to slack off.
Fortunately, Luo Cheng didn't mind, he had a kind attitude, his eyes swept over everyone, and he asked: "You are all blacksmiths, you must all know what I am looking for and waiting for, right?"
Perhaps because Luo Cheng was not too strong, everyone was relieved and echoed in unison, they were all steelmakers around Beiping City who Hu's father bothered to find.
Since this is the case, there is nothing to talk about, Luo Cheng said directly: "I recruited you here to refine steel, I think you have also heard of it."
Everyone looked at each other, and one of them had the courage to say: "Steelmaking consumes a lot of energy, but the output is not high, I don't know what adults are doing to refine steel?"
Luo Cheng waved his hand, and said indifferently: "It's okay, I have my own method of steelmaking, you just need to follow my method, just look at the effect, if you do it well, I will naturally be rewarded."
In the face of ordinary people, Luo Cheng knew that it was useless to say anything else. It's better to be more direct and use interests to induce, but it can make them do their best.
With Luo Cheng's promise, all the craftsmen were obviously a little excited, they all knew that Luo Cheng's identity was extraordinary, such a noble person said that there was a reward, it was naturally indispensable, they just had to try their best to do things well.
Luo Cheng took out the drawings that had been drawn a long time ago and asked the craftsmen to build the blast furnace based on it. They had never seen or heard of such a steelmaking method, but this was Luo Cheng's order, and they could only obey it.
It took three days like this, and the blast furnace was built, looking at the blast furnace that was not much different from what he remembered, Luo Cheng nodded with satisfaction. Now that things are ready, it's time for the show.
Because Luo Cheng is not proficient in the method of steelmaking, he doesn't know what the effect is. This can only wait for the experiment and then improve according to the experience of the craftsmen.
A few days later, the blast furnace finally produced the first batch of steel, much to the excitement of the craftsmen. However, after Luo Cheng saw the finished product, he couldn't help frowning, this was very different from what he imagined.
From the perspective of future generations, these produced steels are undoubtedly defective. That is, it is very different from Luo Cheng's expectations, if it really goes on like this, I am afraid that Luo Cheng's goal may not be achieved.
But in the eyes of the craftsmen, the situation is very different, they look at the steel produced, and they can't help themselves, which makes Luo Cheng feel very surprised. Could it be that in their minds, this steel is of high quality?
So Luo Cheng directly asked about it, only to learn the situation, it turned out that this steel is not much different from what is produced today, but the output has increased a lot, which is undoubtedly good news.
Luo Cheng showed a thoughtful look, but he obviously couldn't be so satisfied. Even if the quantity goes up, he must find a way to improve its quality before he can achieve the goal.
Therefore, Luo Cheng directly gathered all the craftsmen together and asked possible questions. He has the theoretical foundation of later generations, but the craftsmen have accumulated experience over time, and the two complement each other to have an effect.
After comprehensive various circumstances, and after several failures, Luo Cheng can be regarded as successfully raising the quality of steel to a higher level. This may not be a shocking achievement, but it is a great promotion for the times.
Looking at the latest steel, Luo Cheng felt quite satisfied, perhaps there was still a gap between him and the finished products of the advanced machinery of later generations. But this is beyond the limits of this era.
After practicing the steel, Luo Cheng was happy in his heart, and he had two swords cast from it. Under the contemporary purification and strengthening technology, the long sword cast is really sharpened like clay.
These are two swords of commemorative significance, of course Luo Cheng can't cover them in the dust, he directly picked up the sword and went to Jiang Song. Two people, one person, one handle, has many meanings, and also represents their brotherhood.