Chapter 432

Mild steel is easier to obtain than high-carbon steel, and these mild steels are generally used to wrap pig iron or rare high-carbon steel, and then hammer it repeatedly to obtain a very sharp weapon or knife.

Therefore, these mild steels are deliberately produced in long strips, so that they can be used in the steel cladding and steel clamping processes when the time comes.

And Wang Yang looked at these soft steel bars with a thickness of no more than half a centimeter and a width of less than two inches, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart. "Can you do me a favor and produce me some mild steel bars that are about one-third an inch thick and about two inches wide, and then in the shape of an arch bridge? Of course, if you can produce it, I will pay you another salary. ”

"Don't worry, our old Wu Workshop, to my generation is already the third generation, and we have been in charge of smelting for so many years, and we will definitely be able to produce the kind of soft steel you need." Boss Wu patted his chest and replied.

Seeing that this Boss Wu agreed so happily, Wang Yang was not polite, so he simply brought a pen and paper and drew the shape of the steel plate he needed, although the thickness and thickness and arc are the same, but there is a difference in length, in addition, the head of the longest four soft steel plates should be rolled into a circle, and the middle is hollow.

"Champion Gong, what do you want that kind of soft steel for, are you going to let the little one make you a few self-defense swords?" After leaving the Wu family's workshop, Old Blacksmith Chen couldn't wait to ask.

"Of course not, I'm going to use it on the eight-wheeled carriage, but before trying to make the eight-wheeled carriage, I will try to make a four-wheeled carriage to test all kinds of parts......" Wang Yang waved his hand.

However, he had only walked ten or so steps, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Blacksmith Chen again. "Do you know how to make a Tang knife?" In Wang Yang's view, the most exquisite and sophisticated standard weapon in ancient China was none other than the Tang knife.

"Tang Dao? I haven't heard of this little old man, but in the past, someone once asked the little old man to make a Japanese knife for them. ”

"I didn't expect that Chen Laohan, you could even build that sword, it seems that the technology is really good." Zhao Ji next to him heard this, and couldn't help but praise Old Blacksmith Chen.

"Your Highness has praised it, Xiao Lao'er has only fought so many times in his life, speaking of which, the sword needs to be forged repeatedly, which is very labor-intensive."

"The Japanese knife is a variant of the Tang knife, and those Japanese people learned the smelting technology and steel wrapping method in China before the Tang Dynasty in the early years, and they are still built according to the technology of the Tang knife." As an outstanding patriotic young man, Wang Yang couldn't help but complain twice.

And he quickly had a new doubt. "By the way, Your Highness, does our Great Song Dynasty not attach importance to armaments, why would a straight knife like Tang Dao that sharpens iron like clay be put aside?"

Zhao Ji heard this and hurriedly affirmed. "Sir, don't say such a thing, my Great Song Dynasty has always attached great importance to armament, just the research and development of weapons, in Kaifeng there are things workshop, east and west Guangbei (also known as Guangbei siege work), Wanquan workshop, armor office, imperial front armor office, manufacturing weapons office, bow and crossbow courtyard, bow and crossbow arrow yard, saddle work, chopping knife bureau ......"

Moreover, there are more than 5,000 military schools and craftsmen in the East and West workshops alone, and at the peak of their heyday, there are nearly 10,000 craftsmen and military schools in the East and West workshops. And Wanquan Workshop also has three or four thousand craftsmen. ”

Wang Yang directly stunned Zhao Ji by the name that came out of his mouth, why are there so many?

"How come there are so many departments? And there are so many people ......"

"There is no way, just in the east and west workshops, there are 51 ...... such as woodwork, lacquer work, vest work, crossbow work, saddle work, sword work, instrument work, leather armor work, gun work, fierce fire oil work, leather work, hemp work, etc."

"In other words, there are fifty-one departments in it, so after all, there are only about 100 craftsmen in one department, which is indeed not much......" Wang Yang smashed his mouth.

Well, I really forced it, I didn't expect that the armament of the Great Song Dynasty had reached an unprecedented high front, I am afraid that these craftsmen who are currently under the armament supervision will be gathered together, and I am afraid that it will not work without 350,000 people.

"Our Great Song Dynasty, the swords produced are still adhering to the Han and Tang Dynasties, but our enemies are now well-armed, the Tielin Army of Northern Liao, and the Iron Harrier of Western Xia are all wearing heavy armor, and the swords are difficult to hurt. I, Da Song, also had to switch to making some heavy heavy weapons......"

Wang Yang's expression couldn't help but sink, yes, the enemies faced by the Northern Song Dynasty are definitely far more than the past dynasties, and the important thing is that what they faced in the past was a nomadic civilization that lived entirely on nomadism, lacked iron and salt, and could only make a living by plundering.

What the Northern Song Dynasty needed to face was a foreign country with its own territory, minerals, a large number of iron mining and production, and sophisticated armor and weaponry.

"The younger brother's family also has a set of Western Xia Qizi armor, which is very fine in texture, and the arrows are difficult to hurt...... Alas. Speaking of this, Zhao Ji, the little prince of Dese, is also rare, and sighed very worried about the country and the people.

"Hehe, isn't it just cold forging armor, what's so difficult about this?" Wang Yang pursed his lips and said disappreciatively. "Isn't our Great Song Dynasty's iron armor still comparable?"

“…… Sir, you, what do you say? What does cold forging armor mean? ”

"Cold forging armor means that the armor of Western Xia is made of thick iron sheets, which are repeatedly hammered and reduced by about two-thirds of the weight. A nail making process that does not require annealing or thermal processing. ”

Isn't there often such a science program in later generations? Every day, he explains the manufacturing process and defense of various weapons and armor on it, and Wang Yang, a pure master, has brushed all of them several times without pulling them all in one episode.

Wang Yangxian finished his profound knowledge and was about to continue to move forward, hey, hey...... The special Zhao Ji actually tugged on his sleeve and didn't let go. "You're not kidding, sir, are you?"

"Is it necessary to joke with Your Highness about such a thing?" Wang Yang couldn't help but roll his eyes, helpless.

"Then sir, what do you mean that you can create the Devil's Armor of Western Xia?" Zhao Ji suddenly felt that his mouth was a little dry.

Not long ago, I just heard my brother complain that the Great Song border army had an encounter with the Western Xia side, and met the elite Iron Harrier troops of the Western Xia, and the Great Song army was defeated and could only retreat to the city wall.

Speaking of the benefits of the Western Xia armor soldiers, and the Great Song Dynasty had millions of soldiers in vain, but it was always because of the Northern Liao's eyesight, and had to take a defensive position against the Western Xia, because, the Western Xia people were fierce, the soldiers were well-trained, and the important thing was that they were well-equipped.

But if you want to go all out to deal with Western Xia, you have to be careful that Northern Liao is likely to dig out the hearts of the Great Song Dynasty. When talking about this, he also talked about the kind of sword armor that the iron harriers of Western Xia wore with a difficult blade.