Chapter 30: The Good Blacksmith in Hejiazhuang
"Childe, is this Wancheng? It's so magnificent! Xiao Yuer, who had never been far away, lifted the curtain of the carriage and sighed from the bottom of his heart. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
provoked Xiaoqiang to nod his head and agree.
Wancheng, known as Yuan in ancient times, is located in the south of Funiu Mountain, north of Hanshui, and is where the Nanyang County Metallurgical Institute is located. Wan, literally understood is the meaning of the four directions high in the center, in line with the west, north and east of Wancheng surrounded by mountains, in the middle of the low flat basin geomorphological characteristics. As early as the early Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring States period, the two countries of Lü and Shen, located near Wancheng, were destroyed by the Chu State. After the state of Chu occupied this land, which was both fertile and beautiful, and convenient for rivers, it built Wanyi here as a base for winning the Central Plains. The name of Wan began from here. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu raised troops in Nanyang and achieved the imperial industry, and Nanyang was called the "Imperial Township".
As the center of Nanyang, Wancheng has a towering natural city wall and many buildings, and is known as the northern gateway of Jingzhou. But on the wide street, there are few people and the shops are closed. Obviously, Wancheng, which has just experienced the invasion of the epidemic, still looks depressed.
Today's Nanyang Taishou surnamed Chu Minggong, a native of Jiangxia, is friendly with Xia Yun, who is a member of the Ten Permanent Servants.
He went to Luoyang to perform his duties, and could have walked north of Yingchuan, passed through the Tiger Prison Pass, and entered Luoyang, which was also the closest road from Yangzhai to Luoyang. But He Jin was not worried that He Xian and He Zhen were orphans and widows traveling alone, so they accompanied them to the southeast of Yingchuan and passed through Wancheng, preparing to pass through Wuguan and Hangu Pass, and go back to Luoyang.
Chu Gong and He Jin are both county guards with an order of 2,000 stones, and they are originally of the same level, but they can't stand He Jin's sister who has just been promoted to queen. Chu Gong waited at the city gate early and let He Jin and He Miao enter the Taishou Mansion.
Mrs. He was tired from the journey and unwell, so she did not attend the dinner. He Xian was naturally unwilling to participate in such a boring activity, so he accompanied Mrs. He and went straight to Hejiazhuang.
Hejiazhuang is located in the north 20 miles of Wancheng, backed by Funiu Mountain, facing the water, and is a treasure of feng shui.
Wangcai had already sent the family to report, and now everyone in the village is gathered on both sides of the road waiting for the arrival of the head of the family.
I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it. He Xian didn't know that there were so many people in his Hejiazhuang now.
"Wangcai, there are so many people in our village? Are they all attached to our family? He Xian asked Wangcai Dao next to him.
"Yes! Son! They are all attached to our He family! At the beginning, according to your instructions, the second master recruited more than 100 men who had served as border soldiers, and after the prince used them in the autumn test, they were all placed in the village, and even their wives and children, relatives, a total of more than 300 people, were all in the village. They are taking care of hundreds of acres of good fields around. The Ouyang family who came from Wuyang brought more than 100 disciples and relatives. The dragon kiln that fired purple sand recruited more than 100 craftsmen, workers and their relatives, as well as more than 100 old people from our He family, plus the people we brought from Yingchuan this time, a total of 732. ”
"Is there enough food and supplies?"
"Don't worry, Childe! The reward of the Son of Heaven and the care of the master in the past few years, now our He family is also a big family in Wancheng! Wangcai said with a smile.
"That's good! The firing and mining of purple clay pots should be paid attention to, there will be no good times for a few years! Hurry up and get as much money as you can from those who have it! The more the merrier! ”
"Yes!" Wangcai bowed his head and agreed.
The leader greeted Ah Fu and Ouyang.
Ah Fu now manages the eating, drinking, and sleeping of more than 700 people in Hejiazhuang, which can be described as infinitely beautiful, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the first minister of the He family.
Seeing the carriage of Old Lady He and He Xian coming from a distance, Ah Fu hurriedly ran over and knelt in the middle of the road to greet him, sobbing and sobbing.
Ouyang and everyone just symbolically arched their hands, and then focused all their attention on He Xian's identity. He couldn't understand that a nine-year-old boy could come up with so many whimsical techniques, and these techniques were still not mastered by Ouyang's family, which was the most unbearable for him.
Ouyang's iron-smelting workshop is on the edge of the water, and huge water rafts stand along the shore. Water drain, also known as hydraulic blower, is a mechanical device that uses a horizontal or vertical water wheel to drive a leather bag or wooden fan to blow air. It was created by the Eastern Han Dynasty Nanyang Taishou Du Shi, which is a symbol of the earliest use of blast technology in iron smelting in China and the world. The blower is an important tool for smelting and casting. The driving force used in it was originally manpower, that is, human platoon, and later animal power, that is, horse platoon, and water power was used in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, water drainage.
"The sac removal technique suggested by Childe is really easy to use! The temperature of the furnace has increased a lot, and the control is much smoother. Ouyang pointed to the rows of small skins and said.
Most of the blowers in the Han Dynasty were skins, and they all started with a stove corresponding to a huge skin. Under He Xian's suggestion, everyone in Ouyang changed the big skin bag into several small skin bags, put them together, and lined them up, which was called "row bag".
Compared with large skin sacs, the sac has a stronger blowing capacity and is more accurate in temperature control. On the one hand, the smelting strength can be improved, and on the other hand, the furnace cylinder can be enlarged and the volume can be increased.
He Xian nodded and didn't speak, there was always a thought dangling in his mind, and he wanted to catch it but couldn't catch it.
"The technique of quenching with animal urine and animal fat suggested by Childe has also been tried! The results are pretty good! Ouyang said with pride in his eyes, "Childe, please see, the blade of this knife is quenched with animal urine, and it cools faster than water, and after quenching, the blade is hard and sharp; The back of the knife is quenched with fat, which is slower than water when cooling, and the steel of the back of the knife is flexible, which can counteract the impact of the cutting edge to avoid breaking. Compared with normal circumstances, the quality of the broadsword created is already two levels better! Lao Yu believes that as long as Lao Yu continues to adjust his skills, . In his lifetime, he will definitely be able to create a Tangxi sword that sharpens iron like clay! Recreate the glory of your ancestors! “
"Tangxi Sword?" He Xian finally knew what the thought was that he couldn't grasp. "Historical records once said: China's nine famous swords are all out of Xiping. One is called Tangxi, the second is called Moyao (Moyang), the third is called Hebo, the fourth is called Deng Shi, the fifth is called Wanfeng, the sixth is called Longquan, the seventh is called Tai'a, the eighth is called Mo Xie, and the ninth is called Ganjiang. When he saw this, He Xian deliberately went to check the first sword in the world: Tangxi Sword. In addition to the craftsmanship of the craftsman, the most important point is the proportion of carbon in the sword body. The carbon content of the sword heart is small, so it is tough and not brittle, and the carbon content of the sword surface is relatively high, so it is hard and sharp, and it is indestructible! And to achieve this effect, it is necessary to do a good job of "carburizing" technology. How exactly to carburize, how to carburize, He Xian is unknown. After all, modern technology uses machines for automatic carburizing.
When He Xian shouted out the Tangxi Sword, Ouyang's eyelids jumped violently. Taking He Xian to see the workshop and repeating his dream was something he had planned. He didn't believe that He Xian would understand the sword-forging method of the Tangxi Sword, but he was not completely dead in his heart! Unexpectedly, a hopeless attempt may achieve unexpected results.
"Charcoal! Grind the finest charcoal to the utmost detail, the finer the better! In the middle of the sword-forging process, toner is incorporated into the sword body! The requirement is that the sword heart should be infused with less toner, and the less the toughness of the sword body, the better; There is slightly more toner in the sword surface, and the more carbon there is, the harder the iron, but too much will be too brittle and easy to break. How to adjust the middle of the comparison depends on Ouyang, you have to test and explore it yourself! He Xian said excitedly.
Ouyang everyone listened to He Xian's narration, and their already shining eyes burned like torches in the dark night. With a deep bow to He Xian, Ouyang shouted that his disciples had gone to work.
He Xian knew that this was all he could do, whether he could play a peerless magic weapon or not, not only required skills, but also luck!