Zhao Ziliang asked again: "This matter must be classified as a high-level secret, and it is not allowed to be spread outside, and the relevant personnel must also keep their mouths shut!" Also, do you know how much of this ore there is, and how much is there? ”

Zheng San arched his hand and said: "Great King, this kind of iron ore was discovered in the Kimak Metropolitan Protectorate in August last year, after the incident, the minister has already sent someone to inquire, this kind of ore is very rich in the reserves of that vein mine, it is said that there is also this kind of ore in other parts of the Kimak Metropolitan Protectorate, it should be able to be mined and used in large quantities!" ”

Zhao Ziliang immediately ordered and instructed: "Immediately send people to control the place where this ore is buried, and carry out planned mining, not digging indiscriminately!" ”

"Yes!"

Zhao Ziliang asked the officials of the steel plant: "Can this kind of stainless steel be produced in large quantities at present?" ”

The official replied: "It should be possible, but we need to increase the plant and related equipment, in addition, this ore contains a lot of lead, to extract the lead, this is not difficult, we are worried that the content of this unknown metal in the ore is unstable, so the performance of the stainless steel is also unstable." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zheng San said at this time: "If it is the same vein mine, the content of the ore excavated should be the same, right?" ”

The officer replied: "Yes! ”

Zheng San clapped his hands and said: "That's it, you can also test the ore from other vein ores in the process of smelting this ore, there is always a way to solve it!" ”

Zhao Ziliang immediately made a decision, and said to the steel mill officials: "From now on the production of this stainless steel block as a strategic reserve, since it is stainless and corrosion-resistant, this shows that he can be much more durable than other ironware, our army's weapons and armor must be maintained frequently, if not maintained, it will rust, even if it is regularly maintained, the armor will lose its luster after a year or two, and even rust so much that it cannot be lost, but if this stainless steel is used to forge plate armor to make armor to equip the army, it can be used for many years, Although it was a bit more expensive to get stainless steel, it cost much less than armor made of this steel today! Starting next year, the armor forge began to officially produce stainless steel plate armor, ready to start fully equipping the army after the next year! At the same time, the Ordnance Research Agency should also start to see if it can use this stainless steel to forge stronger, tougher, and sharper weapons. Why is it that our army is invincible? There is a reason that our weapons are sharper and tougher than the enemy's weapons, the defense of our armor is stronger than the enemy's, the enemy's sword is like a tickle on our soldiers, and our weapons can cut the enemy in two pieces, so as long as we can research sharper weapons and armor with stronger defense, we will have great merit, and we will reward him heavily, give him a promotion, and make him rich! ”

"Do the king's will!" Officials saluted and agreed.

The accompanying official of the Ordnance Research Agency said to Zhao Ziliang: "My lord, I heard that Damascus in Damascus, the country of the Great Food, produces a kind of scimitar called Damascus steel knife, their craftsmen use unique skills to create this kind of Damascus scimitar is not only extremely sharp, but also not easy to rust, on the one hand, because of their unique forging skills, on the other hand, because the steel ingot used is produced in Tianzhu Uzi steel ingot, this steel ingot itself contains a special pattern, and the knife body created also has this kind of moire. Therefore, the Damascus scimitar is also called the Uzi steel knife, although we also use the Uzi steel ingot to create a knife with a cloud pattern, but our forging skills are different from them, can not have the sharpness and toughness they create, the Western countries of Damascus scimitar is extremely respectful, from the emperor, down to the peddler and pawn want to have a handle! ”

The use of Uzi steel forging weapons was Zhao Ziliang many years ago to let the craftsmen carry out, at that time he was still the Beiting Duhu, because Uzi steel is mainly produced in Tianzhu, Tianzhu's scimitar is also very sharp and tough, he also specially sent people to Tianzhu to learn sword forging technology, the people sent came back after two years, brought back the forging technology, but the use of Uzi steel ingots to create the Uzi steel knife is not as sharp as the real Damascus scimitar in terms of sharpness, power and toughness.

The casting of Damascus scimitars has always been a technical secret of the Persians, and the Persians are very protective of this technical secret, and it is difficult for outsiders to obtain specific methods of forging. Zhao Ziliang also sent people to Damascus to steal teachers, but the people sent basically returned in vain.

Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and instructed Gao Shi: "Send someone to Zhao Lei to send a letter to order the blockade of the export of Uzi steel ingots, which can only be allowed to be sold and used in Western Qin, and at the same time greet the Department of Commerce of the Government Council, list Uzi steel ingots as war materials, and add Uzi steel ingots to the goods restricted from export!" Without raw materials, the king wants to see what the Persians used to make the razor-sharp Damascus scimitar! ”

Gao Shi agreed: "Yes!" ”

Zhao Ziliang beckoned to Wang Can again, and Wang Can stepped forward and hugged his fists and said, "King? ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "Didn't Salad occupy most of Syria's land? Damascus is also under his control, let the person next to him find a way to get the detailed forging method of Damascus scimitar, this task only needs to succeed, not fail! ”

Wang Can clenched his fists and agreed: "Yes, king!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said to the officials and craftsmen: "There are not many things worth learning from the great cannibals and Persians, and the forging method and architecture of this Damascus scimitar are exactly what we are worth learning!" Don't think that stealing teachers is a shameful thing, both the big cannibals and Westerners have sent people to steal teachers from us, why can't we send people to steal their teachers? Since ancient times, it has been believed that the apprentice was taught, and the master was starved to death! In fact, this is the wrong idea, and it is precisely because of this kind of thinking that technological progress has been stopped. Even if the apprentice succeeds in stealing the master, it is not necessarily stronger than the master, you can only surpass the master by constantly studying, innovating on the basis of the original, and absorbing the essence of the master's technology to create a higher and stronger technology! We once sent people to learn the forging method of Damascus scimitar, but the Persians refused to teach, there is no way, we can only steal the teacher, what this king wants to tell you is that if the forging method of Damascus scimitar is obtained, what you have to do is not to stay on this technology and follow it as it is to forge weapons, but to absorb the essence of its forging technology for my use, and invent a better forging method to create sharper, tougher, and more powerful weapons! I Yanhuang was just a small tribe at the beginning, and the reason why we have been able to develop and grow, continue to this day and create an incomparably brilliant civilization is because we continue to absorb the advantages of external civilizations for my use, and after transformation, they become our own unique civilization characteristics. ”

The officials and craftsmen saluted in response: "Yes, my lord! ”

Soon, the steel smelter began to mass-produce stainless steel ingots after building a new building and adding equipment, and the stainless steel ingots produced were soon sent to the armor factory to be forged into stainless steel plate armor, and a small number of stainless steel ingots were also sent to the Ordnance Research Agency for research to see if the steel ingots could maintain sharpness and toughness after being forged into weapons.

In May, Zheng San brought someone to show Zhao Ziliang some forged samples.

"This is a sample of armor made from plate armor forged from stainless steel ingots, please take a look at it!" Zheng San asked a soldier to step forward with a set of armor on a tray.

Zhao Ziliang walked down the imperial steps and stepped forward to check, he picked up the helmet and looked at it, then looked at the armor, and said, "It looks brighter, how is the weight?" ”

"A little lighter, about the same defense! It is slightly more convex than the previous plate armor, and in autumn and winter, you can put a set of wool vests on the inside to protect against the cold, or even a set of cotton clothes, and the weight is basically the same as the previous armor," Zheng San said.

If you can wear an extra cotton coat, you can not only keep out the cold, but also greatly increase your defensive ability, but this change is a big improvement.

Zhao Ziliang beckoned to Zhao Ting, who had just returned from the Jisu Metropolitan Protectorate: "Come, come over and put on this set of armor and try it!" ”

Zhao Ting agreed: "Yes, father!" ”

Under the service of several eunuchs, Zhao Ting quickly changed into this set of armor made of stainless steel ingots, there are some dense holes on the side of the plate armor, which are used for ventilation, because it is already May, he wears relatively few clothes, and the armor on Zhao Ting's body can just wrap his body torso, because there are dense holes on both sides that can breathe and sweat, so he doesn't feel hot at all.

"Not bad, not bad! Pull out your weapon and play around and see if you feel uncomfortable! Zhao Ziliang ordered after looking at it.

Zhao Ting wore it back and forth a few times, picked up the weapon and kept swinging the knife and slashing, using various moves, and then stopped and said: "Very good, there is no discomfort, but it is more comfortable than before!" ”

Zhao Ziliang thought for a while, and said to the eunuch next to him: "Go and get a cotton coat and put it on for the third prince!" ”

"Yes, King!"

Zhao Ting put on the armor after changing into a cotton coat, this time he exposed about an inch on each side, because the cotton clothes needed to occupy a part of the space, so the armor was propped up, but it still fit well after tying the straps.

"How?"

"The weight is about the same as the previous armor, and it doesn't feel bloated, so it's sure to be warm if you wear it in winter!"

Zhao Ziliang immediately instructed Zheng San: "First forge a hundred sets and give them to the soldiers to try on, listen to their reactions, if there is really no discomfort, you can make it on a large scale!" ”

Zheng San hugged his fists and said: "Yes, the minister obeys the order!" ”