It wasn't until late August that Wei Shuo finally returned to Gaochang. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, Gaochang is not what it used to be, under the careful management of officials at all levels such as Yang Han and Song Xuan, the Gaochang Free Trade City has begun to take shape, and the number of merchants in the city is increasing day by day, and the monthly taxes paid to the Taishou Mansion are more than double that of the past.

At the same time, after six months of arduous training, the Gaochang New Army has completed the first phase of military training, and now it is only short of rationing equipment for the second phase of confrontation training.

Now, with a steady stream of iron being shipped back from Qiuzi, and craftsmen from all over the world, Wei Shuo's long-awaited steelmaking plan is finally expected to begin, and only with steel can weapons and equipment be built.

Back in Gaochang, Wei Shuo went to see Yang Han first, but he was unexpectedly beaten down. Facing Yang Han, who treated him like a nephew, Wei Shuo had to smile bitterly.

Fortunately, there was a field next to the county to make Song Xuan intercede, and Wei Shuo repeatedly promised that he would never leave willfully in the future, so Yang Han could let him go.

In the past few months, in addition to the major changes in the people's livelihood and economy, the biggest change in Gaochang is that Song Miao gradually stood out among the officials in Gaochang by virtue of his own ability, and was praised by Yang Han as the first county magistrate in Gaochang and became a capable official in the attention of the outside world.

"If it weren't for the intercession of the body, the old man would never spare you!" Looking at Wei Shuo, who was smiling all over his face, Yang Han gave up.

finally calmed Yang Han down, and Wei Shuo introduced the harvest of this westward trip to Yang and Song.

"This trip to Qiuci can be described as full of harvest, successfully reached an iron import agreement with the king of Qiuci, and got the iron materials and craftsmen urgently needed by Gaochang, temporarily solving the gap of iron sources and technical talents."

"It has laid a solid foundation for the next big steel refining and making weapons!"

In addition to this, Shuo also made an agreement with the Persian merchants that he intended to import a batch of Uzi steel from the Gupta Empire. Uzi steel is the raw material for building a divine weapon, with it in the future, our soldiers will be invincible on the battlefield! ”

"By the way, I forgot to say one thing, just now at the city gate, have you ever seen the strong man next to you?"

"Naturally, I saw it, to be honest, I was shocked when I first saw it, and I thought it was a monster, why is he also one of the gains of this trip to Qiuzi?"

"That's right, this person's name is Kang Long, who was originally the wrestler of Bai Zhen, the king of Qiuci, but because he lost the competition, he was transferred to Yu Shuo by Bai Zhen, the king of Qiuci. I see that he is infinitely powerful, so he will be taken in as a personal guard, what do you think? ”

"Well, it's a good use!"

"Okay, now that I'm done, shouldn't you two also talk about the situation in Gaochang? When I first entered the city, I noticed that there were significantly more people in Gaochang than before. ”

Speaking of Gaochang's changes, Yang Han said with a smug face: "It's all thanks to Zhiyuan's plan, if you want to know the details, let the body industry say it." Speaking of which, the reason why Gaochang is where it is today is because of Zhiyuan's far-reaching insight and proper planning; Second, it depends on the specific implementation of the sports industry. ”

"The adults have won the award, if it weren't for the support of the adults behind the scenes, the great ability of the emperor would not be able to be displayed."

"Hahaha, don't be humble in your physical career! The boss is right, others don't know about you, don't you know? When I had a conversation with my foot at Yumen Pass, I had already decided that the body industry had the talent to stabilize the country and govern the land of Gaochang County, so how could it be a problem? ”

Wei Shuo never underestimated Song Xuan's ability, and he just lacked the opportunity to perform before. Now that he has come to Gaochang, he was first strongly recommended by Wei Shuo, and then valued by Yang Han, and his talent has been fully displayed.

"Since Gaochang launched the banner of tax exemption, businessmen from all over the world have flocked to Gaochang, bringing huge income to Gaochang. Coupled with the fact that there are caravan dividends every month, Gaochang has already gotten rid of the dilemma of making ends meet. ”

"From the point of view of the industry, if you open a steel workshop and make steel now, will the finances be able to afford it?"

"No problem!" Song Miao said with confidence on his face.

"Don't be reckless!"

Yang Han saw that Song Miao agreed to Wei Shuo's request to build a steel workshop without thinking, and hurriedly said to stop him: "Zhiyuan, it's not that the old man doesn't support you in making steel, but at present, Gaochang is in urgent need of money in all aspects, and he really can't draw out extra funds." ”

"Now Gaochang seems to have a sharp increase in income, but there are many places to spend money, among which the construction of the school alone has to invest nearly 100,000 yuan, so even if the financial situation has skyrocketed a lot, this money is still not enough to spend."

"Lord Hui, supporting the proposal of the Governor is by no means hot-headed, but deliberate."

Song Miao calmly analyzed: "The boss patronized the calculation of the monthly tax income, but forgot that in another month, Gaochang still has a huge amount of income about to arrive. ”

"Is there one? How did the old man not know? Yang Han was confused.

"Have you forgotten what month it is?" Song Miao reminded.

"August, what's wrong?" Yang Han didn't know why.

"Boss, the kapok is almost ripe!" After being reminded by Song Xuan, Wei Shuo suddenly thought of kapok.

Thinking of the kapok planted everywhere in Gaochang, and then thinking of the huge demand for cotton cloth from the outside world, Yang Han figured out why Song Miao had the confidence to support Weishuo's steelmaking.

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After a month of preparation, by mid-September 386, Wei Shuo's long-awaited steelmaking workshop was finally put into operation.

At the same time, several craftsmen who participated in the preparation of the steelmaking workshop were also awarded the title of master craftsmen by the Weitai Shoufu, and in addition to the tax-free privileges enjoyed by their families, their descendants could also study for free.

These preferential measures greatly encouraged the enthusiasm of the craftsmen to work, and at the same time, the craftsmen from all over the world suddenly felt a sense of belonging to Gaochang.

"Captain, it's time to get there."

As soon as he entered the workshop, he heard the sound of forging steel, the squeak of the waterwheel turning, and it rang in his ears. As a cloud of steam diffused in the workshop, Wei Shuo felt a wave of heat rushing towards him, and sweat instantly flowed down like a spring.

This steelmaking workshop combines the advantages of ancient and modern, and draws on the expertise of the East and the West.

First of all, the workshop introduced assembly line operations, which saved a lot of manpower.

Secondly, hydraulic machinery is widely used in the workshop, which greatly reduces the need for manpower, which is very important for Gaochang, which is short of human resources.

Finally, the steel-filling method is easy to produce in large quantities, so it is widely used to make the most in-demand standard equipment. The crucible steel technology brought by craftsmen from the Persian and Gupta empires, although not suitable for mass production, can be used to produce high-strength steel to meet the needs of parts and components.

"How many catties of steel can a workshop produce in a year?"

A master craftsman pointed to the busy crowd in the distance and said: "Master Hui, not counting the crucible steelmaking method with very small output, five steelmaking furnaces will be built in the next year. One of the furnaces can produce 30 catties of steel per day, and as long as there is no problem with the supply of iron, it can produce more than 50,000 catties of steel in a year. ”

Wei Shuo nodded with satisfaction, although this little steel output (only fifty-four tons) is not a fart in the future, the annual output of any township-level steel plant is enough to throw off this 'handicraft workshop' a few streets.

However, at the beginning of the fourth century A.D., once this 'handicraft workshop' was successfully put into operation, it was the largest trust in the northwest in terms of steel production and quality.

After listening to the introduction of the steel output by the master craftsman, Song Xuan, who had been silently observing behind Wei Shuo, suddenly spoke: "If someone had told Xuan before that there was a large steelmaking workshop in the remote Gaochang, and its annual output had caught up with the average output of the steelmaking workshop during the Taikang Dynasty, then I would definitely scoff at it. ”

"Song County Ling did not know that the reason for the high output of this workshop is mainly due to the adoption of a new steelmaking method, abandoning the previous steelmaking technology with charcoal as raw material, and using local coal as the main raw material. This greatly increases the temperature inside the furnace and speeds up the melting of the iron, which in turn improves the efficiency of steelmaking. ”

"This, combined with the use of a lot of hydraulic machinery and assembly lines in the workshop, is a direct result of the significant increase in steelmaking production."

Song Miao nodded, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that the underground fire that has always been harmful to the local people spontaneously combusted is actually a treasure for heating and steelmaking!" If it weren't for the guidance of Lord Duwei, I don't know when these treasures would be discovered and used. ”