The steel bars slowly cooled in the grooves made of refractory bricks, and the blacksmith Yu Chaoqin was in a hurry to death. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThis trench is a straight groove like a drainage ditch made according to the data set by Liu Yao at will, and after the molten steel solidifies in it, not only is it not divided into steel ingots one by one, but it is also too large in size to be picked up at all. Yu Chaoqin originally wanted to cut the steel bar into a suitable length while it was still red-hot and soft, but he only had two iron tongs in his hand for making small tools, and he couldn't hold the 30-centimeter-diameter and more than 10-meter-long steel bar at all. Everyone wanted to do it together, only to find that except for a few knives with good steel fire just now, there were almost no large iron tools at hand, and all of them had turned into red-hot steel bars in front of them.

Yu Chaoqin is a distant relative of Yu Chaofu, the first blacksmith master in the county. It is said that because it is only a side branch, the craft has only been learned, and the key points have not been learned. Since the craftsmanship is not perfect, the shelf is not big, and the executive's family will move in with the whole family as soon as they are invited. The blacksmith's shed was set up next to the stove early, with hammers and anvils, and now he was directing his wife, children and apprentices to go to the Shilu River to fetch water to cool the steel bars.

Finally waited for the steel bar to cool down, Yu Chaoqin hurriedly beckoned everyone to help lift it and put it on the anvil, wanting to cut it off from the middle. Unexpectedly, this steel bar was amazingly hard, and the steel chisel treasured by the Yu family was knocked bald and bent, and it was not chiseled into it. Seeing this scene, Yu Chaoqin's eyes lit up in the knocking sound that had just sounded.

Liu Yaoyu Chaoqin's expression knew that today's experiment was a success. The chaos in the blacksmith shop could not be solved for a while, and when he looked up and saw that the sky was also dark, he asked Mei Xianzhuo to give everyone dinner, and tried to make a few sickles, saws, and axes today, and left everyone.

Liu's house is on the top of Liberty Hill and has the best view. Liu Yao stood at the door, watching the fiery sunset gilding the fields on the right bank of the Shilu River into gold, while the blacksmith shop in the industrial area was already hidden in the shadows of the hills, and the flames in the furnace and the sparks splashed by the iron were clearly visible. The blacksmith shop was bustling, and Mei Xianzhuo and the others were also there, and now they were eating the food brought by Mrs. Mei, it was like a party.

Liu Yao silently sat on the stone in front of the door and watched all this, Yao Ying brought over a cup of tea and stood quietly beside him. After a long time, he asked, "Why don't you go and have fun with them?" ”

"Nope. I still love being with you. Come, let's eat together. ”

After dinner, Liu Yao returned to Mei's house, and was writing something, when he saw Mei Xianzhuo leading a group of people with an axe and a sickle in his hand to rush in, his face was full of joy, and he shouted loudly: "Mr. Liu!" That's all good steel! ”

The scythes and axes were inconspicuous, the dull blue of freshly beaten iron, and the edges were notched, but everyone's eyes stayed on them, as if they were looking at treasures.

Liu Yao was a little unresponsive and asked, "What's going on with these gaps?" ”

"Chop! Do you want to test the steel fire? How many axes have been broken? Sun Zhenggang replied.

"What about Master Yu? What did he say? ”

"Still sawing. That thing is tooth by tooth, and it's hard to do. He said he had never seen such a good steel. It is also said that this steel is better to only make a cutting edge, otherwise it will be too wasteful. Probably because of the excitement, Sun Zhenggang, who is usually taciturn, is now very fluent.

Qian San added: "Master Yu also said that this steel is too hard, difficult to beat, and it will be slow to work." ”

"When he moved in, I said to give him five people, but he still refused, for fear that he would be taught the skills. If you want me to say, he didn't learn that technique in the first place, what is it worth! I'll let him bring his apprentice up! Mei Xianzhuo rarely did not calm down once, grabbed the turn and walked out.

"Don't worry, we really don't have much manpower for him right now." Liu Yao grabbed Mei Xianzhuo, and said slowly: "I thought about it alone for a long time just now, and I found that I was still wrong. I have a lot of projects to do, and I know a lot of things in theory, but I don't know the actual details. A lot of things are not well thought out. ”

"I think you're doing a great job. What's not well thought out? Zhao Enzhong asked slowly.

"You see, where the molten iron flows out, it should be made one by one, so that after the molten iron is cooled, it will form iron ingots one by one, which is very convenient to pick up. And things are always holding each other back, you see, because of the delay in building the dam, the whole house of Liberty Hill is unusable, so many villagers have to live in the shacks of the industrial zone for a long time. They almost had an accident today, and I caused it, and I didn't think about taking precautions. Liu Yao said helplessly.

"Haha! You also believe too much in your own what's that called? Planning? I said, why didn't you run away alone, and you didn't strike with us? Mei Xianzhuo figured out what was going on and laughed out loud. As for you, it's hard to get started. There are so many things that are inevitably ill-conceived. As for us, there are many things that we haven't said we haven't done before, and we haven't seen them before. So it won't help you much. But now that the various projects are gradually being done, we all know a little bit about it, aren't we all starting gradually? ”

Mei Xianzhuo pointed at Sun Zhenggang and said: "When it comes to farming, Sun Zhenggang is now a good hand. He has learned all the methods you have taught him, and he is teaching them to everyone in the village. ”

Turning around and pointing at Zhao Shilu, Mei Xianzhuo said again: "Zhao's construction company is now worthy of its reputation. And I've also heard that they've been able to do that, something called a budget, and it's clear how many people and materials they're going to need next month. ”

Mei Xianzhuo walked to the table and sat down, and then said: "Speaking of budget, Wang Daixi and the few little girls she brought with her are really very good. I want to know what the number is, and when I ask, I will know: how many people are now, how many men and how many girls there are, how many laborers there are, how much grain we will eat before the next autumn harvest, and whether we have a surplus or a shortage. These things were unimaginable before. That's what you bring to everyone. ”

Everyone didn't speak, they all looked at Liu Yao.

"Yes. I should probably take everything out there and discuss it with you. I'm not alone in thinking about these issues now, and everyone is getting more and more in the way. Now, let's discuss our plans for the future. Liu Yao said excitedly.

Everyone nodded again and again, and sat down at the table, and Yao Ying put the teacups and bowls on the table. Liu Man and Liu Ze saw that there were many people, and they also came over to play next to them.

Zhao Shilu was the first to speak: "Sir, what worries you most is about the dam, right?" Now that the river has been diverted, the dam on the original river has been raised to less than 5 meters from the target water level, and the dam will be completed in 10 days. ”

"Do you still need to fill in the dam?" Mei Xianzhuo asked.

"No need. The dam was built entirely of stone and cement and did not need to be filled, so the construction progressed quickly. Zhao Shilu replied.

Liu Manzai quietly tugged at his father's sleeve and asked softly, "How long will that canal take?" ”

Zhao Shilu heard it and laughed softly: "The canal will take a total of one month, and it is now on the erection, and it is estimated that in a month, the water on the Freedom Mountain will be open." ”

Liu Man shouted happily, hurriedly covered his mouth, and ran out.

Zhao Enzhong continued: "Tang Zuoxiang's progress in opening the mountain is considerable, and the stones blasted out are not only supplied to the dam, but also some have been transported to the wasteland. It is estimated that the works will take six months. ”

"This one is too slow. We also need to increase our staffing. If the river is not lifted before the beginning of spring, not only will the project be delayed until the end of the summer day, and a year's time will be wasted, but the unfinished river embankment may be washed away by the spring flood. Mei Xianzhuo shook his head and said.

"Sir, we can find a way to find someone to help build the embankment, and there are tens of thousands of people living on Liberty Mountain. According to Wang Daixi's calculations, the grain we have in our fields, including the harvest in the salt fields, can be used to buy grain, which can feed these 5,000 people. It's just, what do we want these people to do? Sun Zhenggang asked his own question.

"It's all treasures!" Yu Chaoqin walked in, holding a crooked saw in his hand. He made a gesture and said, "This furnace is good steel, and it is worth a fortune." Such a good steel is made of blade blades, and one pound can be exchanged for thirty pounds of iron! With this stove, you can feed the whole village! ”

Everyone took the saw, interestingly found wood and tried it, and they all praised its sharpness. After making a fuss for a while, I remembered the topic just now, and then asked, what do you want so many people to do?

"Good question. What are we going to do? Liu Yao stood up and said, "We want to mine and make steel!" There is an iron ore mine in the upper reaches of the Shilu River, and I can dig it out and make steel! Make a weapon! The sword and gun I made can pierce all the armor now, and the armor I made can't be pierced by the current sword. ”

In the midst of everyone's exclamations, Mei Xianzhuo asked softly, "And then?" ”

"Then we were invincible. We can slowly manage the surrounding villages so that everyone can live a good life. The children have books to read, breakfast every day, meat every day, no oppression by the officials, fair trading, wide roads for entry and exit, and hospitals for treatment......"

"Shouldn't we go to Qiongzhou Mansion and set up a banner?" Zhao Rushan answered softly.

"No, we only fight if others bully us. We don't take the initiative to hit people. Liu Yao said firmly.

Mei Xianzhuo was the first to understand: if you are bullied, you will fight, so isn't that self-reliance? It's just that he knows that there are some things that can't be said too clearly, so he raised his head and said: "Now that we have such a good steel, we can realize Mr.'s plan faster, come, let's plan, who will call Wang Daixi." ”

"I'll go!" Liu Man answered in the courtyard and ran out quickly.

In the headquarters of the East China Sea Fleet on the shore of Dongqian Lake, the response team has grown even stronger, and has completely occupied the three-story building that originally belonged to the headquarters.

On the first floor is the Department of External Relations, where people of all colors and uniforms come and go. This floor also actually serves as the office space of the research institutes of various countries, where each of the major countries has several rooms. Guests are allowed to come and go as they please, but they are not allowed to go to the Research Department on the second floor and the Strategy Group on the third floor unless invited.

Walk up the stairs to the second floor through the two gendarmes and push open the heavy soundproof door, and you can see the hot situation in the scientific research department. All kinds of instruments filled the space, and the gaps in the instruments were filled with people. The messy people actually belong to two parts, the Ministry of Information and the Department of Physics. The Information Department is divided into three groups: History, Nature, and Events, which observe and record the materials of human history, the natural environment, and the events of Liu Yao's family. As the name suggests, the Department of Physics is to understand the principle of the sphere physically, and the initial goal is to break through the shield and try to establish contact with the world where Liu Yao's family lives; The long-term goal is to gain advanced knowledge and promote the development of science and technology through the study of spheres. There are also some foreigners in the Ministry of Scientific Research, after all, this is a special matter that the whole world is facing, and countries are actively cooperating. It's just that everyone knows that each country has its own little abacus and will not make all the information public.

The situation on the third floor is completely different from that on the second floor, with only a few long tables in the quiet and empty room, one wall is a display screen on the whole side, and the opposite wall is a whole wall of dark gray glass panels, so that a dozen or so people inside can write and draw at any time. Now there is a complex table on the glass plate, recording Liu Yao's food reserves, human resources and materials, and other information, and different colors are used next to it to indicate that the condition is good or the situation is dangerous. A man was writing numbers on them, several people were sitting or standing watching the numbers ponder, and a soldier doing auxiliary work was holding a mobile keyboard to type numbers into the computer.

In fact, people on the three floors know that the work on the first floor is the most practical, dealing with real foreign militaries and foreign governments, and discussing practical matters such as information exchange and technical cooperation. The work on the second floor began to be ethereal, and the information department was not bad, constantly making new discoveries and filling one gap after another. The Department of Physics is simply at a loss and has no clue. The work on the third floor is completely behind closed doors, and those strategies not only make no sense to the world, but also to that world because they can't get the message across. Just like now, although the room is divided into two groups over whether to start mining iron ore, the discussion is so heated that it is about to fight, and in the end, no matter what the outcome is, it can only be shelved, waiting for Liu Yaomeng to make a mistake about this best time, or more likely, to be wrong.

Zhang Wei sat in a corner of the room, oblivious to the noise of the room, and silently looked at a line of red letters on the screen in front of him: "Starting iron ore mining before November will lead to food shortages and collapse."

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