270 million catties, sounds like a huge amount. According to the weight unit of the Ming Dynasty, compared with modern times, that is, the number of 170,000 tons a year, it was quite powerful during the industrial revolution. But in modern times, this figure is only the output of a steel mill, which is very insignificant.

What does iron have for the white crane?

The real big thing is steel. The direct production of steel is an incomparably huge attraction for Shirahimatsuru.

Also, what is a square furnace?

In fact, it is the original crucible steelmaking. But in the Ming Dynasty, the crucible was used for wrought iron, not for the direct production of steel.

Bai Minghe believed that even if he didn't understand industry, his half-toned knowledge, coupled with hundreds of the best blacksmiths he had recruited, would definitely make it possible for him to complete large-scale steelmaking.

With enough steel, the Han and Tang Iron Riders will be reproduced!

After admiring Bai Minghe's smug expression for a quarter of an hour, Xing'an asked: "This, Bai Ming's name." Why don't you tell the miscellaneous family directly, what benefits can this old man bring you? ”

Bai Minghe smiled, this smile made Xing'an want to slap him, and Bai Minghe replied: "I don't know that this old man is in the hands of others, but in Hepu, hehe!" Bai Minghe smiled directly: "He can let me have 300,000 high-grade stainless steel knives and at least 30,000 high-grade stainless steel fires in one year." Given a few more years of development, this number can be doubled. Xingdu, is steel. It's not that the steel has that little bit of steel on it! ”

Jin Yiwei's embroidered spring knife is good enough, but it is also fine iron inlaid with steel.

As the old saying goes, good steel is used on the blade.

Bai Minghe dared to say that the whole knife was made of steel......

Xing'an's calm heart was disturbed by the white crane, although this matter felt outrageous, but since the white crane said it. Hung Yen at least three percent of the letter. At that moment, he beckoned to call an entourage, and said with a dark face: "Go and tell the imperial doctor in the house, whatever you need, you should answer them, there is no palace here." If people can't be saved, they don't have to live. ”

Xing'an is a really ruthless person, he doesn't know what industry, and he doesn't understand the output of iron or steel.

Just know a little. The person that Bai Minghe fancied was definitely a weapon of the country. However, it also proves the vision of the white crane and the power of the white crane. Otherwise, if you really have the ability, you won't fall into such a field. So this qiē still depends on the white crane operating.

"I'll bring you two hundred good hands, infallible cronies."

"Xie Xingdu, no one in the steel mill will dare to destroy it casually, if Fanbang learns this technique. That's worth it. Also, please come to Xingdu, it's really something. The old man's previous blacksmith shop was definitely not his own. Please check it out, but everything that is together has been invited to us. ”

Bai Minghe used a word please, but in the East Factory, this word please, the word changed its taste.

Just a craftsman. The white crane spoke, and it was such a big deal. Xing'an doesn't care where this old man is. All the blacksmiths in the surrounding area were tied up and sent to Hepu. I'd rather catch a thousand by mistake than let go of one. This is the style of Dongchang.

There is no need to talk about such a trivial matter to Bai Minghe, anyway, what he wants is people, and people just 'invite' them.

Xing'an squinted and smiled. I'm thinking about how to reply to Banzai.

Under the terrifying pressure of Xing'an, in order to save the old man's life, the Tai Hospital directly amputated his leg.

Don't underestimate Daming's medical skills, they don't have complicated surgeries, but they will use drugs to seal the meridians first. Then choose the most suitable location. There are many people with first-class knife skills on the Xing'an side, and on the line drawn by the imperial doctors, the broken leg was solved with one knife. Then the doctors actually knew that the blood vessels were ligated.

The white-named crane didn't dare to see blood, but he came out with a needle and thread.

In short, under the full treatment of a group of skilled doctors, it was only three days. This old man can already drink porridge, in modern terms, his life posture has been stable, but this broken leg is afraid that it will hurt for many days, and it will also hurt if he is on anesthetic. The life was definitely saved.

From the time I saw this old man, it was already the third night.

Only then did the white crane enter the house.

"I'm sorry, but I can't save my life if I keep my leg. Tai Hospital is the imperial doctor of the palace, and their medical skills are very clever. ”

The old man was about to make a big salute when he held on to the side of the bed, but was persuaded by Bai Minghe, and his two apprentices kowtowed nine times before retreating aside.

"What is the old man's surname?"

"My lord, the little old man dares to call a noble word, and the little old man's surname is Tie. Generations of iron for a living, but unfortunately the little old man is now, this is a life, and it is not worth selling to adults. ”

Bai Minghe stretched out his hand to stop him from talking any further, and asked, "I've heard of willow wood frying steel!" I've also heard that someone fried steel with a steel column. Let's rest first, and when you're a little better, I'll talk to you slowly. ”

"Your Excellency!" The old man hurriedly shouted, and his apprentice took out a bag from his body.

Quickly opened it in front of the white crane, and it was a sheepskin inside. Bai Minghe took it and looked at it, but he didn't understand. Although Shira-naka is a modern person, he is not proficient in everything, but he feels that this furnace looks strange, because the furnace is horizontal, and the steel-making person should not be vertical?

It was the apprentice named Ah Er who came over to explain to Bai Minghe.

The method they used was to use the high temperature of coke in a square furnace to fossilize the ore into molten iron, and after a few more furnaces, the obtained molten iron was very pure, and then poured into a special furnace. The outside of the furnace is made of stainless steel and then riveted, and the inside is made of bricks.

Bai Minghe estimates that this is the most primitive refractory brick.

Then there are some feldspar strips, dolomite strips. They don't understand the principle, but these two stones are used occasionally, and the quality of the steel is better.

Bai Minghe knew that this was to neutralize the phosphorus in the molten iron with limestone.

Next, the stove will be erected, and then there will be a special hole at the bottom. It takes at least twenty strong men to constantly blow air into it with bellows, and then even if the furnace temperature is not heated, it will go up to another level.

But the steel made in this way is too brittle and not easy to use at all.

The white crane couldn't understand why it was too brittle. According to the scientific explanation of later generations, this method directly makes the amount of carbon in the molten steel infinitely close to zero, how can it not be brittle.

The apprentice went on to explain: "In the process of blowing steel, this molten iron must be stirred. In the past, a stone stick was used, but later the master used a willow stick, as long as it was stirred well. The steel that comes out is forged three or five times at most, and it is the finest steel. Even if it is not forged, it is also good steel! ”

Although Bai Minghe didn't fully understand the truth of this, these are all trivial things, and it is enough to make them once.

If it doesn't work once, ten times.

You must know that the original steel of the Ming Dynasty can only be steel after countless repeated forging, and the hundred steels are at least the product of forging tens of thousands of hammers, and there is only a small piece.

The white crane didn't know that this willow stick had an unexpected miracle. First, when the willow wood enters the molten iron, it will deoxygenate the molten iron because it burns in the molten iron, and then because the time of the willow stick in the molten iron is controlled, the carbon content of the molten iron is increased, killing two birds with one stone.

"My lord, this method is that the boring in the furnace can only be used once, and then you need to wait for the furnace to cool down. Then rebuild a new furnace and bored it out. ”

"You could have prepared a few more stoves, these are all small things. Take care of it, and go with the official in a few days. The official will give you ten stones of gold for you to build a steel mill, remember that in this official's place, silver is not a problem. As long as you have real skills, you can recuperate with peace of mind now, and your ability is the guest of the official! ”

The old man's apprentice kowtowed to the white crane on behalf of the master.

Bai Minghe wanted to help him, but he was afraid of scaring this simple middle-aged man. The identity is poor, and this support will really make people nervous.

"Well, rest in peace. The official will go to court tomorrow and will leave in a few days. ”

Tomorrow is the nineteenth, the Great Pilgrimage. Decide on the date of the final appointment of officials to vote.

It's been a busy few days, and Bai Minghe hasn't returned to the backyard, just caring about collecting all kinds of talents for himself, because of this iron old man's matter, there are already hundreds of people who have come to Bai Minghe, and more important news has been spread, I believe that more people will focus on Hepu.

Bai Minghe returned to the backyard, but saw Wan Xue'er admiring the moon in the garden with Qinghe at night.

"You ......" Shira-naka didn't know what to say.

Wan Xue'er got up and saluted: "Bai Gongzi, I have closed the Drifting Snow Building." Originally, I was going to go south to Guangdong by myself, but after thinking twice, I planned to go to Guangdong with my son. ”

"What do you mean?" Bai Minghe asked.

"Yes, the factory supervisor personally met the slave family, and the slave family went to Guangdong to help Lord Bai for the East Factory. Lord Bai has been busy these days, but he doesn't know. Piaoxue Building has been renamed Baihualou, and the co-operation contract with Mo Chou is in the hands of the slave family. ”

The white crane reacted: "You wait! ”

Bai Minghe turned to leave, and when he came back, he was holding the two title boxes: "When I accepted these two boxes, I was told that I would know when I arrived in Hepu. There is an antidote, and there is a tonic. ”

Qinghe walked over to Bai Minghe, took the box, and then put it in Wan Xue'er's hand.

Wan Xue'er hit a thousand blessings: "The slave family will naturally have Lord Bai to collect information, and it will be ordered by Lord Bai." From the moment he received this box, the slave family was a subordinate of Lord Bai, and there were more than 200 people who followed the slave family to Guangdong, all of whom were all kinds of good hands, men had men's methods, and women also had women's methods. ”

Bai Minghe said in his heart, this favor is really difficult to accept.

Who would have thought that Wan Xue'er said again: "The slave family does not plan to enter Hepu, and will stay in Guangzhou City." Several of the original industries of the East Factory there have been assigned to the name of adults. All of its personnel, except for a few important positions transferred back to the capital, also took over after the slave family went! (To be continued......)

PS: Today is really two, cutting meat and splitting chicken did not hurt my hands, but when I finally cleaned up the knife, I actually gave myself a little. Hurt the middle finger of his right hand, speechless......

However, today there will be no less than four.