Lunu City, Artisan Battalion.

Liu Wei was accompanied by Lu Qian and discussed with the blacksmiths in front of the blast furnace how to make steel.

Now that there is a shortage of manpower, an all-round talent like Lu Qian was arrested by Liu Wei and is also in charge of the craftsman battalion.

"The lord is really discerning, and when the group of heroes opened a warehouse for sour jujube and released grain, they recruited a lot of craftsmen to come to Zhongshan, including blacksmiths, carpenters, and many clothiers, without them, this steel would not be refined."

Although Lu Qian didn't like to take care of the affairs of craftsmen, he would go all out when he was in his position, and he already knew the situation of the craftsman camp well after a period of time.

"Talents, everywhere are rare resources, don't think that those who study are talents, sometimes Hou is useless is a scholar, the function of the Heroes Club is not just to make money, and sometimes recruiting talents is more important than making money."

While discussing with the craftsmen, Liu Wei instilled advanced theories in Lu Qian with great seriousness.

The steel filling method is too famous, and those who study history know that the famous metallurgist Qimu Huaiwen of the Northern Qi Dynasty, according to legend, the knife he made, in front of Gao Huan, split thirty layers of armor with a knife, so that Xiao Xiong Gao Huan was full of praise.

The main point of the steel-filling method is to use coal as fuel, add a blower, so that the temperature of the iron-smelting furnace is raised, the pig iron sheet is embedded in the middle of the coiled wrought iron bar, and the steel-making furnace is sealed with mud for smelting.

"How hot can the furnace be now?" Liu Wei knew that there was a lot of coal in the north, but now people don't know how to use coal to smelt iron, and the price is extremely cheap, so he asked the Qunying Association to introduce a large number of coal mines, and carried out countless transformations to the iron-smelting furnace, which has achieved a relatively satisfactory effect.

"If you go back to adulthood, it can reach about 1,100 degrees Celsius now." The master's mouth was full of pride.

Liu Wei praised the craftsmen fiercely, and continued: "You don't use mud seals but mud-coated grass roots to cover the mouth of the furnace, so that the pig iron can get oxygen from the air and melt more easily, and see if you can improve the efficiency of smelting." ”

Hearing that Liu Wei had a new idea, the masters were all excited and kept nodding their heads in agreement.

"Also, when the pig iron plate begins to melt, it is best to use fire tongs to clamp the pig iron plate and move it left and right, and keep turning the iron to make the iron evenly poured into the pig iron liquid; In this way, it can not only produce a good carburizing effect, but also produce a violent oxidation effect, so that the iron and slag are separated, and the steel with less slag and uniform composition can be produced. You can also try it. ”

These craftsmen and masters couldn't understand why this master was so professional in furnace refining, and Liu Wei naturally wouldn't say that when he first looked at the history of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Qi's mother Huaiwen was quite particular about cooling water.

However, at that time, Qimu Huaiwen used the water of the Luojiang River, and now this is in Jizhou, so there is no need to think about this good river water.

There are a lot of iron ore and coal mines in Liaodong, and Liu Wei asked the Qunying Association to explore and mine these two mines, and spend a lot of money to build transportation lines, thinking that soon there will be a large number of iron ore and coal mined!

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the status of craftsmen was low, and it was difficult to maintain food and clothing during wars. Liu Bian's treatment of craftsmen was higher than that of soldiers, which provoked Dian Wei, Tai Shici and others to talk endlessly behind their backs, and even Lu Yin made Liu Bian white for a long time.

While speaking, the new molten steel was ready, and when the molten steel came out, in the hot atmosphere, a group of craftsmen roared wildly.

"Oh my God! What molten steel! Good molten steel! ”

All the craftsmen present knelt down to Liu Wei, "The general is really a god!" ”

Liu Wei looked at Lu Qian who was smiling a little proudly, but there was a hint of murder in his tone.

"Zike, heavy troops must be stationed here, warning signs will be planted all around, once a stranger approaches, there will be no mercy!"

"No!" Lu Qian clenched his fists excitedly and led loudly.

"And these craftsmen, during this time, they all stay here, don't go out yet! Don't contact outsiders, the money will not be missing from you, and if you don't have a family, you can let Zike arrange a woman for you. Liu Wei said with a smile.

Liu Wei has a group of beauties sent by the princes, including Dong Zhuo, these women can't help but be sent back and forth like commodities, and there are also many women among the displaced people, their families are no longer there, and their bodies are like duckweed floating in the wind, Liu Wei also hopes that they will have a good home.

In Liu Bian's heart, craftsmen are not inferior, and Langzhong, as long as they have a skill, they are talents, on the contrary, those sour Confucian people who have read the scriptures are really of any use?

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the population was negative, the total population of the country was 50.07 million in 156 AD, and after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Three Kingdoms War, the national population after the Chibi War in 208 AD was 1.4 million, which is shocking!

"The head hangs in front of the horse, and the woman is carried behind the car", "The white bones are exposed in the wild, there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, there are more than 100 people, and the thought breaks people's intestines." ”

Although this value is better than that of the Wuhu Chaohua period, the Han people almost disappeared from the earth during this time period.

Therefore, Liu Wei will not allow Dong Zhuo's forces in Guanzhong to change, otherwise Li Guo will kill and injure millions of people, and even Diao Chan will not be able to let Liu Wei change his original intention!

Liu Wei can't wait for his soldiers to raise a hundred women and make people on the couch every day, the total population is the top priority of the economy, otherwise no matter how much business there is, who will it sell to?

"Thank you, General!" Now, these craftsmen can eat enough, and they have money on their bodies, so they naturally need women, after hearing this, they looked at Liu Bian's eyes as if they were looking at a fairy, and the light of loyalty flashed in their eyes.

The lord who cares so much about the craftsman, they have never seen it!

Although land, grain, war horses, and official positions are very important, Liu Wei still did not hesitate to tilt his limited financial resources towards the steel irrigation method.

"I didn't eat, I didn't wear, I have the enemy to send ......" Liu Wei happily hummed a little song and returned to the Xiangfu, and the rest could be grabbed and wanted. The steel weapons, but there is no place to buy them if you have money.

"My lord." After Lu Qian was happy, he stopped talking.

"Zike, in fact, you don't know that Feng, since you were in charge of the craftsman camp, the wrinkles on this face have obviously increased, and you can't find a beautiful lady in the future." Liu Wei looked sideways at Lu Qian and smiled.

"Lord, why is the eldest husband without a wife, so these family affairs are not taken to heart, but the craftsmen are piecework, this is a large amount of expenses, although now Zhongde and Lord Yaoqing are desperately saving, but according to the pious estimate, it will not be able to support it for long."

Liu Wei looked at the slowly sinking sunset in the distance, "Zike, you can rest assured that everything is difficult at the beginning, these good things are not sold out for the time being, so there is a little tension in financial resources, after Feng straightens out everything, he will focus on making money." ”