At the door of the war bureau, Xu Deqiang's whole body trembled nervously. His Majesty will watch the blast furnace with the crown prince and His Royal Highness in a while, this is a critical moment, whoever dares to drop the chain will definitely make his parents regret giving birth to him!

Hongzhi took Zhu Houzhao and Hua Houwei, accompanied by a group of eunuchs, to the door of the War Bureau. Xu Deqiang fell to his knees: "Welcome to the holy driver!" Hooray, hooray, hooray! ”

Hongji frowned, then stretched and said softly, "Get up!" Xu Deqiang, right? Take me to see the blast furnace! ”

Hua Houwei smiled at Xu Deqiang: "Let's go, Lao Xu, how is that thing?" ”

Xu Deqiang said softly: "It's almost good, long live the lord, please go this way." ”

A high wall towered over an open field, and the walls were full of thistles. Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction: "Xu Deqiang, the security is doing a good job." Is the East Factory in charge of guarding? ”

"If you go back to Long Live Lord, Dongchang will transfer a small team, and fifty or sixty people will patrol day and night. Three thieves have been caught, but all of them have committed suicide by poisoning! ”

Hua Houwei's eyebrows tightened, whose nose is so smart? Steel has not yet been mass-produced, so it is eyed? He looked at Xu Deqiang coldly: "Xu Deqiang, if there is a little news leaked, you are ready to be reincarnated!" ”

Hongzhi glanced at Hua Houwei in surprise, this bastard boy looked like he was smiling all the time, and it was the first time he saw him so nervous: "What?" Does it matter? ”

Hua Houwei looked left and right, leaned into Hongzhi's ear and said, "Dad, this is the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty's voyage, the foundation of everything." Can I not care? ”

Hongzhi glanced at Hua Houwei and said in a low voice: "Calm down!" Hasn't it been leaked yet? Xu Deqiang, how much is Nissan? ”

"Long live Qiyu, if Nissan goes well, it can have 12,000 catties, and 11,000 catties can be achieved under normal circumstances!"

"Shhh Xiao Jing gasped, his eyes glared at the boss: "Xu Deqiang!" Say it again! ”

"Grandpa Xiao, it can indeed reach 11,000 catties!" Xu Deqiang looked at Xiao Jing aggrievedly.

Xiao Jing couldn't care about the loss of honor in front of the king, and immediately suggested: "Long live!" Banzai! Seal off the war now! ”

Hongji was a little unhappy: "Oh? Why? ”

"In the past, a stove produced only two or three thousand catties per day, and it was still when everything was smooth! Long live, once the news leaks, the sharp weapon of the country cannot be revealed! Long live me! Xiao Jing, who has always been old and serious, stomped his feet anxiously!

A buzz in Hongji's head! His body shook and shouted loudly: "Yinjiang!" Led people to seal the war bureau! Xiao Jing, hurry up and transfer people! ”

Xiao Jing, an old man in his fifties and sixties, was like a rabbit, and he jumped out with a swish, running so fast that he fell to the ground! Without waiting for others to help, Xiao Jingluo jumped up from the ground and disappeared in a blink of an eye!

Hongzhi only felt his temples jump suddenly, panting like a cow and asked, "Xu Deqiang!" Get out of here! Say! Why did the production become so high all of a sudden? ”

Xu Deqiang glanced at Hua Houwei, Hua Houwei shook his head, and said loudly: "Dad, I did it!" That's what I told you about the benefits of coke! Xu Deqiang, take my dad to see the real good steel! ”

"What do you mean?" Hongzhi stared at the bull's eye and looked at Hua Houwei like a cannibal.

Xu Deqiang was so frightened that he took a step back, Hua Houwei sighed, and took Hongzhi's big hand: "Dad, let's go, let's go, just go and see you!" Who's that? Oh, Zhu Shanqing, come and help my dad, I don't have any eyesight! Can I move my little body? Brother, come and help me! Oops, I'm exhausted! ”

Hongzhi followed Xu Deqiang and walked quickly to the blast furnace, a blast furnace about one zhang five highs emitted sudden black smoke, and a pungent smell rushed to people's noses. Hua Houwei glared at Xu Deqiang: "Mask!" Xu Deqiang hurriedly beckoned, and the people waiting on the side handed over a few masks.

After wearing the mask, I felt much more comfortable. Xu Deqiang began to introduce: "Long live the lord, this furnace of iron ore is 20,000 catties, and it can produce about 3,000 catties of carbon steel." ”

"Well, what is carbon steel?"

"Well, the slave doesn't quite understand. Your Highness! ”

"Stupid! Dog meat can't be eaten! Dad, it's actually iron! The carbon content is different, from pig iron to steel to wrought iron, depending on the ratio. Xu Deqiang, did you add manganese ore? ”

"Plus, plus, plus! What comes out of this furnace is all high manganese steel! Long live the Lord, all the knives made of this high manganese steel are treasure knives, real treasure knives! ”

Hongji was not interested in Xu Deqiang's flattering expression, but he was very interested in the treasure knife: "Oh? Both? Come on, make it all! I'm not leaving today, if you're bragging? ”

"Don't dare to deceive Long Live Lord! Lao Huang! Fast! Get ready for the guy-style and make it as soon as you open the oven! ”

In fact, they are all ready, and when Hongji and they come in, they can already open the furnace. At this moment, Xu Deqiang gave an order, the door of the blast furnace opened, and the fiery red molten iron gushed out. The craftsmen were constantly sprinkling lime powder, and a few craftsmen were pulling the slag with hooks.

Several craftsmen took long iron buckets and scooped out the molten iron, poured them into the models, and the sound of sizzling was endless, and a cloud of mist was steaming. Without waiting for the high manganese steel to cool down completely, Lao Huang rushed up with people, opened the model, and struck it with a mallet. The reddish blade was revealed, and the craftsman picked it up with iron tongs, and the sledgehammer and the small hammer clanged continuously. After a while, it had a rough shape!

Hongzhi watched intently at the operation of the craftsmen, Huahou Wei was nothing, but Zhu Houzhao was staring with interest. After a while, the quenching sound of Yan and Yan continued one after another, and this batch of Yanling knives had been shaped, and the hardness was strengthened by quenching.

There was a commotion, and there was a sound of neat footsteps. Xiao Jing ran unsteadily, and shouted loudly from afar: "Long live!" The minister has already surrounded the war and the water is impassable! ”

At this moment, Foreman Huang had already sharpened a Yanling knife with a grinder, knelt in front of Hongzhi and held it with both hands. Yin Jiang stood in front of Hongzhi and stared coldly at Foreman Huang. Hongzhi smiled: "Yinjiang, it's okay." Where are the thieves in my war? ”

"Hooray, you can't be on guard!" The voice was hoarse, indescribably awkward.

Hua Houwei said with a smile: "Dad, there must be a treasure knife in the hands of the people of Dongchang, compare with each other?" ”

Xiao Jing's heart moved, but Yin Jiang said proudly: "Your Highness, there is a treasure knife here, I am afraid that this high manganese steel knife will be damaged!" ”

Foreman Huang was not convinced! At the beginning, he dared to argue with Hua Houwei, let alone a eunuch? He snorted: "This father-in-law, I'm afraid that your knife will be broken and it will be difficult to explain!" ”

Hongji looked at Foreman Huang in surprise, this guy has a good temper? Yin Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then became angry: "Then why not give it a try?" How to try? ”

Hua Houwei made a move: "Wait! Don't get into a fight! Dad, do you want to cut the copper plate? ”

Yin Jiang wanted to speak and stopped, Hua Houwei smiled: "I'm for your good!" ”

Hongzhi laughed: "Wei'er, let Yinjiang give it a try!" ”