Although Zheng Quqi has never made ancient weapons with her own hands, she has the prototypes of all kinds of weapons in her mind, so to speak, she can draw a hundred different weapons at once.

"Uncle Chang, hurry up and get something to eat, I'll go to the ordnance prison after eating."

"Madame, you have just come back and are going out again?" Steward Chang felt a little distressed, she was so busy that her feet didn't touch the ground.

Zheng Quqi smiled: "I wasn't busy when I was young, how could I enjoy my old age when I was old, I wasn't tired." ”

Seeing that she couldn't persuade her to do this, Chang Yue could only go to the kitchen in person to arrange a rich meal for her to make up for it.

After lunch, Zheng Quqi went to the study to carry the materials he had prepared earlier, and then went to the ordnance prison.

When she arrived at the Ordnance Supervisor, she said to the guards that she wanted to see the supreme leader of the Ordnance Supervisor, this time she did not encounter any obstacles, and was respectfully welcomed all the way to the hall, and then she learned that the leadership team of the Ordnance Supervisor had also been purged not long ago, and the supervisors, young eunuchs, Cheng, and the chief secretary had all changed their special officials, and now the person concerned was called Zhu Shang.

When Zhu heard that the general's wife was looking for her, he immediately remembered that she had made a big fuss about the weapons supervisor, and thought that she had come to find fault this time, so he immediately went to receive him quickly and enthusiastically with his official hat like a frightened bird.

"I wish you the lower officials, I have seen the generals and the general's wives, and the lower officials have missed the distance, please forgive me." As soon as you step forward, it is a downward swing.

Zheng Quqi also returned a salute and said politely: "Where is it, take the liberty to come, please forgive me." ”

"No, no, the general's wife can come to visit our ordnance superintendent, this is the honor of the subordinate and the ordnance superintendent......"

Zheng Quqi hurriedly stopped the unnecessary greetings between the two: "I wish you don't have to be polite, in fact, I came to you today for an important matter." ”

Zhu Yi looked up, but saw that her expression was serious, and her moist eyes had a little Zheng color.

Zhu Yiyi heard that it was a serious matter, and immediately "chuckled" in his heart, and asked with some anxiety: "This, this is something, the general's wife might as well talk directly, this official has only been in office for two or three days, and this ability to do things may be a little sluggish, but it is absolutely sincere." ”

"I wish you don't have to be nervous, that's the case, I think our Ye country's smelting technology is too backward now, far inferior to other countries, you also know that the root of the weapon lies in quality, if you don't work it, you can't make a sharp blade against the aggression of other countries." She spoke patiently.

She said reasonably, and Zhu Shang nodded in agreement when she heard it: "That's the case, Xia Guan has recently been urging the military craftsmen to develop and create new smelting technologies, and even created an unprecedented kiln temperature, but this pig iron smelting will not reach the flexibility and solidity of other countries." ”

He first expressed his merits, and then sighed, but he couldn't figure out what the general's wife was going to do this time.

Zheng Quqi said directly: "You don't have to bother with research and development, I already have mature technology here that can directly carry out steel smelting." ”

Zhu was stunned for a while, reacted for a while, and then said: "What kind of process is the steel smelting that the general's wife said, and the lower officials are really unheard of?" ”

Zheng Quqi didn't give him an answer for the time being, but proposed: "In this way, you call some of the most powerful blacksmiths in the ordnance prison over, and I will discuss with them, if everyone agrees with this method, then Ye Guo will use this process to replace block iron, pig iron, and cast iron, and how about a large production capacity of this steel casting?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Shang finally understood that the general's wife had brought a "big job", and the "substitution" in her words really shocked Zhu Shang, how could the decades of smelting process be abandoned and abandoned?

He was shocked in his heart, and couldn't help asking, "How is this steel compared to the fine iron produced by the Giant Deer Country and the Ye Kingdom?" ”

"It's all too much, I describe it in words, maybe you can't understand it exactly, but when the people are together, I will let you see it with your own eyes." Zheng Quqi's tone was calm and determined.

Whenever she was a little wavering and hesitating, Zhu Shang would not be so excited, but she was so sure that Zhu Shang only felt short of breath, and suddenly couldn't hide his excitement, and hurriedly ran out of the hall, shouting loudly for the guards to find someone.

This can't be true, right?

How can this be true?

But who is she, she is the general's wife, the deputy general of the Six Nations Test Army, and the master craftsman who will be the superintendent, she is a woman who can break the tradition and repeatedly create unprecedented deeds in the Ye Kingdom, she is definitely not a person who is unscrupulous.

Yes, she certainly wasn't lying.

She said yes, there must be ironclad!

Not long after, more than a dozen middle-aged men wearing only cloth coats and bronzed complexions walked in, although they were not all tall, but the muscles of their unified arms were obvious, and their bodies looked mighty and thick.

They must have been called out while they were working, and they were covered in sweat and their cheeks were red.

A blacksmith wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Lord Zhu, what are you looking for us?" ”

Zhu Shang waved his hand: "It's not me looking for you, it's the general, no, it's Lord Zheng who wants to find you." ”

They looked at Zheng Quqi strangely, but saw that she was wearing an inconspicuous green robe carrying a cloth bag, not expensive fabric, but not the rough linen cloth of civilians, she looked at them but smiled slightly, her expression was peaceful, and her eyes were clear.

This is clearly a young woman, how did she become an adult?

The blacksmiths were amazed, muttering to themselves.

"This official has a smelting process here that I would like to discuss with you, and I hope to give advice." Zheng Quqi said politely.

The blacksmiths all felt respected by her, and immediately put aside their doubts, and hurriedly saluted: "Don't dare, don't dare, Lord Zheng, please speak." ”

Zheng Quqi took out a piece of steel brought from Fuxian from his satchel, placed it on the table, and then stepped aside: "Please identify this item first." ”

The blacksmiths glanced at the lump, and then glanced at Zhu Shang, but saw that he raised his chin in a hurry, urging them to hurry.

So they got started curiously, first reversed the weight of this thing, and after circulating it to each other, they didn't dare to make up their minds for a while, and when they asked Lord Zheng if they could take it for testing, Zheng Quqi did not object, so they took the iron and left.

In the smelter, they observed its color, hardness, and plasticity, and after some inspection, their expressions became more and more exaggerated, and finally they couldn't put it down and were excited.

They rushed back.

"Master Zheng, how did this come about?"

"Lord Zheng, who forged this? What techniques are used? What kind of furnace is used? ”

"It is simply the most perfect smelting block we have seen so far, its strength, hardness and even flexibility far exceed the smelting level of our country, I, I have never seen this."

They seem to have been treasured, and they are telling and asking in a tone of admiration and excitement, which is enough to prove that they are knowledgeable.

Seeing that they were so excited about the black and shiny iron, Zhu Shang also hurried up, snatched it from their hands, touched and looked, his understanding of iron smelting was naturally no better than that of a professional blacksmith, but he was not ignorant.

It did look different from the iron they smelted, but what was the difference?

"How?" He asked anxiously.

The blacksmith could not hide his high-pitched voice and said: "It is far superior to what we have smelted, I wish my lord, if our Ye country can produce this iron, no, this is called steel, our Ye country's smelting process will definitely be able to lead all countries, it can make our Ye country's backward state, advance for fifteen years, no, more than twenty years." ”

Zhu Shang was dumbfounded, although he already had some premonitions in his heart, but it was still difficult to hide his excitement when he heard these things.

He, he is really lucky, he has only been in office for a few days, and God has sent him such a big surprise, no, it's not God, it's Lord Zheng who gave him a splash of wealth and wealth!

"Since you think it's good, then I want to talk to you next, about the method of combining pig iron and wrought iron in a certain proportion with smelting and forging to adjust the carbon content of iron, do you think it is feasible?"

When the blacksmith heard this, he followed her train of thought, and suddenly felt a clear way forward: "This ...... This may work, but the problem is that it takes a while to try and adjust. ”

But Zheng Quqi said: "No need, I have a ready-made reference answer here, you only need to follow what I said about filling steel, and it will be effective." ”

They looked at her in amazement, their eyes trembling.

"Where did Master Zheng get this technique?" Zhu Shang hurriedly asked.

Zheng Quqi faced their scorching gaze, understanding the turbulence in their hearts at this time, she said: "This method is the law of my hometown, you can rest assured, this piece of steel is the result, although you can give it a go."

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When he came, when he came out of the ordnance prison, Zheng Quqi was sent out by a grand team, and they even looked like they were "reluctant to stay" one by one, which scared the guards outside the ordnance prison into goosebumps.

Zheng Quqi has already handed over the information to them without reservation, and then she just needs to wait for them to produce results, she believes that it will not be too long, and she also believes that the current weapons supervisor will fight in an all-round way, burning a wave of enthusiasm for the rise of Ye State.

Rejecting their enthusiasm for a long time, Zheng Quqi left their fiery and adoring gaze as if fleeing.

On the way back, she let out a long breath.

"Blue Moon, didn't you follow?"

Lan Yue's chuckling voice came: "No, why are such capable people in the Lord being frightened by them?" ”

"It's not that I'm scared, but I can't stand a group of big men sticky around me, even pinching my voice to speak, I'm not made of glass, I won't break if I make a loud noise."

"It's not because they have too much respect for the Lord, the master doesn't keep any selfishness, doesn't ask for anything in return, and generously teaches them the art of filling steel, I see that they all regard the Lord as a savior."

"The knowledge I know does not mean that I can reproduce it perfectly, professional things have to be done by professional people, and I am not not asking for returns, but the current court is so poor that the money to control the water is not enough, where can I ask for returns? It's better to fatten it up first. ”

The four of them laughed at the same time: "It's still the Lord who has foresight." ”

Zheng Quqi rolled his eyes and didn't bother to reply.

In fact, this method obtained that there is still room for improvement in steel, and then its casting is carried out with the technology of frying steel, and the block of iron smelting at high temperature is folded and forged many times, and after further carburizing, it is presumably that the weapons of Ye Guo can definitely lead the seven countries, but these fine weapons are labor-intensive and time-consuming, and cannot be mass-produced, so she plans to only specialize in customizing a batch for Yu Wensheng first.

Zheng Quqi walked on the stone-paved path, the apricot and plum branches in the courtyard wall poked out, quiet and elegant, this road has been in disrepair, the stones have been repeatedly trampled by pedestrians who come and go, and after the water accumulates at the bottom, if you accidentally step on it, you will be splashed with muddy water.

As soon as one thing rested in her mind, she began to think about another.

Regarding the water conservancy project in Cangling County, in fact, not only Cangling County, but also about Fu County, they are really difficult brothers, one is perennially affected by floods, and the other is affected by drought.

But it's not easy, it's going to be a long-term plan, and we have to take it one step at a time.

People just thought about things, and didn't pay attention to stepping on the air under their feet, and they were immediately splashed with a leg of mud, Zheng Quqi looked down.

"I can't imagine that there is a bad road in the most prosperous prosperous Kyoto in Ye Country......"

This can also be seen from the side, Ye Guo's financial crisis......

Hell, she remembers the construction of roads in Kyoto Castle...... Seems to be in her hands, right?

I can't think of walking a road, I can run into my own things, she secretly wrote down this road, and planned to go back to record it first, and when the funds are sufficient, it will be repaired.

Continue walking forward until she comes to the Liufu.

It's rare to be free today, so she naturally wants to make time to see Big Brother Sang and her younger sister.

But as soon as she walked to the door, she was suddenly stopped by someone.

"Zheng Quqi."

She frowned slightly, only feeling that this voice was very familiar, and after thinking about it for a while, she turned back in amazement and saw the mad knife Gan Xin wearing a tattered cloak.

He stood at the opposite corner of the street, his cold and angular face was like a knife, his eyes were straight and fierce, and his tall and burly body just stood there, giving people a sense of intimidation, and the people around him were walking around him one after another, for fear of accidentally colliding with this evil god.

"Gan Xin?"

She blurted out.

It turned out to be Gan Xin, the mad knife that separated a few months ago.

"Lao Tzu, no, I'm here to promise, Zheng Quqi, are you still willing to accept apprentices now?" His voice was as shocking as a cannonball, and as soon as he spoke, he had to shake for miles.

And Zheng Quqi was stunned for a moment, and then replied loudly: "Close." ”

When he heard this, he immediately grinned and opened his white teeth, and was about to stride forward, when the door of Liufu was opened from the inside, only to see Liu Fengmian, Liu Chai Ji, and Brother Sang and Sister Sang, who were following slowly, they all rushed to Zheng Quqi, and said sharply to Gan Xin, who was walking in front of him: "Who dares to spread wild in my Liufu?" ”

It can only be said that Gan Xin's temperament is not good at first glance, and his "Zhang Fei" roar scared the porter to go back to inform the Liu family, and then they went out to "rescue".

"Wild?" Gan Xin's throat spit out two words like rolling thunder.

Liu Fengmian and the others suddenly felt a cold wind around their necks, and the cold feeling made them unconsciously touch their necks and still be there. (End of chapter)