The settlements of the ironworks have gradually taken shape, and with the addition of recruited workers and criminals who have been dispatched, the speed of clearing the mountains and forests and leveling the land is even faster, and they are all preparing for mining and building furnaces.

It is of course a violation to make a criminal do his own work, but no one cares about it.

Even if Li Daochong was sentenced, he could only ridicule Zhu Ming's double standard, and he never thought of impeaching him for this kind of thing. Because the impeachment was definitely invalid, the emperor laughed at best.

"Over there in Xuzhou, do you use the steel frying method?" Zhu Ming asked.

Tu Shen corrected and said: "It is a method of frying iron, which can only fry wrought iron, but not real steel." ”

"It's all the same, it's just a different name," Zhu Ming said, "Can you improve the process and connect the iron-smelting furnace with the iron-frying furnace, and the molten iron flows directly into the iron-frying furnace and stirs?" ”

Tu Shen was stunned, and after a little thought, he was pleasantly surprised: "Why didn't I expect that?" As long as the stir-fry pond is made low, it can flow into the molten iron for stir-frying, which can save a lot of work. Unexpectedly, Taishou was proficient in iron smelting! ”

Zhu Ming asked again: "Xuzhou steelmaking, is it tempering or smelting?" ”

Tu Shen said: "Yes. To create ordinary iron tools and blades, the steel filling method is used, and the steel is fast and cheap, but it is certainly far less useful than tempering. If you build a good knife and a good gun, you have to temper it a lot. ”

Zhu Ming carried his father out again: "My father once traveled overseas and got a new method of steel filling from another person. ”

"I heard from the Shidao people that Zhu Xianggong has met immortals overseas, and presumably the methods of immortals are more useful." Tu Shen immediately patted his ass.

Zhu Ming said: "When pouring steel, the furnace is not sealed with soil, but covered with broken straw shoes. If broken straw sandals are not enough, similar things can also be used. Wrought iron plate is used as material, molten pig iron is dropped on it, and then forged to make steel. ”

This is the late Qing Dynasty only appeared, the advanced version of the Sugang irrigation method.

Tu Shen didn't understand it, and asked, "Why don't you seal the furnace with mud, but cover it with broken straw shoes?" ”

Zhu Ming couldn't explain what continuous oxygen supply was, nor could he explain what a reduction reaction was, so he could only talk ambiguously: "In order to always have vitality into the furnace, so that the pig iron is more energetic when it melts." ”

Tu Shen: "......"

"Why don't you try it first? If not, use the old way. Zhu Ming said.

"I will obey the order, and I will do it." Tu Shen's focus was not on smelting iron and steel, but on hugging Zhu Ming's thigh.

Zhu Ming took out another drawing: "This is called a retort furnace, which can cast iron tools below a thousand catties." ”

The retort furnace is very simple, it is an improved version of the Song Dynasty furnace. Tu Shen understood at a glance and said, "This should be used in the foundry and put it in the iron smelting yard, which is not very useful. ”

"Then save it for later." Zhu Ming said.

Zhu Ming has already formulated a development plan not only to develop his own iron-smelting yard, but also to promote the iron-smelting and forging industry in Jinzhou, so that more unemployed homeless people can find jobs.

In the early days, the iron-smelting furnace and the iron-frying furnace were built and put into use as soon as possible, mainly smelting pig iron and wrought iron, and sold to the craftsmen of the subway to make daily ironware. The two furnaces are connected, and the iron can be fried directly, which can save a lot of work, and the manufacturing cost of wrought iron is definitely lower than that of its peers, and it has gradually gained a firm foothold in the Golden State market.

Due to the reduced cost of wrought iron, it can be used in large quantities to make iron pots, which are definitely better than the popular pig iron pots on the market. In this way, a group of blacksmith shops were cultivated, and they were allowed to make money by making wrought iron pots.

At the same time, a group of merchants can also be cultivated, who are responsible for the export and sale of Jinzhou wrought ironware.

Wait until next year to start steelmaking with the improved version of the Sugang method. This thing is even more valuable, as long as Zhu Ming is still an official, he can withstand the exploitation of Chang Pingsi, and he will continue to export energy.

even get a license to build weapons, and build mid-range weapons in batches. Although the quality is not as good as the hundred refining blades (this thing is too expensive), it is definitely better than the weapons made of steel in the Song Dynasty, and it should be able to become the mainstream weapons of the people.

It is also possible for the imperial court to procure, as long as Zhu Ming is still an official, his workshop will create weapons and sell them to the government will definitely not suffer a loss.

By the way, complain about the ordnance system of the Northern Song Dynasty......

In the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, the quality of the Song army's ordnance was even inferior to that of the Western Xia, and the weapons and armor were unusable.

Wang Anshi then set up an ordnance superintendent to strengthen the design, manufacture, maintenance and supervision of ordnance, which immediately improved the quality of ordnance in the Song army.

The Ordnance Superintendent nominally supervised the entire ordnance, but in fact could only control the production of a few large workshops in the Gyeonggi area.

As for the localities, the frontier state capital has a capital as a court, and the ordinary state capital has a capital as a court. The Ordnance Superintendent will send personnel to conduct regular inspections to supervise and guide the metropolitan and industrial institutes in various localities.

Song Zhezong succeeded to the throne, Empress Dowager Gao listened to the government, and the ordnance agency was suppressed as the result of the new law!

The number of ordnance production has been sharply reduced, and no more officials have been sent to supervise and inspect it. As a result, officials were corrupt, craftsmen were perfunctory, and the quality of ordnance returned to before Wang Anshi's reform.

Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty reinstated the new law, and the ordnance department was also taken seriously.

But it's already rotten, how can it be said that recovery will be restored?

Take the Golden State Institute as an example, there are no craftsmen in sight, and all of them are paid by officials. If the imperial court issued a task to let Jinzhou donate as many weapons, the governor could only recruit private craftsmen to build them, or directly purchase them from the private sector and use this as an excuse to levy harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

Zhu Ming even had an idea that if the imperial court let him donate ordnance, he would take the opportunity to resume the production of the Jinzhou Academy.

With the money of the government, in the name of the Academy, a legal weapon production team was formed!

……

Returning to the state government by boat, Wu Mao immediately came to report: "Taishou, there is another holy decree to announce it to the world." ”

"Tell the world?" Zhu Ming couldn't guess what was going on.

Wu Mao said: "Sect Leader Daojun Emperor. ”

Just like ascending the throne and becoming the emperor, the self-proclaimed sect leader Daojun Emperor also has to go through the process, and it has to be persuaded by officials.

Now it's finally done, and it's been announced to the world.

Song Huizong first issued an order to the Daolu Academy:

"I am the eldest son of the God of Haotian, called the Emperor of the Great Night. When I was in heaven, I witnessed China being bewitched by Buddhism, and believers mutilating themselves in order to achieve positive results. I had great pity on them, and I pleaded with God to voluntarily come down to be the Lord of the earth and bring the world to the right path. Father God granted my request to let my younger brother, Emperor Qinghua, take charge of my priesthood. ”

"I recently had a dream when I suddenly remembered something in heaven and realized that I had not fulfilled my long-cherished wish. You Taoist priests, you can play the seal, and as a Taoist official, persuade me to be the sect leader and Taoist emperor. ”

As a result, the ministers and Taoist officials have come forward to persuade them.

It also determined the identity of the Daojun Emperor, the head of the sect, that is, the Immortal Emperor, one of the five sects of Taoism. And this title is only used for official documents of the Daomen, and the imperial court follows the original rules.

Immediately, Lin Lingsu's hometown of Wenzhou was upgraded to the Ying Daojun (section level).

Immediately afterwards, His Majesty the Daojun Emperor gave his mother another emblem.

His father is Haotian God, but his mother is not officially titled. Heavenly Father and Earth Mother, canonized Earth Mother as "Inheriting Heaven and Imitate Houde Guangda and Later Emperor Earth". Abbreviation: Houtu!

Emperor Daojun had a father and mother, and he couldn't just care about his own happiness, so he announced the good news to the world, and asked local officials to sacrifice and celebrate.

After reading the holy decree, Zhu Ming felt a pain in his brain, and said to Wu Mao: "Copy five copies of the holy decree and send it to the county government, and let the county decree be posted all over Jinzhou." ”

Wu Mao asked, "How do you arrange the sacrifice and celebration?" ”

"Everything should be simplified," Zhu Ming said, "let the counties also be simple, and we should not waste money because of this." ”

It's simple enough, and it's too simple.

The place of worship is located in the Yaowang Temple, after all, this is the largest Taoist temple in Jinzhou.

Zhu Ming served as the chief priest as the governor of the state, and the abbot of the Yaowang Temple served as the master of ceremonies.

Pigs, cattle and sheep are indispensable, but Zhu Ming was reluctant to slaughter the cultivated cattle, so he bought an old and sick cow from the market to fill it.

The Taishou of other state capitals must first repair the Taoist temple, build the altar high, and plant flowers and trees near the altar. He also asked the people to offer congratulatory gifts, officials took the opportunity to extort rich people, and officials took the opportunity to extort small people.

And Zhu Ming simply built a small earthen platform, it was strictly forbidden to disturb the people, and the sacrifices were extremely shabby except for the three animals.

Ji Shi chose one at random, and hurried to finish the matter before the hungry people gathered.

The sacrificial article was also written by Wu Mao, and Zhu Ming read it again when he was officiating.

The general content is: Thank God Dad and Houtu Mother for giving birth to a good son and being the emperor of the earth, so that the people of the world can be happy and happy. I am the Taishou of Jinzhou, entrusted by the emperor, on behalf of all the people of Jinzhou, to worship the emperor and queen of heaven today...... Balabala.

After tossing for a long time, it was finally done.

Li Daochong, as a general judge, naturally has to participate in the whole process.

When the guy returned to the general judgment hall, he immediately wrote a letter to complain, and he seemed extremely excited.

listed Zhu Ming's ten major crimes, and wrote more than 1,000 words.

The first sin is that the altar is only three feet high and only nine feet square, which does not show the grandeur of the ceremony at all.

The second sin is that he did not carefully choose the place of sacrifice, and the altar was at the entrance of the Yaowang Temple. How can you do it if you don't choose a feng shui treasure land?

The third sin is that there is the best auspicious day of the zodiac this year in July, but Zhu Ming held a sacrifice in advance.

Fourth, although the sacrificial personnel were ordered to fast and bathe, Zhu Ming's supervision was not strict, and some officials still smelled of garlic when they spoke.

The fifth sin is to sacrifice the soil of the emperor and the queen of heaven with the old and sick cow, which is extremely disrespectful to the emperor's parents.

Sixth, there are too few people watching the ceremony, and many people don't know about this activity.

Seventh, Zhu Ming privately ridiculed Emperor Daojun, saying that the emperor was a faint monarch who disregarded the people's livelihood (this crime is purely framed).

Eighth, Zhu Ming not only sacrificed perfunctory himself, but also let the county officials also sacrifice hastily.

The ninth crime, the state and county officials wanted to enter the Huashi Gang, but Zhu Ming not only forbade it, but also accepted the Huashi Gang as used (the matter of seizing Shajin).

The tenth crime is to oppress the Taoist officials and Taoist priests, and make the Taoist priests go into the mountains to collect medicine (in fact, it is to preach), resulting in most of the Taoist priests in the Yaowang Temple not being able to participate in this sacrificial activity.

Li Daochong showed it to Song Ning, who had joined the army, and said happily: "If the official family knows about these ten major crimes, the surname Zhu will definitely be unlucky!" ”

"If you let a few more officials impeach, the charges will be slightly different." Song Ning suggested.

Li Daochong said: "That's what I mean. ”

These two guys secretly conspired in tandem, coerced and lured officials to write complaint letters, and really quietly collected more than a dozen letters.

(End of chapter)