"It's too early to say success. Master Chen, please take a look at whether this iron is usable. ”

His gaze fell on the iron ingot, and Xiao Xing said slowly.

It's not just about smelting raw iron, but if you want to make iron that can be used to forge weapons, it's okay. Not all steel can be made into weapons, which Xiao Xing had already understood when he began to organize people to build blast furnaces.

"That's right! I have been striking iron for more than 30 years, and I have seen many failures in blast furnace ironmaking during this period. Now we need to see if there is any problem with this iron!"

Chen Shenxing, who was standing on the side, immediately walked up, he was an excellent blacksmith when he was approaching, but he was almost decadent because his wife and children were slaughtered by the Tartars, and later after the Red Feng Army liberated the entire Luzhou City, he voluntarily joined it, and now he is in charge of the construction of the entire blast furnace here.

At this time, the craftsman next to him had already thrown the condensed iron into the cooling water mixed with horse urine that had been prepared on the side, and after the iron had cooled, Chen Shenxing ordered the apprentice next to him to take it out, and the heavy hammer that specialized in forging steel had already fallen.

With a "click", the iron shattered, and pieces of scum were scattered all over the ground.

Seeing such a scene, the blacksmiths around them exclaimed, their faces confused!

"How can this be?" Xiao Xing asked suspiciously.

She thought that she only needed to build a blast furnace and smelt the iron out in order, but she never thought that the steel produced by the first furnace would be so brittle, and that it would take a lot of effort to process such a fragile steel into usable steel, and even if it was made into a weapon, it would break completely due to insufficient hardness and toughness.

A weapon that breaks at the touch of a weapon, what kind of weapon is that?

Staring at the high blast furnace, Chen Shenxing said in a deep voice: "Sure enough, is it because of the material?"

"What should I do then?" Xiao Xing was a little anxious.

If they can't smelt suitable steel and forge weapons that can be used, then the entire Red Phoenix Army's weapon production will be controlled by Heng Shengyu. When the time comes, what the other party will do, then they can't imagine!

Chen Shenxing shook his head helplessly: "No way." I knew how to see the blast furnace, but I didn't know what to do to make good iron. Do you know why Heng Shengyu was able to occupy half of Yincheng? It is because they have mastered how to use blast furnaces to make suitable pig iron!"

"In other words, do you still have to count on Heng Shengyu?" Xiao Xing couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

"Not really. If we try hard, we may be able to figure out how to smelt raw iron. After all, if Heng Shengyu hadn't invested a lot of energy back then, he wouldn't have been able to find a corresponding method. Chen Shenxing shook his thick arm, and there were scars on his dark skin, which were the injuries he left when he was building the blast furnace: "But it will take at least two or three years!"

"Two or three years?" his eyes dimmed, and Xiao Xing was a little lost.

Don't say that it takes two or three years, even two or three months they may not be able to support it, and now in this race against time, where can there be such a long time to accumulate?

Chen Shenxing said helplessly: "No way. That's what iron is. Each subway mine is different, and the composition is also difficult to distinguish, and it takes a lot of effort to smelt the suitable good iron. If you think that you only need to build a blast furnace to smelt good iron, then where in the world will there be only a few places to smelt iron?"

In desperation, Xiao Xing had no choice but to give up, she looked at the flame that was still burning in the furnace, and still felt a little unwilling: "No matter what, you continue to explore and see how you can make good iron." As for that Heng Shengyu, I will naturally deal with it. ”

Thinking of this, she had no choice but to hand over the matter here to Chen Shenxing, and returned to Luzhou City alone to start dealing with farming problems.

After all, the wheat planted last year is close to maturity, and it is necessary to organize the people's forces to ensure that it will not be lost due to insect plagues, droughts, floods, etc., and it is also necessary to continue to build water conservancy projects, open up more farmland to prepare for next year's cultivation, and maintain the logistics and supply of Qinzhou soldiers.

Fortunately, Zhang Shijie was there to help, but there was no trouble.

In this way, Xiao Xing was still worried about Heng Shengyu's affairs, and the transaction between them and Heng Shengyu was almost over, and all the weapons had been handed over. And in order to celebrate the success of the transaction, Li Qiancheng also sent an invitation letter to Xiao Xing, wanting to invite her to the mansion for a while, which can be regarded as repaying her for her charcoal in the snow.

Xiao Xinghe couldn't help but be a little nervous when he took this letter, so he summoned a few people who could speak in Luzhou City to discuss.

"You say, should I go or shouldn't I go to this invitation!" Groping for the letter in his hand, Xiao Xing's voice was unfazed, and his eyes swept slightly over the few people in front of him.

In addition to Zhang Shijie and Ma Yundong, there are a few more people here, such as Chen Shenxing and Lin Yu who are in charge of iron ore smelting, a few people who are in charge of farmland cultivation, several trustworthy officers who are responsible for public security in Luzhou, and dusty people who are responsible for education, Mudao people, etc., a total of more than a dozen people.

It can be said that at present, this is all the personnel of the entire Red Phoenix Military Government Council.

"In my opinion, it's better not to invite Deacon Xiao this time. ”

The few people next to him were silent, but Ma Yundong couldn't hold back and said: "When I was patrolling near Luzhou City, I often saw people near Nayin Town. I'm afraid that Li Qiancheng already has a rebellious heart. There was some disgust in the words.

Since he was in charge of the security affairs in the entire Luzhou, he began to patrol day and night, and the shaded city of Hengshengyu was the key inspection area. It was precisely because of this that he found a lot of clues in his private, so Ma Yundong was a little dissatisfied with this guy who ate inside and out.

Chen Shenxing was a little worried: "But if we attack the other party with this, I'm afraid that we will startle the snake." That Li Qiancheng is only double ten this year, but he can integrate the entire Yin Town alone, and more than eighty percent of the blacksmiths belong to him. With his means, I guess I've been prepared for it a long time ago!"

"Uncle Chen, with what you know about Li Qiancheng, what kind of person is he?" Xiao Xing thought for a moment and asked again.

"Well, this person is talented, and he is also born in a family. seems to be humble, but in fact he is arrogant and unbearable, but I am afraid that he is not the kind of character who is willing to bow down and surrender to others. Chen Shenxing thought carefully about Li Chengqian's many actions in the past, and couldn't help but sigh a little.

That Li Qiancheng is not bad to his subordinates, at least he can be fair, but he can't help but be a little arrogant, when competing with other competitors, he often uses all kinds of despicable acts to suppress the other party, and his family business is also declining because of this.

"Is that so?"

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Xing said slowly: "Since this is the case, then what if I have the right to go on a trip? Even if the other party is a Hongmen banquet, then I might as well act as a red-faced Guan Gong." Seeing that everyone wanted to stop talking, she smiled again: "Of course." Please also prepare early, don't be escaped by the other party. (To be continued.) )