Chapter 46 How Steel Is Made

In the evening, in the lord's mansion, a small celebration party is being held.

Elsa sat in the corner and sipped the juice. Ilya kept looking for delicious food beside her, and was going to bring some back to her mother, while Brian and Edgar drank red, and even better was Feo. Na was not so angry anymore.

Dunn then threw out another message.

"What? Are you going to build a charcoal factory?"

Fiona was stunned: "Are you crazy?"

"Of course I'm not crazy, what's wrong?"

"You still ask me what's wrong?"

Fiona broke her fingers to settle accounts for Dunn: "The previous farmer subsidy cost more than 1,000 gold coins, and the guards' salaries and bonuses sent out more than 2,000 gold coins, and then we have to establish a chamber of commerce, and a The mint candy factory is waiting to be established. It is conservatively estimated that it will cost 10,000 gold coins - my lord, even if there are a lot of gold coins left by Hogg, it will not be able to withstand your spending. Don't forget that we still have There is no income! This month’s taxes add up to less than 1,000 gold coins! If you continue like this, it will only be more than 10,000 gold coins for a year, and you spent it in just a few days!”

Tang En smiled lightly: "When the chamber of commerce is established successfully, there will be income."

Fiona sighed: "That's also based on the fact that we have enough products, and we have to ensure that our products are attractive enough."

"You don't have confidence in mints and soap?"

"I have confidence, but it is not enough to rely on these two products to support a chamber of commerce and have a territory."

Fiona stared at Dunn: "We still need more products, more valuable products... For example, magic scrolls?"

Of course, Fiona did not forget that Dunn was a powerful mage. If he could make a few powerful magic scrolls—for example, the fourth-order magic scroll used to scare Buck before, he could make a lot of money by selling just a few!

"Don't think about the magic scroll for now - at least not for sale."

Dunn shook his head. He didn't know what rules the magicians in this world abide by. If he rashly intervenes in the magic scroll market, he may be resisted by other magicians, which is very detrimental to Dunn's development.

"Well, anyway, you are the lord, you have the final say."

Fiona turned her head away angrily.

Dunn laughed dumbly. Fiona looked like a cute little girl when she was angry, which always made Dunn have the urge to tease her.

Fiona waited for a long time, but didn't wait for Dunn's comfort, she just gave him an angry look, this idiot who doesn't understand the style!

"Tell me, why do you want to build a charcoal factory. It's almost summer, and even if you burn the charcoal, it's useless, it's a complete waste of gold coins!"

"Because, I want to make steel."

Dunn's answer is concise.

"steel?"

Fiona had never heard of this uncommon word, and was a little puzzled.

"Yes, a harder and more versatile material than iron, for forging armor, but also for making other utensils, such as... cutlery? Kitchenware? Or something else, in short, the material's It's very versatile."

Dunn briefly explained it, but what he didn't expect was that Fiona didn't respond yet. When Brian and Edgar, who were drinking, heard Dunn talk about a new type of material, they woke up a bit. .

"Big brother! You want to refine new materials!?"

Brian's eyes lit up: "What do you need me to do!? Just tell me!"

"Lord Lord! Does this new type of material have anything to do with charcoal!?"

Edgar's focus was closer to the core.

"Yeah," Fiona frowned, "steel...what does it have to do with charcoal?"

"Of course, iron ore and charcoal, and limestone, all of which are indispensable."

Tang En smiled. Although he had never learned steelmaking, he had heard of the original method of steelmaking, so he naturally knew the principle of steelmaking.

Steel, to be precise, is an iron-carbon alloy. The difference between iron and iron lies in the content of carbon. Blow charcoal into the furnace, use the charcoal to remove the excess carbon in the iron, and then add quicklime to make slag to drain the waste. It is steel. Of course, special steel Dunn is not considered now. Those rare metals such as chromium, manganese and molybdenum Dunn have never seen before, let alone find a way to extract them.

Now all he needs is some base steel.

Dunn didn't explain too much to Fiona, he just said: "The charcoal plant must be established, and the steel plant is the top priority of Ellington's development in the future, and must be put on the agenda-in addition, these two Factory buildings should be built as far away from towns as possible, because they produce a lot of pollution.”[e1]

"……I understand."

Fiona had to compromise with Dunn.

Tang En also knew that he seemed to be rushing a duck to the shelves, but he couldn't do it without making steel.

Although Prandal has magic metals with better performance, on the one hand, magic metals are too rare and expensive, and on the other hand, they are also strictly controlled and monopolized, so it is difficult to popularize them.

The steel is different. The steel made from iron can not only be used to produce armor and weapons in the early stage, but also has strong magical metal veins in the later stage, and the steel can continue to shine in the civilian field.

This is something that has been verified on earth. Steel can be regarded as the material basis of modern society and has important uses in every field. At the beginning, whether a country was strong or not was measured by the output of steel, so Dunn did not doubt this.

"Uh, that, refining steel is of course a good thing, but I want to tell the lord one thing..."

Edgar raised his hand weakly.

"you say."

Edgar looked embarrassed: "Lord Lord, we... have no iron ore."

"puff!"

Tang En was stunned: "How is that possible!?"

"Lord Lord!"

Edgar was very aggrieved: "Didn't you calculate how much iron ore we have consumed recently? First, we made a large number of iron farm implements, and then we built such a large waterwheel. You also took some iron ingots—ah By the way, Lord, I have given Miss Fiona the bill for those iron ingots - I have been in Ellington for so many years, and this is the largest batch of iron ore I have consumed in a short period of time!"

Edgar sneered and said, "If the lord still wants to use iron ore to make steel, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy a new batch of iron ore until a month later."

"are you kidding me!?"

Dunn's eyes widened: "Let's not talk about the territory of Ellington, I remember that there is an iron mine not far west of Ellington! There is an iron mine, but you don't have any iron ore!? "

"Ah? Lord, do you know that mine?"

Edgar was stunned for a moment: "But didn't the others tell you?"

"Tell me what? Fiona?"

Fiona looked blank: "I don't know either... What happened to that mine?"

Edgar said with a strange expression: "That iron mine... was occupied by Baron Duvière at Fort Casparmy to the north."

Dunn looked like you were teasing me: "The lord of Castle Casparmy, he has put his hand here, and that Hogg didn't react at all!?"

At this time, Elsa interjected: "When Hogg was in office, the mine was occupied by a group of monsters, and he abandoned it directly. Later, a group of mercenaries at Fort Kaspammer cleaned up the mine, and Baron Duviere learned the news. He took the opportunity to take over the iron mine and started digging. After Hogg got the news, it was too late. Baron Duviere's soldiers and slaves had occupied the entire mine. Baron Hogg attacked several times, and after dozens of people died, later Just give up."

After listening to Elsa's explanation, Dunn's egg hurts. He has never asked about the mine before. He thought that the mine had been running normally and was delivering iron ore to Ellington.

Who would have thought that TM damn Hogg would still be haunted even after he died, leaving such a mess for himself!

Dunn is upset, that mine belongs to Ellington, that is to say, it belongs to him!

Now that Baron Duvière dares to openly plunder his own wealth, how can he bear it!

Although iron ore and copper ore are one of the most basic ores, they are also very important, especially iron ore is also related to Dunn's steelmaking plan, and this mine must be recaptured!

"Elsa, the training plan for tomorrow is canceled."

"what?"

Elsa was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Dunn meant: "Lord Lord, do you want to..."

"That's right, no one can snatch what belongs to me, and whoever dares to touch what belongs to me, I will give him back ten times as much."

Tang En said indifferently: "What's more, even in the laws of the empire, the iron mine is my property. Baron Duviere ignored the laws of the empire and blatantly robbed me of my wealth. Fiona, in the empire What can I do under the law?"

Fiona looked at Dunn's profile and smiled: "Of course, tooth for tooth, blood for blood, grab it back."

"Yes, the rules of the imperial law are very clear. If a noble's private property is violated, he can use force to defend his rights and regain his wealth."

Tang En smiled, and this smile was a bit cold: "I think Baron Duvière had already thought of this result when he started."

Brian laughed: "Brother, it seems that he is not afraid of you, otherwise he should have restrained himself after hearing the news of your taking office."

"Then let him know how terrible the wrath of Lord Ellington is."

Dunn patted Brian: "Dwarves should be very interested in mines, right? Are you interested in taking a walk with me this time? Relax?"

"certainly!"

Brian gulped down the ale in the glass and slammed it on the table: "My warhammer has long been unbearable!"

"Elsa, assemble the guards tomorrow, I want to see everyone there."

Tang En shook the wine glass and drank the wine in one gulp. With a bang, the wine glass turned into pieces in his hand.

Dunn said calmly: "We want to take back the iron mine."

"Wow!"

Illya exclaimed, her eyes flashing, and she applauded vigorously: "The lord brother is so handsome! One more! One more!"

Dunn, Elsa, Fiona, Brian, Edgar, Tina: "..." ===

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