Chapter 181 Crucible Steelmaking! Within Range Is the Truth!
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The prince was kicked out of the Han Dynasty palace.
Once the news spread, it instantly caused quite a shock.
Even if you, Prince Han, are now ordered to supervise the country and govern the country, you are still the crown prince after all!
The prince is the heir apparent, and you, the King of Han, are just ministers. How can you be so humiliating as a minister?
That's disobedience!
For a time, courtiers filed petitions for impeachment one after another, and the reputation of the King of Han for being arrogant and domineering became widely spread.
The snowflake-like impeachment memorial flew to Peiping. It seemed that just as Big Fatty expected, the civil servants would drown the second-in-command Zhu Gaoxu with just a spit of spit.
Zhu Gaoxu just laughed at this and didn't take it to heart at all.
Instead of making excuses with these people, it is better to do some practical things for the Ming Dynasty.
After only one day's rest, he and Hu Yuancheng came to the second game again.
Blast furnaces are rising from the ground, producing pig iron and molten iron continuously.
Hu Yuancheng, who had recovered, almost jumped over again when he looked at the scene in front of him.
With great shock, he couldn't help but ask all the doubts in his heart.
For example, why can iron ore melt so quickly in a blast furnace?
Faced with these problems, Zhu Gaoxu patiently explained a few words while directing the craftsmen to put the molten iron into the crucible made of graphite and clay.
"Old Hu, you are suffering from lack of education."
"The air at normal temperature is only around 20 degrees Celsius. When the blower blows it into a blast furnace that is over a thousand degrees Celsius, it is like pouring a basin of ice water on the fire. The charcoal in the furnace must not only heat the iron ore, but also move the air. It's hot. The air has just been heated and has escaped from the top of the stove. The blower is still blowing in new cold air. It's strange that the temperature can rise. "
"So before our blast furnace starts firing, the charcoal in the preheating pool has long been ignited. The air blown into the furnace by the blower must be at least several hundred degrees. Blowing into the blast furnace will only intensify the combustion reaction. This is called air preheating. This Once done in one step, melting iron ore will be easy..."
Hearing this, Hu Yuancheng froze on the spot.
Air?
temperature?
What are these things?
For some reason, Hu Yuancheng felt a throbbing in his heart.
He always felt that the Prince of Han in front of him seemed to be opening the door to a new world!
"Your Highness, King of Han, what is 'air'? And what is 'temperature'?"
Zhu Gaoxu was startled when he heard this and felt a little headache.
How should he explain these things to a Ming Dynasty weapons expert?
After thinking for a moment, Prince Han suddenly had a bold idea.
Do you want to train this weapons master to become a scientist?
From now on, this new science will be named "science". After all, everything in the world can be explained by science!
Moreover, it is still necessary to learn pragmatically and popularize basic common sense.
Thinking about it, Zhu Gaoxu's face straightened, "Old Hu, this is a new knowledge. I named it 'Science'. It covers everything in the world and is all-encompassing. If you really want to learn it, I will It’s not like the king can’t pass it on to you!”
Hu Yuancheng: "!!!"
science!
Nothing is tolerated!
Everything is included!
How could there be such terrible knowledge in this world?
He was a little scared, but also a little excited.
Hu Yuancheng asked himself that he had experienced too much in his life and that was enough.
But knowing this mysterious science but not being able to get started with it will definitely become a regret in this life!
After thinking about this, Hu Yuancheng immediately made up his mind, bowed to Prince Han and said, "Please His Highness, Prince Han, accept me as your disciple!"
"That's not necessary. I got it accidentally. From now on, you will be a master of science. Go to the imperial prison to study first. I will send you scientific classics tomorrow. Don't let others spy on you!"
Hu Yuancheng: "!!!"
Your uncle!
This imperial edict is not enough if we don’t go away!
While the two were talking, Eunuch Haishou rushed over excitedly.
"My lord, it's done, the steel ingot comes out of the crucible!"
Steel ingot!
Hearing this word, Hu Yuancheng took a breath!
According to the general iron smelting process, after the pig iron is produced, the craftsmen either fry steel or pour steel to produce wrought iron, and then hammer and temper it to produce steel...
What the hell kind of crucible are you using to get it right in one step?
When everyone came closer under the leadership of Eunuch Haishou, they saw a craftsman clamping a piece of wrought iron and striking it repeatedly under a forging hammer. Sparks flew with every strike, but no trace was left behind!
This piece of wrought iron is hard and tough. It is obviously a rare piece of high-quality steel!
Many blacksmiths' eyes are almost red. They have been making iron all their lives, but they have never seen such high-quality steel produced in the first furnace!
Hu Yuancheng looked at Prince Han with a horrified face, and the excitement in his heart could no longer be described in words.
Zhu Gaoxu explained lightly: "The quality of steel depends on the carbon content. The lower the carbon content, the softer it is; the higher the carbon content, the harder and brittle it is!"
"The level of carbon content determines the softness and hardness of steel, which can be judged by its performance when struck by a forging hammer. Therefore, an experienced blacksmith can tell which piece of iron is soft and can only make farm tools such as hoes and sickles, and which piece is good steel. , can forge extremely sharp swords and swords.”
“The crucible steelmaking method is different from the steel-filling method. The pig iron and scrap steel flow into the closed clay crucible, and they will continue to absorb the carbon in the graphite and melt it into high-carbon molten steel. After being cast into small ingots, they will naturally become steel ingots. After being forged into the required shape..."
After hearing what he said, Hu Yuancheng could only understand roughly.
Because there are some novel words, such as "carbon content", that he really doesn't understand at all.
But he knew that even though he didn't understand it now, he would definitely be able to keep up with Prince Han after he went to prison to learn some mysterious science.
Thinking about it, Hu Yuancheng took the initiative to look at Zhu Gaoxu.
"Your Majesty, let's go, let's stop nagging."
Zhu Gaoxu: "???"
What?
where to?
Where should I go now?
Seeing that he was still in a daze, Hu Yuancheng immediately reminded him: "Prison, shall we go now?"
Zhu Gaoxu: "!!!"
Your mother!
Are you so wise?
The prison can't survive without you!
Seeing that the second bureau's steel production was on the right track, Zhu Gaoxu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He summoned Eunuch Haishou and told him: "Haishou, this blast furnace ironmaking and crucible steelmaking are related to the steel output of our Ming Dynasty. This is the top priority. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net So the king will arrange it tomorrow Come here to study in a game, you can’t hide your secrets, you must do your best to help!”
Hearing this, Eunuch Haishou had a bitter look on his face and was a little unhappy.
"Your Majesty, I have won your favor in the second game, and finally I have a tendency to exceed the first game. If you arrange it like this, how can I compete with the first game in the second game!"
"My lord, please don't forget. In the first game, you have the core competitiveness of being a blunderbuss. Now in my second game..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Gaoxu threw him a stack of drawings.
drawing!
Eunuch Haishou finally saw what he was longing for, and immediately opened it to take a look, his eyes widening instantly.
"Zhankou cannon, bowl-kou cannon, Shenfei cannon, tiger squatting cannon... barbarian-destroying cannon?"
Eunuch Haishou was so excited that he trembled and almost walked over.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu smiled and patted his shoulder, "From now on, your second bureau will be responsible for manufacturing artillery, and your first bureau will be responsible for manufacturing firecrackers. They will be rotated every three years, and the rest of the cold weapons will be mixed. The army will naturally find whoever has a good reputation." Who purchases.”
"Hai Shou, you are a smart man and know what to do. As for the craftsmanship of these guns and artillery, I don't want it to be spread. Otherwise, no one in the second bureau will survive, and no chicken or dog will be left!"
Upon hearing this warning, Hai Shou was so excited that he immediately risked his life.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered: "The Second Bureau will start to produce artillery with all its strength from now on. Our Daming Navy will have a tough battle to fight in the spring of next year. The quality and quantity must be in place, otherwise you will take the lead." Come and see me!”
"My slave understands!"
With everything arranged properly, Zhu Gaoxu was completely relieved.
Next spring, when the navy goes out to sea to conquer Japan, the entire Japanese country will understand a truth.
No matter who the Shogunate is, within range is the truth!
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