Xu Chen went into the work shed and ordered several kiln workers and smelters to dig out the remaining bronzes from the sand, smash the clay molds, cool them with water, and collect them together.
There are seventeen items in total, large and small.
Among them, there are five large axes and three small axes. The rest are hatchets, machetes, boning knives and daggers of different sizes. Among them, a copper spear and several coins are specially cast.
A total of sixty kilograms of alloy, with different sizes, the big one is about five kilograms, the small one is only two kilograms, and the few coins with burrs connected together made from the last remaining copper juice are less than
One or two weights.
Xu Chen quickly installed another hatchet and polished it. He carefully observed the sharpness and strength of the alloy by cutting down trees, wood, firewood, and even metals such as copper, lead, and tin.
Relatively speaking, the smelting this time was still very successful, and the blade was still sharp and strong. However, after chopping a lot of things in a mess, the blade began to become dull and curled.
The edge of the blade is curled, indicating that the metal is soft.
This means that the ratio of the three metals is still not quite right.
According to his understanding, in fact, the best bronze knives are no worse than ordinary steel swords in terms of sharpness, strength and toughness. It is just because the quantity is small and the cost is high, and copper is the material for making money, that it was used in the Qin and Han Dynasties
Soon he quit making weapons.
Therefore, Xu Chen decided to start smelting the second furnace of bronze while the furnace temperature was good.
This time, fifty kilograms of copper were used, fifteen kilograms of tin were used, and only two kilograms of lead were put in. In this way, the proportions of copper and tin in the alloy accounted for about 74% and 22% respectively, and the proportion of tin increased by nine percentage points compared with before.
For alloy adjustment, this ratio change is already very large and may lead to great changes in properties.
But Xu Chen needed to obtain different data through two contrasting properties to provide a reference for more precise adjustment of element proportions in the next step.
All three metals were weighed and put into the crucible. After sealing the furnace, Xu Chen ordered two kiln workers and two smelter apprentices to take care of the furnace. The remaining three smelters began to follow him to learn how to load metal knives and axes.
Attach and polish the wooden handle.
The production methods and daily maintenance of metal tools and stone tools are completely different.
Just installing the wooden handle requires relatively sophisticated carpentry skills. For a few men who know nothing about carpentry, this job is still relatively difficult.
For ordinary stone knives and stone axes, you just need to choose a suitable wooden stick and tie it tightly with ropes or bark vines. It does not matter how beautiful it is.
But for bronze knives, making them too rough is totally a loss of Xu Chen’s hard work and face.
These tools will become family treasures in the future and can be passed down for generations. They must be made as exquisite as possible and practical.
As Xu Chen and others assembled the wooden handles and polished the sharpened knives and axes, the axes were released one after another, and cheers continued to erupt in the kiln.
Whether it's an ax or a hatchet, a dagger or a boning knife, these sharp and strong weapons make all the men crazy and rob each other to use them quickly. Soon, groups of people can be seen everywhere around the kiln.
Surrounded by a guy with a dazzling golden axe, he was wandering around cutting down trees. The sounds of gnawing and gnawing came one after another, and the shouts and shouts resounded throughout the valley.
Among these tools, the most sought-after are several large axes. For these powerful and barbaric primitive people, these powerful and heavy axes are the best to use. They can chop down trees very fast. In the past, it would take half a day to do it.
The big trees that were chopped down now only require a little time to finish. This kind of joyful labor efficiency made everyone ecstatic.
Besides axes, hunters all like daggers.
The dagger is only one foot long. After installing the wooden handle, it is tightly wrapped with a layer of fine hemp rope to prevent it from slipping. It feels particularly comfortable to hold in the hand. Regardless of the size, it is easy to carry. The sharp double-edged blade is pointed, no matter it is
It is very convenient and easy to cut or stab. Compared with these bronze daggers, the wolf bone daggers that are usually shown off to each other are completely garbage among the garbage. If you look at them again, you will feel disgusted.
Although the first batch of bronze weapons did not reach the best, and Xu Chen was still experimenting with improvements, for the entire Ba people, the appearance of these golden weapons was like an indestructible artifact, making their blood boil and they could see everything.
I want to go up and chop him to pieces.
Ever since, in the next few days, hunters wielding golden axes, hatchets and daggers could be seen everywhere in the Ba Valley, frantically cutting down trees, including trees near the compound and large and small trees on the river beach.
They were all damaged, and they were chopped down in a terrible way.
Xu Chen would check the status of these knives every day, and then teach everyone how to polish and maintain them on a daily basis. This also allowed the Ba people to quickly become familiar with these magical and sharp weapons.
After a busy few days, after Xu Chen guided several smelting craftsmen to learn how to make the second batch of clay molds, Long led a few people to ride horses to the Ba tribe again.
They had only one purpose in coming this time, which was that Xu Chen promised to give them a few more bronze swords and axes last time.
However, they didn't have the nerve to go whore for nothing, so they brought a lot of rare animal skins and some gold and gemstones.
Xu Chen did not break his promise. He selected a few axes from a group of hunters that had been used for several days and gave them to Tuanmen. He also gave Long a spear as thick as an arm with a bronze tip.
Looking at the sharp and golden spear with its polished head, Long was overjoyed. He held the spear in his hand and gently stroked it, his whole body trembling with excitement.
"I know you like to use spears, so I made this spear specially for you. The spear head is different from the stone spear and will be sharper and more durable. I hope you can take good care of it and use it to kill more beasts and maintain the tribe's
Safety."
"Yes, your Majesty the Witch King, don't worry, I will definitely protect it!"
Long burst into tears with gratitude and wished he could hug Xu Chen and kiss her for a few times.
He is very grateful and respectful to Xu Chen, and has always wanted to help Xu Chen. But in fact, he has hardly been of much help to Xu Chen from beginning to end. Except for the first time he conquered the Gonghuo tribe, he followed him for a few days.
Apart from soy sauce, he did not take part in conquering Yu Gong clan at all.
On weekdays, he hunts in the Uzbek tribe and helps train some hunter teams, but Xu Chen always thinks highly of him, and always remembers to give him some benefits every time.
A few days ago, I brought back a bronze axe. After demonstrating the wood-cutting effect, the entire Uzbek tribe was completely excited. Almost all the men were drooling looking at this golden axe, which was like an artifact.
If you have a good relationship, I'll naturally give it a try.
If the relationship is normal, you can hold it and take a look.
Those with whom we have a bad relationship will naturally not be shown a glance, and will be scolded and driven away before they even get close.
And this golden ax has now become the sacred weapon of the Uzbek people. The little witch even held a grand blessing ceremony to imbue the ax with the light of the gods, hoping that this ax can bring blessings to the Uzbek people.
Come good luck.
However, no matter how good the ax is, there is only one in the end. It is in the hands of the dragon. What if more than ten families in the tribe want to use it?
Not only are a group of big-bodied hunters looking to borrow it all day long, but more than a dozen family leaders are also competing for the right to use it. If you use more, I will use less. At the moment, the entire Uzbek tribe is carrying out construction projects. Not only are they using it to build houses, but they are also cutting down trees for burning.
The kiln is also a sharp weapon. One ax can be used as effectively as dozens of stone axes. Everyone wants to use more of it.
Therefore, this ax is not only a source of food, it is also like a contradiction-creating machine. Almost all the men, women, children and tribal leaders of the Uzbek tribe are tortured by this ax all day long, and the conflicts never stop for a day.
Fortunately, Xu Chen also promised to give some knives and axes to the Wu tribe, which also made a group of family leaders and hunter groups of all sizes full of yearning, and kept urging Long to come to the Ba tribe to ask for them.
However, with such a valuable artifact, and Long's gratitude and respect for Xu Chen, he naturally couldn't help but come empty-handed. Therefore, in recent days, he has been urging the tribe's hunters to search for the whereabouts of thick-furred beasts, hunt them and skin them, and try their best to collect them.
Some valuable leather goods came to beg for help.
Since then, some barren mountains and ridges within a hundred miles around the Uzbek people that they have never set foot on have been visited by groups of excited Uzbek hunters. Some of the wolves, bears, tigers and leopards living among them have suffered heavy blows.
In just five or six days, more than ten heads were killed, and many hunters were even injured as a result.
But even so, the Uzbek people have no complaints.
Because the more they hunt, the more sharp knives and axes they will get back from the Ba people in the future, and the more opportunities they will have to use them. No one wants to miss this opportunity.
And those men who were weak or disabled were not idle either. Under the arrangement of the clan chiefs and leaders, they searched everywhere for gold and gems.
It wasn't until he felt that the gifts were almost collected that Long, under the urging of the clan leader and a large number of hunters, came with these gifts.
Xu Chen didn't care about these gifts. He just looked through them briefly and said a few words of thanks before sending them to his mother. Ye made a record of them and put them in the warehouse.
For the Ba people, animal skins are now piled up in several warehouses. Although these thick beast furs are indeed precious, they can only be regarded as the icing on the cake, far less useful than these sharp bronze knives and axes to these primitive tribes.
After sending away the excited and grateful Long and a group of Uzbek hunters, Xu Chen began to concentrate on smelting and casting the second furnace of bronze.
This time the number of casts was larger, reaching twenty-five.
However, the color of the bronze has also changed slightly this time. The color has become lighter, from golden yellow to golden green, which looks very different from gold.
Seeing the arrival of a new batch of knives, axes and tools, the entire Ba people cheered again.
Xu Chen did not install the wooden handle of the ax himself this time. He only gave some installation instructions and let a few helpers slowly explore and learn. It does not matter whether it is good or not, as long as it fits the hand and is strong and durable.
And he found some animal skins and wooden bones, and began to study and make a scabbard.