How to make yourself stronger on the battlefield?
Hard training can be regarded as a method.
The general's wisdom can also be regarded as a skill.
Furthermore, the elite equipment is an important part of it!
Li Shimin believed that his soldiers were good and his command was also good!
Therefore, he also hopes that the equipment of his men will be the best!
Will be a prisoner? The things that came out there at the beginning are good to use, but since Xiao Han turned out to be born, Xiao Lizi immediately felt: Anyone who will be a prisoner can dig a hole and bury himself!
Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away!
Xiao Han is currently responsible for getting equipment for Xiao Lizi.
Walking deep into the workshop with Lao Zhao, they passed through several gates in succession, and finally the two of them arrived at a large room guarded by two veterans.
This is the core of the entire blacksmith workshop.
"Master Hou? You are here!"
Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, the two veterans who were already drowsy opened their eyes in an instant, and there seemed to be light shining through their eyes that should have been drowsy! But when they saw clearly that the people coming were Xiao Han and Lao Zhao,
The lust immediately subsided again.
"Well, I have nothing to do, come and take a look!" Xiao Han nodded to the two veterans from afar. These veterans were his first team members, and they were also the people who tied their wealth and life to him.
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"Please!" After hearing Xiao Han's answer, the two veterans cupped their hands, turned around and opened the door without saying anything, and invited Xiao Han to come in.
The heavy door opened, revealing a room that was much larger than all the previous workshops. The high roof was supported by cement beams. It looked no different from the old factories of later generations.
Different from the place we just walked through, although this place is more spacious, there are not many people, only a few familiar faces are busy inside.
When the people inside saw Xiao Han coming in, they just cupped their hands and went about their own work.
Xiao Han has long been accustomed to this. The people who can be here belong to the core group of the family, so there is really no need to be too polite.
The large room was a bit empty. Apart from all kinds of iron materials and sundries, there was only one blast furnace standing tall. The four bellows driven by the water wheel outside blew the flames under the blast furnace white! There was only one blast furnace in the room.
The temperature is comparable to the temperature emitted by so many forging furnaces outside!
The blast furnace here no longer uses coal, but real coke!
This was when Xiao Han deliberately tried to make coke to replace coal after Lao Zhao threw away the secret recipe.
After all, it has been proven in later generations that coke is the most correct fuel for metallurgy!
But at any time, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel!
In Xiao Han's mind, he only remembers that coke is the product of bituminous coal under high temperature and lack of oxygen. But he has no idea about the specific production process!
Everyone thinks that Xiao Han knows a lot, but only he knows: what he knows is just some superficial things!
As for something more specific? Asking him is similar to asking Xiaoji. Anyway, you just shake your head and ask questions...
He told Lao Zhao everything he knew at once, and Xiao Han became the hands-off shopkeeper again.
No matter how much effort was wasted, how much hair was lost, and how much coal was burned in order to obtain suitable coke, the elderly Zhao was busy like a donkey!
Oddly enough, the saying that the emperor pays off his conscientious people can always be verified by people other than Xiao Han!
Just when Lao Zhao tried all kinds of methods but could not get out the coke, he almost became exhausted and vomited three liters of blood!
Due to the negligence of the loading and unloading personnel, some coal was accidentally mixed into the brick-burning kiln outside. As a result, when the furnace was turned on, all the shiny coal turned into gray-white stuff.
After hearing the news, Lao Zhao studied for a long time and finally tried to burn these things.
Only then did I realize that these inconspicuous things in front of me actually have a higher calorific value, and the steel smelted with them has fewer impurities and a better texture!
I was sure that this was the coke Xiao Han was talking about! Lao Zhao, who had not had a good night's sleep for a long time, was crying like a baby in confinement while holding the few unburned pieces of coke!
"Master Hou, look, this furnace of molten steel is enough to pour thousands of arrowheads! In one day, I dare not say anything else, but tens of thousands of arrowheads can still be made!" Old Zhao said proudly in front of the blast furnace.
Pointing to the rows of molds in front of him, he explained to Xiao Han.
Compared to others, arrows are the best to make!
Because it doesn't need to be the same as swords and armor, it needs to be tempered repeatedly.
This thing only requires boiling molten steel, pouring it into the mold, removing the excess after cooling, and finally sharpening it!
Lao Zhao proudly explained to Xiao Han, but Xiao Han was standing far away from the blast furnace. Looking at it like that, he wished he could stand outside the house!
There is no way, for Xiao Han, any place where steel is made will be a dangerous place in later generations, let alone the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago!
Therefore, Xiao Han, who has always believed that a gentleman should not stand behind a dangerous wall, would not come close to this thing even if he was beaten to death.
"Come here! If you get so close, you'll have to wait until one end falls into the furnace, and you'll save money for burial!" Xiao Han, who was standing far away, was annoyed when he saw that Lao Zhao wanted to lean over to see the molten steel in the blast furnace.
I scolded him!
Everyone knows that molten steel will splash when it comes into contact with air, and even a drop of it would be enough for Lao Zhao to drink a pot.
"Hey, I'll just take a look..."
When Lao Zhao heard this, he laughed sarcastically. Seeing that Xiao Han was about to curse again, he quickly grabbed an arrow from the frame on the side and trotted over.
"Here, Lord Marquis, you see, our family can make this thing now! Those idiots who will be in charge, the arrows they cast will break if they use too much force, which is useless! Now all the generals in Chang'an are begging us,
You don’t even look at the general as a supervisor!”
Passing the arrow in front of Xiao Han, Lao Zhao was smiling from ear to ear! For him, just seeing the prisoner being unlucky was enough to fill him with joy!
Of course Xiao Han knew why Lao Zhao was like this. Seeing how happy he looked, it was hard to hit him, so he reached out and took the arrow in Lao Zhao's hand and inspected it carefully.
The arrowheads in Lao Zhao's hand were all freshly cast, and they still had a warm breath on them.
The unpolished surface is a bit rough and has no luster at all, but through its triangular shape, you can still feel the restrained edge.
These arrows were all designed by Xiao Han himself!
In his opinion, the original triangular arrowhead not only had poor penetration, but also had an unstable center of gravity when flying!
So after some research, Xiao Han made a batch of triangular armor-piercing arrows based on the shape of a triangular pyramid. After experiments, he found that they were indeed much better than triangular arrows! Not only are they more stable in flight and have stronger penetrating power, but also
