Zuo Aoran finally helped the old blacksmith up, said some comforting words, and then started to ask more serious questions: "Blacksmith Ou, I came to you just to ask you, what is the output of this iron in a day?"
"Sir, the current daily output of iron is only ten kilograms. This is the result of putting all the capacity into smelting iron." Ou Yepeng said.
Zuo Aoran couldn't help being surprised: "The entire output can only produce ten kilograms a day?! Why is it so low?" Gao Lan, Liu Quan, Ma Sheng and others on the side were all surprised. They originally thought that this
The hundreds of kilograms of iron were produced on this day!
Ou Yepeng smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, this iron is notoriously difficult to refine! The ore in Qipan Mountain is of good quality, otherwise even this output cannot be guaranteed! If not, the iron made from iron
Weapons won’t become legendary weapons passed down from generation to generation! There is a saying circulating in our profession – a pound of iron is not as good as a pound of iron!”
Zuo Aoran was speechless immediately. He didn't expect that iron and steel would be so precious during the Three Kingdoms era!
"Sir, are we going to refine iron from now on?" Ou Yepeng asked.
Zuo Aoran didn't answer and asked instead: "If we just smelt ordinary iron, what would be the output?"
"The daily output can reach about eight or nine hundred kilograms." Ou Yepeng replied without thinking.
"Oh! Didn't you just say that a pound of iron is not as good as a pound of iron? Why is the difference in output between the two not a thousand times?" Zuo Aoran asked in confusion.
Ou Yepeng smiled proudly and said: "To be fair to you, my ancestor is Ou Yezi, a famous swordsmith in the Spring and Autumn Period. According to my ancestors, there is a method that can improve the removal of impurities in iron, so the smelting efficiency has also been improved!
"
Zuo Aorana couldn't help but open his eyes and beam with joy. After celebrities, what a talent! This Ou Yepeng is definitely a rare smelting talent! My dream of becoming a weapons wholesaler is no longer a dream. With him, I can
Achieved.
Zuo Aoran made a decision before leaving. From today on, the smelting workshop will be divided into two parts. One part will smelt iron and the other will be responsible for smelting ordinary iron. Zuo Aoran wants to sell ordinary iron to make profits.
So as to become your own financial support.
Zuo Aoran told everyone the news that Jin Liancai Renzhan had found out. After everyone learned the news, they were both happy and worried. The happy thing was that there was important ore under the mountain, it could be a gold mine. The sad thing was that Taiping Taoism,
Although everyone has heard about it, no one knows it as well as Zuo Aoran. Zuo Aoran is a person with past life memories. He knows that not long after, in February of the first year of Zhongping (AD 184), something will break out.
The power of Zhang Jiao, the Yellow Turban Uprising, is not something Zuo Aoran can contend with now.
After three days of discussion, the opinions were divided into two groups. One group was proposed by the brothers Gao Huai, Gao Ping and Lu to avoid the war. The other group was proposed by the brothers Zhu Ci and Liu.
Ma Sheng did not express an opinion because he was on Zuo Aoran's side, and he would do whatever Zuo Aoran decided. Gao Lan remained silent. However, they agreed on one thing, that is, to seize the cliff first.
The three mines below.
Zuo Aoran also knew that his current family background could not compete with Taiping Taoism. What Zuo Aoran was afraid of was not when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, because after the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, there were Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and Liu Bei.
, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others suppressed the rebellion. What they were afraid of was that if they sent people to attack them before the uprising broke out, the troops in their hands would not be enough to cope with it. Then how could they kill Zhang Jiao, destroy the Yellow Turbans, and avenge their father!
Zuo Aoran thought for a long time and called everyone to the Juyi Hall again the next day. After a while, Zhu Ci, Gao Lan, Liu Quan, Liu Hu, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Sheng, Jin Lian, Zuo Aohu (fellow townsmen, newly promoted martial arts masters)
), Zuo Aobao (fellow countryman, newly promoted martial artist), Ou Yepeng (smelting manager) and others have all arrived.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zuo Aoran said: "The purpose of bringing everyone here today is nothing. I just want to announce something to everyone. Today I will lead people down to the foot of the cliff and seize the two mines under the cliff."
When everyone heard that they were going to seize the two mines that might be gold mines, everyone was gearing up to express their agreement.
"Then shall we kill Master Zhang Jiao?" Liu Hu interjected on this occasion.
Zuo Aoran raised his eyebrows, his eyes were gleaming, and the corners of his mouth turned up, showing a bright smile, and he said calmly and calmly: "Kill!" When everyone heard the word, their facial expressions were different, some were happy, some were gloomy.
There is worry, there is suffering, there is sadness... Then I heard Zuo Aoran say calmly: "But don't be too impatient. I have to donate an official position first. In this way, will anyone dare to touch us?"
Official!? After hearing this word, everyone's expressions changed again, and the changes in their hearts were even more different. Gao Huai and Gao Ping's inner changes were the same. When they heard Zuo Aoran said that he would still use an egg to hit a stone, he felt confused in his heart.
I'm not happy, aren't we taking our brother's words seriously? But when I heard Zuo Aoran said that he wanted to donate an official position, wouldn't donating an official position mean buying an official position! With our money now, we can't buy any official position we want.
By then, we will also be officials. Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang have similar thoughts. They both originally wanted to join the army, but when there is no war, you have to pay military expenses, otherwise no one will accept it.
What about you? You only became a martial artist in Zuofu after settling for the next best thing. Now you can serve as a soldier, so of course you are happy. Brothers Liu Quan and Liu Hu didn’t have much reaction, but Ma Sheng was very happy.
A bandit was about to give birth to an army. Jin Lian was even happier. She was originally a commoner, but she was kidnapped by the bandits and became the wife of the stronghold. Now it was good, not only did she find a backer, but she was also extremely wealthy.
Gao Shan, if you still want to be an official now, then wouldn't you be the official's wife? You were so happy that you almost couldn't find Bei. The faces of Zhu Ci and Gao Lan were a little uncertain, as if they were a little dissatisfied with what Zuo Aoran wanted to buy.
Officials Zuo Aohu, Zuo Aobao, and Ou Yepeng were invited to the Juyi Hall by Zuo Aoran, but they knew their identities and were just spectators.
Everyone except Zhu Ci and Gao Lan agreed and signaled that they would capture the three mines today and make Zuo Aoran a high official as soon as possible. Just when everyone was looking forward to the future, they heard someone
Said: "Wait a minute!"
Zuo Aoran was overjoyed, but Zuo Aoran was shocked when he suddenly said "wait a minute". When he took a closer look, he saw that it was his two sworn brothers, Zhu Ci and Gao Lan. Zuo Aoran was heartbroken.
Shocked, these two brothers have always been on their side, what happened today.
Zhu Ci and Gao Lan did not expect that the other party would stop them. They looked at each other and Gao Lan took a step forward and said, "Brothers, I don't agree with what Zuo Xian said. If the third brother said that he would fight to the death with Zhang Jiao,
Brother Wei is the first one to rush forward, even if he is torn apart by random blades..."
"That's right! The trend of buying and selling officials has shattered the centuries-old foundation of the Han Dynasty. Only talents are not used, and they are called selling their officials. Although I, Zhu Ci, was born a bandit, I also know how to serve the country and do not do harm to the country.
The affairs of the people should not encourage eunuchs to buy and sell their posts. If I had known that you, Zuo Aoran, were such a person, I, Zhu Ci, would never have become a life-and-death brother with you!" Zhu Ci said eloquently.
