The first thousand three hundred and seventy-sixth black technology
After Liu Che inspected Moyuan for an hour, Yang Yi, a contemporary tycoon of the Mohist family, heard the news and rushed to Moyuan immediately.
At this time, Liu Che was already watching a brand new technical demonstration in a special laboratory in Moyuan.
"Your Majesty, this is a special material discovered by me..." Beside a stove, a calligrapher introduced in a low voice: "It's called 'Stone Nirvana', commonly known as thrush stone. Alchemists often combine this stone with lead.
Mixed together, it is often used to make elixirs... In addition, after inspecting several crucibles left over from the previous dynasty, I found that the masonry and boilers of these crucibles used by the previous dynasty had this kind of material mixed in them..."
"Then I searched ancient books, inspected the remnants of bamboo slips, and asked the Shaofu and Neishi Yamen to assist in searching for the descendants of the officials of the former Qin Shaofu. I finally found out from several old people that the Emperor of Qin had indeed used stone when he made swords.
Nirvana is a brick..."
"I then imitated the shapes of the crucibles left by the previous dynasty and placed some bricks privately..."
"Then I built this furnace..."
In front of Liu Che, under a circular metallurgical crucible, a blower continued to blow as several craftsmen worked hard to compress it.
The temperature inside the furnace is as hot as scorching heat, and the temperature is still rising.
However, the entire stove and crucible did not become red-hot or deformed as usual.
"This is..." Liu Che stared at all this and had some guesses in his mind.
He turned to Sima An, who was accompanying him on the inspection, and said, "Go and get the Shinet Stone for me to take a look at..."
"No!" Sima An nodded.
Soon, a small stone that was black and scaly but inconspicuous was brought to Liu Che.
"Your Majesty, the stone is often used as a plaything for children or used by women to draw eyebrows, so it is also called thrush stone..." Sima An respectfully reported: "However, in the past, people often used carbonite, lead, etc.
Stone is confused with it and called it. This kind of nirvana stone is generally not common... Occasionally, magicians use it to make alchemy..."
Liu Che reached out and grabbed the small stone, holding it in his hand. It felt cool and comfortable.
Although he had never learned any smelting knowledge, Liu Che still recognized this stone.
graphite!
There is no doubt that this is graphite!
The reason why I recognize this kind of stone is thanks to the so-called graphene material that has been widely speculated on the Internet in later generations.
There is no doubt that graphite is a key material for metallurgical forging.
It is fire-resistant, has extremely strong thermal conductivity, is impact-resistant, and is resistant to high temperatures.
Nowadays, there is no black technology that can play a greater role in promoting the metallurgy and casting technology of the Han Dynasty.
Moreover, what is particularly important is that if Liu Che remembers correctly, China has the highest reserves of this kind of ore that can only be formed under high temperature and high pressure conditions underground.
Even in later generations, the combined graphite ore reserves of all other countries are less than half of China's!
In other words, although this kind of ore may not be difficult to find elsewhere on the earth, it is definitely difficult to mine and refine it on a large scale.
And in China...
All I can say is that it was given by heaven!
Even on the surface, the reserves of this ore are probably very high.
This means that as long as Chinese craftsmen and scientists discover its talents in metallurgy and casting, it will surely become the raw material for the evolution of Chinese civilization.
In fact, I am afraid that China's ancestors have already discovered its function.
Those swords unearthed from the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, those black technologies, and those special alloys that could not have appeared before the Christian era.
I am afraid that this is the result of the discovery by craftsmen of the Qin Dynasty.
Otherwise, Liu Che would not be able to imagine how to melt the metal chromium with a melting point as high as 4,000 degrees with today's technology.
However, this was not the first initiative of the Qin people.
In ancient times, Yue swordsmiths had already begun to plate metal chromium onto bronze swords.
For example, a "Personal Sword of Yue King Goujian" was unearthed in later generations. The sword body was plated with a layer of metallic chromium.
Therefore, this sword has been buried deep in the ground for more than 2,500 years, but once it was unearthed, it still shone coldly and made people frightened.
Also, it is said that in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, a sword rebounded instantly and returned to straightness after being unearthed.
This is undoubtedly due to the use of an alloy process that can only be smelted at high temperatures.
In other words, I am afraid that as early as the turn of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China's ancestors had already understood the secrets of graphite, and it was very possible that they created a graphite crucible.
The technology may be immature, and the usage may be rough, but this black technology is enough to melt any common metal they can find.
And, if used properly, the whole country can be mobilized to create a crucible that can melt chromium.
It's just a pity...
The wars in the late Qin Dynasty destroyed too many things.
Especially that guy Zhang Han, in order to extend the life of the Qin Empire, he sent Lishan prisoners, Shaofu craftsmen, officials, and troops to form the last heavy military group of the Qin Empire, and went south to put out the rebellion.
As a result, they were all destroyed in the Battle of Julu.
Xiang Yu also killed Qin's soldiers in order to take revenge.
Almost all the craftsmen and master craftsmen of Qin Shaofu, as well as the entire system, were destroyed.
Even if there are survivors, it will no longer be possible to pick up the entire empire's system.
After all, if you want to master the black technology of graphite crucible, you need not just one or two people, but the cooperation of an entire system.
Someone needs to search for the ore, someone needs to smelt it, someone needs to master the formula of the crucible and refractory bricks, someone needs to coordinate the planning, someone needs to allocate resources, and finally, create a precious graphite crucible.
Moreover, Liu Che believes that these technologies should be passed down from male to female.
However, fortunately, today, with the revival of the Mohist family, Liu Che is confident that he can resume the lost technology.
Staring at the small stone in his hand, Liu Che asked: "Is there a large-scale mining mine for this kind of nirvana?"
"Reporting to your Majesty... I don't know this..." Sima An replied: "However, I think there shouldn't be..."
"Good..." Liu Che raised his head and ordered: "Zhao Shaofu Qing: Order the Shaofu to announce to the world that all the stones and stones will be sold at ten coins per catty..."
Since, the memory of later generations told him that China is the world's largest reserve country of graphite stone.
Then, there should be a lot of this stone and its ores.
There should even be open pit mines in some areas.
Liu Che now urgently needs to find this kind of ore. As a time traveler, Liu Che will certainly not foolishly set up a working group immediately and use the power of the country to find it - this is time-consuming and laborious, and at this stage, in fact,
If the graphite deposits were buried too deep, Liu Che would have nothing to do with them even if he found them.
In this case, there is no need to waste your efforts.
In this world, after all, money can make the world go round.
As long as there is money to be made, Liu Che believes that businessmen and ordinary people will tell him the location of the graphite open-pit mine.
With graphite and mastering the technology of large-scale production of refractory bricks and even graphite crucibles using graphite as raw material, the Han family's blast furnaces can be upgraded.
Liu Che walked up to the Mohist who discovered and inherited the technology of the Qin Dynasty and asked with a smile: "What's your name?"
"Your Majesty... Lujiang Chen Yuan, I respectfully send my greetings to Your Majesty..." The Mohist immediately bowed excitedly. In the eyes of the Mohists of the Mohist family, Liu Che, the emperor, was simply the perfect incarnation of the Holy Emperor.
Even in many things, it is very consistent with the philosophy pursued by Mohism.
In addition to liking to fight and create wars, he is almost the projection of the three generations of ancestors in this world.
"You have done great service for the world and have done great service for me!" Liu Che said with a smile: "Since I have appointed you as 'Yanghe Jun', you will have two hundred households in the city..."
Then he looked at the 'Stone Nirvana' in his hand, and suddenly thought of an excuse, and then said: "You are the ink master, and you have issued the use of this thing for me and the world, so why not just call this thing 'graphite'!"
"promise!"
"I thank God for his grace!"
The emperor's golden words naturally cannot make any mistakes!
Liu Che smiled with satisfaction, and then said: "Let's go, I will go and see other places..."
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Half a quarter of an hour later, Liu Che and his party arrived at the most secret place in Moyuan.
Compared with others, this place is almost a forbidden place.
Soldiers are on strict alert at twelve hours every day.
On both sides of the road, there are countless wooden signs, even walls, and even trees with blood-red slogans written on them.
‘Military restricted area, no approach’
'Anyone who enters this place without an imperial edict will be killed!'
There were even two corpses, completely dried corpses hanging from two crooked-neck trees at the intersection.
Judging from their clothes, there is no doubt that these two people are the sons of noble princes of the Han Dynasty, and their status in the family is not low.
The bodies of these two people warned everyone of the horror and threat of this place.
Those soldiers really know how to kill!
Moreover, it doesn't care about your status.
When they got here, the other entourage, including Sima An, had to stand respectfully because they did not have permission.
Only Ji An and Liu Che's four personal guards surrounded him and walked slowly into this place.
"Your Majesty!" The Yulin Guards who were on guard stood in awe and gave military salutes.
A long spear, a sharp cold light, a powerful deterrent and a terrifying aura immediately hit his face.
Obviously, these guards have all been on the battlefield and killed people.
In fact, this is also true.
Everyone who can be sent here to protect this place under Liu Che's order has gone through strict scrutiny to ensure that they will not speak nonsense outside, let alone be suspected of treason.
In addition, everyone is a veteran of the Habayashi Guards.
Everyone is an elite who has returned from the battlefield.
In the past, this army has always been Liu Che's personal guard, his loyal and reliable canine teeth and the sharp butcher knife hidden in his body.
It was only in the past two years that as the Xiuyi Guards gradually took shape, Liu Che no longer regarded them as his own sword to defeat interest groups.
Instead, they are stationed here to protect the world's biggest secrets and real black technology.
Liu Che walked to the end of the road. This place was surrounded by a wall two feet high.
On the wall, stood dozens of soldiers who were constantly patrolling.
Seeing Liu Che's arrival, these soldiers immediately saluted and then opened the heavy door leading to the wall.
This gate is so heavy that it requires a winch to open.
I'm afraid even the city gates of ordinary county capitals are not as heavy as this gate.
Stepping inside the gate, this place is a completely different world.
At the door, there is a row of tombs.
Liu Che looked at these tombs with complicated emotions.
These are the Mohist pioneers who died here for the sake of science and Liu Che's ambition.
"The Tomb of Yangren Linye in Shangjun County..."
"The tomb of Zhang Wei of Chu..."
"..."
There are dozens of people, dozens of Mohists or elite disciples of Mohism, who have dedicated their lives or even their entire lives here.
Most of the people's bodies are gone, and their families, wives and children don't even know where they died or where they were buried.
Because what they are conducting is the most dangerous experiment in the world, and it is also the most confidential matter of the Han Dynasty.
Except for the emperor Liu Che and the Mohist elites who conducted research and experiments here, there are no more than ten people in the world who know about this place and its specific research projects.
Ji An looked at these tombs in silence.
Even though Ji An was not a disciple of the Mohist family and did not believe in Mo Zhai's statements and ideas, he still had great respect for these respectable heroes.
He silently took off his hat and stood respectfully behind Liu Che, paying tribute to these heroes.
Because the spirit of these people shocked him so much.
They are just like those ancient Mohist disciples recorded in the books by the sages, who fought one after another for their own Tao and principles, and fought to the death.
Ji An even witnessed the tragedy of three generations of father, son, master and apprentice all dying in experiments.
However, the surviving Mohists did not even have time to wipe away their tears and continued to devote themselves to the experiment.
Such people are so terrible!
Ji An even suspected that if they put such mental perseverance into the political arena, I am afraid that the current Confucian and Legalist Huang Lao would be beaten into scum.
Fortunately, these formidable adversaries and friends have little interest in politics.
All they want is their ideal world.
A world where universal love is not offensive but virtuous is respected.
"Your Majesty..." A middle-aged Mohist walked over silently, bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to mourn and grieve for them, they died well..."
Liu Che closed his eyes. In fact, he didn't know whether his decision was right or wrong.
After all, those who sleep here forever are the most elite members of the Moh family.
Without his decision.
Among them, some people may become the founder of China's chemical foundation, and some may become the founder of China's physics. Maybe even some people can become China's Galileo and China's Bruno.
But now they died in obscurity.
The tombs of most people are just burial mounds.
Of course, Liu Che also knew very well that they did deserve their death.
Because their sacrifices paved the way for those who came after them, and also pointed out the direction for those who came after them.
Now, China has mastered something that would take other countries and nations at least a hundred years to gain access to - if no one guides them, they will never even know what exactly China has mastered.
Nitration - glycerin.
Natural raw materials can be found in the brain oil of whales, especially the brain oil of right whales.
The difficulty is how to make it boom.
Especially the safe boom.
For exploration and discovery, Mohist scholars paid the price with blood.
