Long Lin also understood the situation of the Ministry of Industry.
The Ministry of Industry can be said to be a very important place, and everything it oversees is important.
The Ministry of Industry is responsible for repairs, water conservancy, craftsmen, manufacturing, roads, transportation, etc.
Officials under the Ministry of Industry can be said to be spread all over the world.
The smelting of ores, the making of paper and pens, and the manufacturing of weapons and armor are all within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry.
But the Ministry of Industry is also a place that consumes a lot of money.
In Long Lin's mind, the Ministry of Rites is the stepping stone, and the Ministry of Works is the highlight.
"Master Situ, during this period, I will be in the Ministry of Works. You have to take me to see everything in the Ministry of Works."
"I have to go and see the places where iron is smelted, where weapons and armor are made, and so on."
When Situ Heng heard this, he immediately nodded. This is not difficult.
"Your Highness, I will make arrangements. In this case, we can go to these places on horseback, which is more convenient and faster."
Long Lin nodded. He knew how to ride a horse, so it wasn't a problem.
This was the only way to travel, and he had learned how to ride a horse and whip a long time ago.
One day later, Situ Heng led the people and Long Lin towards the outside of the city.
The first place we want to go is an iron smelting place, also called the Iron Smelting Bureau.
Next to the Iron and Steel Bureau is where weapons and armor are made. These are important areas and are guarded by many guards.
Riding all the way, the three kings followed Long Lin, protecting his safety.
After this walk, I walked for several days before arriving at the nearest place.
At the foot of several large mountains, there are few people nearby. Looking from a distance, you can see a large number of repaired stone walls and many houses inside.
When everyone came close, the guards stepped forward and stopped them.
Behind Situ Heng, a man immediately stepped forward, got off his horse, and said something to the guards.
The expressions of the guards immediately changed and they respectfully let him go.
Everyone rode in on horseback and came to the interior of the iron smelting office.
The person in charge here ran out in panic after hearing the news. When he saw everyone, he immediately saluted respectfully.
"I have met His Highness and Lord Situ."
Everyone got off their horses and came to this person.
"Are you the one in charge of this place?"
"If you go back to Your Highness, it's a small one."
"Take us for a walk and introduce us in detail."
"Your Highness, please, all your lords, please."
This man was very humble and looked extremely respectful.
Long Lin followed behind and began to observe the place where iron was smelted.
Iron is not equal to copper. It is more difficult to smelt. Copper has been around for a long time, but iron appeared very late.
Long Chao was able to smelt iron, and Long Lin was also surprised.
Since iron can be smelted, it must be that iron ore has been discovered. If iron ore is not found, iron cannot be smelted.
The mountains in the distance in front of you must contain a large amount of iron ore.
If this were not the case, this iron smelting place would not be built directly here.
Transportation here relies entirely on horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts, and long-distance transportation is very difficult.
Building it in the nearest place can save a lot of manpower and material resources.
Long Lin and others followed that man and began to visit the entire iron smelting yard.
When they heard that they wanted to visit the entire iron smelting place, the man immediately understood and led them towards the iron smelting furnace.
Long Lin followed behind and began to observe.
The entire iron smelting yard is not small, it is very huge, and there are countless people coming and going.
Countless people are constantly transporting wood towards this place, which is used for burning fires.
The iron smelting furnace is not very big, less than one person tall. Countless iron smelting craftsmen are busy around the furnace.
Iron ore transported from the mountains is piled up everywhere, all placed in fixed places.
The ore is put into the smelting furnace, and after continuous smelting, it will form a lump of iron.
At a glance, it is obvious that the smelted iron has a lot of impurities.
After the lump iron is formed, it is then transferred to the next furnace.
Continue to smelt and then forge to form a weapon.
And these weapons are forged with a large number of arrowheads and gun heads. The number of iron knives and iron swords is obviously less.
Long Lin stayed for several days and watched the whole process. It was very slow and a lot of wood needed to be burned.
Long Lin knew that the core reason was that there was no carbon. If there was carbon, the smelting speed would be increased countless times.
Once you find the problem, it's easier to solve it.
After watching the smelting process, Long Lin went to see the process of digging iron ore.
Countless people are constantly digging in the mountains, and the process is very slow, dangerous, and extremely inefficient.
If there were explosives, then all this would be much faster.
Long Lin understood that smelting iron was so difficult and most of the iron was used in weapons. The iron flowing into the people must be very rare.
People who can obtain these iron products must be rich or noble. It must be difficult for ordinary people to own them.
If there were more iron products, it would definitely be of great help in farming.
More farming will naturally lead to more food, and more food will lead to fewer hungry people.
After thinking this through, Long Lin smiled.
After reading this, I went to see many places, including the production of paper and pens, the production of armor, and some road repairs.
Half a month passed before Long Lin and the officials returned to the capital.
During this trip, Long Lin was very tired. The continuous running and observing almost made him paralyzed from exhaustion.
He is very tired, but when he thinks about the hard work of digging, he will smile bitterly. There are many people who are more tired than him.
If he hadn't been born into a prince, it would be simply unimaginable.
Back in the mansion, Long Lin's walking became slower and he walked towards the house.
After resting for a while, Long Ye returned to his mansion. When he saw him, he was stunned for a moment.
"Brother Six, what did you do? Why are you so disgraced?"
Disgraced? Long Lin disagreed. This tenth brother had not seen those people. After seeing those who smelted iron and mined, he was too fair.
"I went to do some important things. I'll just wash up when I get back."
"I've been away for a while. Did anything happen? How are things going at the school?"
Long Ye smiled, pulled up a chair and sat near Long Lin.
"The National Medical Research Institute has been completed according to your ideas, and the imperial doctors have also moved in."
"But they don't know what to do at all. Now they are working with people from the Ministry of Rites to compile books every day."
Long Lin nodded, expressing understanding.
This is something that is expected. There is no rush. Everything must be done step by step.
Let these people go in first, get some books, and then let them contact a large number of patients and solve some difficult and complicated diseases.
