The current iron smelting technology in the Wei Dynasty still remains within the scope of block iron-making technology, and the steel forged in this way is also called block iron-making into steel, or block steel-making, although it has not been used in the Wei Dynasty yet.
This wrought iron technology truly forges steel.`
The method of steelmaking that Zhao Hongrun thought was most suitable for the current Wei technology was the steel-frying method.
To be honest, the fried steel method is not the most advanced steelmaking process, but it is undeniable that its two-stage steelmaking method is a milestone in the smelting industry and an important history of iron smelting process. At the same time, it is also based on the current Dawei process.
, it can be achieved with a little effort.
In a nutshell, the fried steel method is not the most advanced steel-making process that Zhao Hongrun knows, but it is definitely the most in line with the current Wei technology. Even if it is used for a hundred or two hundred years, it will not necessarily fall behind.
In fact, the iron smelting process currently used by the Dawei Smelting and Manufacturing Bureau can also be classified into the category of steel frying, but it is not perfect yet. In fact, the iron embryos mentioned by the craftsmen of the Smelting and Manufacturing Bureau refer to the iron that can be directly
Forged and formed wrought iron.
In the past, when the Smelting Bureau assisted the Military Casting Bureau, it would fully burn the iron ore to obtain pig iron, and then further quench it to remove impurities to obtain wrought iron, which the craftsmen called iron embryos. These iron embryos were then transported to the Army.
He cast the bureau and earned an amount of money that was insignificant in Zhao Hongrun's opinion.
The reason why this iron smelting process is considered imperfect is because the craftsmen of the Smelting Bureau generally use small furnaces to obtain wrought iron, which requires a lot of manpower but the output is extremely low. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun decided to make wrought iron outside Daliang City.
Build several indigenous blast furnaces.
These indigenous blast furnaces are not used for making steel, but for firing bricks.
After all, if you want to calcine iron ore in large quantities to increase the output of raw and wrought iron, then the heat preservation and sealing properties of the furnace will be a difficult problem.
It is undeniable that the Ministry of Industry has already mastered the brick-burning technology. Especially after the Emperor Wei conquered the Song Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty obtained the technical information of Song Dynasty for firing porcelain, firing bricks has become a very simple matter.
Moreover, the Ministry of Industry gradually replaced the previous stone bricks and mud bricks with bricks fired in kilns.
And the kind of bricks that don't leave a lot of ash after being fired are the green bricks that are currently used the most by the Ministry of Industry.
But Zhao Hongrun is not satisfied, because the green bricks are too brittle and will crack or even break after being fired at high temperatures. This is not to say that the Ministry of Industry's firing process of green bricks is not good. The problem lies in the firing process.
The clay used for bricks.
The craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry who were responsible for firing the bricks most likely just inherited the clay used by the Song people for firing porcelain. It is not clear that the bricks fired by clay with different compositions are also very different.
However, Zhao Hongrun had no choice in this regard. He could only use the stupidest method, asking people to transport some representative clay from all over the Wei Dynasty to his several local blast furnaces in Daliang, and let the smelting and manufacturing bureau
The craftsmen experimented one by one, striving to produce fire bricks with fire-resistant properties.
After the fire bricks are fired, that's when the iron ore can be truly mined in large quantities.
After giving instructions to Wang Fu, Chen Dan, Cheng Lin, and Xun Xin one by one, Zhao Hongrun stopped going to the Smelting Bureau. After all, he had already told the four of them what he wanted to do, and Wang Fu and the other four would do it on their own.
Prepare according to his instructions.
And before preparations are complete, Zhao Hongrun can be blatantly lazy.
Of course. Just saying that, in fact, Zhao Hongrun had no time to be lazy at all, because just when he was about to take the clan guards out of the city to hunt and have some fun. Jin Ju, the commander of the guards guarding the palace, personally A letter was sent to Wenzhao Pavilion.
Who writes to me?
When Zhao Hongrun received the letter, he was really puzzled because he didn't have many friends in Daliang with whom he corresponded.
Or they are the surrendered generals of the former Chu State who are far away in Yanshui and Shangshui. But the problem is. Generals such as Qu Cheng and Yan Mo are still busy repairing the three cities of Shangshui, Yanling and Changping. Do you have time to correspond with him, Zhao Hongrun?
Zhao Hongrun opened the letter in confusion.
There were only eight words written in the letter: I am here, see you at the post house.
Who is this? Inexplicable?
Zhao Hongrun was confused. After all, this letter had no title or signature. There were only these eight words in the whole letter.`
But after reading it carefully and repeatedly, Zhao Hongrun slapped his forehead and suddenly realized: This is not the handwriting of Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo!
That guy actually sneaked into me?
Immediately, Zhao Hongrun called sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui to tell them about the matter.
"Master Xiong Tuo has arrived in Daliang?"
When they heard the news from Zhao Hongrun, sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui were very surprised. After the surprise, they were delighted. After all, Xiong Tuo was, in a sense, like their elder brother.
"He is the only one who would write such a clueless letter to me... What is he afraid of? He doesn't even dare to write a signature? Is he afraid that the Wei people in Daliang will eat him alive?" Zhao Hongrun kept mocking Xiong Tuo. Of course he knew why Xiong Tuo did not dare to write the signature. He was simply afraid that if the letter was not delivered to Zhao Hongrun, it would be delivered to some Wei people who hated Chu people.
Mi Jiang took the letter and looked at it for a few times, with a strange expression.
Because she was not sure whether this was the handwriting of her brother Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo.
Why do you know Mr. Xiong Tuo’s handwriting better than our sisters?
Mi Jiang looked at Zhao Hongrun with a strange expression for a while, then put down the letter in his hand and asked, "Are you going to see him?"
Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment and said calmly: "It's okay to go and meet... If you two want to go, just go and change your clothes."
So sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui went to change their clothes obediently.
After that, Zhao Hongrun called Shen Yu and others and asked them to prepare two carriages outside the palace. Immediately, he took sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui, who were disguised as men, to leave the palace.
After all, even though we are talking about the palace, many people actually know that there are several female relatives living in the Wenzhao Pavilion of His Royal Highness Prince Su. It is just because Emperor Wei turned a blind eye, so they pretended not to know. But no matter No matter what, Zhao Hongrun still needs to do some superficial work, otherwise, it will affect Zhao Hongrun's reputation.
Two carriages, carrying Zhao Hongrun, Mi Jiang, Mi Rui, Shen Yu and other clan guards, headed towards the post house in Daliang City.
When he arrived at the post house in the city, Zhao Hongrun stepped out of the carriage and saw a young man with a straight spine standing outside the post house. Although this man was only wearing ordinary Wei clothes, he did not look like an ordinary person. common people.
When he saw Zhao Hongrun and his entourage, the young man immediately came over, raised his hands and asked in a low voice: "Is your Majesty Mr. Run?"
Young Master Run...
Zhao Hongrun looked at the other person up and down, and instantly realized that the person in front of him was most likely from Chu, because only Chu people were accustomed to calling him Ji Run and Gongzi Run.
"Is Master Tuo in the post house?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
When the man heard this, he immediately withdrew the doubtful look in his eyes and said quickly: "My young master is in the post house. Sir, please come."
Zhao Hongrun nodded and motioned for his group to follow this person into the post house.
Sure enough, under the guidance of this young man, Zhao Hongrun saw Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, Chu State, who was drinking in the private room of the post house. The man who was drinking with him was no stranger. Yangxian and Zhao Hongrun signed the "Wei-Chu Armistice Zhengyang Peace Treaty" with Huang Xu, a scholar-bureaucrat of the Chu state.
"You two are very interested."
Stepping into the house, Zhao Hongrun looked at Xiong Tuo and Huang Er somewhat speechlessly.
You know, God knows how many Wei people in this Daliang want to kill Xiong Tuo, but this guy sneaked into Daliang secretly before formally delivering his credentials.
If someone from Wei took the opportunity to kill the Lord of Yangcheng at this moment, even the Chu State would have no reason to accuse him: Who named Xiong Tuo secretly sneaked into the capital of Wei without the permission of Emperor Wei?
"Hehehe." Xiong Tuo raised his head and glanced at Zhao Hongrun. He waved his hand to signal the young man who was leading the way to step back. He had no intention of getting up. But when he saw Mi Jiang and Mi Rui sisters behind Zhao Hongrun, his expression changed. After being stunned for a moment, he got up and stood up.
"Big sister, little sister, are you here too? Sit down quickly, sit down quickly."
Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes when he heard this, but his evaluation of Xiong Tuo improved a bit.
After all, no matter how ruthless Xiong Tuo is to outsiders, he still values some of the people close to him such as Xiong Hu, Xiong Qi, Mi Jiang, Mi Rui, etc. He is a hero who values family ties.
With a wave of his hand, Zhao Hongrun signaled Shen Yu and others to guard the outside of the room. After all, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo's identity was unusual.
After that, he casually found a chair in the house and sat down. After all, according to his understanding of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, that guy would never be polite to him.
Of course, it was impossible for Zhao Hongrun to treat him politely.
This is the inner persistence of two people with aloof personalities, who will never give in easily.
"Can you adapt to living in Daliang?"
It has to be said that Xiong Tuo is quite concerned about the sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui. After all, these two sisters are the daughters of his uncle, Runan Jun Xiong Hao, and are the descendants of his most respected uncle.
"Master Lao Xiongtuo is concerned that Mi Jiang is still adaptable to the place where Wei lives." Mi Jiang replied in the same cold tone as before.
Xiong Tuo was not surprised by her coldness. After all, this eldest sister had been like this since the death of her father, Runan Jun Xiong Hao.
In comparison, the young girl Mi Rui was more lively. She sat next to Xiong Tuo and said repeatedly: "Master Tuo, let me tell you, Wei's pastries are very delicious..."
As she spoke, she rattled off the names of a large number of pastries, some of which even Zhao Hongrun had never heard of.
"No wonder I gained a lot of weight from eating." Xiong Tuo smiled and rubbed Mi Rui's head, with a smile from the bottom of his heart, which made Zhao Hongrun secretly curl his lips.
After all, a hero like Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo, who once cold-bloodedly ordered 30,000 Chu troops to die at the Yanshui camp of the Wei army in order to reduce the consumption of food and grass, is really not worthy of such a affectionate smile.
The painting style is obviously inconsistent! (To be continued.)