"The furnace temperature is very good, and the fluidity is great. Now I can finally say that my experimental furnace is basically a success!"
Leonardo didn't take it seriously at first and looked at the sparks of molten iron in boredom. Unexpectedly, after a few minutes, molten iron continued to flow out of the iron ditch. He finally felt that something was different from before. This
How big is the furnace? The furnaces I have seen before were quickly emptied. A furnace that can release so much molten iron at one time is very unusual! Leonardo's eyes suddenly became serious. The manufacturing technology of this furnace must be kept secret!
Leonardo asked Polu: "Have you got all these workers under control?"
"Control? What control?"
"Have you ever thought that there might be enemy spies here?"
"Spy? What spy? Do you think someone will come to steal the production technology of this?"
"right."
Polu had never thought about this aspect before, so he had no such awareness. At this time, his sensitivity suddenly came up, "It shouldn't be possible, right? But before building this furnace, I asked all the workers about Peter.
My dad borrowed it, but it’s not reliable, so I’m not sure. But I signed the contract with everyone.”
Leonardo covered his forehead: "Okay, okay, I... I'll leave for a while, and you continue to watch." After saying that, Leonardo left the console and walked towards Mr. Svitto
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Polu felt that this matter was obviously not something he should take care of, so he focused on looking at the big toy that was still releasing molten iron. Soon the molds had covered the open space in front of the furnace. After working for a long time, Geora came running over.
Report: "The first furnace is poured, 122
Ingots, one ingot weighs 50 kilograms, and this furnace has an iron output of 6,100 kilograms!" Geola mechanically reported these numbers with an unbelievable look on his face, as if all the numbers in his previous production experience had been
It has become completely unworthy of mention.
"Is the mold still enough?"
"That's enough. Last time you asked us to prepare 2,000 molds, I thought you were joking."
"Hurry up and organize them to prepare the next batch. From now on, you will organize the production of No. 0 furnace. I have other things, so I can't keep an eye on them here every day."
"Yes! I feel there is no problem with production, but if we keep this filling speed, I feel that the ore will soon be insufficient. The consumption of charcoal and lime is also very fast. According to the current estimated consumption, the materials we have prepared will be used today.
It will be used up." Geola expressed his concern.
"Yeah... it's definitely not possible to rely on horse-drawn carriages to supply ore to the blast furnace. It's okay. Anyway, No. 0 is an experimental furnace. It doesn't matter if you stop and start it. The furnace body is small anyway. If it breaks, it will break. I will figure out other problems.
, anyway, save enough ore for a few days before opening.
When the furnace is burning, you can produce as much iron as you want. You can support yourself. This is all you can do for now. After finishing today's portion, stop the furnace for maintenance, drain the molten iron, and wait until the furnace is completely cool before going in again. Look.
See if there is anything wrong."
By the time Goora found Polu, Leah and Leonardo who were plotting at night, the ore piled in the field and processed had been used up. Six furnaces of iron were produced from these ores, totaling 746 ingots and 37,300 kilograms.
Red-hot iron covered the ground around the furnace, so that soldiers had to be sent out to guard it at night. Just this furnace
One day's output is comparable to the output of hundreds of small melting furnaces in production in the whole town. This number obviously frightened Geola, and when he came to report, he had an incredulous tone and a floating step.
, his eyes were straight, and after finishing his report, he wandered away again without even waiting for a response or instructions on what to do next.
"How's it going? Now you know how much iron we can sell every day?" Polu looked proud, his nostrils almost raised to the sky.
"There is a lot of iron, but how can we have so many people to process this iron?" Leonardo couldn't stand it and pointed out Polu's biggest flaw.
"Didn't you say there's not enough ore? It's impossible to maintain this output every day!" Leah also pointed out the minor flaws in Bolu's words.
"There is really no manpower. As you can see, I can continue production, but I can't even get enough mines. I need to build a lot of supporting facilities."
"And after you came back, you didn't build a defense line for our knights at all!" Leonardo decided to use a fatal blow.
"There's nothing to repair when a broken wall is broken. I have a great idea! When I gather enough people, enough mines, and enough steel, I will make a big treasure for you!"
"Then how long are you going to get together? It won't be another crossbow enlargement, will it?"
"Has anyone ever read the books you exchanged for in the laboratory? There are many treasures in them!"
"Then when can you do it?"
"I don't have anyone. How do I know how long I need to get together? I need people! I need labor!" The conversation fell into a dead end.
Now, the three of them suddenly felt the lack of human resources. The kingdom was not in war at this time, and farmers everywhere were still firmly tied to the land. This problem may not be easy to solve.
"How about we ask Mr. Sweto how many people in the town can be used. After all, he has been here for so many years, so he must be more familiar with the situation than us." Polu had just made this suggestion when he heard a voice coming from outside the door.
There was a knock on the door.
"Please come in!" The door was pushed open, and Mr. Sweeto walked in with Irene, pushing a trolley and bringing tea.
Mr. Swito nodded reservedly: "Congratulations, Mr. Polu, I heard that your furnace was a great success."
"Thank you. It can indeed be said to be a success." Bolu answered with force.
Mr. Swito hesitated for a moment: "Then why do your Excellencies look so distressed? They don't look like they should look like after success?",
"Ah, because the furnace has been shut down, production can no longer continue." Polu rubbed his face.
"So?" Mr. Sweeto drawled.
"?" Polu didn't react, still waiting for Mr. Svitto's lower half. But Lia was obviously more accustomed to this way of talking, and knew what Mr. Svitto meant: "The supply of raw materials is not available, and it will be finished today."
The raw materials that had been stored for almost two weeks were used up and the furnace had to be shut down."
"Mr. Swito, I would like to ask you, how many people can we dispatch at most from the town?" Polu maintained considerable respect for this old housekeeper who had managed the town for more than ten years.
"There are a total of 13,000 workers in the town, of which 3,000 work in the mines, 2,400 work in the furnace factory, and the remaining 6,400 people are engaged in production and processing. The remaining part is used for transportation, support, etc.
Affairs. If your furnace can maintain this production capacity, I think you can allocate half of the manpower in the furnace factory. Of course, if you can build a few more furnaces, then all the manpower can be allocated to ensure that the large furnace can also be used.
It’s not impossible. But does the stability of your furnace need to be tested more?”
"Without the ore, I can't continue this test. Then I'll allocate half of the furnace workers, about 1,200 people. Great, I finally have manpower. I'll start making supporting equipment for the mine tomorrow." Polu
Happy with joy.
"Irene will assist you." Svito nodded and said goodbye. He put down the refreshments and left.
"It's just the right time!" Boru suddenly saw the key to breaking the situation and suddenly became excited again. "Tomorrow! No, I will plan the entire area now!"
Leonardo was anxious: "Don't run! I haven't solved this problem yet!"
"Don't worry, everything will work out! Give me two days and I'll get you a sample!"