Chapter 58: Extraterrestrial Meteorite and Iron Ore
Chapter 58 Extraterrestrial Iron and Iron Ore
Ever since Yao Yun traveled to this world and saw that the world was still in the Bronze Age, the first thing he thought of was to make iron tools and advance the Bronze Age to the Iron Age.
There is absolutely no problem in producing iron tools with the metallurgical level of this era. The smelting of lump iron is the perfect proof. The reason why pig iron, wrought iron and steel were not produced is completely due to the lack of an accident.
Many times, the progress of the times is due to an accident. It may take a few years, maybe dozens or hundreds of years to encounter such an accident, but the arrival of Yao Yun can turn this accident into an inevitable necessity in a short time.
The birth of ironware is of great significance. Ironware is harder and more tough than bronze. The most important thing is that ironware is cheap!
Cheap is king. Copper ore is a rare mineral deposit. Copper is gold and gold is copper. It is a treasure that can be used as currency. Ordinary people cannot afford copper utensils, while iron ore is very common.
With iron tools, Xidu soldiers can be fully equipped with metal weapons, directly eliminating bronze and stone tools, and their combat effectiveness will directly rise to another level.
With iron tools, agricultural development will flourish. You must know that the world is vast and sparsely populated. It is not that the people have no land to plant, but that the labor force is limited and they cannot cultivate too much land. However, with all kinds of iron farm tools, such as iron plows,
, hoes, shovels, etc. With these sharp tools, people can farm more easily and with much less effort, and naturally they can plant more land.
In addition, various daily utensils such as iron pots and kitchen knives were also born. It can be said that the significance of the birth of ironware is self-evident.
Yao Yun talked eloquently, explained the meaning of the birth of ironware, and sketched a beautiful blueprint for everyone.
From weapons and warfare to agricultural development to people's lives, it covers all aspects of a country, and everything is closely related to the country and the country.
Cang Man and Hu Yi, two barbarians who were studying martial arts, naturally didn't understand this. They just heard that iron weapons could be made that were sharper than bronze weapons. Their eyes were full of expectation.
The bald dragon smacked his lips, with a look of doubt in his eyes. He couldn't believe the prince's nonsense. How could there be such a magic weapon in the world, unless it was meteorite, but it was also "iron"
, can the two be compared? Meteorological iron is a rare treasure for casting magic weapons. It is so rare that it has a price but no market, while ordinary iron is just a block of tofu!
Wu Tong was also full of astonishment. If according to what the king said, there really is steel that is sharper and tougher than bronze, then the scene described by the king can completely become a reality, and the Xi Kingdom will be developed by then.
This is a great cause that will benefit all people for a long time. Once it comes true, it will be a blessing of merit and blessing of all sentient beings. Isn’t my king...
Thinking of this, Wu Tong was extremely excited and his body was trembling slightly. However, he nervously asked Yao Yun: "Your Majesty, it's true as you said. The kind of iron you describe doesn't even exist in the imperial capital. Even if it does, it's just meteorite iron."
, not iron smelted from ordinary iron mines.”
Extraterrestrial meteorite?
When Yao Yun heard this, he immediately understood. The ancient history and martial arts novels of the previous life said that swords made of meteorite iron were extremely sharp. In fact, there was a scientific basis for this. There were not only iron but also other metals such as nickel in the meteorite.
Weapons made of meteorite iron are alloy weapons. Their performance is naturally superior, cutting iron like mud, and full of toughness.
Yao Yun nodded: "What I'm talking about is not meteorite, it's just refined from ordinary iron ore. Ordinary steel is naturally not as good as meteorite, but steel can be mass-produced, which is enough to kill meteorite by several levels in an instant.
No matter how good the meteorite iron is, it cannot be handled by everyone!"
Cang Man and Hu Yi didn't even think about it when they heard this, they all said in unison: "Your Majesty is right, steel is good, better than meteorite iron. I only hope that your Majesty can reward me with an iron weapon, and I will fight bravely for your Majesty."
Enemy, fight to the death to repay your Majesty’s holy grace!”
The voice, the intonation, and the lines were exactly the same, exactly the same.
Yao Yun was shocked after hearing this, and Cang Man and Hu Yi were also shocked.
Cang Man looked at Hu Yi in horror: "You...how could you steal my words? This...I have always said this, you..."
Hu Yi: ""This...coincidence, purely coincidental.
Hu Yi was also shocked. He was learning from Cang Man how to flatter him day and night. He usually worked too hard, but unexpectedly, he accidentally contradicted his words in the moment of excitement. It was so embarrassing.
Although the small theater in front of them was quite dramatic, Bald Long and Wu Tong couldn't care less about it. At this moment, Yao Yun's words kept repeating in their minds, and each one was more shocking than the last.
It turns out that it really is not meteorite iron, but it can be refined from common iron ore in the mountains?
The bald dragon was suspicious, how did the prince know the refining method of these sacred artifacts, which the emperor had never heard of, where did he learn it, and why was he so confident!
"Your Majesty, what kind of steel is this? Where does iron that is more useful than bronze come from?"
Yao Yun looked harmless: "Go to Mr. Long about this, he won't let me tell you."
Suddenly, the bald dragon was speechless, his whole body became soft, and his heart became even more restless, as if there were countless ants crawling through his body.
But looking for the second child?
Thinking of the dead face of his second brother with an "aunt's smile", the bald dragon had the urge to hit him. If his brother hadn't been seriously injured, he would have wanted to slap him!
Wu Tong smoothed things over and did not continue to ask. Instead, he encouraged him in an extremely excited tone: "Your Majesty, go ahead. I am very supportive of your actions. Now you are half a Qi Refiner. At the same time, you have Cang Man and Hu Yi.
We are also assured of the protection.”
When Yao Yun heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He came to the witch temple to announce that the king was going to the mountain. Now that he had received permission, he naturally ran away like a bird out of its cage.
Seeing Yao Yun's high-spirited and departing figure, the bald dragon murmured: "Wu Laoer, do you think it's reliable? Why do I think the prince is fooling around? Could he be lying just to fool around?
us?"
Wu Tong pondered for a while, and then said: "This should not be possible. If so, this lie is too outrageous. Besides, the king just now has a somewhat grandfatherly demeanor. I think it is true."
When saying this, Wu Tong bowed devoutly to the east to show respect.
Hearing this, the bald dragon was shocked. Wu Laoer was actually talking about his grandfather, not King Xuan. This must be too high a view of the prince.
...
One person and one dragon were in a daze, while Yao Yun led Cang Man, Hu Yi, and twenty palace guards out of Xidu in high spirits.
At this time, Yao Yun was more excited than before, not because he finally escaped from the prison and returned to nature, nor because he could finally start large-scale iron smelting and develop industries, but because the Yellowstone Book of Heaven was shining golden again.