Of course, he did not go to see this matter alone, but also summoned Sun Chuanting and Zhou Yuji.
Zhou Yuji was still a little confused because Emperor Chongzhen only took him to see the glass factory.
But Sun Chuanting had visited it and heard that he was going to the Military War Bureau, so he immediately knew what was going on. Immediately, he put down what he was doing and rushed over as soon as possible.
Just at the gate of the Military War Bureau, I unexpectedly caught up with Emperor Chongzhen's chariot.
"Your Majesty, can you really produce refined steel?" No matter what, Sun Chuanting still didn't believe it.
Because in his knowledge, there has never been such a thing, where he can get good steel so easily.
Refining refined steel is not that easy!
Zhou Yuji, who happened to be coming over, was still a little far away when he heard Sun Chuanting talking over there.
Although he couldn't hear clearly, as a general leading an army, he could distinguish the four words "hundred-refined steel".
Therefore, he was also excited, thinking: Could it be that after he advised the emperor, the emperor really rectified the war situation and strictly controlled the quality of the war output?
If that's the case, that would be great!
Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Sun Chuanting, who looked expectant, and then turned to look at Zhou Yuji, whose eyes were also shining brightly. Finally, he put his hands behind his back and said lightly: "You have to believe in science! Let's go in and take a look together!"
The phrase "believe in science" was actually said by Liu Weichao, because Emperor Chongzhen also doubted it.
But now, he is using it to show off.
Fortunately, he is the emperor. Do you want to be embarrassed?
Of course, Sun Chuanting, Zhou Yuji and others didn't know, so they felt that Emperor Chongzhen was very confident and sure of himself.
From this, both of them followed in very excitedly.
The Bingzhan Bureau has been prepared for a long time and is waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to arrive.
Seeing that everything was ready and pretending, Emperor Chongzhen felt a little unsure. After all, he was really unfamiliar with science!
So, he glanced at Fang Zhenghua, who was waiting beside him, and asked calmly: "Every link is in accordance with my requirements. Are there any corners being cut?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Zhenghua was shocked. He quickly assured Emperor Chongzhen that there was absolutely no cutting corners! He had personally inspected all links.
The emperor attaches so much importance to it, even if he has great courage, he would not dare to cause trouble!
Not to mention, Emperor Chongzhen is rich now, and the money allocated is all without any discount!
Emperor Chongzhen still believed in Founder's transformation, so he waved his hand and said: "Let's get started!"
After hearing this, Fang Zhenghua wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly shouted in a high voice to start.
As a result, the craftsmen at the Bingzhan Bureau began to get busy. Under the watchful eyes of Emperor Chongzhen and others, they started with the first step of lighting the fire.
The entire assembly line operation takes a lot of time to get started.
But Emperor Chongzhen wanted to see the so-called streamlined operation with his own eyes, so he did not go to the yamen of the Military War Bureau, but sat outside in a pavilion. At the same time, he also gave Sun Chuanting a seat to wait for the entire steelmaking process together.
As for Zhou Yuji, a military commander, he was naturally ignored and had no seat!
This is not to look down on him, no, Prince Zhu Cixiang did not sit down, but stood behind Emperor Chongzhen!
Just waiting was not a problem, Emperor Chongzhen took Liu Weichao's point of view and talked to Sun Chuanting about the establishment of the captives and the invasion of the invaders.
"...So!" Emperor Chongzhen said calmly, "I thought this matter should be planned in advance. Regardless of whether there are profiteers leading the way, Jianlu will basically enter the customs!"
Sun Chuanting was very pleased to hear that he understood the general trend so well, so he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty is wise, I will definitely plan this matter as soon as possible! It's just..."
"Just what?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard this.
To be honest, he didn't like the tone of this turn of events very much.
When Sun Chuanting saw it, he immediately said: "Wei Chen doesn't know what kind of trouble the bandits in the Central Plains will make? I'm afraid that the bandits will make too much trouble and disrupt Wei Chen's plan to build a captive army!"
Ever since Jianlu was defeated, there has always been such a problem: caring about the head but not the tail, and caring about the tail but not the head.
It's not that they don't want to take care of it, but that the imperial court does not have enough strength to deal with the two major forces of bandits and captives at the same time.
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen also had a headache.
After thinking about the information he learned from Liu Weichao, he frowned and said: "Li Thief's command will most likely focus on attacking Kaifeng this year. If nothing happens, Kaifeng City will be able to hold on until 9
About a month. The only thing to worry about is that there may not be enough food and grass, otherwise, we can last longer."
At this point, Emperor Chongzhen gave instructions: "How about taking advantage of the fact that the Li thieves have not yet laid siege to the city, to transfer some grain from various places and transport it to Kaifeng?"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to rescue Kaifeng!" Zhou Yuji, who was standing next to him, heard this and hurriedly clasped his fists and said.
As a military commander, he naturally has to express his stance on such a topic!
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately said without thinking, "You have to guard the capital, so you can't go!"
Now the only people he can trust are the Yongwei Camp headquarters.
Now the Yongwei Camp controls the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and has taken over the Beijing Camp. No matter what, Zhou Yuji would never send the capital troops.
Therefore, after he finished speaking, he looked at Sun Chuanting and said, "You must start reorganizing the capital camp as soon as possible!"
Hearing this, Sun Chuanting quickly replied: "Your Majesty, I have gone to the capital camp and took a rough look. The number of available soldiers will not exceed a thousand. If we really want to be stricter, the entire capital camp will be full of soldiers."
It’s useless, so it’s better not to use them all! However, if they are not used at all, how to resettle these old, weak and remnant soldiers and their families is another problem, and it will require a lot of expenditure!”
Today's Emperor Chongzhen is rich. When he heard this, without thinking, he waved his hand and said: "Then don't use any of them, and recruit all the soldiers who can fight. As for the money, please give me a detailed list later."
yes!"
He has money, but he still wants to know where the money has been spent.
When Sun Chuanting heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy. He had known for a long time that the emperor had confiscated so many homes, so he must have money on hand. If he raised this matter now, he would indeed be able to get the money!
Therefore, he quickly agreed and said that he would promote the reorganization of the Beijing camp as soon as possible.
While they were talking, they suddenly heard Fang Zhenghua on the side shout in surprise: "Long live Lord, the water is out, the water is out!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately stopped talking. The discussion on Kaifeng was not finished yet. Everyone turned their heads and looked at the craftsmen working there.
Even the young Zhu Cihong watched without blinking.
Science? Is this science?
The most important weapon in ancient times was not a knife, a gun, or a bow and arrow, but armor!
In any dynasty, it is explicitly forbidden for private citizens to hide armor!
Isn’t Boarskin the one who claimed that Thirteen Armors Raised an Army?
This all shows the importance of armor!
Armor in ancient times was used to save lives. It was definitely not made of paper as in later TV series. A knife, a gun, or an arrow could kill someone!
Why is it said that in ancient times, there were generals whose bodies were covered with arrows, but they were still brave enough to kill the enemy?
It wasn't that this man was too fierce or a berserker, but the arrows didn't penetrate the flesh at all, they just hung on the armor.
A good pair of armor is really important for people on the battlefield!
It is also for this reason that the final product of the assembly line built by the War Bureau this time is armor. To be precise, it is the steel plate breastplate provided by Liu Weichao.
The liquid pig iron produced in the iron-making furnace flows into the iron-frying furnace. This was done by craftsmen in the late Ming Dynasty, especially the craftsmen in the Military War Bureau of Yumajian.
Liu Weichao's improvement measures are actually to increase the temperature so that molten steel can be smelted, and then use hydraulic-powered mechanical devices to perform steps such as forging and forging the steel.
Fried iron furnace, no, now that the temperature is raised, molten steel can be smelted, so it is called a stir-fried steel furnace.
The medium carbon steel from the steel furnace is first hot-rolled into thin steel plates, which are stamped using a heavy-duty stamping machine when red hot. Finally, they undergo a series of heat treatment procedures such as tempering, quenching, and annealing.
Moreover, this heat treatment furnace uses the hot exhaust gas from the furnace tail of the steelmaking furnace. This scientific design model can also save fuel costs.
The whole process was like running water. When it came to the next step, the craftsmen waiting there immediately became busy.
Although they have not actually operated this new process, it is still their old profession. Even if they have not done it, they still know how to do it.
Of course, if it wasn't for the emperor's purpose and he wanted to watch the ignition with his own eyes, he might have rehearsed it beforehand.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen and others were watching the whole process with great interest and patiently waiting for the final product to appear.
As for the commander-in-chief Fang Zhenghua, he went over to inspect the scene a long time ago and slowly reached the final step, with a little uneasiness but also excitedly waiting for the results.
It is said that waiting is a very long time, but at this time, Emperor Chongzhen and others were not aware of the passage of time at all.
It wasn't until the craftsmen let out a cheer and Fang Zhenghua happily brought a pair of breastplates to Emperor Chongzhen that everyone came back to their senses.
"Long live Lord, long live Lord, it's been created, it's been created..."
The joy of becoming a founder is beyond words.
I don’t know if this is true or if it was staged for Emperor Chongzhen.
In short, he was very happy, and the atmosphere at Emperor Chongzhen's side suddenly became lively.
However, as a military commander, Zhou Yuji was not very happy. In other words, he was actually a little disappointed.
As far as he understood, the whole process was so simple and the time was so short. How good of armor could he create?
Is this how refined steel comes from?
How can it be!
Unlike him, Sun Chuanting was brought here by Emperor Chongzhen, and every step was explained, so he was looking forward to it. If such a simple process could produce fine steel, he would have full confidence.
With Ming's elite on the battlefield, it shouldn't be a problem to defeat the rogues, even the Jianlu!
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but forgot the light style he had maintained before. He stood up and took the breastplate first. After weighing it for a while, he smiled at Sun Chuanting, who was staring at him.
Said: "It's much lighter than my armor!"
Although Emperor Chongzhen did not go to the battlefield, he still wore armor. It was the best armor in the Ming Dynasty, that is, Shanwen Armor.
After he finished speaking, he flicked the armor again with his hand, making a crisp metallic sound, and then said with great interest: "Try again to see how strong it is!"
It's the first time I've built it, so I'm not sure about the carbon content ratio. Although I'm sure it's steel, the strength still needs to be weighed.
Sun Chuanting heard this and quickly said: "Your Majesty, can you give me a look?"
In fact, there were more than ten pairs of breastplates in the first batch, but Fang Zhenghua only took one pair.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen handed it to Sun Chuanting and said, "Take it!"
At the same time, he was also a little curious, wondering what Sun Chuanting's evaluation would be like?
At this time, Zhou Yuji also became serious. He had just heard the sound of Emperor Chongzhen's breastplate, and felt that he seemed to have gone astray.
After Sun Chuanting took the breastplate and looked it over, his usually expressionless face was filled with surprise, and he said decisively: "Your Majesty, this armor is absolutely strong!"
"Haha, I think so too!" Emperor Chongzhen replied happily after hearing this. Then he saw Zhou Yuji, who was looking forward to it, and asked Sun Chuanting to give him the breastplate and let him take a look at it, "Zhou Qing also takes a look.
Let’s see, how does it compare to the armor you’re wearing?”
When Zhou Yuji heard this, he couldn't wait to take the breastplate. But as soon as he took it, he felt more than others.
After a while, he was also surprised and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this armor is not only light, but also strong. Wei Chen thinks that it will definitely not be bad, and even... even better than the armor on Wei Chen's body.
Some!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he felt very confident and immediately said with a smile: "Okay, let's try it and see how strong this armor is!"
After hearing this, Fang Zhenghua quickly agreed and arranged for people to start testing the sturdiness of the armor.
It would be better if they didn't try it. After trying it, the effect was far better than they expected.
At least it exceeded the expectations of Sun Chuanting and Zhou Yuji. As for Emperor Chongzhen, he didn't have many surprises because of Liu Weichao's prior explanation.
The strength of this breastplate is equivalent to the protective power of one and a half layers of mountain armor, or more than two layers of scale armor, or about four layers of cotton armor.
It can be said that the results of this experiment shocked Zhou Yuji, who felt the deepest impression.
He had thought beforehand that this breastplate would be very strong, but he didn't expect it to be so strong!
Whether it was Sun Chuanting or Zhou Yuji, they immediately congratulated Emperor Chongzhen. It would be more certain that the imperial army could have such a strong new armor, and that it would be able to defeat the bandits and Jianlu as soon as possible, and restore peace to the world.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen had already regained his calm attitude at this time, and said to the two of them: "No, it needs to be adjusted carefully. The quality of the steel is not enough, and the carbon content needs to be adjusted!"