"Have you heard the rumors outside?" Emperor Chongzhen said to Sun Chuanting with a smile, "that I don't do serious work, and like my brother the same as the craftsman's work?"
"..." Sun Chuanting was stunned after hearing this. He did not expect that the emperor would say that. Even if he was stunned, he would not dare to admit it to his face.
Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen didn't want him to admit it, so he said proudly: "To tell you the truth, this craftsman's job is not that craftsman's job. This craftsman's job benefits the country and the people, and can even make you invincible on the battlefield. Knowing that,
no?"
"..." Sun Chuanting naturally saw the emperor's pride. Hearing such exaggerated words, at least in his opinion, these words were too exaggerated, so he was a little speechless for a moment.
"Why, you don't believe it?" Seeing his expression, Emperor Chongzhen felt even more proud. He turned around and strode away, "Let's go, I will let you broaden your horizons! Otherwise, you think I still have so much leisure.
Can you still smile so freely?"
From beginning to end, he was the only one speaking.
Sun Chuanting felt that something good might really happen. But what exactly was it and what kind of craftsmanship could make the emperor so exaggerated and show off like this? Yes, it was a show off!
To be honest, at this moment, he was very curious.
Seeing the emperor quicken his pace, Sun Chuanting also immediately quickened his pace and followed him.
The Han generals, palace maids, chamberlains, etc. in the distance looked at this scene from a distance and were very surprised to see that the relationship between the emperor and Sun Chuanting seemed to be very close.
In fact, the reason why Emperor Chongzhen used this walking method was not only to communicate with Sun Chuanting, but also to be seen. Nowadays, Sun Chuanting is not something ordinary people can spread rumors and slander!
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Not long after, Sun Chuanting followed Emperor Chongzhen to the military battle station.
He saw that the door was heavily guarded inside and outside, and he immediately felt something unusual.
Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch in charge of the royal horse supervisor, was personally stationed here. When he heard that the emperor had arrived, he quickly came out to welcome him.
"Let's go, lead the way, let Sun Qing learn more!" Emperor Chongzhen was obviously in a good mood. As soon as he saw Fang Zhenghua, he ordered with a smile.
When Fang Zhenghua saw that the emperor was in a good mood, he naturally greeted him with a smile and quickly replied: "I obey the order!"
Then, he turned to look at Sun Chuanting behind the emperor, and said with the same smile: "This is the hard work of Lord Long Live, and it was only developed under the guidance of Lord Long Live. Lord Sun, take a look, I think it will surprise you!"
Sun Chuanting was already curious, but after hearing what Fang Zhenghua said, his expectations immediately dropped a lot.
Wang Po sells melons and boasts of herself! Emperor Chongzhen was so exaggerated before, could he be bragging about himself?
Also, what abilities can the emperor have? At least in terms of military affairs, what abilities can he have?
To put it bluntly, the emperor might not even know how to fire a matchlock, so how could he do something so surprising?
With this thought in his mind, Sun Chuanting forced a smile on his face.
Emperor Chongzhen on the side saw this and was not unhappy at all. Instead, he was looking forward to Sun Chuanting's performance.
So, a group of them went in.
Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch of the royal horse supervisor, acted as a guide himself and introduced people as he walked.
Emperor Chongzhen signaled for them to go in front, and he followed behind, walking with his hands behind his back. He looked at the busy construction site for a while, and then looked at Sun Chuanting's expression, which was full of pride.
"What is built here is an open-hearth furnace for steelmaking, and what comes out is molten steel!"
"This is the regenerator. It is because of this regenerator that the temperature inside can reach as high as 1,800 degrees, which can melt molten steel!"
"A hydraulic blower is being built here to ventilate this way and send in fresh air. After passing through the regenerator, the temperature will increase..."
"..."
Sun Chuanting's expression was natural at first, but when he encountered someone he didn't understand, he would frown at most.
As for the craftsmen's work, which was naturally done by the craftsmen, he didn't have much interest in understanding it.
However, after hearing this, his expression changed and he became surprised and shocked, and even unconsciously began to ask specific questions.
"What, can molten steel be produced here? Is it that simple? Is it real molten steel? The kind that is harder than iron? Don't lie to me!"
"Are you saying that this workshop under construction uses water power to drive such a large forging hammer and can forge steel?"
"The mold here can directly forge armor? It's called steel plate armor? It's lighter than mountain armor, but has stronger defense?"
"What, what? The price will be cheaper?"
"..."
Sun Chuanting was really shocked!
Don't talk about anything else, just the armor.
The most common ones nowadays are cotton armor, which are cotton armor with iron pieces inside the cotton clothes. The protective effect is low, but the advantage is that it is cheap.
The second is scale armor, which is today's servant-level armor. Its defensive power is much higher than cotton armor, but it is also more expensive. A pair costs nearly a hundred taels of silver. If you are not a close servant, you may not be able to own it.
The best one is naturally the mountain armor, which is the strongest armor at the end of the Ming Dynasty. It is complex in workmanship and has stronger defense, but is lighter than the scale armor. However, it is expensive. A pair costs more than 300 taels of silver, and is generally only for generals.
It is for special use, and only a wealthy general can afford it.
Under this understanding, Sun Chuanting suddenly heard that just like the iron ore that was sent over there, a kind of armor that could be produced here not only had better protection than the mountain armor, but was also lighter and more expensive.
Cheap.
According to Fang Zhenghua's introduction, the armor produced here will be equipped for the soldiers of the Yongwei Camp and the Beijing Camp.
This is equivalent to saying that in the future, the soldiers of Yongwei Camp and Jingying Camp will wear better armor than the richest generals in the past!
this……
It’s simply unimaginable!
If this really happens, both the thieves and Jianlu's bows and arrows will be useless!
By the way, if this kind of steel is so good, wouldn't it be like cutting iron like mud when used to make weapons?
It doesn't take much, it's just a spear formation. What can the opponent use to block it?
…
After thinking about it, Sun Chuanting really couldn't believe it.
Could it be that the dead eunuch in front of him deceived people, deceived the emperor, and then deceived himself again?
If there really must be such a simple yet practical steel material, why didn't it exist before?
Thinking like this, I saw him looking at Emperor Chongzhen with a very serious expression, and asked in a very serious manner: "Your Majesty, this kind of steel has such high praise without even seeing a shadow, can it be fake?
?”
Emperor Chongzhen kept paying attention to Sun Chuanting's expression. He was already very proud. Look, did it scare you?
At this time, when Sun Chuanting asked, he replied calmly: "The quality of steel is related to the carbon, phosphorus, sulfur and other substances it contains! Knowing why, why would it be false?"