When problems arise, solutions will naturally appear
Most of the unknowns in this world come from our own ignorance.
Empress Ji and Mo Ru wanted to go to the large ironworks, but were rejected.
The recruiter pointed to the notice board next to it, which read the recruitment criteria. The first one was that people must have at least six years of experience in blacksmithing.
The large iron smelting plant is full of vitality and power. There is a banner in front of the door. The cloth woven from the hemp is a bit rough, but it is enough for use. There are four big characters embroidered on the banner, which of course means "big steel smelting".
The kilns are being improved, and the apprentices' operating techniques are becoming increasingly mature, and large-scale production will soon be possible here.
In the large iron smelting plant, the second batch of equipment was quickly equipped. These iron smelting furnaces solved some of the problems of the first batch of equipment. The large external bellows whirred as they were pushed and pulled by strong hands.
The large furnace used in this steel filling method is different from other iron-making blast furnaces. From the outside, this thing looks like a huge crucible, or... a tripod!
It is round and has a big mouth upward, like a monster that opens its mouth to roar. Fire spurts out of the mouth, like a torch stump in a Western story.
Like other blast furnaces, there is a taphole below, from which molten iron pours, and a large external bellows outside.
Although there are already water conservancy facilities such as water drainage for iron smelting, similar equipment has been used before. It has also been simulated many times in the handicraft street...
But for this first batch of steel, the craftsmen would never dare to neglect it, and it must be done manually.
They have set standards for themselves, and they must succeed and meet the standards.
Yijun and Danzhu might be dissatisfied with this, but even Juzai recognized the craftsmen's caution.
Although failure is success, but failing because of laziness is tantamount to being held back and going backwards.
The fire was surging in the furnace mouth, and the molten pig iron flowed out of these furnaces, gradually merging with the iron bars smelted by the craftsmen in the high temperature inside the mold stone.
This is proportional.
Reaching this step means that the first batch of steel tools made by the steel filling method will soon come out.
The fires of the past and the future intersect here.
In a daze, Sui Renshi lit the fire thousands of years ago.
Thousands of years later, people used these fires to make steel.
Although the steel made by the steel pouring method is indeed not as strong as the steel made by the steel-making method, the latter...
On the eve of this great era that is about to become more and more prosperous, although it cannot be said that the sun has set, but...
It's almost like a "customized product".
Of course, in the future, the content of the assessment to judge the skills of craftsmen will definitely include patterned iron and steel-making.
Technology will continue to upgrade and adapt to changes in the social environment and productivity, but superb skills will never be discontinued. At most, they will gradually become more niche.
Outside the large iron smelting plant, hearing the cheers from people inside the plant, the two people who applied for jobs outside the plant were unhappy.
“It’s simply unreasonable for someone as capable as me to want to participate in their production, but they still have the conditions and standards.”
Mo Ru was young and full of knowledge, and felt that he should not be treated like this. He had seen those big furnaces being transported in before, and had imagined that he would go in and name them.
In this way, future generations will know that the steel-filled furnace was named after him.
However, someone asked him about iron casting techniques, but he couldn't answer.
This definitely does not meet the recruitment standards.
So, someone recommended them to go to a paper factory. I heard that a new printing factory was going to open recently and some educated people were needed to do word proofreading.
Empress Ji went immediately, but Mo Ru was still reluctant because he had too much ambition and too little talent. He felt that although the people of Hongzhou were good at technology, they did not necessarily have any splendid "culture".
After all, ten years ago, this was a cultural wasteland.
"It's nothing more than proofreading the contents of those rural work manuals!"
"Anyone can do this kind of work! It doesn't need to be rigorous at all..."
"What? What did you say? There are four ways to write Hui? What does it mean?"
Mo Ru complained along the way, so many people heard his complaints and came to scold him. One of them said that there are four ways to write Hui...
The return of twice-cooked pork!
The old wizard Diyou found an outlet in Mo Ru. After scolding him, he immediately felt refreshed and regained his confidence in life.
Looks like I’m still young! This bumpkin from outside doesn’t even know the four ways to write twice-cooked pork!
"How can you proofread books at this level? Forget it, come work here when you have time, and I will introduce you to two places that sell pork."
After the old wizard Diyou finished taunting him, he ran away, shouting strange words like "This wave is taking off~"...
Mo Ru's blood pressure was already full.
What a shabby printing factory, today I’m going to show you what a truly educated man is capable of!
When we came to the printing factory, it was not a big factory and there were only a few people there. Some wizards were doing carving work here.
Ji Hou and Mo Ru came here and found the person in charge. The person in charge came to test them. Mo Ru was full of confidence and felt that there was no reason to fail the cultural interview?
People all over Xiaoshili and Baxiang say that I am smart!
Mo Ru looked at the examiner with a serious and wise expression.
The examiner said, "I can see at a glance from your expression that you are an educated person."
Then the examiner took out a few volumes of slips and said to Mo Ru in front of him, please read and recite the full text. The time limit is before I get off work.
"Proofreading and engraving is a very serious matter, you can't be careless!"
Mo Ru took a look and saw that what was written on it was a jingle.
"Blackened and fertilized..."
"???"
In the large ironworks.
The years finally came to a historic moment, so they stopped here.
The craftsmen carefully stopped what they were doing. They completed the smelting of the first batch of steel and now came to the final step.
They were looking seriously and intently at the No. 1 steel-filling furnace. In front of it, the first batch of steel was undergoing simple "final processes."
There is an unpleasant smell here, which is animal urine, sweat, and hormones...
But at this moment, everyone is holding their breath and waiting quietly for the moment of inspection to arrive.
In front of the No. 1 steel-filling furnace, several senior craftsmen and Yu Zaiyijun were observing the first "steel-filling tool."
Uniform texture, smooth grinding, no slag or chipping... The hardness of the cutting edge steel...
It has good elasticity and is not easy to bend. It takes a lot of effort to straighten the bend... The structure of the blade body is fine, clean and free of impurities...
"very talented!"
Finally, Yu Zai made a judgment, and the craftsmen suddenly burst into cheers!
So some craftsmen brought prepared firecrackers made of bamboo.
The people in the large iron smelting plant were completely excited. They had successfully created new history!
The craftsmen were crazy with joy. People went outside the ironworks to set off firecrackers to celebrate. Someone came over with a small bucket.
"Why are your firecrackers so big? Are they specially made?"