Chapter six hundred and fiftieth chapters knowledge and inspiration
"Liu Envoy, Liang came here this time mainly to reiterate the relationship between the two alliances. By the way, I would like to ask about the origin of Jiangxia's steel ordnance!"
Seeing Liu Qi with a vigorous spirit and a vague aura, Zhuge Liang suppressed the storm in his heart and smiled and said to express his purpose for this trip.
Although the chief of Jiangxia County had already said that Liu Qi's body was already well, he did not expect that he would be so good.
With Zhuge Liang's soul power and eyesight, how could he not tell Liu Qi's condition is so good at this time? He is definitely a successful cultivation look.
Of course, no matter how surprised he was, he didn't feel strange.
After all, he is an important Liu clan relative and has much better resources than Liu Bei.
If Liu Qi doesn't have that kind of peerless cultivation method in his hands, he won't believe it even if he beats Zhuge Liang to death.
After four hundred years of Han Dynasty, how rich are the resources accumulated by the royal family?
Even the children of aristocratic families like Zhuge Liang who had already lost their family can learn a lot of knowledge about the world through the academy, as well as family inheritance methods, let alone Liu Qi, the prefect of Jiangxia.
So after meeting, I didn't say anything else, and I just mentioned the true purpose of this trip.
What is just a false statement like "reaffirming the relationship between the two families" is just a matter of vain. What he really cares about is the location of Jiang Xia's secret steel manufacturing base.
Liu Qi naturally knew in his heart, and asked Zhuge Liang to sit down with a smile, then he said slowly: "It's also luck. Someone has the inheritance of some of the Mohist and Gongshuists in his hands, and there is a complete method of steel smelting!"
"I sent someone to try it before, but I didn't want to achieve very satisfactory results, so the Jiang Xiajun's full dressing was changed!"
"That's really gratifying!"
No matter how much sour water was in his heart, Zhuge Liang's face remained unchanged, and he said with a smile: "I wonder, can Liang go and watch a few?"
"Of course!"
Liu Qi agreed very readily, and this is not a shameful top secret.
When Zhuge Liang followed and guided him, he rushed from Jiangxia City to a continuous valley, and was completely shocked to see the scene inside.
This is the world of steel and iron...
Five steelmaking furnaces lined up side by side, and rolled thick smoke kept coming out.
What's strange is that after the rolling smoke reaches a certain height, it suddenly dissipates into an invisible gas.
Around the five steelmaking furnaces, a complete set of factories and processing workshops required by the coal-iron industrial system, are connected with water conservancy transmission tracks during the period.
The entire valley is covered with water conservancy conveying tracks, connecting steelmaking furnaces, ironmaking furnaces and other factories and work workshops.
It looks messy, but in fact it is well organized.
A few workers use various mechanisms and equipment in their hands to send raw materials and finished products to water conservancy transmission tracks and rail transport mechanisms.
In such a large industrial area, it does not look noisy or lively, with only the howling high temperature when the steel and molten iron are released, and the banging sounds on the transport trucks relocated to the track unit.
There is no dusty dirty, no noisy chaos, only the order of industrial institutions, and the extremely powerful work and production efficiency.
"Is this, the mechanism steelmaking technique?"
Zhuge Liang was very surprised and did not enter the industrial area where the water conservancy transmission tracks were crisscrossing. Instead, he carefully observed the outside for a long time, and then asked in surprise: "Has all formed hydraulic drives?"
"That's right!"
The official in charge of the small industrial area looked proud and explained with a smile: "According to the envoy's words, this is far from enough!"
"At that time, Qin State was able to maintain nearly two million Qin troops in war with a population of less than 10 million. There were no mistakes in both the ordnance and logistics. These work efficiency and techniques are worth learning from!"
"Almost all the small industrial bases in front of us are planned by the envoy. All the machinery and equipment are personally directed and manufactured. The use of hydraulic power and heat is only a beginner. We are also learning the key points in the workplace!"
"When we craftsmen can thoroughly become familiar with the use of the machinery and equipment of small industrial bases and can also be optimized and improved, and then we will carry out a larger-scale industrial base construction, we will not have to worry about the full operation!"
"The water power in the valley is limited, far less surging than the Yangtze River outside. Of course, the production of small industrial bases is enough to meet the huge needs of the military and civilians of Jiangxia County!"
Zhuge Liang opened his mouth and said nothing in the end.
He was shocked by the scene in front of him, and his mind was also flashing with inspiration.
Don’t forget that he was also a very famous master of the organs in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and he and his wife Huang Yueying were both masters of this.
He can't find a mechanism complex like the coal and iron industrial base for the time being, but the wooden ox and flowing horse that appeared in the Romance of the Romance can be made.
To put it bluntly, that thing is similar to a slit gear toy, and it does not require other power or support. As long as you maintain the direction of action, transportation is definitely a very convenient tool.
It doesn't matter if the speed is slower. Anyway, the wooden ox and horses do not need to eat and drink water. As long as there is no problem with the teeth and internal mechanism, it can continue to operate.
Zhuge Liang didn't care how mysterious Jiangxia's small industrial base was.
There is no secret in his eyes that the new steel furnace and iron furnace are all new.
Of course, a small industrial base involves an entire industrial system, from ore dressing to coking, and then to steelmaking, which is a whole process, and cannot be imitated by looking at it.
Zhuge Liang was modest and stayed in a small industrial base for more than half a month. After understanding the tricks and joints inside thoroughly, he returned to the Jiangxia Prefect's Mansion with regret.
"Eunuch, can Xiangyang imitate Jiangxia's steelmaking and ironmaking technology?"
After meeting, Zhuge Liang went straight to the point and smiled bitterly: "Xiangyang needs such a steelmaking and ironmaking base!"
"Mr. Kong Ming asked knowingly!"
Liu Qi smiled and said, "Since I allowed the gentleman to stay there for half a month, I will naturally not stop Xiangyang from imitating!"
"I'm afraid I can't learn everything if it's just imitation!"
Zhuge Liang was still depressed and said helplessly: "Even if you know how to build such a so-called industrial base, it is not so easy to imitate!"
The construction of steelmaking furnaces and ironmaking furnaces, as well as a series of auxiliary workshops, and some technologies are not easy to imitate.
If you devote yourself to it, with Zhuge Liang's wisdom and background, you can slowly figure it out and deduce some key technologies.
Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang didn’t have that free time at all.
Unlike Liu Qi, who assigned work and got free after responsibilities were assigned, and even had time to complete the design and construction of a small coal-iron consortium alone.
Zhuge Liang's style of conduct was completely different. He took care of everything in detail, for fear that the following people would not do well and would make a mistake.
In this way, as long as you are in Xiangyang, you will have no free time at all.
This time, if it were not for the small industrial bases that were too important, it might even affect the speed and steps of Liu Bei's group in fighting for the world. Zhuge Liang said that nothing would be left in Jiangxia for more than half a month.
But that's it, many key technologies that have not been figured out yet.
What he meant was that he wanted to ask Liu Qi to send skilled craftsmen from a small industrial base to Xiangyang to help build a new industrial base.
But that's impossible...
I haven’t seen Jiangxia’s coal-iron consortium basically uses hydraulic power as a source of power. How many craftsmen are busy during this period?
In addition to the need for confidentiality, the most important thing is that Jiangxia also has a serious lack of talents in this area. How could it be given to Xiangyang?
Therefore, Zhuge Liang just revealed his slightest words and gave up when he saw that Liu Qi didn't let go. This was also impossible.
"Can you provide enough steel weapons and farm tools every month and calculate according to the factory price?"
Unable to invite skilled craftsmen, Zhuge Liang immediately changed the topic and said with a smile: "If all the elites in Xiangyang can be replaced with steel weapons, their combat effectiveness can be greatly improved, and it will be much easier to confront Cao's army!"
"This is no problem!"
Liu Qi nodded and said leisurely: "Just hope Xiangyang will not lose its chain!"
Zhuge Liang did not stop for much, and with a relatively satisfactory result, he quickly returned to Xiangyang City to report his experiences to Liu Bei.
"In other words, can Jiangxia continue to produce steel weapons in the future?"
Liu Bei didn't say anything for a long time, and his face changed for a while before he asked.
“That’s exactly that!”
Zhuge Liang could understand Liu Bei's complex mood very well, but in fact, he had no choice but to nod and smile bitterly.
"We can't imitate and copy it?"
Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and asked: "I think the military advisor has figured out the joints. As long as we use enough resources, it is not difficult to imitate!"
"This matter is probably a bit difficult!"
Zhuge Liang said: "The main reason is that Liang needs to spend a lot of time studying and cannot take into account other things..."
There is no need to be a heavy hammer for the drum. Liu Bei immediately reported it and waved his hand quickly and said, "This is not the case. Xiangyang needs Mr. Kong Ming to handle government affairs, hey..."
"Don't worry, lord!"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "If you don't highlight the fact that you can get a batch of steel weapons every month from Jiangxia. Even if you can't imitate a small industrial base, it is not difficult to get a steelmaking and ironmaking furnace alone!"
He paused and said proudly: "In addition, after seeing the mechanical techniques of Jiang Xia, Liang suddenly understood that there were some things here too!"
"Oh, I don't know what the military advisor is referring to?"
"After the thing is made, the lord will know, and he may still be able to make a deal with Jiang Xia!"
"So, please consultant!"
Liu Bei was just a little bit better than him, which was that he would not doubt people, and he was much better than Lao Cao and Sun Quan in this regard.
Of course, these have nothing to do with the result of the princes fighting for hegemony.
Lao Cao was seriously ill, but he couldn't resist the large number of talents under his command. Even if he had a few of them lost, there were other talents to make up for them. Jiangdong was also full of talents at this time, but Liu Bei was the only one who stood by Zhuge Liang...