Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

How can we say about technology? People who use it don't think it has much technical content. People who work on it have been buried in the pit for generations before they can really solve the problem.

The blast furnace looks simple, but it actually has all the technical content it should have. What's worse is that in addition to the technical content of the blast furnace itself, smelting steel in the blast furnace itself is also a very technical thing.

Let's put it this way. If it weren't for the three-phase diagram of water and the phase diagram of iron-carbon alloy, which must be remembered when getting started with materials, Chen Xi wrote it down when he was looking through it. It would be a miracle if the steel of the Han Dynasty had reached the current level.

It can be said that the phase diagram of iron-carbon alloy brought a bottom line to the Han Dynasty. Without this phase diagram, the quality of steel produced by the Han Dynasty using blast furnaces might not be better than the wootz steel directly obtained from minerals by the Kushan side.

In fact, even if Chen Xi knew the phase diagram of iron-carbon alloy, it was difficult to accurately maintain constant temperature, time, and pressure when the steel mill was smelting steel in a blast furnace, because the accuracy of this thing had to be verified by molten steel one by one.

It took 400 years for the world's major steel mills to accurately figure out the various indicators of the iron-carbon phase diagram. During these 400 years, in order to determine this thing, tens of billions of furnaces were smelted to get the correct result. Considering that Chen Xi didn't have so much time to do this kind of thing, Chen Xi's steelmaking method for the steel mill was to find an old master, estimate a range according to the phase diagram of iron-carbon alloy, and then make it.

Although the actual strength of the steel made in this way can't reach the level of the 21st century, it is at least at the level of the 20th century.

Of course, only the state-owned steel mills in the Central Plains, when Chen Xi personally led the team to build blast furnaces, specially found professionals, that is, some top swordsmiths who can distinguish the temperature of the blast furnace by color, and the temperature difference will not exceed more than ten degrees, that is, Pu Yuan and others, spent more than half a month, and let this group of people judge by the color of the flame when to increase or decrease the temperature to produce the molten steel that Chen Xi needs.

There is no way, Chen Xi can't make a thermometer, especially this kind of thing with an upper limit of 1,500 degrees, so he can only rely on the master, but considering that in later generations, the master often relies on the flame color of the light flame to judge, and the accuracy is quite high, Chen Xi will not struggle, anyway, humans are really amazing.

Of course, to be honest, because of the concept of temperature, Chen Xi can't popularize it to Pu Yuan's group, and can't explain to Pu Yuan and others what 1,500 degrees is, what is 730 degrees, so this can only be judged by feeling.

This is also the reason why Chen Xi spent a lot of time in the steel mill after he made the steel furnace in the early days. To put it bluntly, the problem of the final product of the iron-carbon alloy must be solved when using a blast furnace to make steel. If it is just simply and roughly melted and then cast, the quality of the final product may be bad, and it may not even catch up with the steel of the same era.

After all, the technical content here is not a joke, so Chen Xi led Pu Yuan and his group to set rules for how to burn the steel furnace, what flame color to burn, how long to maintain, what flame color to cool down, how long to burn, and what flame color to heat up, and how long to maintain.

This rule is not very accurate. After all, Chen Xi does not have a thermometer or an accurate measurement method, but Chen Xi burns dozens of furnaces to find the best result, and then burns according to this. This is also the reason why state-owned steel mills adjust the smelting method every year, and the reason why the quality of Han Dynasty steel is getting better and better.

To put it bluntly, after the awareness of metallography, the two special smelting departments, Bingzhou Smelting Department and Yellow River Smelting Department, will constantly try new products that can be smelted under new temperatures, materials and pressures without considering the output.

However, among the smelting of alloys, only the phase diagram of the entry-level iron-carbon alloy is the simplest and clearest. No one knows what product you will get if you add something to it later. This is why until now, the big guys in materials science still make some iron-carbon alloys and add something else to it, and then start burning to see what the finished product looks like.

So far, the Han Dynasty has already produced high-manganese steel and antimony alloys, which are considered reliable alloys in later generations, but to be honest, it has not taken many steps on the road of materials science. The simplest one is that the Han Dynasty has not been able to produce rebar, a very popular material in later generations.

Even though Chen Xi roughly knew the material ratio of rebar, the Han Dynasty really couldn't smelt and cast this kind of thing, because there was no phase diagram to guide this thing. The Han Dynasty was left to explore it by itself. It was estimated that if they burned a few furnaces every day regardless of the cost, they would be able to burn it out in thirty or forty years if they were lucky.

In other words, Rome and Kushan had developed blast furnaces and really entered the race. The problem was that this race was not a place for small fish to fool around, and it could really kill people.

At the very least, Chen Xi was completely pessimistic that Kushan and Rome could produce a finished product that could be put on the table within a dozen years. From a realistic perspective, most of the products should not be as good as wootz steel. This is not Chen Xi praising wootz steel, but the product of blast furnace blindly burning, just at this level.

The blast furnace is indeed a scientific advancement, but the crucible method and the steel-frying method are small in size, many links are easy to control, and hundreds of years of technical accumulation are there, so the quality of the product is naturally better than the blast furnace.

Just like the internal combustion engine and the steam engine, how can the newly-made internal combustion engine be stronger than the steam engine? Even if the internal combustion engine has indeed improved technically, the improvement of technology does not mean that the product is excellent from the beginning. The same is true for the blast furnace.

If it were not for the example of the Han Dynasty, Rome and Kushan would have had disagreements over the blast furnace and the crucible method. After all, the quality of the steel produced by their blast furnaces was extremely problematic.

"In other words, there is a problem with the steel produced by Rome and Kushan?" After listening to Chen Xi's explanation, Liu Bei did not actually understand what Chen Xi was talking about, or what strange technology it was, but Liu Bei still understood Chen Xi's simple and rough conclusion.

"Well, for a long time, the quality of steel produced by blast furnaces is still not as good as the final products of crucible method and steel frying method. The advantage of blast furnaces is large quantity, but the quality is not as good as before before it reaches a certain level." Chen Xi nodded and said, "At least not as good as the wootz steel currently used by Kushan."

"Is that so." Liu Bei nodded thoughtfully. He originally thought that the molten steel from the steel furnace would be his own weapons and equipment after forging.

"It's not that simple. Steel furnace smelting is a very important technology. Moreover, after the steel furnace is put on, if it is not put on the assembly line and large-scale water conservancy forging plant, the advantages of the steel furnace are actually difficult to play out." Chen Xi sighed and said, rolling steel and rolling steel, the result of one-step is the best.

"Kushan does not have this condition, so there is no need to worry." Chen Xi spoke to comfort him. Chen Xi knew that the steel furnace would be exposed a long time ago. After all, the other two companies are not blind to the technological progress brought by him, and they will definitely keep up with the good ones.

You should know that even the swans with broken beaks, after being repaired with titanium alloy beaks by humans, know how to use this invincible advantage to dominate the local area. As long as human beings, as intelligent beings, are not anti-intellectual, they will naturally find ways to obtain the progress brought by new things.

It’s just that the combat effectiveness of the Han Dynasty was created by Chen Xi combining a lot of things. You can indeed bring some progress by copying a part, but you can’t understand the technological innovation and social innovation inside. Even if you get it, Chen Xi will still beat you.

"Well, even if it is garbage steel, it is still steel. Many of the young and strong people recruited by the Kushan Empire in Nangui could not even be fully equipped with weapons and equipment before. Now that the steel mill has produced molten steel, even if the quality is not good, at least each person can be equipped with a steel gun." Liu Bei frowned. He felt that this matter was not that simple. Even though Chen Xi's comfort made sense, Liu Bei was still a little worried.

"Let me say one thing first, Lord Xuande, you are actually wrong. Kushan does not lack the steel to distribute equipment to the young and strong in Southern Gui. With Kushan's steel production, it is not a problem to fully meet the needs of the Kushan Legion." Chen Xi restrained his smile and spoke very seriously.

"Huh?" Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this. Can Kushan meet the steel needs of its own army? Then why do they always see Kushan soldiers using wooden weapons.

"This situation is actually similar to the Lingdi Dynasty for more than 20 years. The weapons and equipment of the Han Dynasty are actually enough, but the distribution problem and corruption and bribery have caused these weapons and equipment to not fall into the hands of those who need them. Kushan is actually the same situation." Chen Xi sighed and said.

Just like the various grains grown by humans on the earth and the various livestock raised are enough to feed 20 billion people, but people still starve to death every year, and China's domestic real estate data shows that China has built enough new houses for 3 billion people to live in, but there are still a lot of young people who don't have new houses to live in.

These problems are not actually problems of insufficient production or purebred distribution. The very real distribution problems that still exist in the 21st century cannot possibly not exist in the 3rd century. The problems will only be bigger. The Han Dynasty was not exposed only because Chen Xi was very strict in some links. Otherwise, the situation when India sent troops in the 21st century would not be impossible to be staged in the 3rd century.

Of course, if we count the Nangui, who was not regarded as a human being by the three major empires, then the things that Chen Xi thought might happen had actually happened a long time ago. After all, the distribution problem of Nangui was something that could not be mentioned at all. Even because of this outrageous distribution method, it had an impact on Beigui.

You should know that the elite guards of Beigui in the early days all had pale faces. It was not until Oswin came to power that he swept away the deep-rooted problems and the Kushan looked much more normal. But as I said, Oswin offended too many people because of this.

At that time, Urdu said that he did not trust Kushan, and Oswin's answer was that everyone ate what he ate, and then Oswin achieved this result forcefully, which was the key to Kushan's subsequent combat effectiveness. Otherwise, if the Nangui continued to eat, take, and ask for things, Kushan would have killed itself.

It was thanks to Oswin's final high-handed imperial will that he directly proved the truth. Otherwise, after Qunu City, the Han Dynasty would not need to do anything, and Kushan would have killed Oswin. The reason why Oswin was not killed now was because the people around Oswin were the majority, and the people who wanted to kill Oswin were the small group, although the power that the small group could use was far greater than the majority of people united around Oswin, just like when society is stable, rules are greater than power.

"Is that so?" Liu Bei's face looked extremely complicated when he heard this, and he could not help but be more dissatisfied with Emperor Ling's approach.

"Kuishan has actually solved the problem of weapons distribution to a certain extent. The steel they originally produced is actually enough for the Kushan army. The existence of Oswin has solved these problems to a large extent." Chen Xi said with some emotion. Said, even he has to admit that the other party is indeed a hero, but the heroes in the Kushan Empire, judging from the current situation, will not die well.

Liu Bei nodded slowly when he heard this. He had his own understanding of the problem of steel furnaces and the loss of technology. For him, as long as Chen Xi could control this matter, he would not care too much. After all, Chen Xi's internal affairs were It was much better than he imagined.

"How is the martial arts incident handled now?" Liu Bei changed the topic naturally.

"It's just that rumors have been released, and some veterans have come forward to say that they have become powerful people who have separated their inner energy from the body, so some people have come to talk about it in private, but generally speaking, they agree with this matter. Veterans are very interested in relying on strength to win their own prizes. , I quite agree with it," Chen Xi explained with a smile.

There are always some veterans who can contact the elders under Liu Bei's command. After all, some of them were even the guards of the elders in the earliest days. For example, Ruan Liangyu, Guo Jia's bodyguard, would secretly ask Guo Jia after receiving the news. I won't tell you, it's not a confidential matter.

It's just that it's useless to say it. Ruan Liangyu will most likely not be able to get it. On the one hand, the quantity of this medicine is limited. On the other hand, Ruan Liangyu was injured when he was in Guishang. Even if he is cured later, there will still be a battle. on the blind spot.

Although Ruan Liangyu was very confident about the fifth level of smelting, the last ones to grab this kind of thing must be ruthless people. Ruan Liangyu thought about his situation, and then went to the sixth level of smelting. Under the attention of a group of people, It didn't take more than two games to find my blind spot, so I was helpless.

Guo Jia doesn't have much to do about this. If Ruan Liangyu can break into the top 100, he really has something to do, but according to Ruan Liangyu, he may be beaten after two games at most. Guo Jia is also a claw, he is a veteran That's right, but he did not run the Political Yuan alone, and it was difficult for Chen Xi to be too direct in this matter.

"I suggest you study other competition plans. If you only compare combat effectiveness, some special talents may miss this opportunity." Liu Bei seemed to have remembered something, and suggested to Chen Xi, "Force is indeed very important. , but veterans are not only powerful, but in actual combat, they are actually at a disadvantage to archers. Unless the range of combat is expanded to a school field, the advantage of close-combat veterans is too great. "

This is not nonsense, there is restraint between veterans. Although veterans who can get to the fifth or sixth level of smelting have no shortcomings, this kind of no shortcomings is not for the same level. If it were to be compared with melee combat, melee players like Jiang Guang and Jiang Yu would definitely have obvious advantages.

"Who received the news and came to you to make a proposal?" Chen Xi said with a smile. Liu Bei would think about such a thing. He was so stupid. Liu Bei had never realized that such a situation existed before. , this must be the suggestion someone gave him when he went to Bingzhou or played there.

"It doesn't matter. I think what Li Zhe said is very reasonable." Liu Bei said with a smile.

Again, if Li Zhe's talent is ready, he can restrain anyone. But if he goes according to the event he prepared before, Li Zhe will definitely be finished. He is proficient in everything. The opposite means that he is incompetent in everything and restrained. Of course the opponent is going well, but after you have restrained yourself and faced another opponent who you have not restrained, then why don't you give up your life?

After all, Li Zhe has researched all talents, which means that his research on most talents is not too in-depth, at least not as much as those guys who specialize in five or six talents of their own.

So Li Zhe was thinking about whether he should participate in the archer competition, adjust his talents to those most suitable for archers, and then use them vigorously.

As a result, when the people from Bingzhou and Ermu met Liu Bei while fooling around, they asked about it. Then Liu Bei told Li Zhe that there were currently no bows and arrows in the martial arts, so it was over!

"Then we have to study this further, but it does make sense. Archers are indeed not suitable for participating in such a large-scale martial arts performance of a martial nature." Chen Xi did not refute after hearing this, but what if it is a competition of bows and arrows? The difficulty level is a new problem. There are actually quite a lot of flashy bow and arrow talents, and when it comes to power and distance, once beyond visual range is used, there is no need to play.

The question is whether the over-the-horizon strike is stronger, but some archers fight within the visual range and deal explosive damage in a short period of time. For example, Yu Mang can basically shoot twelve extremely powerful arrows in an instant, relying directly on the burst. The sexual output will completely destroy the opponent.

"Let's do some research. We might as well divide it into major categories." Liu Bei suggested. "And the scale of the competition can be larger. It can also be extended in the future, once every few years, just like a military parade."

"That's okay." Chen Xi nodded, agreeing with Liu Bei's idea.

After eating, drinking and fooling around in the restaurant for an hour, chatting with Liu Bei and confirming some things, Chen Xi walked back as the sky turned dark. At this time, all the lights in Chang'an were turned on. Although Li Yuan was involved with Huang Yueying, , but he did do a lot of things. At least the bright lights of Chang'an are indeed Li Yuan's masterpiece.

"Clang clang clang~" Chen Xi walked back with an arrogant pace, bought some snacks on the way, and was ready to go back to play with his son, and then he met his eldest cousin.

"Hey, isn't this Zichuan?" Fan Qin was very happy, and smiled and greeted Chen Xi, without the slight awe in his eyes when Chen Xi's other relatives saw Chen Xi.

"Hey, isn't this my eldest cousin?" Chen Xi saw Fan Qin and smiled.

"Wandering around at night, how could I do this when I came to Chang'an, I didn't expect that after returning from the south of Australia, Chang'an has changed a lot, I just came out to mix, you know me." Fan Qin raised an eyebrow at Chen Xi and said, he is actually very arrogant, he opened his spiritual talent to join Cao Cao, that was for the family, now he has also sacrificed for the family, and now he should enjoy it later, very happy.

"Not bad, there is no curfew, it's always like this at night, even all night long, many people who just came here are a little uncomfortable." Chen Xi said with a smile, and pulled Fan Qin to find a familiar place to sit and chat. At night, after a round of banquet, eat two rounds of barbecue, and after two rounds of barbecue, the third round of musicals starts, which is very delicious.

"I've been here for three days, but I'm not used to it. Can you still eat? If you can, go and make me some small barbecue. It was opened by an acquaintance before, and I have to support it." Fan Qin said with a smile.

"Okay, let's go together if you don't charge." Chen Xi is still optimistic about his cousin. On the one hand, distance creates beauty, and on the other hand, Fan Qin really has no need for Chen Xi. From a certain perspective, the other party is already a free and easy person who has completed his life journey.

Even the Fan family can't drive Fan Qin. After all, the other party has made the greatest sacrifice for the Fan family more than ten years ago, and now as the head of the family, he has helped to deal with a lot of miscellaneous items. The elders of the Fan family now have no way to deal with Fan Qin.

If it doesn't work, fire me. I don't want to do it anyway. There are so many people in the family, right? You can't just use me, can you? Have some conscience, okay?

This set of rhetoric is very useful. After all, the current situation is that the Fan family owes Fan Qin. Of course, Fan Qin is just talking about it. He will still handle it if he can, but he has a clear consciousness of living for himself, so Chen Xi is envious of his freedom.

"Uh, is this Yuan Gonglu's place?" After Chen Xi came, he realized whose family opened it, because Yuan Shu was going crazy on the stage.

"Yes, so I came to show my support." Fan Qin said with a smile, "Today, all drinks are free, drink as much as you want."

"Oh, oh, oh." Chen Xi has already remembered that Yuan Shu, Liu Zhang, and Zhen Yan made sweet wine. Well, it's almost the end of summer, and they just made it.

But the place was very lively, free drinks, lured many people from Chang'an to come, after a few drinks, a few skewers of meat, the flushed face began to blow, all kinds of noise, Fan Qin and Chen Xi sat in a corner and laughed, prosperity is like this.

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