Portable Space Can be Summoned

Iron Castle, a very apt name.

The iron smelting technology of Shun State is almost the same as that of the previous dynasty, especially the artisan household system, which left no room for the development of many new technologies.

But it is not completely without development. In some mining areas, iron smelters have also improved and invented some new technologies, which have increased the steel output of Shun Country.

Yang Yuan was taken aback when he learned that Shunguo could actually make steel directly, "It's so awesome, then my advantage of wisdom from previous life is useless!"

After Yang Yuan chatted with the artisans recruited by Qigong, he found that his wisdom was still useful.

There are three main functions, increasing output, reducing steps and improving quality.

In the words of the craftsman: "My lord, if what you said is true, then this is a miracle of iron making!"

Then he took his son and apprentices to build the Iron Fort with the help of imperial soldiers.

The real name of the iron castle should be called the blast furnace, because it is taller than the general shaft furnace.

But Sun Tong, the craftsman who presided over the construction of it, prefers to call it Iron Castle.

Yang Yuan looked at him with surprised eyes for a long time after learning that the name was given by Sun Tong, but he didn't expect that this little old man actually had a heart of second grade.

Sun Tong is one of the craftsmen recruited by Qigong to help Yang Yuan. He was originally a blacksmith, but he also has a lot of research on iron smelting. You can tell from the name that he comes from a blacksmith family.

"Young master, you are here."

After Yang Yuan arrived, the first person to greet him was the small captain of the imperial soldiers.

Because of the limited number of people, Yang Yuan only arranged a small team of imperial soldiers in the Iron Fort.

"Well, how's the situation?"

Yang Yuan asked as he walked, today is the first time the blast furnace has been opened after its completion, and the success of ironmaking depends on the results of this opening.

"everything is normal."

The captain of the imperial soldiers followed behind Yang Yuan and replied.

Yang Yuan's tense face relaxed a little after listening.

The result of this opening is very important.

It was done, and he had another new source of income comparable to the salt business.

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If you fail to continue your research, there must be a day when you succeed.

Iron smelting is different from selling salt. It is not only about Yang Yuan's pocketbook, but also about his gun barrel.

As long as he has high-quality steel, he can build more industries, he will have more weapons and armor, and he can even start an artificially accelerated industrial revolution.

Do you think steel is important?

In Bluestar, steel is the backbone of a country and the embodiment of national strength since modern times. A country with low steel production is like a patient with rickets, unable to even stand firm.

The same is true in Central Continent. Why are three countries able to occupy most of the land in Central Continent?

If we talk about a lot in detail, the quality of officials, the elite level of the army, whether the ruler is wise, the court system, and so on.

But in the final analysis, there are still three items. Some people have food and equipment, that is, steel.

Only with these three things, even if you can't dominate the Central Plains, you can guarantee yourself a strong country.

So Yang Ding attached great importance to this iron smelting.

"Where's Master Sun?"

"Watching by the blast furnace, he said he wanted to see the molten iron come out as soon as possible."

Of course, Iron Castle's blast furnace can't be like the blast furnace in Blue Star Modern Steel Works. It's just an improved soil blast furnace, about three feet high, which is already the limit that Iron Castle can do.

"Is it about to be released?" Yang Yuan asked in surprise.

Am I late?

"Not yet, don't worry about knowledgeable Master Sun. Since this morning, he has been inseparable from the blast furnace."

"All right."

Every skilled craftsman must have a heart that loves to study.

When Yang Yuan arrived, Master Sun's son was pushing and pulling the bellows vigorously.

And after Yang Yuan's reminder, the cold air in the bellows passed through a heating tunnel before entering the ironmaking furnace, which greatly saved fuel and improved the quality of molten iron.

For iron making, apart from knowing the general concept of the blast furnace, Yang Yuan only knows that two aspects are enough.

One is to increase the volume of the blast furnace, and the other is to increase the temperature inside the furnace.

Only when these two aspects are done well can we urgently study factors such as carbon content.

So Yang Yuan taught Sun Tong methods such as coke, heating the roadway, etc., and only hoped that he could successfully train iron once.

Master Sun did not disappoint Yang Yuan either. With Yang Yuan's inspiration, he not only successfully copied the blast furnace, but also successfully refined molten iron.

"Young Master Yuan, you succeeded! We succeeded!"

Master Sun came to Yang Yuan's side with a dark face, which was caused when he went to observe the molten iron just now.

"Okay, Mr. Sun contributed a lot to the success of ironmaking this time. I announce that in the future, Mr. Sun's monthly payment will increase to 30 taels, and everyone else's monthly payment will increase to 5 taels each.

"Thank you, Mr. Yuan!"

"Young Master Xie Yuan rewards you!"

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Yang Yuan announced the rewards to the craftsmen on the spot, which won the cheers and love of many craftsmen.

Looking at the cheerful crowd, Yang Yuan didn't feel sorry for the money he sent out. If it wasn't for the fact that he didn't have much money, he would be willing to give it a hundred taels a month, even if it was worth a thousand gold.

After everyone calmed down, Yang Yuan found Sun Tong.

"Master Sun, how much iron can we smelt in a day?"

This question is the key.

"Because of the coke and blast speed, it takes a day to produce one furnace of molten iron. However, one furnace of iron in Tiebao is equivalent to four furnaces in other places. On average, we can smelt two thousand catties of wrought iron a day."

Shunguo's wrought iron is iron with a carbon content of less than 2%, including wrought iron with a carbon content of less than 0.02% and carbon content of less than 0%. Steel between two and two percent.

Therefore, a blast furnace in Tiebao can produce two thousand catties of steel a day, which is only one ton, and only more than three hundred tons a year, which is not enough at all.

Moreover, Sun Copper also raised a question, "Our current iron ore and coal quantities are insufficient.

I asked the old people in the village about the iron ore, and found that there might be a mine in Sanyang Mountain, but coal needs to be bought. "

Yang Yuan nodded to show that he understood. He never thought that so much coal would be used to make iron, so he only purchased some for heating in winter.

Now Yang Yuan's expenditure will increase again.

"Master Sun doesn't have to worry about raw materials. If you don't have enough, just tell Yang Ding, and he will buy it for you."

"That's all right."

Sun Tong, who had just successfully smelted a furnace of iron, was in high spirits, and he even seemed to be building a second blast furnace.

But Yang Yuan temporarily persuaded him, "Master Sun, let's wait until the ore and coal problems are resolved before building a new blast furnace."

So Sun Tong had no choice but to give up this idea with regret, and wait until later.

After Yang Yuan left Iron Fort, he felt very comfortable, and his vision was being realized step by step.

The impact of the drought has not disrupted life in Giethoorn.

Although there was less food in the fields, no one was hungry.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuan wanted to give himself a thumbs up, because in his opinion, leading more and more people to live a good life is his greatest wish.

"In order to realize this wish as soon as possible, I will work harder."

After returning to Qianlongzhai, Yang Yuan found that he seemed to be idle all of a sudden.

Business routes are becoming familiar, and new industries are developing in an orderly manner.

The purification of snow salt has long since not required him to intervene.

"What should I do? Go back to the village to see my grandparents and mother, or go to Zhangjia Village to find Xiaoyu, or go to the woods to practice martial arts?"

Yang Yuan thought about it for a moment, and thought that going home was the most important thing, so he brought enough ingredients, and Yang Yuan set foot on the way home.

But what Yang Yuan didn't expect was that although his family was very happy to see him come back, and his younger brother jumped up happily after seeing the chicken, duck, fish and rabbit in his hand, they didn't want Yang Yuan to stay at home longer time.

Grandpa: "You are now related to the livelihood of hundreds of people, you can't be too lazy, go back quickly."

Mother: "A good man has ambitions everywhere, don't worry about the family, grandparents, brothers and sisters will take care of you for you, you must pay attention to your health outside!"

Grandma: "Your grandfather and your mother are right!"

Yang Kai: "Keep the meat, brother, you can go wherever you want."

In the end, it was the younger sister who was even more reluctant to part with her elder brother: "Brother, don't go, stay with me for a while, okay?"

At this time, Yang Kai came over and took his sister away, "Stop pestering elder brother, second elder brother will accompany you to play, let me tell you, mother stewed chicken today, it smells so good!"

In this way, Yang Yuan hurried back home, and hurried out of the house again.

When he walked into Qianlongzhai, Yang Yuan was still a little dazed: Am I kicked out?

I can't believe it!

Yang Yuan's family, grandparents, mother and younger siblings sit together for dinner.

Yang Yuanniang: See if you dare not go home for such a long time, and you will not be allowed to enter the house next time.

"Xiao Kai, eat quickly. After eating, go to Qianlong Village and tell your brother to go home."

Yang Yuan: ...

Noisy!