The world enters the age of myth

The blacksmiths of the Jin civilization needed two and a half hours to make a hoe through blacksmithing.

According to the 10 hours of "ding-dong-dang-dang" work a day, the productivity of only four hoes is enough.

After working 12 hours, I can only get less than five dollars.

Moreover, the quality of this kind of hoe is not very good. The carbon content of the steel is high and it is easy to rust.

A simple sword on the battlefield needs thousands of strikes to slowly take shape, and it takes a day or two to make one.

By hand-forging the best knives, one month is not too much to make!

But through industrialization, pouring the molten steel into molds, it is not difficult to produce a thousand or ten thousand hoes a day! Moreover, it can also quickly manufacture parts such as steel pipes and screws through molds. If the craftsmen of the past followed... they would not be able to produce a single steel pipe in a year.

"Okay! Okay!" The old emperor took a deep breath, and the wrinkles on his face trembled due to his rich expression.

He hadn't been so happy for a long, long time.

Shenlong's physical condition has improved significantly; and the degree of industrialization of Jin civilization is also improving with each passing day. How can he not be happy!

The surrounding ministers were also smiling, including those who were in opposition at the beginning. Everyone showed a smile.

"Hey, the gap is too big... In the future, we can mass-produce armor. We can also produce helmets like a technological civilization." General Zhao Yi couldn't help but sigh and touched the dragon scale armor on his body. His dragon scale armor was traded, and now he can only wear dragon scale armor.

But ordinary soldiers don't even have dragon scale armor. If they can get a set of iron armor, their chances of survival in a war will be greatly increased.

Especially things like helmets, the technical content is quite high. It's not just a pot lid on your head that can be used as a helmet.

"Master Zhao, the fitter's workbench is really useful... Can you buy some more?" A minister from the Ministry of Industry also laughed and said.

The various machines provided by Unkai can drill, grind, and polish. They are many times easier to use than previous tools. The craftsmen just can't put them down. There are still many skilled craftsmen in Jin civilization. Once they use Yunhai's tools, they will dislike the previous tools like a wife of chaff.

After all, human progress is largely reflected in tools.

"Alas, that's all the aid for this batch. Mr. Zhang, it's a lot. We can't be too greedy. If we want it again, we have to buy it." Zhao Yi shook his head and said. .

The minister in charge of agriculture was also thinking about how many hoes and plows the molten steel could turn into.

The gap between good agricultural tools and bad agricultural tools is too big for agricultural production. How much things will be saved in the future!

Some ministers of the Ministry of Industry are lamenting that there is finally enough steel to build steam locomotives... How great would it be if steam locomotives were used to replace traditional oxen!

There are also various machines such as spinning machines, all of which require the use of steel.

Most of the blacksmiths will be unemployed. In the wave of industrialization, there will no longer be a need for so many blacksmiths. The craftsmen who make kitchen knives and simple knives are all unemployed.

Only some advanced craftsmen with exquisite skills and capable of processing "dragon scales" and "dragon scales" can survive.

But...it can be considered a good thing to a certain extent. According to Yunhai, this is called...industrial upgrading!

If a civilization wants to develop, it must upgrade its industry. There is no point in holding on to the original one-third-acre field.

The eliminated blacksmiths must find ways to transform into workers, and more advanced positions will replace the original positions.

There is an even bigger point, which is the change at the institutional level!

The original feudal system of "family world" was difficult to adapt to increasingly higher productivity. No matter how smart the emperor is, it will be difficult for him to manage all aspects of social production.

If a civilization wants to develop, it must accumulate capital and have internal competition. The reason why capitalism has survived to this day is because it conforms to human nature to a certain extent.

Therefore, while the Jin Empire is gradually developing its productivity, it must also choose the path ahead...

Of course, there is no need to think too much about these issues for the time being, and it will be decades later.

Standing in the crowd were a dozen engineers dispatched by Yunhai, and they were also smiling. After completing the mission, I was finally able to return to the base camp and take a rest. Jin Wenming was very courteous to them, but in this place where no one has shit, there are no entertainment products, and there is nothing particularly delicious.

There were also some linguists and reporters watching and taking photos. The reporters of "Yunhai Daily" were excited to death. This is big news, big news!

To be honest, this kind of assistance is not much different from recruiting a younger brother, and it can fully satisfy the people's growing pride.

Professor Li Weiyi is one of the diplomatic representatives and language representatives.

He has been here for a whole week to learn the language of Jin civilization. In fact, these translation experts had studied through Heishasha's computer translation for more than ten days in advance, so their learning progress was much faster than expected. They were able to have simple conversations with these Jin people and understand some less complex words. language.

Professor Li Weiyi cupped his hands and said in the local language: "Dear Mr. Zhao, the first ton of steel has been successfully smelted. As you can see, as long as the process is compliant, this blast furnace can be used normally without any major problems."

"No problem, indeed no problem." The old emperor nodded hastily.

"According to the original agreement, the ownership of this iron-making blast furnace belongs to the State of Jin. We will not impose any restrictions. It belongs to you."

"You have to complete all the work yourself. However, I suggest that the initial smelting quantity can be smaller and accumulate some work experience. Although the smelting of steel is relatively smooth in the hands of our workers, there is a huge difference between skill and skill. big."

The old emperor's smile faded, but he also knew in his heart that it was impossible to always let the workers of the Sea of ​​Clouds help smelting iron. It was impossible... There was no such good thing in the world.

As for whether one can make such good steel by making iron by oneself, that is another matter.

Professor Li paused and then said: "Next, according to the original agreement, we will also provide assistance in electric power and basic chemical industry... Our Yunhai Civilization is a scientific and technological civilization that abides by the contract. In this regard, You don’t have to worry.”

“We always do what we say and we won’t go back on anything.”

The old emperor's surname was Zhao, but it was naturally impossible for the citizens of Yunhai to call him "Your Majesty", so they simply called him "Mr. Zhao".

When he heard that Yunhai kept their promise, he naturally beamed and kept saying "ok".

And the surrounding ministers, whether they are radicals or conservatives, are thinking about how to use this iron-making blast furnace to do more things...

Its productivity is very high, higher than all the blacksmiths in the Jin civilization combined. But the consumption of resources is also huge. They are in Yanghe, and resources such as coal and iron ore cannot be created out of thin air. If they go to Yunhai to buy it, they don't have enough trading chips...

This can be regarded as the trouble in happiness.

"Fortunately, the New World is coming soon. We should be able to find iron ore and coal mines and dig out some resources."

However, just when everyone was thinking about it, Professor Li changed the topic and said: "However, I must inform everyone that electricity and chemistry are relatively dangerous and require more knowledge. You also You see, there is a lot of knowledge involved in iron-making. If you practice well, the quality of the steel will be good. If you do not make it well, the entire boiler will be scrap steel."

"Steel with high carbon content will rust faster..."

Li Weiyi added: "This is especially true for electricity and chemistry. The requirements for professionalism have greatly increased. Therefore, if we really want to learn, a certain number of people must come to us to receive professional training. This project is not a short-term one." What can be accomplished may take several years, or even more than ten years.”

As long as the process of iron-making is followed, these Jin people with little education can still barely master it.

The use of this small blast furnace is not too complicated. Even if these people are uneducated, they are always afraid of high temperatures and cannot jump into the furnace and burn themselves to death.

But electricity is silent, invisible and intangible.

I accidentally electrocuted myself to death. Without professional study, there is no way to master the subject of electricity.

The old emperor nodded. They had generators and incandescent lamps. They had electrocuted several people when connecting wires.

Therefore, they know that electricity is a good thing, it can produce light and heat, but they cannot be careless, and people will die if they are not careful.

This is especially true for chemistry. If you operate improperly in a chemical plant, you may not only poison yourself to death, but you may also implicate everyone around you and poison a large number of people.

Providing assistance in these two areas with a responsible attitude requires training.

As Li Weiyi explained, the people in Jin Wenming nodded hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, Professor Li...is right."

"It does...need training."

While these factories bring dangers, they naturally also have huge benefits. As long as you master electricity, it is equivalent to skipping the steam age and entering the electric age!

Only by mastering chemistry can we produce fertilizers, gunpowder, paint, plastics, medicines, and a large number of other materials. If you don’t know chemistry, you can’t do almost anything.

The old emperor pondered for a while and said a few words to the people under his hands.

After a while, several clever-looking aristocratic children, plus some young people who had read books and knew how to read, came to the scene with great interest.

There were more than sixty people in total, all young people.