Throne of Vientiane Civilization

The bellows can quickly increase the temperature in the furnace, making the fire more vigorous and the temperature rising higher.

When Zhou Xu was a child, there was one in his grandma’s hometown.

But when he was a child, he couldn't be called a bear, because curiosity was very important.

He was curious about what was inside the bellows, so he dismantled the old bellows, and suffered a good blow for it, which left a deep impression on him ever since.

But before going to work on this matter, Zhou Xu first handed the drawings he had drawn to Zhou Dahammer.

Zhou Dahammer spread out the blueprint and looked at it, with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Boss, this looks like a simplified version of the crescent halberd."

"Almost, the new weapon, called the spear, is more suitable for cavalry charge."

While speaking, Zhou Xu recounted the situation that Zhou Zhongshan encountered while fighting on the grassland.

Of course, he could choose not to explain this matter, and let Zhou Dahammer follow the blueprint.

But this kind of thing, it is impossible to leave it to him to do all of it in the future, right?

When the people in the forging department make things on weekdays, they have to use their brains to think about whether the things they make are reasonable and practical, right?

Instead of simply being a tool man here, he can do whatever he says, and he needs to worry about everything.

"You make the mold first and then talk about it."

Considering that their cavalry training has gradually matured, it is indeed time to forge the spears allocated to the cavalry.

The things here have just been ordered, and the time is close to the meal time.

Zhou Xu, who simply finished dinner and took a nap in the afternoon, is not much sleepy at the moment.

Lighting two oil lamps, by the light of the fire, he laid down to rest after drawing the design blueprint of the bellows.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Zhou Xu immediately approached Zhuang Mengdie, took the blueprint, and chatted with her about making bellows.

As one of the earliest departments established under his command, the equipment department now has many skilled veterans under Zhuang Mengdie.

After the successful design of bicycles and tricycles, the specific mass production can be directly handed over to the people under her hands, and she basically doesn't need to worry about it herself.

Now that their leader came to her with new equipment, Zhuang Mengdie's attention naturally fell on the new equipment.

The structure of the bellows is actually not complicated, and coupled with the clear drawing of Zhou Xu's drawings, Zhuang Mengdie can basically see it at a glance, and he knows it quickly in his heart.

She called two apprentices to help her polish some simple parts, and before noon, a wooden bellows in the shape of a cuboid was finished.

Zhuang Mengdie had a thoughtful expression on his face until he finished.

Because she found that although the bellows was simple in design, it was quite exquisite.

This is indeed the case. It is not an exaggeration to say that this thing is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients.

Zhou Xu just dismantled a bellows when he was a child, and he remembered the structure inside clearly, so he was able to draw the design diagram, which was easily made with the help of Zhuang Mengdie's skillful hands.

If someone can make such an exquisite design without knowing anything, he is definitely a genius!

Riding on a tricycle that was just made by the equipment department, and putting the bellows on the back of the car, Zhou Xu was ready to ride the tricycle to the forging department himself.

Seeing this, Zhuang Mengdie quickly raised his hand to express...

"Boss, my subordinates also want to see the effect of this bellows."

"I'm afraid it won't be used today. I have to open a new stove to match it. I'll call you when the time comes."

Hearing this, Zhuang Mengdie nodded and said nothing more.

The appearance of Zhou Xu pedaling a tricycle all the way is still a bit conspicuous.

But for what their leader is doing, the villagers are all familiar with it.

Zhou Xu himself is an informal person, so there are not so many rules in the village, and he doesn't think it's a big deal for their leader to pedal three rounds there.

In this way, they soon arrived outside the forging department.

"Go, move the box in the car in."

After casually directing a person from the forging department to carry the box, Zhou Xu walked quickly towards the inside.

Seeing their leader coming over, Zhou Dachui didn't show any surprise on his face. After all, a new task was arranged for them yesterday. In the next period of time, their leader must be running hard towards their forging department.

After looking at the bellows being carried in, Zhou Xu quickly arranged them.

"I remember when I came here yesterday, I saw a forging furnace being built."

While speaking, Zhou Xu's eyes had already fallen on the forging furnace.

After all, the workload of the forging department is getting bigger and bigger. In order to keep up with the demand, the department also decided to build another forging furnace.

At this moment, the forging furnace can still be adjusted, so Zhou Xu is not polite, so he hurried up and asked someone to make an air inlet for the bellows.

He doesn't need to worry about the next thing.

The new forging furnace was built quickly, and on the first day of opening, Zhou Xu called Zhuang Mengdie over as promised.

Seeing the head of the equipment department, Zhou Dachui's face flashed a bit of awkwardness. Although the two departments now perform their own duties, they still have a sense of competition in them.

But he also knew why Zhuang Mengdie came here today. Their leader had already told him that the bellows was made by Zhuang Mengdie. The other party came here this time to confirm the effect of the bellows.

Speaking of this, Zhou Dachui's eyes also showed curiosity.

Lighting the fire, Zhou Xu quickly let them see the power of the bellows without making the crowd wait any longer.

When the push rod was pushed and pulled, accompanied by the sound of 'huhu', the fire in the forging furnace burst into flames, startling Zhou Dahammer and the others, and then their eyes fell on the bellows.

"This thing called the bellows is so powerful?!"

Zhou Dahammer still can't believe it, let alone how he did it.

Fortunately, he doesn't need to figure it out, they just need to know how to use this thing.

Zhou Xu beckoned and signaled the members of the forging department to come over and continue to push and pull the bellows, so that the temperature in the forging furnace continued to rise.

After feeling the temperature in the furnace, Zhou Dahammer took the container containing the red ore and placed it in the furnace.

Next, what everyone has to do is to wait while continuing to raise the temperature of the furnace.

Estimating the time, Zhou Dachui took out the container and had a look, his face suddenly showed excitement.

"Molten, burnt!"

Without time to think about it, he quickly poured the burnt metal liquid into the mold.

Waiting for the mold to cool down, a silver-gray metal ingot just fell into Zhou Xu's hands.

Zhou Xu gently rubbed the metal ingot with his fingertips, feeling the metal's touch, and after smelling it, his eyes lit up.

It's hard to be unfamiliar with this smell.

"This smells iron! It's iron!! Hahahaha!!"