Chapter 316 Steel Filling Method

After sending the black mamba away, Ouyang Shuo returned to the Hou Mansion.

After returning from the capital, Song Jia had already returned to the Dongli Sword Sect. The huge Hou Mansion was empty.

But Bing'er has already finished school, the little girl has been well-behaved for half a year, and finally she can let the wind go. At this time, she doesn't know where she took Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai to go wild.

The little girl has an idea now, and she won't be clinging to his brother all day long.

After drinking some wine, Ouyang Shuo felt a little dizzy, so he simply went back to the study and took a nap.

In the afternoon, Ouyang Shuo took two personal guards to the No. 7 Research Institute.

Seeing that the end of the year was approaching, Ouyang Shuo also wanted to know what achievements No. 7 Research Institute had made in the past six months. Ouyang Shuo basically did not interfere with the daily work of the research institute.

The No. 7 research institute located in the east area is a small stone building with a similar architectural style to the alchemy workshop next to it. Behind the research institute, there is a large open space for various experiments.

Sun Xiaoyue's grandfather, Old Sun, spends most of his time at Beihai Shipyard. The research institute is usually presided over by alchemist Magnus and thermal weapon master Liu Mo. The current main direction of attack is steelmaking technology.

Magnus was obviously very excited about the research institute's work. When he saw Ouyang Shuo, he said enthusiastically, "Oh~~ Lord Lord, welcome, welcome!"

The guards following behind Ouyang Shuo immediately stepped forward, pressed the knife with his left hand, and put on a defensive posture.

Seeing this, Magnus smiled embarrassingly. At this moment, Ouyang Shuo was no longer the little lord he was before.

"Is Liu Mo there?" Ouyang Shuo hadn't seen this sworn brother for a long time.

After all, Magnus is a Westerner with a cheerful personality. He just laughed off the embarrassing situation of Cai, and said with a smile: "Liu is at the test site, testing the newly developed steelmaking technology."

"Oh? Has the steelmaking technology been formed?" Ouyang Shuo was overjoyed.

"Of course!" Magnus was a little proud.

"Let's go and have a look together!" Ouyang Shuo couldn't wait.

China's ancient steelmaking technology began in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. There are mainly two methods of carburizing and decarburizing. With the increasing demand for steel products, neither the wrought iron block smelting method nor the pig iron decarburization steelmaking can meet the requirements. In the late Western Han Dynasty, the technology of "fried steel" appeared. The invention of frying steel technology brought the steelmaking technology into a mature stage.

Craftsmen heat and forge refined iron for more than a hundred times, one forging, one weighing and one lightening, until the weight is not lost, that is, a hundred steelmaking. The Wei and Jin Dynasties were the heyday of steelmaking technology.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, steelmaking technology made another breakthrough across the ages, and the "irrigation of steel" smelting method was invented.

The steel pouring method uses two raw materials of pig iron and wrought iron at the same time. Taking advantage of the high carbon content of pig iron, which has a lower melting point than wrought iron and dissolves first, heat the two raw materials together, and let the molten pig iron that dissolves first be used as a carburizing agent. , poured into the loose wrought iron gap, so that the carbon content of wrought iron increases and becomes steel.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the method of pouring steel was vigorously promoted and applied.

During the Song and Ming Dynasties, with the development of cold forging technology and quenching technology, the types and properties of steel were further improved. The steelmaking technology at that time was at the leading level in the world.

It is a pity that after the Qing Dynasty, due to the seclusion of the Qing Dynasty, China's steelmaking technology has been stagnant, and there has been no breakthrough. Finally, it was overtaken by Western countries, ushering in a history of humiliation.

The No. 7 Research Institute restored the steel filling method of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

As an expert in thermal weapons, Liu Mo is well versed in ancient Chinese steelmaking technology, and the library contains works such as "Mengxi Bi Tan" and "Tiangong Kaiwu" that record various steelmaking technologies.

Even so, the restoration of the steel filling method is also a bumpy road.

The No. 7 Research Institute took half a year, and after repeated attempts and tests, it finally took shape in the research of the steel pouring method. Otherwise, how can we say that the technical manual is precious? If there is a ready-made "Technical Manual for Steel Filling Method", why do you have to experiment so hard, and you can directly master the detailed ratio and heat.

In the backyard, there is a huge iron-making furnace, and there is a whole set of supporting facilities around it.

Liu Mo was busy in front of the iron furnace, instructing the craftsmen to control the heat.

Seeing Ouyang Shuo, all the craftsmen saluted one after another: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Ouyang Shuo waved his hands, signaling them to continue working.

"Brother Liu!" Ouyang Shuo called to stop Liu Mo.

As the territory grows day by day, Liu Mo and other players' attitude towards Ouyang Shuo is also subtly changing. Although they are not as respectful to Ouyang Shuo as the aborigines are, at least they will not be as casual as they were at the beginning.

Liu Mo is just a technical madman, and he doesn't care about these red tapes.

The two were in the backyard, chatting.

According to Liu Mo, restoring the steel filling method is only the first step.

In the next step, Liu Mo plans to make further breakthroughs on the basis of the steel pouring method, so that the steelmaking technology in the territory can catch up with the level of Western countries.

One of them is the choice of fuel.

Ancient ironmaking used charcoal as fuel and did not use phosphorus-containing solvents, so the phosphorus content in ancient pig iron was very low. The cast iron furnaces used in ancient times were not hot enough to fully melt the iron.

What Liu Mo meant was that he wanted to use coal instead of charcoal.

Ouyang Shuo frowned, looking a bit embarrassed. Coal mines in China are mainly distributed in Mongolia and Hedong provinces. There are no coal mines in the Lianzhou Basin, and it is difficult for a smart woman to cook without rice.

Luofeng County of Phoenix Prisoner Phoenix is ​​located on the border of Hedong.

It seems that we need to find time to have a good discussion with Feng Prison Huang, Ouyang Shuo thought to himself.

"I will find a way to solve the coal issue, Brother Liu, don't worry!"

"Okay!" Liu Mo beamed with joy.

In view of the fact that the steelmaking technology has been formed, Ouyang Shuo immediately made a decision and decided to build a large steelmaking factory in Shanhai City to meet the demand for steel in the territory.

Ouyang Shuo gave Liu Mo the responsibility for the site selection and construction of the steelmaking plant.

After returning to the Hou Mansion, Ouyang Shuo immediately wrote a letter to Feng Qiuhuang to discuss the coal trade between the territories.

What Ouyang Shuo meant was that the Coal Mine was mined from a certain large coal mine in Luofeng County invested by the Universal Bank, which was specially used to supply the coal demand of Shanhai City.

Of course, the premise is to find a copy of "Coal Mining Technology Manual", otherwise everything will be in vain.

Coal was called black stone in ancient China, and it was not widely used. It took a lot of effort to find such a technical manual.

Ouyang Shuo simply entrusted Hequanji Chamber of Commerce and Cui's Chamber of Commerce to help them search.

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Mulan County, Lord's Mansion.

After New Year's Day, the weather in the Lianzhou Basin began to turn cold and bustling.

Looking at the bleak scenery outside the window, Mulanyue was in a daze. After returning from Kyoto, Mulanyue has been preoccupied, staring out the window in a daze from time to time.

I don't know, I thought the little girl was pregnant.

Li Feixue stood behind Mulanyue, spinning a dagger in his hand boredly. The dagger is very delicate, Mulan Yue bought it for her when she was in Kyoto.

After the Battle of Zhennan Pass, Li Feixue joined Mulan County. At first, the death of her father made Li Feixue very depressed for a while. It was Mulanyue who took good care of her and treated her like her own sister, which allowed her to get out of the shadows and start a new life, so she was very dependent on Mulanyue.

At her insistence, she acted as Mulanyue's personal bodyguard.

Although Li Feixue is just a little girl, her martial arts skills should not be underestimated. With her close protection, Mu Lanyue's safety is guaranteed. Mu Guiying now spends most of her time in the barracks.

She never thought that without Mu Guiying's company, Mulanyue would become much more independent, less dependent and more strong. Her light also began to gradually shine in the territory.

The immature little girl at the time is already decent when she handles the affairs of the territory.

For Mulanyue, running a county is indeed a big challenge.

Fortunately, Mulanyue has an innate talent in developing the economy of the territory. Coupled with her unyielding character, she has stumbled all the way, but she has managed Mulan County with great vigor.

Otherwise, Mulanyue would not have become one of the three giants in the Lianzhou Basin in her previous life, and she would not have lost the slightest bit in the fight against the two evil wolves, Ba Dao and Xiaofeng Wanyue.

The advantage of Mulanyue is that it is good at learning from others.

Inspired by Shanhai City's vigorous development of characteristic industries, Mulanyue promotes rapeseed planting in the territory, focusing on the oilseeds in "firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea".

Sure enough, rapeseed oil became very popular, bringing rich returns to Mulan County.

Not only that, Mulanyue also introduced the colorful silkworm breeding industry in Shanhai City, which is very impressive.

The economic strength of Mulan County ranks first among the members of the Shanhai League.

In terms of government affairs, Mulanyue copied the structure of Shanhai City.

Handling government affairs is her weakness.

The NPC generated by the system, under the influence of Gaia, will not be as old-fashioned as the ancients, but they still have some doubts about Mulanyue, the little girl lord.

This is also the reason why it is difficult for female lords to stand out.

Unlike Feng Prisonhuang and Bai Hua, Mulanyue has a group of people to help her, and she lacks enough experience, so the little girl can only follow suit in handling government affairs.

She handed over most of the government affairs to her subordinates.

"Feixue, go and call Sister Mu here." Mulanyue regained her senses, turned her head and said.

"Hey!" Li Feixue responded crisply, put away the dagger, and trotted out, dangling a pair of braids, a little more playful.

Not long after, Mu Guiying rushed over.

"Sister, I think it's time to merge Mulan County into Brother Wuyi's territory." Mulan Yue said surprisingly, this is also a question she has been thinking about, and it is obvious that she has come to a conclusion now.

Mu Guiying was silent, she knew that although Mulanyue looked weak and innocent on the surface, in fact the little girl had a mind, and once she made up her mind, it was absolutely difficult to change it.

"Okay, then let's go to Shanhai City."

"Sister, do you agree?" Mulanyue said happily.

"Of course I support you!" Mu Guiying said happily. Watching Mulanyue's growth was also a kind of comfort to her.