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Shen Zhezi himself is not a technical talent, and he does not have much time to personally go to the workshop to guide the production of craftsmen, but he has enough resources for those craftsmen to try, and occasionally provides a few ideas for the craftsmen to try.

In addition to maintaining production capacity, nearly 100 skilled craftsmen in the smelting and casting workshop located in the Wujiang fiefdom have been trying out smelting and casting methods outside the mainstream, and all of them have been effective.

Nowadays, the more mainstream smelting and casting method is to fry steel, Wujiang fiefdom is not only the construction of blast furnace, itself has the geographical advantage of hydraulic blast, the raw material is refined into pig iron, and then the pig iron is melted into a liquid state, through the blast and the addition of concentrate powder and other reagents to promote the oxidation of impurities, you can obtain malleable and castable materials.

Bailian steel is based on the basis of frying steel, and the material continues to be deeply calcined, so as to obtain high-quality steel. The hardness of steel is determined by the carbon content of the steel, and the materials obtained from frying steel are generally wrought iron or mild steel with low carbon content. Therefore, in the process of forging, it is not only frequent forging, but also the level of carbon content. The carbon content is too high, and the hardness is there, but the toughness is insufficient. If the carbon content is too low, it is easy to be soft and deformed, and the hardness is not enough.

Nowadays, there is no concept of carbon content in the process, and the final product depends on the experience of the craftsman. And it is by no means that the more times you forge, the higher the quality of the finished product. Therefore, in addition to the cumbersome process, there are not many craftsmen with qualified craftsmanship to limit the output of 100 steelmaking.

Although there are now more than 10,000 craftsmen engaged in smelting and casting in the Wujiang base, if the production of high-quality weapons is carried out according to the standard of 100 steelmaking, the output will also be outrageously low, and it will not provide any substantial help at all. If you want to increase production, you can only lower the standard.

Although Shen Zhezi did not personally sit in Wujiang, he had scribes stationed in Wujiang, recording the process flow and improvement of Wujiang every day, and reporting every once in a while.

Although the Wujiang base cannot be said to be the essence of Biji Jiangdong smelting and casting, there are not a small number of skilled craftsmen, such as raw material selection, forging process and quenching and cooling and other small skills to try not to mention for the time being, and there is no shortage of attempts in a few large craft categories.

For example, the ancient method of block refining, the block refining method has survived to later generations, but it is only regarded as an ancient method inheritance, which is not to say that it is advanced, but a relatively primitive smelting and casting method. The so-called block refining is to stack ore and fuel directly to refine, the requirements for furnace temperature are not too high, and there are too many sponge iron impurities that can be obtained, and the finished product can only be obtained after deep calcination, and even cannot be cast. And this forging process is more cumbersome than 100 steelmaking.

And there is a more important point, that is, the block refining has extremely high requirements for the quality of ore raw materials, if the quality of the ore is too low, then the iron impurities obtained are more, and there is no value in continuing forging and processing. Because the Wujiang base is close to the river, it can take more ores from various places for comparison, and there are not many that can be used together, and it is not enough for large-scale production to equip the army.

The war knife that Shen Zhezi showed to Xi Jian is made of steel filling method, or it can be called the Su Iron Knife.

The core of the steel filling process is to smelt pig iron and wrought iron, in which pig iron can be directly smelted from ore, and wrought iron is the product of frying steel, the biggest difference between the two is the carbon content, through neutralization and smelting with each other, you can directly obtain steel of not low quality, with both hardness and toughness. Although the specific methods of operation are different, the principles are all similar.

Compared with the old frying method, the steel filling method can directly obtain steel of high quality, which saves the extremely cumbersome, time-consuming and labor-intensive re-forging and re-fighting, and the entire process flow can be greatly shortened. Although the quality of the final product of the steel filling method is slightly inferior to that of the 100 refining products, it is better than the increase in output. And because the quality of the steel itself is higher than that of the fried steel, in the subsequent forging process, the requirements for the process are not too high, and only skilled workers are required to operate to obtain qualified sword tools.

For example, if the knife in Xi Jian's hand is made by the old method, if it is made by the old method, if it wants to achieve the same quality, it will take at least a few months of work by a craftsman with excellent craftsmanship. However, if the steel filling method is used, it can be completed by ordinary craftsmen in ten days. Of course, if you want to pursue higher quality, then the time will definitely be extended, and the cost performance is really not high, after all, it is not to create any rare gods, but to be able to arm a large number of standard weapons of the army.

The history of the Northern Qi Qi Wu Huaiwen to fill the steel method and make an iron knife, can cut the armor thirty times. The quality produced by the Wujiang Workshop may not be so high, but if you look at the large-scale army equipment, it is definitely among the best in this world, and it is rarely reached.

There is no doubt that the process of steel filling is the most in line with Shen Zhezi's values, any kind of process, in his opinion, if it does not have the popularization of operation, no matter how high the technical content is, it is just a flashy dragon slaying technique. It may be possible to pursue higher skills out of ingenuity, but the practicality is really not high.

At this time, Xi Jian was holding this knife in his hand, and his mood could be described as tangled. He couldn't tell what kind of technique was used to create this knife, but since Shen Zhezi dared to say so, it could be seen that he had mastered some forging processes that were different from the old methods, and could produce weapons of this quality in large quantities.

The significance of this is so great that even if you don't think about it, you can understand it, and at this time, Xi Jian is naturally full of curiosity about it, and he naturally hopes to get this new forging method than the knife itself. However, seeing Shen Zhezi standing there smiling and silent, he also knew that his idea was just delusional, but he still couldn't help but say, "Could it be that Wei Zhou has already forged this elite method?" If this is the case, it is really a great fortune for the community, and if it can be extended to the public, the future Wang Shi's use of troops in the Central Plains will undoubtedly increase the certainty! ”

After hearing this, Shen Zhezi smiled again: "Although the ancient sages are taught, and if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, but you also have the solidity of society, and you are in virtue and not in danger." The sages stand in the dynasty, and education takes the lead, and it is also twice the result with half the effort. It's not worth mentioning. ”

When Xi Jian heard this, he also felt a little embarrassed. If he was facing someone else, he would naturally not be so embarrassed, but if he wanted to use force on Shen Zhezi, Jiangdong was afraid that no one would dare to do so. Moreover, sharp weapons are only a part of the strong army, and it is difficult to be invincible in the world, so it is really worth the loss to fight the Shen family.

"What Wei Zhou said is a good word. For example, before the strong voice, ambition is immortal, although all iron can open the sky. Forcibly chasing things is really a bit of a sacrifice. The revival of the royal industry, especially relying on the will to forge ahead, is not to rely on one thing. ”

Speaking of this, Xi Jian put on an indifferent look, waved the war knife and said in an ordinary way: "But now Xu Zhenjia is scarce, so he is cheeky to make up for it, I don't know how much you can help Wei Zhou?" ”

The old fox was really thoughtful, Shen Zhezi secretly snorted, and then sighed: "Actually, Xu Zhen is trapped, and Huainan is not like this." Now that the thieves are in civil strife, the soldiers of the country are all thirsty for the protection of the royal road, and a point of slow progress is a point of anxiety. ”

If you are clever, I won't sell it!

After hearing this, Xi Jian's face couldn't help but stagnate, he knew how difficult Shen Zhezi was, but he didn't plan to take much advantage, but he was also the respect of Fang Bo in the border town, did he really want to bargain here like a businessman, and he was calculating?

Neither of them wanted to speak first, and the situation was so deadlocked, and in the end, Xi Jian couldn't bear it, and finally spoke: "If the weapons provided by Huainan are of this kind of character, then I want to use three thousand armor soldiers, can Wei Zhou agree?" ”

After saying this, Xi Jian looked at Shen Zhezi with burning eyes, hoping to get a glimpse of some of the inside information through the change in his expression, so as to measure the true value of these weapons.

However, he was destined to be disappointed, Shen Zhezi just bowed his head casually when he heard this, and then said: "This kind of thing has its own subordinates to deal with. Gong Xi came from afar, if he couldn't be entertained, it would be rude to me, the landlord. ”

As he spoke, he asked Xi Jian to get in the car and return to the Inner History Mansion together.

Such an ambiguous answer made Xi Jian feel even more entangled, and he couldn't help but say again on the way back: "Now that Xu Zhen is also in an emergency, can Wei Zhou tell me, if you use three thousand, how much should you raise?" I'd better go back to the town and make plans as soon as possible. ”

"It's a little thing for each other's business. I would like to ask Gong Xi, is 3,000 enough? ”

Shen Zhezi still didn't answer positively, and asked Xi Jian rhetorically. In fact, if Xi Jian can reach the status of one and the same in Xuzhen, there is no need to communicate with each other so hard, and it is precisely because of the complex situation in Xuzhou that he needs to stretch a little more in order to gain greater initiative.

After Xi Jian heard this, his eyebrows trembled again, and he couldn't see the depth of Shen Zhezi, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"In fact, the smelting and casting of the military are all for the help of the community, how dare they make profits. But it is really smelting, casting and forging, all of which are deep consumption, and I live in Huainan, and I really can't bear to work hard to make people poor, and greatly damage the use of materials. There are too many troubles, presumably Gong Xi can also experience it. ”

Whether it is killing or killing, Shen Zhezi does not have much psychological pressure, and it is estimated that the fire is almost over, and he said his true intention: "In the coming day, the lieutenant general of the town will smelt and cast in Luojian Guangying to build a military, but at the moment he is still trapped in the use of people and materials, if he gets the help of Gong Xi to do this, then the two towns will get this benefit, which is also a good deed to help Sheji!" ”

After Xi Jian heard this, his face suddenly darkened, he originally thought that the reason why Shen Zhezi had such an attitude was just to extort more goods, but he didn't expect that this kid was simply beating the idea of the craftsman materials in his town! This is a plan to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, so that Xuzhou ordnance will be subject to Huainan in the future!

As the head of Fang Town, how could he completely entrust such an important matter to outsiders! Therefore, after hearing this condition, Xi Jian subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when the words came to his lips, he still changed his words: "If you can make a grand event, it will naturally be good." But this matter has a lot to stake, and please allow me to return to the town and weigh it for a few days. ”

He thought of the sentence Shen Zhezi asked before that three thousand was enough, it seems that the Huainan Army already has the ability to provide weapons on a large scale, even if he is not confused by the concentration here, but it is difficult to ensure the concentration of those military leaders in the town! If Huainan Jun had private contact with those people, and then began to trade privately, then his assassination history would undoubtedly be even more hollow!

For such a big matter, Shen Zhezi didn't expect Xi Jian to agree immediately, but they were not far away from each other anyway, and they would communicate more in the future. In fact, the Wujiang base has just explored and matured the steel filling process, and now the finished product has only been created with more than 300 war knives.

The steel filling process is to be able to simplify the process, rapid popularization, if you hold the broom in your arms and cherish yourself, it is equivalent to giving up the greatest significance of this process. Shen Zhezi can't control the flow of craftsmanship, but he can control the craftsman's person. Not only here in Xuzhou, but also in Huainan next year, if the Jingzhou army arrives in Nanyang and gets in touch with Huainan, he will also search for the smelting and casting craftsmen in Jingzhou and establish the largest military industrial base in the world in Huainan!

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