It's only been a few days, and these boys don't look like people and ghosts, except for the long shirt used as a cushion on their shoulders, there are no signs of identity anymore.

If you do it for a few more months, maybe the bones of your hands will be deformed, and you will no longer be able to write beautiful letters.

"The words are barely enough."

Ye Hua said without being salty or indifferent: "Dumb man, they are serious readers, you have to take them well, don't waste good seedlings." ”

The dumb man was startled, and hurriedly said: "Master Hou, those who can read are all Jin Gui's life, and they shouldn't do rough work, they shouldn't!" ”

Ye Hua smiled slightly, he pointed at the little man, "How long have you been in the capital, have you ever had a place to stay?" What do you live on? ”

The little man didn't want to answer, if he was given the power to choose, he would rather fight with Ye Hua!

But now he doesn't dare, from morning to now, he only eats a hard cake, and the sour water in his stomach gushes, constantly spasmodic and convulsive, making his face green.

"My name is Li Shan, I went to Beijing for two years to study, live, live in Daxiangguo Temple, and usually send some money at home...... "It's a big person, and it's still relying on the family, and it's a shame to say it."

Li Shanqiang held back tears, he wanted to take the imperial examination, enter the official career, and glorify his ancestors. But my studies are not so good, and I don't have a good grasp of it, so I want to take some crooked ways, if I am beaten because of the matter of Sage Kong, I will become famous all of a sudden! There's everything!

Who knew that he didn't become famous, and he became a coolie, and this life was too bitter!

The situation is similar for several others.

Ye Hua smiled, "Do you know this dumb man?" He worked in the workshop for more than a year, and his salary and bonus were more than 3,000 yuan, and he bought a shop and two houses in the capital. ”

As the No. 1 master craftsman in the workshop, the income of the dumb man can definitely make many officials dumbfounded and ashamed.

"That...... Hou Ye, it is three sets, three houses. The little old man's voice was not high, which made Li Shan's jaw drop in shock!

He knows exactly how expensive the house in the capital is.

Not to mention buying a house, even if you rent it, you can't afford it.

He ran to the Great Xiangguo Temple to borrow it, which was a helpless thing.

Who would have thought that a small craftsman would actually have a shop and three houses, is there any reason for this? Looking at their stunned appearance, Ye Hua sneered slightly, "Ben Jue is not embarrassed for you, although it is a guilty body, but as long as you learn the ability, make contributions to the workshop, and make a contribution, you can still go out in the future, if you want to be admitted to the Jinshi, if you want to be promoted and make a fortune, no one will stop you!" ”

After speaking, Ye Hua turned around and left.

The dumb man stared at Ye Hua's back, nodded, and praised: "Hou Ye knife mouth tofu heart, rare kind person!" ”

Li Shan and the others are simply speechless, Ye Hua's heart, how can it be tofu, it is more terrible than iron stone! But when he saw the dumb man's respectful appearance, he didn't dare to say anything.

I could only follow obediently, and the dumb man led them to his dormitory.

In the workshop, there are two dormitories inside and outside, and there is a large bath barrel, and when you are tired from working every day, you can take a hot bath to wash away dirt and fatigue, and a craftsman actually enjoys life.

The dumb man asked Li Shan to clean it a few times, he turned around and left, and after a while, the dumb man brought a few sets of workers' coarse cloth shorts, as well as a basket of meat steamed buns.

"The rest of the morning, it's a little cold, do you need to heat it?" The dumb man said casually.

These boys are really crying, what are they still hot! It's good to eat some!

Li Shanyi stretched out his hand and grabbed two, and stuffed them into his mouth, and the others were also reincarnated like evil ghosts, with soft dough and fatty meat filling, it was simply the most delicious food in the world, so delicious that I cried!

It didn't take long for the whole basket to be eaten cleanly, Li Shan's stomach was obviously bulging a big piece, like a leather ball, the two ribs were skinny, and the ribs were protruding, which looked very funny.

The mute man poured each of them a cup of tea.

When he took the water cup, Li Shan's throat was itchy and blurted out, "Thank you!" ”

He never thought that a person who reads the books of sages and is determined to take the imperial examination and glorify his ancestors would actually thank a craftsman, which is incredible!

Li Shan's face was a little feverish, and he lowered his head silently.

After a while, they were all well fed and drunk, and when they were in good spirits, they changed into the clothes of craftsmen, followed the mute, and entered the workshop...... Only then did Li Shan know that they had been moving coal for several days and had been wandering outside the workshop, and they didn't even see the contents inside.

After entering, they felt the grandeur of this workshop, even terrifying!

The blast furnace that is more than one person high, and you can feel the blazing temperature from a long distance.

The whirring bellows, the bright fire, and the barebacked, sweaty craftsmen have become the most conspicuous symbols of the workshop. Li Shan touched his mouth, don't look at how much craftsmen earn, it's actually not easy. He even felt that it was not right to regard craftsmen as a lowly profession...... Lo and behold, sure enough, the ass has changed, and the head has changed.

The dumb man looked at the blast furnace and hurried into the steelmaking room.

They have tried many times before and there is a key technology that must be broken through!

Before Ye Hua set out for the Southern Tang Dynasty, he mentioned to the craftsmen that it had been almost a year, and if he still couldn't break through, he was really ashamed of the generous gift to the Hou Ye!

A few months ago, they found a very large graphite mine in Laiyang County, and with natural graphite, plus clay, they got the crucible.

Once the crucible was in place, the craftsmen began to study the process of making steel from the crucible.

The biggest problem in making steel with crucibles is the temperature, and how to obtain a high temperature of 1600 degrees is a very difficult thing.

However, fortunately, at the beginning of the construction of the workshop, a hydraulically driven bellows were installed, which could greatly increase the furnace temperature.

Later, coke was developed, and with these two things as a basis, the craftsmen also had confidence!

But despite this, they also failed 6 times!

Some of the crucibles are burned out, some of the molten steel is unqualified, every failure means huge consumption, Ye Hua has always been tolerant of experiments, he does not hesitate to spend, but dumb they can't!

Hou Ye treats himself so well, if he still can't do it, how can he have the face to face Hou Ye!

In any case, this time it will be a success!

They put wood and coke in the stove, pre-lit it, heated the stove, waited for the stove to heat up, then put the crucible in, and then added small pieces of iron, and some quicklime.

The next step is to blow vigorously and heat constantly.

The crucible was like a blazing little sun, emitting a blazing temperature, Li Shan only felt that the pores all over his body were opened, and the water in his body was constantly evaporated.

But it was clear that the craftsmen were much more patient than they were.

The dumb man instructed: "Write down all the processes you have seen, remember them, use the words you usually say, and don't take words that you don't understand!" ”

Li Shan obediently agreed, and they put a wooden board on their laps, laid out the paper, and took a pen to record it.

The dumb man comes in from time to time to make sure the records are correct.

Gradually, a pot of iron turned into water, and the dumb man knew that the most critical moment had come, and he asked the craftsmen to increase the intensity of the blowing. He took a long iron rod and stirred the molten iron himself.

The hot air breathed into the lobes of the lungs, and it was as if the whole body was about to catch fire.

But the dumb man didn't care at all, he only had this pot of molten iron in his eyes.

He noticed that there were a lot of impurities floating in the molten iron, and immediately called for manpower. At this time, a large sturdy man came over with a long-handled iron spoon to remove the impurities, and he stared at the red-hot iron with the dumb man.

"Dumb man, it's time to add iron ore powder!"

"Hmmm! That's right, be sure to be even and careful! ”

"Understood!"

The stout man added finely crushed iron ore powder to the crucible, and the dumb man and several craftsmen stirred it together, and each time he added, a bright white fire burst up.

The dumb man's face is getting brighter and brighter!

He can feel the difference in the molten iron, and this time he will definitely succeed!

"Bellows, bellows!"

The mute's strange voice sounded again, and the craftsmen who controlled the bellows worked together, and under the combined action of water and manpower, the fire became more and more intense, and the dross in the crucible became less and less......

"It's done!"

The dumb man roared, and the craftsmen carefully poured the bright red molten iron into the abrasives prepared in advance, and the next thing was to wait, whether they could make steel or not, it was up to them this time!

The mute man, along with the other craftsmen, all collapsed on the ground, unable to speak.

Li Shan was quite sensible, so he quickly called for clean water, poured it on the dumb man, and finally recovered some of his strength, and the dumb man took the content recorded by Li Shan and others and stuffed it into the strong man.

"Look at it!"

The man took it and was shocked at first, "I have the foundation of two kings, and I have worked hard!" Ye Hua's ability is really getting bigger and bigger, and even the scholars have come to be apprentices, which is amazing! ”

Li Shan wanted to say that they were arrested out of necessity, not willingly at all.

But what surprised them even more was the tone of this man's speech, others called Ye Hua Hou Ye respectfully, only he called him by his name, and the others seemed to take it for granted, who was he?

Dahan saw Li Shan's curiosity, and he was rarely in a good mood, and smiled slightly, "It was my uncle who stuffed me in, and by the way, my uncle is the current emperor!" ”