Liu Mu wants to grow cotton in the Tianshan area.

Cheng Biting Jin's fourth cup had been poured into his mouth, and he said happily: "This matter is in a hurry, Lao Fang came up with an idea and arranged for thousands of households to plant dates in the past, and he said that this is also an idea that he came up with according to your method, so that the people over there in Gaochang can earn money and get profits, and this will be the heart of Datang." ”

Liu Mu answered: "Fang Gong is smart." ”

Cheng Yanjin laughed: "Say, this is your method." But Gaochang's side is really unstable, I heard Shubao say that the control of the mud on the Western Turk side is not as high as imagined, and most of the people are disobedient. The more Xue Yantuo sent people to investigate, the more he found that he was not a good bird and was ambitious. ”

"Yes."

Liu Mu nodded, Cheng Yanjin said that he understood that since he was unstable, he couldn't grow cotton.

At least it was snatched away, and at worst, it was burned clean by a fire.

Thinking of this, Liu Mu no longer mentioned any cotton planting, but only talked about some interesting things about the Northern Expedition.

When Cheng Yanjin had already drunk thirty cups, Liu Mu covered the barrel. This half-tael cup drank thirty cups of liquor, which was equivalent to more than a pound of liquor in the modern era of later generations.

And this kind of wine has great stamina, and Liu Mu is afraid that Lao Cheng will hurt him.

"That's it, keep drinking." Cheng Yanjin stretched out his hand to grab the wine barrel, Liu Mu picked up the wine barrel and put it behind him: "Don't worry, if you drink too much, you will make a mistake." ”

"Mistake, what's the matter?" Cheng Yanjin was puzzled.

Yanagi felt like he had fallen.

No, it should be said that it is more and more adaptable to this era.

Two slaves from the Eastern Roman Empire, who were more than 1.85 meters tall in later generations, were brought in.

Lao Cheng's height is a little more than 1.8 meters, and according to the records in the army, Lao Cheng's height is 8 feet. This ruler refers to the Han ruler, which is equivalent to 23 centimeters per ruler.

Eight feet is one meter eighty-five.

The two eight-foot-tall women in front of him were startled, such a height was amazing.

The ancient Greek language of willow wood is second-rate, but it can basically express some meaning.

After the two silks were laid aside, Liu Mu said, "Tomorrow, he." Liu Mu pointed to Lao Cheng: "You can't get out of bed, the silk belongs to you." ”

Have you ever seen a reverse thrust?

After Liu Mu withdrew from the house, Lao Cheng's house was pushed backwards, and the half-drunk Lao Cheng roared angrily after coming back to his senses, how could he be pushed backwards as a general of the Tang Dynasty, he wanted to have the upper hand.

Outside the house, Liu Mu threw the half barrel of wine to Cheng Yanjin's personal guards and walked to the steel mill alone.

Once Datang's steel mill is opened, it will never stop unless it is for furnace repair and maintenance. Because the technology on Datang's side is not up to par, it takes a lot of time to restart the furnace every time, and the first furnace is definitely not of good quality.

If you finish work every night and start work the next day, most of the time spent on opening and wasting the first furnace will pass.

The steel mill works in three shifts, day and night.

You must not wear silk in the steel mill, which is no different from looking for death. The people who worked by the furnace wore the same color of thickened multi-layer fire-like cloth, which was later called asbestos cloth.

Liu Mu did not dare to approach any work area, and could only watch from a distance in the transportation area and rest area.

"Pony!" The steward of the night shift stood beside Liu Mu and saluted.

Yanagi turned around and saluted back and asked, "How is the yield?" ”

"After all the supporting facilities around the No. 1 furnace are completed, it is conservatively estimated that the minimum annual output will be 150,000 stones. Seven furnaces were planned to be built in the early days. ”

After listening to this data, Yanagi could see the pride in the eyes of the night shift steward.

That's right, it's a statistic to be proud of.

Before Liumu, the total annual output of iron and steel did not exceed 100,000 stones, that is, 5,000 tons.

At present, one furnace has exceeded the annual output of Datang in the past, so why can't you be proud.

The night shift steward only glanced at Liu Mu's expression and immediately said: "Xiaguan and others should guard against arrogance and rashness, and carefully study production management skills and steelmaking skills, so that a furnace can produce more than 200,000 stones per year." ”

"You've done a good job, but you can't stop improving. To tell you the truth, my inner goal in this steel mill is to produce 50 million stones per year, and of course it will take time to improve the craftsmanship. I would like to give you a piece of advice, and it is possible to go one step further if you make good use of the iron donkey. ”

"Please give me some pointers. The iron donkey has a miraculous effect on transportation and gravel, but the data of 50 million stones really scares the lower officials. ”

50 million stones is staggering, but in terms of tonnage, it is 2.5 million tons.

Later generations of modern small steel mills with an output of 5 million tons need to be shut down because the scale is too small.

Yanagi thought for a moment and said, "The iron donkey is a kind of machine, and this machine can provide power. How to use this power, control this power, and even ask Huayuan to customize the most suitable iron donkey according to your design. Big or small, if you figure this out, 50 million stones will not be a problem. ”

The night steward fell into a strange sluggishness.

Liu Mu took a few steps back and whispered to the person beside him, "Arrange it, don't let people disturb it." It's rare for people to have an epiphany. ”

"Yes!"

In the middle of the night, Yanagi, who had left the steel mill, did not return to the barracks, but ordered someone to lead the way to Fukuoka Castle.

To Liu Mu's surprise, Su I Yazi turned out to be here, and prepared a supper to wait for Liu Mu to come over.

After Liu Mu sat down, he asked Su I Yazi: "You know I'm coming?" ”

"I don't know." Su Mei Yazi knelt down and replied in a low voice, "What if it's possible, what if you come?" ”

Liu Mu poured wine for Su I Yazi, and waved his hand to signal everyone around him to stand down. After that, Yanagi said, "You don't have to talk to me, and you don't have to care what I think of you. I believe that no one will be able to endanger you in a few decades, and the canonization of Datang has a complicated and formal process, which has made you wait for a long time. ”

Su Iyazi's face was calm: "I don't care about that canonization either." ”

"I care." Yanagi picked up the glass and tasted the wine.

Wine will definitely not be poisonous, no matter whether Su I Yazi has the courage to poison it or not, Baoqin will arrange someone to check it in advance.

The alcohol has a low alcohol content, but it has a sweet aroma that is completely different from the sake of later generations.

"The wine is special." Liu Mu's sentence was not a compliment, because this was the first time he had drunk such a taste.

"Since the end of the Jin Dynasty, both Baekje and Jin dynasties have introduced brewing technology to Fuso. Thirty years ago, Fuso's wine was still for eating, not drinking. At that time, the wine was in the form of a pulp and could only be eaten. In the last years of the former Sui Dynasty, there were people who fled the war from the Central Plains and brought clarification techniques. ”

"Go on." Liu Muxin said that this is not exactly the same as the history he has read and heard, and most of the similarities are missing, but the people who fled at the end of the Sui Dynasty have wine skills.