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Chapter 163 Chapter 162: The Beginning of a Shocking Change (Part 2) (5.8k)

The moment when half of the blade in Old Kind's hand broke.

The whole courtyard suddenly fell into silence.

The air freezes and you can hear needles falling.

Indeed.

Because the horseshoe has a certain thickness.

The short knife and the horseshoe meet, the short knife not only does not take advantage, but also suffers some disadvantages congenitally.

But don't forget.

This knife of the old kind is not an ordinary knife, the old kind used it to break the armor of the heavy cavalry!

If it weren't for him being the grandson of Zhong Shiheng, and having made great contributions to the jurisdiction of the capital of Jingyuan.

Otherwise, he would have no chance of getting a weapon of this material.

Then the old man was silent for a moment.

He didn't care about the knife head on the ground, but put down the handle and picked up the horseshoe on the table.

Only at this moment.

In the area where the horse's hoof meets the tip of the knife, there is no gap visible except for a tiny bit of white wear marks.

When the old man saw this, his breath suddenly became stagnant.

Then he looked at Xu Yun suddenly, his beard floated in the air for half a second, and asked:

"My lord, how many iron objects of this type can you cast?"

"Cheng Xuan envoy can call me Xiao Wang."

Xu Yun bowed his hands to the old general very politely. His respect for this old general was not much lower than that of Wang Zhi:

"As you can see, as long as there is enough iron ore, you can cast as much as you need."

The old man pondered for a moment, then turned his head to look at the coffin-like reverberatory furnace, pointed to the magnesia bricks on top of it and said:

"If the old man is not mistaken, this object should not be an ordinary clay brick, I don't know its material"

Xu Yun thought for a while and said:

"Wait for me a moment."

After speaking, he came to an area where materials were placed by the wall, lifted the shade cloth, and rummaged through it a few times.

Not for a while.

He walked back with a white ore.

He handed the ore to the old man and asked:

"Can Chengxuan envoy recognize this thing?"

The old kind took a few glances at the ore, stroked his beard, and said uncertainly:

"If the old man is not mistaken, this thing seems to be... Porcelain limestone?"

Xu Yun nodded, affirming:

"Yes, it is porcelain limestone, an ordinary ore that can be seen everywhere on Qinfeng Road."

"We only need to calcine it at high temperature, crush it and press it with brick making method, and then we can easily prepare magnesia bricks."

The old pupil shrank again.

As a veteran who has fought on the Western Front all year round, he is very familiar with this kind of stone:

Search for half an hour outside any camp on the western front, unless you are possessed by a Kunlun slave, you will definitely be able to bring back a large basket of porcelain limestone.

In the fortifications of the Western Front.

Because this kind of ore is extremely fragile, it is not even counted as leftovers, and it is specially used to make houses for captives.

In fact, what the old people don’t understand is.

The so-called porcelain limestone is the magnesite of later generations, and it is one of the ores with the highest reserves in my country.

Two-thirds of the world's magnesite reserves are concentrated in the local area, with a total of more than three billion tons.

That is.

The material that seems to be the most special in the entire iron-making process is actually a resource that can be found extremely easily in reality!

Of course.

Strictly speaking.

In the whole process, pure oxygen is the most difficult part to prepare. There are a lot of chemical reactions and even electrical issues involved.

But considering that the old species had never been in contact with the microcosmic field, Xu Yun didn't mention it too much.

This is also one of the reasons why he is confident that his technology will not be exposed.

Anyway, whether it is the military or the imperial court, their size will not care too much about the loss of common resources, because they are confident in exchange for greater benefits.

Then Lao Zhong looked at the break of the handle of the knife in his hand, turned around and looked at Wang Hou who was older than him.

The two veterans who were over half a century old had a tacit understanding and saw the same thought in each other's eyes.

The old man coughed lightly and asked Xu Yun:

"Prince, Xiao Wang, since this is the case, can I say that?"

"If there is enough iron ore, you can produce countless molten irons. In addition to horseshoes, you can also cast knives or armor of the same material?"

Hooked.

The corners of Xu Yun's mouth raised a slight arc, but he quickly calmed it down.

I saw him touching his nose, and replied seemingly normal:

"Yes, the sword armor is just a problem with the mold, and has nothing to do with the craftsmanship."

"If Cheng Xuan envoy is willing, there is no problem in building an iron house, and it is still as strong as a horseshoe."

Lao Zhong didn't lose his composure this time, but his left hand holding the handle of the knife added some force instantly.

really can!

To know.

Same with horses.

On the Western Front, or in other words, on all battlefields throughout the ages, the loss of knives and armor is also a large amount that cannot be ignored.

Still take Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's expedition to the Huns as an example.

According to the records in "Tongdian".

Before Huo Qubing was sealed off as a wolf, the Han army had "recovered 400,000 swordsmen" and "hundreds of thousands of infantry soldiers".

Huo Qubing and Wei Qing each led 50,000 troops before sealing the wolf and residence, which means that 50,000 people consumed 200,000 weapons—in fact, judging from the later record, Huo Qubing should have consumed more resources than Wei Qing of.

Also worth mentioning.

The number of swords and soldiers recorded in "Tong Dian" is "handle".

That is to say, bows and arrows are not included, mainly knives, guns and swords and so on.

At that time, Huo Qubing mainly fought with the Xiongnu Zuoxian King's tribe, and killed 70,000 enemies with 10,000 self-inflicted losses. In the process of going more than 1,000 miles, there were 8 large-scale battles with 10,000 people, and more than 120 small battles.

If ten small battles are counted as one major battle in a less rigorous manner, then on average, one weapon will be destroyed in three major battles.

certainly.

If it is really calculated, it must not be calculated like this, but the final figure will probably not deviate too much.

After all, there are not many records of luggage in history. Before the first thousand years of AD, on average, a weapon was destroyed in three or four wars.

It can be seen from this.

Before the improvement of steel technology in the Yuan Dynasty, how much was the damage of weapons in the war?

And if it's just that the weapon loss is high, that's all.

If you are bad, I will be bad too. It is more than material reserves.

I'm afraid that on the battlefield, other people's weapons are better than yours. If your knife breaks when someone cuts you down, but other people's weapons are still intact, that's really a lot of fun for Melody to watch a small movie.

Therefore, the moment he got the guarantee from Xu Yun's mouth.

Lao Zhong and Wang Hou, the two veterans with the highest status in the army (Tong Guan is not even the appeasement envoy of Xihe Lanhuang Economic Strategy), immediately thought of the possibility of using weapons.

think about it.

When the two armies meet.

The opponent is aggressively slashing at you with a big knife. You are wearing heavy armor and stand still, allowing the opponent to slash at you.

There are only non-stop '-1' and '-1' on the blood bar. When you get impatient, you raise the knife in your hand and cut off the opponent's weapon and head at the same time.

bark.

The old kind wiped off the non-existent Harazi, and asked eagerly:

"Xiao Wang, can you teach this skill to the Weapon Manufacturing Bureau, or to the Military Weapon Supervisor?

"This old man and the royal envoy can assure you that the imperial court will definitely reward you!"

Hearing the words, Wang Hou quickly nodded in agreement and said:

"What the Propaganda Envoy said is true. If you really dedicate this skill, we will recommend you both before His Majesty!"

His Majesty?

Song Huizong?

Xu Yun shook his head slightly in his heart, but he still pretended to hesitate and said:

"It's not difficult to dedicate your skills. If a villain deliberately hides his clumsiness, he won't ask Master Qi to be his helper. There is one more thing."

The old man glanced at him and asked:

"What's the matter? Could it be that the donkey is the only one who knows how to pull the bellows? It's simple, just feed it more food and grass."

"A furnace of molten iron is produced every half an hour, and if it is allowed to rest for an hour every day, more than 20 furnaces of molten iron can be produced, which is enough for use."

Xu Yun shook his head:

"No, bad, let me just say it straight, according to the skills passed down by the Fengling Moon Shadow Sect, if some materials can be added to the iron casting process, the finished product can be improved by twenty or thirty times."

bang——

Hearing Xu Yun's words.

The old man who thought he would not lose his composure again today, did not hold back his emotions again, and the handle of the knife in his hand couldn't help but loosen.

It fell to the ground with a bang, and touched the head of the knife again.

I saw him staring at Xu Yun in a daze, with the corners of his mouth twitching faintly, and he didn't see the coldness of the war god in the army like before:

"Xiao Wang, are you saying that adding some materials can improve the foundation of the horseshoe by two, three or four times?"

"Returning the envoy is twenty or thirty times."

Xu Yun corrected the old saying, and continued:

"Twenty or thirty times is just the foundation. If the material conditions are suitable, it is not difficult to increase it by forty or fifty times."

Gollum—

In the silence, Wang Yue, who had just recovered from his injury, swallowed his saliva.

If he was chopped on by that kind of knife, even with allicin, he wouldn't be able to save him, right?

The old species opened his mouth, subconsciously wanting to refute "absurd".

But he glanced at the broken knife head and handle on the ground again from the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but stop his doubts in his throat:

"Xiao Wang, is there evidence for what you said?"

"Of course there is."

Xu Yun nodded, took out another dagger from his body, and handed it to the old man:

"You try this."

The old species took the dagger and weighed it a few times in his hand.

how to say

There is no obvious difference in quality, and it cannot be felt in the hand.

Then he glanced at Xu Yun, and without much explanation, he slashed at the horse's iron hoof.

Clang——

There was only a crisp collision sound.

On the horseshoe that had broken the old dagger before and had only small marks, this time there was a very deep gap!

If the old species strikes a few more times, it will definitely be cut off completely!

The old man exhaled heavily through his nostrils.

have to say.

Xu Yun brought him too many surprises today.

Wang Hou on the side stepped forward quickly, touched the gap in the horseshoe, and focused his attention on the dagger in Old Zhong's hand.

Turning around, staring fixedly at Xu Yun, he asked:

"Xiao Wang, is this dagger the finished product containing those materials?"

Xu Yun nodded:

"good."

After the two talked like this, Lao Zhong also came back to his senses at this time, and asked quickly:

"Xiao Wang, what exactly is the material you are talking about?"

Xu Yun raised his eyelids to look at him, and said slowly:

"The name of this thing is nickel, and it is a material extracted from ore."

Lao Zhong was not a fool, and immediately heard another meaning from Xu Yun's words, and guessed:

"Xiao Wang, is this kind of ore extremely difficult to mine, so it is rare?"

Xu Yun shook his head and said:

"The difficulty of mining nickel ore is not high, but its production area is somewhat special."

"What kind of special law?"

"Its production area is not in the Central Plains, but in Yilou."

well known.

Nickel can expand the γ phase region in steel to form an infinite solid solution, and the maximum solubility of α iron is about 10%.

And it does not form carbides, increasing the corrosion resistance of the finished product.

It is an excellent curing material.

Nickel-added and non-nickel-added iron products are like whether Laoganma is added to fried rice, they are completely different in nature.

Whether it is durability, hardness or internal stress, the gap between the two is more than two levels.

The dagger in Xu Yun's hand was added with an appropriate amount of nickel, and the related properties were raised to an astonishing height.

Of course.

Due to resource issues, the nickel Xu Yun chose this time did not come from ore, but from meteorites purchased by Lao Su.

This dagger is also his ultimate goal!

Through two comparisons, he clearly told the old kind a fact:

Now there is a skill called dimensionality reduction strike in front of you. Both attack and defense are crushing effects, but one of the raw materials is relatively rare. Are you or the court eager to attack?

if heartbeat

Let's go to Yilou to find it!

Yilou is the Baishan Songshui of later generations.

It is also one of the origins of local nickel ore.

Of course.

Judging from the territory of later generations, Zhuzhou has the highest number of nickel mines, followed by Longyou.

The third is Baishan Songshui, whose reserves are seven or eight times that of Zhuzhou.

But don't forget.

The current Zhuzhou belongs to the west of Liaoning and the hinterland of the Liao Kingdom.

It can go to Zhuzhou to mine nickel ore and transport it back stably. What kind of nickel ore is needed? It has been unified long ago, okay?

Not to mention Longyou.

It is because Da Song has never given up on the western front, and the presence or absence of nickel mines will not change the degree of emphasis, so there is no need to put heavy medicine there.

Anyway, if nickel mines were found in other places after the Song Dynasty, Xu Yun could explain it with "I don't know", and no one would blame him for being clumsy.

As for why I singled out Yilou.

Because at this point in time, there is an old man named Wanyan Aguda in Yilou, who has just embraced his grandson.

Even people like Wang Ti who are far away on the western front have heard the name of Wanyan Aguda. If the Song Dynasty saw the unified Jurchen ministries, it would be very interesting to cooperate with some of the back men he deployed.

More critically.

Although Yilou is located behind the Liao people like Zhuzhou.

But unlike going to Zhuzhou by land, Yilou can get around by water.

At that time, people in the Song Dynasty will go around and around, and they will find that the Tamra Kingdom has been destroyed by Goryeo, and only a pair of father and son with the surname Gao are left.

Then people in Song Dynasty will know another thing after a little more understanding:

Goryeo, who robbed the treasury of the Tamna Kingdom, is now considered extremely rich, and the aftermath of a hundred years is even worth the income of the wealthy dynasty of the Song Dynasty for more than ten years.

Moreover, the monarch Wang Li was completely different from the poverty he showed during the audience, and he was quite a shadow of King Zhou of Shang.

Not long ago, there was an earthquake in Haojing, the imperial capital, and it was rumored that it was caused by the cruelty of the king.

People in the Song Dynasty who were not stupid thought that they could use the name of upholding justice for Tamna to raid Goryeo.

At that time, although Xu Yun had 100% left this era.

But as long as he left some descriptions of Korean ginseng before he left, it must be difficult for Korea to escape the palm of the future dynasty.

After taking Korea.

The people of Song Dynasty continued to advance on the way to Yilou, and they would find another small island.

The top of the island is the base camp of Japanese people suffering from border diseases, and there are probably more than 40,000 people at present.

Plan pass.JPG.

If a far-sighted monarch can emerge in the future, most of Southeast Asia will not be able to escape the palm of Song Dynasty.

It was not long after Xu Yun, Lao Zhong Wang Hou and others introduced the nickel ore.

Mr. Xie, who was going to rest with Brother Donkey, suddenly appeared outside the courtyard.

He walked to Lao Su's side in a hurry, and whispered a few words.

"What?"

After hearing what Old Duguan Xie said, Old Su's expression turned serious.

Then he looked around and coughed lightly.

He gave orders to Mr. Xie:

"In the first year, you took the servants in the courtyard and Master Qi to rest for a while.

After working for a long time, they must also be a little hungry, so they ordered the kitchen to prepare more food for them. "

Mr. Xie nodded respectfully, and beckoned the idlers to leave.

After Mr. Xie takes care of it.

Old Su took a deep breath, and said to the people around him:

"We'll talk about this in the next chapter."