Chapter 26 Are You a Devil?
Liu Zheng walked quickly with a look of joy on his face.
Zheng Yueru was also very excited. Recently, this "Divine Workshop" had become the most mysterious place in the eyes of Yinzhou people. The four prominent families had sent many people here to inquire about the news, but the security here was very tight and all the scouts returned empty-handed.
Who would have thought that Liu Zheng would actually take the initiative to invite her to come and watch. How could she not be excited?
The road was full of twists and turns, and the workshops were clearly separated. When passing by the winery, Zheng Yueru wanted to take a closer look, but seeing that Liu Zheng did not stop again, she could only follow Liu Zheng to the backyard.
"Fine Iron Workshop"!
This is Liu Zheng's newly established workshop. The ordinary cast iron of this era can no longer keep up with his needs. Of course, it is still unrealistic to achieve real steelmaking.
But refined iron can!
The iron smelting method of the Longyan Dynasty was still a relatively primitive one. It used a high temperature of 1000 to 1200 degrees to melt the iron ore, and the iron ore became cast iron after it flowed out. Cast iron was hard, but very brittle, and was basically useless in practical use. So in order to get refined iron, people of this era could only use one method, forging!
Craftsmen heat the pig iron until it is almost melted, and then forge it repeatedly to remove impurities such as carbon, sulfur and phosphorus. If the time is long enough, they will get a piece of steel. After repeated forging, they will get a piece of low-carbon steel. This kind of steel with very few impurities was called "hundred-fold steel" by the ancients, which is also called "fine iron", and is considered the best iron. If it is forged again, they will get wrought iron, which the ancients called "soft iron".
This method of steelmaking is very time-consuming.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao wanted to forge five tempered steel swords, which took him three years.
But even this kind of soft iron cannot meet Liu Zheng's requirements!
Plate armor has very high requirements for steel.
then.
Liu Zheng, a science student, naturally transformed the craftsmanship of the fine iron workshop. On the one hand, he taught these craftsmen to use blast furnaces to make steel!
On the other hand, it is block carburizing steel!
The principle is actually very simple. During the repeated heating and forging process, the block of iron comes into contact with charcoal, and carbon continuously penetrates into the iron, increasing the hardness of the iron block and forming the so-called block carburizing steel. Carburizing steel is used to make weapons and tools, and its performance is comparable to that of bronze, and it has practical value.
Throughout the entire Chinese civilization, some people accidentally produced this kind of steel, but because they did not know the principles behind it, they did not promote it.
However, Liu Zheng understands these principles!
It's just that the carbon content affects the hardness and flexibility.
The combination of these two methods not only greatly speeds up the steelmaking process, but also directly improves the quality of steel! Of course, Liu Zheng was not a steelmaker in his previous life, so he could only do it by rubbing his hands. So he spent half a month here, and at this time, he finally succeeded!
"this……"
"What is this place? Are they smelting iron here?"
Zheng Yueru, at this time, was already frightened by this fine iron workshop and immediately screamed out.
Where had she ever seen steelmaking in a blast furnace?
Sparks were flying, the temperature was high, craftsmen were busy working, and molten iron was flowing from one blast furnace to another. The various processes were perfectly connected. It was no longer the scene of the small workshop in the past where one person held a hammer and hammered around, making people's eardrums hurt.
"Hurry up and show me the plate armor!"
Liu Zheng laughed out loud.
Lu Dachui had already brought this set of plate armor, and Liu Zheng's eyes lit up when he saw it.
Zheng Yueru looked at him curiously again: "Brother Liu, what is this?"
She just felt that this guy, who was known as the number one playboy in Liangzhou, was becoming more and more difficult to understand.
"Walk!"
As soon as Liu Zheng touched the plate armor, he felt that there was a chance, so he took a few people and walked towards the courtyard. Zheng Yueru was so depressed that she could only follow him.
Some palace soldiers were already standing in the courtyard.
Liu Zheng looked at their fierce eyes, nodded with satisfaction, threw the plate armor to one of them, and told him to put it on.
"armor?"
Zheng Yueru said in disbelief.
How can these pieces of stuff be used as armor? What can they protect?
At this time, Liu Zheng had already taken a steel knife from the side, and asked Zheng Yueru with a smile: "Miss Zheng, how about this knife?"
Zheng Yuru likes men, so she likes martial arts. When she got the knife in her hand, her eyes lit up: "A good knife can cut hair!"
Liu Zheng thought to himself, this is a sword made from fine iron that has been tempered hundreds of times, how bad can it be?
He laughed and pointed at the palace soldier who was already wearing plate armor and said, "Miss Zheng, cut him!"
"What?"
Zheng Yueru was shocked. Wouldn’t the person be killed by this knife?
"Brother Liu..."
Liu Zheng smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm afraid you can't hurt him even if you ride on a horse."
Zheng Yueru felt that Liu Zheng was looking down on her. She snorted coldly, mounted the warhorse next to her, gave a delicate rebuke, and ran towards the palace soldier in plate armor.
The soldier was actually quite frightened and quickly closed his eyes.
clang!
Zheng Yueru stabbed the man, but she didn't hit his vital parts. After all, she wasn't going to kill the enemy, but she was going for his shoulders and back. She was confident in herself and didn't want to kill any innocent people. Who would have thought that when this tempered steel knife went down, she would feel a huge resistance.
By this time, the horse had already run past.
Zheng Yueru looked back in horror.
I saw that the man's back, armpits, and even shoulders, where the steel knife had just passed, did not change at all.
"this……"
Zheng Yueru was stunned.
She was a little skeptical at first, and rode her horse back and forth several times, but the result was still the same.
At this time, the soldier was unhappy.
Am I just waiting to be slaughtered by you? He turned over and mounted his horse, and started fighting with Zheng Yueru on the spot.
No matter how skilled Zheng Yueru was in martial arts, she was still beaten back step by step by this small soldier.
"stop!"
Liu Zheng shouted in joy.
Zheng Yueru was in deep shock at this time.
"good!"
“Finally succeeded!”
“It’s not easy!”
A group of craftsmen from the iron workshop were celebrating.
Liu Zheng also smiled slightly: "From today on, plate armor can be mass-produced. Remember, in three days, I want a thousand sets of plate armor to be produced! On the day of the opening of the government, I will give you the first credit!"
"Yes, sir!"
The morale of the crowd was greatly boosted and their shouts reached the sky.
Zheng Yueru, I don’t know how I walked out of this magical workshop today.
As the saying goes, a glimpse of a small part can reveal the whole picture. Today, Liu Zheng showed her only a corner of the God Workshop. But this was enough to shock her.
What kind of devil is this Liu Zheng?
That armor looks like just a bunch of pieces, but why is it so terrifying when it is connected together?
No wonder he said he didn't need the Zheng family's help. It turned out that he already had a plan to deal with the enemy.
One thousand sets... one thousand elite soldiers wearing that kind of armor, against the two thousand private soldiers of the Chen family, it is not impossible to win!
Suddenly, Zheng Yueru felt cold from head to toe. She immediately kicked the horse's belly, shouted "Gee!", and galloped towards Zheng's house.
…
"what are you saying?"
At this time, Chen Kui, the Chen family, got the rumor reported by his subordinates and stood up in anger: "How dare a mere kid from the Liu family speak so arrogantly? Do you really think nothing of my Chen family?"
"The county magistrate's office is going too far!"
With a bang, he smashed the table into pieces with one punch.
Sure enough, just as Zheng Yueru worried, what Liu Zheng said in the Divine Workshop had spread throughout the city by this time.
In an instant, the four prominent families were in an uproar.
Since when did the county magistrate's office become so tough?
They are used to being arrogant in Yinzhou, how can they endure such humiliation?
"Master, this county magistrate's mansion cannot be spoiled!"
"Yes, we must teach them a lesson!"
"Do you really think my Chen Jiabing is a vegetarian?"
The crowd was furious when they heard this.
What? It's fine if the Chen family doesn't come. If they come, let them be wiped out! How arrogant!
Chen Kui gritted his teeth in anger. The rumor had spread all over Yinzhou. How could he save face? He could not help but shout, "Okay, okay, Liu's kid is bullying me too much. Go train now!"
"When he opens his government, I will ask him to give me an explanation!"
"yes!"
…
at the same time.
After hearing Liu Zheng's domineering words, other prominent families had different reactions.
Like the Chen family, the Wang family, which had not gained any benefit from the County Marquis' Mansion, was also in a tense atmosphere at this time.
"Master, this kid from the Liu family is speaking outrageously and is openly provoking our four great families!"
"Yes, if we don't teach him a lesson, I'm afraid the whole Yinzhou won't be able to accommodate him!"
"The Chen family is being humiliated today, and it will be my Wang family's turn someday!"
A group of people instigated Wang Zengming.
Wang Zengming was calm and composed. He laughed and said, "Why are you so anxious?"
Everyone once again expressed the view that no egg can remain unbroken when the nest is overturned, and believed that the four prominent families were originally a group of interests and that the county marquis's mansion should not be allowed to gain the upper hand.
"On the day of opening the mansion, we must be prepared, but let the Chen family test the waters first, understand?"
Everyone was delighted and praised the head of the family for his wisdom.
On the Cao family's side, there was not much movement.
There is no other reason.
Although the Cao family only learned about the existence of three more high-end wines, Shenxianniang, Baiyujing, and Zui Baxian, after they acquired Zuiyinzhou at a high price, Zuiyinzhou alone was enough for them to make a lot of money.
They lacked the motivation to overthrow the county government.
So even when the Chen family sent people to instigate the Cao family to take over Shengongfang together so that the four kinds of wine could be divided among the two families, the Cao family showed no interest and did not make any promises.
Stable interests always make people unwilling to take too many risks.
On the Zheng family side.
Zheng Yueru hurried back and found that the Zheng family was already in a quarrel.
really.
News always spreads faster than people. Zheng Yueru smiled bitterly.
The Zheng family was divided into two groups at this time. One group also felt that Liu Zheng's words were disrespectful to their four great families, and this trend should not be allowed to continue! They suggested that they join the ranks of snatching the Divine Workshop like the Chen family.
The other faction felt that the Zheng family had the sales rights to the three fine wines of the County Marquisate and should consolidate their relationship with the County Marquisate.
The two factions were arguing fiercely.
But when Zheng Yueru came into the hall, everyone looked at her in silence.
"Yueru, what do you think of the young master of the Liu family?"
Everyone looked at her.
In particular, the old man sitting in the middle of the hall at this time was the head of the Zheng family, Zheng Sheng.
Zheng Yueru laughed at herself, looked around at the people in the family who were arguing with each other, and sighed, "Grandfather, the Liu family is a genius, and the combined strength of the four families is invincible, let alone the Chen family?"
"What?"
The whole family was shocked.
