The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 52 Blast Furnace Ironmaking
"You actually know how to make iron! But you said hundreds of thousands of pounds a year, is that too exaggerated?
Even for the entire Great Xia Dynasty, the annual iron output was only this. "

"If you can really do this, you will definitely be our great hero."

Lin Tiangui said extremely excitedly.

You must know that iron and copper were the two most important metals in ancient times.

Without these two things, even the establishment of a country cannot be achieved.

It’s about the lives of every household and the defense against foreign enemies.

However, metallurgical technology is backward and the efficiency of iron-making is too low.

The annual iron production in Daxia is only about 40 kilograms.

Moreover, the output of iron smelting is getting lower year by year, and even the equipment of the army is starting to be somewhat stretched.

"No matter what I say, it's useless. Why don't the prince find some helpers to come over. Help build a blast furnace and smelt the iron ore in front of the prince.

If you can see it with your own eyes, I don’t think the prince will doubt it, right? Lin Hai said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll give you as many people as you want! Just tell me what conditions you need!"

Lin Hai smiled and said: "Then let's start with mining iron ore. I know that there are several places near here that are likely to have iron ore.

Let someone go check it out and find the specific location of the iron ore.

Give me another two hundred men to build the blast furnace.

Once the iron ore is mined, iron smelting begins. "

"By the way, whether it is building a blast furnace or mining iron ore, the cost is not low. Does the prince have such a big capital? I don't have that much money to lay down!"

"Hahaha, after all, I am also a prince, so I can still afford this little money. What's more, if I can smelt a lot of iron, this will be a big income.

At that time, the court will naturally replenish the money spent to the king. "

Lin Hai drew a nearby map based on his memory.

Because this is an open-pit iron mine, you can roughly tell it by its appearance.

Based on the knowledge of later generations, Lin Hai immediately determined that there was an iron mine nearby.

Mark the places where iron mines exist in detail.

"These three places are all likely to produce iron ore. Your Majesty can send people here to take a closer look.

I'll take someone to pick a place for iron smelting!Once the iron ore is confirmed, we can start building the blast furnace. "

"Okay, that's it! I'll go back right now and send someone over to explore!"

Lin Ruoxue's beautiful big eyes stared closely at Lin Hai's face.

I didn’t expect that I would gain so much from coming here.

Especially Lin Hai talks eloquently and is very confident and graceful.

Such a person is not like a scholar, but more like a learned scholar.

When leaving with her father, Lin Ruoxue actually felt a sense of loss in her heart.

I really want to stay and have a good chat with Lin Hai.

But she hasn't left the cabinet yet, so of course she can't stay alone and chat with a man.

"Lin Hai, if what you said is true, it will be a great contribution to Daxia. We will meet again in the future." Lin Ruoxue said to Lin Hai.

"hope so!"

Lin Hai was also very happy.

If a person wants to be successful, he must meet noble people.

No matter how capable you are, if you don't meet such a noble person with a high status, you will never be able to show your strength.

There is even a high possibility that one's credit will be snatched away by others.

At most, I can only leave myself some scraps.

As long as you can do these few things well and make great contributions, you will be knighted smoothly.

From then on, you can live happily as a child.Just relying on your own knowledge, it is easy to make a fortune in this kind of dynasty.

Lin Haizheng is thinking about a bright future.

Suddenly he was patted on the back.

He saw Qiaoer staring at him closely with an unhappy look on his face.

"What's wrong? Who made you angry?" Lin Hai looked puzzled.

It's obviously something to be happy about, why are you still angry?

"My husband just kept looking at my eldest lady with a silly smile! Could it be that my husband really likes me?"

He spoke with a look of grievance on his face, he was about to cry, and he was about to cry.

"What are you talking about? I didn't go to see anyone just now, I just thought of happy things!"

The eyes of Lin Hai, the hunters who accompanied him, were both admiring and extremely excited.

The person I was chatting with just now was a world-famous military marshal, and he was also a prince.

Lin Hai didn't have stage fright at all, and the two of them talked lively and vividly.

I didn't expect Lin Hai to be so capable. He not only knew how to make iron but also knew how to forge weapons.

You can immediately make great achievements, be knighted, and become a noble.

Shitou said with an envious look: "Lin Hai, you are going to be rich soon, but don't forget us brothers."

Lin Hai smiled and said: "Don't worry, if I can be knighted, I will definitely take you all away to be my guards.

I'll give you a promotion when I get the chance! "

"Then it's settled, we will listen to you if you tell us what to do!" Shitou said with great excitement.

Qiaoer was still unhappy.

I found that my husband was getting better and better and more capable.

She felt more and more anxious.

I am just an ordinary peasant woman in the countryside. What should I do if my husband-in-law marries another woman?

The key is that I feel less and less worthy of Lin Hai.

Lin Hai could see Qiaoer's thoughts.

At the moment, he had no intention of doing anything else, so he took Qiaoer's hand and returned home.

The two sat down opposite each other.

"What's going on? If you have anything on your mind, just tell your husband. If you hold it in your heart, you'll get sick!"

Qiaoer suddenly threw herself into Lin Hai's arms and cried loudly.

"Oooh, sir, I'm so scared. My husband is getting more and more capable, and I'm afraid I won't be worthy of him anymore."

"If my husband-in-law becomes a lord one day, he will definitely marry another woman. So what should I do?"

Lin Hai stroked Qiao'er's back and comforted her: "If I become a lord, then you will also be a lord's wife. Your status is no longer ordinary."

Qiao'er raised her head after hearing this, crying so hard that she looked pitiful.

"Is what my husband said true? At that time, you won't dislike me and divorce me, right? Our lady is beautiful and generous, and knows how to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

I don’t know how many times better than I am! "

"Hahahaha, where are you thinking? You are my wife. If it weren't for you, I would have starved to death long ago.

How could I dislike you?
No matter whether I become a high official or not in the future, it is too late to love you, so how can I divorce you? "

Lin Hai said with a laugh.

"But when I saw the eldest lady in the prince's family, she kept staring at your face!" Qiaoer said with a pout.

"Really? Why didn't I pay attention?" Lin Hai said with a half-smile.

(End of this chapter)