ATPnovel Chapter 139 Blast furnace steelmaking is whimsical
Chapter 139 Blast furnace steelmaking is whimsical
With the arrival of dawn, Juyang County seemed like a giant beast that had awakened, and large-scale teams sprang out and spread outward. It did not look like a small city at all.
Tiance Mansion.
"Eldest Young Master." Xu Shu, Guo Jia, and Chen Lin arrived.
Yuan Tan sat upright in the hall, "Do you have anything to discuss today?"
Chen Lin walked out excitedly, "Eldest Master, my subordinates have a proposal, which is to expand the city."
Xu Shu and Guo Jia looked at each other. Development was going very well under the eldest son's rule, but the master still did not give up his obsession.
Yuan Tan did not respond directly and asked: "What do you think?"
Guo Jia came out and said, "Eldest Young Master, Juyang's location is too remote, the natural conditions are not good, and the amount of cultivated land is not much. The prosperity is entirely supported by the reputation of the Eldest Young Master, and the expansion here is a bit fussy."
Chen Lin was very unhappy after hearing this.
Guo Jia further said: "We should hoard money and food. When we have a powerful city like Yecheng, it will not be too late to expand."
Chen Lin frowned and felt ashamed. She didn't expect that she, who came from a famous family, was not as courageous as a poor scholar.
Yuan Tan smiled and said, "It makes sense, but there are more and more outsiders in the city. I went out yesterday and found that the streets were very chaotic. Of course, it's not the kind of chaos with a lot of crime, it's completely caused by the population explosion. There are many contradictions. Even though they are just small contradictions, if there are too many, it will lead to many big contradictions."
Population is the foundation of everything, so Yuan Tan will not stop accepting the population, but it will also bring about various problems. This is what Guo Jia and the others need to solve.
Xu Shu came out and said, "My eldest son, my subordinates have expanded the team of government officials, and the crime rate has been reduced. Just when it comes to travel issues, I really can't think of a good way to solve it, and there are always many small disputes."
"My subordinates are incompetent," Guo Jia and Chen Lin said.
Yuan Tan did not blame him. After all, there were few security cases, which showed that the people below were working hard. As for the problem of difficulty in traveling, he had a modern idea and said: "Why don't we set up a department specifically to control traffic to maintain the flow of people?" Order in a large area. All people traveling must keep to the right. For example, at intersections, the rules of taking turns are implemented. After walking north and south, walk east and west..."
Guo Jia and the others were stunned, followed by ecstasy.
"We can also draw some parking spaces for trade fleets to park..."
Yuan Tan then talked about some rules and regulations for modern travel.
Chen Lin couldn't help but walked out, "High, really high!"
You know, they couldn't figure it out even if they broke their heads. Yuan Tan just used a random trick to solve the problem. The subsequent remarks caused a sensation in their hearts. They opened their eyes, opened a new door, and pointed the way for future city construction.
"Eldest Young Master, there is someone outside who wants to see you. He brings a letter of recommendation from the head of the Zhen family."
Yuan Tan: "Bring it to me and take a look."
After a few casual glances, he smiled and said: "My father-in-law recommended an arms dealer. The letter said that the knives he makes are very good and have potential."
Xu Shu said: "My eldest son, the blacksmiths have been passed down from generation to generation, and many craftsmanship are secrets. The blacksmiths who are making weapons for our army are indeed still a little short of, and we need to find suitable and reliable people. Chen Jiao has been sent to contact the Pu family before. , I think there will be news coming back soon."
This is like recruiting chefs in a big hotel. Chefs bring skills and teams. Without a top-notch chef, it's hard for business to thrive. The same is true for the army. Without a powerful master craftsman to supervise the production and supply, the combat effectiveness will be greatly affected.
Yuan Tan thought for a while and said, "Bring him in and let me meet him."
a while.
Zhang Xiaorou looked around, and there was an indescribable power everywhere here, which was completely incomparable to Han Fu's.
She entered the hall with her head lowered and bowed deeply, "The little man has seen the eldest son."
Then I heard a majestic voice coming from the hall, "Raise your head."
She looked up, her face suddenly changed, and she lost her voice: "It's you!"
"It's you!" Yuan Tan was also a little stunned.
"There is an assassin!" Dian Wei immediately rushed forward and pinned Zhang Xiaorou to the ground with one palm.
Zhang Xiaorou's mood at this moment cannot be expressed in words at all, and it is very complicated, with many thoughts popping up at the same time.
It turned out that the person who teased her was the famous eldest son of the Yuan family.
Isn't the eldest gentleman a gentleman with benevolence spread all over the world?
This revenge cannot be avenged!
Can the weapons supplier matter be resolved?
Zhang Xiaorou thought for a while, and for the sake of the great cause of the family, she could only swallow her anger and said anxiously: "Young master, this is the sin of a villain, please spare your life!"
Guo Jia and the others didn't know what happened, but seeing that Yuan Tan didn't want to explain, they wisely chose not to ask. He's just a metallurgical businessman, just wait and see what happens.
Yuan Tan was full of curiosity, "Dian Wei, let her get up and talk. What do you want?"
Zhang Xiaorou was so panicked that she couldn't remember many of the euphemistic words she had thought out, "Young Master, my Zhang family is proficient in weapon forging. If the equipment of the Tiance Army is forged by my family, it will definitely live up to expectations."
No one said a word.
From a long time ago, there were many merchants in the world, and some even became imperial merchants to raise food and supplies. But the choice of the weapons dealer is more important.
Yuan Tan narrowed his eyes, "If you build weapons for me, you can no longer sell other things, and you can't leave my rule."
"The villain is already ready!" Zhang Xiaorou replied firmly.
However, the best candidate in Yuan Tan's heart is the Pu family. This girl is full of mystery. He doesn't want anything to happen to the army, so he said calmly: "I already know the matter. I'm here to see you off."
He still felt that the Pu family was more reliable. After all, even a cautious man like Zhuge Liang chose this family. In addition, is Zhang Xiaorou's Zhang family the ancestor of Zhang Xiaoquan?
Zhang Xiaorou was taken out, and she turned around unwillingly and said, "Young Master, you can't have a better candidate!"
Guo Jia waited until the people were far away before he came out and said: "Eldest Master, all princes have fixed weapons suppliers and will not build weapons and equipment for others. It is indeed difficult to have other choices. Why not let the Zhang family try. "
Yuan Tan: "We will make plans after Chen Jiao brings news."
the next day.
Yuan Tan appeared at the Tiance Army's blacksmith camp.
Guo Jia and the other generals of the army all accompanied him. It's not that he came here because of what happened yesterday, but that Yuan Tan had obtained the blast furnace steelmaking technology before and must integrate into the army as soon as possible to improve his combat effectiveness.
Therefore, at this moment, a large number of people gathered in front of a huge smoking blast furnace.
Yuan Tan is naturally the core.
But Guo Jia, Zhao Yun and others were shocked and confused.
The blacksmiths even whispered, "The eldest son said that this blast furnace can directly produce molten steel. Do you think it is true?"
"I think the eldest son is just out of his mind. I have seen such a blast furnace when I was studying in the Pu family. Although it is not as well designed as this blast furnace, the temperature should not be too different."
"Even if it's much different, it's still not as high as the temperature inside the volcano? Our ancestors have passed down the extraordinary experience a long time ago. The eldest son doesn't have this inheritance, so he doesn't know."
"In my opinion, the eldest son is out of his mind. How can it be possible to directly produce molten steel? If that is the case, what use does our blacksmith have?"