Chapter 265 Melting

The bellows can quickly raise the temperature in the furnace, making the fire burn more vigorously and the temperature rise higher.

When Zhou Xu was a child, there was one in his grandmother's hometown.

But when he was a child, you can't say he was a bad kid, but curiosity is very important.

He was curious about what was inside the bellows, so he took the old bellows apart. He was beaten for it, which left a deep impression on him.

However, before getting busy with this matter, Zhou Xu first handed the blueprint he had drawn earlier to Zhou Dachui.

Zhou Dachui spread out the blueprint and took a look, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

"Chief, this looks like a simplified version of the Crescent Halberd."

"Almost. The new weapon is called a lance, which is more suitable for cavalry charges."

As he spoke, Zhou Xu recounted the situation Zhou Chongshan encountered when he was fighting on the grassland.

Of course, he could choose not to explain this matter and let Zhou Dachui do it according to the drawings.

But it's impossible to leave all these things to him in the future, right? When the people in the forging department make things on weekdays, they have to use their brains to think about whether the things they make are reasonable and practical, right?

Instead of just being a tool here, he has to do whatever he says and worry about everything.

"Make the mold first."

Considering that their cavalry training is gradually maturing, it is indeed time to forge the long spears equipped to the cavalry.

I have just given the instructions and it is almost time for dinner.

After a simple dinner, Zhou Xu, who had taken a nap in the afternoon, was not very sleepy at the moment.

He lit two oil lamps and used the flames to draw the design drawings of the bellows before he lay down to rest.

The next morning, after breakfast, Zhou Xu immediately found Zhuang Mengdie, took the blueprint, and talked to her about making bellows.

The Equipment Department is one of the earliest departments established under his command. Now Zhuang Mengdie has many skilled veterans under his command.

After the successful design of bicycles and tricycles, the specific mass production and manufacturing can be directly handed over to her subordinates, and she basically does not need to worry about it herself.

Now that their leader came to her with new equipment, Zhuang Mengdie's attention naturally fell on the new equipment.

The structure of the bellows is actually not complicated. In addition, Zhou Xu's drawings were very clear, so Zhuang Mengdie could basically see it at a glance and quickly got the idea in his mind.

She asked two apprentices to help her polish some simple parts, and before noon, a rectangular wooden bellows was completed.

Until she finished, Zhuang Mengdie had a thoughtful expression on her face.

Because she found that although the bellows was simple in design, it was quite ingenious.

This is indeed the case. It is no exaggeration to say that this thing is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients.

Zhou Xu had only disassembled a bellows when he was a child and remembered the structure inside clearly, so he was able to draw the design and easily make it with the help of Zhuang Mengdie's skillful hands.

If someone can come up with such an ingenious design without knowing anything, he is definitely a genius! Riding on a tricycle that had just been made by the equipment department and installing the bellows on the back of the tricycle, Zhou Xu prepared to ride the tricycle to the forging department himself.

Seeing this, Zhuang Mengdie quickly raised her hand to express...

"Chief, I also want to see the effect of this bellows."

"I'm afraid it won't be useful today. I'll have to build a new furnace to go with it. I'll call you then."

Hearing this, Zhuang Mengdie nodded and said nothing more.

Zhou Xu was still quite conspicuous as he pedaled his tricycle along the way.

However, the villagers seemed to be accustomed to what their leader was doing.

Zhou Xu himself was a casual person, so there weren't that many rules in the village, and he didn't think it was a big deal for their leader to ride a tricycle there.

In this way, they soon arrived outside the forging department.

"Go, bring in the box from the car."

After casually directing a person from the forging department to move the box, Zhou Xu walked quickly inside.

Seeing their leader coming, Zhou Dachui did not show any surprise on his face. After all, he had just assigned them a new task yesterday. In the next period of time, their leader would definitely come to their forging department diligently.

Then, looking at the bellows that was brought in, Zhou Xu quickly arranged it.

"I remember seeing a forge being built when I came here yesterday."

While speaking, Zhou Xu's eyes had already fallen on the forging furnace.

After all, the workload of the forging department is getting bigger and bigger. In order to keep up with the demand, the department decided to build another forging furnace.

At this moment, the forging furnace could still be adjusted. Zhou Xu did not hesitate to go up and asked someone to make an air inlet for the bellows.

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He doesn't need to worry about what happens next.

The new forging furnace was quickly built. On the first day of opening the furnace, Zhou Xu called Zhuang Mengdie over as promised.

When he saw the Minister of Equipment, a trace of awkwardness flashed across Zhou Dachui's face. Although their two departments now have their own responsibilities, there is still a sense of competition between them.

However, he also knew why Zhuang Mengdie came here today. Their leader had already told him that the bellows was made by Zhuang Mengdie. This time, the other party came here probably to confirm the effectiveness of the bellows.

When talking about this, Zhou Dachui's eyes showed curiosity.

After lighting the fire, Zhou Xu didn't let everyone wait for long. He quickly showed them the power of the bellows.

As the push rod was pushed and pulled, accompanied by a 'whoosh' sound, the fire in the forge suddenly jumped up, scaring Zhou Dachui and the others, and then their eyes fell on the bellows.

“This thing called a bellows is actually so powerful?!”

Zhou Dachui still finds it a little bit hard to believe, and he can't understand how this was done.

Fortunately, he didn't need to figure it out. They just needed to know how to use it.

Zhou Xu waved his hand, signaling the members of the forging department to come over and continue pushing and pulling the bellows to keep the temperature in the forging furnace rising.

After feeling the temperature inside the furnace, Zhou Dachui took out a container of red ore and placed it inside the furnace.

Next, what everyone has to do is to continue to increase the furnace temperature while waiting.

Estimating the time, Zhou Dachui took out the container and took a look, and excitement immediately appeared on his face.

"It's melted, it's burned!"

Without time to think, he quickly poured the molten metal liquid into the mold.

After waiting for the mold to cool down, a silver-gray metal ingot fell into Zhou Xu's hands.

Zhou Xu gently rubbed the metal ingot with his fingertips, feeling the touch of the metal, and after smelling it, his eyes suddenly lit up.

It's hard to be unfamiliar with this smell.

"This smells like iron! It's iron!! Hahahaha!!"

(End of this chapter)