With a shout of “Done”, it indicated that they had finally achieved the successful transformation from electric steelmaking to wind steelmaking.
"Start melting!" Feng Yuheng said loudly: "The wind power is feasible, start melting!"
The soldiers pulling the bellows didn't understand what she meant by melting, but the joy of success had already lifted their spirits to the highest point. Even though their arms were sore from exhaustion, they still didn't feel tired at all and said confidently: "We have plenty of strength. Let's pull the bellows for the general and the county lady. We will blow as much wind as the county lady wants!"
"Okay!" Feng Yuheng nodded, and then said to Xuan Tianming: "The melting period of steelmaking mainly applies to open-hearth and electric furnace steelmaking. Ours is neither an open-hearth nor an electric furnace, but a blast furnace, but the principle is still the same. From the addition of molten iron to the melting of all the furnace materials, this stage is called the melting period. The task of this melting period is to melt and heat the furnace materials as quickly as possible, and to make the slag for the melting period." After she finished speaking, she took the initiative to add molten iron, and said at the same time: "I may not understand it very well, it doesn't matter, let me try it first, you should be able to understand it after watching it once."
This time, Feng Yuheng completed a series of operations by herself, but she thought it was not very standard, so she tried it twice more, and only nodded the third time, "No problem. The melting stage is not difficult, you try it."
Xuan Tianming took over her job. After all, he had experience in iron making, so he was much more skilled than Feng Yuheng in operating it, and he was able to complete it in one go.
The two of them melted all the previous materials in one breath, and this melting took another day and night.
The soldiers who pulled the bellows were replaced four times, but none of them were willing to go back to the tent to rest, so they simply set up a temporary tent here, and everyone took turns sleeping there, and came back to help after waking up.
Feng Yuheng thought this was quite efficient, so he discussed with Xuan Tianming: "Why not transfer some soldiers to pull the bellows? This is a physical job, and people who are not physically fit really can't pull it. What's more, when we start mass production in the future, we can't rely on just one bellows. At least one should be guaranteed for each furnace. We should also prepare more to prevent damage."
Xuan Tianming naturally understood this principle, so he asked her: "How many people can do it?"
She thought for a moment and said, "At least a hundred people are needed."
"No problem." He turned to a soldier and said, "Did you hear what the county lord said? Go, mobilize a hundred soldiers and be ready at any time."
That soldier was just an ordinary soldier. Usually, he would just look at Xuan Tianming from a distance and couldn't even talk to him. In the past few days, he followed the two of them to help pull the bellows, and occasionally they could talk to each other. He felt that it was a great honor. He was still thinking that he would have the capital to brag to others in the future. After all, he was someone who had spoken to the general and the county lady.
Now, Xuan Tianming actually asked him to mobilize troops? The young soldier was stunned for a moment, and then thought about it, maybe the general asked him to inform Deputy General Qian? After all, Deputy General Qian had the final say on mobilizing troops in the camp. But... "General, Deputy General Qian went to find the blacksmith himself, and it will take some time for him to come back."
Xuan Tianming frowned, "He went to find the blacksmith. What does that have to do with me asking you to dispatch some people?" After thinking about it, he understood a little bit and took off a token from his body. "Pass the order down and dispatch 100 soldiers to assist the county lady in making steel. These 100 soldiers are under your command. You better be alert."
Feng Yuheng saw that the young soldier was confused and couldn't help laughing, "Your general has promoted you, why don't you thank him and go do your job quickly."
The man finally reacted and knelt down in front of them with a plop: "Thank you, General, and Thank you, County Lady! I'll do it right away." He took Xuan Tianming's token, turned around and ran away.
Feng Yuheng added: "Once I get into work, I tend to ignore the things around me. You are more observant than me."
Xuan Tianming nodded, "Well, although it is just a simple job of pulling the bellows, it still requires certain skills and also tests one's endurance. Although we have no shortage of people to pull the bellows, there are only a dozen of them who have experience. We can't train all the 100 people again, so we can only let these dozen people teach. Therefore, this temporary bellows team also needs a young leader, who not only teaches them the skills, but also has to be responsible for allocating manpower and not letting the order be disrupted. The kid just now looked smart, and he has been the most diligent and hardworking one in the past two days. I can rest assured to leave the bellows team to him."
Feng Yuheng leaned on him. He felt a little lazy after taking a break. His arms and legs felt sore. "It's fine if you think it's good. I'm really far behind you in controlling people."
The two of them spoke without hiding their words from others, and their voices were not deliberately lowered. The soldiers who were still surrounding them heard their conversation and were extremely excited. Someone couldn't help but asked, "General, do you mean that we can stay and continue to make steel?"
Others also started to ask: "Can we really participate in steelmaking?"
Xuan Tianming laughed loudly, "Of course, you are the first ones who have learned to use this kind of force to pull the bellows. The one hundred soldiers dispatched here are counting on you to teach them!"
Everyone was overjoyed and stood up and cheered.
Feng Yuheng looked at all these scenes, and the corners of her lips unconsciously rose. She said to Xuan Tianming, "It's better in the military camp. The soldiers are simple-minded. They laugh when they laugh, and they are angry when they are angry. When they are angry, they just fight, and they are fine after the fight. It's not like the inner courtyard of a deep house. There is no open fighting, but all secret fighting. Everyone has ulterior motives. They are not fathers, and they are not daughters. The old are not kind, and the young are not filial. I am really tired of that kind of life. Xuan Tianming, it's great that you can bring me out."
He curled his lips, "I knew you didn't like the inner house, you little bitch. If I hadn't protected you and supported you, do you think you could be so unscrupulous and domineering in the Feng Mansion? Do you think that the left prime minister is really a soft persimmon? You never change your temper. Those women have ninety-nine tricks in their hearts, but you are straightforward. If I don't protect you, I really don't feel at ease!"
Feng Yuheng burst out laughing, "Xuan Tianming, do you really have to be so shameless?" But he stopped talking after saying only this.
Actually, think about it, what he said is right. How can I stand up so quickly in Feng Mansion? How can I make the people in Feng Mansion hate and fear me again and again? And how can I get the title of Ji'an County Master? Is it just because of her excellent medical skills? In the final analysis, it is because of her relationship with Prince Yu, not her own ability.
"That's good." She changed the subject and said with satisfaction: "I used to rely on myself for everything, and I looked down on those women who relied on men. Now I think it's really comfortable to rely on men! I don't have to think about anything, I just do what I want to do, and my man can help me clear all obstacles behind the scenes. This feeling is so cool!"
Xuan Tianming laughed, "It's your own ability to make a man who is strong enough to support all your dreams fall in love with you, so in the end, you still have to rely on yourself." She patted Feng Yuheng's shoulder, "You've been through two days and one night. Go back to the camp to see the lady, then take a hot bath and have a good rest."
"What about you?" Feng Yuheng understood what he meant, "You don't want to rest, but continue to work?"
Xuan Tianming said: "I am a man after all, and my physical strength is stronger than yours. I am going to meet those blacksmiths and pick some people to teach them the first two steps, and let them make slag in Xutian Cave first. When the people found by Qian Li come back, we can continue with the next task."
She thought about it and thought this was fine, but she still told him: "The people we found first are all experienced blacksmiths. It would be a waste to just let them make and remove slag. It would be better to teach the first two steps to the apprentices they brought with them, and let those young people do the front work, while the experienced people stay and do the back steps."
Xuan Tianming nodded, "That makes sense. Go back quickly, I'll do it right away."
When Feng Yuheng returned to the camp, the soldiers were training with their adjutants. She first went to He Gan and Xi Fang to ask about the situation of the Shenji Camp. When she heard that everything was fine, she felt relieved and went to see Yao.
After these few days, Yao's drug addiction has been basically under control. Wangchuan told her: "Madam has not had any attacks in the past three days, and she looks much more energetic than before."
The two walked and lifted the curtain to enter the big tent. Yao was drinking porridge with Huang Quan. Seeing Feng Yuheng coming, she hurriedly asked her, "Ah Heng, have you not eaten anything either?" Then she urged Huang Quan, "Go quickly and serve more porridge for Ah Heng."
She didn't hesitate to sit next to Yao and started drinking with her. While drinking, she observed that Yao was indeed much better, her complexion was rosy, and her eyes were no longer as distracted as before. Although it was still not as good as when she was healthy, it was generally good.
Feng Yuheng let out a long sigh, a stone in her heart finally fell to the ground, "Seeing that mother is getting better day by day, my daughter feels much more relieved." She said honestly, "I was really worried that I couldn't cure mother and I wouldn't be able to take care of grandpa in the future."
After finishing her last bite, Yao put down her bowl and sighed, "Ah Heng, you don't have to worry too much. The Yao family is a family of medicine. Although I didn't inherit the skills, I grew up in such an environment. I know that even if your grandfather came in person, he would be helpless with something like Soul-Separating Powder. Now that you can heal me to this extent, it's a miracle."
Feng Yuheng didn't know whether it was a miracle or not, but she still remembered that the reason why Yao Shi survived was entirely due to her belief in seeing Zirui, so she took the initiative to say, "Mother still needs to take care of her body. Although the drug addiction has not recurred in the past few days, it is still not completely out of danger. I'm afraid that there will be a small degree of recurrence in ten days. It won't be as painful as before, but it will also make people seriously ill. I calculated that it will take at least half a year to be considered cured. By then, Ah Heng will personally send mother to Xiaozhou, okay?"
Yao's eyes flashed with unstoppable anticipation, and she nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay."
As she was talking, Wang Chuan came in from outside and whispered something in her ear. Feng Yuheng's expression changed slightly, but soon returned to normal, and then said to Yao: "His Highness sent someone to call me. I'm busy in the camp recently and can't spend more time with mother. Mother, please don't blame Ah Heng."
Yao said quickly, "Go quickly. I'm fine here. Don't delay your steelmaking."
Feng Yuheng smiled and nodded, then stood up and took Wang Chuan out of the tent. Her steps were hurried and she looked a little flustered...
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