Chapter 658: Mass Production of High-Sulfur Iron (Please vote and subscribe)
"The Han tribe's big ship is really amazing, hahahahaha, the Han envoys have come from afar and have worked hard all the way. I wonder what good things they brought to our Xin tribe?" The Xin leader led a group of elders to the dock. When he saw You Fu coming towards him, he immediately greeted him.
The members of the delegation who had been in Zhudao for more than a year quickly acted as interpreters for You Fu, and You Fu also cooperated modestly.
"You Fu meets the leader of the Xin tribe. It is my honor to contribute a little to the friendship between the Han and Xin tribes. I dare not say that it is hard work. Please rest assured, the commander-in-chief, we brought here this time is the textile technology that the Xin tribe urgently needs. With the cooperation of our delegation, it will not take long for the Xin tribe to weave linen by themselves. By then, the Xin tribe will have the ability to produce the sacks needed for bridge construction. I hope the commander-in-chief will be satisfied."
You Fu came to the Xin leader and bowed respectfully, then recited the official words he had prepared long ago, and then smiled at the beast tooth standing beside the Xin leader. Both of them saw a hint of sarcasm in each other's eyes.
This is an uncivilized barbarian who does not understand etiquette and respect. The leader of a big tribe actually came to the dock to greet an envoy from another country in person, and even took the initiative to greet the envoy of the other side without waiting for the envoy to come to pay homage first. It can be described as shameless, throwing the face of his own great country on the ground. If it were in the Han tribe, it would never happen.
However, this is also a scene that Shouya and Youfu are happy to see. The more humble and self-deprecating the Xin Commander is, the more he cares about the cross-sea bridge plan proposed by Shouya that will make him famous. Little did he know that this bridge would not bring prosperity to the Xin tribe, but the steel knives and iron hooves of the Han tribe.
Of course, it is not quite right to say this. The value of this cross-sea bridge may not be enjoyed by the Xin tribe, but for the Zhudao Island ruled by the Han tribe in the future, it can indeed play its own value.
This is a bridge that crushed the Xin tribe, and it is also a bridge that made the Han tribe rise.
When the Xin Commander heard that Youfu brought the textile technology of the Han tribe, he laughed immediately. He seemed to have seen the scene of thousands of Zhudao people producing sacks. Sacks filled with sand and gravel were thrown into the sea, and the bridge he dreamed of was quickly stacked up in the sea-separating dam composed of these sacks, becoming a thoroughfare connecting the mainland.
Countless carriages traveled back and forth on the bridge, taking away the white salt and bamboo products of Zhudao, as well as countless cattle, horses, sheep and advanced technology of the Han tribe. His own stone statue towered over the bridge head. Every descendant who passed by the bridge would praise him from the bottom of his heart, thanking himself as an ancestor for building the bridge for their descendants.
"Grand Commander, Grand Commander, let the Han envoy go ashore quickly. The welcoming banquet we have prepared is ready. After dinner, there will be an activity to go on board and visit."
Seeing that his own Grand Commander seemed to be in a trance, the elder Zhu beside him hurriedly pulled his clothes twice to remind him in a low voice.
"Oh, yes, please come in, Han envoys. We have prepared rich food for the delegation. I heard that there is nothing good to eat when sailing, so I specially asked someone to get you some fresh ingredients."
Commander Xin, who had woken up from the dream and came to his senses, also hurriedly entertained You Fu and others. Looking at the people queuing up to go ashore behind You Fu, he couldn't help but feel envious, and secretly thought to himself, "Are these the skilled craftsmen of the Han tribe? There are really so many of them!"
Commander Xin came in person to see the big ship of the Han tribe, and more importantly, to meet the technologies that Shouya mentioned. In order to entertain the craftsmen and envoys of the Han tribe, he could not let himself down, so he really prepared a very rich meal, all kinds of seafood collected from the fishing tribe, corn planted by the food tribe, and livestock raised by the hunting tribe. The bamboo tables lined up in the courtyard of the delegation were full of food, demonstrating what it means to eat and drink without restraint.
After the welcoming banquet, Commander Xin and a group of elders were invited to visit the ship accompanied by Shouya and Youfu. The group looked around inside and outside. Finally, under the expectation of Commander Xin's eyes and the request of Elder Zhu, Youfu took them to the bay at the estuary to take a tour.
Everyone in the Xin tribe on the boat praised the sailboat. Even the most arrogant Elder Jin, although he hummed and moaned, couldn't help but be curious and touch and look at the boat.
Youfu and Shouya were naturally not worried about the technology leaking out. It was impossible to learn a sailboat, which was a product of many high technologies, by just looking at it. Even if they understood some of it, they could not make it without technical support.
After the Xin tribe experienced the novelty of riding a boat, Youfu let the sailboat return to the dock, and then unloaded one piece of production tools after another from the fleet under the eager eyes of Commander Xin. After learning that these were tools for producing looms, Commander Xin smiled so hard that his teeth were not visible.
The first day of the welcoming day ended quickly in this pleasant atmosphere. The next morning, due to the tight time, Youfu left behind all the tools and craftsmen needed by the mission, and only kept the most basic sailors. Then, he and Shouya selected a group of members of the mission who wanted to go home and boarded the ship according to the established plan. Finally, under the reluctant eyes of Commander Xin, they left the coast of Zhudao again and sailed towards the estuary of Tang tribe again.
With personnel and technical support, the beast tooth quickly acted according to the agreed plan, hired local indigenous residents to collect various production materials, and began the task of processing and production on the spot. Logs were sent to the mission's residence, and then turned into the simplest primitive waist looms and spindles in the hands of craftsmen. This primitive textile equipment, which appeared earliest in history, also began to rise rapidly in Zhudao.
At the same time, just as the beast tooth began to harm the Xin tribe as planned, the fleet led by You Fu also returned to the vicinity of the Tang tribe at the mouth of the mainland. After reconnecting with the ambitious spoon, You Fu also left a temporary mission of 50 people and a sailboat, asking them to start implementing the leader's new plan for the Tang tribe, and then led the remaining three ships back to the Han tribe. The
new members of the mission who were left behind also separated a part of them, and under the leadership of spoon, began to visit those small clan tribes living alone, trying to persuade them to join the camp of the Han tribe and build a new city on the other side of the river from the Tang tribe.
On the day when You Fu led his men on their journey home, a major event also took place in the newly built Xingang County of the Han tribe headquarters. The iron-making blast furnace, which took half a year to build, officially began to produce iron today.
Although the coking plant has not yet been built and there is no coke, the furnaces that use unprocessed raw coal to smelt high-sulfur iron have been lit by Luo Chong. These furnaces release billowing black smoke, and then spit out scorching hot molten iron, and finally cast a steady stream of high-sulfur iron pots.
These pig irons containing a large amount of sulfur are of very poor quality and will rot if hit with a stone, but the iron pots that will not have any effect on human health will be sold to the grasslands, to Zhudao, and to the Tang tribe, bringing huge wealth to the Han tribe.
(End of this chapter)
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