Stepping on the person in charge of a workshop is not something worth showing off. After Li Hao finished speaking, he focused his attention on the busy blacksmith around him.

Changsun Wuji glared at Yu Yuanji fiercely, and ignored him. He pretended to be nothing and looked around.

Finally, the old Changsun discovered that he really couldn't understand.

After thinking about it, he coughed dryly: "Cough, my dear nephew, you can see something."

Li Hao shook his head: "I didn't see it."

Theory is theory, and practice is practice. Although he is very knowledgeable, if he really talks about iron and steel..., he will know a blast furnace.

Changsun Wuji was almost angry to death. He didn't see what big-tailed wolf you were standing there, and I would blow the hot air with you.

Well, there were stoves everywhere in the workshop, and the temperature was so high. In a short while, Changsun Wuji's back was already wet.

"But... Uncle Changsun, although I didn't see the level of these craftsmen, I knew that they would definitely not be able to smelte like this. Sometimes manpower is poor, and even if you exhaust them, the output will not be able to increase by more than double."

"Tsk, is this more necessary?" Yu Yuanji felt pain in his liver, and he curled his lips and muttered in a low voice.

The voice was as low as he stood beside Changsun Wuji and Li Hao, so he was naturally heard by these two people.

Changsun Wuji was angry on the spot: "Get out of here, aren't it enough to be embarrassed?"

Li Hao shook his head and stopped Changsun Wuji who almost ran away: "Uncle Changsun, don't be angry, this person can't leave at the moment."

"What?" Changsun Wuji frowned and waited for Li Hao to continue to finish his words.

Li Hao touched his nose, thought about it and crossed Changsun Wuji, and said to Yu Yuanji: "I know you are resentful and think I am talking about it on paper. Now I will give you a chance. Let's make a bet. If you win, don't mention everything. This prince apologizes to you in public, but if I win, you will obey my arrangements in the next month and will not make any excuses to push the three and four."

"Okay, bet if you bet. I hope the prince keeps his word and doesn't regret it." Yu Yuanji has been practicing iron for a lifetime, but he has never heard of anyone who can increase the production of pig iron by a hundred times. He didn't even ask anything to bet and agreed directly.

"Haha..." Li Hao smiled, and did not take Yu Yuanji's unrespectful words to heart. He glanced at Changsun Wuji: "Uncle Changsun, would you like to be a notary for your nephew?"

Changsun Wuji hesitated for a moment and looked at Li Hao deeply: "Nephew, are you sure you want to bet? You have to know that if you lose, whether you apologize or not, it will affect your reputation."

"It's okay." Li Hao shook his head: "Since my nephew dares to bet, he will be sure to win, and I won't bully him. I bet with him that I have a way to increase the temperature of the fire by 500 degrees. Oh, by the way, you don't know what 500 degrees means, so I'll say in another way that I have a way to burn iron ore directly into molten iron. If I can't do it, he will win, and if I do it, I will win."

Iron, iron? What is that?

Changsun Wuji glanced at Yu Yuanji and wanted to get the answer from him.

As a result, it was fine if I didn't look at it. When I saw it, I found that Yu Yuanji was also confused.

From the day when I came into contact with iron smelting, Yu Yuanji's concept of smelting was to burn the ore red, and then forge it to remove impurities. As for burning the ore into iron, this is not something that humans can do at all.

Of course, if someone can do it, let alone letting him follow the arrangements for a month, what can he do if he follows the arrangements for the rest of his life?

Thinking of this, Yu Yuanji didn't wait for Changsun Wuji to speak and said directly: "Okay, I will bet with the prince. But..." Halfway through, Yu Yuanji paused: "However, if the prince loses, I don't want the prince to apologize. As long as the prince doesn't say anything to improve the smelting process."

Although Yu Yuanji is a blacksmith, he is also a personal talent.

He knew very well that his identity and status were not worthy of betting against Li Hao at all. If he lost at most, he was said to be ungrateful and ungrateful, and he was a craftsman with a low status and was not afraid of others' words.

But what if I win, it would be too easy to say that he is the Prince Wei, the Prince's attendant, and the governor of the navy.

Changsun Wuji obviously considered this and nodded with a smile: "It's good, nephew, I think it's just a decision. You are the prince's attendant, so you must not lose your identity."

Speaking of this, Li Hao was not good at being good at being good at being good at it, so he agreed with a smile.

After leaving the iron smelting workshop of Changsun's family, Li Hao declined Changsun Wuji's invitation and climbed onto the horse with a firm look. He would rather pretend to be the guard of the old Changsun than suffer another bump.

When he got home, he sent Xi Junmai and Tiezhu who were accompanying him back to the military camp, and Li Hao and Shishi entered the house.

Just as I was about to go back to my yard, I saw the old man sitting in the middle of the main hall with a dark face.

"Dad? Why are you back?" Looking at the sky, Li Hao said in surprise: "Can you skip work, right?"

The old man's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he glanced at the rattan on the table beside him: "I'm sorry, you still have the face to say, I asked you, what have you been trying to do during this period, why haven't you returned for several days, and why did you advise His Majesty to improve the iron smelting process that day at the Navy's headquarters."

It’s not a big deal that Li Jing was angry. Since he came back from the navy station on the day of the battle, he has not seen Li Hao. He blocked him for several days, and even stopped the Ministry of War and did not catch him.

If this is in normal times, it will be impossible to see it, but it will not be annoying if you can't see it.

But the problem is that at the navy station that day, Li Hao had advised the emperor to improve the smelting process.

What is this kid doing? The millions of chunks of money in his family are not enough to spend? He actually wants to extend his hands to the steel industry. Is it because he has a long life?

Changsun Wuji dared to extend his hands to the steel industry because he had a good relationship with Li Er, and the girl was the queen.

But what is the Li family?

Yes, the emperor favored this kid in the past two years, but this is not a reason to commit suicide.

Looking at the old man who would burst out at any time, Li Hao's eyes turned around. The door behind him had been closed at some point. The mother who usually loved him the most has not appeared yet, so she should be not at home.

what to do?

Li Hao did not think that his two-handed three-legged cat kung fu could handle the old man.

Of course, even if he can handle it, he will not dare to fight back.

Seeing Li Hao silent for a long time, Li Jing was angry and became angry, and he picked up the vine beside him.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Li Hao made up his mind: "Dad, wait, I have something to say."

"Then let me say that today I want to see your skill of sweet words." Li Jing returned to the chair again.

My wife Hongfu went out to play mahjong. She had just left for a while, and probably hadn't been two or three hours. Without this windproof wall, the brat in front of her was still allowed to be flattened and round.

Li Jing was full of confidence, but Li Hao was not a good deal. He had thought of a way to deal with it for a moment. Under the old man's gaze, he sighed quietly: "Dad, you have been fighting outside for years, and your mother is always with you. Do you know how the child has been here over the years?"

Facing Li Hao's first move in his final move, he moved him with emotion, and the old man was silent and his arrogance dropped.

He has indeed been away from home all year round and has neglected discipline to Li Hao. Thinking about it, he feels a little sorry for his son.

Seeing that the old man was silent, Li Hao said intimately that he was rescued and continued to use the second move: "Dad, I know that all you did is for this family, for the future of my child. There are dangers on the battlefield, and if you are not careful, you will be in a desperate situation."

Inexplicably, Li Jing had the idea that the child was already sensible and said in a deep voice: "Since you know, why are you still causing trouble everywhere?"

"Dad, I didn't cause trouble." Li Hao immediately cried out: "I did all this for this family. Think about it, every penny spent at home is not what I earned from my hard work. Dad, making money is not easy. The mall is like a battlefield. If you are not careful, you will lose everything."

Li Jing suddenly felt a little ashamed.

The living conditions at home are very different now than before.

Now my wife starts to carry gold leaves when she goes out, and the same is true for herself. She goes to a restaurant to treat her to order food without asking for the price. She just throws silver and copper coins directly at the reward servant... What is that?

When did my home become so luxurious? It seems that it started last year's New Year's Eve.

If this brat hadn't been able to make money, and according to this method of spending, I would be afraid that the property at home would have to be sold.

After repeated blows, Li Jing's arrogance was not much left. He stood up and came to Li Hao, holding his shoulder: "Dejian, I know that your time has not been easy for you, but..., but no matter how hard you can't stretch your hands into the steel industry, that is the private land of Changsun Wuji, the old fox. If you move, what will you do if he takes revenge in the future? Have you ever thought about these?"

Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the fight should have been dragged over today, and helped the old man back to the flower hall to sit down, and said seriously: "Dad, you misunderstood the child. The child actually has no intention of comparing with the Changsun family. After all, it is not considered to be a consideration of Uncle Changsun. Then Changsun Chong is also a good brother to the child. How could a child do such a thing that destroys his brotherhood?"

Li Jing frowned: "Then what do you want to do? In front of so many people, you proposed to His Majesty to improve the smelting process. Do you think others are fools?"

"Dad, do you know where the child went today?"

"Where did you go? Could it be Changsun's old fox's house?"

"That's right, the child not only went to Changsun's house, but also went to his iron smelting workshop with Uncle Changsun."

In order not to make the old man worry too much, Li Hao decided to reveal some news to him first: "The child's purpose is very simple, and he will give the credit for improving the iron treatment process to the Changsun family. In this way, even if the process is improved successfully, it will have nothing to do with me."

Li Jing became even more confused: "Why? After so much effort, what are you trying to do?"

"Carbonite." Li Hao smiled and said, "Dad, it's too risky to do steel business. If you intervene, you will offend Changsun Wuji. Even if you don't offend him, the child will not want to intervene. But the carbide business is different. This thing is like charcoal and firewood, and there is no risk in mining and trading, and carbide is a must-have for smelting.

Whether it is the Changsun family or the court, as long as someone smels iron, they must use carbonite. The more they smelted, the greater the demand for carbonite. It just so happens that our family is currently operating two carbonite mines.”

Li Jing: “…”

In order to sell the carbonite and improve the smelting process, are young people nowadays so well-informed?

No, no, don’t charcoal be used when smelting iron? When did you switch to charcoal?

After Li Jing reacted, he waved his hand to stop Li Hao: "Wait, did you just say you used charcoal to smelite?"

Li Hao said with confidence: "Yes, Changsun Wuji's workshop is already in use. Today I went to his house to see the craftsmanship with my own eyes."

Li Jing took a deep breath and felt something was wrong: "Dejian, it's not that he poured cold water on you for his father. Even if charcoal can really be used for smelting, have you ever thought about it? You are doing this to be a wedding dress for others."

"No." Li Hao smiled mysteriously: "Because if the smelting process is improved successfully, the carbonite must undergo a certain processing, otherwise the furnace temperature is not enough, and no matter how much the smelting process is changed, it will not be able to increase by a hundred times than before."

Li Jing's breathing was stagnant, looking at his son as if he didn't know him.

I'm afraid this guy is crazy, right? He has increased the steel output by a hundred times, so he dare not dream like this in his dream.

If you say it, you are afraid that someone will laugh at you.

"You, you must have already told the old fox Changsun Wuji, right?" the old man asked nervously.

"Yes, can't you say it?" Li Hao nodded with an innocent look on his face.

Forget it, I have said everything, what else can I do?

Li Jing suddenly felt like he was ignoring what he wanted and didn't care about it.

Li Hao didn't think so much. He had burned the coke out of the village in the past few days. As long as this thing is there, he would make a simple blast furnace, and a hundred times the steel output is not impossible.

Of course, ore production is also a necessary condition to limit steel production, but this does not seem to be a question he should consider.

If you are not in your position, you will not do your politics.

He just needs to show a 100-fold production process at the moment. As for the ore, I believe Li Er will naturally find a way at that time.

Li Hao confessed his plans to the old man at home, but he didn't know that there was a stir outside.

His bold words at the Changsun family smelting workshop were leaked for some reason. There was no news in Chang'an, from the emperor to the people.

Li Tai, who was praised by Li Erhao a few days ago, was shocked when he heard the news and immediately called the palace servant to carry him to Lizheng Palace.

He had to go to the old man to confess that he had been cheated by that guy Li Hao, and that the smelting process had nothing to do with him.
Chapter completed!