Steel must be done.

But if you really want to do it, Yang Feng found that it was not that simple.

First of all, the raw materials.

It’s easy to talk about coal, but Kailuan Coal Mine is under his control. Moreover, this coal mine itself produces high-quality coking coal, and the rest is nothing more than digging it out to build a coking oven. This is easy to solve. In fact, there are already people mining coal there.

But iron ore is difficult to solve.

Although he controls one of the most important iron ore in the country, he has never used the iron ore in Qian'an Luanzhou Qinglong and other places in his theory. The problem is that all these iron ores need to be processed in primary processing, and even the best Xingshan ore is only 50% grade. This thing cannot be used without a series of crushing, magnetic separation and sintering, but this crushing, magnetic separation and sintering requires machinery. Even if the most primitive flat ground is blown, it also requires a blower. At least he does not think that the pull-up bellows can replace the blower, but if you play with the blower, it will at least have to go too far into the era of steam engines!

What's more, there is crushing.

You can't knock this with a hammer head, right?

There is also magnetic selection.

This is not something that workers can't use iron stones to suck it?

Well?

Maybe it's really OK.

Why not?

He is not saying that he expects to produce hundreds or tens of millions of tons of steel annually. In this era, it is amazing that he can produce hundreds or thousands of tons per year. Nowadays, the output of iron plants is calculated by pounds. Since this is the case, this job can be thrown out and solved by the people. For example, he finds out the iron ore and then opens it to the people who like to dig whoever wants to dig, and then smash it back and smash it himself. People who have nothing to do during the slack season can do this. He just buys the crushed ore with silver. He doesn't believe that those ordinary people will not do it. At this time, ordinary people are extremely poor, and he guarantees that someone will do it for ten cents per pound.

The total population of Qian'anluan County is more than 100,000. Even if one person knocks him one pound every day, it will be hundreds of tons!

Then these ore powders were transported to Shanhaiguan.

Similarly, he mobilized the people of Shanhaiguan to collect these ore powders, and after returning home, they used iron-sucking stones for magnetic separation, or simply visually perform mineral processing. Especially those women were idle at home during the slack farming period. If they chose a pound of concentrate powder and gave them ten cents, they would definitely do it. This work is not about heavy labor, even if it is a bunch of old men and women who are basking in the sun and bragging and fucking, they can still do it. Anyway, they can only make money, and they are very glorious for the emperor, so the magnetic separation process will be solved.

The magnetically selected concentrate powder can be sintered.

Or simply not sinter.

Directly adding water briquettes to roast, this is nothing more than a little more impurities. No matter how hard it is, it is better than throwing iron ore into the stove. Before the 20th century, everyone played like this, so there was no need to pursue too high-end ones.

Solve raw materials in this way.

Of course, this involves a series of quality control systems, which is still very troublesome to calculate, but fortunately, the problem can be solved, and the rest is the specific operation. I will not care about this for the time being. The only thing left to solve the problem is the steel plant. This steel plant must be built in Shanhaiguan. The safety in other places cannot be guaranteed. If the Qing cavalry is destroyed by a sudden attack, it will be troublesome, but Shanhaiguan does not have to worry about this.

This is directly located in Xiluo City, Shanhaiguan.

This small castle attached to Shanhaiguan had a city gate built before. The only buildings that Li Zicheng attacked Shanhaiguan were destroyed by war and could be used as an industrial area in the future. Especially, it is convenient to use water next to Shihe River. It is impossible to build a steel plant without water.

In this way, the location of the steel plant will be determined.

Then what remains is the specific technology. Of course, it goes without saying that the pig iron smelting technology of the Ming Dynasty was mature at this time, and it was simply limited by the quality of ore. The square group mine was definitely stronger than the ore sands directly filled in the furnace at this time, so the pig iron refined from the same blast furnace must be better. As for steelmaking, it is still a bit too exaggerated to use the steelmaking furnace. After all, Xiaoqian could not find a converter that can be transported. With her transmission ability, how could it be possible to send modern converters like Xiaoshan? Besides, even if they are sent, they are all blowing pure oxygen. Where can Yang Feng go to find oxygen supply? But it is also unrealistic to make converters by himself. That thing also requires a blower. Don’t expect to blow molten iron with a bellows, so the only choice he can choose is crucible steel.

Graphite crucibles are not difficult, just graphite and clay. The former's main deposit is in the Shandong Peninsula, but it also has it in Fujian. In fact, it is available in Jinzhou to the north. The amount is very small, so you don't have to pay too much attention.

But crucible steel cannot produce.

This can also be used to make high-end parts such as springs, and in addition to making some tools, it is basically no different from carrying a bag of scrap steel.

So what can be truly used for large-scale production is still the use of the old Pudrin method to produce stirred steel. At most, he creates a heat storage chamber under the furnace to increase the furnace temperature and achieve the effect of a flat furnace. Even if he cannot make real steel, he can still produce high-quality cooked iron. Crafted iron is enough. Whether he makes smoothbore guns, develops steam engines and various mechanical equipment, or even railways, the British rely on this thing to keep up with a crow! At least in this era, he can ensure that he is invincible.

The rest of steelmaking furnaces will be the future.

But he needs talent!

He needs a large number of talents who at least know the knowledge of primary steel smelting, otherwise it would be difficult for him to start these projects after being poor!

"Your Majesty, Tian Jianxiu has arrived."

Liang Cheng walked to him and said.

Wang Chengen is now in Ningyuan, and Zheng Chenggong, who had just arrived there, is responsible for resettling the gangsters from Fujian. Yang Feng made an additional batch of modern gill nets for them to help them build the traditional fishery first. Although there is no machine ship and a large killer such as trawlers cannot exert their power, modern large gill nets can still be used. It is said that those gangsters are thanking the emperor for their gratitude. Yang Feng rewarded them with Ningyuan City and Zhongyou Shop to live. These gangsters do not understand agriculture, so they can only let them fish first. Anyway, there is no shortage of fish in Liaodong Bay.

This work can only be done by Wang Chengen and Zheng Chenggong. The former is Yang Feng's number one loyal dog, while the latter is familiar with language and customs.

"Let's go, just let them trade a letter of fame!"

Yang Feng stood up and said.

Three days later.

Zunhua, Baiyezhuang.

"Jun Ye, Jun Ye, she is still young!"

In front of a dilapidated thatched hut, an old man cried with the legs of Li Fu, a soldier in the Zhenghuang Banner.

The latter grabbed a little girl's braid in her hand, and kicked the old man away with annoyance as she screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Ma, Lord Niu Lu is interested in your girl, it's because your ancestral tomb is smoking. Then he will arrest you to conquer the bandits!"

Li Fu said.

After saying that, he suddenly remembered it, took out a handful of copper coins from his arms, threw it at the old man's feet and said, "Don't say that I stole your daughter, I gave you a betrothal gift, just be content. If I rushed over, I would have chopped you up with one knife. Isn't this what Prince Rui said? You should pay attention to the fullness of the Chinese relationship. What's this? The master has to give money to the slave. It's simply unreasonable..."

His words came to an abrupt end.

In the mountains and forests ahead, countless figures holding weapons emerged. The leader was holding a bow and arrow, aiming at him less than twenty steps away.

"There are thieves..."

Li Fu screamed in horror when he drew his sword.

But at the same time, the bowstring in the man's hand was loosened, and a feather arrow was instantly nailed to his forehead. He fell down without hesitation. Several companions who were following him were about to draw their swords, and then sharp arrows were nailed to them. However, their shouts still alarmed the defenders in the barracks behind. A soldier of the army of the Niulu Zhenghuang Banner rushed out one after another. However, they were stunned. In the mountains and forests around the workshop, countless strong men in Shunjun costumes rushed out, and countless sharp arrows shot at them. Then they fell one by one, and then the surging Shunjun submerged them.

"Hurry, hurry up, take all the people here!"

Tian Jianxiu stood beside the old man, and said to the iron smelting furnaces in the town ahead and the craftsmen who looked at them in horror.

"The general is the King of Rebellion?"

The old man asked tremblingly.

"King of Breaking?"

Ta Jianxiu sighed.

"We are the emperor's people."

He said quietly.

This is their claim. This mountain town is the largest steel factory in the Ming Dynasty. There are dozens of iron smelting furnaces, more than 2,000 craftsmen, and an annual output of up to 830,000 kilograms. Pig iron, cooked iron and even steel can be produced. The largest blast furnace can hold one ton of iron ore sand. Almost all the steel made by the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty comes from this town. If Yang Feng wants steel workers, of course, must clear the place.

"Emperor, alas, the emperor and the Tartars are the same for our craftsmen."

The old man sighed and said disappointedly.

"Who said the emperor is the same as the Tartars?"

Then he heard someone beside him say.

The latter wore a silver-gray iron armor full of scratches and strike marks, a hat-like helmet of the same color on his head, and did not hold any weapons in his hand. He stood there with his hands behind his back watching the soldiers fighting with the remaining Qing troops.

At this time, the other soldiers had already begun to gather the craftsmen.

Although these craftsmen were very panicked, they had to take their families out under the threat of swords and guns. These days, the craftsmen were inferior people, just better than those untouchables, and they were inferior people of hereditary ones. They were not even qualified to participate in the imperial examination. For them, the emperor and the Tartars were indeed no different.

"I promise you that your future will be different in the future!"

The man said with emotion.

"Who is General?"

The old man asked carefully.

He didn't notice the guy's claim.

"I am the emperor!"

Yang Feng said lightly.
Chapter completed!