In Chongzheng Hall, Zhao Zhen stood at the steps, looking at the swords in front of him, all of which were cold and chilling. He picked up a knife casually, flicked it with his hand, and made a sound. He gently folded it with his hand, but it didn't move at all, so he could not fold it.

Frowning, Zhao Zhen said to the Privy Councilor Song Xiang on the side of his side: "You say it is a good knife, why can't you bend it? As the saying goes, it is easy to break if it is hard, and it seems so hard. Wouldn't it be easy to break?"

Song Xiang held the scepter and said, "Your Majesty, this is the best steel on Baiting Prison, the hardest. I have tried it and it is not easy to break it. Compared with the swords used in the army now, there is absolutely no comparison. If it is sharp, it can be said to have broken hair."

Military weapons do not pay much attention to sharpness, and the blades are generally not sharp, unless they are mainly cut light swords and light swords. This kind of big sword still pays attention to heavy blades without sharp edges, mainly chopping and slashing, and cares more about the shape and strength of the instrument.

Zhao Zhen nodded, picked up another steel sword, and with a slight bounce, it was like a dragon's roar, and the tip of the sword trembled slightly. Looking at the blade, it was sharpened very well, making people dazzled. He took a piece of paper and placed it lightly on the blade, and it was divided into two and fell gently.

Nodded, Zhao Zhen said: "It's indeed a good sword. Baitingjian, are they all so good steel?"

Chen Wei, the deputy envoy of salt and iron, held the scepter: "When you go to your Majesty, there are not many such excellent steels in Baiting, and they have other uses. Only a small amount can enter the court and make some swords and swords. Military weapons are used for other steels, and they produce everything there."

Zhao Zhen put down the sword and walked to the front of the sword on the other side. Those were made of high-carbon tool steel and presented to the emperor. The real military use was made of good steel picked out by the Iron Supervisor on this side.

After picking up a knife, Zhao Zhen looked at it carefully, and always felt that it was not worse than the one just now. In terms of senses, he even felt it was better.

Turning around to the guard on the side, he said, "You use this knife to compete with the sword to see how it is."

There were so many weapons in the hall, even though Song Xiang and Chen Feng were civil officials they trusted, there were still more than a dozen guards standing next to them. Zhao Zhen also wore armor according to the habit of performing martial arts in the hall. Of course, the emperor's body was cautious, otherwise others would not let him see these things.

The guard forwarded his hands and took the knife with both hands, took a few steps back. He pulled out his knife, and used both arms to compare with the two swords. Only a crisp sound was heard, sparks popping up at the intersection of the two swords, and a buzzing sound continued.

After looking at the blade, one blade broke a small dot, and the other hand was cut out a small white dot, which was almost the same.

Zhao Zhen took two swords in his hand, looked carefully, and nodded, "The sword that Baiting Jianjin in was a little softer, but was extremely tough. Although the sword worn by the guards was hard, it was easy to collapse."

The knife used by the guard is the Bailiang Treasure Knife, which has a high carbon content on the blade. However, the steel is impure and easy to collapse.

After saying that, the guard tried the sword in front. This time it was obvious that the gap was cut out, but the sword was not damaged at all.

This result surprised Zhao Zhen. He checked the knife again, but couldn't tell the reason.

After seeing all the weapons, Zhao Zhen said to Chen Shi: "In terms of these military weapons, if the steel introduced by Baiting Prison is used to make military weapons, it is better than before. As for the treasure knife, since it does not produce much steel, it can only be used as a reward."

Chen Yu held the scepter: "Your Majesty, the steel produced in Baiting Prison is tough and sharp. The greater advantage is that it is used to make military weapons in simplicity. Unlike the steel imported from other places, it must be refined. The steel in Baiting Prison can be made into a knife with steel bars and quenched and sharpened. This benefit alone saves countless labor and is made quickly."

Zhao Zhen said: "Why is this? Did the steel from Baitingjian come in after being refined?"

Chen Shi said: "I have asked, it is not the case. This is the case when the steel they have made, and they are directly pressed into steel bars and paid tribute to the court. If they are refined several times, they will be mixed with mixed iron, which is not as useful as before."

How could the monarch and ministers in the Hall of Taoism understand this for a moment? They just rely on their own understanding and give a reason. In fact, the steel in other iron supervisors is not uniform and there are too many impurities mixed in it. Although it is not like a piece of iron that requires hardening, it still needs to be folded and forged many times before making a knife. The steel from the Baiting supervisor is directly refined, and the material is uniform, and multiple hardenings will cause damage.

If you can’t figure it out, you won’t think about it anymore. As long as you know where the steel is produced, it’s enough.

Ask the guards to take away all the weapons in the hall, Zhao Zhen returned to his seat and asked Chen Yu: "How much can Baitingjian produce in a year if it is not enough for the case of the helmet case, the inner treasury can allocate more money to let them practice more."

The military weapon manufacturing case belonged to the Third Division, and was under the deputy envoy of the Salt and Iron. The Iron Supervisor was also the deputy envoy of the Salt and Iron Supervisor, and Chen Feng was the most familiar with the situation of the Baiting Supervisor. Because of the manufacturing of military weapon, the Privy Councilor Song Xiang came together today. In fact, he was not familiar with the Baiting Supervisor.

In the middle of the year, Xia Feng was impeached. After the country was in poor health, he was released from Xijing to stay in the country, and Song Xiang took over as Privy Councilor.

After hearing Zhao Zhen’s question, Chen Qi held the scepter and said, “Go back to Your Majesty, a few days ago, Sansi went to Wenwen to ask Baiting Supervisor. According to Du Zhongxiao, the next year, Baiting Supervisor could have five million kilograms of good steel, which is enough to make all swords. Sansi thought that there were too many good steels to be used, and the spearheads and arrows made in the future were also used. There was no precedent for this matter, so hesitated.”

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen was stunned for a while. The treasure swords used by the guards were all tempered, and any one of them would cost more than a hundred stalemates. The steel that can be compared with that kind of treasure sword can only earn five million kilograms a year, and even the manufacturing of military weapons is endless. This is unreliable. How could such a thing be possible in the world? Just this item, how much is the steel produced by Baiting Supervisor worth?

Seeing that Zhao Zhen was silent, Chen Wei secretly wiped his sweat and said, "I felt it was impossible to get Du Zhongxiao's reply. I posted another article and confirmed that it was true. Because he produced too much steel there, there is no need to enter the steel industry in the rest of the prison next year."

Song Xiang on the side said, "There is another thing. The steel that Baiting Supervisor paid tribute to the imperial court was carefully selected. They were slightly worse than this and they could not sell it for a while, and they piled up like mountains in the Iron Supervisor. Du Zhongxiao submitted a memorial and asked the court to allow him to use iron to pave the roads as a rail."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen looked at Song Xiang with his eyes open, and after a while, he said, "Use iron to pave the road? Does Baitingjian treat steel as soil?"
Chapter completed!