No. 6 Dacheng Mining Area.

More than a dozen earthen blast furnaces rose from the ground.

Each earthen blast furnace is managed by 1-2 law monks, each with 10 apprentices and a number of adult craftsmen.

So the current scene is very funny.

Teenagers, even children in their early teens, are actually leading a group of adults to work.

However, a group of adults did not object to this, but instead obeyed.

After all, everyone knows the sanctity of the Temple Mount.

They don't know what a proud man of heaven is, but they understand that these law monks who came down from the Temple Mount are all "the beloved of our Lord and True God."

Another example is "Little Flower Boss", who holds a lot of power at a young age and everyone takes it for granted.

Because, all these are given by our Lord God.

At the same time, Zhou Li'an did not regulate the age classification. Except for those who have not had the coming of age ceremony, they are not allowed to drink. The rest can come as they please...

Those who are capable live there.

After all, equilibrium is still very poor.

Children from poor families have long been in charge of their own affairs. Without balanced creation, all teenagers in various tribes have become hunters. They may not be able to participate in buffalo hunting, but must also hunt small prey such as hares and turkeys.

At this time, the blast furnace is ignited.

A few days after Zhou Li'an left, they had already sealed the rolls according to the rules, burned the blast furnace in advance to strengthen it, and made an earthen bellows.

The bellows uses bison leather to expand and press to supply air.

The blast furnace was lengthened and widened, and at the same time, the blast furnace pipe was heated in the middle section of the blast furnace. While the blast furnace was burning, the air box was also burned to increase the air supply temperature.

For example, in a common blacksmith shop in movies and TV dramas, there is always an apprentice worker who is urged by the master to pull the bellows frantically to supply air to improve combustion efficiency.

However, normal temperature air transportation will cause the temperature in the furnace to drop instantaneously, making it impossible to meet the heat storage requirements.

The temperature of the blast furnace is not enough, the efficiency of tapping and slag removal is low, and the carbon content of the pig iron produced in ancient times is too high.

Therefore, there is a method of continuous folding and forging in the blacksmith shop to remove impurities.

The whole ironmaking process is very boring.

But for the law monks, this is a kind of creation technique they practice, and their hearts are surging.

Even the snow girl couldn't help but talk a lot, forgetting to maintain the image of a serious witch, "Master, can they succeed? The skills required for ironmaking in the blast furnace are complicated, and are written in the secret volume. Although the steps are complete, they need to be summarized according to the actual situation and carried out.

Even with the fine-tuning of the iron-making process, the quality of the iron produced is very low..."

"Unless a large earthen blast furnace is built and bricks are piled, the fuel required will increase to balance the existing transportation capacity. More than 30% of the people in the No. 6 city will need to be dedicated to coal mine transportation."

The snow girl is always at your side and has comprehensive knowledge.

For example, in Sino-US Exploration, she keeps studying on the plane every day, and then reviews and discusses it with the bullshit trio afterwards.

Assuming there is no trial and there is cow shit and Xiaohua's leadership, the progress of each research team may produce surprises.

If the combustion rate of the blast furnace is not enough, then the fuel consumption will be increased.

There is no shortage of coal, but there is a shortage of transportation capacity.

But as Yuki-onna said, if a large-scale blast furnace is built, the operation of the entire No. 6 city will be affected.

From the perspective of engineering efficiency, the return ratio is too low.

Zhou Li'an said: "This is just a practical process. I need to give you a concept of reduced iron. Once you master the key, I will make my own arrangements."

If we really have to concentrate on studying earth blast furnaces and continuously improve the iron tapping rate and quality, the problem will not be solved within a few years of investment and consumption.

The ready-made plug-in is here, why bother with it.

to noon.

Someone exclaimed, "My lord above, it melted! I have succeeded in creating something!!"

Everyone was shocked and ran over to watch.

The snow girl was about to take action, but when she saw that the figure beside her was motionless, she also stopped and said, "Master?"

Zhou Li'an smiled and shook his head, saying nothing.

This also made the Yuki-onna's new excitement suddenly cool down.

She walked slowly after a while, and people immediately moved out of the way, and then said seriously: "Don't jump to conclusions before you get testimony. Our true God is watching here. If you fail to succeed, wouldn't you be deceiving the true God?"

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The child who had just yelled was so frightened that he knelt down, and everyone around him immediately lowered their heads.

The snow girl already had a plan for how to control her subordinates, but she changed the topic and said, "But your eagerness to learn is worthy of praise. Get up and show the results to everyone..."

"My Lord once said that failure is the mother of success, and only through practice can we gain true knowledge. You must remember it!"

After hearing this, everyone quickly turned around and praised him.

Smart people already know that this furnace must have failed, otherwise how could the witch say this?

And my Lord has not made any statement.

They waited for a long time for the temperature in the furnace to drop, then took out the things that were red and softened inside, and started pouring water to cool them down.

In the end, you get a big jet black lump with a rough and porous appearance and a texture more like rock.

Not to mention that compared with the dazzling swords and plate armor given by my lord, it is even inferior to the iron pot.

Once compared, it is obvious that this is not iron.

At this time, Zhou Li'an stepped forward, picked up the big pile of things, sorted it out, and picked out the black particles smaller than sesame seeds.

After everyone saw it, they seemed to realize something and became excited again.

After a while of careful selection, I finally got only a dozen capsules of extract.

"These are reduced pig irons. If they are processed for a second time, they can be used as tools."

The snow girl was stunned, "Master, is this iron? But this is too little!"

Zhou Li'an nodded, "In a broad sense, this furnace of iron has failed. You have consumed countless coal, iron ore, and several hours of energy investment."

"If calculated based on such efficiency, it may take a whole year to get enough pig iron to create a dagger, and the quality is low, far inferior to stone tools."

"But in a narrow sense, you have restored iron, and you are the first person among all people to complete this experiment. These iron slags are the fact that you succeeded!"

"Therefore, you deserve the reward..."

At this point, Zhou Li'an's voice stopped.

People around him were holding their breath nervously, and a group of craftsmen couldn't understand the meaning of the divine words. They were anxious, but they didn't dare to interrupt rashly.

After a few seconds, Zhou Li'an pondered and said loudly——

"I will give you the name Zhou Baogang."

Not all monks in the surrounding law must be given names. The name-giving activity only takes place every year on average. Children over 11 years old will not have the honor.

And even for people under 10 years old, most of them are given names and drawn lots.

The lucky ones who are truly named by our Lord are rare animals.

Therefore, when Zhou Li'an named Zhou Ruonan, all the elders were envious.

The words fell.

The young man was so excited that he didn't know what to do.

He had been punished by the witch just now, but he didn't know that the surprise would come so suddenly. If this matter was reported back to the tribe, the tribe would definitely hold a grand celebration.

Not to mention the other children on the side, their eyes were red with envy and jealousy.

Only Xue Nu said calmly: "Zhou Baogang, are you still not grateful for my Lord's grace?"

"Ah——" the young man exclaimed, suddenly woke up and knelt down, "praise my Lord, praise balance..."

He couldn't say any more words.

The other children also kowtowed and fell on their knees.

Zhou Li'an chuckled lightly, then brushed off his clothes and said to Snow Girl: "Let's go to the gunpowder research group. The blast furnace experiment will continue. We will complete the steps according to the rules and secrets. Summarize the experience and skills, and you will eventually gain something."

Wait until one master and one servant leave.

Everyone cheered and surrounded Zhou Baogang, the lucky man.

Someone started to translate for the craftsmen.

The craftsmen were dumbfounded, and the young man's relatives realized it later and were moved to tears. They knelt down in the direction where our Lord left and continued to praise him.

"Zhou Baosteel, Baosteel, do you know what this name means?"

"Of course I know! Making iron into steel is written in the secret book of laws. It's hard to get iron slag, and it's even harder to get steel!"

"This is Baosteel!"
To be continued...