Summer came, and bad news came from Xiliang. Uncle Ma Chao had been defeated by Cao Cao and fled back to Xiliang with Uncle Ma Dai and Uncle Pang De. Xuchang also received news that his grandfather Ma Teng's family of 200 people had been killed by Cao Cao. When his mother heard this, her face turned pale and she almost fainted. When he saw his mother's appearance, Brother Guang was so scared that he cried. Father and I were the ones who were calm and tried to comfort Mother.
"Husband, you must take revenge on my father. Tong 'er, you have to practice your skills and help your father avenge your grandfather.”
Father and I quickly agreed, and Mother's expression became better. "Uncle was defeated by Cao Cao. I already knew from the history of my previous life that my arrival had not changed the existing trajectory of history. Up until now, history has still been moving forward along the original trajectory. Then, Uncle's future should be that he will raise an army next year and be defeated by the rebels, Jiang Xu, Yang Fu, and others. Moreover, they will kill all of Xiliang's wives and children. He will have no choice but to rely on Hanzhong's Zhang Lu. Later, he will fight with Zhang Fei's third master in Xichuan for three days and surrender to Liu Bei." A generation of talents no longer shone and died in 222 AD. His uncle lost control of Xiliang, which also prevented Shu Han from obtaining good horses and establishing a large-scale cavalry force. As a result, Mr. Zhuge could only rely on infantry when he went out of Qishan six times. He could not penetrate and surround the Wei army on a large scale. They could only defeat the Wei army and could not annihilate the Wei army, resulting in the failure of the northern expedition.
Mr. Kong Ming also knew that my uncle was defeated by Cao Cao and that my grandfather was killed. As my father's best friend, he also expressed his deep condolences to my mother.
My Holy Doctor Master has been in the Public Security Bureau for more than half a year. During this period of time, there was an endless stream of patients. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to eat. For example, during the previous season, there were many patients with cold. The prescriptions were almost the same for the past few days. I was bored of copying them. However, since the decoction could not be made, many patients could only wait there.
"Master, can we boil the medicine in advance and let them eat it as soon as they come? It'll save time.”
"Disciple, Master also wants to do that, but the medicine that is brewed is easy to mold.”
"Master, just you wait. I'll solve this problem for you.”
If the medicinal soup was not processed, it would easily mold. If it was made into medicine and sealed well, it could be stored for many days. My master and I increased the dosage according to the ratio, boiled it in a big pot, and then condensed it into a thick paste. I brought out all kinds of medicinal paste, pills, and powder from the future. According to the different properties of the medicine, I made some into honeyed pills and sealed them with wax for preservation. Among them was the famous Liuwei Dihuang pill. Some of them are made into dry granules. The patient can take them home after rinsing them with water. Master looked at my skillful movements and was also stunned. He said that he really had a successor, and I was definitely the one who carried forward his career.
My Master Zhang has a good friend called Hua Tuo, the famous inventor of the Five Animal Frolics and Mafeisan. Master is good at internal medicine, Hua Tuo is good at surgery. The two of them respected each other and introduced each other as confidants. Master had been tied down by me in the Public Security Bureau for several months. After discovering my talent, he sent a letter to his good friend and told him about my deeds in treating patients. Hua Tuo also brought a disciple to the Public Security Bureau. Hua Tuo was older than his Master, but he looked like a child with white hair and a healthy body. Since another divine doctor had come and I had taken in another master, I began to absorb his things with all my might. Very soon, many medicines for external injuries and anesthetics for surgery were also made into medicine by me. However, as the convenience and effectiveness of these medicines spread, more and more patients came to buy them. Even with the help of the four of us, it was difficult for me to complete the production task. So I set up a medical center and named it "Jishi Hall". It was a three-story building. The front row was used as the facade, the middle row was the warehouse and resting place, and the backyard was the pharmaceutical workshop. Since the two divine doctors were still exchanging their experiences, I might as well invite the two divine doctors to sit in front and provide consultation. At the same time, they would sell medicinal herbs and various medicines. The backyard would be busy making medicines. During this period, I had specially recruited a group of people from the public security department to train them in the process of making medicine. At the same time, I would prevent any leaks. I'll get someone to specially stamp the imprint of Ji Shi Tang on each finished medicine to prevent counterfeit. At that time, it was difficult to find a good doctor when you were sick. I only had two of the most famous doctors in the world to treat you. Moreover, the prescription that the godly doctor personally finalized was very effective. One spread to ten, ten spread to a hundred, and a hundred spread to a thousand. Other than the people under Liu Bei's rule, even the Wu Xi Man tribe, Sun Quan's rule, and Cao Cao's rule had people coming to buy these medicines. Ji Shi Tang's turnover is also growing, but I'm almost losing money selling to the poor. I might even give it away for free. I'm not polite to rich people. Master Zhang and Master Hua also smiled and felt relieved.
I know that there won't be any major changes in the battle in Xichuan. We should take this opportunity to build a good foundation for Liu Bei's rear, so that he will be more powerful when he fights for hegemony in the future. Now that they were in a war, once a soldier was injured, it was almost as if they lost their life. The number of troops lost was huge. Now that I've become the Holy Doctor's disciple, I should learn from the experiences of the later generations and do a good job in the rehabilitation of injured soldiers. Under my strong suggestion and persuasion, Mr. Zhuge established a specialized medical training center. Under his eloquent persuasion, Mr. Zhang Zhongjing and Mr. Hua Tuo agreed to be the chief instructors of the training center. At the same time, they also hired local famous doctors with high salaries as ordinary instructors. They recruited literate people and scholars who were willing to join the army to teach them the knowledge of treatment. After passing the examination, those who were willing to join the army would be incorporated into the army and treated specially according to the treatment of officers. Those who are unwilling to join the army can open a clinic under Liu Bei's rule with the certificate of assessment, and they can get medicine from my clinic at a discount. Naturally, I still took advantage of the two teachers 'teaching. My medical skills have advanced by leaps and bounds.
In this half a year of study, my legs have been numb from kneeling countless times. I'm really annoyed. In order to be more comfortable, I made a stool from the future. In the end, it was discovered by Master Huang and was modified into a camp bed and stretcher. I was in the limelight again.
While making medicine, I still have to continue practicing my martial arts. However, I noticed that Zhang Bao and Guan Xing's weapons were also very ordinary. They didn't even have a cold light. Naturally, my spearhead was the same. Guan Xing had once cut a lump on a piece of hard wood with his knife, and a part of the knife was broken.
"Second brother, let's make a good saber ourselves.”
"I want to too. Can you do it?"
"Why not? As long as you listen to my arrangements, I can definitely make you a good saber.”
"Third brother, big brother will listen to you. Can you make one for me?”
"No problem."
He did as he was told.
My father and I, as well as Mister Kong Ming, asked for a piece of land near a river outside the city. This river is a tributary of the Oil River and flows continuously all year round. It wasn't far from the main road, and because it was separated by a small hill, it couldn't be seen from the main road, making it seem very remote. I arranged for Zhang Bao to lead a group of people from his residence to level the ground, dig all the way to the hard bottom, then lay granite and lay the foundation. Guan Xing led a group of people to burn firebricks and charcoal. Ah Dou was collecting iron ore, coal, limestone, and other things. After the foundation and the firebricks were done, I instructed Zhao Long, Zhao Hu and the others to erect a 6-foot-long Chinese Fir at the core of the blast furnace foundation. Then, they lined up 100 Chinese Fir with a height of 30 feet and a chest circumference of 1.2 feet around the foundation. Then, 12 Chinese Fir with a chest circumference of 2 feet were used to tighten the foundation. After these carpentry works were done, they began to fill the furnace with clay mixed with river sand. They were tamped layer by layer from bottom to top. Every 5 inches of loose soil had to be more than 1 inch thick. After the clay was filled, they began to dig down the middle according to the furnace size. The furnace model was made of wood. It was a conical furnace with a belly angle of about 78 degrees. When digging, they just had to dig down according to the size indicated above. After digging, they would fill the furnace with firebricks as the inner shell of the furnace. After the furnace was heated at low temperature for a long time, they would add seams with fire-resistant clay and plaster it. The furnace door was made with an upward inclination of 60 degrees. The two air outlets were made of clay pipes made of fire-resistant clay, and the air intake was made of changeable granite. The upper mouth of the furnace had a diameter of 1.5 feet, the waist of the furnace had a diameter of 5.5 feet, the vertical length of the furnace was 1.5 feet, the front width was 6 inches, the back width was 7 inches, and the depth was 0.6 inches. The air intake was 8 inches wide and 9 inches high, and the iron outlet had a diameter of 5.5 inches. All the size were in Han ruler.
Mr. Zhuge and my father are no longer surprised by what I want to do, and they have also expressed their great support for our action. In order to prevent the air volume from being insufficient, with the help of Madam Huang, a large wooden push-pull bellows with a valve was built beside the blast furnace. The bellows were controlled by the valve, and the air could be drawn in by pushing and pulling. The bellows were driven by a water wheel connected to a lever through an eccentric wheel. Beside the blast furnace, there was also a stirring furnace made entirely of firebricks. The molten pig iron in the blast furnace could flow directly to the furnace bed of the stirring furnace through the pre-heating chamber. The furnace bed was made of 4-inch thick pig iron plates laid on the firebricks. The two sides were high and the middle was low. In addition, a forging furnace that was much larger than the common forging furnace at that time was also built. In order to save energy and convenience, there were three hydraulic forging hammers beside the three furnaces. One was used for fine processing, and the other two were large forging hammers. The forging hammers were driven by a lever connected to the water wheel. They were opened and closed by a water gate and adjusted the speed. The base of the three hammers was made of lime, clay, and square wood to withstand the huge impact of the hammers. Beside the blast furnace, there was a pit reserved for pouring large-scale casting, which was connected to the iron outlet of the blast furnace. The molten iron could flow directly into the mold from the blast furnace. No need to turn again. Far away from them was a simple crucible furnace that burned coal. It was used to make crucible steel. Crucible steel was the only way to obtain uniform high-carbon steel at this level of technology. This crucible furnace could hold more than 30 crucibles at a time.
Everything was ready. The blast furnace was ignited. After the furnace was heated up, charcoal, iron ore, and limestone were put in according to the proportion. The materials were added every hour and a half. Just like that, the fire burned fiercely for about 11 hours. After the stirring furnace was heated up for more than half an hour, I got someone to remove the stone blocking the iron outlet of the blast furnace. I used a long iron drill to smash open the clay blocking the iron outlet. A stream of orange molten iron flowed through the grooves on the ground through the pre-heating chamber and into the stirring furnace. According to the size of the stirring furnace, I quickly used stones and clay to block the iron outlet when it was about time. After that, a long stirring rod made of wrought iron was extended into the stirring furnace and stirred the molten pig iron inside. The molten pig iron was stirred and came into contact with the high-temperature fresh air. The carbon inside and the oxygen in the air quickly reacted and released a huge heat, causing bubbles to appear. The molten iron boiled and rolled everywhere. The iron dregs, which were like tofu dregs, were separated from the molten iron and piled aside. As the purity of the iron gradually increased, the melting point also increased. The molten iron slowly rolled and formed a semi-solid jelly-like substance. Then, it condensed into a lump and formed a wrought iron spot on it. Then, the iron lump was hooked to the mouth of the furnace with a stirring rod. The iron lump was picked up with a pair of iron pliers and directly placed on a large forging hammer that was making a loud noise. As the forging hammer hammered at a high speed, sparks flew everywhere. The dregs inside were quickly squeezed out and flew away in sparks. The size gradually shrank, and the color of the orange gradually darkened, forming an iron rod. He placed the iron rod on the forging furnace to heat it up and prepared to forge it again. This was repeated. Many of the people who followed my father to the south were blacksmiths. Zhao Long and Zhao Hu's father were among the best. They had also learned many skills from their father since they were young, and they were all put to use today. At the end of the day, the ground was already piled up with iron bars made of wrought iron. After a few days of burning, the output of the blast furnace was higher than before. The addition of the furnace burden had basically stabilized at 12 times a day, and the time of molten iron was also stabilized at 6 times a day. However, after these few days, because those who worked with us were basically familiar with the entire smelting process, they were divided into two shifts to work.
With the wrought iron, he lit up the crucible furnace. The crucible was made of a mixture of fire-resistant clay and ordinary clay, and then spun on a wooden mold. It was about one foot high and half a foot in diameter. Inside it was a small iron piece that had been made with a wrought iron rod a few days ago. It was a mixture of charcoal powder, bone powder, and limestone. The charcoal powder was used as a carbon agent, the bone powder was ground from steamed bones, and the limestone was used as a slag-forming material. Because I wasn't familiar with the ratio of the various materials, I only knew the method of making crucible steel, so I added different proportions of raw materials into the 30 crucibles I made and carried out experiments. According to the different numbers on these crucibles, he used the malleability experiment to determine which crucibles produced medium carbon steel, which crucibles produced high carbon steel, and which crucibles produced pig iron. Clearly, there was more carbon. Then, the eighth crucible was placed into the furnace according to the optimal proportion of ingredients and ignited. The crucible steel produced by this furnace all met the requirements of high-carbon steel. Just like that, in two days, about one ton of high-carbon steel cakes were obtained. Using the malleability experiment, these steel cakes were classified. The ones with high hardness would be used to make various weapons and knives. The medium-high carbon steel with a slightly lower hardness would be used to make daily necessities. The comprehensive properties of these steel materials were very good and easy to process. It was just that its hardness and wear resistance were a little poor, so it was not suitable to be used as a high-performance weapon.
(In fact, the crucible smelting method was basically the same as the ancient Wootz steel smelting method. However, Wootz steel was heated by charcoal and blown by leather bags. The temperature was low and the heating time was long (usually 24 hours). However, using coal to heat and chimney to blow air would result in a high temperature and a short heating time (only 6 hours). It would not form the unique pattern of Wootz steel. Under low-temperature smelting, the steel would melt into molten steel due to the pattern of phosphorous and carbon condensation during carburation. The purity of the molten steel would be high. Homogeneous high-carbon steel. In fact, this method of smelting steel with crucibles had been used since the 19th century until the 20th century, when various electric crucible steel replaced him.）
With steel, Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, and the others could make weapons. Ah Dou was still young, so he only made a short sword. It could be said to be a broken blade, and Ah Dou was so happy that he jumped up and down. Other than Zhang Bao and Guan Xing, every guard who has been following us for a long time has received a waist knife and a long weapon. Guan Xing forged a large blade that looked similar to his father's Green Dragon Crescent Blade. He tested the sharpness of the blade, and the blade of his original blade was cut off by him, causing a lot of exclamations. Mr. Zhuge and my father, who came to see the progress of our weapons, were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped. Zhang Bao's spear was sharper than Zhang Fei's treasured spear. Zhang Bao and Guan Xing made a set of plate armor that only covered the front and back of the chest. They originally wanted to make a full body armor, but considering that they had not grown up yet, they did not make it. His father had personally experimented on the defense of the plate armor. After tying the plate armor to the tree, his father sprinted with all his might. Even a tree as thick as his waist would be pierced through. However, the Coiling Dragon Spear could only leave a series of sparks and a faint scratch on the plate armor. This time, Zhang Bao and Guan Xing were even more convinced by me.
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