" It's called a blast furnace, used to smelt iron," Meng Fan explained, then quickly added," I can't teach you how to do this. I'm still counting on it to earn some money, and then present it to His Majesty in the future, to get promoted and make a fortune."”
Meng Fan had already made up his mind. Blast furnaces could improve Great Qin's smelting technology to a whole new level. Once he showed it to Brother Zheng, he would definitely be rewarded.
It was not difficult for him to be promoted. He had already planned out a path for himself to advance.
Little things like the curved shaft plow were fine, as Old Zhao could learn from them. However, it was better to keep this blast furnace to himself.
Right now, Great Qin still had more power than money.
It was enough to let go of what he had to earn a little money. He still had to focus on his career.
Meng Fan was very enlightened.
"Smelting iron? Why isn't it bronze?" Hearing Meng Fan's answer, Ying Zheng couldn't help but ask curiously.
Wang Jian, who was at the side, was also puzzled." That's right. Iron is brittle and doesn't last long. What's the point of smelting that thing?" Bronze is still better!"
Meng Fan glanced at Wang Jian with disdain.""You know nothing!"
Wang Jian was instantly flustered and exasperated. No matter what, he was still the official Grand Preceptor, the Marquis Wucheng! The representative of the military was actually scolded by a kid for not knowing how to smelt metals.
How could he, who often dealt with weapons, not understand?
In Wang Jian's view, iron was just not as useful as bronze!
"Hmph, could it be that the iron you smelt is comparable to bronze?”Wang Jian retorted in disbelief.
Meng Fan wasn't in a hurry to explain. Instead, he went into the room and took out an iron sword, handing it to Wang Jian.""Take a look!"
Taking the sword from Meng Fan, Wang Jian examined it carefully.
Ying Zheng, who was standing at the side, also turned his gaze to the iron sword in Wang Jian's hand.
Compared to Great Qin's bronze sword, the iron sword in Wang Jian's hand was even more dazzling, and it was extremely dazzling under the sunlight.
Wang Jian raised his hand and flicked the blade, testing the strength of this sword.
He, who was proficient in weapons, immediately said disdainfully,"This strength is not even as high as a standard bronze weapon.”
For Great Qin, whose bronze craftsmanship had reached its peak, Meng Fan's iron sword was indeed lacking. It was no wonder Wang Jian gave such an evaluation.
As Marquis Wucheng, Wang Jian had quite a few treasured swords in his hands.
He was completely confident that he could use his sword to break the iron sword in his hand.
Meng Fan chuckled and looked at Wang Jian like he was a frog in a well.""What if I tell you that the cost of this iron sword is less than one-tenth of the cost of the bronze sword?”
The movements of his hands paused, and Wang Jian was immediately surprised."What? The cost of this iron sword was less than one-tenth of the cost of the bronze sword?”
Ying Zheng's eyes were shining as well. As the First Emperor, he naturally knew what this meant.
Although Meng Fan's iron sword was slightly inferior to the bronze sword, it had reached the level of the original Six Nations.
It was just that Great Qin's bronze craftsmanship was at its peak, and in comparison, this iron sword did not seem to have anything special about it.
After all, even against the six countries, Great Qin's Bronze equipment was incredibly high-tech.
The reason why Great Qin could destroy the six countries was because of its Bronze Craftsmanship.
The strength of the army's equipment had increased, and their combat strength had naturally increased.
Bronze weapons had their advantages, but they also had obvious disadvantages.
That was expensive!
It was quite expensive!
In order to forge enough weapons, Great Qin had used up almost all of the copper ores they could find.
Adding on the fact that coins required copper, it could be said that Great Qin could only afford to bring one million soldiers.
It was not that Ying Zheng did not want to expand his army, but he was firmly restricted by food and weapons.
Now that he had personally witnessed Meng Fan's sweet potatoes, he would wait for them to mature in a month. After confirming the true production of sweet potatoes, Ying Zheng would then spread the news to the world, and Great Qin's food problem would be solved.
And now, the iron sword in Wang Jian's hand had given Ying Zheng hope to solve the problem of weapons!
Compared to copper ore, iron ore was everywhere!
Although this iron sword was slightly inferior to the bronze sword, in Ying Zheng's opinion, this quality of iron sword was more than enough to deal with foreign enemies such as the Yue, Xiongnu, and Donghu.
Most importantly, this thing was cheap!
As long as it was one-tenth of the cost of a Bronze weapon, the quantity would be huge!
If the difference wasn't big, it would be cheap. If the quantity was large, it would be enough!
With enough food and weapons, Great Qin could once again expand its army. What was a million soldiers?
If a 500,000 strong army can't deal with the Bai Yue in a short period of time, I'll send a million!
The nomads in the north are causing trouble. I'll send another million!
The sweet potato and iron sword in Meng Fan's hands once again ignited Ying Zheng's ambition to conquer the world.
It was as if he could see Great Qin's territory expanding once more!
Noticing the glint in Ying Zheng's eyes, Meng Fan said warily,""Old Zhao, let me say this first. I will definitely not teach you this iron smelting method.”
" Mass production of weapons is a capital offense in the Great Qin Empire." Meng Fan sized him up, thinking that Ying Zheng was interested in his skills." I will only offer the iron-smelting process to His Majesty. No matter how much money you give, it's useless. Give up on this idea!"”
Meng Fan thought of something and asked suspiciously,""Your surname is Zhao. Don't tell me you're a remnant henchman of the Zhao royal family? I'm warning you, don't even think about making me rebel. Heaven and earth can see how much I love Great Qin! If you have the intention to rebel, don't blame me for not caring about our relationship and attacking you!”
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