At this time in the Ming Dynasty, the output of steel was limited.
Especially steel, it's really difficult to work with.
Today, the best quality steel is Baiyang Steel.
That is to reheat the smelted steel.
Hammer after hammer is hammered repeatedly to forge the steel.
It's just that one can imagine how inefficient the steel forged by this method will be and how satisfying the output will be.
Most of them are used to make swords and other weapons on weekdays.
As for steel fired directly in a furnace, in Mei Yin's opinion, it is more like semi-finished steel than steel.
It doesn't work well in many places.
The output of steel is also an important criterion for measuring the strength of a country.
The more developed a society is, the more steel it uses will naturally increase.
In the future, with the implementation of steam trains.
As well as steam ships, the emergence of more steam-driven machines will inevitably further increase the demand for steel.
If this thing is not solved, the huge gap in steel will become a huge obstacle that seriously restricts Ming Dynasty from entering the steam age.
Will be grabbed by the throat.
After all, if you want to reflect the advantages of steam engines, you must implement scale.
Without reaching a certain scale, steam engines, steam trains, steam ships and other things, no matter how good they are, will only play a very small role.
The impact it can bring to Ming Dynasty is also very limited.
Only by laying railways to every place in the Ming Dynasty, countless steam trains can travel back and forth along this railway.
Only then can this huge advantage be truly reflected.
Now the problem is pressing.
Mei Yin naturally needs to solve it.
To solve this problem, in addition to increasing the number and scale of steel plants.
There is a more important way, which is to change the way steel is made in the Ming Dynasty.
Get the kind of steel that is directly smelted and its performance is no less than that of hundreds of steelmaking.
So under this situation, the increase in steel production is a qualitative leap.
Otherwise, there will be no technological innovation and we will still rely on the current technology. to produce steel.
Obviously, this is not a very clever method, and the efficiency is too low.
The improvement of technology is often not achieved overnight.
It often requires a lot of accumulation and some bursts of inspiration to promote it.
However, Mei Yin itself is an exception.
Not only does it come from later generations, but there is also a death remonstrance system, such a powerful thing.
Many things are not that difficult for him.
This is difficult for many people to do.
But it's not difficult for him.
Although I didn’t know much about steelmaking in the past.
But it is impossible to say that there is no way.
He personally went to the smelting workshop near the capital.
Everyone in the workshop was extremely enthusiastic about Mei Yin's arrival.
This is not just because Mei Yin has a high status and noble status.
He is the current prince-in-law, and he was granted the title of Marquis by the emperor.
What's more. Nowadays, there are legends about this prince-consort everywhere.
Mei Yin's reputation is now very big.
But to say where it is the largest, it is undoubtedly among this group of craftsmen.
Before Mei Yin came, the status of craftsmen was low.
The so-called craftsman household, in fact, is no different from a humble one in many cases.
Not only are their status low, their treatment is also low.
But with the emergence of Mei Consort, this situation changed abruptly.
Nowadays, the status of craftsmen in Shuangshui Village has been rapidly improved.
How many craftsmen don’t want to come to Shuangshui Village, come under Mr. Mei’s command, and work with this prince-in-law?
Once you get there, your status and corresponding treatment will immediately change drastically.
In addition, just last month, the imperial court directly announced a set of grades for craftsmen and the corresponding assessment methods.
There are also corresponding benefits and other things.
Although this kind of rank is not comparable to being an official.
It is also impossible to have the power to be an official.
However, after attaining the rank, the treatment of the craftsmen will be greatly improved.
There is also a channel for improvement.
More importantly, as the level increases, the benefits and benefits that can be enjoyed also increase.
These are all real things.
This was something they had never dared to think about before.
After this huge change, craftsmen like them will no longer be able to see their heads at a glance and their future will be as dark as before.
They also have a head start.
Although the imperial court only issued a decree about this incident, it did not say who planned it.
But many people actually understand it in their hearts.
Although it was the emperor who made the final decision on this matter, it was also the court that promoted it.
However, here, Mr. Mei, the legendary prince-in-law, must have played a very eye-catching role.
It can even be said to be a decisive role.
After all, Prince Consort Mei used his actual actions to prove the importance of craftsmen to everyone,
Especially when the steam train came out, it shocked the world.
Even the emperor was very happy.
He was granted a title as a result.
And after a period of time, he was granted the title of Marquis.
The imperial court directly announced such a set of things.
The treatment of craftsmen has been greatly improved.
If there is no inevitable connection here, they will definitely not believe it.
Of course, there is another reason besides this, that is, Prince Consort Mei is all-encompassing and seems to know everything.
There was nothing that troubled him at all.
There are many industries that only need some guidance from Prince Consort Mei.
A transformation can take place immediately.
There will be a huge improvement.
Under this situation, I don't know how many people are hoping that Mei Prince Consort can come to them and give some guidance.
Now, Prince Consort Mei came to them.
How could this not make them happy?
This means that it is very likely that Prince Consort Mei will also give them some guidance on smelting steel here.
This is what they want.
After Mei Consort's guidance, it is very likely that their place will undergo earth-shaking changes.
From now on, everyone's fate will be very different.
Even Prince Consort Mei didn't do this.
But just the things he had done before were worthy of their respect.
It can be said that today, Mei Yin has unknowingly gained recognition and respect from too many people with his abilities.
It seems that he has reached the level of a big boss.
"Master Chen, I'm here to see how you make steel."
With a smile on her face, Mei Yin looked at the person next to her and said to the person greeting her.
After hearing what Mei Yin said, everyone present became extremely excited and happy.
This is the news they most want to hear.
Sure enough, Mr. Mei will not be disappointed when he comes to them.
What was in their hearts was indeed what they thought.
It can be said that their wishes came true!
"Please come in, please come in, Mr. Mei, it is my honor for you to come here and take a look.
It's a blessing for us all. ”
After hearing what Mei Yin said, Master Chen looked particularly happy. He immediately led Mei Yin towards the place where they were smelting steel.
After arriving here, the smell of burning things and other smells suddenly entered Mei Yin's nasal cavity.
And the temperature here has also risen a lot.
A big stove appeared in front of Mei Yin.
Mei Yin started here to see how they smelted steel.
After standing here and watching for a while, Mei Yin went to another place without saying a word.
Take a wander here.
It didn't take long before I saw a large amount of charcoal piled here.
Seeing the charcoal, Mei Yin nodded.
This was indeed like some of the news he had received before.
Today, the Ming Dynasty uses charcoal instead of coal to smelt steel.
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"Master Chen, why don't we use coal instead of charcoal to smelt steel?
Isn’t coal better than charcoal? ”
After hearing what Mei Yin said, Master Chen hurriedly said: "So that the Prince Consort will know that someone has used coal before.
But, this...how to put it.
Some coal is relatively good, but some coal is of poor quality.
For smelting steel, the temperature is far less effective than charcoal.
There is no way to make steel. ”
After hearing what Master Chen said, Mei Yin nodded.
Some people on the side were originally waiting for Mei Yin, a legendary figure, to give them many pointers.
At this time, he was a little stunned.
I feel somewhat like Prince Consort Mei is different from what I imagined.
At this time, it seems that this is not of any level.
Don't even know this.
Isn't this a simple matter?
Mei Yin said: "Master Chen, didn't you think about burning this coal?
Just do it like burning charcoal.
Charcoal is originally wood, and its temperature is even lower.
But after this burning, it became charcoal, which became particularly useful.
If some coal is not up to standard, isn’t it the same as that wood?
Now, let's burn this thing like refining charcoal.
Wouldn't it be better to burn off the impurities and turn it into high-quality coal?
A lot of things can't be solved.
What Mei Yin is talking about is naturally coking.
Coal of good quality is naturally scarce.
However, it is not impossible to achieve further purification.
By turning coal into coke, this problem can be solved very well.
Coke, both in terms of burning time and temperature, is far from comparable to charcoal.
More importantly, coal production is also large.
In the future, coking can be carried out and coke can be used to smelt steel.
Not to mention the quality and output of the refined steel, the cost alone is much less than that of charcoal.
Especially near large coal mines, coking plants and iron and steel smelting plants were built.
It is even possible to find a place close to large coal mines and iron ores at the same time and build a steelmaking plant there.
Then the steam trains developed by themselves will be laid out in the mining areas first.
Use steam trains to transport ore, and much more.
Then in the future, the cost can be further reduced.
Master Chen was stunned when he heard what Mei Yin said.
Then he showed a look of realization.
After a moment, this look was replaced by strong surprise.
It seems like this is really the case!
This wood was originally even harder to use than coal.
However, after burning and turning the wood into charcoal, the performance has been greatly improved.
Then, use some means to burn the unusable coal.
Wouldn't it be possible to directly solve this problem?
Far more useful than charcoal!
With such useful coal, we can smelt steel.
Then the quality of the smelted steel will definitely be improved rapidly.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became.
The more I think about it, the more surprised I am.
At the same time, I also felt that I was too stupid before.
This method does not seem difficult.
How could I and others not think of it before Prince Consort Mei said it?
If it had been thought of earlier, wouldn't it have been a big improvement?
Not only Master Chen, but also most of the others.
Especially just now, I was still thinking that Mr. Mei didn't seem to be a very good person.
At this time, after hearing what Mei Yin said, he was stunned.
Those who react slowly are still wondering whether this is feasible.
Some people with quick minds. He was already very excited and wanted to do it immediately.
Verify whether what Mr. Mei said is true.
So amazing!
It’s really amazing!
How could Mr. Mei be such a god?
Even these can make him think of it?
For a moment, the doubts in my heart disappeared completely.
And I feel that I and others should really die before this happens!
He actually had such rebellious thoughts in his heart.
Questioning Prince Consort Mei in his own mind!
How could Mei Consort's abilities be questioned by people like himself?
Mei Consort is indeed worthy of his reputation.
If he didn't take action, it would be enough. At this time, he had just taken action, and it immediately had such a shocking effect.
It's really exciting.
Admire it.
Suddenly, complimentary words kept coming from the mouths of Master Chen and others.
And what they said was not flattery.
But from the heart.
Mei Yin smiled and waved her hand, telling them not to say more.
Then, let him take him here to continue watching.
After watching for a while, Mei Yin pointed to the thing used to blow wind and said:
"I think there can be an improvement.
The efficiency of the current airbag is really too slow.
The wind that can be blown out at one time is too little.
The frequency is also too low.
If this can be modified, the temperature will definitely increase faster. ”
Now, the blowing device they use is a big leather bag.
In Mei Yin's view, this is indeed not feasible.
The efficiency is too low.
It's not as fast as the bellows.
In addition to sealing the box, you can also make a wind gourd.
That is the blower.
When Master Chen heard this, he immediately wrote it down again.
I just feel like my heart is filled with joy.
I feel that Mr. Mei really deserves his reputation.
And I hope Mr. Mei can say more good things!
(End of chapter)