Chapter 425: Visiting the Workshop(1/2)
"Lord, a man named Du Ji, Du Bohou, from Duling, Jingzhao, came to our Xiakou some time ago.
My Lord, you can take some time to receive him and let him serve as the military advisor of Li Yan's regiment, there shouldn't be any problem."
Xun Yu recommended.
Du Ji, Du Bohou?
Qin Qi was not impressed.
However, there were so many civil servants and generals under Lao Cao that I couldn’t remember it clearly. I only know that in another dimension, Du Ji seemed to have been recommended to Lao Cao by Xun Yu.
Since he was recommended by Xun Yu, there was no need to question him. Qin Qi absolutely believed in Xun Yu's vision.
"Okay! Take some time to bring Du Bohou to see you. If that doesn't work, let him serve as the military advisor of Li Yan's regiment. When Jiuzhen and Rinan counties are captured, Du Ji will be in charge of government affairs."
Qin Qi said.
"Wen Ruo, Zhicai, is there any news about your good friend Guo Jia?"
Qin Qi asked.
Guo Jia is Lao Cao's top strategist. Especially in making plans, he is unrivaled and can be regarded as Lao Cao's number one.
Imagine that with a talented person like Guo Jia, you can judge the opponent's layout, and it will be much easier to deal with it.
"My lord, we have been in contact with Guo Fengxiao in the past few years, but we don't know where he is now."
Xi Zhongdao.
Qin Qi was thinking, she wouldn't go to Yuan Shao's banner!
In another dimension, it looks like Xun Yu and Guo Jia both stayed under Yuan Shao's banner for a while. They left Yuan Shao after seeing that Yuan Shao couldn't accomplish anything.
Of course, it was related to the fact that Yuan Shao had too many talented people, so Xun Yu and Guo Jia did not attract Yuan Shao's attention.
"Zhicai, please transfer Xunyou back to Xiakou. In addition, Taishi Ci's cavalry division should be trained into an army, so please transfer it back as well!
The Liaodong area will be left to Zhao Yun and Liu Ye to take charge."
Qin Qi said.
"As you command!"
Xi Zhongdao.
"Wen Ruo, how is Duke Ciming's health?"
Qin Qi said.
"Thank you so much, my lord. After my lord helped my uncle get acupuncture last time, his condition has improved and his health is getting better day by day."
Xun Yu said.
"I want to tell Mr. Ciming to exercise properly when you get up in the morning, pay more attention to your diet, eat more light food, go to bed on time, and don't stay up late."
Qin Qi warned.
"My lord, I will tell my uncle about this."
Xun Yu said.
"By the way, every year, our civil and military officials must ask Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo, two miracle doctors, to check their health.
When you are diagnosed with an illness, you cannot delay it and treat it promptly. I don’t want any accidents to happen to my subordinates.”
Qin Qi said.
"Thank you, lord!"
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Ma Jun Workshop:
"I've met my lord!"
Ma Jun said.
"Deheng, are there any new inventions during this time?"
Qin Qi said.
A famous inventor from the Han Dynasty and a powerful figure on the list.
"Lord, based on what you said, we have now produced two steam hammers."
oh!
Steam hammer!
Once the steam hammer is produced, many weapons and armors can be suppressed at once, and the efficiency will be greatly improved.
In other words, there is no need to heat it, just cold roll it directly.
Definitely a first-of-its-kind initiative.
"Deheng, how much does the steam hammer weigh?"
Qin Qi said.
"My lord, we can only produce about one ton of steam hammer at present. If it is larger, the various accessories will not be able to bear it."
Ma Jun said.
"Deheng, how do you solve the problem of sealing?"
Qin Qi said.
At first, Qin Qi wanted to bring some rubber and other things, but unfortunately she couldn't bring them, so she had to let Ma Jun and the others make them themselves.
Unless the warship goes to the Star Island area and finds rubber, it can be brought out.
"Lord, we have two layers of sealing. One is made of thin copper plates, and another layer of twine is used for sealing."
Ma Jun said.
"Let's go and take a look."
Qin Qi said.
"Lord, please!"
Ma Jun said.
Walking over, Qin Qi saw that the craftsmen were pressing the swords and armor. They were all molded at one time, which greatly improved the efficiency.
Of course, the weapons in the hands of generals still need to be specially crafted by Ouye Che, and they have been crafted hundreds of times.
"Deheng, how does the performance of this kind of cold-pressed weapon compare with that of artificially made weapons?"
Qin Qi said.
"My lord, the weapons we press using steam hammers are better in performance than those made manually."
Ma Jun said.
Qin Qi nodded.
After all, there is no annealing problem for cold-rolled weapons. Their carbon content will be very high and their hardness will be stronger than those that have been annealed.
"Deheng, we can continue to produce this kind of steam hammer and produce more. In addition, we need to make several molds.
Our next step is to issue new currencies, one is silver coins, one is copper coins, and one is gold coins.
Various quantities are subject to further notice. However, the mold must be complicated and cannot be imitated."
Qin Qi said.
"Lord, what is the pattern of the currency?"
Ma Jun said.
"I'll tell you after I wait for a while for someone to come up with it."
Qin Qi said.
"Lord, to suppress currency, do you need pure copper, pure silver, pure gold, or do you need to mix it with other things?"
Ma Jun said.
"Deheng, currency cannot be pure copper, silver, or gold. It must be mixed with some substances. Normally it is 70%.
The other 30% is mixed in. As long as we make the coins beautifully, people will like them."
Qin Qi said.
"Lord, I understand my humble position."
Ma Jun said.
"My lord, with the cooperation of Huang Yueying and Huang Chengyan, we have made great progress in terms of power of the steam engine."
Ma Jun said.
Huang Chengyan is definitely a powerful figure in Mohism, otherwise Huang Yueying would not be influenced by it.
To be continued...