Wu Xi was running on the hillside, like a colorful butterfly dancing. The rising sun shone on her face, full of happy laughter.

After a while, she collected a big bouquet of flowers and ran towards Li You with a smile. She first placed the bouquet under her erect nose and smelled it, then held it in front of Li You, and said excitedly: "Prince, you smell it, it smells good."

Looking at her pretty and sweaty face, Li You couldn't help but grab her arm, took her into her arms, and kissed her directly on her delicate lips.

Baihu and the guards hurriedly turned their faces and saw no state when they did anything.

In a vast forest, there is a clear stream, and next to the stream is a slightly curved concrete road. One end of the road connects Shangluo official road, and the other end bends into the vast forest, extending towards the branch on the Qinling Mountains.

Following the road through the vast forest, the terrain gradually rises, and at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, large buildings appear. There are rows of neat dormitories, and behind it is a wide factory area. There are tall water towers, fat steelmaking furnaces and chimneys emitting black smoke.

At the end of the road is a wide gate, and above it is an arched iron frame. Four huge wooden signs are hung on it, saying "Xigou Iron Mine".

After a year of construction, a comprehensive base for centralized mining, smelting and training of steel talents has been formed here.

Li You did not notify Li Duan in advance when he arrived this time. He did not want to listen to their reports and wanted to see the construction of this steel base in person.

Li You and others' carriages and horses came to the gate. The guards at the gate were drawn from the local Zhechong Mansion. They did not know the people from the Qi Prince's Mansion. Although Bai Hu showed his identity, the soldiers of the palace still refused to let them pass, and they had to wear the Xigou Iron Mine ID card.

Bai Hu and others felt embarrassed, so they scolded the guards. Li You felt that the management here was very good. So he stopped Bai Hu and others, and just asked the guards to inform Li to lead the way.

The mining area is very large. They waited for an incense stick before they saw someone coming out inside.

When the visitor saw Li You, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I have met His Highness, the Secretary of Xigou Iron Mine Office."

Li Duan was a soldier, and Xigou Iron Mine was managed semi-military, and the staff members spoke and acted very standardized.

When Li You saw that it was Li Jing's eldest grandson Li Hong, he saw that although his face was still fair, his body was obviously stronger than before, and his spirit was very different from before.

Li You smiled and said, "Okay, Li Hong, there has been a lot of changes. If the general sees you now, he will definitely be happy for you. What about Li Duan?"

Li Hong said: "Master Li went to the steelmaking furnace, and the No. 6 steelmaking furnace was officially put into production today."

Li You said, "Okay, let's go there and have a look."

Li Hong led the way in front, introducing the situation in the mine while walking. Foreign carriages were not allowed to pass in the factory. Li You and others walked for nearly half an hour before they arrived at a large factory building with a tall iron smelting furnace standing inside.

When Li You saw that the people inside were busy, he told Li Hong not to disturb them. The workers continued to be busy, and no one cared about them, such as foreign tourists.

The temperature of the iron smelting furnace was extremely high, and Li You and others could feel the scorching air waves from afar.

At this time, a man wearing a hard hat and gray work clothes was directing the workers to operate.

After Li You and others waited for a while, they heard the foreman shouting: "Be careful, I'm out."

The workers shouted together: "It's out."

Then, at the bottom of the iron smelting furnace, red light flashed, and hot iron flowed down.

After the temperature of the molten iron decreased, Li You and others came to the blast furnace.

"Prince, why are you here?" Li Duan said in surprise.

"Caomin and others have met the prince." The workers said one after another.

"Okay, thank you everyone for your hard work." Li You said.

At this time, the foreman said, "Your Highness, do you still know me?"

Standing in front of Li You was a strong man with a rough face and a rough skin. His face was stained with a lot of smoke and dust, but his eyes were extremely bright.

Li You felt familiar, looked carefully, and recognized him. He smiled and said, "Haha, Qiao Haiming!"

"Yes, Your Highness, I am Qiao Haiming." Qiao Haiming said.

Li You praised: "I have seen what you looked like just now, it's a good thing."

Li Duan said: "Haiming is now a famous figure in our mining area and the famous workshop director of the steel mill."

Li You said with emotion: "Okay, Li Duan, Haiming, you guys did a good job."

...

At noon, Li Duan, Qiao Haiming and Li Hong accompanied Li You and others to have a working meal in the cafeteria. The work meal was three dishes and one soup, just like the workers, but because Li You came, they increased the number of dishes and a bottle of wine.

Wu Qi was also with them. She poured wine for them very attentively, occasionally interrupting and joking. The atmosphere of lunch was very harmonious.

Qiao Haiming praised: "Brother You, my sister-in-law is so beautiful."

Wu Yu's face turned slightly red and he smiled and said, "No way, I am the ugliest one in the Qi Palace." As he said that, he glanced at Li You.

Then, she said, "The prince has always been thinking about you. The Magpie Trading Company has purchased a lot of commercial housing, some of which are going to open a entertainment city, and they have left all three of you."

"Oh, this is so good. Thank you, Your Highness." The three of them were overjoyed.

...

Next, Li You lived in Xigou Iron Mine, explaining the relevant knowledge of iron ore mining and smelting to the students of the mining school and the backbone of craftsmen, and guiding them to manufacture relevant machinery and equipment.

In order to improve labor productivity, the role of equipment is the most important factor. In addition to lectures, he studied steel treatment equipment such as opening, leveling, shearing, finishing, normalizing annealing, and other heat treatment equipment such as chamfering, as well as related equipment for mining. Li You spent two months in Xigou Iron Mine and solved many major technical problems.

On this day, Li You accompanied Li Duan to the ironworks processing factory, which is composed of 32 blacksmiths, responsible for the processing, production and maintenance of various iron ore tools.

Factory director Li Laogan is a blacksmith of his ancestors. He has the unique skill of wrought iron. He is especially good at making weapons. The knives he made were extremely sharp, so he was very conceited.

Tang Dao is a general term for later generations to yi Dao, barrier Dao, horizontal Dao and Mo Dao. At this time, there was no title for Tang Dao.

The name of the ritual knife shows that the decorative knife is used, the barrier knife and the horizontal knife are one-handed swords, which later evolved into the swords of soldiers. This is the Tang sword that people think of as compared with the Japanese samurai sword.

The forging of the Tang sword inherited the "hundred-made steel" technology invented by the Han Dynasty. The forging of the blade adopts the craft of composite forging. Li Laogan is the inheritor of this technique, and the Tang sword he created is indeed very sharp.

He held a horizontal knife and said, "Prince, try this."

Li You signaled the White Tiger to test. The White Tiger took the horizontal knife and chopped it at a wooden stake as thick as a calf. With a "click", it actually cut off the wooden stake.

"Good knife!" Baihu praised.

Li You nodded and said, "No," he asked, "How many of these craftsmen have mastered this skill."

Li Laogan said: There is only one villain."

Li You asked, "Why don't you teach it to everyone?"

Li Laogan said: "Prince, the ancestors of villains have made irons. This craft of forging iron has never been passed down. Even in the villain's family, it is passed down to the son and not the daughter. Please forgive me for not passing down to the villain."

Li You smiled and said, "It's okay, this is your power. However, I will teach you a kind of wrought iron craft, which is more advanced than yours."
Chapter completed!