The most romantic little emperor

Qin Yu nodded slightly after hearing this and said solemnly: "Sixth brother, elder brother is right. War is not a game of house. Being kind to the enemy is being cruel to us. When two armies are fighting, we must do our best and use every possible means until the enemy is completely destroyed. As for the means, there is no need to worry too much about whether it is insidious or not. Victory is the ultimate goal."

Qin Yuan smiled slightly and stopped arguing. He whispered, "Big Brother, Third Brother, I really don't understand war and I can't get involved. I'd better leave this rough work to you. I still prefer to concentrate on making money. It's more comfortable this way. Hehe!"

When the two heard Qin Yuan's words, they couldn't help but smile slightly, as if they were touched by his words.

At this moment, Elder Feng walked in with steady steps. He bowed slightly and said to Qin Hao respectfully, "Your Majesty, General Li and his men have arrived and are waiting for your summons outside the palace."

Qin Hao nodded slightly, with a faint smile on his face, and said softly: "Let them come in!"

Following Elder Feng's call, everyone filed in. After they saluted Qin Hao and the two princes, Qin Hao waved his hand and motioned them to sit down.

Afterwards, Qin Hao handed the results of his hard work to everyone. They took the paper and were instantly attracted by the patterns and words on it, with shock on their faces.

Everyone lowered their heads to read, while Qin Hao sat quietly on the dragon chair with a deep and calm gaze.

After a while, Qin Hao said to Elder Feng, "Elder Feng, please invite the two ladies, Zhu Qiqi and Qian Duoduo, to come over. They also need to take a look at these drawings."

Elder Feng nodded slightly and turned away. After a while, the two ladies, Zhu Qiqi and Qian Duoduo, came to the imperial study. After they greeted Qin Hao and everyone else, Qin Hao handed them the blueprint.

The two girls took the blueprint and looked at it carefully. Their eyes were shining with curiosity and excitement, as if they were attracted by this mysterious blueprint.

Everyone sat together, quietly looking at the drawings in their hands, and making sounds of praise.

Qin Hao looked at everything in front of him with satisfaction. These drawings were only part of his grand plan. He hoped that through this thing, he could change the fate of the entire country and allow the people to live a stable and happy life.

After everyone finished reading, they looked up at Qin Hao, their eyes full of expectation and admiration.

General Li Zhen spoke first, laughing excitedly, "Your Majesty, I just had the honor of seeing these new weapons. They are truly stunning and breathtaking. If we can manufacture them, they will surely terrify the enemy."

Zhu Qiqi followed closely and echoed, "Your Majesty, the three-edged military dagger is extremely sharp and has great lethality. The caltrops are scattered all over the ground and can make it difficult for the enemy to move. The hook-and-sickle spear can be used for both stabbing and hooking. It has its strengths in both close combat and long-range attack. It is the nemesis of cavalry."

"As for the Mo Dao," Zhu Qiqi continued, "it weighs three or four pounds and is about seven feet long, of which the handle is four feet long and the blade is three feet long. It is indeed a sharp weapon on the battlefield. Its power is so great that it can split mountains and break rocks and intimidate the enemy. If our soldiers can skillfully use this sword, they will surely be invincible on the battlefield and be victorious."

"If these weapons are widely used in the army, even if we encounter the Liao cavalry in the future, we will be able to fight and even hope to achieve an overwhelming victory."

Everyone's eyes lit up and they gathered together to discuss. However, in this noisy crowd, the two little people, Lu Ni and his son, seemed unusually silent and did not participate in this heated discussion.

Qin Hao's eyes shuttled among the crowd, and finally fixed on the father and son of Lu Ni. He asked softly: "Master Lu, regarding these things, can you and your son work together with the craftsmen in the palace to carefully craft them?"

Seeing Qin Hao's humble and polite attitude, Lu Ni was secretly moved. He hurriedly pulled his silly son beside him to kneel on the ground and kowtowed respectfully, saying, "Your Majesty, these weapons are not difficult for a rough blacksmith like me."

"But the smelting technique you mentioned is as difficult as ascending to heaven. With our current skills, it is even more difficult to smelt the kind of steel you mentioned. This old servant has never heard of such a miracle. What's more, the quality of our Daxia iron ore is really unsatisfactory. It is by no means easy to smelt fine iron."

As experienced craftsmen, Lu Ni and his son naturally have a deep understanding of smelting techniques. He knows that the quality of iron ore is directly related to the quality of the iron produced.

Therefore, after hearing Qin Hao's request, he couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed, but he couldn't bear to offend His Majesty, so he had to tell the truth.

Qin Hao couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He said lightly, "What we are going to refine this time is definitely not ordinary iron, but steel. This steel is much tougher and harder than iron, and it also has the characteristics of corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance, and impact resistance."

Lu Ni and his son were confused. Lu Ni's son Lu Tie thought for a moment and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, the steel you are talking about is not iron essence?"

Qin Hao was immediately interested when he heard this. He asked curiously, "Oh? What is the iron essence you are talking about?"

Lu Tie explained: "Iron essence is the result of repeatedly hammering pig iron until its weight stops decreasing. After such fine hammering, the resulting iron is dense and extremely tough. We call it iron essence, also known as refined iron. This kind of iron essence is usually used to cast swords and other sharp weapons to ensure that they are sharp and durable. It is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive to make."

Qin Hao suddenly realized that even if the name of steel had never been heard of in this world, it was possible that someone might accidentally obtain steel in the process of iron smelting.

The blacksmiths didn't know what this thing was, so they simply called it iron essence.

When it comes to the so-called iron essence, Li Zhen, Qin Yu, Zhu Qiqi and others also began to express their opinions. They discussed the forging method of iron essence with great enthusiasm.

Qin Hao listened quietly and pondered carefully, and soon discovered that this so-called iron essence was not real steel.

The essential difference between steel and iron lies in the carbon content.

Steel is the perfect fusion of iron and carbon. Its hardness and toughness are far beyond what ordinary iron can match.

Although this iron essence is somewhat similar to steel, due to its different carbon content, it is still a little short of the standard and fails to meet the standards of steel.

Qin Hao knew that although this iron essence had its unique features, in order to truly obtain steel, in-depth research was needed. He explained the nature and characteristics of steel to everyone, and everyone's eyes gradually brightened, as if they had understood something.

Then, he absorbed the wisdom of everyone and made detailed additions to the steelmaking method to make it more perfect.