Chapter 144: ,Variety

"Boss, how much is this scorpion meat?"
"Sixty coins."
"No, it's so expensive? The throne of the next door is only a pound of copper coins. You can weigh up to three pounds."
"This piece is the meat on the hind legs of the scorpion. Twenty copper coins are one jin. All of them are at this price. I have this one left. Do you want it?"
"It's too expensive, I think about it first..."
"The freshly made hoes and gongs! There are only six today, and you have to hurry! Sell out the stalls!"

Freshly caught fish! Come and see, come see!

"The pottery and pottery bowls that have just been fired have passed by, don't miss it..."
It’s just over half a month since the launch of the commercial system. The entire Der Spiegel tribe has completely changed its appearance. The area where everyone gathered together for cooking and cooking was changed into a commercial area at the moment, and the whole area was sold. The sound is constant, it is not lively.
Through the business district, on the way to the Ordnance Department, Luo Ji's face is full of pride. Of course, during this period, not everything is going well. For example, there are many problems encountered in forging.
Some of the living utensils mass-produced by the mold-cutting method are no problem, but the forging of ordnance weapons has been difficult to pass the quality.
By the way, the forging department is now divided into three parts. One part is a coin-making workshop dedicated to casting copper coins. One part is a forging shop dedicated to building living equipment. The last part is integrated into the ordnance department, which is responsible for forging. Ordnance Forging Department of Ordnance Equipment.
Although Luo Ji has given all the correct forging knowledge to the craftsmen of the Ordnance Forging Department, the written knowledge is one thing, the actual operation is another matter. In this respect, the craftsmen in the tribe are obviously still very lacking. The experience and skills of forging weapons can only allow them to slowly try and explore.
In addition, in the past few months, with the research of forging technology, Luo Ji also discovered another thing, that is, the handsome copper swords in the film and television works are all nonsense, the copper in reality. The sword forged from the mine is short and wide, far shorter than the long sword that everyone thinks. To be honest, it is a short sword and it is more appropriate.
Because of this length problem, it’s quite awkward in the hand, and it’s completely incapable of being associated with the word 'handsome'. Maybe this length will increase with the improvement of forging technology, but generally wait until there is that At the time of technology, the existence of the bronze sword itself is of little significance...
The main reason for this situation lies in the material. The metal of copper has insufficient toughness. If the blade is forcibly built too long, it will break after several attacks. So far, Luo Ji originally used this. The fantasy of weapons is completely shattered.
Fortunately, in the upcoming Bronze Age, the main weapons of melee units are not swords, and melee weapons such as long scorpions and tomahawks are more suitable for the battlefield!
As an important department, the Armament Department can be said to be a frequent visitor here. Every three or five will run over and take a turn to see how the production of ordnance weapons is going, so the members of the Ordnance Department have been eccentric. After seeing Luo Ji come in, after simply squatting, he will continue to do his own things. This is what Luo asked for himself. He can’t always come over to him. All the people in the door will line up. ? How much does this affect work efficiency?
"The patriarch, you are coming." Liu Shu, who is now the head of the Rongsheng Armament Department, certainly knows the purpose of Luo's trip. He quickly took a tomahawk that had just been polished and presented it to Luo. "This is a new product that has just been completed by the Forging Department."
"Yeah." Luo Ji said with a mouthful, then lifted the tomahawk, the handle part is still wooden, after considering a lot of problems such as forging difficulty, cost, efficiency and weight The end result.
With the weight of the Tomahawk, the weight is moderate, and the ordinary soldiers will not have any difficulty in waving. For this, Luo Ji nodded secretly and then asked, "Is this Tomahawk edged?"
"Just finished polishing." Instantly understood the meaning of Luo Ji, I saw Liu Shu recruited, and quickly asked people to find the trunk of the root test weapon.
Without any effort, Luo Ji directly cut down with an axe, accompanied by a muffled sound of ‘砰’, the tree trunk that was placed in front of his eyes and had a thick bowl was suddenly divided into two.
"Not bad!" Looking at the trunk of the trunk, although not flat, but the forging and research of copper weapons has just begun, can not be too high at once, for now, this power is enough, then took a look Without any obvious damage to the axe blade, Luo Ji asked again, "How about the quality? How many times can the axe blade withstand the sniper? Have you ever experimented?"
"Yesterday, the logging team helped ~EbookFREE.me~ to do the experiment of cutting trees. After a day, the axe blade did not show obvious damage."
In the eyes of Luo, I heard a slight satisfaction in the eyes. "I did a good job. I used this quality as the standard. I first equip everyone in the Axe Corps. As for Rayong, I will draw a picture." The design is for you, you will follow the design, but what about the long forging?"
"The long sputum is a little trouble..." Speaking of this, Liu Shu’s face showed a bitter smile.
In the face of this situation, Luo Ji is not surprised at all. The whole person asked with a calm face, "What happened?"
"The patriarch, the long blade that you gave us before, the chisel called 'Ge' has higher requirements for forging, and the shape is also relatively small. So far, it is often forged halfway and will break.

In this regard, Luo Ji just nodded, said that he knew, and did not blame the meaning, after all, this is ultimately a material problem, if replaced by bronze, material toughness can be stronger, but they now have no bronze, only brass...
Regarding the issue of bronze, Luo had carefully studied the copper casting technique in the real world before, and then he discovered that 'bronze' is not a single ore, but an alloy!
You must first extract the copper ore into pure copper, and then mix it with tin or lead, the alloy that was born, the name is bronze!
This is very helpless. Can he still make tin or lead out of thin air? Does not! I can only rely on the mining team and the reconnaissance team to refuel, and before that...
"Don't worry, study slowly. If the current forging technology can't reach that size, take a step back and it's okay to play a little bigger..."