Chapter 46: How the Steel Was Tempered

In the evening, a small celebration party is being held in the Lord's Mansion.
Elsa sat in the corner and sipped the juice, Ilia was constantly searching for delicious food next to her, ready to bring some to her mother, and Brian and Edgar drank the red noodles, and even better was Fior Na is not so angry.
Down then sent another message.
"What? You want to build a charcoal plant?"
Fiona was stunned. "Are you crazy?"
"Of course I'm not crazy. What's wrong?"
"You asked me what happened?"
Fiona settled Tang En's account with his finger: "The previous subsidy for the farmers cost almost 1,000 gold coins, and the guard's salary and bonus were issued over 2,000 gold coins. Then we also need to establish a chamber of commerce, and one The mint factory is waiting to be established. These conservative estimates will cost 10,000 gold coins—my lord, even if Hogg has a lot of gold coins left, I ca n’t afford you to spend it like that. Do n’t forget that we still No income! This month's tax revenue totals less than a thousand gold coins! If you continue to do so for a year, it will only cost more than 10,000 gold coins. You spend it in a few days! "
Tang En smiled slightly: "When the chamber of commerce is successfully established, there will be income."
Fiona sighed: "It also needs to be built on the fact that we have enough goods, and we have to make sure that our goods are attractive enough."
"You have no confidence in mints and soap?"
"I'm confident, but there isn't enough territory to rely on these two products to support a chamber of commerce."
Fiona stared at Tang En: "We need more products, more valuable products ... for example, magic scroll?"
Fiona certainly didn't forget that Tang En was a powerful mage. If he could make a few powerful magic scrolls-such as the fourth-order magic scrolls used to scare Buck, he could make a lot of money by selling just a few!
"Don't think about magic scrolls for the time being-at least not for selling."
Tang En shook his head. He didn't know what rules the magician in this world followed. If he rushed into the market of magic scrolls, he might be resisted by other magicians, which is not good for Tang En's development.
"Well, you're the lord you say anyway."
Fiona turned away aggressively.
Tang En laughed absurdly, and Fiona looked like a cute little girl when she was angry, always giving Tang En the impulse to tease her.
Fiona waited for a long time, but didn't wait for Tang En's consolation, but had to glare at him angrily, this incomprehensible fool!
"Let's talk about why we need to build a charcoal plant. It's summer, and charcoal will be useless even if it is burned out. It's a waste of gold coins!"
"Because, I want to make steel."
Tang En's answer is simple.
"steel?"
Fiona was a little puzzled before hearing this lonely word.
"Yes, a material that is harder and more versatile than iron, can be used to forge armor, and can also be used to produce other utensils, such as ... tableware? Kitchenware? Or other, in short, the material It ’s very versatile. "
Tang En explained briefly, but what happened was that Fiona hadn't responded very much. When both Brian and Edgar were drinking, they heard that Tang was talking about a new kind of material, and a spirit was awake. .
"Big brother! You want to make new materials !?"
Brian's eyes flashed: "What do I need !? Just tell me!"
"Master Lord! Does this new material have anything to do with charcoal !?"
Edgar's focus is closer to the core.
"Yeah," Fiona frowned. "What does steel ... have to do with charcoal?"
"Of course, iron ore and charcoal, as well as limestone, are indispensable."
Tang En smiled. Although he hadn't studied steelmaking, he also heard of the original method of steelmaking and naturally knew the principle of steelmaking.
Steel, to be more accurate, is an iron-carbon alloy. The difference from iron lies in the carbon content. Charcoal is blown into the furnace. The charcoal is used to remove the excess carbon in the iron. It is steel. Of course, special steel Tang En is not considered now. Those rare metals such as chromium, manganese, and molybdenum Tang En have never seen, let alone think of ways to refine it.
All he needs now is some basic steel.
Tang En didn't explain too much to Fiona, he just said: "The charcoal plant must be established, and the steelmaking plant will be the top priority of Ellington's development in the future. It must be on the agenda-in addition, these two Plants should be built as far away from towns as possible because they generate a lot of pollution. "[E1]
"……I understand."
Fiona had to compromise with Down.
Tang En also knew that he seemed to be catching the ducks, but he couldn't make steel.
Although Prandall owns a magic metal with better performance, magic metal is too rare and expensive on the one hand, and it is also a metal that is strictly controlled and monopolized, which is difficult to popularize.
Steel is not the same. Steel made from iron can not only be used to produce armor and weapons in the early stage, but also possess powerful magic metal veins in the later stage. Steel can continue to glow in the civilian field.
This is something that has been verified on the earth. Steel is the material basis of modern society and has important uses in every field. At the time, even the strength of a country was measured by steel output, so Tang En didn't doubt this.
"Uh, well, refining steel is certainly a good thing, but I want to tell Lord Lord about one thing ..."
Edgar raised his hand weakly.
"You said."
Edgar's face was awkward: "Master Lord, we ... were out of iron ore."
"puff!"
Tang En was stunned: "How is that possible !?"
"Master Lord!"
Edgar was very grieved: "Did you not count how much our recent consumption of iron ore? First of all, a large number of iron farm tools were made, then such a large water mill, and you also took some iron ingots-Ah By the way, Lord, I have given the bill of iron ingots to Miss Fiona-I have been in Ellington for so many years, this is the largest batch of iron ore I have consumed in a short time! "
Edgar said with a smirk: "If Lord Lord still wants to use iron ore to make steel, I'm afraid that I won't be able to buy a new batch of iron ore until one month later."
"are you kidding me!?"
Tang En's eyes widened: "Don't say in Ellington, I remember that there is an iron ore not far west of Ellington! There is an iron ore, you wouldn't use iron ore !? "
"Ah? Lord Lord, do you know that mine?"
Edgar froze. "But didn't anyone tell you?"
"Tell me what? Fiona?"
Fiona's face was blank: "I don't know ... what happened to that mine?"
Edgar said weirdly: "That iron ore ... has been occupied by Baron DeViere in Fort Casparmi to the north."
Tang En's face you TM amusing my expression: "The Lord of Casparmy, stretched his hand here, that Hogg didn't even react at all !?"
At this time, Elsa interposed, "When Hogg was in office, the mine was occupied by a group of Warcraft, and he directly abandoned it. Later, a group of mercenaries in Fort Casparmi cleared the mine. Baron Duviere learned the news. I took the iron ore and started digging, and it was too late when Hogg got the news. Baron Duvie's soldiers and slaves had occupied the entire mine. Baron Hogg attacked several times and died dozens of people. Later Just give up. "
After listening to Elsa's explanation, Tang En's egg hurt. He had never asked the mine before. He thought that the mine had been operating normally and was transporting iron ore to Ellington.
Who would think of this Hogg, dead and dead, still throwing himself such a mess!
Tang En is upset, but the mine belongs to Ellington's property, that is, his property!
Now that the Baron Duéve dare to plunder his own wealth, how can he bear it!
Although iron ore and copper ore are one of the most basic ore, it is also very important, especially the iron ore is also related to Tang En's steelmaking plan, this mine must be recaptured!
"Elsa, tomorrow's training plan is cancelled."
"what?"
Elsa hesitated, and immediately understood what Tang En meant: "Master, do you want to ..."
"Yes, no one can take what belongs to me. Whoever dares to touch me, I will return him ten times more."
Tang En said lightly: "What's more, even in the Imperial Law, the iron mine is my property. Baron Duviere ignored the Imperial Law and openly robbed me of my wealth. Fiona, in the Empire What can I do in the law? "
Fiona looked at Tang En's side and smiled: "Of course, tooth for tooth, blood for blood, grab it back."
"Yes, the rules of the imperial law are very clear. The private property of a noble is violated, and you can use force to defend your rights and regain your wealth."
Tang En smiled, and this smile was a bit cold: "Presumably, Baron Duvie had already thought of this result when he started."
Brian laughed: "Big brother, it doesn't seem that he is afraid of you, otherwise you should converge after hearing the news of your appointment."
"Then we let him know how terrible the anger of Lord Ellington was."
Tang En patted Brian: "Dwarves should be very interested in mines, are you interested in going with me this time? Relax?"
"of course!"
Brian mumbled and drank the ale in his glass, and smashed it on the table: "My warhammer has long been irritated!"
"Elsa, the guards will be assembled tomorrow. I want to see everyone there."
Tang En shook the wine glass, drank it dry, and with a bang, the wine glass broke into pieces in his hands.
Tang En calmly said, "We want to retake the iron mine."
"Wow!"
Elijah exclaimed, her eyes glowed, and she clapped hard: "Lord and Brother are so handsome! One more! Another one!"
Down, Elsa, Fiona, Brian, Edgar, Tina: "..." =
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