Chapter 238: supply chain

With the grace of the elves, it is unimaginable for them to wave their picks into the black pit. In order to obtain the necessary ore, the elves of Silver Leaf City make every effort to increase their efficiency by using their special arcane, mechanical and alchemy skills.
For Zhou Qingfeng, the wind machine left by the elves can still be used, but the mining machine driven by magic power is completely dumbfounded. Hilly is also not a great arcanist, and cannot provide a stable arcane energy, then only
"It's still simpler for our dwarves. Pull a few heads of horses to drive the ventilator, and get some cows to push the mining rotary knife. The mine is loaded into a mine cart, and the winch is pulled out of the mine by wind. Save effort and cheap. "
The native method can still be used. Bruno, the gray dwarf, assured Zhou Qingfeng that his move was absolutely good, "Arcane energy is too expensive, and only the elves on the surface can afford it. The dark elves on the ground are well thought out."
There is no forage in the Black Forest. The feed of cattle and horses is the same as that of human rations. It all depends on Zhou Qingfeng trading with soul crystals to the succubus. The abyss does not produce food, and Maidez also gives her orders to her servants in the material world.
Harmony Village raises nearly two hundred cattle and horses. In order to serve these animal power animals, Uncle Zhou almost lost his life. But even if you die, you have to grit your teeth. Otherwise, relying on manpower is more complete.
A cart of high-quality iron ore left the pit of the Iron Furnace Village and was pulled by a carriage to the ironmaking furnace of the Harmony Village. The furnace burned wood felled from the Black Forest, turning the ore into flaming hot metal.
The molten iron was poured into a mold and solidified into red hot strip iron. At this moment, the bar-shaped iron is often filled with sponge-like voids, and it must be sent to a wind forging machine for forging to remove impurities and eliminate internal loose defects.
Zhou Qingfeng has asked blacksmiths in the forge to think about different iron-carbon ratios, and the methods are all written on the papyrus. But to master and mass-produce high-carbon steel and low-carbon steel, it takes a long time to explore and learn.
The forged bar iron is sent for subsequent processing. Blacksmith apprentices in the forge will use these iron materials to produce swords, shields, or plow pots and pans. With enough iron ore, Zhou Qingfeng's first thing to do is
Popularize iron tools to residents of the Black Forest.
Have you seen a few families that do n’t even have a pan? There is in the Black Forest.
Have you ever seen a stone polished for a machete? There is in the Black Forest.
I've seen a kitchen knife that can be used as a heirloom. Is the knife handle rotten and replaced for decades? There is in the Black Forest.
Zhou Qingfeng already knew how poor his villagers were. But before Feizhe of Ironforge Village was settled, he could only watch.
The production capacity of the other world is too bad. Zhou Qingfeng has a soul crystal, but the succubus business network can't provide so many tools, just as it can't provide enough food.
After being able to fully control enough manpower and material resources and strong prestige, Zhou Qingfeng immediately turned his face and happily let those wall-hands that were obstructed.
The effectiveness of the original production system was too low and too backward, and was abandoned directly. Elven's mining farm plus wind forging machine has increased its production capacity by dozens or even dozens of times compared with the past. The villagers of Harmony Village can finally get a pot per household and a knife per person.
The simple tasks of felling trees and logging can be done faster and better. Zhou Qingfeng finally no longer needs to spend precious gold coins to purchase the most common iron tools from the succubus, and successfully realized import substitution.
"Is it easy for Laozi to do this step?" Zhou Qingfeng held a steel saw blade in his hand and repeatedly bent to check the toughness. He was surrounded by a few blacksmith apprentices at the forging yard, all laughing happily.
Compared to crude benzene's knife and axe, the saw blade is a high-tech product with technical content. The axe can be made of ordinary iron, and the saw blade must be made of steel. Because the working environment of the saw blade is much worse than the axe.
The quality of the bar iron produced in the forge varies greatly. According to formal standards, this gadget is not even as good as scrapping steel bars. But in the other world, Uncle Zhou's bar iron is all high-quality products.
Select the best from the forged bar iron, and select some of the best quality saw blades for production. Because the production of bar-shaped iron for saw blades requires cold rolling and quenching and tempering, the quality is broken.
"Oh, we used to buy saw blades from the south. It ’s expensive and often out of stock. I want to buy more and people don't sell it. Now we can finally produce it ourselves. This saves too many gold coins."
Zhou Qingfeng was very satisfied with the several apprentices in the forging field. "Okay, you are doing well. All of your salary is raised. In addition, each person has a bonus of five gold coins."
Most of the apprentices in the forging field are past armed attendants. Listening to the name is very prestigious, in fact, it is a bit of a cold and cruel job. It ’s so good to follow Uncle Zhou, eat spicy and spicy, and live a better life.
"Good production, and later sell the saw blades to the south. We want to reduce the price of these iron tools to make the blacksmiths in the south bankrupt." Zhou Qingfeng laughed cheerfully, and the apprentices naturally kept haha
Leaving the forge, Zhou Qingfeng headed to the village's warehouse. Inside were hundreds of sets of iron ploughs and hoes for agricultural farming. The plane channel opened, and the succubus Maidese frowned and stared at him, saying unpleasantly, "Do you want me to transport you these worthless farm tools?"
"You promised before that I would send you the equipment left over from the demon battlefield, and you would guarantee to supply me 10,000-scale food in the next ten years."
"You can rest assured that this is fine. I have arranged this."
"But based on the amount of food you gave me before, I worry that you have no idea about the difficulty of growing food in the material world."
The charmed face of the succubus showed doubt, but it admits: "Well, I don't understand how you humans grow food? But what does this have to do with you making these plows?"
"You still need to ask your servant first. Does the farmer under him need a lot of iron ploughs?" Zhou Qingfeng said, "Judging by the output of the grain you provide, I suspect that the farmers' production methods are still quite backward."
The succubus frowned even tighter. It thought that its years of living far surpassed Zhou Qingfeng. It should be more cunning, knowledgeable and intelligent than that kid. For the first time, it actively cut off its contact with Zhou Qingfeng and turned to ask his human servant.
Thousands of miles south, the great city of Whigburg, with a population of more than 100,000, is wearing a robe, and the archbishop Dimitri is looking with anxiety and compassion at the farmers who are farming outside the city.
Fields are the property of the church, and farmers are also members of the church. Dimitri has been operating in Whigburg for decades and has the admiration of thousands of followers. But now he has a problem to provide more than 10,000 rations every year.
Dimitri can become an archbishop by not being religious enough, but by a demon behind him. He cultivates high-quality believers, but secretly reaps souls and sends them to demons in exchange for incredible miracles.
The devil had asked him to continue to provide food, and he had sent all the food on hand. Now we need another 10,000 rations, and we still need it every year, which is too much.
The wheat yield in Whigburg is only tens of kilograms. Farmers can't produce so many kinds of food out of thin air.
All the farmers working in the fields were torn and thin. But they saw the archbishop passing by Tanabe, and they knelt down and worshipped, revering heartily.
In the eyes of the farmer, the respected Archbishop Dimitri is a good man. He recruited refugees, resettled the land property, provided medical care, and provided spiritual comfort. This saves the farmers from wandering, and it is a good thing to have a place to stay.
"Dimitri." A harsh voice went straight into the archbishop's head.
The archbishop was soothing a few believers, and when he heard that, his heart trembled, and he replied silently in a humble tone: "Master, what do you tell me?"
"Are your farmers lacking iron ploughs and tools for farming?" Asked a harsh voice. "Is it impossible to make 10,000 rations?"
Ah, Dimitri is a little dazed. How did the devil ask Iron Plow? This has never happened in the past few decades. But he still respectfully replied
"Most of the farmers I work for are refugees, and they have nothing in them. I recruited them to farm and I could barely build houses for them.
Iron farm tools are certainly good, but the price is very expensive, and I cannot afford to buy them. It is indeed difficult to provide 10,000 rations per year. Dimitri acknowledged his difficulties.
"That turns out to be true. It looks like you're lucky."
"Master, what do you mean?"
"You will receive a lot of farm tools, the first batch of iron ploughs will be hundreds. The price is very cheap, and you can even owe credit. Your farmers will respect you more and you will have higher prestige."
Ah, in the face of those farmers who plowed by wooden plows, Dimitri's brain was so confused that the devil actually sent him an iron plow? The devil cares about human farming. Stories from ancient times!
Iron ploughs are less labor-intensive and more efficient than wooden ploughs, allowing farmers to cultivate more land. When it comes to farming, the quality of farm implements has a great impact.
The archbishop's heart thumped, and he couldn't wait to announce loudly: "Children, devotional faith will be rewarded. When the grace of God comes, you will get a hundred iron ploughs."
Iron plough?
The poor farmers are the most incredible. In this world, iron tools are really expensive. When it was confirmed that they had heard correctly, the cheering erupted like a mountain tsunami, feeling that their beliefs were recognized by the gods.
Butterfly wings are flapping, and products from the far north are about to change the world.