Chapter 212 Iron and Steel Ambition 6
Chapter 212 – Iron and Steel Ambition 6
Hearing the blacksmith shouting that the iron can come out, Paul immediately ran to the furnace door to keep a close eye on it, and the others also came up.
The door of the blast furnace was opened, a wave of scalding heat hit the face, followed by the outflow of reddish, dazzling iron, just like boiling magma, many people were scared to step back.
The iron was channeled into the sand mold, where it gradually cooled into a block of iron ingots.
Paul’s face was blissful, although what was being produced was only pig iron, and still needed to have the blacksmiths manually carry out various treatments before it could be used, but compared to the traditional smelting process in this world, this was already an advancement across the ages.
The other visitors tsked in amazement, many of them were seeing this kind of scene for the first time.
“Herman!”
“Yes, Lord Gleeman.”
“Take this iron and build me a sword, I want to see the quality of the iron we’ve refined.”
“Yes!”
Paul gathered the craftsmen present and encouraged them, telling them to keep up the good work and increase the production capacity of the iron smelting plant.
He handed Conrad a bag of silver coins as a bonus and asked him to assess the merits of the crowd and distribute the coins.
Amidst a chorus of hurrahs, Paul led a group of visitors out of the valley, and Guy Burns accompanied Paul back to the town of Lakewood.
“Lord Earl.”
Hansel shyly approached Paul.
“Once again, you have realized the content of the plan you showed me at that time, and I was still a little bit reluctant to believe that which was about iron refining before. Now I wouldn’t be surprised even if you were able to instantly change a warehouse of swords and armor.”
“Haha, that would make me a sorcerer, and the church would send me to the stake.”
“If you really have that kind of ability, I guess the church wouldn’t be able to pull you in. Let’s get down to business ha, the royal family there ……”
This guy, after all, is the royal family’s representative sent to his side ah, and also thinking about his career ah!
The food has been sent for several batches, but so far the royal family doesn’t seem to provide him with any direct help.
However, Hansel is still a person worth drawing in, he recruited manpower for Alda in the royal capital really hard and fruitful, and pulled in a lot of stragglers.
“Oh! You said His Majesty the King’s place, don’t worry don’t worry, I naturally won’t forget.”
Paul patted Hansel’s shoulder and made a guarantee.
“When a few more blast furnaces are constructed, the iron practiced in those furnaces is exclusively supplied to His Majesty’s army.”
Hansel was beaming with joy.
“I knew that you, my lord, are loyal to His Majesty the King. Even the Lord of Light will be touched by you. Lord Earl ……”
Hansel was cozying up to Paul when he was interrupted by the others.
“Sir Abbott, Sir Abbott, I have something to say to Lord Graiman, could you let me come first ……”
Guy Burns inserted himself somewhat eagerly between the two men.
Hansel frowned slightly in displeasure, this odd armourer is also too unaware of his eyes, but this guy is very favored lately.
He immediately resumed his smiling expression and extended a hand, “Please, Mr. Burns.”
“Then I’ll make myself at home, thank you. Lord Graiman, there is something I would like to say to you.”
“Oh? What is the word?”
Paul was curious, Burns had been silent since leaving the ironworks and seemed to have some words brewing in his head.
“Do you remember the day in the office when you pointed to the boiling kettle and asked me to look at it more?”
“Oh, you mean that one! Did you see anything in it?” Paul was a little surprised, no way! He really showed him something?
“Yes, my lord! I see it! It’s the future! I see the future!”
Burns slapped his thighs, his face suddenly becoming slightly exuberant.
“What do you call the future?”
“Steam, using steam to power machines like windmills and watermills!”
Shock! Paul was shocked, not realizing that it had really come to him.
“Burns, you’re a genius to have discovered it on your own!”
Burns cupped his two hands on his chest, a color of adoration for Paul.
“Where where where, it was you, my lord, who was able to think of this in the first place, it is really a bold and creative idea ah, I am really willing to bow down.”
“Haha, you’re definitely a natural-born strange armorer!”
“Earl-sama you are the one ……”
Suddenly a sentence containing disdain came from the side: “Che! What kind of creativity is this.”
Burns was furious and turned his head to look for the voice’s issuer, and at a glance it turned out to be Betty Diaz, the female counselor who was walking behind them.
Seeing that the other party is a beautiful lady, he is not good to continue to be angry.
“Miss Counselor, I admit that you are very knowledgeable, but that is a bit biased!”
Paul also stared at her with a look that said, “Tell me what this isn’t creativity.”
Erin had been listening to the two of them, and then couldn’t stand the two of them bragging about each other any longer, and decided to show them what it meant to be human, especially that Paul Greiman, whose series of inventions had made him a bit oblivious lately. But those inventions of his are really useful that is.
“My words aren’t biased, using steam for power has been done for a long time, and by someone over a thousand years ago.”
Erin’s words managed to catch the attention of the two.
“It’s been recorded in the historical texts that before the Ancient Bella Empire, a sage called Roshi had created a device called the ‘Steam Sphere’, which made the sphere on top of it constantly rotate after boiling water. Later on, he also utilized the steam drive to create a temple gate that could rotate, and when believers wanted to enter the temple, as long as they provided some offerings, those hiding in the shadows would open the pathway of steam, and the temple gate would rotate and open, as if there was an unseen and magical power opening the gate. It is a pity that all his inventions were lost.”
Paul was secretly surprised, so there really was someone who recognized the role of steam, but unfortunately, the process of more than a thousand years ago was not enough to create a real steam engine, and it could not be used for production at all.
He waved his hand and put on a disdainful look, “Those are just toys and pretenders, the ‘steam engine’ I’m going to build is not that kind of gadget.”
Burns kept nodding as well.
“A steam engine? Good name. Yes, Miss Counselor, Lord Earl and we aim to create machines that provide a constant supply of power toward windmills and waterwheels, and can save a great deal of manpower.”
Irene had a disbelieving expression.
“Hmph! The sky is the limit! The power of wind and water is no match for soft steam! And the deeds of Roshi the Sage are nothing more than legend. Isn’t that right, Laddie?”
The other female advisor said with some difficulty, “Uh …… Betty, I can’t imagine what a ‘steam engine’ is supposed to look like either, but I’m sure the Count-sama can make one. ”
“Huh? How dare you not take my side, let’s see how I’ll fix you ……”
“Ah~~”
……
Ignoring the two women’s jostling, Paul somewhat apologetically said to Burns, “It’s good that you can see the potential of steam, but I don’t plan to engage in this at this stage ……”
“Why is that, Lord Earl?”
Burns was a bit incredulous.
(End of chapter)