"Iron material? A thousand catties?"

After hearing Wang's request for him, Chen Zhi couldn't help but be shocked at first, and then his face turned bitter. The cup he just picked up trembled, and a little of the drink prepared by the maid for him spilled out.

"That's right, one thousand kilograms is enough."

Picking up the cup at hand and taking a sip, Li Yuanjia smiled faintly and said: "I first arrived in Luzhou, and there are some things in the house that require a lot of iron... I heard that Chen Canjun's family also has a pig iron business, so please help raise some.

.”

"this……"

Chen Zhi's eyelids twitched sharply, and while Chen Zhi was stunned, Nuonuo didn't dare to speak for a moment.

Here in Luzhou, the Chen family is indeed involved in some steel business. This is actually an open secret. Wang knows that this is not surprising, and of course it does not make Chen Zhi feel nervous. But the Chen family produces

Most of the iron materials were sold to the court, and the rest was for personal use or sold to local governments, and the quantity was quite small.

so……

One thousand catties, just pay it back?

How much iron can the Chen family produce in a year?

And he commissioned himself to produce a thousand kilograms of iron in one go. What on earth did the king want to do? What was going to be done in the palace that required a thousand kilograms of iron?

Seeing Chen Zhi's expression change drastically, Li Yuanjia was slightly startled and then suddenly understood.

If he hadn't liked reading historical novels and browsing on the Internet in his previous life, Li Yuanjia wouldn't have known that steel was so valuable in ancient times! In his memory, the annual steel output during the peak period of the Tang Dynasty was only five

Thousand tons. And if another estimate is used, it will be even less, only a mere 1,200 tons!

Considering that it is now the sixth year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty has only been established for more than ten years, and if there were many wars and many natural disasters during this period, it is estimated that the level of support to death will be several hundred tons...

Even if it is a thousand tons of steel, what is the concept?

In later generations, an overloaded large truck could hold hundreds of tons of steel, and one thousand tons meant just a few trucks. And one cubic meter of steel weighed seven or eight tons, and one thousand tons was more than one hundred cubic meters.

, if there is no gap filling, this thing can’t even fit into a house with three bedrooms and one living room!

That's why Li Yuanjia said a thousand pounds, which made Chen Zhi look so ugly, because this number probably means one thousandth of the annual output of Datang Steel!

Of course, annual output does not equal inventory.

Once the steel is produced, it can be used for many years as long as it is maintained

That's all, where can I get so much iron material for Li Yuanjia?

and……

Even if he could get important strategic materials like iron, would he dare to give so much to Li Yuanjia in one go?

Why does the king want so much? What is his intention?

One thousand kilograms of iron means hundreds of handles if you make a long knife. If you make a gun head...

"Hiss..."

Thinking of Li Yuanjia's identity and the Xuanwu Gate incident that happened a few years ago, Chen Zhi became more and more frightened as he thought about it. His whole face quickly turned pale, and there was no trace of blood anymore.

Later, my whole body started to tremble!

"..."

Seeing Chen Zhi's expression getting more and more ugly, from the initial shock to panic, and now to the fear, Li Yuanjia changed his mind and immediately knew that he must have thought wrong. He had been cautious for three years.

, how can I still not understand?

But after all, he had been a prince for three years. Li Yuanjia did not panic. He slowly picked up the cup and took another sip. Then he chuckled and said: "Chen Canjun, don't think too much. I want these iron materials to be made."

It’s just some daily utensils for household use...and you don’t have to give a thousand kilograms all at once, just prepare it slowly."

"Gudong!"

Chen Zhi, whose mouth and tongue were extremely dry at this time, could not care less about his nervousness. He put down the cup that he had not drank from and said with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I wonder...how long is the deadline?"

"Don't worry, give me two hundred catties first, and give me the rest when you have them."

At this time, Li Yuanjia, who also realized that he was a little hasty, made up for it before he could. After thinking for a while, he gave a vague time limit.

He finally understood now why people in the Tang Dynasty stopped eating stir-fried vegetables.

Apart from anything else, with the processing level of this era, a small iron pot can range from five to six kilograms, and a large one can weigh more than ten kilograms. If every household really made one, it is estimated that the army of the Tang Dynasty would not use iron weapons and just return to the pot.

Just get to the Bronze Age!

"How else can we say that productivity determines everything?"

If you think about it in a modern way, one thousand kilograms of iron material is definitely not durable. Not only do you need to make some iron pots, but the government office has such a large area, the palace has such a large population, and Li Yuanjia has so many people.

The idea, just toss around a thousand pounds and it will be gone!

But after seeing Chen Zhi's performance just now, Li Yuanjia knew that he was a little too impatient.

So after saying those words and seeing that Chen Zhi's nervousness relaxed a lot, Li Yuanjia secretly sighed: "My dear, in my previous life, a thousand kilograms of scrap metal only cost a few hundred yuan, but here I can actually do it."

To shock an official from the seventh rank, my life as a prince is really..."

Of course, Chen Zhi didn't know what Li Yuanjia was thinking at this time. Although he was still a little panicked, after hearing the other party's words, he finally felt more at ease. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, after Zhi returns, he will talk to his father

Let’s talk about this and ask him to make a decision!”

No matter what, it is a thousand kilograms of iron after all!

No matter how bold he was, Chen Zhi would not dare to agree directly, even if the other party was a high-ranking king.

"Haha, that's fine."

Li Yuanjia was not in a hurry. He took a sip of the juice, spread his hands and said with a smile, "Chen Canjun, try the juice I specially prepared for you. It tastes very good."

"Thank you, Your Majesty...eh? This juice..."

After listening to Li Yuanjia's words, Chen Zhi picked up the cup and was stunned again.

It was only then that he discovered something was wrong, that is, the drink he had just held in his hand but had not taken a sip due to nervousness was very strange! Because apart from the color, which looked like juice squeezed from seasonal fruits, the most important thing

The cup is cold and refreshing, just holding it in your hand makes you feel comfortable.

He put the cup in front of his eyes and observed it carefully. After taking another sip, Chen Zhi's eyes suddenly widened.

The entrance is cold and my heart is soaring!

"It's so cold in the summer... Could it be that there are ice cubes? No, there is absolutely no place to hide ice in this government office. How did King Xu make this so-called juice so cold? It can't be from

Did it come from Chang'an?"

"hehe……"

Seeing the surprised look on Chen Zhi's face, Li Yuanjia was not proud, but felt slightly embarrassed.

In the original plan, there should indeed be ice in this cup.

After reading too many time-travel novels, Li Yuanjia easily came up with the idea of ​​using saltpeter to make ice, which was perfect for use in this hot summer. However, when he actually started to implement it, he discovered that perhaps he had collected it in Chang'an but had not been able to do so.

The amount of useless saltpeter is too small, or it may be because there are too many impurities, and it is simply not enough to condense ice cubes.

However, the temperature has dropped a lot, which can indeed make the juice cooler.
Chapter completed!