Throne Of Another World

Chapter 33: First Iron Making



The Imperial Capital Hotel was very popular right after it opened. Some suites were directly booked by some wealthy people for the whole year. The revenue alone has recovered the construction cost. This is the first time that people on this continent have seen this kind of hotel. People from all countries who come to the Imperial Capital to do business are all amazed and crazy about it. The hotel has been full since the first day. People who come here don't care about money at all, but enjoyment. It's a pity that standard rooms and single rooms do not provide private room services, otherwise they will definitely book all the private rooms in the hotel.

The comfortable enjoyment makes anyone who comes here only say one word "good". Cage estimates that as these businessmen travel around the world, this type of hotel will spread to the entire continent. However, he dares to say that no one can design as good as him. Everyone who has come to the hotel feels that he is a country bumpkin. Even businessmen who have traveled across most of the continent are shocked. It's a different experience and enjoyment. Especially the sauna service is more comfortable. Although the facilities are not as good as those of the club, its service is not worse than that of the club. As rich people, they are more willing to choose a more private hotel.

Kang Si was almost stunned by the money he got. Is there anything more profitable in this world? A large amount of gold coins were deposited every day, and the cost was much lower than the income. Kang Si regretted not thinking it through earlier. If he had followed Cage earlier, he should be one of the richest people in the imperial capital now, and his family would not have such a hard time. Bird was even more frightened by this large-scale entry. It was just making gold coins! Although the money invested in the early stage was a lot, now they can see the money flowing into their pockets. It is estimated that in just one year, they will be able to occupy a certain position among the rich people in the imperial capital. It's a pity that the imperial capital is not the center of the world, otherwise there will be more money.

Cage was in no mood to care about their income. As long as his shares continued to make money, it was fine. Managing such things was a waste of energy. He is now learning Dwarven language from Steel Tower. Dwarven language uses a lot of interjections to express moods and thoughts, which are basically onomatopoeias. It is not difficult to learn. Cage learned that the cultural heritage of the dwarves comes more from songs. Their words are like earthworms written in books, which basically express the changes in the pitch of the voice and the changes in the voice. There are relatively few cultural records and handdowns of the tribe. Basically, they are mastered by the elders of the tribe. It is very difficult to become an elder. In addition to being strong, you must have wisdom that convinces everyone. If the elders master the culture of the tribe, then sacrifice is completely faith, the spokesperson of God, and the spiritual leader. The patriarch is at most a handler of affairs. Although he is the strongest, he has to pay more. He is basically the largest civil servant in the tribe and at most the head of the armed forces. If the elders disagree with something, the patriarch cannot execute it. If the high priest disagrees with something, no one can change it.

In addition to learning the language of the dwarves, the barbecue restaurant that Cage ordered to build was officially opened for business. Deyo has been completely renewed and dressed like an aristocrat. This is Cage's requirement. He must formalize his clothing and let people know that this is a very high-end place. Aunt Dena also lost her job because of this. Her image is really unsightly, so she can only stay in the mansion to continue her service industry and be responsible for Cage's life.

The barbecue restaurant cannot be unpopular. It adopts two types of streamlined operation and self-service grilling. The streamlined operation means that you order the meat you need according to the menu provided, and the store will grill it for you. Self-service means grilling by yourself. Under each stone table is a simple grill designed by Cage, with a special grill and condiments on it. The store provides firewood, etc. You order the meat and grill it yourself. How much you eat depends on your needs. Of course, you can also go out hunting by yourself and let the store help you grill the work, or you can grill it yourself. The store provides a place and condiments and charges a service fee.

This shop is also a special barbecue shop, with clean windows and bright hall. People will like it the moment they see it. It is open until late. There is also a rule that you can make suggestions on barbecue. If they are adopted, you can not only get discount cards, but also get a certain amount of gold coins. You can even be a chef yourself. If it sells well, half of the profit can be shared with you.

The barbecue technique is provided by Cage. Cage thought of a very simple way to prevent the secret method from being leaked. The technique is the same, but the whole barbecue process is divided into many parts. Cutting meat, feeding, and barbecue are separate. Everyone is only responsible for one process. At the same time, the condiments are prepared and handed over to them. As long as they don't know how to prepare the condiments, it's useless to open their own shop. If you are willing to spend money to continuously configure the condiments to master this taste, it is still possible to pay more.

Such barbecue restaurants are of course very popular in the entire imperial capital. In many cases, they are in short supply, which also leads to the good business of hunters in the imperial capital. The only unlucky ones are the various monsters in the forest. Here, high-grade monster meat is also provided for barbecue, which is generally purchased from other places at a high price.

Although the lower-class people cannot afford this kind of barbecue, most of the middle class can still accept it, not to mention that the slogan of the advertisement is quite overbearing, "The favorite of the princess and prince of the empire", and it is also an honor to enjoy the same taste as the princess and the prince.

With the popularity of barbecue, the drinks in the store gradually make money. In this world, the biggest profit lies in drinks and services. The water content in drinks is quite large, otherwise how can those who open bars support themselves.

Cage went to congratulate and cut the ribbon at the opening, and basically did not go there later, leaving it all to Djokovic to manage. Now there is no one in the imperial capital who dares to offend them. Now this is the industry of the Seventh Prince.

Cage is talking to Steel Tower about the business of weapon making recently. Cage has always wanted to make weapons according to his own ideas. He likes to enjoy the process. Therefore, he has been thinking about how to build a blast furnace for iron smelting and how to build a blacksmith shop. He wants to build his own weapon workshop to make high-end appreciation weapons and decorative weapons. As long as he is a man, he will have the dream of being a knight and want to become the most powerful force. Cage is no exception. Now he is a rich man and has no shortage of money. What he wants to do is not a matter of words.

All kinds of businesses have become regular, and gold coins flow into his pocket every day. Now even Watson is numb to gold coins and feels that they are just a bunch of numbers.

Steel Tower did not expect that Cage is also very experienced in making weapons and refining steel. The most important thing in making weapons is to remove impurities in the metal or control it within a certain range. However, this world does not have the advanced detection methods of the previous life, so it can only innovate in local methods.

To obtain better steel, you must melt it at high temperatures, the higher the better. But this presents a problem. You must have materials that can withstand high temperatures. Refining iron ore is actually a reduction process, replacing the oxygen in iron. The purpose of replacement is achieved by continuously increasing the content of carbon powder. Cage roughly understands the difference between the refining of iron ore in this world and that in his world. They use bricks made of a kind of refractory red clay, which is heated to soften the iron ore. At the same time, dry trees are added for carbonization. The waste residue is continuously processed to obtain molten iron, which is then cast in a mold. Then, the wood residue is heated and continuously blown onto the formed iron block with cowhide blasting for replacement and reduction reaction. This is a very elementary stage. However, there is one advantage in this world, that is, there are many materials and various materials that can be used. Most of them are mined from open-pit mines, and the quality of the minerals is quite good.

Cage remembered that in ancient China, during the Western Han Dynasty, ductile iron technology was used to carry out iron smelting and other processes. To learn how to smelt iron, the first thing to learn is to make carbon. The technology of making carbon is almost known to everyone in Cage's previous life. The manufacturing process is relatively simple. As long as you pay attention to sealing and control, so that the wood is not completely burned, the technology is not difficult, but it is more troublesome to do. The main thing is to make the wood incompletely burn in an oxygen-deficient environment. The hydrogen atoms in it react with the oxygen in the air to become water and flow away, and the remaining carbon atoms become wood. Cut the wood into sections, pile them up, cover them with wet mud, leave a few vents, ignite the wood, and let it burn. After a period of time (more than a few days), remove the mud, and the wood inside will become charcoal. This is a local method, and the technology is not difficult. Cage spent money to build a carbonization furnace for him. It is relatively simple to make. When the first batch of charcoal was successfully produced, Cage knew that he was halfway to success.

Ironmaking can be considered a systematic project. Cage added his own ideas to the technology of the dwarf blast furnace. Blowing and heating are not difficult for him. He can increase the air volume and temperature through magic arrays. Cage made a detailed design for this blast furnace. According to the little technology he learned in his previous life and Steel Tower's understanding of ironmaking, he made modifications and designed it with multi-layered blasting and slag removal technology. The combustion part uses charcoal fire and mixed magic array heating. Through the ratio of various materials, a magic array is made and triggered by charcoal fire. Part of the charcoal can be made into powder and mixed with iron ore for combustion. A large amount of air is blown in quickly through an accelerated blower for full combustion. The temperature of the furnace is heated to a certain degree, and then the iron becomes molten iron and flows out of the furnace mouth. The lighter slag is blown directly into the slag hall and dragged through the molten iron to burn in different layers, which makes the iron purer.

The Hill Dwarves are truly a treasure. They are not only experts in ore identification, but also exploration experts. Otherwise, how could they be pursued by so many countries? It is because of the existence of exploration technology. The identification and exploration of ores are important strategic technologies for the country and must of course be firmly mastered.


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