Chapter 374 Bronze Spear
Xu Chen went into the shed and ordered several kiln smelters to dig out the remaining bronze ware from the mud, smash the mud flask and cool it down with water and then collect it together.
There are seventeen types in total, big or small.
Among them are five big axes and three small axes. The rest are hatches of different sizes, machetes, bone-removing knives and daggers. Among them, a copper spear and several coins were poured.
There are a total of 60 kilograms of alloy, and the size of the instrument is different. The size of the large one is about 5 kilograms, and the size of the small one is only 2 kilograms per kilogram. As for the few coins made of the remaining copper juice, which are connected together with burrs, less than one or two.
Xu Chen quickly installed a hatchet and polished it. He carefully observed the sharpness and strength of this alloy by cutting trees, wood, and even cutting metals such as copper, lead, and tin.
Relatively speaking, this time the smelting was very successful, and the blade was still sharp and strong, but after cutting a lot of things in a mess, the blade began to be a little blunt.
The edge of the blade indicates that the metal is soft.
This means that the ratio of the three metals is still not correct.
According to his understanding, in fact, the best bronze knives, whether sharp or tough, are not worse than ordinary steel swords, because they are small in quantity and high in cost, and copper is a material for minting coins, so they quickly withdrew from the ranks of making weapons between the Qin and Han Dynasties.
Therefore, Xu Chen decided to take advantage of the good temperature of the furnace and prepare to refine the second furnace of bronze.
This time, 50 kilograms of copper and 15 kilograms of tin, and only 2 kilograms of lead are placed. In this way, the proportion of copper and tin in the alloy accounts for about 74% and 22% respectively, and the proportion of tin increases by nine percentage points compared to the previous one.
For alloy adjustment, this proportion change is already very large, which may lead to a large change in properties.
But Xu Chen needs to obtain different data through two very contrasting properties to provide a reference for the next step of adjusting the proportion of elements more accurately.
All three kinds of metals were weighed and placed in the crucible. After sealing the furnace, Xu Chen ordered two kiln workers and two smelters to take care of the furnace. The remaining three smelters began to learn how to install wooden handles on the metal knives and axes and polish them.
The method of making metal tools and stone tools is completely different from that of daily maintenance.
Just installing wooden handles requires relatively sophisticated woodworking skills. For several men who know nothing about woodworking, the job is still relatively difficult.
For ordinary stone swords and axes, just choose a suitable wooden stick and tie it tightly with ropes or bark and vines. It doesn’t matter if it’s beautiful.
But for bronze knives, it is completely sorry for Xu Chen's hard work and face when they are too rough.
These tools will be treasures of the tribe in the future and can be passed down for several generations. They must be made as exquisite as possible and practical as possible.
As Xu Chen and others assembled the wooden handle and polished it sharply, the kiln factory kept cheering.
Whether it was an axe, a hatchet, a dagger or a bone-clearing knife, these sharp and strong weapons made all men excited and snatch each other and try to use it as a quick opportunity. So soon, groups of people could be seen around the kiln factory surrounded by a guy holding a golden sword and axe wandering and cutting trees. The sound of gnawing and gnawing came one after another, and the noise of gnawing was heard throughout the valley.
Among these tools, the most popular are a few big axes. For these powerful and savage primitive people, this kind of powerful and heavy guy is the best to use. The tree cutting speed is super fast. In the past, the big tree that took half a day to cut off can be finished. Now it only takes time to urinate. This relaxed labor efficiency makes everyone ecstatic.
In addition to opening an axe, hunters like daggers.
The dagger is only one foot long. After installing a wooden handle, it is finely wrapped with a layer of thin wire rope to prevent slippage. The gold shaking is particularly touching when holding it in your hand. Not to mention the size, length and length, it is easy to carry. The sharp double-edged tip is very convenient and easy to cut or stab. Compared with these bronze daggers, the wolf bone daggers that show off each other on weekdays are completely garbage in the garbage. It feels uncomfortable to take a look at it.
Although the first batch of bronze weapons did not reach the best, and Xu Chen was still experimenting with and improving them, for the entire Ba people, the launch of these golden weapons was like an invincible artifact, which made them feel excited and wanted to go up and cut them into pieces.
So, in the next few days, hunters wielding golden axes and hatchets could be seen everywhere in the entire Ba Valley, cutting down trees wildly. The trees near the courtyard and the large and small trees on the river beach were all tragic and cut down.
Xu Chen checked the status of these knives every day and taught everyone to learn polishing and maintenance on weekdays, which also made the Ba people quickly familiar with these magical and sharp weapons.
After a few busy days, after Xu Chen guided several smelting craftsmen to learn how to make the second batch of clay molds, Long and a few people rode to the Ba people again.
Their purpose this time was only one, which was that Xu Chen promised to give them a few more bronze swords and axes last time.
However, they didn't have the nerve to have sex for free, but brought a lot of rare animal skins and some gold and gems.
Xu Chen did not break his promise, and selected a few of the swords and axes that a group of hunters had used for several days to give to the collapsed door, and also gave Long a spear with a bronze spear head with a thickness of his arm.
Looking at the golden and sharp spear with the sharp golden spear with the spear tip, Long was overjoyed and held it in his hand and gently stroked the spear tip, trembling all over excitedly.
"I know you like to use spears and made this spear for you. The spear head is different from a stone spear, and it will be sharper and more durable. I hope you can carefully protect and use it, kill more beasts with it, and maintain the safety of the tribe."
"Yes, don't worry, His Majesty the Witch King, I will definitely protect it!"
Long burst into tears of gratitude and wished he could hug Xu Chen and kiss him a few times.
He was very grateful and respectful to Xu Chen, and he always wanted to help Xu Chen very much, but in fact, from beginning to end, he almost didn't help Xu Chen. Except for the first time he conquered the Gonghuo tribe, he did not go out at all to conquer the Yu Gong tribe.
On weekdays, he would hunt in the Ukrainian tribe to help train some hunters, but Xu Chen always valued him well and would still remember to give him some of the benefits every time.
A few days ago, a bronze axe was taken back. After demonstrating the woodcutting effect, the entire Wu tribe was completely infuriated. Almost all men drooled at the golden axe that looked like a magical artifact.
If you have a good relationship, I will naturally give it a try.
If the relationship is average, you can take it and take a look.
If you have a bad relationship, you will naturally not show it to me. You will be scolded and driven away before you get close.
This golden axe has now become a magic weapon for the Ukrainian tribe. The little witch also held a grand blessing ceremony to attach the light of a god to the axe. I hope that this axe can bring good luck to the Ukrainian tribe.
But no matter how good the axe is, it is only one. It is in the hands of the dragon. What should I do if more than ten families of the tribe are all big and small?
Not only is a group of big-sleeved and round-waisted hunters thinking about borrowing them all day long, but more than ten family leaders are also competing for the right to use each other. If you use more, I will use less. At present, the entire Wu tribe is building a large-scale construction. Not only are they used for building houses, but cutting trees and burning kilns is also a powerful tool. An axe can be used as a dozen stone axes, and everyone wants to take advantage of it.
Therefore, this axe is not only a popular commodity, but also like a contradiction-making machine. Almost all the men, women, young and tribal leaders of the Ukrainian tribe were tortured by this axe all day long, and the conflicts never stopped.
Fortunately, Xu Chen also agreed to send a few swords and axes from the Wu tribe, which also made a group of family leaders and hunters of all sizes full of yearning, and kept urging Long to come to the Ba tribe to ask for it again.
However, such a valuable artifact, coupled with Long's gratitude and respect for Xu Chen, naturally could not bear the face and came empty-handed. Therefore, in recent days, he has been urging the hunters of the tribe to look for the whereabouts of beasts with thick fur, hunt and peel them, and try to gather some expensive furs to ask for them.
In this way, some barren mountains and ridges that have never been set foot in a hundred miles near the Wu tribe were visited by groups of excited Wu tribe hunters. Some of the wolf, bears, tigers and leopards in their lives suffered major blows. In just five or six days, they were fucked more than ten, and many hunters were even injured.
But even so, the Wu tribe had no complaints.
Because the more hunting, the more sharp swords and axes you get from the Ba tribe in the future, the more opportunities you have to use them. No one wants to miss this opportunity.
Those men who were weak or disabled were not idle. Under the arrangement of the patriarch and the leader, they searched for gold and gems everywhere.
Until he felt that the gifts were almost done, Long came with these gifts under the urging of the patriarch and a large number of hunters.
Xu Chen didn't care about these gifts. He just simply looked through a few words of thanks and asked him to send them to Moba, and Ye made records before entering the warehouse.
For the Ba people, there are several warehouses now filled with animal skins. Although these thick beast fur are indeed precious, they can only be regarded as icing on the cake, far less useful than these sharp bronze swords and axes for these primitive tribes.
After sending away the excited and grateful Long and a group of Wu hunters, Xu Chen began to concentrate on smelting and casting the second furnace of bronze.
This time, the number of castings was larger, reaching twenty-five.
However, the color of bronze has also undergone some slight changes this time, and the color has become lighter, from golden yellow to golden blue, which is very different from gold.
Seeing that there were another batch of new knives and axes tools, the entire Ba tribe cheered again.
Xu Chen did not take the installation of the wooden handle of the knife and axe in person. He just gave some installation instructions and asked several helpers to slowly explore and learn. It doesn’t matter whether it looks good or not. It just needs to be sturdy and durable.
Chapter completed!