The mineral resources have been temporarily solved. The temperature for smelting metals is sufficient to use the flame array. The technology of this array is already very mature. As long as charcoal is added to the molten iron, iron can be smelted. The craftsmen in the cultivation world are really happy.
With the materials, the production of cold weapons is much simpler. With the cooperation of the machinery factory, metallurgy factory, and textile factory (armor lining, shoe uppers, etc.), the first batch of 100 sets of complete stainless steel weapons finally came out in just five days. On this day, even Li Liang was so crazy holding the stainless steel armor that he even wrote 18 poems, although Li Liang never mentioned these 18 poems afterwards.
Generals Wang Jian, Chang Lin and Cheng Jiming tried to monopolize one set of equipment by force, but were severely criticized by Li Xian with righteous words; good things should be given to soldiers first, so as to win their respect the most.
Li Liang agreed with his "good brother"'s opinion. He pulled down three guys who were rolling on their armor one by one.
A set of weapons includes armor, helmet, sword, and boots. For the first set of weapons, Li Xian did not forge a long sword. Although practitioners like to use long swords, they are not suitable for battlefields.
After another discussion, they finally decided that the military would launch the first big competition in ten days! The big competition would use "hundreds and centurions" as a combat unit, and the first place winner would receive 100 sets of stainless steel weapons.
Needless to say, the appearance of stainless steel weapons made the soldiers salivate. Looking at the stainless steel weapons that sparkled in the sun and were exposed to the seawater for a whole day without any rust, all the soldiers were crazy. To the soldiers, a good set of weapons was much more valuable than gold and silver. With weapons, they could rob gold and silver. This was the simple and plain idea of the soldiers.
But ten days was too long, and the countdown was moving forward at a snail's pace. Many soldiers drooled at the sight of the gleaming weapons. Many even got seawater to do experiments. Soon, a thick layer of salt formed on the table where the weapons and armor were placed.
Finally, ten days later, the competition began, and the soldiers launched the challenge with an attitude of irreconcilable hatred.
In this battle of one hundred men against another, Li Xian began to consciously cultivate the combat idea of mutual trust and cooperation among the soldiers.
After that, every few days, Li Xian would throw out a hundred sets of weapons, and the teams that had already received the weapons could still participate in the battle, and they would receive monetary rewards. Under such stimulation, the army was strengthened every day.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed. Seeing that everything was on the right track, Li Xian finally started the most important and urgent thing, which was the wire.
Nowadays, whether it is engines, lamps, or even some metallurgical tools, they are all made of jade. But each piece of jade has its own texture and spiritual veins, which means that each formation carved on a piece of jade needs to be carved out stroke by stroke by experienced people, which seriously affects Li Xian's idea of "large-scale industrialization".
Technology that cannot be mass-produced can at best be considered scientific research, not industry.
Although Li Xian has many ideas now and is eager to build a complete industrial system right now, everything else will be in vain if the problem of wires is not solved.