The audience hadn't realized the revolutionary change that the zipper would bring to the clothing industry. They just regarded it as a novel invention and lacked interest. It wasn't until the zipper's benefits were fully revealed that they realized how wise the Mo family's invention of the zipper was.
Meton saw the lack of interest in the audience and naturally understood what they were thinking. He couldn't help but smile and continue, "In addition to the dual-use ink techniques, there are also some failed military ink techniques. Although these failed ink techniques have no practical use, they can shine in civilian use."
"Failed military ink techniques!" The audience was stunned. They didn't expect the failed ink techniques to have such a wonderful use.
Meton said proudly, "As we all know, steel is the backbone of the military. No matter weapons or armor, they can't do without steel. However, all steel has a fatal flaw."
"Rust!"
Gongshu Hong thought to himself. As one of the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Gongshu Family, which was as famous as the School of Mo, had also studied steel deeply. Naturally, they knew that the most fatal weakness of steel was rust. Even a divine weapon would rust after a long time and become a pile of ordinary iron.
"Yes, it's rust. Steel is rusting almost all the time. If it can be stopped or delayed, the Tang dynasty can save at least one iron mine every year," Merton said.
"Stop steel from rusting! Could it be that the Mohists have found a way to solve the problem of steel rust? "Gongshu Hong's heart skipped a beat, and he was slightly excited.
Many craftsmen were also short of breath. Steel was not only the backbone of the military, but also the food of the industrial industry. No craftsmen could do without iron. Moreover, iron rust was extremely troublesome and had many hidden dangers. If they could find a way to solve steel rust, it would be a great blessing for the industry.
"There are many common ways to prevent rust. For example, the military usually uses oilcloth to maintain weapons, while civilians use paint. Although this can prevent rust, it requires a lot of labor and materials. Often, the loss outweighs the gain. More often than not, the method is to allow the steel to rust and corrode. If there's any rust, just polish it off. It's a waste of iron," Morton said with a hint of heartache.
Among the people of the Xiangfu family, Li Yun nodded slightly. In order to be in charge of the Wei River Bridge, he had to use paint to protect the exposed steel. The cost was astonishing, and he had to maintain it every year.
"The Mo Family Village was once invited by the Ministry of War to develop steel materials for the Ministry of War to make sharper weapons and harder armors. During this process, the Mo Family Village experienced countless failures. After many failures, the steel materials that did not meet the standards were abandoned and piled up in the warehouse like worn-out shoes.
However, there was one time when Mo Jiazi's younger brother was cleaning up these failed steel products. Among the rusty steel products, he found a piece of steel that was still shining after nearly a year. This is stainless steel! "Meton said proudly.
"Stainless steel?" Everyone was in an uproar. Stainless steel, as the name implied, was steel that would not rust. No one had expected that the Mo Family would unintentionally solve the problem that had plagued the industrial world for thousands of years.
"Stainless steel won't rust in air or water. It's not even afraid of acid, alkali, or salt. Although the toughness and hardness of stainless steel can't reach military standards, stainless steel is more than enough for civilian use." Meton smiled.
"The Mo Family Village is too lucky!" Gong Shu Lun was mad with jealousy. Such a treasure was actually picked up by Mo Jiazi from the garbage. He could calculate the value of stainless steel even with his toes.
"The most commonly used ironware among civilians are knives, spoons, and pots. These kitchen utensils and knives often need to be soaked in water. The most troublesome thing is rust. However, once stainless steel is used to make tableware, not only can it solve the rust problem, it's also hygienic and beautiful." After Meton finished speaking, he waved his hand. A youth struggled to push a large box in front of Meton.
"Who is this youth?" Everyone couldn't help but be surprised. Those who could come to the Mo Family Village and stand on the stage were mostly important members of the Mo Family. They had never seen this youth before.
"Could he be Mo Jiazi's new disciple?" Gong Shu Hong frowned. The Mo Family was like the sun in the sky. Although the next generation of the Mo Family, Wu Meiniang, was a woman, she was able to suppress the young talents of Chang 'an. Fortunately, the next generation of the Gongshu Family, Gong Shu Hao, was not much weaker. Now that Mo Jiazi had taken in another outstanding male disciple, the pressure on the Gongshu Family would immediately multiply.
On the side, Gong Shu Hao shook his head and said, "I know this person. He is not Mo Jiazi's younger brother. He is the disciple of the Legalism School, Di Renjie, who was called by Mo Jiazi."
"The disciple of the Legalism School, Di Renjie!"
Gong Shu Hong breathed a sigh of relief, but his face didn't have the slightest trace of seriousness. It was conceivable that this person could be so valued by the Mo Family.
On the stand, Di Renjie enjoyed the attention of the audience. His legs couldn't help but tremble. He knew that Wu Meiniang wouldn't be so kind as to let him go. Although she gave him the ticket, she gave him the task of standing on the stage. At this moment, Di Renjie couldn't stand this kind of attention, so he had to brace himself to stand on the stage.
"Pot, bowl, ladle, basin, spoon, knife!" As the stainless steel tableware was taken out one by one, the audience's eyes gradually became serious. Although these were all small things, these stainless steel tableware were necessities for every family. There were millions of families in the Tang Dynasty. This would be a huge number.
"These stainless steel tableware won't rust when wet, won't be damaged when dropped to the ground, and is clean, neat, and beautiful." Meton waved his hand, and one by one, Mo Jiazi brothers held stacks of stainless steel tableware and distributed them to the audience.
The audience looked at the stainless steel tableware in their hands and couldn't help but be attracted by it. In the eyes of craftsmen, this was simply the most perfect tableware. It not only had the beauty of porcelain tableware, but also solved the weakness of porcelain tableware that was fragile.
The merchants present were even more excited. Once such perfect stainless steel tableware was introduced, it was certain to become the best-selling product in the Great Tang. There was an enormous profit to be made, and they immediately felt that this trip had not been made in vain.
However, the audience's shock didn't end. Meton pointed around Mo Jiazhan and said proudly, "I don't know if you noticed when you came, but the handrails and railings of the entire Mo Jiazhan are all made of metal. These are all made of stainless steel."
"Ah!"
The audience suddenly realized that Mo Jiazhan had secretly used stainless steel. They had seen it but didn't realize it.
"However, this is just the beginning. Once stainless steel is introduced, at least 80% of the ironware used by the people in the Tang Dynasty will be stainless steel unless it is used for special purposes. The era of pig iron has passed. The future steel market will be the era of stainless steel. "Meton raised his arm and said.
"The era of stainless steel!"
The audience couldn't help but sigh. They knew in their hearts that what Meton said was true. No one thought that a failed military Mo Jiazhan would have such great value.
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