Bessmer furnace

17th June 1574

"Make sure the plating is welded perfectly! We can't have even the smallest openings!"

With the drastically increased output of the iron mines after the introduction of not only more efficient shift system but also all sorts of steam-powered utensils from the automated mine carts all the way to the stationary augers moved on the same kind of tracks as the carts, the need to increase the smelting capability of my mining town appeared.

During my absence, seven new blast furnaces were built, but considering the fact that sooner or later, cast iron would become too fragile for my needs, I decided to once again throw myself into the euphory of innovation.

At first, the new blast furnaces that were luckily placed all near each other were put out of the work. Even though this would cause the stall in the process of turning cheap ore into usable iron, if I wanted to make this entire process more efficient, now was the perfect time to do so.