Ancient China: Under Iron Control

Thousands of years before it was invented in the West, the blast furnace revolutionized the Chinese iron industry - and with it, the Chinese government and economy. In this video, @HowMineralsMadeCivilization trackes the evolution of China's iron industry from wealthy capitalists in the Qin military-industrial complex to a Han state-owned monopoly controlling the entire iron supply. Cast iron, malleable cast iron, and more - and all in the first millennium BC!
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