Which outcome resulted when the Baiduanshan furnaces were converted to smelting?

💡 Explanation

The Baiduanshan furnaces were adapted to gunpowder innovations, inducing high temperatures enabling rapid iron smelting; this enabled mass production of cheaper crossbow triggers because complete cast triggers performed efficiently, therefore weaponry production rapidly increased, rather than ship or engine enhancement.

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