"I naturally know this, my ancestors have been striking iron for more than ten generations, many years of craftsmanship, Brother Li, why don't I give you a piece on the spot, and then you think I may have a chance?"

"Well, then!" Li Ergou looked at Tang Ning with a look of eagerness, so he led her to the iron platform, he lit a fire for Tang Ning, Tang Ning picked up a few pieces of raw materials and put them in the pot, smelted pig iron from ore, this process is almost everyone knows, and then there is pig iron to build and shape, it is the weapon of this era, not only brittle, but also not resistant to criticism, easy to damage, this is Tang Ning tonight for Li Ergou to demonstrate the process of processing pig iron, this process should be in the late Western Han Dynasty when it appeared in Chinese history, in this dynasty, Tang Ning has not seen a company use such a process, she is also gambling, gamblingIf this craft really hasn't appeared in this era, then, she has won the bet.

In the process of heating, the solid pig iron gradually becomes liquid or semi-liquid, constantly stirring, although it seems very simple, but in this simple action there is a great truth, the process of agitation is actually the process of continuous oxidation of carbon and impurities in the pig iron, so as to obtain steel or hot iron.

Li Ergou didn't think so at first, but the more he got to the back, his expression became more and more excited, this is a craft he has never seen before, he has been engaged in the craft of striking iron with his grandparents since he was a child, so he can see at a glance that after this processing, the iron paste is much purer, this is an innovation, Li Ergou was impressed by the unsurprising young man in front of him.

"This brother, your craft?" Li Ergou's eyes had already sprung up with a strong desire, Tang Ning wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile: "Brother Li, do I think I can successfully enter the Rong family camp?"

"Absolutely, absolutely!" Li Ergou's head nodded like pounding garlic, Tang Ning threw away the wooden stick in his hand and patted the dust on his body, "Brother Li, let's go together, how about it?"

"Huh?" Li Ergou's eyes dimmed instantly, he had a few pounds and a few taels of weight, and he couldn't be clearer, and his craftsmanship was not at the same level as the young man in front of him.

Tang Ning needs a helper, in that unknown environment, she is pregnant again, she does need someone by her side, and this Li Ergou is honest and honest, Tang Ning is more at ease.

Generally, if a person has an unknown skill, he will not share it generously with others, but looking at the young man in front of him, what did he mean by what he said just now, is it intended to share it with himself?

Tang Ning didn't mind passing on this process at all, she was just worried that if the metallurgical technology was improved, it would be used by people like the ghost island owner, and in this world, would it be ruined?

Today, since she has made such a choice, she is destined to embark on a road of no return, she can only win, she can't lose, she must win!

"Actually, there is no difficulty in this process at all, it's just one more process, tomorrow, you take this piece of pig iron to the place where you registered, just say that you refined it, I think you will be successfully shortlisted!"

Tang Ning fished out the cooled pig iron from the pool, Li Ergou couldn't wait to step forward and hold this piece of pig iron in his hand, sure enough, it was lighter, I don't want them to be as heavy as before, to make a first-class weapon, if you can reduce your own weight, it is definitely a huge breakthrough, and the toughness has also increased, not as brittle as before, this is simply a treasure, Li Ergou held it in his hand, and couldn't put it down, "You, you, are you really sure to let me take this?"

"En!" Tang Ning nodded, Li Ergou couldn't help but be excited and wanted to step forward to hug Tang Ning, he was an out-and-out rough man, when the excitement was difficult to calm down, his body made the most honest response, Tang Ning jumped away quickly, Li Ergou smiled embarrassedly, his dream is finally coming true!

Things went very smoothly, the piece of pig iron brought by Li Ergou really made the eyes of those who were responsible for studying the skills of the applicants, Li Ergou took the opportunity to bring Tang Ning out, saying that it was his cousin, and his craftsmanship was in the same line, the two of them were successfully hired, and let them go to the Rong family to report three days later!

After receiving a rather generous sum of silver, Li Ergou and Tang Ning each returned to their residences and waited for three days.

And here, Rong De, a henchman who usually takes care of the entire forge affairs for Rong ruthlessly, took the piece of pig iron handed over by Li Ergou, and was secretly surprised in his heart, the weapons made of such pig iron are constantly in use, and the performance or durability is definitely many times stronger than the pig iron they use, Li Ergou is definitely a rare master, and it should be of more important use to such a master.

Three days later, a hundred craftsmen gathered outside the city, some of them are masters who have been engaged in many years, and they already have a unique job, but some of them are the eldest sons and grandsons of the family, who can stay in the Rongjiaying for a period of time, and their own skills are also greatly improved.

More than a dozen carriages, carrying these people towards the back mountain of Rongjiazhuang, and Tang Ning rode with Li Ergou in addition to Li Ergou and six other people, the age and Li Ergou were about the same age, I heard that Li Ergou got an extremely well-made piece of iron, they were very curious, and they surrounded Li Ergou to find out, Li Ergou knew where the iron came from, so naturally he didn't dare to speak more for fear of revealing something wrong, everyone was bored, so he turned his eyes to Tang Ning on the side, "This brother, look at your appearance, aren't you a local?" "Well, from out of town, a distant relative of the two dog brothers!"

"Oh, so that's the case, Li Ergou doesn't know what shit luck he took this time, could it be that the dream Taishang Laojun gave instructions?"

Everyone was envious of Li Ergou's good luck, it was said that this time he was promoted to a first-class forging master, a first-class forging master, and the treatment he enjoyed was different from them, Tang Ning smiled and said nothing, at this time everyone continued, " I don't think this kind of forging master is anything good, before, my neighbor, also had a stunt, became a first-class forging master, originally thought it was a glorious lintel thing, but, it's been three years, and I have never been home once, but every month there is a lot of money sent home, what is the use of just having money and not seeing people, no, a year ago, my wife ran away with someone, leaving behind a child and an old mother, relying on each other, it is also pitiful!"

"Yes, the first-class forging masters are said to be reused by the owner of the village, and then taken to other places!"

There was a lot of discussion among the people, for those with families, it was also a first-class forger who had no other benefits besides a little more salary, but for young people who had not yet married, they felt that this was a great challenge, after all, a first-class forger could stand out among many craftsmen and be ruthlessly reused, and the future was simply limitless.

Tang Ning pretended to sleep with his eyes, although he didn't interject in their conversation, but he put the content of their conversation in his ears word for word, could those first-class forgers who were reused be ruthlessly arranged there?

was told by everyone, Li Ergou was a little uneasy in his heart, and the wheels rolled around on the winding mountain road, carrying everyone to the back mountain.

Because there was no grass and trees around the huge mountain because of the metallurgy of the previous year, many stoves were emitting black smoke with a pungent smell, Tang Ning and the others got out of the car, looking at the workers who were busy in the open space, and after a while, a middle-aged man in decent clothes walked towards them, and his eyes swept over everyone's bodies one by one, "Who is Li Ergou?"

Li Ergou, who was called by name, was suddenly startled, and he stepped forward nervously, "I am, I am!"

"Come with me!" The middle-aged man's eyes swept back and forth on Li Ergou's body, this Li Ergou looked honest, sluggish, and would practice such a powerful pig iron, however, people can't look good, the sea water can't fight, Li Ergou heard that the person asked him to go, and quickly glanced at Tang Ning, since Tang Ning handed over the piece of pig iron to him, he had completely obeyed Tang Ning's instructions, Tang Ning nodded at him, it seems that these people are very cautious, this time to call Ergou in, it is estimated that it is to investigate his family background, Li Ergou saw Tang Ning let him in, a nervous heart became less nervous, and followed behind the middle-aged manand walked towards a separate stone house next to the cave.

As soon as Downing got out of the carriage, he found this stone house, not so much a stone house, but a bunker, high enough for the people patrolling on it to have a full view of everything that happened on the ground, this is just an outfield, from the original stone refining to processing into weapons, this should be an assembly line, in addition, the gunpowder that suddenly appeared last time, Downing thought that this should be the surface, the real core, must be hidden in the lake next to the swamp.

Sure enough, after a while, Li Ergou came out, with a joy on his face that could not be concealed, and he ran to Tang Ning's side and handed a token to Tang Ning, "Look, the token of the first-class forging master!"

Here, if anyone can hold such a token, in addition to enjoying the first-class treatment, they can also be respected by these ordinary craftsmen, because Li Ergou is already a first-class forger, so he is naturally assigned to an independent dormitory, and he naturally invited Tang Ning to live with him.

The next day after settling down, the hundreds of people who came with them were scattered and assigned to the assembly line, Li Ergou didn't have anything to do, wandering around the scene, and on the third day, at night, Li Ergou was just about to sleep, and the middle-aged man from before came in again, this time, directly blindfolded Li Ergou, it seems that they are going to act.