Chapter 57:

The blacksmith workshop is located at the intersection of Xichuan and Neixiang.

There is a Bauhinia Pass in Xichuan, which is the exit of the ancient road of Shangyu, and Wuguan is in the passage.

In another hundred years, because of the White Lotus Uprising, Xichuan will be upgraded from a county to a hall - the hall is mostly set up in the main road, at the same level as the government, representing the importance of the imperial court......

At this time, it is just a poor county, and even the livelihood of the people in the county is much more difficult than that of the inner countryside.

In this era, the inner countryside has not yet exchanged land with Xichuan and Xixia, and the border is staggered.

Many of the marginal mountainous areas are essentially areas of no choice.

For example, this place chosen by Zhang Siyuan......

The blacksmith's workshop is located in a mountain col not far from the stirrup shop, called Laohugou, surrounded by a hundred and ten mountains.

Inside the workshop, master blacksmiths are refining iron ore.

Seeing the two of them coming in, the faces were all black and gray, and they hurriedly put down the work in their hands and bent down to say hello:

"I've seen the big master, I've seen this little master!"

Although blacksmithing is very hard, it is also a craft, as long as you are diligent, it is enough to support your family.

Because of the food, the craftsmen have a very high status in the surrounding villages and villages.

No matter what the era, status is always linked to those two things......

The blacksmiths with a small status, when they saw Zhang Siyuan, who gave them work, showed a flattering smile.

The dignity of the poor is worthless in the face of their livelihood!

They have long passed the age of stunned youth, what are the stupid words of thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi...... Thirty Years After the Poor......

The old bachelor in the village said the same thing back then......

(In later generations, when the older generation was liberated from the fields and began to go out to work, because of their hardships and hard work, they instantly saved money that scared people to death.) And wait until the eggs grow up...... Because he was born in Fuzhong, he became a moonlight clan one after another, and even began to consume in advance... I have to say that the change in the environment is really big... ）

Zhang Siyuan waved his hand to let everyone get up, and he said:

"The only rule here is to be obedient, as long as you follow the rules and work for a year, I will give you double the salary."

"Thank you, sir!" The blacksmiths cheered.

Double the wages!

It's a good thing that you can't find with a lantern!

"Dare to ask the master, what are you trying to build for us to come?"

After the cheers, someone asked.

Everyone is a real person who works, and they don't know what to do here, which really makes them anxious.

If they don't have any work, they don't want to believe that the owner will pay them!

Zhang Siyuan asked Zhu Cijiong in a low voice: "Childe, why don't we build a big knife first?" ”

Since ancient times, the common people rebelled, and their favorite thing was the big knife.

This thing, even if it is handed over to an honest farmer, knows how to use it.

It is much easier to slash people with a knife than to stab someone with a spear.

Zhu Cijiong shook his head and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket: "I have an artifact here, you can come and see if you can make it." ”

A bold blacksmith took a look at it, and immediately frowned:

"This ...... But the halberd? Mitsubishi halberd head? ”

As soon as they heard that it was a weapon, the faces of the blacksmith masters changed, and they all leaned over:

"Not like, not like!" Someone took a closer look and saw something different:

"You see, this socket here is thicker, and the socket is much deeper, obviously used to connect the handle, and this blood groove is ......."

"This is a weapon that is even more vicious than the Euphorbia!"

Everyone's faces changed, and there was already fear in their eyes when they looked at Zhang Siyuan.

"Sir, this ...... This ......"

As masters, they can see the disadvantages at a glance.

The drawings in your hand are practical weapons!

Zhang Siyuan gathered so many of them to create such a powerful weapon......

What is this for?

……

"You don't have to worry about that."

Zhang Siyuan coughed lightly: "Double the salary, as long as you work for a year, I will give it immediately."

As for your safety, Zhang said an arrogant word, even if I set fire to the mountain here, no one will come to ask for a word. ”

"I, the Zhang family, can guarantee your safety!"

The surrounding hundred and ten mountains have all been bought by Zhang Siyuan - the silver money spent is only a few dozen taels of silver.

The barren mountain that the Zhang family bought, unless it was ordered from above, otherwise who would dare to offend the magistrates below?

It's really a meek and kind person!

What's more, this piece of land was personally purchased by Li Dianshi of Nanyang Mansion for him......

Fucheng Dianshi personally came forward to help the Zhang family buy the mountainous area, which county around it doesn't know?

Everyone was still a little nervous, and some even knelt on the ground with a puff:

"Master, my mother is sick, I want to go back to see her, please let me go back first......"

"Master, I don't have good eyes, I can't fight iron......"

A group of craftsmen retreated.

Some people even said more bluntly, and promised one after another that after they went back, they would not reveal Zhang Siyuan's secret.

How miserable Kuidong's side is, they don't know.

The distance between the two places is only a few hundred miles away...... The news of Kui Dong has already been spread.

Rebel...... The whole county is going to be deserted!

They don't know how miserable Sichuan is......

The merchant travelers who came from the ancient tea horse road said that in broad daylight, you can see herds of tigers looking for food in the city, how deep the wild grass in the city is, and even the courtyard gate of many high-gate mansions has grown trees with thick bowls......

(County chronicles, autobiographies of officials, and celebrity writings all record the tragic situation in Sichuan.) ）

Rebellion isn't fun!

People's knives really won't be soft......

The Zhang family gathered so many blacksmiths, what they wanted to do, everyone had already guessed it.

The more the blacksmiths thought about it, the more frightened they became, and some people were already in a trembling war.

……

Zhang Siyuan's brows furrowed slightly, these craftsmen are so uncooperative?

How did he know that if it were ordinary people, they would naturally not ask anything - even if they understood it in their hearts, they would pretend to be confused and continue to work!

I can't live anymore, who can give a bite to eat, that's the master!

However, the craftsmen are different, with the craftsmanship, the family can always survive, and naturally there is no reason to pin the head to the waistband of the trousers.

Originally, when they arrived here, they thought they were going to build farm tools, after all, there are so many places in the Zhang family, and the annual loss of farm tools is an astronomical amount.

If they had known that they were going to fight with weapons, they wouldn't have come......

"Uncle, is there any silver here?" Zhu Cijiong asked in a low voice.

"Naturally, there is." Zhang Siyuan nodded.

Zhu Cijiong continued: "How much does my uncle pay them? ”

"The blacksmith master is six taels of silver a year, and the apprentice depends on the quality of the craft, between two taels of silver and four taels."

Zhang Siyuan replied carefully.

After listening to Zhu Cijiong's inquiry, he had a little luck, maybe the three princes could find a way to appease them!