The next few days were good, the wind was beautiful, and the temperature was getting higher day by day.

With the help of the old and young in the village, Chen Xu's new house is also slowly taking shape.

During the day, women and children helped to clear the ground of the grass and thorns, and the men went to the river beach to pick up some stones of similar size and came back and began to lay the foundation.

The pine wood that has been peeled off is also molded with an axe and saw, and the cross-joints are all tenoned, and the bundled green vines are all ready.

Although he has never repaired a house, this simple grass shed does not need to spend too much brains at all, as long as the frame is firmly laid, it is okay to ensure that it does not fall, as for ensuring warmth and comfort, the current technology and craftsmanship are not up to it, red bricks and green tiles are not even Xianyang now, and that kind of residence is not what he urgently needs now.

He had to fix the house before the summer rainy season arrived, so that the family would not have a place to sleep.

While Chen Xu was speeding up to repair the house, there was also a blacksmith in Qinghe Town, twenty miles away, who was speeding up to build a thing.

The blacksmith shop was red, and the short middle-aged blacksmith was on the wheel of a small hammer, and the two apprentices were constantly beating a reddish bronze product with a sledgehammer, and it already had a very clear shape, that is, a bronze handsaw nearly one meter long.

Since seeing the effect of the bronze saw after Chen Xu made a small change a few days ago, the blacksmith seems to have discovered a new continent, so he has been thinking about creating a new copper saw for the past few days, and now after a few days of research, this hand saw has almost succeeded.

In the midst of the tinkling bell, red sparks flew around like fireworks.

This handsaw is nearly thirty centimeters longer than the previous handsaw, and the back is thinner, the serration of the blade is also more fine, and the bronze used is also the most toughest and strongest variety, which was used to create the sharpest blade, but for this handsaw, the blacksmith also spent money to use his best copper ingot, and this copper ingot came from Nanyang County, a hundred miles away, and it cost a lot of money to buy it back.

"Snort~"

As the sound of the hammer stopped, the dark red copper saw was quenched in cold salt water, and a thick mist rose into the air, and when the copper saw was fished out of the water, it was already a complete bronze hand saw, except for the jagged sawtooth that was still very dull.

The blacksmith took the handsaw and squinted at the two rows of saws that were slightly staggered on both sides, and touched each of them with his hand before he ordered, "Bring me my sharpening knife!" ”

Sharpening knife, a triangular cast iron tool, because it is directly poured into a long strip of prismatic gravel groove cooled, the surface is as rough as the gravel, although the cast iron is fragile, but it is better than the hardness, much harder than the bronze alloy, using this cast iron sharpening knife to give the blade is the best choice, especially the saw, a tool with many teeth and dense, the general gravel can not be polished at all.

Half an hour passed, and under the polishing of the middle-aged blacksmith's own hands, each tooth of the bronze longsaw became extremely sharp, and then the hardwood handle that had already been made was installed, and a complete handsaw was successfully completed by wrapping it with thin hemp rope.

"Bring a thicker piece of wood!" The middle-aged blacksmith nodded in satisfaction.

After a while, two young apprentices brought over a thick log with a diameter of two feet and placed it on a wooden shelf, and the blacksmith stood in front of the wood with a copper saw, put down the saw, took a deep breath, and then pulled the saw.

"Flutter Flutter~"

With the back and forth of the hand saw, the fine wood chips fell down like snowflakes, and soon the wood was sawed down a few inches deep into a neat gap, and after a few minutes, with a click, the thick wood was sawn into two pieces and rolled down.

"Haha~ha~" The middle-aged blacksmith laughed excitedly and went out with a saw.

The reason why he is so excited comes from Daqin's reward for craftsman innovation.

The Great Qin was founded on agriculture, rewarding not only farming, but also inventions and creations that were of great help to farming and production.

Once this saw is officially recognized as having great use and innovation value, it will not only be recorded in the list of craftsmen and reported to the county guard, but it is more likely to spread throughout the country and eventually become a national standard.

Today's Qin Dynasty everything is standard, for their blacksmiths, there are no special requirements, even a firewood knife can not be built indiscriminately, must be made in strict accordance with the official size, and each one must be made with the name of the worker, that is, on the created items engraved with their own name or even the place of origin, for example, the knife items he processes must be marked with the inscription "Qinghe Town Gushan", Qinghe Town is the place name, Gushan is his herringbone, once the quality of the knife is not good and is complained to the government, then in the end the government will find him trouble, Compensation is the case, the craftsman is disqualified, and if the consequences are very serious, he may be deprived of his household registration and used as an official slave.

And if once the invention of a new useful tool is officially recognized, then not only will the ancestors be honored, but the more direct benefit is that they can be exempted from a lot of taxes and forced labor, and their social status will also be improved a lot, and they will become well-known craftsmen in the county or even the county government, and the items created in the future can be engraved on the ancient mountain of Pheasant County or even the ancient mountain of Nanyang.

Shinong industry and commerce, among the four classes in ancient times, the status of craftsmen is second only to farmers, and the status is much higher than that of merchants who are not engaged in production, at least in Qinghe Town, Lu Biao, who sells salt, sees him, and has to respectfully shout a master craftsman, this is the identity and status.

The blacksmith quickly walked into a relatively spacious wooden house in the center of Qinghe Town, but it didn't take long for him to come out, and his face became very ugly.

"Master, why are you so sullen?" Seeing the blacksmith come back with a black face, an apprentice couldn't help but ask.

The middle-aged blacksmith sighed and sat on the stake and said, "Don't mention it, I took the copper saw to Lidian to see, and he actually said that I was arbitrarily modifying the style of the utensils, and that the saw I built did not meet the rules of craftsmanship!" ”

"How so?" The three apprentices were puzzled, and one of them said, "This improved saw is so sharp, and the sawwood is several times faster than the ordinary saw, it should be rewarded, right?" ”

The blacksmith touched his chin and hesitated for a moment and said: "Lidian is old and pedantic, it seems that I have to go directly to the county seat of Pheasant County, I heard that the new county order is from the capital Xianyang, and the knowledge and insight are not the same as the mountain village and wild man here, so it was decided, you two hurry up and prepare your horses, bring your self-defense weapons and go with me!" ”

"Yes, master!" The two apprentices who were called hurriedly agreed together.

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