There were hundreds of Tatar women in Chizhou, and they were no longer slaves here in Qin Cang. During the cultivation season, they either learn how to farm or graze cattle on the hillsides. The weight of life is on their shoulders, but there is no man to help them share it.

At present, most of the cattle and sheep under Qin Cang's name are grazing by Tatar female herdsmen. A small number of Tatar women chose to learn to fish in boats, but the job was soon taken by the new Qiao clansmen. There is no doubt that they are the true connoisseurs. Therefore, Tatar women either went to the North Slope production team to join the team, or chose to marry.

Due to the completely opposite way of life of the Qiao clan and the Tatars, about a hundred Tatar women married into the Qin clansmen. In other words, almost every member of the Qin clan has two or three women in their families.

And two months later, dozens of women are pregnant with children. That's a good thing, of course, but it's causing more trouble for now. When a woman becomes pregnant, her work becomes less efficient, and the child born a few months later becomes a new burden.

In general, in the current situation in Chizhou, the Tatar woman unfortunately fell into a relatively not so good situation.

And the new plan brought by Qin Cang undoubtedly gave them new opportunities. On the one hand, it is to increase the iron production of the territory, and on the other hand, it is somewhat ill-intentioned. In order to strengthen Qin Cang's control over the Tatar women.

"Childe, this ....... The bricks of the kiln were fired, and the trial product came out. But there are too few people......"

The blacksmith leader is called Qiao Bao, and he is the blacksmith of the Qiao family. Forty-five years old this year is in the prime of life, he can play a lot of farm tools and gadgets, the only thing he can't know is weapons. After all, weapons are sensitive, and only one of the five blacksmiths can do it. And this person actually admitted that he would only hit the most common Park knife.

Generally speaking, high-quality swords in our definition will be thin and sharp, such as Tang swords, Japanese swords, etc. The only reason for the existence of a knife that is not difficult to forge and is similar to the broadsword of the Anti-Japanese War is that the requirements for forging materials and craftsmen are not high. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a blacksmith who would make a thick knife out of a large pile of iron, which would simply make his peers laugh off their big teeth.

The simple knife is the simple knife, and the simple knife is not bad. On the contrary, at this time, the Pu knife, which is not easy to damage, is much better than those delicate and famous knives. At the very least, it is durable, and it will not break as often as a Japanese knife.

There is a noun in the Japanese knife, called the horizontal hand, which is a part of the back of the tip of the knife. If a Japanese knife is a true crosshand, then the tip of the knife can be broken and then it can be changed into a shorter rib. This is the method that the Japanese came up with in order to deal with the Japanese sword.

It's rare to hear that the broadsword of the Anti-Japanese War will break.

"Do you know how to shoot guns?" Qin Cang asked the silent blacksmith, his name was Li Dong, and he was a branch of the Qiao family.

He seemed to want to say that I would, but after thinking for a moment, he shook his head.

Qin Cang could probably guess what he thought, Li Dong probably tried it before, but the quality was not good. That's why I struggle for a while and then give up.

No profession should be underestimated. The ancients once said that the more you learn, the narrower the knowledge, this is because the more you go inside, the more content you have, and the scholar has to drill into only one specialty. Hitting the knife is a technique, and hitting the head of the gun is also a technique. If you underestimate it, the result will be miserable. Not only will they be punished, but they may also be dragged out and beaten by the soldiers who are assigned to the guns.

"It's fine. You can practice slowly! There is such a big iron mine here, and it is good iron, you can practice slowly and try slowly! ”

Qin Cang comforted these people. Although he felt that it was not likely. The youngest of these craftsmen are in their thirties, and from another point of view, their learning ability has basically deteriorated, and if they want to get good things, I am afraid they need to continue to train new people.

"Blacksmith Joe, how many apprentices do you need here? I can divide dozens of people for you. Qin Cang suddenly said to Qiao Bao.

Qiao Antai once mentioned to Qin Cang that among the more than 800 children, there are dozens of children who are all thorns. These guys don't read, fight every day, and are good material for riffraff. There are dozens of people whose physique is really good and have been taken away by Qin Chuan in advance, and they are originally from the Qin family.

As we all know, those who like to be thorns can't be soldiers. Therefore, Qin Chuan wants to sharpen their temperament, those who can fight will stay, and those who can't fight may only be a sheep herder in Chizhou City.

And the remaining thorn Qin Cang, who didn't like to study, had a whim and prepared to put it on the blacksmith's side.

Blacksmithing is, after all, a very lucrative profession with a good social status. I believe that their parents will not let go of this opportunity.

"Dozens...... We can bring three or four for each person, and that's enough! Qiao Bao smiled happily.

Since traditional Chinese culture is deeply rooted, the restraint of three or four apprentices is probably also something that this group of thorns must consider.

"Well, you can just ask Qiao Xiucai for someone when you go back."

"Huh? Qiao Xiucai....... I'm afraid it's not ........"

"It's fine. I've already said hello. He won't say no. Those are all prickly heads, you have to train more. ”

.......

Soon, something about the iron ore was announced.

A lot of people are paying attention, especially those women who are staying at home. Some people can keep up with the high-intensity work of the production team, while others can only raise cattle and sheep at home if they can't keep up. There were no pigs, chickens and ducks in Qin Cang's territory, so these women could only wait for later.

The children were also organized by their families.

There were more than 800 children in the academy, and Qiao Antai alone and two of his apprentices couldn't cope with it. So basically, each child can only receive about three hours of education per day. The rest of the time, they'll just stare dryly.

So now this plan to pick up iron ore has attracted everyone's attention almost as soon as it appeared. Even the production team came over, and the two captains discussed with the blacksmiths about giving priority to the hoes that the production team would use to cultivate the land.

Pickaxes, hoes, and knives were enough for the blacksmiths, who had only built half of the blast furnace, to be busy. Not to mention the miscellaneous items that residents need to live.

In a sense, the Pak knife is more practical than the three hundred sabers that exist in the territory.

Several days of busyness made Qin Cang so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground. He came out of the brick-burning cave and went to the blacksmiths' blast furnace. A few days later, the blast furnace was finally ready. The blacksmith was trying to smelt the small pieces of iron ore.

Qin Cang then went to the production team. Taking advantage of the end of the planting season, the production team decided to work harder and reclaim some more land.