"100 steels?" There was a hint of mockery on the old smelter's face, "Do you think it's Wei Jin now?" All of them are tempered in this way, and a hundred times more of this number is not enough! ”

Yue Qianqiu couldn't help but be stunned, and then finally felt a little weak. The only thing he knew about the iron-striking in these years was the term "100 steel", and he just walked around, that is, he pricked up his ears to listen, wanting to see whose skills were better.

"Moreover, your small breath is not small, the fine iron is forged and the other is light, and after a hundred forging, it is called a hundred steel, this is from the book, right? Hundred refining is just an exaggeration, if it is really a hundred refinement, then the steel will not be usable. In the past Wei and Jin dynasties, these so-called hundred steel-making were used in those famous swords, and a small piece would take several months. You are not a military general on the battlefield, what is the use of asking for such a divine weapon to be shelved and used to show off! ”

Hearing this, Yue Qianqiu was not happy: "I didn't fight on the battlefield, but when I was seven years old and didn't know martial arts, I took down Beiyan's spy, uncovered the case of the Feng family's forced Liang to be a slave, and pointed at the traitor who killed the weight of the traitor's nose and scolded my mother." Now that I have slashed traitors and assassins in Beiyan with my martial arts, I have successfully completed the mission of the imperial court, so that many people can die less on the border, how am I worse than those generals who fought wars? ”

Facts have proved that arguing with Yue Jiugongzi is self-inflicted. At this moment, the old smelter was choked by Yue Qianqiu's righteous tone. Especially when this is three words short, he is even more frowning because of his habitual self-humility.

Even though he has a strong blacksmithing skill, he has never boasted so much in front of others. Why doesn't this kid have any modesty at all?

Therefore, after a long while, he laughed angrily and said: "How much strength does it cost to have a thirty-pound weapon, and how long can you chop people with it?" Besides, according to what you say, spending thirty catties of good steel to give you a Mo knife is more valuable than relying on this Mo knife to slash and kill the enemy on the battlefield? ”

"That's what you said, I didn't say that!" Yue Qianqiu shrugged his shoulders, and then said with a smile, "Weapons for the imperial court generals, those are all standard, people will not send money to Li Guojian, and it is impossible for Li Guojian to blatantly tailor it for the sake of tying up others, but I pay for it myself, and others know that at most they will scold me for showing off my money, what else can I do?" I can't take it, of course I know it in my heart, and I won't be strong! ”

He paused slightly, and then stretched out a slap: "For these thirty catties of the best raw materials, I will give five hundred taels of gold." And I didn't say that I wanted to be a unique weapon in the world, I just wanted raw materials, and Jinling had skilled craftsmen to continue forging. Five hundred taels of gold, which is almost equivalent to five thousand taels of silver, can you take it? ”

Originally, it was not necessary to be a national eunuch, but at this moment, Yue Qianqiu was carrying it with this old smelter.

Even if what Yue Qianqiu said was completely layman's words, the old smelter finally put away all the contempt and contempt just now. This Li Guojian is an official camp, however, from the smelter to the family, life is far from satisfactory, so there are so many people who take on outside work in private, and the government also turns a blind eye.

In contrast, there are very few people like Yue Qianqiu who offer a lot of money.

A piece of 30 catties of so-called 100 steel, although it does take a few good craftsmen to work for a long time, but it is definitely not possible to exchange so much money! If it is simply to show off wealth, or to boast of family background, it is absolutely impossible to get this price. What's more, the young man in front of him, as claimed, did not rise entirely by his family background.

He settled down and said in a deep voice: "The hundred steels you mentioned before, from the Wei and Jin dynasties to the previous Wei Dynasty, only when building divine weapons dedicated to the king, will this time-consuming and labor-intensive method be used but often fails. And now, in a place as big as Li Guojian, if the craftsman still uses 100 steels, then it will long be impossible to meet the monthly quota that must be handed over. If you really want to make a Mo knife, the steel filling method can also make good steel. ”

Steel-filled ...... He seems to have heard of it, but he is really not familiar with it, he has only heard of 100 steels. He's really sorry for his compatriots who specialize in technology......

Yue Qianqiu complained in his heart, but he could hear the loosening of the old smelter's tone, and he immediately said with a smile: "On smelters, seniors are experts, of course I can trust what you say." It's just that you also know that the Mo knife is in the battle formation to be indestructible, so how about this steel mouth, you can't fool me. Then again, how did the seniors recognize me just now? ”

"If I fool you, the monk can't run the temple, right?" The old smelter snorted angrily, then turned around and left, and when he realized that Yue Qianqiu was following, he said lightly without looking back, "As for how to recognize you, it's very simple, I'm the smelting supervisor, there are so many people up and down this smelting field, it's not that they don't know me!" ”

Yue Qianqiu, who was still talking to the old smelter just now, couldn't help but get stuck at this time. He didn't expect that he would find an apprentice's clothes and go around to investigate until the end, and he would run headlong into the head of this smelting field! However, what kind of person is he, as soon as his eyes rolled, he said with a smile: "It turns out that my predecessor is so powerful, I have a good eye, and I can see you at a glance." ”

The old smelter's face was stunned, but he still refused to admit defeat: "That's your blind cat touching a dead mouse." ”

"Whatever you say, I just need good steel on the blade, and then I pay for it, and I don't care about the rest." At this time, he had returned to the scope of the smelter, Yue Qianqiu was no longer pretending to be an apprentice at this time, straightened his chest and put his hands behind his back, followed behind the old smelter, and said with a hippie smile, "It's that you are good at martial arts, why don't you become a general as you said?" ”

Hearing this, the old smelter who was striding forward suddenly stopped. Of course, he wouldn't ask Yue Qianqiu how he could see his martial arts, after all, he was able to catch Yue Qianqiu in one hand, which had already revealed his martial arts skills. He was silent for a long time before he said lightly: "I have a specialization in the art industry, and I can only be a pawn who charges into battle at most, not a general." ”

He had just taken a few steps forward, and Yue Qianqiu's voice came from behind him: "Senior is really powerful." ”

When needed, Yue Qianqiu is very good at patting on the back, at this time, although he can't see what the expression of the old man in front of him is, he still said to himself: "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, it must be because the predecessors want to make this smelting field can play sophisticated weapons, and there will be fewer deaths on the border, so they don't only care about themselves to make contributions, but take root here." I just looked all the way to the smelter, this smelting field is well organized, most of the people are very diligent in their work, and there is no sadness on their faces, it must be thanks to you. ”

Even if the old smelter had any bad opinion of Yue Qianqiu, a eunuch from a wealthy background, he was first touched by his frank and straightforward intentions and self-confidence, and then he was moved by the generous reward, and now he discovered the other party's meticulous observation, he finally turned around again and carefully looked Yue Qianqiu up and down.

"Do you want to say, boy, go back and recommend me a better seat?"

"The seniors laughed, I'm not the emperor's prime minister, how can I have that ability! Of course, if you wish, I can mention it to someone who can speak to me when I go back. If you're not happy, why should I do that? It's thankless to bother! Yue Qianqiu shrugged his shoulders as he spoke, and waited until the other party showed a hint of relief before he asked with a smile, "By the way, you haven't asked your seniors for their names?" ”

"Just an ordinary old smelter, what's there to ask?"

The old smelter was saying this, and when he caught a glimpse of Yue Qianqiu, he slipped aside with an arrow step, and actually pulled a middle-aged smelter, pointed at him and asked something, he was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but curse the slippery boy. However, seeing Yue Qianqiu coming back with a smile, he still said stupidly after all: "I think your master was not as difficult as your kid back then." You don't have to ask, they only know that my nickname is Yan Da. ”

Yue Qianqiu snorted, thinking that if you always call it a hard fight, it would be quite appropriate. Thinking of the attitude of people casually mentioning Yan Xu, he decided not to ask more here, anyway, isn't there still a master who can ask casually?

But when he wanted to ask just now, people didn't tell him, and at this time he didn't want to ask, so he followed the old smelter Yan Da to a corner under the strange gaze of the people around him, but he heard the person in front of him whisper.

"I am the descendant of Baigongtang...... It's just that, unlike the luck of your Xuandao Hall, there is no Baigong Hall in this world. ”

Yue Qianqiu was stunned for a moment, and when the old smelter Yan Da took him to the corner, he gave a few instructions to a young smelter, and after a while, more than a dozen people surrounded him from all directions, seeing that pieces of dark and inconspicuous pig iron wrought iron ore and so on were brought over, he watched these people begin to perform their duties, listening to Yan Da explain all kinds of tricks to the people around, and then began to demonstrate in person, he couldn't help but be a little distracted.

The craftsmen of this era did not know what the periodic table was, what high-carbon steel and low-carbon steel were, and what was the difference between steel and iron. And people like Yan Da, an old smelter, are like a technical leader.

But even so, most of these technical leaders cannot really be recognized by the government. To be able to become a manager, Yan Da can already be regarded as an outlier.

In the evening, when Yue Qianqiu quietly left from this smelting field, he didn't have an extra heavy steel ingot in his hand, because Yan Da had already promised him to start forging directly, as if he was not afraid of his debts. And he soaked there all afternoon watching the hot steel filling process, but he couldn't help but have a good impression of the old man who was very admired by the lower people.

Even if a person who does things in a down-to-earth manner is a little arrogant, it is definitely worthy of respect!

As soon as he entered the post station, several soldiers who saw him immediately ran in, and then he heard a loud shout, and after a while, Yan Xu actually strode out in person, and as soon as he saw him, he asked with a face: "Where did you run without a sound?" Come back a little later, and I'm going to have people looking for you everywhere. ”

"I went to the smelting field for a turn, but I didn't expect to bump into a master, so I cheekily asked him to give me a strange knife."

"Huh?" Yan Xu was slightly stunned, then laughed, and habitually pressed on the apprentice's shoulder, "Why, I haven't learned to walk yet, so I want to fly?" There are several Mo knives at home, and your strength is not enough now, and you haven't grown up yet, so you want to use the Mo knives used by adults? ”

"I originally thought that the previous three-section Mo knife could be improved, for example, could it be telescopic?" Yue Qianqiu said nonsense, and then looked into Yan Xu's eyes and said, "But the smelting supervisor I happened to meet today, he said his name was Yan Da......."

Before he finished speaking, Yan Xu's color suddenly changed. The next moment, he saw that the master, who had just complained that he had come back late, rushed out with an arrow, and immediately shouted: "Master, there are thirty-six smelting prisons in the Li Guojian, where are you going to find it?" ”

Yan Xu stopped abruptly, and after turning around, he immediately grabbed Yue Qianqiu's arm without saying anything: "Hurry up, if you miss this village, you may not have that store!" Hidden in the city...... Why didn't I expect him to be in the Li Guojian? Take me there, he might run away if it's too late! ”