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On the ferry side of the isolated island, Yan An also sent someone to garrison, and when he saw Yang Yun and others coming, he immediately saluted and said hello.

Yang Yun returned the salute and was about to go inside, but he saw a blacksmith in his forties or fifties with gray hair, carrying a sledgehammer in his hand, walking towards them, and the expressions of the guards members instantly became very strange.

"Hey, who are you? Didn't Yan An say that he would lock this place down? Why was he able to come? I can't go out? ”

The middle-aged blacksmith spoke quickly, and crackled at Yang Yun, but the last few words were for Yan An.

Yan An's face was a little ugly, and he gritted his teeth and replied: "Old Zhao, don't shout, this is Yang Yun, Lord Yang." ”

"My lord, he is Zhao Yuanxi, we usually call him Lao Zhao. His temper is stinky, but his skills are good, my lord, if you have anything to do in the future, you must leave it to him. ”

"You are Yang Yun?"

Knowing Yang Yun's name, Zhao Yuanxi suddenly jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "Come on, come on, tell me well, why are you imprisoning us here?" You can't even drink a drink or poop. ”

"It's over......" Yan An blocked his face with his right hand, and he could almost imagine his blood splattered on the spot.

However, Yang Yun only smiled lightly, there were such weird-tempered guys in the Dao Hall in the past, and he had his own way of dealing with them: "Well, if Master Zhao wants to have fun, I can let Yan An satisfy you." But why should I do that? ”

"You...... What do you mean? ”

Zhao Yuanxi originally thought that he had agreed, and he was immersed in joy, but when he turned around, he saw the suspicion on Yang Yun's face again, and smiled angrily: "Ha, you go and ask others, the iron tools made by my Zhao Yuanxi are not good in the entire East County?" ”

"Heh......" Yang Yun shook his head and asked with a strange expression, "Then should I call a few people to let you listen to a few 'bad'?" ”

"Yan Ping, you come first."

“…… Not good. ”

"Flutter." Seeing Yang Yun's behavior like a child, Yan Ping even responded to him straightforwardly, and Li Manying couldn't help laughing.

"Good, good." Zhao Yuanxi said three good words in a row, his whole face turned red, and he raised the hammer and nodded at Yang Yun. However, when Yan Ping was about to hurt people because of him, Zhao Yuanxi suddenly turned around and left, and beckoned: "You come with me." ”

Holding Li Manying's somewhat moist little hand, Yang Yun followed without hesitation, so that Yan Ping could only swallow back what he wanted to say for a long time.

Along the way, Yang Yun saw that it was a hot scene, and the craftsmen didn't seem to see him when they saw him, but they had learned a lot from Zhao Yuanxi, but the work in their hands was to make some farm tools.

At that time, most of the craftsmen were reluctant to move to this place, and the eldest brother had no choice but to order someone to forcibly move their tools, and they had no choice but to come. Later, before the adults left, they didn't say what they should do, and it happened that the farmers lacked farm tools, so the eldest brother thought that the craftsmen would make some. But I didn't expect this to be a big deal, and those farmers are now clamoring for new farming tools every day......"

"." Zhao Yuanxi, who was in front, heard Yan An's words, turned around, and said disdainfully, "If the farm tools made by my Zhao Yuanxi's apprentice can't work, won't people laugh to death if you say it?" ”

Yang Yun smiled, didn't answer, spread his hands, and motioned for him to continue to lead the way.

As if a punch had been punched in the air, there was nowhere to exert force, Zhao Yuanxi's cheeks were bulging, and his pace sped up a little.

Walking to the depths, Yang Yun stopped, in front of him was a chimney with black smoke, about four or five meters high, under the chimney was a large stove, several people on the top of the stove were using iron forks, constantly stirring, next to it was a bellows facing the furnace mouth, and a few strong men with **** upper bodies pushed and pulled hard.

"Fry steel." Yang Yun nodded secretly, the ironmaking process of this era was similar to what he had guessed.

Over there, Zhao Yuanxi saw that he didn't follow, so he hurriedly urged: "Let's go, why are you standing stupidly?" ”

With a bottom in his heart, Yang Yun smiled and continued to follow, and soon, several people came to a place that looked like a warehouse.

The guard was quite strict, and seeing Zhao Yuanxi nodded, the caretaker took out the key and opened the iron lock of the warehouse.

"Please, Lord Yang." Zhao Yuanxi made a gesture, but Yan Ping walked in first.

He heard Yan An mention this place, it is said that Zhao Yuanxi's most satisfactory work in his life was placed, before Peng Ziliang asked him, not only did he not give it, but he used **** as a threat, forcing Peng Ziliang to give in helplessly, and also created Zhao Yuanxi's transcendent status now.

Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to bring Yang Yun here today, Yan Ping blinked, and guessed Zhao Yuanxi's idea.

While his attention was focused on Yang Yun, Yan Ping took a fancy to a cold and cold Pu knife, and just wanted to reach out to take it, but he didn't expect Zhao Yuanxi's old eyes to be very sharp, and he ran over like a gust of wind: "Don't move." ”

Under Zhao Yuanxi's gaze as if he was about to breathe fire, Yan Ping withdrew his hand stupidly, and muttered in his mouth: "Don't let people touch it, why are you still putting it away, do you want to furnish it?" ”

At this time, Yang Yun also walked over, still with a smile on his face: "Master Zhao, I don't know what you brought us here for?" ”

"You wait."

Zhao Yuanxi's anger obviously did not subside, and he didn't give Yang Yun a good look at it at all, and summoned the apprentice who had the key: "You go, tell them that I want to try the knife,"

"Yes, Master."

Here, Zhao Yuanxi's words were obviously better than Yang Yun's, and the disciple left without looking back after saluting, as if he really regarded Yang Yun as an ordinary guest.

Soon, the apprentice went and returned, and when he returned, he had a palm-sized piece of fine iron in his hand, and two or three ordinary short knives.

"It's a piece of steel, and it took me months to forge it."

Zhao Yuanxi took the fine iron, and at this time his face had a slight positive shape: "The ordinary short knife can't even leave a mark on it." ”

Hearing Bailian Steel, Yan Ping thought of the short knife destroyed by Yang Yun again, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, but Zhao Yuanxi naturally didn't know this, he put Bailian Steel on the wooden table, took out a short knife, and slashed it at Bailian Steel.

"Ding."

There was a crisp sound, and the short knife broke in response, Yan Ping leaned in to take a look, and there was really no trace on the hundred steels.

"This Pu knife was forged by me for five years, and it took me more than three years just to temper it."

Zhao Yuanxi picked up the Pu knife that Yan Ping had taken a fancy to before, and gently wiped his index finger on the knife body, and the cold light skyrocketed instantly, and then the middle finger tapped, and the knife body let out a soft groan, lingering in the room, making Yan Ping's eyes red, as if he was fascinated.

"Good knives." Yang Yun nodded, this Zhao Yuanxi's arrogance finally made some sense.

"Your Excellency, please take a look."

At this moment, Zhao Yuanxi's eyes were no longer as crazy as before, focused and dignified, with a move in his right hand to cut the wrist flower, the Pu knife circled from the chest and the back of the chest, and split it on the hundred steels.

"Whew!"

The piercing sound of metal cutting, Li Manying couldn't help but block her ears with her hands, but the sound was fleeting, Yan Ping rushed over, only to see a deep white mark appear on the original lustrous steel, and then look at the Pu knife in Zhao Yuanxi's hand, the blade was not broken and there was no gap.

"Good!" Yan Ping applauded loudly, and his gaze at Pu Dao became more enthusiastic.

Zhao Yuanxi also seemed to be very satisfied with Pu Dao's performance, that concentration was gone, and his eyes looking at Yang Yun were full of provocation, and he turned around and hung Pu Dao back on the knife holder.

"Huh...... Is this the best knife you've ever had? ”

Zhao Yuanxi's movements froze, Yan Ping was also shocked, quietly ripped off his clothes, and said softly: "My lord, this is indeed the best knife I have ever seen, it is a hundred steel, ordinary swords can be broken when touched, not to mention that it can cut a mark on a hundred steel." ”

"Master Zhao, are you sure this is the best knife you can hit?"

Yang Yun gently pushed Yan Ping away and continued to ask.

Looking back, Zhao Yuanxi's expression was very serious, involving his professional level, and his answer became very cautious: "It is said that there is a kind of meteorite iron in the world, and the weapon that is shot is ten times stronger than a hundred steels, but meteorite iron is really rare, and I have never seen it after living for so long." ”

"Don't talk about meteoric iron, just talk about this hundred steels." Yang Yun waved his hand, meteorite is an extraterrestrial meteorite, which has a very high content of iron and a large amount of nickel, which is indeed a very ideal smelting and casting material for the backward smelting technology of this era.

In this way, Zhao Yuanxi regained his previous self-confidence, patted his chest and said: "Yes, this Pu knife is the best weapon I have ever made." If you can build a better weapon, then Zhao is willing to bow down. ”

"No, this Pu knife played by Master Zhao has reached the pinnacle of craftsmanship in this era." Hearing that Yang Yun had such a high evaluation of his skills, Zhao Yuanxi nodded with satisfaction, and his eyes softened a little, but Yang Yun's next words made him frown and remain silent.

"But it took you five years to shoot this weapon, and how many times can you fight it in your lifetime? Five? Ten? I don't think you can make a second move, right? ”

In this era, experience and craftsmanship are important to make a weapon that can be handed down from generation to generation, but luck also accounts for a large part. Smelting, forging, quenching, as long as a link goes wrong, the previous efforts will be wasted.

"Yes, I did only hit this one, so what?" Zhao Yuanxi stiffened his neck and said unadmittedly, "Don't talk so much nonsense, either you will come up with a better handful, or you will admit defeat." ”

"I can't compare to you in quality, but what if I compare to quantity?"

"Quantity?" Zhao Yuanxi's eyes widened, and he instantly understood what he meant, "Don't talk too much, this smelting method has been passed down by the ancestors, and it can't be changed easily." ”

"Can't change it easily?" Yang Yun scoffed, "The old ancestor is also gradually improved, what can't be changed?" Manying, give me the drawings. ”

The paper of this era was not cut, and when the ink dried, it was rolled up and stored.

At this point, the open paper roll was spread on the floor, and it slipped in a long way, taking up almost the entire room.

Yang Yun pointed to a blast furnace painted on the paper scroll and explained to Zhao Yuanxi: "This is called blast furnace ironmaking, you see, iron ore, charcoal and limestone are placed on the top, and the bottom is heated by a blower...... When you have the conditions in the future, you can also change the charcoal to coke......"

"What is coke......

"Well, to put it simply, it is made of coal, which can not only increase the furnace temperature, but also speed up the iron ore refining ......"

"And what is the coal?"

"It is a mineral that can be formed naturally and can be burned......"

"That's the new steelmaking method next to that, right?"

"Yes, we poured the molten pig iron evenly over the wrought iron, so that the forging step was not ......"

"Why is that?"

"Well, you can understand that the molten iron melts into the wrought iron, separating the iron from the slag......"

"Hmm...... Is this a new quenching method? ”

"Yes, but instead of using water, we use urine and grease from livestock and quench twice......"