"Straight knife." Fan Jinyan said and drew the shape of the knife on the ground with a tree branch, and it was a straight katana (Tang Zhidao).

The straight knife is also known as the Tang knife, the blade is narrow and straight, the outside is rigid and the inside is tough, not only the sharp blade of the handle to break the armor, but also light and convenient, and the service life is more than ten times that of the ordinary sword.

The owner of the blacksmith shop looked at it for a while, but still shook his head, and sighed: "I have some impression of the shape of this knife, the master once said that this kind of knife seems to be called a Tang knife, which is somewhat similar to the Oriental knife, but the toughness is better and more durable." However, it is time-consuming, costly, and extremely expensive. ”

Fan Jinyan saw that the boss could recognize Tang Dao, he was overjoyed, and said busily: "As long as the boss can make it, money is not a problem, you can do as much as you want." ”

"This." The boss was a little embarrassed and said, "The guest officer is misunderstood, it's not a matter of money, it's mainly that the small ones can't be done!" The master only said that there was such a weapon, but he didn't teach our brothers to fight! ”

After listening to Fan Jinyan, his heart was cool and cool in an instant, but he still didn't give up, "Then your master is still alive?" ”

The boss nodded and said, "Master, his old man is in good health, and he lives next door, so I'll take you there." ”

The boss can be so polite, just because he is worried that these two people are thieves, and he is afraid that he will annoy them and smash his own shop.

Fan Jinyan naturally doesn't know this, and he is still the boss who treats customers in a good way, although he seems rude, he knows the number of etiquette.

On the way, I listened to the boss's introduction, their master's name is Wang Chuan, he was a worker in the Nanzhili Ordnance Bureau when he was young, and he didn't have the craftsmanship to say, there was no sword and fire, there was nothing he couldn't do. However, with the abolition of armaments, the Ordnance Bureau had no work, and these craftsmen had no livelihood, so they could only escape and make a living by making some farm tools.

The courtyard is not large, just three tiled houses connected together, and in the middle of the courtyard is a grape trellis, and an old man in his sixties is sitting on a chair and teasing a pink little boy.

"Master, I'm watching my grandson at home again." As soon as the boss pushed open the courtyard door, he shouted at the top of his voice.

Wang Chuan didn't look back, and continued to tease his little grandson, "You kid has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, say it!" I encountered something that I couldn't do. ”

"Hey, hey." The boss smiled awkwardly, "The master still understands me, and I really encountered a trouble today, so you have to go out in person." ”

"Yo, this is such a humble place." The old man was happy, put down his little grandson, and turned around to find that there were still outsiders in the yard, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Who are the two?" ”

Fan Jinyan hurriedly bent down and saluted, "The kid has seen the old man, and the kid wants to ask the old man to come out and build two straight knives." ”

"Straight knife." After hearing this, Old Man Wang's eyebrows furrowed together, and he was embarrassed: "Don't hide it from the little brother, the real casting method of the straight knife was lost hundreds of years ago, and although it can be created now, the quality of the knife is far less than the straight knife in the Tang Dynasty." ”

"So, how does it compare to the Toyo sword?" Fan Jinyan asked with his last hope, he was really afraid that Old Man Wang would say that the current sword was not as good as the Japanese katana.

But the next moment, the old man still gave him an answer that made him feel relieved. Although it is not possible to create a real Tang sword now, in terms of quality, it is absolutely complete with an Oriental katana.

"In that case, please ask the old man to come out and cast the knife himself." After Fan Jinyan finished speaking, he saluted again.

Old Man Wang shook his head and sighed: "Childe is polite, my old Wang Tou can't move the hammer anymore, but he can still guide his apprentice to build it." But Childe must know that the straight knife costs a lot, and it can't be made in five days, so I don't know if Childe can wait? ”

"Don't say five days, it's a month, I also wait, the old man can rest assured that the knife is cast." After speaking, Fan Jinyan reached into his arms, took out ten taels of silver from it and put it in the boss's hand, "This is a deposit, five days later, I will come to see the knife." ”

After speaking, he saluted the old man again, and then left the small courtyard with Liang Xiangru.

On the way back, Liang Xiangru finally asked what she had been holding back for a day, "Brother Jinyan, why do you have to fight any straight knife." Also, why be so polite to that old man. ”

Fan Jinyan smiled and said mysteriously: "Straight knife, you will know in a few days, as for being so polite to the old man, don't you think we may need a knife casting workshop in the future?" ”

"Oh......" Liang Xiangru pulled a long voice, "It turns out that you still have this plan!" No wonder. ”

After saying that, he suddenly remembered something, "Where are we going now?" Go back and wait for news. ”

Fan Jinyan shook his head, looked at the south and said, "We should go to meet the gang of bandits in Fang Mountain." ”

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The appearance of Fangshan and Tongshan is very similar, both are not high, but the mountain road is rugged, and it is also a hill that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In order not to attract attention, the two decided not to take the mountain road, but to climb up the hillside.

The mountains are densely forested, there is no sunlight all year round, and the slopes are not only steep, but also extremely slippery. If the two hadn't prepared hemp rope in advance, they probably wouldn't know how many times they would have fallen.

It wasn't until after dark that the two reached the top of the mountain. Unlike Tongshan, the top of Fangshan Mountain was built in the Song Dynasty with a Confucian temple and a grand sacrificial event every few years, a custom that has continued to the present. If it weren't for the war, this place would have been deserted, and it is estimated that no bandit would dare to build his lair here, would it be clear that he would not be able to get along with the entire ruling class?

Fan Jinyan also saw the word 'School Palace' on the plaque on the gate to understand, thinking that this is not something that can be brought for a long time, maybe the emperor Lao Er sounded the old master Kong that day, then they can't fly out with their wings.

"It's too late, I guess they're all asleep!" Liang Xiangru looked around, but the two people guarding the door didn't see it.

Fan Jinyan also wondered, this gang of bandits is too careless! If someone comes to smash the field, can't they be wiped out without knowing it?

Just as he was about to go to the house and grab someone to ask, he heard a 'crunch', and one of them saw the door open.

I saw the man who came out, yawning, and walking towards a hut in the corner. Obviously, this man was up at night.

Fan Jinyan naturally would not let go of this excellent opportunity, and when the person was urinating, his hand was knife-like, and he slashed at the neck of the night man, and the person tilted his head and passed out without screaming.

After arresting someone, naturally he couldn't just ask questions in someone's nest, but I saw Fan Jinyan help him tie his trouser belt, carry it on his shoulder, and run wildly with Liang Xiangru all the way until he reached a forest in the back mountain, and then threw this person to the ground.

The man was thrown to the ground with a 'snap', suddenly in pain, and slowly woke up, and when he saw Fan Jinyan and Liang Xiangru, he was incontinent for no reason.