Although the war in Lingnan is on the verge of breaking out. But Chen Sheng was not in a hurry to leave Panyu. With Li Zuoche in charge of military affairs, he is not worried about any chaos. Besides, this is a civil war in Lingnan, and it will not easily expand to affect the Qin army. The Qin army only needed to stand still and monitor the movements of the various armies in South Vietnam, and they could sit back and relax.

What pleased Chen Sheng the most was the entry of Don'ou's army into South Vietnam. You must know that the Qin army marched south, and the strongest resistance was South Vietnam, but in fact, the most difficult war was the Xiou battlefield. Followed by the advantage of lofty mountains and mountains, Xi'ou refused more with less, and dragged the Qin army hard, and the Qin army fought hard for nearly two years, but could not achieve a satisfactory Warring States. Therefore, the Qin State had to shift the center of the war to South Vietnam, and after trying to conquer South Vietnam in one fell swoop, it sent troops from South Vietnam to the government of the Western Ouyue people. Now that the main force of the West Ou General entered South Vietnam and participated in the civil war in South Vietnam, its own defense strength will also decline. In this way, the pressure on the Qin army fighting against Xiou can be reduced a lot, and they can even take the opportunity to launch a fierce attack and achieve certain results.

Standing under the eaves, the snow is falling. However, Chen Sheng, who was wearing a thick leather robe, didn't feel much chill. Now that the situation in Lingnan has changed again, it seems that the advance speed of the Qin army will be much faster. As the county guard of Minzhong County, Chen Sheng was very concerned about how the imperial court dealt with such a large area as the South China Sea. When he came to Panyu, he mainly wanted to investigate this matter.

In his opinion, it would be best if the South China Sea could develop like Minzhong County. However, the development of Minzhong County is inseparable from the strong support of the Ling family, and millions of dollars have been invested in it in an endless stream, so that Minzhong County can rise rapidly. But Chen Sheng knew better that Minzhong County's annual income actually came from the technologies he brought from later generations. The production of Minzhong County has basically satisfied the consumption of the entire Qin State, and it is really impossible to expand production.

The Ling family has already invested heavily in Minzhong County, and is unwilling to come up with a huge amount of money to inject into Lingnan in the short term. The imperial court would not let the Ling family's tentacles be too long, with so many industries and wealth in the south of the empire.

But apart from the Ling family, only the Wu family in the world has such strength. Unless he had to, Chen Sheng would not be willing to see the wealth of the Wu family flow into Lingnan. But in fact, Chen Sheng also knew that the Wu family would probably not do such a thing rashly and inject funds into Lingnan. You must know that although Minzhong County is barbaric, it borders Qi and Chu, and it has always yearned for the Central Plains culture, and its resistance to the imperial court is not too strong. However, the Yue people in the South China Sea, due to the isolation of the five mountains, have a deep-rooted tradition of treating themselves. If you want to assimilate them, it is impossible without decades of hard labor. Therefore, even after the pacification of Lingnan, it is necessary to garrison a large army here for a long time to ensure safety. This kind of local investment is obviously a very big risk; In addition, Lingnan is isolated from the Central Plains, which makes transportation inconvenient and goods difficult to transport, which is the biggest restriction that hinders the development of Lingnan.

All kinds of objective factors show that the development of Lingnan will never be as rapid as that of Minzhong County.

Chen Sheng sighed at the conclusion he had reached. In this era, there was a lot of land in the world, but the population of Qin was limited. Even a traverser like him could not create something out of nothing and accelerate the development of the Qin State.

After a long sigh, Chen Sheng came back to his senses and walked to the blacksmith's workshop.

The weather was bitterly cold, but it was warm in the blacksmith's workshop. As soon as he entered, Chen Sheng saw that the old blacksmith was holding a piece of dark red metal with a clamp, while Fan was shirtless, smiling and forging metal with a sledgehammer according to the method that the old blacksmith said, and the fire was splashing. From his expression, it can be seen that Fan is very satisfied with this job. Seeing Chen Sheng come in, Fan Cheng wiped the sweat from his face and said, "Chen Sheng, you are here, this is the sword I cast, after this sword is ready, I will give it to you, how about it?" ”

Chen Sheng nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Naturally, it's good." Chen Sheng turned his head to the old blacksmith and said, "Master, don't take a break in such a cold weather?" ”

When the old blacksmith saw Chen Sheng coming in, his demeanor became a little more restrained, and he said: "Young master, it is precisely because of the cold weather that I do some odd jobs that the days are easier to pass away, and this Panyu has not been so cold for many years." ”

As he spoke, the old blacksmith picked up the metal forged by Fan's hammer and carefully placed it in the stone trough beside him. There is a shallow layer of clear water in the stone trough, and the metal is placed in it, and it can't be exhausted. A burst of mist rose and turned the entire room into a mist. After touching the trough slightly, the old blacksmith quickly lifted the metal, put it in again, and repeatedly, before finally taking it out and putting it back into the burning fire.

Chen Sheng saw that the old blacksmith's movements were a little strange. In the army, he also saw craftsmen smelting copper and iron and forging weapons, but they did not act like the old blacksmith. He asked curiously, "Master, wouldn't it be better to just put this copper block into the water?" Why repeat? ”

The old blacksmith grinned and said, "Young master, this is a method passed down from my ancestors, and I don't know why. But the method left by the ancestors must be beneficial. The sword I forged was much sharper and tougher than the swords of others. ”

Chen Sheng nodded slightly. He should be mentioned by Yang Yan, the old blacksmith's ancestors were from Chu State, and later became famous for casting swords, and the King of Yue, who loved swords, recruited Yue Kingdom to help King Yue cast swords, and later because of the decline of Yue Kingdom, the ancestors of the old blacksmith moved out of Yue Country and developed to the south, and somehow, they actually came to this place in Panyu. The old blacksmith was favored by the former king of Nanyue because of his outstanding skill in forging swords, and became the master of sword casting in the court. But because the king of Nanyue later died of illness, his son Meng Heilong, after succeeding to the throne, fell in love with the old blacksmith's daughter and forcibly included the old blacksmith's daughter in the palace. But soon after, the old blacksmith's daughter died in the palace, which made the old blacksmith hate Meng Heilong. So he left the court and became a blacksmith on the streets of Panyu.

The reason why Yang Yan was able to persuade the old blacksmith to give up his place to the Black Water Pavilion as a stronghold. It was Yang Yan who found out the cause of the death of the old blacksmith's daughter, because after Meng Heilong was drunk once, he went berserk and killed the blacksmith's daughter with a knife. Yang Yan assured the old blacksmith that he would inevitably kill Meng Heilong to avenge the old blacksmith's daughter, so he persuaded the old blacksmith.

Chen Sheng thought for a while, pointed to the water on the stone trough, and said, "Do you think that the water on this stone trough has an extraordinary origin?" ”