At noon the next day, Wang Ping hired a spacious carriage and came to the hotel where Liu Yu and the others were staying. Under the leadership of Wang Ping, a group of people got into the carriage and marched in the direction of the Heavenly Union.

The carriage headed west, and soon out of the city of Wall.

"Huh, isn't the headquarters of the Heavenly Trade Union in Wal City?" asked Zhang Tianqi suspiciously.

"Our Heavenly Union is just a loose union organization formed by a group of top manufacturers in the empire, and the union has no binding force on its members, and the union is funded by voluntary donations from members. Wang Ping sighed, "Although the income of our people is okay, after all, we still have to take care of our own lives, and it is impossible for us to devote ourselves to the union, and the land price in Wall City is too high, so we can't afford it." Therefore, the headquarters of our union is located in the town of Tucker, thirty kilometers west of the city of Wall, where many excellent craftsmen and various processing workshops are gathered, all of whom belong to our union. ”

"Then why don't you think of a way to make more gold coins and make the union bigger and stronger? So that you can develop better and attract more talents to join. Liu Yu asked.

After all, all of us eat by our skills, and everyone's minds are focused on improving our skills, which is really not our strong point in terms of management. ”

"Hmm. Liu Yu nodded, didn't ask any more, frowned and thought there, there was no movement for a while, and the carriage became quiet.

Thirty kilometers was not a long journey, and in a short time the wagon drove into the town of Tucker.

As soon as they entered Tucker Town, Liu Yu and the four of them had a feeling that was different from other towns. The temperature here seems to be much warmer than in other places, and there are almost no pedestrians walking around the streets, and the sound of "clanging" metal is heard everywhere.

Entering the center of Tucker Town, you can see a courtyard that is larger than the other houses in the town. The carriage stopped when it reached the gate of the courtyard. Wang Ping jumped out of the carriage first, beckoned Liu Yu and said, "Young Master Liu, please get off the carriage, we have arrived." ”

It is an ordinary-looking courtyard with a gray roof and walls that blend in with the surrounding buildings, and two thick wooden doors that are hidden. Pushing open the door, Wang Ping led Liu Yu and them into the courtyard.

The area of the yard is more than forty square meters, and a large amount of ore and charcoal are piled up in it. On the opposite side of the courtyard gate are three main rooms, and the houses on the left and right sides of the courtyard are not walled, but are supported by two pillars, and the furnishings can be clearly seen. In the rooms on the left-hand side are three smelting furnaces, where five or six people are smelting metal. In the room on the right-hand side was a row of forging tables, and seven or eight shirtless men kept tapping on the metal components on the forging tables.

The group walked through the courtyard into the main room, and sat down with the guests. The main room is simply furnished, with statues of the beast god and Zhu Rong, the god of fire in charge of fire, enshrined in front of the door, and a row of seats on each side, but nothing else.

Wang Ping said embarrassedly: "We have very few guests here, and we haven't even prepared tea, so please forgive a few sons." ”

"Brother Wang, you don't have to be polite, disturbing you has already made us uncomfortable, and we are satisfied to be able to see the demeanor of your top craftsmen. Liu Yu said, "As for these red tapes, you don't have to worry too much." If you can, Brother Wang will take us around the town now, right?"

First of all, I came to the smelting workshop in the courtyard, where the three smelting furnaces were still smelting metal. Liu Yu looked at the busy craftsman and asked, "Master, what kind of metal is smelted in your furnace, and how many finished products can be produced in each furnace every day?"

The master in charge of smelting looked up at Liu Yu, and then turned his head to look at Wang Ping, Wang Ping nodded at him, and then he turned his head and said, "I smelt steel here." A furnace produces more than 500 catties a day. ”

"What is steel?" asked Liu Yu knowingly.

"Steel is the metal we refine from a new ore that has been mined, and only our guild in the Beast God Empire now has the technology to smelt and process it. ”

"Can you show me your finished product?"

"Well, the stacks over there are all just produced today, you can take your time. ”

Squatting down and taking a steel ingot, Liu Yu first put it in his hand and weighed it, then took a small hammer and knocked it at different positions on the ingot. Under the striking of the hammer, the steel ingot makes a crisp "ding" sound. Nodding approvingly, Liu Yu chose another steel ingot. After repeating this several times, Liu Yu clapped his hands and stood up, and said to Wang Ping: "Although I don't understand the smelting of steel, I can know through tapping that the sound made by these steel ingots in different positions is the same, which means that you can control the heat, remove the impurities in it, and make their composition basically consistent." ”

After listening to Liu Yu's words, the master in charge of smelting also looked at him differently, and said to Liu Yu: "Childe is really a person who knows how to do things, and we are just practice makes perfect." ”

"The master was humble. ”

Then a few people went to the forging workshop opposite, and saw the craftsmen heating the steel ingots and forging them on the forging table. Their movements are very skillful, the hammer is rhythmic, and the ingots are further removed from the small amount of impurities contained in them under their constant forging, and the ingots become denser. After repeated forging, the ingots quickly changed into their pre-designed shapes, which were then further processed.

After watching the production and processing of the craftsmen in this courtyard, Wang Ping took Liu Yu and them around Tucker Town, not only to understand the technical level of the craftsmen in the town, but also to see the weapons and armor produced by several top craftsmen. After seeing the sophisticated equipment made by these top craftsmen, Liu Yu couldn't help but have a bold idea.

When a group of people returned to the house and sat down again, Liu Yu said to Wang Ping: "I have an idea, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?"

"Liu Gongzi, please speak. ”

"Now the scale of your union is too small, it can't be mass-produced at all, although the weapons and equipment produced are all high-quality, but the output is too small, and it is not easy to make money, so you might as well make the scale larger. ”

"You're right, but the point is that we still lack funds, we don't have enough gold, and even if we want to expand production, it's impossible. The gold coins spent by a few of our top craftsmen here to forge weapons and equipment alone are not a small amount, and a top-level piece of equipment may not be able to be successfully forged after countless failures, and this process is a process of throwing money. Without the investment of money, the craftsmen can only rely on their own slow accumulation, and this process becomes very slow, and it is not conducive to the improvement of skills, so this is also the reason for the scarcity of craftsmen. After Wang Ping finished speaking, he shook his head helplessly.

"That's why I came up with an offer that is good for you and for us. Liu Yu said, "We also join your trade union, we provide funds, you contribute technology, and we share the income from the sales of the equipment produced by you in proportion, what do you think?"

"This ......," Wang Ping hesitated for a moment, "It's not for me to call the shots alone, this requires the consent of my master and all the members of the trade union." ”

"Naturally, we don't need you to reply now, you can go back and discuss with your master and the head of the union first. And I can say that we will never interfere with the work of the craftsmen, they can do what they want, we don't care about the technical aspects, we are only responsible for the operation. You can relay my meaning to them, and I'm sure they'll agree. ”

"Okay, tonight I will convey your intentions to Master, and he will make the decision. ”

"Then we will wait for your good news, if Mr. Gongye agrees, you can go to the hotel where we live to inform us, and we will discuss the details of cooperation. ”

After returning to the hotel and sending Man Yi away, Zhou Sheng asked, "Liu Yu, what kind of considerations are you doing this?"

"Yes, the Orcs are our enemies, but we help them develop the military industry, which is not in our interests?" Zhang Tianqi asked puzzled.

"You're right, I'm just going to help them develop the military industry. As soon as Liu Yu said this, not only Zhang Tianqi, but even Zhou Sheng was stunned.

Looking at their shocked expressions, Liu Yu smiled and said, "Don't look at me with such expressions, I haven't finished my words yet!" Do you remember what Mr. Kuroki said?"

Zhou Sheng and Zhang Tianqi shook their heads puzzled: "What did Mr. Kuroki say, we still don't understand what you mean?"

"She once said that if I lead the human army to defeat the beasts and demons in the future, I can leave them a space to survive, do you remember?"

"That's what she said, but ......"

"Hear me out first. Liu Yu interrupted Zhang Tianqi's words, "I've been thinking about her words, but I still don't understand what she means." If she had changed her position because she had lived in the Orcs for a long time, she would not have helped us like this. This can only be said that she must have done something profound, but we can't understand it yet. ”

"But even if that's the case, we don't need to help them develop the military industry?" Zhang Tianqi still didn't understand Liu Yu's thoughts.

"My thoughts are like this......" Liu Yu beckoned, asked Zhang Tianqi and Zhou Sheng to come to him, and whispered his thoughts to the two of them.

Listening to Liu Yu's explanation, Zhou Sheng and Zhang Tianqi kept nodding, and finally Zhang Tianqi said: "Big brother, you are really amazing, you can come up with such an idea!"

On the other side, Gongye Chang listened to Wang Ping's report, thought for a long time, and then said to Wang Ping: "Wang Ping, tell me what you think." ”

"I feel like we can work together. Wang Ping thought about it and said, "We have technology, but we lack funds." Now they have provided us with enough financial support, which is exactly what we wanted, and he has promised to just run the business and never interfere with the work of our craftsmen, which shows that they are still very sincere. ”

"Have you ever thought about it, although he said that he would not interfere in our work, but what are the obligations of those of us? What do we need to do? Rights and obligations are equal, and there is never a free lunch. ”

"This ......"

"Okay, I know that you are also thinking about the union, I will do the work of the rest of the union, you just need to remember one thing, we can divide the money a little less, but to ensure that we are free, we are working for ourselves, we can terminate the cooperation with them anytime and anywhere without any conditions, do you understand what I mean?"

"Yes, Master, I understand. Wang Ping replied respectfully.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, and what you have to do beautifully will be of great help to inherit my position in the future. ”

"Thank you, Master, for cultivating. ”

"Remember, always report back to me. Gongye Chang waved his hand and signaled that Wang Ping could leave. After Wang Ping left, Gongye Chang said to himself: "It seems that the empire is going to have a big change again." ”