Datang: Li Er, are you teaching me how to do things?

Chapter 435

Recently, the weather in Chang'an has gradually turned cooler, summer is about to pass, and autumn is coming soon.

However, in the East Palace Manufacturing Bureau, it is still in full swing.

There are three groups of blacksmiths, all of whom are forging steel knives.

The sound of "clang! clang! clang!" can be heard endlessly, and the iron furnace is still burning with raging flames, so the temperature of the manufacturing bureau is very high.

Several blacksmiths only wore single clothes and gloves on their hands. Sometimes sparks splashed on their arms, and they endured it.

Li Yun was wearing a suit of brocade clothes, so he naturally felt very hot.

In fact, the process of making a steel knife is similar to that of an iron knife, but there is only one more raw material, so there are not many places that need Li Yun.

He only needs to prepare the materials, and other live blacksmiths will naturally understand.

Because there is no complete set of smelting equipment in later generations, it takes a long time to build a weapon in this era.

The blacksmith needs to hammer and hammer continuously, so normally, a craftsman can make at most two knives a day if he is slow, and only [-] knives if he is fast, and it takes two days to make five knives. Ordinary broadsword.

Li Yun can actually leave here and go to other places to stay first, but he has nothing to do at this time, and he rarely has time to watch the process of forging a big sword, so he will naturally not miss it.

Because of Li Yun's reward, the three groups of craftsmen were very serious and focused, and they only spent two hours building it.

When the brand new steel knife came out of the pan, everyone's eyes widened.

Ironware is easy to oxidize. Although it is very white when it is just out of the pan, the color will become much darker after a while.

The biggest feature of steel is its whiteness, and alloy steel generally does not rust.

At this time, the three steel knives came out of their sheaths, they were white, bright and gleaming. This was a scene that no one else had seen.

"This knife... is this a precious knife?"

A craftsman couldn't help asking.

He thought it was some precious sword, so it was so white.

Li Yun smiled and shook his head, "This is not a precious sword, it is a new material, I call it a steel sword."

Li Yun then raised a steel knife. He felt that it weighed about three catties, and the weight was right. He then waved it and felt it was very easy.

There was a wooden stick on the ground, Li Yun picked it up with his toes, the wooden stick flew up, and he slashed at it with a knife.

"puff!"

The strips are split in half, very crisp and very smooth.

"Good knife."

A craftsman couldn't help but exclaimed.

Li Yun nodded, and then continued to chop wood with a knife, each knife was very smooth, this knife is very easy to use.

Li Yun thought for a while, then waved and called a guard, "Come on, let's try which kind of knife is sharper, you take the newly made iron knife from the manufacturing bureau, and I will use this steel knife in my hand."

The guard saluted, "Your Highness, let's find someone else."

Li Yun's status is noble, so there must be no mistakes.

Li Yun didn't insist, and then asked another guard to come over to get the steel knife.

After a while, there was a clanging sound, and the two guards hacked at each other with steel knives.

Steel knives are naturally good knives. Generally speaking, they are sharper than ordinary iron weapons, but they are not like the treasured knives in martial arts novels, which can cut iron like mud.

Such weapons do not exist in reality.

In Li Yun's previous life, he had seen many swords and knives handed down in museums, but they could not cut iron like mud. In fact, from his layman's point of view, these knives were no different from ordinary swords.

So it does not mean that the production of steel knives can cut iron knives in half.

But after a while, the advantage of the steel knife was revealed. The two guards slashed at each other dozens of times. The blade of the steel knife was not curled at all, while the iron knife was already somewhat curled.

All three craftsmen were very surprised.

They are all old craftsmen, so they naturally know that iron knives tend to curl after being used for a long time, but even if it is curled, it will not be formed in a short period of time.

That must be because this iron knife has been used for a while, at least a month.

However, this iron knife was made by them yesterday, and one of the old craftsmen spent a whole afternoon yesterday to make it.

He didn't steal or play tricks, and he didn't do any lazy behavior. This iron knife is a good weapon.

However, such a good iron knife actually started to curl after only a few dozen knives.

This shows that the steel knife for chopping with it is sharper and stronger.

The two guards stopped, Li Yun laughed, took the steel knife, waved it, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Your Highness, can this kind of knife be sharpened?"

The old craftsman asked in a low voice, because steel knives did not darken like iron knives, but kept shining like this, so he asked this question.

Li Yun smiled and said: "Yes, this steel knife will become dull after a long time of use, but compared to iron knives, steel knives are less likely to rust and are more durable, so they don't need to be sharpened as frequently as iron knives. "

The kitchen knives of later generations are generally alloy steel knives, which will become dull after a long time of use, and they also need to be sharpened.

But generally speaking, alloy steel knives will not rust and are very durable. It is trivial to use kitchen knives of later generations for ten or eight years.

However, the iron knives of this era generally have to be replaced after about five years of use.

Because iron knives are often sharpened, the thinner they are, and the more brittle they are, generally the rich will not use them for five years, and they will replace them in two or three years.

In martial arts novels, the iron knives that have been passed down for hundreds of years are all bragging.

Li Yun saw those museum swords in his previous life, and they would rust too.

It doesn't make sense that ancient swords will rust. The weapons of you heroes are better than those of the imperial court.

Although this steel knife can't cut iron like mud, there is no doubt that this ability is already very good.

In terms of service life alone, it can help the court save a lot of money.

Moreover, steel knives are sharper than iron knives, and the advantage of one-on-one duels may not be so obvious, but when there are more people, it will show up at that time.

The more important point is that the weapons of the Turks are far inferior to those of the Tang Dynasty. They already lack weapons and need to buy them from the Western Regions.

Many people even use some outdated weapons that have been circulating in the grasslands for hundreds of years.

Such a weapon, not to mention steel knives, is far inferior to ordinary iron knives.

In history, the Tang Dynasty never fought wars based on the number of people. Whether it was Dong Tujue, Tuyuhun, or Goguryeo, the Tang Dynasty always fought with fewer enemies, but with fewer numbers, they chased and fought with more enemies.

What does it rely on, isn't it that the weapon is sharper and stronger?

Datang's iron knife can win the surrounding enemies, but if it is replaced by a steel knife, then the hope of victory is not even greater.

So this time Li Yun believes that the steel knife will definitely help Datang and enhance Datang's strength.

"You all have rewards, but don't say anything about today's matter, understand?"

(End of this chapter)