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Indeed, what kind of iron will the son-in-law know?

Luo Chaochao is not a young master, but he does not know how to forge iron, but he has people and monsters who can forge iron under his command.

Luo Chaochao didn't mind the doubts of these craftsmen, instead of wasting words with them here, it is better to speak with practical actions.

"Everyone has signed a confidentiality contract, and I don't hide it from everyone. The weapons I made are all for the army. These are weapons that were produced according to my method before, and everyone will follow this in the future."

As Luo Chaoxi said, the men behind him took out a few long knives that were clearly made in the military and put them in front of everyone.

Among these craftsmen, an older middle-aged man is in charge, probably a person with more status among the blacksmiths.

He looked at the ordinary scabbard suspiciously, and with Luo Chao Chao's permission, he pulled out the knife.

That knife is no different from the hundred-smelt steel they made after thousands of years of tempering, but it is brighter and even lighter. These old blacksmiths quickly discovered the difference, but they didn't say anything out of caution. The two old blacksmiths also passed these swords to each other, and they were sure that they were the same as they knew.

"Everyone can try it." Luo Chaoxi said, "Go and get some armor."

The old men next to them also picked up the remaining knives, pulled out the knives inside, and looked at this knife.

Everyone didn't think there was anything at first, but when they looked carefully, touched the blades, and weighed the weight of these knives, they noticed something.

"Based on this quality, so many of our craftsmen can only make one a day, and this is still the fastest situation." The leading craftsman said.

It takes thousands of hammers to make a knife, which really requires thousands of sledgehammers, which is a very severe test of one's physical strength and skills.

And it's not like they won't get tired, and they will definitely have to rest in the middle. If this rule is followed, so many of their craftsmen will not be able to make a knife that can be held by a soldier.

"That's not a problem."

Several soldiers brought out a model specially used to test the knife and the outer armor, and chopped it down with all their strength. The more armor cut off, the sharper it was, which meant the quality of the knife was better.

These blacksmiths do not have their own masterpieces in their hands, but they know the knives they forge.

Given the thickness of the southern army's armor, the knives they forged could at least cut through six armors, and if they were made by the leader, they could even cut through ten armors.

And this knife, it is best to be Qibajia.

Soon, the model was pushed up, wrapped in straw, imitating the feel of animals, and Luo Chaochao didn't let the monsters under his hands do it, they were strong, so they must have cut a lot, but it was a few centurions in the army Volunteered and walked out.

They often use swords and guns, and they are all too familiar with the quality of knives.

Moreover, they had seen Luo Chaochao's first furnace and how these knives were made before.

Different from the forging that everyone knows, this kind of knife is poured into the mold, and then forged through various procedures that they can't understand, anyway, it is very powerful.

It doesn't look like forging at all, but it's actually made!

And you can build dozens of them at a time!

Ten times as many knives can be produced in one-tenth of the time it takes to forge a knife!

What is this concept?

The consumption of iron ore is even less than ten times.

What does this mean?

This shows that as long as there are enough people, they can arm every soldier to the teeth!

It's just that Luo Chaochao doesn't allow them to use it, saying that it will be useful in a while, and now I can try it with great difficulty, how could I miss it.

Seeing that the centurions were so enthusiastic, the craftsmen wondered for a while whether they had stepped into Luo Chao's trap.

Just weird.

However, it doesn't matter even if they are of the same quality. These sons and gentlemen want to make one, even if they are squeezed dry, there is no way to make a weapon that can be used by tens of thousands of people.

These craftsmen are the pillars of the family, but they can't be tortured by these young masters so that they can't go home.

"Exercise?"

"Do your best."

Luo Chao Chao nodded.

Each of the three centurions carried a handful, intending to compete with their peers, and at one command, they all chopped it down!

Click!

With a few soft bangs, the three scarecrow models were cut off from their shoulders!

The pupils of several craftsmen constricted, and they couldn't believe their eyes for a while.

This is……

There were five layers of armor tied on the scarecrow, and these centurions could cut off the armor directly, that is to say, they cut five layers.

The centurion looked happy, and looked at the blade again, and found that there was not even a curling blade on it, and it was still as bright as new.

"Boss Luo, your forged knife is not bad!"

Several other centurions also cut off the scarecrow. Looking at the traces, it can be seen that the strength of the several centurions is different. Although one of them was cut off together, it may be because of the lack of strength that it was not able to make a particularly clean cut. Cut off, with a pause in the middle, leaving a small string of grinding marks.

"Your knives are very good, but it's meaningless." The leader of the craftsman said, he picked up another knife on the table and looked at it, "Although we can also make knives of the same quality, even if it keeps us awake You can't do that much by working non-stop for a year."

"As I said before, I will provide a new forging method." Luo Chaochao said, "Use less materials and faster speed to make equally sharp knives and weapons."

"Impossible!" the man flatly denied.

"Nothing is impossible." Luo Chaoxi clapped his hands, "Now let me show you the place where you will work for some time in the future. If there is no accident, everyone will live here in the next six months to a year."

The newly built dormitories and factories have been in operation for a long time, and even the smelting furnace has been set up in advance, and the furnace has never been extinguished after it was ignited.

The billowing smoke is very conspicuous, but fortunately there is no one around here, even if it is next to Miao Jiang, no one will come to make trouble.

And the forging furnace that Luo Chaochao led the craftsmen to make is all composed of extremely hard bricks and heat-resistant soil.

However, the procedures for making knives using the Guangang method are complicated, but compared with ordinary weapons that can only be made one at a time, the speed of the Guangang method is much faster, and each procedure can be divided, and a special person is in charge of it. One step, so that even a blacksmith with poor craftsmanship can make a qualified knife.

First, the pig iron and wrought iron are smelted into steel by pouring steel to make the blade, and then "use the soft iron as the spine, bathe in the drowning of the five animals, and quench the fat of the five animals." The knife made in this way is called The "Su Iron Knife" is extremely sharp, and then the double-liquid quenching method is used, first using animal urine and then animal oil for double-liquid quenching, which can produce a high-quality "Su Iron Knife". ①

These blacksmiths are all experts, and they were taken to take a look at the foundry, and then they were stuck in it and couldn't get out. Luo Chaochao just explained the principle, and these craftsmen understood the principle in every way.

However, the more you understand, the more shocking you will be. The gold content of these things is self-evident, no wonder they are asked to sign a confidentiality contract.

If it were them, they would definitely not take it out for other craftsmen to learn, but hold it in their own hands and become a family heirloom of their own family, which will be passed on from generation to generation.

Although they have signed a confidentiality contract now, they will definitely use new forging methods to forge weapons after leaving here, and it will still be spread by then, unless they don't plan to let them leave.

but it shouldn't be possible

Blacksmiths are very expensive resources in Sheng Kingdom. It takes a lot of time and energy to train a qualified blacksmith. Every family needs to raise several skilled blacksmiths.

In fact, Sheng Kingdom also has a chain of weapons books, and the swords they sell are of good quality, and even some princes and nobles will use the swords made by them.

But after all, it is a finely crafted masterpiece that has consumed countless energy and manpower. How can it compare with this kind of mass-produced weapons?

"It's still the same sentence, pursue speed while ensuring quality, pay wages on a piece basis, and include three meals a day, but correspondingly, you are not allowed to leave here for half a year." Luo Chaoxi saw that these craftsmen had already plunged into the forging factory. In the workshop, the request was repeated, and everyone responded in unison.

After solving this problem, I went to get the migrant workers who dig iron ore.

In the past, people in ancient times used a chisel to break open iron ore bit by bit, and then lifted it up with a shoulder pole. This kind of efficiency is too low, and it cannot even be used by the forging department. Several tools are still produced by craftsmen in batches for mining to improve efficiency.

The work here is in order.

Everyone performed their own duties and did their job well, especially the mining workers. Before they were recruited, they were prepared to suffer hardships and even die, but the treatment in this mine was not bad.

Luo Chaochao has always believed that money can turn ghosts into millstones. In order to increase the enthusiasm of these people, Luo Chaochao’s prices for these miners are also calculated according to weight, but they have to check every night when delivering goods to see if they are delivered. Iron ore is still indiscriminate.

This cost is much more expensive than monthly payment or daily payment, but fortunately, the cost and profit of weapon manufacturing are far higher than others, and Luo Chaochao is not unaffordable. These craftsmen and workers work harder, which is a good deal.

This side has been on the right track, and the capital and the northern border areas are becoming more and more urgent.

Especially the border areas in the north.

Beidi's actions became more and more serious. The border gate directly closed the exchange market and the city gate, and called all the people in the villages outside the city back to the city to prevent wars from happening at any time.

The rich merchants in the city seemed to be going to war, so they immediately packed up their things and prepared to flee, but the defenders did not stop them.

And these border cities gathered a lot of monsters spontaneously, and they didn't come here to buy things, they just came here to prevent accidents, and their footholds were also in various shops in Jiushui.

Although these monsters don't have a strong sense of belonging, they can't resist Luo Chaoxi standing on the side of Sheng Kingdom, who is still the Dragon God, protecting the country.

Even for Luo Chaoxi's sake, these monsters still want to protect Sheng Kingdom.

They knew that Luo Chaoxi was merciful and didn't want to see the people being harmed by the war, so they simply came to the border to see if they could help. If a fight really broke out, they could protect the ordinary people.

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①Baidu Encyclopedia: Qiwu Huaiwen, Guangang Method