The Golden County Magistrate

"It's the goose-feather knife that has a gap. Am I seeing it right?" Xun Yufei couldn't help but exclaimed.

He was very confident in Chen Yan, after all, he had tasted the sweetness himself.

The iron made by Chen Yan was much tougher than the ordinary iron of the Great Zhou.

The armor that made him gain military merit on the battlefield was like this.

However, the goose-feather knife was not an ordinary knife!

It was a precious sword of the previous dynasty, and it was made of the most precious fine iron at that time, and it was made by a famous master.

Such a precious sword is actually not as good as an ordinary waist knife?

Is the weapon made by Chen Yan so powerful?

He Jinyao also stood up suddenly, walked forward, and observed carefully.

Looking at the gap of the goose-feather knife, he breathed a little quickly, but didn't know what to say for a while.

Others may not know that as a close minister around Tang Yun, he was deeply trusted by Tang Yun, and naturally knew that this goose-feather knife was Tang Yun's favorite sword.

This knife has been with Tang Yun since she was old enough to understand. Tang Yun also used this knife to practice martial arts and mastered martial arts. Therefore, she could lead troops to war.

After Tang Yun ascended the throne, Qing Yuan took charge of Fengling Guard and made great contributions. In order to reward Qing Yuan, Tang Yun gave Qing Yuan her favorite Yanling knife.

Now, Tang Yun likes this precious knife very much and has been with her for nearly 20 years, but it was cut by an ordinary waist knife!

He Jinyao doesn't know whether the weapon is good or bad, but the Yanling knife can make Tang Yun like it so much. She has kept it by her side for 20 years and gave it to the closest guard around her. It can be seen that she attaches great importance to the Yanling knife.

But such a famous knife is not as tough as an ordinary knife!

Is this Yanling knife unworthy of its name, or is Chen Yan too powerful, and the knife he casually made that looks ordinary is tougher than a famous knife?

The answer seems obvious. It's not that the Yanling Knife is not good, but that Chen Yan is too capable.

Subconsciously, He Jinyao looked at Tang Yun.

Tang Yun's face looked a little ugly at this time, and the frost on her face seemed to have worsened a bit.

The Yanling Knife is indeed Qing Yuan's now, but after all, it has been with her for twenty years, so Tang Yun has a deep affection for this knife.

But soon, the frost on Tang Yun's face suddenly relaxed, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She pointed at the ordinary waist knife and said, "Is this the steel-made knife you mentioned?"

Chen Yan nodded slightly and said, "In fact, the material is far from the strength of good steel, but the forging method of this knife is somewhat special, which makes the strength of this knife several levels higher. Let's put it this way, if the steel plant is built, the steel produced normally will be better than the material of this knife."

Tang Yun's face was more excited, and she couldn't help but exclaimed, "What you said is true, is steel really that strong?"

Chen Yan chuckled, "In fact, it mainly depends on the purpose. The so-called strength of steel for different purposes is naturally different."

Steel for different purposes has different carbon-iron ratios and different strengths.

Of course, Chen Yan didn't expect to explain so much to them.

Anyway, they didn't understand.

Tang Yun nodded, not quite understanding, and asked, "Only talking about weapons, if they are made of steel, can they reach the strength of this knife?"

Chen Yan was a little disdainful, "Only satisfied with weapons of this strength? That's very simple."

Tang Yun was stunned. If it were someone else, he might be bragging, but Chen Yan was really hard to figure out. Judging from his previous performance, it must be no difficulty for him to make this waist knife, right?

This guy is indeed a genius, but he is too choking, which makes me very unhappy.

"You are a businessman, and a girl, why do you care so much about weapons?" At this time, Chen Yan asked subconsciously.

He just asked casually, and didn't think about it elsewhere, but it scared Tang Yun.

She quickly explained, "Nonsense! The best weapons can naturally be sold at a good price, so you can make more money."

Chen Yan suddenly realized and nodded, "That's right."

Seeing this, Tang Yun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, then turned around and looked at He Jinyao.

"The steel plant should be able to make a lot of money, what do you think, Steward He? Can the clan spare 100,000 taels of silver to build a steel plant in Qingshan County?"

In front of Chen Yan, she naturally couldn't ask directly, so Tang Yun changed her words.

He Jinyao reacted quickly and immediately understood what Tang Yun meant. He nodded repeatedly, "No problem, I'll try my best to make it up."

It's true that the Ministry of Revenue is short of money now. 100,000 taels of silver is not a small amount, but He Jinyao thinks that building a steel plant is worth it.

Imagine if the soldiers of the entire Great Zhou were equipped withWith weapons like that waist knife, the Great Zhou will be invincible.

In this case, what does 100,000 taels count for?

Tang Yun nodded with satisfaction, and her heart was full of expectations.

Salt and iron must be government-run, which is the national policy set when the Great Zhou was founded.

But there are exceptions, it just depends on whether it is worth it.

In Tang Yun's opinion, Chen Yan is worth it.

Not to mention salt, Chen Yan has almost raised the grade of the salt of the Great Zhou by several levels. Once the salt production in Qingshan County is enough, the people of the Great Zhou will not have to continue to endure the bitter salt.

As for ironware, Tang Yun has seen hope.

If what Chen Yan said is true, the ironware of the Great Zhou will far exceed that of other countries, and that is the foundation of a country.

At that time, who dares to offend the Great Zhou?

It is also at that time that I will have the opportunity to complete the hegemony I want in my heart.

Tang Yun is a woman, and the first empress in the history of the Great Zhou. Because of this, she has greater ambitions than anyone else.

She hopes to create an unparalleled empire in her hands.

Only in this way can she, the empress, go down in history.

"I wonder how long it will take for County Magistrate Chen to complete the construction of the steel plant and put it into production?"

Thinking of this, Tang Yun couldn't wait any longer.

Chen Yan was stunned. He had never considered it before.

"If there are enough people, it will take about a year."

Chen Yan said casually.

Crucible smelting does not require very special equipment. After all, it is not about building modern blast furnace equipment.

In addition to building factory buildings, Chen Yan thinks that one year should be enough.

"Okay!" Tang Yun nodded, knowing that this kind of thing can't be rushed.

After speaking, his eyes fell on Xun Yufei.

Xun Yufei understood and forced a smile with a bitter face, "Brother Chen, we have made such a big deal today, shouldn't we celebrate?"

Chen Yan curled his lips, "It's just a verbal agreement, the contract has not been signed yet, what's there to celebrate?"

Xun Yufei said with a bitter face: "You and Zhou Chamber of Commerce are not the kind of people who talk nonsense. Since a verbal agreement has been reached, Zhou Chamber of Commerce will soon give you the silver. It's nothing to celebrate in advance."

"Huh, celebrate? I think Brother Xun is greedy." Chen Yan saw what Xun Yufei was thinking.

Xun Yufei scratched his head. How could he look like a duke?

"Haha, the braised man I ate last time at Brother Chen's place was simply amazing and unforgettable."