Wei Wuhou

Chapter 407 The Secret Blacksmith Shop

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After resting at the mansion for a few days, Wei Wuji felt a little restless, so he took a dozen guards out of the mansion and started wandering in the streets outside.

As a prefecture, Jingbei is the most prosperous place in Yanshan, but compared to other prefectures that Wei Wuji has been to, it is more than a notch behind.

However, although this place is not so prosperous, it has the unique style of the Northland, and it looks like it has a special flavor.

In fact, the Northland has not been so quiet in the past two months. Although the Huns have not acted yet, the vassal tribes under their command have already begun to harass the Great Wall.

Moreover, the Xiongnu headquarters have not been dispatched in the past two years, which means that the further the future, the more dangerous the Northland may be.

Fortunately, there are not many Wei people active outside the Great Wall, so Wei's loss is not too great.

But the more this is the case, the more the Hu people's appetite cannot be satisfied, the more serious their counterattacks will be in the future.

Up and down the Lingbei camp, the pressure is actually very high now.The same is true for Wei Wuji, the Huns are the first difficulty for him to ascend to the throne.

Wei Hou said that he can only be allowed to return to Wu'an if he defeats the Xiongnu...

Moreover, looking at the entire Wei country, it is really like walking on thin ice now. Once someone breaks through any place, it will lead to disastrous consequences.

In troubled times and warring states, there was no time for peace of mind. Thinking of this, Wei Wuji felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

The army under him must form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, so that he can go upstream in the troubled times and make meritorious deeds.

Originally, he came out to relax, but Wei Wuji still embarked on the old path of anxiety.

But thinking of the strength of the cavalry, Wei Wuji suddenly remembered that the two craftsmen he had brought from Wu'an were Wei Wuji's hope for victory.

So, he asked Chen Sheng who was on the side: "Where are those two craftsmen households placed now?"

Because it was arranged by Chen Sheng, Wei Wuji had to ask him.

"My lord, they were all sent to a hidden place in the west city by my subordinates!" Chen Sheng replied from the side.

Wei Wuji was very satisfied. Although the blacksmith was nothing, it was better to keep this kind of thing hidden.

"Then, let's go and have a look..." Wei Wuji said in a deep voice. In fact, he and these two craftsmen had never met before.

So a group of people rushed to the west city, and on the way, Wei Wuji also learned that the surnames of these two families were Yu and Xu.

It has to be said that Chen Sheng is still very reliable in his work. Even if he is led by someone, when Wei Wuji rushed to these two deep alleys, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Since they had met Chen Sheng before, when they saw him coming, the two craftsmen immediately came out to greet him with their disciples.

"I have met Mr. Chen!" The two leaders said respectfully, but they ignored Wei Wuji who was following behind.

And the reason why they are so respectful is because Chen Sheng is the benefactor who supports them, so that they can do what they want without any worries.

It can be said that they are equivalent to scientists with ideals, and Wei Wuji is the funder who supports their research behind the scenes.

Chen Sheng nodded and didn't explain much. After all, his son didn't want to reveal his identity, although the two people in front of him might have guesses.

At this time, Chen Sheng asked, "Is there any progress in ironware manufacturing?"

Iron is relatively easy to refine, but turning it into a sharp weapon is another concept.

When asked about this, one of the two craftsmen stood up and said: "Reporting to my lord, there is progress now. The newly made weapons are much tougher than the previous batch!"

Hearing these words, Wei Wuji's eyes brightened. The batch of weapons made before were actually better than the bronze swords. Now they are better than the original ones, so can they be mass-produced?

"Quickly take it out and try..." Wei Wuji interjected.

The two craftsmen looked at Chen Sheng, obviously asking for instructions... Chen Sheng nodded slightly.

Afterwards, the two craftsmen lined up the apprentices behind them and walked deep into the shop.

Soon, they took out two sharp... iron implements.According to Wei Wuji's previous request, these iron objects were all made into knives.

But just looking at the appearance, it is impossible to tell whether this is better than the previous knife, and it just so happened that Zheng Dali was not brought out this time.

Wei Wuji didn't panic, he walked to a guard's side, and then pulled out his sword.

Holding the bronze sword, Wei Wuji walked up to Chen Sheng, and said to him, "Go and get that knife, let's try it out, how heavy is this iron weapon!"

Chen Sheng nodded yes, then came to the craftsman and took the... knife from his hand.

In fact, the real process is not complicated, they only need to use a simple chopping, and they can quickly see the power of this new knife.

Unsurprisingly, the bronze sword in Wei Wuji's hand was unable to slash against the iron object at all, and a gap soon appeared, even showing a tendency to break.

The two quickly closed their momentum, and then heard Wei Wuji say: "Yes, the iron wares produced this time are indeed better than last time!"

After turning around to look at these craftsmen, Wei Wuji said, "You guys put your heart into it!"

The two craftsmen bowed repeatedly, although they didn't know the identity of the boy in front of them, they knew it was definitely not easy to guess.

At this time, one of the craftsmen said: "It's also thanks to Mr. Chen's idea of ​​blowing wind, so that the furnace can condense the iron even more, otherwise these knives would not be able to be made!"

The craftsman intended to sell Chen Sheng a favor, but Chen Sheng felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, because the method of the bellows was not his idea at all.

Wei Wuji smiled, and then said: "I just don't know, can you still improve the quality of ironware?"

They didn't dare to answer these words indiscriminately. After pondering for a while, the two said: "If it is in a short time, I'm afraid it will be difficult!"

This statement is very well-founded, because since the last breakthrough, there has been no progress for more than a month, which makes it impossible for the two to make a guarantee.

Wei Wuji naturally knew that in his original era, such a leap would take an extremely long time.

In fact, due to his appearance, the pace of the times has been accelerated a lot.

In fact, after this evaluation, the cast ironware is now ready for actual combat.Compared with copper swords, it is not only much lighter, but also has much better hardness and toughness.

"You and your disciples, how many pieces of iron can you cast every day?" Wei Wuji asked.

After thinking about it for a while, the two said, "If you cast all your strength now, twenty handles a day is still feasible... If you cast a few blast furnaces, you can cast more!"

"Okay, then pack your things and go to another place in three days!" Wei Wuji said slowly.

Since he could no longer improve, he planned to carry out large-scale weapon casting, and large-scale weapon casting in Jingbei City was obviously unrealistic.

The two craftsmen and their disciples looked at each other in blank dismay, then bowed and said, "Obey!"

Afterwards, Wei Wuji led the guards and left this extremely remote shop.

After Wei Wuji and others left, someone among the disciples behind the craftsman asked, "Master, who was that person just now? It seems that even Mr. Chen is afraid of him!"

The two old blacksmiths immediately looked at each other, and they knew the answer in their hearts, because they knew that they came to Yanshan with the fifth son.

"What are you talking about, why don't you hurry up and pack your things!" the old blacksmith scolded angrily.

After all, it was years of accumulating prestige, so those disciples and apprentices rushed back one by one.

"Old Yu, this young master... is so obsessed with ironware, do you think it's time for us to change our luck?" one of the craftsmen said in a deep voice.

Although the latter was silent, he obviously agreed with this sentence.

(End of this chapter)