Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 114
There is nothing to say about the craftsmanship of this blacksmith, but the marketing is a mess, and you don’t know how to judge people. A boss who sells steamed buns asked you to make a good kitchen knife. It's fine, you can use a loose-grain kitchen knife, and your head won't turn.But generally people who play technology are like this, just thinking about technology, how can they know marketing.

Chai Lin praised: "Good knife."

As he said that, he casually picked up the pine hair that was igniting the fire next to it, and stroked it lightly on the blade, and it broke.

"I want it, five taels of silver." Chailin said and gave the money to the big black man.

The big black man cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, thank you. I'll wrap it up for you, so it's easy to carry."

The onlookers saw that there was no quarrel anymore, and it was meaningless. Just now, they were thinking about fighting, but they didn't expect the matter to end like this, and everyone went to their own business.

Chailin pulled up a chair and sat on the edge of the stove, saying: "Your skills are useless here. There are poor people around, whoever has the money can make steel."

"On weekdays, you can make horseshoes for passers-by, and repair farm tools for nearby villagers. You can also earn two small dollars. Let's make do with it. It's just a waste of this skill." The black man said.

Chai Lin asked, "What's the name of the master blacksmith?"

"I can't be a master with superficial skills. My surname is Liu, and I don't have a name. I look like Heita. Everyone calls me Heita. If you like it, you can call me Heizi. The guest officer can call me Heita." Hei Dahan said.

Chai Lin said: "A good name, a good name. You are so talented in repairing farm tools, but you can use knives and swords."

"My family's ancestral Songwen sword craftsmanship is unique in swordsmanship." Liu Heita said.

Pine-patterned swords are popular in the upper class nowadays, most of the literati and officials don't wear swords, and like to use swords for self-defense.For example, Gongsun Sheng, the dragon entering the cloud, used the pine-patterned seven-star sword.

Chai Lin asked: "Heita, do you have a ready-made Songwen sword, can you take a look?"

"Yes, I knocked out a sword when I'm not busy, guest officer will be later." Liu Heita said as he went into the room and took it out.

The sword is wrapped in red cloth satin, with a plain black leather scabbard and a walnut handle.He drew out Leng Sensen's sword, the blade showed a pattern of pine wood, sharp and flexible.

"A good sword, indeed a good sword. I wonder how much the Black Tower sells for?" Chailin asked.

Liu Heita said: "The iron used for this sword alone costs a thousand taels of silver, and it took a month of on-and-off beating to finish it, so it would have to be sold for ten taels of silver. I'm afraid there is no such thing as a sword that cannot be bought for 500 taels of silver in Kaifeng, Tokyo. But in Cangzhou, even generals use knives a lot, and not many people are willing to buy them."

He pulled out his precious saber, handed it to Heita and said, "Brother Heita, what do you think of my saber?"

Heita took it over and saw that it turned out to be a snowflake iron knife. These are two forging methods, but the snowflake iron is produced in Tianzhu, and it costs more than a thousand taels of silver to import such a piece of iron.

Although Liu Heita is a straight man of steel, he still has eyes. He asked, "Guest officer wears thousands of precious swords with him, so his identity is not ordinary. May I ask you?"

"The owner of Chaijiazhuang is here." Chai Lin said.

Liu Heita hastily bowed his hands and saluted, saying: "It turns out that the high-ranking officials were face to face, and the villain's hospitality was not good. Please forgive me."

Chai Lin said: "I am entrusted by the magistrate to prepare and train village soldiers. Weapons for small soldiers are easy to deal with, but weapons for generals are more difficult. Since you know this skill, if you don't dislike it, how about going to my village to be in charge of making weapons? ?”

Liu Heita was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that someone would invite him to be a blacksmith. Although the forging method of Songwen sword is strange, there are quite a few people who really know it.

Liu Heita said: "Master Meng can appreciate it, I will go to the back to discuss it with the family members and then reply to your lord."

Liu Heita entered the back room, and just as he was about to speak, his daughter-in-law raised her ears and said, "You black fool, what are you talking about? You spend all day making farm tools and repairing horseshoes here, and the family of three will do it together." , you can’t earn 20 taels of silver all year round, and you have to pay this tax and that money. I haven’t heard of it. An ordinary blacksmith in Chaijiazhuang also earns a salary of more than ten taels of silver a year. Your skills are good, no matter what. .”

"Okay, then I will reply to Mr. Chai."

Liu Heita came out from the back room and said, "Your official, you can. But I have a son, who is 16 years old this year, who is my assistant and needs to bring a daughter-in-law. Just build a small house next to the blacksmith's shop."

Chai Lin said: "It's natural, if you have a family, you can take it with you. How much does the Black Tower ask for this salary?"

"How can a villain dare to bargain with a high-ranking official? It's enough for a high-ranking official to watch and enjoy the food." Liu Heita said.

Chai Lin also doesn't plan to make these pine swords and iron knives on a large scale, which are not very useful.The main purpose is to make some sabers and sabers for generals, and then give them away in ceremonial exchanges, which seem to be relatively high-end and easy to win people's hearts.Although the metal manufacturing machines are better, but the ones produced in batches are the same, so they are not precious, so it is better to find a senior craftsman to make them with a soul.

Chailin thought for a while and said, "Well, you tentatively set two taels of silver per month, and your son and wife will pay a small worker's wages, six hundred per month. Food, housing and raw materials are included, and you will be paid back every month." You have four days of rest, and then there is a bonus at the end of the year, as long as your craftsmanship is good, you can still have tens or hundreds of taels of silver a year."

Liu Heita was very happy. It is too difficult to work as an individual these days, the raw materials are expensive, the government collects taxes, the government officials charge fees, and the local hooligans even extort some sanitation fees.

Liu Heita's son and wife also came out, and the three thanked together: "Thank you, sir."

Chailin looked at Liu Heita's son in a daze. This guy was carved out of the same mold as Liu Hei. At least he was 1.8 meters five, with thick arms and thick legs, but he was not fat. It's not that he has a baby face and people believe him when he says he's thirty.

Chai Lin was surprised and said, "This child looks really good. He is 16 years old and has grown so big. What's his name?"

The guy said: "I weighed eight catties when I was born, so my father named me Liu Ba."

Chai Lin touched it and said, "Well, I'll give you another name. Considering your size and size, it will be a big deal in a few years, so I'll call you Banton, Liu Banton, this name Open air."

"Okay, from now on I will be called Liu Banton."

Chai Lin stretched out his hand, took the bag from him, poured the money on the table, and said, "It's about ten taels of broken silver. Heita will tidy up the house, and then go to the Four Seas Car Shop to rent a carriage. Just transport the things to Chaijiazhuang."

Liu Heita smiled and said: "No problem, don't worry, my lord. I'll go there tomorrow. This house is rented, and it's just the blacksmiths who are in trouble."

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