"Don't dare, don't dare. How can a pariah dare to accept His Highness' kindness?" Yang Zhi wanted to refuse, but when he saw Liu Feng's eyes, he couldn't help but shrink his neck and swallowed silently.

Liu Feng smiled extremely hypocritically: "What do you mean? From now on, we are all a family. Isn't it unfair to refuse like this? When Ling'er and I get married in the future, I will need you to accompany me."

When the word marriage came up, Ma Ling smiled warmly.

"Yes, thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." Yang Yi responded obediently.

"Well, in that case, you two insist on leaving, so I won't stay any longer. Go ahead." Liu Feng waved his hand.[

The two of them fled as fast as they could after being ordered. They didn't want to stay here for another minute, and they were afraid that their relationship with the Ma family would be cut off in the future.

After the mother and daughter of the Fang family left, Liu Feng walked up to Ma Ling with a straight face, stretched out his hand and tapped Ma Ling's little head lightly: "You girl, you really don't know what the world is, even if you don't feel comfortable with them,

Don't go too far. After all, they are your relatives and elders. Just keep a line in everything so that we can meet each other easily in the future."

Ma Ling curled her lips unconvinced: "Hmph, who told that bastard to be disrespectful to you? Why not teach him a lesson?"

"Hey, I really can't do anything about you." Liu Feng sighed.

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"Hey, bro, what are you doing here?"

"Go to Beidi County."

On a central road leading from Weiwu County to Beidi County, a strong man carrying a heavy baggage will pass by every once in a while. Although the ages vary, they are all tall and strong, especially the one who sees this.

The arms are full of explosive muscles. This time, two men who were also carrying baggage happened to come together. They were about the same age, both about thirty years old, but one had wheat-colored skin and the other had dark complexion.

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"I see your arms are quite thick. Could it be that you are also a blacksmith who went to Beidi County?" Wheat Man looked at Black Carbon Man and asked.

The black charcoal man nodded: "Yes, are you going to Beidi County too?"

"Well, now the whole Liangzhou knows that Beidi County is recruiting a large number of blacksmiths. If you work for ten days, you can get three taels of silver. This is more than what you can earn by working at home for a year." The wheat man looked yearning.

"Isn't that right? I only came because of the reputation of His Highness. If it were anyone else, let alone three taels of silver, not even ten taels of silver would come." The charcoal man pouted.

"Not just you, I'm afraid all the blacksmiths are looking for the reputation of His Highness. If someone else is looking for a blacksmith, it's unknown whether they can pay or not, and whether they can survive is unknown. Your Highness is different. Your Highness is recruiting blacksmiths this time.

That was for the purpose of building armor and weapons. In order to defeat the Yellow Turban Party, I had to do a lot for His Highness even if I didn’t give him any money. Although it was a bit of a rush to build the armor of 5,000 men in ten days, we had to work almost every day and night.

, but His Highness treats us as human beings, and doesn’t care about food or drink at all. Everything is good. And if something happens at home, you can leave at any time. There is no such good fundraiser as His Highness in the world." Wheat Man

After speaking, he looked around and saw that there was no one else around. He then breathed a sigh of relief: "I heard that in order to ensure the safety of the blacksmiths in the surrounding counties and cities, His Highness sent troops to patrol the main roads to keep those with ulterior motives away.

The thieves can't hurt me, so you're really thoughtful."

What Wheat Man said is true. The status of blacksmiths in this era is not high. Take Heitan Man as an example. After working as a blacksmith for more than ten years, he has never met a fundraiser as sensible as Liu Feng. In the past, he had not

I have traveled a long way and gone to other places to make ironware for others. I have worked every day and every night for more than half a year. As a result, the wages I received were pitiful. If I was too little, I would be beaten severely if I talked too much. I have no strength.

He was young and old, and he didn't make a lot of money. For example, the food he ate on weekdays was all rotten food, and he was not regarded as a human being at all. At first, the black man had no intention of going to Beidi County. His eldest brother was a blacksmith.

, on the first day when Beidi County issued the recruitment order, his eldest brother rushed to Beidi County and worked for two days before returning because his sister-in-law had a sudden birth. Although he only worked for two days, because he was the first batch of blacksmiths,

Liu Feng knew that his wife was in urgent labor, so he directly gave him two taels of silver as wages. The food and drink in Beidi County were all regular eight hundred grains, and he would not be forced to work. He only worked ten hours a day, and when he was done, he

You can go back to sleep. After hearing this, Heitan Man's wife decided to let Heitan Man go to work in Beidi County no matter what. Two taels of silver is not a small amount. If you look carefully, it can cover a year's expenses, and she can also eat well.

You can drink well, and you don’t have to work hard. Where in the world can you find such a good job? After hearing this, the black man was a little moved, and with his wife’s push, he packed up and rushed to Beidi County. Only ten people

Two days have passed since the construction period of 3 days, so I have to hurry up to make more money.

In order to protect these blacksmiths who came to Beidi County, Liu Feng asked the army to patrol back and forth between the nearby counties and cities to crack down on the roving bandits. However, even if Liu Feng had the intention to do so in the more distant counties, he was powerless and could only rely on

Keep them in mind, come if you can, and forget about it if you can't.

Liu Feng walked back and forth on the city wall with his hands behind his back. Looking at the blazing stoves and sweating blacksmiths all over the street, Liu Feng felt reassured. If he continued at this speed, it would not be difficult to produce enough armor and weapons. It had only been two days.

Beidi County and its own blacksmiths have gathered a total of 200 people, and with the blacksmiths coming from other counties one after another, the number of people is increasing. But Siyi has no place for the blacksmiths to build

, we can only arrange it on the street, making noise all day long. Although it is a bit disturbing to the people, there is nothing we can do about it.

"Lord, if we continue at this rate, it will be completed in as little as ten days or as much as half a month." Tian Zheng stood beside Liu Feng and said.

Liu Feng nodded: "Tian Zheng, if you order people to prepare more stoves, more blacksmiths will come here to see this posture. But if there are not enough stoves, wouldn't it be a waste of manpower?"

"You don't need to tell me, my lord, I have already ordered the soldiers to build many temporary stoves with soil. When the time comes, they can be used by burning them." Tian Zheng replied.[

"By the way, are there any blacksmiths like Tian Zheng who are more capable? Can they make special iron tools?" When the blacksmiths arrived, Liu Feng had an idea in his mind.

"Most of these blacksmiths have been working for half their lives, and their abilities are almost the same. They can make unheard of iron tools with just a little guidance. I wonder what the special iron tools His Highness is talking about?" Tian Zheng asked doubtfully.

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Liu Feng's so-called special iron weapon is nothing more than improved armor. "I want to make a batch of heavy armor for heavy infantry to wear." Heavy infantry in this era only has one concept, which is to hold a large shield, but heavy infantry can only

Relying on the giant shield, if you lose the giant shield, you will be like an ordinary infantryman. The armor Liu Feng mentioned is the kind worn by knights in the European Middle Ages, with thick iron sheets armed to the teeth, and a two-handed sword. Ordinary

Chopping and arrows are meaningless to these heavy infantry.

Liu Feng explained his thoughts to Tian Zheng, and Tian Zheng couldn't help but think deeply after hearing this. "Yes, today's heavy infantry is actually more appropriately called giant shield soldiers, and the heavy infantry mentioned by the lord is the real meaning.
Chapter completed!