Li Jingchen thought she didn't understand, so he patiently explained: "The soldiers on the border are in urgent need of these weapons and armors. Besides, where can we find the felons whose homes have been confiscated and exiled? I did some research before coming here. Yangping County has been experiencing drought in the past few years. , the people's life is not easy, and if they increase their labor, the people's life will not be easy either."

Another point he did not mention was that the Holy One valued civil service over military affairs, coupled with the empty treasury and layoffs in the army, many soldiers were having a hard time.

Although he couldn't change the situation, he could still do it without increasing the burden on the people.

In just a few words, Shen Xinyue knew that he was a good prince with upright character.

"As the saying goes, poor mountains and rivers bring out unruly people. Not to mention that there are hundreds of people detained in my village. Even in the county government, there are probably many serious criminals or death row prisoners. It is a pity to execute them. It is better to let them work for them. A chance to turn over a new leaf."

Shen Xinyue has been keeping people under supervision of those people in Zhentian Village who were fed poison to scare them before. If they were released, they would be harmful to society. After discovering the iron ore, they also had a place to use.

"Miss Shen, no, I should call you the Lord of Yangping County now. You have really helped me a lot." After saying that, he asked his men to take his token to the county seat and transfer the felons and death row prisoners inside. All the prisoners were transferred over.

Shen Xinyue did not take credit: "These are all things I should do."

After arranging a group of soldiers, Li Jingchen returned to the village with Shen Xinyue and the others.

After a short rest, digging the mine was also put on the agenda.

Although they are cooperating to mine, the structures of the kilns built by both parties are quite different.

The old man who was responsible for the inspection came to visit them out of curiosity. At first, he was just disdainful and kept talking about nonsense.

But after figuring out the structure of Shen Xinyue's kiln, not only did they not utter a word of doubt, but they also praised such an ingenious idea.

"I have never seen such a strange idea. Such a kiln can not only greatly increase the temperature in the furnace, thereby improving the purity of the iron, but also greatly increase the hardness of the forged iron. I don't know who is the master? Someone gave me some advice? Can I meet you?"

The old man's eyes were full of urgency. He thought that no one could be better at smelting iron and forging, but he didn't expect that there was really someone outside the world.

"Our second boss asked us to do this. Our second boss is very powerful. She discovered the iron ore on the mountain this time." Zhou Dunzi and Lu Chaibang were full of praise for Shen Xinyue.

He had seen almost all of these people on the mountain, and he had never seen such a worldly person in his memory. Tie Xiaozhong became more and more curious.

"Can I meet you, the second master?"

Zhou Dunzi and Lu Chaibang looked at each other, turned around and asked, "You don't get to see our second master every day, she, second master, you're here? This old man said he wanted to see you."

Looking at Shen Xinyue coming from a distance, the two of them shouted loudly.

Tie Xiaozhong turned his head, but he didn't expect that the second in charge they were talking about was actually the girl Jian Zi who he had always despised.

"I don't know where you are studying from, girl?"

He dared to conclude that anyone who could transform such an exquisite kiln must be from a famous family.

However, he is not bragging. The Tie family has been passing down blacksmithing for hundreds of years from generation to generation, and they have already mastered this craft.

"Master?" Shen Xinyue replied subconsciously: "Yao Wang Valley."

Tie Xiaozhong was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up.

"I understand, Yaowang Valley needs elixir refining, where did you get the inspiration?"

Shen Xinyue:......

"To tell you the truth, apart from this kiln, I also know a little bit about forging. I dare not say anything else. It shouldn't be a problem to make a pair of the sharpest weapons and the toughest armor in the world."

The old man had always noticed that their noses were not noses or faces since he arrived at the village, so Shen Xinyue deliberately said in front of him.

Sure enough, the old man's face looked a bit disgusting: "Girl, haven't you heard the saying that there are people outside the world and there is a world outside the world? Your kiln is indeed outstanding, but when it comes to making weapons and armor, no one can beat me. "

Not to mention anything else, just showing his last name will make others think about it.

Shen Xinyue smiled: "It's just bragging. Just listen to what you say for yourself."

Tie Xiaozhong was angry: "Young boy with a yellow mouth, you dare to talk nonsense in front of me just because you have some skills. Do you dare to compete with me to see who can produce the best weapons and armor?"

Shen Xinyue was not afraid. She rolled her eyes and said, "Since it's a bet, someone must testify and some winnings must be paid out."

The old man was a real person and immediately asked someone to invite Li Jingchen over.

"This is the forging technique passed down from generation to generation by my Tie family. If I lose, I will give this forging technique to you!"

Unexpectedly, Shen Xinyue didn't even look at it: "If I can win you, what else will I do with this book passed down by your family?"

"How dare you utter such arrogant words? My master has built countless weapons in his life. No one in the army can't call him an old man. If you can beat my master, I will rip off your head and play it as a ball for you. If you lose, you must Kneel down and apologize to my master!"

Soon several of Tie Xiaozhong's disciples began to fight for their master.

In the entire weapons camp of Dayuan, the forgings were basically made by Tie Xiaozhong's apprentices.

Yang Chuan spat out the straw stick in his mouth: "I'm not afraid of the wind blowing my tongue. With your flat head and no round head, what can my second sister do with it? What if you knock her foot?"

Zhou Dunzi and Lu Chaibang also gathered around.

Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel, Li Jingchen stopped them.

"Let's do this. If one of you wins with the weapons and armor he forged, I can promise him something. What do you think?"

It was his words that Shen Xinyue was waiting for.

When preparing for the end of the world, her space contained not only food, seeds, clothing, etc., but also many books on various aspects.

These include iron smelting and forging technology, such as adding oxygen and reducing carbon and other methods to reduce the carbon element in iron.

But taking the initiative to hand it over to her is not that noble. Besides, she was only named the county head after the mining incident. It was Li Jingchen who got the credit for the matter, but if it went wrong, she would have to take the blame.

That's why he verbally provoked Tie Xiaozhong.

Because she knew Tie Xiaozhong's status with Li Jingchen.

Sure enough, Li Jingchen promised that the winner could make a request.

With the completion of the kiln, the competition between Shen Xinyue and Tie Xiaozhong also began.

Shen Xinyue naturally doesn't know how to forge, but she can instruct others in the village to do it.

Soon, as the red-hot iron block is put into the water, the ultra-high temperature causes the water to instantly turn into a large amount of water vapor.
Chapter completed!