"Master Qiu, how about it?" Lu Mu, director of the Industry Department, looked nervous.

Like him, everyone else present focused on a little old man.

Master Qiu’s real name is Qiu Peng. He is a local blacksmith in Heishui City. Not only is he good at creating iron tools, but he is also good at judging the quality of iron materials.

If it weren't for his old age and his legs were not very convenient, he would have gone to big cities with other blacksmiths to make a living.

Although Master Qiu is hunched, his hands are not slow at all.

Especially when he saw the unique refining method of this newly built ironworks, he couldn't wait to get in as soon as the iron blocks cooled down.

Master Qiu cut a little from the iron block and after operating the tools he carried with him, his originally loose eyelids suddenly became tense, and his turbid eyes emitted an incredible light as if they were seeing rare treasures.

"What a iron, so a iron! Old man, I have been a blacksmith all my life. The first time I saw such a high purity iron, I could throw away all those things before."

Wow!

Most of the people present had been dealing with ore. When they saw Blacksmith Qiu's crazy expression as if he was a treasure, they immediately became excited.

Especially Lu Mu, who was in charge of the project, almost flew out and couldn't wait to report to the city lord, but saw that Ye Xuan was still calm and calm, as if everything was expected.

"The city lord, not only does the output of the first furnace of iron far surpass the standard, but its purity is higher than the standard."

"Well, you did a good job, keep working hard and keep this level!"

Ye Xuan walked over and patted his reckless shoulders, and praised Yu without hesitation. Then he looked at Blacksmith Qiu. This old man was definitely a technical talent.

"City Lord!" When Blacksmith Qiu saw Ye Xuan, he was not as trembling as when the people met the officials before.

Because he knew that the city lord was different, he held the small piece of iron in his hand and said as if a child had found a baby.

"The old man thought the yield of this iron plant was the same as that of other places, but he didn't expect that... the city lord is worthy of being a person from a big place. His knowledge is different. It's so amazing that I can't help but want to wave the hammer immediately."

"Master Qiu is too rewarded." Ye Xuan smiled softly.

In fact, in his eyes, such iron blocks cannot even reach the qualification line, but in this world, it is already of extraordinary quality.

"As the saying goes, it is better to act than to move. Master Qiu, based on your experience, if you want to make such iron blocks into weapons, what is the estimated output?"

"What kind of weapon does the city lord want to build?" Qiu Blacksmith was slightly stunned and asked back.

"That's it!" Ye Xuan took out a drawing he drew himself. In his impression, the one who remembered the most was Tang Dao.

Volume 16 of the Tang Dynasty's Six Classics records that there are four types of swords, one is the ritual knife, two is the barrier knife, three is the horizontal knife, and four is the Mo knife.

Let’s not talk about the art knife for now.

The obstacle is the predecessor of the Red Army's machete and one of the main combat weapons of the army in the era of cold weapons. It is brave and domineering!

The horizontal sword is a straight sword, and is a sword that is used by soldiers who are guarding the city and standing guard, and patrolling soldiers. The sword is slightly less powerful than the obstacle sword, but it is better to carry it lightly. It is a fighting weapon in the narrow space.

Modao, a long-handled knife unique to the Tang Dynasty in China, started specifically to fight against the Turks. Who said that infantry was inferior to cavalry? Modao would teach him how to be a human being.

Ye Xuan originally meant to create a barrier knife and a horizontal knife for the time being. The former was to equip the Niutou Mountain Barracks, while the latter was equipped with the Heishui City Guards.

But now the mountain tribe has a specialty: hardwood.

From Nazha, he learned that this hardwood is derived from a tree called Keng.

It is a tree species unique to the blue mountains and is very tough and is one of the commonly used weapons materials by the mountain tribe. As long as it is tied to a sharp iron tool, it will have great lethality.

Although the name of Kengshu is a bit strange, it happens to be the material required for the long handle of the Modao.

Ye Xuan asked how many kiln trees were in the blue mountains, and Nazha thought about it.

"Even after the blue mountains moved, the mountain tribe only occupied a part of the mountain, but the number of clang trees there, even if they were cut down and used as firewood, was enough for several generations of the mountain tribe to use.

All in all, this is almost inexhaustible.

Ye Xuan immediately waved his pen and added Mo Dao to the drawings. At the same time, he told Nazha that Hei Shui City was willing to acquire the already processed hardwood at a reasonable price.

Cutting down kiln trees is exactly what the mountain tribe is good at. How can you refuse such a big deal?

What's more, so many tribesmen moved to Heishui City. Heishui City is only responsible for the management, but not the maintenance. All expenses have to be found by the mountain tribe to find things to do in exchange for life needs.

It's a win-win situation!

Seeing the three weapon styles on the drawings, Blacksmith Qiu pondered for a while, raised his head, and said in embarrassment.

"Master Lord, there is only a little old man and blacksmith in Heishui City. Even if he sacrifices his life, at most ten pieces will be available in a month. If you follow the creation method provided by the city lord, you may not even have ten pieces a month, which will take more effort."

When Blacksmith Qiu saw Ye Xuan not making any sound, he could only smile bitterly in his heart and said nervously.

"However, if the city lord can summon more blacksmiths, I believe that the output will be increased. Only a dozen young and strong blacksmiths can produce hundreds of weapons in a month."

Hundreds of pieces a month?

Nowadays, the army in Hei Shui City has hundreds of people, wouldn’t it take several months to get it up? If something unexpected happens during this period...

"Master Qiu, don't be nervous. This is the current conditions in Heishui City. You are just telling the truth." Ye Xuan was not surprised after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he raised his hand and pointed at the people around him.

"Master Qiu, would it be OK if you asked you to guide them?"

After hearing this, Blacksmith Qiu frowned and felt a little unhappy, but his face did not show it, but his tone became much colder.

"My lord, ironwork is a skill. I remember that the old man was a disciple and learned his skills for three years, and then he tried five years to get a job. He was qualified to touch the hammer head. If he wanted to truly build iron tools, he would not have a few years of experience..."

Seeing that the blacksmith Qiu was getting more and more emotional when he saw that the blacksmith Qiu was talking, Ye Xuan felt a little funny and quickly said comfortingly: "Master Qiu, don't be anxious. This city lord is not asking you to teach them all the skills, you only need to teach some of them."

"Master Lord, the old man doesn't understand what you mean."

Not only was Blacksmith Qiu confused, but even the people next to him were full of confusion when they heard it, and they couldn't understand what Ye Xuan wanted to do.

well!
Chapter completed!