Chapter 9 The Benefits of Becoming a Disciple
At this time, the temperature of the furnace fire has been raised. With the level 6 proficiency skill, Jiang Lin can clearly perceive the changes in the fire temperature of each furnace after the pig iron is burned.
He stared closely at the mouth of the stove to make sure the temperature of the fire wouldn't change too much.
The fire temperature used by ordinary apprentices when calcining usually does not exceed a thousand degrees. If the temperature is too high, it is easy to fail to control the heat.
But the temperature of the fire in Jiang Lin's furnace was at least above 1,300 degrees at the moment.
Although level 6 proficiency allowed him to perfectly control the temperature within 1,500 degrees, with so many people watching and four furnaces firing at the same time, Jiang Lin didn't want to go too far and avoid mistakes.
Even though the difference is only three hundred degrees, it actually has a very big difference in the calcining results.
Not only is it faster, impurities will also be naturally removed during the firing process.
At this time, outside the blacksmith shop, a strong man wearing brocade clothes, but because he was too burly, stretched the clothes out of shape, came. Seeing that there was no sound of knocking inside, but a group of people gathered around, he suddenly became curious.
I walked closer and looked inside, and saw a young man lighting a fire, so I asked, "What are you looking at?"
A blacksmith turned around and saw him, and quickly turned around and saluted: "As for the master, I'm watching Jiang Lin burning four furnaces at the same time."
"Jiang Lin? Burn four stoves at the same time?"
This is Dong Songchang, one of the three master masters in the South Blacksmith Camp. He was promoted from an apprentice to a master master in just ten years.
It's not that he has great talent, but that he has a good backer.
His brother-in-law is the deputy craftsman of Linyuan Division. Although he and the Casting Division are very different from each other, he is an errand in the palace, and all parties have to give him some face.
Otherwise, it would not be difficult to use chicken feathers as arrows to make things difficult for you.
In terms of skills, Dong Songchang is not as good as Zhao Yankui, and in terms of qualifications, he is not as good as the master who accompanied the army, but he is the most formidable one in the South Blacksmith Camp.
In other words, he is the most arrogant and domineering one.
Fortunately, Dong Songchang didn't stay in the South Blacksmith Camp very often. He went out to have fun and have fun under various pretexts.
Although he is a blacksmith with a burly body, he always thinks of himself as a scholar. He enjoys reciting poems against those flower boat girls, which makes him very happy.
He even looked down upon Zhao Yankui, a real blacksmith who was dedicated to forging iron. Zhao Yankui also looked down on this parallel trader who relied on nepotism to get to the top. The relationship between the two was not incompatible, but almost the same.
As for Jiang Lin, Dong Songchang happened to be "visiting relatives" when he came, so he didn't know the new apprentice well.
Upon hearing the blacksmith's words, Dong Songchang suddenly became interested.
Although his blacksmithing skills are not impressive, he is well versed in officialdom.
Having many people under your command means you are capable.
Several blacksmiths that Zhao Yankui had previously favored were now snatched away by him and trained into his own team.
At this time, Jiang Lin had already heated up the four stoves and watched the pig iron quickly turn red in them.
Many blacksmiths saw the clue and commented: "This boy can really burn four furnaces at the same time. Looking at his posture, he seems to be doing well."
"No wonder the master asked us to watch. If he can really burn eight pieces of iron at the same time, I would be ashamed of his fire-making skills."
Even these blacksmiths were ashamed, let alone the apprentices, everyone who looked at them was dumbfounded.
They usually have a lot of trouble taking care of one stove, but they are burning four at the same time?
Never in my wildest dreams would I dare to be so outrageous!
Especially the apprentice who said it would definitely not work before was so panicked at the moment that he didn't know what he was panicking about.
Whether Jiang Lin succeeded or not would not affect him, but he felt unhappy.
In his heart, he silently expected Jiang Lin to fail. For example, the charcoal fire was too strong, the heat was not good enough, or the stove would simply explode.
After a moment, Jiang Lin's eyes narrowed, he quickly stood up and ran to the stove, taking out eight pieces of pig iron one by one.
Each piece is different in size and shape, but they are all almost perfect cherry red, so bright that they are eye-catching.
The onlookers couldn't help but exclaimed, they were really burned out by him! Zhao Yankui, who was always more angry than happy, couldn't help but smile a little more at this moment.
It doesn't matter how good your skills are. Listening to the exclamations around you, this apprentice has gotten it right!
Dong Songchang on the other side was also looking at it in amazement. No matter how bad his skills were, he was at least a master.
If you have never eaten pork, how can you never see a pig running?
After spending so many years in the blacksmith camp, I have never heard of anyone being able to burn four furnaces and eight pieces of pig iron at the same time.
The most outrageous thing is that this is an apprentice!
Dong Songchang stared at Jiang Lin, who was walking towards the tempering area with pig iron in his arms, and then glanced at Zhao Yankui, who had a cheerful face, and sneered in his heart.
It's better to come early than to come by chance. Such a good seedling naturally belongs to Dong Songchang!
However, Zhao Yankui didn't know that his new apprentice was already being taken into consideration. After instructing Jiang Lin to put the burned pig iron on the anvil, he called Blacksmith Qi.
Then, Zhao Yankui faced everyone and said loudly: "Today I declare that I have accepted Jiang Lin as my disciple, and this time I will build a set of iron tools just for him!"
When these words came out, the blacksmiths were not too surprised. After all, they had all seen Jiang Lin's talent.
If Zhao Yankui didn't accept him, they might all be tempted to snatch this apprentice away.
But to the apprentices, this news was like throwing a bomb into a puddle.
Many of them stayed in the fire zone for no less than three years without even having a chance to say a word to Zhao Yankui.
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Jiang Lin has only been here for a month and he has already become the master's apprentice?
Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away.
These apprentices looked at Jiang Lin with envy and jealousy, but also a hint of awe.
They are not fools. They all understand that if Zhao Yankui can be promoted to deputy craftsman in the future, with Jiang Lin's talent, he may also have the opportunity to become the master master of the blacksmith camp.
By then, he would be his subordinate.
Thinking of this, the apprentice, who was already smart, began to think about how to please Jiang Lin.
Blacksmith Qi planned to carry a sledgehammer, but Zhao Yankui snatched it away.
"Jiang Lin, I am making iron tools for you today. I am also teaching you how to forge them. Please watch carefully!"
After Zhao Yankui finished speaking, he nodded slightly to Blacksmith Qi.
Blacksmith Qi picked up the small hammer in one hand and held the flaming red iron embryo in the other.
The surrounding area quickly became quiet. It was not often that you could see a master forging iron with your own eyes. Even formal blacksmiths cherished this opportunity.
Jiang Lin stood aside, not wanting to miss the scene.
"To hone skills, the foundation is to exert force. Don't use brute force. The waist and horse are united to drive the sledgehammer down. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, and the more you practice, the more you will naturally understand."
"When striking, the sledgehammer shapes the shape and the small hammer levels. The combination of the two uses the sound of the knocking to vibrate to find the next landing point."
“Finding the right placement is equivalent to finding the right rhythm, which has a great impact on the final casting quality.”
Ding Dong——
Jingle Bell——
Ding Ding Ding Ding——
A series of rhythmic sounds sounded with the hammering of large and small hammers, like the music of steel.
Seeing Zhao Yankui's strong arm driving the sledgehammer down, and the pig iron on the anvil constantly changing shape, Jiang Lin seemed to have some realization in his heart.
[You have learned the secret of honing your skills, and your proficiency has been greatly improved]
[Skill 2: Tempering Lv2 (Proficiency 213/300)]
A hint of joy flashed in Jiang Lin's eyes. Looking at it for a while, it was actually worth hitting hundreds of hammers with his own hands!
Is this the benefit of becoming a disciple? It’s so delicious!
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