Chapter 20 Show your true skills
Yuan Gaohao was interested in paying attention to Jiang Lin's performance. When he saw him raising the temperature to such a high level, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows and asked: "Zhao Yankui, your apprentice seems to be interested in showing that the fire temperature is so high. Can he control it?" < br>
Zhao Yankui cupped his hands and said: "Returning to Mr. Yuan, Jiang Lin is extremely talented in fire-making skills and is unparalleled. He is not at his limit right now. A few days ago, he once controlled four furnaces and burned eight pieces of pig iron at the same time. .”
As soon as these words came out, not only Yuan Gaohao showed surprise, but also Yu Maoming looked over with bright eyes.
"Zhao Yankui, don't you want to deceive others and control four furnaces at the same time?" Yuan Gaohao said.
"My subordinates dare not talk nonsense. Dong Songchang and many blacksmiths have also seen this with their own eyes." Zhao Yankui said.
Seeing that the master craftsman also turned his attention, Dong Songchang didn't want to admit Jiang Lin's excellence, but he didn't dare to lie. He could only smile dryly and said: "Zhao Yankui didn't lie about this, he did see it with his own eyes. But no matter how hard it is, it's too much. Well, it doesn’t mean anything. The most important things for a blacksmith are tempering, quenching, and sharpening.”
Dong Songchang's words were naturally deliberately belittling Jiang Lin's talent. Yu Maoming said: "The ability to burn well shows that his thinking is quick and he is a talent that can be made."
Dong Songchang quickly apologized and said with a smile: "What Mr. Craftsman said is that he is indeed a man who can be made. But how he is will ultimately depend on his talent."
Yu Maoming spoke quietly and asked: "Zhao Yankui, how is your apprentice's talent training?"
Zhao Yankui cupped his hands and said: "Excellent."
Dong Songchang subconsciously wanted to laugh out loud, but after taking a closer look at Yu Maoming's expression, he still closed his mouth angrily.
I just think in my heart, no matter how much you praise me, what can I learn in just ten days in the training area.
While the others were talking, Jiang Lin had already taken the pig iron out of the stove.
Bright red like ripe cherries, it looked extremely conspicuous. Both the apprentices in the burning area and the apprentices in the forging area looked at Jiang Lin with envy and jealousy.
Yuan Gaohao couldn't help but admired: "The fire temperature must be at least 1,500 degrees, otherwise it will be difficult to complete the firing so quickly. Zhao Yankui, your apprentice's fire-burning talent is indeed top-notch!"
After Zhao Yankui returned the gift, he quietly glanced at Yu Maoming. Seeing that the master craftsman did not say a word, but still looking at Jiang Lin, he knew that he was waiting for Jiang Lin to show off his tempering skills.
Zhao Yankui also looked at his apprentice, secretly hoping that Jiang Lin could perform better, and maybe he could get some benefits from Master Craftsman.
As the first apprentice to finish burning the fire and come to the hammering area, Yu Maoming saw the clues when Jiang Lin picked up the hammer.
"The hammer seems to be of high quality. Who hit it?" Yu Maoming asked.
Zhao Yankui showed a humble smile: "Reporting to Master Craftsman, when I accepted him as a disciple, I made a set of eight iron tools with my own hands. Perhaps it was the ancestor's blessing that they all turned into high-quality products."
As soon as these words came out, several other people showed surprise.
All eight pieces of ironware are finished. This is not something that ordinary blacksmiths can do. Even other masters would find it difficult to complete.
After all, this is ordinary iron. If you want to make it into a high-quality iron, you need to master the tempering skills very profoundly. Usually only the deputy craftsman has such ability.
Dong Songchang was filled with jealousy. His talent was average and his overall strength was not much better than that of an ordinary blacksmith.
Compared with "technical personnel" like Zhao Yankui, he is even worse.
He immediately expressed his dissatisfaction and said: "Master Craftsman, Zhao Yankui's move is tantamount to cheating. Using high-quality iron tools to make weapons, both efficiency and results must be better than ordinary apprentices, it is too unfair!"
Zhao Yankui immediately said tit for tat: "Jiang Lin has only been in the training area for a few days, and you put him on the list. How can it be fair?"
"He is also an apprentice in the training area for one day. I will put him on the list without any mistake!"
"Everyone knows what you are thinking!"
Seeing the two masters quarreling, Yuan Gaohao glanced at Yu Maoming and saw that he didn't intend to speak, so he understood.
"Zhao Yankui, is this set of iron tools unique to Jiang Lin?" Yuan Gaohao asked. "Of course." Zhao Yankui replied.
"Then there is nothing to argue about." Yuan Gaohao waved his hand and said: "The rules of the blacksmith camp are that iron tools belong exclusively to iron tools, no matter what grade they are. It is his blessing that Jiang Lin has such iron tools to help him, and it also shows that He has a good master, but whether he will not waste this set of iron tools depends on how he uses them."
Yuan Gaohao's words meant that the two craftsmen had the same idea.
Dong Songchang knew that the people in the Foundry Department had always had objections to him, but they usually didn't show it out of respect for the deputy craftsman of Linyuan Department.
He couldn't bother with it anymore, so he could only mutter: "What a good master, he's just an opportunist."
Zhao Yankui was too lazy to pay attention to him. How could a parallel importer know the true ethos of the blacksmith camp?
At this time, Jiang Lin had already raised his hammer.
Dang——
There was a crisp sound, sparks flew, and he began to hammer.
This sound attracted the subconscious attention of many apprentices. Their pig iron had just begun to burn, and the iron was being forged over there. How could it compare?
Jealousy was jealousy, but they didn't think Jiang Lin was cheating. After all, his fire-making skills were indeed unparalleled.
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But tempering...
Several apprentices in the tempering area disagreed. No matter how fast you burn the fire, the tempering can't compare to us.
In the tortoise and hare race, you may not win even if you run two miles first!
With Jiang Lin's skill level at the moment, he could finish the weapon in half an hour, but he didn't do this, but took his time, and occasionally deliberately tilted the hammer.
Overall, just average.
When he was halfway through the fight, other apprentices in the training area came over one after another.
There was an endless stream of jingle bells, and with this leader here, the others also fought bravely to be first, full of motivation, and performed even better than before.
Zhao Yankui frowned slightly as he watched his apprentice forging iron. What is this kid doing?
He couldn't tell that Jiang Lin was deliberately crooked.
Yesterday I was able to hit 100% of the time, so there is no reason for it to be wrong today. It was obviously a deliberate attempt to hide my clumsiness.
Zhao Yankui was angry and anxious. Are you stupid? It took a long time for Master Craftsman to come here. If you don't show off all your skills, you will waste this good opportunity!
Yu Maoming suddenly said: "Zhao Yankui, is your apprentice's tempering skills like this?"
Zhao Yankui smiled bitterly and said: "This kid may be afraid of making mistakes, so..."
Yu Maoming said expressionlessly: "Go and tell him, if that's all, he's not worthy."
Zhao Yankui groaned, subconsciously wondering how this could be done.
Jiang Lin's current performance is quite satisfactory and fully meets the standards of an apprentice. Why shouldn't he be given a pass?
Yuan Gaohao winked at him, and Zhao Yankui seemed to understand something, so he ran over and yelled at Jiang Lin.
"Jiang Lin, you little bastard, if you don't show some real skills, Mr. Craftsman has said that you will not be the best!"
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