Chapter 77 He is a big fool
Yuan Bingqi chuckled and said: "I heard that Master Zhao also used ordinary iron to create high-quality ironware. It is quite extraordinary. I will definitely see it during the regular test this year."
Before Zhao Yankui could speak, he looked at Jiang Lin aside: "This looks a little unfamiliar, a blacksmith transferred from outside?"
Although Daqian's weapons are basically handled by the four major blacksmith battalions, occasionally they will be recruited from the private sector to help when manpower is tight.
The South Blacksmith Camp had suffered heavy manpower losses in the past few days. Yuan Bingqi never thought that the person who could stand next to Zhao Yankui would be an apprentice.
Jiang Lin cupped his hands and said: "Master Yuan, I am Jiang Lin. I have not yet passed the regular test."
Yuan Bingqi was startled, and Zhao Yankui followed closely: "This is my apprentice, apprentice Jiang Lin. He is not very capable, so there is no problem in overpowering everyone in your East Blacksmith Camp."
In other places, this would simply bring hatred to the disciples, but in the blacksmith camp, there is competition, but there will be no hatred because of it.
If you really lose, you will only admire the opponent's skills as being better than your own.
Yuan Bingqi heard about Jiang Lin from his uncle Yuan Gaohao. He said that Zhao Yankui had accepted a very good apprentice, and even the craftsman valued him highly.
Just...
He looked up and down at the young man who was slightly taller than Zhao Yankui, almost bronze-colored, and with an outrageously strong physique.
Yuan Bingqi's face looked a little strange. With his physique, how could he look like an apprentice?
Yuan Gaohao said from the side: "Jiang Lin has indeed just come to the blacksmith camp for about two months. I still remember that when we first met, he was just a frail young man. It has only been a while now, and he has grown into an ox."
Yuan Bingqi was even more shocked when he heard that, two months?
It doesn't matter that he was so strong before he came in. After all, some people are extremely talented and amazing.
But Yuan Gaohao made it very clear that he was weak when he first met her. This word obviously did not match the image in front of him at all.
However, Yuan Bingqi didn't dwell too much. He just looked at Zhao Yankui and said: "I can beat all the apprentices in our East Blacksmith Camp. Judging from the physique, I can do it. It's just a competition of skills..."
"I'm talking about the owner of Yadong Blacksmith Camp. Who said he's just an apprentice?" Zhao Yankui said.
As soon as these words came out, Yuan Bingqi's face suddenly darkened.
Yuan Gaohao said quickly: "Okay, okay, let's go in, why are so many people gathering at the door?"
After passing through the ten-meter-long city gate and seeing the interior of Kyoto, Jiang Lin sighed again.
I saw a large number of seven- and eight-story buildings standing there, but not many three- and four-story buildings.
There were people coming and going on the road, and the traffic was busy, so it was very lively.
This made Jiang Lin realize that Daqian was not the feudal dynasty he knew. The social structure may be similar, but it was stronger than any historical dynasty he knew.
The street is fifteen or six meters wide, and the street vendors are neatly arranged and do not appear cluttered.
Everything is so orderly, which proves from the side that Daqian's four hundred years of expansion are not only good at fighting, but also quite good at internal management.
After walking through several spacious streets, a huge courtyard appeared in front.
There is a sign hanging on the door: Daqian Foundry Department
Entering the courtyard, the space inside is extremely huge, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Only then did Jiang Lin realize that they were not the first ones to arrive. Thousands of people were already waiting there.
Needless to say, it was naturally the other two blacksmith camps.
Compared with these teams, which often numbered in the thousands, the South Blacksmith Camp had only a few hundred people, which seemed to be weak and weak, and attracted the attention of many people.
It's just that most of their eyes are a little contemptuous, and they obviously have a sense of superiority in their hearts.
Such a look made everyone in the South Blacksmith Camp hold their breath.
In particular, the dozen elite blacksmiths hugged the sacks in their arms tightly, thinking that no matter what today, they would have to give the South Blacksmith Camp a voice!
Not far away, Jiang Lin and other apprentices were separated from the master blacksmith to different areas.
After the people from the East Blacksmith Camp also arrived, there were two more men in official uniforms sitting on the high chairs in the front. They are the clerks of the Foundry Department, truly top-notch iron officers.
Yu Maoming stood below, bowed his hands and saluted, and then turned around after the Chief Secretary waved.
"Today's regular test is still the same as usual. Those who pass the skill will be converted into official blacksmiths, and those who fail will continue to hone their skills!"
"The top apprentice will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, a Qi and Blood Pill, and a high-grade iron tool!"
"The next three will be rewarded with sixty taels of silver and a Qi and Blood Pill!"
"Ten people again, rewarded with silver..."
As the rewards were read out one after another, the apprentices' eyes shone and their faces turned red.
Especially the rewards for the top few, which are just a lot of money, are very attractive to these apprentices who have never received salary.
As Zhao Yankui said, there is no man who does not yearn for Juliu River.
After the rewards were read out, the apprentices of the four blacksmith camps were disrupted and divided into four equal parts.
Jiang Lin was in the first row. In front of him was a tall stove, pig iron, charcoal and other items.
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Except that there is no roof, this place is not much different from the blacksmith shop.
The group of apprentices nearby did not look at the stove, but stared at Jiang Lin with surprise on their faces.
So tall, almost like a hill, but also an apprentice?
The nearest apprentice asked curiously: "Hey, tall man, how long have you been an apprentice?"
Jiang Lin glanced at him and replied: "Two months."
The apprentice immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard it. It's been two months, so he just came here?
Not bad, not bad, but he's a little taller and not big enough to compete with himself.
Yuan Gaohao held a stick of incense in his hand and said loudly: "The first skill of the apprentice is to make fire. The fastest one will be chosen first, and the limit is one stick of incense."
As he spoke, the incense in his hand was lit.
The quick-reacting apprentice had already begun to ignite the fire. Jiang Lin scanned the surrounding area. His movements and efficiency were similar to those of the apprentices in the Southern Blacksmith Camp.
After calming down, Jiang Lin also started to draw fire.
The efficiency of movement is no different from that of ordinary apprentices, but the difference begins to show when stepping on the bellows.
The thigh as thick as an iron pillar stepped hard, and the fire instantly rose, so strong that it almost overflowed from the stove.
Seeing Jiang Lin filling in the pig iron, several apprentices nearby looked at each other, all gloating about his misfortune.
As expected, he is a novice. How can he control the heat with such a high temperature? This stupid guy is out of luck.
They didn't mean to remind them that with one more loser, they would have less competitive pressure.
Several apprentices carefully controlled the temperature of the fire. When it felt almost right, they started to use the tongs to clamp the pig iron in.
As a result, as soon as they filled the furnace with pig iron, they heard an unusual noise coming from the side.
Turning around, I saw that the tall figure had already run to the test area with the pig iron that had been heated to red.
Several apprentices were a little confused, what are they doing?
Where did that bright red piece of pig iron come from?
what happened? ? ?
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