Chapter 337 Urgent emergency
The next day.
Early in the morning, people came to the blacksmith camp.
The Ordnance Department of the Ministry of War personally found Jiang Lin with the Order of the Minister of War.
"Master Jiang, Master Shangshu has ordered that within ten days, the Daqian Blacksmith Camp will make a million feathered arrows, 300,000 long knives, and 150,000 spears. This is an urgent matter, and there must be no mistakes!"
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The clerk of the Ordnance Department was from the seventh rank, but there was still a huge gap between him and Jiang Lin.
He also knew the status of this man in the frontier army, and added: "Shuai Hong was ambushed and defeated by the ten-feathered archers of the Western Yi tribe in the northwest frontier. Meng Shuai led troops to rush to the rescue. There will be a fierce battle. Your Majesty is furious. This matter This is no small matter, Mr. Jiang must hurry up and don’t delay.”
Jiang Lin was stunned when he heard this. He vaguely remembered that he had only been in the blacksmith camp for a month and was still an apprentice in the Shaohuo District. Zhao Yankui yelled at Da Chen and the Daliang thieves for invading, and the Foundry Department took over the big order.
Those things seemed to have passed not long ago, and now, it was myself who took the order.
Less time, heavier tasks.
One million feathered arrows, 300,000 long knives, and 150,000 spears are definitely not small numbers.
Although the current skill level of Daqian Blacksmith Battalion and the efficiency of making weapons are much improved than in the past, it is still arduous.
Jiang Lin had no intention of passing the buck. No matter whether he and the imperial court were going to be on opposite sides in the end, at least at this moment, he still had to rely on the Daqian Dynasty as a barrier to guard against unknown risks.
If Da Gan falls, he may not be able to stabilize.
Jiang Lin nodded and said seriously: "Let me report back to Master Shangshu. Within ten days, one million feather arrows, three hundred thousand long knives, and one hundred thousand spears will be completed!"
"With Lord Jiang's words, I feel relieved. Ten days later, I will bring someone to pick it up and say goodbye." The Secretary of the Ordnance Department cupped his hands and said.
Jiang Lingong cupped his hands and watched him leave.
At this time, many people in the blacksmith camp had just gotten up.
Blacksmith Qi, who always got up earlier than others, knew something was wrong when he saw people from the Ordnance Department coming and going. He quickly ran over and asked, "Sir, what happened?"
Jiang Lin took a deep breath and said: "The frontier army is fighting with the Western Yi in the northwest. Two generals are gone, which seems to be a bit dangerous. The Ministry of War asked us to build a million feather arrows and 300,000 feather arrows within ten days. A long knife, a hundred thousand spears.”
Blacksmith Qi was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously said: "So many?"
Jiang Lin said in a deep voice: "There are so many urgent matters, no matter how much we have to do. I also ask Master Qi to call everyone up immediately and gather in front of the dining tent."
No matter the tone, expression, or words, Blacksmith Qi could hear the unmistakable flavor.
He quickly raised his hands and said: "Yes, my subordinates will call them all!"
Turning around and running towards the house, Blacksmith Qi thought to himself that when Zhao Yankui was the master master, although he was very strict, he was not as domineering as Lord Jiang.
The little apprentice who was once a master of Qi has really grown up now.
Not to mention any complaints, Blacksmith Qi still knew what this order meant.
Every time weapons are built in large quantities, a war must be about to happen or have already happened.
In the more than 400 years of conquest history of the Daqian Dynasty, such things were common and not surprising.
Blacksmith Qi knocked on the door of each house and called out a group, then ordered them to disperse and call others.
Not long after the meeting, tens of thousands of blacksmith masters were called out.
Jiang Lin stood in front of the dining shed. After the master blacksmith and apprentices had gathered together, he said, "You must have heard about this mission. It is very important. If it cannot be completed, the Ministry of War will be blamed. From now on, everyone will Assign a task. If you fail to complete it within one day, your monthly salary will be deducted and you will be demoted to an apprentice! If you fail to complete it within two days, you will be expelled from the blacksmith camp!"
Everyone looked at each other in shock. This punishment was not too severe.
Being demoted to an apprentice was a small matter, but losing face was a big deal, not to mention being kicked out of the blacksmith camp.
The four major blacksmith camps had never had such a punishment before.
Jiang Lin's voice was low and he said: "Everyone, you must remember that this blacksmith camp can only be here if Da Qian is there. Only when Da Qian is safe can we be safe! If the work is not done well, the Ministry of War may come and chop off people's heads. But if the work is done well, When the time comes, I will go to the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War to ask for a reward for you! The minimum is sixty taels of silver per person and fifteen taels for apprentices. If they don’t give you enough, I will make up for it.”
"It is natural that the Ministry of War needs weapons, but we cannot let your hard work go in vain!"
As I said above, I heard many master blacksmiths and apprentices complaining that with so much work, everyone would have to work from morning to night without stopping for a moment.
But Jiang Lin finally talked about the silver, especially fifty taels per person, which was not enough for him to make up for it, which immediately caused countless people to cheer.
If you earn fifty taels in ten days, wouldn't it be one hundred and fifty taels in one month?
That is comparable to the salary of the current master!
The elite blacksmiths were lucky. Each of them had earned more than 10,000 or 20,000 taels of silver in recent months, and they looked down upon the fifty taels of silver.
But for ordinary blacksmiths, especially apprentices, it is a great gift.
Obviously this is their job, but they can get more money, who wouldn't be happy?
It's a little bit hard, but it lasts only ten days.
Blacksmith Qi and hundreds of other masters raised their hands and shouted: "Serve Mr. Jiang, even if I die!"
Jiang Lin nodded slightly, waved and said: "Eat first, and then start doing things after eating!"
Later, Jiang Lin called over several canteen stewards and ordered: "From now on, the food will be full of oil and water, so that the masters can eat well. If anyone says he is hungry while working, I will settle the score with you!"
The stewards nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Jiang, we will buy meat right away, buy more meat!"
Jiang Lin waved his hand and ignored them.
He wandered among the master blacksmiths and apprentices who were eating, and from time to time he would pat someone on the shoulder and tell them to eat more, or say thank you for your hard work in the future. He is clearly a fourth-grade Zuo Si Shi and a master in the divine martial realm. Regardless of his status, he is a big shot that these people would not even dare to look up to.
Now it was like a warm breeze blowing on his face, and his kind attitude moved some apprentices who had just arrived to tears.
Even at home, their parents had never been so polite to them.
An apprentice suddenly stood up and shouted to Jiang Lin: "Master Jiang, can I be as powerful as you?"
Everyone knows it's impossible.
Mr. Jiang's talent has surpassed that of the blacksmith ancestor and is unmatched by anyone.
But no one said a word, especially the apprentices, who all watched eagerly.
Jiang Lin turned around and looked at the young man with a childish face, hope and a little anxiety in his eyes.
He smiled slightly, nodded and said: "As long as you work hard, you can do it."
Looking over the others one by one, Jiang Lin said again: "Talent may vary, but diligence can make up for weakness. Blacksmithing is a step-by-step process. I believe that each of you can do it!"
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In another world, these words would be very standard chicken soup for the soul.
But in this world, which blacksmith has heard of it?
Especially those apprentices, what they have heard the most is that they are called idiots, they don’t understand, where are their brains, and they are blind and so on.
Many people are so scolded that they cannot hold their heads up, and they are cautious every time they do things, for fear of making mistakes.
And Jiang Lin, a big man whose blacksmithing skills are unparalleled, now says that each of them can do the same thing.
"Really, is it really possible?" The young apprentice was trembling with excitement: "But, I'm stupid..."
"Do you believe me?" Jiang Lin looked at him and asked.
"Of course I believe it!" The young apprentice nodded heavily.
Jiang Lin hummed and said, "And I believe you can do it."
The young apprentice was stunned for a moment, as if he had not yet reacted. It was not until Jiang Lin turned around and continued to walk away that he suddenly understood the meaning of this sentence.
Looking at Jiang Lin's back, the young apprentice shouted: "My lord, you will never get it wrong! I can definitely do it!"
After that, he sat down heavily and took big mouthfuls of food.
In today's Daqian Blacksmith Camp, apprentices can already eat on the table, but it is divided into a blacksmith area and an apprentice area.
Surrounded by the same young apprentices, although they did not speak, everyone's face was flushed with excitement and their eyes were full of excitement.
When you are ten years old, you know nothing, but you know a little bit about everything, and your ambitions are as high as the sky.
Jiang Lin fed them some chicken soup, which made these teenagers feel like they had been injected with chicken blood.
The blacksmith masters haven't finished eating yet. They have already finished their meals one by one and are rushing towards the blacksmith shop.
Many master blacksmiths had shocked faces, but Blacksmith Qi slapped the empty bowls and chopsticks on the table and said solemnly: "Can't even compare with the apprentices?"
A group of master blacksmiths blushed when they said this. Yes, what's going on when the masters can't even compare to their apprentices?
Regardless of whether their mouths were stuffed or not, they all quickly shoveled the food in, then got up and ran to the blacksmith shop.
They were shouting and yelling incomprehensibly, but no one wanted to fall behind.
The lower you are, the more you care about these seemingly meaningless things, which may even seem funny to many people.
Not long after, Zhao Yankui and others hurried over from the Foundry Department. They had just received orders from the Ministry of Works and knew they had taken on a big job.
Yan Tianrong was worried that it was Jiang Lin's first time taking on such a job and he would not be able to arrange it, so he ordered them to come over immediately to help.
As a result, when they arrived at Daqian Blacksmith Camp, the few people could only hear the sound of jingling bells one after another.
I ran to the blacksmith shop and saw that it was already busy inside.
"Pig iron! Is the pig iron ready? I've finished this knife!"
"Change the water quickly, hurry up!"
"Where's the charcoal fire?"
"Move quickly!"
Zhao Yankui, Yuan Gaohao and other assistant craftsmen looked at each other in shock. This scene was not chaotic at all.
Although there was all kinds of yelling and noise, there was a different kind of orderliness.
Blacksmith Qi and other hundreds of masters divided the entire blacksmith shop into more than a hundred grids, and each person was responsible for inspecting and directing one area.
Within the grid, several elite blacksmiths are assigned to take the lead. In this way, the responsibilities that each person is responsible for are actually not that many, and naturally it will not appear chaotic.
Yuan Gaohao was amazed when he saw it, and couldn't help but said to Zhao Yankui: "It seems that our visit was in vain?"
(End of chapter)