He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 210 Give You One Year

The way they are talking now really looks like a grandfather and grandson.

Jiang Lin supported Old Man Wei and kept nagging him to eat as they walked. He was so old and should not imitate the young people and go on a hunger strike.

Old Man Wei walked, listened, remained silent, but smiled.

Those who should be nagging speak less, while those who should be obedient are the most verbose.

One tall, one short, one old, one young, they seem so harmonious.

……

Jiang Lin's return is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the Southern Blacksmith Camp.

Those who want to leave quietly put their thoughts aside.

The few people who had already left were now beating their chests and stamping their feet, regretting their decision.

Returning to the original blacksmith camp has already caused people to laugh at me. If I go back to the South Blacksmith Camp, I will be too ashamed to live on.

Who can I blame? I can only blame myself for not being firm enough.

Jiang Lin didn't care about the losses of these people, or rather, he didn't have time.

Because the next day after he came back, Zhao Yankui came.

On the one hand, it was to visit his beloved apprentice who had caused such a big trouble, and on the other hand, he brought documents from the Foundry Department.

The content of the document was very simple, ordering Jiang Lin to expand the number of staff and raise it to the same level as the other three blacksmith camps within half a year.

When handing the document to Jiang Lin, Zhao Yangkui's face was full of smiles.

"The steward said that once this matter is done, you will be promoted to deputy foreman. You do not need to take the regular test. After you are promoted to deputy foreman, you can manage these matters if you want to, or not if you don't want to."

The group of blacksmiths were all delighted but also a little worried when they heard this.

It would be good if Jiang Lin could be promoted, but what would happen to the Southern Blacksmith Camp when he becomes the deputy chief forger?
Jiang Lin said: "Can you tell the steward that I can give up the position of deputy forger and continue to be the master forger in the Southern Blacksmith Camp?"

"That won't do." Zhao Yankui shook his head and said, "You don't have the final say on this reward, and neither does the steward. It was handed down directly from the Ministry of Works."

Jiang Lin was stunned, and then immediately thought of Yu Shuai.

It would be impossible for a blacksmith like him, who had not yet reached a certain rank, to be rewarded directly from the Ministry of Works without Marshal Yu's instruction.

Even Liao Mingxu is not qualified to ask the Ministry of Industry to do such a thing.

Zhao Yankui said, "I know you are devoted to ironwork and don't like to meddle in other people's business. Don't worry, the steward said that even if you are promoted to deputy master craftsman, you will be different from the rest of us. You can live wherever you want and manage whatever you want. You are free."

After hearing this, Jiang Lin finally felt relieved.

To put it simply, you will be given the position and treatment of a deputy craftsman, with greater authority and a higher status, but no extra effort is required from you.

Even if you find a place to lie down and sleep all day, no one will say anything.

Such generous treatment is unique.

Even Zhao Yankui felt a little envious.

Ever since he became the deputy engineer, he realized how bad this position was.

There are so many things to do every day, and all kinds of affairs need to be handled, leaving little time even for forging.

It's a joke for a blacksmith to have no chance to forge iron.

This made Zhao Yankui very regretful. Why did he compete with Yuan Bingqi for the position of deputy master craftsman in the first place? It would have been much better for him to stay in the Southern Blacksmith Camp and be a master craftsman.

Unfortunately, it’s no use regretting. Yuan Bingqi has now come to the Southern Blacksmith Camp, concentrating on practicing the Hundred Refining Method.

When he was in East Blacksmith Camp, many people said that he was narrow-minded and arrogant.

Now many people understand that this is not the real Yuan Bingqi.

He was just a little bit eccentric, and what he wanted to do was different from other blacksmiths. When there was a conflict of interest and it could not be properly resolved, making himself a little weird and bad-tempered, and alienating everyone might be the best choice.

However, this is not necessary in the Southern Blacksmith Camp. With Jiang Lin's prestige and Blacksmith Qi's tactfulness, the atmosphere is still quite good.

Yuan Bingqi always has a smile on his face, speaks very kindly, and has a good relationship with people.

Even those blacksmiths who transferred from the East Blacksmith Camp sometimes doubted whether their memories were wrong.

All in all, life in the blacksmith camp is much better than working in the foundry, unless you are determined to climb up, like Yuan Gaohao.

Jiang Lin guessed that it was Yu Shuai's intention, so he couldn't refuse.

You can choose not to give face to Yan Tianrong, but you cannot choose not to give face to Yu Shuai.

As for why Marshal Yu wanted to give him this reward specifically, Jiang Lin thought about it and there was only one possibility.

That is because Marshal Yu thinks he can forge precious weapons.

No one in the entire foundry could forge a precious weapon, not even the craftsman Yu Maoming.

Because precious soldiers need not only skills, but also secret recipes.

Jiang Lin, however, was able to skip the secret recipe and create the weapon in an alternative way.

Regardless of whether others can understand this method, it is unique in the Foundry Department.

It is obviously not without purpose that the powerful clans won over blacksmiths from all over the world and blocked the secret recipe. There must be a reason.

Whatever the reason, if His Majesty the Emperor really intends to reduce the power of the feudal lords, the blacksmith will definitely be one of them.

Therefore, the imperial court is likely to use Jiang Lin's methods to break through the blockade of weapons above the Baobing level by powerful clans.

It is not yet known whether there are other reasons.

But whether it exists or not, there are only benefits and no disadvantages for Jiang Lin.

The more the court values ​​you, the safer you will be!
Thinking of this, Jiang Lin took the document and nodded, "If that's the case, I'll discuss it with Master Qi and the others."

"During this expansion, we will try to recruit as many people as possible, so as to attract all those who want to come. When other blacksmith camps are running out of people, we will recruit people from the public. In addition, the number of apprentices we will give you will be increased several times this year."

Zhao Yankui said a lot of things, all of which were the benefits promised by the Foundry.

Qi the Blacksmith and others were very excited when they heard this. If these benefits can really be implemented, the prosperity of the Southern Blacksmith Camp will be just around the corner!

No, it should be said that he has become very successful.

Jiang Lin nodded, he meant the same thing.

Recruit all the people who can be recruited from other blacksmith camps. If there is still no way to recruit more people, find ways elsewhere.

"By the way, can you really forge a precious weapon now?" Zhao Yankui asked.

"The probability is not high, maybe one out of a hundred." Jiang Lin said.

Zhao Yankui had a strange expression on his face when he heard this. Judging from your tone, you seem to be very dissatisfied?
Even though the foundry sent some good stuff last time, it was only relative to pig iron and was not particularly good.

It is said that the precious weapons made by Jiang Lin are all made of pig iron, and at most they are mixed with black crystal iron like the furnace.

Can you make a precious weapon using black crystal iron?
It's obviously impossible, at least no one in the foundry can do it.

Looking at Jiang Lin, who was already half a head taller than him, Zhao Yankui suddenly sighed, "It's only been a short time, and you've already far surpassed me. Sometimes I feel like I'm dreaming. If I hadn't accepted you as my apprentice, maybe I would be your apprentice now."

This is not really a compliment. If Zhao Yankui really met a blacksmith who could make precious weapons with pig iron, he would really be unable to resist becoming his apprentice and learn the skills.

Jiang Lin laughed awkwardly and said, "Master, what are you talking about? No matter what time, you are my master."

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