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

Chapter 251 Pain and Happiness
For several days in a row, the South Blacksmith Camp was extremely lively.

Not only did people from the Foundry Department come, but people from the other blacksmith camps, whether ordinary blacksmiths, master blacksmiths, or apprentices, all came here, almost like they were paying homage.

Lower-grade Xuanbing, this is a height that they can hardly imagine.

The figure sitting alone in the shop was regarded as a god by them.

In the past, some people thought that those who joined the Southern Blacksmith Camp were not good people and would forget their principles when they saw profit.

No one has this idea now, and they just regret why they didn’t sign up in the first place!
It is such an honor to work with Mr. Jiang!

Unfortunately, the Southern Blacksmith Camp currently has no plans to expand for a fourth time, causing many people to beat their chests and stamp their feet in regret.

Some extreme ones simply gave up their status as formal blacksmiths and joined in as apprentices.

Anyway, next year's regular test is not far away, and with their abilities, they will be able to pass the assessment easily by then.

You know what, this method really attracted a lot of people.

Giving up two or three months' salary for the opportunity to join the Southern Blacksmith Camp seems to be worth it.

What's more, the per capita salary in the Southern Blacksmith Camp is now higher than that in other blacksmith camps. If we really get in, it won't take long to make up for it.

So, something happened that made master craftsmen like Qi the blacksmith happy but also troubled.

In just a dozen days, the Southern Blacksmith Camp had seven or eight hundred more apprentices, and each of these apprentices had superb skills and were at the level of formal blacksmiths.

Not only does he have good skills, he is also very hardworking and works more efficiently than ordinary apprentices.

This greatly improved the overall efficiency of the Southern Blacksmith Camp.

But what worries Qi the blacksmith is that after two or three months of regular testing, these people will become official blacksmiths, and then they will have to make new iron tools for them.

At present, only about 60% of the ironware needs of the original blacksmiths in the South Blacksmith Camp can be met. The demand for hundreds or thousands more will have to be delayed.

Such a happy and painful thing made Qi the blacksmith and others unable to sleep well the whole night.

After this incident, the number of people in the three major blacksmith camps in the east, west and north was reduced again.

As a result, the master craftsmen in several blacksmith camps not only complained a lot, but at least began to feel that life seemed to have lost its meaning.

They always feel that it won't be long before they have no one left to work for them.

Someone simply went to find the chief craftsman Yu Maoming and mentioned that the Southern Blacksmith Camp was so powerful now that most of its people had been robbed, leaving them with only some old and weak soldiers, so they might as well merge the four major blacksmith camps.

Yu Maoming had the same idea, but Yan Tianrong disagreed.

Although this steward knew that Jiang Lin was not his competitor, if the four major blacksmith camps were really merged, wouldn't they all be under Jiang Lin's command?
By then, what will be the meaning of my existence as a steward?
The merger is possible, at least after he leaves.

By then, let alone the merger of the blacksmith camps, he wouldn't care even if Jiang Lin was in charge of them all personally.

"I will consider this matter carefully. You may go back now. As for the reduction in numbers and the lack of people available, that is your own incompetence! You can't even find a decent staff, and you still have the nerve to come and complain to me!"

After being scolded by the steward, several chefs felt very aggrieved.

They are not here to complain, they really want the four major blacksmith camps to merge!

As for not being able to find decent staff, can we really blame them?

Not to mention becoming a formal blacksmith, even apprentices now are determined to join the Southern Blacksmith Camp.

He said that even if he had to carry shit for others, it would have better prospects than working in those companies.

They felt so aggrieved to hear these words. They just wanted to find some comfort, but they didn't expect to be hit even harder.

Jiang Lin didn't care about these people finding loopholes.

The rules have been set. Even if you work hard to squeeze in now, you will still be kicked out if you don’t work hard in the future.

In this way, the days passed day by day.

Twenty days later, Jiang Lin received news that Fang Zhisheng had returned.

The Destroying Dao Camp has reaped a lot of rewards these days. Several mountain gates of Xuanhua Dao have been breached, and now there is no fixed stronghold.

The few remaining remnants either fled everywhere due to the pursuit, or left Daqian and sought refuge in other dynasties.

In addition to this reason, it is also because the border troops are about to set off.

After annihilating the mountain gate of Xuanhua Dao and ambushing the coalition forces of Dachen and Daliang, Your Majesty has ordered the border troops to immediately recover the lost territory, and take advantage of the situation to destroy Dachen and Daliang, and incorporate these two dynasties into the territory.

The Nanling camp, which had been resting for several years, was included in this transfer order. Otherwise, Fang Zhisheng might have to stay outside for a while.

Jiang Lin was a little surprised to hear the news. He thought the Nanling camp would not set out until next year at the earliest.

He couldn't help but secretly rejoice that he had found a balance between the Ministry of Works and the border troops, and no longer had to worry about following the army.

At the same time, I felt a little worried. I didn't know how many people I would be able to see again in the future after this trip.

Liao Mingxu did bring Cai Yanting, Song Tianjiu and others with him, which could be considered as a special trip to say goodbye.

"Why is this departure so sudden?" Jiang Lin asked.

"Who knows? Maybe His Majesty wants to expand the territory as soon as possible and conquer a vast empire." Liao Mingxu smiled indifferently, "We are border troops. We will fight whoever His Majesty says to fight. There is nothing to say. But that batch of weapons..." This was the thing Liao Mingxu wanted to ask most this time. Border troops have the highest mortality rate because most of the time they are not fighting border defense battles, but invading the enemy's homeland.

In a war to annihilate a country, the armies of other dynasties will naturally be aroused and fight to the death.

If the weapons of his soldiers could be improved, perhaps some casualties could be reduced.

Blacksmith Qi was about to speak when Jiang Lin waved his hand behind him to stop him.

Then, Jiang Lin bowed and said, "The weapons are not yet fully forged, brother, please wait for me for a few more days."

Liao Mingxu laughed and said, "It doesn't matter. Even if there are some missing, it's no big deal. Even if the weapons are of low quality, they are used to them."

Jiang Lin was silent for a moment, and then said: "Don't worry, brother, they are all of high quality."

"Okay, okay. Then I'll leave it to you, brother." Liao Mingxu laughed and led his men away.

Qi the blacksmith watched them leave and couldn't help asking, "Master Jiang, why didn't you tell the lieutenant general the truth? What you made for them is not just a low-grade product!"

During this period, all the elite blacksmiths had only one thing to do, and that was to use the iron made by Jiang Lin to forge weapons of at least the fourth grade!
In order to complete the task as quickly as possible, the number of elite blacksmiths was directly expanded to eighty people, and all the iron tools used were personally eliminated of defects by Jiang Lin to reach the top three grades.

With such a sharp weapon, coupled with the extremely high-quality pig iron, it is not difficult for them to get the fourth grade.

Occasionally, he could perform beyond his normal capabilities and create one or two top-three-grade weapons.

Jiang Lin took a deep breath and said, "The border troops are about to set out. Some people may not be able to adapt to the years of peace. Give them some buffer time first, and then present them with weapons when they set out. This will stabilize the morale of the troops. If the morale of the troops is stable, they will perform better in the battle."

After listening to this, Qi the Blacksmith nodded and said, "That makes sense."

There were some things he didn't say. Lord Jiang was so good to the Nanling camp that nothing could be said.

Most people only feel disgust towards the border troops, thinking that they are unreasonable and unaccountable.

Only a genius like Lord Jiang can get along with the border troops like brothers.

Jiang Lin turned around, opened the furnace door, and put in dozens of pig irons. He said in a deep voice: "Master Qi, please let them work harder. The number of weapons can only be more, not less!"

Blacksmith Qi heard his determination and knew the importance of this matter, so he nodded quickly: "Don't worry, Lord Jiang, even if we don't have food, we will definitely replenish the number of weapons!"

With Jiang Lin's current fire-making skills, he can burn about fifty pieces of pig iron at a time. Although it cannot meet the needs of eighty elite blacksmiths at once, don't forget that his fire-making efficiency has increased by 100%.

Even with two furnaces of pig iron, it is still difficult to make a weapon.

In the end, it was the elite blacksmiths who couldn't keep up with his speed in burning fire.

Fortunately, after these days of hard work, the number of weapons is not much less. There are only a few days left, which should be enough.

Outside the blacksmith camp, Cai Yanting looked at Liao Mingxu and asked in a low voice: "Didn't you say you wanted to have a drink with Brother Jiang?"

They all knew that life and death were unpredictable during this expedition. Not to mention the lieutenant general, even the general was at risk of dying in the battle.

During these four hundred years of war, Daqian even lost five generals!

Jiang Lin was one of the few people they liked. After he left, who knew if they would ever see him again.

Liao Mingxu sighed and said, "Can't you see that Brother Jiang is worried about us? Even if we ask him to have a drink, I'm afraid he will refuse. He just wants to replenish his weapons as soon as possible."

Cai Yanting could see it, and said, "That's true. With Brother Jiang's personality, I'm afraid he would really do that. He's really good to our border troops."

"It doesn't matter. If everyone can really change into top-grade weapons, will we still be able to defeat those wolf cubs?" Liao Mingxu said with a smile, "After you have performed a great deed, you can come and have a drink with him during the next break."

Everyone was not the type to be pretentious, and upon hearing this, they all laughed out loud.

"That's right. Let's kill a few enemies and destroy a few dynasties before we have a drink!"

"I will definitely get Brother Jiang drunk when the time comes. I don't believe I can't drink more than him!"

"That may not be the case. Brother Jiang is now a master of the Yuanwu realm, not a low-level one. Even if two of you were tied together, they would not be a match for him."

Everyone was talking and laughing, and their figures gradually faded away.

Four days later, all members of the Nanling camp gathered.

All the soldiers were fully armed, wearing helmets and armor, standing on the training ground.

The solemn and murderous atmosphere, accompanied by the howling north wind, seemed extremely fierce.

Liao Mingxu looked up at the camp gate, frowned slightly, and asked, "When did Brother Jiang say he would deliver the weapons?"

"It should be here soon." Cai Yanting asked, "Should we send someone to urge them?"

"Let the brothers take their original weapons first and wait a while." Liao Mingxu looked steady and said, "I believe Brother Jiang will not break his promise."

"He said he would come to deliver weapons today, so he will definitely come!"

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