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

Chapter 348 The Marshal Needs More Money (Additional 17)

Jiang Lin had just come out of the blacksmith shop when he saw two huge packages as big as small mountains falling from the sky, almost hitting his head.

The object hit the ground heavily, making a loud bang, attracting countless people to look over.

Looking at the two generals who landed right after the package, Jiang Lin didn't have time to say anything before General Ling's gun was already against his throat.

"Master!" Song Ziyan exclaimed.

A figure next to him rushed forward with a howl. It was Miao Yonghuai.

He held a big gun in his hand and stabbed at Ling Shuai.

On the other side, Sheng Yingchun had a brief hesitation in his eyes, and then disappeared completely.

She swayed her body, moved to the side, jumped high with a Mo Dao in her hand, and chopped down at Ling Shuai's head.

"No!" Old Man Wei was horrified. He didn't expect the two children to be so fierce. They would do what they said without any hesitation.

It is true that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger!

Seeing Miao Yonghuai and Sheng Yingchun rushing forward, Song Ziyan, holding the double-edged sword in his hand, gritted his teeth, and took a step forward.

As a result, Old Man Wei grabbed him and said sternly, "Don't mess around!"

At this time, Miao Yonghuai's gun had arrived. Ling Shuai glanced at it, moved the gun handle horizontally, and hit the tip of the gun accurately.

Although he did not use any energy, his own cultivation was so terrifying that even if it was just pure physical strength, it was already a huge weight.

Miao Yonghuai's spear suddenly shattered, and he vomited blood and flew backwards.

He was only at the fifth level in martial arts, so there was no way he could withstand the power of the Divine Martial Realm, even if it was just a casual defensive move.

Jiang Lin flashed and appeared behind Miao Yonghuai to catch him. Looking down, he saw that the child's face was as pale as gold paper, and blood was coming out of his mouth and nose.

Jiang Lin's face suddenly turned gloomy. He took out a pill of Seven Sages Powder from his arms and stuffed it into Miao Yonghuai's mouth.

The effect of the medicine took effect and continued to repair his injuries. Seeing that his breathing was improving, Jiang Lin heard another muffled groan in his ear.

Looking up, he saw that Sheng Yingchun's Mo Dao was grasped by Hong Shuai.

Hong Shuai is unarmed, so it is easier for him to defend than Ling Shuai, or he can conserve his strength better.

He just stretched out two fingers, pinched the blade, and shook it slightly, and Sheng Yingchun flew out.

Old Man Wei pulled Song Ziyan and hurried over to call Sheng Yingchun, then knelt down in front of the two generals.

"The child is ignorant and disturbed the commander-in-chief. Please forgive me!"

Hong Shuai chuckled. He could naturally see that the two kids were not doing this for no reason, but it was all due to misunderstanding, so he would not bother with them.

"It's okay, you are quite brave, not bad." Hong Shuai simply praised him and turned around to speak, but when he saw Jiang Lin's gloomy expression, his heart skipped a beat.

Miao Yonghuai's breathing had stabilized a lot at this time, and his life was no longer in danger. Jiang Lin then put him on the ground, stood up, and bowed, saying, "I wonder what the two commanders are here for?"

Marshal Hong's eyelids jumped when he heard this. What was going on?
Aren't you asking this even though you already know the answer?
But after glancing at Miao Yonghuai lying on the ground, Marshal Hong knew that Jiang Lin was angry, so he said, "Marshal Ling didn't mean it. His gun has been soaked in evil spirits for years, and ordinary people will die if they touch it. The gun was shattered, but it saved the kid's life. Otherwise, he would have died if he had touched it."

Hong Shuai explained it in great detail, which was very considerate. If it were someone else, there would be no need for such nonsense.

I'll hit you, what do you want?

Jiang Lin was startled when he heard this, and then he took a closer look at the gun in Ling Shuai's hand.

[A spear of very good quality, with a murderous aura...]

Characteristics that can be marked separately usually have very strong effects. Jiang Lin immediately realized that he had misunderstood.

Marshal Hong laughed and said, "Let's not waste time talking. I have brought you the things you asked for, 2,800 kinds. In addition, there are more than 6,000 different materials that we asked for from the homes of powerful clans. You can make weapons for the soldiers under Marshal Yu. We can't come here for nothing. Each of us will get 500,000 weapons. As for the silver, I will send it to you in a few days."

Jiang Lin was stunned. He thought that Hong Shuai might go to the homes of powerful clans to get some materials, but he didn't expect that there were not only 2,800 kinds, but also more than 6,000 kinds of extra materials!

Seeing Jiang Lin didn't say anything, Hong Shuai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked, "You don't plan to only make weapons for Yu Shuai's people, do you?"

Jiang Lin came back to his senses and shook his head, "That's not the case, it's just a little unexpected."

After a pause, Jiang Lin couldn't help but ask curiously, "I wonder which powerful clans did the two commanders get these materials from?"

"Not many, seven or eight?" Hong Shuai said.

As they walked along, they visited every house they came across without counting them carefully.

Jiang Lin couldn't help but look strange. Seven or eight powerful families were able to get so much material. There must be more than a dozen powerful clans in Daqian.

Furthermore, these materials are definitely not all owned by the powerful clans. If we could get all of them...

Well, twenty or thirty thousand should be easy.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lin's mind became active. How about finding a few other generals to discuss it?

It shouldn't make the powerful clans angry and start a rebellion, right?
But never mind. Even if there is a rebellion, what does it have to do with me? It will make me feel more at ease.

If we can take advantage of this opportunity and not be treated as a tool, that would be the best. "Making weapons is not a problem, but we are rushing to make the weapons that are needed in the northwest. Besides, Yu Shuai made the deal first, so there has to be a first come first served."

"How long will it take you to make weapons for Marshal Yu?" asked Marshal Hong.

"A rough estimate is about two years." Jiang Lin said.

He stretched this timeline a little, but not much, just about twice.

When Hong Shuai heard this, he got a little anxious. Two years?

That will have to wait until the year of the monkey and horse?
Marshal Hong came over immediately, slapped Jiang Lin on the shoulder, and said, "I have reserved a position of deputy marshal for you, from the first rank, do you want to do it?"

Jiang Lin shook his head without hesitation: "No, I have many things to deal with, not to mention this blacksmith camp..."

"Well, if you don't want to do it, it means you owe me a deputy commander. Either find someone at the peak of the Divine Martial Realm to take over, or owe me a favor and choose your own."

Jiang Lin was stunned. Why did he owe a deputy commander?

The peak of the Divine Martial Realm?
Where can I find it for you?

He knew the border troops well enough and knew that they were not very reasonable, but he never expected that one day it would happen to him.

"Hong Shuai, you..."

"In fact, it doesn't matter if you owe favors to others. They can be repaid. Just advance the time of our weapons a little bit. It's not much, just move them one position forward. Is this not too much to ask?" Hong Shuai asked with a smile.

But literally speaking, it is not an exaggeration, it is just a mention of a position.

But the problem is, there is only one person in front of you!
Jiang Lin took a deep breath and shook his head, "No, I can't bring it up. You can either slap me to death right now, or go beat Yu Shuai down. If he agrees, I don't care."

Hong Shuai narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you not afraid if I slap you to death?"

"Didn't Marshal Hong say that a man should be upright and have nothing to fear?" Jiang Lin said calmly, "Besides, your majesty needs me. Does Marshal Hong really dare to slap me to death?"

Hong Shuai pressed Jiang Lin's shoulders and kept exerting force. Despite the huge force of tens of millions of pounds, Jiang Lin's shoulders did not collapse at all.

If Hong Shuai is the indestructible iron fist, then Jiang Lin is the indestructible divine iron.

Everyone around held their breath and dared not make any sound.

Only Sheng Yingchun clenched her fists and stared at Hong Shuai.

If Old Man Wei hadn't been kneeling on the ground, still holding on to her trouser legs tightly, he would have picked up a knife from the side and rushed over again.

Marshal Hong suddenly laughed and raised his hand: "Good boy, I am wrong. So what do you think should be done if I insist on making weapons first?"

Jiang Lin looked calm and composed, "I have received many favors and support from Marshal Yu..."

"I didn't do you any favor? It seems like I really didn't do you any favor, but I will do it in the future, and I guarantee it will be no worse than that old bastard!"

"Of course I believe Marshal Hong, but it's hard to choose between human relationships and morality. Marshal Hong and Marshal Yu have both done me a favor, so who should go first and who should go second?" Jiang Lin blinked and said, "In my opinion, if Marshal Hong really wants to go before Marshal Yu and puts me in such a difficult position... I have to pay him more!"

Hong Shuai was stunned. Add money?

"That weapon was not made by me alone, but by the entire blacksmith camp working together, and they all need to be paid. Besides, this is private work and is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Works."

Jiang Lin said: "So whoever offers the highest price will be made first. It's not much, just one hundred weapons plus one material, silver is five taels each."

Hong Shuai listened in silence and started to think in his mind.

The silver is easy to deal with, five taels for one piece, so one million pieces would be five million taels.

But that material, even if you add one more material to a hundred pieces, there will be tens of thousands of them.

"If Marshal Hong is embarrassed, then forget it. After all, this matter is indeed extremely difficult, and the materials are becoming increasingly difficult to find." Jiang Lin said.

Hong Shuai looked up at him. He understood very well that Jiang Lin was raising the price.

But there is nothing wrong in this matter. Why should we build it for you first without paying more money?

Yu Shuai came here first and did do Jiang Lin a favor.

How am I going to explain to that old man when the time comes that I have no valid excuse?
Thinking of this, Hong Shuai turned his head to look at Ling Shuai and asked, "What do you think, Ling Shuai?"

Ling Shuai held the rifle and stared at Jiang Lin. He did not answer the question, but asked, "What would you have done if Hong Shuai had not explained it to you just now?"

Jiang Lin said without hesitation: "I have fought side by side with General Ling in Dachen. Although we are of different ranks, I dare not complain. But General Ling will only take those materials back. Even if His Majesty orders me to do so, I will not forge even a single weapon!"

This was not just a casual remark. Without Hong Shuai's explanation, Jiang Lin really intended to do this.

I won't have a head-on conflict with Ling Shuai, but there's no way I can get good weapons from him again!
How could he do business with her again after hurting her apprentice?

Ling Shuai stared at Jiang Lin for a long while, and then he snorted softly: "This is satisfactory to me, otherwise I would have shot you to death based on your expression just now! Your disciple is not bad, he is as loyal and courageous as you. I see he is practicing with a spear, do you want me to teach him a few tricks?"

Ling Shuai's words were obviously a favor to him, and could be considered as an alternative apology for injuring Miao Yonghuai just now.

After all, he is the Marshal, and he cannot just bow his head just because his child was hurt, but he can still give some benefits to make up for it.

(End of this chapter)