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

Chapter 65 The Ability of the Bottom

After a long time, the chief craftsman Yu Maoming, the deputy chief craftsmen Yuan Gaohao, Qiu Weiren, Xu Wenhong and Lou Fangrong arrived one after another.

Zhao Yankui went over and looked at the five craftsmen, but he no longer bowed as he did before.

No one would dwell on this at this moment. Yuan Gaohao also understood why Zhao Yankui was so rude. He sighed and said, "We have already been to the three camps, the east, west and north. It is true that the South Blacksmith Camp suffered a greater loss. Master Zhao should make proper arrangements for the aftermath."

"May I ask Master Yuan, what do you think our Southern Blacksmith Camp should do to be appropriate?" Zhao Yankui said in a cold tone.

Without waiting for Yuan Gaohao to speak, Zhao Yangkui shouted angrily: "There are four major blacksmith camps in the east, south, west and north. Could it be that our Southern Blacksmith Camp is a bastard born by a stepmother? Why did you go to the east, west and north first?!"

Deputy Engineer Qiu Weiren frowned and said unhappily: "Zhao Yankui, be careful!"

"Know your limits?" Zhao Yankui straightened up and clenched his fists. "We accept that the Southern Blacksmith Battalion has fewer people, and we also accept that they give us the least. But today I want to ask Master Yuan, is the Southern Blacksmith Battalion really only slightly more damaged than the other three battalions? How many houses can be destroyed by the other three battalions combined!"

"Zhao Yankui!" Qiu Weiren's face was gloomy and he was about to scold.

At this time, Yu Maoming said: "Even if the other three battalions were added together, they didn't have as many casualties as the Southern Blacksmith Battalion."

The gray-haired master craftsman looked indifferent and said, "But don't forget, the Southern Ironworks Battalion also has the least work. When it comes to rewarding merit, the other three battalions will naturally be given priority. What happened today was just an accident. The Construction and Repair Department has already been informed, and they should have come here to carry out repairs by the end of the year."

"There's not enough work? It's not that we don't want to do it, but our Southern Blacksmith Camp has no backing up there, and you gentlemen think we can't accomplish anything great!"

"Ridiculous!" Qiu Weiren, who was promoted from the East Blacksmith Camp, said sternly, "What you mean is that Master Craftsman and we are all showing favoritism?"

"You know whether it is partiality or not! If we really talk about working ability, the other blacksmith camps may not be as good as our Southern Blacksmith Camp!" Zhao Yankui was not afraid at all that the other party was of higher rank than himself. The people who died today made him fearless!

"That's a bit too much. When it comes to skills, the other blacksmith camps have also honed their skills through hard work. No one is worse than the other." said Xu Wenhong, who was promoted from the Northern Blacksmith Camp.

Zhao Yankui looked at him and said in a cold voice, "My Southern Blacksmith Camp dares to promise the Lieutenant General of the Nanling Camp that in the future, we will supply weapons of at least half-finished quality. Which other blacksmith camp dares to make such a promise?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the several master craftsmen suddenly became subtle.

In fact, they had known about this matter for a long time, and Liao Mingxu had already sent someone to inform the foundry.

The reason why I didn't come to ask was because I felt it was impossible to do so, so I just pretended to be deaf and dumb to avoid being implicated later.

Now that Zhao Yankui has brought this matter to light, it no longer makes sense to say that ignorance is not a crime.

Yuan Gaohao frowned and said, "Zhao Yankui, do you know what you are doing? I came here to ask you why you dared to cause such trouble! Half-finished entry-level? Do you want to slaughter all the Southern Blacksmith Camp?"

"If I, Zhao Yankui, dare to agree, I must be sure of this. If you don't believe me, we will just wait and see. But if the Southern Blacksmith Camp can do it, the resources in the future..."

"If the Southern Blacksmith Camp can really achieve half-finished quality, you will be the leader of the four major blacksmith camps in the future!" Yu Maoming said directly.

"Master Craftsman!" Yuan Gaohao and others were startled.

They were not afraid that Zhao Yankui would really do it and snatch the resources of the other blacksmith camps, but they felt that the possibility of this happening was too low.

Yu Maoming agreed to it so rashly. If something went wrong, the foundry would blame him, and no one would be able to escape.

However, just as Zhao Yankui had the final say in the Southern Blacksmith Camp, Yu Maoming was also the same among the other blacksmiths.

Seeing him wave his hand, the others could not contradict him in public no matter how much they wanted to say. But after leaving the Southern Blacksmith Camp, Yuan Gaohao could not help but ask, "Does Master Craftsman really believe that Zhao Yankui can do it?"

Yu Maoming walked forward with his hands behind his back, his linen clothes swaying in the wind, making a rustling sound.

"The South Blacksmith Camp did suffer a great loss this time. Even if this incident had not happened, they should have received more compensation."

Yuan Gaohao remained silent. The sight of the dusty blacksmiths and apprentices in the ruins, as well as the hundreds of corpses on the ground, was horrifying.

It is reasonable and proper to compensate as the master craftsman said.

Yu Maoming suddenly asked again: "Do you really think Zhao Yankui can't do it?"

"It's not impossible, but it's unlikely." said Deputy Engineer Lou Fangrong.

"Yes, if there is only one Zhao Yankui, it would be really difficult to achieve success." Yu Maoming shook his head, seeming to have some emotion.

It was obvious that he only said half of the sentence and stopped talking, leaving the other deputy foreman a little confused.

Only Yuan Gaohao seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but look back, as if he saw the burly young man who was almost the same height as Zhao Yangkui standing next to him.

Could it be that Master Sijiang thinks that it has something to do with Jiang Lin?

Jiang Lin's talent is indeed outstanding, but he is only an apprentice after all. How can he make the weapons of the Southern Blacksmith Camp reach half-finished quality?
Yuan Gaohao couldn't figure it out. He turned around and looked at the tall figure in front of him, wondering if the Master Craftsman had seen something that he hadn't noticed.

In the Southern Blacksmith Camp, Zhao Yangkui directed everyone to clear out a piece of open space first, and then pick out usable things to build a temporary shelter.

Even if the Construction Department came to build the house immediately, it would take more than three or two days to complete. With so many people, they need a place to sleep.

The body also needs to be placed somewhere so that it will be convenient to handle the funeral arrangements when the people from the funeral chapel arrive.

Blacksmith Qi and Jiang Lin lifted the relatively intact beams together, and sighed at the same time: "We are few in number to begin with, and eight out of ten apprentices died. Fortunately, the work was completed a few days ago, otherwise there would be big trouble."

"But taking this opportunity, the master chef asked the master craftsman for more benefits, which is also a good thing for us."

Seeing that Blacksmith Qi didn't seem too sad, Jiang Lin couldn't help but say, "It's not good to use human lives to get benefits, right?"

Blacksmith Qi remained calm and said, "You may not have experienced anything serious. You don't understand the ways of the world. Human life is the least valuable. There are so many meritorious generals in Daqian, and who didn't have hundreds of thousands of people killed? Although we are just blacksmiths, we have also climbed up by stepping on the heads of others in the past four hundred years."

These words made Jiang Lin think of Dong Songchang. If it weren't for the relationship between Nanling Camp and Old Man Wei, would he and Zhao Yangkui still be able to keep their heads on his shoulders at this moment?

The Blacksmith Camp is almost a peaceful place, but there is a danger of losing your head at any time.

Blacksmith Qi's idea may sound a bit cruel, but rationally speaking, it is correct.

The dead are dead, and the survivors are the most important.

What's wrong with using a life that has already passed away to gain more benefits for the living?
Qi the blacksmith saw the boy's complicated mood and said, "You are still young, you will have plenty of time to figure these things out slowly in the future. In short, remember one thing, those of us living down there can't do much. To keep ourselves alive and to live a little better is a great ability."

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