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

Chapter 89: A Big Dinner
Zhao Yankui looked at Jiang Lin in surprise. To be honest, he had never thought of using this incident to bring any benefits to the Southern Blacksmith Camp.

I just feel that the South Blacksmith Camp has been in the spotlight today, which is really cool.

But when Jiang Lin said that he would hold a selection to select the best candidates and replenish the strength of the Southern Blacksmith Camp, Zhao Yankui suddenly realized something.

Not only did his apprentice surpass him in skills, but he was also far behind him in other aspects!
Looking at the four major blacksmith camps, who can have this kind of mind, know how to leverage the strength of others, strike while the iron is hot, and use the enthusiasm of regular tests to attract talents?

not a single one!

Because they are all blacksmiths, real men who only think about how to forge iron, and they don't want to worry about staffing, nor do they need to worry about it.

But then again, is it really not necessary?

Just look at the Southern Blacksmith Camp. Since there are fewer people, there is less work. Because there is less work to do, any benefits that come to them are mostly given to the other major blacksmith camps.

It's useless to be angry, because you haven't made as great a contribution as others.

Although Jiang Lin did not discuss it with anyone beforehand and it seemed more like a sudden idea, Zhao Yankui was not angry at all. Instead, he was extremely happy.

After he is promoted to deputy master blacksmith, there will be a vacancy period of at least three months in the Southern Blacksmith Camp without a master blacksmith in charge.

Previously, they only discussed assigning Qi the blacksmith to take on the temporary role, but Qi the blacksmith's skills were okay, but he was not very good at managing people.

Very easy to talk to, a nice guy.

In the blacksmith camp, if you don’t have some skills and temper, you really can’t control the situation.

So Zhao Yankui was very worried that after he left, the South Blacksmith Camp would become a mess.

But now he is not worried anymore. With such a person who is highly skilled, tactful, smart and cautious, there will be no chaos in the Southern Blacksmith Camp!
Zhao Yankui laughed loudly and turned around and said, "That's right! Not just anyone can come to our Southern Blacksmith Camp. If you want to come in, you have to have real skills! To be honest, my apprentice is very capable. You will definitely not suffer any loss if you follow him! Low-grade ironware is a piece of cake for him. Even lower-grade eighth-grade or even lower-grade seventh-grade ironware is easy for him to make!"

When the dozen or so blacksmiths heard this, they were still disappointed, but also happy.

Do you have to pass a competition like a regular test to enter the Southern Blacksmith Camp?

It sounds like the Southern Blacksmith Camp is being overly flattering, but even if it's a regular test, there's no reward of giving everyone a set of iron tools!
Moreover, one hundred people will be admitted in the first round, but there might not even be one hundred people participating.

Thinking of this, they became active again and quickly asked about the time and place, and then went back.

The old masters at the Southern Blacksmith Camp were all a little unhappy.

I haven't even gotten the quality ironware yet, and now there are hundreds of competitors. How long will it take me to get it?

Jiang Lin noticed the reactions of these masters one by one and had some thoughts in his mind, but he did not express them on the spot.

Jiang Lin actually has no great interest in being a manager as skilled at using tactics as Yan Tianrong.

The reason why they are willing to use the method of rewarding high-quality ironware to attract people to join is partly to help Zhao Yankui clean up the mess, but the main reason is.

Forging high-quality iron tools can bring more proficiency, more gold essence, and more fire essence, allowing all skills to grow rapidly.

Why not do something that can kill two birds with one stone?

As for some old masters who are unhappy, just pay no attention to them.

The experience from another world told him that as long as he was strong enough, no matter how many opinions others had in their hearts, he had to keep them to himself and follow them perseveringly.

After returning to the Southern Blacksmith Camp, Zhao Yankui announced publicly that until another master craftsman returned from the border army or the Foundry Department selected other master craftsmen, all matters would be temporarily handled by Qi the Blacksmith.

In this year's regular examination, four apprentices from the Southern Blacksmith Camp were successfully converted to full-time employees.

Among them, Jiang Lin is the most eye-catching. "I originally recommended Jiang Lin to Master Craftsman to take the position of Master Chef, but was blocked due to the rules of the Blacksmith Camp. Therefore, Master Qi will take over temporarily, and Jiang Lin will assist him. Next year, you two will apply together."

Zhao Yankui glanced at everyone and asked, "Does anyone have any objections to this matter?"

The blacksmith camp was completely silent, and no one was stupid enough to raise any objections at this time.

Not to mention that Jiang Lin's skills were high enough, just the fact that he could make high-quality ironware for people was enough to make sure no blacksmith would be willing to offend him.

Besides, the relationship between Jiang Lin, Old Man Wei, and the Nanling Camp is not something that ordinary people dare to provoke.

"Jiang Lin, come here." Zhao Yangkui waved his hand.

When Jiang Lin stood in front of him, he said solemnly: "When I am not here, you must manage the South Blacksmith Camp together with Master Qi. If there is any trouble here, Master Qi may not say much, but you will never let it go easily, understand!"

Jiang Lin saw the expectation in his eyes and felt a heavy sense of responsibility. He nodded and said, "I understand, Master."

Zhao Yankui then grinned, and then took out the Tiger Soul Pill and three Qi and Blood Pills from his arms and stuffed them into Jiang Lin's hands: "They are all yours."

If you add the top apprentice and the five extra pills given by Yan Tianrong, Jiang Lin now has as many as nine Qi and Blood Pills!
Without any pretense, Jiang Lin took it in his hand and said solemnly: "Thank you, Master!"

Zhao Yankui smiled and said nothing more. He just took out a bunch of silver and shouted, "No more words. I promised to treat you brothers to a good meal and wine. Let's go!"

Unfortunately, since the remnants of Xuanhua Dao have not been eliminated, the golden light pillars covering the surroundings have not yet dissipated.

Miao Chuanfu and others were waiting in the camp, so it was not convenient for them to go out and drink.

Zhao Yankui borrowed the donkey cart of Old Man Wei and brought back a cart of wine and food with him.

When he was half awake and half drunk, Zhao Yankui pulled Jiang Lin and stuffed a handful of silver into him, then said with a grin, "We don't need you here anymore. Go, leave the barracks, walk eight miles along the Juliu River towards Kyoto, and you'll have reached your destination when you see a bunch of flower boats with red lights on."

When he said this, Zhao Yankui suddenly became more serious and warned: "You must hold it in at the critical moment. If you fail to hold it in, you can't say that you are from the Blacksmith Camp. We can't afford to lose face!"

Jiang Lin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Master, don't you feel ashamed when you say this?
"After dawn, don't go back to the blacksmith camp, just go home directly." Zhao Yankui said in a slightly lower voice, "While I'm still here, go home to visit your parents and tell them that you have done a good job."

When Zhao Yankui spoke, his eyes were slightly red.

He turned his face away, picked up the wine bowl and shouted: "Who dares to drink with me? Stand up!"

Looking at his master who was drinking from the bowl, Jiang Lin didn't know what to say.

Qi the blacksmith's voice came to my ears: "Every apprentice who becomes a regular employee will be allowed to go home to visit his family by the master, without exception."

Jiang Lin turned around and saw that Qi the blacksmith was also holding a wine bowl, but his face was full of regret.

"When the master chef passed the regular test, he wanted to go home and tell him the good news. However, the war was intense at the time and the camp was short of manpower, so he was delayed for a full month before returning."

"After I got back, I found out that the village had been attacked by bandits a month ago. My parents had their heads chopped off and hung upside down on a tree, and no one came to collect their bodies."

"From then on, he never allowed any apprentice to stay in the blacksmith camp for too long."

Jiang Lin was stunned when he heard this, and turned to look at the burly man who was drinking with the blacksmiths.

The master craftsman who is respected by everyone in the Southern Blacksmith Camp has a pain in his heart that will last a lifetime.

That generosity was probably intended to cover up the extreme sorrow brought about by the inhumane scene that happened back then.

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