Legendary Armament Canon Chapter 7: Hu Ben
"Hu Ben?"
General Cheng smacked his eyes, and his eyes gradually lit up.
"Hu Ben knife, the knife is good, the name is better!"
General Cheng laughed.
Xiao Zongshui glanced at Zhou Shu somewhat unexpectedly. This Zhou Shu really kept surprising himself. The name of Hu Ben Dao is really charming.
"Mr. Xiao, who is this?"
General Cheng pointed at Zhou Shu and asked.
In fact, he had seen Zhou Shu for a long time, but he had always regarded Zhou Shu as Xiao Zongshui's sidekick.
It wasn't until Zhou Shu spoke that he really paid attention to Zhou Shu's existence.
"He is a soldier-casting apprentice from my No. 97 workshop, and his name is Zhou Shu." Xiao Zongshui introduced, "Zhou Shu's contribution to the development of this tiger-bend saber is due to Zhou Shu."
Zhou Shu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Xiao Zongshui would say such a thing.
Originally, he had already made preparations for Xiao Zongshui to take the sharp standard long knife as his own. After all, he was the master of the workshop.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Zongshui would give him the credit.
Although he only said that he had contributed to it, he did not say that the sharp standard long knife was developed by Zhou Shu himself, but this is already very good, and Zhou Shu will not ask for more for the time being.
"Oh? Really?"
General Cheng didn't doubt anything, nodded and said, "It's a buildable material."
His remarks were polite words. The reason for inquiring about Zhou Shu's identity was because of what Zhou Shu said before.
He did not intend to have a deep friendship with Zhou Shu. After asking Zhou Shu's name, General Cheng turned to Xiao Zongshui.
"Mr. Xiao, what is the cost of this tiger-bent knife?"
General Cheng couldn't put it down and asked.
"The cost of a tiger ben knife is a little more expensive than an ordinary long knife." Xiao Zongshui pondered, "A knife costs three taels of silver!"
"Three taels?"
General Cheng raised his eyebrows.
Zhou Shu was a little stunned to hear that, three taels of silver, this is a money grab!
The Hu Ben Dao, also known as the sharp standard long knife, was forged by Zhou Shu himself. He knew exactly how much it cost.
The cost is only a few kilograms of iron, and other costs are basically negligible!
Although the price of iron materials is not cheap, it takes half a tael of iron to cast a tiger ben knife. Including the coal and the wages of the apprentices, the cost of a tiger ben knife is less than a tael of silver. .
When you change hands, you can quote a high price of three taels of silver. This is not a money grab, what is it for?
Zhou Shu's good impression of Xiao Zongshui just now vanished again. This Xiao Papi, his monthly task is to forge 30 tiger-bent knives, and each 3 taels of silver, that is 90 taels!
How much is his monthly salary? Half a tael!
Eat people without spitting bones!
"Thirty taels, it's not too expensive for this tiger ben knife." General Cheng pondered, "This tiger ben knife, how much can you take out every month?"
General Cheng is also a connoisseur, concerned about the completion of the book, and began to care about the output.
He wants the tiger ben knife, which is used to equip the army. If the number is too small, it will not make much sense.
"It is not easy to cast a tiger ben sword. Zhou Shu is already the best cast apprentice in our workshop No. 97. He came to forge this tiger ben sword, and it took more than two hours to forge one."
Xiao Zongshui pointed at Zhou Shu, and gave him a high hat.
Zhou Shu rolled his eyes, just put on a hat for me, you have the ability to give me a raise!
"And the forging of the tiger ben sword is much more complicated and difficult than the ordinary standard long sword. Even the apprentices who can forge the tiger ben sword in the entire No. 97 workshop can be counted with both hands."
Xiao Zongshui was talking nonsense with his eyes open. The secret recipe of the sharp standard long knife was in Zhou Shu's hands. Except for him, no one else in Workshop No. 97 could cast it.
General Cheng doesn't know or care about this, "Just tell me, if I want 3,000 tiger ben knives, how long will it take you to hand them over?"
Zhou Shu casts knives by himself. On the bright side, he can only cast one tiger-bend knives a day, three thousand knives, that would take ten years!
Obviously, it is impossible for General Cheng to wait ten years.
"Three thousand?"
Xiao Zongshui's face was overjoyed, and he pondered, "Half a year, no, three months! In just three months, I will be able to deliver 3,000 tiger ben knives!"
Zhou Shu already wanted to scold people, what does this Xiao Pipi mean?
Three thousand tiger ben knives will be delivered in three months, one thousand will be minted in one month, and thirty in one day!
He couldn't cast it even if he was exhausted!
"Very good."
General Cheng nodded, "In three months, if you can deliver 3,000 tiger Ben sabers, then the saber of my Hu Ben army will be it from now on!"
General Cheng flicked the blade with his fingers.
He is also a shameless man. The name Hu Ben was directly used by him.
These people don't pay royalties either!
Zhou Shu complained in his heart.
From the conversation between the two, Zhou Shu already knew that General Cheng is now in charge of forming a new Guard Army, and the number has not been decided yet, but now it is better, he directly occupied the name of the Hu Ben Army.
"If so, then thank you General."
Xiao Zongshui said with great joy.
3,000 tiger ben knives, that's 9,000 taels of silver. This is a big business. If you remove the cost, you can not only make a lot of money, but also get performance. It's not impossible for you to go up one tier. .
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me." General Cheng shook his head and said, "I have seen the tiger ben knife, and now you have to prove that this tiger ben knife is really forged by your No. 97 workshop."
"Don't be the one who got a knife from some soldier to fool this general, but in the end, all of you are handed over with ordinary long knives!"
General Cheng appears to be experienced, and he is concerned that the samples will not be consistent with the final product.
Xiao Zongshui seemed to have expected it long ago, and said with a smile, "That's natural! This time Xiao brought Zhou Shu here on purpose, just to make a tiger-bent knife for the general in person!"
Only then did Zhou Shu understand that Xiao Zongshui brought him to the barracks to make him a tool.
In the barracks, there is no shortage of fuel and iron materials, and even the smelting furnace is readily available.
In the military camp, it is also necessary to repair damaged weapons. After all, it is impossible to supply new weapons all the time.
Zhou Shu knows his identity clearly. He is just a part-time worker. He will do whatever his boss says.
Honestly forged a sharp long sword in front of everyone.
When casting, he deliberately restrained his strength, and it took longer than the last time to cast the knife in front of Xiao Zongshui. It took three hours for him to complete the casting.
That General Cheng asked people to take the sword over. This time he tried the sword himself, and after confirming that he could still break through the triple armor, the smile appeared on his face again.
"Good!"
General Cheng laughed and said, "With this Tiger Ben sword, the strength of my Tiger Ben army will increase by 30% out of thin air! This time, I finally live up to the expectations of the Holy One!"
"Mr. Xiao, this time, you have done a great job!"
"It's all for the imperial court, and this is Xiao's job."
Xiao Zongshui smiled and turned into a flower.
"Mr. Xiao, I want this tiger ben knife." After General Cheng smiled, his face became serious, "But I have one condition."
"General, please speak!"
Xiao Zongshui also restrained his smile and said sternly.
"This Hu Ben knife can only be supplied to my Hu Ben army in the future, and cannot be used for other purposes!"
General Cheng said word by word.
"If you can do this, I'll give you four taels of silver for every tiger ben knife. If you can't do it, then treat it like you haven't been here today."
Xiao Zongshui narrowed his eyes slightly. The Forging Division's workshop had a lot of autonomy. Each knife cost four taels of silver, and Xiao Zongshui reported it casually.
Even if you pay 2 taels to the Sili, the remaining 2 taels fall into the pocket, which is a lot of money.
It's just...
"General, isn't this illegal?"
Xiao Zongshui hesitated.
"Rules?"
General Cheng sneered twice.
"Mr. Xiao, the secret recipe for this tiger Ben knife was developed by your workshop No. 97. According to the rules of the Foundry Division, you have the power to deal with it, right?"
"As long as the secret casting recipe is not handed over to the Ministry of Foundry, it is your private property. How to deal with it is up to you."
"Then, this general bought the secret recipe of the tiger ben knife, and then entrusted it to the No. 97 workshop to cast it. Is this in line with the rules?"
"Zhou Shu, wait for me outside. I have something important to discuss with General Cheng."
Xiao Zongshui didn't answer, but drove out Zhou Shu who was dumbfounded.
Until he walked out of the big tent~IndoMTL.com~ Zhou Shu didn't come back to his senses, these guys really know how to play, isn't this the national wool?
No, these two guys plucked their own wool!
Zhou Shu was a little indignant. The secret recipe of the Tiger Ben knife was his, not from Workshop No. 97, nor from Xiao Zongshui!
According to the rules of the Forge Division, if you hand in the Soldier Forging Recipe, you will get a reward, but then, the Soldier Forging Recipe belongs to the Soldier Forging Division.
Of course, he can also choose not to hand in the casting recipe, but to hand in the weapons.
Both approaches have their pros and cons, and it's hard to say which is better or worse.
Now that guy Xiao Zongshui has directly taken the secret recipe for the creation of the Tiger Ben Sword for himself, isn't this a clear robbery?
Why did he decide to sell the secret recipe of the Tiger Ben knife to this General Cheng?
Zhou Shu looked back at the big tent. Well, it seems that he really has no room for resistance.
A soldier casting apprentice, whether it is Xiao Zongshui or General Cheng, can crush himself to death at will.
Like the lanky man who killed Zhou Shu before, no one asked a question when he died.
However, I'm afraid that Xiao Zongshui and General Cheng don't know. They thought they plucked their own wool, but they didn't know that they could pluck it back.
Three thousand tigers, all equipped to combat troops, how much feedback will it bring to me? How much strength can you bring to yourself?
If they don't do this, Zhou Shu really doesn't know how to distribute the weapons he made to so many people.
"It's just a sharp standard long knife. If you want it, I will give it to you, but I don't like it." Zhou Shu said to himself, "But I have written down this matter, and I will let you know sooner or later. Cheap, not so easy to take!"