Legendary Armament Canon Chapter 9: It’s up to you to take care of it
"Still not?"
Xiao Zongshui's face was so gloomy that he was about to drip. Not far in front of him, a middle-aged man knelt on the ground with a face full of panic.
"Master, we tried our best!"
Xiao Zongshui waved his hand and motioned for him to go out.
The middle-aged man kowtowed and ran out in a panic, looking like he would survive the disaster.
Xiao Zongshui didn't care about the middle-aged man's reaction. He frowned and stared at a piece of paper in front of him.
That piece of paper was the secret recipe for the Tiger Ben Sword that Zhou Shu gave him.
After getting the secret recipe, Xiao Zongshui did not disclose the secret recipe in Workshop No. 97 as Zhou Shu thought.
Instead, they found some skilled apprentices.
Three thousand tiger ben knives are not too much work for a workshop. After all, there are hundreds of soldiers in a workshop, and there are tens of thousands of standard long knives forged every month.
In Xiao Zongshui's opinion, even if the tiger ben knife is a little more troublesome to cast, with a dozen or twenty military casting apprentices, the task can be completed in three months.
As a result, he sought several apprentices in a row, but he was unable to successfully cast the tiger ben knife.
"Is there something wrong with this casting recipe?"
Xiao Zongshui said to himself, "Does Zhou Shu have the courage?"
He paced back and forth, and after a long while, Xiao Zongshui took the secret casting recipe into his arms, and then pushed the door and walked out.
Not long after, Xiao Zongshui came to the door of a mansion and put a piece of silver into the doorman's hand with a smile on his face.
"Please let me know that Xiao Zongshui, the director of Workshop No. 97, is asking to see Master Zhu."
If any apprentice casting soldiers from Workshop No. 97 saw this scene, they would definitely not believe that this flattering man would be Xiao Zongshui!
How often did Mr. Xiao, who covered the sky with his hands in Workshop No. 97, beg for help in such a low voice?
The porter's nostrils turned upwards, with a proud expression on his face. He squinted at Xiao Zongshui and weighed the weight of the silver in his sleeve before nodding slightly.
"Wait."
Turning around and pacing through the door.
After a full quarter of an hour, the other party returned again, with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, he said, "Come in, the master is waiting for you in the study, remember, you only have one stick. Fragrant time."
"Thank you!"
Xiao Zongshui cupped his hands and said, crossed the threshold, and walked quickly towards the study. The time for a stick of incense is not much.
A moment later, Xiao Zongshui had followed the concierge's instructions to the study.
In the study, a man in his 40s or 50s was flipping through the book. Hearing Xiao Zongshui coming in, the man said without looking up, "Mr. Xiao is here, what advice do you have?"
"Don't dare!"
Xiao Zongshui's attitude was very low, and he said quickly, "I came to disturb Master Zhu because I wanted Master to help me see Zhang's casting secret recipe."
"Please ask the master for help, is there any problem with this secret recipe?"
Then Master Zhu raised his head, looked at Xiao Zongshui, and frowned slightly.
"That's all?"
"Xiao knows that the master is busy with other people's affairs, but the matter is urgent, Xiao is too late to find another soldier." Xiao Zongshui smiled bitterly, "Master, don't worry, I understand the rules."
While speaking, Xiao Zongshui handed a large silver note with both hands.
Ask an expert to do things, this is "expert fee".
Master Zhu glanced at the silver note that Xiao Zongshui put on the table, and did not reach out to take it, but his expression softened a little.
"Where's the secret recipe? Get it."
Xiao Zongshui hurriedly took out the secret recipe for the Tiger Ben Sword and handed it over.
Master Zhu just glanced at it and said with some displeasure.
"Mr. Xiao, although there is some friendship between you and me, but you brought a secret recipe for an unqualified weapon, are you going to hit the old man in the face?"
"The master misunderstood."
Xiao Zongshui quickly explained.
Master Zhu is not an ordinary soldier. He is one of the few master craftsmen in Daxia, and his status is extremely respected.
Not to mention the secret recipe for unqualified weapons, even if it is an ordinary entry-quality weapon, Master Zhu is afraid that he will not look down on it.
Master craftsman, put it on the earth, it is probably also an academician-level figure.
"General Cheng Wanli was instructed to form the Imperial Guard Army, and the designation was set as Hu Ben. This is the Hu Ben knife we specially developed for the Hu Ben army."
Xiao Zongshui explained, "Master, you also know that the formation of the Imperial Guard by General Cheng Wanli is a matter of great concern to the sage, and there is no room for mistakes."
"Therefore, we would like to ask Master Zhu to give you a palm and palm eye for this tiger ben knife."
After listening to Xiao Zongshui's explanation, Master Zhu's expression softened a little, and nodded, "Even so, this kind of standard weapon, just find a forger to look at it."
Having said that, Master Zhu still picked up the casting recipe and took a closer look.
"This idea is a bit interesting." Master Zhu nodded slightly and said, "Sacrificing part of the firmness to make the sharpness of the knife almost reach the pinnacle of standard weapons, Director Xiao has talents under him."
"Is this a secret recipe, no problem?"
Xiao Zongshui asked.
"It's not a big problem." Master Zhu said, "According to the secret recipe, it is possible to forge an extremely sharp standard long knife, but—"
"But what?"
Xiao Zongshui asked.
"But there are not many apprentices who can cast a knife according to this secret casting recipe."
Master Zhu said sharply, "The casting skills used here can only be used easily by a soldier casting master, but it is a bit more difficult for a soldier casting apprentice."
"The knife is a good knife, but it is difficult to mass-produce."
"Master Zhu, do you mean that there is no problem in casting the secret recipe, but it is too difficult to cast?"
"That's understandable." Master Zhu nodded and said, "If you can ask a soldier to make a move, it would not be difficult to forge this tiger-bend sword."
Are the forging divisions to take action?
Xiao Zongshui said with a wry smile, which soldier would be bored to forge standard weapons?
The value of a single weapon they cast casually is comparable to hundreds of standard weapons.
Even if Xiao Zongshui has that face, it's not worth it. How much money does a tiger's sword cost?
How much money do you get for a soldier forging?
It's not worth it at all!
"But Master Zhu, I do have a soldier-casting apprentice who can forge a tiger-bend knife--"
Xiao Zongshui did not give up.
"I said that the casting of this tiger-bend sword is very difficult for the apprentices, but I didn't say that the apprentices couldn't do it."
Master Zhu said, "A soldier casting apprentice with better skills can also be cast after three or five years of training."
"Okay, there are no other problems, so let's just leave it at that, I have something important to do later."
Master Zhu waved off the guest.
Xiao Zongshui left Master Zhu's mansion a little lost.
He was so intent on supplying weapons to Cheng Wanli, not just to make the difference.
As the director of the Foundry Division's workshop, Xiao Zongshui's official position is not large, but he has a lot of oil and water in his hands. Even those with a much higher official position than him may not necessarily be rich.
He flattered Cheng Wanli because Cheng Wanli was a popular man in front of the Sage. Most importantly, he was responsible for the formation of the Tiger Ben Army, whose duty was to protect the Sage.
They will appear before the Holy One in the future.
If their weapons are in the sight of the Holy Sage, then for Xiao Zongshui, the benefits are self-evident.
But now, if he can't make 3,000 tiger-bend knives in three months, Cheng Wanli will definitely be angry. If he changes to another workshop to supply weapons, he will be empty.
"It doesn't make sense."
Xiao Zongshui muttered to himself, "Zhou Shu is not outstanding in Workshop No. 97, why can he cast it, but others can't?"
"There is no problem with casting the secret recipe. Could it be that Zhou Shu has other skills?"
Master Zhu is a master craftsman. Since he said that there is no problem with casting the secret recipe, then there must be no problem.
Xiao Zongshui has no doubts about this, but he now suspects that Zhou Shu may have mastered special casting skills.
Otherwise, how could a soldier-casting apprentice who used to be mediocre suddenly be able to forge a tiger ben sword?
Even Master Zhu said that the tiger ben knife is a little difficult for apprentices to cast!
"Hmph, what about the difficulties? I, Xiao Zongshui, have solved countless difficulties in my life. Since there is no problem in casting the secret recipe, then I don't believe it. There are only 3,000 tiger-bend knives, how can I handle them? Weigh!"
Xiao Zongshui hurried back to Workshop No. 97 all the way.
As soon as he returned to the workshop, he immediately summoned the apprentices who were at the top of the forging skills in Workshop No. 97.
Zhou Shu was also called up.
When Zhou Shu arrived at the square, there were already thirty or forty people crowded there. Those people were in groups of three or five, and they all gathered together and whispered.
Zhou Shu had no friends in the workshop, so he could only stand in the corner by himself, quietly listening to everyone's discussions.
Just when everyone was discussing what the master was calling everyone for, Xiao Zongshui had already come to the arena.
He coughed lightly~IndoMTL.com~ The field immediately fell silent.
"I called you here today because you are the best cast apprentices in our workshop No. 97."
Xiao Zongshui glanced at the audience and said, "Now there is an honorable task to entrust to you."
"This task is very important to our workshop No. 97, so no matter what, we can't go wrong."
"You are all strong generals under the commander. I hope you can complete this task for the commander."
"Of course, I won't let you do anything in vain." Xiao Zongshui glanced at the audience like a falcon. "I put my words here. If I can complete the task this time, I will give you a lot of rewards!"
"From now on, no matter who you are, as long as you can cast weapons according to this secret recipe of mine, I will reward you with a tael of silver for every piece you cast!"
There was an uproar in the field, a tael of silver, and most of the apprentices who cast soldiers did not get a tael of their monthly salary!
However, there were a few people who kept their heads down and did not speak. They were people who had been called by Xiao Zongshui to cast soldiers.
So they know very well that this money is not so easy to make.
Those apprentices who did not understand the situation were excited. Forging a weapon was rewarded with one or two silver coins, which was equivalent to a month's wages. Two or three forged a day...
"Master Chief, even if we try our best, we will definitely complete the task!"
A soldier apprentice shouted.
"Very good." Xiao Zongshui nodded with satisfaction, "I have other things to do, Zhou Shu, you will be responsible for this matter. All the apprentices present are temporarily under your command, within three months. , I want to see 3,000 tiger ben knives, or else—hum!”