Three Kingdoms: My father-in-law is Lu Bu

Chapter 136
In the early morning of the next day, Ye Xiao came out of the mansion, took a deep breath of the fresh air unique to spring, and felt refreshed.

Ye Xiao, who was anxious about the success or failure of the steel method, came to the workshop with two guards.

Zhang Hong has already set up a sentry here, patrolling day and night, and everyone who enters and exits must be authenticated.

"Meet the lord."

The Dubo on duty personally guarded the gate, and when he saw Ye Xiao, he hurriedly saluted.

Ye Xiao nodded, and walked towards the blacksmith workshop area.

"Pu Tong, you said that this piece of pig iron has turned into wrought iron? I don't believe it. You can see that the surface is covered with pig iron slag and burrs."

"Yan Qi, I'm just guessing. I don't dare to say whether your lord's method can directly refine pig iron into wrought iron."

"Huh, don't say such things as guesses. You guys were too careless when you melted the pig iron yesterday. Looking at the dense layer of iron slag, didn't you give enough firepower?"

Pu Tong was short of breath, and wanted to continue to argue, but was stopped by the boy beside him, and quietly pointed in the direction of the gate, Ye Xiao's figure was approaching.

"Meet the lord!"

Pu Tong took his son and knelt down first, and the other craftsmen also knelt down quickly when they saw it, not daring to speak again.

"Everyone is so early, so let's take a look at our results yesterday."

"My lord! Wait for us!" Mi Fang ran over from the door, followed by Lu Bu and others.

Ye Xiao smiled, and after everyone stood still, he picked up a soil model with his own hands and poured out the iron rod inside.

Heibuliuqiu also has a burred iron rod, which is inconspicuous and has no crisp sound. It looks similar to pig iron.

"Haha, come and see if I can quickly get steel with better toughness with this method."

Ye Xiao couldn't understand whether the iron bar was successful, so he asked the blacksmith to confirm it.

"My lord, it's hard to tell whether it's successful or not just by looking at it. It needs heating and beating."

Pu Tong said in a low voice, he had a vague feeling, but he needed to do it to confirm.

"This method is fine. Each of you has one piece, don't look at it, and quickly raise the fire to burn the furnace."

The fire is always on in the furnace, adding more coal quickly brings the furnace to a usable temperature.

Yan Qi took a look at Pu Tong, and threw the iron bar in first, and soon the craftsman began to hear the sound of knocking and knocking.

Pu Tong was the last to start. He first looked at the weight and appearance of the iron slag for a while before starting to heat it.

"Huh? This pig iron is not simple." Yan Qi felt that the iron bars in the pliers felt obviously different when struck.

"It seems a little strange. Normal pig iron will have this feeling when it has been knocked repeatedly for more than ten times. I only knocked it once."

Another blacksmith also began to discover the mystery of iron bars.

"My lord! Is this the effect of pouring pig iron into wrought iron? It's amazing!"

Seeing everyone's reaction, Ye Xiao knew that the success was more than half.

"Okay, since everyone can use the iron bars in their hands to forge the Huan Shou Dao, whoever makes the best Huan Shou Dao the fastest will be rewarded with a hundred dollars."

After receiving Ye Xiao's promise of reward, the blacksmiths cheered and started forging nervously.

Pu Tong's face was calm, and he solemnly asked his son to start heating up. The speed of their father and son seemed to be half a beat behind.

The blacksmith shop was quiet, only the blacksmiths were seriously forging and exclaiming from time to time.

"My lord, who do you think can make the best ring sword?"

Lu Bu felt a little bored, his eyes were already on Mi Fang.

"I can't see it either, what do you think?"

"Haha, bet on a pot of old wine, I'll bet on Yan Qi, Mi Fang, will you come?"

Mi Fang's family background is good, he invited Lu Bu Gao Shun and other generals to have a drink, and this time he took aim at the family's remaining treasures.

"General Lu, can I not gamble?" Mi Fang was a little timid, because he was also optimistic about Yan Qi, who had already hammered to the point where the Huan Shou Dao was about to take shape.

"Gamble, how can you not gamble, a pot of old wine is no problem. I choose Putong, Gao Shun and Wenyuan?"

Seeing what Ye Xiao said, Mi Fang hurriedly said: "My lord, it's not easy for you to participate. Later, you will be the referee to decide who is the fastest and best. This subordinate also chooses Putong. What do you think, General Lu?"

Lu Bu looked at Pu Tong and his son, who had just started hammering for the first time, and couldn't help laughing.

"Good job, Mi Zifang! You trust Ye Xiao so much, it's up to you! Wen Yuan Gao Shun choose quickly!"

Seeing Lu Bu's high interest, Gao Shun had no choice but to choose a blacksmith who was obviously very calm and not slow.

Zhang Liao simply smiled and chose the blacksmith in front of him.

The blacksmiths also seemed to know that a group of adults in front of them had bet on them, the atmosphere of competition became more intense, and the sound of beating became more and more urgent.

An hour later, Zhang Hong, who was too busy to keep his feet on the ground, and Lu Qiling, who came late, finally arrived.

At this time, the first blacksmith just happened to complete the work.

"Report to the lord, the villain's hundred refinements. Oh no, the villain's steel knife has been tempered."

Yanyan Qi was indeed the first person to complete it, kneeling in front of Ye Xiao's door and offering the standard ring sword with both hands.

Ye Xiao nodded slightly, reached out to take it, and carefully looked at the steel knife in his hand.

"Not bad." Ye Xiao weighed it directly, and said without hesitation.

Yan Qi showed a smile, and looked at Pu Tong secretly, and found that the other party was still working hard, and couldn't help being a little proud.

After more than an hour, he forged a steel knife. It was said that Yan Qi would be regarded as a master of casting soldiers.

Of course, he didn't dare to forget that such a high efficiency came from Ye Xiao's method of pouring raw and cooked iron into steel.

"My lord, it's all about the method you provided." Yan Qi hastily flattered her.

Ye Xiao nodded without commenting, and immediately another blacksmith presented his work.

By this time, everyone's level is about the same, and they have handed in finished products one after another.

Supervisor Zhang Da secretly wrote down the list, and when the last blacksmith handed it in, he handed the list to Ye Xiao.

The blacksmith chosen by Gao Shun ranked second after Yan Qi.

Pu Tong and his son ranked fifth, and Zhang Liao's random blacksmith ranked sixth.

The last one is a man in his thirties, who seems to have just left the teacher. In order to ensure the quality, he beat and checked repeatedly before handing in the steel knife.

"Okay, everyone has submitted their works. Here I want to confirm whether my method has successfully improved the efficiency of steelmaking?"

Ye Xiao looked at the seven blacksmiths. Yan Qi was the first to speak because he was No. 1.

"My lord created an unprecedented method of pouring pig iron juice. Our steelmaking efficiency will be increased by at least ten times in the future."

Pu Tong looked at Ye Xiao, he admired him from the bottom of his heart, this forging skill is not to say that ordinary gentry children would not pay attention to it, but Ye Xiao knows such a powerful steelmaking method, which shows that he cares about craftsmen of.

"My lord, follow this method to make fire-resistant soil molds in advance, and quickly fire steel bars. If you are skilled, at most two can be trained into the required weapons, and the efficiency has indeed increased by more than ten times."

The approval of many blacksmiths put Ye Xiao in a good mood, as long as he succeeded.

Zhang Hong once again witnessed Ye Xiao's endless miracles, and couldn't help admiring them.

"My lord is blessed and blessed, it is impossible for the steelmaking method here to be unsuccessful. In the future, there will be a sufficient supply of steel, and our military strength will be greatly improved!"

Hearing this, Lu Bu, Gao Shun and others couldn't help laughing excitedly.

(End of this chapter)