Chapter 1445: Pinjian!

"Oh? I'll try it!"

Inside the workshop office building.

Li Zexuan took a sword made of vanadium steel, looked at it for a moment, and

couldn't help but exclaim: "The sword is slender, blade is like autumn frost,

and it is cold and cold. It has a very texture in the hand. Just relying on

this, it has been It is better than 95% of the swords on the market! Not bad,

not bad! This craftsman who forges the sword has very good skills. I deserve a

reward!"

Li Zexuan nodded in satisfaction. At this moment, he took another iron rod

from the corner behind the door. This iron rod was made of pure iron with no

charcoal added to it, even steel. In fact, although steelmaking techniques

existed in ancient times, steelmaking techniques were only available in some

steelmaking workshops controlled by the imperial court and would be

supervised. Most of the ironware used in civil daily life was pure iron. less!

Li Zexuan picked up the vanadium steel sword and swiped it lightly, without

using internal force, and slashed it on the iron rod so casually. He only

heard the sound of the sword sound, leaving a sword about three millimeters

deep on the iron rod. mark!

This is already quite remarkable. After all, he just waved lightly and

casually just now. If he really uses his full strength, or even uses his

internal force, then he is sure to use this vanadium steel sword to cut off

the iron rod in his hand!

This level of sharpness, although not as sharp as his wind chasing sword, is

far beyond the sword and weapon of this era!

Li Zexuan turned and looked at the armor made of vanadium steel that Wang Ji

was holding. This was a bright armor. The source of the term "mingguang armor"

was said to be related to the round guard on the chest and back. Because this

kind of round guard is mostly made of copper, iron and other metals, and the

polished aurora looks like a mirror. Wearing a light armor on the battlefield,

due to the sun's rays, will emit a dazzling "light light", hence the name

Mingguang armor.

Mingguang armor originated very early and existed in the Three Kingdoms

period. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, Mingguang armor and two crotch

pieces were most commonly used. The two crotch pieces were made of small armor

pieces with the general body armor and full scales. The length has extended to

the abdomen. Replaced the leather armor skirt before the Sui Dynasty. The hem

of the body armor is meniscus-shaped and lotus leaf-shaped nails to protect

the lower abdomen. These improvements greatly enhance the defense below the

waist.

In addition to these two types of armor, the Tang Dynasty also developed many

new types of armor. According to the "Tang Liudian" records, there are also

light, fine scales, mountain script, bird hammer, white cloth, soap juan,

cloth back, infantry, leather armor, Twelve other types such as wooden armor,

locks, and vests. Among them, Guangyao, Chain, Shanwen, Bird Hammer, and Scaly

Armor are iron armor, and the last three are named after the style of armor

pieces. Leather armor, wooden armor, white cloth, soap juan, and cloth back

are named after manufacturing materials.

"The style of this Mingguang armor is very good. Could the craftsman who built

it have worked as a supervisor or the Ministry of Engineering before?"

Li Zexuan touched the smooth surface of the armor and asked softly.

Wang Ji smiled and replied: "The mountain has a good vision! The name of the

craftsman who made this bright armor is Zhang Hongsheng, and his father is

Zhang Yajiu. He used to be a well-known master craftsman who will be a

supervisor. The qualifications and skills are not under Yan Shangshu. , But he

is now old and retired from prison. He inherited his father’s business. Zhang

Hongsheng inherited Zhang Yajiu’s sword and armor skills. Although he only

inherited 50 to 60%, he was a workshop. The most exquisite sword and armor

craftsman!"

"Zhang Yajiu~?"

Li Zexuan heard the name at first, but he felt familiar. After muttering

twice, his expression suddenly changed, and he was shocked: "Zhang Yajiu? Mr.

Wang, you mean this Hongsheng’s father is Zhang Yajiu? Zhang Yajiu? Have you

been in prison before? Have you been a colleague with Yan Shangshu?"

Zhang Yajiu, the most famous sword-making master in the Tang Dynasty, his cast

of Yajiu Sword ranked 14th in the ranking of ancient and modern weapons in

China. The famous Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi once wrote for Yajiu Sword The

poem was called "Nine Crow Swords". The poem wrote: "A thousand years after

the death of Ou Zhizi, the elves secretly taught Zhang Yajiu, and Yajiu cast

the sword in Wushan, and the gods of heaven and sun took advantage of this

work."

In the poem, Bai Juyi believes that Zhang Yajiu's sword-making skills were

secretly taught by Ou Yezi sent by elves thousands of years ago.

As for who Ou Yezi is, anyone with a bit of historical knowledge knows that Ou

Yezi is the originator of sword-making in ancient China and the founder of

Longquan Sword. When Ou Yezi was born, it was during the disputes between the

nations of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Forty-five countries to the south. In his

youth, he learned metallurgical technology from his uncle and began to smelt

bronze swords, iron hoes, iron axes and other production tools. He discovered

the difference between the properties of copper and iron, and smelted the

first iron sword "Seven Star Dragon Abyss", or Long Yuan Sword for short. In

the Tang Dynasty, because of avoiding the taboo of the great ancestor Li Yuan,

the character "Yuan" was changed to "Quan", which was called "Seven Star

Longquan", or Longquan Sword for short, which created the first cold weapon in

China.

Bai Juyi believes that Zhang Yajiu's sword-making skills were taught by Ou

Yezi in the dark, which shows that Zhang Yajiu's sword-making skills are

superb!

However, there is almost no record about Zhang Ya’s nine personal life and

deeds in the history books. You can only speculate one or two from some

ancient poems. There is nowhere to find out about his birth date and resume.

Li Zexuan did not expect to be in the early Tang Dynasty. He could actually

hear about Zhang Yajiu's deeds, and this old man was actually a prisoner as an

imperial servant. How could this not shock him?

"The mountain leader also knows Zhang Yajiu? Haha! Zhang Yajiu has a great

reputation in Zhujian, and it is normal for Lord Hou to know him! This person

did indeed stay in prison for a period of time. He loves swords, he heard that

Zhang Yajiu was extremely skilled in making swords, so he sent people to

invite Zhang Yajiu to make swords out of the mountain, but at that time Zhang

Yajiu had an aloof temper and directly refused his Majesty's request.

However, the saint was broad-minded and not annoyed. Instead, he personally

visited the house. After three rounds of the thatched cottage, Zhang Yajiu

finally agreed to go out of the mountain and become a general as a prison

guard. Your Majesty’s sword today is cast by Zhang Yajiu! "

Wang Ji explained with a smile.

Li Zexuan nodded suddenly. He didn't expect that there was such a past in it.

Suddenly, he felt something was wrong again, and asked: "Zhang Yajiu is a

master swordsmith, and he has also been respected by today's sages, even if he

is now old. , I will resign as a supervisor and retired, but at least I can

live without worry? How can I let my son come to work in our workshop?"

Wang Ji frowned and couldn't help but said, "What do you mean, Shan Chang? Are

all the craftsmen coming to our workshop for money? Is it not allowed for

anyone to come because of their own hobbies and to realize their ideals? ?"

Lao Wang obviously hurt his self-esteem by Li Zexuan's words. As the head of

the Chemistry Department of Yanhuang Academy, he earns a lot of salary every

month. He is not short of money, and does he work in the workshop every day?

This is his ideal!

Li Zexuan knew that he had said the wrong thing and looked embarrassed. He

quickly said, "Ahem! Mr. Wang, I didn't mean that. I mean, since Zhang

Hongsheng's father was a master superintendent before, why didn't he recommend

Zhang Hongsheng? Going to be on duty, will he allow his son to work in our

workshop?"

Hearing this, Lao Wang stretched his brows and said, "This mountain leader has

to ask Fu Guan Shi. This Hongsheng was recruited by Fu Guan Shi, and the old

man doesn't understand the specific situation!"

"Master! This Hongsheng was personally invited by the old man. At that time,

the old man told him that there are countless rare sword-making materials in

our workshop. As long as he can come, all materials can be transferred to him.

Zhang Hongsheng is like his father and loves casting. Jian, after hearing the

old man's condition, he readily agreed to it!"

At this moment, Fu Bo walked in from outside and said as he walked.

Obviously, he just listened to the "corner" outside the house for a while!

Li Zexuan suddenly felt a little amused when he heard this. He said: "Dare to

love Fu Bo only used some materials, so he recruited a master trainer for the

workshop! Great! Great!"

This is true and sincere. Li Zexuan, who has a background in engineering,

values technology and talents most. As long as you have technology, money is

not a problem, materials or something is not a problem!

If the world's technical talents can be recruited with some materials like

Zhang Hongsheng's, Li Zexuan feels that there are too many, let's recruit

3,000 people first!

Uncle Fu gave a bitter smile, and said helplessly: "Master, you don't know how

much material this Hongsheng costs. Whenever the workshop gets good materials

for sword casting, he will scramble for it. If you don't give it, you will

lose faith. Give it, it will affect the task you gave, the young master. Just

now, he ran over and asked if there was a new type of steel called vanadium

steel in the old man’s workshop, and asked the old man to allocate two hundred

catties to him first, and he wanted to practice. sword!

The old man knew that this vanadium steel was made by the young master using

vanadium ore that he finally got. How could he give it to him? He began to

make noise with the old man, saying that the old man didn't believe it! The

old man had no choice but to come over to the young master for your help! "

Li Zexuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Haha! Give him! Give him two

hundred catties! Doesn't this Hongsheng like refining tools? I just have a new

set of armor here and I need him to help build it~! Song Xiaosi, you go Mr. Fu

invites Zhang Hongsheng to come over~!"

"Yes! Master~!"

Song Xiaosi responded and ran out quickly.

After a while, under the leadership of Song Xiaosi, a shirtless man of twenty-

seven and eighteen years old walked in from outside.

"Zhang Hongsheng see Lord Hou!"

Entering the office, Song Xiaosi tugged Zhang Hongsheng's sleeve, then pointed

at Li Zexuan secretly, and then Zhang Hongsheng saluted Li Zexuan.

"Don't be polite!"

Li Zexuan smiled slightly and stepped forward to help Zhang Hongsheng up, and

then asked: "I heard that you asked Fu Bo for two hundred catties of vanadium

steel?"

Zhang Hongsheng's heart was tense. At this time, he saw Fu Bo still standing

in the room. In an instant, he understood the key points in his heart and

thought that Fu Bo was accusing him of the black situation, so he was a little

angry: "Master Hou, when someone Zhang entered this workshop, Fu Guan promised

me that the rare sword-making materials can satisfy me as long as I want it.

Now I have just entered the workshop for only three months. Want to let Fu

Guan fail to make things happen?"

Seeing this guy stalking his neck, staring at his eyes, and looking like he

was looking for someone to fight, Fubo quickly frowned and reprimanded: "Zhang

Hongsheng, in front of Lord Hou, don't be rude! Besides, no one wants to rely

on you!"

"Haha! Forber, it's okay! It's okay!"

Li Zexuan waved his hand and was not angry at all. Since ancient times, people

with great skills have often had a bad temper. For such people, Li Zexuan is

very patient.

When Zhang Hongsheng heard the second half of Fu's words, he was taken aback

for a moment. In other words, Li Zexuan asked him to come here to give him

vanadium steel?

Thinking of this, Zhang Hongsheng immediately changed his face, and handed

over to Li Zexuan: "Hou Ye forgive me. Zhang was in a hurry and confronted Hou

Ye and hoped that Hou Ye would forgive him!"

Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Why don't you do it! The two hundred catties of

vanadium steel that you asked for the blessing steward earlier, you have

approved it, you can go to the steel plant to get it in a while!"

"Thank you Lord Hou~!"

Zhang Hongsheng was overjoyed and quickly arched his hands.

At the same time, he thought this young Master Hou was quite good at talking!

After Zhang Hongsheng was "seduce" to the workshop by Fu Bo more than two

months ago, he has been immersing himself in the blacksmith's workshop of the

workshop to study the way of forging swords. He has never seen Li Zexuan

before, even if he did, no one gave him Introduced, he didn't know him either.

Today was the first time he met Li Zexuan.

In the morning, Wang Ji handed him a batch of new steel materials and asked

him to build three swords and three armors. He was a bit disapproved at the

time, thinking that he would use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken, so he

planned to let his apprentice do it.

However, inadvertently, he discovered that the texture of this steel was

hardly seen in his life. So, out of curiosity, he personally made the swords

and armors in Li Zexuan's office.

Of course, the sharpness of the sword that was finally built made him quite

satisfied. When Wang Ji went to his place in the afternoon to "pick up the

goods," he couldn't help asking Wang Ji what kind of steel it was and found

out it was. After the vanadium steel, he ran to find Fubo for materials!

Thus, there was such a farce.

"Benhou has long admired the great name of Lingzun. I heard that Hongsheng,

you are casting a sword. It is quite true to my father. Benhou has a sword

here. How can you help?"

Li Zexuan saw Zhang Hongsheng's expression of joy, Xindao, a technical talent,

is not so difficult to deal with, in order to win the pursuit, he unfastened

his waist long sword, and then said to Zhang Hongsheng.

Zhang Hongsheng felt a little disapproving in his heart, secretly saying that

you, a rich man, can you have a good sword?

However, in order to be able to get the vanadium steel as soon as possible, he

still cooperated and said: "Yes! Please also ask Lord Hou to take a look!"

"Here! Here you are!"

There was a smirk at the corner of Li Zexuan's mouth~www.mtlnovel.com~ even

with the scabbard, he threw it to Zhang Hongsheng so "lightly".

Zhang Hongsheng saw that Li Zexuan was throwing it so casually, he guessed

that the sword was very light, so he also used one hand to pick it up

casually.

As a result, he was a tragedy in a blink of an eye!

"Ouch~!"

Zhang Hongsheng realized that something was wrong when the wind-herding sword

hit Zhang Hongsheng’s hand, but at this time, even if he wanted to use both

hands to pick up the sword, it was too late. He could only watch his body and

was "carried" by the wind-herting sword He fell down, seeing that he was about

to fall to the ground, he suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing in front of

him, and then one hand pinched his shoulder, preventing him from further

planting!

But Li Zexuan came to him and held him!

"Oh! Brother Zhang, I'm sorry! Benhou forgot to tell you, this sword is very

heavy, and it frightens you!"

Li Zexuan quickly apologized.

This apology immediately made Zhang Hongsheng flushed with embarrassment, and

he waved his hand with shame: "It's Zhang who is so insightful. I don't even

know that this world has such a small but extremely heavy sword! No wonder

Lord Hou! Zhang is serving the sword for Master Hou!"

After all, Zhang Hongsheng was also full of surprises, secretly asking what

kind of weird sword this sword is? In terms of size and body shape, it is no

different from an ordinary sword, but why is it so heavy? At least this sword

is three to four times heavier than ordinary swords!

It is precisely because of this that he was caught off guard just now and was

almost "carried" to the ground by this sword!

After all, he couldn't restrain the curiosity in his heart. Zhang Hongsheng

stood up straight and slowly pulled the wind-chase sword out of the scabbard.

He was stunned all at once!

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