At the beginning of the Shen Dynasty, Yang Anxuan returned to the post house and summoned these blacksmiths for questioning. When the blacksmith saw that it was really Master Yang, he knelt down and kowtowed in excitement. Yang Anxuan comforted them with gentle words, asked about everyone's situation, and then accepted these people.
When they learned that they had become the shadow households of Master Yang's family, these blacksmiths were overjoyed and met their sect leader again. Yang Anxuan sat upright and accepted the ceremony. As for Yinhu's paperwork, he had to wait until Yang Anxuan returned to Xinxi City.
The tenants were attached to the master's family, and their relationship with the master's family was that of a master and a tenant. Their status was very low. The master's family could even sell them as goods. If a tenant left without permission, he would be considered a "fugitive."
Yang Anxuan asked everyone to sit down on both sides. Seeing that these people were a little uneasy, he smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, everyone. We are recruited because Yu has a method of forging iron and smelting weapons. It cannot be known to outsiders. He has to rely on everyone's help."
The blacksmiths looked at each other, Master Yang knew how to smelt iron, and judging from his tender skin and tender flesh, he probably had never even touched a hammer.
Yang Anxuan knew what these people were thinking, and was too lazy to explain. He said: "You will buy a house in Tangxi if you are stupid. You don't need to leave Xiping. Go back and tell your family. You can come back to the post house to find Yu in three days. Zhang Feng, each household will be given a thousand dollars." Settlement expenses.”
The seven blacksmiths laughed from ear to ear. They originally thought they were going to Xinxi City with Chief Yang, but they were reluctant to leave their homeland. It would be best not to leave Xiping. He also received a thousand yuan in housing allowance. Such a kind owner is really kind.
Ying Hao temporarily borrowed the money from Ying Hao. Ying Hao was anxious that Mr. Yang would not repay the money he borrowed. Ying Hao asked diligently if 20,000 yuan was enough. If not, he could still get 100,000 yuan.
Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "You will stay in Xiping for a few days. I'd like to trouble you to write to the steward and ask your family master to come over for a while. I have an important matter to discuss with him."
Ying Hao was overjoyed and said: "My servant has sent someone to deliver a message to the clan, asking the head of the family to come and meet Master Yang."
Chief Yang borrowed money and invited the head of the family to come. It seemed that the matter of changing weapons for the county army would really fall on the Ying family.
Yang Jiaxuan stayed in Xiping for six days, advising on farming and mulberry cultivation, visiting the elders, summoning the gentry, asking the people, subsidizing the young and the poor, etc. He also summoned the county's talents to travel to Yuanshui, reciting poems and composing poems, and seemed relaxed and at ease.
Zhang Feng has not been idle these days. Through Ying Hao's intervention, he built an iron industry in Tangxi. It has mining areas, iron-making furnaces, smelting furnaces, forges, iron storage pits, and ore pits. However, the scale is pitifully small. Less than one-tenth of the Ying family.
When Ying Hao learned that Chief Yang wanted to smelt iron in Tangxi, he couldn't stop laughing. This Chief Yang really thought that making iron and smelting soldiers was as simple as eating wine and drinking tea. He wanted to smelt good iron just by relying on the seven tenants. He didn't The secret recipe is in hand, but it is just a waste of money and food. In the end, the property will be sold like this one.
There is a village next to this iron industry. Zhang Feng bought land and a house according to Yang Anxuan's instructions, moved seven shady households here, and each family was given a hundred acres of land. The price of land in Xiping is only one-fifth of that in the capital. Even so, the price of buying iron industry and land is close to one hundred taels of gold.
Although Yang Anxuan said that the money was temporarily lent to the Ying family, Ying Hao could not help but murmur in his heart. Master Yang’s appetite was not small, and the Ying family spent a lot of money. Even if he won the business of replacing weapons for the county army, it would take three years to get the money. profit.
Zhang Feng's move could not be hidden from others. All the other iron industry shopkeepers knew that Master Yang was interested in the Ying family, and they all sighed and were envious.
"The Ying family's four thousand stone grain business is really good. If I had known, I would have donated one or two thousand stone if I had sold the property."
"Shopkeeper Chen's family has a great business. It's enough to just pull out the cold hair. There's no need to sell off the property."
"The Ying family has spent all their capital this time, which is not less than a hundred taels of gold. Master Yang is more powerful than Xu Sima. Tsk, tsk, in the future, this Yang Sima will become the governor Yang, and the people of Runan will suffer. have eaten."
"Pupai heard that Master Yang paid for the food for the disaster relief in Runan this time from his own pocket. Two hundred thousand stones of food, which is nearly three thousand gold."
There were various opinions, and Zhou Hong felt like flies dancing in his ears. He became more and more upset and snorted: "Yang Sima has made it clear again and again that county soldiers change their weapons to win by quality. Instead of sighing, it is better to create more good soldiers and use them for election. Yang Sima Everyone heard what he said, and everyone’s eyes were brightened, and even Yang Sima couldn’t live up to his words.”
"Yes, Manager Zhou is right."
"I'm willing to go all out. Even if I lose money this time, I still want to make a profit and get a share of the ordnance."
"Everyone has agreed to agree..."
Zhou Hong stroked his beard, with a stern look in his eyes. The Ying family had spent so much money, and it seemed that they were bound to win. Nothing he said could make the Ying family get what they wanted. Otherwise, Master Yang would secretly take care of the Zhou family. The Ying family overcame it.
Last night he received a letter from the head of the family. The letter was full of worries, asking Zhou Hong to stabilize the county army's weapon replacement business even if he didn't make any money. He would hold on for a few years and wait for Yang Anxuan to be transferred.
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On April 23, a carriage drove into the Ying Family Courtyard in Xiping, escorted by several Qingqi, and the head of the Ying Family, Ying Xu, arrived.
Ying Hao reported what happened in the past few days to Ying Xu, and said cautiously: "Fifth brother, I spent nearly a hundred taels of gold to please Master Yang, please forgive me."
After receiving Ying Hao's letter, Ying Xu hurried all the way from Nanton, traveling more than a hundred miles a day. Although his body was strong, he was still over sixty years old, and Ying Xu's face was full of fatigue.
"It doesn't matter, the Ying family can still afford this little money." Ying Xu pondered and said, "According to what you said, it doesn't seem like Yang Anxuan wants to hand over the matter of changing the weapons of the county army to the Ying family, otherwise he wouldn't do it again and again. It’s a statement that quality wins.”
After guessing for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Yang Anxuan sold in the gourd. Ying Xu smiled and said with a wisp of beard: "It's useless to think too much. Brother Hao, take the invitation and send it to the post house, and tell me that I will come to see you tomorrow."
When Yang Anxuan learned that Ying Xu had arrived, he said, "Ying is in charge. I don't dare bother Mr. Ying to come. It's already time tomorrow and Yang will go to see Mr. Ying."
Early the next morning, Ying Hao came to greet Yang Anxuan. Under the attention of interested people, the ox cart slowly arrived at the Ying family courtyard.
After a night's rest, Ying Xu regained his normal complexion and stood outside the door to greet each other. The two greeted each other with a few greetings and entered, blocking the prying eyes of interested parties.
After chatting for a while, Ying Xu asked: "I wonder why Mr. Yang invited me to come here?"
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "There is a fool who can refine iron. I specially invite Mr. Ying to come and discuss it."
Ying Hao was discouraged. This Chief Yang was really determined to make iron. If he had known that he would not be able to give him the money to buy the land and the house.
Ying Xu looked at Yang Anxuan with bright eyes. After Yang Anxuan came to Runan, he sent people to collect Yang Anxuan's information. The more complete the information, the more he admired the young Master Yang.
Not to mention other things, just Yang Jiali, Yunjie paper, and Bichun tea made Ying Xu look at him with admiration. He was over sixty years old and had seen and heard of many young heroes. Perhaps the only one who could compare with Yang Anxuan was Tai. Wei Xie'an and his nephew Xie Xuan, no wonder Xi Hui gave him the reputation of "Fengshen Xiuche".
Years ago, Yang Anxuan came to Nanton to raise food, and Ying Xu generously donated four thousand dan of food as a way of making friends. Now it seems that Yang Anxuan is ready to repay the favor.
Unlike Ying Hao, Ying Xu is very interested in the iron-making method mentioned by Yang Anxuan. With Yang Jiali and other things first, Ying Xu does not think Yang Anxuan is lying.
Ying Xu even heard that Yang Anxuan's miscellaneous knowledge came from a wild Taoist named Song. Legend has it that this Song Taoist was an immortal descended to the earth. If this is true, the teaching of Immortal Guang is worth the sacrifice of the Ying family.
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "It is better to do well than to say well. Ying Gong might as well go to the iron furnace with Yu, and you will know the difference after one furnace of iron is made."
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Yang Anxuan, Ying Xu, and Ying Hao gathered around the iron furnace of the Ying family and watched the five craftsmen making iron. These five craftsmen have been the family of the Ying family for generations, and there is no doubt about their loyalty.
The pig iron melted under high temperature and when the iron juice was about to flow, Yang Anxuan shouted: "Pour the pig iron water into the wrought iron and keep turning the wrought iron bars." (Don't go into detail)
It was steaming next to the iron stove. Ying Xu's clothes were wet with sweat, and he stared at the pig iron poured into the wrought iron as it gradually cooled and turned black.
After the craftsman picked up a piece of iron and forged it for a few times, Ying Xu hurriedly asked: "How?"
The blacksmith looked ecstatic and said loudly: "Master, this is good steel, all of it is good steel."
Ying Hao's eyes widened and he asked, "You can see clearly."
"Ying Guanshi, I have been a blacksmith for more than thirty years. You can tell the quality of steel as soon as you get started. This steel is tough and tight, with very few impurities. It is much better than the steel our family produced before. It only needs a simple hammering. Make tools." The blacksmith said excitedly: "With this method, the iron produced by the Zhou family is nothing. I estimate that no blacksmith in the world can match it."
Ying Xu laughed loudly and said: "Master Yang is a strange person. Come on, let's go back to the hall and eat and talk."
Yang Anxuan thought to himself that this was the method currently being traded with the Ying family. As for the pan-iron method and Su Gang method, which would be reserved as technical reserves in the future, he should also guard against changes in the Ying family, so that he had the means and ability to respond.
After serving three glasses of wine to Yang Anxuan, Ying Xu smiled and said, "Master Yang, does this method have a name? I don't know where it comes from?"
"This method has not yet been named," Yang Anxuan said, "I learned it from a Taoist priest in the Song Dynasty." The reason why it is not named after steel-filling is that Yang Anxuan is worried that someone will get inspiration from the name.
Ying Xu secretly sighed, it turned out to be a Taoist priest from the Song Dynasty. Could this strange man really be a deity in the sky? Yang Anxuan was appreciated by the deities and had a lot of good fortune. No wonder his rise was so fast that it was staggering.
Ying Hao couldn't hold back his joy. The Ying family's iron industry had been suppressed by the Zhou family, and he finally had a chance to feel proud. The high-quality steel produced by this method requires much less time of forging, and the cost is greatly reduced. No one in the Zhou family or even the world's iron industry can compare with the Ying family.
Ying Xu asked with a smile: "Master Yang conferred this method to the Ying family. How many shares do I need?"
This method is precious and can be passed down from generation to generation. It can no longer be measured by money and food. That's why Ying Xu cooperated with Yang Anxuan.
Yang Anxuan smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Ying, I haven't finished my stupid words yet. This method is only one of them, there is another one."
Ying Xu sat up straight, leaned forward, and asked, "I would like to hear the details."
Yang Anxuan said unhurriedly: "Make a rough embryo of wrought iron and pour it with pig iron water to get a sharp weapon."
Ying Hao has been running an iron shop for a long time and is very familiar with smelting. After thinking about it for a while, he clapped his hands and said happily: "Yes, this method can be used to cast weapons quickly and well. Who dares to compete in the school field competition?"
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "If you want to make sharp weapons, in addition to this method, there is also the secret of quenching."
Ying Hao said proudly: "The Ying family takes the Tangxi mountain spring to quench the weapons, and the resulting weapons are sharper than other weapons. This quenching correspondent family is not a secret."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Yu Tuo bought an iron shop and hired seven tenants in Xiping. He did not plan to open an iron shop, but let them specialize in making ordnance."
Ying Xu said: "With only seven blacksmiths, how many weapons can be produced in a year?"
"Yu invites Mr. Ying to come here to discuss this matter." Yang Anxuan's smile faded and he said, "Yu wants to make a three-part agreement with the Ying family."
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