Amidst the sound of drums, Yang Anxuan led Zhao Tian and other generals onto the general stage. The sunlight reflected on the armor, shining brightly, making them as majestic as gods.
There are pergolas set up on the left and right sides of the ordering platform, and there are Hu chairs and coffee tables with tea and snacks on them. The gentry, merchants and elders invited by Yang Anxuan can sit and watch.
Yang Anxuan looked at the list of iron shops that came to apply. There were twenty-six iron shops in total. In addition to the twelve iron shops in Xiping, iron shops from other counties in the county also came after hearing the news. There were actually three iron shops from Yiyang County and Chenjun.
This is somewhat beyond Yang Anxuan's expectation. It seems that the open recruitment method has received a positive response. You may wish to refer to it if the same thing happens in the future.
Twenty-six iron shops participating in the test greeted Yang Anxuan. Yang Anxuan said a few brief opening remarks and announced the start of the competition.
These days, many iron shops who came to take the test tried to ask for a meeting with Yang Anxuan through various means, but the result was the same answer, which was to win by quality and compete with each other in the test.
Rumors spread that Yang Sima favored the Ying family, and the Zhou family secretly added fuel to the flames. They must suppress the Ying family in the competition to save face.
In order to preserve the reputation of the Zhou family's ordnance and win this competition, Zhou Wei asked Zhou Hong to take out a fifty-forged weapon.
The cost of such a weapon is 5,000 yuan. On the market, it costs at least 8,000 yuan. The replacement of the ordnance only costs 5,000 yuan. It is really worthless to make any money.
It was Ying Hao who came to the Ying family. He had the Su Iron Sword and the Su Iron Spear in his hands. Ying Hao was confident that the Su Iron Sword was as sharp as the Hundred Forged Sword. He was sure to win this competition.
Faced with the doubts of his colleagues, Ying Hao responded with a smile: "Yang Sima has said it first. In school competitions, how can you fake it in full view of everyone?"
The competition is divided into three categories: knife cutting, spear piercing, and arrow piercing. The knife cutting test is how many layers of leather armor the knife can cut through, the spear piercing test is how many layers of leather armor it can penetrate, and the arrow penetration test is how many layers of leather armor it can penetrate from thirty steps away. How many layers of leather armor.
The rules of the competition were announced in advance and everyone knew them. With a wave of Yang Anxuan's hand, twenty-six targets were set up on the school grounds. The targets were covered with damaged leather armor. With the lights of swords and guns and the sound of shouts, the competition began.
There were counting soldiers next to the target, and they announced the results loudly, "The Zhou family in Ancheng cut off twenty-two pieces of armor with their swords, and the Zhao family in Xiping cut sixteen pieces of armor..."
Zhou Hong heard a series of numbers reported, and the Zhou family was in the lead, twirling his beard quite proudly.
The Zhou family's ore is of high quality and has few impurities. The master who fry the steel is a master who has been cultivated and passed down by the family for generations. The swords and guns participating in this test have all been tempered fifty times, which is much more than the thirty times in previous years. The cost is only 5,000 yuan. If such a sword and gun cannot win the first prize, who can win?
"...Nandun Ying's family will behead thirty pieces of armor." Zhou Hong twirled his hands, thinking that he must have heard wrongly. To cut off thirty pieces of armor, the sword must be tempered at least sixty or seventy times. The price of such a sword on the market is 15,000 yuan, and the cost is more than 8,000 yuan. In order to please Yang Sima, the Ying family really has to Losing money and making a profit?
As soon as the announcement stopped, the iron shop stewards came to Ying Hao one after another to see what the sword that could cut armor for thirty rolls looked like.
To everyone's surprise, the blade was not bright and had no forged patterns. It looked like it had just been hammered a few times.
Zhou Hong was dissatisfied and shouted loudly: "Ying Hao, you are cheating. How can such a knife break the armor for thirty rolls?"
"Yes, the competition is unfair."
The iron shop stewards who came to take part in the test started shouting, and the soldiers nearby shouted angrily: "Fart, I personally used this knife to break armor for thirty rolls. Is it true?"
Blood evil energy surged out from the soldiers, forcing everyone to take two steps back and not dare to say anything.
The soldier reached out and snatched the knife from Zhou Hong's hand, and shouted: "Open your eyes wide and see if this knife can break through thirty armor."
After that, he turned around and struck hard at the armored target. The blade broke into the leather armor, which was about a foot thick.
Zhou Hong couldn't believe his eyes. Such a broken knife could really penetrate the armor for thirty seconds. .
When the soldier pulled out his sword, he shouted: "You can come up and have a look."
The stewards swarmed over, some pulled at the leather armor to see if it was decayed, and some took the sword from the soldiers' hands and looked at it carefully.
Zhou Hong looked at the leather armor that was cracked by the blade, pulled and pulled and counted, it was indeed thirty.
To pass the knife, turn around and come to your target, swing the knife with all your strength (this chapter is not over yet!)
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After slashing it, he felt the blade break into the leather armor easily. Zhou Hong's face showed no signs of death. This knife was indeed sharp. Even if the strike just now did not break the armor by thirty kilograms, it was still several layers more powerful than his own knife.
Ying Hao stroked his beard and proudly watched the competitors jumping up and down, looking unbelievable. He felt as sweet as drinking honey water.
There was no suspense in the following test. The gun made by the Ying family penetrated ten layers of armor and the arrow penetrated five layers of armor. They were extremely sharp.
In the envious eyes of everyone, Yang Anxuan declared the Ying family the winner on the spot, and the county army purchased 200 machetes, 200 guns, and 10,000 arrowheads from the Ying family. …
In the evening, there was a big banquet at Qingfeng Tower, where all the shopkeepers and stewards of the iron shop entertained Ying Hao. Ying Hao was pushed to sit in the middle, and everyone took turns toasting to congratulate the Ying family on getting the order from the county army.
Ying Hao's left seat is Zhou Hong, and his right seat is Cui Feng, the steward of the Cui family in Xiping. Cui Feng and Ying Hao are good friends, and Zhou Hong pulls him to find out the secret of the sharpness of the Ying family's swords and guns from Ying Hao's mouth.
Zhou Hong promised to give Cui Feng ten gold in return if he could find out the reason. For the sake of money, he put the friendship aside, and Cui Feng also wanted to find out the secret from Ying Hao.
Cui Feng knew that Ying Hao was a good drinker, so he asked the owner of Qingfeng House to bring out the rare wine. Sure enough, Ying Hao frequently raised his glass and soon became drunk.
Zhou Hong saw that Ying Hao was a little unconscious after drinking, gesticulating and talking and laughing loudly, and winked at Cui Feng.
Cui Feng raised his glass to propose a toast, then put down his glass and asked, "Brother Ying, let's see how many times the sword provided by the Ying family went through today. How can it be so fast? If the Ying family sells such a precious sword to the county army, won't they lose money?"
Ying Hao lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "To be honest with Brother Cui, these swords were recently made and have only been tempered five times in total."
"What?" Cui Feng couldn't help but raise his voice and exclaimed: "How is that possible?"
Zhou Hong's hand shook, the wine glass tipped over, and the wine flowed all over the table.
Ying Hao smiled proudly and said, "Brother Cui, you and I have been friends for many years, how could I fool you."
Zhou Hong's mind was spinning, how could a five-forged sword have such an effect.
The other iron shop stewards spoke one after another: "Brother Ying, please don't lie to others. Wuduan's sword can't even break through leather armor. How can it cut through armor for thirty rolls?"
Ying Hao blushed and shouted, "How is it impossible? Our Ying family has recently acquired the method of making iron. We can make steel that is no less than thirty forged without too much hammering."
As soon as he said this, everyone in the audience was shocked. If what Ying Hao said was true, then all the iron shops here would only end up closing down.
The surrounding area immediately became quiet, and even the heavy breathing could be heard clearly.
After a long while, Cui Feng said in horror: "Brother Ying, don't be joking, there is no such method unless it is taught by an immortal."
Ying Hao stuck his tongue out and laughed: "My brother learned a... iron-making method years ago. The blacksmith named Song... hehe... the iron is all good, no need... no need to hammer it."
Zhou Hong broke out in a cold sweat. If what Ying Hao said was true, then Tangxi Iron Industry would be the only one owned by the Ying family. Why hasn't the Ying family used this method for a long time? It was only in this school competition that the Ying family brought it out.
Looking at Ying Hao carefully, Zhou Hong wanted to see the authenticity from Ying Hao's words and deeds. Everyone came forward to toast and persuade him to drink, trying to get some news out of Ying Hao's mouth.
Ying Hao stood up unsteadily, cupped his hands to everyone and said, "I can't drink any more. Ying is too drunk, so I'm leaving."
While talking about Ying Hao, he rushed forward top-heavy. Cui Feng, who was next to him, quickly reached out to help him and almost fell forward. Fortunately, Zhou Hong supported Ying Hao on the other side.
The attendant stepped forward and carried the drunken Ying Hao downstairs, and the Ying family's oxcart rolled towards the inn.
Everyone stood in front of the window of the restaurant, looking at the oxcarts that were gradually going away. If, as Ying Hao said, the Ying family had a new iron-making method that could produce high-quality iron without forging, then everyone's life would be terrible. Better.
In the car, Ying Hao opened his drunken eyes, which were clearer. Although he was a bit drunk, he understood clearly in his heart.
This secret recipe was a transaction between the family head and Yang Sima, and it was related to the future generations of the Ying family. How could they be tricked out?
Ying Hao remembered that night the head of the family pondered for a long time while stroking the iron sword, and finally repeatedly told him to strictly control the iron-making craftsmen and never leak the iron-making method to the outside world.
"Yang Sima's quenching method is really wonderful. Should we find a way to find out?" Ying Hao asked (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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Ying Xu shook his head and said: "We can't look to Shu if we get Long. If we find out this method secretly, we will definitely hate Yang Sima. Moreover, the Ying family is afraid that such a magical skill will be unbearable. If we are not careful, we will be devoured by it. There is a danger of annihilation of the clan."
Ying Hao said disapprovingly: "The master of the family is too alarmist. It is just a method of smelting iron and weapons. How can it shake the foundation of our Ying family?"
Ying Xu put down his knife and said to Hao sternly: "Seventeenth brother, if you think like this, I'm afraid I won't let you take care of the iron shop anymore."
Ying Hao was startled and said hurriedly: "My little brother is stupid, please teach me how to be stupid."
"Yang Sima achieved this anonymous reputation even before he was crowned. He defeated the Qin army in front of Luoyang City. If all his subordinates were armed with such magic weapons, no one in the world could compete with him."
Ying Xu's words made Ying Hao break into a cold sweat. After a while, he said softly: "The head of the family said that Yang Sima wants the world."
"It's too early to say anything, but the soldiers and horses under Yang Sima are all holding such sharp blades, and they have a lot to do."
Ying Xu stroked his beard and stared at the iron knife on the case. He knew that this was a great opportunity for the Ying family, but it also contained great risks.
Ying Hao was shocked by Ying Xu's words. Looking at Su Tiedao, his heart felt cold and he was speechless for a long time.
"Yang Sima promised that the extra fine iron can be disposed of by the Ying family. The seventeenth brother must not be neglected. Every transaction must be recorded in detail for inspection."
After hearing Ying Xu's instructions, Ying Hao quickly agreed.
Ying Xu picked up the iron knife again and slashed it towards the corner of the case. With a "click", the thick corner of the case fell with the knife.
Just listen to Ying Xu say: "I intend to let Kang'er lead fifty troops to join the army and join the county army." Ying Kang, Ying Xu's fourth son.
Ying Hao seemed to have thought of something and didn't dare to continue thinking. He couldn't tell whether it was fear or excitement, and his body started to tremble slightly.
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