"Oh~hehe..."
Seeing Xiao Han's expression, Lao Zhao immediately showed a general smile: I understand, you don't need to hide... This avoids talking about Zhang Qiang's beating. It seems that walking around someone's wall is indeed immoral...
Without gossip, the two grown men really didn’t have much to talk about, plus the two of them were together every day these days...
Ahem, don’t think too hard. We are studying steel together. If you think too hard, you will automatically face the wall...
The two of them had already said as much as they could, so the topic unknowingly turned back to the issue of steel.
"Master Marquis, that soft steel can now be used for gunfire. It is a bit heavy to make a bow, but it is a good choice to make the small crossbow you have in your hand. It is powerful and can hold the crossbow for a long time. It is more difficult. The best thing is that after oiling, it will not affect its use even in heavy rain. Unlike bows and arrows, if you use it once in heavy rain, it is basically useless. There is something wrong with the bow string. Last time you talked about using the method of pulling gold wire to pull out the steel wire. The thickness is always different, and some places in the middle can easily break if pulled too hard, which is quite worrying.”
"Well, I'm going to study this steel wire bow string first, and I'll use the traditional bow string for now."
"Well, Lord Marquis, we don't have enough beef tendons or anything like this. The long material that can be used as bowstrings is hard to buy. I think I can make at most ten of them now."
"I'll figure out how to string the bow. You can make the arms and body of the crossbow first. But you can find a few carpenters to study this crossbow later. It must be designed and made into a mold! In this way, it can be made in batches, and you can do it later. Even if it is broken, you can find replacement parts. This crossbow is not suitable for the battlefield now. The cost is too high, so don’t let outsiders know about it. In this ghost world, you have to save it..."
"Okay! I'll discuss this with them tomorrow so that we can make some as soon as possible. But speaking of which, the bow arm can be oiled to prevent rust. Why can't he oil the armor..."
Xiao Han saw Lao Zhao sighing, and he couldn't help but want to sigh. He was used to having a smooth journey, but suddenly he was stuck on the problem of rust prevention, and it was still stuck. It was really uncomfortable.
Both of them lowered their heads and sighed, and another person came over next to them. Seeing the appearance of the two of them, they couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"What's going on? Lord Marquis, are you two just idle and bored, blowing dirt on the ground?"
When Lao Zhao heard the voice, he looked up and saw that Chief Cao was joking. He said that Chief Cao was now very different from before. He used to be a boring gourd and never took the initiative to communicate with others, but when he lived here with Xiao Han, Over time, I have gradually been assimilated, and even my temper has changed. Now I like to go out for a walk, say hello and chat with people around me.
"Go, go, let's play. I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. The Marquis and I want to get down to business!"
Lao Zhao waved his hand to Chief Cao irritably, as if to shoo away flies. He and Chief Cao had known each other for a long time, and they had long stopped sticking to these details.
"Hey, you blacksmith, you have the temper of a hammer. I didn't talk to you, and the Marquis didn't have any objections. Why are you meddling like a rat?"
Chief Cao had quarreled with Old Zhao not once or twice. His words made Old Zhao blush red. It seemed that if Xiao Han hadn't been here, he would have taught this old guy how to behave.
Xiao Han couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw that Chief Cao was like a cockfighter like Lao Zhao. He once told people around him that he would try to interact with Chief Cao. It seemed that Lao Zhao's way of interacting was the most effective.
A polite relationship is more comfortable than a rough and tumble fight. You see, Lao Cao is in such a state now. He used to have a gloomy face all day long and would always walk in dark places. Even if there was no problem, people would be suspicious of him. question!
Humans are social animals. To live in this world, you have to be with other people to survive! If you squat alone in the mountains, you will become an immortal. Of course, there are two different kinds of gods or stupid immortals. But if you live your whole life and live like a single husband, no one will care about you. What is the meaning of this life?
Besides, even if you have secrets, I'm not someone who covets your secrets... Ahem, really, you have to believe me... Who doesn't have a few secrets? Xiao Han feels that he is the biggest secret in the world, isn't he living a good life now?
Seeing the two old men arguing with each other, Xiao Han quickly reconciled with a smile: "Okay, okay, stop looking at each other, it's like the habit of cutting off sleeves, it makes me sick, sit down, to be honest No? I didn’t drink today, so there’s no need to fight!”
"snort……"
Here, Xiao Han has the most face. Now that he has spoken, the two of them hummed together like burdened children! Sitting on either side of Xiao Han, one was looking at the ground and the other was looking at the sky. It was really interesting.
They say old children, old children. When people reach this age, they are almost at the age where they can do whatever they want. They don’t have to live with a mask all day long. Only by living this way can they live free and easy.
The three of them were speechless. After a while, blacksmith Lao Zhao quietly tugged on Xiao Han's lapel: "Master Hou, what is the habit of cutting sleeves..."
"Ahem, we'll talk about this later. As for that, let's just think about the armor. Why are you thinking about useless things!"
How could Xiao Han have the nerve to explain that this thing is gay? Quickly change the subject. If Lao Zhao, who calls himself an iron-clad old man all day long, knows that he is being slandered, he may not know what will happen. Relatively speaking, Lao Cao is much better. Scholars, it’s not worth making a joke about an allusion. Mention, it’s just that you’re blushing... Hurry up and get closer to Lao Zhao, I’m a serious banker...
"This old guy doesn't want to do business every day! Mr. Hou, tell me, what's wrong with this armor?" Secretary Cao didn't know how disgusting he had been in Xiao Han's heart, and he was listening with his ears pricked up. The two of them talked and couldn't help but ask about the armor. Of course, they didn't forget to hurt Lao Zhao again.
Before Xiao Han could open his mouth to speak, Old Zhaotou exploded first. He jumped up and pointed at Director Cao and scolded: "Old immortal, please explain it clearly to me. Why do you mean I don't do business? I'm telling you that." , You know nothing! Little Marquis, let’s go into the house. I’ll be angry when I see this face!”
It's a pity that Chief Cao doesn't care about the furious old Zhao at all. A gentleman talks but doesn't take action. Whoever gets impatient first will lose.
"Okay, don't jump, it's a joke!" Before he could finish the two sentences, Xiao Han, the peacemaker, stood up and pulled Lao Zhao, and made up his mind that he would never brag with them again. Tired...
Pulling Lao Zhao down again, Xiao Han looked at Chief Cao and blinked his eyes. He had to speak again with ill intentions, and quickly said: "Both of you, please stop arguing. Whoever quarrels first will lose half a month of wine!" "
After all, this trick worked so well. After hearing that they had not drank for half a month, both of them immediately became more honest, lowered their heads and stopped talking.
"It's said that the three cobblers are just like Zhuge Liang. Look at you, you know how to quarrel when you get together. Why don't you pay attention when you have this time..."
When Master Cao heard Xiao Han's complaints, he remembered that the matter about the armor had not been explained clearly, so he couldn't help but ask again: "Master Marquis, what's going on with the armor? You should tell me. I, a cobbler, don't know anything about it, so I was killed." You pulled it aside."
"Oh, I haven't told you yet?" Xiao Han was stunned and scratched his head. It seemed that he really didn't tell him... He quickly took out a piece of armor from his body and handed it to Chief Cao.
Chief Cao reached out to take the armor piece, looked over it over and over, but couldn't see anything wrong, so he had to ask: "What's wrong? Isn't this good? It's much harder than the armor blades I've seen before. Is this the steel made in the blast furnace?"
"Yes!" Xiao Han nodded, watching Chief Cao break off the piece of armor with both hands, and then continued: "The piece in your hand is made of a new type of steel. The steel fire is very good, especially Solid, just..."
"Just what?" Chief Cao put the piece of armor under the lantern, looked at it with one eye wide open, and asked without looking back.
"It's just that it rusts too easily..." Xiao Han sighed. Although the previous armor also rusted, it wasn't as rusty as it was. Judging from the current situation, even if it is worn close to the body, it will get rusty. You can't let soldiers wear it once, just take it off and re-oil it. Who has ever heard that you have to carry an oil can to prepare and maintain your armor in war?
"Isn't it just a matter of oiling the rust?" Master Cao was a little puzzled at first. Everyone on earth knows this...
When Old Zhao on the side heard this, he finally found the opportunity to despise him. He snorted coldly and said quickly: "Oil, do you know how fast this kind of steel rusts? What the Marquis wants is a kind of steel. Armor is suitable for long-term use on the battlefield, not something that needs to be repaired all day long!"
Chief Cao seemed to have some understanding of this thing, and he didn't ask any more idiotic questions, which disappointed Lao Zhao, who was always ready to fight back.
After lowering his head and thinking for a while, Lao Cao suddenly raised his head and said to Xiao Han: "Master Hou, when it comes to rust, the old man has a way, but I don't know if it will work..."
Xiao Han was stunned and quickly asked: "What can I do? Say it and try it!"
Lao Cao glanced at Lao Zhao, who had his ears straightened, picked up a pebble and wrote some information on the ground, and then said: "It's been so long that I almost forgot. It seems that someone wanted to find the Midas touch in the past. , I specially made a kind of water with several materials. It turned out that soaking stones was useless, but soaking iron was somewhat useful. The soaked iron pieces were thrown into the yard and covered with rain and frost for more than a year, but they were not rusty, so this The formula was written down, but it didn’t have the effect of turning stone into gold, so no one noticed it. I was still young at the time and happened to see it. Out of curiosity, I studied it and memorized the formula.”
"Where's the prescription? Do you remember it?"
Xiao Han's eyes seemed to be shining when he heard this. He jumped up and grabbed Master Cao. Not only him, but also Lao Zhao jumped up and stared at Master Cao with burning eyes. Looking at this, if Master Cao was If you dare to say even half a word of "no" in your mouth, you can't even think about going home tonight with a full beard and full shadow!
