Although the blacksmiths around him didn't speak, their expressions were quite complicated.
In the past, when they made iron, they melted the pig iron and continued to heat and stir it to get wrought iron.
The wrought iron is then heated red and forged into the desired farm tools or armor.
It's just that the iron smelted according to the current methods has average performance.
The farm tools and armor produced were not satisfactory either.
However, according to Ji Lie's iron-making technique, the iron produced has higher strength and toughness.
With just a little forging, it can become an excellent weapon!
It seems to be the hundred-refined steel that all blacksmiths dream of!
Lu Ban and others have been working hard all their lives, but they did not expect that the hundred-refined steel could be obtained so easily, so they became a little bit embarrassed.
At this moment, Luban noticed Ji Lie's arrival.
He hurriedly dropped the sword in his hand and came forward with a few craftsmen.
"Your Majesty, you are here!"
"Craftsman Lu, what do you think of Gu's iron-making skills?"
Ji Lie asked with a smile.
"The iron-making technique invented by the prince is simply like magic!"
"The villain suspected the prince earlier. He was really blind. Please forgive me, prince!"
Luban's doubts about Ji Lie have long since disappeared.
At this time, in his heart, he was completely convinced by Ji Lie!
"Craftsman Lu is serious."
"Since this method is feasible, let's trouble Craftsman Lu to expand the scale and prepare to build armor."
Ji Lie ordered with a smile.
"The villain takes orders!"
Lu Ban responded respectfully.
The difference between ordinary swords in ancient times and magical weapons is nothing more than the difference in raw materials.
The raw materials that Luban and the others smelted either had high carbon content and many impurities, so they were pig iron.
Either the carbon content is too low, the texture is very soft, the ductility is good, and it is classified as wrought iron.
Whether it is pig iron or wrought iron, they all have their own shortcomings and are not suitable for making weapons and armor.
According to Ji Lie's iron-making skills, the raw materials obtained have just the right amount of carbon and are the most suitable steel for making armor!
As long as iron smelting begins on a large scale, it won't take long for a large number of sophisticated soldiers and armor to be obtained.
The quality of these armors far exceeds those of the current generation, and can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.
After recruiting enough men and horses, equip them with armor.
Be bigger and stronger and create greater glory!
At that time, Ji Lie would still take the Gongsun family seriously?
After giving some instructions to Lu Ban and others, Ji Lie saw that it was still early, so he asked Xiu'er to go back first.
He took Laifu and a few guards and headed towards the guard's camp.
During the recent period, Zhang Changde, following Ji Lie's orders, has been recruiting refugees on a large scale in Youzhou City and even surrounding counties.
Including new and old soldiers, there are now almost a thousand guards.
Gaolaozhuang is not that big and cannot accommodate such a large population.
Not to mention that Ji Lie also plans to place Lu Ban and other craftsmen here.
Fortunately, Ji Lie had considered this in advance, and he ordered the expansion of Gao Laozhuang early.
The original Zhuangzi was used as a residence for a group of craftsmen, as well as a workshop for smelting and forging.
The newly expanded part outside serves as a military camp for the guards.
If you want to get in and out of Gaolaozhuang, there is only one road across the military camp.
In this way, outsiders have no way of knowing what is going on inside Gao Laozhuang.
Ji Lie followed the road and came to the guard's camp.
But they saw that the gate of the camp was closed tightly, and there was still a horse waiting at the door.
A simple sentry tower was built on each side, with two sentries standing on it.
Seeing Ji Lie and his party arriving, the two sentry soldiers said sharply,
"Don't get close to the important military camp site!"
Before Ji Lie could say anything, Laifu beside him became angry!
"Blinded your dog eyes, this is the prince!"
Upon hearing this, the two sentries looked at each other with hesitation on their faces.
But they finally shook their heads and said in a deep voice,
"We have never met the prince, and we dare not open the door without Commander Zhang's order!"
"You bastard! Why don't you hurry up and inform Commander Zhang!"
Laifu urged.
"Commander Zhang is training his soldiers, we dare not disturb him!"
The two sentries still shook their heads.
"Okay, you dare to leave the prince here, you are really ungrateful!"
Laifu said, planning to rush forward and push open the camp door.
However, at this moment, the two sentry soldiers took off the powerful bows from their backs, stretched their bows and nocked arrows.
"Whizzing!"
Just hearing the sharp sound of breaking through the air, two sharp arrows landed in front of Laifu, the tails of the arrows were still shaking!
"The commander has an order. Anyone who dares to trespass on this important military camp will be shot without mercy."
Laifu was startled, but he did not dare to step forward to provoke them. Instead, he looked at Ji Lie aggrievedly.
"It's fine that these guards don't know you, the prince, but they are so bold!"
"Don't mess around in Laifu."
Ji Lie shook his head, but he was not angry.
He took Laifu and others and stood outside the camp, waiting patiently.
Until dusk came, the guards finished their drill. After getting the news, Zhang Changde hurried over!
"You idiots, you don't even recognize the prince? Open the door quickly!"
After the camp gate opened, Zhang Changde took three steps and two steps at a time, came to Ji Lie's side, bowed and said,
"I've met the prince!"
"For letting the prince wait outside the camp for so long, this subordinate is really guilty and deserves death!"
At this moment, Zhang Changde felt extremely anxious!
Although he is not very good at human relations, after so many years of training, he still understands the principle of powerful people.
Ji Lie left all the guards to himself.
However, his own men blocked Ji Lie outside the camp gate!
If Ji Lie becomes suspicious because of this, he will be doomed!
"Commander Zhang is very strict in running the army, and Gu likes him very much."
To Zhang Changde's surprise, not only was Ji Lie not angry, but Zhang Changde was quite complimentary.
Seeing his stunned look, Ji Lie just smiled.
As a time traveler, he would naturally not be angry with Zhang Changde because of such a trivial matter.
These guards are well-trained and enforce orders and prohibitions.
It just proves that Ji Lie was not wrong about the person, Zhang Changde is a qualified general!
Zhang Changde breathed a sigh of relief, and just when he was about to surround Ji Lie and walk to the military camp,
But he saw Ji Lie waving to the two sentries.
"Come here you two!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at the two sentries with sympathetic eyes.
They all thought that Ji Lie planned to punish these two people.
The two sentry soldiers were frightened and uneasy, but they did not dare to disobey the order.
After arriving in front of Ji Lie, before Ji Lie could speak, the two of them plopped down and knelt down.
"Please...please forgive me, Your Majesty..."
Zhang Changde hesitated for a moment and was about to plead for the two sentries.
But Ji Lie bent down, stretched out his hand to help the two of them up, and laughed and said,
"You two have performed your duties to the best of your ability, so why are you guilty?"
