To make a good weapon, you need a highly skilled forger and high-quality raw materials, and you just have both of these...!
In the early morning, Qin Feng walked into a wing room on the east side. There were no other furnishings inside, only a large altar, which was densely filled with spiritual tablets, all of which were the ancestors of the Qin family.
At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin family came to Yulin Town to guard the border. More than two hundred years have passed. Logically speaking, if the descendants multiply and live endlessly, the Qin family should develop into a prosperous big family. Why only now? Where is the remaining male?
Is it because of poor fertility?
No.
In terms of fertility, the Qin family is pretty good. For example, the first ancestor of the Qin family married two wives and gave birth to five sons; the second ancestor of the Qin family married two daughters-in-law and gave birth to six sons; and the third ancestor of the Qin family even more. It’s amazing. He married three wives and gave birth to nine sons, all of whom he raised to adulthood!
Where did so many people go?
All died for the country!
In the 21st year of Hongwu, four members of the Qin family accompanied the general Lan Yu on an expedition to the grasslands. They defeated the Yuan army in the fishing sea, beheaded tens of thousands, and captured countless cattle, sheep, and livestock... In this battle, three people of the Qin family were killed. , seriously injuring one person.
In the 20th year of Yongle, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, personally led an army to Mobei and defeated the Mongolian Arutai tribe... In this battle, six members of the Qin family went to the expedition, four were killed and two were seriously injured.
In the second year of Jingtai, the Tatar tribe invaded the Hetao area. Nine members of the Qin family went out with the army and were defeated. Eight people were killed in the battle, and only one person survived.
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After years of fighting, members of the Qin family continued to fall on the battlefield. Naturally, the Qin family could not develop, let alone develop. If the incense was not cut off halfway, it was already blessed by God!
The situation of the Qin family is a true reflection of the soldiers on the nine frontiers. They have guarded the border for the country for more than 200 years. No family has any relatives killed in the battlefield, no orphans or widows... The Great Wall is thousands of miles and covered with bones. Guarding the border for the country, nine deaths without regrets!
No more gossip, let’s get down to business.
Qin Feng knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times to the memorial tablets of his ancestors. Then he pulled out a large wooden box from under the altar. After opening it, there was a bronze bird helmet, a set of iron armor, and a wild goose feather. Knives are all ancestral items.
Qin Feng pulled out the knife and took a look. It was in good condition. It was shiny and sharp. He swung it back and forth a few times. It was a little heavy. It seemed that he needed to strengthen his arm and wrist strength!
In addition to knives, helmets, and armor, there are also some steel ingots in the box, each with cloud-like patterns on them.
The Qin family has been in the army for generations, so there is a rule left behind: if a boy is born in the family, the elders must prepare some good steel for making weapons and armor in the future.
These cloud-patterned steels were bought from a businessman from the Western Regions with the salary he had saved for several years when Qin's father was still alive. They are all top-quality goods.
Taking out a few steel ingots and putting them in his arms, Qin Feng stepped out of the house, then turned left and entered the neighbor's door...
"Jingle!—Jingle!"
In the neighbor's yard, there was a prosperous red stove, as well as bellows, chopping boards, grindstones, sinks, and other tools. An old man in his fifties was hitting a red-hot iron block with a hammer. It looks like he is making a kitchen knife.
The old man's surname was Hu. He was originally a great craftsman in the Xi'an Military War Bureau. He was skilled in craftsmanship and was good at making weapons, armor, and firearms. Because of his upright character, he offended his greedy boss. As a result, he was framed and lost his job. He was also assigned to Seven Kills Castle.
The military households in the fort live in poverty and their weapons are sparse, so there are very few people who can make weapons. In desperation, Old Man Hu can only make some kitchen utensils and farm tools to avoid labor!
"Well, Uncle Ho!"
"Oh, it's Jiao Lang. What's wrong with you?"
"It's true that I have something to do. I would like to ask you to help me make a few things!"
While talking, Qin Feng took out the steel ingots and handed them all into the hands of old man Hu. The latter looked at them for a while, then hit them hard a few times, and suddenly they made a crisp sound.
"Yes, I haven't seen such high-quality cloud-patterned steel for more than ten years. It's a good thing. What do you want to build?"
"Junior has been practicing martial arts recently and wants to make some useful weapons!" As he spoke, Qin Feng took out a few more drawings, all of which were drawn in advance at home.
Old Man Hu took it and looked at it carefully. On the first picture, there was a dagger: the blade was one foot two inches long, two inches wide, and half a cent thick. It was sharpened on both sides, and there were four deep blood grooves on the blade... The handle is six inches long, hollow, and contains a ten-foot-eight-foot-long thin rope. The wooden handle is also engraved with the word "military soul"!
In the second picture, there is a thin copper tube, one foot and two inches long...and dozens of steel needles!
On the remaining drawings, there are drawings: flying claws, pulleys, iron locks, small steel cones, small steel hammers... there are as many as twenty or thirty types.
Tiejiang Hu has lived for most of his life and has been making a living by forging. He has never made anything, but he is a little dumbfounded looking at these drawings in front of him.
To be fair, it's not the fault of Blacksmith Hu's lack of knowledge, but the fact that Qin Feng wants to build these things are not products of this era at all, they should appear hundreds of years later.
On the first drawing, what is drawn is the Bayi Army Thorn!
This kind of military stab has a thick, durable blade that can be used to chop, stab, pick, or cut. As long as it is touched, blood will spurt out from the wound. Even if it does not hit a vital part, it can quickly kill someone. Death is a very powerful melee weapon!
Of course, there will be more powerful daggers in later generations.
Just considering the material level and forging technology of this era, it is already quite difficult to make the Bayi Army Spur. I dare not have higher requirements!
The second drawing shows a blowgun, which uses its powerful lung capacity to blow out the steel needle hidden in the copper pipe. The effective range is about thirty steps, silently and with perfect accuracy!
If you apply anesthetic or poison on the steel needle, it will be even more powerful. It can be called an assassination artifact!
On the remaining drawings, there is a set of climbing tools. With this set of tools, you can come and go freely on high-rise buildings and cliffs. It can be called an escape artifact!
Melee combat, assassination, escape... With these things, coupled with the powerful matchlock gun, Qin Feng has a certain ability to protect himself no matter how great the danger is!
"Well, it looks a little weird, but with the old man's skills, it won't be a problem to make it."
"how long will it takes?"
"The rare cloud-patterned steelmaking can't be wasted. It will take more effort, about half a month!"
"Okay, here's the deposit. Once everything is done, I'll give you a big thank you!" As he spoke, Qin Feng put down an ingot of silver, a full ten taels!
"Haha, we have been neighbors for many years. There is no need to mention money. I remember when your father and your grandfather were alive, they helped the old man and his family a lot. They are all good people!"
"One code equals one code. If you ask someone to make a weapon, why don't you pay for it? Just get busy. I'll take my leave, junior!"
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Old Man Hu was true to his word, and after half a month, everything was built.
Qin Feng checked it over and found that the spur was exactly the same as the design. It was gleaming and extremely sharp. With the ebony sheath, it was as beautiful as a handicraft!
Everything else is also top-notch.
Overjoyed, he gave Old Man Hu another fifty taels of silver as a reward!
The guy who took advantage of him is ready. Next, he is waiting for the enemy to come to the door. If he comes, he will kill one, if he comes two, he will kill a pair!
Five days!
Ten days!
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Another half month has passed, but there is still no sign of the bandits. What is going on?
He killed their second-in-command. Could it be that the incident just passed, or that something happened within the bandits?
unknown.
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In the morning, Qin Feng was practicing boxing in the yard!
What punch?
Xingyi Quanquan!
As the saying goes: If you don't go out in Tai Chi for ten years, you can beat people to death in one year of Xing Yi!
Bajiquan is a very practical boxing method. The movements are simple, fast and fierce. It can be taken every inch, and it can be hard to open. If you don't take action, it will be the killer move!
Before traveling through time, Qin Feng relied on this set of boxing techniques to defeat no one in the entire military region.
Now, after reviving his life and practicing again, he will naturally get twice the result with half the effort... I saw him as fast as lightning, with his fists carrying the wind, like a tiger going up the mountain, and like a dragon entering the sea!
After finishing a set of Xingyi Quan, I was about to practice military stab again when the rat came trotting all the way: "Brother Feng...Brother Feng...there is an official document!"
"What official document?"
"Zheng Qianhu sent his own soldiers to ask you to go to Zhenbeicheng-Qianhu Office to discuss matters at noon tomorrow. Make sure there is no mistake!"
"oh?"
The local Zheng Qianhu and Qin Feng had never met each other before. They had never even met each other. Why was they summoned suddenly?
By the way, Zheng Qianhu's eleventh concubine is called Lu Xiulian, who is Lu Maogui's goddaughter and Lu Douying's godsister.
Could it be that Zheng Qianhu’s sudden summons was because of the Lu family’s affairs?
In that case, should I go by myself or not?
