The problems in the northwest cannot be solved overnight, but Xiao Mingye seems to have seen hope and a spectacular future in the northwest.
Xiao Mingye ordered Mu Qing to strictly implement everything Feng Qingyan told her, without allowing any negligence.
After dealing with the matter in the northwest, the two people once again devoted themselves to the matter on the mountain.
In addition to the coal mine on the first hilltop, there are two other hilltops that are also coal mines, and the others are either iron ore, jade, and a gold mine.
Xiao Mingye was a god of war, and he had a lot of weapons in his hands. With iron ore, it was natural to build weapons.
"Isn't there anyone in Daxia who knows how to make steel?"
Feng Qingyan rolled her eyes slightly and turned to look at Xiao Mingye.
Ancient times were the age of cold weapons.
The material of the weapon is sometimes also crucial to a martial arts practitioner.
"What is steel?"
Xiao Mingye looked at Feng Qingyan with bright eyes.
What new trick has his little princess come up with?
Feng Qingyan always had endless whimsical ideas in her mind. Sometimes Xiao Mingye really wanted to see what was in her head.
Also staring at Feng Qingyan expectantly was Mu Qing.
Mu Qing is now very curious about the gadgets that Feng Qingyan brings out from time to time. Their princess is really too talented.
These things are really amazing and convenient.
Every time Feng Qingyan came up with something new, Mu Qing couldn't help but want to start studying it.
It's best to keep it for yourself.
However, their prince is a jealous person and always wants to get ahead of him.
"Mu Qing, pull out your sword."
Feng Qingyan felt that if she just explained to them, they probably wouldn't understand. It would be better to see things clearly with their own eyes.
She took a steel knife that she had taken out from the space and slashed it at Mu Qing's sword.
Mu Qing's knife instantly broke into two pieces.
"My sword."
Mu Qing saw that her knife was broken, and her flesh ached terribly.
This knife has been with him for many years, and it ranks high on the martial arts weapon spectrum.
It can also be regarded as a treasured sword.
Feng Qingyan paused slightly when she saw Mu Qing like this.
It seemed that Mu Qing still had some feelings for his knife, but she actually ignored it.
If she had known earlier, she would have just tried it with a knife.
"Well... how about I give you this knife?"
Feng Qingyan asked a little embarrassedly.
It is inevitable for people to miss the past, whether good or bad.
She was indeed abrupt.
"Does the princess really mean what she said?"
After hearing Feng Qingyan's words, Mu Qing stared at the knife in her hand with gleaming eyes.
The sadness I felt just now was long forgotten.
The fox's tail is about to rise.
"Of course, seriously."
Feng Qingyan slightly noticed that something was wrong, but she could not take back what she had said.
Besides, this kind of steel knife is not a treasure.
"Thank you, Princess, for the reward."
Mu Qing quickly took the knife from Feng Qingyan's hand and immediately beamed with joy.
How could he care about his broken knife? He threw it aside without even looking at it.
"..."
Feng Qingyan suddenly felt like she had been tricked by the Japanese.
This guy actually acted with him.
I'll settle the score with him again when I get the chance.
"Princess, is this the knife made of the kind of steel you mentioned?"
Mu Qing didn't notice it at all, looking at the steel knife in her hand, the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.
He just slashed the broken knife he had just cut several times, and it was broken into pieces, which was very satisfying.
They are both knives, so the gap is too big.
"Yes, this is made of steel? Weapons made of steel are not only hard and extremely sharp, but also wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant. They are far more advantageous than swords made of iron."
Feng Qingyan briefly introduced several benefits of Xiagang.
In addition to the difficulty of making steel, the cost is higher than that of iron, but the service life is also long, and the price/performance ratio is absolutely unbeatable.
How much money was spent on raising soldiers, how could they not be willing to spend money on weapons.
"Yan'er knows how to make steel?!"
Xiao Mingye looked at Feng Qingyan. Although he was asking her, his tone was affirmative.
He didn't even dare to think that if they cut off all the enemy's swords when they went into battle, would the battle still be fought?
It can almost be won without a fight.
In just a few days, Feng Qingyan had surprised him countless times.
She seemed to be omnipotent, and he really didn't know how much more she would have. He didn't know.
"Probably so."
Feng Qingyan was really confused by the question.
She had never refined this steel before, and it was completely beyond the scope of her knowledge.
However, she has a short video of the entire process of steel making, and she understands the basic principles. She should be able to make it, right?
Now that you have dug iron ore, you can’t waste it, right?
Moreover, new weapons made from steel will definitely be very popular when the time comes, and reselling the weapons will definitely bring huge profits.
Even if you don’t know how to practice, you can study and learn. After all, she is a super academic.
As long as she wanted to learn, there was nothing she couldn't learn.
Xiao Mingye knew what Feng Qingyan was thinking just by looking at her expression.
"Don't even think about reselling weapons Yan'er. Such good weapons should naturally be reserved for our own people to use first, and the money will definitely not be lost to Yan'er."
Privately manufacturing and reselling weapons is not allowed, and it would be troublesome if someone else caught their eye.
"..."
Feng Qingyan was speechless.
It sounds like she is quite greedy for money.
Well, that's all she has a hobby for.
But why does Xiao Mingye bring disaster to her every time she creates a way to make a fortune?
Wouldn't he be a stumbling block on her road to wealth?
But thinking about it, it seems that she doesn't have any money left.
"Yan'er will go somewhere with me."
Xiao Mingye took Feng Qingyan to another deep mountain in the suburbs.
He stopped in front of the stone wall of a mountain and pressed a bump on the big tree nearby.
The big tree swayed slightly, and then some changes occurred on the stone wall.
Xiao Mingye went through a series of operations, and the stone wall finally turned into a stone door, which slowly opened.
After entering the cave, Feng Qingyan discovered that it was a hollow mountain with a large space inside.
The two people walked inside for a while and heard a knocking sound.
The emperor often deducted food, wages and armaments from Xiao Mingye's northwest army, but still wanted them to resist foreign enemies.
I really don’t know what to think.
Since there are differences on the emperor's side, Xiao Mingye will naturally think of other ways to prepare military supplies.
In addition to spending money to prepare food and grass every year, the most important thing is to build weapons.
So Xiao Mingye secretly built this arsenal in this cave.
"This is a perfect place for steelmaking."
Feng Qingyan observed the surrounding environment and found that some iron-casting equipment was quite complete and was also needed for steelmaking.
This early preparation can save a lot of trouble.
"These masters have more than ten or twenty years of blacksmithing experience, and these people are absolutely reliable, so you can use them with confidence."
Xiao Ming introduced Feng Qingyan while walking at night.
After all, steelmaking is a big deal, and of course the fewer people know about it, the better.
