"Boss, how much meat is this piece of roe deer?"

"Sixty copper coins."

"No, it's so expensive? The roe deer meat from the stall next door only costs 13 copper coins per kilogram. Your piece of meat weighs at most three kilograms."

"This piece of meat is from the hind leg of a roe deer. It costs twenty copper coins per catty. Everything is sold at this price. This is the only piece left. Do you want it or not?"

"It's too expensive, let me think about it first..."

"Newly made hoes and copper picks! There are only six of them today, so hurry up if you want them! The stall is closed when they are sold out!"

"Freshly caught fish! Come and see, come and see!"

"Don't miss the freshly made pottery pots and bowls as you pass by..."

It has only been more than half a month since the launch of the commercial system, and the entire Mingjing tribe has completely changed. The area where everyone used to gather to make fire and cook was now transformed into a commercial area by Luo Ji, and the entire area was selling food.

There was a lot of noise and it was really lively.

Walking through the business district and on the way to the Ordnance Department, Luo Ji's face was full of pride. Of course, not everything went smoothly during this period. For example, the forging side encountered many problems.

There is no problem with some daily utensils mass-produced using the reverse mold method, but the forging of ordnance weapons has always been difficult to pass in terms of quality.

By the way, the forging department is now divided into three. One part is the mint that is responsible for casting copper coins, the other is the forging shop that is responsible for making daily equipment, and the last part is merged into the ordnance department and is responsible for forging.

Ordnance Forge Department of Ordnance Equipment.

Although Luo Ji has given all the correct forging knowledge to the craftsmen of the Ordnance Forging Department, written knowledge is one thing, and actual operation is another. In this regard, the craftsmen in the tribe are obviously still very lacking.

The experience and skills of forging weapons can only be slowly tried and explored by themselves.

In addition, in the past few months, as he studied forging technology, Luo Ji also discovered another thing, that is, the handsome copper swords in those movies and TV works are all nonsense. In reality, copper swords are used.

The sword forged from the mine is short and wide, much shorter than the long sword in everyone's impression. To be honest, it is more appropriate to call it a short sword.

Because of this length issue, it is quite awkward to hold in the hand, and cannot be associated with the word "handsome" at all. Maybe in the future, with the improvement of forging technology, the length can be increased, but generally it will not be until there is that

When it comes to technology, the existence of the bronze sword itself has little meaning...

The main reason for this situation lies in the material. Copper is a metal that does not have enough toughness. If the sword is forcibly made too long, it will break if it cannot withstand a few attacks. At this point, Luo Ji originally thought about this sword.

The illusion of weapons was completely shattered.

Fortunately, in the upcoming Bronze Age, the main weapon of melee troops is not the sword. Melee weapons such as halberds and battle axes are more suitable for the battlefield!

As an important department of the Ordnance Department, Luo Ji can be said to be a frequent visitor here. Every now and then, he would come over to check on the progress of the production of ordnance weapons, so the members of the Ordnance Department were already used to it.

When he saw Luo Ji come in, he bowed briefly and continued to do what he was doing. This was also Luo Ji's request. He couldn't have everyone in the department lining up to welcome him every time he came over.

?How much does this affect work efficiency?

"Chief, you are here." Liu Shu, who was now the promoted head of the Ordnance Department, certainly knew the purpose of Luo Ji's trip, so he quickly took a newly polished battle ax and presented it to Luo Ji.

"This one is a new product just completed by the forging department."

"Yeah." Luo Ji responded casually, and then lifted up the battle ax. The handle was still made of wood. This was after considering a lot of issues such as forging difficulty, cost, efficiency and weight.

the final result.

Weighing the weight of the battle ax, it was of moderate weight and would not be difficult for ordinary soldiers to swing. Regarding this, Luo Ji nodded secretly and then asked, "Is this battle ax sharpened?"

"It's just been polished." Luo Ji instantly understood what he meant. Liu Shu waved and quickly asked someone to find a tree trunk for testing weapons.

Without any hesitation, Luo Ji slashed down with his axe. With a muffled sound, the tree trunk in front of him, which was as thick as the mouth of a bowl, was immediately split into two.

"Not bad!" Looking at the fracture of the tree trunk, although it is not smooth, the forging and research of copper weapons have just begun. We cannot ask for too much at once. For now, this power is enough, and then took a look

There was no obvious damage to the ax blade. Luo Ji asked again, "How is the quality? How many cuts can this ax blade withstand? Have you done any experiments?"

"Yesterday, we asked the logging team to help and did an experiment of cutting down trees. At the end of the day, there was no obvious damage to the ax blade."

Hearing this, Luo Ji's eyes flashed with obvious satisfaction, "Well done, let's use this quality as the standard. First equip all the shield ax soldiers. As for Luo Yong's one, I'll go back and draw it."

I’ve given you the design drawing, so you just follow the design drawing. Other than that, how’s the forging of the halberd going?”

"The halberd one is a bit troublesome..." At this point, Liu Shu showed a wry smile on his face.

Faced with this situation, Luo Ji was not surprised at all. He asked calmly, "What's wrong?"

"Clan Chief, in the halberd design you gave us before, the horizontal blade named 'Ge' has relatively high requirements for forging, and its shape is also relatively small. So far, it often breaks after being forged halfway.

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In response to this, Luo Ji just nodded, saying that he understood, and did not mean to blame. After all, this was ultimately a matter of material. If it were replaced with bronze, the toughness of the material would be stronger, but they don't have bronze now, only brass...

Regarding the issue of bronze, Luo Ji had studied it carefully while studying bronze casting in the real world. Then he discovered that 'bronze' is not a single ore, but an alloy!

You must first refine copper ore into pure copper, and then mix tin or lead into it. The resulting alloy is called bronze!

This is very helpless. Can he still conjure tin or lead out of thin air? No! He can only rely on the mining team and the reconnaissance team to work hard, but before that...

"Don't be anxious, study slowly. If the current forging technology cannot reach that size, it is okay to take a step back and make it a little wider..."

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