In the imperial study, Emperor Yuan Feng and General Meng Bai stood up suddenly and looked at He Qianqian at the same time.
The great eunuch He Qingqing, who was speeding up, was glared at by the two most powerful people in Daxia. Even he could not help but take half a step back.
"Daban, are you telling the truth?"
Emperor Feng Yuan asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, this old slave has been with you for fifty years. When has he ever told a lie?"
He Qingqing smiled bitterly.
"That Zhou Shu really understood the meaning of the sword in less than half a quarter of an hour."
"If I hadn't seen this kind of thing with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it!"
"General, is it possible for a person who has never practiced martial arts to understand the meaning of the sword in such a short period of time?"
Emperor Feng Yuan looked at Meng Bai and asked.
Although he is also a first-class warrior, he is only a fake first-class warrior. In terms of his understanding of martial arts, he is far inferior to Mengbai, who was once a second-class warrior.
Meng Bai's cultivation was achieved step by step by himself.
"This is not impossible." Meng Bai pondered, "I have even heard that there are people with extraordinary talents who were promoted to high-level warriors as soon as they came into contact with martial arts."
"Now it seems that Zhou Shu is indeed talented in the art of swordsmanship." Meng Bai said, "No wonder he is able to forge such sharp weapons as the Tiger Bend Sword, the Bailian Huanshou Sword, and the Horse-cutting Sword."
"How can I forge a knife if I don't know it?"
"The general's vision is still as sharp as ever."
Emperor Feng of the Yuan Dynasty said with a smile, "It seems that this Zhou Shu is really a genius."
Emperor Feng of the Yuan Dynasty was not as fussy as the great eunuch He Qingqing. As the emperor of Daxia, he had seen countless geniuses. Zhou Shu, at least for now, was not the most genius.
"Your Majesty, I have an unkind request." Meng Bai said with a serious expression and cupped his hands.
"You and I, the monarch and our ministers, are still so open-minded?" Emperor Feng of Yuan Dynasty smiled and shook his head, "If the general has something to do, it's okay to say it."
"Your Majesty, leaving aside the Tiger Ben Sword and the Bailian Huanshou Sword, this horse-cutting sword was brought back by me from Zhou Shu. According to the rules of the imperial court, developing the horse-cutting sword is a great achievement."
"Originally, I saw that Mr. Zhou Shu did not practice martial arts, so I shamelessly asked Your Majesty for a chance to learn Taoism in the Sword Cave, as a reward for developing a horse-cutting sword."
"But now it seems that Zhou Shu has a natural keen sense for sword skills. Even if he doesn't enter the sword cave, he may not be able to understand it on his own in the future."
"In this way, I have taken advantage."
Meng Bai smiled bitterly.
Ever since the imperial court took over the Dao Cave, Emperor Feng of the Yuan Dynasty had already established a system that no one was allowed to enter the Dao Cave at will unless they had done meritorious service to Daxia.
So letting Zhou Shu enter it before was indeed a reward.
But now, Meng Bai feels that this reward is a bit light and cannot match the great achievements of developing the Zhanma Sword.
"I understand what the great general means." Emperor Yuan Feng nodded, "I, Daxia, never treat those who have meritorious service unfairly."
"I think so too, so I would like to implore your majesty." Meng Bai said seriously, "please allow your majesty to allow Zhou Shu to participate in the Great Xia military parade!"
Emperor Feng of the Yuan Dynasty burst into laughter, "The general must have forgotten that the head of the Forging Department's workshop is qualified to watch the military parade."
"Your Majesty, that's not what I meant."
Meng Bai shook his head and said.
Emperor Feng of the Yuan Dynasty was startled and said, "General, what do you mean--"
Meng Bai nodded, "Exactly!"
"Although he is talented, he is only an apprentice in military casting after all. In the Great Xia military parade, non-army casting masters are not allowed to participate. This has been a rule for thousands of years——"
Emperor Feng of the Yuan Dynasty frowned.
"I know, Your Majesty, my military parade in Daxia is still ten months away. In ten months, Zhou Shu may have been promoted to the Weapon Master."
Meng Bai said in a deep voice.
"But the greater possibility is that he is still an apprentice of a soldier." Emperor Feng of the Yuan Dynasty said with a serious expression, "General, military parades and martial arts performances are not child's play! The candidates for participation must be announced to the public in advance, in case he cannot be promoted to a soldier by then.
Soldier, you will become a laughing stock!"
"Your Majesty, I have an intuition." Meng Bai said, "Perhaps Zhou Shu's abilities are not the only ones we have seen. I am willing to take a gamble and bet that he can become a weapons master within ten months!"<
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"If you can't, if I bear all the responsibilities alone, I will be ridiculed by the world, and I will admit it!"
Emperor Yuan Feng looked at Meng Bai. The expression on Meng Bai's face was very resolute. He had been a ruler and minister for decades, and Emperor Yuan Feng knew Meng Bai very well.
He sighed and said, "General, I really don't care about personal honor or disgrace for my Daxia. Anyway, as the lord of Daxia, how can I let you, General, bear this infamy?"
"If Zhou Shu cannot be promoted to the Weapon Master within ten months, then the reputation of being ignorant and nepotistic will fall on me."
"Your Majesty——"
Meng Bai was moved and was about to say something else when Emperor Yuan Feng had already waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to say more.
"General, I will take care of this matter. For you, the most urgent matter is the border!"
Emperor Feng of the Yuan Dynasty said seriously, "The barbarians are blocking the border, and the border troops have been defeated several times in a row. Apart from the general, I really can't think of anyone else who can turn the tide!"
"The last general is bound to do so!"
Meng Bai straightened his back, then raised his hands in salute and said in a deep voice.
At this moment, he no longer calls himself a minister, but calls himself the last general. At this moment, he is a general!
"If I go here, I will take this batch of Hundred Refined Ring Swords to the front line. In addition, I also want to bring a batch of horse-cutting swords!"
Meng Bai pointed at the Hundred-Refined Ring-headed Swords that Zhou Shu forged today that He Qianqian brought back, and said in a deep voice.
"For this matter, the general will ask for it from the Weaponry Department. From now on, all the workshops in the Weaponry Department will give priority to supplying the general's needs!"
"The last general takes command!"
Meng Bai knelt down on one knee, performed a military salute, then stood up and left the palace with great momentum.
On the other side, after He Qingqing left, Zhou Shu originally wanted to hitchhike back to Workshop Zero, but the carriage driver gave him a blank look and drove away directly.
He had no choice but to walk back on two legs.
"It's like burning down the bridge across the river, killing them but not burying them."
Zhou Shu cursed in his heart. Before leaving the courtyard where the knife cave was located, he subconsciously looked back and saw a figure on the ridge of the roof, slowly sheathing his sword.
That sword is the first sword of Bailian Ring!
Zhou Shu finally understood why his Heavenly Sword sword skills suddenly improved and his sword intention burst out directly.
It turned out that someone wanted to break into the Sword Cave, but was directly killed by the defense here.
I don’t know where this man came from, but the Bailian Huanshou Sword actually fell into his hands.
If Zhou Shu remembered correctly, apart from the batch of Hundred Refined Ring-head Swords that were taken away by He Qingqing today, he had only given one to Yin Wuyou before.
The Hundred-Refined Ring-Shou Sword in this person’s hand must be the same one from the beginning!
Zhou Shu glanced at the man, and the man looked over. Their eyes met, and then the man climbed down the ridge of the roof and disappeared into the darkness.
"I'll remember you! I'll have to beat you up sooner or later!"
Zhou Shu added another name to the little notebook in his heart. If this guy hadn't suddenly killed someone, his identity as a martial arts genius would not have been exposed...
The Knife Cave is not far from Workshop No. 0, but even Zhou Shu could not fly like He Jianqian. Half an hour later, he had returned to the workshop.
Now the main building of Workshop Zero has been basically completed, and all that remains is the interior decoration.
Under Zhou Shu's financial offensive, the efficiency of the construction craftsmen in the Ministry of Works was unprecedentedly high.
Speaking of which, this world is different from the previous life. Even ordinary people have better physical fitness than ordinary people in the previous life. Building a house is basically a manual labor. Regardless of the cost, the speed is naturally fast.
Although it is incomparable to the infrastructure maniac in his previous life, Zhou Shu is already very satisfied with the effect that can be achieved in less than a month.
"We can ask Zhang Yibei and the others to move here later. With this purely natural decoration, we don't have to worry about formaldehyde..."
Looking at his territory, Zhou Shu felt a sense of accomplishment.
From being a weapon-casting apprentice with nothing when he first came to this world, he has now become the owner of a workshop and has his own territory. Zhou Shu is already very satisfied with such achievements in such a short period of time.
In his previous life, he was an ordinary social beast. Zhou Shu never thought that after time travel, he would immediately jump into a tiger body and fight for world domination. Now he is slowly developing, which is good.
"Mr. Zhou, do you think there's anything wrong with this job? If you have any problems, just tell me and I'll have someone correct them right away."
An old man approached Zhou Shu and said with a smile on his face.
"Very good, no problem."
Zhou Shu inspected the circle and said to the foreman, "Here, I think we should dig another water diversion ditch to divert the well water directly into the work shed——"
The foreman wrote down Zhou Shu's opinions one by one. Of course, he could not refuse the big customer's request.
"These places can be repaired in a day."
The foreman said, "Master Zhou, look at our accounts..."
"No problem, once the work is done, I'll give it to you right away."
Zhou Shu said that this efficiency was also achieved with money. For this workshop zero, he directly spent all his personal money.
But the money was well spent. Seeing that Workshop Zero was built according to his imagination, Zhou Shu was willing to spend more money.
Besides, with the Hundred Refining Huanshou Sword as a cash cow, he will also forge more weapons in the future. It will not be difficult for him to make money!
"Is this Workshop Zero? Is Chief Zhou Shuzhou here?"
Zhou Shu was talking to the foreman when suddenly a voice sounded.
Workshop Zero was built by Zhou Shu in the shape of a large courtyard with three entrances. The first entrance into the courtyard is the work shed and square, the second entrance into the courtyard is the dormitory area where the apprentices of the casters live, and the third entrance into the courtyard is
It is his own residence.
Go through the first courtyard and open the door of Workshop Zero. Outside the door, stands a soldier in full armor.
"I am Zhou Shu, what does this general do for you?"
The soldier's face was very strange. Zhou Shu didn't recognize him, so he cupped his hands and said politely.
"According to the order of General Meng, within one month, Workshop No. 0 will deliver 500 horse-cutting knives, 1,000 hundred-refined ring-shou knives, and 3,000 tiger knives!"
"What?"
Zhou Shu's eyes widened, are you kidding me? In one month, there will be five hundred horse-cutting knives, one thousand hundred-refined ring-headed swords, and three thousand tiger-sword knives. Why don't you grab them!
"This is impossible!" Zhou Shu said, "It is impossible to cast it within a month, and a year is almost the same!"
"The general has said that this is an important task for military aircraft. If it is not completed within the due date, military law will be dealt with!"
The soldier said expressionlessly.
"General Meng is unreasonable, how can this be accomplished!"
Zhou Shu said angrily.
"The general said, Master Zhou, you are a genius. Geniuses don't need to reason. You can definitely complete it."
The soldier's tone did not waver at all.
"The general said that the general said, don't you have anything to say?"
Zhou Shu said angrily.
"The general said that in order to ensure the completion of the mission, within this month, you can use all the resources of the 37th to 108th workshops of the Casting Division!"