After saying that, the cool soldier mounted his horse and left, leaving Zhou Shu in a mess.
In one month, 500 horse-cutting knives, 1,000 hundred-refined ring-shou knives, and 3,000 Huben knives are almost impossible to accomplish.
It took a full three months to cast 3,000 Huben knives for the Huben Army.
That is already the result of working tirelessly.
If this kind of thing happens again, the weapon-making apprentice may die suddenly from exhaustion at any time.
What's more, there are five hundred horse-cutting swords and a thousand hundred-refined ring-headed swords!
The Zhanma Dao and the Bailian Huanshou Dao are more difficult to cast than the Huben Dao.
"I can use all the workshops after the 36th, but it is unlikely to be completed."
Zhou Shu felt helpless.
Forging soldiers is not just a physical job, it is a technical job!
In order to cast the Tiger Ben Sword, Zhou Shu, Zhang Yibei and others had to work hard for more than half a month before they could barely cooperate.
"Military aircraft are an important task and cannot be dealt with according to military law. If you want to kill me, just say so. What excuses are there for you!"
Zhou Shu was indignant. Meng Bai had given him a huge problem.
Military law has been mentioned, and it is impossible for him to refuse now.
"I have no freedom, no freedom..."
Zhou Shu hummed, there was nothing he could do, as long as he was still a member of the Forging Department, he could not escape.
The Military Casting Department is the logistics department of the army. Although it exists independently in name, General Meng is the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, and he has the right to intervene in matters involving the army.
The task he assigned even to Grand Sikong Yin Wuyou could not be dismissed.
In other words, he must take on this job, whether he can do it or not.
Fortunately, Meng Bai finally gave him a Shangfang sword and allowed him to use the resources of other workshops.
Otherwise, he can just wait to die now.
This task is simply impossible to accomplish with Workshop Zero alone!
"It looks like we can only start work ahead of schedule!"
Zhou Shu sighed and called to the foreman of the Ministry of Works, "I will add another five hundred taels. It must be completed within three days!"
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At Workshop No. 97, the owner, Xiao Zongshui, looked livid.
"Master Xiao, do you have any questions?"
Zhou Shu said with a formulaic smile on his face.
"Master Zhou, it's impossible to deliver a thousand Huben knives within a month!"
Xiao Zongshui gritted his teeth. He wanted to curse, but he finally endured it.
Xiao Zongshui had no way to disobey General Meng Bai's order, so no matter how aggrieved he felt, he had to endure it. Zhou Shu was now not only the head of Workshop Zero, but also represented General Meng.
"Really?"
Zhou Shu suppressed his smile and said, "If I remember correctly, Workshop No. 97 supplied the Huben Army with 3,000 Huben knives in three months."
"Calculating this, one thousand Tiger Ben knives per month should be no problem for Workshop No. 97."
It’s a hell if there’s no problem!
Don’t you know whether it can be completed?
Xiao Zongshui cursed loudly in his heart, "Hu Ben Dao" was the one who forced Zhou Shu to take the lead to complete it.
Now that Zhou Shu has been promoted, the rest of the forging apprentices involved in the forging of Huben knives have been assigned to other workshops by him.
If he had known this, he shouldn't have separated people just for Yin Zhoushu.
Well now, retribution has come!
"Master Zhou, isn't it good for you to avenge your personal vengeance like this?"
Xiao Zongshui suppressed the anger in his heart and lowered his voice.
"Master Xiao, you can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense." Zhou Shu said, "If you don't want to do it, you can just say it, and I will report the truth to General Meng."
"Our Weapons Foundry Department has many workshops, but we can still do without Workshop No. 97!"
Zhou Shu narrowed his eyes and said coldly.
Xiao Zongshui shuddered, the Weapon Casting Department could still operate without Workshop No. 97, so wouldn't it be even more problematic without him as the chief?
If Zhou Shu really reported it to General Meng, it would be hard to say anything else. As the head of the workshop, he would probably be done with it.
"Master Zhou, that's not what I meant."
When he thought about his tragic fate after being dismissed, Xiao Zongshui felt chills all over his body. He lowered his head and said, "It's really difficult."
"Mr. Zhou, you are also from our No. 97 Workshop. Others don't know what is going on in No. 97 Workshop, so how can you not be clear about it?"
"Let alone a thousand Tiger Ben knives a month, I can't even get out a hundred."
Xiao Zongshui had a bitter look on his face. He knew very well that without those people who participated in the casting of the Tiger Ben knife, he would not even be able to hand over a Huben knife.
"Mr. Zhou, can you be accommodating?"
Xiao Zongshui lowered his voice in a low voice.
"Master Xiao, this is not about me making things difficult for you."
Zhou Shu shook his head and said, "The secret recipe for the Tiger Ben knife is in the hands of your workshop No. 97. The general asked me to be responsible for the supply of weapons this time. If you said I don't look for you, who should I look for?" p>
Xiao Zongshui opened his mouth. He really had no way to refute these words.
The secret recipe for the Huben knife is indeed in the hands of Xiao Zongshui, the No. 97 workshop.
When Zhou Shu was still an apprentice in the No. 97 workshop, Xiao Zongshui did not take him seriously. At that time, he directly took the secret recipe of the Huben sword for himself, and then went to make a deal with Cheng Wanli. p>
In terms of the process of the Weapon Casting Department, the secret recipe for the Tiger Ben knife now indeed belongs to Workshop No. 97. According to the rules of the Weapon Foundry Department, even if other workshops want to cast the Tiger Ben sword, they have to go through the No. 97 workshop.
Authorization from the workshop, and a certain fee needs to be paid.
The various workshops of the Forging Division are independent of each other to a certain extent.
Xiao Zongshui is in trouble and can't tell him. If he could authorize it to Zhou Shu, Xiao Zongshui really can't tell him.
The Huben Sword was originally developed by Zhou Shu. Could it be that Xiao Zongshui could collect money from Zhou Shu in turn?
Under other circumstances, Xiao Zongshui could indeed do it.
But now, Zhou Shu is pulling General Meng's tiger skin to directly coordinate all workshop resources. If Xiao Zongshui really dares to say this, he will be fired as the head of the workshop!
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"Master Zhou, why don't I give you the secret recipe for the Tiger Ben Knife?"
Xiao Zongshui said almost pleadingly.
"Master Xiao, what do you mean by this? Is it possible that I am the kind of person who takes advantage of others?"
Zhou Shu put on a serious face and said coldly.
"Master Zhou, I really didn't mean that."
Xiao Zongshui was so miserable. How could he have imagined that one day he would have to explain it so humbly to a small apprentice forging weapons?
"Master Zhou, you originally developed the Huben Knife. The profits from supplying the Huben Army should belong to you, Master Zhou. I will have someone deliver it to you later!"
Xiao Zongshui gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
Looking at Xiao Zongshui's appearance, Zhou Shu suddenly felt a little uninterested.
At the beginning, he was still thinking that when he turned over, he would have to teach Xiao Zongshui a lesson.
Now Xiao Zongshui is groveling in front of him, but he has no sense of accomplishment.
To put it bluntly, Xiao Zongshui is not a big shot. Bullying him really gives people no sense of accomplishment.
"Since Mr. Xiao said so, I will think about it again."
Despite this, Zhou Shu did not refuse Xiao Zongshui to return the proceeds of the Huben Sword to him. That was what he deserved, so why not?
"Thank you, Master Zhou, thank you, Master Zhou!"
Xiao Zongshui thanked him repeatedly.
"Also, General Meng has a tight task, and our Workshop Zero needs manpower."
Zhou Shu continued, "Master Xiao, please help me urge Zhang Yibei and the others to move to Workshop Zero as soon as possible."
"I'll do it right away!"
Xiao Zongshui has no room for refusal.
Once he had the power, Xiao Zongshui could not afford to offend Zhou Shu. Otherwise, he would not be able to bear the consequences even if he said anything in front of the general.
"Also, this mission requires your full cooperation. Chief Xiao, you, and Chief Li Hongyuan and others. Since you have a good relationship in private, I have to ask you to put in more effort this time."<
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"Don't worry, after everything is done, I will definitely report it to the general and reward you heavily."
What else can Xiao Zongshui say?
The key is that what he said was true, and the general did allow him to use the resources of the Forging Division's workshop.
No one can refuse!
Therefore, Xiao Zongshui and others had to suffer well even though they knew that Zhou Shu was seeking revenge for the previous attack!
It was a major military matter, and they would never dare to try the consequences of confronting Zhou Shu.
"Master Zhou, we will naturally cooperate fully, but you are an expert and you should understand that our workshops do not have the ability to independently forge the Tiger Ben Sword, Bailian Huanshou Sword and Zhanma Sword..."
Xiao Zongshui said bitterly.
"This is not something you should worry about." Zhou Shu shook his head and said, "You just need to listen to my instructions."
"Listen to me. If you fail to complete the task, the responsibility is mine."
"If you don't listen to me and you fail to complete the task, you will bear the responsibility yourself!"
"Go tell Li Hongyuan and the others that starting from tomorrow morning, you bosses will bring me Workshop Zero to help every day!"
Zhou Shu decided to let these principals experience the life of a soldier-making apprentice!
Don’t know how to forge soldiers?
It's okay, can we serve tea and pour water?
You don’t know how to serve tea and pour water, but you know how to sweep the floor, right?
In short, you can give me a good experience this month!
Let you bully the weapon-making apprentices one by one!
"I will definitely convey it to you."
Xiao Zongshui's attitude is very upright. He only has one thought now, that is, whatever Zhou Shu says is whatever he says, and he cannot be allowed to catch his pigtails!
"This is the best, people hurry up and deliver it."
Zhou Shu turned around and walked out, "Also, don't be late tomorrow morning. I don't have a very good temper."
"I personally have a small suggestion. Whether Master Xiao will listen to it or not is up to you. Weapon-casting apprentices are also human beings. Treat them a little better, less oppressive and more caring."
With his back to Xiao Zongshui, Zhou Shu walked farther and farther, and his voice came from afar and fell into Xiao Zongshui's ears.