Chapter 166...How can you be so unpatriotic? (Third update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 166...How can you be so unpatriotic? (Third update)
I just feel that since the brittleness has increased, we can only make up for it from other aspects, such as thickening and widening.
Thus, there was the Da Song hand sword in front of Gao Zhang, which looked so cute that he couldn't help but think of his junior brother Cai Laoliu's silly appearance.
After explaining this, the old craftsman raised his chin in an awkward manner and put on an arrogant and unruly expression.
"...However, the hand knives made using the coke delivered by the rich steward are definitely not comparable to those of the past."
"If Duke Zhuangyuan doesn't believe it, you can try it with the hand sword distributed by the imperial court for the army and you will know."
"Who has a sword?" Gao Zhang turned and asked.
The Gao family members around them shook their heads in unison, and even Fu An shyly pointed to his waist.
"Sir, I also use the Xia Guodao."
Gao Zhang looked at the Gao family members who were shyly expressing their unwillingness to use the stupid and cute hand knives made by the Song Dynasty. He was immediately annoyed.
"...You, how can you be so unpatriotic?"
Facing the young master's anger, Fu'an, as the young master's confidant and the leader, shrank his neck and couldn't help but defend in a low voice.
"Sir, that thing is really hard to use, ugly and heavy, and it doesn't look good..."
"Yes, yes, sir, it's no wonder that you guys are doing this. But I heard from the master that even the sword used by officials is a property of the Xia Kingdom."
"???" Gao Zhang turned his head and looked at Fukang in confusion.
Fukang put on a flattering smile and nodded cautiously, meaning that he was not lying.
Gao Zhang was immediately speechless and looked up to the sky with pain in his stomach and sighed, forget it, the emperor is in power, the dynasty is full of traitors, and there are very few patriotic people.
What's more, even the standard weapons distributed to the national army are of such inferior quality, who would love them?
At this time, another old craftsman finally brought the finished product he had made with a look of disgust.
"Young master, it's okay. We have it here. This is a hand knife made of coal..."
Without Gao Zhang opening his mouth, Fu An jumped forward, took the knife, and handed it to Lu Qian.
Then he picked up the hand knife made of coke and grinned at Lu Qian, who had a black line on his face.
"Brother Lu, come on, let's make a sign for my young master."
"... Mr. Lu feels that this one is not very suitable for him. How about giving me yours?"
"Brother Lu, stop making trouble and try the knife quickly. My young master is watching." How could Fu'an change it?
Finally, the dark-faced Lu Yuhou slashed at him with his sword. Fu'an screamed strangely and drew his sword back to attack him.
Gao Zhang and others who were standing not far away heard a harsh sound and seemed to see sparks flashing in their eyes.
After that, he saw Lu Yuhou looking at his hand knife with a look of sadness on his face, and a piece of the knife edge broke off.
As for the knife in Fu'an's hand, a piece was missing from the edge, but it was just a little bigger than a grain of rice.
When you compare the two, you can tell the difference directly.
Now, not only Lu Qian was unhappy, but the old craftsman who had used coal as fuel to forge a hand knife also raised his voice and made a statement.
"Master Zhuangyuan, it's not the villain's fault. It's not that the villain's skills are not good. It's just a hand knife made from coal."
"No wonder, no wonder..." Gao Zhang took the hand knife back from Lu Qian's hand, looked at the very imperfect and beautiful knife, and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"I wonder if you can use this coke to make a sword that is comparable to this Xia Guo sword?"
Seeing these old craftsmen looking at each other hesitantly, Gao Zhang directly gave them a shot of chicken blood.
"Anyone among you old men who can make a sword that is comparable to Xia Guodao will be rewarded with fifty knives."
"What's so difficult about this?" The eyes of these old craftsmen lit up, and they held their heads high and confident.
With this kind of coke as fuel, fine steel can be smelted, and if the weapons produced are not as good as Xia Guodao and swords, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the famous craftsmen of the Song Dynasty?
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As soon as Gao Qiu returned to his mansion, he was pulled by the enthusiastic Gao Zhang to see good things.
I heard that Gao Zhang finally used the coke to refine fine steel, and also made utensils for his father to evaluate.
Naturally, it was impossible for Gao Qiu to come to Gao Zhang's yard without praising his own son.
Gao Qiu couldn't help but feel happy when he looked at the two hand knives and the two Xia Guodao placed on the table.
"Zhang'er, did you buy the Xia Guodao specifically for comparison?"
"No, no, no, dad, this is made by our family's workshop craftsmen."
Hearing Gao Zhang's words, Gao Qiu looked shocked, but Fukang on the side also said that the young master was not talking nonsense. This was indeed made by craftsmen in our newly established workshop.
When Gao Qiu heard this, he picked up one of the handles and took out the sword from its sheath.
Looking at the faint pattern on the blade of the knife, he raised his hand and plucked a piece of hair from his temple.
He hung and blew towards the blade, and when he saw the hair on the blade was cut off on the spot, he couldn't help but marvel.
"Fu'an, where did you find such a skilled craftsman? How could he be able to make such a weapon that is no less powerful than those made by Xixia?"
As a cold weapon enthusiast and collector, Gao Taiwei has a great appreciation of weapons.
Naturally, it can be seen that this Xia Guo Dao standard Gaojia Dao is no worse than the Xia Guo Dao exported from Xixia, regardless of its material or sharpness.
"Sir, I am an old craftsman hired from the outer court's workshop.
In fact, the reason why weapons of this quality can be forged is mainly due to the coke refined by Xue Da."
"What's more, thanks to the young master's wonderful idea, using that kind of coke to smelt and forge, we have a weapon that is no less than Xixia.
Even the standard hand knives of the Song Dynasty have been forged with this kind of coke, and the quality has been improved by more than one step."
Gao Qiu glanced at Gao Zhang in front of him with surprise, and picked up the Song Dynasty standard hand knife that he had always ignored.
After pulling out the sword and feeling it carefully in his hand, Gao Zhang tilted his head.
Fu'an quickly handed over a Song Dynasty style hand knife that he had specially asked for, so that the master could compare it carefully.
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After trying out those weapons, Gao Qiu finally saw the burnt coal that his own son had called a treasure before but he didn't care about.
Feeling the hard and prickly hard surface, I looked at its material that looked like it had pores.
"This is the coke you are talking about, Zhang'er. Why do you think it is similar to charcoal?"
"Dad, you really have a sharp eye. You are right, charcoal is made from firewood, and this coke is made from coal."
"The difference in process is not very big. The important thing is that after it is turned into coke, many impurities in the coal that are harmful to steel have disappeared.
It is precisely because of this that our workshop can create such first-class weapons."