It wasn't until Li You finished writing that he remembered a problem.
" By the way," Li You asked awkwardly," Old Hu, can you read?"”
Old Hu nodded." I was fortunate enough to learn from a teacher. I'm basically fine."”
"That's good."
Li You sized up the few pages of smithing methods that he had written in a spellbound manner. Although he had never learned ancient words in his previous life, he had managed to cope with it by relying on Li You's physical memory.
"This is…?"
Old Hu took it and looked at it in confusion. Duan Lun also came over.
The more they looked, the wider their eyes widened. In the end, they looked at Li You in shock!
It was as if he was looking at a monster!
"Cough, why are you all looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?”
Li You touched his face, completely unaware of how stormy Duan Lun's heart was.
"Is this really something written by that King Chu?!”
Duan Lun was extremely shocked. Although they had never heard of the smelting method on the Xuan paper, the various professional terms and methods, as well as the detailed time data, were written clearly!
It was as if this was not written by a prince, but by an old craftsman with more experience than Old Hu!
"Could it be that His Highness King Chu is completely different from what I thought at the beginning, that he doesn't know anything about smelting and is giving random orders?”
Duan Lun couldn't help but feel ashamed. Thinking about it carefully, it made sense. If His Highness the King of Chu really didn't know anything and was whimsical, how could he have been appreciated by His Majesty?
"It seems that Your Highness is really knowledgeable. I will get my subordinates to fully cooperate with you!”" I'm fine." Duan Lun immediately said seriously," If you have any needs, just tell me!”
At this point, Duan Lun no longer dared to underestimate Li You. Instead, he sincerely wanted to cooperate with Li You.
Li You nodded without hesitation.”
"Your Highness, is this…is this…the revised version of the Hundred Refinement Technique?”
At this moment, Old Hu spoke with a trembling voice.
" Although it's a little similar, it's not." Li You shook his head." This method will produce a better quality of fine iron than the Hundred Refined Steel!”
Hearing Li You's words, Old Hu's body trembled.
It was actually of a better quality than Hundred Refined Steel?!
This was simply too shocking. One had to know that the Hundred Refined Steel almost represented the peak of the current technique!
However, Old Hu did not doubt it at all. Although this was the first time he had seen the smelting method on the map, based on his many years of experience, Old Hu instinctively judged that this was a more advanced method than the one he had used in the past!
"That's right. You've heard of patterned steel, right?”
"You mean those bronze artifacts…" Old Hu nodded.
" Exactly," Li You said." But bronze is soft. This time, we're going to make patterned steel! If it succeeded, it would be a divine weapon!”
"Yes, sir!"
Old Hu quivered and replied in high spirits, as if he had become decades younger!
Creating an epoch-making divine weapon was the dream of every craftsman!
" But..." Li You took a turn." You must not leak this method, not even to Father... I will naturally report it to Father when the time comes."”
Looking at Li You's dangerous eyes, Old Hu and Duan Lun felt a chill down their spines. They said in unison,""Don't worry, Your Highness. We won't say anything!”
Duan Lun, who had been an official for many years, was sure that the King of Chu wanted to take credit for this, so he would not allow Duan Lun to take credit for it.
Stealing merit was a taboo in officialdom, not to mention that the target was a prince. Moreover, this method was originally proposed by Li You and had nothing to do with Duan Lun. Therefore, Duan Lun did not dare to have any thoughts of going over Li You and reporting to Li Shimin!
However, Duan Lun did not know that Li You was thinking,""Hmph, of course I want to use such a good thing for myself. When the time comes, I'll give one to each of my guards and private soldiers. Wouldn't that be killing gods and buddhas who stand in my way?”
If this method was leaked, everyone would have divine weapons in their hands, and divine weapons would no longer be divine weapons.
After all, the advantage of a divine weapon was to be able to easily cut through other people's weapons. If everyone used divine weapons, the advantage would be completely wiped out.
As for reporting to Li Shi Min?
Perhaps Li You would do it, but it probably depended on Li You's mood.
Li You snorted happily and asked casually,""By the way, how long will it take you to fully understand this method and create the finished product?”
Old Hu hesitated for a moment and estimated,"It might take at least two to three months.”
"Wait, two to three months?"
Li You was dumbstruck. He felt like his dream of acquiring divine equipment had been shattered on the spot.
"Alright…alright, I can wait for two or three months. Go and study it quickly. This king will go back first.”
Li You waved his hand and left. Duan Lun was dumbfounded."Your Highness, please wait a moment. Where are the horseshoes?”
Li You laughed." You can't rush things. Take it step by step. I'll come back to you in a few days to do the next thing."”
Duan Lun watched Li You disappear in a daze, feeling like crying.
……
After strolling along the way, Li You returned to his residence and spent a pleasant afternoon and evening surrounded by a group of palace maids.
That night, Li You slept with his clothes on. Not long after, he was woken up by the cold.
"Damn, why is it so cold in Chang 'an?!”
Li You woke up several times in the cold that night. He was shivering under the blanket. Even after adding a few layers of blankets, he felt his feet were cold.
The next day, Li You's dark circles frightened the palace maid who came to deliver breakfast.
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
" I'm fine," Li You said in a muffled voice." By the way, what's your name?"”
"My name is Xiaozhu…"
"Xiaozhu, don't you feel cold at night?”
Xiaozhu thought for a moment and said,"It's cold too, but I'm used to it."”
“……”
The corners of Li You's mouth twitched. It seemed that this was the first time he had spent the night in such a situation and he was not used to it.
However, he did not know how much suffering he would have to go through to get used to it. Li You immediately skipped breakfast and ran to the Ministry of Works on the spot.
"Your Highness, are you here to make horseshoes?”
Duan Lun asked happily when he saw Li You. Li You glared at him and said,""What horseshoes? Tell the Ministry of Works to send someone over to build a fire bed for me!”
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