"Oh, right. There should be a lot of rumors about the trip to Jing State. You should arrange for people to spread the news that Nanyang will hold an auction of immortal items and many immortal items will appear.”
"Immortal grade? My lord, why are you auctioning such immortal items? "Why don't…" Jia Xu raised his eyebrows and asked.
"You don't have to ask about this. Also, gather all the blacksmiths in Nanyang. I have something important to do.”Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice.
Jia Xu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Zhang Xiu before cupping his fists in response.
Looking at Jia Xu's back as he left, Zhang Xiu slowly shook his head. If he remembered correctly, there was a great drought in the east of the river. Emperor Xian was about to return to Luoyang from there. At that time, he would summon all the vassals to help the king.
It was also at this time that the ambitious Cao Cao led his troops to Luoyang to welcome Emperor Xian to Xuchang, thus threatening the emperor to disobey.
It was the key to Cao Cao's unification of the Central Plains.
However, in this life, he would not let Cao Cao have it easy. The emperor was not so easy to welcome. Zhang Xiu was best at stabbing people in the back, and he had to stab them in the crucial moment. It was also because of this that he had sent people to befriend Lu Bu.
"Cao Cao, Cao Aman, I'm looking forward to our first confrontation.”Zhang Xiu held a can of Coke and laughed.
Ten days later…
Merchants from Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yuzhou, and even Yizhou swarmed over.
They were curious about the legendary immortal pills that could cure all diseases, the nectar that could drink sweet dew, and the divine lamp that protected the clan.
There was a good saying, it was better to believe it than not.
They would rather come and take a look than let go of such an opportunity.
As a result, countless merchant families gathered in Nanyang.
At that moment, in Nanyang Xinye City.
There were countless people in luxurious clothes.
However, Zhang Xiu ignored these people.
The more he couldn't get something, the more he wanted it. He gathered these people here to trick them and to promote the economic development of Nanyang.
The tragedy of the farming era was that there was no currency and merchants had a low status. If the common people could consume and the merchants could circulate, the times would develop very quickly.
However, the aristocratic families did not allow their status to be shaken.
They controlled most of the land, and they had countless farmers. These people could support their entire family, but if they relied on business to prosper the country, their status was bound to be shaken.
Because of this, scholars, farmers, merchants, and merchants were a way for aristocratic families to suppress merchants.
East of the city, the largest blacksmith shop.
These few days, the blacksmith shop had been requisitioned for public use and expanded by more than ten times.
Zhang Xiu made a series of modifications on the basis of the original boiler. After the modification, it went through countless experiments.
At this moment, Zhang Xiu wiped the sweat from his forehead and stared at the iron block that was about to be molded.
Immediately after, the iron pincers pulled out the iron block that was less than an inch thick and looked like a sharp sword mold.
The two old craftsmen lifted their hammers and looked at each other helplessly.
They had been forging iron for half their lives, but they had never heard of refining iron ore to produce molten steel. Since ancient times, one could only become steel after a hundred refinements. Why didn't General Zhang believe the words of his ancestor?欸!
"Nail, clang!"
The hammers smashed onto the sword embryo, producing sparks from time to time.
After hammering for more than ten times in a row, the two old masters were dumbfounded. The hardness of this piece of iron was surprisingly high. It felt like it was not much different from a steel knife that had been tempered a hundred times.
could it be
Thinking of this, the two of them revealed shocked expressions.
This, how was this possible? The ancestor had long said that only after a hundred refinements could one become steel. How could it be…
"How is it, you two?" Zhang Xiu said impatiently.
"General, this iron is unusually tough, as if it has been tempered by someone else in advance. This old man has never seen this before.”The two of them looked at each other and one of them explained in a deep voice.
"Haha, it's done. Finally, my efforts weren't wasted.”Zhang Xiu laughed heartily.
Although the mining of iron ore at the end of the Han Dynasty was limited and it was impossible to manufacture steel armor on a large scale, if all the swords and halberds were made of steel, it could at least increase the combat strength of his soldiers by 10 to 20%.
"Men, lock down the entire blacksmith shop. No one is allowed to have any contact with the inside. In addition, bring all the relatives of these craftsmen into the city and treat them well without any mistakes.”Zhang Xiu ordered solemnly.
"General, why is this?" the old blacksmith said anxiously.
"There is no need for everyone to worry. If you have any requests, feel free to voice them. Your families will be with you, but in these three years, I will have to trouble you to live in the city and forge weapons and armor for our three armies.”
"Within three years, everyone will have enough food and pay. Three years later, I will give you a hundred taels of gold, enough for you to live in peace for the rest of your lives.”Zhang Xiu explained loudly.
"This…"
Everyone looked at each other. An elder with a deep gaze said,"We dare not disobey."
The elder was a meticulous person. How could he not know what Zhang Xiu meant? It must be that this method of forging steel was too exquisite. If it were to spread, it would definitely be coveted by others. It was already a great kindness that Zhang Xiu did not kill them.
After giving some instructions, Zhang Xiu left excitedly.
As soon as he left the blacksmith shop, a guard quickly walked up and said,"My Lord, the head of the Xu Prefecture's Mi family, Mi Zhu, requests an audience.”
"Mi Zhu? What was he doing here? Could it be that you've also heard about it?" Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Go, arrange for them to wait in the side hall. I'll be there soon.”
"Here,"
Seeing the guards retreat, Zhang Xiu frowned. Lu Bu should have taken Xu in June. At that time, Liu Bei would have been defeated without food. If he remembered correctly, Mi Zhu would have spent all his wealth to help Liu Bei make a comeback and even married his sister Mi Zhen to Liu Bei.
No, he had to fool him. This guy was a big shot.
After a while, in the side hall.
Zhang Xiu strode forward like a dragon and tiger. He immediately cupped his fists and said loudly,"Zizhong, you have brought light to my humble house! Quick, Zizhong, take a seat."
Looking at Zhang Xiu, who had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and a refined and elegant aura, Mei Zhu could not help but be surprised. The Spear King of the Northern Lands, Zhang Xiu, was actually so refined? It was different from what he had imagined.
"General, you are too polite. It is my honor that you can find time to meet me despite your busy schedule.”Mei Zhu replied politely, then raised his eyebrows and asked,"I've heard that Nanyang is in ruins, but after seeing it today, it's really the world's fault!”
"This small Xinye is bustling with traffic. It is indeed a paradise in the world, not inferior to Xuzhou. This is all thanks to General.”
Zhang Xiu smiled embarrassedly and sat down in big strides. He took a sip of tea and said with a smile,"I wonder what Zizhong is here for?”
"This…I heard that General has many strange items. One of them is called the Disaster Avoidance Pill, which can cure all kinds of diseases.”Mi Zhu said with a burning gaze.
Zhang Xiu did not reply. Instead, he looked at Mei Zhu with a faint smile and said with a chuckle,""Xiu heard that Zizhong has a little sister who is eighteen years old and has yet to get married.”
Mi Zhu: "???"
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