He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 186: Go or Not, You Have No say

"Do you have someone named Jiang Lin here? Ask him to come see me." The man in brocade clothes riding on a tall horse gave the order while covering his nose and frowning.

His face was full of impatience, as if this was not the South Blacksmith Camp, but a filthy toilet.

Especially when he was speaking, he never even looked at Jiang Lin and Qi the Blacksmith.

Blacksmith Qi didn't care much about this. It was normal to be looked down upon. He was just a blacksmith.

Jiang Lin, however, had an even worse impression of these so-called powerful people.

I know that the other party is here to recruit me, but this attitude is obviously not an equal approach, it's more like recruiting slaves.

Perhaps in the eyes of the powerful, no matter how skilled a blacksmith is, he is just their slave.

"I am Jiang Lin. I wonder if you have any advice for me." Jiang Lin said.

The man was slightly startled, looked up and down, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

I heard that there is a great young blacksmith here. Just a few months after arriving at the blacksmith camp, he was able to forge first-class weapons using ordinary iron.

I had heard about it, but when I actually met him, I couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"It's you who can use ordinary iron to forge a top-grade weapon?" the man asked.

Before Jiang Lin could say anything, Qi the Blacksmith took the initiative to bow and said, "Master Jiang is the most talented master in our Southern Blacksmith Camp, no, in our Foundry Department. Including the Master Craftsman and the Master of the Quarters, they have all witnessed him forging top-grade weapons with ordinary iron."

What Blacksmith Qi meant was that we can testify for Jiang Lin, and it was not just bragging from the outside world.

But the man didn't even look at him, as if he didn't hear what he said, or completely ignored the man's existence.

Just like an ant, no matter how loud a noise he makes, no one will even look at him.

Blacksmith Qi immediately put down his hand awkwardly, feeling a little hesitant.

He knew that he had no right to complain and shouldn't even stay here any longer, but he didn't know whether he should leave or not, and whether he would offend others if he left.

Jiang Lin then said, "Are you here to recruit me? I am devoted to ironwork and have no intention of moving elsewhere. Please go back."

He spoke in a dry voice and blocked the other party's way as soon as he came up.

Blacksmith Qi's heart trembled when he heard this, and he thought to himself: "Master Jiang really doesn't want to leave the blacksmith camp."

The man in brocade clothes, who was riding on his horse with no intention of getting off, was neither puzzled nor unhappy, but his tone was a little cold.

"It's not up to you to decide whether to go or not. Report to the Qingzhou Li family within three days."

After saying this, the man in brocade clothes turned his horse around and just left.

Jiang Lin stared at the other person's back and couldn't help muttering, "What are you pretending for!"

It seems like I have to do it immediately after you say one word.

Blacksmith Qi smiled bitterly and said, "If he says so, you really have to do it. Master Jiang, I'm afraid you haven't heard of the Qingzhou Li family, right?"

Jiang Lin naturally had never heard of it. His knowledge of Daqian was limited to the small area of ​​Kyoto.

Qi the blacksmith sighed and said, "Daqian has 19 states and 136 prefectures, with a vast territory. Among them, Qingzhou was a frontier in the early days of the founding of the country, but now it has become the hinterland."

"The people of Qingzhou are strong and wealthy enough that the powerful among them are even more powerful."

"Especially the Li family. It is said that their family practices both martial arts and Taoism. Not only do they have people holding important positions in the court, but they are also deeply involved with the three major Taoist sects. Such powerful people must not be offended."

Jiang Lin raised his eyebrows. A powerful clan that wants everything?

During the period when Xuanhua Dao was being wiped out by the Emperor, the Li family was involved with Xuanhua Dao, but they were still able to act like this. It can only be said that they suffered no losses in this struggle between the imperial court and Taoism.

It seems that the Li clan is indeed very strong. But Jiang Lin still doesn't plan to go. The stronger the clan, the less attention they will pay to a low-level person like him.

From the man's behavior just now, it can be seen that he just wants to control the group of blacksmiths and does not really regard you as a human being.

"Is there any way not to go?" Jiang Lin asked.

"So far, I haven't heard of any blacksmith who didn't go." Blacksmith Qi paused and said, "There are a few."

"Oh? How did they do it?" Jiang Lin asked curiously.

Blacksmith Qi looked bitter and said, "Either he died suddenly from a serious illness, or he died in an accident."

Jiang Lin was stunned for a moment before he understood what Blacksmith Qi meant.

Anyone who is alive has gone, and anyone who doesn’t go is dead.

Dead people are of no value in Daqian, so there is naturally no need to recruit the powerful and wealthy.

"Master Jiang, for the sake of your life, you'd better go. They can't be stopped." Blacksmith Qi looked a little lonely.

He knew very well that the Southern Blacksmith Camp was now thriving. Every day, blacksmiths came to ask when the third recruitment would be held. Even the military officers of the 48th Camp in Kyoto had close contacts with the camp. It was not due to the Southern Blacksmith Camp itself.

But the young blacksmith in front of him!

If Jiang Lin left, the Southern Blacksmith Camp would be reduced to its original state in an instant, and the people might even become uneasy. With such a huge gap in fortune, the camp would be worse than before.

Blacksmith Qi was mentally prepared to be scolded and beaten.

Forget it, forget it. I have already accepted the job from the master chef. No matter what happens, I have to hold on.

The reason why Zhao Yankui was willing to strongly recommend Qi the blacksmith to take over the job of master chef was because Qi the blacksmith had a calm and patient personality and would not be easily defeated by anything that happened.

Jiang Lin saw that Blacksmith Qi was in a low mood, so he said, "Master Qi, don't worry. There may be a way to avoid this. I will go to the Nanling camp."

Watching him leave, Qi the Blacksmith shook his head and muttered, "The Foundry Department is not under the jurisdiction of the Nanling Camp, so how can it stop those powerful people?"

This is true. Although the Nanling camp is powerful, it is limited to the military.

Personnel transfers, on the other hand, are political affairs.

With the means of the Qingzhou Li family, it would be easy for them to issue a transfer order directly from the Ministry of Works, let alone the Foundry.

Jiang Lin was thinking about this on the way. Liao Mingxu might not be able to help much, but he couldn't force his way with Qingzhou Li family just for him, right?
The fact that the powerful and wealthy have been able to gain a foothold in Daqian for so many years, forming their own faction and still be tolerated by His Majesty the Emperor shows that their power should not be underestimated.

A large Nanling camp really can’t handle it.

But what else can we do?

The most powerful person he could come into contact with was Liao Mingxu.

As we walked and thought, we soon arrived at the Nanling camp.

There was still a table with weapons at the entrance of the camp.

There are still people who exchange human heads for weapons, especially Lei Hexuan, who suffered a great loss here. Even another deputy castle lord, Yang Chenfeng, was killed on the spot. After the news spread, the reputation of Leiying Castle plummeted.

The shadow of thousands of people being set up and killed seems to have been swept away, and a new round of hunting operations against Thunder Eagle Castle has begun again.

The soldier at the door thought Jiang Lin was here to ask how many heads were exchanged today, so he quickly stood up and said, "Master Jiang, the weapons sent last time have not been exchanged yet, and there are two left."

Jiang Lin shook his head and said, "I'm not here to deliver weapons. Is the lieutenant general here?"

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