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

Chapter 279 Give me hundreds of thousands of broken gold mines
Although his ability is not in fighting, but ask yourself, if the border army really gave him a second-rank rank, and it was promised by the Marshal himself, there would be few people in this world who would not be tempted.

Ding Chengyun thought to himself, "Master Jiang looks young, but I didn't expect him to have such determination. No wonder the Minister asked me to bring two thousand broken golden thunders to protect him."

Thinking about the fact that General Ling had offered the position of a second-rank general to recruit him, Ding Chengyun thought again, "I will report this to the Minister of the Court when I return. I'm afraid that Lord Jiang's rank will have to be raised again, to at least the sixth rank, or even the fifth rank."

Apart from anything else, just the killing of twelve Xuanhua Dao mountain masters, nearly three hundred disciples, and the luring of more than 100,000 Da Chen troops to annihilate them in one fell swoop was an incredible achievement.

In the border army, it is normal to jump directly from an eighth-rank captain to a sixth-rank captain or a fifth-rank garrison commander.

Ling Shuai was still muttering, saying that the Ministry of Works had better not let him get hold of any evidence, otherwise he would have to go and talk to Sun Zhongyun in person, and if that didn't work, then they would have a fight.

Ding Chengyun was sweating as he listened to this. These generals were really unreasonable.

You are a general of the frontier army, a dignified first-rank official. How can you be so rude as to secretly seek a fight with the Minister of Works?

Yu Shuai looked at Jiang Lin with a slightly complicated look.

In fact, he also regretted letting Jiang Lin go. If he had known that this young man was so capable, he would have fought for it even if His Majesty had spoken, let alone making a deal with the Ministry of Works!

It’s a pity that all the benefits have been eaten, and I can’t spit them out.

Well, if I don’t spit it out, I wonder if Sun Zhongyun will be reasonable?
At this time, the dark clouds of broken golden thunder had dissipated, leaving behind a large number of broken and charred corpses.

Among the hundreds of thousands of Da Chen soldiers, only a handful survived. Most of them were beaten into pieces. The scene was extremely tragic.

When Liao Mingxu and others ran over, they stuck their heads out to take a look. The bloody scene did not scare them, but made them extremely excited.

We will have to ask the Ministry of Industry to send us hundreds of thousands of such good things. Then who can stop Daqian?

When he ran to Jiang Lin's side, Liao Mingxu immediately shouted, "General Yu, the Broken Golden Thunder is a good thing. Tell the Ministry of War to send hundreds of thousands of them. I can destroy Da Chen by myself!"

Ding Chengyun said quickly, "Master Liao, please don't be surprised. The Golden Thunder is very complicated. The materials prepared in the early stage were only enough to make 2,000 of them, and now they have been used up. It would take several years of preparation to make hundreds of thousands of them."

Marshal Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this: "So you have good stuff but you don't use it on our border troops. You just want to see them die, right? Liao Mingxu, write this down. When I get back, I will file a complaint with the emperor and punish Sun Zhongyun for the crime of harming his colleagues!"

Ding Chengyun was stunned when he heard this. Killing colleagues? Who?

Our Ministry of Industry has spent several years working hard to prepare all the things, and we are giving them all to you, without keeping a single one for ourselves.

You want to file a complaint?
Even a fool could see that Yu Shuai was planning to take advantage of the opportunity to blackmail him.

Ding Chengyun lowered his head and dared not say a word. This was a matter between top figures, and whoever interrupted would be beaten.

"Okay!" Liao Mingxu looked very happy, and then he glanced at Jiang Lin, and then said seriously: "Report to Marshal Yu, Jiang Lin has made great contributions this time, and he should be rewarded! I think he should be appointed as the commander of the Nanling Camp. If Marshal Yu thinks it is too low, I can give him the title of Lieutenant General."

"He is the lieutenant general, where are you going?" asked Marshal Yu.

"As for me..." Liao Mingxu laughed and said, "I'll just make do with being promoted to deputy general."

Ding Chengyun wanted to laugh when he heard this, but he didn't know what was so funny.

These people in the border army are so shameless. A third-rank lieutenant general wants to be promoted to a second-rank deputy general. Is that acceptable?

Why don't you just ask for a general?
"Seeing you being chased by others all the way, yet you still want to be promoted to deputy general, I'll consider it a reward if I didn't give you two slaps, so get out of here." Marshal Yu said bluntly.

Regardless of Liao Mingxu's aggrieved look, Yu Shuai looked at Jiang Lin and said in a gentle tone, "But what Liao Mingxu said is not wrong. You have made great contributions this time. What reward do you want?"

Before Jiang Lin came here, he had never thought about asking for any reward. He even thought that he might die here.

Now that he was safe and sound, he thought for a moment and then bowed and said, "In reply to Marshal Yu, I am in the Ministry of Works and cannot covet rewards from the border troops. If Marshal Yu really wants to reward, please take out some silver to compensate the soldiers who died in this battle. It would be even better if we can get some materials during the battle and send them to the Foundry Department."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Marshal Yu wanted to reward you personally, but you refused and only asked for compensation for soldiers who died in battle?
The looks that Liao Mingxu and others gave Jiang Lin were extremely complicated.

The lives of the people in Daqian are worthless, and even the border troops themselves receive pensions, but they are not much.

No one has ever cared about these things. After all, it is a tradition that has been passed down for more than 400 years, and many people have become accustomed to it.

Liao Mingxu sighed softly and said, "Brother, I am far inferior to you."

Not only him, but also Cai Yanting, Song Tianjiu and others, as well as the general Ma Quanwu who had just cleaned up the mess and came to listen, thought so.

Marshal Yu smiled faintly: "You are loyal, talented, and smart enough. Don't you really consider returning to the border army? It is not impossible for you to become one of the marshals in the future. As long as you are willing, I will go to Sun Zhongyun to talk about this matter."

"Marshal Yu also said that he is loyal and righteous. The Ministry of Industry has been very good to me. If I abandon him just because Marshal Yu appreciates me, wouldn't I be a heartless and ungrateful person?" Jiang Lin still refused.

Marshal Yu was choked and speechless for a moment, and finally said: "Since you said so, let's forget it. Your contribution will be paid as compensation to the soldiers who died in this battle. But the mere compensation is not as good as such a great contribution. I will still remember it for you. If you want to come to the border army one day, I will return it to you at any time. As for the materials you mentioned, I will ask someone to look for them. There should be quite a lot."

Ling Shuai snorted softly at the side. Yu Shuai's words were equivalent to tying Jiang Lin up in advance.

After all, there are merits that can be withdrawn at any time, so if you really want to go to the border army, you will definitely be the first choice.

General Ling said: "What I said is still valid. As long as you come, you will have the position of second-rank general. And as for the materials, all the ones under my command can be given to you." General Yu glanced at him and said nothing.

After all, Ling Shuai came all the way from Daliang to help, so we can't just give him nothing.

But if you want to steal people, then the other benefits will be gone.

Jiang Lin bowed and said, "Thank you, both commanders."

Although I haven't gained any benefits yet, as long as Marshal Yu sends some high-quality materials later, it will make up for all the hard work.

The lieutenant general who had met Jiang Lin on the city wall before was following Ma Quanwu and couldn't help but click his tongue when he heard what he said.

The Marshal personally promised him the position of a second-rank general, but he still refused. This guy is truly the first of his kind in the world.

Ma Quanwu stepped forward, patted Jiang Lin on the shoulder, and said, "Good boy, a dozen Xuanhua Dao mountain masters are enough to fight against millions of enemy troops. I will give you a credit for this achievement. Cao Lixian, ask the people in the warehouse to find out if there are any good materials, and let Brother Jiang take them away."

"Yes." Cao Lixian, the lieutenant general, immediately bowed and left.

"You have come from afar, and Liao Mingxu should have talked with you about the past. However, this expedition to Dachen and Daliang is related to the fate of the country. We should strike while the iron is hot and attack the heartland of Dachen in one fell swoop." Marshal Yu paused and said, "I will give you one night, and you are not allowed to drink too much. We will set off early tomorrow morning."

Hearing this, Liao Mingxu and others were overjoyed. They immediately pulled Jiang Lin and said that they must get him drunk.

Yu Shuai just said not to drink too much, but the group of people seemed to have not heard it at all.

Jiang Lin did not refuse. He came here with great difficulty, so he should talk and have a meal before leaving.

The danger level of the border troops was far beyond imagination. I thought that the so-called commander would be stationed in the central army camp, and his soldiers would fight to the death, with each other going back and forth.

But in reality, if one is not careful, hundreds of thousands of people will be killed, the general will be killed, and even the marshal will have to fight in person.

The more than 400 years of conquest by Daqian was indeed not as simple as it sounds.

Ma Quanwu immediately ordered people to arrange meals. As the battle was imminent, everyone cherished the present time and took the opportunity to feast.

As the greatest contributor to this battle, Jiang Lin even overshadowed the Marshal. Countless people came to toast him and took the opportunity to make friends with him.

Since they were all border troops, Jiang Lin couldn't refuse. He drank glass after glass of liquor and didn't even have time to eat a meal.

Ling Shuai has already returned to Daliang, while Yu Shuai happily sits in the main seat with Ma Quanwu, looking at Jiang Lin who is surrounded so tightly that he can't even be seen.

Ma Quanwu still felt quite regretful and said, "We really can't bring this guy here? None of the lieutenant generals under my command can compare to him."

"Marshal Ling gave him the position of general, but he didn't come. You want to use a lieutenant general to pull him away? What are you dreaming of?" Marshal Yu said unhappily. He was really talking about something that was not related to the topic.

Ma Quanwu laughed dryly and said nothing more.

After being forced to drink countless jars of wine, Liao Mingxu finally stood up and blocked the crowd.

"Alright, if you really want to get my brother drunk to death, then just stay away and don't force me to flip the table!"

His cultivation may not be the highest among the lieutenant generals, but since every member of the Nanling camp has a fourth-grade weapon, their overall combat power is the strongest.

Therefore, Liao Mingxu's prestige also increased a lot.

After he said this, only a few lieutenant generals grumbled a few words in displeasure. The others knew the relationship between the Nanling Camp and Jiang Lin, so they were tactful and did not interfere.

Liao Mingxu picked up a glass of wine and said to Jiang Lin in a serious tone: "Brother, please remember that you came to my aid thousands of miles away this time. I won't say any more unnecessary words. Cheers!"

Although Jiang Lin drank a lot, the characteristics of the baking furnace method allowed him to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.

He picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp with Liao Mingxu.

Following them were old acquaintances such as Cai Yanting, Song Tianjiu, Xu Fenglei, and Fang Zhisheng.

They all knew very well that without Jiang Lin, no matter how powerful the Nanling camp was, it would be doomed this time.

The people from Xuanhua Dao were hiding in the dark, waiting for them to come out of the city.

Such a life-saving grace is like a reborn parent. The military officers in the Nanling camp, who have always valued friendship and loyalty, have already regarded Jiang Lin as their own brother.

For a while, everyone was toasting each other and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

They drank like this until the next morning, when Jiang Lin was sent out of the tent reeking of alcohol.

Cao Lixian stood beside the three carriages, opened the curtains, revealing a large amount of materials inside, and said with a smile: "Brother Jiang, the materials you want are all ready, a total of three carriages. There are still some that are not of high enough quality. There are too many, so I will have someone send them to you later."

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