In the other world, women only slow me down.

Some people even want to create magical weapons.

The blacksmith in the weapon shop had a completely different attitude.

Although he was born in a blacksmith village and had been exposed to blacksmithing since childhood, he had no interest in blacksmithing and did not want to create things like artifacts.

He just makes a living from this skill.

The villagers were dissatisfied with his attitude towards blacksmithing, and eventually a conflict broke out between the two sides, and the blacksmith of the weapons shop was driven out by the villagers.

"...In the last two decades, my husband came to the city and opened this weapons shop with me."

As the boss spoke, she seemed to recall the time when she and her husband struggled together, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Although my husband hates blacksmithing, perhaps because of the environment he grew up in, he also cares about the quality of the things he makes. You can probably tell from the weapons we sell..."

Chapter 32 Genius and Mediocrity

Lynch looked at the owner of the weapons shop, his eyes gradually shining.

What he needed was someone like her husband.

Compared to the level and grade of a weapon.

What Lynch needs now is large quantities of excellent and sophisticated weapons.

He doesn't need any epic or legendary things, and he doesn't need them at all at the moment.

Compared to those geniuses in the blacksmith village who pursue art and individuality.

The blacksmith in the weapon shop has strict standards, but he does not break them arbitrarily. He can strictly produce according to the customer's requirements. This is the talent that Lynch really needs now.

but……

This doesn’t mean Lynch has lost interest in the artists in the blacksmith village.

In Lynch's eyes.

He needs ordinary blacksmiths to meet his current needs, but he also needs creative blacksmiths to develop more powerful weapons.

After seeing things like airplanes and cannons, few people would continue to be obsessed with cold weapons like knives, guns, sticks and clubs.

The same is true for Lynch.

But the world's first aircraft cannon could not have been made by an ordinary blacksmith.

Ultimately, we still have to rely on the creative artists in the blacksmith village.

This is how the world progresses.

Geniuses are responsible for exploring the frontiers, while ordinary people are responsible for bringing the achievements of geniuses to the benefit of the general public.

and……

The reason why Lynch has not made large-scale industrialization progress, expanded the market, and developed technology since he came to this world is mainly because the conditions in all aspects are not mature.

When the whole world was in the feudal lord period.

Even if Lynch forced industrialization, expanded production, and pushed commodity prices to the limit, he still wouldn't be able to make much money.

Because ordinary people have no money at all.

There is no market.

If you can avoid starving to death throughout the year, you will be considered a success.

at the same time.

This world hasn't even reached the basic level of the technology tree.

Because of magic.

Most people focus their energy on practicing martial arts and magic, which leads to the world's horrifically low level of technology and a very biased academic performance.

Blacksmiths can forge the magical firearms in Hui's hands by hand.

But they couldn't build even a basic steam engine.

Lynch also thought about developing technology and magic in parallel, allowing magic to assist the development of technology.

But this is not realistic either.

Because noble magicians don't want to come into contact with these low-level things and waste their precious time studying magic.

Lynch also vaguely remembered reading in a book that before the Industrial Revolution began, the first technical difficulty to be solved was the large-scale refining of pig iron.

Pig iron is the raw material for making most machines.

Only when the output of pig iron is sufficient can we have the foundation to climb up the technology tree.

Otherwise, even a good cook cannot cook without rice.

Lynch only has theoretical guidance, but it is completely unrealistic.

At present, the biggest limitation to pig iron production is fuel.

In this world, there are three most common fuels:

Charcoal, coal mines, and magicians.

Charcoal is currently the only fuel that can be used to refine pig iron, but the wood that can be used to burn charcoal is becoming increasingly scarce and expensive due to logging in various countries.

Coal, which is also used as fuel, can also reach the temperature required to smelt pig iron.

However, when coal is burned, impurities are produced that damage the quality of pig iron, resulting in substandard quality of the smelted pig iron.

As for the magician...

The cost is too high to even consider.

"The solution to this problem seems to be to turn coal into coke, right? But how do you make coke?"

Lynch felt a surge of baldness.

He is just the boss of a two-dimensional paper man company. It cannot be said that he has no knowledge of this kind of thing, but he can be said to be completely clueless.

"Forget it, I'm the boss. I'm only responsible for making requests, and the rest is left to the employees."

Just as Lynch was thinking.

The owner of the weapons shop finally brought her husband, the blacksmith that Lynch had been thinking about, to Lynch.

"You want to buy our weapons shop?"

The blacksmith was about thirty-five years old, with bronze skin and strong muscles all over his body. He looked full of strength.

After meeting Lynch, he didn't waste any words.

He asked Lynch directly.

"To be precise, what I want to buy is you and your apprentices."

Lynch said this to the blacksmith.

The blacksmith scratched his head, undecided for a moment, and then asked Lin Qi:

"What do you call it?"

Lynch answered truthfully:

"Lynch."

The blacksmith stood in awe:

"Lynch? You... are the nobleman mentioned in the newspaper?"

Lynch nodded:

"If there is no second Lynch in this world, then it should be me."

After knowing Lynch's identity, the couple's already respectful expressions became even more cautious.

Quite literally.

With Lynch's current status, he wouldn't have to pay any price even if he killed them both here.

"No, I don't know what you want us to do."

The blacksmith asked cautiously.

Lynch did not fully explain his plan, but said to the blacksmith:

"I have a group of forty-eight warriors under my command. I need you to make all the equipment for them, including weapons and armor, tailor-made for them."

"……hiss."

The blacksmith took a breath and said repeatedly:

"There are too many people. I'm afraid I can't handle it."

"I know."

Lynch nodded and said to the blacksmith:

"That's why I chose to buy you and your apprentice directly."

"This……"

The blacksmith still seemed a little hesitant.

"I heard from your wife that you're not really interested in forging. Coincidentally, there are a group of orphans in my territory with nothing to do, so I'm planning to have them come over and learn the craft from you. From now on, you'll be responsible for teaching them how to forge. Once they've mastered it, you won't have to do something you dislike anymore."

Lynch continued:

"And you don't have to worry about them learning how to do this and taking your job. As long as you follow me, I will give you a fixed salary every month until the day you die."

The couple from the weapons shop looked at each other and were both moved.

"Can I ask how much you pay per month?"

The weapons shop owner asked.

Lin Qi waved his hand and said generously:

"You decide the price."

The owner of the weapons shop took stock.

They can sell about a dozen weapons a month. Depending on the quality, the price of each weapon ranges from 20 to 100 silver coins. On average, they can earn more than 700 silver coins a month.

"Eight hundred silver coins a month?"

The owner of the weapons shop tried to speak.

"make a deal."

Lynch was very happy about this.

Chapter 3: The villagers cheered, the nun hesitated (k)

"make a deal!"

Hearing Lynch agree so readily.

The blacksmith couple's first reaction was:

"What a loss! I should have ordered more."

Now that the words have been spoken, and considering Lin Qi's identity, the two men dare not go back on their word and continue to raise the price.

The deal was negotiated so simply.

After signing the relevant contracts, Lynch's efficiency can be said to be extremely fast.

He immediately took people to the village where Capella was and brought the children in the orphanage who were old enough to work as apprentices to the city.

At first, the children were not very happy.

The Capella sister who didn't want to leave them.

But after hearing the conditions offered by Lynch, they suddenly became restless.

"In the past, as an apprentice, you learned the skills for one silver coin a day, with food and lodging provided, and one day off every month."

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