Chapter 240: Chapter 238 Tie Niu
After all, he did not have the so-called “golden finger” as recorded in novels after time-traveling.
This point also made him very doubtful.
Why does everyone else seem to have a golden finger after time traveling, but when it comes to him, he does not even have this option?
More than once, in the dead of night, when all was quiet, he would talk to himself in his mind, muttering to the empty air in front of him.
However, no matter how Lin Yi called out, no matter how loudly he shouted, there was indeed no such system in existence.
This undoubtedly left Lin Yi quite frustrated for a while.
Precisely because there was no existence of a golden finger, precisely because there was no such system, Lin Yi had no idea whatsoever about how to manufacture firearms.
He did have the intention to develop firearms, but he genuinely lacked the capability.
Although he roughly knew some simple principles, actually operating was indeed very difficult.
However, this doesn’t mean he would give up on such an idea or abandon this area of research.
On the contrary, he had already developed gunpowder by now.
Although its purity was not high enough, a rough idea was still possible.
Although he couldn’t research guns or develop gunpowder that could control the use of firearms,
there was one thing Lin Yi could certainly research with ease.
Once the Blacksmith Workshop was officially able to go into production, the day this thing would be researched was not far off.
At this thought, Lin Yi suddenly found himself unable to suppress the thoughts in his heart:
“Summon my men, accompany this official to stroll around the Blacksmith Shop.”
Although the Blacksmith Workshop had not yet been officially completed, the blacksmiths were still working.
They were simply making a living by producing in other workshops for the time being.
After all, mining coal up the mountains required a lot of tools, which was why these blacksmiths were actually the busiest.
The iron bought from all over the country was being turned into tools like hammers and picks.
This approach obviously couldn’t go on forever, and Lin Yi had already sent people to explore for iron mines.
After all, the concept of making is better than buying was something Lin Yi profoundly understood.
As long as he had control over several major iron mines in his own hands, using iron in the future wouldn’t be an issue.
Besides, there was an urgent matter at hand that required a large amount of iron.
That was the coal briquette furnace.
Now that the coal reserves had reached a certain amount, once the Blacksmith Workshop was completed, the blacksmiths would be massively producing coal briquette furnaces.
And this was also what Lin Yi had drawn on the brocade for that person in charge.
He wanted to completely research and develop the coal briquette furnace before the arrival of winter.
Moreover, the craftsmanship of that thing was very simple; he believed that the blacksmiths would be very adept at making it.
Upon hearing Lin Yi’s call, several subordinates immediately ran to his side.
And so, Lin Yi led his men straight to the Blacksmith Shop.
The current Blacksmith Shop was set up in a corner of the Glazed Workshop.
So, after arriving at the Glazed Workshop, Lin Yi didn’t stop but went straight there.
Looking at the blacksmiths busily working away in the heat, Lin Yi nodded with satisfaction.
Just by looking at the spades crafted by these blacksmiths, one could tell that their skills were indeed quite good.
And upon seeing Lin Yi arrive, the leader of the Blacksmith Shop, that guy named Tie Niu, also hurried over.
It must be said, this Tie Niu was not just tall and burly, standing over 1.9 meters and weighing 200 kilos, but also spoke with a deep and resonant voice.
In one sentence, he could be described as a big, simple, and stout fellow.
No sooner had he seen Lin Yi than he immediately ran over, grinning at him.
And with this grin, a row of pearly white teeth suddenly stood out on his soot-blackened face.
Especially against the coal-stained blackness of his cheeks, that row of teeth was extraordinarily white.
“Hey, hey, Officer Lin, why have you come?”
At these words, Lin Yi couldn’t help but feel a bit amused.
This guy was really quite simple, actually asking why he had come.
Look at this, is this an appropriate question from a subordinate to a superior?
You have to understand, we’re in ancient times here, just this sentence alone could easily anger the boss above.
But thinking about Tie Niu’s personality, Lin Yi was not only not angry but actually quite fond of him.
People generally have a forthright nature, say whatever comes to mind, without beating around the bush—something that Lin Yi really appreciated.
This is also why, knowing full well that Tie Niu had a simple mind, Lin Yi still directly put him in charge.
“Well, Tie Niu, did you manage to make that thing I asked you to make last time?”
Lin Yi was also quite tall himself, standing at around 1.8 meters.
But currently in front of this nearly two-meter-tall black tower, Lin Yi did seem a bit short, needing to look up somewhat when speaking to him.
However, Lin Yi naturally didn’t care about that.
Upon hearing Lin Yi’s question, Tie Niu didn’t say a word and turned to run, leaving everyone behind Lin Yi a bit puzzled.
The soldiers following Lin Yi even instinctively placed their hands on their waist knives, adopting an apprehensive stance, ready for action.
Seeing this, Lin Yi simply waved his hands at them, signaling them not to be nervous.
Then, he shifted his gaze towards the retreating figure of Tie Niu.
A moment later, Tie Niu came back, moving quickly towards Lin Yi like a gust of wind.
Not only that, Lin Yi could see that as he approached, the guy was holding two round, smooth iron objects in his arms.
This once again made the soldiers who had just relaxed become tense once more.
They all looked vigilantly at the approaching Tie Niu, at the two large round spheres he was holding in his hands.
However, as soon as Tie Niu reached Lin Yi, he immediately handed one of the big spheres straight to Lin Yi.
At the same time, his mouth revealed a silly chuckle:
“Heh heh, here you go, Officer Lin, I’ve made everything you asked for.”
Watching the large sphere being handed to him, Lin Yi reached out to take it.
The moment the sphere was in his hands, Lin Yi felt a heavy sensation.
Goodness, this iron sphere wasn’t only the size of a watermelon, but it was also quite heavy.
After weighing it for a moment, it was at least over 20 taels.