Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

Jiang Li took advantage of this time to take people to the mountains to cut trees, clear out a piece of open space, build a furnace on it, and make preparations for steelmaking.

After everything was ready, a dozen people were selected to start a small-scale experiment. They threw the ore into the furnace, burned away the impurities with coal, and melted it into molten iron. This first step was completed.

The following is the process of constantly removing impurities and purifying...

Jiang Li glanced at Wang Meng who was standing next to her. If she didn't ask, he would not say much. He was a typical person who did more than talked, and was a very useful talent.

"Wang Meng, aren't you curious?"

"I'm curious, but if the boss doesn't tell me, I shouldn't ask. When the time comes, I'll know it naturally."

Jiang Li looked at his honest face, patted him with his hands, and said admiringly: "Not bad, you are calm and steady. You are the person I trust the most. I have to tell you some things, otherwise it will be difficult to move forward with the future."

Wang Meng pursed his lips and endured the pain in his arm. I wonder if the boss knew how heavy his hand was? He just slapped him casually and he felt like the bones in his arm were about to break. The force was so great.

"Okay, Boss, you speak, and I'm listening."

"Refining ore means removing impurities until it becomes pig iron, and then further refining it into molten iron, which is what we call wrought iron. Most of the iron used for weapons is wrought iron. Do you think that at this stage, the impurities have been completely removed?"

"...Boss, by removing impurities, you mean the mineral soil that covers the iron powder. Now that we have reached the wrought iron stage, we should be done."

Wang Meng looked confused. This was all he knew. He had never heard that there was anything more refined beneath the wrought iron.

"Boss, are you talking about black iron?"

Jiang Li thought of the time he visited the Jia Mansion. The door of the storehouse was made of some kind of black iron, but it broke just by bending it hard. It wasn't that strong at all.

"No, black iron is not strong. It is just a little harder and a little more resilient than pig iron. It is still useless."

"Have you ever seen black iron?"

"Well, I broke it before. It's not strong enough."

Wang Meng rubbed his face. As expected, he knew that this was something the boss could do. He could even break the black iron. How brave.

"Then, what is the thing that the boss wants to refine? Is it stronger than black iron? But if we make weapons privately and are discovered by the imperial court, our entire clan will be executed."

Jiang Li said dimly: "Instead of worrying about the Nine Clans, it is better to think about it. If the war fails and the country is destroyed, not to mention the Nine Clans, even our ancestors will be gone."

"Besides, who said we want to make weapons privately? Once the test is successful, we will report it to the court, so it won't be a crime."

"So that's how it is. That's fine. The weapons that the boss is talking about are going to be more powerful than the ones we have now. Then it will be easier for us to kill the enemy on the battlefield. So what are the advantages of the new weapons?"

Jiang Li said in a relaxed tone: "It is as thin as a cicada's wing. It can easily break the opponent's armor. It has extremely strong lethality."

Wang Meng's eyes lit up. If it was really as the boss said, then they would have the upper hand on the battlefield in the future, and maybe they could end the war soon... and go home.

"Boss, we can definitely make it, right?"

"I don't know. I don't know if I haven't tried it. Just try more. I also want to end the war and go home as soon as possible."

The voice behind was so low that Wang Meng could not hear it clearly, so he repeated, "Boss, I didn't hear what you said just now."

Jiang Li's eyes fell on the flames and he shook his head: "Nothing, I'm just a little hungry, let's go find something to eat first, you stay here and don't allow anyone to get close, let alone throw anything in."

Wang Meng nodded when he heard this: "Yes, I understand, don't worry, Boss."

"Well, I'll come as soon as I go."

Soon, a deer was carried on its shoulders and walked towards them, then it fell to the ground with a thud.

Jiang Li quickly skinned the deer, removed the internal organs, cleaned it, set up the rack and started roasting it. She didn't want to eat stew today, she wanted to eat barbecue.

Hehe, I am so willful. It's rare that I get to stay here for a while, so I have to try everything on the mountain. Oh, and the python in her space.

Find an excuse to bring it back tomorrow and we can eat it together.

Wang Meng walked over and stared at the man who was applying something, curious: "Boss, what are you applying on it?"

Jiang Li said without even looking up: "For the sauce, when it's almost done, add a layer of honey. I made wild honey, it's very sweet. If I apply a layer of it, I guarantee you'll want more."

Others came over and one of them teased, "Boss, you've fallen. You didn't care about delicious food before. As long as it was edible, it was fine, even if you had to eat steamed buns every day."

"...Heh, life needs something to pursue. What do you know? That was at the beginning. I didn't care about food, but that was because I didn't have the conditions. Now we have the time and conditions, so why not eat better?"

"Longhu Mountain is so big, even if we eat every day, we can't finish it, so don't worry."

Jiang Li glanced at them and said, "Why don't you go to work? I can grill the meat myself. I'll call you to eat when it's done."

Several people were happy when they heard this: "Thank you, Boss."

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As time passed, the rich aroma slowly wafted out, and everyone was intrigued. They were staring eagerly, waiting to see when it would be ready.

Jiang Li stabbed it with the dagger, and a crisp sound was heard. The skin was roasted to a crisp, crispy outside and tender inside. It was the best time to eat it. He called out, "It's done. Come over and eat it while it's hot."

He put out the charcoal fire below and started cutting the meat with a dagger.

"Whatever part you want to eat, just cut it yourself with a knife. Someone, send a calf to Doctor Mu. He has been making a lot of medicine recently. Thank you for your hard work."

Wang Meng hummed, cut off a calf, and looked at him eagerly: "Boss, I'm going to deliver it to Doctor Mu. Can you leave the deer head to me? Otherwise, when I come back, I guess only bones will be left."

Jiang Li readily agreed: "Okay, I'll keep it for you, go and deliver it."

"Okay, I'll be back soon."

"Um"

Jiang Li cut off the deer's head and placed it on a plate beside him, waiting for the man to come back and eat it. He quickly cut with the knife and everyone started to eat it, one bite after another.

"Mmm, it's so hot, it's burning me to death, and it has a hint of sweetness, it's delicious."

"Boss, there will be no more wars in the future. You can open a restaurant and the brothers can all go to your place to eat. It will not be short of money. It is very suitable."

"Haha, yes, boss, I didn't expect you to have such a skill, it's really amazing, I have never eaten such delicious barbecue, it turns out that barbecue can be made this way."

Jiang Li hummed: "We'll talk about the future later. At least I have a skill, so I won't starve to death."

Why open a restaurant? She is good at fighting, so she doesn't want to go through so much trouble. She can escort the caravan when she has nothing to do, or just be a killer. In short, anything is better than being a cook.

That thing was too troublesome and there were people who would find fault with it. She was afraid that she would lose control and slap someone to death. It was not suitable for her.

No, how could she forget that she is a princess? She doesn't have to work so hard and she won't starve to death even if she is a salted fish.