Chapter 762: Chosen Ironworker Li Gan
From autumn until now, nearly a whole season had passed. From Zhou Xu's perspective, the entire process had long since been figured out, and there were no problems with the equipment. Under such circumstances, this efficiency could hardly be considered high.
But thinking it over, he could also understand why.
Back then, from the launch of the steelmaking project to the outbreak of war, more than a day or two had passed. In essence, there had been time. If the Forging Department had truly been capable of producing the goods, they would have done so long ago. There would have been no need to wait until now.
Ultimately, their forging skills were still insufficient.
That was why Zhou Xu had placed his hopes on Li Gan from the very beginning.
However, Li Gan had been a complete novice at the time. He had previously raised pigs in the village, and had himself suffered from prolonged malnutrition due to the famine.
Even though Zhou Xu had personally called him by name and directly brought him into the steelmaking project, no matter how strong his talent was, starting from zero while also recuperating his health naturally required quite a bit of time.
Now, this forging master of his had undoubtedly begun to show his value.
While Zhou Xu was rushing toward the Forging Department after receiving the news, the minister of the Forging Department was looking at Li Gan as if he had seen a ghost.
When their emperor had directly ordered this kid to join the steelmaking project, he had been utterly baffled, but he had not thought much of it. He had merely assumed that their emperor had acted on a whim.
Judging from the kid's performance afterward, he had indeed been a complete