Unsophisticated Country Bumpkins

Unsophisticated Country Bumpkins

Since Li Gan was busy, Zhou Xu had no intention of disturbing his work. After giving all the necessary instructions, he left the Forging Department.

Actually, after successfully smelting steel, they would immediately have a new project to research: smelting Sharp Crystal together with steel to forge a new alloy, then using it to cast new Enchanted Weapons.

Of course, this matter was not urgent at the current stage.

That was because, as the military strength within Great Zhou continued to grow, it was no longer possible to equip every soldier with an Enchanted Weapon.

Zhou Xu had already made plans for this situation. From then on, Enchanted Weapons would only be issued to elite troops.

With that premise, he was not in any hurry to replace the existing crystal-iron weapons.

Compared to crystal-iron weapons, comprehensively upgrading the weapons of their ordinary Great Zhou soldiers to steel weapons would undoubtedly bring a greater boost to their combat strength.

Thus, according to Zhou Xu's current plans, they would first complete the replacement of ordinary weapons, and only afterward replace the Enchanted Weapons.

With all that back and forth, the entire afternoon had basically passed. By the time Zhou Xu returned to the Imperial Study, Huo Qubing had already finished processing all the documents delivered that afternoon and was practicing Tai Chi Quan beside the brazier in the Imperial Study.

This was something Zhou Xu had permitted. Considering Huo Qubing's physical condition, he still needed to exercise diligently.

The moment Zhou Xu returned, Huo Qubing instinctively wanted to salute, but Zhou Xu called out to him first.

"Keep practicing. Don't mind me."

As he spoke, Zhou Xu had already removed his fur cloak and sat back down at his desk, picking up the documents that had long since been