Chapter 974: Chapter 288: Swearing Allegiance (10,000 Words) Part 5

His words turned, "However..."

Ehrelo’s smile froze instantly, and he spoke somewhat bitterly.

"Master, however what..."

Lynn no longer stirred Ehrelo’s feelings, and said calmly.

"I need to draw a thousand apprentices to construct six Double-chamber Reflector Furnaces!"

"Furthermore, you need to supervise and command on-site!"

Initially, he planned to use the six existing blast furnaces and improve them into Double-chamber Reflector Furnaces.

But finally realized, due to the different internal structure of blast furnaces.

Attempting to modify them is as challenging as directly demolishing the blast furnaces and rebuilding them!

Feeling the calm and serious tone of Master Lynn, Ehrelo’s complex expression gradually settled.

As the foreman of the Blacksmith Workshop, he naturally understood the importance of improving the blast furnaces as mentioned by Master Lynn.

It concerns the future development of Master Lynn’s entire territory!

Ehrelo responded, "No problem, Master."

Lynn glanced at Ehrelo with satisfaction and continued speaking.

"This is one of them."

"Once the new Double-chamber Reflector Furnace is completed, I will draw part of the workforce from the Blacksmith Workshop to join the soldiers’ ranks!"

"Not just your blacksmith practice, but also Yimini’s textile workshop."

The combined workforce of the two workshops reaches five thousand people, which is indeed too much!

Ehrelo slightly bowed his head, "Ehrelo follows your instructions."

Lynn nodded, "Then, you can proceed with arranging the personnel."

"Leave a thousand laborers for the upcoming construction, the remaining personnel can withdraw to rest."

"During the rest period, as long as they don’t violate the territorial law, they can do whatever they want."

"Once the Double-chamber Reflector Furnace is completed, the workers will be summoned to return to work."

After listening to Master Lynn’s instructions, Ehrelo bowed again and retreated.

But a few minutes later.

Cheers erupted from deep within the Blacksmith Workshop.

Clearly.

Ehrelo was conveying his recent instructions to the blacksmith apprentices.

Following that were shouts of doubt and surprise.

But soon.

Through explanations and persuasion from Ehrelo, the shouting was suppressed by him.

Minutes later.

Ehrelo, with a group of apprentices, passed through the Blacksmith Workshop and approached him.

Lynn looked towards Ehrelo’s back.

A number of blacksmith apprentices stared at him with wide eyes from afar.

Although their eyes were full of reverence and admiration.

There was a noticeable hint of disappointment on their faces.

Clearly.

They were willing to work overtime to construct the blast furnaces for the Blacksmith Workshop.

But they wanted to rest more.

Ehrelo slightly bent, saying somewhat helplessly, "Master, the thousand workers have been arranged."

"However, they..."

Before Ehrelo finished speaking, Lynn interrupted him directly.

"I know."

Lynn’s gaze passed Ehrelo, once again looking at the apprentices.

He began, "I know, you all think that as your lord, I have broken my promise to you."

The blacksmith apprentices dared not look Lynn in the eye, lowering their heads in unison.

Lynn continued speaking: "But you need to know what the tasks ahead of you mean!"

The apprentices, upon hearing this, lifted their heads in doubt, awaiting further words from their lord.

Lynn spoke in a deep voice: "This concerns the future development of the entire territory!"

"The Blacksmith Workshop can only forge higher quality steel, to produce better steel products!"

"With higher quality steel armor and weapons, soldiers can more easily achieve victory in battle."

"With higher quality steel tools, the development of the territory can be accelerated!"

"Although in the eyes of outsiders, you are merely forging iron, or being called ’a bunch of mere iron-beaters’!"

Upon hearing this, the apprentices showed indignant expressions, as if hit by an arrow.

Lynn continued speaking: "In my view, agricultural production is the foundation of all development."

"But with your handcrafted forging and production, agricultural production is accelerated."

"If soldiers are heroes defending the territory, then you’re warriors making the territory thrive!"

"Your presence is critically important to both the territory and to me!"

Listening to Lynn’s words, the apprentices who were initially full of reluctance and helplessness turned into excitement.

Just as their lord said.

Although they receive double military merit income daily.

Because every day they work overtime tirelessly in forging and production.

They have been mocked by workers from other industries in the territory as ’mere iron-beaters’.

But they never realized that their presence was of such importance to Master Lynn and this territory.

Even receiving the title ’warrior’ from their lord!

Once they were merely the lowest of Free People or Peasants. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

How could they have received such direct praise from a lord?

In an instant, all reluctance within them vanished.

Looking at the eyes full of Power among the apprentices in front, Lynn kept speaking.

"Even during the construction of the Double-chamber Reflector Furnace, you can still earn double military merit."

"And you don’t need to work overtime like during Forging."

"You can dine on a batch schedule like other workshops, and rest once it’s time!"