What should he do?
Countless thoughts flashed through Qin Feng's mind in an instant.
In his previous life, he had heard of merchants being blackmailed by some silkpants, but that was only hearsay. After all, he had never been a boss in his previous life, so he had no value in being blackmailed.
Well, he had only been in Great Kang for a few days, and he was already targeted by a Marquis.
After all, his previous life was a civilized society. Even if he was blackmailed by a silkpants, at most, he would find some trouble to suppress him. However, Da Kang was different.
Lord Marquis killing a commoner was no different from killing a chicken.
He might lose his life.
These thoughts flashed through Qin Feng's mind. After Qing Huai finished asking, Qin Feng smiled and replied," These spinning wheels are just a small toy that I made for my wife. If Lord Marquis doesn't mind, you can take them with you when you leave."
Although the spinning wheel was something he had casually made and wasn't worth much, being extorted like this made Qin Feng very uncomfortable, so he decided to test this Marquis.
If the other party still had a bottom line, they would have heard that Qin Feng did not want to sell the spinning wheel technology.
If the other party was determined to ask for it, Qin Feng could only admit defeat.
It was never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. At most, he would find a bigger backer in the future and bring out a more advanced spinning wheel to squeeze this guy to death.
Hearing that Qin Feng wanted to give the spinning wheel away, Qing Huai didn't reply, but Little Er was unwilling.
"Big brother, brother-in-law made this for sister. The grannies, aunts, and sisters in our village all rely on spinning to eat. If you take away the spinning wheel, they won't have anything to eat. Little E will also go hungry."
Qin Feng gave Little Er a thumbs up in his heart.
Unless Qinghuai was really shameless, he would not do something like snatching things from a child.
"So it's Furen's beloved item. I was too rash."
As the marquis, Qing Huai did not lack money to begin with, and he had only asked casually with the intention of picking up some leftovers.
Hearing the rejection in Qin Feng's words, she gave up on the idea of picking up the leftovers. She took advantage of Little Er's words to step down." Little girl, don't worry. I won't let you starve. I won't take the spinning wheel."
"Thank you, big brother."
Xiao Er immediately became happy.
Qing Huai patted Little Er's head and pointed at the smoke pillar in the distance." Why is there so much smoke over there? Is there a fire?"
"No, that's the brick kiln that brother-in-law built."
Little E said proudly.
"Your village has a brick kiln?"
Qing Huai asked with a smile.
" Brother-in-law said that the children in the village never had enough to eat. It was too pitiful, so he built a brick kiln so that the uncles in the village could have work when they weren't farming."
"Mister is righteous."
When Qing Huai heard this, he could not help but feel admiration for Qin Feng in his heart.
Qin Feng waved his hand and said modestly," If you are poor, you will be able to protect yourself. If you are successful, you will be able to help the world. I am not talented, so I can't help the world. I can only find a way for the villagers to survive."
Qing Huai was about to speak when a man came in with a broken hoe. He said with a pained expression,
"Brother Feng, the hoe broke while working in the kiln. When you have time, help me repair it."
Ironware was a precious item in Da Kang, and many people's kitchen knives were treasures that could be passed down from generation to generation.
This hoe was passed down from his grandfather to his father, and then from his father to him.
"The furnace for forging iron has been dismantled by the warehouse and hasn't been repaired yet. Let's wait a few days."
Qin Feng glanced at the broken part of the hoe." Take this to ManCang. When the new furnace is ready, I'll fix it for you. I'll also make you some shovels. They're better than hoes."
" A shovel is good for digging, but that thing breaks too easily. You'd better not waste iron."
In fact, shovels had appeared a long time ago. However, due to the backward smelting process, shovels were easy to break, and not many farmers chose shovels.
Everyone preferred a thick hoe that could dig, dig, and weed.
Where shovels were necessary, farmers would also use wooden shovels.
"Don't worry. I guarantee that the shovel I made won't break."
Qin Feng said confidently.
"I believe in Brother Feng's craftsmanship."
"Man Cang told me that you want to find a new way to forge iron. The ironware you make will be stronger and more durable," said the man with a smile.
"Damned full warehouse, you're talking too much again."
Qin Feng sighed helplessly in his heart.
As expected, Qing Huai was obviously more interested in ironware than spinning wheels and brick kilns. As soon as the man left, he asked," Sir, do you still want to improve the iron-making method?"
" It's not an improvement. It's just a small discovery. I haven't tried it yet."
It was the first time he and Qing Huai had met. Before they got familiar with each other, Qin Feng did not want to reveal too much.
Qing Huai could hear the perfunctory tone in Qin Feng's words. However, he did not give up easily this time. Instead, he asked," Sir, what did you discover? Can you enlighten me?"
After he finished speaking, he even solemnly cupped his fists towards Qin Feng.
A noble and a commoner, this was already a very high level of etiquette.
If Qing Huai bowed to Qin Feng, the officials from the Ministry of Rites would spray him like a sieve.
Ironware was closely related to the military. Qin Feng knew that Qing Huai would not give up until he got to the bottom of it, so he could only say,
"It's not a big discovery. When my father was forging iron, I discovered that the airflow in the furnace was smooth. The more the charcoal burned, the less impurities there were in the steel refined, and the toughness was also improved.
Therefore, I'm going to change the furnace to make it easier for ventilation. It should be able to improve the quality of the ironware."
"Really?"
Qing Huai's eyes suddenly became bright.
The weapons currently used in Great Kang were mainly made of pig iron. The craftsmanship was very crude, but the hardness was up to par, but it was abnormally crisp. It was still fine as a farming tool, and the farmers treated iron as a treasure. They were careful when using it, but it was not good as a weapon.
In a battle, one had to give it their all. Otherwise, they would lose their lives.
Therefore, the rate of damage to weapons was very high. After a life-and-death battle, many soldiers 'machetes were broken in half.
This also caused many soldiers who could have survived to die on the battlefield.
As a Marquis of a General, Qing Huai was naturally concerned about this.
" This is just my guess. We'll only know the result after the furnace is built."
Qin Feng didn't dare to be too confident.
"I wonder how much longer?"
"I guess it will take another five or six days."
Qin Feng thought for a moment and replied.
" Zhong Wu, go to the village and ask if anyone has an empty house to rent for a month."
" Remember," Qing Huai said directly." You must negotiate with others properly. Don't bully others."
"Yes, sir!"
Zhong Wu replied and turned to leave.
As soon as she walked out of the courtyard, she met Zhang Liang, who had just returned from outside.
"Old Zhang, why are you here?"
" What happened to your arm?" Zhong Wu looked at Zhang Liang and was stunned. He asked with red eyes.
"Old Zhong?"
Zhang Liang was also stunned. He said excitedly," I live here. What about you? Why are you here?"
"Lord Marquis and I are here to visit the Tiger Slayer Hero."
"What happened to your arm?" Zhong Wu asked.
"Lord Marquis has also come?"
Zhang Liang was delighted. He didn't answer Zhong Wu's question and turned around to run into the courtyard.