This is a very, very good sword(干將莫邪)
During the Spring and Autumn Period in
China, there was a coup in the Kingdom of Wu, and the king of the Kingdom of Wu
(Ji Liao) was assassinated by his cousin.
His cousin became the king of Wu Kingdom.
His cousin's name is (Ji Guang). After he
became king, he had a new name, and this name was He Lu.
(He Lu) was the most important king in the
history of the Wu Kingdom.
He employs many worthy men and treats all
the people with kindness and justice.
He spent a lot of money to strengthen the
infrastructure of the Wu Kingdom, and he trained a powerful army.
When he was in power, the Wu Kingdom was at
its most powerful.
He had two very important subordinates, one
was Wu Zixu from the Kingdom of Chu, and the other was Sun Wu from the Kingdom
of Qi.
Sun Wu is the author of the famous book Sun
Tzu's Art of War.
He is also a famous collector of swords in
Chinese history.
According to the records of history books,
after he died, his son built a mausoleum for him, and put the 3,000 swords he
collected before his death into his mausoleum.
At that time, the most powerful swordsmith
in the Wu Kingdom was called Gan Jiang, and his wife's name was Mo Xie, and his
wife assisted him in making swords.
(He Lu) Ask him to forge a sword for
himself.
At that time, Chinese swordsmithing
technology was moving from bronze swords to iron swords.
(Goman) worked with his wife and they
wanted to make an iron sword.
Because the melting point of bronze is 1083
degrees, a blast furnace with charcoal as the main fuel can produce a high
temperature of 1200 degrees Celsius, so bronze swords can be cast smoothly.
But this temperature cannot forge an iron
sword. The melting point of iron is 1535 degrees Celsius, which is more than
300 degrees Celsius higher than 1200 degrees Celsius.
They studied for a long time, and after
three months, the two of them finally found a solution.
They raised the temperature of the fire by
adding human hair and nails to the fire.
They finally made an iron sword stronger
than a bronze sword.
They forged a total of two swords. They
named the two swords after their respective names.
They dedicated (Moye Sword) to the king,
and they treasured (Gan Jiang Sword) in their own homes.
The Chinese of this idiom is the name of
the two swords.
This idiom is used to describe a very, very
good sword.
Dear friends, what inspiration or ideas do
you have after listening to this story?
Have you seen ancient Chinese swords? Have
you studied swordsmanship?
I hope this story will yield something to
you.