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Three days later, the sun was scorching hot, and from time to time a few big birds with strange shapes flew by.

Su Xun followed Chen to the place where the iron ore was found. After leaving Xiacheng, he had to walk for three days.

Your Majesty, this is it.

A col, Chen pointed to the foot of the mountain and said.

In fact, without him saying it, Su Xun had already seen that a lot of iron ore in the gravel was reflecting light.

There is definitely iron ore here!

Come on, start digging from here.

Su Xun instructed two soldiers to start mining with tools such as bone shovels and stone hammers.

As the soldiers dug three times and two times, a shallow pit appeared on the mountain wall, and more and more ore was exposed.

Okay, stop for now.

Now Su Xunzhen is sure that this is an iron mine, and it is also a rich mine with rich resources.

The world that has not experienced mining is really full of treasures and scarce resources everywhere.

Half a month later, two high furnaces stood at the foot of the mountain, and at the same time, there was a fortress that surrounded the entire foot of the mountain.

This will be the most important strategic resource location of the Xia Kingdom, and it is necessary to send troops to station permanently.

The ancient method of making iron is not difficult, but it is divided into three major aspects: furnace-making, smelting, and forging.

The most difficult of them should be the blasting equipment in the furnace, but this is not a problem for Su Xun who came from modern society.

The blaster is linked to the top of the furnace side door through a heat-resistant pottery tube, and then the side door is sealed with clay so that only the airflow generated by the blaster can enter the furnace.

Next, the charcoal is loaded from the top of the furnace, and then it is ignited and blasted, so that when the temperature in the furnace reaches a certain level, the smelting can begin.

Iron making is a labor of strength. One time iron making will last for hours or even days, and the blast cannot be stopped during the iron making process, so usually two waves of people take turns, otherwise the iron will not be able to be made.

The iron that has just come out of the oven is still soft. At this time, by forging, that is, beating, you can make it into any shape you want.

And the more times of forging, the better the quality of the iron, so there is a saying of refining steel.

The first ironmaking was of course conducted by Su Xun himself, and it was also a demonstration. The on-site demonstration was shown to the candidate blacksmiths selected by him.

Let the candidate blacksmiths learn, and then let them try to make their own iron, and pass on the skills and experience to the newly selected apprentice layer by layer.

A qualified formal blacksmith is treated the same as a soldier. In Xia, as long as you are useful, you can get a better life than others.

Of course, the treatment is higher, and the cost of making mistakes is also more serious, especially if the leaker will die.

The garrison here is not only to guard the iron mines, but also to monitor the blacksmith workers.

Two days later, the first batch of iron smelted by Su Xun himself was released, and then Su Xun used a stone hammer to forge it. This process must be vigorous.

Su Xun's strength is estimated to be unmatched in the entire Great Wilderness, so he has to keep a little, otherwise the stone hammer will be smashed.

In this way, after a morning of forging and quenching, the first iron tool in the entire Great Wilderness appeared.

An iron sword more than three feet long, when smelting, he engraved the word Xia on both sides of the sword.

The hilt is also iron and wrapped in sackcloth.

Su Xun started the blade himself again, and he personally operated every step of this sword.

Bring a log!

The iron sword glowed coldly under the sun, and the sharp blade flashed white light from time to time.

A soldier came carrying a log.

Su Xun held the sword and slashed down with a sword.

Pfft-

The wood of the thickness of the calf is directly and neatly broken.

Wow!

There was an uproar in the entire mine.

Artifact! This is an artifact!

No one would have thought that the sword made of this thing called iron would be so sharp and hard. With this thing, why would their Xia Kingdom not be prosperous?

The most powerful weapon they knew was made of bronze, but if it was a bronze sword, it would have broken long ago, or rolled the blade.

Looking at the long sword again, there are no such phenomena as curling blades, gaps or even cracks.

Of course, the swords forged by ordinary people definitely don't have this strength. After all, they don't have the strength of Su Xun, and they won't be forged for so long, which is too time-consuming.

This is the first iron sword in the Great Xia, and even in the Great Wilderness. I named it Xia Wang Jian, and it will be the sword for the successive monarchs of our Xia Kingdom. Whatever the sword's edge refers to is the direction of the Xia Kingdom's soldiers. Xia, Wansheng!

Su Xun held the iron sword high and shouted loudly, every word clearly reaching everyone's ears.

Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!

At this moment, in the mine, whether it was craftsmen, laborers, or soldiers, they all roared in agreement with Su Xun, and their eyes were full of fiery and pride.

Although the Xia Kingdom is small, Su Xun used a series of facts to convince them that the Xia Kingdom will surely dominate the Great Wilderness.

Song. Su Xun looked at a middle-aged man.

This is the person in charge of the mine. Of course, he is only responsible for the smelting of the mine, but not the garrison of the mine.

Song quickly stepped forward: Your Majesty.

A small amount of iron knives and iron swords, and a large number of these weapons, iron spear heads. When the people from the other eight tribes arrive, I will send more people.

Su Xun drew an image on the ground. The spear was an upgraded version of the spear, with a longer blade and shaft.

As for the iron smelting manpower, there is no shortage of manpower, and women in the Great Wilderness are also very powerful.

In addition to the eight tribe members who joined in, Su Xun also sent a letter to Shan and other five tribes that depended on Xia to send people to help.

At the same time, he also sent people to the Star Tribe to offer snow salt, and brought clay pots and mixed salt to further tribes for trade. This time, he wanted to exchange a large amount of food.

Because the war is coming, a large number of young people will be incorporated into the army, and they need to consume too much food.

When spring begins next year and millet is planted in the wasteland outside the city, it will take another two years.

Another half month later, the eight tribes and the people sent by the five tribes including the mountain tribe finally arrived.

The people sent by the five dependent tribes, including the Shan tribe, were arranged by Su Xun to go to the mine. Of course, they were only in charge of the handymen, and the core smelting could not be touched.

There are more than 4,000 people in the eight major tribes, and there are more than 1,500 people in blue uniforms who can use combat soldiers. In addition, there are 1,800 people in the original youth of the Xia Kingdom.

The population of the Xia Kingdom swelled rapidly, approaching the 5,000 mark in an instant, the pressure increased greatly, and the strength also increased greatly.

Because they were facing a battle as soon as they joined the Xia Kingdom, Su Xun announced that anyone who had two heads in this battle could be promoted to citizens and moved into the city.

All those who participate in the war will be rewarded, and as long as they are incorporated into the army, all corresponding treatment will be improved.

Of the 1,800 young men and women, only 1,000 can be incorporated into the official army, and the remaining 800 are auxiliary soldiers.

Fortunately, this is a great wasteland. Both the elderly, women and children are giants, with great individual strength, and Xia Guo has many things that can be exchanged for food.

Otherwise, the mere 5,000 people would definitely not be able to support that many soldiers, because there would be a big problem with this ratio.

With the arrival of people from various tribes, the Xia Kingdom was running at high speed like a machine.

War, war, all production is preparing for war, and they only have two months left.