Fenglin Tianxia – Queen with a Thousand Pets

We help you and get paid. Gulu said.

After several days of communication, Ling Qingyu's poor Inca pronunciation finally struck some sparks with Gulu and was able to communicate simply. Hearing this, Ling Qingyu was overjoyed and asked with a smile: What reward do you want?

Fifty people, one month, ten pieces of cloth. Gulu said. He had never seen that kind of cloth before. Such beautiful cloth was worth more than the highest-grade wool cloak.

Okay, fifty people, one month's work, ten pieces of silk. Ling Qingyu replied. Block, she heard.

Seeing that they had negotiated well, other tribes who had already peeked at Gulu's silk also made demands, exchanging manpower for silk, porcelain, and something called tea that tasted weird but was delicious. By the time the talks are over, more than 500 people have been recruited.

Song Yu and Chu Cheng were accustomed to following Huang Jing and Zhou Tan in Lingjia Village, and soon they built several refining workshops at the foot of the mountain. Following Ling Qingyu's reminder, Huang Jing and Zhou Tan also built aqueducts and small dams to lay the foundation for the mercury extraction method.

The silver mines in Cerro Rico Mountain are indeed of high quality, with a very high silver content, and are very easy to mine. Many of them are open-pit mines, which were mined by the Incas. The people on Ling Qingyu's side were under the guidance of Huang Jing and Zhou Tan. Start refining.

Ling Qingyu felt very satisfied as high-quality silver bars were piled in front of him.

Shi Fang and Zhu Weili were also very satisfied. They looked at the Inca farmland along the way and learned about the yield of corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes that Ling Qingyu mentioned. Zhu Weili's eyes were even more profound. These crops were all cold-resistant crops. It is very suitable for planting in the northwest. In this way, the entire food chain of Dazhou will be changed. The significance of it is far greater than these silver bars, but as ancillary income from a trip, Zhu Weili said that he understood Ling Qingyu's excitement. Shi Fang discovered many medicines, especially the cinchona tree mentioned by Ling Qingyu. According to her, quinine extracted from the root bark of this plant can treat malaria. If this is true, it would be a great merit. There are also coca leaves. Seeing that the Inca people were chewing them, Shi Fang also took some and chewed them. It is indeed refreshing.

Although it is a very wasteful refining method, the yield of the silver is very high.

Yan San wanted to persuade Ling Qingyu to leave early. It was already June. In more than a month, July 14th would be here. It was already very cold here. If Ling Qingyu had an attack at that time, I really don't know what would happen. The last attack had to be fed by Yang Zhao and him, so this time it was definitely not possible for him to feed her alone. The thought of sharing her with others made Yan San feel very depressed, but what was even more depressing was that, He didn't know who to find as the second person.

Many of the tools Huang Jing made used wheels, which surprised the locals. After having wheels, many things became easier. I heard that the messenger of the Sun God had arrived, and more tribes from the surrounding areas came over.

Ling Qingyu remembered that before the Spaniards brought smallpox to South America, there were actually many indigenous people in South America who were sincere. But at first she just wanted to bring some silver back with her, and did not want to open up the silver mountain in Potosi. After all, this is a place where eight million lives have been lost. The initial mines were in shallow depths or even in the open air. , mining is not dangerous, but as the mining deepens, the working conditions will inevitably be harsh. Ling Qingyu herself does not want to oppress others here all year round, but now it seems that things have developed far beyond her imagination.

When Huang Jing was having fun and made silver coins like Zhou Tan, Ling Qingyu knew that something was serious.

The emergence of silver coins originally represented the emergence of a monetary system or even an economic system. Ling Qingyu's first reaction was to confiscate all those silver coins, and then told Huang Jing and Zhou Tan to stop playing and provoke the incident without making any preparations. The greed of these local people makes them even more dangerous.

Ling Qingyu thought about going back and looked at the silver. In just one month, he had already refined several tons of it. He just wanted to get the most important things. Forget it.

Ling Qingyu asked Gulu to go back. Gulu was very surprised. He watched these people build this place. The Yinshan Mountain was only exposed for the first time. How could she be willing to leave?

I still have something to do, so I have to leave first. Ling Qingyu said with a smile, I can't say that as there are more and more of you, I'm afraid that you will be jealous and cause a riot. Although I am not afraid of you hundreds of unarmed people, my No one can be lost.

Gulu thought for a long time, and he could also understand what Ling Qingyu didn't say. Although they thought gold was the tears of the sun and silver was the tears of the moon, in their hearts, textiles were the most important thing. Silver was beautiful but edible. Can I wear it? But some tribes don't think so. Indeed, some people are jealous, and private thefts often occur. However, Ling Qingyu and the others guard the refining center very strictly. They don't know how to refine the silver, so some people have already started to think about it.

If I help you guard this place, can you let me continue refining it? Just exchange it for cloth. Gulu asked.

Ling Qingyu was stunned. It would be best if he simply transported silk porcelain from Dazhou and then brought the silver back from here. After two years of doing business in Dazhou, Ling Qingyu had already passed millions of silver notes. In fact, Ling Qingyu understood deeply that those papers marked with silver taels were not reliable. How much silver reserves did Dazhou have? Once there is a cash crisis or war, these pieces of paper will really be a piece of waste paper, so she is so anxious to replace it with industry. But if there is a steady stream of silver here, think about it, Ling Qingyu, the Potosi Silver Mine is It has supported the trade between Asia, Europe and South America for three hundred years and allowed the European economy to flourish. If it is controlled.

The little devil kept dancing, and there was some sweat on Ling Qingyu's forehead.

If you agree, then we will work together to deal with the disloyal tribes. Gulu struck while the iron was hot.

You swear to the Sun God that you will always be attached to me and never betray me! Ling Qingyu said, closing his eyes slightly. It is a wish to advance history by five hundred years and hope that these things can be used by the Chinese nation.

Gulu made a gesture and swore a strong oath that at least during his lifetime, he would ensure that the income from this silver mountain would belong to Ling Qingyu.

In the evening, Ling Qingyu held a meeting with his confidants and raised his concerns and Gulu's proposal.

The silver in this silver mountain is immeasurable. If it can really be returned to the owner, it will be an unparalleled achievement. Zhou Tan sighed. It is now entirely an open pit mine. It's like picking up ores in the mountains, and he and Huang Jing are still experimenting with the refining method mentioned by the master, which is a huge waste, but the silver content of these ores is too high, which can be completely compensated.

Master, can we just ask them to collect the ore and transport it back to Lingjia Village for refining? Huang Jing thought for a moment and said, Although this will be more troublesome, it is safe.

Ling Qingyu's eyes lit up. Although the locals have begun to refine metals, the technology they use now is not as advanced. Without refining technology, the threat will be much less. As for those mining technologies, it doesn't matter if you teach them. Since ancient times, processing has been the profit. The biggest thing is, how much value can the ore have?

I haven't done anything for a long time. I think some guys have been annoying for a long time. Ram rubbed his knuckles and said with a smile.

But I don't want anything to happen to you, not even one of you. Ling Qingyu said.

The head of the family underestimates us. Just those three-legged cats. We can settle things without Third Master and Seventh Master coming forward. Song Yu said with a smile.

Zhu Weili's eyes deepened. If the head of the house is a man, if the head of the house is ambitious, hey, that's it. You can't force it, you can't force it.

On the second day, Ling Qingyu told Gulu that they would still take away the refined things, but they would teach him the mining and mining techniques, including how to make wheels. Half of Yinshan's output would be contributed to Ling Qingyu free of charge, and the other half would be provided to him in the future. The quantity and quality of the ore he submitted for trade. As for the quantity of goods traded, Ling Qingyu simply ignored it in his mind. It was not based on price at all.

The people here started to dismantle things and prepare to ship and leave. The indigenous people over there started discussing in groups.

Several tribes who were close to Gulu felt at ease after receiving the guarantee from Gulu that it was accompanied by the messenger of the Sun God. They were really covetous of the items brought by the messenger. Some other tribes also formed a battle line and agreed to carry out an attack at night to kill the craftsman and the messenger. Stay and kill the others.

Let Yan Qi take four shadows to guard Zhu Weili and Shi Fang. Yan San and Ye Shiyi followed Ling Qingyu. Everyone else was on guard while doing things.

Although it still looked like a lively scene, the invisible murderous aura and pressure made even a rough person like Ling Qingyu feel nervous.

Wearing a big cloak, a sable scarf around her neck, and her hands wrapped in sable muffs, Ling Qingyu was speechless as she watched the man in front of her looking up and down as if there was room to add something. He turned into a stuffed baby, and he was afraid that she would catch cold. Of course, the weather is so cold now, and she is indeed afraid of the cold, but she has already turned into a ball, and the man in front of her is still wearing a simple jacket, refreshing It's cool, but the comparison is really unpleasant.

After touching her hand, he felt that it was already warm. Yan San stopped busy and saw her face sandwiched in the mink fur, her mouth was bulging. She smiled again and said, It's cold, so be careful. .”

I always feel like I forgot something, Ling Qingyu frowned. The side effect of wearing too warm clothes is that her head will be anesthetized. She is very confident in the combat effectiveness of her people. Sometimes war does not depend on the number of people. It depends more on the weapons. Just like they did on Mindanao, against these natives who don't even have iron weapons, they have overwhelming combat power with steel weapons in their hands. What's more, these people are well-trained and capable. There are masters like Yan San and Yan Qi.

But there is always a question in my mind, whether I have missed something. This place is no better than Mindanao. It is deep inland and on a plateau. Yes, don’t worry, let’s start again. This is the Andes Mountains, the Inca of the Andes Mountains. People advocate force and believe in the sun god. This is not the Maya. They don't know how to use poisons. The Incas in the Andes don't know how to use blowguns. That's fine, that's fine.

After settling down, the night slowly falls.