Urban: I have a new identity every week

"Come on, start digging from here."

Su Xun commanded two soldiers to start digging 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, let's stop first."

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

The world that has not been mined is really full of treasures and scarce resources.

Half a month later, two tall furnaces rose up at the foot of the mountain, and at the same time, a city wall rose up, surrounding 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 stay here.

The ancient method of ironmaking is not difficult. It is nothing more than three major aspects: furnace making, smelting, and forging.

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

Connect the blast equipment to the side door of the furnace through heat-resistant pottery pipes, and then seal the side door with clay so that only the airflow generated by the blast equipment can enter the furnace.

Next, the charcoal is loaded from the top of the furnace, and then ignited and blasted to make the temperature in the furnace reach a certain level, then the smelting can begin.

Iron smelting is a laborious job. One iron smelting will last for several hours or even several days, and the blast cannot be stopped during the iron smelting process, so there are usually two waves of people in rotation, otherwise no iron can be smelted.

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

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

The first ironmaking was of course carried out by Su Xun himself, and it was also a demonstration. The live demonstration was shown to the candidate blacksmiths selected by him.

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

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

Of course, the higher the remuneration, the more serious the cost of making mistakes, especially the death of the leaker.

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

Two days later, the first furnace of iron smelted by Su Xun himself came out, and then Su Xun used a stone hammer for forging, which required great effort.

Su Xun's strength is estimated to be unmatched in the entire wilderness, so he has to hold back a bit, or the stone hammer will be smashed to pieces.

In this way, after a whole morning of forging and quenching, the first iron tool in the whole wilderness appeared.

An iron sword more than three feet long, when he smelted it, he carved the word "Xia" on both sides of the sword.

The hilt is also made of iron and wrapped in linen.

Su Xun cut the blade himself again, every step of this sword was operated by him himself.

"Bring up a log!"

The iron sword glowed coldly under the sunlight, 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 slanted sword.

"Pfft-"

The wood that was as thick as the calf broke neatly.

"Wow!"

There was an uproar in the entire mine.

"An artifact!" "This is an artifact!"

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

The most powerful weapon they are familiar with is made of bronze, but if it is a bronze sword, it will break if it is used like this, or the blade will curl.

Looking at the long sword again, there are no such phenomena as rolling 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 that long, too time-consuming.

"This is the first iron sword in Great Xia, and even in the Great Wilderness. I named it Xia Wangjian alone. From now on, it will be worn by the successive monarchs of our Xia Kingdom. Wherever the edge of the sword points, it is the direction of the soldiers of Xia Kingdom. Xia, Victory!"

Su Xun held the iron sword high and shouted loudly, every word was heard clearly in 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 and echoed Su Xun, their eyes filled with passion and pride.

Although Xia Guo is small, Su Xun used facts to make them firmly believe that Xia Guo will 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 in charge of smelting in the mine and has no control over the garrison in the mine.

Stepping forward quickly: "Your Majesty."

"For a small amount of iron knives and iron swords, and a large number of such weapons, iron gun heads, I will send more people after the people from the other eight tribes arrive."

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

As for the manpower to make iron, there is no shortage, and the power of women in the wilderness is also very strong. If there is not enough young and strong, women can definitely help.

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

At the same time, they also sent people to the Star Tribe to offer snow salt, and brought pottery pots and miscellaneous salt to further tribes for trading. This time, they wanted to exchange a lot of food.

Because the war is coming, a large number of young and strong will be incorporated into the army, and too much food will be consumed.

In the spring of next year, after the wasteland outside the city is planted with millet, it will be just two years later.

Another half month later, the people sent by the eight major tribes and 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 handyman, and they couldn't touch the core smelting.

The eight major tribes have a total of more than 4000 people, and there are more than 800 people in blue suits who can be used as combat soldiers. Adding the original young and strong people of Xia Kingdom, there are a total of [-] people.

Xia Guo's population expanded rapidly, approaching the [-] mark in an instant, and the pressure and strength increased greatly.

Because they had just joined the Xia Kingdom and faced battle, Su Xun announced that anyone who had two heads beheaded in this battle could be promoted to be a citizen and move into the city.

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

Of the 1000 young and strong, only [-] can be incorporated into the official military position, and the remaining [-] are all auxiliary soldiers.

Fortunately, this is a great wilderness, no matter the elderly, women or children are giants, with great individual strength, and Xia Guo has many things that can be exchanged for food.

Otherwise, a mere 5000 people would definitely not be able to support so many soldiers, because this ratio would be problematic.

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

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

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1165 Winter, the eve of chaos

Another month later.

On the opposite side of the moat of Xia City, wooden and stone fortresses have been built. Eight tribes live together, and now they are all wild people under the rule of Xia Kingdom.

It is also Xiacheng's first line of defense. The east gate of Xiacheng is full of plains. If the enemy can be kept out of the city, that would be a great thing.

The terrain of the plains is the most conducive to military formations, but unfortunately there is no trace of the horses, and it is impossible to train the cavalry, otherwise the cavalry in the plains is invincible.

With a sufficient labor force, the production of iron was greatly increased, and before the war came, it was enough to equip all soldiers with iron guns.

As for the iron armor, it is very troublesome to manufacture, and it is too extravagant. It needs enough time to develop steadily before it can be produced.

Three years at the most, and three years later when the various ministries will meet in the North Sea, the Xia Kingdom will have soldiers in iron armor and be self-sufficient in food.

Within three years, they will annex the Fire Tribe and surrounding tribes, train [-] warriors, wear iron armor, and hold iron guns.

Moreover, in the next three years, Xiacheng will be expanded, and at least four cities will be built, which are located in the lower, east, west, north, south, four corners, Gongweizhong, and Central Xiacheng.

Various laws must be officially promulgated, break the big pot, implement marriage, self-sufficient private ownership based on the family as a unit, build schools, select officials...

Su Xun closed the "Next Three-Year Plan" in his hand, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Ah! It's finally done."

Bai Yu walked in with a lazy waist, her skin had returned to the white and creamy state, she looked graceful and elegant, without losing her sense of luxury and sexiness.

"Boss Bai is here, thank you for your hard work, Boss Bai, please drink water." Su Xun handed over his cup with a smile, it was a pottery cup, and the bamboo cup had been eliminated.

Bai Yu rolled her eyes: "You actually asked me to repair the toilet, can you change to a better job?"

With the rapid increase in population, the last two things of eating and drinking became a problem. Those wild people who had just joined the Xia Kingdom ransacked everywhere, making the outside of the city stinky.

So Su Xun asked Bai Yu to lead people to build public toilets, and those who defecate freely fasted for three days.

Being hungry is definitely a terrifying thing, and by this method, those wild people quickly learned to use the toilet.

What's more, collecting these feces can also be used to fertilize millet in the coming spring.

This is another little trick in life, even the millet tribe that is famous for planting millet doesn't know this, after all, who would have thought that excrement is actually fertilizer.

"Okay, okay, I know you've worked hard, so I'll rub it for you alone." Su Xun beckoned.

Bai Yu said coquettishly: "I don't want it, you rub it to something wrong."

Even though he said so, his body sat in Su Xun's arms very honestly.

After all, women also need this kind of thing, but they are more reserved than men on the surface.

"Oh, don't mess with the clothes, silk is very expensive."

"Hold your words, shut your mouth and feel it."

Then Bai Yu's unbearable voice sounded in the meeting hall, softly whispering like weeping.

Su rewards the army by eating food, and the woman who rewards herself depends entirely on her stamina.

He can be regarded as working hard for the affairs of the state.

...............

Another month later, more than three months have passed since the Eight Great Tribes declared their surrender to the Xia Kingdom.

There are four distinct seasons in the Great Wilderness, and this year ushered in winter on time. Heavy snow fell like goose feathers and covered the ground, covered in silver, and the eyes were all white.

A large number of beasts fell into hibernation, and the cold wind made humans dare not go out to hunt. Many tribes fell into a state of food shortage.

Every winter, people in the Great Wilderness would starve to death, especially the small tribes, because even if they didn't have enough to eat, they still had to hand in some rations.

The Fire Tribe is located on a mountain that takes more than a month's journey to the east of Xia City.

The tribe is built on the mountainside, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Various wooden houses and thatched houses are arranged in a disorderly manner on the mountain.

At this time, there was a bonfire in a wide wooden house, and the door was closed tightly. The warmth inside the house was in stark contrast to the cold outside.

"It's been so long since winter, the Mountain Tribe, the Water Tribe, and the other thirteen tribes, why haven't they paid any food yet?" The chief of the Fire Tribe is called Huo Lie, and every chief of the Fire Tribe inherits his name.

Huo Lie of this generation is in his 30s this year, in his prime, with a fiery temper and a brutal and domineering temperament.

Since he inherited the Fire Tribe, he has increased the small tribe's annual rations three times in a row.

At the beginning, there were small tribes who resisted, but they were all wiped out by him. Since then, no one has dared to disobey his order.

At the bottom left, a white-haired old man considered his tone: "Patriarch, are they unable to pay it? After all, the amount has increased again this winter."

In words, he was slightly dissatisfied with Huo Lie's adjustment of the small tribe's share of food so high.

"That's their business. Send someone to remind them. If they don't pay the food within ten days, I will go pick it up myself." A cruel grin appeared on Huo Lie's face.

Compared with letting those tribes hand over food, he actually prefers to grab it, because he can grab more.

Not only can he grab food, but he can also grab more people to work as slaves for him.

If it hadn't been for the respected elders in the tribe to object on the grounds that the damage to the Gan people was too heavy, he would have done it a long time ago.

After all, he is not the only one who has the final say on the tribe.

Today's tribal patriarch is an election system, elected by the tribesmen, and does not hold absolute power.

Strictly speaking, the patriarch only plays the role of leader and is equal to all clan members.

At least superficially equal.