Suddenly, he didn't even have time to take a look at the blooming flowers in early spring and appreciate the charming spring scenery. In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of spring.
Thinking back on the past few years.
Although I had lived in poverty and hard work for the past two years, I still had plenty of time to experience the changes in scenery throughout the year. In the spring, I ate wild fruits, in the summer I fished for fish and shrimps, in the autumn I picked wild fruits to enjoy the fragrance, and in the winter I chatted around the firepit.
But as the tribe became richer and more prosperous, invented more and more innovatively, and learned more about the outside world, these leisurely moments became less and less.
Unconsciously, people are becoming busier and busier, and time seems to be passing faster and faster.
It seemed that it had been a long time since I sat on the river beach in front of me.
Xu Chen casually pulled out a grass stem and stuffed it into his mouth, then lay down on his back on the soft grass.
The sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the sky is as clear as a crystal. The sky is as pure as a piece of crystal, so clear and clean that it makes people unable to breathe.
Suddenly, Xu Chen had the urge to instantly wipe out his ambitions. He wished he could forget about smelting copper and iron, building ships and cars.
Why do you want to be a king? Isn't it better to be a primitive savage who knows how to farm?
Xu Chen closed his eyes and suddenly felt so tired.
From the time I went out in October last winter, to the time I returned home in mid-December, and then the beginning of spring, I was busy smelting bronze and building various knives and vehicles, almost without stopping for a single day.
This half year has been the busiest and most tiring time he has ever had since time travel.
It is said that spring brings sleepiness and autumn brings fatigue. Xu Chen's mind was full of random thoughts and he fell asleep without realizing it.
When he was woken up by a burst of noise, he opened his eyes and saw a small face under the sunset. It was the little witch's tender cheeks and gentle eyes.
The soft pillow under his head turned out to be the little witch's thigh.
Xu Chen quickly sat up, rubbed the back of his head and looked at the sky, and found that the sun was about to set.
Unknowingly, I slept for more than two hours.
Xu Chen's face was filled with shame. He clearly remembered that when he came to Hetan, it should have been only three o'clock in the afternoon, but now it was already around five o'clock.
"I didn't expect that I actually fell asleep!" Xu Chen laughed awkwardly.
"Your Majesty the Witch King is tired!" the little witch said softly with her cheeks slightly red.
"Well, it feels much better after some sleep."
Xu Chen stretched and stood up. Looking at a large group of people in front of the yard making noisy noises, he couldn't help but curiously asked: "What are they doing? So noisy?"
"Feng Guiga, a lot of people have come, clamoring for axes and swords, and they are pushing the cart now!" the little witch stood up and straightened her skirt and explained in a low voice.
"Let's go back and take a look!" Xu Chen led the little witch towards the courtyard.
At this time, a large group of people had gathered in front of the courtyard gate.
Not only did Feng wait for a group of Ba hunters who set out to deliver goods to the Yu Gong Clan and the Gonghuo Clan half a month ago, but there were also many people from the Gonghuo Alliance Tribe, among whom there were obviously quite a few wearing furs.
They are not from the Ba Alliance and the Gonghuo Alliance.
Because these two alliance tribes no longer wear primitive fur clothing, they at least use bone needles, wooden needles or copper needles to simply cut the animal skins and then sew them.
This group of people was currently scrambling to push several wheelbarrows, but they were obviously unable to control them, causing a burst of laughter as they staggered around.
Seeing Xu Chen and the little witch coming over, the scene became much quieter instantly. Some people knelt down to salute the little witch, and some people knelt down to salute Xu Chen. In the midst of the commotion, Feng dropped the wheelbarrow in his hand and rushed to Xu Chen in a few steps.
She grabbed his arm with excitement and said:
"Chen Ga, this unicycle is so powerful!"
"Haha, there's no point in using force, you have to push!" Xu Chen laughed.
Feng's face was full of shame, and he quickly threw this thing aside and pointed at the Gonghuo tribe and a few people wearing furs to introduce and explain.
It turned out that this group of people came eagerly to get bronze swords, axes and weapons.
In January, Feng led a team to deliver pottery to the Yugong and Gonghuo tribes and collect salt and other metal leather goods. When he came back, Xu Chen had successfully cast the first batch of bronze axes, hatchets, knives and daggers. A group of people were very excited.
For a while, I was upset for a long time because I couldn't get the bronze dagger.
In February, Xu Chen successfully cast the first batch of weapon-level swords. Although there were only five swords, Feng and a group of officers immediately obtained the right to use them. By the middle of the month, Feng and Mo led the team to set off again.
When the Yugong clan and the Gonghuo clan were fighting against each other, they couldn't wait to bring these swords to show off.
Of course, Xu Chen also asked them to bring a few axes, hatchets and other knives, which were presented to the Yugong clan, Gonghuo clan, Lei clan, Wugui clan and other tribes.
It can be imagined that for all the primitive tribes who still use stone knives and stone axes, this sharp and strong metal weapon is no less than an artifact. When it suddenly appears in front of them, the feeling cannot be described in words.
Joy, excitement, horror, awe...
When they learned that these magical and sharp knives and axes were given to them by the Ba tribe, all their emotions turned into ecstasy. The whole tribe celebrated with singing and dancing around these bronze knives and axes, giving the tribe this magical sharpness.
The sword and ax are rejoicing and inspiring.
However, although the knives and axes are good, the gifts are indeed too few. One or two for one tribe is completely insufficient. As for Feng and other Ba tribe hunters, almost everyone carries bronze weapons with them, and the officers are equipped with broadswords and long swords.
Ordinary hunters are equipped with bronze daggers.
These weapons are sharper and more refined. Slaughtering wild beasts is like chopping melons and vegetables. They are more refined and practical than the cumbersome knives and axes used to chop trees and firewood.
It is said that one can look forward to Shu, so hunters from many tribes are envious and envious, and they all hope to get the swords, daggers and other equipment used by hunters.
It's a pity that Feng and others are just there to show off, and at most they can be played by Lei and the former captives of the Gonghuo Tribe, and after playing with them, these people are even more eager to stop.
And just in time, when Feng waited until he arrived at the Gonghuo tribe, a poor tribe actually arranged for hunters to bring tin smelted in the new month. After seeing this, his mouth watered, and he expressed that they would be willing to exchange all the tin for this golden sword and ax in the future.
Swords and other weapons.
Feng Ziran had no control over this matter, so he could only take them back to the Ba tribe and let Xu Chen solve it on his own.
In addition, according to Xu Chen's instructions, Mo went to the Yugong tribe to inform them to participate in the Mother's Day. At the same time, he also made a special trip to the Mongolian people to inspect the salt mine. He also gave the Mongolian people an ax and three hatchets, with the purpose of helping them in the salt mines.
Stronger wooden houses were built near the mines to live in and store salt, so that after the rainy season, the dried salt or excavated salt crystals would not be leached by rainwater.
The Mongolian people also coveted the metal swords and daggers worn by Mo and others, and arranged for several hunters to follow them to the Ba people, hoping that Xu Chen could give them more golden weapons, and they would be willing to exchange them with salt in the future.
Of course, the Mongolian and Youqing tribes can currently be regarded as foreign races, and are far less closely related to each other than the Gonghuo tribe and the Ba tribe.
Therefore, the demand for such metal knives and weapons within the Gonghuo tribe is even more urgent. If Mother's Day was not about to begin in just over ten days, Lei would even come in person.
Facing a group of foreign hunters with pleading expressions on their faces, Xu Chen shook his head.
"The materials for these metal weapons are scarce and difficult to make. There is definitely no way to meet all the needs of all tribes. However, when the materials are sufficient in the future, they will be provided one after another. In the future, the officers of each tribe will distribute swords for free, and outstanding hunters who participate in the training will also receive daggers.
, but other ordinary hunters and men can only rely on tribes to get things in exchange, and the Ba tribe cannot afford to provide them for free."
Xu Chen's words surprised and delighted the hunters from the foreign tribes who came with him.
They all knew that this thing was valuable, and they didn't want to prostitute it for free. They followed the instructions of the clan leader and the great witch and wanted to discuss the exchange method with Xu Chen. However, they didn't expect that Xu Chen was more generous with the hunters who participated in the training and distributed them directly to them all.
You know, whether it is the Gonghuo Alliance or the Ba Alliance, almost all tribes have a core team of hunters ranging from ten to dozens of people, who receive the most rigorous training and make unified armor and weapons according to the requirements of the Ba.
, the people who came this time were either core players or training commanders, all of whom have the right to allocate.
Therefore, the scene was full of joy for Xu Chen's happiness.
As for foreign races such as the Mongolian, Youqing, and Five Ghosts who have not yet fully integrated into the Ba Alliance, they will suffer much loss.
However, these three tribes have mines, and they are definitely the most powerful among all tribes.
Even Xu Chen needs to win over them carefully before they can continue to help with mining willingly.
Not to mention the Uzbek tribe that occupies the copper mine, Xu Chen sent two or three batches early, and Long came by horseback every now and then. He was more familiar with the Ba tribe's weapon research and development progress than Feng, who often went out.
Every time I come here and discover that Xu Chen has made something good again, I will definitely not leave empty-handed.
Of course, under the constant stimulation of these sharp new weapons, the Uzbek people's enthusiasm for smelting copper has also become unprecedentedly high.
In the past, copper could only be exchanged for pottery. At that time, the Uzbek people were poor and pottery was still a scarce and valuable item, so mining and smelting were very active.
However, as more and more pottery is replaced, the Ba people are unable to provide more and better scarce supplies, and this enthusiasm for making a fortune is quickly fading.
Although copper mining and smelting has been going on, the Uzbek tribes have actually begun to grow tired. If Xu Chen hadn't sent a group of Yu Gong prisoners, it is estimated that the output of copper would gradually decline in the future.
Xu Chen naturally understood the meaning behind this, so he worked so hard to produce the bronze.
As time goes by, things that were once rare and valuable, such as pottery and linen, will become rich through accumulation, and will become daily necessities in various tribes. They are basic wealth and will no longer be scarce, and their value will gradually decrease.
, so we must constantly introduce new things, innovate and create better things, and continue to become high-end scarce items, in order to stimulate the sustainable development of various tribes.