Chapter 490: A time of great help for the common people
For the current southern tribes, mining is also an important step. In addition to the Great Salt Mountain where negotiations are ongoing, other minerals such as divine silver from Chaisang Mountain, stones from Daxia Mountain, copper, and iron are also available.
and other important minerals, the mining team also actively cultivates talents who can identify various minerals. Therefore, despite the poor impression of everyone, the number of "stones" that can be used has rapidly increased from a few to dozens.
As for talc, lime, coal and other things, southerners have begun to gradually use them, but the usage rate is not high. Firstly, these special mineral resources are not abundant here. Secondly, some things, such as coal, are still shipped back at this time.
It is used instead of charcoal, and the important part is basically found in the blacksmith shop.
Thirdly, it is the prosperity of commerce and trade. Although the south is located in a remote area, separated from the Central Plains, Dongyi and other large trading areas by large rivers and vast wilderness, even Baiyue in the east is far away, but this does not prevent the leaders from sending people
Go out and attract investment.
You see, isn't the Dongfang Susha family that Xu'er brought in a big customer?
Foreign exports are also an important factor in driving the prosperity of the South, and as Confucius said, land with credibility can carry out fair trade, and then there will be rich food and powerful armaments.
You will spend money only when you are full, and you will not be afraid of robbery when you have strength.
The development of minerals was mainly to eliminate the bone tools and stone tools still in use today.
In the process of making progress in all aspects, the fifth year of spring plowing has arrived!
God beats the drum, the Waking of Insects is coming!
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Boom!
The rocks cracked and dust gradually rolled down.
Sometimes the sound of thunder does not necessarily mean that God is beating the drum. When God is tired of beating the drum, some people will hold detonators and continue to beat the drum...
Yijun looked at the mess in front of him with some disappointment.
This explosive has been produced, and it will indeed explode, but with so much black powder poured in, the power of the explosion is very unsatisfactory.
On the way up the mountain, it's quite easy to hit some stubborn areas, but overall, it's not that powerful...
"But it's okay. Anyway, it can indeed be blown up. As long as it can be blown up... it's quite fun..."
As a handyman, Yijun's most indispensable thing is curiosity.
Even though the power of black gunpowder is lackluster, it is okay to explode the alchemy furnace, but it is a bit unqualified to explode the mountain. The movement is quite loud, and the power is shy.
On the other hand, Yan Pan and his friends pointed at the blasted place, stared, and jumped three feet high.
Damn this cowhide, this cowhide!
Yan Pan looked at the little remaining black gunpowder and fell into deep thought.
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On the country road, standing on the slope, coming out of the house, chickens and dogs hear each other, and the fruit trees in front of the door are blooming with green buds.
It's a new year, a new day. Young people stand in front of their earthen huts, looking at the rising sun in the distance. The mountains and rivers are shining brightly, the cockcrow is fading, and people are starting to walk out of their houses and go to the fields.
He took out a pot of oil and two shell coins from the house, which he got from a mobile vendor when he bought oil from the oil shop last time.
"Today I heard that a new batch of copperware is coming to us. What do you want to exchange for it?"
The young man left his house and walked to the countryside. The tribesmen gathered around him were talking about something, that is, a batch of newly released bronze tools.
"I want a copper ax..."
"I want a copper hoe..."
The young man shook the stone hoe on his shoulder. He also wanted a copper hoe.
How beautiful it is, yet solid and sturdy. Compared to the gray stone hoe, a copper hoe has become a lingering dream in his heart.
People gathered together. When people from the handicraft street arrived at the village, people gathered around and gathered around. The people inside were shouting and selling new copperware. The price of these copperware was low. A pot of oil and two shells were used.
They can be exchanged for coins and can be easily crafted. Now the handicraft street can produce eight hundred copper hoes a day.
The material is inferior copper, but even if it is inferior copper, it is still a rare and good thing in the current era.
And the inferiority of this inferior copper is only for divine copper...
"I want a copper hoe."
The young man squeezed to the front, told the people in the handicraft street about his needs, and had already prepared the materials in exchange, so the person from the handicraft street handed him a copper hoe.
The bright yellow copperware is cold and cold, but it represents new hope and pursuit. The young man put down his stone hoe. This new stone hoe, which had been with him for dozens of days, has completed its mission.
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But the moment the copper hoe was in his hand, the young man was reluctant to use it.
This is too new and looks too good. The old stone hoe is often used and looks old, so it doesn't hurt to use it....
"I got a copper hoe but I couldn't bear to use it...hehe."
The young man laughed at himself, feeling funny about his thoughts. After all, tools are meant for people to use. He got what he wanted, but he was afraid of getting it dirty.
In this era, a brand new bronze vessel is the dream of many people.
Among the people, in addition to the totem warriors, there are more ordinary people who have never awakened. They form tribes and are the largest group in the entire social structure. They do not have the wisdom of witches and the bravery of totem warriors.
I know a little bit about everything, but I'm a little bit worse at it all...
"If I participate in hunting activities in the future, I will also need a bronze spear and a horned bow, with stone tablets hanging on my shoulders and a tiger and leopard's tail wrapped around my waist. It will be really majestic..."
The young people returned to the land, and the people in the handicraft street continued to march along the country roads. A long time ago, this land was barren, but now there are people. They are no longer primitive leather shacks and wooden houses, but everyone
After living in a mud house, everyone planted a fruit tree in front of their door, and every household also took away chickens from the chicken farm, and there were even some stray local dogs that had been domesticated by the original tribe...
Some families even bought piglets and gave birth to a litter of piglets within a year.
In their free time, people will also leave the fields and go to various "streets", such as handicraft streets, farmers' markets, oil mills, mills, construction sites of large flood control cities, etc., to contribute their own efforts and learn new crafts at the same time.
People can each rely on their abilities, exert their efforts, and satisfy their desires.
Their food is pleasant, their clothes are beautiful, their homes are safe, their customs are happy, the people are mellow, neighbors look at each other, and the sounds of chickens and dogs are heard.
The sky was getting dark and the sun was setting on the west mountain. Carrying a copper hoe that was already covered with mud, the young man walked towards his residence not far away.
The chickens were pacing on the ridges of the fields, the native dogs were lying in front of the earthen houses, the fruit trees in the small courtyard had gathered their leaves, the millstones were leaning against the earthen walls, and the clay pots were filled with rainwater.
Those who went back early had already started cooking and were gathering in twos and threes in front of the door, with white smoke rising from the pottery cauldrons.
Before sunset, golden clouds covered the mountains and fields. Someone from afar saw this scene, and his mind was swayed with emotion.
"This, as the saying goes, is really a time of great help for the people."