Chapter 226 gunpowder

"Little brother, let me think about the ephedra tribe for you." Li Jiang is very concerned about the plan of the night, because this matter will also affect his own interests. He thought for a moment, and suddenly took out a box from his body and handed it to the night: "You are the messenger of our tribe. This can be regarded as a gift. It's not a good thing. It was uploaded by our ancestors. So far, we can't figure out what it is for. Let's take it as a souvenir.

"Thank you, Uncle Li," Heiye was not too polite and reached out to take the box. The box is metallic and has a sky-blue luster. At first glance, it is a product of technology. The night did not open immediately and solemnly put away the box.

Listen to Li Jiang's order in your ear: "Li Luan, you go and get a batch of crossbows and bring a batch of good hands. Search along the river and be sure to pick up Buji. If you encounter a stalker, you don't have to be kind and kill him directly. Li Ge, you accompany your little brother to walk in the tribe and get familiar with the terrain. We will come back for dinner later. After dinner, we will meet a very important person.

Li Luan led the character and immediately got up and left. Li Ge and others hid the metal box in the dark night and led the way in front of him. The night followed him and looked at it carefully.

The territory occupied by the Lianqing tribe is very large, and the open space by the river is very well developed. Large square worlds are circled and different grain crops are planted. A road five or six meters wide has also been opened up along the river, which is paved with gravel and very flat.

Many livestock are raised in the reeds by the river. Those guards greeted Li Ge very politely. Li Ge was kind to people and saluted him one by one. He couldn't help nodding at night.

After walking two or three hundred meters, a carriage chased after him. The night and Li Ge got into the carriage and continued to patrol north. The muscles of the driver burst out, and it seems that his identity is not ordinary.

No wonder the Lianqing tribe is so strong that the beach along the river here is more than ten miles wide. With water irrigation, they are all good fields. From time to time, I saw people working in the field, and some children playing in the field. If there were no orcs, the paradise would be nothing more than that.

"Li Ge, how do you distribute the grain production here?"

"When I come to my mind, I cultivate with households as a unit, half of the harvest is retained, and half of it is contributed to the adjustment of the clan." Li Ge crossed his knees in the carriage and looked out of the window.

The night said again, "What about hunting and livestock and poultry raising?"

"It's the same, half share."

After a brief communication, the night learned that the property here is also divided into public and private. In the tribe, there are also two large markets for the exchange of the people. But the exchange is bartered, and there are no coins.

"How to solve the problem of salt?"

Li Ge returned and said, "On the wasteland, there is a salt mine. You can go back and forth in half a day, collect it quickly, and transport it back before dark.

After the carriage drove more than ten miles north, the landscape became strange. There is no crop here, bare and there is no one. The carriage turned and headed in the direction of the west cliff.

"This is a copper mine," Li Ge explained. "We have found a way to smelt copper from ancient scrolls, and now we have begun to produce it in batches. The copper is so soft that it can't cast weapons. It can only produce some utensils and daily necessities.

"No tin ore?"

"Well," Li Ge replied softly, "We have also explored in the direction of the wilderness, but unfortunately we got nothing."

The night sighed, and this is fate. If it can be made into bronze, it is possible to mass-produce metal weapon armor. For tribes that still rely on bone knives and wooden sticks, this is absolutely cross-generational. It is not impossible to resist even orcs.

For pure copper, at best, only some heavy weapons can be cast, which is too poor in application. But as he walked forward, the night's face became strange.

"Is this the smell of sulfur?" The night couldn't wait to put his head out of the carriage and look forward. I saw a waterfall hanging in the middle of the cliff. The hot air around the waterfall is steaming, which is obviously a hot spring.

Seeing the strange face of the night, Li Ge couldn't help but wonder, "Lord God, what's your doubts?"

"God helps me too," the night took a deep breath and said excitedly, "The orcs are going to be unlucky, and the mountain people have their own tricks. I have a big plan. When I go back, I will calculate with Uncle Li, which will definitely be earth-shaking.

Knowledge is power!

In the era of cold weapons, what a terrible thing it would be to use resources to make simple hot weapons. The huge lethality and deterrence of hot weapons are enough to cause an imbalance of power.

There are sulfur and salt minerals from hot springs. Can gunpowder be far away? There are also metal copper, good bomb shells and shrapnel. If you use it properly and make a large number of gunpowder bombs, the effect is absolutely just right. Along the way, he recalled the recipe of local gunpowder, which was feasible.

The night was in a good mood, and I had no intention to continue to visit. He ordered the driver to turn the horse and go straight back. In the carriage, he roughly described the power of the gunpowder bomb, which stunned Li Ge.

There is no doubt that cold weapons, coupled with crystal energy and blood energy, can also exert extraordinary combat power. However, this is only for individual people with excellent physical fitness. And if you want to cast a master, the money spent is not a little bit.

The hot weapon greatly liberates the dependence of combat power on individual quality, and even ordinary people can exert extraordinary destructive power. Of course, if the master is equipped with hot weapons, the increase in force is not a star.

It is possible to double, or even several times.

After returning to the square, the night was still excited. He directly found Li Jiang and said his plan. Li Jiang was overjoyed and immediately sent 200 people to be dispatched at night. Be sure to dig the required mineral deposits and create batches of gunpowder bombs in the short term.

The night divided the team into four groups. The three groups were used to collect sulfur, saltpeter, and some ingredients. The remaining group made the molten pure copper into the shape he needed.

The original grand banquet ended in a hurry because of this episode.

After the banquet, Li Jiang summoned the carriage and personally took the night to the source of the tributary of the Monsoon River to see the crane god Bai Yu.

The carriage was fast and soon arrived at the ground.

Li Jiang left the night in the carriage and walked to the small valley to see the "Hex God" they worshipped. The night was a little impatient, so he opened the curtain of the carriage and looked at it.

I saw many people outside pushing the cart towards the valley, with live fish just caught in the car. Those people looked pious and no one spoke.

Li Jiang went in for a short time. It took him almost half an hour to walk out of the small valley where Bai Yu, the crane god, lived. He clenched his fists, bowed his head and walked away, and his face turned red. It seemed that he was in trouble.

"Uncle Li, what's wrong?"

I got out of the car at night and greeted him.

Li Jiang stopped and calmed down his breath. Then he said angrily, "Lord Bai Yu said that she was in a bad mood and didn't want to see guests."

"Uh?" The night was extremely surprised. This black-necked crane is really good at putting on airs. He turned around and left, "They don't give face. Let's go back!"

If he has no desire, he is strong. He has just gained a new harvest, and he is no longer so careful about this animal that has been transformed from human beings. Since they don't give face, why bother to find anger?

"Little brother, you are still young, and there are some things that you can't do." Li Jiang pulled the night.

From his point of view, dealing with Bai Yu's relationship should not be too radical. Religion is convenient to fool the people, but the "god" worshipped is not so easy to serve.

The cooperation between the night and the Lianqing tribe has just begun, and they don't want to freeze the relationship, so they stopped and listened to what Li Jiang said.

"Little brother, you still need to pass the barrier of Lord Bai Yu." Li Jiang sighed and could see that he was also unhappy in his heart. Maybe this is not the first time. He pulled the night to the side of the carriage and glanced around. Then he lowered his voice and said, "I made some conditions, and Lord Bai Yu promised to make an exception to see you. I can't go in anymore. As for whether you can ask the Crane God to help you subdue the ephedra tribe, it depends on how you grasp it.

These words warmed the heart of the night.

"Uncle Li, what are the conditions?" The night is grateful.

Li Jiang said, "It's nothing, but the number of tributes has doubled."

"What?" The night suddenly became excited, "Is it going to contribute living people to the orcs in a ratio of 10% this season?"

"Don't be excited!" Li Jiang patted his head and hurriedly said, "I'm so confused that I didn't make it clear to my little brother. This tribute is not what you think. It is the live fish we usually pay to Lord Bai Yu. Originally, it was supplied by 200 people for fishing, but now it only needs to double the number of people. Adding some manpower is not enough to hurt the muscles and bones for the tribe.

The tribe of 5,000 people has transferred 400 people to fish and supply black-necked cranes. I'm afraid the burden is not small. Li Jiang placed a heavy bet on him, but this person's debt is not easy to repay.

Li Jiang turned the direction of the night's body and patted him heavily on the shoulder: "Go ahead, little brother."

"Good!" The night was not pretentious. He took a step and walked towards the valley.

As soon as he entered the valley, he was shocked. It turned out that a magnificent palace was built on the cliff on the side of the valley. The night heart said, so it is. No wonder he saw the Lianqing tribe mining copper ore, but the copper utensils used by the clan were pitifully few. It turned out that all of them were used here.

With a gloomy face in the night, he walked along the road opened by the cliff to the palace. Just as I was about to push the door to enter, I heard a lazy shrill voice coming: "I heard that you want to see me?"

The door opened automatically, revealing a white-feathered black-necked crane more than three meters tall.

"Good condition!" The night glanced at the black-necked crane and joked, "It seems that you feel good about yourself. I'm afraid you even forget what you are, and you really regard yourself as a fairy."

"Kid, you're looking for death." The shrill voice rose loudly.

Two huge wings spread out, and it is a stirring towards the night.