Under the supervision of Xiao Yiran and the Council of Elders, the operation of the eight major departments gradually became regular, and Xiao Yiran no longer went out to inspect every day, and focused mainly on how to improve labor productivity.

First of all, the field is ploughed, and at present, only stone pears and wooden pears are used, which are pulled by manpower, not only can not be deeply cultivated, but also have a high labor intensity. Xiao Yiran urgently needs to find copper and tin ore and wants to refine copper and tin. Although Xiao Yiran only knew that bronze was made of copper and tin, and did not know the specific ratio of copper and tin, it was difficult for her to find a reasonable ratio as long as she tried a few more times. The key is to find the copper tin ore.

When ordering the hunting department to go out hunting, Xiao Yiran often took sixteen guards out to look for him. After a fire burned the mountain forest, in more than a year, the grass was green again, and the trees were thick. During Xiao Yiran's walk with sixteen guards, he kept digging the stones on the ground and observing carefully. Ph.D. student in archaeology is no stranger to ores. Stones rich in metallic copper will inevitably have some green patina spots on the surface of the stone, which should be easy to identify. As for the tin ore, Xiao Yiran could not make out it.

Almost all over the Sacred Mountain, which is now Longshan, Xiao Yiran did not find copper ore. When Xiao Yiran wanted to look outside Longshan, he was stopped by the guards.

"Emperor, apart from Dragon Mountain, except for the original residence of the Eagle, Snake and Tiger Clans, it does not belong to our Dragon Clan. There are other tribes there, and it would be dangerous to intrude into their territory. ”

Xiao Yiran has also heard about it, outside the Eagle Clan in Shannan is the Elephant Clan, outside the Tiger Clan in the east is the Turtle Clan, and outside the Snake Clan in the north is the vast primeval jungle, and no one knows if there is an ethnic group outside the jungle. It's the same outside the jungle on the west side of Longshan, no one has penetrated the jungle yet, and I don't know what is going on outside.

"Do you know the specifics of the turtle and elephant clans?"

"The turtle clan is relatively weak, almost the same as the original tiger clan. The Elephant Clan is said to be very powerful, and the number of clans is no less than our Dragon Clan, and it is a rare clan within a radius of thousands of miles in the vicinity. ”

Back in the clan, Xiao Yiran immediately called a meeting of the Council of Elders. At the meeting, Xiao Yiran said to the elders:

"At present, our dragon clan is just starting out, and there are many things that need to be solved urgently. It's just that there are powerful elephant tribes in the south and turtle tribes in the east, so we shouldn't provoke them for the time being. But it's not that if we don't provoke, they won't come and attack us. Therefore, the military department should pay close attention to the training of soldiers, and the manufacturing department should pay attention to the production of bows and arrows and javelins. ”

Liang Mu, Minister of the Manufacturing Department, complained:

"Emperor, making zuò bows and arrows, everything else is easy to say, that is, grinding arrow clusters is labor-intensive and time-consuming, and it is difficult to measure production for a while."

"So we're going to find a way to replace the stone arrow clusters with something else, do you think of any good materials?"

"Can you use the bones of your prey to make clusters of arrows, especially the tusks of large beasts?"

Xiong Shan said angrily.

"That's all right, after Liang Mu went back, he discussed with Xiongshan, and began to try out a new arrow cluster with animal bones and fangs, to see how powerful it was, and whether it could be faster than grinding stone arrow clusters."

"Hongguo, you have to lead your subordinates to reclaim more wasteland, so that the dragon clan's food has enough surplus, so that when the war breaks out, the soldiers who can't care about planting have enough food to eat. Similarly, Xiongshan should also step up hunting and strive to reserve more prey. and Long Linlin from the Ministry of Breeding, don't slack off. ”

Although it is an elders' meeting, most of the time it is Xiao Yiran's hall. After Xiao Yiran instructed them one by one, he said to the elders:

"At the moment, our territory is still on the small side, only less than a hundred miles within a radius of Longshan. We can't go to the east and south for a while, and there is a river blocking us in the north, so we can only open up to the west. ”

Glancing around at the elders and seeing that no one objected, Xiao Yiran continued:

"Xiang Lin organized a lean team, not too many people, about thirty people, plus my guard, in four days we will go through the jungle to the west to see the situation there."

"Emperor, this is very dangerous, let's let Minister Xiang Lin lead the soldiers to investigate, and when I come back, I will consider whether the emperor wants to go over depending on the situation."

The original patriarchs of the three clans all advised Xiao Yiran not to take risks for the time being.

"Needless to say, I have decided on this matter, I will go with Xiang Lin. If something happens to me when I go out, the patriarch of the dragon clan will be succeeded by Xiao An. ”

No one expected that the emperor would arrange the aftermath, which made the elders present even more uneasy. It's just that no matter how they persuaded them, Xiao Yiran insisted on going, and in the end, the patriarch of the three clans, as well as the ministers of various ministers, said to Xiao Yiran:

"The emperor has long passed the age of childbearing, and he should do his best to give birth to offspring as the heir of the dragon patriarch. If the emperor doesn't take a fancy to these sixteen guards, we will choose men for the emperor in the clan. ”

Xiao Yiran obviously didn't expect them to raise this issue at the elders' meeting, so he was a little embarrassed and said to the elders:

"I'm satisfied with the sixteen guards, but it's not time to think about the heir yet. I'll think about it when I come back this time. ”

The sixteen guards who had been standing at the door of the Council of Elders, hearing that the emperor was very satisfied with them, all of them had a proud application on their faces, their chests were held high, and their eyes when they looked at the emperor became a little expectant and hot.

Xiao Yiran saw their expressions in the corner of his eyes, and he didn't forget to glance at the changes under their leaves. Wei Jian, who probed his brain, made Xiao Yiran's body feel numb for a while, and some hot things flowed out underneath.

Back on the third floor of the tulou, Xiao Yiran thought for a long time, did he really want to have a child? In the end, Xiao Yiran decided that it would be better to have more contact with the sixteen guards first and enhance their relationship with each other

After night fell, watching a crescent moon slowly rise into the sky, Xiao Yiran asked Xiaomei Xiaolan, who was supposed to serve her to sleep, to go out and summon four young guards to share a room. Xiao Yiran didn't want to do anything amazing, he just wanted to slowly cultivate a relationship with them. Looking at the four sturdy and handsome young men kneeling in front of him, Xiao Yiran's face quietly rose a flush in the faint light of the crescent moon, which looked even more delicate and moving.

"Don't be inhibited, we'll be staying together from tonight until we leave, and each of you will tell me your story."

Xiao Yiran did not stop the guards from untying the leaves around their waists, but Xiao Yiran did not take off his bra and silk shorts, but only untied the hazel long skirt outside. Sit in the middle of the four guards, listening to their own stories. From time to time, Xiao Yiran would reach out and touch the skin of the guards one by one, and also allowed and guided them to caress their hair, cheeks, including breasts in bras and shorts, and plump buttocks.

Listening to the stories of the young guards, smelling the wild smell of the men on their bodies, especially from the gentle or rough touches of the guards, Xiao Yiran's breathing gradually became shorter. Xiao Yiran, who was a little forgetful, would also reach out and touch the Wei Jian of the guards.

Until the second half of the night, lying between the waists and legs of the four guards, looking at the crescent moon in the sky outside, Xiao Yiran fell asleep with great enjoyment.

For the next three days, every night was spent like this. During the day, as long as he was not in front of his clansmen, Xiao Yiran tried his best to treat the sixteen guards who were about to become his own men with gentle eyes and gentle movements.

Xiao Yiran is still insisting that he must cultivate a certain amount of affection before he can combine with them.