God closes a door for you, it will inevitably open a window for you at the same time, the disaster area is seriously damaged, many plants planted by the people have been buried by mudslides, so that the people have suffered heavy losses, but the landslide also exposed the iron ore buried here, which is equivalent to providing a good compensation for the victims.

God will also compensate, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, many examples can illustrate this, the Yellow River of the Tang Dynasty often sends large floods, causing great losses to the people, but also impacting the plains that can be used to grow crops, feeding the people on both sides of the river, volcanic eruptions will bring disasters to the nearby people, but volcanic ash and lava will also provide rare wealth to the nearby people.

The tropical rainforest has a good climate, many plants and movements, which makes it easy for people to survive, but it also makes people lazy, so that they are unwilling to think and develop new things, the changes of the four seasons in the temperate zone, the living conditions are extremely difficult, but this also promotes the people in the temperate zone to work hard and develop one civilization after another, which is much stronger than the primitive society in the tropics.

"How big is this iron mine?"

Ang Lee asked with concern.

"It's certainly not small, this large area of mountains has exposed iron ore, and those that haven't been exposed in the distance may also have iron ore, and it is estimated that large-scale mining will not be a problem for a hundred years."

The subordinate said excitedly.

So many iron resources, let the backward Heling country mine by itself, it is estimated that in 100,000 years, he will not be able to mine, so the Tang Empire can get a piece of the pie no matter what, and Li An has long said that he wants the Heling Kingdom to cooperate with the Tang Dynasty's Belt and Road policy and obey the interests of the Tang Dynasty, so the king of the Heling Kingdom has no reason to prevent the Tang Dynasty from mining the iron ore here, and as long as the iron is mined here, the Heling Kingdom court and the nearby people can get great benefits, which is a good thing for all parties.

"What a blessing and a curse! It's so interesting to think that the disaster here has made a cornucopia, Your Highness the King, you are considered to have made a fortune. ”

Ang Lee opened his mouth and sighed.

"Haha! Xiao Wang didn't expect it either! However, if there is money, everyone will make it together, and the Heling Kingdom welcomes Datang merchants to come here to open iron mines. ”

The king of the Heling Kingdom was also interested and directly expressed his attitude.

Li An nodded very happily and said with appreciation: "This official likes the attitude of His Royal Highness the King, don't worry!" If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just find the Tang Dynasty, we are friendly neighbors and will definitely try our best to help you. ”

Of course, you have to say more kind words, anyway, you don't need to honor them, the more you say, the better, and the other party is happy to hear it.

The expedition team of Tang merchants led by Zhang Batian has not yet arrived in the Heling Kingdom, which is also because the Heling Kingdom is a little far away from the Strait of Malacca and is not in the key position of the trade route, once the development and transportation costs will be slightly higher, so they must first investigate other places, and after the investigation is clear, they will investigate here.

The news that large-scale high-quality iron ore has been discovered here, it is natural to inform Zhang Batian as soon as possible, so that they can decide whether to come over to mine iron ore as soon as possible.

The news of the nearby landslide revealing the iron ore quickly spread among everyone, including those affected.

Everyone knows that iron ore is a money-making mine, especially in a small country like Helingguo, the output of pig iron is not high, so mining iron ore is definitely a money-making industry.

The victims are all ready to move, wanting to obtain the iron ore resources here to improve their lives, but at the moment, their stomachs are difficult to fill, and they can only dream of mining iron ore, so they can only think in their hearts, and they can't really mine iron ore.

Among all resources, food always comes first, if the stomach is not full, everything is impossible to talk about, so even if the iron mine in front of them makes money, the victims can not touch it, the first thing they need to do now is to get enough food as soon as possible to fill their stomachs, and then, they must plant crops as soon as possible to obtain a stable food source, and only after the food source can be fully satisfied, can they consider joining the mining army.

Seeing that the wealth in front of them could not be obtained, the victims were very greedy and helpless, they had to hold on for a while, and after the food could fully meet the needs of survival, they could join the iron ore mining industry with confidence and boldness.

"Let's go and see the iron ore in the mountains."

Li An wanted to go to the mountain of the landslide to see the high-quality iron ore found, he still knows iron ore very well, and can distinguish the quality of iron ore very well.

"Li Shilang, the location of the landslide is more dangerous, and my subordinates think it's better to forget it! The subordinates asked someone to bring some iron ore over and show it to Li Shilang. ”

The subordinates dissuaded.

"Yes! Li Shilang, forget it! Too dangerous a place for us to be in the past. ”

The king of the Heling Kingdom also persuaded.

"How can you know the situation if you don't go and see it yourself? Just find a safe place. ”

Ang Lee insisted on going to see the iron ore exposed by the landslide for himself.

His subordinates couldn't resist Li An, so they had to lead the way in front and walk to the hillside not too far.

After the impact of landslides and floods, the road seems a little rough and difficult to navigate, and this is the situation after some repairs, and it is even worse if it is not repaired, and there is no better way to walk on such terrain than walking, people and vehicles are absolutely impassable.

"Li Shilang, you see, the vegetation and soil in this half of the mountain have been washed away by the flood, and the red stone exposed is iron ore, we have all gone in and seen it, and we can't be wrong."

Walking debriefing.

"This official can see that these are indeed iron ore, and it is really interesting to find so much iron ore here, let's go up and take a look."

Li An has good legs and feet, and it is not a big problem to climb up the hillside, but the king of the Heling Kingdom who came over with him looked bitter, he looked at the high hillside, and shook his head, obviously, if he is killed, he will not climb up.

The hillside is relatively long, but the slope is not large, only forty-five degrees, and it is not difficult to climb up, so Ang Lee climbed up very easily, and stood on the top of the mountain looking down at the scenery below.

The feet are all red stones, that is, iron ore, squatting down, picking up a piece of it, you can judge that this is the best and best iron ore.

As far as the eye can see, a large area in front of you is high-quality iron ore, which is fully mined, the output must be very amazing, and the difficulty and output of high-quality iron ore mining are inherently advantageous, which can greatly make up for the high cost of transportation.

"Li Shilang, such high-quality iron ore is rare in our Tang Dynasty! It seems that this small Heling Kingdom really has a lot of treasures! ”

The subordinate said with a sigh.

Li An smiled: "That's right! It is said that the Tang Empire is a treasure land of feng shui, there are countless fertile fields, but in the outside world, there are many things that the Tang Dynasty does not have, the Heling Kingdom is located overseas, but it is also a good treasure land, the quality of iron ore is so good, and the tropical fruits here are also better than other places, this is all the credit of volcanic ash, but the people living here are also very dangerous, and they have to face sudden volcanoes at any time, and after the eruption, the secondary damage caused by them. ”

"It would be nice to know in advance when the volcano will erupt, so that people can avoid it accurately."

The subordinate spoke.

"It's hard to say! Before the eruption, there may be some signs, but there may be no signs at all, this is difficult to determine, there are signs, the people here should know, but once there is no sign of the eruption, the people can do nothing. ”

Li An said.

General volcanoes and earthquakes, before the eruption, there are some signs, but this is not absolute, there may be a sudden disaster, no signs, there may be a lot of signs, but the volcano just does not erupt, and you are alive and dead.

It is precisely because some of the signs are not accurate that the local people are at a loss as to what to do, so that they cannot effectively avoid the disaster.

Not to mention that in this backward Heling country, even in the later generations with a high degree of civilization, it is difficult to accurately predict the time of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, which often cause great disasters every time.

Later generations often reported that a major earthquake had occurred in a certain place, causing great casualties, but before these things happened, the relevant departments did nothing to remind the people to evacuate to a safe area, thus causing a series of tragedies.

Sometimes, the relevant departments have found many signs of earthquakes, but they still refuse to release them, lest these signs be inaccurate, thus causing panic in the society and affecting the normal life and production of ordinary people.

Of course, there are also times when the relevant departments release rumors, saying that a major earthquake is about to occur in this place, a very strong earthquake, but after waiting for more than ten years, the earthquake just did not happen.

After the people got used to this kind of wrong forecast, they gradually became numb, and they no longer take earthquake prediction seriously, once an earthquake really occurs, the damage caused will be huge, and the big one is unimaginable.

In short, even the various forecasts of later generations are not accurate, let alone the Heling Kingdom of this era, the common people living in this area can only gamble with fate, life and death.

"Boom la la ......"

There was another landslide on the hillside ahead, and a large amount of high-quality iron ore rolled down the hillside, piling up a thick layer at the lowest point.

"Li Shilang, it's not safe here, let's get out of here quickly!"

The subordinate hurriedly suggested.

Li An raised his eyes to look at the mountain opposite, frowned, and said, "Telescope, bring the telescope." ”

Obviously, he found something, but some of it was not clear and needed to be confirmed with a telescope.

"Savages without clothes, there are savages here."

Li An judged at a glance that what he saw was not the ordinary people of the Heling Kingdom, because even the poor people of a small country were unlikely to be naked, and there were some differences in their appearance.

"Savages, really, indeed savages, look at them."

After his subordinates saw it, they handed the binoculars to the officials of the Heling Kingdom and asked them to take a look at them as well.

"Hey, why did they get here, they must send troops to expel them."

The official of the Heling Kingdom immediately said.

"What's the matter, these savages will hurt the people?"

Li An asked a little knowingly, he naturally knew something about these wild people, these guys should belong to the cannibal series, they are the kind that can even eat human flesh, and it is normal to hurt ordinary people.

"Li Shilang doesn't know, they are cannibals in the mountains in the west, they even eat human flesh, it's very terrible, for more than a hundred years, at least more than 100 people in my Heling Kingdom have been eaten by these cannibals, however, the cannibals have suffered greater losses, the imperial court has attacked many times, and in more than a hundred years, at least thousands of them have been killed."

The official of the Heling Kingdom replied.

"After more than 100 years of encirclement and suppression, the cannibals can still exist, it seems that their strength is very strong!"

Li An's sour answer alluded to the incompetence of the Heling Kingdom, and the little savage had not been able to eradicate it for more than 100 years, which was also too incompetent.

"This is mainly because of the terrain, the mountains in the west are full of thorns, there are many caves, there are many mountains and valleys, there is not even a place to put your feet on, many places we can't pass, but the cannibals can easily pass, so as long as the cannibals hide in the deepest part of the mountain, we can't do anything, so they can always survive."

The king of the kingdom of Heling replied.

"Do these cannibals often come out to harm the people? Are they not afraid of your army? ”

Ang Lee asked.

"Not often, only when there is not enough food, they will venture out to find food, it seems that this volcanic eruption has left these cannibals short of food and clothing."

The official replied.

"It's also possible that their homes have been destroyed by lava and they need to find a new home. ”

"Although the land of my Heling Kingdom is large, we will never allow them to establish a home here, if they dare to snatch our land, we will annihilate them in one fell swoop, and no one will be left alive."

The official of the Heling Kingdom replied very seriously, it was obvious that he hated these cannibals, in his eyes, the cannibals were not people at all, but beasts like tigers and wolves, which must be eliminated.

And now that the cannibals have appeared, the soldiers and horses of the Heling Kingdom will soon launch a targeted encirclement and suppression to eliminate these wild groups that pose a threat to the people.

Looking at these groups of savages who are risking their lives to survive, Ang Lee knows that he can't help them, who makes them savages? Moreover, there has been a hundred years of hatred with the Heling Kingdom, if you intercede for these savages, it will make the court and the people of the Heling Kingdom unhappy, which is not in the interests of the Tang Dynasty.