Wang Xiao also began to cultivate seriously.

Zu Long was able to cultivate his sense of qi in just a few months, which could be regarded as stimulating him.

Although his meridians and dantian had already expanded to the extreme. If you can't break through the innate from the day after tomorrow, how long you cultivate is useless.

But Wang Xiao found something useful, that is, a tiger-shaped pendant.

This tiger-shaped pendant has an unknown origin and mysterious power. It can be worn on the body, but it can provide strength, and even slowly assist in practice.

Wang Xiao had never encountered such a strange thing, and he didn't feel at ease using it before without thorough research.

And now he was stimulated by the ancestral dragon, and he didn't care about anything and wanted to break through to the innate as soon as possible.

Breaking through the innate is not a simple thing, Wang Xiao has practiced for a while, except for feeling a slight increase in the meridians, there is no meaning to break through.

Then Gao Yao came to him first, saying that his first chain store was about to open, so Wang Xiao had to go to the scene no matter what.

So what else can I do, I can only go.

The new store opened this time is still in Xianyang City. Gao Yao disliked that the previous shop was too small, so he spent a lot of money to buy a large store, ready to operate it as his main store.

Give gifts, eat and drink to celebrate, and it's a thing of the past.

Seeing that Gao Yao had rediscovered the meaning of life, Wang Xiao also felt very relieved. Fastest update mobile terminal:

Then Lu Pheasant came to him and said that the preliminary preparations for iron smelting had been completed.

Like what refractory bricks have been fired, what blower boxes have been installed, what thermobaric furnaces have been built.

The key point, though, is that there are some problems with fuel.

In this era, bronze and iron were smelted, and the raw materials were wood. And it's also a lot of wood.

Like the famous Simu Wuding, smelting the bronze of its weight is estimated to require burning at least hundreds of acres of woods.

If you add the daily life of the people in Guanzhong, they collect firewood, cook rice, heat up, build houses or something. The consumption of wood is very large.

This is also the reason why soil erosion in the Guanzhong area is serious.

The trees that kept the water and soil were cut down, and the large amount of earth washed into the river, turning the river into the Yellow River.

After the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was no dynasty to set the capital of Guanzhong, the reason is that the vitality of Guanzhong has been exhausted.

Now Wang Xiao wants to smelt iron, then he needs a lot of wood as a raw material. With so much wood being cut and transported, it's definitely a big job.

Lu Pheasant couldn't control such a huge project, so he could only come to find the omnipotent Wang Xiao.

"Who said they were going to use wood as fuel?"

Wang Xiao smiled and said, "We don't use wood, we use stone." ”

China has a long history of using coal, and Guanzhong is even one of the top coal storage places.

To make large quantities of iron, it is essential to provide heat with coal.

At present, the Great Qin still uses wood to smelt bronze and iron, and the use of coal as fuel will not appear until the Han Dynasty.

It is not that the people of Qin did not know that iron tools were better than bronze. But they were able to push the bronze smelting technology to the peak, but only a small amount of iron smelting. The root cause is that the melting point of bronze is several hundred degrees lower than that of iron.

Don't underestimate these hundreds of degrees, using wood as fuel is just a lack of breath.

It's different when coal is used, the temperature of high-quality coal is enough to melt iron, not to mention that Wang Xiao also deliberately added a blower to blow and heat.

Although the use of coal as fuel will cause a change in the carbon content of iron, making ironware fragile. But this kind of thing can be removed by adding materials and improving the smelting process, which is not a big deal.

Besides, even a brittle piece of iron armor against the tribes who still wore fur clothes and arrowheads made of wolf fangs were chopping melons and vegetables.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people began to mine coal. At that time, coal was called stone annihilation.

So it's not difficult to find coal as fuel.

Wang Xiao had approached Li Si before, wanting to get coal supplies from him.

Li Si trusted Wang Xiao who offered thaumaturgy one after another, and didn't ask what he was doing at all, and directly helped open the passage.

Coal is not something that can be used in any way. Wang Xiao first selected, such as lignite, which has low calorie value, and finally picked out the high-quality coal with real high calorific value.

After arranging the things on the side of the workshop, Wang Xiao returned to the new house to continue his cultivation.

It is said that when Wang Xiao was living comfortably in Xianyang City, Liu Bang, who he used to replace Fan Xiliang, was knocking stones in the distant north.

Unkempt and long-haired Liu Bang sat on the ground. With a hammer and an iron wedge in his hand, he was striking stones.

"Yi Xiaochuan, I'm going to cut you with a thousand knives!"

Liu Bang, who was pitted instead of being pitted, knocked stones at the foot of the Great Wall for a long time. Layers of calluses have been worn out on their hands and feet.

I was tired all day, but I didn't have enough food and clothing. He also had to be whipped by the overseer, and his heart was already full of resentment.

He will not reflect on the fact that he had evil thoughts first, and he wants to live a good life with both people and money. will only think that Wang Xiao hurt him, and he thinks about how to take revenge all day long.

Of course, Liu Bang thought about running away.

But the guards here are very strict, and it is very difficult to escape.

And he's seen how those unlucky people who escaped and were caught back were disposed of. It was really miserable.

After knocking stones here for so long, Liu Bang went crazy in a hurry, thinking about how to get out of here.

Liu Bang, who was muttering in his mouth, heard the sound of footsteps and saw that it was the overseer coming. Hurriedly speed up and beat the stones.

When the stones were repaired, he got up and ran to the overseer and bowed his waist to flatter, "Overseer, it's been hard today." ”

Liu Bang is eloquent and very good at speaking. The overseers, who can often be touted, are satisfied, so they occasionally get some benefits, such as a few more mouthfuls of food or something.

"Hmm." The overseer resisted his head, his nostrils facing the sky, "Liu Ji, don't say that I don't take care of you." Now there's good news, it's up to you to dare to go. ”

"Thank you for your kindness." Liu Bang patted his chest vigorously, "My lord, if you have any orders, even if it is a certain sword mountain and fire sea, your face will not change." ”

"Hmph." The overseer squinted his eyes and looked at Liu Bang and said, "Meng Tian has broken the barbarians on the grassland and is ready to build a city over there." We have been ordered to send a group of men from here to repair the city. Would you like to go? ”

Liu Bang was stunned.

He has been building the Great Wall here for so long, so he naturally knows what is going on on the grassland.

Not only was it desolate, but it was full of wild and bloodthirsty steppe barbarians. And in winter, when it snows, it's the kind that can freeze people to death.

Although Liu Bang wanted to leave here, he didn't think about getting out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den.

Seeing Liu Bang's hesitation, the overseer smiled and said, "When the city is repaired, then all the craftsmen who repair the city will be considered to have completed the conscription." Are you going or not? ”

Liu Bang was overjoyed when he heard this, nodded again and again and said, "Thank you for your kindness, I am willing to go." ”

waited until Liu Bang, who was in a hurry and thought he could escape, left. The overseer then said to himself, "Although it is to complete the conscription, I didn't say that I will let you go home." After the repair of the city is over, everyone is to settle down in a certain place to fill the population. However, everyone will distribute cattle and sheep on the land, and return them to the mother-in-law on the grassland. It's kind of cheap for you. ”

A few days later, more than 100 people, either voluntarily or forced, were organized. Escorted by a group of Qin troops to Dragon City in the north. Liu Bang is also in the team.

There are many more teams like them who go to the Northern Dragon City.

These men will expand the dragon city on the grassland, and build a fortified city that can accommodate tens of thousands of people.

The sturdy Dragon City has two jobs.

One is to become the stronghold of Great Qin on the grassland, which is used to attack and deter tribes everywhere.

The other is to search in all directions for the whereabouts of the Temple of the God of War, which is said to be unearthed only once in 70 years.

Wang Xiao, who was far away in Xianyang City, didn't know that Liu Bang had gone to the grassland to repair the city, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Ever since Liu Bang coveted the sisters of the Lu family and peeked into Wang Xiao's wealth to commit a black hand, his fate has been sealed.

Wang Xiao didn't kill him directly before, so he was already looking at him for Liu Bang's sake, giving him a chance to live.

If you don't open your eyes and want to come back, then there's nothing to say.

"I knew this necklace would be a good match for you."

In the Afang Palace, Wang Xiao hung a pearl necklace on Yu Ji's fair-skinned neck, looked left and right and admired, "Beauty with jewels complements each other." ”

Yu Jiqiao's face was slightly red, and she touched the pearl necklace with some twisting, "This is too precious." ”

Wang Xiao stretched out his hand and pinched her smooth chin, and said with a smile, "In my eyes, you are the most valuable." ”

These days, Yu Ji, who has long been teased by Wang Xiao, snuggled into Wang Xiao's arms with a red face, "But in this palace, there is suddenly such a precious thing, and it will be inquired about." ”

"How about I change places for you?"

Yu Ji got up from his arms and asked suspiciously, "What do you mean?" ”

"I have a friend here, a jade beauty from Tu'an Kingdom. I asked her to transfer you to where she was, so that you would not have to work all day long. "Fastest update on PC::/

Yu Ji looked strange, "It's not just a friend." ”

The matter of the jade beauty has long been spread throughout the palace, and it is said that it is a holy decree issued by Zu Long himself, and she can do whatever she wants, and no one is allowed to ask.

This kind of thing is simply unheard of. Zu Long has never even been a queen, and he treats women with extreme contempt. would actually give such a generous holy decree to this alien woman, and it suddenly became the biggest gossip news in this Afang Palace.

"Really friends." Wang Xiao's eyes were as clear as water, and her face was also upright, "I see that she has a poor background, and she came here from home." So I asked His Majesty for help. ”

"Do you recognize Your Majesty?" Yu Ji was even more surprised at this time. That's an ancestral dragon!

"Of course." Wang Xiao's face was indifferent, "I have a friendship with Your Majesty, so I can be regarded as a master and apprentice." ”

Wang Xiao pulled Yu Ji up, "Don't think about anything, you will go to Yushu tomorrow." ”

In order to hide their identities and avoid unnecessary trouble, Wang Xiao naturally had no way to bring them home now.

So this arrangement was made so that when it was time to really leave, they could be taken away directly without knowing it.

Leaving Yu Ji's place, Wang Xiao went straight to find Zu Long.

He wanted to know what the situation was now on the grassland after the Qin army's conquest.

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