The smelting work of the tribe has always been the top priority of all work, although all the work in the early stage of the development of the tribe is very important, but without the support of the smelting work, there is no way to carry out other work. Especially after the improvement of bronzes, the speed of development of the tribe rose to a new level.

Composite bronzes are the improvement of the tribe on the basis of not developing to the Iron Age, and it can be regarded as the only way for Ding Qi to survive and develop. Bronze with low hardness and bronze with high hardness are combined to forge composite bronzes, which are both sharp and hard and do not break easily, and are warmly welcomed.

At present, this composite bronze has not spread to other tribes, and after the problem of the previous bronze ware, the other party will pay a slightly smaller price to exchange it for a new bronze, which is regarded as a trade-in. When this trading strategy was introduced, the tribes were very happy, and why not get a new bronze for a small price?

The depreciated bronzes that were exchanged were transported back to the tribe for re-furnace reconstruction, which did not take much effort. But the reputation of the tribe has spread among the tribes, and the reputation is getting better and better.

"Chief, there are still six sunken ash kilns in operation in the Tribal Smelting Piece, and the fire has not stopped. The main job of one of the ash kilns was to smelt damaged bronzes and cast them into new tools. The other five ash kilns are working on composite bronze weapons to arm the warriors in training, ensuring that each of them has a standard sword, spear, and dagger, and at the current pace, they will be able to complete the goal in about seven days. ”

When the red deer heard the leader point to him, he quickly took out his small notebook and spoke according to the contents. He was a serious man, and since the tribe had paper, he had a notebook cut out to write down the problems he encountered in his work.

"After the production of this batch of weapons is completed, the ash kiln will keep two mouths, and the other kilns will all be stopped and put into a state of maintenance. One of these two kilns was used to smelt damaged bronzes, and the other was used to smelt tin ore to increase the storage of tin raw materials. But now there is still a problem, that is, the current storage of copper plate consumption is a lot, although you bring back some of it, but it is not enough to meet the full start of the state. If the snow melts and then vigorously makes composite bronzes, these copper plates should not be enough for ten days. ”

After the red deer report, he talked about the current problems, hoping to attract attention. At present, the tribe's mining work is busier than usual in the winter, because it is easier to transport ore after the snow, so as to take advantage of this time to mine more ore and increase the tribe's reserves.

"You've worked hard for a while! But don't worry, there are a lot of copper plates stored in the copper village now, which is enough for us to use. We can take advantage of the winter season to transport it slowly, send a batch of tin powder first, and then transport the copper plate back from them. When the time comes, both sides will produce together, and the speed will be much faster. ”

Ding Qi praised the work they did, and others would not be blushing, after all, the smelting work was very important.

"This winter, we still have a very important task to do, which is the batch of iron ore I put in the warehouse, and I will work with you to smelt them out and make them into better tools. It's just that in the early stage we have to renovate the ash kiln, or we will build a new furnace specifically for iron ore smelting. ”

When Ding Qi said this, the red deer's eyes suddenly lit up. He loves this job now, and he can't sleep at night without guarding the ash kiln all day, and he is more attractive than his own woman. Especially after Ding Qi launched the composite weapon manufacturing, he devoted himself to it and led people to transform it with all his might.

Now, the boss has to build a new furnace, presumably a better smelting furnace than the ash kiln. The name of the tribal ash kiln comes from the beginning

The sunken caves were built mainly for the production of lime, and it was only later that tin ore was smelted, and then bronze liquid was smelted. The kiln has always been that kiln, and it has more functions, but he understands that this is already the limit of the ash kiln, and it is still not enough for iron ore.

"Haha! Look at your happy face, be careful that your wife doesn't want you. I heard that your wife went to Aunt Mei to complain, saying that you didn't care about other people's homes for half a month, which is your fault! ”

Rumble!

The attendees laughed again, for the matter was as well-known among the tribe as the Horn of the Sheep. The red deer were driven crazy, and they didn't even dare to go home.

Ding Qi likes the red deer to study hard, but he can't interfere with family life for the sake of work.

"Don't be too happy about the new smelting furnace, I'm not 100% sure yet, I don't know if it can be built successfully."

Ding Qi cooled down the red deer's head, lest he just think about it.

"By the way, after the snow melts, I will visit the two tribes of Ugin and Yanhuo, and when the time comes, you will have to send twenty smelting craftsmen to go with me, of course, you must also participate, you must make arrangements in advance, and ensure that the smelting work here in Ningcheng cannot be delayed at that time."

When the red deer heard that he could go out with the leader, he grinned with joy. Everyone knows that although it is hard to go out with the leader, the harvest is great, and many people want to go with them, but they never get the opportunity. Now that the leader himself has promised to take people out himself, it's no wonder he's not happy!

Ding Qi didn't say much about the new smelting furnace. As he said, he doesn't know if he will succeed, he can only experiment according to his goals, and whether he succeeds or not is another matter. If he succeeds, his goal will not be simply iron, but steelmaking, making better tools, and even more advanced things like lathes.

"By the way, when it comes to travel, I have another arrangement."

After Ding Qi finished speaking, everyone's spirits lifted, hoping that this errand would fall on their heads. Ding Qi was quite satisfied with everyone's performance, but his gaze did not stay on anyone, and directly fixed on Ben, and said with a slight smile:

"Ben, you will lead the team on this trip, and the escort will be led by Zhuang to lead a platoon, and then a platoon will be drawn from other companies. Two of the strong guards followed me, and the other followed you. You are now the deputy leader of the tribe, and you still have to have the scene you should have, and you can't fall into the prestige of the Ding tribe. Since it is Zhuang as an escort, the destination is of course related to him, which is the Shannan and Xia tribes mentioned before. However, that is not the final destination of your trip, and you will continue to the southeast, carefully looking for the special plants and animals in that direction. Therefore, you have to bring Qiao and Sheep Horn with you on this trip, and I will tell you about it after the meeting. ”

Ben heard that the leader wanted to let him travel, and he was happy at first, but then he was lost again after his emotions. He'd always wanted to go out with the leader, but he never got the chance. Now the tribe is very busy, and the buck alone can't be busy at all, and he can't get out of it himself, let alone go out with the leader, which is an extravagant hope!

Ding Qi could see Ben's thoughts, but gave him an encouraging look and hoped that he could work hard.

"Tu, are you doing well with this Bi Ma Wen now?"

Seeing the leader ask himself, Tu suddenly grinned. He now manages all the tribe's livestock, not only horses, but also large herbivores such as cattle, donkeys and reindeer. This kind of painful and happy life made him want to stop, and he was about to become a red deer guy, because his wife also began to get emotional.

"Hey, hey! Rest assured, the leader has prepared enough forage for the tribe now. The sake lees and kudzu residues you bring back can be used as a selection of horses for the evening

Night grass, so that they do not lose fat in winter. The horse herders of the two large ranches take care of the horses every day, bring water and grass, and patrol the pastures at night, which is relatively safe for now. If they find a danger that they can't resist, they will sound a gong to warn them. ”

"Good! It's winter now, and you're going to make the most of that herd. They are suitable for walking in winter, but the capacity is a bit low, you see if you can combine it with horses. If you can, send them to transport the copper plates and play to their strengths. ”

"No problem, Chief, I've come up with a preliminary solution, which is to arrange the reindeer in front and the horses in the back. The snow road that the reindeer wade out of will be much easier for the horses to pass through. In addition, I have been researching the food of reindeer and have found two plants that can be used as food for them in winter. As for the moss in the forest, because of their small size, they can only graze in the forest when they are not working, and let them find it on their own. ”

Dingqi gave him a thumbs up, praised him, and told him to connect more with his family and not always put his feelings on the livestock. Ding Qi gave him the official title "Bi Ma Wen", which was also to encourage him and let him learn from the heavenly gods to feed the horses.

Next, Ding Qi asked about the progress of carpenters, papermakers, tung oil, stonemasons, and masons, and encouraged everyone's work.

Finally, Lu reported on the sacrifice, education, and training he was responsible for, and hoped that Ding Qi could sort out more knowledge to facilitate the expansion of education content by the people in the education group.

Yi reported on his own harvesting of Chinese cabbage, piling up manure, taming cattle and plowing the land, and improving the livestock covers, and also pointed out that he was working with Jing to adjust the structure and style of the wooden plough in preparation for next year's spring ploughing.

The rhinoceros reported the results of the observation of the corona sundial, especially from the solar terms after August 15, the autumn equinox, cold dew, frost and other solar terms combined with Ding Qi's speculation to calculate and register. In addition, he mobilized some people to start registering the daily weather changes and saving them in chronological order. Speaking of this, the rhinoceros lamented the benefits of having paper.

Now the tribe's ink is Ding Qi arranged for the raccoon dog to use tung oil, pot ash and other materials to make it, and use a bamboo stick or a pen sharpened by animal feathers to write. As for the brush, the tribe has not yet had the energy to produce it, so it has been postponed. Because there is another tool that needs hair to be made first, and that is the toothbrush.

On the way here, Tinch has already tried to make the world's first toothbrush. And at the meeting just now, he had already arranged for Jing and Niu Er to arrange this matter. Try it out first, then mass produce it, and Tinch's toothbrush is their template.

After the meeting, Ding Qi came to the warehouse again to check the progress of the persimmons and persimmon vinegar he had made earlier. The work was done by a group of women led by the deer, who in turn handed over the matter to the water lotus who was at home with the children. It's not complicated, and she doesn't need to do anything, she just moves her mouth and directs a slave girl to do it.

Looking at the persimmon cake covered with hoarfrost in the clay jar in front of him, Ding Qi jumped up with joy like a child. If the persimmon cake is successful, there will be more food or snacks for everyone to eat in the winter.

Ding Qi couldn't help but take out a persimmon, and the white frost on the touch was hard and hard, similar to the persimmon when he was a child. Remove the fruit pedicle and gently bite down on the next piece, and before you chew it, a sweet fragrance spreads in your mouth. Chew it lightly twice, and a soft and glutinous feeling fills the teeth, rustling, and even more sweet, making people can't help but want to eat two more bites.

Quickly swallowing the small piece of persimmon cake in his mouth, Ding Qi fed the remaining persimmon cake in his hand into the mouth of the deer next to him. It's not that Ding Qi doesn't want to eat, it's that the deer snack is already flooding with saliva in his mouth at this time, and the corners of his mouth are already drooling.

"Hmm! It's so delicious! It's so sweet! ”