Chapter 46 Because you are shameless

The first step in establishing a base area is to study the terrain.

I don't know how long this group of domesticated mandrills has been breeding here, but judging from the density of the surrounding trees, this tribe of less than 200 people should be less than a square kilometer in size, but from some obvious artificial paths, this tribe has obvious traces of activity to the south and east, and should be the main channel of communication between this tribe and the outside world.

Wang Xu found the hot spring on the back hillside, which was a hot spring pit the size of a swimming pool, a hot spring with plenty of heat, and it was just hot for his hands to reach in, and it was a surface hot spring.

There are two types of hot springs, one is formed close to the volcano and is directly affected by the magma in the crust, and most of them are in the area of extinct volcanoes or dormant volcanoes.

The other is the surface hot spring, which is caused by the movement of the earth's crust to form a crack between geothermal energy and groundwater, and the water vapor will rush to the surface in a high-pressure state, and then slowly form a hot spring pit, as long as the groundwater is abundant, the hot spring will be endless, generally in the high mountains and deep valley terrain.

There is basically no grass growing within 30 meters of this hot spring, revealing the rock layers that have been corroded by sulfur water for many years, and the two things Wang Xu wants are solved here, shale and clay, which are the necessary raw materials for burning.

"All the trees over here have to be cut down." Wang Xu patted the sand on his hands and pointed to the dense bushes opposite.

"You're going to build a house on the hill?" Wang Li frowned: "It's very windy here, when the leaves fall off in winter, the wind will be even stronger, aren't you afraid that the house will be blown away?" ”

"Don't worry, unless a typhoon comes." Wang Xu smiled, continued to walk inside, and finally found a total of six hot spring outlets on this mountain, the hottest one was at the highest point, and the temperature was as high as sixty or seventy degrees.

After choosing a hot spring with the best terrain and letting the ink wolves clean up the surroundings, Wang Xu finally took the first bath he came here.

"Your envy's clothes are so tight, isn't it uncomfortable to wear?" Wang Li asked curiously.

"Haven't you tried panties before?" Wang Xu was wearing a T-shirt inside, and a brocade robe of Wang Li was used as a bathrobe, and the clothes he changed were soaked in the hot spring, and the dumb child was helping him wash.

"The craftsmanship is really good, but it's also pretty tight." Wang Li pursed his lips and looked down from the mountain, where Mo Ren was leading several women to plough the soil with a horse-drawn plow.

Wang Xu had already confirmed that if he wanted to build a house on this hillside, then the land near the creek at the bottom of the mountain would be used as arable land, and although it was too late to plant, he could transplant many wild crops in the forest, and if he could find a crop that could still live in winter, he would make a lot of money.

On the other side of the creek, Mo Lian was leading the new tribe to clear the bushes, where a brick kiln was to be dug up, because there was a rich layer of clay on both sides of the creek, and Wang Xu was going to hollow out the clay layer and expand the course of the creek to store water.

Because the creek is too small, it will be difficult to meet the water requirements later without expanding the channel.

Along the stream down the river to the south, Tu Tan and the male slave were cutting down those towering giant trees, and Wang Xu wanted to open a gallop road there to connect to the sea.

Standing on the top of the mountain and listening to Wang Xu's methodical planning, Wang Li already had a thriving small city scene in his mind.

Although this small city is not as big as their manor in Shanlinyuan.

"There should be a lot of mines here, and it would be perfect if we could find the coal mine first." Wang Xu's mouth was dry, and he turned his back and chuckled.

"Do you want to do a hexagram, there is a mine over there? I'm going to take someone to see it? Wang Li said with a smile.

"If you're hunting and you come across a purple flower with quadrangular branches and sparsely serrated edges, then you know there's a mineral deposit." Wang Xu said with a smile.

"What's the explanation?" Wang Li raised his eyebrows slightly.

"The flower name is Copper Grass Flower, which grows on copper." Wang Xu said.

"Got it." Wang Li nodded, and waved his knife to cut off the vines in front of him, "But looking at this process, can you build a house before winter and collect enough food for the winter?" ”

After speaking, he looked down at the male slave team in the distance with an unkind gaze, "If you don't have enough to eat, you can ....."

"Don't be so heavy on killing." Wang Xu chuckled and interrupted him, "If there is a problem, we must think of a perfect way to solve the problem, instead of killing chickens and taking eggs." ”

"Kill chickens for eggs?" Wang Li frowned, he had never heard of this word.

"It's the same thing as fishing with all your might." Wang Xu said, "Chickens lay eggs because eggs are slowly multiplied in the chicken's body, not a lot of eggs formed in the chicken's body, if you don't feed the chicken, the chicken will naturally not be able to lay eggs, any interests are best in accordance with the long-term plan, in order to prosper." ”

"What if there is nothing to feed the chickens?" Wang Li asked.

"So you'll find a way to feed the chickens." Wang Xu chuckled and said, "The brain is to be used." ”

"Nearly 400 people consume at least 1,500 catties of grain every day, and adult roe deer have to kill 20 every day, and this group of roe deer can eat for a month at most." Wang Li snorted lightly, "Collecting wild fruits can't be stored at all, hunting in winter?" It's even more difficult, even if you are given twice as many roe deer and there is no forage by then, how is it good? ”

"That's why food is very important." Wang Xu chuckled and said, "On the way here, I saw that there are a lot of ghosts, and I can collect some in the autumn." ”

"A drop in the bucket." Wang Li pouted.

"Then we have to find a way to solve the problem of food storage." Wang Xu said with a smile.

"I haven't heard of any food that can be stored for more than three months besides food, if there really is, then Great Qin would have already unified the Central Plains." Wang Li snorted lightly.

"Do you know why Great Qin was able to compete with the Central Plains and finally become the biggest overlord?" Wang Xu asked with a smile.

"Of course, it is the wise decision-making of the monarchs of the past dynasties, the change of the law of the Shang monarchs, and the fearlessness of our military generals." Wang Li said proudly.

"Hmph, it's mainly because you Daqin are shameless." Wang Xu sneered.

"You!" Wang Li glared at Wang Xu angrily.

"When the prince of Qi Huan was in charge, you were good with Qin and Jin in the east, hooked up with Xirong, and finally buried the disaster of the three families of the Jin State, and Xirong became the fetters of your Qin State." Wang Xu smiled and said, "When the king of Chu Zhuang was king, you took Bai Di to fight the Jin Kingdom, but it attracted retreat and let Chu and Jin fight, and when you turned around, Bai Di also became your fetters." I won't say much about how Empress Dowager Xuan took Yiqu. ”

Wang Li had a subtle expression on his face, and pursed his lips, "This is the wise policy of my Qin State monarch, is there anything wrong?" Besides, when it comes to shamelessness, heavy ears are not even more shameless, and they retreat from ungrateful traitors! ”

"Shamelessness is not a bad thing sometimes, it is because you Qin State is so shameless that you have slowly assimilated and absorbed the nomads in the northwest and southwest, learned their bravery, obtained their advanced horse and sheep herding technology, and provided the necessary logistical support for the later war preparations, right?" Wang Xu chuckled and said, "The crux of the problem is that your ancestors found the best way to solve the problem within limited conditions. ”

Wang Li frowned, "You mean, in the bitter cold land of Liaodong, there is also a perfect solution?" ”

"You Qin Land was not a feng shui treasure land at the beginning, so let's be each other." Wang Xu chuckled.

"Looks like you've found a way to play tricks on me, aren't you?" Wang Li reacted, his eyes widened in annoyance.

"You Central Plains people don't know much about the sea." Wang Xu said with a smile: "There are many magical things in the sea, such as salt. ”

"Who doesn't know salt!" Wang Li said angrily.

"Do you know what salt can do?" Wang Xu said with a smile.

"Of course it's eating, or else?" Wang Li rolled his eyes.

"Salt is not just for eating, it's also for food preservation." Wang Xu smiled and said, "When Di Xin wanted to eat the fish of the East China Sea, it was thousands of miles away, not to mention fish, even a living horse might run to death and rot, but someone came up with a way, after salting, the fish will not rot, although the taste is a bit heavy, but as long as the meat does not grow hair after drying, you can eat it, not to mention March, it has been ten years." ”

"Nothing else, if you really give me this kind of food, I will fight with you." Wang Li stared at Wang Xu solemnly and said.

Wang Xu sneered, thinking, young people don't set up flags casually.

After taking a turn on this mountain, it was already afternoon, although there was no big discovery, but a lot of hazelnut trees and large groups of wild strawberries were found on the mountain, so people dug down the mountain and planted them for a while.

"Emperor, Qing Niang told us where their clan stored grain, but most of the fruits in it were rotten, but they found a lot of fruit wine." Mo Lian reported with a happy face.

"Qing Niang?" Wang Xu glanced at the submissive woman who followed Mo Lian, she was yesterday's female leader, and there was a cyan birthmark on her shoulder, "She can understand what you are saying now?" ”

"I can understand the simple meaning." Mo Lian stuck out her tongue, "But she's very smart, and she guesses she'll learn it soon." ”

"Ask her where she usually goes to collect food, and since there is enough fruit to store, there must be a large area of fruit trees around." Wang Xu looked at the pottery in Mo Lian's hand, which contained an amber liquid, and the aroma of alcohol was fragrant, "Let the roe de roe be fed first, and if there is nothing unusual after two days of observation, the clansmen will drink it again." ”

"Qing Niang has drunk it herself, and there seems to be no problem." Mo Lian smiled.

"It's always right to be cautious." Wang Xu smiled and patted her head, "Besides, you're so anxious to drink?" ”

Mo Lianqiao's face was slightly red, "By the way, the mandrill that escaped before has returned, but it escaped without getting close." ”

Wang Xu glanced at the young lady who lowered her head, "If they raise those mandrills, they can accept them slowly, provided that they can control those beasts." ”

"Well, I'll try it slowly." Mo Lian nodded, "Does the Emperor want to eat?" ”

"We'll see if there's any fish in the upper reaches of the creek." Wang Xu said.

"Fish?" Mo Lian licked her lips and swallowed.

The people of Guzhu who even have a problem drinking water naturally don't know what fish tastes like.

"I'll try to grab two more for you to taste." Looking at Mo Pian's little greedy cat-like expression, Wang Xu smiled and touched her head, and walked to Wang Li and the others by the creek with the Luoyang shovel.

Mo Lian touched her head, unconsciously laughing a little nymphomaniac.