Lu Peng, who was hoarse and exhausted, decided at dawn the next day to inspect his homeland base in order to carry out the necessary planning for this base area, so that he could eventually become his most solid backing foundation.

So he ordered Wu Tao to gather a few skilled craftsmen to follow, and everyone set off together.

The whole Savage Valley. There are steep mountains on all sides to keep it out from the outside world. There are also dense turns that cover the sky and the sun. There is no road at all. I think there are enemies who want to attack each other in these directions. It can only be a small share. It is impossible for a large army to climb over such a high mountain. And the valley is even more extensive. Rolling hills. Large areas of tree cover. Towering trees that are more than 100 years old can be seen everywhere. As people walk, there are always all kinds of animals and beasts. There was a constant howl of tigers and wolves, which made people feel terrified.

There are also more than a dozen wide streams at the bottom of the valley. Walk through the hilly valley floor. Perennial. Clear and turbulent. Eventually, it converged into a mighty river that flowed out of the valley. This is the ideal place for the development of water power in the future.

From time to time, there are fish swimming in the creek. Nor is he afraid of people. This is a great tonic for the elderly and children in the future. I don't think these fish have a few good days left.

The mountain valleys are bursting into large plains along the river. The land is fertile and flat. It's really as Wu Tao said. It should be no problem to reclaim them to feed hundreds of thousands of people. But it's late autumn now. These will not be implemented until the beginning of spring. But with these blessed topography. At the beginning of spring, there will be a good scene of prosperity.

Further into the valley. The vegetation is more dense. Beasts come out more often. Lu Peng said to Wu Tao; "Wu Tao. Take the resources here now. In addition to fighting the tiger and wolf hunting team, you can also organize some old hunters to come out. Set traps. Digging a hunting pit. Capture some prey. One is to get some meat for the brothers in the army. Second, you can also get some fur and other things that are in short supply in the cottage. But what the hunter gets is not to be taken in vain. There is also a certain amount of reward. to motivate everyone."

Wu Tao nodded again and again. Xu Jie stepped forward and said, "The lord's words are very good. Send Orions to hunt around at the same time. And don't forget to give them some tasks. This to increase the copycat material. Second, you can also explore the surrounding mountains by the way. The situation of the passes in various places. Map the terrain of this valley. Then mark the pass to pass. Set up a beacon fire in the future. lest an enemy come over the mountains in the future."

After all, Lu Peng was born as a farmer in his previous life. I am still very attentive and careful about living at home. This is also in harmony with Wu Tao's spleen and stomach. Wu Tao immediately asked people to write it down. so that it can be implemented immediately.

Lu Peng walked all the way, noting down and marking down where the site was suitable for building the artisan camp. Where is suitable for the development of a place for grazing livestock. Where is suitable for firing bricks and tiles.

So stop-and-go. This savage valley also brings constant surprises to everyone.

The biggest surprise was when we reached the bottom. A master smelter suddenly screamed as he crossed a river.

"Lord, lord. Come and take a look. We've got a baby." The miner's excited voice changed.

Lu Peng hurriedly dismounted and ran over to look. I saw the sergeant crying out in the river with a large handful of black quicksand.

Lv Peng didn't know why. Come and take a closer look. See the black mud and sand in the soldier's hands. In the sunlight constantly a little lit up the star twinkles. After reading it, he looked at the master in shock; "Brother. You said that this is not iron sand in your hands."

"Exactly. Lord. We found the treasure too. This is exactly what iron sand. And it's the kind of iron sand with a very high iron content. This shows that ---"

"This illustrates a short distance above this stream. There must be an iron ore mine that is very rich in iron, isn't it?" Lu Peng was already trembling at such a discovery. An iron mine. What does an iron ore with a very high iron content mean for yourself who needs to start a military career? That's self-evident.

Before the people come. Everyone follows the direction of the river. Regardless of the thorns, go up the river. Dig slowly. Led by that experienced miner. They really found an exposed iron ore vein. The result of the test was 40%. This is not to say that it is not a bonus. All people have forgotten the pain of thorns cutting through the skin. Cheered unpassionately.

With iron ore . It's not big though. But it is equivalent to the possibility of breaking the iron blockade of the imperial court. Plus the knowledge of the old craftsmen. Lv Peng's improvement. So. In the future, the cottage will no longer worry about iron.

After the wild shout. Let's scout carefully. But there are also unsatisfactory points. That is, this deposit is not very large. But for the current Lu Peng, it is enough. There is no shortage of large metal mines in the Northeast. Such small iron mines are available everywhere. The discovery of high levels of iron ore in this valley is indeed a blessing of God.

Lu Peng summoned his men to him. Said solemnly; "Now I announce. Don't tell anyone about the discovery of iron ore. This is the real strategic material. This is the lifeblood of our cottage's future development. Sloppy must not be. General Manager Wu must send more people to take care of him day and night. There must be no slackness."

Wu Tao and Xu Jie listened. Immediately, the arranger for people to be vigilant in all directions. Zhao Quan even directly sent a soldier back to the barracks, and sent his own veteran to run over to guard this unknown location. It looked like he was facing a great enemy.

Wu Tao stepped forward to give a salute. Said solemnly: "Don't worry, my lord. Subordinates save weight. If anything goes wrong. I would like to bear it on my head."

The way of the world now. Salt and iron are strictly controlled by the government. For this reason, the imperial court also specially dispatched mine supervisors and salt supervisors in various places. It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to the mine. A small ironworks are cornucopia-like. If only it were known to the outside world. Don't say it's a government. It is the surrounding rogues and landlords. will be like flies fighting for their lives endlessly.

Go further inside. The mountains and forests are getting denser and denser. Although it is late autumn, it also has the feeling of obscuring the sky. Lu Peng found another kind of tree in the mountains. Zamu. This tree is tough and resilient. It is a good material for making a longbow.

In this era, bows and arrows are contraband, and the people are not allowed to make them, and at the same time, the people can't make good bows and arrows, which requires dozens of materials and countless processes, so that there are one stone bow and two stone bows until the perverted ten stone bows that are said to be opened by Lu Bulai.

However, the ancient Chinese bow and arrow has a fatal misunderstanding, that is, to use fire to make the bow and arrow into a beautiful shape, they think that can increase the shooting power of the bow and arrow, don't you know, that just destroys the natural toughness of the plant fiber of the bow arm, damage the shooting power, so you can only use greater force to pull the bow open, when the instant launch, let the bow first offset most of the loss of toughness, so that the initial speed of the long arrow is greatly reduced, in order to make up for this defect, can only make a more complex composite bow, The use of more scarce beef tendon to make strings, with increased power, but in the end is not as powerful as the European longbow.

The English longbow is the representative of this European bow and arrow, that is, to Zamu, or high-grade sandalwood naturally as the bow arm, increase the length of the bow back to increase the shooting distance and strength, in this era, this is the only more advanced and practical weapon in Europe than China, of course, this English longbow also has shortcomings, not only the arrow body grows, but the arrow also needs to be lengthened, with the general height of the Chinese now, but it is inconvenient to carry, but the power can cover all flaws.

Lü Peng was ready to go all out to develop the English longbow in order to equip himself with the most economical longbow for long-range strikes. Think about it, when the two armies are facing each other, they are here with thousands of arrows to cover the sky and the sun into a storm, so first cover each other, what kind of crushing is that.

Science and technology beyond one step, that is strong, beyond two, that is the hegemon, beyond three steps, invincible in the world, beyond countless steps? Can the universe stay there? Of course, that is what the sticks of later generations should be obsessed with, and it has nothing to do with the current Lu Peng.

So everyone stops and goes. Keep discovering. Planning. Only in the evening did he return to the camp. Everyone is tired to death. But everyone was so excited that they died.