In an era of the jungle, how can there be any domineering spirit that can make people bow down, and the measure of everything is strength.

Not to mention the dragon clan, even when the savages see Xia Ye, they will also weigh his strength first, and raise the clan to vote?

If Xia Ye is not tough enough, people will definitely beat him with a stick, then wash and peel it and roast it on the fire and eat it.

The stone road from Chaoge to the iron mine is already being laid, but progress is slightly slow because there are too few workers and too much work.

No way, speaking of slaves, in fact, Xia Ye also has a lot, but most of them are sent to the mine to mine, after all, building as many weapons and ordnance as possible is the first priority.

"Nice!

Standing at the entrance of the mine, smelling the smell of charcoal fire wafting in the wind, Abulen praised twice, and even Ana and his party stood on tiptoe curiously and looked into the valley.

Even though it's winter, the artisan workshops here are already in full swing, and streams of heat blow on their faces from time to time.

"Please!"

Natsuno led the way.

Whether a tribe is strong or not, look at three points, one, grain reserves.

Abu had already seen this last night, and Abu had never seen those dishes in his life, and he was sure that even if it was a wealthy nobleman, it was impossible to eat it every day.

It would not be right to say that Xia Ye was extremely poor and luxurious, and scavenged the rations of his people for his lustful pleasures, because the savage servants that Abu saw were all flushed and had no food.

It is so good for slaves to be fed, let alone a higher status of the people.

The second point is weapons, strong armor and sharp weapons, which is the foundation of a tribe's foothold, otherwise no matter how much food is grown, the prey that hits the warehouse will be snatched away.

Take a look at the artisan workshops here, and at a glance, there are dozens of them, and the sound of tinkling iron is endless.

For a big chief, it's definitely more enticing than a woman's moan.

The third point is, of course, the population.

Now Abu, on the contrary, wishes that there would be less population in Chaoge, otherwise how to highlight the value of the dragons?

"One of us dragonmen is worth at least five, no, ten humans. ”

When Abu came before, he was still hesitant about how to refuse Natsuno's invitation if Chaoge's situation was not good, but now, he was already thinking about how to gain a foothold in Chaoge.

Historically, so many virtuous people sought the lord, not for the sake of money, or for fame, and Abu wanted to take the people who had blown the sea breeze for hundreds of years to live a better life.

"At least the money you earn is enough to drink wine once a week!"

The dragons also licked the corners of their mouths, thinking constantly.

"Come, enjoy the unique weapon of our Chaoge!"

Xia Ye greeted and walked into one of the largest artisan workshops.

"Great Chief!"

Zhu Yu was shocked, quickly stopped what he was doing, and took a group of craftsmen and apprentices to prepare to salute.

"Excuse me, you are busy!"

Xia Ye waved his hand casually.

Seeing that most of the craftsmen were middle-aged, but in front of Xia Ye, who was only sixteen years old, he didn't dare to breathe, and Ana glanced at the corner of his mouth.

Zhu Yu was very discerning, and directly took the best summer knife, held it in both hands, and handed it to Xia Ye.

"Do you want to enjoy it?"

Abu is not stupid, and the things dedicated to Xia Ye must be the best, so I can't see anything, so it's better to pick a handful.

As soon as Zhu Yu's eyes turned, he understood Abu's subtext, and snorted proudly: "Whatever!"

Because they wore cloaks, winter hats, and horns, several dragonmen did not cause panic.

"I'm coming!"

Ana couldn't wait, rushed to the weapon rack in a few steps, and picked up a weapon.

Choke!.

The summer knife is unsheathed, and the sharp blade reflects the fire in the hearth, like a match, like a glow!

Ana's eyes narrowed, and she couldn't help but praise.

"Good knives!"

They are all people who use weapons all year round, and they don't need to touch them with their own hands, and they can be roughly distinguished by a few glances.

"Little Liu!"

Zhu Yu shouted.

A young man immediately stood up, took a summer knife, pulled it out, pulled out a piece of hair, put it on it, and then blew it hard.

Call!

The hair was immediately broken in two.

Hiss!

The dragonmen were immediately shocked.

"Because the big chief's surname is Xia Mingye, these weapons are also called Xia Dao!"

Friday explained.

"Aren't these knives all able to blow out their hair and break their hair?"

Abu didn't care about Friday's words, he saw that Xiao Liu also picked a random weapon, doesn't this mean that Chaoge's ordinary weapons are worthy of the best weapons of those warriors?

"Naturally!"

While Zhu Yu was talking, Xiao Liu had already picked up a bronze short sword, threw it to Ana, and shouted: "Cut it!"

Ana caught it, and with a spin of her body, she used her waist and abdomen to slash down.

Two weapons collide.

When!

The bronze dagger broke off another piece of the length of his palm.

"Great Chief, these bronze swords are all fine products bought from the great swordsmiths of various tribes, and the price of each one is more than 100,000 sword coins. ”

Zhu Yu told him, Corporal Xia Ye Lixian, and he has a high salary, but it is not fun, if he can't get results, don't look at him smiling now, everyone will die by then.

"It's great, thank you for your hard work, this month's salary, doubled. ”

Xia Ye nodded in satisfaction and immediately began to sprinkle gold.

"Great Chief Xie!"

The craftsmen immediately danced and sang in unison.

"Everyone work hard, after the beginning of spring, there should be a war, I hope that by then, every Chaoge soldier will have a summer knife in his hand. ”

Natsuno's words were earnest.

If you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse eat enough, this bonus, Xia Ye can still take it, not to mention that there are dragon people on the side, how to show his generosity.

It's a pity that the dragonman's attention is not on the prize money at all.

"What? Aren't these summer knives weapons for warriors?"

One of the dragonmen was amazed.

In the tribes, the armed forces are generally divided into four strata.

The lowest class is a slave, not even cannon fodder, when necessary, it can be pulled to fill the moat, and the second class is a corps composed of ordinary civilians, and the number of levels is also the largest, and it is okay to fight a good fight, if it is against the wind, nine times out of ten it will look at the wind.

Next, there is the warrior class, which is the main force of this tribe, and it can be said that almost ninety percent of the money and food are spent on them.

Once the warriors are defeated, the tribe is essentially finished.

At the top, there are heroes, but the number of heroes is too small.

The dragons' eyes looked at Natsuno like a fool.

Zhu Yu and the other craftsmen didn't know Xia Ye's plans, and they were all stunned when they heard the words, and a few of them muttered, don't listen to it, it's also a ruined son or something.

"How can such a good weapon be ruined by ordinary soldiers?"

Abu coughed and persuaded him.

"That's right!"

Zhu Yu spoke.

The craftsmen were also busy nodding.

"How much will it cost if it is all loaded?"

Ana didn't dare to count it, even if there were only 1,000 people in Chaoge, according to a summer knife of 100,000 knife coins, how much was this?

No, Ana is a little dizzy.

"Money, you can make it again if you don't have it, but if you don't have people, you have nothing!"

Xia Ye's eyes were deep, staring at a Xia knife: "They are fighting for Chaoge, for their families and a better life, what I can do is to give them the best armor and weapons, and fortunately, after they die in battle, they can have a clear conscience." ”

Everyone was silent, looking at Xia Ye's gaze, and became more respectful.

Especially the female warriors of the Eternal Island, one by one, knelt down directly, crying, but with resolute expressions.

"May I die for my master!"

Friday also knelt down: "May I die for my master!"

No one knows the importance of weapons better than these alien warriors and savages, and when you engage an enemy with a sharpened wooden club and a heavy armor with a spear and bronze battle axe, you have to rely on human life.

"I am willing to die for the Great Chief!"

At this time, no one is stupid, so Zhu Yu and his party also quickly knelt down, anyway, they are craftsmen, they don't have to go to the battlefield, and they can't die if they shout two slogans.

"Everyone, please get up. ”

Xia Ye helped Zhu Yu up and solemnly reminded again: "Weapons are the lives of soldiers, you must not cut corners." ”

"This is natural!"

Zhu Yu immediately patted the badge and promised: "If the Xia knife is broken, let my neck be broken!"

After showing off, Natsuno left the blacksmith shop with the dragonman and continued to visit the mine.

"What a waste of money. ”

There are dragons still counting.

Xia Ye stole fun, but did not explain that the cost of these weapons, to put it bluntly, was just a waste of time and food.

Materials, whether it is charcoal or iron ore, it is good to arrange for slaves to burn charcoal for mining, except for taking care of food, there is no need to pay wages, and if you are disabled, there is no pension, so it is good not to be killed and buried.

That is, the craftsmen have to receive a part of their salary.

A bronze sword of more than 100,000 coins is mainly expensive in materials, bronze is very valuable, and the rest is some labor, after all, the works of the great swordsmith also have added value.

Summer knives are much cheaper.

Iron ore is dug in the mine, and because of the material, the same forging process Xia, Xia knife is sharper and harder than bronze sword.

"Great Chief, the craftsmen work overtime, and they can fight a few more weapons, but the iron ore can't keep up, and we are out of line. ”

Zhu Yu complained.

Xia Ye's way of paying is to work more and earn more, so the hungry craftsmen are eager to work 24 hours a day, and then exchange rice and go home.

Looking at the satisfied smiles of his wife and children after eating, no matter how hard and tired he is, everyone feels that it is worth it.

Xia Ye was silent, he understood what Zhu Yu meant.

"Great Chief, you are too good to those slaves. ”

When Zhu Yu saw Xia Ye hesitating, he knew that he was too bad and a good person, so he couldn't help but advise: "If you don't want to go, use savages, they are not human anyway." ”

"Master, I'm going to catch the slaves. ”

Friday was ruthless.

Xia Ye remembered the history he had seen before, under the sleepers of every railroad in the United States, there was the body of a Chinese worker, could it be said that every time he was born, he had to pour the blood of a miner?

Xia Ye, who came from the civilized world, still has a conscience in his heart.

Abu didn't speak, silently observed, seeing the hesitation in his eyes, he was relieved, how bad could a guy who was so kind to slaves be?

"Great Chief, if we want a steam rifle, iron ore will not be enough. ”

Ghost master reminds.

"What do you think of the industrial base here?"

Xia Ye diverted the topic.

"Yes, after a period of training, the number of skilled workers has increased, and we can produce about seven to ten steam rifles a day. ”

Abu is also showing his abilities, and if he says that, he has to do it.

"Then as soon as possible, I'll assign you men. ”

Xia Ye urged, this kind of thing is not just a soldier who can hold a rifle, and it has to go through a lot of training before it can become a combat force.

"Xia Ye, training spearmen, the bullets consumed are not a small amount. ”

Ana's kind reminder.

"I understand. ”

Xia Zhixin said that Lao Tzu is also a military fan, and he also knows this common sense.

Ana was shocked, this Xia Ye felt so mysterious to her.

When noon came, with the sound of a bell, the slaves got off work, they went to the baths, and with a simple flush, they went to the canteen to line up for food according to their respective rice bowls.

Multigrain steamed buns, meat porridge, pickles, and a pot of various wild vegetables, mushrooms, and pork stewed are not very rich, but they are better than being full.

Yes, Chaoge is very generous to slaves, as long as you can eat enough, it doesn't matter how much you eat.

It was tiring to go down the mine, but it seemed that the fatigue of the day had dissipated by being able to eat delicious food.

"Suck!"

Abu didn't eat the small stove, but tasted the slaves' food, which was sure that Xia Ye was really kind-hearted.

"Delicious!"

Ana chewed fast, it was much better than the food on the island, and she had made up her mind not to go back, at least for a short time.

Suddenly, the eyes of the slaves in the cafeteria looked to the corner.

"What's going on?"

Abu frowned, thinking there was a commotion.

"It's the mining number one who came. ”

Friday explained that he knew the affairs of the mines by heart.

"Huh?"

The dragons looked confused.

"For two days, the person who mines the most ore can receive a glass of wine, two plates of side dishes, a piece of cake, and if the next issue is re-elected, the number of side dishes will increase. ”

The ghost explained.

"Oh!"

The dragons didn't react, and Abu squinted his eyes and looked at Xia Ye's gaze, and appreciated it even more.

After the visit, everyone returned to the court.

"This tribe is thriving!"

Ana sighed, causing everyone to echo it.

"What do you think of that reward?"

Abu spoke suddenly.

"Isn't it just to motivate the slaves to work?"

There are dragons who are puzzled.

"Then why is it two days?"

Abu asked rhetorically.

"Ugh!"

This time, everyone couldn't answer, or rather, they didn't think about it at all.

"Because if you do it for one day, you can do it by gritting your teeth, and if you work two days, you will work the second day, otherwise your efforts on the first day will be in vain. ”

Ana pouted: "In this way, it is invisibly to let the slave work hard for one more day." ”

"Then why not three days?"

Some people questioned.

"Because the days are too long, the slaves will lose motivation, and you have to understand that the shorter the reward for this kind of thing, the better. ”

After being reminded by her father, Ana found out that Xia Ye was really insidious.