Ang Lee drew dozens of drawings in one breath. Each drawing had a lot of words written on one side, which could be regarded as annotations for these pictures, in case the local Ge tribesmen couldn't understand them. It was the same for the drawings he drew for the Jiang and Lu tribesmen. The more detailed the pictures and annotations were, the easier it would be for them to understand.
Although smelting copper ores wasn't a difficult task, it was still quite difficult for the people of the Ge Tribe. They had never been exposed to this kind of knowledge, so they naturally felt that it was difficult. But this difficulty was only at the beginning. After they learned it, they would feel that smelting copper ores was actually very simple.
"Assistant Minister Li, these are the technologies needed for smelting copper ore, right?"
The Ge tribe's chief asked.
Ang Lee nodded: "Yes, these are the equipment and technologies needed for smelting copper ore. These are the simplest smelting equipment. You don't have the more complicated ones here, so you can only use the simplest ones. However, they are all the same, so it's not a big deal."
"Assistant Minister Li, when should we start the preparation, right now?"
The Ge tribe's chief asked.
Ang Lee smiled and nodded: "Naturally, the sooner the better. There must be people among your tribesmen who can understand these drawings. Let them do it quickly. As for the location of the smelting copper workshop, there's no need to choose. There's only a flat place there, so let's build the workshop on that flat place!"
Obviously, the construction of a workshop required a flat site. Without a flat site, it would be impossible to build a workshop. Moreover, the Ge Tribe was also a mountainous area, so there weren't many flat sites, especially near the mining area. If it was near the mining area, it would be very troublesome to transport copper ore, which would increase the cost of smelting. In any case, it was most suitable to build a smelting workshop near the mining area. And in the Ge Tribe, the most suitable place for a workshop was a large flat site. This made the location of the workshop without any suspense.
As for the smelting equipment, Li An had already handed it over to the Ge Tribe's patriarch. As for the reasonable planning of the workshop, that was their own business. In the future, if they wanted to, they could move the workshop to another place, as long as they wanted to.
The Ge tribe's chief, after hearing Ang Lee's words, was very excited. He directly knelt down in front of Ang Lee, and his gratitude was beyond words.
"Chief, you don't have to do this. Hurry up and prepare! I think one day should be enough for you to prepare. "
Ang Lee said.
The Ge tribe's chief said: "Yes, we will definitely speed up the preparation."
After that, he went to gather his tribesmen. At this moment, many of the Ge tribe's tribesmen were running to mine copper ore. No matter whether it was smelting or not, they had to dig out the copper ore first. There were also some idiots who directly transported the ore back to their homes. This was copper ore, not coal, so it was useless to take it back to their homes. These people were so silly and cute, too cute.
Due to the difficulty of smelting copper ore, it was much easier than smelting iron ore. Therefore, the Ge Clan didn't need too much time to prepare a complete set of smelting equipment. Half a day was enough. As for more smelting equipment, they could only slowly prepare it themselves.
Although the people of the Ge Tribe could prepare all kinds of simple equipment by themselves, refining copper ore also needed energy, and the best energy source was undoubtedly coking coal. These coking coal were in the Lu Tribe. They needed to go to the Lu Tribe to buy coal and then use it to refine their own copper ore.
Unlike the previous conflicts between the Jiang tribe and the Lu tribe, the Ge tribe had fewer conflicts with the Lu tribe, and more cooperation. After all, the Ge tribe and the Lu tribe were weaker than the Jiang tribe. Only by cooperating could they resist the influence of the Jiang tribe. Ang Lee didn't need to worry about the cooperation between the Ge tribe and the Lu tribe. They could handle it by themselves. Ang Lee just told the Ge tribe to use coke in the smelting technical requirements. In fact, this was tantamount to telling the Ge tribe to buy coke from the Lu tribe. Of course, if their relationship was good enough, they could also buy it on credit. After they smelted the copper ore, they could pay with copper ingots.
Although copper ingots were not money, ordinary people still needed copper ingots in their daily lives. For example, when making transport vehicles, the axles were generally made of copper. This kind of axle was not easy to wear and would not rust. If iron was used, it would rust. Once the embroidery died, the vehicle would not be able to move.
It was said that the invention of vehicles was inseparable from the smelting of copper. Before the discovery of copper, vehicles did not exist because the axles of vehicles could not be made without the raw material of copper. Without the axles, there would be no vehicles. Therefore, vehicles must have been a means of transportation that only existed in the Bronze Age. This was certain. The reason why the Huaxia civilization was strong was that the Huaxia civilization had invented bronze very early on. This had created the glorious civilization of the Huaxia Empire for thousands of years.
Although the Ge Tribe and the Lu Tribe had a good relationship, the Ge Tribe had never used the Lu Tribe's coal. After all, even if they had a good relationship, the Lu Tribe would not give the Ge Tribe their own coal for free. Also, the Ge Tribe could use the wood in the mountains to cook. It seemed that there was no need to spend money to buy coal. If it was free, the Ge Tribe would definitely use it. But if it was bought with money, the Ge Tribe would definitely not be willing.
But this time, because Li An had clearly stated that the copper smelting required coke, the Ge Clan was forced to buy the coke from the Lu Clan, thus driving the economic development of the Lu Clan. This kind of mutual exchange could greatly promote the development of the two clans. Of course, there was also the Jiang Clan. The three clans each had their own resources. The Jiang Clan had iron and lime mines, the Lu Clan had coal mines, and the Ge Clan had copper mines. Only by cooperating with each other could the three clans become stronger and achieve common prosperity, which was very important.
The patriarch of the Ge Tribe could read the language of the Tang dynasty. After roughly reading some technical requirements, he invited all the literate people in the tribe and asked them to prepare separately. Then he went to the Lu Tribe with a group of people.
He wanted to meet the patriarch of the Lu Tribe in person. He wanted to have a good talk with the Lu Tribe. It would be best if they could finalize the strategic cooperation for ten years or even a hundred years. In this way, it would be a great thing for the two tribes.
The patriarch of the Ge Tribe was very busy because of the copper smelting workshop. On Ang Lee's side, Chen Long's interrogation of Duan Jianhan was also progressing. At the beginning of the interrogation, Duan Jianhan was quite tough. But after a little rough, he completely softened. He confessed that he had peeped at the widow's bath when he was a child, which made the soldiers in charge of the interrogation laugh half to death.
"Assistant Minister Li, the interrogation results have been obtained."
Chen Long came over happily with a face full of excitement.
Ang Lee said, "Why? This guy confessed everything. Who sent him to make trouble?"
Chen Long said, "He confessed everything. His brother, Duan Jianwei, sent him. Duan Jianwei is the confidant of the King of Nanzhao. It seems that Gelofeng is behind this!"
Ang Lee nodded and said, "I knew it. But this kind of trick can't change anything at all. It's just a futile effort."
Ang Lee had seen this kind of trick many times. In the face of the absolute power of the Tang Empire, all tricks would be in vain. They would not play any role in restricting the development of the Tang Empire. All these were just self-deception. Nanzhao dared to make trouble behind the Tang Empire. They were tired of living. He really didn't understand where they got their confidence and who gave them the courage.
"By the way, Assistant Minister Li, this Duan Jianhan is really interesting. He confessed everything we asked. He was weaned when he was eight years old. He often peeped at the widow's bath when he was thirteen years old. And …"
Chen Long reported to Ang Lee with a smile.
"Oh, there is such a thing. That's really interesting!"
Although these were Duan Jianhan's private affairs, this guy actually revealed these private things when he was interrogated. This was enough to show that this guy was a coward and had no bottom line. He had been a bad boy since he was young. He was a bad boy since he was young. He was a jerk since he was young.
"Assistant Minister Li, since we have caught Duan Jianhan, should we tell this to the imperial court so that the imperial court can come out and warn Nanzhao?"
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee waved his hand and said, "Forget it! Once this matter is known by the imperial court, it is inevitable that someone will go to Nanzhao to settle accounts. This matter will become big. Let's not talk about it! Even if we give some face to Nanzhao, it is better for us to solve this matter in private. This guy must be watched carefully. We must not let him slip away. "
"Yes, Assistant Minister Li. Don't worry! We will not let him run away. "
Chen Long replied solemnly.
Since Duan Jianhan had been caught, there was no reason for him to run away. There were many places along the way where this guy could be useful. Whether there would be trouble along the way, this guy must know a thing or two.
In the Lu Tribe, the patriarch of the Ge Tribe went to visit in person. Naturally, the patriarch of the Lu Tribe had to receive him in person. They had a good relationship and did not have many conflicts.
"Brother, what brings you here?"
The Lu Tribe member saw the patriarch of the Ge Tribe and greeted him.
The patriarch of the Ge Tribe said with a smile, "Of course I have something to discuss with you. Brother, where is the coke here? Can you take me to see it?"
"Oh, coke! Of course, there is no problem. We don't need to go to the mine. We have a lot of it in the main city. Come on, bring me some coke and let me see it. "
The patriarch of the Lu Tribe said.
Although he did not know the purpose of the other party's visit, the patriarch of the Lu Tribe basically guessed that the Ge Tribe must have found minerals in the territory of the Ge Tribe. Otherwise, they would not be interested in coke. The common people used firewood to make fires. They did not need coke at all. Only the smelting of minerals would have a large demand for coke. At this moment, since the other party came to ask about coke, they must have found minerals in the territory of the Ge Tribe.
The Lu Tribe clearly knew that Li An had gone to the Ge Tribe. The iron mine of the Jiang Tribe was discovered by Li An. Therefore, it was not strange that some minerals were found in the Ge Tribe. The Patriarch of the Lu Tribe believed this without a doubt. He had enough reasons to believe this.
Soon, several people of the Lu Tribe carried dozens of kilograms of coke and put it in front of the patriarch of the Ge Tribe.
"This is coke! How can it be better than firewood? "
The patriarch of the Ge Tribe seemed to be somewhat in disbelief. He did not dare to believe that these humble looking coke were better than firewood.
The patriarch of the Lu Tribe said with a smile, "Brother, don't look down on these black things. They are much better than firewood when burned. The smoke is smaller than firewood, and the fire is bigger than firewood. The burning time is longer than firewood. It is not comparable to firewood at all."
"Oh, that's amazing! It seems that it is really good stuff! "
The patriarch of the Ge Tribe said with a sigh.
The patriarch of the Lu Tribe said with a smile, "Brother, are you here for my coke? If you are, then say it. There is no need to hide it. We are all old acquaintances. There is no need to be embarrassed. "
The patriarch of the Ge Tribe said with a smile, "I really can't hide anything from you, brother! We have also discovered some minerals and need your coke. However, our minerals haven't been smelted yet, so we can only give you coke on credit. Once our minerals are produced, we will immediately use it to pay off our debt. What do you think, brother? "
The patriarch of the Lu Tribe heard this and hurriedly asked, "Brother, what minerals have you found in your territory? Iron ore?"
The patriarch of the Ge Tribe shook his head and said, "Not iron ore, copper ore!"
Then he said with a face full of pride.
Hearing that there was a copper mine in the Ge Tribe's territory, the patriarch of the Lu Tribe was envious and jealous. Although there was a lot of coal in their territory, the Ge Tribe had a copper mine. Obviously, they were luckier. This inevitably made him feel a little unbalanced and that God was too unfair.
In addition, the minerals of the Jiang Tribe and the Ge Tribe were discovered after they left. The coal of the Lu Tribe had already been mined and used internally. After Ang Lee came to the Lu Tribe, he did not go to the mountains around the Lu Tribe to inspect. If he did, he might find iron and copper ores in the Lu Tribe's territory.
However, this was not a difficult thing. The Lu Tribe had sent people to the Jiang Tribe to get a small amount of iron ore. Then, they looked carefully in their own territory according to the appearance of the iron ore of the Jiang Tribe. As long as they found the same stone, they would be able to find the iron ore. Similarly, they searched according to the copper ores of the Ge Tribe to determine whether there were copper ores in their own territory.
"You found a copper mine. Brother, you are going to make a fortune!"
The patriarch of the Lu Tribe said with a little jealousy.
The patriarch of the Ge Tribe said with a smile, "We are going to make a fortune together! Brother, don't worry. I will not take advantage of you. The exchange ratio of coke and copper will be calculated according to the price difference in Central Sichuan. Even if I suffer a little loss, I will not let you suffer a loss. What do you think? "
The request of the Ge Tribe was much more reasonable and humane than that of the Jiang Tribe. Therefore, the patriarch of the Lu Tribe had no reason to refuse. He quickly held the patriarch's hand and said excitedly, "Brother, since you said so, how dare I not agree? Let's do it."
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