The patriarch of the Ge Tribe was a smart man. He knew very well how beneficial it was to improve the living standards of the people of the Ge Tribe. Therefore, he supported the construction of the roads. This made Ang Lee quite satisfied.
However, it was far from enough to support the construction of the roads. Ang Lee had to make the patriarch understand more and remove all his worries. Only then could he ensure the prosperity and stability of the tribe in the future. "The patriarch of the Ge Tribe believes that the Ge Tribe is a good place for the Ge Tribe.
If the Ge Tribe and the Jiang Tribe have no fuel for smelting, the Lu Tribe has fuel but can only use it as firewood. The people of the three tribes will suffer in poverty. After the three tribes cooperate, they can exchange copper ingots for iron ingots of the Jiang Tribe and coal of the Lu Tribe. It's the same for the Ge Tribe and the Ge Tribe. After the exchange, the three tribes will have coal, iron, and copper ingots. Apart from using them for their own use, the surplus can be sold to people who need them from afar. Even if you sell them to the Central Sichuan, it won't be a problem. But the distance to the Central Sichuan is very long and there isn't a wide road. It's not easy to sell any goods. Therefore, the construction of the roads is very important.
If the roads are built, they will be able to save a lot of money. "Ang Lee said. He paused a bit and continued:" The three tribes' mutual exchange has made the lives of the three tribes a lot better. But after all, the three tribes are still too few. What the Ge Tribe needs to do is not only to exchange with the other two groups, but also to exchange with the whole world. Only then can we usher in real development and make the Ge Tribe truly wealthy. But to exchange with the whole world, we still need to build roads. Without good roads, it's difficult to exchange with the whole world. "
Finished speaking, he looked at the patriarch of the Ge Tribe. He talked for a long time about the importance of road building. In Ang Lee's view, road building was too important. Without good roads, everything was just empty talk. Especially for a remote mountainous area like the Ge Tribe, without good roads, there was no way to develop. The people were destined to live in poverty and starvation.
The patriarch of the Ge Tribe nodded: "Assistant Minister Li is right. This old man understands. Road building is very important. We will definitely support it. We will absolutely not do anything to destroy the roads. Absolutely not."
Ang Lee nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, very good. However, besides the importance of road building, there is another important thing. Patriarch, do you know what it is?"
The patriarch thought for a moment and said: "What is it? Please tell me, Assistant Minister Li. "
Ang Lee said with a smile: "Of course it's to support the Imperial Court of the Tang Dynasty. The Ge Tribe is also Ge Prefecture established by the Imperial Court. The patriarch of the Ge Tribe is the Governor of the Ge Tribe. Since he is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Court of the Tang Dynasty, he must be loyal to the Imperial Court and must not do anything to damage the Tang Dynasty. Even if this matter seems to be beneficial to the Ge Tribe, it is absolutely impossible. Going against the Imperial Court for petty profits is absolutely not worth the loss. The price must be very high. Once the Imperial Court is angry, it will not be a matter of money.
The Ge Tribe's patriarch was stunned for a moment and said: "Assistant Minister Li is right. This old man naturally understands this. No matter what, this old man will not do anything to damage the Imperial Court of the Tang Dynasty. Assistant Minister Li, you can rest assured."
After that, he asked curiously: "Why did Assistant Minister Li say so? Does Assistant Minister Li think that our Ge Tribe will do something to harm the Imperial Court?"
Obviously, the Ge Tribe's patriarch felt threatened. He felt that he had done nothing wrong, so why was he being threatened? This made him very confused. Was Ang Lee just reminding him out of kindness? He had done nothing wrong. Why was there a need to remind him?
Ang Lee patted the Ge Tribe's patriarch on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry too much, patriarch. I believe that the Ge Tribe also saw that we caught Duan Jianhan. This man is very eloquent. He persuaded the Jiang Tribe and almost made a big mistake. Fortunately, I arrived in time to stop Duan Jianhan's conspiracy and brought him to justice. But think about it carefully. Why did Duan Jianhan persuade the Jiang Tribe to do something to harm the Tang Dynasty with only a silver tongue? After thinking about it, I feel that in the hearts of the Jiang Clan, the interests of the Great Tang are not important. That's why they made such a wrong choice and almost got themselves killed! "
Hearing this, the Ge Tribe's patriarch thought for a long time and said: "Assistant Minister Li is right. This old man will remember it. But what did the Jiang Tribe do? This old man didn't receive any news at all! "
Obviously, the Ge Tribe's patriarch didn't know about the Jiang Tribe's digging. He felt like he didn't know anything. He was also curious and wanted to know what was going on. If he couldn't figure out the situation, he would be so anxious that he couldn't sleep.
Ang Lee said: "It's not that I can't talk about it. I'll tell you, patriarch. You must keep it a secret! Otherwise, it will damage the unity between the tribes and affect your cooperation. "
Obviously, Ang Lee didn't intend to hide it from the Ge Tribe's patriarch, but he also didn't want this matter to be known by everyone in the three tribes. It would be detrimental to their unity.
The Ge Tribe's patriarch hurriedly promised: "Assistant Minister Li, don't worry. I won't tell anyone."
Ang Lee whispered the ins and outs of the matter in the Ge Tribe's patriarch's ear. The Ge Tribe's patriarch repeatedly exclaimed. He really didn't expect that in just a few days, so many things had happened in the Jiang Tribe's territory. These things made him quite shocked.
After listening to what happened in the Jiang Tribe, the Ge Tribe's patriarch completely understood what Ang Lee had said before. He understood that Ang Lee was just kindly reminding him not to be deceived by some people with ulterior motives. He must firmly consider problems from the standpoint of the Tang Empire. Once he believed in people with ulterior motives and did something that damaged the Tang Empire, the consequences would be very serious.
Standing on the hill and talking about life with the Ge Tribe's patriarch, Ang Lee felt very comfortable. Unknowingly, a long time had passed.
"Patriarch, patriarch, the copper water is out. It's out. It's really copper."
A patriarch of the Ge Clan excitedly ran up the small hill and shouted excitedly.
Hearing this, the Ge Tribe's patriarch's eyes suddenly lit up. He was so excited that his mouth trembled. He said: "Quick, take me to see it."
After just a few steps, he stopped and looked back at Ang Lee. He said: "Assistant Minister Li, the copper smelting is out. Let's go and see it together!"
Ang Lee nodded and said: "Okay, let's go and see it together."
After that, he walked down the hill with the Ge Tribe's patriarch to see the freshly smelted copper water. This was the first batch of copper water smelted by the Ge Tribe. It was very memorable.
At this moment, around the smelting furnace, hundreds of Ge Tribe's members had gathered. They were all fighting to be the first to see the freshly smelted copper water. They didn't know what was so good about the copper water. The Ge Tribe's members were all very excited and couldn't wait to jump up and celebrate.
It was no wonder that these people were so excited. After all, they knew very well how precious the copper water was and how much it could be sold for after solidifying into copper ingots. The Ge Tribe had also bought copper ingots before. It was used to make tools. They were very clear about the price of copper ingots.
"The patriarch is here. Everyone move aside."
A member of the Ge Tribe said. He told the people not to push and make a path for the patriarch.
Copper ingots cooled down very quickly. Just now when the clansmen reported, it was still red copper liquid. When the Ge Clan's patriarch and Li An walked to the smelting furnace, the red copper liquid had already turned into copper ingots. However, because the temperature was still very high, it was not completely solidified and was still a little soft. At this time, it could be taken to the blacksmith's shop to directly forge the required items.
The blacksmith's shop didn't only forge iron. Occasionally, they could also make some small copper items. For example, the axle of a vehicle. Copper axles didn't rust easily and were the most suitable lining for the axle. For ordinary blacksmiths, they were able to make it.
"Copper ingots, it's really copper ingots. Our Ge Tribe can smelt copper ingots. Aiya! This is really great. This is really great! "
The Ge Tribe's patriarch was so excited that he couldn't speak coherently. It seemed that he was really unable to express his excitement. He was so excited that he was going crazy.
Ang Lee walked forward lightly. Looking at the copper ingots that the Ge Tribe's people had just smelted, he nodded with satisfaction. These Ge Tribe's people had done a good job. They had indeed strictly followed the technical requirements. The copper ingots that were smelted were completely up to standard. The purity was completely up to standard. They could already be sold as finished copper ingots in the market.
"Good, very good. These copper ingots are completely up to standard. There is no difference between them and the copper ingots smelted in Central Sichuan. These can already be sold. The Ge Tribe can make a lot of money from selling copper ingots in the future! Haha! "
Ang Lee opened his mouth and said.
The Ge Tribe's patriarch and his subordinates were naturally very happy when they heard this. The patriarch repeatedly thanked Ang Lee. He almost knelt down in front of Ang Lee. His excitement was indescribable.
"All of this is thanks to Assistant Minister Li. If it wasn't for Assistant Minister Li, our Ge Tribe wouldn't have known that there was copper ore in our territory. We also wouldn't have known how to smelt it. Many thanks to Assistant Minister Li."
The Ge Tribe's people said very gratefully.
Ang Lee smiled and said: "Patriarch doesn't need to be like this. It's just a small matter, a small matter. Haha!"
After the copper ingots had cooled down a little, Ang Lee hurriedly let people weigh them to see how much copper there was in total. Then they could compare the weight of the copper ore to the weight of the copper ore. The higher the proportion of copper, the higher the quality of the copper ore. At the same time, it also reflected the advanced smelting technology. The more advanced the smelting technology was, the more copper could be obtained.
"Patriarch, these copper ores are really good. Ten jin of ores can get seven or eight jin of copper ingots?"
A Ge Tribe member said excitedly after measuring the weight of the copper ingots.
Hearing this, the patriarch's face lit up with joy. There was no need to mention how excited he was. The ratio of copper was indeed high. Ten jin of ores could actually produce seven or eight jin of copper ingots. There were so many copper ores in the mountains. If they could smelt all of them into copper ingots, how could they not become rich? As long as the scale of copper ore smelting increased, their Ge Tribe could become a wealthy tribe without doing anything. Because of this copper mine, the fate of the Ge Tribe would be completely changed.
At this time, the Ge Tribe only had one smelting furnace. The production would be greatly limited. However, as more smelting furnaces were put into use in the future, the production of copper ingots would inevitably increase. As long as the Ge Tribe was willing, they could make as many smelting furnaces as they wanted. The more smelting furnaces there were, the more copper they could produce.
Looking at the happy faces of the Ge Tribe people, Ang Lee was also happy for them. Perhaps this was what it meant to give a rose to others. If the Ge Tribe people could live a good life, it would also be good for the Tang Dynasty as a whole. Only when the Tang Dynasty was prosperous everywhere could the prosperity of the whole empire be realized. Only when the capital and a few nearby cities were prosperous could it be said that the whole Tang Dynasty was prosperous. This was also unfair. If the Ge Tribe wanted prosperity, it had to make every place in the country prosperous and let all the people in the country live a good life. This was very important.
Since the copper smelting of the Ge Tribe was on the right track, there was not much meaning for Ang Lee to continue staying in the Ge Tribe. Moving forward was what Ang Lee should do. Therefore, after resting for a day, Ang Lee bid farewell to the patriarch of the Ge Tribe and continued to travel in the direction of Dongnu Province.
When he left the Ge Tribe, the patriarch of the Ge Tribe led the entire tribe to send Ang Lee off. The scene was very warm. This was also the simple feeling of these people. It was Ang Lee who had selflessly helped them. Therefore, they had to repay Ang Lee. At least, they had to sincerely thank him. Sending him off was a way to express their sincere gratitude.
"Assistant Minister Li, these people of the Ge Tribe are really enthusiastic! The patriarch is already so old, but he actually sent him off for fifteen miles. Now, he still needs fifteen miles to go back. How unbearable! "
Chen Long opened his mouth and said.
In his opinion, a few steps were enough to send him off. There was no need to send him off so far. This was purely a waste of time. A distance of fifteen miles, a round trip of thirty miles, would take at least two to four hours on foot, or even longer. Sending him off so far was enough to show the gratitude of the Ge tribesmen to Li An.
Ang Lee smiled and said: "Maybe it's because I helped the Ge Tribe too much! You also saw the mountain full of copper ores. If all of them were smelted into copper ingots, how much would they be worth? Don't you know? With these copper ingots, the lives of the Ge Tribe's people will be greatly improved. The Ge Tribe's people will be able to live a better life, and not just a little bit. "
Before leaving, Ang Lee also wrote down the technique of forging high quality iron products on a piece of paper and gave it to the patriarch of the Ge Tribe. This way, the blacksmiths of the Ge Tribe would also have the ability to forge high quality iron products. This was also very important to the Ge Tribe. It could also greatly improve the living standards of the Ge Tribe's people.
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