Chapter 269 Zhou Zhongshan’s Heart Knot
Zhou Zhongshan is good at everything, but he tends to worry about gains and losses.
But in fact, he was not like this at the beginning, and it is easy to understand why he became like this.
That’s because they are developing too fast.
From the original primitive tribe that escaped and could perish at any time to the current village group with a few hundred people and no worries about food and drink, it is not an exaggeration to say that the changes here have been earth-shaking. .
This is like the panic a person feels after suddenly becoming rich.
It is normal to be disoriented while enduring a huge impact.
Disregarding this point, from the perspective of positioning, Zhou Chongshan is a military commander, and he needs to show his value through fighting.
Without fighting, his value cannot be reflected.
Under this premise, the tribe taken over by Zhou Xu directly embarked on a path of development. After cultivating the fields, they became more active in farming.
Although battles did occur during this period, the frequency was not high. They finally faced off against the Manshi tribe, but they couldn't defeat the Manshi tribe by themselves. They needed the support and cover of the leader to capture the Manshi tribe.
The faster and better they develop, the more anxious he becomes.
When he was not fighting, he had nothing else to do except training troops and his own training. Invisibly, this also caused him psychological pressure.
If things continue like this, there will definitely be big problems.
Looking at Zhou Chongshan, who had taken over the sword and seemed to have been relieved of the knot in his heart, and became a bit cheerful, Zhou Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
[Thankfully I discovered it early. 】
In response to this situation, the best way right now is to give affirmation!
The reward itself is a kind of affirmation.
Thinking about it carefully, Zhou Chongshan fell into anxiety because of his own negligence.
He discovered that Zhou Chongshan was indeed the one facing the most serious problem among all his subordinates.
Take Shi Lei and Li Ce, who are both generals, for example. They are both capable of leading troops and commanding operations, so while training troops and maintaining their own training, Zhou Xu also arranges daily military affairs for them.
Under this premise, Zhou Chongshan is different from them. He is the only pure fierce general. He does not need to take care of military affairs, has no battles to fight, and cannot find his own value. This is why he is like this.
Fortunately, Zhou Xu discovered it in time.
First use rewards to appease them, and then find opportunities to enlighten them slowly.
In the following days, Zhou Xu recovered the power of mantra anyway, so he ran to practice mantra and helped the logging team clean up the trees.
When the power of the mantra was almost exhausted and he needed to rest, he transferred his energy to the construction of the new village. If there was nothing to do here, he took the soldiers headed by Zhou Chongshan around the mountains to see what new things could be found. discovery.
By the way, if you encounter any wild beasts in the mountains, hunt them down to prevent them from posing a threat to the new village in the future.
【Eye of Insight! 】
As soon as the mantra opened, Zhou Xu's vision suddenly broadened.
Through his greatly improved insight, he soon discovered something.
After taking a few steps forward, Zhou Xu bent down and picked up a stone.
This stone shows a kind of black gray. In terms of color alone, it can be said to be very low-key. It is very similar to ordinary stones. It is even less conspicuous in the relatively dim light of the mountain forest. But when Zhou Xu held it in his hand, he could clearly feel that the texture of this stone was very different from ordinary stones.
This is a piece of ore!
“Chongshan, this area should be the area where red ore was discovered at that time, right?”
"Yes."
While speaking, Zhou Chongshan looked around and then pointed in a direction.
“The original camp of the Red Stone Tribe was over there.”
[In other words, this is near the iron ore vein...]
Thoughts flashed across , Zhou Xu's eyes fell on the black-gray ore again.
"Is this also a piece of iron ore?"
To be honest, compared to the red ore before, the black-gray ore in his hand now is more in line with his impression of iron ore.
So when he saw a piece of red ore, he really didn’t think about ‘iron ore’.
Zhou Xu, who had not done much research on ores at this time, did not know that those red ores were actually hematite with a high iron content.
And iron ore does not mean that there is only one color of ore. The color of iron ore is reddish brown, iron black or steel gray, etc...
While muttering to himself, Zhou Xu directly handed the black ore to Zhou Chongshan.
"Chongshan, take this ore back and ask the person responsible for picking up the ore nearby to pay attention and don't just pick up the red ore."
At this time, due to the basic camp of the new village, Since it hasn't been set up yet, the mineral veins here have naturally not been developed yet.
After annihilating the Manshi tribe and occupying the mountain here, Zhou Xu believed that his strength was extremely powerful in the primitive era, but it had not yet reached the point of expansion.
Direct mining of mineral veins at this juncture?
What's the difference between just finishing the war and expanding the territory, and the infrastructure on the border has not yet been completed, so we are hastily opening fields under the eyes of the enemy?
This is too reckless. According to Zhou Xu's temperament, it is obviously impossible to do such a thing.
After the order was sent back, the workload of the person responsible for picking up the ore undoubtedly increased.
After all, red ores are conspicuous and easy to find, but other ores are not so easy to find.
However, after a period of time, a certain amount of it was still accumulated, and it was sent back to Black Moon Village for smelting across the mountains.
Later, news came from Black Moon Village, completely confirming that those black and gray ores were indeed iron ore!
According to Zhou Dachui, these black and gray ores do not seem to produce as much iron as red ores.
But Zhou Xu doesn’t dislike it, regardless of whether it produces more or less? Pick up everything you can. Before this vein is officially mined, these are precious resources!
Just like that, another period of time has passed. I spent the hottest period of midsummer in the mountains, and now the temperature has begun to slowly drop.
During this period, they had cleared away large areas of rocks and trees in the new village area, and the processed stones and wood were piled into hills outside the camp for the construction team to use.
The construction of the new village has officially entered the next stage.
During this period, the relocation of Huangshan Village was also completely completed. The old site was renamed ‘Barren Mountain Stronghold’, while the new site continued to use the name ‘Huangshan Village’.
On this day, Zhou Xu happened to be recuperating here. After confirming that the power of the mantra in his body had been completely restored, he ordered someone to call Zhou Chongshan over.
"Chongshan, it's been a while since I promised you a blessing. What do you think? Which blessing do you want?"
(End of this chapter )