amaotonovel Chapter 203 Daily Life on the Island
Chapter 203 Daily Life on the Island
After the spring plowing season, Li Mu received an imperial edict from His Majesty.
He ordered General Li Mu to march north to capture the kingdoms of Loulan.
After receiving the order from His Majesty, Li Mu began to integrate the army. A month later, Meng Yi arrived in the northern border with artillery.
When Li Mu saw the power of the artillery, the army was in an uproar.
Tian Wei, Meng Tian, and Yin Jue carefully touched the cannon for a long time, and the two rows of white teeth were exposed to the spring breeze outside for quite some time.
Meng Yi couldn't stand Meng Tian's stupid behavior and forcibly pulled him away.
On the day the army set out, the people of the northern border saw them off.
Zi Gao looked at the vast grassland and carefully kept the letter from his elder brother in his chest.
Next, a series of policies suitable for grassland development were implemented in an orderly manner.
At the same time, officials from the Baiyue region also quickly arrived.
The farming family also sent hundreds of disciples to the land of Baiyue to help local people develop agriculture.
And Wang Ben and others who were far away overseas.
At this point, he was already blood-thirsty.
Since finding the traces of the savages, Wang Ben led the Qin army to hunt them down all the way. Wherever they went, those who surrendered could be spared, while those who resisted were all killed.
They now have captured more than 40,000 slaves.
The number of people killed was countless.
After Xu Fu found a way to teach these savages their language, he quickly started crash courses.
He also took Wang Ying with him to explore teaching methods.
The teaching work is progressing unprecedentedly smoothly.
Nowadays, many slaves can speak some simple Qin language.
Slaves who cannot speak can only pretend to be dumb and keep silent every day.
I was afraid of saying something wrong or speaking their previous language.
Not only were they not given food, but they were also whipped.
If you are unlucky and your injuries are serious and no one treats you, you may lose your name.
In such a high-pressure environment, the slaves' language skills improved rapidly.
This also brought Wang Ben a lot of useful information.
"General Wang Ben, do you think it's time to send some men to survey the terrain?"
"Before we came here, the Marquis instructed me to search for minerals on this island, especially the silver mine."
"If we can dig it out and bring it back, His Majesty will be very happy."
Wang Ben has been so busy killing people these days that he almost forgot about mining.
After Xu Fu's reminder, he finally remembered.
"Well, Wang Ying will be in charge of the construction of the camp and the slaves. You will lead the people to look for minerals."
Wang Ben tore off a piece of meat and put it in his mouth to eat, while not forgetting to arrange Xu Fu's affairs.
When Xu Fu heard that he finally didn't have to watch others learn Qin language, his eyes curved with joy, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became more prominent.
These days, I have been so worried about getting the slaves to learn their language as quickly as possible that I have grown a few more gray hairs.
"Okay, then I'll take people out tomorrow."
"The craftsmen we brought with us are finally put to good use."
Xu Fu clapped his hands, handed the roasted meat to Wang Ben, stood up and left happily.
He never wanted to eat this barbecue again.
I've been eating barbecue all day and have been having a severe sore throat lately.
For several days, even bowel movements were not smooth.
No, I must bring back some vegetables when I go out tomorrow.
And the iron mines, silver mines, copper mines and so on must be found quickly.
Thinking of this, Xu Fu came to the boat and began to look for the things he brought with him.
"Found it, this is it." Soon, Xu Fu took out a notebook and began to read the words on it carefully.
"There are mountains with ochre on top, and iron underneath; there are mountains with copper on top, and silver underneath; there is also a saying that there are mountains with copper on top, and silver underneath; there are mountains with cinnabar on top, and gold underneath; there are mountains with cinnabar on top, and copper and gold underneath..."
Xu Fu looked carefully for a long time, and took note of what he needed. When he came to his senses, night had already fallen.
"It's getting dark already? Go to bed quickly. Don't delay tomorrow's important matters."
The next day, Xu Fu set off with about 300 people.
It took five days to search.
After several days of no harvest, Xu Fu felt a little annoyed.
"What? Haven't found it yet?"
Wang Ying looked at Xu Fu, who was sitting by the fire and roasting meat in a restless manner, and asked with a smile.
Now his daily life is very exciting.
"Well, it's been five days, and nothing has been found."
Xu Fu impatiently put the skewered meat on the fire. From time to time, there was a "puff" sound in the fire and the flames exploded, just like his current mood.
"If I didn't know that the Marquis wouldn't joke about this, I would have thought he was making fun of me."
Wang Ying sneered and looked at Xu Fu sarcastically.
"Who is the Marquis? Who are you? How could the Marquis have the leisure to tease you? Or have you become too arrogant these past few days and feel so important that the Marquis is deliberately teasing you?"
Although I know that what Wang Ying said is true, why does it sound so unpleasant to me?
Can't these burly generals speak more tactfully?
Why are you so straightforward?
Xu Fu glared at Wang Ying and then moved to the side.
If I can't afford to offend you, I can afford to hide from you.
The barbecue here is almost done, and the soup over there is ready.
Xu Fu took the meat, got a bowl of soup, and returned to the fire to eat.
"Hey, Xu Fu, do you want to eat your meat? If not, give it to me. I don't mind what you have eaten."
Wang Ying also squatted beside Xu Fu with a bowl of soup, not even looking at his expression.
"Here, give it all to you."
Xu Fu drank the last mouthful of soup and stuffed the meat into Wang Ying's hand, almost knocking over the bowl of soup in Wang Ying's hand.
Then he left angrily with the empty bowl.
"Did I provoke you to be so angry?"
Wang Ying grumbled in dissatisfaction and took a big bite of the meat in his hand. It was so delicious.
It is even more delicious with a bowl of soup.
Xu Fu hurried back to the boat, opened the book he brought with him again, read it carefully for a long time, then closed the book and prepared to go to bed.
In the next few days, Xu Fu divided his men into two teams and went to search in more distant places.
"Oh, I can't do it anymore. Take a break, take a break."
Xu Fu was panting and blisters formed on the soles of his feet from walking.
He didn't care where he was, he sat down on the ground and wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve.
"If you're not tired, go look around. You might find something."
"promise."
The craftsmen were much stronger than Xu Fu, and three or five of them started to check the area around.
"Look over there, isn't it similar to what's described in this book?"
A few people looked at each other, then ran away excitedly.
Xu Fu sat on a rock, drank some water, and rested for a while, then he felt much better.
Seeing that there was no one around, he took off his shoes and saw that there were seven or eight big blisters on the soles of his feet.
Xu Fu frowned and gently tried to squeeze the blood bubble with his hands.
"Master Xu Fu!"
Just as I was about to use force, I was frightened by the sound and my hand shook, and my nail tore off the skin on the blister.
Xu Fu grimaced in pain, his facial features distorted.
He hurriedly put on his shoes and stood up angrily.
"What is it called?"
"Master Xu Fu, we have discovered a silver mine."
A soldier ran over, smiling with his big white teeth showing.
"really!"
"Of course it's true. Several craftsmen have confirmed it."
Xu Fu had no time to be angry. He rubbed his hands on the hem of his clothes and ran away.