Fortunately, they were not so powerful that they could not be dealt with at all. With the numerical advantage, Shi Yong still led people to hold up shields and easily dealt with several people who came in.
In addition to these things, several pottery molds were made from the stone, in the shape of axes, hammers, etc. The requirements for knives are higher, but axes are simpler and can be used immediately after making them.
In addition, there are two blowers. The blowers in the tribe are still the same as before. After all, the tools have not changed much. Although they were not good after using them for a while, they are still simple to make, and the outer layer The frame is also quite durable, and you only need to replace the animal skin inside.
Stone has now basically mastered the temperature at which pottery is fired. In addition to needing to use a blower at the beginning, it will only be used later when adding charcoal.
However, the subsequent refining process requires maintaining a high temperature throughout the process. Even if charcoal is added, it must be lit outside before being sent in. Since we don’t know how high the temperature is required, we should use the highest temperature that can be achieved in the tribe.
One-third of the ore seized from Karasuba has been smashed by stones. There is still some stock in case of failure, but even one-third is enough to fill a large basin.
Although some of the stones looked ordinary, Song Xuan did not let the stones pick them out. Song Xuan also knew that pure copper was completely useless as it was too soft, and Wu Yu's was obviously a bit hard. , I just don’t know what the relationship between Bronze and Song Xuan is.
Song Xuan also knew that bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. As for the specific proportion, he was not very clear. There were some white gravels in the crushed stones. He didn't know if they were tin. After these weapons were seized, Song Xuan paid close attention to them. After checking it, at least it showed that it shouldn't be there.
As for whether there are any inside, and how many there are, we can only look at the subsequent refinement. The best situation is to make sure that there are both. The proportion does not matter. Anyway, Teng She only has dozens of weapons now, and the big head You still have to find a way to get it from Karasuba.
However, copper and tin are also very common, otherwise it would not have been so widely used in the Bronze Age. As for the iron mine, Song Xuan has no idea yet, he still has to do it step by step, and as long as the bronze can be used well, Teng She's needs will be met. The demand is completely gone.
"gravel!"
"charcoal!"
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In order to ensure a sufficient temperature, Song Xuan also added some charcoal into the crucible. At least in the early stage, it was easy to raise the temperature, and the crucible was still very thick.
After everything was prepared, Song Xuan began to formally refine it. To be honest, Song Xuan was a little nervous. After all, if it succeeded, it would have a great effect on Soaring Snake, and there were not many ores that could be used, even if the crucible was not used. Not big, this third of the ore can only be tried more than once.
Although whether it is successful or not, we will need to go to the mines of the Karasuba tribe later, but if it is confirmed to be feasible, at least we will not have to run back and forth. Of course, there may be conflicts with the Karasuba tribe by then, but fortunately, according to the prisoner, The place where the ore is located is not close to the Karasuba tribe, and I haven't had time to ask for specific information, but as long as it is not near Karasuba, it will be easier to steal or rob.
"ignition!"
Although the momentum was very strong, Song Xuan actually used a torch to light the straw in the stove. On top of the straw was charcoal and rosin. The amount of charcoal was too much. Mixing some rosin in the middle could ignite it quickly. .
Soon the fire in the furnace became louder. Feeling the high temperature inside the furnace, Song Xuan and Shitou also started to use blowers to blow air inside. After all, it was experimental and involved tribal secrets. Song Xuan did not dare to pretend to be someone else's. hand.
Although there are many people in the tribe who know about bronze, Song Xuan has never told anyone about the principle, let alone how to refine it. Although many people can guess it, even the stove was made by one person from stone. , and did not involve other people, but before success, even one's own people had to take some precautions.
After all, there are several forces in the tribe now. Although they are all members of Teng She, after experiencing Shui An's defection last time, Song Xuan can only keep a few more thoughts. Although everyone seems to have no problem, but really It was really hard to tell when there was a dangerous moment. After all, no one had ever been suspicious of Shui An before. They were very strict with those prisoners, and it was expected that a few of them would defect.
Although the possibility is getting smaller and smaller now, there is nothing wrong with keeping this kind of thing more closely.
song , there is definitely no problem melting it, but it won’t be that easy either.
Song Xuan did not dare to take it out for observation easily. He took it out after burning for more than half an hour and took a look. Although it was not completely melted, there were already signs of it. At least he could tell that it was definitely not an ordinary stone. This temperature alone won't have such an effect at all.
"Angel, can you do it?"
I worked like this for almost two hours, adding charcoal repeatedly in the middle. Fortunately, I was fully prepared and only used a corner after burning for such a long time.
"Take it out and look at it again!"
He carefully took out the crucible and saw that it was already in liquid form, but there was still a layer of gravel floating on the surface. It was obviously of lower density, but it was easier to clean. Song Xuan picked up the prepared small stone. The pottery spoon slowly scooped away the broken stones on the surface.
What's underneath is all red copper water.
"Angel, this..."
Seeing that the original stone had been burned into this state, Shitou looked at Song Xuan in disbelief, and Song Xuan nodded affirmatively:
"This is it!"
It's not like the stone hasn't been tested with ordinary stones. No matter what, it's still the same. At most, the color of the surface has changed slightly, and it may be easier to smash after burning. He has never seen any kind of stone that can be burned in the end. a pool of water.
"Where's the mold?"
The stone was a little dazed, so Song Xuan called him quickly. As the temperature dropped, the copper water would gradually solidify. All that needed to be done now was to pour it into the mold before cooling.
The mold made of stone is not two halves spliced together, but a whole with a gap left on it. Although it is more troublesome to make, all you need to do is pour the copper water in and let it cool naturally. , the two-half type, Song Xuan is still worried that there will be spillover. This is more convenient for the first time. If it succeeds later, you can slowly toss it.
Carefully pouring the copper water into the mold, there was a lot of it. Song Xuan asked Shitou to bring other styles. In addition to the axe, there was a hammer. These two were more convenient to make.
Song Xuan initially thought that after removing the impurities, there might not be much copper water left. Who knew that five molds would be filled in the end, considering that only ten stones were made in total.
You know, a total of only seven axes were used. They were just spearheads. Song Xuan did not move the remaining arrowheads for the time being. After all, the arrowheads seemed to be made of better materials. They could be used directly even without refining. Before success, , Song Xuan still wants to keep them, at least if they can use this kind of arrows, the combat effectiveness of Shi Yu and the others will also be improved a lot.
"Angel, can it succeed?"
Although it is now basically confirmed that it is definitely copper, Song Xuan is still not sure whether he can directly make bronze. After all, the proportion of bronze requires constant exploration to make. At this time, Teng She can only start from the number. Try your luck among the few ores.
If there is tin inside, it can make the copper less soft. If not, it would be a pity. After the physical examination, it may even be worse than not moving at all.
"Wait until they cool down!"
However, no one can know what is going on before it is completely cooled. The current copper water is still a liquid with a very high temperature, and it will take a lot of time to let it cool down naturally.
Although the result is still unclear, at least the whole process is not a big problem. After all, it is just about melting copper with a melting point that is not too high. The difficulty is not particularly great, even with a simple small stove. can solve it relatively easily.
Let Shitou stay here and watch, while Song Xuan went to take a look around the tribe.
This was something that couldn't be rushed. The copper water just now was at least several hundred degrees hotter. The two of them couldn't just stay here and stare at each other.
When Song Xuan came back yesterday, he only took a general glance and stayed in the house without going out. The specific progress is not very clear yet, so he just took the opportunity to go out and have a look and understand the situation.
A fence was also erected around the stove. Although it was not particularly high, it was not a big problem to block the situation inside.
After coming out, not far away was the kiln in the tribe. Since the kiln had been filled with wood before, and it was not very convenient to transport, Wu Yu did not attack Teng She when he surrounded him. After the battle, he The stone led people to clear out the wood inside. Although the kiln has not been reopened during this period, it can be burned at any time.
Although the tribe had accumulated a lot of pottery before, with the addition of so many people, most of it was emptied out at once, especially the pots and the like, which were not in large quantities before, and were not even enough.
Although so many prisoners were captured, they were still being hunted after all, so many people's pottery was simply lost. And the pottery pills standing around Teng She were not very complete according to stone standards, and even the insides were not even suitable. There were only a few of them, and they wouldn't have used them unless there was really not enough. Even so, after Song Xuan took a batch away to exchange with other tribes, in the end he could only barely get one bowl per person.
Of course, there must still be some in the tribe, but that is the surplus that everyone usually uses, and naturally it is impossible to use it on this group of prisoners.
If the refining is successful this time, the stone can be liberated a little later and a batch of pots and pans can be burned out.
Especially basins. Yuan Yu and the others can only issue one to each family until now. The pottery basins in the tribe are not just for washing. Washing is just one of its functions.
The same is true for pots. After all, we are our own, and the conditions cannot be too bad. We don't have to be like prisoners, who are only given one pot in each room. They can use it for washing or eating. Of course, this is because the conditions are limited now, and it will definitely be the same in the future. Send a few more.
Fortunately, the tribe is now very mature in making pottery. As long as the stone is given enough time, it will not be a problem to make pottery that is suitable for Teng Snake.
Construction of the new main house has also begun. It is not difficult to build a large house with Tengshe's current craftsmanship. After all, the main body is supported by thick wood, which is relatively strong, and the previous The house has also experienced the test of winter. Even if it is completely covered by heavy snow, it only makes a few "squeaking" sounds.
But after all, it is the most important house in the tribe, so it must be more attentive. Shi Ban also personally took action to ensure that there would be no problems with the placement of the wood.
The mortise and tenon structure between these woods has been determined after the felling. Although it was burned by fire, the stone slabs were also carefully chopped, and basically the connection is still very strong.
However, if bronze can be made, the carpentry work in the tribe will be much simpler in the future. Although burning with fire can achieve a certain effect, it is only the simplest. For example, grinding and cutting are not only slow, but also the effect is poor. Not particularly good.
Once you have bronze tools, it will be much easier to chop or peel. Not only will the things you make be better, but you will also save more time. If the tribe wants to chop down a tree, it will take at least half a day.
But if there is a serious axe, this time will be greatly shortened, let alone future manufacturing.
Although the craftsmanship in the tribe has improved a lot compared to when Song Xuan first came, the things he makes are often silly and thick. The finer things Song Xuan wants are basically impossible to make. With bronze tools, If so, I believe this will not be a problem. Of course, all this is based on the success of the experiment. If it fails, you will have to wait for a long time.
More than 100 acres of rice fields have been newly cultivated opposite the tribe. Although it is still some distance away from the hillside, if you go further east, it will be very close to the foot of the mountain. Once the terrain is high, water diversion will not be so convenient, and further east there are Blocked by the hillside, the light will be much less.
The water used in the tribe now mainly depends on the difference in terrain. If the location is too high, the water diversion port needs to be moved up a lot. If it is just maintained in its current state, the original water diversion port basically does not need to be moved. All you need to do is dig some ditches in the new rice fields to completely unblock them.
After all, it will be used next year, and digging trenches is really time-consuming. It is better to save a few acres of land here and put it to use as soon as possible.
The more than 100 acres of newly reclaimed rice fields were also cleared the fastest. At this time, there were sixty or seventy prisoners in the rice fields busy clearing tree roots. After working hard for more than ten days, more than half of them had been cleared. Those who come down believe there should be no problem before winter comes, and according to Shi Meng, there are nearly 1,560 people in this rice field at most.
After all, it can be connected with the previous rice fields, and everyone knows the priorities. Although the area in the south is relatively large, after all, they are all newly cultivated. Whether and how much can be used next year is still unknown.
However, although there are still some large wooden piles on it, the surface is already bare. After a fire, nothing can be left.
The big wooden piles can still only be burned using the most primitive method, burning them bit by bit. However, the tribe now has enough straw and some branches, so the progress is still quite objective.
Even though these tree roots still contain a lot of water, as long as the fire is strong enough, they can slowly burn into the ground.
Everyone also knows that it will definitely be much easier to wait until it is completely dry before burning it, but what the tribe lacks is this little time. If they don't clean it up as cleanly as possible at this time, they will have to wait until the heavy snow closes the mountain. It will be done after spring next year, and the snow has been soaked in water all winter. If you want to wait for it to dry, it will take a long time. The roots of the tree may have weathered a little by then, but not necessarily. There are very few now.
However, after so many days of busy work, those particularly conspicuous ones have been basically cleaned up. The next step is the real battle. Anyone who has experienced Teng She knows that those tree roots are not only thick or thin, but also There are many of them, and they are very troublesome to clean. Unlike thin tree roots, even if they are not cleaned, they will not have much impact on the planting.
Once it reaches the thickness of a finger, it is basically difficult to get around it when plowing. If these are not cleaned, it will be difficult to plant rice, and the rice field cannot be completely opened.
So what needs to be done next is to dig out the surface soil to expose these tree roots. It is difficult to solve them if they are buried in the soil. As long as they are exposed, they can be cleared away by cutting or burning.
The worst thing is to collect enough branches and leaves next year to cause another fire. Although it is a bit troublesome to collect these things, after all, Teng She is surrounded by mountains and forests, and there are a lot of them.
"Angel of God!"
Back in the tribe, Shihua is still taking Xueer to understand the different functions of each house in the tribe, especially some important places, such as warehouses and granaries, where even Teng Shen people are not allowed to have close contact without permission.
And Song Xuan also issued an order. If he is stubborn, he can even be arrested on the spot. If he is not a member of his tribe, he can even be killed on the spot. Moreover, everyone must supervise each other to ensure that each warehouse is safe enough.
Although Teng She doesn't have any rare treasures, the things stored in the warehouse and granary are related to everyone's stomach problems, and many of the things stored in it may not be very valuable to Teng Snake, but if they are placed in other tribes, pretty good.
This should be the reason why I value myself.
"Woo!"
Wangcai, who was playing with Uncle Lu, saw Song Xuan come back and immediately joined him. After being kicked out by Song Xuan last night, he could only stay in a small den outside for one night.
But it is actually the same in normal times. After all, Wangcai is now a wolf with a family. Unlike Song Xuan before, he naturally needs to sleep with the mother wolf at night. When the three wolves grew up, they were also driven out by Wangcai. .
Wangcai usually played in the house until Song Xuan fell asleep, then wandered around the tribe, and finally returned to the nest.
But now Song Xuan has someone to accompany him, and he no longer needs to continue to eat the dog food of prosperity.
Xueer was still a little scared after seeing Wangcai, but she also knew that this was a pet raised by the God Envoy, and it would not bite at all. Even a few children were very happy to play with him just now.
It seems that even the deer in the distance have a good relationship with the Soaring Snakes. It is completely different from his previous tribe. The wolf tribe also has a traditional hunting mode. The ones brought back are naturally dead. Fortunately, they are not dead. They will be killed on the spot when they come back.
These were still alive when they were brought back, not because the people of the wolf tribe were merciful, but because they wanted to eat fresher ones. Fresh ones would definitely taste much better than dried and smoked ones.
She has never seen Xue'er with such a harmonious relationship as Teng Snake. Naturally, she is not qualified to participate in the usual exchange meetings, so she does not know the situation of the Niu tribe. All tribes here should be Similar to the Wolf Tribe.
But Teng She not only raises various livestock here, but except for the group of wild boars, everyone seems to listen to Teng She's words. The wild boars really have no choice. After all, they have been hostile to Teng She and the others since they were captured. attitude, but after the wild boar leader escaped with his large army, the remaining sows and piglets were much gentler in temperament. , as long as you don’t enter the pig pen to provoke, there is no problem watching from the outside.
As for the cattle and sheep, many of them were brought here after the cattle tribe had domesticated them. They were not that resistant to people in the first place, and Teng She had been feeding them for a long time. When people came over, they usually thought they were feeding them again. It's too late.
Now there is almost no green grass outside. Except for the deer, who can forage freely, the other animals eat prepared hay. Song Xuan even asked Shi Yan to mix some straw in it. As far as he knew, the straw was also Can be used as food for cattle and sheep.
Although the taste may be a bit rough, the cattle and sheep have not picked it out after being mixed in it. Especially the few cows in the tribe, all of them are eating hard and are not picky at all. After all, sheep are not as good-mouthed as cows. Although I also eat the skin, I only eat the upper part, and the lower part may be too rough. I don’t know if it’s because I’m not used to it or I’m a picky eater.
There is so much straw in the tribe, and Song Xuan really doesn't want to waste it. If it can be used as feed for cattle and sheep, it will be very good, and the nutrition should not be too different. After all, it can grow so strong.
Although I don’t eat much, as long as I am willing to eat it, I will definitely not choose it if I am really hungry. At least I can use it as a backup food.
