Shen Shuli didn't know what her bestie was talking about, so she urged, "I can't guess, just tell me."
"Hey, I flew around the island several times these days. Guess what I found?"
Seeing her best friend acting mysterious, Shen Shuli thought she must have discovered something incredible.
She asked curiously: "What did you find?"
Mu Wanjun's eyes sparkled, and she stood up excitedly and said, "It's coal!"
Shen Shuli was deeply moved when she heard this!
She didn't expect there was a coal mine on this island!
She was originally worried that if she built a brick kiln, the temperature of burning firewood would be a bit low and not as high as the ignition point of coal.
Unfortunately, Shen Shuli did not encounter any coal mines along the way.
There were no merchants selling coal along the way.
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Otherwise she would definitely stock up on some.
It will be an extremely important resource for both kiln firing and iron smelting in the future!
I never expected it!
I just arrived on the island and made such an unexpected discovery!
"That's great! Have you told our father?" Shen Shuli asked excitedly.
"Of course!" Mu Wanjun said proudly, "I told Father Su the first thing I did after I found the coal mine."
"But we just landed on the island, mining is not the most important thing, and we can't spare any manpower for mining right now."
Shen Shuli nodded.
She knows this.
But with coal, the efficiency of firing bricks and tiles can be greatly improved.
"Don't worry, I will take care of the initial mining tasks. When we have time, take me to the mine. I will dig out the coal layer and get some for everyone to use first."
With Shen Shuli as a weapon, mining couldn't be easier.
Mu Wanjun nodded: "Tsk tsk tsk, it's a relief that you have space, otherwise I can't imagine what it would be like if we came to this deserted island with nothing."
"Yeah, it's not easy." Shen Shuli could also imagine such a tragic scene. "By the way, how is the situation on the mountain? Have they seen the crops I made? What's their reaction?"
"Don't worry, everyone thinks those grains are wild, and no one suspects it at all." Mu Wanjun's face was full of pride: "But you can't hide this trick from us."
Who would grow so much food in the wilderness? And where there are food, there are no weeds?
Fortunately, we planted wild grass around the grain, otherwise people would definitely suspect that there were other people on the mountain.
"It's good as long as I can fool you." Shen Shuli was satisfied and didn't need to worry about the details.
Shen Shuli quickly washed, changed into a comfortable top and pants, and walked out of the tent.
The sky was still grey and the rain kept falling.
There were many strong laborers on the shore transporting bricks, tiles and wood up the mountain.
The way up the mountain is not easy to walk on.
Su Yunhai led his men to clear all the trees and weeds along the mountain.
But the slopes in some places were very steep, making it difficult for people to walk, let alone transport supplies. So he led people to dig up the steep slopes, and those that could not be dug up were replaced by detours.
The soil on the mountain mixed with rainwater was very muddy, and the workload was not only heavy but also difficult.
It took nearly 1,600 people more than half a month to clear the road and pave cobblestones along the way.
Shen Shuli observed it for a while and found that the road was quite well-made and was two meters wide.
I didn't expect that the men in the team are so capable.
After dark.
Su Yunhai still didn't go down the mountain.
Chen Shuli and Mu Wanjun went back to the tent to rest.
The next morning.
Shen Shuli felt that after a night's sleep, her body was aching for the first time in a long time.
The noise of her getting up woke Mu Wanjun up.
Mu Wanjun rubbed her eyes and asked, "Why did you get up so early?"
"I woke up. It's too humid here. I felt pain all over my body when I woke up. Are you okay?" Shen Shuli asked.
Mu Wanjun was still lying in bed without feeling anything. She stood up and felt it for a while, then said, "A little bit. I've gotten used to it these past few days."
It has been raining outside, and no matter how moisture-proof the tent is, it cannot prevent the moisture from penetrating through every pore.
Shen Shuli drank a glass of spiritual spring water and handed one to Mu Wanjun.
Shen Shuli: "Drink it quickly, you are a doctor, ask everyone if they have similar situations later, don't let your body have problems for a long time."
Mu Wanjun: "Don't worry, I have been paying attention to everyone's health these days. I also took many women and children to the mountains to dig up a lot of herbs for them to make medicine, but the effect is definitely not as effective as your spiritual spring water."
Shen Shuli nodded: "I will give you a bucket of pure spiritual spring water later, you can add a little to the soup."
"Yeah, okay."
Shen Shuli came to the outside of her parents' tent and listened for any noise, but found that there was no sound from inside, so they probably hadn't gotten up yet.
Some people have already started working on the shore, continuing to carry building materials.
The women in the camp were already up and preparing breakfast.
Not long after, Shen Yuehua also walked out of the tent.
When she saw Shen Shuli, she walked towards her.
"Girl, why are you up so early?"
"I woke up after sleeping well. Could my father not have come back all night?" Shen Shuli asked.
"Well, your father lives in the mountains with a group of people, so they don't have to run back and forth and waste time." Shen Yuehua explained.
Hearing this, Shen Shuli couldn’t help but feel sorry for her father.
"Are the tents gone? Are they going to sleep in the rain?" Shen Shuli asked anxiously.
"I've never been to the mountain. Your second uncle Shen said that they built some straw huts on the mountain. We won't be exposed to the rain, but we will definitely suffer from the wind." Shen Yuehua was also worried about the men.
"Okay, I got it. I'll send them some supplies from the mountain later. Don't worry, mom." Shen Shuli comforted her mother.
Shen Yuehua nodded and asked, "What do you want to eat? Mother will make it for you."
"Don't bother, I'll just eat from the big pot."
Breakfast in the team is not easy.
Being close to the coast, the ingredients are all fresh seafood, and the food is not bad at all, so there is no need to cook a separate meal.
After finishing breakfast, Shen Shuli and her daughter went their separate ways.
Calling Mu Wanjun and Xiao Yuxuan, Shen Shuli and the other two secretly came to the location of the helicopter.
Xiao Yuxuan didn't expect that Shen Shuli even had a helicopter. His eyes turned red with envy and jealousy when he looked at Shen Shuli.
"You really have everything! Your brother is so jealous."
Shen Shuli couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth in satisfaction, and deliberately said to Xiao Yuxuan: "Be jealous, but you won't be jealous."
Mu Wanjun drove a helicopter and took the two of them directly to the coal vein she had discovered.
"See? There's a piece of black stone exposed underneath." Mu Wanjun pointed it out to the two of them.
The black spot is not very obvious, but it is still visible.
The coal mine is located to the north of the camp, not close to the camp at all, more than 500 kilometers away.
But it is relatively close to the center of the island, but it is still more than 200 kilometers away.
For a team of more than 2,000 people, this island was a deserted island without even a road.
You can imagine how difficult it is to travel two or three hundred kilometers to mine coal in this area.
"This is too far. We have limited manpower. If we want to come to such a distant place to dig coal for supply, our efficiency will be reduced a lot." Xiao Yuxuan said solemnly.
"Oh, yes, so I was half happy and half worried when I discovered this coal mine." Mu Wanjun sighed.
"Let's find a place to stop. I'm going to move the ore." Shen Shuli said.
"Okay." Mu Wanjun operated the helicopter to land.
"You two go back. I think it will take me a few days to dig. You can just come pick me up in five days." Shen Shuli said.
"Can you do this alone? I want to see your magical abilities."
Xiao Yuxuan was very curious. If he didn't see it for himself, he would be itching to try it out.
"Then you guys just stay here and watch for a while. I'll go get busy first."
Shen Shuli collected the thorny trees along the way into the space to clear the route, and soon arrived in front of the exposed coal mine.
Xiao Yuxuan was stunned as he watched large tracts of vegetation disappear.
What a powerful skill!
With this skill, the construction of the island will definitely be accelerated.
But this is related to Shen Shuli's secret and personal safety. If it is directly exposed to the public, there will definitely be countless hidden dangers.
"Alas, it's useless to have the treasure but not be able to use it." Xiao Yuxuan sighed.
Mu Wanjun: "Yes, thanks to A-Li's cheating, otherwise we would have suffered more."
Shen Shuli has already started using space for mining.
As coal resources were absorbed by the space, the space that had just been upgraded had another upgraded response.
Shen Shuli has figured out the rules for space upgrades.
As long as the space absorbs a new resource, it will be upgraded.
There are countless resources in the world, and I wonder if the space can continue to upgrade?
Directly evolved into a complete planet.
While Shen Shuli was mining, she couldn't help but fantasize.
The resources of this coal mine are extremely rich.
Shen Shuli dug for a long time but couldn't reach the bottom.
Shen Shuli didn't dare to keep digging downwards, fearing that she would dig through the surface of the island, bringing seawater into the island and flooding it, and then start spreading coal mining in all directions.
On the second day of digging, the space was upgraded again to level seven.
Mu Wanjun and Xiao Yuxuan have already left.
When Shen Shuli thought of them, she found that they had left without knowing when.
After releasing Batian, Junlin and Yuluo to protect herself, Shen Shuli ate something and began to catch up on her sleep.
Shen Shuli stopped without digging too much and planted seeds of various vegetation to restore the ecological environment.
After all, the resources on this island are limited, and Shen Shuli does not intend to take all the resources into her own space, thus cutting off the future development of the island.
The resources she dug were enough to support the island's development and construction for several years.
Mu Wanjun was worried that her best friend would be bored alone, so she came to pick up Shen Shuli a day in advance.
Shen Shuli didn't expect that she would come to pick her up early, so she left with her.
"Why didn't Brother Xuan come?" Shen Shuli asked.
Mu Wanjun smiled and said, "After he returned, he led the fleet to Lihai."
"He said there are too few people on our island, so he plans to go out and buy a group of more people to come back and work."
Shen Shuli felt warm in her heart when she heard this.
She knew that everyone was contributing to the development of the island in their own way.
"He is too anxious. He should have taken me with him, otherwise the forces of Lihai would definitely target No. 8." Shen Shuli said worriedly.
Mu Wanjun explained: "Don't worry, he had people clean up the words on the big ship, and he also brought a medium-sized ship as a cover, so he won't let the big ship get close to the Lihai Wharf."
"That's a good idea." Shen Shuli continued, "Put me near the base, and I'll put some coal nearby, and pretend it's a small open-pit coal mine nearby."
"good."
Mu Wanjun came to a slightly desolate hill and stopped.
Shen Shuli waved her hand, and the mixed coal stored in the space submerged the hill.
In order to avoid being noticed, a layer of soil was sprinkled on the coal and some wild grass was planted to cover it.
"Let's go find our father and ask him to send someone to bring coal here."
After finishing it, Shen Shuli clapped her hands and shuttled through the jungle with Mu Wanjun to the base to call for help.
This is Shen Shuli's second time coming to the basin.
The basin has changed a lot at this time.
Half of the smaller flat land in the basin has a foundation already laid.
A large brick factory and two rows of warehouses with equally large areas have been built.
The brick factory has reached the trial stage, and some people are using low fire to slowly bake the brick kiln to speed up the removal of moisture from inside the kiln.
The roof over the warehouse isn't finished yet.
The main reason is that the interior of the warehouse is ten meters in total, the roof is very high, and it is not easy to put the wooden beams up.
Fortunately, there are quite a few guards in the team who have inner strength, which reduces a lot of pressure.
It is expected to be completed in another three to five days.
There are still a lot of blue bricks left, and some people are building houses on the other side of the open space.
Brick factories and residential houses must be built separately, otherwise it will affect people's rest.
Fortunately, the open space is large enough so that the two ends will not affect each other.
Mu Wanjun has already gone to find Su Yunhai to tell him the good news.
Shen Shuli came to the other side of the river alone to check the status of the crops she had planted.
These grains were nourished by the spiritual spring water, and in less than a month, they had reached the ear-bearing period.
However, due to the influence of the weather, plants are unable to photosynthesize, and the size of the ears of wheat, rice, beans, etc. is not ideal.
Many crops have turned yellow, moldy, rotten, and infested with insects.
I think the people are helpless and powerless in the face of such a situation.
After all, the crops have not yet grown, so it is impossible to harvest them early.
Fortunately, the sweet potatoes, potatoes and taro have grown big enough to be unearthed.
If left alone, the food will soon rot and go to waste.
There were many old people, women and children wearing straw raincoats and digging in the mud barefoot.
Even Shen Shuli's grandparents were working in the fields.
Shen Shuli pursed her lips tightly and left the crowd silently.
She took advantage of the rain to cover up the situation and secretly used diluted spiritual spring water to water the wheat and other crops.
This time I think the food will last long enough to grow into full ears of wheat.
It can also allow spoiled food to heal itself.
As for the sweet potatoes and potatoes that were dug up by the people in advance, if they could wait another month, the output could at least double.
But these people didn't know that at this moment they just wanted to collect the grain as soon as possible to prevent it from being soaked by the rain and rotting.
Wandered around.
Shen Shuli finally irrigated nearly 7,000 acres of crops with spiritual spring water.
It's already dark.
Shen Shuli came to the warehouse and finally met Su Yunhai.
Su Yunhai hasn't had a good rest since he came to the island.
It's almost like racing against time, working overtime day and night.
He didn't lose much weight during the journey of fleeing famine and exile, but after arriving on the island, he quickly lost more than 20 pounds.
It's the kind of weight loss that can be noticed at a glance.
Shen Shuli looked at her father standing in front of the brick kiln baking clothes, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"Dad." Shen Shuli called softly.
Su Yunhai was talking to everyone about the coal mine and was planning to assign some people to transport the coal back so that they could try to make the first batch of blue bricks.
He vaguely heard his daughter's voice, which suddenly stopped, and he immediately turned around to look for his daughter.
When he saw his daughter standing in the rain, all wet, he immediately ran over anxiously.
"Ari, why are you soaked? Stop standing in the rain. Dad will take you to the warehouse to change clothes."
The roof beams of a row of warehouses have been built. In order to prevent extreme cold weather disasters, floor heating has been installed on the upper and lower floors of all warehouses.
The warehouse had just been built and needed to be dehumidified, but it had been raining outside and the moisture in the house could not be discharged at all, so they burned the floor heating to heat the house, and the indoor temperature was very high.
"Okay." Shen Shuli smiled and nodded in response.
Su Yunhai brought Shen Shuli to an empty warehouse.
"Hurry up and change your clothes. Dad will wait outside."
Shen Shuli casually took a set of tops and pants from the space and changed into them, and also got a set of clothes for her father.
The doors and windows of the warehouse are all empty and need to be guarded to prevent being peeped.
Shen Shuli walked out and called out, "Dad, go in and change your clothes too."
"Okay." Su Yunhai did not refuse and changed his clothes immediately.
"Dad, have all the people living down the mountain been moved up?" Shen Shuli asked.
"Well, everyone has been living in a humid environment for more than a month, and their bodies can't bear it. Fortunately, the materials have been transported to the mountain. We only need to leave a few people at the foot of the mountain to prevent anyone from breaking into the island."
Su Yunhai said while scratching his hair: "I have too much hair. I really want to cut it all off."
"Just cut it, it's more convenient, and grandpa and grandma won't say anything anyway." Shen Shuli said.
Her hair was indeed too inconvenient. She had had neat, neck-length hair ever since she joined the army.
But after coming here, it takes a lot of time to style my hair every day, which is really tiring.
Her hairstyle has always been simple, either a low ponytail or a high ponytail.
She rarely wore her hair in a bun, which was popular at that time.
Su Yunhai's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Come, girl, come and cut Daddy's hair yourself."
Upon hearing this, Shen Shuli did not refuse. She took out a pair of scissors from the space and cut her father's hair short.
In order to keep it as a souvenir, Shen Shuli put her father's long hair into the space and stored it away.
According to my dad's face shape, I gave him a suitable and handsome hairstyle.
"Much more comfortable." Su Yunhai instantly felt as if his head had become dozens of pounds lighter.
"I'm going to find a place to wash my hair. My head is itchy after being soaked in the rain all day." Su Yunhai said with a relaxed look.
"I'll get you a bag of shampoo." Shen Shuli took out a bag of shampoo and handed it to her dad.
"Okay, just rest here and don't go down the mountain. Your mother and the others will move everything up tomorrow." Su Yunhai instructed.
"Okay, I understand." Shen Shuli nodded, took out a new tent from the space and started to set it up.
Not long.
Mu Wanjun also came. Su Yunhai specially called her to accompany Chen Shuli.
The two of them quickly set up the tent and started chatting and resting in the tent.
Early in the morning.
There are obviously more people on the foundation.
Most of the women, children and the elderly were moved up from the foot of the mountain.
Everyone was busy packing up and moving things into the warehouse.
There are only thirty warehouses in this row of warehouses, each of which is 50 square meters.
After all, the number of rooms is limited, so they can only be temporarily allocated according to gender and age to the twenty rooms farthest from the brick kiln.
The ten rooms left aside must be used to store grain.
There is also a site for processing blue bricks, and a carpentry workshop specifically for making doors and windows.
Twenty warehouses simply cannot accommodate more than two thousand people.
Young and middle-aged people still need to set up tents for the transition.
The workers opposite are working overtime to put up the roof beams and lay the tiles. They will be finished in two days.
A batch of blue bricks takes at least twenty days to burn, so the brick kiln is built on a large scale.
One hundred thousand green bricks can be fired at one time.
It sounds like a large number, but there are quite a few people building houses every day, and this amount may not last until the next batch of bricks comes out.
Moreover, this was the first attempt at making bricks, and everyone was worried every day about accidents that might lead to burning.
The people who instructed everyone to build brick kilns and burn bricks were ordinary workers from Taohua Village and Shan'ao Village who had originally worked in brick kilns.
They all built them based on the descriptions they saw in the brick kilns, and then improved them based on the knowledge and theories in the minds of modern people such as Su Yunhai.
You can say that.
Among these more than 2,000 people, no one was fully familiar with how to build a brick kiln, and they were all crossing the river by feeling the stones.
The brick kiln has been closed. After a few people were left to take turns to guard the fire, most people were evacuated to continue building iron smelting sites, porcelain kilns and other kilns needed for daily life.
We still live in a communal environment, and pots, pans, chopsticks, etc. are all shared.
After the house is built, everyone will live separately and these daily necessities will be provided.
Although these things can be bought in the Li Sea, a boatload of them would be enough for them to use for a lifetime.
But people on the island have to find a way to make a living, right?
When you go out on a ship to do business in the future, you will have something to trade with others.
The main thing is that the cost of a boat trip is too high. You can't make a trip just to transport these cheap items, right?
Besides, they don't have much time left.
The rainy season will end in at most a month.
When the cold season comes, the island will be covered with ice and snow.
Although the sea surface will not freeze, we still have to take the worst case scenario into account.
Before the cold season arrives, the large ship can only make two trips at most, and it is necessary to buy more important supplies as much as possible.
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Capital city.
After the third prince Xiao Yuqi ascended the throne, he immediately carried out a bloodbath in the court.
With lightning speed, he exiled, beheaded, or dismissed all the officials who opposed him for all kinds of ridiculous reasons.
The atmosphere in the capital was already precarious because of the invasion by the northern barbarians.
This major reshuffle in the officialdom made the atmosphere in the capital extremely tense.
Cheng Zongyi finally managed to sneak into the capital.
I found that the sky in Dayong had changed.
Even his good friend Zhou Bowei and the Gu family fled the capital early.
Only then did he realize that there was no place for him in the capital anymore.
He could only hastily flee south with more than a thousand elite soldiers.
However, the northern barbarian leader Bogda could not accept the current situation.
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