Chapter 792 Two Letters from the South
Seeing that Luo Chong actually used paper to make photos, the two were surprised. If this really worked, the cost of taking photos would definitely drop significantly. However, looking at the slightly yellowed paper in front of them, they also knew that this paper must have been processed by Luo Chong in a special way. They just didn't know if this special treatment was expensive. If it was also cheap, then photography could really be popularized among the people.
"Chief, how did you make this photo paper? Did you paint it with something?" Qubing took a piece of photo paper and put it in front of his nose to smell it. There was actually a light salty smell. Looking at the yellow color, could it be that the chief had soaked it in urine?
But of course he didn't dare to ask this guess, otherwise, even if he had a good relationship with the chief, the chief would beat him to death himself. Well, he definitely couldn't ask this question.
Luo Chong didn't see his little thoughts, but he didn't tell them directly. He had to pretend for a while longer to create a sense of mystery.
"I won't tell you this yet. Let's try to see if it works. If it does, I'll reveal the formula to you. If it fails, wouldn't it be embarrassing for you to know?" Luo Chong raised his head proudly.
Ao Fei and Qu Bing laughed foolishly for a while, and then began to make negatives and photographic paper according to the method Luo Chong said.
At this time, the guards outside brought Luo Chong two letters sent by flying eagles.
Luo Chong asked while opening the letters, "Where are they sent from?"
"To the leader, one is from Lin, the governor of Takuhai County, and the other is from You, the commander of our Jinwu Guard." The guard replied in a low voice.
"Oh? Let me see." Luo Chong agreed and opened the letter from You Zhi first. Generally, this kid would not easily send a letter to Luo Chong. If he did, it must be that the Jinwu Guard had collected some important information, so Luo Chong also attached great importance to You Zhi's letter.
But after opening the letter and scanning it, Luo Chong couldn't help but sneer. The letter was about the intelligence that the new "Elder Jin" of the Xin tribe had passed on to them. It said that the Xin tribe was actively preparing a plan to defend the Han tribe, and they had prepared ambush points in various places, as well as various plans to send elite troops to destroy the logistics of the Han tribe. There was even a defense map attached. This intelligence was really conscientious, and it really showed the intentions of those Jinwuwei intelligence personnel.
But Luo Chong sneered at this plan. The plan was good, but it was useless. It was already the end of October, and the windy and rainy seasons at sea had long passed. The Han tribe was just waiting for the new recruits to be trained and ready to send troops to Zhudao at any time. Their idea was good, but unfortunately he would not give them time.
Luo Chong immediately returned to the study with his personal guards, and then wrote a reply letter to You Zhi, telling him only one way, that is to delay, try to slow down the progress of the Xin tribe's deployment, and he would send troops soon.
Seeing Luo Chong personally stamped the seal, the personal guards immediately sent the letter.
Then Luo Chong found another guard and asked him to copy the contents of You Zhi's letter. He forwarded the original to Xue Tu and Shu Da, and wrote the words "be careful and cautious" on it in red pen. He didn't care about the rest.
Then Luo Chong opened Da Shu's letter. There was nothing special in this letter. It just reported the progress of the cooperation terms with the Tang tribe. Then he used the power to mobilize troops given to him by Luo Chong to conquer several independent clans and tribes recently, but no battle was fought.
The independent clans and tribes around Takuhai County and Tang Tribe have also had many exchanges with Takuhai County in the past year. Knowing the strength of the Han Tribe, they didn't take it seriously before because the Han Tribe didn't take the initiative to ask for submission. Now the Han Tribe has sent people to issue an ultimatum. If you don't submit, I will send troops to fight you.
When those tribes saw this, they had no choice but to surrender. Besides, many of them envied the life of the Han tribe, but they had a grudge against the Tang tribe, and the Han tribe was so close to the Tang tribe, so they couldn't stand it.
But now, under the threat of force and the persuasion of the Han tribe, they used to fight for those pitiful resources, but now they can live a good life as long as they follow the Han tribe. What grudges do you have? Isn't it better to let your descendants live a good life?
In the end, the patriarchs of the independent clans and tribes, under the dual pressure of force and persuasion, all obediently joined the Han tribe and were willing to accept the rule of the household registration system.
Only two tribes chose to resist stubbornly, but when Dashu really brought two or three thousand guards to their doorsteps, the two tribes compared the equipment and number differences between the two sides, and surrendered before the Han tribe attacked. In view of the good attitude of the other party's voluntary surrender, Dashu did not embarrass them, and all of them were incorporated into Takumi County with the same treatment as other clans and tribes.
With this wave of operations alone, Takumi County added more than 20,000 people in two months. Together with the previous population, the total population of a county suddenly approached the 50,000 mark, and this did not count the more than 10,000 troops stationed not far away.
Dashu wrote this time to report the situation and to ask Luo Chong for people and materials. With so many new people, he needed a large number of grassroots officials to manage them, and also needed various basic materials, such as cloth, farm tools, iron pots and kitchen knives. In short, he wanted everything.
Luo Chong naturally agreed to all of them. He conquered more than 20,000 people without spending a single soldier, so nothing was too much. So he immediately mobilized a large number of materials to be shipped to Takuhai County. At the same time, Luo Chong also provided a group of support in terms of officials. He sent a large number of liberal arts graduates who were familiar with Han laws to Takuhai County, and appointed Sang Qiu, the former patriarch of the Sang clan, to lead the team. Luo Chong directly appointed her as the county magistrate of Jinguan County under Takuhai County, and let her take office immediately with a group of minions.
The requirements on the tree side were not high. The so-called officials, if they could communicate fluently in Chinese, could be minor officials. If they could read and write Chinese characters skillfully and had certain management experience, they could be officials. In this era of rapid expansion with scarce talents, being an official was so simple. Even when some grassroots officials did not understand how to sentence the people for making mistakes, they basically took out the textbook of "Han Law" and flipped through it. There was no other way. Most of the law students were baldheaded. They really couldn't remember so many clauses.
After Luo Chong finished his official business and issued a series of orders for the transfer of materials and personnel, Qubing had already produced a lot of negatives and photographic paper. More than 40 micro-negatives were made, and more than 100 photographic papers were made. Now almost half of them were dried.
Luo Chong took advantage of the evening before it got dark and proposed to experiment immediately. Qubing and Ao Fei were naturally very excited. This was a portable small camera that could be carried around, and of course they would not continue to stay in one place to take pictures.
Tang Yao just came back from the medical school. When she heard that Luo Chong and his friends were going to take photos again, and that they were going to go out to take photos, she insisted on going with them. Luo Chong did not refuse and agreed to take her with him.
Because the place was not far away, Luo Chong simply rode his bicycle with Tang Yao. Ao Fei and Qu Bing followed behind on Luo Chong's men's bicycle. The four of them first went to the government office building in Hanyang City and took a panoramic photo of the building in the open space in front of the building.
This time, Luo Chong personally operated the photo. First, he opened the lens, aimed at the target from the viewfinder on the top of the camera, then closed the plug-in shutter, pushed the frosted glass of the viewfinder inward, and with a click, it replaced a processed glass film. Then he pulled out the copper light shielding plate on the film, and then pulled out the plug-in shutter to expose it. After counting four breaths, he immediately plugged the shutter in, and then plugged the light shielding plate of the film in, and then pulled out the entire film box.
"Take it. After we finish taking the photos, we can go back and develop them together." Luo Chong handed the sealed pocket film to Qubing and said.
"Chief, are you ready now?" Qubing asked, holding the film in his hand that was not even as big as an egg. He suddenly felt a little unreal. What was it like when they took photos three days ago? Now, they were so relaxed and comfortable taking a photo. The contrast was too big.
"Of course it's ready. What else do you think? Don't waste time. Go and ask the Rat Wizard to come out. I want to take a photo of him in front of this sundial. This is an astronomer who has made great contributions to our Han tribe. I don't know how many years he can live. While he is still alive, take a few photos." Luo Chong said solemnly.
Day 10,000 Completed
(End of this chapter)
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