Chapter 269 Zhou Chongshan’s Heart Knot
Zhou Chongshan is good in every way except that he is prone to worrying 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 primitive tribe that fled and could be destroyed at any time to the current village group of several hundred people with no worries about food and drink, it is no exaggeration to say that the changes here are earth-shaking.
This is like the panic and anxiety a person feels after suddenly becoming rich.
It is only natural to lose your way while enduring a huge impact.
Putting this aside, from a positioning perspective, Zhou Chongshan is a military general who needs to demonstrate his value through fighting.
Without fighting, his value cannot be realized.
Under this premise, the tribe taken over by Zhou Xu directly embarked on a path of focusing on development. After reclaiming the land, they became more active in farming.
Although battles did occur during this period, the frequency was not high. After finally facing the Barbarian Stone Tribe, they were unable to defeat the Barbarians on their own and needed the support and cover of the leader to defeat them.
The faster and better they developed, the more anxious he became.
When he was not fighting, he had nothing else to do except training his troops and himself, which unknowingly caused him psychological pressure.
If this continues, big problems are bound to arise.
Looking at Zhou Chongshan who took the sword and seemed to have untied the knot in his heart and became more cheerful, Zhou Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
【Luckily I discovered it early. 】
In this situation, the best way right now is to give affirmation!
And the reward itself is a kind of affirmation.
If you think about it carefully, Zhou Chongshan's anxiety was indeed due to his own negligence.
He found that Zhou Chongshan was indeed the one facing the most serious problem among all his subordinates.
Take Shi Lei and Li Ce, who are also generals, for example. They are all the type who can lead troops and command battles, so while Zhou Xu trains the troops and maintains his own training on weekdays, he also arranges daily military affairs for them to handle.
Under this premise, Zhou Chongshan is different from them. He is the only pure general. He doesn't have to take care of military affairs, there are no battles to fight, and he can't find his own value, which is why he is like this now.
Fortunately, Zhou Xu discovered it in time.
First calm them down with rewards, and then find an opportunity to slowly enlighten them.
In the following days, Zhou Xu's mantra power was restored, so he went to practice the mantra and helped the logging team clear the trees.
When Zhenyan's power was almost exhausted and he needed to rest, he shifted his focus to the construction of the new village. Since there was nothing to do here, he would take the soldiers led by Zhou Chongshan to wander around the mountains to see if there were any new discoveries.
By the way, if they encounter any wild beasts in the mountains, they will hunt them to prevent them from posing a threat to the new village in the future.
【Eye of Insight! 】
As soon as the truth came out, Zhou Xu's vision suddenly broadened.
With his greatly enhanced insight, he soon made a discovery.
Taking a few steps forward, Zhou Xu bent down and picked up a stone.
This stone is black and gray in color. Judging from the color alone, it can be said to be very low-key and very similar to ordinary stones. It is even less conspicuous in the relatively dim light in the mountains and forests.
But when Zhou Xu held it in his hand, he could clearly feel that the texture of this stone was very different from that of ordinary stones.
This is a piece of ore! "Chongshan, this area should be the area where the red ore was discovered, right?"
"Yes."
As he spoke, Zhou Chongshan looked around and then pointed in a direction.
"The original Red Stone Tribe's camp was over there."
[In other words, this is near the iron ore vein...]
As the thought flashed through his mind, Zhou Xu's gaze 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 and 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 of it as "iron ore".
Zhou Xu, who didn't know much about ores at that time, didn't know that those red ores were actually hematite with a very high iron content.
And iron ore is not just one color of ore. The colors of iron ore can be reddish brown, iron black, steel gray, etc.
While muttering to himself, Zhou Xu directly handed the black ore to Zhou Chongshan.
"Chongshan, take this ore back and tell the people who are in charge of picking up ore nearby to be careful not to pick up only the red ore."
At this moment, since the basic camp of the new village has not been built yet, the mineral veins here have naturally not been developed yet.
After destroying the Manshi tribe and occupying the mountain, although Zhou Xu believed that his strength had been extremely powerful in the primitive era, he had not yet reached the point of becoming arrogant.
Directly mining at this critical moment? What's the difference between that and just after the war, after expanding the territory, and before the infrastructure on the border is completed, they are eager to open up fields and cultivate land under the noses of the enemy? This is too rash. According to Zhou Xu's temperament, it is obviously impossible for him to do such a thing.
After the order was passed back, the workload of those responsible for picking up the ore undoubtedly increased.
After all, red ore is conspicuous and easy to find, but other ores are not so easy to find.
However, after a period of time, a certain amount was accumulated and sent back to Black Moon Village over mountains and across rivers for smelting.
Later, news came from Black Moon Village, confirming that the black-gray ores were indeed iron ores! According to Zhou Dachui, the amount of iron produced by these black-gray ores seemed to be less than that of red ores.
But Zhou Xu didn't despise it. No matter how much it produced, he would pick up everything he could. Before this vein was officially mined, these were all precious resources!
Just like that, another period of time passed. After spending the hottest period of midsummer in the mountains, the temperature is now beginning to slowly drop.
During this period of time, large areas of rocks and trees in the new village area have been cleared away by them, and the processed stones and wood have been piled into small 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 completely completed. The old site was renamed "Huangshan 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 mantra in his body had been fully restored, he ordered someone to call Zhou Chongshan over.
"Chongshan, it's been a while since I promised to bless you. What do you think? Which blessing do you want?"
(End of this chapter)
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