I slept until noon, and in the afternoon, without fail, I took the kids to the forest for training.
Su Tang also went to check on the progress of papermaking. It wasn't until dinner in the evening that she talked to Hu Shen about mining magnetite.
"Magnetite? Is it a stone similar to the one used by the Bamboo Bear Tribe to make weapons?" Upon hearing this, Hu Shen felt a little eager to try it out.
He had seen the ironware on the farm, the dagger that Ah Tang always carried, and even the pots and knives in the kitchen, all made of that kind of stone.
This stone is much harder than ordinary stone. If it could be mined in large quantities, it would be absolutely beneficial to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
“Yes,” Su Tang nodded, “but I want to use it to make something else.”
Su Tang organized his thoughts and told Hu Shen about his ideas for steelmaking and railway construction.
Hu Shen looked somewhat surprised. He could roughly understand steelmaking, which was like making ironware by shaping magnetite into different forms. However, from what Su Tang said, it seemed to be more complicated and difficult than that.
But the railway was not something he was familiar with.
"You mean, from Beast Mountain to the farm, a road made of this stone could be paved? Orcs could just sit on it and get to the farm, several times faster?"
Hu Shen summarized the information he had extracted from Su Tang's words with some disbelief.
Does such a magical thing exist in the world?
The reason why there are so many impoverished tribes on the main road is that countless tribes are separated by thousands of miles, some even thousands or tens of thousands of miles apart.
These tribes have difficulty communicating with the outside world; even exchanging goods with larger tribes can take ten days to half a month.
Hu Shen couldn't imagine how much benefit the orcs would gain if the "railway" that A Tang mentioned were actually built.
They are no longer limited by distance and can travel between various tribes to transport and exchange the supplies they need. Most importantly, they will not waste countless days and nights on the road.
"Yes." Su Tang nodded seriously.
This is only her conservative estimate.
Even so, it already surprised and delighted Hu Shen.
"Ah Tang, if you can really build the railway you mentioned, I will send half of the beastmen from Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain to serve Su Shiwei," Hu Shen said boldly.
"no."
"Too little? Then I..."
"It's not that there are too few, it's that there are too many. A small part of the Beast Mountain is made up of females, cubs, and elderly beastmen. The rest of the beastmen also need to make a living. How can they all go to build railways?"
Seeing Hu Shen's impatient look, Su Tang was both amused and exasperated.
Why is this guy even more anxious than her?
“If you agree, I will talk to my brother and ask him to use the fewest manpower possible to minimize the impact on the normal life of the Beast Mountain. If things don’t go smoothly, it may take several years, more than ten years or even longer to complete. The Beast Mountain cannot be dragged down because of this.”
Su Tang said in a serious tone.
The original intention of building the railway was to improve the lives of the orcs in Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, but we must not put the cart before the horse.
After listening to Su Tang's words, Hu Shen also felt that they made a lot of sense.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
He felt that he might not be able to build the railway well under his own leadership, and that he would have to properly train his children in the future. After he left the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, he would let his children continue the work.
This kind of work that benefits the orcs cannot stop, even if he is not in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
Thinking this way, Hu Shen became increasingly satisfied with his decision.
It's definitely better to leave things to others; otherwise, what's the point of raising kids?
The next day.
Hu Shen then began preparations for mining magnetite.
Faced with these things he knew nothing about, Hu Shen even humbly asked Su Shiwei for advice and took the initiative to learn.
Therefore, Su Shiwei specifically asked him, "I will help with everything from mining magnetite to building railways. As the Beast King, you don't need to do these trivial matters yourself. Why do you need to spend your energy to understand these things?"
Hu Shen, however, spoke with righteous indignation, “As the Beast King, I cannot be ignorant of what my beast people are working so hard for every day.”
Seeing Hu Shen so humbly seeking advice, Su Shiwei smiled with satisfaction.
Tangtang's judgment is indeed excellent. Despite holding a high position, she is not ashamed to ask questions. Based on Hu Shen's character, Tangtang believes that Hu Shen will surely achieve great things in the future.
As his elder brother, how could he not support him?
Therefore, every time Su Shiwei proposed a task, he would explain the process and its purpose to Hu Shen in detail.
At first, Hu Shen only understood a little bit of what he heard. He didn't understand any of the terms he had never heard before, such as carbon-iron alloy, solid fuel, and high-temperature dry distillation.
However, the orcs had an exceptionally strong learning ability, and he quickly grasped the meaning of what Su Shiwei had said, memorizing it in his own words.
After some study, Hu Shen gained a general understanding of the difficulties of building railways.
After the initial plan was formulated, it was time to start recruiting orcs to work.
Su Shiwei initially thought that labor was the biggest obstacle to building the railway. After all, the orcs in this world were still struggling to fill their stomachs, and they would certainly not be willing to stop hunting and do other things.
Who knows?
The next day, Hu Shen brought him two hundred orcs.
Su Shiwei asked the young couple in shock, "Why did you bring so many beastmen? Are all these beastmen willing to come and work? Did you force them to come?"
“They all volunteered,” Hu Shen said with a hint of pride. “It was Atang’s idea.”
"Originally, I planned to send a thousand orcs, but A-Tang disagreed, saying that only two hundred were needed. The orcs of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain were eager to come, and now there are still many orcs in Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain waiting for the next expansion of manpower."
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