Martial: I Started The Technological Revolution In Ancient Times

Stupid Zhang's merchant group set up camp on the road.    

He took off the wine jug and took a sip of strong liquor.    

He wiped his mouth and said to his side, "Go to the village and inform the old man to send the stuff over so we can enter the village."    

"Yes, Second Master."    

The subordinate hurriedly agreed, but he could not help but ask, "Second Master, why do we always come to this desolate place? The surroundings were also filled with miasma. Without their medicine, we would not be able to enter. They don't have many things. Every time they come here, they have to pay some compensation..."    

"What do you know?"    

Stupid Zhang glared at him.    

He found that his men were all confused.    

He sighed and said, "It's not as complicated as you think. What do you think is the most important thing to be a person?"    

"This... money?"    

"Pui! You only acknowledge money, but it's not wrong. Money is a good thing. When I have no money, I am Stupid Zhang. After I have money, I am Master Second Zhang! But that's not entirely right. First of all, how do you have money? Your Second Master can be considered to have traveled all over the world and established this foundation. What do you think Second Master relies on?"    

"It's naturally Second Master's justice that surpasses the clouds!"    

"Bullshit!"    

Stupid Zhang rolled his eyes and said, "Leave those flattering words to others. I am your Second Master. To travel the Pugilistic World, he relied on this pair of poisonous eyes! Is a person good or bad, capable or disabled? If I use this pair of eyes, I will be able to tell that it is no less than seventy to eighty percent! It was all because of this that Second Master was able to have such a lovely wife. What right did Second Master have to own such a huge family business? Just because I don't know a few words, I can have you lackeys to help me earn money? Hehe, as for that village, don't look down on it. Every time I come here, I will remind you again and again, don't offend the people inside. Because... that village is not ordinary! If one day, your Second Master is in trouble and has an enemy. Or if he is taken away, can you hope that you can save him? Let me tell you, when the time comes, you will really be able to help me get me out. The only thing that can save my life is this village! So, no matter how tight the time is, as long as I personally go to the business... What is this called? According to the latest trend in Gold Hidden Pavilion, this is called investment!"    

" Second Master has great foresight! "    

Another group of people flattered him.    

Although Stupid Zhang still scolded him, his expression clearly showed that he enjoyed it and was very happy.    

To put it bluntly, everyone liked to flatter and give gifts. It was just that some people could bear it, and some people could not bear it.    

Very quickly, his subordinates ran back and forth.    

After a few bottles of medicine, the people from the merchant group drank it all.    

Then, he strode into the fog and arrived in front of the village.    

The village chief was already waiting there. The old man looked exactly the same as when they first met ten years ago.    

Stupid Zhang even had a strange feeling that one day, he would die of old age. This old man, who seemed to have already stepped into the Underworld, wouldn't die either.    

He smiled bitterly.    

He walked out of the crowd and said while cupping his hands." Aiyaya, old man, long time no see!"    

The village chief also laughed, appearing extremely enthusiastic.    

"If you don't come soon, I'm afraid you'll never see this old man again."    

"Aiya, that's what you said ten years ago."    

The two of them were more like old friends.    

After exchanging a few words, the caravan slowly entered the village.    

However, just as they entered, Stupid Zhang realized that there was a huge change here.    

At the entrance of the village, there were many stones piled up there. They were very tall, like a few small hills.    

After entering the village, he even saw a few blast furnaces neatly arranged in the middle of the village. Roughly looking, there were at least six of them.    

And beside these blast furnaces, there were two sets of exceptionally crude forging tools.    

There were villagers knocking and knocking there.    

Stupid Zhang was a little dumbfounded.    

At the same time, the corners of his eyes twitched violently.    

"Chief, what... is going on?"    

"Hehe."    

The old village chief laughed and said, "This old man has been waiting for you all to come over, so that you can take a look at these. Normally, when you come here, you will give us a lot of things, but in exchange, we will give you something else. It's just some leather and mountain earth medicine, actually this old man understands... Including people eating and chewing, you must have lost money. However, it was different now. There was actually treasure in the deep mountains! He did not expect that in the surrounding mountains... It turns out to be iron ore! "    

Stupid Zhang smiled bitterly." This... Village chief, selling salt and iron privately is a huge crime. Even if you manage to get it out, I wouldn't dare to accept it. "    

Although he said so, his eyes lit up.    

There were many towns and villages within a few hundred miles. What they lacked the most was salt and iron!    

If they could get iron from here, they would be able to avoid the big cities and complete the business directly. As for the profits... Naturally, it was a considerable amount! After all, the rarer something was, the more precious it would be. This was the best method for merchants.    

The village chief smiled and said, "Others may not be able to, but Second Master will definitely be able to."    

"Old Village Chief, if you say so, I will not be able to bear it."    

As he laughed, he immediately walked to the side of a blacksmith workshop. He picked up an iron cube and looked at it. He weighed it in his hand twice, and his eyes lit up even more!    

The reason why he first said that he could not take this business was not because he was afraid of selling salt and iron. Instead, he was worried that there was nothing good in this kind of ditch. Even iron was only iron. It could not be refined into iron at all. Or what was refined was scrap metal and could not be made at all. Then it would be worthless.    

To put it bluntly, scrap metal was something that could be broken with one or two to three days of rust. Then, it could be broken with a snap of one's hand.    

In the past, he had sold a batch of this kind of metal. It was truly tragic. When the merchant group was halfway there, they discovered that the metal was useless. The compensation even made Stupid Zhang's heart ache.    

"Chief, this metal cube was refined by you?"    

The village chief smiled and said, "Of course, it's this. What do you think of it, Second Master? It can still be sold, right? "    

"Yes, of course!"    

Stupid Zhang did not hesitate anymore and hurriedly asked, "For so many years, I have never heard of iron ore here. I also did not know that you know how to refine iron. This... What exactly is going on? I have not been here for four months. Hey, everything has changed."    

He was well aware that the village chief must have met some sort of capable person who had been pointed at.    

Otherwise, who would have guarded the treasure mountain for ten to twenty years without moving? To suffer poverty here?    

The village chief sighed and said, "I won't hide it from you. There was indeed a capable person who passed by this place. We took care of him for a while after he was injured and poisoned. At first, we did not want anything in return, but we did not expect him to be so powerful. In just a month or two, he turned this place into this. But we've just become familiar with this place, and we don't have many metal cubes. There aren't many finished products, but there will be more in the future... Oh right, if Second Master has any custom-made products, you can also bring it up. We can just send it out directly, so that we won't have to go through the blacksmith shop again."    

Stupid Zhang narrowed his eyes.    

He asked, "He really is a capable person!"    

This seemingly crude furnace and those crude tools...    

He could be considered a knowledgeable person. If he did not see it with his own eyes, he would not have imagined that these scraps could be refined from iron ore!    

That was truly a talent. If he did not make friends with this kind of person, then he would be a fool.    

"Don't you know that capable person is still here? Could the village chief recommend him?"    

The village chief revealed a troubled expression and said with a bitter smile, "Sigh, he is a capable person, but he also has some matters to attend to. While he is recuperating, he has taught us so many things. After he recovers from his injuries, without waiting for us to express our gratitude, he set off... Oh right, he's heading in the direction you came from. Didn't you see him?"    

Stupid Zhang immediately recalled that he had indeed never seen any strange people along the way.    

This trade route, other than their trade caravan, it seemed like no one else had left.    

Perhaps it was because they had not walked on the road at all and he had missed it while he was on the way.    

Thinking up to here, he couldn't help but feel pity.