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Chapter 749 Fuel

"Send the order!"

Xueyue Zhiyong at the top slowly raised his head again, his voice low and cold.

"Once Elder Chai completes the handover with the Yunchui people, all the goods in the clan that can be sold will be sold, leaving nothing behind."

After saying this, he lowered his eyes again, with a deep gloom flashing in his eyes.

"Clan leader..." The elders were stunned.

As the saying goes, even a broken boat still has three pounds of nails, let alone the Blood Moon, one of the three major tribes on the grassland?

There were wars on the grassland for years and trade routes were cut off.

The goods in Xueyue's hands have been stored for a long time and are very valuable. If they are sold hastily, the shrewd Yunchui merchants will definitely take the opportunity to lower the price, and then they will suffer a great loss.

"Excuting an order!"

After Xueyue Zhiyong gave the order, he said no more and just closed his eyes to rest.

But deep down, I was sighing secretly.

From west to east on the grassland, there are three major forces: the Royal Court, Angel and Blood Moon.

The Blood Moon Tribe has always been the vanguard of the Eastern Expedition because of its geographical location closest to the Yunchui Empire.

Especially in the most recent Eastern Expedition, even Xueyue Zhiyong and his son personally led the troops into battle, which shows how determined they are, and they almost staked the fate of the entire clan on it.

If such a battle is victorious, it would be fine; but if it fails, the backlash can be imagined.

There was originally a difference in strength among the three major forces, otherwise Angel and Blood Moon would not obey the royal court.

But after several years of fighting in Dingxi County, the strengths and weaknesses are now clearer.

The Royal Court did not contribute much, so its strength was preserved; Angel, who only sent out deputy chief, was the second best, while Blood Moon, which sent out all its forces, had become the weakest party.

Even anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Blood Moon's strength was now far inferior to that of the other two tribes.

If Xueyue Zhiyong had not made his son "disappear" afterwards, using the strategy of attacking with a pitiful heart, and had not taken advantage of the terrain, I'm afraid even Angel's deputy patriarch Kang Ansheng would have found it difficult to defeat him.

However, after eliminating Kang Ansheng, Xueyue Zhiyong did not have time to be happy before he reacted.

They are making wedding dresses for An Wenkang.

Not only did he help him eliminate dissidents and seize all of Angel's power, but he also lost a lot of his own pastures.

The loss was heavy, not only losing the lady but also the soldiers.

The war situation between the two tribes is not so much a stalemate as it is that Blood Moon is struggling to hold on.

If we don’t find another way out, the disaster of genocide may be imminent. What’s the use of having so many things in our hands then?

At this time, Blood Moon Eagle stood up.

"Father, elders, the tribe is in danger right now and supplies are scarce. I personally feel that in addition to expanding foreign trade, the tribesmen need to be self-reliant."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"What the young patriarch said is absolutely right."

"That's right, it's better to ask yourself for help than to ask others for help."

"The Yunchui people are cunning, we really can't rely on them completely."

"Young Clan Leader, the most urgent task is to solve the tribe members' food, clothing, housing and transportation, otherwise the tribe will easily lose morale. In addition, the defense force also needs to be strengthened, and a large number of weapons and armor need to be repaired..."

Speaking of weapons, everyone looked at the map on the wall.

Two hundred miles southeast of the settlement, there is a striking red circle mark.

On the surface, it is a pasture full of cattle and sheep, but in fact it is one of the few open-pit iron mines they have.

This is another reason why the Blood Moon settled here besides the water source.

Speaking of iron ore, Elder Tie, who was in charge of the mine, stood up.

"Chief, I have been keeping an eye on the mine and dare not neglect it. The workers in the mine are also working hard day and night, but..."

Having said this, he looked embarrassed, and only continued when even Xueyue Zhiyong cast an unhappy look at him.

"Please forgive me, Patriarch. As everyone knows, my tribe has been nomadic for generations and is not good at this. Although we have sent people to Yunchui and Persia to learn mining and metallurgical technology, unfortunately the output and quality have always been poor."

"Another, more troublesome issue is the shortage of smelting fuel."

After these words were spoken, everyone in the tent fell silent.

Pig iron smelting requires a large amount of coal or wood.

Unfortunately, coal on the grasslands is as scarce as iron ore, and even the wood that can be found everywhere in the Yunchu Empire is rare.

A bunch of people shook their heads and sighed.

It’s not that Elder Tie didn’t work hard, it’s just that even the best cook can’t cook without the rice.

Humph.

Xueyue Zhiyong snorted again.

It seems like an excuse and also like persistence.

"This is exactly why we are determined to fight to the death!"

Yunchui has a large population, fertile land and abundant products.

If they can occupy it, future generations will have inexhaustible resources, and they don't have to be like they are now, with nothing and having to live a frugal life.

The elders were cheered up and said in unison: "The clan leader is wise!"

However, the cruel reality soon made them frown again.

Ha ha.

Blood Moon Yingxiang on this side chuckled.

"Father, elders, instead of daydreaming here, we should act quickly. I suggest that engineers be dispatched to survey the grasslands immediately, turning over every blade of grass to look for new mineral sources, whether iron ore or coal mine, as long as they can be found."

Someone spoke up, "You're going to the desert even if you don't return?"

"Go," Blood Moon Yingxiang nodded heavily, "and you must go!"

In the past, when people heard the name of this place, they either felt a chill in their hearts or looked down on it.

However, the last time they went north to intercept Kang Ansheng who was returning west, they discovered that there was also a vast grassland there.

Compared to the area around their settlement, it is indeed a bit desolate, but it is not a hell on earth.

Who knows, there might be some mineral veins or something.

"Besides," he looked up to the east, "Yunchui prohibits iron but never prohibits wood. Perhaps we can buy some wood from them."

Xueyue Zhiyong raised his eyebrows and said, "Yingxiang is right. In addition, let the tribe continue to expand livestock breeding."

As we all know, dry dung from livestock is also a good fuel on the grassland.

If you really can't find any other fuel, dry manure can be used to some extent.

Everyone was shocked and looked at each other, but they didn't dare to say anything, so they could only turn their gaze to Blood Moon Eagle.

The Prairie Eagle had to step up again.

"Father," he said gently, "I think our tribe already has enough cattle and sheep. It may not be a good idea to expand the herd at will. Should we reconsider?"

The climate in the grassland is abnormal now, with high temperatures and little rainfall.

Standing on the grassland and looking around, everywhere you look, you see nothing but withered grass.

Raising too many cattle and sheep not only consumes a lot of water resources, but also easily leads to overgrazing, making the grasslands that are already difficult to recover even more unbearable.

Although the cattle and sheep can be moved, if the grass here is eaten up, the worst that can happen is that they can just move to another pasture.

But now the grassland is filled with smoke and flames.

Once the grazing cattle and sheep move away from the settlements, the surrounding defenses will inevitably be weakened, making them easy targets for the enemy.

By then, the animals they have raised with great difficulty will not only be useless, but may even become food for others.

Haha.

Xueyue Zhiyong laughed.

"What are you afraid of?"

Their biggest enemy now is Angel, but as long as the news about the Second Prince is released, An Wenkang will soon be unable to take care of himself.

As for other small and medium-sized tribes, they had either rounded them up or wiped them out in the early years. Perhaps there were still one or two tribes lingering on somewhere on the grassland, but they definitely did not dare to touch their Blood Moon’s cattle and sheep.

never mind.

The elders whispered to each other, and seeing that the patriarch had made up his mind, they had no choice but to obey.

Soon, countless teams set out from the settlement and dispersed in all directions.