industrial lord

Chapter 490: Go over and see if there is any iron ore

The wind in the sky began to change. The north wind blew for a long time, but was soon pushed back by the south wind. Cargo ships in the fjord preparing to go south began to transport various goods to the south.

From the top of the fjord, Frederick had a bird's eye view of the water dozens of kilometers wide and shook his head slightly in his heart.

The sailors in the north are not very good. They have only upgraded from rowing sailing ships to two-masted sailing ships and three-masted sailing ships in recent years. Very few people have mastered the method of sailing against the wind.

Beside him, Feisen said proudly: "Our place has developed rapidly in recent years. More and more freight is going to the south, and more goods are bought."

Frederick chimed in with a few pleasant words, and then said: "I intend to go to the grouse forest."

Frederick's request left Fussen puzzled.

Feisen asked doubtfully: "It's far away from here. What are you doing there?"

The grouse forest is thousands of kilometers away from here and is colder than here. Except for businessmen buying deer skins, few people go there.

Frederick said bluntly: "I judge that there are iron ores there, so I want to build a tribe there, and at the same time build another port tribe at the end of the fjord in the west and connect it with a railway."

There is no need to hide anything about this matter in general, just speak openly and frankly. Not many people have the concept of "colonies" and "treaty ports" these days. Most of them only think of landlords who are eager for more territory.

Fusen didn't think much about it, just thinking that Frederick was looking for a place to make money.

He carefully recalled the situation in the grouse forest and said: "I have heard about the situation over there. Some people did pick up iron ore in the pine forest, but the forest is too big to find the veins."

"I also heard that in recent years there has been a group of pirates inside. Now they go out along the river to rob in the summer and come back to hide in the winter."

Frederick looked at the sailboat below, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said in a low voice: "Really?"

The tribes here were originally half people and half bandits. The pirates were farmers who herded cattle and cultivated crops in the summer. The farmers went south to work as pirates and robberies in the winter. This group of people was the other way around.

Frederick had already studied things at sea and knew all about it.

Feisen saw that he understood very well and stopped fooling him. He said without changing his face or heart: "That group of people are from the Suomi Kingdom on the other side of the Danhai Sea in the east. They seem to be looking for iron ore."

The fresh sea he was talking about is the narrow sea area running north-south in the easternmost part of the North Sea. It is sandwiched in the middle of the continent. Only a strait between the Kingdom of Sverrier and the Kingdom of Danma is connected to the North Sea. Because there are many rivers flowing into the surrounding land, the seawater is larger than the sea. The outside is light.

The Suomi Kingdom is located to the east of the Danhai Sea. It is connected to the Sami Alliance on land to the north, and to the south it is adjacent to the Kingdom of Piast and the Principality of Yelgarod. It is often beaten across the sea by the Kingdom of Sverrier.

The Principality of Wesson has some trade with them, mainly importing copper ore.

Frederick wondered if his demand for ore had stimulated other places to actively prospect for minerals.

It is estimated that the foreign gangs are not obeying the rules, which makes the Sami Alliance very unhappy with them, but they cannot defeat them, so they can only let them go for now. Now they are going to kill people with a borrowed knife.

Frederick said to Feison: "Let me go and take a look first. If it's just scattered small veins, forget it. If the veins are enough, then build a tribe there."

"If those people from the Suomi Kingdom are not on the main mine, then forget about it. Maybe I can let them work for me."

"If they're on the main lode, I'll go talk to them."

Frederick thought and decided to wait and see. Digging shallow iron ore was a hard job. If those people really found the vein, they would build the railway and sell the machine. Anyway, now the largest iron ore buyer in this place is myself. I can sell it to Weisenburg Castle, or I can sell it directly to myself locally. I don’t have to worry about the ship being robbed or sunk along the way.

Seeing that he had no intention of sending troops, Feisen felt a little regretful, but he couldn't force it.

"Winter and long nights are coming," Feison said. "The grouse forest is not small, and it is not easy to find veins of minerals in the dark night and snow."

Seeing that Frederick was just going to prospect for mines, he didn't ask for anything more, but he still reminded him that the snow in the north was very thick in winter, and the ground couldn't be seen at that time, and prospecting couldn't be found.

Frederick smiled slightly and said, "It doesn't matter. I have my own way. One winter is enough."

"I still have a lot of things to do next year. Only by finding the mineral vein can I determine the direction of future work. After this matter is decided, I will send someone to handle the follow-up matters."

Feisen saw that he was so persistent and didn't say anything more. As long as he established a tribe here, he would talk about the rest later.

Then Feison said: "The winter here is different from that in the south, especially in the wild, it is easy to be blown to death by the wind."

"I'll send some people to go with you. We need manpower to build winter shelters, cut firewood, hunt, and defend against monsters."

Frederick nodded and agreed: "Thank you very much. This is exactly what I lack. I originally planned to recruit people in the next two days."

The winter in the north is no joke. He has heard from many people that the ice and wind elements in the cold wind are particularly high in content. When they are breathed into the body, it can cause discomfort to the lungs and affect the brain in severe cases.

In winter, many people do not freeze to death, but die from various problems caused by brain problems, such as forgetting to breathe while sleeping.

In addition to the cold, there is food in winter. Food with enough calories is needed in winter. If you don't have enough, you will freeze to death.

The quantity carried by oneself is limited, and there is not enough food for a long winter, so hunting is needed.

Hunting also consumes the body's energy. How to hunt with low energy consumption is a science that even young hunters may not be proficient in, let alone a migrant like Frederick.

In addition, there are local monsters. Winter is a time when food is scarce. Not only people need to eat to keep out the cold, but animals also need to eat to survive the winter.

So the only thing the animals in the forest have to do is to eat as much as possible. At that time, either you eat others, or they eat you.

Wild animals have lived here for countless years and have their own way of survival. Ambushes and sneak attacks are commonplace.

As a foreigner, Frederick certainly didn't know where the dangers were. Going alone was no different from delivering food.

Taking risks is one thing, but blindly impulsive suicide is another. In his two lifetimes, Frederick had seen many kinds of "donkey friends" seeking death, and he did not want to open a single page in the negative textbook.

Now the Nature Church is better prepared. Now is the time for both parties to cooperate. There will basically be no problems in terms of personnel and materials.

Fusen said to Frederick: "Please wait three to five days. We are in a hurry to prepare manpower and supplies, as well as a ship to the north. We will notify you when we are ready."

Frederick again expressed his thanks.

(End of this chapter)