Once they found coal mines, everything became much easier.
Not only could they solve the survival problem, they could also vigorously develop industry, reclaim more land, produce more food, and multiply their population.
"Great King, now that we have coal mines, what should we do?" Little... Beibei asked.
"Do everything on this list. I'll inspect it once a year. Anyone who fails can go reincarnate on their own." Wenren Sheng tossed over nine sheets of paper.
"Oh."
At that point, Wenren Sheng was like a mentor, Prophet, Sage, and Deity in the hearts of the tribe members.
If what he said was difficult, they had to accomplish it. If it was not difficult, they had even more reason to accomplish it.
After taking the papers, everyone looked them over.
They saw plans for building large greenhouses, constructing coke ovens, smelting iron, smelting copper, manufacturing Steam Engines, building railroads...
In short, they were to increase food production. Once there was enough food, they would expand their territory, increase the population, and then increase food production again.
It was a cycle like that.
They would expand the scale of the economy and the population.
If the population kept shrinking, it meant that Civilization itself had absolutely failed.
Population was one of the most important bargaining chips for a Civilization's victory.
If the population was too small, it would be no surprise if they encountered a ruthless Civilization and were exterminated.
Only a large population gave them a chance to recover.
No one could guarantee Eternal Prosperity.
Another hundred years passed after the discovery of coal mines.
Wenren Sheng entered his first reincarnation.
They found his reincarnated body once more.
The population surpassed thirty million.
A modern nation emerged.
They entered the steam age, marked by trains, Steam Engines, steam tractors, large farms,