Chapter 148 Reappearance of Strategic Resources (Seeking votes and subscriptions)

After tasting the white salt, Mao Li had already thought that he had to exchange some white salt. He could even give up pottery. At most, he would have to drink less soup. However, white salt is a necessity for people. It’s just that Luo Chong’s asking price is too high. He has a tribe of more than 200 people and can’t afford it. MMP, why is it so black.

This is also the most ruthless thing about Luo Chong. Pottery and other things are not important to Luo Chong. You can use pottery to exchange for people, but this thing is not a consumable. If people take good care of it, it can be used as an heirloom.

But white salt is different. It is not only a consumable, but also a necessity. At the beginning, you may find a way to get impure salt from other places, or eat salty things to maintain it, but after eating white salt, can you still accept other things?

This is how it is easy to go from simple to luxurious, but difficult to go from luxurious to frugal. Luo Chong dug a big pit for all white salt buyers.

Looking at the eight girls following behind him, and then looking at the pottery and white salt in front of him, Mao Li found it very difficult to make a choice. He was a smart man. The pottery pot was indestructible, but the white salt needed to be eaten all the time. Even if he exchanged it this time, he couldn't exchange it with people next time. If he didn't wait until the day he died, the entire Li tribe would be gone.

"Han leader, I want your pottery, but I also want white salt, but I don't have so many people to give it to you." Mao Li shook his head and said.

"Oh? So you mean you want to rob?" Luo Chong looked at him with amusement.

Mao Li almost vomited a mouthful of blood. Look at all the people around you. I really want to rob, but the problem is that I can't rob.

"No, no, I mean, can you exchange it with something else? As long as I can get it, I can find a way." Mao Li hurriedly explained. He noticed that when Luo Chong said the word "rob" just now, the eyes of the people around him were not right, and they might not be able to go back.

"Well - it's not impossible, but you have something I need, and it must be something I like."

Luo Chong thought about it. He didn't have to ask for people, and other things could certainly be exchanged. For example, the peanuts that Shu Da brought out at the beginning were a good thing. Now if Mao Li could send him a crop, Luo Chong would definitely give him a high price.

"Hey, what do you want? Food is okay, we can exchange it with the prey we caught." Mao Li said tentatively.

"Do you think I look like someone who is short of food?" Luo Chong looked at Mao Li speechlessly.

"Then what do you need? You have to tell me what it is?" Mao Li said helplessly.

"Well - I can get prey, but I want it alive, like the cow over there, and it must be a herbivorous animal. If you catch one alive and send it to our tribe, I'll give you a clay pot of white salt.

Or if you have any delicious fruits, or edible plant roots, or things that produce seeds, bring them to me, I can exchange them for you, but how much I'll give you depends on whether the things are useful."

Luo Chong thought for a while and gave Mao Li a few tips. Herbivorous animals can be raised, and even if there are no crops, it's okay to give him some vegetables, even radishes.

"Here, do chestnuts count? That fruit is delicious and can be stored for a long time without going bad."

Mao Li thought about what Luo Chong said. It's too difficult to catch live beasts, and it's more laborious than hunting them directly. What if a few lives are lost because of catching beasts? It's better to exchange people for salt directly.

Edible plants and wild vegetables Luo Chong may not be interested in, and he hasn't seen many plant roots. The only thing he can show off and is delicious seems to be chestnuts.

Luo Chong looked at him disappointedly, and did not say anything himself. The young man who was translating for them took the initiative to speak for Luo Chong.

"Chief, we in the Han tribe also have chestnuts, and our chief can make a kind of sweet chestnuts, which are better than the roasted chestnuts I ate before."

Mao Li was also disappointed. They also had Li Zi. Could they only exchange them with people?

Luo Chong frowned and looked at the people of the Li tribe. They didn't carry any peanuts. The warriors only had weapons, a long spear made of stone, and a stick that was not very straight. Each of them also had two short spears, which were used as javelins. They were equipped with bone spearheads, and the sticks used for the spear bodies were also very straight. This attracted Luo Chong. What kind of wood is this? It is so straight by nature?

"Can I see that?" Luo Chong pointed to the bone javelin held by a warrior behind Mao Li and asked.

"Okay, of course." Mao Li took a javelin and handed it to Luo Chong. He was not afraid that Luo Chong would kill him like this, because there was no need.

The moment he took the short spear, Luo Chong felt that it was very light. This kind of wood is not only straight, but also has a low density. The spear shaft feels very smooth, the surface is brown, and there is no bark. In addition, it is equipped with a relatively light bone spearhead. The first impression given is that this is a weapon that pursues lightness and speed.

However, something seemed wrong. The spear shaft had no bark, but the wood inside was brown. Would a brown heart naturally form inside a normal wood? And it was so light, could it be that? Luo Chong was shocked, and then he was delighted, so he immediately asked Mao Li.

"Is there a light-colored bark on it, and after peeling it off, it is white, the color of clouds during the day, and then it turns into this color after a day?"

Hearing Luo Chong's question, Mao Li's eyes widened instantly: "How did you know?"

Hearing Mao Li's question, Luo Chong had a clue in his mind, and he continued to ask: "Does this tree grow a lot of green fruits, with several round cores inside the fruits, and the leaves are large leaves with three points?"

Mao Li was even more surprised after hearing this. What Luo Chong said was all right, as if he had seen the tree.

"What you said is all right. This tree will produce a lot of green fruits in autumn, but those fruits cannot be eaten. They will poison people. Some of our tribesmen died because of eating those fruits."

Hearing that Mao Li confirmed the characteristics of this plant and that the fruit of this tree is poisonous, Luo Chong was so happy that he grabbed the spear shaft with both hands, raised his leg and used his knee to push it. With a snap, the spear shaft broke.

The owner of the short spear, that is, the warrior behind Mao Li, saw that Luo Chong had actually destroyed his weapon. He was so angry that he almost wanted to rush up. Didn't you say you were just going to take a look? Why did you break it for me?

Mao Li, who was standing aside, quickly stretched out his arm to block the warrior. They couldn't fight here, otherwise none of them could go back.

When Luo Chong saw the cross section of the broken spear shaft, he almost jumped up with joy.

The outside of this wooden stick is brown, but the inside is white, but this is not the key point. The important thing is that the center of the wooden stick is hollow, just like a pencil without a lead, it is a tubular wooden stick.

Moreover, according to the characteristics Luo Chong just confirmed, the light-colored skin is white inside after peeling off the skin, and the surface will turn brown after one day. That is the color change reaction after the mucus under the bark is exposed to air oxidation.

Three-pointed broad-leaved tree, light white smooth bark, green fruit, there are several round seeds inside, the fruit is poisonous, there is mucus under the bark, it will change color when exposed to air, the weight is very light, and it is hollow inside. This must be a tung tree.

"I want this kind of tree, one tree for a large bowl of white salt."

After confirming what this tree is, Luo Chong immediately offered a very high price.

(End of this chapter)