Chapter 646 The End of the Earth is the Sea (Please vote and subscribe)

A tribe willing to learn Chinese characters and the living habits of the Han tribe is of course what Youfu likes. The Han tribe is based on the concept of cultural output. All basic education and the manufacturing technology of pens, inkstones, paper and inkstones are open to the public. As long as you are willing to learn, I am willing to teach.

It’s just that Youfu’s time is tight and the task is heavy. There is not much time to stay to teach these technologies, even if a few technicians are left. But the other party’s willingness to learn is still very valued by Youfu, so he listened to him.

"Chief Tang, if you like these things, we can sell some to your tribe first. We can also tell you about the production technology later, but we have other important tasks now and don't have time to stay here.

But we will come back in the future, we will definitely come back once this year and again next year. Please rest assured, Chief Tang, we will pass the production method to your tribe then."

Tang Ji seemed a little disappointed after understanding it, but she didn't force it. After all, it was the first time for both parties to contact, so how could he be so generous to teach her the technology? It was already a great honor for You Fu to agree to sell a batch to her first.

Thinking of what Youfu said just now, Tang Ji asked curiously, "Friends from the Han tribe, where did you say you were going by the river? Is there something you must do? Are you in such a hurry?"

Youfu smiled, and didn't think there was anything wrong to say, "We are going to the end of the big river outside the city to find a place full of salt water. We have been out for several months this time, and we don't know how far we have to go to get there. We don't have much food, so we hope to trade some food with you for our people to eat on the road."

Tang Ji nodded, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said to Youfu, "I know that the place you are talking about should not be far from here, and it will take about forty sunrises." Youfu

was shocked. He carefully confirmed the number with Tang Ji several times before he understood the concept of forty days.

"There are still forty days to reach the end of the river? Can we find the sea full of salt water? Is it true?" Youfu asked himself in a state of confusion. On the one hand, he was happy to finally know that the destination was approaching, and on the other hand, he doubted the news.

"Chief Tang, how do you know these things? Have you been to that place?" You Fu couldn't help asking.

Tang Ji took a piece of cut yellow fruit from the table and ate it, then said, "Our Tang tribe has not built the city for long, less than 20 years. We did this to defend against several tribes around us.

After our city was built, several neighboring tribes found that they could not beat us, so they had to migrate to other places to find a land more suitable for survival. The direction of their migration was the lower reaches of the river.

At that time, we were still hostile, so we naturally didn't care about their lives. It would be better if they all left. However, in the second year, a clan suddenly ran back from the lower reaches of the river. Their chief took the initiative to admit his mistakes and was willing to exchange his life for our forgiveness, only asking the Tang tribe to take in his clan."

Tang Ji paused here, then ate another piece of fruit. Seeing that You Fu was still looking at her eagerly, she continued to gesture and speak.

"I asked him why they came back. Hadn't they already migrated? The chief told me that it took them several months to reach the end of the earth, where the river merged into the salt water. The distant horizon was one color, and in the summer, a demonic wind would blow from the salt water, sweeping away their houses, food, and even livestock, and even people.

They migrated there with great difficulty, but soon after encountering the demonic wind, internal conflicts broke out. Many clans left on their own. Some found a suitable place to open up their homes, some chose to go back, and some tribes chose to hide in the valley, where there were mountains as a barrier. It is said that the mountain god It can resist evil winds. Many clans have gone there, and now it has become a large stronghold.

The clan leader I am talking about is the one who chose to lead the clan back. He said that the end of the earth is full of salt water that can't be seen at a glance. There are evil winds and rainstorms every summer. The edge of the earth is full of gravel and stones. There is no soil, and no food can be grown. It is not a place for people to stay, so he chose to bring his people back to live. "

You Fu finally understood what Tang Ji meant, and then he was surprised again. He didn't expect that some of them had really been to the seaside that the leader said, but the sea described by Tang Ji didn't seem to be a good place. It seemed to be a little different from the sea that the leader longed for.

After carefully sorting it out, You Fu suddenly found some loopholes in Tang Ji's words, so he asked again.

"Chief Tang, didn't you just say that it only takes another forty days to reach the seaside? Then why did you say that the migrating people took several months?"

Tang Ji was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied, "When they first went there, they didn't know the way, and their purpose was to find a more suitable land to live in. They walked and stopped along the way, making circles, so of course it took a long time.

And the clan tribe I mentioned, they were determined to come back, and they also knew the way they came, so they came back quickly, and the whole tribe walked back in just forty days."

You Fu suddenly realized that this was the case. If that was the case, then there would be no problem, and The time Tang Ji mentioned was the time it took for all the men, women, and children in the tribe to walk together. The speed must not be very fast. If a group of strong men were to hurry, they would definitely walk faster. If they were to cavalry, it might only take about a week. They were now traveling on a sailboat, so the speed might be faster. If they sailed day and night, they might arrive in three or four days. Thinking of this, You Fu's eyes suddenly lit up. It was finally time.

Tang Ji looked at You Fu's excited expression and showed curiosity. She didn't know why these people from the Han tribe went through so much trouble to run so far. According to the clan that came back, the end of the earth was a wasteland and not a good place at all.

So she asked directly, "Friends from the Han tribe, I really want to know why you are going to such a place, and you are so anxious. Is there anything good there that you need?"

You Fu was stunned when he heard this, and immediately calmed down from his excitement, thinking about how to answer. After a little thought, he answered.

"I don't know what's there, after all, we haven't been there yet. But it doesn't matter what's there. We're not here for the things, but for this road.

Besides, didn't Chief Tang just say that many people who once migrated there chose to settle there? That means it's not that scary. There may be dangers, but we should be able to deal with them."

Tang Ji obviously disagreed with this answer. If the Han tribe really had any purpose, how could they tell her so easily? However, in order to get the method of making the four treasures of the study that You Fu promised just now, she still kindly reminded them a few times, hoping that the people of the Han tribe could come back alive.

"Friends of the Han tribe, do you know why the clan I mentioned chose to come back instead of settling in the valley over there with others?"

You Fu was stunned, thinking how would he know since he had never been there, but since the other party asked, he cooperated and said, "Yes, why did they come back?"

"Because the patriarch of that clan said that there are many man-eating blue-faced monsters in the mountains at the end of the earth. Many of his tribesmen have seen them with their own eyes. They always appear in groups. They look very much like humans, but like wild beasts, they have yellow hair all over their bodies, walk on all fours, and can jump on trees."

You Fu was shocked by the news again, and he hurriedly asked, "Is that thing very big, covered with red hair, very strong, good at running, and can jump up and down on trees?"

Tang Ji seemed very surprised. She didn't know why You Fu was so excited. Could it be that they had seen similar monsters in the Han tribe? However, the things described by You Fu were not the same as the ones she knew.

She explained, "I have never seen that kind of thing, but people who have seen it say that it is not very big, at least not as big as a human. If you have to compare it with a human, it should be the size of a child, but they are very fast and can jump up and down on the trees. They have strange blue faces and their calls are very scary. They always appear in a large group and never alone."

Youfu suddenly realized that it was not a creature like the giant ape, but this news was still worth being vigilant about, and he should tell the leader as soon as possible, maybe the leader would know what it was.

Yes, in Youfu's mind, the leader is omnipotent, because the leader really knows a lot of things.

Finally, Youfu said to Tang Ji again, "We have nothing to do with any monsters. We have our own big ship and don't need to go ashore. Our goal is to enter the sea full of salt water. But before that, I hope the Tang tribe can provide us with sufficient food. We will exchange it with suitable things."

Tang Ji nodded expressionlessly and agreed. In her heart, she still didn't believe what Youfu said. There was nothing at the end of the earth. What could you do in that salt water? Would you go all the way to take a bath?

Of course, she also knew that even if she asked more, Youfu would not tell her the truth. Her goal had been fulfilled. Telling Youfu that it was dangerous there was enough. She hoped that these fools from the Han tribe could really come back alive. She still hoped to have long-term trade activities with this tribe with superb crafting skills, which would help the Tang tribe learn technology from them.

There were less than 300 people on the four schooners, and the Tang tribe could still take out the food needed by the 300 people. It was nothing, but the food stored by the Tang tribe was all unprocessed millet. Whether it was corn (millet) or wheat, it was stored directly with the shell, so that it could be stored for a longer time. If it was properly stored, the shelled grains could be stored for four or five years.

However, if it was stored in this way, it would not be very convenient to eat. Before eating the food every day, it had to be pounded or milled on the spot to remove the shells. It was okay for daily life, but where could Youfu and his men pound rice on the boat? It was useless to buy these grains.

So Youfu asked again whether they could buy shelled grains. The Han tribe was willing to pay more. If not, it didn't matter if they waited for two more days. Anyway, they were not far from their destination.

After listening to Youfu's reason, Tang Ji also felt that it made sense. These people on the big wooden boat really couldn't handle the food, but it was obviously not an easy task to mobilize so many tribesmen to pound rice for them. It was not that she didn't have the appeal, but that she didn't see the benefits.

You Fu's mind moved, and he said hurriedly, "If Chief Tang is willing, I am willing to give you a tool for pounding rice in our Han tribe. It is very simple to make, but it can save a lot of manpower and pound rice faster."

"Oh? Is this okay?" Tang Ji became interested as soon as she heard it.

"Of course."

So, after You Fu demonstrated the working principle of the treading pestle with a stone stick, Tang Ji readily agreed, but she also had a condition, saying that pounding rice would take two or three days anyway, so she asked You Fu to teach them how to make a tool like the treading pestle. You Fu also agreed readily, just in time to learn about the situation of the Tang tribe during these few days.

After three days of getting along, You Fu did learn a lot of things, such as the crops of the Tang tribe were mainly millet and wheat, and the animals raised were chickens, ducks and pigs, no large livestock such as cattle and horses, and no sheep, but some people raised some deer that were about the same size as sheep.

In terms of metal smelting, the Tang tribe already has the technology to make charcoal artificially, but they don't know how to make bellows or animal skin airbags, so even with charcoal it is difficult to increase the smelting temperature. If the temperature is not high enough, copper liquid cannot be smelted, and naturally there is no way to cast bronze, so the Tang tribe is still using iron.

The early smelting technology of iron had a lower threshold, and did not require very high temperatures or melting the iron. As long as the ore could be burned red and then repeatedly hammered to remove impurities, it would be fine. The Tang tribe used this method to produce iron, and the output was very low. Moreover, they did not smelt iron every day, but regarded iron smelting as a major festival, and smelted it once a year, that is, after the busy harvest, they would mine by themselves, make a small furnace with mud and start smelting, and produce and use it by themselves. This is how their own farm tools came from.

The level of textile technology is still at the waist loom stage. Spindle is used for spinning. The cloth woven is at most half a meter wide. Most of the materials used are cotton. Cotton is widely planted here. Every family grows it. There are also many flax fibers, but they are generally used to make ropes, fishing nets, sacks and other things.

Ceramics are still coarse pottery. Porcelain has not yet appeared. However, this aspect is centralized production. Many people also make it themselves. The method is that women dig mud by the river, step on the mud, make embryos, and burn them in the open air with wheat straw after drying. The success rate is not low. It should be that they have mastered some experience.

In addition to these, there are bamboos near the Tang tribe. They also use bamboo tubes to make some natural containers, and many people use them.

Three days later, the treading pestle that Youfu said was ready, and the food prepared by the Tang tribe for the Han tribe was also ready. Youfu used some cloth, iron pots, white paper and ink ingots to pay, as well as small things such as needles and thread brains that the Tang tribe urgently needed, especially steel needles. They can rub the thread with cotton by themselves, but they really can't make steel needles.

The fleet originally brought white salt, but the Tang tribe had its own salt wells and was self-sufficient, so the salt was not sold.

The two sides exchanged goods and were very satisfied with the transaction amount. Youfu also had a good relationship with the Tang tribe. As for the strategy for dealing with the Tang tribe in the future, he could only wait until he returned and let the leader formulate it.

Before leaving that day, Tang Ji came out in person to see Youfu out of the city, but Youfu did bring up something again.

"Chief Tang, I would like to hire a few people who have returned from the seaside as guides? They are the people from the tribe that you mentioned who migrated and returned. I am willing to exchange things. Of course, you will get a share if I hire one."

(End of this chapter)