Chapter 939: The Qiao Clan Joins

Ye Ying, who was asked this question, didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How could he be the leader? He had never even met the leader. However, it was possible for anyone to introduce a strange tribe to join the Han tribe. Moreover, the conditions he agreed to were just the necessary procedures for the Han tribe to treat the newly joined people.

"My dear father-in-law, I am not the leader of the Han tribe, but I can guarantee to do the things I promised you just now. For such a small matter, our leader doesn't need to take care of it." Ye Ying had no choice but to explain to the other party again.

"Then, what do you do? Since you are from the Eastern tribe, what are you going to do?!" An elder of the Qiao Clan asked again in confusion. The other party was not the leader of their tribe, but he could decide such a "big" thing? Could he be a very important person in their tribe?

When the other party was interested in joining the Han tribe, Ye Ying explained the problem patiently. After all, as long as he could convince this group of people to join, it would definitely be a great achievement. If he could get such a credit, what would it matter if he spent a few more words?

"Father-in-law, this Master Mo and the dozen or so masters over there are all craftsmen. Do you understand a craftsman? Look at this car, this is made by them. They can also build boats and houses.

"These dozen or so master craftsmen are now going to build a new house for our leader. Those of us wearing armor are all warriors. Do you understand a warrior? Our job is to escort these dozen or so masters to the construction site!" "

Ye Ying tried hard to explain and gesture, but the elders of the Qiao family and Yan still only understood half of what he said. However, they did understand one thing, that is, the carriage that Ye Ying mentioned was made by the dozen or so people without armor next to them. They should be going to the west to do something, so their tribe sent this "hunting team" to escort them?

There was no other way. The Qiao family simply could not understand what a warrior was. In their minds, protecting the tribe and the people should have belonged to the hunting team. So Ye Ying's group of Jinwuwei cavalry were automatically understood as a hunting team.

Well, a hunting team is a hunting team, and Ye Ying did not dwell on this issue. Instead, he pulled the two of them to another carriage and lifted the canvas covering it, revealing a sand table model of the royal palace complex inside.

"Old man, we are going to the west. These dozen or so master craftsmen are here specifically to build this new home for our leader in the west. Look, this is our leader's new home! "

The moment they saw the sand table, the Qiao elders and Yan were stunned, not only because of the magnificent palace model with carved beams and painted rafters, but also because of the grandeur of this palace complex.

Because there are not only palace models in the sand table, but also some other things used to display the proportional size. For example, at the dismounting bridge at the entrance of the palace, there are several model carriages parked, and there are two horses standing in front of each model carriage.

By comparing these horses and carriages with other models, they can clearly see the actual size of this palace. After all, there are carriages and horses in front of them now, and comparing themselves with the carriages, they feel that this palace is more magnificent.

"Is this your leader's home? Why do I feel like it's a temple where gods live? ! Is the leader of your tribe a god? "Yan from the hunting team said with great surprise while gesturing.

Of course, he couldn't say the Chinese word for God, but he kept gesturing to the sky, indicating whether the leader of the Han tribe lived in the sky.

Ye Ying and Mo Xin both laughed. Their leader did not live in the sky, but if he was a god, it was not an exaggeration, because the leader had led them to create one "miracle" after another.

Ye Ying and Mo Xin looked at each other and nodded tacitly. In their hearts, the leader was indeed as omnipotent as a god.

When the elders of the Qiao family and Yan saw them nod, they felt very complicated and didn't know what expression to make. On the one hand, they felt that this seemed to make sense. If the leader of their tribe was not a god, how could he have so many grain planting techniques and the ability to tame wild beasts for his own use; but on the other hand, they felt that such a high and mighty leader was too far away from them. Far away.

Perhaps this is the trivial matter that Ye Ying just mentioned!

For a few hundred people like them to join the Han tribe, it is indeed just a trivial matter. It is so small that Luo Chong, the leader, does not need to ask about it personally. For such a trivial matter, any county magistrate can do it. You know, the increase in the number of registered people in the jurisdiction is also a great political achievement for them.

After looking at the sand table and understanding the destination of Ye Ying and Mo Xin's team, the elders of the Qiao family and Yan became more determined to join each other, because the sand table model showed them not only their work, but also the strength of the Han tribe.

If they have a god as the leader of their tribe, will they live badly? Just look at Ye Ying and Mo Xin in front of them. Although they have traveled a long distance like their own tribe, looking at how they travel, and then looking at how they travel, it is simply a world of difference.

"Old man, since you have the intention to join our Han tribe, why don't we eat together this meal? I see that there are many of you, but it seems that there is not much food. It just so happens that we still have a cart of food here, and there are so many sheep we just hunted.

"Let's have a meal together. It's a good opportunity to let your people taste the food that will be planted in the future and see if you like it. What do you think?" Ye Ying invited them again in order to leave a good impression on them.

It would be the best if someone invited them to dinner. They really wanted to try the taste of the 'grain' that could sustain 10,000 people in the Han tribe. Moreover, they really had nothing to eat. If they continued to migrate aimlessly, this branch of the Qiao family would probably end up dead.

The two sides hit it off and soon merged together. The Qiao family did not move, and the Han tribe directly moved their small camp to the woods by the river. It was really hot at noon in early summer without the shade of the trees.

Ye Ying also began to call on the warriors to prepare food for the Qiao family's tribe. They took out all the pots, but there were not many. There were only six pots in total. One was for Mo Xin and the dozen craftsmen, and the other four were for the drivers of the four carts. They often had to go on long trips, and bringing pots and firewood was basic operation when they went out. The last one was for Ye Ying and the Jinwu Guard team. When they came on a mission, they also brought a pot to cook.

Six medium-sized iron pots and six freshly dug smokeless stoves, the Han tribe began to show their specialty - eating.

Although the Han tribe is full of men, none of them is bad at cooking, and the dough kneading skills are even more proficient.

Because the main purpose was to show the other party the taste of the food of the Han tribe, plus the limited ingredients, time and environment, it was impossible to steam buns and leavened cakes, but it was still okay to make cakes with cornmeal.

Ye Ying even sent a soldier directly, gave him two war horses, asked him to bring dry food, and rushed to the construction site in the capital, reported the matter to the commander You Zhi, and asked You Zhi to send support quickly and send some food over.

Because the food carried by their caravan was only enough for the dozens of people on the road, they were of course enough for themselves, but with the addition of the six or seven hundred people of the Qiao family, they could only last for two days at most, so they must be supported quickly.

The soldier who sent the letter did not dare to delay, and immediately rode his war horse to the west.

When the elders of the Qiao family saw it and came to ask, Ye Ying also told the truth.

"The food we brought was originally for us to eat on the road, but now we have to take you with us. It will take at most two days before the food is gone, so I asked him to go to our camp and ask for more food."

The elder nodded after listening, and was grateful again. At the same time, he was also surprised. It seems that the other party's transportation capacity is very strong. And judging from this, the other party should have a lot of reserve food, otherwise how can they transfer as much as they want? Even if you can transfer, you must have so much!

As if seeing what the other party was thinking, Ye Ying introduced it to the elder again.

"Old man, the food in our Han tribe can be stored for a long time. For example, this kind of rice and wheat can be stored from the harvest to the fifth winter, and this corn can also be stored for three years. We have a lot of food in our Han tribe. Just let them eat, and I guarantee that you won't starve."

The other party didn't know much about the method of counting years, but there was no problem with winter, because the Qiao family also went through winter, and one winter meant a year had passed. Is this understanding okay? !

After understanding this, the people of the Qiao family were even more surprised. No wonder Biao risked his life to tell them that there was a grain in the east that could feed 10,000 people. This thing called "grain" was really amazing. Not only could it be easily and stably harvested, but the key was that it could be stored for a long time. If it was meat, how could it be stored for several years?

The cooking speed of the six large pots was limited. Two of them were used to stew rice, and the remaining four pots were used to stew mutton soup. The edges of the pots were used to stick corn cakes. Adding a small amount of white flour to the cornmeal can effectively increase the stickiness of the cornmeal, so sticking the cakes was not a problem.

Fortunately, when this branch of the Qiao family migrated, they also brought a lot of pottery utensils, and some pottery pots also joined the cooking team. The women of the Qiao family also processed some of the fish they had just caught to make fish soup, trying to increase the amount of food.

Their hunting team also followed the warriors of the Han tribe to help process the mutton. These people used stone knives to cut the sheepskin and mutton with great effort, and even directly tore them apart. However, the soldiers of the Han tribe carried a dagger and saber per person, and they were very good at peeling sheepskin. Especially the warriors who had been on the grassland, they had more exquisite skills and could quickly peel off a complete sheepskin, that is, the kind of complete sheepskin that can be taken off directly after removing the head and limbs. After processing, such leather can be directly used to make sheepskin water bags or sheepskin rafts. Even if it is made into fur coats with fur, the complete sheepskin can be sold for more money. The

hunting team of the Qiao family looked at the steel knives in the hands of the Han tribe warriors and was very envious. No wonder the warrior just now could cut off the sheep's head with one knife while riding on the horse. It must be said that their knives are really sharp, which is completely incomparable to stone knives.

It is even more convenient to use a steel knife to debone and cut meat. Even Yan was very moved when he saw such a magical tool. He even went directly to Ye Ying and asked him.

"Ye Ying, when we join the Han tribe, can I also have such weapons?"

Ye Ying naturally knew what he was thinking, so he answered calmly.

"The ones we use are all standard equipment issued by the army. Only warriors of the Han tribe can get them. However, the people of the Han tribe are also allowed to carry weapons. If you want, then you can farm well and work hard. When you sell the grain and have money in your hand, you can go to the blacksmith shop to buy iron yourself and ask the blacksmith to make you a weapon of your own.

Did you see the sword hanging on Master Mo's waist? He used his own money to ask the blacksmith to make it for you."

Yan and the others were happy. It turned out that ordinary people in the Han tribe were also qualified to carry weapons, but there was a strange thing about the Han tribe, that is, no matter what you want, you need to exchange it with money.

And the ordinary people in the Han tribe only have three ways to get money, either by selling grain, or working for others to earn wages, or by raising some livestock. It seems easier to sell livestock after raising them.

After the meal was ready, everyone ate the rice, corn cakes, roasted corn, boiled corn and other staple foods provided by the Han tribe, plus mutton soup and fish soup they made themselves, using white salt provided by the Han tribe, while feasting and discussing some basic information about the Han tribe.

For example, the Han tribe is composed of many clans, so they don’t have to worry about being forced to change their surnames after joining the Han tribe. Ye Ying even used himself as an example. His surname is Ye, and Master Mo’s surname is Mo. There are few people with the same surname in their team.

In addition, the territory of the Han tribe is very large, from the mountains in the north to the banks of the river, to the sea in the south, to the islands at sea, to the sea in the east, and to the grassland in the west. Now they are in the south of the Han tribe, in the middle of Takuhai County and the capital.

And those who have just joined the Han tribe will soon be taken to the capital to settle down.

Although there are only slaves and soldiers in the capital now, and no formal residents, there will definitely be immigrants after the capital is built. Besides, there is a need for a small town next to the construction site to provide some convenience for the people on the construction site, such as growing some vegetables nearby. Food can be transported, but it is still a bit troublesome to transport vegetables. It would be great if there was a village nearby that could provide vegetables.

(End of this chapter)