Chapter 1000 A Frank Communication
The Baiwu tribe’s worries were definitely not unnecessary. The other tribe was so powerful, but they did not know any information about this tribe, and most importantly, they did not know what the tribe’s concept was towards outsiders.
Although judging from the attitudes of the people in front of them, the other side did not seem to be bad, this still could not dispel their doubts.
Because from the communication, they learned that the people in front of them seemed to have never even met the leader of their own tribe.
This news shocked the five chiefs of the Baiwu tribe, and they called it incredible. How
big must the territory of that tribe be, and how large must the population be, for their own people to have never even met their own leader?
In addition, if the people have never even met their own leader, how can that leader manage such a large tribe? This is simply unheard of.
Out of concern for the future, several chiefs discussed privately and felt that it was necessary to take some measures to protect themselves.
First, find a way to keep these people and let them join their tribe, so that they can't go back to their tribe and can't spread the news, and the White House tribe can be preserved. If these people can be kept, the White House tribe can also obtain all kinds of technologies from them.
Second, kill these people to ensure that the news of the White House tribe will not be spread, but at the same time they will also lose those technologies that can be called "black technology".
After several clan leaders discussed it, they came up with these two plans for the time being, and began to test and win over the members of the 16th group that day.
They first tried to win over several people, but the other party seemed to look down on the various "tempting" promises given by the White House tribe, and didn't say they agreed or disagreed.
Later, several clan leaders realized that the other party looked down on their White House tribe!
But this is understandable. No matter which aspect, their White House tribe seems to be inferior to the other party's tribe, so why should they be won over? !
If one plan fails, try another one. They have to find a way to kill the other party
. But before that, they still have to find a way to get more benefits, whether it is the information of the powerful tribe or those unfathomable technologies. They can get as much as they can.
However, the people of Group 16 were not idle. When the Baiwu tribe discussed how to deal with them, they were also discussing how to get credit for themselves and their own situation. If they don't do it well now, they will be killed.
The people of the Han tribe are not fools.
So, on the second day when Group 16 came to the Baiwu tribe, the two sides had a direct and frank talk, which completely dispelled the other party's idea of murdering them.
During breakfast, the five clan leaders appeared again, inviting them to eat a kind of roasted taro, while testing the leader of Group 16, Yu Kuan.
Among the five clan leaders, the clan leader of the Qing clan took the lead in testing.
"Yu Kuan, is your tribe far away from here?" He asked Yu Kuan while making gestures.
Yu Kuanxin said that if they didn't answer well this time, even if they could escape, they would definitely leave behind several lives, which no one wanted to see, because from the Baiwu tribe's attempt to win them over yesterday, it was clear what the other party was up to.
He put down the taro with a smile and answered with gestures.
"It's not close, but it's not far either. If you walk, it may take you dozens of days and nights, but if we ride horses, it may only take a few days and nights to get here."
Several clan leaders were shocked and worried. This is the inequality of strength. The other tribe has the technology to tame wild beasts and has mounts that run like wind and thunder, while they only have two legs. The distance between the Baiwu tribe and the Han tribe is not very far for the Han tribe, which means that the other party may attack their tribe at any time.
"Then, why are you here? Your tribe can tame beasts and farm, so there should be no need to come so far to hunt, right?" The Qing clan leader tried again.
Yu Kuan was not panicked when he saw the other party asking this. As long as he revealed a little information and threatened the other party secretly, he could make them retreat. So he gestured again and said,
"That's right. We are not here to hunt. We are sent by the leader to find a kind of stone used for refining tools. The stone is buried underground. We have been looking for many days and nights. We have eaten all the food we brought with us, so we are hunting here."
"Stone? Stone used to make tools?"
The patriarch of the Youqing clan was a little confused when he heard this. The tools used by the people of the Han tribe were obviously not made of stone. Why did they come out to look for stones?
Yu Kuan nodded, then took out a shiny piece of coal from the leather bag on his waist and showed it in front of the patriarchs. Then he pulled out his knife and stuck it in the ground in front of him.
"To make this kind of metal tool, you need this kind of black stone."
Several tribe leaders' eyes suddenly lit up. They finally got a clue. The sharp and strong weapons of the Han tribe were related to this kind of black stone. If they could find this kind of stone, they would have a certain chance to make such tools.
Yu Kuan seemed to know their thoughts, and he did not hide the iron smelting technology at all. Some things are not something you can learn just by listening to it once, and even if you teach it to you in detail once, you may not understand it.
He picked up the pigeon egg-sized coal block, walked outside a house, pointed to the red pattern on it and said to several tribe leaders.
"You drew this with stone powder, right?"
Several tribe leaders looked at each other, nodded, and then listened to Yu Kuan continue.
"This red stone has iron in it, which is the material we use to make this kind of tool. You need to ignite this black stone, and then use the fire it ignites to burn this red stone, and you can get the material for making tools, iron."
Several tribe leaders were shocked by this news again.
It turns out that the stone they had always used as a pigment actually has this kind of use, and they didn't know it before! !
! Sure enough, these people from the Han tribe knew those mysterious technologies. It would be great if they could stay here. The tribe leaders looked at each other and saw this idea in everyone's eyes again.
But then, Yu Kuan told them a piece of news that made them despair.
"I know that several tribe leaders want to keep us here. No, they want our technology to make various things. If we don't tell them, you want to kill us to keep your tribe's secrets. You are afraid of our Han tribe, right? Are you worried that our Han tribe will do something bad to you?"
This sentence is not easy to express with gestures, but the key point is not difficult to understand. If we don't hand over the technology, we will be killed? The tribe leaders can still understand the information expressed by Yu Kuan.
So they immediately turned pale, which was a natural sign of cowardice after being seen through by others. Their purpose was exposed.
No chief took over the conversation, but Yu Kuan did not give them a chance to take over. He spoke again.
"I want to tell the chiefs one thing. First of all, we in the Han tribe have no ill will and will not do anything to you. However, our leader hopes to increase the population of the tribe. When we encounter foreign tribes, the Han tribe will invite them to join with the best treatment, including you.
"As long as you are willing to join our Han tribe, we will give you land, seeds and tools, and livestock cubs, teach you the skills you want, and let you live the same life as our Han tribe. This is a good thing for both you and our Han tribe.
"Also, although we are here to look for stones and know some methods of making iron tools, it is impossible for you to ask us to teach you how to make iron tools because we don't know how to do it. In the Han tribe, not everyone knows all the skills, just like weaving cloth and making clothes, which are usually only done by women. We don't know how to do it,
so it's useless for you to keep us here. "Also, there should be a total of two hands of people in our team, but before coming, I sent one person back to report the news. He will soon lead the rest of our team to find here. Even if you kill all of us and the people who are about to come, you can't cover up the secret of your tribe.
"Because there are more than a dozen teams like us looking for stones nearby. If we disappear, they will definitely come here. You can't hide, and it's impossible to kill them all. If you want to completely cover up the secret of your tribe, then run away and migrate."
At this point, Yu Kuan suddenly shook his head, as if he was denying their Baiwu tribe, and then spoke again.
"But that's difficult. It's not easy for so many of you to migrate, not to mention that it's winter now, and you can't run fast because we all have mounts."
A gust of cold wind blew, and several tribe leaders froze in place like winter ice sculptures.
It turned out that the other party still had companions nearby. In this case, no matter what, when they found out that these people disappeared, they would indeed come to find them. Moreover, the other party had mounts, so it would be useless for them to hide.
It turned out that they had no way out.
Sure enough, as Yu Kuan spoke this information frankly, several tribe leaders directly gave up the idea of forcing them to stay or kill them. What they should consider now is not how to oppose the Han tribe, but how to get along with the Han tribe.
It is meaningless to be an enemy of the Han tribe now. They can never be the opponent of the Han tribe.
Just when the five clan leaders were worried, in the evening of the same day, five Han tribe members dressed the same as the sixteenth group found the Baiwu tribe. The clan leaders were completely disappointed. Yu Kuan was not lying. Someone from their tribe really went out to report the news. Now the location of their tribe has been exposed. It is useless even if they want to escape.
Yu Kuan picked up You Fu and took him to meet the clan leaders of the Baiwu tribe. He introduced the two sides first.
"Chief Envoy, these are the five clan leaders of the Baiwu tribe. Their tribe has a population of nearly two thousand, and they have crops that our Han tribe does not have. There is also a hematite mine nearby. However, they are a little afraid of us now. You must not scare them. You have to talk to them nicely.
"Five clan leaders, this is the captain who led us to find the stone. He is our leader and has a good relationship with our chief. If you have anything, you can talk to our leader. His name is You Fu. "
After listening to Yu Kuan's introduction, You Fu's pupils suddenly shrank, and he couldn't help but marvel in his heart.
Oh, this is a big deal, two thousand people, new crops, and an iron mine, well, it is indeed necessary to take it down. This Yu Kuan is also very smart. He knew to remind me in advance.
You Fu had a smile on his face, but he was quickly calculating how to deal with the other party in his heart. He smiled and bowed, clasped his hands and said, "Meet the clan leaders. "
The five clan leaders had different expressions. They learned from Yu Kuan's introduction that the man in front of them was the leader of the team that led them to find stones. He was probably the same as the hunting captain of their Baiwu tribe. Moreover, this man was familiar with the leader of the Han tribe. He should be a person who could make decisions and was also a powerful figure in the Han tribe.
In a nutshell, this person was not easy to deal with.
The five clan leaders laughed dryly and bowed to You Fu in return. The movements were very stiff and non-standard. It was obvious that they had just learned the greeting gestures of the Han tribe people.
You Fu was a person with rich experience in communicating with foreign tribes. Back then, the You Jiang family was abducted by him. Moreover, the Baiwu tribe had a large population and its own unique culture. Farm crops are obviously not something that barbarians can compare to.
In Youfu's own diplomatic dictionary, all unfamiliar tribes are divided into six levels. The Baiwu tribe can be regarded as a third-class tribe and must be taken seriously.
The sixth-class tribe has a population of hundreds, no special products, no farming, no animal husbandry, and lives on hunting and gathering.
The fifth-class tribe has a population of thousands, has special products, no farming, no animal husbandry.
The fourth-class tribe has a population of thousands, has special products, and has one of farming and animal husbandry.
The third-class tribe has a population of thousands, has minerals, has special skills, and has one of farming and animal husbandry.
The second-class tribe has a population of tens of thousands, and has metal smelting, farming, and breeding.
The first-class tribe has a population of tens of thousands, and has metallurgy, farming, breeding, special products, and culture. , and even writing.
Diplomatic attitudes are determined based on the different attributes of different tribes, just like the current diplomatic divisions into strategic partners. All diplomatic countries are ranked, and Youfu obviously has his own evaluation criteria.
As for the Han tribe, in Youfu's mind, it no longer belongs to these levels. A tribe like the Han tribe, with a population of hundreds of thousands, writing and culture, very advanced technology, and explosive military power, is no longer in the category of tribes.
At the level of the Han tribe, one should compare territory, resources, population, and technology.
The Baiwu tribe obviously meets the standards of the third level and can be put on the same standard as the Youjiang family. They can farm and have crops. The tribe has special skills and can build houses with stones. The population is about 2,000, and there are mines around. To deal with such a tribe, we cannot just use force. We must proceed step by step and use the powerful strength of the Han tribe to conquer them, just like the Jiang family did in the past.
You Fu quickly made clear his goal in his mind. He would not propose the idea of inviting the other party to join the Han tribe this time, so as not to cause panic to the other party. This time there are only two goals: one, to find the iron mine and mark it; two, to exchange some crops unique to the Baiwu tribe and learn how to grow them.
In addition, give the other party some gifts to appease them, establish a good relationship with them, and lay a solid foundation for deeper communication in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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