Chapter 1043 The slaves who went south have arrived
Tian Hong immediately took the carriage provided by You Fu and returned to the Baiwu tribe in just one day. The three tribe leaders who stayed in the tribe were also very happy now, because with the help of the Han tribe, many tribesmen in the tribe now wore clothes made of cloth, and they looked like human beings.
In order to make it easier to work, adults and children also began to learn to stand their hair like the Han people. Although the cloth donated by the Han tribe could not make a pair of shoes for everyone, the ten people left here by You Fu taught them how to weave straw shoes.
Straw shoes are also good. With shoes on your feet, you will be more confident when working. Even if you run quickly, you don’t have to be as cautious as before.
The corn planted in the tribe is growing well now. According to the Han people who stayed behind, some of the sheep sent by You Fu are pregnant with lambs, and it is expected that they will be born in the summer. By then, a ewe will give birth to two or three lambs, and the sheep flock of the Baiwu tribe will probably double immediately.
Whether it was new grains or newly learned breeding techniques, they developed very rapidly, and the entire Baiwu tribe was thriving. It was under this situation that Tian Hong came back in a carriage.
When they found Tian Hong coming back, the three older tribe leaders who stayed behind in the tribe also came out to greet him.
"Hong, why are you back? How is it going over there?" The gray-haired Youchi tribe leader immediately asked, and the Bai and Yan tribes followed him.
"Life over there is very good. The tribe members now eat well and sleep well there. They learn and work with the craftsmen of the Han tribe every day, helping them cut trees, build houses, dig ditches, and transport soil and rocks. They are very busy every day, but they live well. The Han tribe gave each of us a linen vest and a bamboo hat, and the tribe members like it very much."
When Tian Hong heard the questions of the three old tribe leaders, he immediately introduced the situation over there. After listening, the three tribe leaders also smiled knowingly, as if they were thinking that the original decision was right. However, before they could say anything, Tian Hong spoke again.
"But I came back this time to discuss an important matter with you. Let me tell you, the Han tribe is investing heavily in the construction over there. When we first arrived there a few days ago, I saw a thousand strong young Han people escorting a large number of ox carts and horse carts to deliver things. Four hundred of them stayed behind, all of them were craftsmen, and the remaining six hundred stayed for a few days and then left, saying that they were going to build roads.
"But that's not all. Although there were not so many people coming from the Han tribe later, there was an endless stream of vehicles transporting things. They also brought many kinds of livestock, as well as seeds of other foods.
"Let me tell you, the Han tribe actually raises birds. There is a kind of free-range bird with black feathers and a red tail. The Han tribe calls it the black chicken. It is said that every household in the Han tribe raises it. The tribesmen can eat its meat and its eggs. It is said that the hens can lay an egg every day.
"There is also another kind of waterfowl with a flat yellow beak, a green head, and a gray body. It usually floats in the river and eats insects and small fish in the water, which are also used to provide meat and bird eggs.
"By the way, they also raised rabbits. The rabbits were quite big, half as long as an arm, and as white as snow, with a pair of red eyes. I heard that they reproduced even faster, and could give birth to a litter every sixty days. Each litter could have seven or eight babies, and they could give birth to several litters a year. Others included sheep, some donkeys and mules, and, yes, there was something called a pig.
"The pig had an extremely large belly, and its hair was sparse and short, like it was shiny, it had a long nose and mouth, and big ears. It hummed when it walked, and it was very fat. It was said that the Han tribe raised it specifically to be killed and eaten for meat. This pig was easy to raise, ate everything, and grew fast. It was also a particularly large number of livestock raised by the Han tribe.
"The Han tribe brought these things here to feed the working laborers. According to Youfu, it is easy for the Han tribe to transport food from far away, but the Han tribe does not only eat food on weekdays. They also eat fresh meat, fruits and vegetable leaves, which can only be grown locally.
"But the problem now is that the workers are very busy. No one has time to grow vegetables and take care of the livestock and birds. Youfu means to see if we can send more people to help. He said that as long as we are willing to help, we can take these things back to plant. After they are planted, they are willing to buy them and exchange them with us for money. They can also give us some of the livestock in the future.
"I think this is a good thing. Even if we don't pay, as long as we can get these livestock and seeds, it is worth it. In the future, our Baiwu tribe will have so many good things, and the tribesmen will live a better life. What do you think?"
Tian Hong said a lot, and then he looked at the three clan leaders, hoping to get their approval.
At this time, the three tribe leaders were all in shock. There were snow-white rabbits half the length of an arm, black chickens that could not fly but could only walk on the ground, flat-billed ducks that could swim in the water, various kinds of fruit seeds, a large number of sheep and fat pigs, many horses, and what was called a donkey, whose appearance was unknown.
As expected, they were a tribe that was good at breeding technology. They actually domesticated so many kinds of animals. It was really as You Fu said. The Han tribe had almost all kinds of flying and walking animals except for the fish in the water.
If the Baiwu tribe could also learn the technology of breeding these things, plus the cubs of these livestock, then the growth of the Baiwu tribe would be just around the corner. Just imagine, if they really learned these, then the Baiwu tribe would be like the Han tribe. The tribe members would no longer have to go out hunting. They only needed to raise livestock at home to get a steady supply of meat and fur, and they would not have to go out to take risks. This was a great thing, and such an opportunity was now in front of them.
Several tribe leaders looked at each other and said in unison.
"This is feasible. Just like what Hong said, even if the Han tribe doesn't pay, as long as they promise to give us some young animals in the future, we can help with the work."
"Yes, yes, this is definitely possible. We don't need to be paid, as long as we give us some animals."
"Hong, do you think we should send more people over?"
Several tribe leaders immediately started talking when they heard this.
"Well, of course the more people the better, but we also need to leave people to guard our tribe. But I think the children can go over to help. They can't do any heavy work, but they can help grow vegetables and herd sheep. These are all things that children can do.
"And we need to let the children learn these skills so that they can pass them on to their descendants when they grow up. If we learn at our age, we will have to pass them on to the children. It's better to let them learn directly from the Han tribe.
"Our children don't ask for wages. As long as the Han tribe provides food and gives us some young livestock in the future, that would be great.
" "As for other young and strong people, we can also increase the number appropriately. I see that Youfu and his men have set up a large plate and have drawn many house locations. It will take more than one or two years to complete the construction. It will definitely require a lot of people. It doesn't matter if we send more people." Tian Hong immediately talked about his analysis and plans after hearing what they said.
Sending children over to learn technology is certainly a good thing. It doesn't take up much labor. Whether to pay or not is a small matter. The key is to let the children master advanced technology. Several clan leaders just pondered for a moment and immediately made the decision.
So, the entire Baiwu tribe prepared a team again. This time, they directly formed a team of 200 people, with 100 young and strong men and women, and hundreds of other teenagers were going to go with them.
The entire Baiwu tribe almost came out in full force. Most of the so-called young and strong people were between fourteen and twenty years old. These people were really young and strong. Those over thirty years old The people are basically grandfathers, and it is a group of "old men" who stay in the tribe to look after the house. Almost all the young people go out to work.
It is normal for the ancients to call themselves old men at the age of thirty. They get married at the age of fourteen and have children at the age of fifteen. If everything goes well, they can become grandfathers at the age of thirty. If they are grandfathers, they are old men. But now these old men have become lonely elderly people left behind in the tribe, and no one knows whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
But in the eyes of those old people, the most important thing is that their descendants can learn more survival skills. It doesn't matter if they are lonely. Anyway, the two places are not far away, and they can come back to visit when they are not busy.
A large number of people from the Baiwu tribe arrived at the construction site of Qian'an County. Under normal circumstances, The sudden influx of so many people would surely cause riots, but in reality nothing troublesome happened.
Because the Han tribe is best at population management and engineering construction, with just these two thousand people, let alone a county magistrate from the Han tribe, even if you just find a contractor, you can arrange these two thousand people in an orderly manner and everyone has something to do.
The new men were also arranged to build houses and cut down trees, while the women were responsible for digging ditches and transporting soil, and some were responsible for making fires and cooking.
As for the hundreds of new half-grown children, some were responsible for taking care of younger brothers and sisters, some were responsible for herding sheep, some were responsible for taking care of chickens and ducks, and some little boys carried bamboo baskets and held sickles and went everywhere to collect the grass. Gather grass to feed the rabbits.
The Baiwu tribe plus the Han tribe's own craftsmen, from adults to children, everyone has work to do and everyone has food to eat, and this is a group of people who are not very familiar with each other, living in an unfamiliar environment.
Such a strong management ability, in the eyes of Gu Ji and Tian Hong, it is simply incredible, but it really happened.
Just when Chengkang County and Qi'an County were in full swing of construction, the 30,000 slaves sent by Qubing in the north were finally sent back. Now the fleet has arrived at the dock of Weishan County and is temporarily parked in the lake. After the arrangements are made, these slaves will be sent to various places.
(End of this chapter)
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