Chapter 1131 Finding out the purpose of the visit
When a group of people on the shore saw the fleet of the Han tribe coming, they immediately began to arrange defenses nervously. However, what they didn't expect was that the Han tribe really came to deliver food.
It's just that this food is a bit expensive, so they have to sell themselves.
The boat quickly docked, but the soldiers and crew on the boat were not in a hurry to go down. Before the two sides communicated, they might be attacked by the other side if they rashly went ashore.
Fortunately, the Han tribe had experience in this regard, and soon a small flag officer of the Jinwu Guard came ashore alone with gifts.
These soldiers from the Jinwu Guard may be very poor in terms of combat ability, but in terms of the ability to communicate with strangers, they are stronger than one another, and they are very courageous. After all, these people were not serious soldiers before, but spies engaged in intelligence.
This small flag officer named Shiquan didn't bring any good things, only a green military coat, a bunch of rabbit sausages, and half a bag of potatoes, which were all prepared as gifts for the other party.
As for the goods, the old ones are still the most practical, white salt, containers, and ironware, which are almost all daily necessities needed by everyone.
Shi Quan bravely went ashore, carrying many things in his hands. Just by taking a few glances, he had already found a lot of useful information.
It seems that there are not many people in this tribe, and their food should not be sufficient. In the winter, even the children are brought out to find food.
They are all wearing tattered animal skins, and they use simple bamboo spears made of bamboo in their hands, and they don't even have bows and arrows.
It seems that it is not difficult for him to conquer them directly by force or kidnap all the people in this tribe.
While thinking about how to deal with it in his mind, he did not stop and walked directly to the woods where the men were.
Shi Quan was alone. When he walked ten meters away from the other side, the leader of the small tribe finally shouted.
"Hey! Don't move, just stand there, who are you, what do you want to do? Don't come over, we will kill you if you come over again!"
The young leader shouted a warning while waving the bamboo spear in his hand to make an attacking gesture, but he did not really attack.
Shi Quan was also very smart. Although he didn't understand, he understood that this was the other party's intention for him not to get close.
So Shiquan stopped immediately, put the things in his hand on the ground, and then picked up a bunch of things, while demonstrating to the leader, he introduced the situation with a smile.
"Don't be impulsive, my friend, we are not bad people in the Han tribe. This is a little gift from us. Look at this, this is for wearing, and these are all food." As he spoke, he took a bite of the roasted potatoes and sausages, and then put them on the military coat on the ground.
Then he took out a small bag of white salt again and showed it to the other party.
"Friend, we are here to trade. This, white salt, is also edible and can be exchanged. We have containers that can hold water. If you want, you can come to the boat to talk."
He finished talking to himself, regardless of whether the other party could understand or not, put down all the things and slowly retreated to the boat by the river.
It was impossible for him to understand. The tribe on the shore was too small and had a small population, so they were very timid. It was impossible for them to invite Shiquan back as a guest. They didn't have enough food to eat, so how could they have extra food to entertain guests?
So Shiquan could only retreat and let them check the gifts themselves. As long as those people were not stupid, they would definitely find a way to make a deal.
Sure enough, after the small tribe on the shore saw Shiquan throw a pile of things back into the river, they dared to step forward cautiously.
A dozen men with bamboo spears and bamboo spears quickly surrounded those things, and a few others were vigilantly staring at the sailboat by the lake.
"What is this? It looks like food?"
One person picked up the sausage on the ground, looked at the gap that Shiquan had just bitten, and then smelled it. Suddenly, a strong salty fragrance entered his nostrils.
"This smells so good, it's meat, chief, why did that person give us food?"
Another person picked up the potato on the ground, looked at the gap that was bitten on it, and knew after a little identification that this thing should be the underground rhizome of some plant, and it looked like food. The man also took a bite of the potato in his hand and found that it was dry.
This thing is directly baked potatoes. They are now cold and there is no seasoning, so they don’t taste good at all. However, the biggest feature of potatoes is that they are high in starch and can be eaten as a staple food. Therefore, eating these baked potatoes feels like eating steamed buns.
Cold steamed buns naturally have no taste, but they can satisfy hunger, that is, they can resist hunger.
The man took a bite and immediately felt a sense of satisfaction, that is, when the hungry stomach growled, suddenly there was food in it.
He immediately said with surprise, "Chief, this is also edible, it can fill you up, and it tastes good. I just don't know what plant's rhizome this is from. It looks like they put it in the fire to eat."
The young leader picked up the military coat on the ground and held it in his hand to observe it.
He had just watched Shiquan's demonstration and knew that this was a piece of clothing that was worn on the body.
This thing is very thick and heavy, but it is not animal skin. It feels bulging and feels like it has multiple layers. I don't know what the outer layer is. The texture is very fine, but you can tell at a glance that this is definitely not something formed naturally, but something made by humans.
The coat is well sewn. Unless you tear off the outer layer of cotton cloth, you can't see what's inside, but he can't bear to tear it off.
Look at the workmanship of the coat. Well, he doesn't know how to look at it because he doesn't know how it is made. Look at the tailoring. The fur collar is made of animal skin. The back of the coat is split. The front is double-breasted and there is a belt hanging around the waist. The people of this tribe seem to know how to dress well? !
Ah, no, it should be said that they are no longer at the level of knowing how to dress, but they are very particular about the style of clothes.
The young tribal leader put on the coat. He gestured with the cowhide belt around his waist and quickly figured out how to use it. He tied the belt up.
The heavy military coat was put on, and the surrounding coldness was swept away immediately. Only the feet and legs without pants and boots were shivering and exposed to the cold winter wind.
The young leader immediately looked solemn and puzzled.
Good-looking and practical coats that can keep you warm and dispel the cold; food roots that can fill you up; and dried meat smoked in a special way. These are all good things. Why did that person give them these things?
"Chief, what does that person do? Why did they give us so many good things?"
"Chief, look, there is a small basin here. It's so beautiful. What is it made of? There are flowers and fish painted on it, as well as strange symbols."
"And this, there is salty stone in this bag. Chief, try it. This thing is salty stone. Why is their salty stone so clean and has a special taste?"
The young chief quickly looked at the things in the hands of the two tribesmen. One of them was a small cloth bag filled with white salt, and the other was a white porcelain bowl. The bowl could hold water. Although it was not big, it was ingenious in their eyes.
Based on the things in front of him, he could already judge some things.
For example, the population of this tribe should be large, and they have mastered many high-tech technologies. At least this tribe can make clean salty stones and many containers for water. In addition, they can still go out in this season and even give food to others. They should not lack food.
The most important thing is that they can also make vehicles that can travel on the water.
So, this is a very powerful tribe! ! !
Then the question is, what are they here for?
"Chief, are these people here to trade with us?" A slightly older and more experienced tribesman suddenly reminded.
But the young leader was very puzzled.
"Trade? Trade with us? But they are so rich, they have everything they want, but we can't even fill our stomachs. What do we have that they would like? I know!!!"
The young leader didn't quite understand at first, and was thinking about the purpose of the Han tribe, but as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately reacted.
Yes, he has nothing on his side, but the other side has so many good things. Trade, of course, it's possible, but what can he use in exchange?
Unless we use human population.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the tribesmen around him and immediately laughed, "Since it's a transaction, let's go over and ask.?!"
(End of this chapter)
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