Chapter 246 Yuan's Doubts (Please vote and subscribe)
The second market ended soon. Overall, the Han tribe still had a lot of gains. Although they also produced a lot of supplies, they also exchanged a lot of good things for the Han tribe.
Animal skins are all hard currency. In the absence of cotton, they rely on these things to keep warm in winter. In addition, there are abundant resources. The Han tribe urgently needs minerals and some vegetables and fruits. They have greatly enriched the tribe's diet. Although there is no output yet, the seeds are already there.
However, there is one thing that makes the Han tribe's leaders not very satisfied. That is, the Sharp Horn Tribe did not appear in this market. The Han tribe may miss a kind of livestock that is more productive than rabbits.
Shu Da even directly suggested to Luo Chong that if it is really impossible, he should take people to rob. There are so many people in the Han tribe, and ordinary tribes will definitely not be able to afford it. It is estimated that as long as they pull people over, they can make the other party compromise without fighting.
But Luo Chong is still calm and it is hard to tell whether he is happy or angry.
"Let's wait a little longer. Their tribe must be far away. It's not easy to go back and forth. It's even more difficult to carry 100 live antelopes that far. It's not even a month yet. Let's wait another month. If they still don't come by then, we can talk about it later."
"Well, let's wait another month. If they still don't come by then, Chief, you can send me. I promise to bring back those sheep." Shu Da still preferred to rob directly, and still suggested with no hope.
"Don't be so impulsive. We have a lot of good things they need here. We are not afraid that they won't come. Besides, 100 sheep are not a big deal for them. There is no need to be so stubborn. As long as they are not stupid, they will definitely send them over. It is probably that the road is indeed a bit far. After all, we have not seen that kind of antelope when we were in the grassland in the north."
Luo Chong said so, and Shu Da couldn't insist any more. After all, he knew the wisdom of the chief, and he must be better than him in judging things.
The fact is just as Luo Chong expected. The location of the Sharp Horn Tribe is indeed very far away. From the Han Tribe to the north is the mountainous area, and after leaving the valley is the hilly grassland, and then to the east is the plain grassland.
However, the Saiga antelope usually lives in highland grasslands with relatively high altitudes. Luo Chong has never seen such terrain before, because such a place is further northwest of the hilly grassland. In terms of the overall terrain, the northwest is high and the southeast is low. For example, to the east of the Han tribe is a wetland swamp.
The residence of the Sharp Horned Tribe is indeed very far away. It takes 13 or 14 days to walk forward, and 20 kilometers a day, which is more than 200 kilometers.
They came with animal skins on their backs, and brought back very heavy ceramic products and very heavy white salt. Although animal skins are also heavy, they are soft. It goes without saying that carrying the same weight of cotton and stone is easier with cotton.
The way back is long. Compared with the ease of the way here, they walked for 18 days on the way back, and finally transported these precious materials back to the Sharp Horned Tribe. As soon as
these exquisite ceramic vessels arrived at the tribe, they were well received by the tribesmen, as well as the precious white salt.
After getting something good, they naturally had to celebrate. That evening, the Sharp Horned Tribe slaughtered more than a dozen antelopes to make stewed mutton. The salty mutton soup was the first time for the tribesmen to eat it. Everyone who tasted the broth praised it highly. However, due to the shortage of pottery and the large population of the Sharp Horned Tribe, everyone could only take turns using the pottery pots.
The leader of the Sharp Horned Tribe was a middle-aged man named Yuan. He was very happy with the performance of the trading team, so he planned to let them make another trip to try to trade some daily necessities with the Han Tribe. However, the leader of the team was in a dilemma. He had not dared to say what Luo Chong said since he came back, but now he had to say it.
"Chief, I have something to tell you. The leader of the Han tribe said that if we want to exchange good things with them next time, we must let us exchange 100 live antelopes with them. They must be two or three years old, 20 males and 80 females. Otherwise, they will not sell us anything in the future. They don't want animal skins." The tribesman said nervously, fearing that the leader would vent his anger on him.
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Yuan's face darkened. He didn't immediately say anything about the Han tribe, but stared at the captain with suspicion.
"They don't know our tribe, how do they know how many sheep we have? Didn't I specifically tell you not to tell outsiders? It's a secret that our tribe can raise animals, so we can't tell outsiders easily. If someone asks about animal skins, just say we hunted them.
Tell me honestly, did you tell them, or did someone else you brought tell them? I'll kill him. Do you know what the consequences will be? If others know about it, how many tribes will come to rob us, and it will kill our tribe." Yuan looked at the captain angrily.
"Chief, I really didn't say it. It was the leader of the Han tribe who saw it himself. If you don't believe me, ask them. They heard it at the time." The captain quickly defended himself. It was really not his fault. If he was beaten to death because of this, it would be too unfair.
"You figured it out yourself? Do you take me for a fool? You didn't bring any live sheep, how could he see the fur? I think you really don't want to live anymore. You are still telling lies at this time. Don't you know how important this is to our tribe?" Yuan got even angrier when he heard the captain dare to argue with him.
"Chief, it's true. He really figured it out by looking at the fur. Ah, no, no, it's the fur, the fur, the animal skins. He figured it out by looking at the animal skins."
When the captain just said he looked at the fur, Yuan was about to hit him. The captain was so scared that he hurriedly explained, and then he told step by step how Luo Chong analyzed it, how he deduced the specific situation of the Sharp Horn Tribe from a few animal skins.
The team members who went with him were worried that the leader would not believe it, so they ended up eating melons, and they also supported the captain on the side, describing the situation at that time with details, so Yuan couldn't help but believe it.
In fact, after listening to the captain's retelling of Luo Chong's analysis, he had already concluded that his tribesmen were not lying, because such careful reasoning and such god-like thinking and logical ability would make it impossible for them to make up such a lie, because their strength would not allow it.
Not to mention these ordinary tribesmen who did not have his high IQ, even Yuan himself could not have thought that someone could guess the secret of their tribe that had never been passed on through animal skins. But when he looked at the exquisite printed white porcelain bowl in his hand, it seemed normal again. It was impossible for the tribal leader who could make such a thing not to have some extraordinary ability.
(End of this chapter)
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