Chapter 321 The Workers' Plan (Please vote and subscribe)
Luo Chong listened to Dashu's report, nodding from time to time. The two of them walked to the river unknowingly. Luo Chong picked up a small stone and skipped it on the river, thinking about something.
"Have the Cha tribe started fishing after they came? The river is so wide, there should be a lot of fish in it, right?"
"They fished a few times after they came, but the harvest was not big, so I asked them to stop temporarily. Now they are plowing the land every day.
The leader of Cha said that the river is too deep and they can't stand in the water to spear fish. I asked our tribesmen to use fish baskets or small nets but they couldn't catch them. The river is too wide, and the fish basically don't come to the shore. We can't get to the middle of the river. I wonder if I can build a few more boats this year to make fishing more convenient." Dashu reported.
"Well, what you said is a problem. It's not only about the boat, our network is also not working. Don't worry about it. I'll arrange it when you come back. There is a timber processing plant in Hanyang City. It is very easy to saw wooden boards. Next time I'll have someone send the parts over, and then assemble the wooden boat directly here. This is the only way for now, and we can deal with the rest after the timber plant here is built.
By the way, how about the timber reserves here? Have you asked anyone to cut wood?" Luo Chong said, suddenly thinking of the timber.
"Yes, I have arranged the logging, but there are not many people. I have asked them to saw down the wood suitable for building things, and transport the branches back to dry and use as firewood. The logs will be left in the mountains to dry in the shade. Our cattle and horses are all working on the land, so we don't have time to transport the logs back."
"Well, let's do this for now. After the land is plowed, transport the logs back as soon as possible. The mountains are humid and there are many rains in summer. Don't leave them in the mountains to grow hair. Also, store more firewood. There are still many places that need firewood this year. Don't divide the fire for now. Let's all eat from the same pot. Save a little first, and it will be fine after a while." Luo Chong thought for a while and told the big tree.
"I know this. I have asked my tribesmen to cut down a lot of shrubs and small trees within the city site. Now they are all stored. These alone will be enough for us to use for a long time." The big tree explained.
"Okay, let's do this first. I'll go to the city to get a meal and see how you guys are eating now, haha."
"Chief, do you want me to have someone cook two dishes for you?"
"No, save some firewood. My meal will be fine with chili."
The two of them returned to the city while talking. In the northwest corner of the city was a large sheepfold where thousands of well-fed antelopes were resting. In the southwest was a large area of straw sheds with mats under them. Some people were sitting there eating. There was also a large straw shed in the center of the city. There were several simple stoves built with mud inside. There was a long queue in front of them waiting for food.
Luo Chong was not in a hurry. He arranged for Dashu to prepare food for him. He walked around the straw shed area to see the tribesmen who were eating.
Under a low straw shed, several children were sitting on mats and eating dinner. They didn't know how to use chopsticks very well. They couldn't hold things with chopsticks, so they could only lie on the bowls and eat. When they raised their heads, their faces were covered with rice grains.
Luo Chong walked in front of them, and several children immediately protected their bowls, as if they were afraid that Luo Chong would snatch their food.
"Haha, why are you hiding? I won't steal your food. How come someone usually snatches your food?" Luo Chong squatted beside them and looked at them with a smile.
Several children stuffed their mouths with rice and shook their heads.
Luo Chong was stunned for a moment and asked them: "Do you understand what I say? Can you speak Chinese?"
Several children nodded again. One of the children looked at Luo Chong for a while, swallowed the rice in his mouth and said.
"I've seen you. You are the one riding the big monster just now. What was that you rode? Was it a cow? I asked my mother, but she didn't know it either."
"Haha, that's not a cow, that's an elephant, and it's also an animal that eats grass." Luo Chong looked at these ignorant children and laughed.
"Then why are you the only one riding an elephant? Are you the leader of this tribe ()?"
"Yes, how did you know?"
"My mother told me, she said that the one who was riding the big monster and wearing clothes just now was the leader of this tribe (*≧︶≦)"
"Oh? So you are not from our tribe?" Luo Chong asked them with a smile.
"Well, my mother said that there is no food in the mountains, so she can only come here to herd sheep for you to have food. How come you have so many sheep, more than the people in our tribe, I can't even count them."
"Haha, do you like our tribe? Do you want to become a member of our tribe?"
"(ω) Yes, the food in your tribe is delicious, I want to eat it every day, but I have to follow my mother and can't join your tribe."
"Oh? Then is your mother willing to join our tribe?" Luo Chong looked at the children with a smile.
"My mother is coming. Go ask them yourself. Their leader is coming." The child held his bowl and shouted loudly to a woman who was walking towards this side not far away.
The woman was about twenty years old, with important parts of her body wrapped in animal skins. She was walking towards this side with a big bowl. When she heard her child shouting there, and saw a strange boy wearing a golden crown and linen clothes there, she was stunned for a moment, then hurried over and looked at Luo Chong who was a little at a loss.
"Chief, I, I, what do you want to talk to me about?" The woman stuttered.
"Oh, I'm not here to look for you, I just come here to take a look at these children. How are they? Can they eat enough in our Han tribe? Are they tired from working?" Luo Chong stood up and asked.
"Yes, they can eat enough. Every day after I cook for them, there is still some left. I can't finish it all by myself, and I can leave some for the children." The woman said nervously.
"Well, that's good. I just asked your child if he wanted to join our Han tribe. He said he wanted to follow you. What do you think of our Han tribe? Do you want to stay in our Han tribe?" Luo Chong asked the woman.
"Yes, of course. There are many people in the Han tribe, and there is no shortage of food. There are so many good things. These days, my husband and they have been turning the soil by the river. He said he wanted to bury rice so that more rice can grow. Rice is delicious and can fill your stomach. Unfortunately, it can't grow in our mountains.
I heard from our leader that we will work here until autumn. If rice can really grow in the soil by then, he will take us here."
The woman immediately told Luo Chong about their tribe's plan, which made Luo Chong understand a little bit of the inside story. These people are willing to join the Han tribe, but they have never grown food and don't know what farming is like. They hope to see it with their own eyes before making up their minds.
Luo Chong can understand this, or he doesn't care at all. When they gradually become familiar with the life of the Han tribe, I'm afraid they won't want to go back to live a hard life.
(End of this chapter)
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