Chapter 322 Return from the Grassland (Please vote and subscribe)
After understanding the thoughts of these laborers, Luo Chong was relieved and went to find Dashu to eat together. After a busy day, people began to eat and rest, enjoying the hard-earned food.
The next day, Luo Chong still stayed in the new city and watched the various labors of the tribesmen. If he encountered a poor job, he would personally guide them. Until he watched the first batch of rice seeds sowed, a letter from Hanyang City suddenly arrived in Luo Chong's hands, wanting to call him back. The letter
was sent by the Rat Witch, saying that the caravan led by You Fu had returned and was now stationed in the residence of the Yuanli tribe, waiting for Luo Chong's instructions.
Luo Chong immediately replied with a letter, asking the Rat Witch to send people to receive the caravan's vehicles, send the animal skins and wool back to Hanyang City, and start mass production of woolen cloth. In addition, a team of people was sent to take You Fu and the caravan, as well as the cattle and horses they exchanged, to the New City District. Only here was there enough pasture to feed so many livestock, and the construction of the New City would also require a lot of animal power. This was agreed upon in the letter with You Fu before.
When the letter reached the Rat Witch's hands, knowing that Luo Chong was unwilling to come back, he could only send people to execute these orders. Several carts of supplies were pulled back to Hanyang City, and the soldiers who had been to the New City District before also rode horses with You Fu and others to the east.
The team had no loads, all riding horses and moving forward lightly. It took only one day to reach the New City District. 280 cattle, 450 horses, and a total of more than 700 livestock suddenly came to the New City District, which shocked the tribesmen who had just joined the Han tribe not long ago, and the laborers who came to work, but more of them were shocked and excited.
Let's not talk about how much work these animals can do for people. Just talking about them, they can produce visible meat and a lot of animal skins. For a while, the people in the entire new city area were excited.
"My God, where did they get so many cattle and horses? The Han tribe is so powerful. With these cattle and horses, we can grow so much more food. We will never have to worry about not having food." A man who was driving cattle to plow
the field said. "Are you stupid? We are also members of the Han tribe now. The more cattle and horses the Han tribe has, the better our lives will be. Isn't this a good thing?" Another person who was holding the plow behind him said.
"Yes, yes, we are also members of the Han tribe now. Oh, the leader's decision to join the Han tribe was really right. Otherwise, we might still be plowing the land with stones, working so hard but not growing much food. Eh? Where did the leader get so many cattle and horses?" The man before sighed.
"How should I know this? But the man in the tin crown who leads the group looks so familiar, as if I've seen him somewhere before."
"Familiar? It seems so. Let me think. Eh?! Isn't that the leader of the You tribe who used to come to our tribe to sell information? It turns out that he joined the Han tribe a long time ago, and now he is doing so well!"
Many tribesmen started to talk about the arrival of so many cattle and horses. Some people also saw so many horses and discussed the possibility of the Han tribe expanding its cavalry. Some of them had joined the Han tribe a long time ago and were incorporated into the army. Seeing their former brothers riding majestically on horses, it was impossible not to envy them. Any man who thinks he is very powerful wants to try it.
You Fu also saw Luo Chong soon. This guy was exposed to the wind and sun on the grassland every day. His face, which was not very white to begin with, became darker. He brought his caravan to see Luo Chong and greeted him with a smile. At the same time, he introduced Luo Chong to several unfamiliar faces in the caravan. Luo Chong then noticed that he had brought people back from the grassland.
"Haha, chief, you're finally back after being away for so long. I didn't expect so many things to happen in just a few months. Our second city is now in good shape. Are these all new members of our tribe?" You Fu saw Luo Chong bow first, and then said happily.
"Yes, we encountered an enemy attack, but fortunately the result was good. Let's not talk about this. Tell me how this trip to the grassland was. Was it smooth?" Luo Chong also led them to the city and found a straw shed to sit down and drink boiled water.
"The transaction was relatively smooth. With Ling Feng, a local, we saved a lot of trouble. It's not like before when we wandered around aimlessly. The tribes that traded with us this time were all led by Ling Feng.
By the way, chief, these dozen people have also joined our Han tribe. They are all friends of Ling Feng, and their life experiences are similar to his. This time, they met and knew that Ling Feng had joined our Han tribe and was living a good life, so they followed him and planned to join our tribe." You Fu reported the situation, thinking of the new members, so he hurriedly introduced them to Luo Chong.
A dozen men and women, when they heard You Fu say that the young man wearing a golden crown was the leader, they also stood up and saluted, speaking Chinese with a strange tone, calling him leader. They must have learned it on the road, and they didn't speak much Chinese.
Luo Chong also hurriedly greeted them and said a few words of welcome, then asked them to sit aside and continued to listen to You Fu's report.
"Is there anything else about this transaction? Have those nomadic tribes said how our goods are, or what they want? We are not close to the grassland, and it is not easy to go there. It is okay to bring more things next time. If we expand our goods, we can also get more benefits." Luo Chong asked after drinking a sip of boiled water.
"The leader guessed well, there is really something they want, but I dare not agree easily, so I can only come back and wait for the leader to make the decision." You Fu's eyes lit up, and he suddenly remembered this matter, so he said hurriedly.
"Oh? What do they want that you dare not agree to? Tell me." Luo Chong asked in confusion.
"Well, they still have a lot of needs. Let me tell you what those tribes want.
The most important thing is our horse gear, especially the stirrups and saddles, they want them very much, and then there are our ox carts. Their nomadic tribes often need to move, and if there are a few large carts, moving and transporting things will be more convenient.
And there are our long knives. Although they have never used them, the scissors we sold them are also made of iron. They like these iron weapons very much. Oh, and the iron pots we brought over this time, they also like them very much. Although the price is not cheap, they are all sold out. I think we can bring more next time." You Fu said to Luo Chong while counting on his fingers.
(End of this chapter)
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