Chapter 327 Xin Tribe (Please vote and subscribe)
The older man took out a roll of bamboo slips he carried with him, calculated it, then looked at the direction where the moon rose in the sky, confirmed it several times, and finally nodded and said: "Yes, today is the day of the moon, and the tide will definitely go out at night."
"Well, that's good, call everyone back, eat something early and rest, and we will hurry home at dawn tomorrow." The leading man put away the woolen cloth, took out a bamboo bowl and started to eat.
The other team members called each other and soon gathered to eat. After eating, they rested in two bamboo buildings not far away. They were built here a long time ago and used as a landing base. Some supplies were stored in them.
It soon became dark, and the sea breeze was stronger than during the day, rolling up waves in the bay and blowing away the clouds in the sky.
Two rounds of bright moons were in the sky, gradually converging from different directions to form a beautiful jade ring in the middle of the sky. At this time, the sea water in the bay also surged, and under the influence of the moon's gravity, a spectacular tide was formed.
The sea water retreated frantically, and the sea level dropped rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just less than an hour, a road suddenly appeared in the bay, connecting the mainland and the bamboo island more than ten kilometers away.
The island, which was originally independent of the outside world, also became a peninsula connected to the mainland because of the appearance of this dark road. This road is mainly made of reefs. In fact, it is a land hidden in the water. The road is three or four kilometers wide and eighteen kilometers long. It is relatively flat overall. It is not a problem for cattle and horses to pass through, but it is unrealistic to drive.
This road is the transportation link between Zhudao and the mainland, but it is only accessible for less than one month a year.
At the beginning and end of each month, when the two moons in the sky meet to form a ring, the sea water will recede, revealing the dark road hidden under the water. This situation will last for two days, and the dark road will be submerged by the sea again.
In the middle of each month, the water level in the bay would rise to its highest point, and then begin to fall again until the beginning of the next month, when the dark road would appear again for two days. In a year of fourteen months, this road would appear for twenty-eight days, and the islanders of Takeshima could only use this road to go to the grassland to trade.
Of course, they could also build bamboo rafts to float over. The narrowest part of the bay was only a dozen kilometers, so floating over was not a problem at all. However, the large number of livestock they exchanged from the grassland could not be transported back by bamboo rafts, so they could only take the dark road that appeared once a month.
The next morning, just as the sky was slightly bright, the dark road had already appeared more than one meter above the water surface, and the caravan of Takeshima began to embark on this road home. They had been out for several months, and they were eager to return home.
However, the road was not easy to walk on. The ground was full of potholes and rocks, and was covered with secretions left by crustaceans and seaweed, making it very slippery. They could only drive the cattle and horses forward carefully, fearing that they would accidentally sprain their feet. If the cattle and horses were injured, they would be useless, as they still hoped that the cattle and horses would go back to plow the land.
The group walked from dawn to noon before landing on the land on the other side. They rode for about two hours before returning to their tribe, the Xin tribe.
The Xin tribe, also known as the Sanjin tribe, was named after the abundance of three golds, namely their white gold, gold, and red gold, but this was their name. According to Luo Chong, it was silver, gold, and copper.
Zhudao is not small in area, about the same size as Baodao. It is in the shape of a long loaf of bread, with a length from southeast to northwest. The northwest end is where the dark road connects to the mainland, and it is also the sphere of influence of the Xin tribe.
There is not only the Xin tribe on the island, but it is ruled by six large tribes. There are nearly 80,000 residents on the island, and the population of the Xin tribe is about 30,000, firmly occupying the top position on Zhudao. The remaining five tribes have a population of only over 10,000, and the smallest is only 6,000 to 7,000.
All five tribes are affiliated tribes of the Xin tribe, and can also be regarded as foreign tribes. There is a sense of suzerainty, and all are headed by the Xin tribe. Of course, there is a reason for this.
The Xin tribe originally occupied the northwest end of Zhudao. This side is not only connected to the mainland and can do foreign trade, but also the important resources of the entire Zhudao are all in the northwest end of Zhudao, including gold mines, silver mines, and copper mines. The most important thing is that the fresh water source of this Zhudao is also in the northwest end, so whoever controls the water source is equivalent to controlling the entire Zhudao.
The Xin tribe has a large population. Its territory dominates one end of Zhudao Island. It also controls the source of the only freshwater river on the island. It can also smelt metals by itself and obtain cattle and horses from the mainland through trade, which Zhudao does not have. Therefore, the remaining five tribes can only exchange metal farm tools or livestock for farming from the Xin tribe. In addition, the Xin tribe has a large population, so basically whatever the Xin tribe says is what it means, and no one dares to offend.
These islanders make a living by growing corn and soybeans. Most of the places they live in are bamboo buildings built with bamboo, where people live on the upper floors and pigs are raised below.
Pigs are creatures produced by Zhudao Island and have been domesticated by the islanders into livestock. The remaining cattle and horses can only be obtained from the mainland. Zhudao also produces sheep, but they are black-haired goats. Now there are some sheep, which are also exchanged from the grassland.
However, there are very few sheep exchanged now. Sheep reproduce quickly. In addition, they have a large amount of corn stalks as feed every year. Therefore, sheep are the largest livestock in Zhudao Island, except for local pigs, and even hybrids with local goats have been bred.
It is also necessary to mention that the Xin tribe only sold cattle and sheep to the other five tribes, and the horses were all controlled by the Xin tribe. They also learned horse riding and archery from the grassland people and had their own cavalry. This was also the basis for them to maintain their dominance. In
the second month of summer, on the afternoon of May 1st, the Xin tribe's caravan that went out for trade finally returned to the central area of the tribe. It was a small town where their leader lived. The town was located in a valley, also called Qingquan Valley, which was the source of the freshwater river of the entire Zhudao. The valley was full of bamboo buildings and the population reached more than 4,000.
As soon as the caravan entered the valley, a large number of tribesmen came out to greet them. Every time the caravan came back, it was also a carnival day for the Xin tribe. After all, they could get good things every time. Who wouldn't be happy? But this time, because of the Han tribe's affairs, the captain of the caravan was not happy. He had important things to report to the leader.
"Where is the commander-in-chief? I have something important to report. Take me to see the commander-in-chief."
(End of this chapter)
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