Chapter 328 Shocked Xin Chief (Please vote and subscribe)
The tribesmen who were originally excited to welcome the caravan back, when they heard the captain of the caravan say this, they also avoided him. Some people immediately took him to the commander-in-chief. The captain of the caravan has a very high status in the tribe, and the tribesmen dare not easily provoke him, but they also respect him. After all, it was the caravan that risked running to a place so far away from the tribe that brought them so many good things.
The leadership structure of the Xin tribe is similar to that of other tribes. The commander-in-chief is the leader and the commander of the six major tribes of Zhudao. Under the commander is the elders group, a total of ten elders. They
are the three elders in charge of the smelting of three kinds of metals, gold, silver and copper; there are also two elders in charge of the planting of corn and soybeans; the elder in charge of livestock breeding, the elder in charge of building construction, and the elder of the science and technology research and development department, the elder of the soldier who commands all the soldiers, and the elder of the merchant who manages foreign trade.
The Xin tribe has a clear division of labor and clear classes in all aspects of work, and it does have the style of a large tribe. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to manage a population of nearly 30,000.
The captain of the caravan is only below the elders and is directly under the leadership of the business elders. However, every time he comes back from a trade, he must report to the leader. This is also a routine and does not count as skipping the level. After all, the leader is also very concerned about the work of the business department, which determines how many resources the tribe can obtain.
On a hillside at the highest point in the valley, there is a huge two-story bamboo building, which is the residence of the leader. At this time, the leader of the Xin tribe is sitting on the balcony of the attic. There is a small bamboo table in front of him. The Xin leader is holding a clam knife sharpened by Baker and is earnestly lying on the table to carve bamboo slips.
At this time, a soldier on guard climbed up the stairs, came to the balcony, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists, and said, "Chief, the caravan has returned from the grassland. Their captain said he has something important to report and is now outside to see the chief."
"Oh?! Back? Hurry up and let him come up. Take him to the first floor hall. I'll meet him there."
Chief Xin was very happy to hear that the caravan had returned. Every time he heard how many good things the caravan brought back, just hearing those numbers would make him happy for half a month. This time was no exception. He put away the bamboo slips, got up quickly, and strolled to the first floor.
In the first floor hall, at the long bamboo table in the center, the captain of the caravan was already waiting there. When he saw the chief coming down from upstairs, he quickly stood up and saluted.
"Chief, we brought back a lot of cattle and horses from the grassland this time, but we also encountered some special situations. There is a tribe that may be stronger than us, and they are also selling things on the grassland to exchange for cattle and sheep. I also found a way to get some of the goods they sell."
"Oh?! There is such a thing for a tribe that is stronger than us? What goods do they have? Bring them here for me to see."
When Chief Xin heard this, his first reaction was curiosity. He was not the first Chief Xin, but he had never heard of any other tribe stronger than the Xin Tribe since he was a child, so it was normal for him to have such a reaction.
"Chief, there are a lot of things. Do you need to bring them all up?"
"There are still a lot? Hurry up, bring them all up, I want to see what they are."
"Yes, hurry up and move all the things in."
The captain of the caravan stood up and shouted to the outside. Several caravan members who had been waiting outside for a long time also hurriedly moved things into the bamboo building with large and small bags. Soon, the long table in the hall was filled up, and then they quickly retreated.
There was a dazzling array of Han tribal goods on display, which made Chief Xin a little overwhelmed. From small items like teapots and tea bowls to large items like buckets and iron pots, the variety was very complete, and without exception, they were all stamped with the Han-made mark.
Chief Xin picked up a white porcelain tea bowl with a lid, held it in his hand and observed it lovingly. The tea bowl was very thin, with a fine glaze on the surface. There was a red seal at the bottom, with four red characters "made by the Han people" written on it. There was also a red picture of two fish playing in the water on the outer wall of the bowl, and four official Chinese characters "
good luck and abundance" on the other side, which looked very exquisite. "This material should be pottery, but how did they make it so exquisite, so thin, so round, and so straight? These bowls can be made exactly the same, and how did they get the white color on it? Why are our pottery all earthy red? And the pictures on it are really magical! And they actually have text." Chief Xin said in surprise while holding the tea bowl.
"Chief, not only that, they also make white salt, and it looks better and purer than ours." As the captain of the merchant said this, he picked up a red jar from the table, opened the animal skin seal on it, and inside was the white salt produced by the Han tribe.
Chief Xin was shocked again, and quickly took the small jar, grabbed a handful of white salt from it, and smelled it. There was no smell at all, and the particles were uniform, white and delicate. It was indeed several grades better than their sea salt. The sea salt of the Xin tribe, sometimes you can pick out small crabs as big as a fingernail from it.
"Chief, there are also gold tools they cast here. I heard from those nomadic tribes that they call this iron tools. This is a pair of iron scissors, which is very sharp. There is also an iron pot and iron spoon. They are their cooking utensils, and this iron is much harder than our three golds. I heard that they also have weapons made of iron, but they don't sell them, so I haven't seen them."
The captain picked up the scissors again, held them in his hands and demonstrated how to use them to Chief Xin. When the scissors opened and closed, he easily cut off a strand of his own hair, which surprised Chief Xin.
"Scissors? This thing is really magical, but what is it used for? Cut hair? Do those tribes that herd sheep need these scissors?" Chief Xin asked in confusion.
"This thing can cut everything, but it is mainly used to shear wool for sheep."
"Shear wool for sheep!???"
"Yes, they sell scissors to nomadic tribes, and then let them shear all the wool off, and then buy all their wool back to make something called woolen cloth. This is woolen cloth made of wool, used to make clothes, please look, chief." The team leader introduced and picked up the woolen cloth to show the chief.
"My God, wool can actually be made into something like this, thin and light, and so soft, it looks airtight, but in fact it has many tiny holes, it must be very comfortable to use to make clothes, this is really made of wool???!" Chief Xin continued to be shocked.
"Chief, there is not only woolen cloth, but also this sack, a bag used to hold things, it looks like it should be made in the same way as woolen cloth, but it is rougher, this should not be made of wool." The team leader continued to show things.
Chief Xin took a yellow sack and continued to be shocked after comparing it with the woolen cloth! ! ! !
Chief, I think we should call the elders of the tribe to discuss matters. These are all good things. It would be great if we could learn how to make them. "The captain saw that the chief was so shocked that he couldn't say anything more, so he quickly suggested.
"Yes, you are right. Come on, pass on my order and call the elders of each tribe to come to me for a discussion immediately."
(End of this chapter)
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