Chapter 362, Raising Ducks
Soon, under Dashu's arrangement, the commodities that the Han tribe sold daily were placed in front of the people of Ling tribe, including pottery, white salt, iron pots and spoons, and even some farm tools. Dashu also introduced the uses of the items to them one by one.
Lingcao and the others tasted the white salt and looked at several items, but they were not very interested in the pottery and iron pots and spoons. In addition to the white salt being hard currency, they did not need pottery, as they could make bamboo tubes by themselves. They did not need iron pots and spoons, as they could make bamboo tube rice. As for the farm tools, they did not know how to grow rice yet, and even if they bought them back, they would not know how to use them, so they could only buy them after the deal was concluded.
Finally, Lingcao thought about it, looked around, and saw the group of antelopes and sheep in the distance. She suddenly proposed her own ideas to Luo Chong.
"God, we only want this white salt and farm tools. We don't need those pottery and ironware, but we want things like your clothes, and a lot of animal skins."
Luo Chong was very surprised when he heard what she wanted at first, but he understood it after a little thought. The Ling tribe lived in the wetland, and there must be few large herbivores around, or none at all, that is, there were more fish and water birds, so their clothes were really a big problem. They must need a lot of cloth and animal skins to survive the winter, which was their urgent need.
After thinking this through, Luo Chong suddenly realized another problem. If he used so many things to exchange a little bamboo from the Ling tribe, wouldn't it be too much of a loss? Tsk, is Luo Chong a person who is willing to suffer a loss? How is it possible!
No, I have to change the conditions and see what else I want. Wetland, wetland, what else is the most, and it is something that the Han tribe does not have at present. Suddenly, Luo Chong thought of a deal that can allow both parties to cooperate and benefit each other, which made him happy in his heart.
Farming is farming, and farming is always accompanied by breeding. There is a lot of water in the wetland, and there are many waterfowl. The most suitable breeding project is ducks.
Ducks are good things. Don't even think about down jackets. Without airtight anti-down cloth, down jackets can't be made at all. Even if you can barely make them, the hair inside will leak out in a few days. But if you can't make down jackets, you can use the feathers to make arrows. This is military supplies.
In addition, there are duck eggs and duck meat. When meat cannot be guaranteed to be sufficient, eggs are also a good way to get protein. However, the Han tribe does not have the conditions to raise ducks now. If you want to raise ducks, you must have a pond. This is the most basic condition. Without a pond, it's nonsense to say anything else.
But if the Han tribe can't raise ducks, they can let the Ling tribe raise them. Their living environment is very suitable for large-scale breeding of waterfowl. At that time, not only can they eat them themselves, but they can also sell them to the Han tribe. The Han tribe will exchange them with cloth and animal skins. Only in this way will Luo Chong feel that the transaction is equal. Otherwise, it will only be exchanged for some bamboo, which is too cheap for them.
Another point worth noting is that ducks are easier to raise. First of all, there are a lot of aquatic plants and fish and shrimp in the wetlands. Even if there is no feed, ducks can grow well with these natural water resources. Another important thing is that ducks are suitable for group breeding and are not easy to get sick.
This is the most important point in breeding. Although the Han tribe also raised chickens in groups, the scale was not large. The total number was kept within 5,000, and the semi-free-range model was still used. In fact, such group breeding is not suitable. In addition to the easy collection of chicken manure, there is really no other advantage.
Chickens are the most susceptible to disease, especially when the breeding density is very high, such as the modern high-density chicken farms that lock them in cages and do not let them out at all, and they are all injected once a week. Even so, there is still a chicken plague, that is, avian influenza, from time to time.
Therefore, Luo Chong has always strictly required the hygiene of the chicken farm, and it has always been a semi-free-range model, just in case the chickens get sick. In addition, before the breakthrough of artificial incubation technology, the disadvantages of group chicken breeding outweigh the advantages.
Therefore, Luo Chong originally planned to privatize the black chickens after returning this time, distribute them to each household, and let them raise them individually. In this way, the tribesmen can eat the eggs themselves, without waiting for the tribe to distribute them collectively. It will be much more convenient and can also reduce the chance of disease.
On the other hand, ducks will not have this problem, especially if there is a pond with running water. Ducks will be very healthy. Even if they are raised in large groups, there may not be any problems. It is very suitable for promotion in the Ling tribe.
After thinking this through, Luo Chong said to Lingcao: "You can also want cloth and animal skins, but it is not easy for us to make these cloths. If we just use them to exchange for bamboo, it will be too much of a loss. So we don't want so much bamboo. We want you to process bamboo products by yourself and exchange them with finished products. What do you think?"
"Bamboo products? What are bamboo products?" Lingcao asked puzzled.
"Things made of bamboo, such as cool mats, bamboo hats, bamboo baskets, pen holders, steamers, etc., can be used to exchange cloth and animal skins with us." Luo Chong said a lot of terms that they didn't understand. Not to mention them, some of them even the big trees didn't understand.
"What are those things? We don't
know how to make them." "Oh, don't worry about that. I will ask someone to teach you how to make them. But your raft may not be able to be saved. Don't worry about that. I will arrange for someone to send you back." Luo Chong explained to them.
Several people still didn't understand much, but it didn't matter. Luo Chong immediately let them know what despair was.
Under Luo Chong's order, a group of soldiers carried the bamboo raft they were riding back, and then dismantled the raft in front of them, turning it into bamboo sticks. Then Luo Chong arranged some craftsmen from the Han tribe to teach them how to make various bamboo products in the city.
The five people from the Ling tribe were invited to stay as guests. Over a few days, they dismantled the bamboo raft and split it into strips. Then, they learned the techniques of making various things from the craftsmen of the Han tribe. During this time, Luo Chong also asked the wood processing factory in the new city to make a new wooden boat, the same small boat as the previous one, so that they could be sent back when the time comes.
In addition to the craft teaching in the past few days, Luo Chong also asked the original elders of the Cha tribe to teach them how to farm, that is, to explain the growth process of rice first. The specific planting methods will depend on the local environment at that time.
In addition, when Luo Chong had nothing to do these days, he also specifically told Lingcao about the various benefits of breeding, and how to breed ducks on a large scale there, which made Lingcao's eyes light up and his interest increased greatly.
(End of this chapter)
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