Chapter 390: A Willow by Chance (Please vote and subscribe)
The seeds in the bamboo tube were all mixed together, among which corn and soybeans were the most obvious, and there were also black beans, red beans, mung beans, and black and white melon seeds, but Luo Chong couldn't be sure what kind of melon they were. The rest were some small black or brown particles, shaped and sized like millet, and there seemed to be at least two or three kinds, probably seeds of green vegetables.
But none of this mattered. The important thing was that the moment he opened the bamboo tube, Luo Chong smelled a strange and familiar fragrance. Looking at the yellow-green rice-like things mixed in it, Luo Chong's saliva almost flowed down. Isn't this the perfect match for barbecue? !
You Fu actually got cumin ! ! !
This harvest made Luo Chong overjoyed. He had both chili and cumin, and he would be blessed when he ate barbecue in the future.
Carefully putting away these precious seeds, Luo Chong couldn't wait to open the animal skin letter. He really wanted to know where You Fu got these seeds from. These were definitely not wild. The corn and soybeans inside alone could show where the seeds came from. So, did they encounter the tribe with bamboo?
The letter was soon presented to Luo Chong. He quickly scanned it and frowned at the content inside. They really encountered each other, and they even fought.
You Fu wrote in detail about the encounter with the Xin tribe in the letter, including that the other party wanted the vehicles of the Han tribe and offered to exchange them for grain seeds. However, You Fu did not agree and gave his own reasons, saying that if they imitated the vehicles, then in the future they would definitely double the amount of white salt transported to the grassland, and by then there would be no place for the Han tribe to survive.
Seeing this, Luo Chong just knew that the tribe with bamboo was called Xin Tribe. However, Luo Chong did not comment on You Fu's point of view. It was certainly not easy to build a car. Even if the car was sold to Xin Tribe, they might not be able to build the same one. The key point here was the problem of tools. Without the right tools to handle wood, it would be really difficult to build a car with wood.
If Luo Chong were to handle this matter, he might really sell the car to the other party. Of course, the premise must be to rip them off. If the other party really couldn't build it, then Xin Tribe would have to continue to buy from Han Tribe if they still wanted the car. What a huge foreign exchange income project.
However, You Fu's consideration was not wrong. Of course, the white salt business in the grassland must also be fought for. White salt is an important resource that is indispensable to both humans and livestock. Whoever occupies a larger market share in the grassland will have a greater voice in the grassland. If he can monopolize all the white salt transactions in the grassland, it is equivalent to mastering the lifeline of the entire grassland. Luo Chong will never give up such an important interest.
Besides, it's not just about interests, geopolitics is also key, this is related to the influence of the Han tribe on the grassland, and the diplomatic relations with the grassland tribe.
So on the whole, You Fu's ideas and actions are not wrong, not to mention that he ran so far, there is no phone at this time, if he encounters any situation, he can call back to ask, even if he uses a flying eagle to send a letter, it will take two days, and it is obviously too late to ask Luo Chong's opinion.
As the saying goes, a general is not subject to military orders when he is away from home. The situation on the battlefield in front changes rapidly, and the boss sitting in the rear cannot talk nonsense. Luo Chong certainly knows this. Generally speaking, You Fu did a good job.
First of all, the two conditions he proposed were very good. They made the other party retreat a month and restricted the price of white salt. Although it was just a verbal agreement, it had no binding force and no supervision. But it didn't matter. As long as they could be intimidated, they would have to fight for their own interests. It was useless to just talk. With more than 20,000 people, Luo Chong was not afraid of any enemy.
Finally, You Fu's description of the battlefield and the arrangements made afterwards, about how the newly formed heavy cavalry fought, and the way and effect of the battle, were similar to what Luo Chong had initially expected. However, some problems were exposed, that is, the degree of damage resistance of the leather armor.
The bow of the Xin tribe has obtained some of the essence of the grassland bow. Although it does not use other composite materials, the elasticity of the three bamboo pieces of different lengths is still relatively large. In addition, the bamboo tube light arrows they use have the advantage of light weight, which is a long range, but the kinetic energy and potential energy will be greatly weakened, that is, the penetration is not strong. If the bamboo bow of the Xin tribe is matched with the solid wood heavy arrows of the Han tribe, and then with metal arrowheads, it may really be able to shoot through the armor of the Han tribe.
It seems that we have to be careful in the future, and it is necessary to put the development of the next generation of armor on the agenda.
The end of the letter is You Fu's next plan. He wants to exchange all the seized goods for cattle, horses and sheep before returning. In addition, the caravan has already assigned a team of people to escort the batch of seeds back, so Luo Chong should send someone to meet them at the edge of the mountain area.
There was nothing wrong with these two decisions. Luo Chong also thought so. Being able to exchange more cattle, horses and sheep would be of great help to the implementation of private ownership next year. In addition, this huge amount of seeds was equally important to the Han tribe. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were the foundation of farming. If they fell into the hands of other tribes, they would be enough to feed thousands of people. It was normal for Luo Chong to send someone to pick
them up. After reading the whole letter, Luo Chong immediately wrote a letter back to You Fu. He first affirmed his practices and praised him. Finally, he agreed to his requests, sent someone to pick them up, and allowed them to come back later and sell all the white salt first, and asked them to be careful.
Moreover, this time, Luo Chong wrote the reply letter specially with white paper and brush, and then sealed it in the bamboo tube containing grain. I wonder what You Fu would think after seeing the reply in black and white. Luo Chong couldn't help but guess.
After replying to You Fu, Luo Chong did not forget what he had to do at the beginning. He immediately sent someone to find the chief of the Snake Clan and told him about his plan to go to Rumeng Water Valley to collect saplings and flowers and plants, and plant them in the city after bringing them back.
"Chief, your idea is really great. If we can plant those glowing flowers and plants in Hanyang City, it will be like we are celebrating the Spring Festival every day. I just don't know if those plants are easy to transplant." The chief of the Snake Clan frowned and thought deeply.
"It should be no problem. The tree species there are mainly willows. Willows are very easy to survive. As the saying goes, a willow tree grows into a shade when it is planted unintentionally. It should be easy to survive." Luo Chong explained to him.
(End of this chapter)
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