Chapter 526 Snail Bones and Pearls (Please vote and subscribe)
It is impossible to complete the negotiation in one go. The main thing to be agreed on on the first day of the negotiation is the rules of the transaction and the scope of the transaction.
"Chief Han, we really need a car. Any kind of car will do. We can pay the same price as you sell it to the grassland people, or a little more.
As for other things, since we are not familiar with the Han tribe, we hope that Chief Han can allow us to walk around here, or go to other counties in the Han tribe to see what goods the Han tribe has that we need, so that we can give Chief Han a clear list of goods at that time." Niu Wei pleaded very eagerly.
Luo Chong did not answer immediately, but pretended to be deep. In fact, he had already thought about what to do.
Dangdangdang, his fingers tapped on the table, as if he was lost in thought.
"Cars can be traded, just like the ones sold to the grassland people, only bare cars, you can match cattle and horses yourself, and the transaction will be paid with cattle and horses."
After thinking for a while, Luo Chong decided to use cattle and horses for payment for the time being. Cattle and horses are very important to the expansion and development of the Han tribe, but it is not realistic to promote currency to the Xin tribe for the time being.
First, the current amount of currency is not enough to support such a large transaction, and second, there are no banks or money houses, so it is not convenient to circulate. If you want to promote the currency of the Han tribe in the grassland and Xin tribe, at least there must be a city on the grassland and set up a bank there. This will take at least two or three years to achieve.
"As for the movement you mentioned, I can allow you to move freely in Liuyang County now, but you cannot enter those workshops and government offices without prior notification. You cannot
trespass into the homes of Han tribe people, and you cannot stay in the city at night, otherwise you will be arrested according to the laws of the Han tribe, and in serious cases, you will be sentenced to death. As for other counties, let's wait for a while and see how you perform."
After waiting for a while, Luo Chong made his own decision after careful consideration. Of course, this was also prepared in advance. Let them stay in Liuyang County for a while. The main purpose is to give them sufficient time and opportunities to contact those people in Jinwuwei, so that they can leave Niu Wei with the impression that "there is a chance to dig them away, this is a useful talent", paving the way for future undercover lurking.
As for letting them go to other counties, of course it is not possible now, and he has to wait for him to arrange it in advance.
However, Niu Wei didn't know these plans of Luo Chong. Hearing that Luo Chong allowed them to move around in Liuyang County and that they would have the opportunity to visit other counties in the future, he was so happy that he quickly got up from his seat and ran to the middle of the hall to salute and thank him.
"Thank you for your help, Chief Han. Niu Wei will strictly discipline his subordinates and prevent them from violating the rules of the Han tribe."
"Well, that's it for today. You can go back and take the brown sugar with you. Come on, wrap it up in paper for him." Luo Chong waved his hand and started to drive people away.
Niu Wei had achieved his first goal and was very happy. At this moment, his mind was full of thoughts about going to the city. Naturally, he hurriedly took his leave, picked up the brown sugar wrapped in white paper by the clerk, and left excitedly with his men.
Just as he walked to the door, he met the subordinate who had been sent back to get the gifts. He ran back with a small bag of gifts.
"Chief, Elder Niu of the Xin tribe is back again. He said that he brought the gifts just now and wanted to present them to the chief in person." The clerk at the door reported again.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Let him in."
Later, Niu Wei took off his shoes and entered the hall again, holding a leather bag in his hand. The bag was not big, but it was bulging with gifts. A clerk came over with a tray and asked him to pour the gift on it.
Although it was a personal gift, Niu Wei was not qualified to get close to Luo Chong, so it was safer to pass it on. Even if Luo Chong himself was not afraid of danger, his safety was related to the safety of the entire Han tribe, and Da Shu could not be careless.
The things in the bag were poured on the tray, making a tinkling sound. Luo Chong knew at a glance that they were just pearls and conchs. These things were indeed rare in the Han tribe, but for the Xin tribe living on the island, especially since they often dried sea salt, these things were rare, but not impossible to get.
"Han leader, this is a treasure our tribe got from the sea. This is a snail, which can blow a loud sound. These beads are also dug out from some snail meat. We call it snail bones, which can be used for decoration." When the clerk brought the tray to Luo Chong, Niu Wei began to introduce it.
Snail bones are OK, mmp, really ignorant, probably because they saw that there were no bones in the clam shells, they mistook the pearls in the meat for bones, and gave it this name.
Luo Chong speculated secretly.
But speaking of it, I don’t know if the oxtail has intentionally selected them or not, although these pearls are not round and smooth, they are very large, the smallest diameter is more than 1.5 cm, one size larger than the glass balls I played with when I was a child, and the largest diameter can reach 2 cm. There are hundreds of them, which would definitely be very valuable if they were in the previous life.
Could it be that in the environment of this era, pearls grow so big?
As for how to use them, well, pick out some for Xiaodie and Zhan Ying, and keep the rest as rewards for subordinates. After all, this is also a tribute, isn't it?
"Well, these things are okay, but this is not a snail bone, but a pearl, which is dug out from a seashell called a clam. Its outer shell is considered a bone, but this pearl is not. And not every seashell has it, but it is not rare. In addition, this thing can be artificially cultivated, and the pearls inside are also, just as simple as raising pigs and sheep." Luo Chong grabbed a handful of pearls in his hand and said while playing with them.
Everyone who heard the translation was also a little surprised, especially Niu Wei, the person who presented the gift, was even more surprised.
How did this Han leader know, and he knew it so clearly, do they have pearls here? But that's not right, isn't this only found in the sea? Can this grow in fresh water? And can this thing be artificially cultivated? How to raise it? We in the Xin tribe got so many pearls, but we didn't know that this thing could be raised.
The petty officials on the side naturally admired the leader's erudition and versatility. He could talk about all kinds of rare things. Dashu was different. After being slightly surprised at the beginning, he sat there as steady as an old dog. He was used to the leader's uniqueness. Luo Chong would feel strange if he said he didn't know him. Now, isn't it normal? However,
Niu Wei looked at the reactions of the people in the hall and made his own judgment. The Han leader not only saw it, but also talked about it clearly. He even knew the pearl cultivation technology that their Xin tribe didn't have.
The governor of Liuyang County was also unmoved and didn't look surprised at all. It seemed that he should have seen it and was very familiar with it. The remaining petty officials were very surprised, but that might be because their level was too low. It was normal that they didn't know as much as the leader.
Although he really wanted to know how to raise pearls, Niu Wei didn't dare to ask after all. After all, this was a technology. No tribe would show it to others easily. Anyone who did so must be a fool.
So after taking his leave again, Niu Wei took his men to the market. It was still morning and the market had not yet dispersed. There were still many people hanging out and chatting there.
(End of this chapter)
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