Chapter 657 The Great Elders of the Xin Tribe (Please vote and subscribe)
The weather in early July began to gradually become worse, and it officially entered the windy season of the coastal climate. On the way back, You Fu and his party encountered two violent storms.
Spoon, who was on the same boat, told everyone that weather like this happens almost four times a month in the hot summer, which means that there is an average of heavy rain once a week, accompanied by strong winds that may appear at any time.
Of course, this situation is not fixed. Sometimes it will rain twice a month, and then it will rain for seven or eight days in a row next month. What Spoon said is just an average value. The specific weather depends on the situation at the time.
Fortunately, everyone had already had experience in dealing with wind and waves in the last voyage, so although it was a little embarrassing this time, they still returned to the mainland without any danger.
On a clear morning, the flagship of the pioneering group, which had been at sea for nearly a month, finally sailed into the estuary and joined the three remaining ships that stayed near the Tang tribe, and then began the intensive preparation of materials.
On the bank of the river, their feet stepped on the land of their hometown again. After helping the fleet to buy supplies, Chiji and Shao also bowed their hands to say goodbye to Youfu and his party.
"Yougong, we are leaving first."
"Is it in such a hurry? Do you plan to return to the tribe first or go to find those small clans that are alone first?" Youfu saw the two people leaving and hurriedly reminded himself of the agreement with Shao.
"Let's go back to the tribe first. It has been a month since I came out. I must meet the leader first. Yougong, please rest assured that I will not forget the agreement between you and me. When I go back to see the leader, I will immediately set off to help you contact those clans. But I hope you won't delay too long in your trip to Zhudao this time, and come back as soon as possible." Shao seemed to have made plans long ago, so he answered without hesitation after hearing Youfu's question.
Youfu nodded, bowed slightly to Shao, and watched the two leave.
After Shao Shao left, the fleet was forced to stop for two more days because of the rain again. Finally, they set off in the early morning of the third day when the weather cleared up. The fleet, which had already opened up the route, knew that the voyage would not exceed ten days, so the food reserves prepared were greatly reduced, and the remaining space was filled with the scarce trading materials of the delegation.
I don't know if it was because the wind and rain in July were concentrated in the first half of the month, the fleet's second trip to Zhudao was unusually smooth. The sky was clear all the way. Although the sea breeze was strong, it was not unbearable. Instead, the speed of the four sailboats increased. It was two days faster than expected, and it took only seven days to reach Zhudao.
Unlike the sudden arrival last time, this time the delegation was obviously prepared to welcome them. You Fu stood on the deck and looked at the crowd on the shore, and he knew the reason. The middle-aged man in the front of the crowd, wearing Han tribe brocade clothes and followed by several old men, if he guessed correctly, must be the Xin tribe leader and his elders who came to see the sailboat.
Since the "pier" was moved upstream of the estuary by Youfu's suggestion, in the half month before the fleet arrived, Shouya had organized the delegation and local laborers to build two temporary bamboo floating piers. Now Youfu's fleet came in handy, and they no longer had to use landing craft to go ashore as before.
The four sailboats did not pay attention to the people who greeted them on the shore. Under the command of the captains of each ship, they calmly adjusted the posture of the big ship and slowly approached the dark bridge.
"Lower the sail, turn left with full right rudder!"
"Rowing the stern forward."
A group of rowers entered the final manual fine-tuning stage under the command of the captain, and finally let the four sailboats lean against the two sides of the pier, and then began to drop anchor and tied the cables on the ship to the wooden piles of the pier.
Commander Xin stood on the shore and watched the large ships of the Han tribe coming in line. He was indescribably excited and could not help but murmur in praise, "Is this the pinnacle of the Han tribe's manufacturing capabilities? It's really amazing. These are simply houses that can move on the water."
Although he was extremely surprised, as the ruler of a large tribe, he still maintained due dignity. He did not stand on the shore and shout like those tribesmen who had never seen the world. The elders gathered around him were also talking in a low voice.
"This is a boat. How can such a big thing float on the water?" Elder Dou, who came with his leader to see the world, couldn't help but sigh.
"Look at the people on it. There are dozens of people on each boat. There is such a big belly underneath. I really don't know how much stuff it can hold." Elder Sheng on the side also sighed.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, what the Han envoy said is really good. This thing called a boat is really not simple. Look at the two pieces of cloth hanging on it. This is something that the Han tribe can make. They can actually think of using the wind to push this big thing. Their Han leader is really smart.
Ah! And the thing at the back, even if the cloth on it is removed, when there is no wind to push it, they can still make the boat move by shaking that thing, but it looks a little slow." Elder Qi, who is responsible for making various things in the Xin tribe, also commented on the various things on the boat.
His words attracted the attention of several other elders, and they all looked at the several rowing warriors at the stern of the sailboat. After watching for a while, Elder Mi also expressed his own admiration.
"What's the name of that thing? It looks like it was learned from fish. Doesn't it look like a fish tail? It moves the boat by swinging left and right."
"Hey, you're right, it really looks like one. If the thing at the back is a fish tail, what are the two pieces of cloth on it? Are they bird wings?" The people around couldn't help but speculate after hearing this.
"Tsk, see, the Han tribe is really amazing. I have to admit it. They can learn something from any animal they see, and they can use it. We still have problems with our thinking. If we also have this idea of inventing things, maybe our Xin tribe can also make such a practical big thing now." Elder Qi once again marveled at the technological gap between the Han and Xin tribes.
"Tsk, you can learn something from any animal? I don't think so. You said the two pieces of cloth on the boat looked like bird wings, then how come their boat can't fly in the sky?"
Elder Jin, who was always arrogant, was dismissive of his colleagues' admiration. He admitted that the Han tribe did have some capabilities and the things they made were quite practical, but he just couldn't stand the behavior of the elders of the Xin tribe who took the initiative to flatter the Han tribe, especially Elder Zhu, the most obvious pro-Han element in the elders group. He felt sick when he saw that guy imitating the Han envoy to bow and salute.
"You..."
"Okay, stop arguing. The new Han envoy has already disembarked. Come with me to greet him. Don't put on such a bad face. I tell you, if anyone affects the cooperation with the Han tribe and messes up the bridge-building project, don't blame me for being hostile to him."
Elder Qi was about to retort, but the commander-in-chief who wanted to build a cross-sea bridge and make himself famous through the ages refused to do so. He warned a few people and then went to greet You Fu and others on the pier.
Elder Jin's expression was a little gloomy, but also a little proud. Elder Qi glared at him fiercely, while Mi, Dou, and Sheng next to him looked at each other, as if they were watching a joke.
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