Chapter 250 The Original Thief
"Chief Xuan, sit down, sit down!"
When Wu Yu saw Jiang Xuan's surprised look, his vanity was greatly satisfied and he became more enthusiastic towards Jiang Xuan.
He asked Jiang Xuan to sit down on a colorful animal skin. There was some hay underneath the skin, which made it very soft to sit on.
Afterwards, Wu Yu took out various delicious dried animal meats and wild fruits, put them in pottery, and placed them on animal skins for Jiang Xuan to eat.
"Chief Xuan, come on, don't be polite, eat some jerky first."
Wu Yu took the lead and picked up a piece of jerky and started biting into it.
In addition to the dried meat and wild fruits, Wu Yu also added some water, fresh animal meat and edible plant tubers to the ceramic tripod in the fire pit, sprinkled some salt, and stewed it slowly.
Jiang Xuan picked up a wild fruit and ate it slowly. His eyes were attracted by the pottery basin containing the wild fruit.
This ceramic basin is not as thick as ordinary pottery. It is very thin and has a texture close to that of porcelain.
On the pottery basin, there are some patterns of tribesmen hunting. Although the paintings are not particularly beautiful, they can be seen clearly.
To be fair, the craftsmanship of this pottery is far superior to the current skills of the Teng Tribe, it’s just that the patterns are slightly worse than those of the Teng Tribe.
"Captain Wu Yu, which tribe made this pottery?"
Jiang Xuan was very curious about what kind of tribe it would be with such superb pottery making skills.
Wu Yu could no longer conceal the pride in his eyes. He picked up the pottery basin and said, "This is called black pottery. It is a new type of pottery that the Rhino Tribe has just successfully fired. Look, there are totem patterns of the Rhino Tribe on the side."
Jiang Xuan looked over where Wu Yu had directed him, and sure enough, he saw a totem pattern on the side of the pottery basin, which depicted a strong two-horned rhinoceros.
The black rhinoceros of the Teng tribe has one horn, but the totem pattern of the Rhino tribe has two horns, the difference is very obvious.
Jiang Xuan had some impression of black pottery because he had seen it in a museum in his previous life.
According to the museum, black pottery is as black as lacquer, makes a sound like a chime, is as thin as paper, as bright as a mirror, and as hard as porcelain. It is the finest of pottery and is not much worse than porcelain.
However, Jiang Xuan knew nothing about the production process of black pottery.
Jiang Xuan asked: "Where is the Rhino Tribe? Is it a big tribe?"
Wu Yu replied: "The Rhino Tribe is a relatively powerful medium-sized tribe. They are not in the central part, but further south."
Jiang Xuan asked again: "What kind of place is further south?"
Wu Yu thought for a moment and said, "It's hotter there than in the central part, there's more rain, and there's more mosquitoes. It's not as comfortable as living in the central part."
According to Wu Yu's description, the place where the Rhino Tribe is located is a bit like the tropics.
Jiang Xuan said: "If I have a chance, I will definitely go over and take a look to broaden my horizons."
Wu Yu did not comment on this, he still preferred the central part of the Southern Wilderness.
“Gurgle gurgle…”
The meat in the pottery tripod was already emitting an enticing meaty aroma. Wu Yu used a stick with a sharp end to pick out the large chunks of meat, put them in a pottery plate, and then carefully cut them into pieces with a stone knife.
Then, Wu Yu simply grabbed a piece of meat with his bare hands and put it into his mouth to chew.
"Chief Xuan, come, come, eat meat."
Under Wu Yu's warm hospitality, Jiang Xuan felt embarrassed to take out chopsticks, so he washed his hands according to local customs and ate with his hands.
Although the cooking and eating methods were rather rough, the taste of the meat was quite good. Jiang Xuan praised it a few times while eating.
This was very useful to Wu Yu and he had a better impression of Jiang Xuan.
After eating and drinking, Wu Yu invited Jiang Xuan to stroll around the Black Tooth Tribe.
Of course, it can also be understood as a form of showing off.
Jiang Xuan certainly had no objection. Instead, he hoped to be exposed to more new things in the Black Tooth Tribe, which would be beneficial to the development of the Teng Tribe.
Wu Yu first brought Jiang Xuan to a processing workshop, where the Black Tooth Tribe would process raw materials such as stone, animal bones, tusks, and skins traded from other tribes.
After processing, the value of these things will increase several times or even dozens of times.
Buy at low prices, perform secondary processing, and then sell at high prices. This is a stable profit model for the Black Tooth Tribe.
Wu Yu said proudly: "There are dozens of places like this in our Black Tooth Tribe!"
"That's amazing." Jiang Xuan gave a heartfelt compliment.
This is the embodiment of a tribe's heritage.
Don't underestimate such processing workshops. Each processing workshop requires a large number of tools and craftsmen with rich experience to support it.
These craftsmen did not appear out of thin air. Apart from occasionally absorbing craftsmen from other tribes, most of them were trained by the tribe itself.
In order to run dozens of processing workshops at the same time, in addition to sufficient raw materials, a large number of experienced craftsmen are the key.
A tribe like the Teng Tribe, which was established not long ago, simply cannot gather so many craftsmen. It can only spend a lot of time training a group of craftsman apprentices and slowly accumulate experience.
After visiting the ordinary processing workshop, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but ask: "I have a question, which may not sound very nice..."
Wu Yu said, "Chief Xuan, please go ahead."
"Your Black Tooth tribe is so wealthy, haven't those big tribes made plans?"
This question arose when Jiang Xuan entered the Black Tooth Tribe.
When the benefits are big enough, other tribes will definitely be jealous, there is no doubt about that.
So how did the Black Tooth Tribe protect its wealth? Wu Yu said calmly, "Of course, some big tribes have tried to take over, and more than once, but they all failed. Do you know why?"
Jiang Xuan shook his head. This was exactly what he couldn't understand.
"Because the Black Tooth Tribe has been able to develop to where it is today not because of this territory, but because of our ability to do business."
"If a large tribe wants to attack, we can just ride on the black-toothed bird and run away. When we migrate to the next place to live, all kinds of trade will still be flourishing."
"But the tribe that attacks us should be prepared to face the endless revenge of the Black Tooth Tribe."
"Not only will we send people to attack all of them who go out, we will also persuade the nearby tribes not to trade with them and trap them to death!"
When Wu Yu said these words, the expression on his face was very confident, because the Black Tooth Tribe had experienced similar things before.
After listening to Wu Yu's words, Jiang Xuan also understood why those big tribes did not dare to attack the Black Tooth Tribe even though they knew that the Black Tooth Tribe was wealthy.
The combination of armed harassment and trade blockade is enough to cause any tribe to collapse, because each tribe has little food reserves.
Once they are unable to go out hunting and cannot obtain supplies through trade, big problems will arise within the blockaded tribe even without the Black Tooth Tribe launching a large-scale attack.
Every tribe that can survive for a long time in this dangerous primitive continent has its own special abilities. The special ability of the Black Tooth Tribe is the trading network they have operated for many years.
All tribes within this trading network can obtain various supplies necessary for life through the Black Tooth Tribe.
With the presence of the Black Tooth Tribe, all the tribes in the Southern Wilderness, where transportation is extremely inconvenient, can enjoy the benefits brought by the flow of materials.
However, everything has its pros and cons.
While each tribe enjoys this convenience, they also pay a corresponding price.
For example, the Black Tooth Tribe will make a profit from the trade of various materials. Another example is that once you become enemies with the Black Tooth Tribe, you will face a terrible trade blockade.
It is through these means, coupled with the strong strength of the tribe itself, that the Black Tooth Tribe has been able to occupy a place in the fiercely competitive central Southern Wilderness and even become increasingly powerful.
After listening to Wu Yu's explanation, Jiang Xuan roughly understood what was going on.
A tribe that masters both economy and military force will have a great advantage when facing other tribes.
Jiang Xuan touched his chin. The Black Tooth Tribe's approach could be of great reference value to the Teng Tribe.
In the future, the Vine Tribe can further strengthen this road. In time, its influence will surely surpass that of the Black Tooth Tribe!
Moreover, the Vine Tribe has greater advantages than the Black Tooth Tribe because the Vine Tribe has a very solid foundation and can be self-sufficient in most of the food and various necessary living supplies, and can even export them.
If one day, a conflict arises between the Black Tooth Tribe and the Vine Tribe, their means of blocking trade will have very little impact on the Vine Tribe, because the Vine Tribe produces everything on its own and has sufficient material reserves.
Wu Yu in front of him was still immersed in pride. He would never have thought that Jiang Xuan was already thinking about how to open up the central market of Southern Wilderness in the future, and whether to cooperate or compete with the Black Tooth Tribe.
The two continued to walk around the Black Tooth Tribe. Whenever Jiang Xuan saw something useful, he would write it down, and secretly wondered if the Teng Tribe could also get one. After walking around, Jiang Xuan found that he really couldn't underestimate the wisdom of the tribesmen.
There are also many smart people among the tribesmen. When Jiang Xuan faces them, his only advantage is the rich experience and knowledge from his previous life.
Of course, this advantage is too great.
It's like a group of people walking on the road at night. Others need to grope their way forward in the dark, but Jiang Xuan turns on a flashlight and can easily find out where the road is and what obstacles are ahead.
Wu Yu took Jiang Xuan on a tour of the Black Tooth Tribe and showed Jiang Xuan almost all the places that could be shown to outsiders.
Finally, they returned to the trading area.
This time, Jiang Xuan observed the various goods more carefully. When he came across something useful, he would exchange it for the few remaining goods.
As they walked, Jiang Xuan suddenly saw a short man in front of him, following a tribesman stealthily.
He held a very thin and sharp stone in his hand and aimed at the large animal skin bag on the tribesman's shoulder.
Are there thieves who cut off the ribs in the trading area of primitive tribes?
For a moment, Jiang Xuan felt a little amused.
Due to the extreme scarcity of supplies, fraud, theft and robbery were not uncommon among the tribesmen.
But it was the first time that Jiang Xuan had seen a thief cutting bags in the trading area.
The reason is simple, because the tribesmen are naturally vigilant, and this kind of close theft is difficult to succeed. Once discovered, they will be beaten to death.
The tribesmen had no regard for law.
(End of this chapter)
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