Shang Jiu went back.

He left with satisfaction the salt and pottery from the Xia tribe, and he would get more when he changed hands when he returned.

Wang Wei agreed with him on the next trading time, and he could only trade with rice.

Shi Yun couldn't understand why Wang Wei exchanged so much salt and pottery for rice. Although she knew that rice could be eaten, she had never eaten it and didn't know how to eat it in the shell.

Wang Wei knew that most of the Xia tribe people had never eaten rice, so he came up with the idea of ​​making a meal of rice with braised pork.

However, there were too many people in the Xia tribe, and they had to constantly exchange rice with Shangjiu.

He plans to put this meal on a major festival, such as the completion of the new city, or set up a holiday, such as the Chinese New Year.

This rice has a special storage grain store and is stored separately from other foods.

The grain depot is a warehouse built with bricks and cement, with the ground raised to avoid moisture. All the rice is stored here, and sometimes the seeds are taken out to dry in the sun when there is sunlight.

Not long after that afternoon, the leader of the tribe on this side of the mountain also arrived with people. He was smiling from ear to ear when he arrived. It seemed that he had made a lot of money again.

Wang Wei originally had plans in the afternoon to go to the Hot Spring Valley to train the hunting team of the Xia tribe.

This was the Xia tribe's first training with a clear combat purpose. He had to provide on-site guidance and teaching, and also trained with the hunting team members.

Now that the people from the tribe on this side of the mountain have come to the Xia tribe, he still has some time to take Shi Yun and Shi Da to receive them.

Looking at the happy look of the leader, I heard Mouse Beard say that the tribes on this side of the mountain and the tribes on the other side of the mountain had merged, and the leader would continue to be the leader of the tribe. However, the leader of the tribe on the other side of the mountain, because of illness, could only

Become an elder who doesn’t care about business.

I also heard from the bald man that the tribe on this side of the mountain had added some people, and they were exchanged for some people from the mountains.

Now the population of the tribe on this side of the mountain has reached 120 people. Previously, the total population was only more than 60 people. It can be seen that the number of people has increased so much. For the tribe on this side of the mountain, this is a symbol of the strength of the tribe.

The leader of the tribe on this side of the mountain brought Wang Wei a gift, which turned out to be honey in a clay pot.

Wang Wei was very happy. He had been in primitive society for so long and had never eaten sweet food.

This time they came to the Xia tribe to exchange salt and pottery, and also to exchange some of the Xia tribe's candles.

The Xia tribe currently has a small inventory of candles. In order to save the use of candles, Wang Wei has begun to limit the use time in the Xia tribe. They can only be used under special circumstances. In addition, he also arranged for the wax making team to add animal fat to the candles.

, to reduce the amount of wax used in candles.

There is currently a serious shortage of raw materials for making candles. Wang Wei hopes to collect more insect wax next year.

For the sake of the honey sent by the leader, he gave him twenty candles and also thanked the leader for the honey.

However, Wang Wei thought from candles that the Xia tribe wanted to develop new items, not just salt and pottery.

For example, he thought of candles, soap, glass, wooden furniture, and even making fur clothes, shoes, hats, gloves, etc.

These items are tempting to all primitive people. If the Xia tribe made them, then using hunger marketing would definitely be a huge profit.

But there is a premise here. The Xia tribe must be strong, and it must be so strong that all tribes cannot have bad intentions.

This is just the ideal state that Wang Wei hopes for.

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The Pan tribe was the only one who had bad thoughts towards the Xia tribe.

A few days ago, according to Nvhui's plan, Pang rode the deer of the Pan tribe and led the warriors of the Pan tribe, and successfully entered the Bear tribe.

The Bear Tribe is a tribe with the bear as its totem. They live in the mountains near the forest and coexist harmoniously with nature. This tribe has a long history and unique primitive culture. They believe in the bear god and consider the bear to be their patron saint.

The residents of the Bear Tribe live by hunting and gathering, and they also plant, but not much. On the contrary, the small tribes that are dependent on the Bear Tribe grow more food, and they have developed to the point where the dependent small tribes pay tribute to the Bear Tribe.

stage.

The Bear Tribe people are good at hunting large animals, such as bears, deer, wild boars, etc. From here we can see that the Bear Tribe people are very tough, with strong bodies and keen senses. They can track prey and move flexibly in the forest.

They also know how to use some herbal medicines to treat diseases and injuries and ensure their own health and life safety.

The Bear Tribe values ​​honor and dignity, while also respecting other tribes and maintaining peace and cooperation.

Therefore, the Bear Tribe can become the largest tribe in this area.

Overall, the Bear Tribe is a strong, proud, and tenacious tribe.

The bear tribe showed friendship to Pound's arrival, because Pound brought them much needed salt and pottery.

It's just that the salt brought by Pound this time was unacceptable to the bear tribe.

Pounds of cheap salt and pottery obtained from the Xia Tribe (although not cheap) were then traded to the Bear Tribe, and the number of items was quoted to make the Bear Tribe's heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys ache.

The leader of the Bear Tribe and the shaman of the Bear Tribe cursed the pound and it broke his heart, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Because the leader of the Bear Tribe is a relatively reasonable person, he is loved by people from all tribes, big and small.

The leader of the bear tribe didn't use force to confront the pounding lion, but asked him to leave.

Pound came here for a purpose, how could he leave so easily?

He recounted the situation of the Xia tribe and described the Xia tribe as a more evil-minded tribe. Because the tribe was a bit powerful, it always raised the trading price of salt, making the lives of the surrounding tribes too miserable.

He said that the Xia tribe's strength came from salt and pottery. If other tribes could make salt and pottery, they would become stronger and richer.

The Bear Tribe was not interested in what the pound said, only in the salt he traded.

Pound also said that he had sent people to the Xia tribe to inquire about the situation, and said that he wanted to get the Xia tribe's method of making salt. He was willing to work with the Xiong tribe to make salt and then trade it to other tribes.

When he said this, such attractive white salt naturally attracted the attention of the leader of the bear tribe, but he still remained rational.

But this aroused the greed of the shaman of the Bear Tribe. He believed that although the Bear Tribe was powerful, the Bear Tribe people had never had delicious food. The Bear Tribe should make everyone live a better life, so that everyone can afford salt, instead of

The Xia tribe's black heart wants so many items in exchange.

After the pound was gone, it left a thorn for the bear tribe.

There was discussion in the bear tribe.

"Wu, from what Pang means, the Xia tribe is quite powerful, maybe about the same as our Xiong tribe. Pang is obviously afraid of the Xia tribe. He sent people to steal salt-making methods in order to get us to side with him. What if?

When the Xia tribe found out about this, Pang took us with him so that the Xia tribe would not come after the Pan tribe, but would come to cause trouble for me, the Xiong tribe."

As the leader of a large tribe, his vision is accurate and his mind is clear.

Wu said:

"Chief, if the Pan tribe steals the method of making salt and gives it to us, what losses will we have? On the contrary, after we get the method of making salt, it will be more beneficial to our Bear tribe, and the Bear tribe will dominate this wilderness.

Those savages, those Beidi people, are we still afraid of them? We don’t have to hand over food to the Beidi people."

Speaking of the Beidi people's extortion, the leader of the Xiong tribe was very angry. They had been forced to hand over food to the Beidi people many times, and they didn't know when they would come to collect food next time.

The Bear Tribe is the largest in this area, but it still looks small in front of the Beidi people.

"Just because the Beidi people are powerful, we should unite more small tribes, including the Xia tribe, to resist the oppression of the Beidi people."

"No, I don't know if the Xia tribe will unite with us. Even if they unite with us, what about the small tribes? They are afraid of death and dare not face the Beidi people. Even if the Xiong tribe and the Xia tribe unite, can they deal with the Beidi people?

No. So, I think we should get the salt-making method of the Xia tribe. After we can make salt, we can use the salt to replace food and give it to the Beidi people. And we can also use the salt to exchange for more items from other tribes to strengthen the bears.

Tribe. This is the sure way."

Although the leader of the Bear Tribe felt that what Wu said was reasonable, he always felt that doing so was not very bright. In addition, he did not want to be led by the Pound of the Pan Tribe.

He couldn't think of any good method at the moment, so he could only let Pound test it first. If he got the salt-making method, it would also be good for the Bear Tribe. Even if he failed, it wouldn't matter. The Pan Tribe would still have to bear it.

The anger of the Xia tribe.

Regarding the Beidi people's extortion, the Xiong tribe could not resist. They once sent spies to secretly visit the Beidi tribe. There was a wall surrounded by loess. The tall thatched houses inside the wall were more than the population of the Xiong tribe;

Outside the earthen wall, there are countless shacks and tents, which form the large tribe of Beidi people.

Although the leader of the Bear Tribe didn't see it with his own eyes and didn't believe it, at least the houses, shacks, and tents showed that there were very many Beidi people.

"Wu, do you think the Beidi people have threatened the Xia tribe?"

"I don't know. I heard from people from the Pan tribe that there is a five-day journey between the Xia tribe and us. Why don't we send someone to investigate?"

The leader of the Bear Tribe thought for a while and said:

"We won't go for now. If we are discovered by the Xia Tribe, the Bear Tribe and the Pan Tribe will have no idea what to do in the future. At least we have to wait until the Pan Tribe gets the Xia Tribe's method of making salt."
Chapter completed!