Xu Chen arranged for people to take out the pottery, linen, fishing nets, hemp rope, needlework, etc. and trade them with several tribes in the Gonghuo Alliance.
Unfortunately, these tribes did not seem to intend to trade with the Ba people this time. They came with the mentality of causing trouble, so they basically brought no valuable items.
In addition, except for the three closest tribes of the Gonghuo tribe, the remaining tribes do not even know that pottery and linen are two super-era things. Although they have seen them a few days ago, apart from drooling, they have not seen them at all.
I can't get anything to exchange for it.
As for the Gonghuo Tribe, the poor ones at the moment had all their decent things given to the Cang Tribe as compensation, and the rest had to be redeemed by the hunters. The poor people at the moment were eating dirt and barely able to survive.
Even Xu Chen was not too embarrassed to ask the Gonghuo tribe to provide food for all members this time. In addition to the dry food he brought, he arranged for hunters from the six tribes to go out hunting every day to be self-sufficient.
Therefore, the transaction ended hastily after only one day.
Of course, Xu Chen did not intend to take the things he brought back with him. Instead, he threw them all to the Thunder Clan and asked them to be responsible for future transactions. For the items traded, Xu Chen reminded them to use animal skins, horns, tendons and ores as the main materials.
Lord, except for some extremely rare and rare feathers and gems, we will not accept anything else.
Of course, in order to express gratitude to the Thunder Clan for their help, part of it can be given to the Thunder Clan as a reward.
Lei was naturally surprised and happy about the task arranged by Xu Chen.
Even if he doesn't understand business, he still knows how rare and valuable things like pottery and linen are. As long as they complete Xu Chen's mission well, they can obtain part of the wealth and bring a lot of popularity to the Lei clan.
But now that the Thunder Clan has just moved here, it can be said that they are completely destitute. They don't even have a place to live. They still sleep in small shacks built randomly with vegetation every day, barely able to provide shelter from the wind and rain. How to preserve these precious pottery and
Linen and how to protect the exchanged items became a headache for him.
In addition, as the weather gets warmer and warmer, there are more and more insects and snakes in the wild, and the rainstorm season is coming soon. Housing will be a huge problem for the survival of the tribe, and it needs to be solved quickly.
The easiest thing is to find a suitable cave, but this is a basin and the river is several miles away from the foot of the mountain. With a family of more than fifty people, it is difficult to find a huge cave that can accommodate so many people.
More difficult.
Because if there was such a large cave nearby, it would have been occupied by the Gonghuo Tribe long ago.
So the only solution right now is to repair the house.
But the rainy season is coming soon, and it will definitely be too late to extend bricks and repair the house.
Seeing the confused look on Lei's face, Xu Chen was a little confused.
I originally gave the things I brought to the Thunder Clan for help, and then worked as a middleman to make some profit from the price difference. Logically speaking, this guy should be very happy, but he looked weird and constipated. Could it be that this guy has no business acumen at all?
None.
Therefore, he couldn't help but explain a few words carefully. Unexpectedly, Lei quickly shook his head and said that he was not unwilling to help, but was very grateful to Xu Chen for giving them this opportunity to make a fortune. However, the situation facing the tribe made him very worried.
I am afraid that these precious belongings will be damaged if they are not stored properly.
After hearing Lei's explanation, Xu Chen finally understood. He held his chin and thought for a moment. Looking at the huge wooden platform standing on the river beach where the inheritance ceremony was held, his eyes suddenly lit up and he had an idea.
It is definitely too late to build houses with masonry structures according to conventional methods, at least not until autumn.
Originally, Xu Chen had brought a group of craftsmen and had already given instructions on the way. After arriving, they would build a fire kiln near the foot of the mountain and build some pergolas and shacks to live in temporarily, imitating the kilns of the Ba people, and wait until autumn to build houses.
The dozens of people from the Lei Clan are about the same as the people who came to help the Ba Clan in the first place. It is not a big problem to squeeze in and spend the spring and summer temporarily. Anyway, they are a group of savages who live in caves and usually sleep together.
Besides, you are not from your own tribe, so go to hell with them and just work. You are here to pioneer and forge ahead for the development of human civilization, not to enjoy happiness.
But the so-called plan does not change quickly.
At the moment, we really need to solve the housing problem, especially linen and animal hides, which are easily rotten after being soaked in water and are completely worthless.
The wooden platform in front of us is covered with a group of large and small savages who are watching the scenery on it. It has no use in the future. Instead of leaving it here to rot in the wind and rain, it is better to tear it down and build a few wooden houses.
The purpose of building this wooden platform is to show off.
Hundreds of people spent three days chopping down more than 200 straight pieces of wood as thick as calves and thighs. In this era, it is definitely a huge wealth, and it would be a pity to waste it.
Just as he was told, Xu Chen immediately summoned the team of hunters he brought to begin dismantling the wooden platform.
I took a few craftsmen who were familiar with building houses and went with Lei to find a suitable place to build a house near the foot of the mountain.
The Canghe River will definitely swell in summer, and the water potential will not be small.
In order to find out how far the Jicang River would flood in summer, he specially invited several older men and women from the Gonghuo tribe to inquire about the situation carefully. He spent half a day on the mountain col two miles away from where the Gonghuo tribe lived.
I found a nice place near the foot of a slightly open mountain outside.
The terrain of this place is high and flat. There are not many trees around. There is a stream not far away, which can provide domestic water. The terrain on the left and right is good. On the right is a protruding mountain mouth, which can just block the northwest wind. On the left is a direct access
From the direction of the Gonghuo Mountain Col, you can see the entrance of the col at a glance. It is very open. Directly in front is the Jicang River. The water in front and the mountain behind it hides the wind and gathers Qi. It can be regarded as a rare Feng Shui treasure place.
The so-called Feng Shui is not a feudal superstition, but a part of metaphysics, and it can also be explained scientifically.
It's just that the study of detailed and microscopic things is the study of human understanding of nature from the particle category from the microscopic to the macroscopic.
Metaphysics is a knowledge that incorporates all factors of nature into the universe, from the three elements of heaven, earth, and man, to comprehensively understand the world, from the macro to the micro.
In the eyes of scientists, the world is material and everything is reduced to particles.
In the eyes of metaphysicians, the world is chaotic and everything boils down to Qi.
The two have different positions and different starting points, so the process of understanding nature is also completely different.
Westerners don't understand Feng Shui, so the West basically can't preserve many cultural monuments with humanistic value. It's not that they don't have them, it's that they don't understand nature as a whole and learn to use natural methods to preserve history.
Feng Shui is an ancient and very grand school of metaphysics.
Choosing a place with good Feng Shui to build a house can make the living environment more comfortable, the body healthier, and the mood more comfortable.
Only with Qi can there be vitality, and the five Qi, which are summarized as metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, are the foundation for building everything in nature. Feng Shui is based on observing Qi.
The so-called Qi is the energy that dominates all changes and development after the creation of heaven and earth. It is the source of all things. Chinese people are accustomed to using Qi to describe the changes in all things, such as climate, solar terms, bones, vitality, atmosphere, morale, righteousness, luck, etc.
Xu Chen is a good young man of the new era who has received formal scientific education. He didn't believe much in these ancient things. But when the geological expedition team was involved, the old professor who led the team was not studying survey theory all day long, but
I am studying Yili and Feng Shui.
He used to think that geological surveying meant using various instruments to carry out precise surveys, digging holes and analyzing geological structures based on the theoretical knowledge he had learned in school. But later he discovered that the old professor did not use these instruments and equipment, and often just relied on
You can tell with your eyes what structure there is, the direction of the mineral veins, geological dating, etc.
So the entire survey team was slowly led astray by the old professor, and Xu Chen also learned a lot of I Ching, Laozi and some Feng Shui knowledge.
Finally, he gradually discovered that the grandeur of Feng Shui was not something he could easily understand. The old professor suggested that he first study the Book of Changes, read more about Lao Zhuang, and then learn Feng Shui.
It's a pity that he didn't have the patience and failed to read the Book of Changes before he could understand it.
After traveling to this primitive and barbaric era, he truly discovered that all scientific things were not very useful here. Instead, ancient metaphysics such as traditional Chinese medicine, astrology, and Feng Shui, which had been gradually abandoned by the Chinese, were of great use.
Primitive people didn't understand geology, but they understood nature.
They revere nature, comply with nature, use the most primitive animal instincts to understand and learn from nature, and at the same time sum up experience and make continuous progress.
A scientific understanding of Feng Shui means abiding by natural conditions and looking for places to live with fertile soil, warm climate, abundant water, and rich flora and fauna.
Looking for this kind of place is almost a human instinct, but the Chinese have summarized it in words and a macroscopic method, forming a complex knowledge.
People who don’t understand say it is feudal superstition.
But those who truly understand it know that it includes far more than just nature, but the way of human survival.
Therefore, Feng Shui is a Tao, but it is too difficult to find the Tao. There are very few people who are truly proficient. Even the old professor said that he had studied it for more than thirty years and had only just scratched the surface of it.
As for Xu Chen, he doesn't know much about it. He just learned some of the simplest Feng Shui terms and uses them to show off every day.