Although Xu Chen felt temporarily intolerable, he finally suppressed his attempts to stop it.
There has long been a feud between the Mongols and these savages. The hundreds of years of grievances and hatred between the two sides must finally come to an end.
If the Mongolian people want to completely surrender and help him control this salt mine, then they must be given this opportunity to vent their hatred and completely eliminate this group of savages.
And he didn't want to leave a huge hidden danger for the future mining of salt mines because of his womanly kindness and impulsiveness.
The weak eat the strong, and the fittest survive. This is the eternal natural law of human development.
If these aboriginal savages want to survive, then stop struggling and resisting.
But it's a pity that it can't be done, or the barbaric genes in their blood have inhibited the development of wisdom, and they have not evolved to the point where they have learned to assess the situation and compromise.
What's more, there is no room for relaxation between them and the Mongols who have taken away their home. Only the blood of hatred flows in their veins.
The sounds of chaotic fighting, running, screaming, screaming, and cursing slowly weakened over time until they completely stopped, leaving only painful wails and moans.
The captured native savages were forcibly dragged and driven to open areas in the valley.
The corpses of more than a dozen men, women, and children were thrown together by the Mongolian people like wild beasts.
Most of these savages were not wearing anything and were completely naked.
More than a dozen wounded people and three corpses captured by the Mongols were also driven away and thrown together.
The rich smell of blood flowed with the cold wind and filled the entire valley.
High in the sky, there are goshawks and vultures circling.
In the dense forests and mountains all around, there are roars and roars of wild beasts.
Seeing the bloody scene in front of him, Xu Chen's face twitched and he was speechless.
To be honest, he completely underestimated the intelligence level of these barbarians.
Or maybe he underestimated the savagery of these savages.
Xu Chen would not have ordered this massacre-like battle if a group of captives hadn't screamed to alert the tribesmen from the beginning of the attack, causing a chaotic run and making the scene out of control.
According to his idea, after surrounding these barbarians first, let the leader or the wiser person of these barbarians come out and make a choice.
As long as these people have a little bit of the atmosphere of a civilized tribe, there is a high probability that they will choose to leave.
But it's a pity that they didn't wait for this opportunity.
The hostage plan that Xu Chen started planning had no effect at all.
And this experience also told him that many times, the civilized morality and strategic planning that he was once familiar with were completely unworkable in this era.
Barbarism and violence remain central to the scheme of conquest.
Especially these barbaric indigenous tribes that do not yet have many civilized characteristics.
He even began to worry that if he went southeast, the road ahead might not be easy, because the further he went southeast, he might encounter more tribes that were unable to communicate with each other and were more barbaric.
Just like when the Yanhuang tribe developed to the southeast and met Chiyou's Jiuli tribe.
It is unlikely that two completely different ethnic groups can coexist peacefully.
There is only one ending, and that is war, where the king is victorious and the bandits are defeated.
The Yellow Emperor tribe won and eventually became the orthodox Chinese people. However, as the indigenous people of China, they could only be defeated and migrate to the more wild south, and were eventually slowly conquered and assimilated by the Yanhuang tribe.
The Yellow Emperor attacked Chi You because he thought that Chi You's huge family gang was too barbaric and unkind, and his strength was not conducive to his subjects. However, the real war was just a struggle for territory between two different races.
The vast plains and fertile water and soil in the south were the only purpose of the Huangdi Group's expedition.
Xu Chen is the same now.
Even if he is content with the status quo now and takes root in the Gonghuo Basin and becomes king, with the expansion of power in the future, the kingdom will inevitably develop towards a broader and flatter southeast. This is an inevitable path and is not under his control at all.
Even if he doesn't do it, his successor will still do it.
Just like he had to conquer the group of indigenous savages in front of him in order to occupy the salt mine.
This kind of war between invaders and indigenous people is the same in ancient and modern times.
The United States massacred Indians, whites massacred Australian aborigines, the Spaniards massacred South American aborigines, etc. The situation is the same.
Although Xu Chen could give up this innocent massacre, he could not stop the pace of the development of human civilization. What should come will eventually come, it is just a matter of sooner or later.
Xu Chen was not in a good mood to deal with the heavy casualties of the indigenous savages. He just asked Feng and others to give them some simple bandages, trying to save their lives if possible. If they could barely communicate, then try to communicate.
, see if it can end peacefully and let them live. If not, let them be handed over to the Mongolian people. Whether they live or die depends on the mood of the Mongolian people.
However, in order to reduce the possibility of prions occurring, Xu Chen will strictly instruct them not to eat humans.
If you really can't bear to let it go, then treat it as the salt of slavery.
There are dirt holes everywhere in the sparse woods.
These caves are where these indigenous savages live.
The entrance to the cave is so small that it can only allow one person to climb in and out.
In order to block rainwater, these holes were basically dug under some ridges, with the entrances sloping downward. A simple portal was built with stones outside, and some camouflage coverings were made with branches and sticks. This surprised Xu Chen.
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This shows that these indigenous savages are indeed a highly intelligent species and have already begun to take the shape of houses.
The cave dwellings on the Loess Plateau actually follow this principle.
But right now they are only imitating cave-dwelling beasts to dig holes, and there is no more innovation.
Xu Chen squatted in front of a cave and observed carefully, and found that the space inside was not large. It was covered with withered grass leaves and some animal skins, and it exuded a disgusting smell.
There are more than twenty soil holes, large and small, some can accommodate one person, and some can accommodate three or four people. They are like prairie dog's nests, scattered among the slightly sparse forest land of giant trees.
Judging from the size of these caves, these indigenous savages may have lived alone in a family-like relationship, and then formed a large group structure.
These savages may be monogamous structures.
This is Xu Chen's speculation after observation.
This discovery really surprised him.
This shows that the relationship between primitive tribes is not purely group living and group marriage, but there will be completely different social structures depending on the living environment and regional populations.
"Chen Ga, Magong Ga Ga, salty!"
While Xu Chen was observing a large area of mud nests, several Mongolian and Ba hunters ran over from the direction of the river valley, holding large and small stones in their hands.
Xu Chen took a piece and looked at it. There were typical salt crystals on the surface. He licked it with his tongue and found that it had a very salty taste.
"Let's go and have a look!"
The purpose of this war is to obtain salt, which seems to be nearby.
A group of people gathered around Xu Chen and walked more than 200 meters upstream along the valley stream. As expected, they saw a large area near the foot of the mountain empty. Except for some sparse weeds and thorns, the ground was covered with gravel, although there was no salt water.
It is out of the ground, but it is obvious that there is a layer of salt frost attached to the surface.
Sure enough, there is a salt spring below, which is a typical salt brine surface feature.
Xu Chen was so excited that his mouth went dry. He squatted down and touched the ground with his hands a few times, then grabbed a handful of sand and pebbles containing salt crystals.
If rock salt appears, there must be a salt spring below. If there is a salt spring, a salt well must be dug.
Although it is difficult to judge the depth of the salt spring at the moment, in such a large brine area, the salt content in the soil alone is already very considerable. Even if a salt well cannot be dug for the time being, the mud, sand and stones can be washed, filtered and boiled with water.
Also salt.
According to the current size of the population and the demand for salt by each tribe, the temporary mining volume does not need to be large. It is mainly to gradually supplement the salt content with plant seeds as food after the development of farming.
It was not until large-scale farming began that the importance of salt became increasingly apparent. By then, it is estimated that this salt well would have been almost fully developed.
In addition, the presence of salt springs indicates that there should be abundant salt layers underground. This may be the only place where salt brine leaks out of the rock surface to form a pan-brine area. Maybe other brine areas can be found in this area.
Unfortunately, due to the complex formation conditions of salt mines, most of them are located in high mountain deserts with harsh geological conditions, making mining and transportation very troublesome.
This is why salt has always been scarce in ancient times.
Even if there is a large amount of sea salt supplement, in fact, before the emergence of refining technology, well salt and rock salt produced inland have always been the best edible salt. They are privileged commodities for the nobles and wealthy people. Ordinary people can only eat brine salt or salt.
Rough and bitter sea salt.
Xu Chen found the salt, and Xu Chen was instantly in a good mood, but now he still faced many problems if he wanted to mine it.
That is how to extract, brew and transport it, which is the most troublesome thing.
This is a primeval forest far away from human habitation. The surrounding environment is strange and complex. In addition to the survival of this group of local indigenous savages, there are also countless venomous snakes and beasts. In addition, these indigenous savages must also have some other ethnic groups living nearby, because they also have
The needs of normal human groups such as intermarriage, marriage, exchange, etc.
In other words, if you want to develop this salt spring next, you will not only have to face the complex and harsh natural environment, but you may also have to face attacks and harassment from other indigenous tribes.
But no matter what, Xu Chen couldn't let the meat in his mouth fly away.
This salt well is crucial to his future development and must be firmly controlled and continuously expanded to increase output in order to meet the needs of farming development.
Xu Chen carefully inspected this brine-prone area and found that the difficulty of developing this salt well was not too high.
Because in the 30-meter-diameter area in the center of the brine zone, the concentration of salt crystals is very large. After digging out the sand on the ground, the soil below is very moist.
Now is the dry period of cold winter, and the groundwater has dropped sharply. If we wait until spring and summer when there is abundant rain, when a large amount of surface water penetrates and presses down, the brine will definitely emerge even more, and superficial salt ponds may even be formed on the surface.
According to the environment near this section of the valley, this situation is quite obvious. There are almost no fish or shrimps in the small stream that is about to dry up. It can also be clearly seen in the rocks and soil where the water flows.
There are traces of brine erosion, but the amount of brine released is not too large. When the stream water becomes larger and diluted, it does not have much impact on the nearby plant environment.
This kind of salt brine area usually attracts a large number of animals to come and lick it.
A group of indigenous savages took advantage of the animals' need for salt and guarded the salt brine area, where they could obtain prey all year round.
It can be seen from this that these southern indigenous savages are already very intelligent, but their habits are barbaric and difficult to communicate with.