The atmosphere of the entire bonfire dinner that followed became extremely lively.
A group of Hu hunters gathered around Xu Chen excitedly, hoping that they could exchange charcoal for some sharp swords and weapons.
Patriarchs and more mature and steady men and women began to want to exchange for production and living tools such as axes, knives, hoes, wheelbarrows, and even horse-drawn carriages.
Some women began to discuss the need to replace some scissors, kitchen knives, copper needles, copper cones and other necessary tools for cooking and sewing.
Some people even proposed to replace the salt and large clay pots first, and wait until spring to pickle pickles and sauerkraut.
Anyway, things that were previously unthinkable or extremely scarce can be exchanged for charcoal with the Ba people in the future.
After a meal until dark, the Hu men, women and children reluctantly went back to their rooms to sleep and rest.
The old patriarch tried several times to arrange for Xu Chen to sleep with two stocky girls who had just grown up this year, but Xu Chen refused.
It's not that he is a gentleman, the main reason is that he hasn't fully adapted to it yet, and he has no interest in these primitive barbaric girls who have just learned to wear clothes, with dark skin, rough hands and big feet.
The reason why Ye can accept it is because the two grew up together and have a relatively good relationship with each other. In addition, after several years of care and personal training, Ye has at least improved both in terms of physical development and living habits.
She already has the appearance of some rural girls from later generations that Xu Chen is familiar with. Although she has not completely escaped from wildness, her personal hygiene is at least good. She knows how to wash her face every morning and take a bath in the evening, brush her teeth with a simple small-bristle brush, and wear shoes and clothes every day.
I will run around topless like before.
Not only Ye, but the entire Ba tribe, under the guidance and education of Xu Chen, are progressing in the direction of civilization and hygiene. They are significantly different from other tribes and have begun to have an elegant and aristocratic temperament.
Therefore, men and women from other tribes feel a sense of shame and awe in front of the Ba people.
Xu Chen was unwilling to mate with a woman from the Hu tribe, so the leader of the Hu tribe was naturally full of regrets, but soon, he sent the two girls to Gu Heju's room next door, and never came out again.
As for the other hunters who followed, women also entered their rooms. Xu Chen was sleeping on a simple bed anyway, and he kept hearing sounds of varying lengths and inappropriate sounds coming from the rooms next to him.
If a woman slept with someone else's house, in a familiar era, she would probably cause a bloody disaster.
But in this day and age, it is commonplace.
Under this kind of group living and group marriage system, men and women are still in a very primitive and barbaric state regarding sex, with strong animal habits. In the absence of a fixed sexual partner, men and women actually have very great autonomy in choosing a mate.
, young, strong, tall and powerful men are the first choice mating targets of all tribal women.
Although it is true that many men feel ashamed, humiliated and even angry when women from their own tribe mate with men from other tribes, the Ba people are different because today they have brought unprecedented opportunities for wealth to the Hu people.
Besides, if the women in their own tribe are willing, they can only let it go.
Because they can't stop it, and they won't stop it.
After all, the Ba tribe is a tribe with gods living in it, great witches, and a mysterious and magical existence like His Majesty the Witch King. It is actually an honor for a woman from her tribe to mate with a Ba tribe man.
Other tribes may not have the chance if they want it.
So the Hu men slept with peace of mind that night.
A group of men, including Gu Heju and others who came with Xu Chen, also had a great time sleeping and were satisfied and felt that their trip was worthwhile.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Xu Chen gathered again with the Hu clan chief and several leaders to discuss specific arrangements.
According to Xu Chen's plan, the Hu people have two options to choose from.
The first is to arrange for some people to dig soil and build kilns along Bawu Avenue, and cut down wood nearby to burn charcoal, so that it can be easily transported to the Ba people by road and horse-drawn carriage.
The second method is to dig kilns and burn charcoal near the residence of the Hu people. This is relatively convenient, but transportation is more troublesome.
Of course, if the Hu people are willing, they can choose both at the same time.
However, there are not many adult men in the Hu tribe. The total number of young and old is about thirty. The strongest group of hunters need to stay to hunt and take care of the tribe. In addition, excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are only six or seven people who can actually arrange to burn charcoal. Two
There are definitely not enough people to carry out these plans at the same time.
After some discussion and deliberation, a group of people from the Hu tribe chose the first option, which was also highly recommended by Xu Chen.
With the completion of the Bawu Avenue, the two tribes of Bawu have very close exchanges. Although the freshness after the initial opening has passed, and the horse-drawn carriages have been reduced to only one trip every few days, the hunting teams of the two tribes, such as Feng and Long, ride horses almost every day.
Go back and forth on this road.
In other words, the distance from the Ba tribe to the Wu tribe is still very lively. Almost all the large beasts have been driven away along the way. At most, one or two wild wolves will occasionally appear. But for primitive people who hunt all year round, even if they encounter them alone,
You are not timid at all and there will be no danger.
Therefore, in Xu Chen's opinion, it is very safe for the Hu people to directly arrange for some people to go to the mountains near Bawu Avenue to cut wood and burn charcoal.
In addition, when the road was built, several wooden houses were built along the way. The Hu people could also make use of them. They built charcoal kilns near the wooden houses. They could also arrange for women to follow them to cook and take care of them. They could even make use of the houses near the foot of the mountain to prevent the river from being flooded in summer.
Wherever you go, some farmland will be reclaimed to grow crops.
The goal of Xu Chen's plan is to hope that the Hu people can migrate to the Ba people and the Wu people to take root and live in the future.
After all, after learning how to build houses, living in caves is no longer necessary, and humans can start to settle and live anywhere.
The area between the Ba and Wu ethnic groups is large enough to accommodate the development of several villages.
If this thing is successful, then the Ba, Hu, and Uzbek people will form a transportation belt with a more dense population, which is conducive to longer-term integration and development.
Another point is that the main traffic road planned by Xu Chen will not pass through the Hu people. If the Hu people want to open it to traffic, they will have to build a road to reach the Uzu valley entrance. This project is not small. If the Uzu people are not willing
If you help me, it will take several years for the Hu people to repair it alone.
Therefore, it is better to relocate as a whole and kill two birds with one stone.
Of course, Xu Chen would not express this idea.
Because this is the Hu people’s own business.
But Xu Chen believes they will make the right choice in the future.
After talking about burning charcoal, Xu Chen started asking about road construction.
The chief of the Hu tribe had his face wrinkled with worry, and his mood suddenly became depressed. Several leaders and a group of hunters who participated in the discussion also sighed with bitterness on their faces.
Just as Xu Chen suspected, this road is too stressful for the Hu people.
When the Ba-Wu Avenue was built, the Ba and Wu peoples jointly mobilized more than 200 people, including a large number of bronze knives, axes, hoes, pickaxes, wheelbarrows, and human-powered carts. However, it took a full month to barely complete the construction. Nowadays, many places
Still continuing to tinker.
However, the Hu tribe is only a small tribe of 70 people, and the total number of people who can actually work is less than 60. Even if they are all invested, one-third of them will not be completed in the whole winter, not to mention that it is impossible for them all to go.
Road construction, hunting and reclaiming wasteland, taking care of the elderly and the young, pregnant women and some disabled people who cannot work, and burning charcoal are simply not enough to spare any extra manpower.
Originally, they tended to burn the kiln near their residence, but the charcoal was not light. After it was burned, it was sent to the Ba people, a round trip of hundreds of miles. The transportation cost was too high. This was Xu Chen's reminder to them, but in fact, they could not afford such a
Long distance shipping costs have to be a compromised choice.
After everything was discussed, Xu Chen prepared to go back with a group of people, accompanied by several men from the Hu ethnic group. They followed Xu Chen in advance to find a suitable place to burn charcoal along Bawu Avenue.
In the afternoon, Xu Chen returned to the Ba tribe and called over two kiln workers who had previously been responsible for burning charcoal and asked them to prepare. Two days later, the Hu tribe would ask them to guide them in building a kiln and burning charcoal.
In the next few days, Xu Chen was not in a hurry to go out and visit various ministries to start planning road construction.
Because the tribes had just finished their witchcraft conference, and tribes that were far away like the Gonghuo tribe were still on the way, he arranged for the hunters from all tribes to inquire about the road construction situation after returning. There was no trace of the road construction at the moment, so there was no rush, at least it would need to be done again.
It would be more appropriate to wait for about six or seven days to set off.
In addition, he arranged for the Uzbek people to expand the scale of copper mining and smelting, and promised to help solve the food problem in the mines and smelters. Although the Uzbek people had just harvested food in the autumn and there was enough food to last for a few months, he still reminded them to try their best to
Look for more external food sources, exchange more copper for some rock salt and grain fish, and try to make more salted fish and bacon for storage in autumn and winter to avoid a food crisis.
The Wu people naturally agreed with his reminder. However, the copper ingots smelted and cast by the Wu people were only several kilograms or even more than ten kilograms in size. It would not be easy to exchange them for some fish, meat and beasts, so Xu Chen thought of using them in the first place.
Copper coins are successively cast from some residual liquid of molten copper juice.
As a medium for business activities, money has always been a very important thing and has greatly stimulated the development of business.
Money appeared very early in human history. It was not metal at first, but various rare and beautiful natural objects. The most common ones are beautiful shells, brocade feathers, beast teeth and other objects.
This period lasted for a long time, and it was not until the end of the clan stage and the stage of kingship that it was replaced by metal coins. It gradually took shape during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the Qin and Han Dynasties finally unified the shape and became popular.
Originally, Xu Chen did not plan to launch the coins too early, but planned to wait until he announced the establishment of the country of Ba. However, in order to solve the problems encountered by the Uzbek people, he decided to start a small-scale trial in advance.
As long as there is his credit endorsement, the Ba Nationality Alliance will definitely not refuse the use of coins.
After all, this is a very convenient thing. At most, it will be a little confusing and confusing at the beginning. After all, almost all savages can't count.
Xu Chen still remembers the psychological shadow when he first exchanged pottery with various tribes.
Three years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the trading habits of all ethnic groups are still the mainstream. It cannot be changed overnight, but everything must have a beginning.
As long as the Ba, Wu, and Hu tribe slowly form a habit of trading in a small area, other tribes will gradually accept it.