Black robe and cloak asked in unison: "What kind of genius method?"
The ancestor smiled slightly: "Ancestor Wang Hai discovered that it is not necessarily through war, through fighting and killing, in order to get the resources you want, especially if the resource is a human being, it does not necessarily need to be through war.
, dead people come to realize it.”
"Do you know why the Shang tribe was called Shang, and why the Shang Dynasty was finally established?"
The black robe's eyes lit up and he shouted: "This, is this because the great merchants communicate with other tribes through trade and barter, or in other words, the sacrifices and slaves that the merchant tribe needs,
Is it achieved through transactions with people and in a commercial way?"
The ancestor nodded with satisfaction and said: "Yes, to capture slaves, it does not mean that you have to fight with others only by fighting with others. All tribes have slaves, especially the powerful warrior tribes. In order to seize territory, they fight with others.
In conflicts, there will be a large number of slaves, and they will always have something they are short of.
For example, the tribes in the bitter cold zone have no grains, the tribes in the Central Plains have no salt and seafood, and the tribes in the inland arid zone have no furs to keep out the cold. All these can be achieved through trade and exchange.
Tribes from distant places exchanged what they had, and this was the origin of humankind’s earliest commerce.”
Doupeng laughed: "So, our Dashang tribe, after ancestor Wang Hai, traveled around, stocking up on many local specialties, and then when we went to other tribes far away,
They can use these things that they don’t have and trade them, starting with trading grain, or allowing these ministries to
Luo can let himself live around, nomadic, and collect, which is equivalent to buying money for traveling, or even as a gesture of friendship and goodwill. The Shang tribe is still relatively weak at the beginning. In terms of pure military strength, it cannot defeat many tribes that specialize in war.
Only by relying on this method can we survive. It’s just..."
At this point, Doupeng curled up his lips: "It's just that I haven't quite understood why those powerful tribes had to let them go when they could clearly destroy the Shang tribe and rob them of all their supplies."
The ancestor smiled slightly and said: "There are two reasons for this. One reason is that for those tribes that are truly ruthless and only know killing and robbing, the Shang tribe will not and dare not actively interact with them. Why should we interact with them?
Tribe, what tribe can we get along with as friends, the priests and shamans of the Shang tribe
Man, he will use the psychic skills of his ancestors and have some ability to predict the future. If he foresees that the people of his tribe will be massacred by this tribe, and the tribe will fall into boundless war and destruction,
They will stay away from such tribes and not cause trouble for themselves."
The black robe laughed: "I almost forgot that they have this ability. This ability to predict the future and divine fortune and misfortune is the most powerful ability of the Shang tribe and even our Tiandao Alliance. In comparison, no matter how powerful the military strength is,
No matter how many troops there are, no matter how sophisticated the weapons are, they cannot guarantee victory in every battle. This is the reason why so many powerful warrior tribes perished, but our Dashang tribe survived to the end."
The ancestor nodded: "Yes, but the ability to predict the future is very limited. It cannot be seen for too long. It can only be seen roughly. Sometimes, what can be seen is not the whole picture of the future. Some tribes
Even if you don't fight, you won't get to know each other. There are some tribes that you can get along with and make friends with at first, but over time, they will take a fancy to the goods in your tribe and launch sneak attacks. Therefore, the Shang tribe traveled around the world and encountered tragedies of almost annihilation many times.
Not every prediction is accurate."
"So, the second reason is that the diplomacy and trade capabilities of the Shang tribe and other tribes can be useful to many tribes. This is actually the same as today's grasslands and the trade routes and caravans in the Western Regions.
The truth is, generally speaking, no matter how many grassland vendettas and tribes attack each other, they will not attack caravans, because these caravans can bring them urgently needed daily necessities. Without these, it is even difficult for a tribe to survive.
"
"But the Shang tribe can bring a lot of things from far away, many things that these tribes need but cannot easily obtain. Moreover, the Shang tribe is home all over the world and does not occupy a certain territory. This will also make many tribes who are afraid of annexation.
After getting to know the Shang tribe, I let down my guard. Anyway, they came from afar and stayed here for a while, and then
will leave, and during this period they can bring a lot of goods and goods from distant places to relieve their tribe’s urgent needs without posing a real threat to their tribe. Only then can people be willing to accept them and provide them with corresponding supplies.
The rewards include food, cloth, shared territory for a period of time, and...slaves."
Doupeng sighed: "I understand, I understand completely. What the Shang tribe needs is, first, survival, and second, commodity trading. They use this method of commerce and trade that values peace and becomes a mobile caravan.
, you can obtain what you need through trade. Even if you don’t have your own land and cannot produce and farm by yourself, you can also use barter to obtain what you need for survival. When you go to other places, you can get what you need.
In the territory of a powerful tribe, we will first produce and live together, and at the same time obtain enough living materials to carry out commodity trade in the next place. As for the war, it will be borne by the dominant tribe on this territory. They can at most start a
The auxiliary function means that even if they are defeated, they can still escape. They don't have to live and die with the territory like these indigenous tribes and be destroyed by others."
"So, this is a model of winning without losing, making sure without losing money. Unless they turn against the indigenous tribe and attack them, as time goes by, they will go to more and more places, and the number of friends they will make will be more and more.
There will be more and more enemies coming, and there will be fewer and fewer enemies. In the end, the tribe will continue to grow and develop."
The ancestor smiled slightly: "That's not entirely the case. There are also risks and variables, because the territories and indigenous tribes you mentioned are not static. This kind of life of being at home all over the world may return to the original place.
Decades later, often the indigenous tribes in this place have long since disappeared.
Instead, a tribe that is unfamiliar or even in a hostile relationship with the original tribe will regard the Shang tribe as an enemy and ally and attack it. Therefore, the Shang tribe also fought many battles in the process of wandering around doing business.
, I have suffered a lot, and it is not as smooth sailing as you think." (End of Chapter)