MTL - Be a Leader In a Primitive Tribe-Chapter 65

The next morning, Ya personally came to the place where they settled down and asked Sang Yu and others to go find iron ore.

A group of people marched towards the destination mightily.

The iron ore is less than half a day's walk from the Rock Tribe.

There are also some such loose mines near the tribe. But seeing that the Phoenix tribe wanted to develop for a long time, Ya directly brought people to the place where such stones often appeared.

This is a big rift valley. Three or four people can pass side by side in the middle of the rift valley. The stone walls of the rift valley look black. People from rock tribes often come here to hunt. When it rains, they will go to the rift valley to hide from the rain. Unfortunately. It has not been discovered what this stone can do.

After experiencing yesterday's battle, Ya has already realized that all aspects (productivity) of the Phoenix tribe have far surpassed her own tribe. Therefore, it was also sprouted to use these ores as goods for long-term transactions between the two tribes.

Use ore as a reward for this war, and then exchange ore for salt for ceramics in the future.

But I don't know what the other party thinks.

Looking at such a towering mountain in front of him, Sang Yu'an resisted the excitement in his heart.

"Are there any other tribes around here?"

Ya shook her head and replied: "No, this place is very close to our rock tribe, and it is also our hunting ground. Other small tribes dare not live here, for fear of colliding with us."

"I can't tell you yet what we're going to do with this stone. But the more of it the better for us."

Sang Yu was unwilling to spread the matter of making ironware to the outside world. Now the outside world doesn't know what's going on. The tribes in Donghuang now use stone tools, and if iron tools spread out, it will deal a fatal blow to other tribes.

Her current thinking is that the ironware will be self-sufficient for the time being.

The other party keeps it secret, and it's hard for Ya to inquire into it, and even if she knows what it's going to be used for, she doesn't have the skills to process it.

She nodded to express her understanding, "I can have someone send it over, how many stones do you want?"

For the Rock Tribe, this mountain is full of rocks like this, and this time the Phoenix Tribe came to help, they can give as much as they want, but they have to spend manpower to carry it over.

Sang Yu blinked and said, "We can make a deal. In the early stage, as a reward for our dispatch of troops, each soldier from your tribe will carry a stone to our tribe."

There are almost 300 warriors in the Rock Tribe, and they carry 50 catties at a time, which is 7.5 tons. This amount of iron ore can smelt about 4 tons of iron and more than 1,000 weapons. The tools in the tribe are almost enough solved.

For the rock tribe, if they get food, they will definitely not be able to get it. If it is a weapon, it will take a lot of time for them to make it.

But this stone is born here, so you don't need to bother with it, which is equivalent to running twice to return favors.

The Phoenix Tribe took such a big risk this time, and it was worth the effort of running errands.

Besides, there are still five warriors lying in their own tribe.

So he nodded easily.

Sang Yu went on to say: "The stones that will be sent later will be exchanged. One basket of ore can be exchanged for three pots of salt, or six clay pots. We will have clothes in the future. If there are more, we can exchange them."

In modern times, iron ore costs only a few cents per catty. But now there is no means of transportation here, and it takes a lot of manpower.

Although this exchange took advantage of them, when the Rock Tribe really had cattle and horses as means of transportation in the future, the transaction would become more equal.

But the current market is like this, these stones are useless to the rock tribe, they are replaced by manpower.

Ya also thinks it is reasonable, even if these stones can't be dug in a lifetime, it is worthwhile to repay the kindness by carrying it twice.

The salt that their tribe uses every year is also exchanged with other tribes, and the same is true for pottery. The quality of the salt of the Phoenix tribe is even better, and the other party has just done such a big favor.

Of course, she didn't know that what Sang Yutu wanted was the long-term cooperative relationship between the two tribes in the future, and this expedition was to open up this gap.

"It's the best. Is it because I take too much advantage?"

Ya, who still doesn't understand the benefits of iron, makes Sang Yu a little bit dumbfounded. It's hard to say who will take advantage of whom, but the best result is to get what they need from each other.

While it was still early, and all the labor force in the tribe was here, Sang Yu ordered everyone to cut nearby vines and wood to weave rattan baskets as a tool for carrying the iron ore back.

There are no scales yet, so we have to find a way to make scales, otherwise there is no way to measure.

You can only compile a large frame as a measurement tool, and you will be able to use it.

Ya looked at Sang Yu and gave an order, and the Phoenix Tribe quickly divided into five teams, and each team was busy with their own tasks in an orderly manner under the arrangement of the captain.

Some people specialize in cutting vines, some make dragon skeletons for rattan baskets, and some weave baskets. The whole set is not messy and the efficiency is extremely high. She sincerely admires the woman in front of her.

At the same time, he fell into deep thought.

She had always thought that the Rock tribe was the strongest tribe in the surrounding area. Looking at it now, I'm afraid it is not worthy of such a title.

It's a pity that I didn't see the battle between the Phoenix Army and Shi and Big Tiger yesterday. But just hearing Bu's report, he couldn't help admiring the opponent's soldiers' will and phalanx tactics.

She looked at the little **** the big rock who was weaving vines bit by bit, and couldn't help but smile at the corner of her eyes, and walked to her and sat down.

This time she saw the little girl for the third time. The first time was at the market. At that time, she was thin and short, with darker skin.

Now that she has grown taller and fleshier, her eyebrows and eyes are stretched, and she gradually sees the posture of a little beauty. At a young age, the lines of her arms look particularly plump and smooth. Especially the right arm, probably trained by drawing a bow.

"You are a good archer and you can also weave rattan baskets."

Yu saw that it was her, maybe yesterday Ya took the initiative to greet her and praised her. So the resistance to the other party was not as strong as before, and he became a little shy, and his little ears also turned red.

Called "Sister Ya..."

Seeing that she was cute and lacked the awe-inspiring look on the battlefield, Ya couldn't help feeling a sense of intimacy with her.

I saw Yu wheezing and pulling on the vines, "The tribe can't fight all the time, it has to engage in production activities."

"Production Activities?"

"It's planting, hunting, and making clothes, and weaving these baskets."

"Can each of you do it?"

"Not necessarily, but now there is a division of labor, what tasks are assigned to do what kind of work, like those who can't make up, go find vines."

"Those who know how to weave, just build this dragon skeleton frame, and others just weave vines into it according to the frame."

When Ya heard this, her heart skipped a beat. It turned out that the Phoenix Tribe was able to make such a detailed arrangement, and it had already formed a national consciousness.

If the Rock Tribe doesn't hurry up to catch up, then it will really fall behind a lot in the future.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly got up again, followed Xueyu's appearance yesterday, and said to her, "Thank you for telling me so much."

When Yu heard her say this new word, the movements of his hands paused, he raised his head, and met Shangya's eyes and replied: "You're welcome..."

Ya resisted the urge to rub her head, smiled, turned around and found Sang Yu, and said straight to the point: "Sang, I think our two tribes may be each other's helpers and backing."

Sang Yu was a little surprised when she heard this.

She began to think that the matter of cooperation should be brought up by herself. After all, cooperation between tribes is not common, nor is it easy. There are often frictions between the territory and the hunting area.

But Ya can actually have this consciousness now, which is a bit beyond her expectation.

But it also played into her hands.

"That's exactly what I mean. Donghuang is so big, and there are other big tribes watching us. If we can join forces, everyone can take care of each other."

Ya could still understand the new words that Sang Yu popped up occasionally, considering the context, and she nodded frantically in her heart.

"When will we exchange tokens?"

Enterprise cooperation needs to sign a contract, and tribal cooperation also needs to exchange tokens.

But the Phoenix tribe has not been able to develop this aspect, including the vision and culture of the tribe, and there is no token.

Then he replied: "Don't worry, when we go back to rest this time, we will find another time to exchange. But your father, do you need to ask for his opinion again?"

Ya smiled confidently: "No need, Father will listen to me."

The two looked at each other and smiled, a consensus was reached.

Only then did Sang Yu make a suggestion, "The rock tribe usually has a high level of hunting, and those who hunt horses and cows must have hunted a lot. Those can be used as foot strength. In the future, pulling these rocks will not be so hard."

Ya was a little embarrassed and said, "Our tribe has a lot of people."

There are more than 800 people, and a meal is really not enough for a cow. Calculated, their tribe is quite powerful, and they can maintain this level after raising so many people for so long.

"Then we have to develop the planting industry. There is such a large plain in front of the rock tribe. It would be a pity not to cultivate the land. Once the land is cultivated, there is no need to go out to gather. Even if the prey cannot be hunted, there will always be something to fill the belly."

Ya said with great regret: "I wanted to do this before, but Shi was there at the time, so I didn't make it."

"He's gone now, you can work hard now, the Phoenix Tribe's breeding industry is now able to support their own people."

Ya was a little moved, and hesitated: "I have another request."

Sang Yu was standing at a position where Yu's figure could be seen, and the little girl also happened to raise her head, so she waved at her.

A person quickly squeezed in between the two, it was Yu who was still weaving a rattan basket just now.

The blinking eyes were full of curiosity.

"These are major events for the tribe in the future, come and listen to them."

After finishing speaking, Sang Yu put her arms around her shoulders and said to Ya: "What is your request?"

"If it's planting, can I exchange seeds with you and learn from it?"

"Of course, since we are already allied tribes, we should help each other."

"But it's already winter now, and you won't start planting until after the snow has melted. Then you send people over, and I'll let them teach them how to plant the land. Take some seeds first, and plant some more in the second half of the year. It can guarantee that your tribe will have food when it snows next year."

Hearing these words, Ya's heart was full of joy, and her whole body became obviously relaxed.

"It's still some days before it snows, so I'll ask everyone to send the stones first when I go back."

Sangyu’s blast furnace has not yet been built, the blower has not been studied, and there is no charcoal. How can ironmaking be started so quickly? He shook his head:

"Don't worry, take your time. You can send it over next year when it snows. Your tribe has a lot to do in such a war, and you have to prepare food for the winter. We can carry some of it now and it will last a long time."

To be honest, she still wants to contract out the charcoal work and let the Rock Tribe or other tribes do it.

Anyway, this kind of non-high-tech type of work is packaged out, and it can save some manpower.

But things have to come one by one.

For Ya, such a proposal is not too considerate, she really wants to give Sang Yu a big hug again.

It's just that the little girl next to her stared at her with bright black eyes, as if guarding her against a thief, so she had to regret it.

"By the way, the five wounded from our tribe should not be carried back now. After a while, before the snow falls, they will be better. Can you help us send them back?"

Ya nodded, "You can also stay in our tribe for the winter. Although we are not that rich, we will not lack their food and animal skins."

Sang Yu smiled: "Of course not, it's just that we have a festival when it snows, and there is New Year's Eve. The tribe celebrates this festival for the first time this year and wants to take them back for the festival."

When Ya heard this, she felt a little uncomfortable. What was lost was that her own tribe did not have this festival, and what was ashamed was that the leader of the family could do this and truly care about everyone, but she could not do it.

I couldn't help but cheer myself up in my heart. When the tribe gets better in the future, I can do these details myself.

Soon, the rattan basket was woven, and everyone started digging, using sticks to pry open the rocks with cracks, and then fell to the ground and smashed them into small pieces larger than fists.

The temporary rattan basket is not very tight, if it is too small, it will fall out of the hole.

It will take six or seven days to go back, the journey is long, and everyone's physical strength must be considered, so we should not be greedy and do what we can.

Sang Yu was glad that Zhuang didn't follow, otherwise this guy would keep stuffing it into his basket, wishing he could carry the whole mine back.

Although Zhuang didn't follow, there was another strong man, Siya.

Si Ya stretched out her hand and patted herself on the shoulder, indicating that it could also recite it.

Of course, Sang Yu would not let go of such a good means of transportation. Sang Yu touched its bear paw and said, "That's a hard work for you, old man."

Ya, who was at the side, looked at the big man in front of her, and was extremely envious. Such a ferocious beast could be subdued by the Phoenix Tribe, and there was nothing they couldn't do.

When it was time to part, Sang Yu told Ya to send the wounded and Xiang and other caregivers back before the snow fell.

Ya only reassures her that it will be done in due time.

The two sides parted contentedly.

Then all the way to the east, the whole team rushed during the day and rested at night, and finally returned to the tribe in the evening of six days.

Gao Hezhuang and others reinforced and heightened the fence at the checkpoint, while looking forward to when the big troops would return.

Seeing a large group of people appearing in sight from a distance, they shouted excitedly, and hurriedly called the family guards to go down the wall to welcome the return of the clansmen.

Zhuang took a deep breath and ran to the big army, looked at everyone carrying heavy stones, and said with a smile: "Wow, there are so many stones, I can definitely carry three baskets at a time."

When the others looked at each other and smiled, they knew that this foolish man would definitely say that.

Zhuang looked at the exhausted looks of his little friends, quickly grabbed the baskets of the two of them, carried each on his back, and walked towards the camp.