In the records of the Xia Kingdom, the first matrilineal clan encountered by the Xia Kingdom was only a small tribe with a population of more than 100 people, living on hunting, the witches and leaders of the tribe were women, and the men were the vassals of the women, and the food that the tribe obtained every day, the women were given priority to enjoy, and in the absence of food, the men were often hungry, so that the women of this matrilineal clan were stronger than the men.

Shan Lin and Xiong Yan are both intellectuals who have gone through eight years of education in the junior and senior schools, and they have learned a lot of things, and they have also learned about the matrilineal clan once, and the two of them can barely remember.

However, the tribe in front of this suspected matrilineal clan is not the same as the matrilineal clan recorded in the books, the matrilineal clan in front of you, look at the situation of men and women, women are thick and burly, and men are also thick and burly, it seems that there is no such thing as women abusing / treating men, and it is also possible that this tribe has more food and everyone can eat enough.

It is uncertain about the situation, but Shan Lin still contacts the people of the tribe in front of him in the same way as he used to contact with other tribes.

Using gestures to indicate his intentions, although the people of the target tribe are dominated by women, there is no obvious hostility, and the two sides communicate smoothly.

Soon, the "leader" of the target tribe came to the river bank with many clansmen, and the "leader" was a middle-aged woman with a slightly thin figure, which was enough to show that the tribe in front of him was really a matriarchal clan.

In addition, based on the manpower brought by the "Chief", the Third Trade Team estimated that the population of this tribe was expected to be more than 3,000 people, and that it was a giant tribe dominated by women.

Presented with a delicate bronze sword, the leader of the tribe, whose name he could not be sure for the time being, gladly accepted the gift, and his tribe had bronze artifacts, but none of them could compare to the bronze sword.

A gift allowed the two sides to exchange amicably, and after completing a small deal, the Third Trading Fleet continued its voyage to the East.

At present, this tribe only revealed some characteristics such as matrilineal clans, bronze vessels, wooden ships, and Mai, which were distinctive, but not too peculiar, but what happened next surprised the Third Trading Fleet.

Traveling eastward from the first tribe for nearly an hour, the fleet met the second tribe, another tribe with ships, bronze weapons, and sackcloth, and it felt like the first tribe.

After the two of them came into contact with the second tribe, they found that this tribe was also a female-dominated tribe, with several obvious characteristics, the second tribe was exactly the same as the first tribe, and even the population size of the two tribes was more than 3,000.

What is the relationship between the two tribes?

"What is the relationship between your tribe and the neighboring tribes to the west?" Shanlin asked the "chief".

"The tribes of the west? They're with us. The leader said.

Together, a family, an alliance, one gesture can mean many things, and the leader also said that there are more than two such tribes, and the leader stretches out five fingers, representing five tribes.

Each of the five tribes has a population of more than 3,000, and even if it is an alliance, it is an alliance that is stronger than the fishing tribe.

"You go to the next tribe, and that tribe is our boss." So said the chief.

With doubts, the fleet came to the third tribe, and the size of the third tribe seemed to be a little larger than that of the first two tribes, worthy of being the boss.

There was experience of contact with the first tribe and the second tribe, and the contact between Shanlin Xiongyan and the third tribe was even smoother, and their tribe even invited Shanlin Xiongyan to visit the tribe's residence.

Considering the matrilineal clan, Zhao Lin replaced Xiong Yan with Wu Han, the only female member of the third trade team, and Wu Han and Shan Lin came to visit.

Several people led the way, Wu Han and Shan Lin came to the tribe's residence, and were received by the tribe's "leader", who thought that she was an old woman with crutches, and she was very curious about Xia Guo.

"Our Xia Kingdom is a very powerful 'tribe', the population is more than five times that of your tribe, we can smelt copper and forge exquisite weapons, we can weave delicate clothes, we have endless food ......" There is no need to hide, Wu Han told the "chief" some of the situation in the Xia Kingdom.

The people who listened to Wu Han's narration on the side all showed a look of surprise, only the "leader" was quite calm, in fact, the "leader" was also very important in her heart, because her "tribe" was already strong enough, there was no tribe around that could be compared, and she didn't expect that there was a more powerful tribe in the distance.

However, the "chief" suspected that the population of Xia Country was not as large as five times that of his own tribe, and the population of his own "tribe" was so large, how could Xia Kingdom be five times the population of his "tribe", and what could Xia Kingdom have to feed so many people.

After Wu Han finished talking about the affairs of the Xia Kingdom, the "leader" also talked about the situation of his "tribe".

Their tribe has no name, they believe in a god with a snake's head and body, the gods have no name, how can mortals give names to gods, God is God, He is the God of creation, created the world, created human beings, their tribe calls itself the people of God, so the tribe has no name, and those who often come into contact with their tribe give their tribe a name - snake people.

The two tribes encountered by the fleet before belonged to the Snake Tribe, or were part of the Snake Tribe.

The fishing tribe has a population of more than 15,000 and consists of the main settlement and a number of subordinate small settlements, in order to share the population pressure and expand the area of arable land in order to grow and harvest more food.

The same is true for the Snake tribe divided into five "tribes", the tribe where the third trading fleet is now located is the main residence of the Snake tribe, or the main tribe, when the population of the snake tribe increases to a certain extent, the snake tribe begins to divide up, dividing half of the population to establish a second residence in an area not too far away.

With the increasing population of the snake tribe, there is a third, fourth, and fifth places of residence, it should be noted that the five places of residence are adjacent to the Yellow River, farming and fishing are the main ways for the snake tribe to obtain food, and the five places of residence of the snake tribe are all by the Yellow River, so that in the natural disaster, the snake tribe did not suffer much loss.

The "human head" of the god believed in by the snake tribe is a woman, so the snake tribe is dominated by women, but unlike other matrilineal clans, the men in the snake tribe are not considered to be women's vassals, and among ordinary clansmen, the status of men and women is almost equal, but only women can become the top of the snake tribe, and women also occupy most of the middle level.

Even the tribe of snake people existed in this era of very incredible monogamy.

In addition, the snake tribe has no leader, and the ruler of the snake tribe can be called "witch", or "sacrifice", and the leader of the other four settlements is all sacrificial (witch), and the leader of the first residence is called the high priest (大witch).