The Ransom Salt clan could get a steady stream of sea salt, although Wang Chuan didn't know if they had obtained it directly from the sea or if they had smuggled it from someone else. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info But no matter what, in this day and age, it is clear that it is the most convenient way to transport it through the Taijiang River.

So they can't do without boats.

In this era, sailing on the Taijiang River will definitely not be an easy thing. The treacherous waters, ferocious river beasts, vicious water snakes, and other treacherous conditions can cause casualties to the crew of primitive ships such as rafts and canoes.

If they had a sailboat in their hands, even if other things had changed, the shortened journey would have reduced many casualties. And a shorter lead time means that there can be a larger volume of incoming goods.

Salt is such a thing, even the Yi people have come all the way to Wang Chuan to ask for it, it can be seen that with the current capacity, how much is in short supply. Wang Chuan believed that once the Ransom Salt Clan broke through the scale they were currently operating in terms of transportation capacity, their tribe would definitely grow to a terrifying point in a short period of time. After all, they are a big tribe that lasts for several generations, and even if the reserve talents are not comprehensive, they are certainly not lacking.

To create a huge tribe near your own tribe, even if you don't raise tigers, you will definitely be constrained by your future development. Wang Chuan didn't want to shoot himself in the foot.

The old man did not show much disappointment at Wang Chuan's refusal, he knew how important the sailboat was, and he knew how difficult it was to negotiate the deal.

He didn't give up: "We really have a good price." Before, there were few of you, and you exchanged and got a lot of people back, but everyone can see who these people are. If you are willing to exchange, we can exchange it for strength. Really strong men, the ones who came with us today. ”

Sometimes the right price is not based on how much you have, but on whether you can pay what the other person needs. This principle is extremely common in later generations, and it can be seen that it is not unreasonable for people to be old and slippery.

The old man's words were very impressive, and if someone else stood in Wang Chuan's position, he might have agreed. The population that was exchanged before, to be honest, was the leftover population of other tribes, either superfluous women, low and weak, or lazy. If it weren't for the strong men of a few new tribes, the River tribe might have been half a head shorter than the other tribes at this time.

Wang Chuan said: "I am very tempted by the population. But ships are our treasures, and even if they are handed over to you, you will not necessarily use them...... I think we can work together in a different way. We're going to go east along the Taijiang River next summer, and if you need it, we can help you carry a little salt, and we'll pay for the freight with the sturdy men you men? ”

If the quality of the population is too low, there will be problems with future generations. Being able to absorb a strong population, of course, Wang Chuan would not refuse.

The River tribe produces salt itself, and the reason why they do this is purely for the sake of the population that the old man said and the sales network of the Ransom Salt Clan. As long as Wang Chuan has his hands free, whether it is sea salt or salt from his own salt mine, it will be easy to fight the ransom salt clan. But to replace the Ransom Salt clan and become the salt merchant in this area, it takes a lot of population and energy. If they are willing to cooperate, Wang Chuan feels that there is no need to bother to get another business network on his own.

After cooperating with the Ransom Salt Clan, the development scale of the Ransom Salt Clan was controlled in their own hands. This is not afraid that it will become uncontrollable. After all, there are still too few people in this era, and it is better to kill fewer or less.

The old man obviously hadn't seen these long-term things yet, and after listening to Wang Chuan's words, he first glanced at Winter Bear suspiciously.

In this era, the common sense that Taijiang can go to the sea is not something that everyone knows. The origin of the salt of the ransom salt clan is a secret known to a few people in the tribe. Their salt caravans were also separated from those who ransomed salt. The old man wanted to ask Winter Bear if he had leaked the secrets of his tribe.

That's the gap between the insights. The secret things of the Ransom Salt Clan were worthless in Wang Chuan's eyes.

Wang Chuan said with a smile: "He didn't tell me, but our tribe has a course called geography, which says the origin of salt." That's what I'll say back to in our tribe's classes. ”

Wang Chuan has the heart to change the topic.

The matter of sailing transportation basically has to be decided like this, otherwise the ransom salt clan will be completely suppressed in a year at most. In the face of faster sailing ships of transport capacity and speed, in the face of lower-cost mineral salt, in the face of the River tribes that they cannot defeat, they will have no other choice. Even if they don't realize this now, they will understand it next year. Wang Chuan can wait for them to get to know each other slowly.

With the help of this great celebration, Wang Chuan is ready to promote the schools of the River tribe.

Dominating people's brains is the best way to rule the world. Now these tribes are basically not enemies with the River tribe, but it is still a little difficult to make them obedient. After the conquest, education was still needed, and Wang Chuan was ready to save a little trouble and direct education.

Before, Wang Chuan was worried that one person would not be able to teach so many people, but then he thought it through. If you can't teach it yourself, you can let your own students teach. As long as the class time is staggered, it is divided into different grades according to the order of admission. I only need to teach the highest grade. Students at the next level can let their own students teach, and so on. Now it should be no problem to let Ling, Da Hei, Wolf Ting and a few other people teach people who have just entered school to read and write and basic arithmetic.

As for the question of the quality of teaching. It's not used to get into college, it's just enlightenment, it's almost enough. It's a big deal to find that smart children jump out on their own, and teach them again by themselves.

The old man was really good, full of questions: "Class? ”

Wang Chuan explained: "It is a place where knowledge is disseminated. Like the origin of salt, the speed we just talked about, etc., we will talk about it in class, so that our tribesmen can understand these things. ”

The old man was surprised: "You all these things let everyone know? ”

Wang Chuan said: "Knowledge should be passed on in order to create wealth for our own tribe and our entire human race." ”

The old man said: "After they have learned this, what should they do if they don't respect their elders and disobey the rules?" ”

Wang Chuan said: "Knowledge is endless, how can there be a time to finish?" They've learned to be disobedient, and we're going to have to come up with something more powerful to subdue them. ”

When Wang Chuan said this, he simply took the two of them to see the newly built school and library of the River Tribe. Introduce them as you go.

Wang Chuan said: "I was blessed by the ancestors and got some ancestral inheritance, but it is a pity that I use these things too much, and I can't use them completely, so I want everyone to learn them." When they learn, they will naturally bring more things to the tribe and to us. Our tribe's inventions, from wheelbarrows to galleons, are part of these heritages. Of course, these educations are mainly aimed at children. Earlier, our allies, the West Cow tribe and the Nest people, also sent their children over......"

As soon as he said that Xiniu and the nest people also sent their children over, the old man's eyes lit up at once: "Your tribe's things?" People from other tribes can also learn? ”

Take. Wang Chuan said secretly in his heart.