Chapter 9: The Changing Attitudes of the Ten Tribes
On the second day, the news of the arrival of the fleet reached the peasants, who arrived at the base camp with precious stones, grain, and other goods.
Although Wang Xuan asked to set the trade share of various items of each ethnic group, after all, it had just passed a day, and it was still some time before the draft was completed, so he first traded with the peasants according to the old rules.
"Plows, the white ploughs we want a hundred. ”
This time, it was the patriarch Chai Yi who led the team, and it was a young man next to him who spoke, and he seemed to have a good status.
Yang Guang, who was in charge of this trade, saw that the first commodity that the other party wanted to trade was Quyuan plow, and the first was a hundred, so he didn't dare to be sloppy, so he had to turn over the account book to check the quantity first.
"I'm sorry Captain Chai, we brought a total of one hundred and fifty pieces of Quyuan plough this time, if we trade a hundred pieces for you, the other tribes are afraid that they will cause trouble, or we will trade fifty pieces first, and then we will give you all the rest?"
Sunshine explained carefully, although the peasants are big farmers who use ploughs, but the other tribes are not without farming, but they are not as fine as the peasants, and they do not have as much land as the peasants.
If two-thirds of the plough is given to the peasants, the other nine tribes are afraid that they will make trouble, and a few days ago they were still competing for a share of trade, and today they are naked in favor of the peasants, which is inappropriate.
"The other nine tribes are not mainly farming, leaving them fifty pieces is enough to make a difference, our peasant clan has a lot of land, even a hundred ploughs can't meet one-tenth of a twelfth, fifty pieces can't even meet the needs of a village, how to deal with the tribesmen?"
The young man was so tough that he wouldn't give an inch.
Businessmen pay attention to harmony and make money, Yang Tao is not annoyed, only said: "I think you also know that this time the trade volume has increased significantly compared with the last time, which shows that our transport ships are increasing, according to this progress, then next time, next time, how many goods will arrive?"
It is not known how many peasants arrived this time, but when I came, I saw that the white sails of the flag that covered the sky and the sun on the big island in the north really existed, so the mascot did not lie.
The young man looked at Chai Yi and saw that the other party did not say anything, so he also nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Yang Guang breathed a sigh of relief, this was the first time he had done this errand, and it was inevitable that he would be nervous.
Then, the two sides traded nearly 100 horses of silk, a container of ready-to-wear clothing, a number of cooking utensils, and a number of daily chemicals.
In the end, Chai Yi asked for more liquor.
After checking the inventory, Yang Tao made the decision to exchange two hundred bottles of Dream Jixiang for him, in exchange for two pigeon eggs of various colors of gems, which made the transport workers smack.
The transaction lasted for most of the day, and the auspicious party provided the goods to the other party for inspection, and after confirmation, handed over to the auspicious equivalent items, and the mascot began to accept.
Therefore, the goods are traded several at the same time, and the speed is not slow.
declined Yang Tao's invitation to dinner, and Chai Yi returned with a full convoy.
The farmer's station, about ten kilometers away from the auspicious base camp, a group of bigwigs of the clan gathered in a tree house, around a square table and looked at the trade list in a daze.
"What, the origin of these goods is auspicious, and the two children who have been to auspicious have also proved this, what else do you have to say?"
As the patriarch, Chai Yi spoke first.
This only shows that the goods may have been produced in Jixiang, but it does not mean that Jixiang is stronger than the invaders. ”
An old man expressed doubts, and half of the more than a dozen people at the scene nodded in agreement.
The old man's name is Chai Feng, he is the elder of the clan, his power is second only to the patriarch, and he also has the privilege of using the clan's punishment, which should not be underestimated.
Nowadays, the peasant clan is divided into two factions, the elder faction headed by Chai Feng belongs to the old school, or the stubborn faction is not indispensable, they advocate waiting to see what happens, and after the invaders find the mascot, the two sides will definitely conflict and divide the superiority, so that the peasant clan can wait for the price and sell, calmly stand in line.
The reformers, led by Chai Yi, believe that the auspicious people have now shown good strength, as long as they ride their warships through the storm wall, they can escape from the exploitation and oppression of the invaders, and find a quiet place to recuperate and reproduce, there is no need to make them lose both, once the truth is revealed, the peasants will fall into a place of no return.
"What we want is a land of recuperation and recuperation, a quiet and peaceful life, not simply relying on the strong. ”
Chai Yi doesn't want things to develop in an uncontrollable direction, that will mean an unknown tomorrow, and the unknown is the most frightening, and he is responsible for millions of people.
"Since they are all dependent, why don't you choose the strong?" Chai Feng also refused to give a step.
"Have you forgotten how the invaders treated us? What do we get by clinging to them, just for the few bones they throw at us when they are happy?"
These words dripped into the oil pot like water droplets, and Chai Feng suddenly exploded.
Chai Yi is revealing Chai Feng's old bottom.
After the invaders broke through the defenses of the Ten Tribes, they captured a number of high-ranking people, and many female family members were humiliated, and some of them are still missing.
They whipped the natives and demanded that they hand over the so-called treasure.
But where did the natives know any treasures, so they could only give the invaders what they considered 'valuable' food, such as precious stones, animal skins, and refined food, in exchange for a short period of freedom.
This 'tribute' is done twice a year, as the crops here are harvested at least twice a year, and the invaders take the lower limit.
And Chai Feng, in order to gain the right to speak, took the initiative to sacrifice his concubine and won the support of the invaders, thus becoming the first elder of the clan.
According to Chai Yi's words, the position of the First Elder is the bone that the invaders threw at Chai Feng.
Therefore, Chai Yi said this, undoubtedly slapping Chai Feng in the face in the face, and it is strange that he can bear it.
Sure enough, "You, you...... Do you want me to ask for a punishment?"
Once the First Elder has requested a punishment, the patriarch can be removed and re-elected, as long as half of the high-ranking people approve it.
When Chai Feng said this, he was undoubtedly going to completely tear his face with Chai Yi.
"What, are you afraid of what others will say?" Chai Yi was also stubborn.
Since I came into contact with the mascots, I have a good impression of them.
Mascots are self-disciplined, courteous, and never do anything without their permission, which makes Chai Yi feel respected and very sweet.
If one or two mascots were like this, Chai Yi would not rashly propose to take refuge overseas.
When he saw hundreds of mascots, young and old, regardless of status, he was convinced.
So there was an auspicious thing for the two descendants of the clan to go with the battleship.
Chai Yi wants to lay a foundation for the relationship with the mascot in this way, and by the way, he also sees the outside world and explores the way for the migration of the family.
If the mascot shows all the appearance, then he also recognizes it, exchanging two lives for a million lives, and it is worth it.
After the two juniors returned, he imprisoned the two, not only for the sake of the safety of the two of them, but also to prepare for the great plans of the clan, and the auspicious news could not be leaked.
At that time, Chai Feng didn't know that there were clansmen who went to Jixiang, otherwise he would have killed the killer in order to curry favor with the invaders.
And Chai Yi was not able to determine the authenticity of Jixiang's strength at that time, so he didn't want to completely fall out with Chai Feng, so he imprisoned the two and released them today.
To make a play, you have to do a full set, so in the first trade, the attitude of the peasants is very cold, and it is not at all as enthusiastic and eager as described by Da Gaoqiang.
For this reason, Wang Xuan also talked to Wang Zhi about this matter.
Even in order to confirm the other party's attitude, a whole set of plans for demarcating land for them to live in was put forward, but the other party put it on hold on the grounds that the conditions were not ripe.
Simply, Jixiang no longer pays attention to this matter, builds while trading, and first stands firm.
"I'm doing this for something, not for the sake of the future of the race. Not to mention one woman, it is ten hundred, as long as it is conducive to the survival of my peasant bloodline, I will not hesitate to give it away. ”
Chai Fengdi's words were also picked up, and the scene was suddenly silent.
Chai Yi was also stunned by his remarks, as if he didn't know him, and looked up and down carefully before saying, "If the clan can really use ten hundred women to gain freedom and continuity, I don't need you to say it, I will be the first to sacrifice my child." ”
His daughter fifteen is in the prime of life, and everyone does not doubt his determination.
"But you know, we are the vanquished, and they want women to take it themselves, so what's the point of you offering it or not?"
These words made Chai Feng's face turn pale suddenly, and this was where he logically did not make sense.
Chai Yi continued: "Have they asked our opinions when they burned, killed, and plundered? When they were in the main city, so many women were humiliated, did they have any remorse? Now they live in our houses, eat the grain we grow, wear the clothes we make, and can sleep with our women as they please, do we have the right to refuse? Since we have no right and no strength to refuse, then how different are we from slaves, you are willing to admit that the thief is your father, and I don't care, but the peasants must not do such things that insult their ancestors, betray their promises, wag their tails and beg for mercy, and are willing to degenerate. ”
As he spoke, he only heard the sound of 'pop', and a square table, which was still considered new, was slapped by the angry Chai Yi and smashed the table legs and scattered to the ground.
Chai Feng, who was originally angry, wanted to refute, but was also distracted by this slap, and fell into silence.
After all, he has not been in power for a long time, his methods are not glorious, and he still has some inferiority complex in his heart.
Then again, it's still that his skin is not thick enough, and the damage is not thorough enough.
"I was born a peasant and died a peasant ghost, so you don't want to drive me out of the clan. ”
Chai Feng, who calmed down, got up and left after saying this, and the meeting broke up unhappily.
"Patriarch, aren't we ......?"
The young man in charge of the peasant trade wanted to speak again and again, and was very entangled.
"Forget Chai Rong, his conscience is still there, he really tore his face, I don't know how many clansmen are going to suffer, if you can't go to that step, you can't go to that step. ”
The young man named Chai Rong listened to Chai Yi's words, called someone in to clean up the mess, and left.
"The ancestors are above, what should my Chai clan do, please give an indication to the juniors. ”
Chai Yi knelt in the ancestral hall of the inner room, lit the incense candles from the auspicious trade, kowtowed, and chanted words in his mouth.
After this incident, Chai Feng has been silent and rarely expresses his opinions, which is the same as before.
On the third day of the fleet's arrival, the Youzu and the Wood Clan got the news and came to trade with their goods.
The envoys of the two clans made a seemingly unreasonable, thoughtful and very reasonable request to Jixiang, and they wanted to send someone to follow the fleet to Jixiang.
"They're following the example of the peasants and planning for the future. "Chubby's face is serious, just like when he was teaching at the city wall.
"Also, after all, seeing is believing, and no matter how good the farmer says, it is not as credible as what he sees with his own eyes. ”
It was Wang Hua who spoke, the son of Wang Yao of the Ministry of Finance and Taxation and the nephew of Wang Zhi.
"In this way, they are not in harmony with each other, can we make friends from afar and attack closely, and break through one by one?" This is Zheng Chengcai, Zheng Xingxing's son.
"No, go to the army to fight, then cut the hand, then cut the army. Things are far from the point where they meet each other, there is still a lot of room for maneuvering, and we can do as they ask, so that the ball will be to the other side again, depending on how they choose. ”
Hu Ling inherited his mother's rigor, and the atmosphere was tight, leaving no flaws, taking one step and seeing three steps.
"I think Sister Ling'er is right, anyway, we are not afraid of them, in case we die after seeing the prosperity of auspiciousness and want to take refuge in auspiciousness, wouldn't we have more help in vain. Besides, this place is so big, it also needs people to take care of it, the indigenous people have lived here for hundreds of years, and they are most familiar with this place, so they don't need to use it in vain. ”
The little kid Zhao Yuxin saw the stitches and expressed his opinions very sassy, which attracted everyone's contempt.
These 'King Kongs' often follow Wang Xuan's activities, and Zhao Yuxin often sticks to Wang Xuan, so everyone is familiar with each other.
Zhao Gongzi, who was despised, was not angry, and took off a fan of landscape painting from his waist and fanned it himself, looking light-hearted, very unbeaten.
"In my opinion, it's best for us to adapt to all changes and be prepared to adapt to changes. Yang Guang made a summary.
This is the daily life of the policy research group, and some of the matters that are temporarily pending are the objects of everyone's opinions and collective efforts.
This is also the original intention of Wang Xuan to bring them over, to walk more, see more, learn more, think more, and finally form a set of their own system for dealing with the world.
"That's right, it seems that the natives can't sit still, so let's wait and see. Wang Xuandao.
At this time, the invaders camp, a group of people were looking around the auspicious goods, and if you looked closely, each of them had a greedy fire burning in their eyes.
The flame was so hot and invisible that it seemed to consume everything.