"Angel, is this...?"
This is what all the leaders will ask when they see the glazed bowl.
"This is a new variety made by Teng She, it's better to use!"
"But what's the price... one sheep?"
Song Xuan doesn't need to say much, it's obvious that the glazed bowl feels different when you hold it in your hands.
Although everyone can tell the difference between good and bad, the price still prohibits most tribes. Compared with ordinary bowls, it is twice as much.
Although the quality is good, everyone is really reluctant to part with it. Anyway, the ordinary ones are not unusable, and it is at this time, so even if they are very greedy, they hold back in the end, and there are only a few tribes that are doing well. Finally I exchanged a few individually.
However, Song Xuan achieved his goal of winning over people's hearts. After receiving the bowl, everyone's attitude became obviously better, especially after they learned that this bowl requires one sheep, which is equivalent to giving one to each tribe. Sheep.
Although Song Xuan boasted loudly about the glaze bowl here, saying that it was troublesome to make and the materials were hard to find, in fact it only added one or two more processes and the time required was very short.
Seeing that there were not many people buying, Song Xuan was not too disappointed. After all, the price was set here and he had already made psychological expectations. Of the dozens he brought, he was originally going to give half of them to them. Really If there is a rush to buy it, there really won’t be enough here.
When the others were almost here, Song Xuan took out the salt at the right time:
"This is Teng She's extra salt this year. You can come over and exchange it..."
Regarding the origins of this batch of salt, Shi Meng also gave a general explanation to the people around him. The excuse he used was naturally that these salts were obtained by the Wuyu tribe in exchange for prisoners. Teng She suddenly had a lot of them, so he decided to exchange some with everyone. .
Although the reasons were somewhat unbearable, everyone did not think too much at this time. Seeing that there was still salt to exchange, their interest in the situation became even greater.
However, the moment Song Xuan took out the salt, he saw the face of the leader of the Wolf Tribe not far away suddenly darkened.
Originally, they were the only tribe here that had salt that could be traded with other tribes, and the price was determined by them.
Although not as ruthless as the Black Feather Tribe, they are actually very black-hearted, and the Wolf Tribe will adjust prices in a timely manner according to different situations.
The annual salt business alone can support most of their tribe. When they saw the Tengshe tribe coming over to get a share of the pie, their mood suddenly sank.
The amount of salt brought by the Wolf Tribe to each exchange meeting is quite limited. I don’t know whether it is intentional or something, but it is always less than what everyone wants to exchange.
So Teng She also wants to exchange with everyone. It's hard to say, and Teng She doesn't bring out much. There are only two small jars, which look like only thirty or forty bowls. It's only two small portions. Fall demand.
But even so, the grudge in my heart still remained.
Song Xuan had made preparations before arriving, which was in line with what he had in mind. However, since Teng She had already discovered a small salt mine, it would indeed be a waste of resources if he did not use it.
Although it is said that there are more this year, I believe that by next spring, the two sides will face this conflict head-on. Song Xuan still hopes that the two tribes can make money together, otherwise they will not only bring this out this time, but look at the Wolf Tribe With the leader acting like this, it is estimated that the future situation will not be very good.
Fortunately, although the Wolf Tribe is strong, Soaring Snake is not weak either. No matter how strong he is, he cannot be stronger than Karasuba. Even if a conflict breaks out, there is no need to worry too much.
Although the amount of salt brought over was not much, Song Xuan was a little surprised that the salt was replaced earlier than the pottery. Thirty-six sheep were a lot, and they accounted for half of the pottery.
"Chief Ushikawa, what kind of animals did you bring this time?"
Seeing Niu He rushing over, Song Xuan was quite excited. After all, they were the ones who replaced the two cows in the tribe. Seeing Song Xuan's enthusiasm, Niu He shook his head in embarrassment:
"God's envoy, I didn't... didn't bring..."
Seeing Song Xuan, he was a little disappointed, and Niu He also hurriedly explained. It turns out that this year's heavy rain affected not only the Blackwater tribe, but also the Niu tribe. There were not many prey brought back this year through other means. Of course, there are even fewer, only one cow, two deer, and a dozen sheep.
With the current food reserves, it is still difficult to survive this winter, let alone part of the income in exchange for salt. With insufficient food, these living people will naturally not be able to survive. It was taken out for exchange, and it seemed that the market conditions were not very good.
So this time they mainly brought things like dried meat and animal skins.
"Angel, I'm going to change the salt first!"
The Ox Tribe usually comes late, and this time is no exception. However, the exchange of two cows last time was considered as a sign of Teng Snake's affection, so after arriving, they went to Song Xuan to say hello as soon as possible.
"Hey, don't worry!"
When he heard that Niu He was going to the Wolf Tribe, Song Xuan quickly stopped him:
"Salt, we also have it here, it's the same as theirs..."
"this……"
Although Teng She also has salt here, considering that this is not a one-time deal, if he gets it from Teng She this time, it will not look good in the Wolf Tribe in the future, so Ushikawa is still very confused. On the one hand, It was not good to offend Teng Snake, after all, only Teng Snake could eat their tribe's livestock, but offending the wolf tribe was also not a good choice, as salt was also a daily necessity.
But Song Xuan's next words directly broke his psychological defense, and he only heard Song Xuan say:
"There is no need to replace the salt now. You can take it back first..."
"We don't have enough food, so I'll just replace the animal skins you brought!"
This combination of punches directly helped Niu He make up his mind. Although the Wolf Tribe would definitely be a little unhappy later, this condition was really hard to refuse. According to Song Xuan's statement, the Niu Tribe would take this step. Not only did the food he brought during the trip not be spent, but he was also able to bring back more because of the rarer animal skins.
Although this is not free and will need to be paid back next year, for the cattle tribe, it will give them more confidence to spend this winter.
Originally, their food reserves were just about enough to eat, but because they had to exchange a considerable part for salt, they seemed a little weak. They didn't have to pay for it for the time being, so they didn't need to worry about food.
Although the salt that Song Xuan brought over was not much, he had not taken it all out to the warehouse before. There was still a jar in the cave. With everyone's inventory, it would naturally not be a problem to meet the needs of the Niu tribe.
"Okay, angel, we want thirty bowls..."
"Okay, then these animal skins are worth ten bowls of salt, and we'll talk about the rest next year!"
Although the animal skins they brought over could only be exchanged for eight or nine bowls of salt after being counted by Shi Meng, Song Xuan still managed to get them together.
Of course, Song Xuan didn't do this out of kindness. The main reason was that he heard that they were nervous about food, and they didn't bring any animals this time. The meaning was very obvious. There was not enough food in the winter, so those animals must be slaughtered.
Song Xuan had very high expectations for them. Teng She had a sudden increase in population this year, so not many prey were captured alive, so the Niu tribe was particularly critical. Their tribe's hunting level was still high. Song Xuan was still Quite reassuring.
They may not be as good at catching Teng She, but they are definitely better than Teng She in terms of domestication, and they also have their own experience in raising livestock. At least after the last exchange with Shi Yan, Shi Yan himself said A lot has been gained, which can also be seen from the subsequent feeding.
The mortality rate of prey caught later by the hunting team was obviously much lower than before.
So Song Xuan did this because he wanted them to eat the food that had been prepared as much as possible, and it was better not to move the living animals as much as possible.
"Is there enough food? If it's not enough, we can borrow some..."
Song Xuan's enthusiasm made Niu He feel a little overwhelmed. There weren't many tribes that could borrow food at this time of year, and they suddenly began to doubt Song Xuan's intentions.
But soon, Song Xuan dispelled his doubts. Seeing that Niuhe no longer needed to borrow food, he quickly added:
"Then don't eat those animals and bring them all over to trade with us next year."
Then he added very richly:
"As much as you want!"
Niu He didn't expect that Song Xuan's appetite would be so big. He had seen that Teng Snake also had livestock before, and thought they were prepared for winter food just like his own tribe.
But now it seems that it is obviously not the case. Teng She will definitely not be short of food, otherwise she would not take the initiative to make such an exchange with herself.
There is only one purpose, and that is to satisfy the consumption of the tribe by raising animals by themselves. You know, this has always been the idea of the cattle tribe. However, due to the limited strength of the tribe, most of them have to be eaten every winter, so It has never been very big.
Feeling Song Xuan's ambition, Niu He was still very envious. It seemed that only a powerful tribe like Teng Snake could accomplish what he wanted.
"Okay, then I'll exchange with the envoy next year!"
Ushikawa also agreed very simply. Since it was difficult for his tribe to do something, and Teng She happened to have this ability, he just supported them. He might not be able to achieve it, but looking at Teng She If he succeeds, he can fulfill his wish, and Teng She is not unkind to them. After the two transactions, they can be regarded as the more advantageous party.
