The bow made by the tribe was very close to what Song Xuan remembered, but Song Xuan also knew that there must be something missing on both sides of the bow, and he could only find it slowly.
However, the increase in power is real, and existing bows can also be directly modified, which saves a lot of effort. After all, these bows are made of the best wood.
Since it was not possible to easily change the thickness and shape of the bow arms with tools such as stone axes at that time, we could only select the most suitable trees as much as possible. Even if the trees were carefully selected, in most cases only a section could be cut out, leaving the rest None of them can be used by them. At most, one or two sections will be selected to make smaller bows for the children.
Although the trees that are most suitable for craftsmanship grow relatively slowly and have been growing for many years to the point where they can be used as bows, the harder trees that are older must be stronger. These trees did not exist before. method to take advantage of.
Now that there are bronze tools, the choices will be wider in the future, and Shi Ban and the others will also try to use higher quality wood. Therefore, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the tribe's bows and arrows.
There was almost no rest for almost the whole winter. The level of Shi Ban and the other carpenters had really improved a lot. The newly made tables, chairs and benches were obviously much more refined than the ones at the beginning, and the speed was improved. It's also very obvious.
This is still a situation where the tools are limited and not professional enough. If everyone can get a set of tools, I believe their strength can be improved a bit. At least they can use an ax to carve patterns on a wooden board. No one in the tribe except them can do it. It can be done.
Song Xuan was still under a lot of pressure to let them stay in the tribe to work. After all, there were not many people at the time, and Shi Ban's output was also a bit slow, until bows and arrows began to be popularized on a large scale. After that, it got a little better.
But at this time, only one short winter has brought about very big changes in the tribe. From the outside, you can't see much, but you can clearly notice it as soon as you enter the house or look at the weapons and equipment in everyone's hands. In the past, there was a big difference.
Now, in addition to improving bows and arrows, a few people are trying to make doors in the tribe, especially gates. The doors currently used in the tribe are basically dismantled from a small section of the wall, and use two pieces of wood at the top and bottom to separate a row of trees. Clamp it up.
Each piece of wood will naturally be fixed with ropes, but even so, it just looks a little stronger, and the gaps between each piece of wood are not small.
Moreover, it is very troublesome to open and close the door every time. It requires the whole switch every time, and it cannot be operated by one person. For safety reasons, thick and hard wood is used. Such a door is still very heavy and slightly weak. Even if it's a little bit, neither of them may be able to handle it.
What Song Xuan asked them to make now was naturally the kind of wooden door of later generations. At least it was not so laborious to open and close the door, and if you wanted to ensure that it would not be opened so easily, it was easy to just find a thick piece of wood to lay across the back. Just like the city gate in later generations.
Moreover, this kind of door can be widely used in tribes of all sizes. It does not need to be like now, where you have to put up several layers of animal skin curtains in the winter, but once the weather gets hot, they have to be removed. , and then replace the fence.
If you have a wooden door, you can at most put a layer of animal skin curtain in winter to block the temperature, and it will not affect your daily access.
Of course, the houses that everyone lives in are not very particular, so forget about the trouble. The most important thing is to use it for the warehouse in the tribe. Although the current fences and animal skins can be sealed more tightly, it is very troublesome to open and close the warehouse. After all, it stores all kinds of supplies that the tribe uses daily, from food to various tools, pots and pans. Without a door that is strong and easy to open and close, it is inconvenient to use.
In addition, if the door could be stronger, it would be much more convenient to imprison the prisoners. After the ice and snow melted, the prisoners returned to the life they had before the winter last year, and Teng She's management of them became strict again. .
In addition to working, they had to stay in the yard. Of course, they basically worked during the day, and could only go back to rest at night. After a winter of education, the prisoners no longer had any big problems in communicating, although Some people may not be able to speak very fluently, but they can definitely understand it and express the general meaning clearly. They just have to learn the word order slowly.
Overall, Song Xuan was very satisfied with this. Although the progress later was a bit slower, language is something that requires practice to improve. You will definitely not learn that fast just by teaching each word.
In the winter, the prisoners lived alone in their courtyards. The level of communication was not that high in the first place, and the effect of communication was naturally not that good. Now everyone mingles together during the day, and there are people to supervise them at night. The language environment must be It's much better than before. I believe that within a few months I will be able to speak very proficiently, and there shouldn't be a heavy accent or anything.
Considering the physical and mental health of Ebony and the others, not every room will be watched by people now. They only watch every day.
This winter was not just about culture, education and ideas, Wumu and the others also talked a lot. At least the current mentality of most people has changed, and they don't have too much hope for sending people from the tribe.
Although the tribe still has a lot of fighting strength, what price will it pay if they attack Soaring Snake again?
It seems that two or three hundred people will not make much difference. After all, after this battle, the population of Teng She has increased instead of decreasing. It has increased by dozens visible to the naked eye, and the Wolf Tribe who was also a prisoner with them is obviously not here. One heart.
Not only did Soaring Snake offer them much better conditions, but they themselves also took the initiative to keep a distance from Karasuba and the others. In fact, the Wolf Tribe also participated in the war under Karasu's half-reluctance, so it was considered implicated. People like Yu don't have a good face, and they even have a little hatred.
If Karasuba wants to make some trouble, the people from the Wolf Tribe will definitely not get involved, at least not the vast majority of people.
Their children have basically become integrated with Teng She's children, especially the younger ones. After Teng She's indoctrination and the addition of the Wolf Tribe, no one has affected them. These children under seven or eight years old have already They completely regard the Soaring Snakes as their own tribe.
In addition, the relationship between Xue'er and Song Xuan was getting closer and closer to the naked eye. At first, they were worried that the messenger would not accept Xue'er, but after a while, this worry was completely gone.
And now they are thinking basically the same as Teng She and others, that is, they hope that the two of them will have a child as soon as possible, which will be more beneficial to them, but they are not qualified to speak about this kind of thing now. , so even if Xueer came over, they didn't dare to say anything for fear of having a backlash.
But no matter what, with these two relationships, the people of the tribe are also trying to get closer to Teng She, and they also have the experience of being bullied by the people of Wu Yu, which forms a clear contrast with Teng She's attitude towards them. Compared.
It can be said that if Wu Yu and his group come to invade the Teng Snake Wolf tribe again, there is a high probability that these people will help Teng Snake to defend the tribe. Even if they are taken as prisoners or slaves, they will be no better on Teng Snake's side than on Wu Yu's side. The only difference was that the two sides were still allies at that time, but the treatment of the Wolf tribe was not much better than that of the enemy.
Many women in the Wolf tribe are pregnant with children, and the men of several of them died in the battle. It is hard to say who the children in the belly belong to, but as long as they are born, they will be from Soaring Snake. Although the children of the captives are currently not allowed to hold important positions in Soaring Snake, even if they grow up, their basic treatment will not be much different.
Most of Wu Mu's group of captives have already given birth to children. Even before they officially joined Teng She, they were fed the same way. There would be no difference. Not to mention now, Teng She's people also completely treated them. Treat it as one of your own.
Therefore, if Karasuba wanted to get this group of people back, if he did not want to pay the price of a large number of casualties, he could only send people over to discuss how to exchange prisoners as before.
However, even if they send people to exchange prisoners, it is difficult for the current Black Feather Tribe to get so many things. At least Teng She's various things do not look worse than those of the Black Feather Tribe. Even salt is not lacking. The operation of using dozens of kilograms of salt to replace someone will never happen again.
As for food, you must know that they were outside for almost two months before winter. Although the food they took away from the tribe was not much, so many days without hunting was not a good thing for Karasuba. It's a small loss, and they don't even dare to think about how much food it would take to replace another person.
What's more, what they can't imagine is that Soaring Snake didn't starve them to death last year. Although I usually don't eat particularly well, at least I won't be hungry for a long time, and I occasionally eat snacks. After one winter, I have lost a lot of weight, but overall it is still within an acceptable range.
With Teng Snake's strength, if you want to replace a person with corresponding weight of food, it is definitely impossible for them to make their own decision, and they will definitely have to report it twice or three times. After all, an adult male can later The benefits are far beyond this number.
But when they think about the situation of their own tribe, many people have lost hope. It would be quite good to be able to replace the important leaders and other people here. The possibility of other people is not great, and there is so much food that they want. Transporting it is also very troublesome, and even the losses in the process are not small.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for them to return to the Karasuba Tribe through formal means. Although the current Teng Snake has not completely subverted Karasuba's ability, Karasyu wants to successfully deal with the Teng Snake. Not that easy.
However, if you carry out a sneak attack while hunting, the probability of success is still high, but the risk is also very high. After all, you don’t know when Soaring Snake will go out to hunt, and whether it will be discovered when it comes. If it is discovered or most of the people are in the tribe, it will be really a dilemma. If you attack, you will definitely have to pay a lot of casualties, and it is even unlikely to succeed. If you return, so many days of work will be in vain.
No matter what Karasuba does, Song Xuan has already made a plan, that is, when the weather gets better, a group of sentries can be arranged around the area. As before, they will be in groups of two, as long as they can keep an eye on the main roads. That's it.
Song Xuan is not planning to arrange the sentry posts too far away this time. It will only be within a two-day radius around Teng She. In this way, the area he needs to be responsible for will be much smaller, and everyone on the route will be relatively familiar with it, so he chose The location is definitely relatively easy for ordinary people to pass by.
Although the forest around Soaring Snake is dense, as long as the location is chosen, two people can watch a considerable group of 700 people walking in the forest. It is almost impossible to guarantee complete privacy. At least there are still many birds in the forest. It is easy to be alarmed. If you add some traps or something, it will be easier to detect whether someone is moving around.
And the most important thing is that Teng She will only stay in the tribe for longer and longer in the future. After all, rice planting is the top priority. Even if she goes out to hunt later, it should only be done in batches. On the one hand, there are too many people. Well, the unified action of hundreds of people is not very effective. Secondly, there must be someone in the tribe watching over these prisoners. But for women, there is still a threat, and at least twenty or thirty warriors must be arranged.
As long as there is no sudden attack and the number of enemies is particularly large, Teng She Road will not be in much danger.
The relevant situation has been discussed many times within the tribe, and Song Xuan also told everyone that even after receiving the news that the tribe had truly fallen, the hunting teams outside could not directly attack the tribe without complete assurance.
Instead, Song Xuan asked them to go directly to the Black Feather Tribe. After all, if they wanted to capture Soaring Snake, the Black Feather Tribe would definitely not have too few people, and with this failure experience, the number of people would definitely be more, not less. At that time, the Black Feather Tribe was relatively empty. As long as the timing was right, dozens of people could turn it upside down. Although it sounds very difficult at first, in fact, it is easier to do it than to do it directly. It is easier to succeed in a head-on encounter with this group of enemies. .
Rather than launching a fatal attack with dozens of people, it is better to directly change homes with the enemy. In this way, no matter how bad the situation is, there is still the possibility of turning things around.
However, the possibility of this kind of thing breaking out is already very small. Song Xuan even thinks that the possibility of the enemy coming to exchange prisoners is not particularly high. Although the tribe is powerful, the loss of 300 people cannot be easily mitigated, let alone There are other tribes watching eagerly.
If you really want to capture Soaring Snake with confidence, you will have to mobilize your whole family. Even if you succeed in the end, it is difficult to say who will lose more and who will gain less. At least there is a high probability that this will be a loss-making war. .
But even if the possibility is unlikely, you still have to make preparations. After all, you can't use your own thinking to measure the enemy's thoughts, and what Wu Cang and the others said may not be completely true. Although Song Xuan asked many people , but after all, it had been a long time since they left Wuyu, especially when they first set off, there was still some time before winter, and it was hard to say what might happen in the meantime.
As long as you are prepared, even if you encounter the worst case scenario, there is still the possibility of continuing to fight.
So even if they have to pay some price for this, or even if these things they do are of no use, no one in Teng She will object.
Of course, this is also related to the relatively optimistic situation of Teng She. After eating it in one winter, the tribe can continue to eat food for at least two months, and this is based on everyone's daily food intake.
Although the remaining food is not much, it is barely enough to support Soaring Snake's daily operations. After spring, everyone does not even need to stay in the tribe to continue cultivating rice fields, and some people can be separated to go hunting. , there will definitely be corresponding supplements in terms of food by then.
As long as there is no shortage of food, with Teng She's current manpower, it won't be particularly difficult to do anything.
And even if it gets warmer, we can continue fishing. This year, many more children have been added, and many fishing nets have been re-woven in winter. I believe that the harvest in this area will increase a lot by then, at least compared to what the children of the major tribes have done before. You can get much more from hunting or gathering wild fruits.
In other tribes, in this season after spring, it is basically difficult for children who cannot participate in hunting to play any role. Even if they find some edible things from the forest, they still cannot make ends meet. If they can fill their own stomachs, it is enough. It's pretty good, and in most cases you still have to consume things from the tribe.
Teng She can solve this embarrassing situation through fishing. As long as the children choose a location and work a little harder, the food will not be less than what they bring back from hunting.
Of course, after several years of fishing, the number of fish in the upper and lower reaches of the river in front of Teng She has been significantly reduced. If they want to form a sufficient scale, they can only continue down, even close to the main stream.
However, letting the children fish on a large scale is only a temporary measure. As long as the food that is determined later will not be too tight and the Black Feather tribe does not attack, they can return to their previous state. Even after the autumn harvest, everything will be better later. You can gradually reduce the number of fish caught in the wild and slowly enter the stage of feeding mainly.
But before that, everyone still has to do more work. I believe this time will not last. It can be as long as half a year or as little as a few months. We can have corresponding reserves while we are here, and there will be more to come. At a trading conference, Teng She should be able to exchange for a lot of things through salt.
The Wagyu tribe has already paid some salt for last year's exchange, and this year's exchange should not take away too much food. The food of the remaining three tribes will most likely be a net profit, although the amount may not be large. It would be too big, but for the current Soaring Snake, it could still relieve some pressure.
I believe that if multiple measures are implemented at the same time, and with the food support of the past two months, the food crisis this year will at least be much less severe than the year when we first moved here.
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The design of the door Song Xuan is basically as described by several people. The lower part uses bluestone as the base, and two holes are punched in a beam above, corresponding to the bluestone below, so that the energy can be restricted. The wooden door is just a few slightly thicker wooden boards spliced together. Teng She is not that particular about it. Even if it is rough, it is much finer than the previous fence door.
In addition to things like door bolts, although the whole thing is not complicated and there are not many parts, Song Xuan asked them to make a door. It still takes a few days to fully understand it, and the production also takes a certain amount of time, and For the bluestone below, you still have to go to the mountain to choose the right one.
However, it has taken such a long time to break the door now, so there is no rush for a day or two.
The snow in the sunny areas has basically melted. Although the ground is still a little muddy, the prisoners have already begun to dig up the soil in the fields.
Time was tight last year, and we didn’t make too many preparations for tools such as grass. The prisoners also made a lot of work in the winter. Now there is no shortage of tools. Except for the poor quality, everyone can do it. Got several handfuls.
Although it was still a little cold when they stepped on the ground, the human rights of the prisoners only went so far. It was Teng She's kindness to not let them go out to work in the snow.
However, Song Xuan still considered them, and after Xueer brought it up, he agreed to give each of these prisoners a pair of straw sandals that had been made not long ago.
Although it can't block moisture, it still has less contact with the muddy soil. The key is to give them some small pieces of animal skin, which can cover their feet.
After mastering the production method, straw sandals are quite fast to make, and there is no shortage of related materials in the tribe. After improvements, basically only the bottom of the straw sandals is made of straw, and the upper straps are made of two main parts. Except for this, the others are all connected by animal skin ropes.
Although there are a few more steps, the comfort of the instep will be improved a lot. Basically, there will be no too much friction. The appearance of straw sandals is similar to sandals. Most places are hollow, which makes them easy to wear in summer. It won't feel particularly hot.
However, it is not so wonderful to wear in this season. Of course, the captives can only wear this kind. Teng She is also developing new shoes. Song Xuan wants to let Xue'er and Shi Hua put several layers of animal skins together. In this way, it can be worn every day, not just in winter or summer. Of course, it is still quite difficult to make.
Whether it is straw sandals or animal skin shoes, there are corresponding seasons, and the changes in the four seasons of Tengshe are very obvious. If you want to wear them more comfortably, you can only find a way from the style. Fortunately, the overall change is not big. Still tossing back and forth from straw sandals and animal skin shoes to blend with each other.
