Chapter 441: The Hidden Aspects Behind Fair Trade.

Chapter 441: The Hidden Aspects Behind Fair Trade.

In the rooster's crowing, Hong Song and a few others from the Fire Tribe woke up.

They slept more comfortably than ever last night, though they were stiff and sore.

Hong Song didn't know if it was from the hard work of clearing land with the tribe yesterday or if his body couldn't handle such good treatment.

Stepping out of their room, they found many people from this tribe already up.

However, unlike their tribe, where people would go hunting or gather food after eating, they were doing things in a courtyard that they didn't quite understand.

The esteemed Divine Child was vigorously chopping grass with a stone knife, and the second esteemed one was holding some grass and throwing it into something made of mud.

There were also many people squatting by a ditch, holding precious pottery in their hands, poking something into their mouths with a tree stick.

While poking, they shook their heads and swayed, looking like they were trembling...

This... this was indeed a rich and strange tribe.

Standing in a daze at the door for quite a while, Hong Song finally defined this tribe.

His strangeness did not last long because soon, someone came over and gestured for them to join in doing strange things together.

Looking at the pottery cup full of water in his hand and then at the tree stick dipped in salt in his other hand, Hong Song felt dizzy all over.

Salt, exceptionally cherished in his tribe, was being used to poke teeth in this tribe!

In his mind, the prosperity of the Green Sparrow Tribe soared to another level once again.

Such astonishment persisted until they ate the yellowish-fragrant porridge.

"Really?" Han Cheng listened to Bai Xue's translation and looked at Hong Song and the others, who were hopeful yet afraid he might change his mind, vigorously nodding.

Han Cheng even thumped his chest to emphasize the seriousness of his words.

Seeing Hong Song and the others cheering, Han Cheng was delighted.

Since the people from the Fire Tribe arrived, Han Cheng has made sure they have millet every meal. This is to introduce them to this food they had never eaten before.

It seemed to have worked well, and his efforts were not vain.

Han Cheng deliberately suggested using fabric to exchange grain with the Fire Tribe. The cultivation and weaving of hemp fabric would undoubtedly affect the Fire Tribe's food procurement.

If they were only trading for pottery and salt, the Fire Tribe would likely limit the scale of hemp cultivation and weaving to ensure they could still hunt for enough food to sustain their tribe.

However, everything would change if grain-like millet were added to the exchange.

Because they could exchange hemp fabric for food, the Fire Tribe would accept this arrangement outright.

If the Green Sparrow Tribe had enough millet to trade for fabric and the amount of millet offered was sufficient to feed the Fire Tribe, they might focus on hemp cultivation and weaving instead of hunting.

If it came to that, the fate of the Fire Tribe would be entirely in the hands of the Green Sparrow Tribe.

Perhaps not even that much was necessary; if just one-third of the Fire Tribe's food came from millet obtained through trade with the Green Sparrow Tribe, Han Cheng would have significant influence over their future.

This approach may not seem barbaric at all and might even seem a bit maternal, but the results achieved would far surpass those of relying solely on force.

Hong Song and the others were happy their tribe would gain so much. They couldn't have imagined that behind this seemingly fair and highly advantageous trade, there could be such profound implications.

After their cheers, they respectfully bowed to this kind and generous shaman, expressing their feelings that words could not fully convey.