Soon the Ji clan got the news, and all men, women and children came out of the compound or kiln.
When they saw Xu Chen's royal flag, warm cheers instantly erupted on the river beach. The white-haired patriarch led a group of male and female leaders with feathers on their heads and a large group of people to greet them from a distance.
Just shouting His Majesty the Witch King.
The Cang and Ji tribes are currently the most grateful and loyal tribes to the Ba tribe among all the tribes.
Almost all men, women and children revered and treated Xu Chen as a savior and a god.
Although Xu Chen has only been here twice, his help to the two tribes can be said to be unparalleled.
Ever since Xu Chen rushed to rescue the Cang Clan two years ago with more than a hundred people regardless of danger, the Ji Clan and the Cang Clan have almost given up on Xu Chen.
And the status of the Uzbek people in their minds also collapsed from that time.
Until now, the Cang and Ji tribes are not willing to go to the Wu tribe. Even if they pass by each other during a gathering, they will never go in for a visit.
However, a group of hunters from the Long and Wu tribes were exceptions. After all, they fully supported Xu Chen and came to the aid of the Cang tribe. They were also kind to the two tribes.
If not for this, the Ji Cang Clan would probably have severed all ties with the Wu Clan.
In the midst of cheers, Xu Chen and others finally walked to the river beach near the compound and met the white-haired leader of the Uzbek tribe who came up with men, women and children.
"Welcome to His Majesty the Witch King!" The old woman and her clan members squatted all over the place.
"Old patriarch, please get up!"
Xu Chen got off his horse and helped the old woman and several older men and women up with a smile. Then he was surrounded by cheers and went to the courtyard.
In order to welcome the arrival of Xu Chen and others, the Ji clan quickly disemboweled the beasts they had hunted today, lit a bonfire and barbecued them, while cooking wheat, beans, minced meat and large bone soup.
The old patriarch even ordered to take out all kinds of dried and wild fruits harvested in autumn, fill them in earthenware bowls and put them in front of everyone.
A large group of men and women gathered around Xu Chen and others, talking and laughing lively.
The purpose of Xu Chen's visit this time was very clear to everyone in the Ji clan, so naturally the thing that the group of people talked about the most was road construction.
Several hunters from the Ji tribe who were responsible for exploring the path gave a general overview of the situation in the direction of the Muya tribe, the Wu tribe and the downstream Cang tribe.
Xu Chen asked Gu and Ju to take out the regional map and route planning map, and make some simple comparisons with the terrain above. At the same time, he also detailed the results of today's route survey from the Wu tribe to the Ji tribe of the Muya tribe.
Introduced once.
The people of the Ji tribe were very surprised when they heard that the road did not end at Maogong Ridge, but detoured through the Muya tribe. However, after hearing Xu Chen explain the reason, they all expressed their understanding and agreement, and unanimously decided to work hard to build it as soon as possible according to the route planned by Xu Chen.
The road to reach the Muya Tribe.
As for the fact that the Muya tribe will migrate some people to settle in Maogongling, everyone is even more surprised and excited. The old chief said that the Ji tribe can also migrate some people there, or even migrate as a whole.
Xu Chen was not surprised by Ji Clan's thoughts.
The Ji tribe was originally split from the Wu tribe due to conflicts. The contradictions were contradictions, but because of blood and ethnic relations, they still tended to be closer to the Wu tribe's sphere of influence. Although they have a good relationship with the Cang tribe, the Cang tribe and the Wu tribe
The clan alliance does not have the same blood relationship, and they have no blood relationship with the Gonghuo clan downstream.
Because the Cang tribe does not have a great witch heritage, they themselves do not know their origins. Anyway, they remember that they were driven from the edge of the lower basin by the Gonghuo tribe, and finally took root on the edge of the two major ethnic groups, the Wu tribe and the Gonghuo tribe, and finally took refuge.
He fell into the arms of the great witch of the Uzbek tribe and became a very special member.
The Ji tribe is currently the farthest away from the Ba tribe, so they still want to get closer to the Wulong River Basin so that they can have better communication with other alliance tribes.
If we move to Maogongling, the distance between the Ji tribe, the Hu tribe, the Muya tribe, and the Wu tribe will be only half a day, making it much easier to travel between them.
However, Xu Chen did not support the Ji clan's idea of relocation, but said it was not necessary. First, the Ji clan had a small population, with less than a hundred people at the moment. Splitting the clan would affect the development of the tribe, and it was not easy to conquer this place after relocating as a whole.
The basis is even less sensible.
In addition, Maogongling will mainly exist as a node on the transportation route in the future. It will take a lot of time to develop. When the time is right, other nearby tribes can be encouraged to arrange some people to farm fields and build houses, and a market town with mixed tribes can be formed.
Slowly break the current tribal situation that is purely based on blood relations.
The Ji clan respected Xu Chen very much, so they were willing to accept whatever Xu Chen said. After discussing the road construction, they started to have dinner in a lively manner, and then something reported by the Ji clan officers aroused Xu Chen's interest.
Just five days ago, several hunters from the Ji tribe went out hunting on horseback. At the same time, they also wanted to inquire about other tribes around them as Xu Chen had said. They walked upstream along the Ji Cang River for about half a day, and unexpectedly picked up a few pieces on the river beach.
A wooden stick and a broken spear were found at the scene, and there were relatively messy traces. In addition, some scattered bones that had been chewed by animals were also seen nearby. Several hunters concluded that those bones should be human bones.
Those wooden sticks and broken spears were not made using traditional methods of the Uzbek people, and were obviously made by a strange tribe.
Judging from the water volume of the Jicang River, the upper reaches is at least one or two hundred miles away.
We don't know the situation upstream at the moment, but living along the river has always been the most accustomed way of survival for primitive people, so there is a high chance that there are strange tribes in the upper reaches of the Jicang River.
I didn't know this before, because the scope of hunting activities is small, and the travel is only within ten miles or twenty miles. If there are no familiar tribes in further places, they basically won't set foot.
But now that horses have been introduced, the range of human activities has greatly increased. It is very easy to travel hundreds of miles in a day. If the road conditions are a little better, two hundred miles is not a big problem.
The beaches on both sides of the Jicang River are gentle, and you can walk at least sixty or seventy miles in half a day.
If a spear appears, it must be a hunter.
Therefore, this strange tribe that suddenly appeared should be somewhere between fifty and a hundred miles upstream.
Seeing that Xu Chen was very interested in this matter, a hunter quickly put down the food in his hands and fetched some sticks and a broken spear.
These wooden weapons are thick, heavy and very rough. In addition to obvious chop marks, there are also some strange marks carved on them in some places and black and red paint applied on them.
In addition, the wooden sticks and spears were stained with black dried blood stains and residual animal hair, making them look dirty. There was even obvious yellow-brown patina on the handshakes, indicating that these weapons had been used for a long time.
Although Xu Chen usually does not use primitive weapons such as sticks and spears, he is also very aware of the methods of making weapons by the Uzbek tribe, which is still very different from this.
In other words, this tribe fifty miles upstream is definitely not the same ethnic group as the Uzbek people.
"Your Majesty the Witch King, beat him up, seize him for labor reform, and build roads!"
A group of hunters from the Ji tribe shouted excitedly together.
Xu Chen pondered for a moment and put down the broken spear with a smile and said: "It's okay to rob to build the road, but right now we don't know where the other party is, how many people there are in this tribe, whether there is a big witch, and we don't know how to rob other people."
We need to provide enough food for road construction, can you guarantee the food supply?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty the Witch King, we have enough food to eat, and we have horses to hunt quickly, ensuring that the prisoners will not go hungry, and we also want to have more people!"
"Yes, Doga Doga!"
A group of men, women and children all nodded vigorously along.
The Ji tribe has nearly a hundred people. Although it is not large, it used to rank fourth behind the Ba and Hu tribes. However, its status has dropped rapidly in the past two years.
Not only did the Ba tribe grow to more than 150 people by plundering women and absorbing young hunters for marriage, but the population of the newly formed Lei tribe now exceeds 120 people.
The Ji clan has been reduced to the second to last position, with only ten more people than the Hu clan.
Nowadays, roads need to be built, wastelands need to be reclaimed, and manpower is needed everywhere. The Ji clan is still thinking about the happy time two years ago when they captured Gonghuo clan and Qia clan hunters for labor reform.
If it weren't for a group of captives who helped build houses and clear wasteland, the Ji clan would never have developed so fast and well in two years.
Seeing that all the Ji clan members looked hopeful, and several officers and a group of hunters were gearing up and looking excited, Xu Chen also thought that he could do something about it.
However, the premise is to understand the opponent's position and strength, and either do not move or do it in one fell swoop. If a few hundred people are really brought back, the manpower for road construction will be more sufficient. Maybe the road can be completed in the spring of next year.
Repair.
Although Xu Chen has no plans to continue to expand in the past two years.
But he won't let go of the meat delivered to his door.
After all, once you taste the sweetness, you like to keep tasting it. What's more, not only does this matter benefit the Ji clan, but other tribes also follow suit to get more people to come back to work.
Therefore, in the following time, Xu Chen and the officer hunters of the Ji tribe ate and chatted, asking them to quickly find out the general situation of this strange tribe upstream.
If he could find out clearly within half a month, he would agree to send troops to conquer.
If you can't find out clearly, then let's wait until next autumn and winter to discuss this matter.
With Xu Chen's support, a group of hunters suddenly cheered with excitement.
Half a day's distance, half a month to find out clearly, I might as well just hit him to death.
According to their experience, it can be completed in three to five days, not to mention half a month.
After all, we are all savages. Even if we have not met, we are all familiar with each other's way of life. As long as we are nearby, we can quickly find each other's lair based on some traces of activity.