This time Ji Qiang planned to bring more boats so that he could leave some boats at the downstream base when he came back.
He first organized an inventory of the supplies in the camp and sent the excess supplies to the downstream strongholds.
Those strongholds have more people and were established later, so they definitely don't have as many things as they have in reserve.
The boats and things were ready. However, Ji Qiang and Gao Jun had a disagreement over who should lead the team downstream.
In the end, the two had to draw lots to decide who would lead the team downstream.
In the end, Gao Jun led the team to the lower reaches.
Ji Qiang could only stay in the camp and concentrate on construction.
This time we only took about thirty people with us to Gaojun downstream, and the rest were Indians.
Gao Jun brought the grizzly bear with him, saying that he wanted to take the grizzly bear out to see the world.
In fact, it is also for the safety of the settlement.
Without the leader Grizzly Bear, the Grizzly Bear tribe is completely under the control of the settlement.
The two sides have been getting along for so long, and the people of the Grizzly Bear Tribe have become accustomed to obeying the orders of the camp.
A larger settlement has been established on the lower reaches of the Liard River at its junction with the Mackenzie River.
Here, the Pioneers previewed some crops. Most of them were potatoes and vegetables.
When Zhao Xu left, he left five hundred people here.
They quickly built settlements and docks.
Then it is like a squirrel constantly stocking up on food for the winter.
This area just controls the course of the Mackenzie River.
At this time in previous years, in order to prepare for winter.
Inuit people living in the far north would go south to find white people in exchange for some supplies.
The only things they could exchange were furs and seal grease.
However, if you want to get the white bear skin, you can only exchange it with the Inuit. Only they can hunt in the ice field.
The indigenous people who went south this year found that a settlement suddenly appeared in the original river mouth area.
It looks similar to a white settlement.
These natives don't think about why this settlement appears here, they just want to find a place where they can trade.
So the newly built Sanchahe settlement was opened for business.
Aboriginal people from the north came to trade one after another, including Inuit living on the ice fields and Indians living in the woods.
These people who come to trade are quite well-behaved.
They adhere to their long-standing customs and will not attack each other when trading.
These northern natives mainly come to trade some metal tools.
Their knives are prone to rust because they are often exposed to sea water.
They really don't need much else.
But this also made the camp very profitable.
It's just that these furs have to be preserved.
The Sanchahe settlement opened a small market in the riverside area to the north of the camp.
Specialize in trading with people from these tribes.
Simpson will soon discover that the indigenous people who came from the north to trade furs have disappeared.
If he doesn't trade enough fur this year, he will definitely be fired from the company.
Sanchahe Camp Trading Point.
A cook boiled a pot of hot water.
He added a small piece of tea cake to the hot water.
The hot boiling water immediately turned into a dark brown color.
After cooking for a while, the cook used wooden cups to give each of the Inuit people who came to trade a drink.
Most of the tools in the camp are made of wood, and there is only the most wood around.
For Inuit people living in the ice sheet area, drinking a glass of hot water is a luxury.
Not because of lack of water, but because of lack of fuel.
The cook originally thought that these Inuit people would not be used to drinking it, but what he didn't expect was that after drinking it, all these people's eyes lit up.
They had just seen the cook put a handful of plant-like leaves in the water.
In an instant, the color of the pot of water changed, and it even gave off a slight fragrance, at least that's what these Inuit people thought.
When they drink this water, it feels slightly bitter, but also very fragrant.
After drinking it, I don’t know if it was an illusion, but I felt very comfortable.
Having eaten meat and fat all year round, they may have been greasy to the extreme.
The most direct effect of tea is to relieve tiredness.
At this time, after drinking this cup of tea, these dozen Inuit people seemed to be relieved of the greasiness accumulated over more than ten years.
"Hey, I just ate the venison at noon. Why do I have an appetite again after drinking this water?" An Inuit wondered in his heart.
They took another sip. Although it was a bit hot, they could only drink it in small sips.
However, I feel really comfortable after drinking it. I can’t explain why, I just feel comfortable.
Zhang Sen, the captain of the logging team, is now appointed as the temporary person in charge of the Sanchahe settlement because of his age and seniority.
Although there is no culture, Zhang Sen still has no problem managing this small settlement of 500 people.
After staying on the farm for so many years, Zhang Sen has never been a leader. But he has never eaten pork and seen pigs running away?
A settlement is a miniature farm.
As long as the division of labor is done well and each of them can do their own thing, it will be fine.
As for Lao Zhang, he can just use his qualifications to resolve conflicts among his subordinates.
Life was pretty easy.
The trade with the indigenous people was also done by Lao Zhang. The indigenous people here are similar to those in the Far East.
Lao Zhang had seen many of these people wearing animal skins. He had also dealt with those people on the farms in the Far East.
These people look rough on the outside, but are actually very simple.
For example, those Inuit people, although they eat raw meat, in our words, they eat raw meat and drink blood, but these people are actually very gentle and not aggressive.
Moreover, they are simple-minded, and people cannot bear to cheat them when doing business with them.
"Fat Sun, you make tea for them now, and roast some meat for them later, with more seasonings. Today, let these Inuit people experience what delicious food is."
Lao Zhang saw a dozen Inuit people drinking tea there, and walked over and said to Fatty Sun.
Fatty Sun is the cook in the team. The development team will always bring several cooks.
It is very hard for so many people to be away from home for a long time. If they can't eat well, it will be unjustifiable.
The presence of cooks in the team is very valuable for improving the quality of life of the entire team.
"Captain Zhang, let me tell you, if they eat my roasted meat, they probably won't be willing to eat their seal meat when they go back. Look at them drinking tea like this now." Old Sun looked at those people happily.
said the Inuit drinking tea.
"Tea is a good thing. I heard doctors say that this tea is very important for people who usually only eat meat. It can prevent them from getting sick."
"Look at the herdsmen on the grassland who can't live without these tea leaves for a day."
"What the doctor said really makes sense! Look at these Inuit people, their faces are big and flat. Are they the same as those people on the grasslands? They should be able to drink tea by nature.
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"Don't tell me, it's really like that." Fatty Sun looked back again and nodded.
"Fat Sun, roast some meat for them later, so they might actually buy some seasonings later," Zhang Sen said.
"These natives are too easy to satisfy, so they are lazy. We have to create more needs for them, so that they can hunt vigorously and save more furs to exchange for things."
"You see, they are satisfied with just replacing a few boning knives now. Alas, how can our business grow in this way?"
"We will also sell boats to them in the future so that they can buy more things and transport them back." Lao Zhang said about his business experience with the indigenous people.
Lao Sun had already skewered large pieces of venison with a large wooden skewer and grilled them on charcoal made of pine wood.
A large amount of charcoal is made in the camp for use in winter. It is all high-quality pine charcoal. This is the best fuel for barbecue.
There was a smell of pine in the air, but it was soon covered by the smell of meat.
A dozen Inuit people drinking tea sniffed.
When Lao Sun invited them to come and eat, he didn't need to understand what the other party was saying. He just needed to make gestures and these people would be able to understand.
After drinking tea, a dozen Inuit people happened to be hungry.
Lao Sun's craftsmanship is excellent, and there is plenty of ingredients for roasting venison.
When skewering meat, he pays attention to alternating fat and lean meat, so that the grilled meat will be particularly tender, because the lean meat will be wrapped in fat and the moisture will not be lost easily.
Gedian is the leader of this Inuit trading team.
They are not the same ethnic group.
Inuit people in North America generally live together in small groups of two or three families, and only a few men can hunt.
Because the Arctic climate is harsh and prey is scarce, they often have to change camps in search of prey.
When more people live together, prey cannot satisfy their needs.
Only in the summer do they move together in relatively large numbers.
Before entering winter, these temporarily grouped Inuit people would organize a trading team to go south along the river to find white people's trading stations in exchange for some tools.
Ever since they used these white people's tools, they couldn't live without these gadgets.
The reason why we decided to go south in a group was because we were worried about encountering Indians on the way.
Inuit and Indians are bitter enemies.
One reason they migrated to the Arctic ice sheet may be to avoid Indian attacks.
Gedian remembered a white man's trading post in his mind. He could see it by walking south along the river and then continuing along the lake.
But this time they saw a trading point on the edge of the river.
The people inside turned out to be not white people, but a group of people with black hair and black eyes like them.
Although he couldn't understand what the other party was saying, Gedian could sense the kindness of the other party.
In contrast, when they used to go to white people to trade, they would be held at gunpoint by those white people.
It takes five sealskins to exchange for a knife.
Well, the Inuit actually don't know how much a knife is worth.
They arrived at the trading point next to the Chinese camp.
These Chinese were very hospitable and did not take any precautions against them.
He also boiled hot water for them. It was difficult for the Inuit people on the ice sheet to drink hot water.
Especially in winter, precious seal oil is used for heating.
Even meat can only be eaten raw. So the Indians gave them a name called Eskimos, which means "people who eat raw meat".
The Inuit don't like that title. They like to call themselves Inuit, which means "real people."
Gedien saw a Chinese putting some plant leaves into the water. The leaves of this plant seemed to have magical powers.
Put it into the water, and the boiling water immediately changes color and emits a fresh fragrance.
Could it be that this leaf has magical powers?
The companions were a little worried, but Gedian felt that these Chinese people had no ill intentions.
He took the lead and took a bite. It was slightly bitter in the mouth, but the taste was very in line with the taste of the Inuit people.
Gedian seemed to feel refreshed and felt a sense of relief in his stomach.
After drinking water, the Chinese invited them to eat barbecue. This was perhaps the most delicious barbecue Gedien had ever eaten in his life.
Finally, they happily exchanged all the furs they brought here.
These Chinese products are comprehensive and very good, and can meet all the needs of Gedian and his friends.
Gedion also changed to a plane this time. This tool can make the surface of the wood smooth and can be used when making sleds in the future.
A gadget here only costs a piece of sealskin. It's so cheap.
Gedian felt that they must have been deceived by those white people before.
When they finally left, the Chinese settlement gave them some of those magic leaves.
As for its usage, Gedian had secretly learned it just now.
However, Gedian felt that he could be cooked together in a pot of seal meat stew.
Seal meat stewed with tea leaves has become a special delicacy of the Arctic Inuit people.
You can also say that it is dark cuisine. The Inuit people have called tea "magic leaves".
If he had time, Gedian would really like to stay in this Chinese settlement for a few more days.
But winter is coming soon, and they have to move to the ice sheet to hunt seals again.
This temporarily large group must also be dispersed and divided into small groups.
They will go to the ice fields to find places where seals often hang out. Then they will build igloos and live with the seals.
In addition to the tools they brought back this time, they also got needles and threads, so that the women no longer had to use bone needles and deer tendons to sew animal skin clothes.
In fact, Gedian wanted to go back early to share these magic leaves with his tribe.
Zhang Sen also gave Gedian and the others a raft so that they could use tree sticks to support the raft back, which was much faster than walking back.
Besides, this year they found the trading point by traveling a lot less distance.
The time to go back will be much earlier.
They will have more time to hunt more prey.
Migrate again when sufficient reserves are available.
Gedian set a small goal for himself. He must hunt two polar bears this winter.
These Chinese told him that if he had white bear skins, he could exchange them for more things.
Maybe next time he comes here, he should buy some soft cloth for his wife and a light down jacket for his son.
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