This Is My Primitive Tribe - Vol 2 Chapter 296

After the drought was over, the Vine tribe took the opportunity to open up wasteland on a large scale and plant fast-growing grains and vegetables.

If all goes well, these vegetables will ripen before the winter snows, adding some winter food to the vine tribe.

After the locust tribe was wiped out, the strength and prestige of the Vine tribe reached its peak.

If those captives and newborns were included, the population of the Vine Tribe was close to 10,000, which was an extremely astonishing number.

You know, one of the signs of becoming a big tribe is that the population exceeds 10,000.

Of course, Jiang Xuan didn’t feel complacent because of this, because he knew very well that a real big tribe has a very deep foundation, while the Vine tribe has been established for too short a time, and its foundation is too thin, and there is still a long way to go before becoming a real big tribe. A long way to go.

On the first day of September, on the Flying Fish River, the Vine Tribe fleet set off again.

“Clatter…”

On the river, nine large wooden boats lined up in order, and the totem flags on the masts fluttered in the wind, hunting.

Among the nine wooden boats, three are new boats manufactured by the shipyard this year, and the other six were built last year and have been sailing for some time.

The new ship is larger than the old ship, fifteen meters long, with four sails, rudder, anchor, airtight cabin, etc., and has been improved for the problems that arise during the voyage, which is more loaded than the old ship. Larger, more stable performance.

“Finally we can sail again!”

On the new boat, Nepeta caressed the bronze rudder, looked at the waves on the river, and looked up at the totem flag above.

As the leader of the fishing team and the fleet, the three-month drought was the most difficult for Nepeta.

Because of the drought, the water level of the river dropped so badly that the fleet could not travel far at all, but could only run around.

It’s all right now, the heavy rain for several days has brought the water level of the Flying Fish River back up to a normal level, and the fleet has added new ships that have been tested, and he can take the fleet to sail far away again.

Jiang Xuan also stood on the deck, and he said to Jingzhi: “This time, you go to the Otter Tribe first, ask them about the waterway they migrated from the Great Swamp, and then follow the waterway and enter the Great Swamp.”

“The Great Swamp is extremely wide, and there are countless prey and various resources in it. I hope you can return with a full load.”

Jingjie nodded heavily, and said, “Don’t worry, leader, we will definitely return home with a rewarding experience!”

Jiang Xuan said again: “Although the Great Swamp is rich in products, the danger inside cannot be underestimated, so I invited someone to go with you.”

“Who is it?” Nepeta asked curiously.

Jiang Xuan turned around, looked at the crooked figure walking towards the shore, and said, “That’s him.”

Nepeta glanced over there, and saw the old witch walking slowly towards this side, leaning on a bamboo stick, followed by that huge giant eagle.

“The old witch is going with us?” Jingjie asked in astonishment.

Jiang Xuan nodded with a smile, and said: “That’s right, the old witch wants to go to the Great Swamp to find some new medicinal materials, so he happened to be walking with you, with the old witch here, the giant eagle can also guide you and warn you in the air , it’s a lot safer when flying.”

Jingjie hesitated for a while, then said in a low voice: “But the old witch is too old, can he stand the bumps on the boat?”

Sailing is not as beautiful as imagined. The boat is constantly shaking on the water. If there is a strong wind or heavy rain, there is even a risk of capsizing.

Jingjie was very worried. The old witch was too old to bear the life on the boat.

“Underestimate my old man?”

At this moment, the old witch who had just walked to the side of the boat glared at Jingjie, and continued: “I rode a giant eagle to travel north and south, what hardships have I suffered, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to get on the boat?”

Jingjie didn’t expect the old witch’s hearing to be so perverted, so she smiled awkwardly and didn’t dare to refute.

The old witch boarded the boat unhurriedly, greeted Jiang Xuan, then walked into the cabin on his own, found a good place to sit down, and put his luggage away.

On the deck, Jiang Xuan said to Nepeta: “There are too many affairs here in the tribe, this time I will not go with you, remember, be careful in everything, when you are really in trouble, immediately pray to the God of Vine for protection !”

Jingjie nodded solemnly, and looked up at the largest totem flag on the mast.

In that totem flag, there is a branch of the divine vine, which is the hole card for the fleet to survive.

After explaining the precautions, Jiang Xuan patted Jingjie on the shoulder, then got off the boat and waved goodbye to the fleet.

“Wooooow…”

On the big boat, a warrior blew a horn made of rock sheep’s horns, and the loud and melodious sound floated back and forth on the river.

“Anchor!”

Nepeta yelled, and went to the bow of the ship to winch the anchor up.

“Clatter…”

With the rotation of the winch, the bronze chain made a crisp collision sound, and the heavy bronze anchor slowly rose from the mud at the bottom of the river, releasing the shackles of the big ship.

“Sail!”

After Nepeta pulled up the bow and stern anchors, she called out again, and then raised the sail together with the soldiers in the fleet.

After the sails are raised, the angle needs to be adjusted to propel the ship forward with the help of the wind. This is an experience job, which is done by the most experienced fighters.

After all the sails were hoisted, Nepeta stood on the boat and shouted excitedly, “Set sail!”

“Wooooow…”

The horn blew again, and the nine large ships moved forward slowly under the propulsion of the wind and water. This was a very spectacular scene.

“Crazy!”

The giant eagle also flew into the air, slowly circling around the fleet, escorting the fleet.

On the river bank, Jiang Xuan watched the fleet gradually go away, then turned and returned to the tribe.

Today, the scale of the Vine Tribe is already very large. With more people, there will be more things to do. As the leader, Jiang Xuan is very busy.

He first went to the second residential area on the other side of the river and inspected various handicrafts of the Vine tribe.

Bronze smelting, clothing manufacturing, shipbuilding, coin minting, stone tools, wood tools, pottery making, salt making and other workshops are all operating normally as before.

Except for the Vine Tribe, almost no other tribe on this continent had such a rich and complete handicraft industry.

These handicraft products not only meet the needs of the people of the Vine tribe, but also can be sent to the trading area for trading, earning huge profits for the Vine tribe.

In the pottery workshop, Shi Gen, the owner of the workshop, stared at a black pottery pot for a long time, and even Jiang Xuan didn’t notice it when he came.

On the table, there were pots of different shapes. These pots were all black, but none of them could compare with the real black pottery, which looked a bit nondescript.

“Still studying black pottery?”

Jiang Xuan’s voice sounded, pulling Shi Gen out of the state of hard thinking.

Shi Gen put down the black pottery pot and said with a wry smile: “Boss, we have tried many methods, but we can’t make real black pottery.”

This black pottery pot was traded back from the Black Tooth Tribe when Jiang Xuan went to the central region. According to Wu Yu from the Black Tooth Tribe, the black pottery came from the Rhinoceros Tribe in the Southern Desolation.

Black pottery is a very exquisite pottery, and it can even be regarded as a peak of pottery craftsmanship.

It is as black as lacquer, as loud as it is loud, as thin as paper, as bright as a mirror, and as hard as porcelain, forming a sharp contrast with other rough pottery.

Jiang Xuan looked at the black pottery jar, recalling carefully, he vaguely remembered that he had seen an introduction about black pottery in his previous life, but he didn’t remember it very clearly, he only remembered that black pottery seemed to use some carburizing technique.

Charcoal is easy to understand, it is charcoal or charcoal ash, carbon element.

The key is how to let the charcoal seep into the pottery to form a uniform bright black?

After a while, Jiang Xuan said, “Next time, try adding a lot of branches and grass into the kiln halfway through firing, then close the kiln door and chimney, and see if you can smoke the pottery black.”

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OK, I’ll try it right away! ”

Shi Gen has great trust in Jiang Xuan, even blind worship, because the pottery of the Vine tribe can develop to be as exquisite as it is now, and Jiang Xuan’s guidance has played a vital role.

Shi Gen couldn’t care less, he immediately found a kiln that was firing pottery, and then found a lot of firewood.

The kiln has been fired for several hours, and the temperature inside has reached the temperature of pottery sintering, and the pottery blanks made of clay are being transformed into hard pottery.

“Open the kiln door!”

When Shi Gen gave an order, although the workers in the pottery workshop were a little puzzled, they followed suit.

After the blocked kiln door was opened, you could see the red-hot pottery inside, and the hot waves poured out, making people suffocating.

Shi Gen did it himself, adding a lot of firewood into the kiln against the heat wave, and then sealed the kiln door and chimney.

“Master, if you seal the chimney, the firewood won’t burn well.”

The worker in charge of firing the kiln couldn’t help reminding.

“Don’t worry about it so much, if you tell you to seal it, you can seal it.”

Shi Gen is very determined, because this method was told to him by the leader, and he believes that it will be successful.

Jiang Xuan, who was standing by the side, looked at him, but murmured in his heart, because he was also blind, and didn’t know if this method would be successful.

Jiang Xuan thought for a while, and then said to Shi Gen: “Seal the chimney, the fire inside is indeed not strong enough, don’t rush to start the kiln, let it burn for a while, and then open it after the kiln cools naturally.”

“yes!”

Shi Gen obeyed Jiang Xuan’s words, since Jiang Xuan said so, he did so.

Firewood is added, the kiln door and chimney are sealed, and the rest is left to time and luck.

Jiang Xuan didn’t stay here, but went to other places to continue his inspection.

Time flew by, and three days later in the afternoon, Jiang Xuan was picking peppers in the yard when he heard excited voices coming from outside the yard.

“Boss, it’s a success, it’s a success!”

“What worked?”

Jiang Xuan straightened his waist, looked at the gate of the courtyard, and saw Shi Gen running in excitedly.

“Boss, the black pottery firing was successful, look!”

Shi Gen handed Jiang Xuan a pottery basin in his arms, his eyes full of admiration for Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan took the pottery and looked at it, and saw that the pottery was as black as ink, and it was shiny, although it was not as thin and transparent as the pottery of the Rhinoceros Tribe, but it was indeed black pottery.

Can blind ideas succeed?

Jiang Xuan himself couldn’t believe it, but facing Shi Gen’s adoring eyes, he had no choice but to pretend to be calm, and encouraged Shi Gen, and rewarded him with some bronze coins.

From this day on, the Vine tribe initially mastered the black pottery manufacturing process, and continued to improve it, and finally appeared in the Vine tribe trading area, causing quite a stir, and being traded by various tribes.