Chapter 1216: Far-reaching Diplomacy and Close-range Attacks (Part 4)

"Leader, are Huaxia's requirements really that simple, just wanting some water grass? For such a long journey, is it worth it for Huaxia?"

"Besides, we also have to look at the value of the exchange. Otherwise, with so many of us, the consumption along the way would be enormous; we might only be able to go once every few years."

Baifeng hurriedly pointed at the paper and said, "Father, it's not just water grass. Aren't there a few sheets of paper there? There is also one with a medicinal herb drawn on it. That is what Huaxia needs. I have never seen it; they said it only exists in the far north."

Xuanyuan hurriedly took the drawing back from the hands of the Leader who was passing it around. Fortunately, it was not damaged. He flipped to the drawing that looked the least like water grass, held it up, and asked Baifeng, "It's this one, right?"

Baifeng nodded quickly: "Yes, Father, it's this one. I forgot what it's called, but anyway, they said they want this. The bigger the better, and they want as much as we can get."

Chiyou looked at the drawing carefully, trying to search his memory, but he could not find any memory related to this picture. He probably had never seen this plant, but he had to admit that Huaxia's drawing was really good; it looked lifelike, and the fruit looked bright red and felt very delicious.

"Who has seen this? Anyone who has been to the north." Chiyou held the picture up in his hand and asked everyone.

Jiaosheng, one of Chiyou's brothers, immediately raised his hand: "Leader, I have seen this. It really is in the far north. There is a lot of it in the forests there. The fruit is red and looks very beautiful, but it shouldn't be edible."

"The tribesmen have tried it; after eating it, they would bleed, but there were no other sensations, so we thought it was inedible and never bothered with it."

"Is that so?" Chiyou asked Baifeng, but Baifeng also shook his head.

"Father, they didn't say what would happen if you ate it. Anyway, they just said it was a medicinal material they had a use for, that's all the picture is."

"They also said there would be many big tigers there, which is what we call Jin Hu. The King of Huaxia wants the skin and bones of the Jin Hu, and even, even the tiger's eggs."

"How can a tiger have eggs?" Chiyou was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted: "Oh, you mean tiger balls, right? Why do they want those? To use?"

Baifeng said with a strange expression: "That, it can't be for use, maybe it's as a medicinal material."

When everyone heard that Huaxia wanted tiger balls, they were all stunned at first, and then they started laughing loudly. This was a rare joke to hear; it was too interesting.

"Baifeng, are you sure Huaxia wants that thing? They really want tiger balls?"

"Father, they really do want them. They even want tiger bones, saying they are medicinal materials. We happened to kill a Jin Hu on the way here, so we kept everything. I was thinking, if we are going to trade with Huaxia, those could also be exchanged for some Silk or something."

Chiyou sat back down and pondered.

"If we go to Huaxia, must we pass through the Xuanyuan Tribe? Is there any other place we can go, and how much time would it take?"

Baifeng counted on his fingers and said: "It takes more than fifty days to get from here to the Xuanyuan Tribe's Qingqiu City, and it takes more than ten days from Qingqiu City to Huaxia City."

"However, we could also go through the territory of the Suiren clan to get to Huaxia, but we haven't traveled that way yet."

"What? Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe are so close, only a ten-plus day journey?"

Speaking of this, Baifeng and the others all had faces full of pain, unwilling to recall those past events.

"Father, they have a thing called a Boat that can travel on water. Anyway, it seems to rely on people rowing, just like our rafts."

"But Huaxia's Boat is incredibly large, bigger than a tree. Anyway, it's like building a large house on top of wood, and then it can float on the water and can even be rowed."

"If you take a Boat from the Dahe, it only takes ten-plus days, but if you walk, it seems to take about thirty days. They didn't say, and we haven't walked it."

"It's just that the Boat rocks severely, making people feel a headache, nauseous, and very uncomfortable. I never want to ride it again."

A Boat?

Huaxia had too many things that Chiyou found incomprehensible. However, even so, the distance was a bit too far for the Jiuli. A round trip would take about one hundred and fifty days.

Of course, time alone would be fine; bored humans have nothing if not time. But what about food? With so many people, it is impossible to rely entirely on hunting to survive along the way. There will definitely be problems, and hunting in someone else's territory is a very taboo thing.

Seeing Chiyou hesitating, Baifeng hurriedly added: "Father, the King of Huaxia also thought of this problem, so they said that we can transit through the Xuanyuan Tribe or the Suiren clan. That is, our two tribes can bring the goods to the Xuanyuan Tribe or the Suiren clan to trade. We don't have to bring them to Huaxia, and Huaxia doesn't need to come to our Jiuli."

"Transit? Do you think this is feasible? As far as the relationship between Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe is concerned, how much longer can they maintain this alliance? Moreover, if we trade with Huaxia, we will reduce our trade with the Xuanyuan Tribe, because we also need the Xuanyuan Tribe's Silk and paper."

"But these are more abundant and cheaper in Huaxia. Naturally, we want to choose the Xuanyuan Tribe, but would the Xuanyuan Tribe be willing to let us trade with Huaxia? I don't think that is very likely."

"Another thing is the Suiren clan. We might fight with the Suiren clan at any time, so how could we travel through their territory? This is impossible, unless Huaxia can come to our Jiuli from the Suiren clan's territory, then we can wait for Huaxia at the border of our territory, which is not impossible."

"By the way, do you know what the relationship is between Huaxia and the Suiren clan? Are they allies, or are they like us? Huaxia and the Suiren clan should have connected territories, right?"

It was a pity that Baifeng could not draw a map; otherwise, he really wanted to draw a map for Chiyou to see. Regarding his father's questions, he had asked Baifeng at the time, and Baifeng had given his own answer, so he told his father the answer he had received.

Chiyou shook his head repeatedly after hearing this: "This Huaxia, is what they say true or false? They can even control and influence the Suiren clan? What kind of trade could have such great restrictive power?"

Although he did not know what means Huaxia used, he at least generally knew that Huaxia might have this ability. After Chiyou's comprehensive consideration, he decided to agree to this trade alliance.

However, they did not have any of the things Huaxia wanted right now. If they wanted to trade, they would have to wait until next autumn, or summer.

Chiyou could no longer hold back regarding the matter of the sea. After all, listening to his son describe the so-called sea, it was an incomparably rich Dahu, and all kinds of fish were in it.

There were also strange water grasses, and what Huaxia needed could all be found in the sea, so Chiyou was also a little anxious.