Chapter 587: Night Talk

Everyone was a bit surprised upon first hearing this, but they immediately understood the benefits of this plan. They couldn't help but clap and cheer; in this way, cooperating with the Xuanyuan Tribe was entirely more advantageous than disadvantageous. Hiring labor, unlike purchasing, did not require bringing out so much grain at once, and it was only for a short time. During times like Winter when work could not be done, they could stop the hiring at any time and let them return to the Xuanyuan Tribe without having to consider their survival problems during Winter.

It was just that the Ministry of Revenue still considered things quite deeply. Baifeng had already explained this plan to Yulong, so Yulong knew how to execute it, but the others had not yet considered things that far ahead.

Chou said with some worry: "If they come, their status will be similar to tenant farmers, but they won't have the status of Huaxia people and cannot live in Huaxia for a long time, right?"

Baifeng nodded: "That is of course, however, if there are those who are more capable, if they want to join Huaxia, it is not impossible."

Chou continued to ask: "Judging from the experience of those previous tenant farmers, those coming from the Xuanyuan Tribe will also be very difficult to manage. After all, in every aspect of life, the gap with Huaxia is very large, and we will definitely hire a very large amount of labor. At that time, the management and settlement work will also be very difficult. It is also uncertain whether there will be people sent by Xuanyuan to investigate our intelligence or steal some of our important things."

Baifeng told Chou not to worry too much: "We have our own tenant farmers and Workers. Those in the city, as well as some important, technical jobs, will definitely be handled by our own people. And those hired will definitely go to arduous places, right? Whether it is reclaiming wasteland or building roads, there is not much technical content; they only need to exert effort, and in situations far from the city, they have no way to steal anything."

As for living and eating, there is no need to consider that much in the wild. Even if they relieve themselves anywhere, it has no effect. The most important thing is to ensure safety; after all, there are various dangers in the wild, and one never knows how people might die, right?"

Chou quickly sorted out his thoughts; it was indeed like this.

Baifeng was already used to the slowness of these people. After all, when they thought about problems, they could only see what was near and could not see further away. Therefore, they could only ever be people who executed orders. Baifeng was still waiting for those who were smarter and more capable to grow up, and then slowly, gradually phase out these old people.

Subsequently, Baifeng discussed some detailed issues, especially what to pay attention to when dealing with the Xuanyuan Tribe delegation later, and then let them go back to rest. At this time, the sky was already very late, and Baifeng also had to rest. Tomorrow he would have to discuss these matters gradually with Xuanyuan. He only hoped that everything could be negotiated smoothly; after all, everything now was just his own plan.

Xuanyuan and his group also held a small meeting in the room. Those servants naturally would not go in to listen; the most basic respect had to be given. What they needed to monitor were the movements and overly peculiar behaviors of everyone in the Xuanyuan Tribe delegation. Conversations between people of the Xuanyuan Tribe were something that would 100% happen and could not be avoided.

Xuanyuan and his group sat in the middle main room, which was the place for receiving guests. Inside, there was enough space, and the tables and chairs were complete. Only after the servants lit all the Oil Lamps in the room did they retreat.

Xuanyuan was shocked by the Oil Lamp. Darkness was too common for them; what could bring light at night was fire, and fire could only be had with huge bonfires. Why could a small object, after lighting the thread on top, bring light continuously?

After the servants left, Xuanyuan got up to observe the lamp stand. By tapping it, he determined that this was an Ironware. The one on the table was relatively short, with a heavy base to maintain stability, a long rod, and connected to half an eggshell-shaped thing on top. Inside was liquid, and that thread was soaked in the liquid.

Xuanyuan had no fear. He stretched his finger in to dip some liquid and smelled it. There was a burnt smell, but there was also more of a familiar feeling. Without hesitation, he put his finger into his mouth to taste it and immediately knew what it was.

"This is oil. Huaxia actually uses oil to light fires for illumination."

Zhishou's slightly closed eyes suddenly had light. He had already seen oil; he believed it was the essence of Grass and Nature, which had no harm to people. But he did not expect that it could also be used for illumination. But soon he was relieved: "The essence of Grass and Nature is still Grass and Nature. Wood can produce fire; this is very normal. Since it is essence, it must be able to burn longer than ordinary wood."

After listening to Zhishou's explanation, everyone had no more doubts, but they were still a bit emotional. Xuanyuan also said: "The last time I came, Huaxia let me see their true military power. I thought that was the real Huaxia. I didn't expect that Huaxia would be so... in every aspect. I can't say it; I don't know how to say it correctly."

Zhishou shook his head slightly: "This Baifeng has a very deep understanding of the 'Dao'. Perhaps he doesn't even know that everything he uses is 'Dao', but he does it very well."

Xuanyuan was a bit stunned, but he didn't say anything more and bypassed this topic: "What can be known now is that Huaxia's city walls, military power, and grain cultivation are all much stronger than our Xuanyuan Tribe. Look at this house again; it is sturdier than what we build. I even feel that even if one hundred Soldiers came to push, they couldn't push this house down. And everything here is very convenient and very reasonable. A simple small change makes everything very convenient. I think, just knowing these things now, this trip of ours was very worth it."

"However, we must find a way to get more things from Huaxia to take back. If we were to develop them ourselves, I don't know how many more years it would take."

Qibo then said: "Just today's simple conversation gave me more ideas and more gains. Many things I didn't understand are now clear. I really want to talk to Baifeng about medicine now. I think Baifeng is also willing, because our tribe has too many medicinal herbs that Huaxia needs."

Xuanyuan nodded: "Yes, this time we come, we must start with medicinal herbs and talk to Huaxia about more cooperation. That kind of medicine that can kill insects must be found. If our tribe doesn't have it, then let Baifeng say what it looks like. Even if it is really in the far south place he mentioned, we must find it back. I don't want the food that people worked so hard to obtain to be eaten by insects after being put into their stomachs."