Chapter 10: Sauerkraut, Shocking Moses

  Wow! It's really delicious, what is this thing?

  Ati wiped the corner of his mouth and asked with a long sigh.

  He has drunk three large wooden bowls of porridge and eaten eight bags of pickled mustard greens.

  It has to be said that although Fuling pickled mustard green is not a great thing, Ati has never had it since he was little.

  Adding porridge with pickled mustard greens is simply delicious.

  "Our tribe's secret dishes, because in my tribe, eating is very particular. So we developed many delicious ones, unfortunately I'm now separated from the tribe, otherwise I could provide more tasty ones."

  Zhao Hongyu tells nonsense now without blushing at all, completely getting used to it and making it natural.

  Ati nodded: "It's imaginable, you're simply too happy." He thought about how he had eaten mostly meat dishes since childhood, and most of the flavors were very light. Even if they still planted some potatoes and corn, boiling a pot to eat was also flavorless.

  After all, for such a tribe, being full is already very satisfying, who would still care about the taste?

  Otherwise, he wouldn't be so envious of plain porridge with pickled vegetables, even considering it a delicacy.

  What a pitiful child, I'm heartbroken for you.

  Looking at Atiduo's tangled expression, Zhao Hongyu secretly smiled in his heart.

  "But I do understand the production method, and I don't want to leave either." Zhao Hongyu thought for a moment before saying. "My tribe will come looking for me after a while. I plan to settle down on the east side of your tribe, so I need to get your approval first."

  Zhao Hongyu said he would make this delicious 'zhācài', which made Ati very excited.

  Especially when Zhao Hongyu said he wouldn't leave, it was a blessing in disguise for Atiduo. The territory near the East Sea, where his own brother had settled, didn't have much to offer either.

  After all, he saved his own father, and it would be reasonable for him to repay him in some way.

  "Just wait until I set up camp on the east side, then I can make this food and exchange it with you." Zhao Hongyu finally showed his fox tail.

  "I'm more than happy to welcome you, but this matter should wait until my father wakes up. However, there shouldn't be a problem, his life is in your hands after all. That place over there is just an unimportant region, giving it to you as your territory won't make much of a difference."

  Alas, they really have no concept of land ownership at all. But if it weren't for this, they wouldn't be cheated out of that place in the future either.

  Thinking of New York's history, Zhao Hongyu let out a sigh in his heart.

  Historically, it was the Dutch who first landed in the New York area and got Manhattan Island from the Indians for a handful of fake jewelry.

  The value of those fake jewels was no more than 24 French roubles.

  It's just that Zhao Hongyu forgot what year the Dutch landed in New York, and no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't recall this piece of history.

  No choice, he didn't study history after all.

  It's already quite impressive that Dutch people thought of swindling Manhattan Island with fake jewelry.

  What Zhao Hongyu didn't know was that his arrival had already started some small changes.

  The Dutch who were supposed to appear in 1609 have yet to make an appearance.

  But even if the Dutch had appeared it would have made no difference, for after swindling Manhattan Island from them they established a settlement which never numbered over one hundred persons.

  At the same time, between 1609 and 1620, the residents of this Dutch settlement 'disappeared'.

  As for the reason, some scholars in later generations also failed to find the fundamental cause.

  But most likely, they were wiped out by the Indians...

  "There are many good places around our tribe. Why choose the east? ", Atiduo thought that the place on the east side was not very good, with few beasts coming out, and no way to hunt at all. His brother's choice of that place was a losing one.

  But I couldn't deceive my conscience and let my brother choose which side to take.

  After listening to Atido's suggestions and description of the situation on the eastern coast, Zhao Hongyu expressed his gratitude.

  What a simple and honest person!

  "In fact, if my tribe comes to find me, they will definitely come along the coastline. So I must settle down somewhere by the sea, so that it's convenient for my people to find me."

  Zhao Hongyu would certainly not reveal the real reason, because he was still thinking about developing the Grand Navigation Plan in the future.

  So, how can it be far from the sea?

  Besides, he developed by the sea and moved away from the Mosigang tribe, which is also convenient for him to do things.

  Otherwise, don't get caught yourself.

  He still wants to trade with the Moxi tribe, so he must be a little further away from the Moxi tribe.

  Anyway, there are more than 10,000 people in the Mosi tribe, and the small tribes around them will not easily enter their territory to provoke them.

  With Mo Xi Gan here blocking the way, Zhao Hong Yu can also develop with peace of mind.

  "Oh, so that's why." After Zhao Hongyu explained the reason, Atiduo stopped advising him on this matter.

  Yes, it's convenient for others to find their relatives over there, but you can't be kind and end up doing something bad.

  "After my tribesmen find me, I will let them bring iron axes and knives as well as pots. These things our tribe can completely make by ourselves." Zhao Hongyu slightly revealed his intention to Atiduo, observing his reaction.

  Atidou showed a look of interest, gently putting down the poor-quality wooden bowl in his hand, and seriously looked at Zhao Hongyu: "Brother, what you said is true? Your tribe can manufacture iron axes and knives?", Atidou's interest was for a reason, because given the Indians' level of productivity, they would not mine or forge iron products. So all along, they had been relying on trade with the 'white-skinned people' to obtain iron products.

  However, the "white skins" are really greedy and there is an unfair phenomenon in the transaction.

  But because Indians could not manufacture these things themselves, they had to submit to exploitation by the 'whites'.

  If Zhao Hongyu's words are true, then wouldn't they have had an opportunity to get rid of the exploitation of 'white skin'? The Indians may be simple-minded, but they're not stupid.

  Zhao Hongyu nodded seriously and picked up the wooden bowl in front of him, playing with it for a while.

  "In our tribe, wooden bowls are made much better than this." Zhao Hongyu deliberately showed a proud expression, "Wang Shan, bring out our bowls."

  Oh yeah!

  He took out a smooth, coffee-colored wooden bowl from his own green military-style messenger bag and handed it over.

  This wooden bowl, in the 21st century, can be bought for just 5 yuan on any street corner, but it was precisely this kind of worthless thing that deeply shocked Ati.

  He carefully took over the wooden bowl handed over by Wang Shan and stared at it with wide eyes.

  It's really too smooth, it's really too beautiful, compared to our wooden bowls, it's simply too powerful!

  The wooden bowl I used was just a piece of wood hollowed out and could be used, it's really worlds apart from this kind of bowl.

  "As your brother, I've decided to give you a set!"

  Zhao Hongyu saw Atidonna's shocked face and felt extremely satisfied in his heart.

  With a wave of his hand, he sent Attido away with a set.

  In fact, this set of wooden products given to Atidu was originally used by Zhao Hongyu and the others on their way.

  Five wooden bowls, four large wooden plates, three medium-sized plates, three small plates and four wooden tea cups, as well as a large bowl for soup.

  "This is too precious, too precious!"

  For Atido, Zhao Hongyu's gift of this set of items is no less than giving someone a villa with a full set of mahogany furniture in the 21st century.

  "We're brothers, no need to be polite. Once my people find me, I guarantee we can trade this merchandise with you at a fair price, better than what the white devils offer!" Zhao Hongyu patted his chest in assurance.

  Ati Dido is of course willing to trade with Zhao Hongyu, after all, Zhao Hongyu can also be considered as an 'Indian' person, generally speaking, more trustworthy and worth interacting with than the white-skinned people.

  "On our side, an iron axe can be exchanged for 50 sable skins or 30 ermine skins. The prices of bear skin and other skins are also very reasonable..." Zhao Hongyu quoted a price, probing Attido's reaction.

  He actually quoted a high price on purpose, so that there would be room for negotiation later.

  Anyway, having reached this age, if he doesn't make a fortune in trade, it would be a disservice to himself.

  It's not the time to talk about making a small profit and selling a lot, he still has many investments that haven't made money yet.

  If he doesn't invest and make some money, and also upgrade his genetic humans, then his safety won't be guaranteed.

  So at this time he needs to be a bit 'ruthless'.

  In fact, in the Andal tribe, an iron axe can be exchanged for 30 sea otter skins or 15 sable skins.

  "What, 50 sable skins, or 30 ermine skins!"

  Ati let out a startled cry.

  Isn't it? Such a big reaction. Could I have quoted too high a price?

  Zhao Hongyu felt a little nervous in his heart, worried that this good relationship would come to nothing.

  Just as he was about to speak, Ati looked at Zhao Hongyu with a pained expression and said: "Do you know that in the south, those white-skinned people who call themselves Eagle Nation, one axe head is worth eighty sea otter skins..."

  Wow!

  Zhao Hongyu finally let out a sigh of relief.

  "These damned white-skinned people, they're really too black-hearted!" Zhao Hongyu also pretended to be extremely angry and started scolding.

  Ati Duo and Zhao Hongyu exchanged words, watching Wang Shan and his three genetically modified people with a sly smile in their hearts.

  "Your tribe is indeed fair, as long as you can keep supplying in the future, I can guarantee that our transaction will go smoothly! This matter doesn't even need Father to make a decision, he can settle it himself."

  80 pelts for an axe is different from 50 pelts for an axe, even a fool can figure out the difference.

  Moreover, Atid took up Zhao Hongyu's axe and dagger as well as his machete, examining them very carefully.

  He found that this quality was much better than those of the 'white skins', and also sharper.

  He had no idea that even if it was a low-quality wrought iron product of the 21st century, it would still be much better than the iron products in Europe during this era.

  Of course, I wouldn't dare say that about the iron products of the current Ming dynasty and Eastern Japan.