Chapter 542: I Thought I Took Advantage (Three Watches!) )
After making a joke, Zhao Hongyu became serious.
He said to the eagle: "Bison skins, reindeer skins, live pheasants and live wild boars will also do, and we will have to negotiate the exact number of them." In addition to this, some mushrooms in the forest can also be exchanged. For Zhao Hongyu, everything in this era can bring benefits, and he has nothing that he doesn't need.
At the same time, he also took out an Imperial Gold Coin from his pocket and shook it in front of the eagle's eyes.
"You can also trade this thing for weapons."
Considering that there are many gold veins in the vicinity, and the number is large, it is not certain that the Cook people will have gold.
Therefore, Zhao Hongyu deliberately took out the gold coin and showed it to the eagle to test him.
Sure enough, the eagle's eyes lit up when he saw the gold coin.
Aha, do these strangers like this kind of broken stone?
That's great.
Seeing Zhao Hongyu say to himself that he could actually exchange weapons with this kind of stone that can be seen everywhere around the tribal camp, the eagle almost jumped up happily.
Yes, the Cook originally lived on the edge of the forest, but because summer was approaching, they temporarily migrated to the forest.
And around the new tribal camp, there are a lot of stones of this color.
For these stones, the Cook people did not care at all.
In their opinion, these things are no different from stones, except for different colors.
Moreover, if you can't eat or use it, it's useless at all.
These things are more like garbage within garbage than garbage.
It's just that the eagle didn't expect that these strangers would actually like this garbage.
Ha Lu Ha!
The eagle smiled happily in his heart.
Of course, he didn't say this, after all, this garbage can be exchanged for weapons.
"Are you sure you can exchange weapons for this stone?"
Although I made up my mind and didn't want to say anything. Eagle, who has no experience in buying and selling, still revealed some things to Zhao Hongyu.
Stone?
This guy who claims to be a Cook warrior actually says that gold is stone.
Oh my God!
It seems that the other party must have seen gold, and there are quite a few of them.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked that.
Moreover, the other party must not be rare for gold, otherwise he would not say that it is a stone.
Hehe, it looks like I'm going to get rich.
Zhao Hongyu was also happy.
Zhao Hongyu and Xiongying, both of them snickered in their hearts.
They each think. It's yourself who takes advantage of it.
In fact, this matter is a bit of a matter of opinion between the benevolent and the wise.
It depends on how you look at this issue.
In Zhao Hongyu's eyes, gold is a kind of currency, and it can also be sold into the trading system, and then buy some materials that are not available or lack in this world from the trading system.
Therefore, gold is a very important and useful metal for Zhao Hongyu.
But on the flip side, what is the use of gold for the Cook tribe?
The Cook and San Francisco Indians did not have a monetary system and were still in the stage of bartering. They all trade their belongings for some of the items they need.
As a result, gold, which has become the most important currency in the East and the West, has become no different from stone here in San Francisco.
Gold only becomes an important thing when it is needed. If not, gold is no different from garbage.
Nowhere is this more evident than here in the San Francisco area.
It is precisely because of this that gold will become a useless stone in the eyes of the eagle.
After all. Gold is of no use here in San Francisco, you can't eat or drink, so it's not garbage or something.
It's no wonder that the eagle thinks so.
But now it's different. The stone, which was originally considered rubbish in the eyes of the eagle, was needed by someone.
Where there is a need, there is a market, and where there is a market, there will be usefulness.
Even if it is garbage, if it is needed, then it can be turned into a treasure.
"Are you sure you need a stone like this?"
The eagle's words were still lingering in Zhao Hongyu's ears.
Need! Of course it does.
And the more the merrier.
Zhao Hongyu nodded hurriedly and said to the eagle: "Yes, like such a big stone in your hand, ten pieces can be exchanged for an iron machete, and at the same time, we have a lot of other goods here, which will definitely satisfy you." ”
The piece of gold taken out of the eagle's hand weighed about a few tens of grams.
As soon as Zhao Hongyu opened his mouth, he said that ten such big gold can be exchanged for an iron machete.
This is an absolute profiteering.
If it were a modern person, when he heard the price offered by Zhao Hongyu, he would definitely spit on his face.
But this was in the seventeenth century on the American continent, and was still very primitive and backward on the west coast of North America.
Don't look at the price offered by Zhao Hongyu, it seems outrageous to later generations, but the eagle thinks that he has taken a big advantage.
These stones were of no use at all, but he only needed ten stones of this size in his hand to exchange for a strong, sharp iron machete, and he simply made a lot of money.
Therefore, he nodded hurriedly, and said to Zhao Hongyu very seriously: "Then let's just say it, you must not regret it, you must keep your promise." ”
Looking at the eagle's serious appearance, and then looking at his serious face, Zhao Hongyu snickered in his heart.
Back?
Damn, only brain-dead people will regret it.
I regret why I want to go back, this is a profitable deal.
An iron machete, purchased from the Virtual World Realm, is only a few dozen yuan, but one gram of gold is two or three hundred yuan.
It can be said that an iron machete, which was not surprising in later generations, could be sold for a sky-high price in this era.
It's an absolute bargain.
Zhao Hongyu won't regret it.
If you have money to make, why should you regret it.
He's not an idiot.
"Don't worry, I will never regret my word."
Zhao Hongyu raised his hand and patted his chest with a "Peng Peng" sound, and made a guarantee to the eagle.
However, the eagle does not believe much of this.
So. The eagle used the machete in his hand to make a cut on his thumb, and then handed the machete to Zhao Hongyu, looking at him with a sparkling gaze.
Wow, it turns out that this is to swear by blood.
After seeing the eagle's reaction and everything he did, how could Zhao Hongyu not know the eagle's plan.
Yes, the Indians believed in the existence of gods and gods, and they cherished their oaths.
For the eagle, Zhao Hongyu can only gain his trust by swearing blood, and there is no other way.
And Zhao Hongyu is on the east coast. Dealing with Mohican and many other tribes is old, how can he not know the meaning of the eagle.
Although he complained in his heart that he was about to bleed again, he still took the machete and made a cut on his thumb in the same way.
The two then put their thumbs together, the blood mingled with each other, and the eagle took the lead in taking an oath in the name of a deity called 'Mama'.
So far. Only then did the eagle let go of his newcomer and let out a long breath.
Actually, it's no wonder that the eagle is so nervous and serious, and he is anxious to make Zhao Hongyu swear.
After all. Stones for weapons, this seems to the eagle is his luck, and he has encountered a big brain wreck.
Such a brain-dead person may not be able to encounter it once in a lifetime.
Since he met him this time. Then you must catch it and not let it go.
With these weapons, the strength of the Cook tribe will definitely be greatly improved.
And identified the leader of this brain-dead tribe. After there are really tens of thousands of elite warriors, it is also a great benefit for the Cook clan to unite with them.
People are stupid, brain-dead, and can take advantage of such a mentality, how can the eagle not be nervous.
No one will believe the matter of exchanging stones for weapons.
Zhao Hongyu looked at the eagle with a smile, how did he know that his style was actually regarded as a brain-dead by the Indians in the seventeenth century.
I really don't know if he should cry or laugh after he knows what the eagle thinks in his heart.
But thinking about it, it is impossible for Zhao Hongyu to know what the eagle thinks, because the eagle is not stupid, how can he say what he thinks in his heart.
After all, it is not often encountered that the brain-dead who can take advantage of it, and since he has encountered it, he must be carefully maintained.
Just now, Xiongying heard Zhao Hongyu say that they still have a lot of goods here.
What is the commodity?
The Eagle didn't know much about this, but according to his guess, it might be something to be exchanged.
It could be fur, or maybe something else, but the other person is called a strange 'commodity'?
Hehe, whatever it's called, as long as it can be exchanged for stones.
After swearing, the eagle's enthusiasm for Zhao Hongyu went up a few steps.
Under the protection of the Praetorian Guards, Zhao Hongyu took the eagle and began to walk towards the temporary camp.
Along the way, the eagle looked at the unsmiling Praetorian Guard soldiers from time to time, and expressed a series of curiosities about the clothing and weapons of the Praetorian Guards.
Whenever there is something he doesn't understand, the eagle will ask Zhao Hongyu.
And for the sake of gold, Zhao Hongyu also used enough patience to explain to the eagle one by one.
When the eagle saw a soldier of the Guards, wearing a silver half-body armor, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Iron armor that can defend against sword slashes.
These two points alone are enough to make the eagle's heart flutter.
Moreover, on the way to the temporary camp, Zhao Hongyu also took out a lot of other things, which made the eagle stunned.
Match!
Table salt!
Sugar!
Spring, summer, autumn and winter clothing (Chinese fifties style, mostly workers and peasants clothing), as well as green rubber-soled shoes.
The most important thing is the white rice that Zhao Hongyu took out, as well as corn and potatoes, as well as other vegetables.
These are all food, and they are things that can be eaten to fill the stomach.
Weapons and clothing weren't important, but the food was the most important thing for the Native Americans living here in San Francisco.
However, for the first time, the eagle saw rice and potatoes and corn, as well as some other green vegetables.
Therefore, he didn't know how to eat these foods and what they tasted like.
Therefore, although he was surprised, he still had some reservations about it in his heart.
And Zhao Hongyu's reaction to the eagle was all seen in his eyes and remembered in his heart.
He wasn't in a hurry, anyway, he just went to the temporary place and cooked him a meal.
As long as the eagle tasted the food made from these ingredients, he didn't believe that the turtle would not be shocked.
Swish!
The eagle struck a match and looked at the burning little stick, staring at it with a dead eye, not even looking at the road.
If it weren't for Zhao Hongyu pulling him several times, maybe he would have hit the trunk many times.
The little match now completely attracts the attention of the eagle.
It doesn't have much gold, but it was a remarkable thing for a 17th-century Indian eagle.
You must know that the Indian tribes living on the West Coast still live by drilling wood for fire.
In every tribe, once a fire is lit, try to keep it as unextinguished.
Because only in this way can we ensure that the families and people in the tribe can get fire in a short time when they need it.
Still, it's a bit of a hassle.
However, if you have matches, everything becomes very simple.
The eagle's hand was quickly burned out, and he threw the match that was about to burn to the ground.
"Is this also one of the things we exchange, that is, trade?"
The eagle asked with interest.
Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Yes, the things I told you before are all things that we can exchange for that is, trade, you can exchange them for fur or game, and that kind of stone." ”
After listening to Zhao Hongyu's words, the eagle no longer knew what language Lu Dao should use to describe today's encounter.
Could it be that today he was favored by the gods, so he was lucky?
Otherwise, how could he have encountered such a good thing and encountered such a brain-dead.
Ha Lu Ha, stone for something.
Every time he heard this stranger say that, he felt the urge to look up to the sky and laugh.
The eagle endured very hard.
"It's so good and I can't wait to get started...... Well, it's traded. ”
It's true that the eagle can't wait, but this compliment is a bit false.
The reason why he said that he couldn't wait was because he was afraid that Zhao Hongyu would no longer plan to exchange stones for things.
That's why the eagle said that.
This is just a little bit of his careful thinking.
Time passed quickly, and about an hour later, Zhao Hongyu led the eagle to the temporary camp by the sea.
As soon as he entered the eye, the eagle saw a scene of a hot construction site and a dense crowd.
Ooh!
That's a lot of people!
Especially when the eagle's gaze surrendered to the surface of the sea, his pupils shrank sharply.
Hiss!
He first gasped, and then lost his voice: "What is this!" ”
Seventy-two huge warships on the surface of the sea stopped there, and the shock to the eagle was incomparable. (To be continued......)