We made you the chief, and now you've become the world's chief?

Chapter 39 The Three-Five Plan (Seeking monthly votes!)
After seeing off the Wu tribe, the women of the Xi tribe began their work.

However, Xia Minghao has now rearranged the women's roles.

That is, the hunting team was expanded from the original ten people to sixteen people, and was clearly divided into two teams.

The reason for doing this is to prepare for the upcoming population increase.

It was not just a temporary relief from the food shortage, but also a means to consolidate power.

When there are many people, the biggest fear is that chaos will break out.

Therefore, it becomes important to grasp the "spear shaft".

The Xi tribe was clearly the most reliable.

Therefore, Xia Minghao plans to gradually develop all the people of the Xi tribe, including the growing children of the Xi tribe, into a force to maintain his power.

The task of production was then delegated to other tribes that joined later.

Xia Minghao drew on the ground with a twig, wrote down a few symbols and formulas, and did some calculations.

He then got up and began selecting trees at the entrance of the cave.

"This tree is good, mark it."

"Hmm, this thickness is just right."

After selecting six sturdy trees, plus a long, straight tree as thick as a neck, and marking them, Xia Minghao returned to the cave.

We're just waiting for tomorrow so the people from the Li tribe can come and knock these trees down.

The reason for arranging for the Li tribe to "cut down trees" was certainly not to obtain timber for charcoal.

Charcoal can be made using tree branches or by chopping down small trees with a survival knife; there's no need for a dozen strong men to do anything.

In reality, Xia Minghao was planning for the next step!

The Third Five-Year Plan – Shipbuilding!

Xia Minghao had long considered building a ship, but he was troubled by the lack of power and the need to rely on manpower to row.

Even if it's done by human rowing, traveling by water is far better than traveling by land.

Once the totem power of the leaves was discovered, shipbuilding became an excellent solution.

With the leaves acting as a "blower," the efficiency of sailing will be greatly improved.

Once a ship is built, the area to be explored can be expanded tenfold or even twentyfold.

Furthermore, it can lay a solid foundation for future plans to migrate to the location of the salt springs.

According to Wamu, the Wa tribe is actually not close to the Li tribe.

The Wa tribe was annexed during the migration of the Li tribe. It took them seven days to reach the cave where the Li tribe is now located.

If you start from the Xi tribe and migrate to the salt spring area next to the former Wa tribe, it will take at least nine days.

It's natural that the road is difficult to walk on; even if you don't get lost, you'll still be exhausted.

But it's a different story if you travel by water.

Not only do they not have to worry about wild beasts and various dangers along the way, but they are also able to transport large numbers of people and goods.

Back in the cave, Xia Minghao began to think about how to build the ship, waiting for the next day to arrive.

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As dusk fell, the women of the Xi tribe appeared at the cave entrance, bringing back half a dead wild boar and two female pheasants.

Una is helping Hima fetch water today.

After returning, I watched the women of the Wa tribe make pottery.

Perhaps because they were all later additions to the Xi tribe, the women of the Wa tribe liked Una very much, and even took the initiative to teach Una how to shape the clay strips and how to make the clay cakes firm.

Looking at the clay pottery blanks she had sculpted, Una felt they were somewhat monotonous and wanted to add something, but she didn't know how.

Una stared at the scene for an entire afternoon, still not quite satisfied.

It wasn't until the women returned that Una's attention was diverted.

"Chicken, wild boar, and the ones in the basket, ah!" Una screamed in fright when she saw the black fish in the basket.

Seeing Una's startled expression, the women of the Xi tribe burst into laughter.

"Why are there blackfish in the basket? Blackfish bite people."

From childhood to adulthood, Una has always been terrified whenever she goes to the river. Today, when she went to fetch water, she was worried that she would be bitten.

They were relieved when they discovered that using the earthenware pot to fetch water would prevent their hands from falling into the river.

Now, seeing that nightmarish black fish again, and still in the basket, Una was both surprised and curious.

Why is there blackfish in the basket instead of wild fruits, tubers, seeds, mushrooms, or other collected items?

"This isn't a basket; it's a fish trap that the chief taught us to make!"

A woman from a hunting party of the Hittite tribe explained.

"Fish trap? Chief?"

Una didn't understand the fish trap, but she knew that the chief was Xia Minghao.

Una then looked thoughtful.

"time to eat."

Looking at the formulas scribbled on the ground, Xia Minghao wiped them away with a kick.

I've done the calculations and have a general idea in mind. Based on my limited knowledge of fluid dynamics, I've managed to estimate the size of the boat based on the wind force that the leaves can continuously generate.

Furthermore, based on the size of the boat, the load capacity was roughly estimated to prevent the sailboat from capsizing.

Tonight's dinner included an extra earthenware pot in the middle of the three.

The three earthenware pots are still used for cooking fish and meat, but the pot in the middle is different today; it's for frying eggs.

After cooking three pots of fish and meat, Xia Minghao threw the lard into the boiling pot in the middle.

Then, in no time at all, he cracked all the eggs into the container.

The women were seeing this cooking method for the first time, and their eyes were filled with amazement.

I watched with anticipation as the egg gradually took shape in the hot oil in the pan, looking like a little sun.

Frying eggs is naturally much faster than boiling meat, and soon the fried eggs were all cut in half and placed in everyone's earthenware bowls, including Una's.

Xia Minghao took a bite first. This perfect fusion of protein and fat was an unparalleled delicacy in this primitive era, even better than meat broth.

It can be said to be the closest thing to modern society that I ate in primitive times.

Except for the lack of salt.

After finishing his fried egg, Xia Minghao looked up at Wu Na.

Seeing her excited expression, I nodded to myself.

After the people from the Wu tribe arrive tomorrow, let Una go back for a day. I believe she will definitely promote the wonderful life of the Xi tribe.

Una never imagined that there could be such delicious food; it seemed even better than the wild boar meat she had been dreaming of eating today.

As the party progressed, Una finally got to taste meat soup and wild boar meat again, and even the blackfish that she was afraid of.

The blackfish is so delicious...

Seeing the grinning black fish head, Una took a big bite.

After we finished eating, it was time for the usual singing and dancing segment, the final entertainment before the day ended.

Una clutched her stomach, wanting to join in, but because she had eaten too much, she didn't want to get up.

Watching the women of the Xi tribe dancing and the children playing in the firelight, Una finally understood why her mother had whispered to her earlier that going to the Xi tribe would bring her a better life.

However, she still didn't understand the things her mother taught her to do.

Even though she didn't understand, Una decided to listen to her mother.

When the women got tired of dancing, they gradually dispersed, leaving only the firelight outside the cave to illuminate a small open space and broaden the field of vision for the women on night watch.

The chirping of insects was noticeably louder than a few days ago. As night deepened, the cave returned to silence.

Seeing that the other women were asleep, Una quietly got up and tiptoed towards Xia Minghao's tent with her small body...

(End of this chapter)