northernbook Chapter 270 Keeping pace
Chapter 270 Keeping pace
The next day.
The sky was just beginning to turn pale.
The Sirius Tribe Square was already bustling with people.
All the tribesmen sat under the bamboo shed, drinking yam, pumpkin and shrimp paste, and chewing on a piece of taro paste and date cake in their hands.
Sang Tian looked at the people in front of him and felt very strange.
Why are she and Cang the only ones who look normal? Yong and the others all have dark circles under their eyes, looking like they haven't slept much, yet they don't look listless, instead they look full of energy...
Sang Tian's head is made of marble and he doesn't think about those twists and turns at all.
He asked very seriously: "What's wrong with you guys? Why do you have such dark circles under your eyes? Didn't you sleep at night...?"
Before she could finish her words, a big hand wrapped around Sang Tian's shoulders and covered her mouth.
“Hmm…Hmm…”
Cang what are you doing!
I haven’t finished speaking yet.
Seeing Sang Tian struggling, Cang released the hand that was covering her mouth.
Before Sang Tian could ask Cang, she saw the expressions of the people in front of her changing a lot.
Yong spat out a mouthful of pumpkin, yam and shrimp paste after hearing Sang's words, and his dark face suddenly turned red.
Guo, on the other hand, was completely different. He was swallowing a mouthful of taro paste and date cake when Sang Tian's shocking words provoked him and he choked. "Cough cough cough... cough cough cough..." He coughed madly.
One of them vomited it out before he could swallow it, and the other one got it stuck in his stomach before he could eat it.
Compared to their exaggerated behavior, Mu was still better. Just the tips of his ears suddenly turned bright red, a blush spreading across his tanned face. His facial muscles were extremely strained, and his eyes kept darting towards Jie...
On the other hand, look at the three women.
Duo's face wasn't just red; her entire body was as red as a shrimp. Noticing Sang looking at her, she immediately covered her face with her hands...
Ming buried his face in the bowl and pretended to concentrate on eating. His fingers holding the chopsticks were shaking.
When Jie heard Sang Tian's words, she dropped her chopsticks in shock. She bent down to pick them up, but they were right next to her feet. She pretended not to see them and kept groping for them on the ground. She didn't even raise her head.
……
Even if Sang Tian was stupid, it was time for him to wake up.
She was so embarrassed that she had no place to put it...
Sang Tian glanced at Cang behind him.
Why didn't you stop me earlier... It's all your fault, you've ruined my reputation...
Cang shrugged, his face full of helplessness.
I wanted to, but it was too late...
Why didn't I think of this level?
On the wedding day, everyone got drunk and fell asleep in the peach and apricot grove. The newlyweds didn't get to spend their wedding night together, but they must have had a good time making love last night...
I am such a bad mouth! Is that a human question?
Sang Tian: Sometimes I really want to slap myself twice...
Sang Tian had no choice but to smooth things over herself, laughing awkwardly twice and saying, "Haha...haha...hahaha...I forgot to take something, I have to go back to the cave to get it..."
Then he left the scene as quickly as possible.
Looking at Sang's hurriedly fleeing back, Cang's mouth corners unconsciously curled up.
……
Forty minutes later, the cart was harnessed to the horse and donkey.
This time, Tianlang had 120 people going to the Spring Fair. They were from all five tribes, their purpose being to spark a fire among these ancient tribes, who were not well-informed, and clearly tell them that Tianlang had recaptured four tribes in just six months and now had over people!
It is both to demonstrate the power of God and to intimidate and pressure.
If all 120 people rode horses, with the cargo trailing at the rear, pulled by donkeys, it would require 120 horses alone. Even if two people shared a horse, would be needed. Furthermore, how many donkey carts would be needed to pull tens of thousands of pounds of cargo, countless times more than the number of people? How long would the team have to be? If they encountered an enemy, such a long line of cargo would inevitably be plundered.
Therefore, Sang Tian specially asked He to make the cart wider.
By then, a horse and a donkey will ride side by side.
Both horses and donkeys could accommodate people, and a single cart was large enough to carry two people. Furthermore, a member of the tribe was required to ensure the cargo was securely tied to the cart. Forty of the 120 people were women, who were lighter and more careful. They sat on the cart.
It just so happened that because it was driven by a donkey and a horse at the same time, the cart was made very wide, and there were two ancient large beasts pulling it at the same time, so the cargo that could be loaded on the cart was more and heavier.
After loading, we found that there were just over 40 carts. 80 females sat on the carts, and the remaining males were half on donkeys and half on horses. It was just right.
This not only greatly reduces the disadvantage of a long team, but also plays a balancing role.
This ancient donkey was still smaller than a horse, but its strength and endurance were much greater. While the horse was not as strong as the donkey, it was more agile and faster. A person sitting on the horse could somewhat slow it down, keeping it parallel to the donkey, thus ensuring a more even distribution of force.
As for the donkey, if a person sits on it, it will need to share some of its strength to carry the person. It is not necessary for it to just use its brute force to pull the cart, only to find that the horse has an easier job than it.
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What's more, there is another macro reason why Sang Tian let them drive side by side and designed the cart to be wide.
At first, although Lei and his friends knew that this was the best solution at the moment, they still felt that there were considerable obstacles.
The ancient jungle and mountain ranges were crisscrossed with ravines and densely packed with hills. The trees were so dense that even a person walking on foot would have to rub shoulders with the trees as they walked.
What's more, the two beasts were side by side, and they had large boards behind them.
This meant that the tribesmen had to stop and go along the way, cut down trees and build roads, and create a road that was wide enough and free of obstacles so that carriages and horses could pass smoothly.
Although the tribesmen wouldn't have to tire themselves out on this trip, chopping down trees and processing the branches would likely take even longer. Ten days would probably make it to the trading ground.
Doesn't this go against the original intention of the tribe to train horses and donkeys, which was to let them carry the tribe members to save energy and time?
I don't think it's even slower now?
However, Sang's next words stunned several decision-makers of some status in the tribe. They immediately nodded and set off five days in advance, building the road as they went.
Otherwise, we wouldn't have taken a day off after the signing date and then rushed to the trade fair.
There is no honeymoon period for the newlyweds at all.
They were so anxious that Sang Tian got into big trouble early on...