Chapter 1404: Long-Blade Tiger Slave, Shenhua Taigang!

"call!…"

The candle lighted up, lighting up the corner of the dream. The bonfire crackles and the firelight warms the spring tent. Zuvarro held the candle and opened the heavy felt tent. The flames turned into heavy snow and fell all over Huada Island.

"Ouch!..."

Samoyeds and birch dogs howled in the camp, seemingly disturbed by some movement, and there were bursts of war horses neighing. The women's voices rang out from the felt tent, very softly, with three different tones. Zuvalo smiled and turned around to let the women continue to sleep, but they were still helped to put on their furs and cloaks by a few pairs of gentle hands.

"Zu, do you want us to accompany you?..."

"No need. I'll inspect the camp and you can continue to sleep."

"Then, let's make some trout and mountain vegetable soup (Ohaw)? Let's warm it up on the campfire, waiting for you to come back."

"Hmm...ok!"

Zuwaro nodded, then said goodbye to the three Ainu wives and walked into the vast Shenhua Taigang. This port is located in the innermost part of Aniva Bay. There is a large river to the north, which connects the entire southern part of the big island to the most habitable narrow valley, which is where Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the largest city on the island in later generations, is located.

To put it simply, Shenhua Taigang has a river to the north, a bay to the south, hills to the east and west, and a large swamp to the west. In Zuvarro's plan, the northern part of the camp was suitable for cultivating large potato fields and extending all the way to the inland valley. The south is naturally a port and fishing ground, so it would be best to establish a small shipbuilding yard.

The swamp in the west is difficult to develop, so it is reserved as the tribe's hunting ground, and a large area of ​​horse breeding land is enclosed, as well as a cowshed for cattle and a pen for chickens, ducks and geese. By the way, the school grounds for samurai training will also be arranged here. The hills to the east are the expected workshop area, and a blacksmith shop and carpentry workshop have been built. Next, the pottery making workshop, lacquerware workshop, bamboo workshop...these large and small workshops will also be built in a more stable high place in the camp.

Therefore, the population arrangement of the camp generally follows these plans. More than a hundred Kazuto farmers live in the north of the camp. In the newly built underground huts, they cannot escape even if they want to. Well, after months of eating well and even being able to eat meat from time to time, they actually had no idea of ​​escaping.

More than 300 Ainu tribesmen, including more than 100 Ishikari captives who surrendered and joined, built rows of tribal huts and lived in the south near the port and fishing boats, responsible for various kinds of work and fishing. More than forty Jurchen tribesmen live in the west of the camp and hunt and make leather every day. The one hundred and fifty kingdom headquarters, including kingdom warriors, deer hunters, and mountain hunters, all live in the center of the camp, and the dozen or so important Kazuto craftsmen live under their noses.

There is no doubt that according to the tradition of the kingdom, there must be a temple of the main god in the center of a large town, with a large central square set aside. The simple warehouse caves on both sides of the square will gradually be built into brick and stone warehouses. The most important of these are the armory for storing weapons and the barn for storing food.

"Bless the Lord God! Now this is just an empty camp, but there will definitely be a real big city in the future! The southernmost port of this big island will become the kingdom's most important foothold on the West Sea Continent, guarding the entire Huada Tower. island!…"

Looking around the snow-covered camp, Zuvalo felt infinite pride in his heart. He planned so carefully because he wanted to operate this Shenhuatai Port as the most important core of the kingdom on the West Sea Continent!

There are no major tribal threats around this Kamikata Port, and it is close to the Ainu allies, the Kazuto tribes, and the forest tribes. It is suitable for north-south trade. There is also a large island hinterland full of potential... and here In comparison, the big ice island in the north (Kamchatka Peninsula) is really too cold, too remote and barren!

"It's only March now, and the freeze here will last until April... Well, the freeze period is one month shorter than that around the Ice and Snow Island. It's indeed much warmer! Since the potatoes brought by the Kingdom can survive on the Ice and Snow Island, A small amount of planting on the island should be possible here! I have to wait for the spring of April and May to start planting. I don’t know how good these rice farmers are at growing potatoes..."

Zuvalo walked to the river in the north, kicked away the thick snow, and saw the dark land. He had never seen this kind of black soil, but it did look very fertile. Even the grass here grows extremely densely, which is especially loved by horses! …

"Speaking of which, there are currently five Jurchen horses in the camp, six castrated war horses that captured the Japanese and Japanese, and twelve pregnant Japanese mares... They must be patiently taken care of by the horse breeders, and the horses must be reproduced smoothly. Herd! ...And that pair of breeding buffaloes, I heard they can give birth to one in ten months, but they can only give birth to one at a time... They are still reproducing too slowly, so we need to bring in more cows this year..."

After looking at the riverside land to the north, Zuvalo walked towards the horse farm to the west. Raising horses is hard work. More than a dozen pregnant mares live alone in another horse pen. The Ema family who raises horses with Kazuto and a dozen Ainu apprentices take care of them day and night. The warriors of the Jurchen tribe were leaning against the faces of the Jurchen stallions, comforting the four neighing and violent horses... Wait! Four horses? !

"Tiger slave! There is another horse?! Why is the most majestic war horse missing?..."

After hearing Jurchen's question, the tiger slave stood up, revealing a huge body of over 1.9 meters and more than 200 kilograms. He lowered his head and looked down at Zuvalo. He felt that his posture was not quite right, so he squatted down again and was as level as Zuvalo.

"Chief... Chief Henu just rode away on that big horse! She brought a bow and a falcon, and wanted to compete with Chief Sona in hunting, to see who is more courageous! Chief Sona also brought a bow, as well as four big dogs and a sled... The four white dogs were so big that the stallions were very alert, and some were impatient and neighing..."

"What?! Henu wanted to compete with Sona in hunting? Such thick snow, riding a horse to hunt? Why doesn't she use a sled?..."

"Chief... Chief Henu said that the big dogs in the camp were all trained by Chief Sona, and she doesn't need them!... She wants to train the dogs herself, and before she trains them, she rides a horse!..."

". This competitive and stubborn woman!..."

Zuwaro's forehead was sweating, and he was speechless for a while. Henu and Sona were both brave female hunters, one from the Maha tribe of the Shengnuzhen, and the other from the mountain tribe of Kamchatka. They are all his "wings", but this pair of "wings" is too strong. Any one of them can easily beat him, a real "hang up and fight".

After arriving at the camp in Karafuto Port, the two women competed for the position of "boss" and the title of "first tigress" from the end of the year to the beginning of the year, but they still couldn't tell who was better. Moreover, neither of them was willing to live in the same tent with the other, so they moved out and lived in a separate tent, which made Zuwaro feel much more relaxed.

Mahahe is a good horse-riding hunter, while Musona is a good dog-training hunter. The two have similar archery skills, but it is obvious that Henu is stronger and can shoot a heavy bow of 130 to 40 pounds, while Sona can only shoot 110 to 20 pounds. As for Zuwaro, well, he usually doesn't participate in the competition...

But when it comes to hunting, Sona, with the help of hunting dogs, is better than Henu. After all, the sense of smell of a person cannot be compared with that of a dog. But He Nu obviously didn't believe it. She had to beat Sona once in hunting, so she often ran out...

"Lord God! Is there any need to compete? How can a tiger beat them two... Hey! They are both tigresses, and you have to tell who is better..."

Zuwa Luo complained in his heart, but he didn't say it in front of the tiger slave. He Nu was brave and good at fighting, and they were from the same tribe. Her status in the hearts of these Jurchen warriors was probably higher than his current status.

If he said a few words, it might fall into He Nu's ears at night. Then, the woman would definitely come over aggressively, drive the gentle shells, white fir and clear spring out of the tent, and ride on him all night... Hiss! ...

"Lord God bless! Don't let any tiger really come out and hurt my wife..."

After thinking for a long time, Zuwa Luo sighed and bowed his head to pray for a while. Then, he looked at the majestic tiger slave, patted his shoulder affectionately, and said with a smile.

"Let's go! Tiger slave! Follow me to the blacksmith shop in the east! Tiezhu has made several broadswords these days... I'll pick one for you! He always carries a long-handled stone hammer, which is powerful, but doesn't look impressive at all!..."

"Chief, give me a broadsword?... How big is it? Can it kill a tiger with one blow?..."

Tiger slave blinked and asked with some doubt. Due to the lack of iron materials, the Jurchen tribes rarely use broadswords. Instead, various bone hammers and stone hammers are more common, which are not easy to break, and they can be replaced with new ones if they are broken.

"Haha! An ordinary long sword is about half as long as yours! There is also a long sword with a long handle, which is the same length as yours, nearly two meters long, and only you can wield it!..."

"The Lord God is witnessing! Tiger slave, you carry this long sword, and I will equip you with three layers of heavy armor... That amazing power, the fierceness of the long sword sweeping across... wait for the spring in two months, and then trade with the people in the south, they will definitely look up in awe and dare not have any other thoughts! Hahaha!..."