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  Chapter 861 857【Unaji】

  These Sakha people belong to the North Asian race-Eastern Siberia type.

  Horse face, high skull, small eyes, high cheekbones, narrow forehead.

   There are also some who have big faces, or simply cannot be distinguished from the Han people.

  Modern gene sequencing shows that the Y chromosome and O lineage of the Han people account for as high as 80%, which shows that the blood is very unified. Like Cao Cao's Y chromosome, it can basically be determined as O1b1-M268.

  The Y chromosome of the Saha people is dominated by the N line, also known as the extreme north gene. If it is necessary to have a relationship with the Han people, they belonged to a family about 30,000 years ago. Later, the N-type genes moved north and lived in the ice and snow. For example, the Finns are mainly N-type genes.

  On the whole, the Saha people are not in line with Chinese aesthetics, so Zhang Tingxun resisted at first.

  The female shaman has a horse face and high cheekbones.

  As for the girls in front of me, two of them are obviously different in appearance, and it is very likely that they have mixed with the C-line gene.

  C lineage genes are also divided into northern and southern branches. The northern branch is mostly Mongolian, Manchu, Hezhen, Xibe, Oroqen, Ewenki, etc., and the southern branch is one of the ancestors of the Han people. Nearly half of the C-line genes of the Kong surname in Qufu are C-line genes, and many Jiang surnames are also C-line genes. It is estimated that many nobles in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties are C-line genes.

  Zhang Tingxun definitely doesn’t understand gene sequencing. He only knows that there is a beautiful girl in front of him, at least among the Saha people.

  Beauty comes from comparison.

  Yiga, the son of the tribal leader, rode over and shouted at Zhang Tingxun, "Let's go fishing together."

   Khabarov said: "He asked the little grandfather to go fishing."

   "Good!" Zhang Tingxun laughed.

  Zhang Tingxun stepped on a Sahama horse, the horse's hooves stepped on the snow, and the movement was relatively slow. He pointed to the girl in the picture, and asked straightforwardly: "Is she also from the Daily Department?"

Yiga said: "Her name is Unaji. Her grandfather is from the south. He lost his territory due to tribal wars, and took more than ten people to the Sun-by-Sun Department. Their family is good at finding salt mines, so they have a high status. The Sun-by-Sun Department We are also happy to accept them.”

  The Lena River Basin is rich in rock salt resources.

  However, due to the existence of permafrost and the lack of technology of the Saha people, obtaining rock salt depends on luck and experience. Those who are good at finding salt mines must be offered as treasures, and their status is second only to shamans.

   "Has the guest taken a fancy to her?" Yiga said, "But she is not the most beautiful girl in the Daily Division, I can introduce one to the guest. My younger sisters are very beautiful, you saw them yesterday."

  Zhang Tingxun has indeed seen that the leader's daughters are all high cheekbones and big pie faces.

  Zhang Tingxun said: "I just like her like this, she looks very similar to us Chinese."

  Yiga said: "If the guests like it, they can bring wine to her house. If her father is willing to drink the wine brought by the guests, it means that he has agreed to the marriage."

   "Thank you for reminding me." Zhang Tingxun smiled.

  The crowd came to the frozen river, Yiga led his tribe to dig a hole, and then sat on a wooden barrel to fish.

  Fish is one of the staple foods of the Saha people.

   Followed by venison and beef, especially reindeer. The more reindeer, the richer it is, just like Mongolians raising sheep.

  Zhang Tingxun is really not material for fishing. Others catch one after another, but his harvest is very little. And he couldn't sit still at all, so he stood up and walked around while fishing, and spent more time admiring the snowy scenery of distant mountains.

   Moreover, Zhang Tingxun doesn't like to eat the fish here.

  The locals eat sashimi, the seasoning is only rock salt, and the taste is not very good.

   In the afternoon, the tribe's hunting team came back. The harvest was not bad, six Mongolian wolves, four silly roe deer, more than twenty snow rabbits, and no one died accidentally.

  Zhang Tingxun asked for some kumiss from the leader, and took Khabarov to propose marriage.

  Unaji’s family is thriving, his father is still alive, he has married three wives, and has seven brothers and sisters. At present, they all live together, and several tents have been set up, and they will be separated after their father dies.

  Unaji’s father’s name is Shu He, which means axe.

Knowing that Zhang Tingxun came to propose marriage, Shu He was very happy. He warmly entertained him and said, "My father is from the south. I heard him talk about it when I was young. In the far south, there is a very powerful tribe. There’s not enough food to eat.”

  Ghost knows which tribe it is talking about, it probably refers to the Sakhalian people in the middle and lower reaches of Heilongjiang.

  But definitely not Jurchen, because the Manchu Qing conquered the upper reaches of Heilongjiang, Jingqili River and Outer Xing'an Mountains, which was already a matter of Huang Taiji's time.

  Huang Taiji collectively referred to all the tribes in the north as the Sauron tribe, and when they were refined, there were the deer tribe and the dog tribe. You can tell from the name that the deer department uses deer to pull sleds, and the dog department uses dog sleds.

  Huang Taiji conquered the Sauron Tribe three times, causing a large population loss in the north. In the ninth year of Tiancong alone, 2,483 strong men and 7,302 family members of strong men were abducted. The Sauron tribe, which was semi-forced or voluntarily subordinated, was moved to the south to settle down, and 16 Sauron cattle records were set up in the Nenjiang River Basin alone.

   According to the above data, at least 20,000 to 30,000 people have been taken away. How many people are left in the north? No wonder one or two hundred Cossacks can run rampant in the Heilongjiang River Basin.

  Zhang Tingxun asked: "Have you heard of the Han people?"

  Shu He shook his head: "I haven't heard of it."

   The two sides communicated, and the lips of the donkey did not match the mouth of the horse.

  Seeing that the other party drank kumiss, Zhang Tingxun obviously agreed to the marriage, so he said, "I didn't bring any presents when I came this time. I will prepare a betrothal gift when I go back. I will bring it here after the snow melts next year."

   "It doesn't need to be so troublesome, you can get married now." Shu He laughed.

  For many ethnic groups near the Outer Xing’an Mountains, the wedding is completed at the woman’s home, and they stay at the man’s home for a period of time.

   At this time, the temperature was already below zero. In order not to delay returning to the castle, the wedding was held the next day.

  The wedding is very "grand", the female shaman personally lights the fire, and the tribal leader presides over the wedding.

  Although Wu Naji did not understand the language of Zhang Tingxun, she was very satisfied with her husband. She thought her husband was very handsome, his face was not so long, his cheekbones were not so high, and his eyes were very big, much better looking than the men in the tribe.

  By the way, Li Jiang is also married, and he married Unaji's sister.

  The two sisters are the most beautiful girls in the Daily Club.

  The dowry was very generous, and Unaji’s dowry alone included two reindeer, more than a dozen furs, and some jewelry. Most of the jewelry is made of mammoth ivory, and there are also a small amount of precious stones.

  Delayed for another two days, after negotiating the trade items for next year, Zhang Tingxun left with his wife and subordinates.

  Afraid that they would get lost when they went back, the leader even sent a guide who would also live in the castle and go back when the weather gets warmer next year.

  The weather is getting colder and colder, already more than ten degrees below zero.

  For the Saha people, this is a temperature where they can continue their activities, and they will hide in the house at minus thirty degrees. If you encounter the extreme cold of minus 60 degrees, you can only hold on, which is relatively rare.

  Back to the castle smoothly, Zhang Tingxun immediately reported the diplomatic achievements and showed the ivory products.

  Peng Chunlin was quite happy: "Ivory can be sold at a high price when transported to the south, but the carving skills of the Sakha people are a bit poor. Let them sell ivory directly next year instead of carving. By the way, congratulations on your newlyweds."

   "Hey." Zhang Tingxun laughed.

  Unaji's appearance is not perfect, in Nanjing, it can be considered above average at best. However, he is tall and has the smell of rouge from the Northland. He can also shoot arrows, hunt and fish in ice.

   When there is a shortage of manpower, Saha women also want to hunt and fish.

   Especially Saha men have a high mortality rate, and widows appear every year. If these widows cannot remarry within a short period of time, they will take on the role of the pillars of the family and join the hunting team with men from other families.

Peng Chunlin said: "The fishing here is not bad. Next year, we need to recruit some sailors. Many of the sailors come from fishermen's families. They bring fishing nets, which is much faster than fishing. Although it is cold here, it is a treasure. You can earn a lot of silver."

   To occupy and develop a place for a long time, it must have sufficient value.

  For example, in the Heilongjiang River Basin, in addition to fur, they are already thinking about cutting down trees. Especially the red pine is extremely precious, and it can be sold at a good price when transported to the south.

  After the establishment of post stations in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang, it is necessary to develop timber from the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains. The axes and saws were half sold and half given to the aborigines. The logs were drifted to the mouth of Heilongjiang, and then transported to the south by sea.

  This route, the Sakata Port negotiated in Japan, is a very important supply port. The supply ports will not be replaced until Hunchun and Vladivostok are developed.

   And Yakutsk, with fur and ivory, also proved its worth.

  As long as the court tastes the sweetness, it will definitely not give up.

   "That's right," Peng Chunlin said, "After everyone's discussion, Yakutsk has changed its name. It will be called Luzhou from now on, and the natives here are called deer."

  Back in his house, Zhang Tingxun smiled at his wife, and Wu Naji smiled back.

  Language barrier, I can only laugh.

  Unaji took off the dagger and asked, "What's this called?"

  This sentence is understandable, Zhang Tingxun has listened to it many times, and he said in a straight voice: "Dagger."

   "Dagger..." Unaji repeated.

  Body organs are the first to be learned, hair, eyes, ears, nose... learned halfway.

  Zhang Tingxun said: "Next year I will ask someone to bring some rouge powder."

  Unaji didn't understand, just grinned.

  Zhang Tingxun is very satisfied with this kind of life, and in a few years, maybe he can be transferred to Rao Le Dufu. At that time, bring the beautiful wives from Nanjing, one wife and one concubine to accompany them, and they can also fight on horseback, everything will be so perfect.

   Of course, it is not easy.

  The afternoon when he returned to the castle, Zhang Tingxun was called to cut wood.

  Cut down more trees while there is no snow these two days. There is no need to pull it back to the castle, just throw it on the edge of the forest, and then move it after the snow melts. Next year, we need to build ships and furniture.

  The Hasa people also have boats, but they are all birch bark boats, which cannot withstand tossing at all.

  In addition, the branches need to be moved back as firewood for heating in winter. There are many birch trees here, and the bark of the birch trees has been peeled off, which is very convenient for burning.

  The Datong Army has just arrived, and they only do three things in winter: fishing, tree-cutting, and drills.

   Hunting or something, wait until we get used to it.

  Tired for a long time, after dinner in the evening, Zhang Tingxun hugged Wu Naji and rolled the sheets.

   There are really no entertainment items. At night, women's cries can be heard everywhere in the castle.

   This made the soldiers who hadn’t married their wives feel particularly lonely and unbearable, and planned to go to a nearby tribe to propose marriage next year.

   There must be more than one Sun-Day Ministry. Those freed slaves and hostages are the best guides. When the snow melts next year, the Datong Army will visit one after another and get in touch with all the tribes.

  Two months later, the temperature dropped to minus 30 degrees.

  All kinds of activities have almost stopped, and the drills have stopped. They hide in the house all day to keep out the cold, and consume a lot of firewood.

  Zhang Tingxun holds his wife in his arms every day, and focuses on teaching Chinese. The main reason is that no matter how strong a cow is, it cannot withstand daily farming.

  In just one winter, those Datong soldiers with wives got more than a dozen bellies.

  But the infant mortality rate is extremely high, and it is not known how many will survive.

   And it was obvious that in summer, some soldiers would voluntarily give up the 20 places to return to Hailanpao. Because their wives are pregnant, they can't afford to travel all the way.

  (end of this chapter)