Luo Chong and You Fu agreed on the departure point for their next expedition. Naturally, everyone nearby heard them, and realization dawned on many faces.
The expedition itself had nothing to do with them. What mattered was the message they had gleaned from it: the relationship between the Tang Tribe and the Han Tribe had changed.
The Han Tribe was going to establish a second iron and steel smelting center in the south, using the Tang Tribe's iron ore as its foundation.
This news meant that their Chieftain had reached some sort of agreement with the Tang Tribe. The two tribes would definitely merge in the future. Moreover, Tang Yao was right beside Luo Chong, and he had dared to say it in front of her. The two tribes clearly would not be fighting.
That meant the merger would certainly be peaceful. Considering the difference in strength between the two tribes, there could only be one outcome: the Tang Tribe would merge into the Han Tribe as a whole and eventually become part of it.
This was wonderful news!
Although the Tang Tribe had a somewhat smaller population, its territory was by no means small. It had a full eight counties, no smaller than the eight northern counties. And in all fairness, the Tang Tribe's last Population Census had counted more than eighty thousand people. Though that was somewhat fewer than Qiongzhou Island's population, in this era, aside from the Han Tribe, there was no other tribe that could compare. Seriously!
Without spending a single soldier or much money and grain, they only had to provide some support for construction. At such a price, they could peacefully obtain territory covering eight counties and a population of eighty thousand. However one looked at it, it was a fantastic deal!
The Han