About a hundred miles northeast of the Cook tribe, it was still in California, but it was already close to Nevada. Compared to California, this place was obviously more primitive. The products here were also more abundant, and there were more tribes here. Among them, the territory occupied by the Chippewa was the largest.
The largest tribe of the Chippewa had a population of 4,000 to 5,000 people. Even in the vast western region, there were not many tribes that could surpass such a huge tribe. It could be said to be a large tribe in name.
Furthermore, the tribe had also expanded quite a bit during this period of time. The number of people had increased from four to five thousand to nearly six thousand.
Such a number had undoubtedly gradually reached the range that this tribe could withstand. In this primitive world, the more people a tribe had, the better.
When a tribe reached a certain limit, it would definitely split up.
This wasn't because they were ambitious or for any other reason. It was because of their management skills, especially the lack of food, which caused them to be unable to maintain a large tribe.
In fact, most of the small tribes in California were divided in this way.
No matter who it was, they were already used to it. Even if some people were unwilling, the reality would constantly force them to do so.
It was just like the current situation in the Chippewa tribe. To be honest, whether it was the chief or the headman, they were not willing to split the tribe. Otherwise, the tribe would have been divided long ago.
But now, with more than six thousand people, it was already the limit that the tribe could bear.
Twenty to thirty people sat on the ground beside the huge thatched cottage. Each of them could not help but frown slightly, and their expressions were particularly solemn.
"Chief, we have to separate those tribesmen. Otherwise, the tribe's food won't be able to keep up. If a new generation of children is born, I'm afraid our tribe will fall into a food crisis!”
In the silence, a headman spoke in a deep voice, causing the atmosphere to become even more oppressive.
" Asa, of course we know. However, the Tongwa people have already reached 3,000 people, and their large tribes are even more than ours. They have a total of seven or eight people, while we are the only tribe of the Qipewa people. If we scatter, what if the Tongwa people attack us?”
Before the Tribal Chief could say anything, another person spoke with a bitter smile.
To them, what they had to consider was not only the decline in the strength of the tribe after being separated, but also the Tongwa people on the other side of their archenemy. Although the Tongwa people's tribe did not have many people, the other side's large tribes were much more than the Qipewa people. There were seven to eight of them. If each tribe had a thousand people, there would be seven to eight thousand people. Moreover, there were two large tribes with three thousand people. Their numbers far exceeded the Qipewa people. They were already at a disadvantage when fighting the Tongwa people. If they were to separate their tribes now, Whether they could survive or not was a problem.
"Food, damn it, why are there so few wild beasts in the forest this year!”
As the two of them conversed, someone could not help but curse in his heart with a hint of anxiety. As for the others, they were the same.
To them, the scene before them seemed to have fallen into a dilemma. If they didn't split up, their survival would be a problem. If they split up, their safety would become a problem.
"Oh right, didn't a clansman from the west send us a lot of food?!”
In this strange situation, a leader seemed to have thought of something and immediately stood up with a flickering light in his eyes.
"Food? Western tribe?"
"What do you mean?"
His voice instantly jolted the 20 to 30 people back to reality. They quickly recalled the scene from before. As a tribe, the importance of food was unquestionable. Almost no one would use food to trade. However, a tribe member in the west had actually taken out food to trade. Moreover, it was an extremely abundant amount of food. All they needed was a few young women.
These headmen were naturally very clear about this, and even had a deep memory of it.
However, that was all there was to it. The food might be a lot for a small tribe, but it was only a considerable amount for a large tribe. It was obviously impossible to solve the problem at hand, or even impossible.
Therefore, very soon, the other leaders shook their heads and spoke with a hint of a love saint.
"That's not right. There's indeed a lot of food, but it's only enough for one to two hundred people. There's not much!”
The voice spoke, indicating the problem. However, the person who spoke did not have the intention to stop. His expression seemed to have completely figured it out at this moment, and he spoke with a mysterious tone.
"Indeed, there isn't enough food, but we can still trade. It's just some young women, or even some people.”
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(These few chapters have sped up the development. Although the progress is a little slow, this kind of novel is not just about Long Aotian's satisfaction. It needs to be reasonable. At this time, the layout is almost complete, and a new cheat will appear!)）
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