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These Sakha people belong to the North Asian race - East Siberian type.

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

There are also some people who have big face, or simply cannot distinguish themselves from Han people.

Modern genetic sequencing shows that the O line accounts for up to 80% of the Y chromosomes of the Han people, which shows that the bloodline is very unified. For example, Cao Cao’s Y chromosome can basically be determined to be O1b1-M268.

The Y chromosome of the Sakha people is dominated by the N line, also known as the Far North gene. If we insist on being related to the Han people, they were the same 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 Sakha people are not in line with Chinese aesthetics, so Zhang Tingxun was somewhat resistant at first.

That female shaman has a horse face and high cheekbones.

Among the girls in front of me, two of them obviously looked different, and it was very possible that they had C-series genes mixed into them.

C-series genes are also divided into northern and southern branches. The northern branch is mostly Mongolian, Manchu, Hezhe, Xibo, Oroqen, Ewenki, etc., while the southern branch is one of the ancestors of the Han people. Nearly half of the Kong surnames in Qufu have C-line genes, and many Jiang surnames also have C-line genes. It is estimated that many nobles in the Shang and Zhou dynasties were C-line genes.

Zhang Tingxun definitely didn't understand gene sequencing. He only knew that the girl in front of him was very beautiful, at least among the Sakha people, she was extremely beautiful.

Beauty comes from contrast.

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

Khabarov said: "He asked my young father-in-law to go fishing."

"Okay!" Zhang Tingxun smiled.

Zhang Tingxun got on a Sakha horse. The horse's hooves stepped on the snow and moved slowly. He pointed at the girl in the photo and asked bluntly: "Is she also from the Sun Division?"

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

The Lena River Basin is very rich in rock salt resources.

However, due to the existence of permafrost and the lack of technology of the Sakha people, obtaining rock salt depends entirely on luck and experience. People who are good at finding salt mines will definitely be treated as treasures, and their status is second only to the shaman.

"Has the guest fallen in love with her?" Yiga said, "But she is not the most beautiful girl in the daily department. I can introduce one to the guest. My sisters are very beautiful. You saw them yesterday."

Zhang Tingxun has indeed seen that the chief's daughters all have high cheekbones and round faces.

Zhang Tingxun said: "I just like how she looks. She looks very similar to us Chinese."

Yiga said: "If the guest likes it, he can bring wine to her house. If her father is willing to drink the wine brought by the guest, he has agreed to the marriage."

"Thanks for the reminder." Zhang Tingxun smiled.

Everyone came to the frozen river. Yiga led the tribe to dig a hole and then sat on the barrel to fish.

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

Next is venison and beef, especially reindeer. The more reindeer there are, the richer they are, similar to how Mongolians raise sheep.

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

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

The locals all eat sashimi, and the only seasoning is rock salt, which doesn't taste very good.

In the afternoon, the tribal hunting team returned. The harvest was not bad, six Mongolian wolves, four silly roe deer, more than 20 snow hares, and no one died accidentally.

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

Unaji's family is prosperous, her father is still alive, she has three wives and seven brothers and sisters. Currently they all live together in several tents, but they will be separated after their father dies.

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

Shu He was very happy to learn that Zhang Tingxun had come to propose marriage. He warmly entertained him and said, "My father is from the south. I heard him talk about it when I was a child. In the far south, there is a very powerful tribe. There is food there." There’s so much food to eat.”

Who knows which tribe they are talking about, but they probably refer to the Saharians in the middle and lower reaches of Heilongjiang.

But it was definitely not the Jurchens, because the Manchu Qing's conquest of the upper reaches of Heilongjiang, the Jingqili River and the Waixing'an Mountains was already a matter of Huang Taiji's time.

Huang Taiji collectively called all the tribes in the north the Sauron tribe, and further divided them into the Shilu tribe and Shigu tribe. As you can tell from the name, the deer part uses deer to pull the sled, and the dog part uses dogs to pull the sled.

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 young men and 7,302 of their family members were kidnapped. The Sauron tribe who surrendered semi-forced or voluntarily were moved to the south to settle. There were 16 Sauron tribes in the Nen River Basin alone.

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

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

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

The two sides communicated, but the donkey's lips were completely different from the horse's mouth.

Zhang Tingxun saw that the other party had drunk kumiss and obviously agreed to the marriage, so he said: "I didn't bring any gifts when I came this time. I will prepare a betrothal gift when I get back and send it over next year when the snow melts."

"It doesn't have to be so troublesome. You can get married now." Shu He said with a smile.

For many ethnic groups near the Waixing'an Mountains, the wedding ceremony is held at the woman's home, and she stays there for a while before returning to the man's home.

The temperature was already below freezing, so in order not to delay returning to the castle, the wedding was held the next day.

The wedding was very "grand", with the female shaman lighting the fire herself and the tribal leader presiding over the wedding.

Although Unaji doesn't understand Zhang Tingxun's language, she is extremely satisfied with her husband. She thinks her husband is very handsome. His face is not that long, his cheekbones are not that high, and his eyes are very big. He is much better looking than the men in the tribe.

By the way, Li Jiang also got married, taking the name of Unaji's sister.

The two sisters are considered to be the most beautiful girls in the Sun Club.

The dowry was generous. Unaji's dowry alone included two reindeer, more than a dozen skins, and some jewelry. The jewelry is mostly made of mammoth ivory, with a small amount of gemstones.

After another two days of delay, Zhang Tingxun left with his wife and subordinates after agreeing on next year's trading items.

Afraid that they would get lost if they went back, the leader also sent a guide, who would also live in the castle and wait until the weather warms up next year before going back.

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

For the Sakha people, this is a temperature where they can continue to move around. They would only hide in their houses at minus 30 degrees Celsius. If you encounter extreme cold of minus 60 degrees, you will have no choice but to hold on. This situation is relatively rare.

After successfully returning to the castle, Zhang Tingxun immediately reported the diplomatic results and took out the ivory products for display.

Peng Chunlin was quite pleased: "Ivory shipped to the south can be sold at a high price, but the Sakha people's carving skills are a bit poor. Let them sell the ivory directly next year and stop carving it. By the way, congratulations on your wedding."

"Hehe." Zhang Tingxun laughed.

Unaji's appearance is not absolutely beautiful. In Nanjing, she is at best above average. But he is tall, smells like Northland rouge, and he can also shoot, hunt, and dig through ice for fishing.

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

In particular, the mortality rate among Sakha men is very high, and widows appear every year. If these widows are unable to remarry within a short period of time, they will assume the role of the breadwinner of the family and join hunting parties with men from other families.

Peng Chunlin said: "The fishing here is pretty good. We need to bring in a few sailors next year. Many of the sailors come from fishermen's families. They bring fishing nets and can do it much faster than fishing. Even though it is cold here, it is a treasure land, and fur and ivory are You can earn a lot of money."

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

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

After the station in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang is established, the timber in the Greater and Lesser Hinggan Mountains will be developed. The axes and saws were half sold and half given to the natives. The logs were drifted to the mouth of the Heilongjiang River, and then transported to the south by ocean.

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 develop.

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

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

"By the way," Peng Chunlin said, "after everyone's discussion, Yakutsk has changed its name. From now on it will be called Luzhou. The indigenous people here all call themselves deer."

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

Because of the language barrier, I could only laugh.

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

I can understand this sentence. Zhang Tingxun has heard it many times. He said it eloquently: "Dagger."

"Dagger...head." Unaji repeated it repeatedly.

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

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

Unaji didn't understand and just grinned.

Zhang Tingxun is very satisfied with this kind of life. In a few years, he may be transferred to the Raole Protectorate. When the time comes, I will also bring my lovely wife from Nanjing. I will have a wife and a concubine to accompany me, and we can also ride horses and fight. Everything will be perfect.

Of course, it's not easy either.

In the afternoon after returning to the castle, Zhang Tingxun was called to cut wood.

Taking advantage of the lack of snow in the past two days, cut down more trees. There is no need to drag it back to the castle, just throw it on the edge of the forest and wait for the snow to melt before moving it. Next year, you will need to build ships and furniture.

The Kazakhs also have boats, but they are all birch bark boats and cannot withstand the hardships at all.

In addition, the branches need to be moved back to be used as firewood for heating in the winter. There are many birch trees here, and the birch bark is peeled off, making it very convenient to burn.

The Datong Army has just arrived, and they only do three things in winter: fishing, cutting down trees, and training.

We can talk about hunting and stuff after we get used to it.

After working hard for a long time, Zhang Tingxun hugged Unaji and rolled into bed after dinner in the evening.

There is really no entertainment. At night, women's screams can be heard everywhere in the castle.

This makes the soldiers who have not married locally feel particularly lonely and unbearable, and plan to go to a nearby tribe to propose marriage next year.

There must be more than one Sun Chaser, and 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 each tribe.

Two months later, the temperature dropped to more than 30 degrees below zero.

All kinds of activities have almost stopped, and there is no training. They hide in the house all day to keep out the cold, and consume a lot of firewood.

Zhang Tingxun hugs his wife Niwai every day and mainly teaches Chinese. The main reason is that no matter how strong the cow is, it cannot withstand daily farming.

In just one winter, those Datong soldiers with wives got more than ten babies.

But the infant mortality rate is extremely high, and it’s unclear how many will survive.

And it is obvious that in Xia Tian, ​​some soldiers will take the initiative to give up the 20 places to return to Hailanpao. Because their wives are pregnant and cannot afford to travel all the way.