From Chief to Ball

Several Wei surnames saluted Chen Jian with the greatest etiquette, thanking Chen Jian and Xiacheng people for everything they had done, and thanking them for going to help their relatives.

Chen Jian glanced at Yuan in the distance, and said to the relatives surnamed Wei next to him: "If you want to thank, you should go to thank Yuan, he convinced me. He is right, the same words and ancestors, in itself is a An oath that doesn't need to be spoken."

These few people looked at each other in blank dismay, they never thought that this person who didn't even have a surname actually did it.

A few people who had insulted him were a little embarrassed. After thanking Yuan, they followed Yuan, but they didn't dare to go ahead of Yuan.

Chen Jian admired this commoner who was born as a cattle herder very much, turned around and asked the people of Xiacheng: "If Yuan is from Xiacheng, what do you think will happen?"

"Of course it is recommended to be an official. Didn't you say that, Ji Xia? In the future, Xia Cheng will be an official, either a sage with the best reputation or a child who has learned well in school. As for the surname, that is up to you." what relationship?"

Chen Jian asked with a smile: "Then why are there so many officials with the surname Ji?"

"There are many officials with the surname Ji in Xiacheng, not because their surname is Ji, but because they followed Jixia earlier and learned a lot. What does the surname have to do with being virtuous or not?"

These words made the relatives surnamed Wei very uncomfortable to hear, Yuan looked at Chen Jian gratefully, bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Ji Xia."

"Yuan, since Xiacheng and Acropolis are brother cities, are you willing to come and live in my Xiacheng?"

Everyone could see that this was a solicitation, and those relatives surnamed Wei thought to themselves that Yuan was originally a cattle herder, and the answer to such a good thing was self-evident.

However, what no one expected was that Yuan shook his head and said, "Thank you, Jixia, but I still like being in Acropolis. Xia and Wei, the city of brothers, communicate with each other, so it's okay to live here."

"But now that I have invited Ji Xia to send troops, after returning to the Acropolis, those who know me and love me will definitely appreciate me; those who have insulted me and looked down on me will also admire me. Xia Cheng Although it is good, there is no one who loves me or insults me."

"If a man has done a great thing, if he doesn't go back to where he lives, and doesn't listen to the people he knows, how is it different from wearing gorgeous clothes for the blind to see?"

Yuan thanked him again and again, and finally refused with his own reasons. What he said was what was in his heart, and there was not much obstruction.

Chen Jian didn't insist on keeping anything, and there will always be a chance to meet each other in the future.

The bonfire gradually extinguished, and the people in the venue also left with various thoughts. Chen Jian sent people to E City overnight, and sent a message to E Yue, telling the oath, the reason for the expedition, and the possibility of winning. Get the opponent ready to go.

This expedition is an expedition of hard work, and it is impossible to take away most of the young and strong population of the tribe like last time. Many people need to be kept at home, and more and more slaves need to be managed. Chen Jian does not want the backyard to catch fire.

According to the statement in the oath, he selected 50 people from among the peasants. These people were the first batch of people to attack the enemy camp, that is, cannon fodder, and they were also used as bait to delay the enemy when necessary.

Even though they knew that fighting was very dangerous, those slave peasants still signed up enthusiastically, not for anything else, just for the identity of the wild people.

Killing a person and beheading a person can obtain the status of a wilderness, and beheading eleven heads can become a countryman.

Eleven heads are a bit far away, and they may die, but at least they are a hope that can be exchanged with their own lives. The greatest suffering is not not enough food and clothing, but the solidification of the class that completely cuts off hope.

The weapons Chen Jian distributed to them were very simple, no armor, no leather shields, only short swords.

In addition to being equipped with weapons, these selected people also rubbed a straw rope with pampas grass and hung it around their waists. They imagined that they could sew the enemy's head on this rope, so that they could fight with those people. The people in the city are the same.

The savage villages outside the city were also preparing for the expedition. They were going out as heavy soldiers, but Chen Jian also selected ten strongest people from each village and allowed them to attack the enemy camp with the slave farmers. Exchange your head for the identity of your own countrymen.

Identity is not only cultural identity, but more importantly, practical benefits: a light tax of [-] taxes, no need for perennial corvee, benefits from the city during the New Year, and land.

As wild people and peasants, their killing and meritorious deeds are just the beginning. Only after they become Chinese can they be eligible to distribute land according to their merits.

In fact, Chen Jian did not lack these hundred people. Whether they were wild people or slave farmers, the hope Chen Jian brought to them was just a way to quickly increase the basic population of the city in a short period of time.

Children can be born, but it is too slow to grow into an adult.These slaves and savages were originally from a similar ethnic group. Xiacheng's strong culture and real interests, as well as its powerful deterrence, can eliminate their hatred and disapproval.

According to the plan, more than a hundred people are selected every year from slaves and wild people under various pretexts to become citizens of the city, and the number will gradually increase every year. When the population crisis breaks out in about ten years, the proportion of minors and young adults will not Seriously out of balance.

A total of [-] wild militia soldiers were selected by Li Nonghe. They were all the part that had the most hope of becoming Chinese within a year. Chen Jian also selected strong and obedient ones.

In addition to these, 400 people were dispatched from Yemin Village as a supply force, and there were no villages along the way to supply supplies, so food on the road must be prepared.

In the city, 250 soldiers were selected, plus 200 new troops, and all the donkeys, ox carts and some rough horses in the city were recruited. There were nearly a thousand soldiers in total. This was the entire force of Xiacheng's expedition this time.

Heyin City on the south bank of the Caohe River serves as a logistics supply station, and a large number of fried noodles and dry biscuits are transported there from Xiacheng every day and piled up in the warehouse.

Soldiers who are not out of production have to continue to work every day, and those who have received a call-up order have to polish their weapons at night, exchange Taobei for some better armor, or exchange the Taobei issued before the expedition for wine. .

The off-duty new army still trains every day, just like usual, but the original mechanical and monotonous life finally has some adjustments.

After the performance that night, Chen Jian found Shi Qi and asked her if she would like to be a member of the new army.

Shi Qi was very surprised, the city never used women to fight.

"It's not for you to fight, but for you to choose three or two women who are as good-looking and intelligent as you, and can sing a good song."

Shi Qi wondered: "Still acting? Acting can also be a new army? This is amazing."

"What's so strange about this? How well you acted. You can make everyone angry when you want to make everyone angry; Forgot to eat, how come it has nothing to do with the war?"

Shi Qi smiled and said, "Then we are treated the same as the new army? Usually we don't have to work, just act?"

"Of course, just act and sing. There is no distinction between land and slaves, but there is Taubina every month, and meals are also eaten in the military camp. You don't need to go back to the tribe."

Shi Qi happily said: "Of course that's fine. If you tell the story, I'm afraid that after the women hear about it, your house won't even be able to fit it."

"So let you choose a few, fish for fish, shrimp for shrimp, you can always find someone similar to you, it would be very difficult for someone else. But one thing, you have to be able to keep up with the new army, If you can’t walk for a while and get tired, that’s not okay.”

"Hey, don't worry, it seems that you men work the same way. Didn't we do the same thing when harvesting wheat a few days ago? I told them that anyone who can't walk is not allowed to come."

"Then it's settled. If you can sing and act, you're good-looking, and you can walk and keep up with everyone's marching, you're qualified. The monthly food and drink expenses are paid by the public, and there's a big beckon every month. But it doesn't count military exploits." , regardless of land slaves."

In this way, even if Xiacheng's first semi-official art troupe was established, there would be six or seven more full-time people, which could fully support the city's current productivity.

It can not only adjust the monotonous life of the new army, but also carry out public opinion propaganda, spread private goods, and speed up the process of history as Chen Jian hoped.

Chapter 86 Cake

On May 800rd, the envoy of Xiacheng sent the news that Chen Jian would raise troops to rescue the guards to Echeng. After listening to the envoy's report, Eyue told the envoy that he would lead [-] people to follow Chen Jian to send troops, and the date was fixed. On the eighth day of June.

After the messenger left, some people in E City were quite puzzled.

"The Acropolis is far to the southwest. Even if the Xirong people break through the Acropolis, Xia City will still block it. It is not worthwhile for us to send troops to rescue the guards."

E Yue frowned and said, "Ji Xia sent troops to rescue the guards this time. If it succeeds, the Acropolis will be closer to Xia City. If we don't send troops and Xia Cheng goes to rescue the siege by himself, then we have violated the oath and angered everyone." We have lost the Acropolis. We already can’t beat the Xia City, if we add the Acropolis, the two cities attack us for the reason of violating the oath, what can we do?”

"In the past, I pledged the same hatred with Xiacheng. If I didn't send troops, the people in the city would think that I had violated the oath. If Xiacheng and Weicheng attacked together, the people in the city might not be willing to fight to the death."

"If we send troops together with Xiacheng to rescue the Acropolis, Weihe will always take out some corn slaves to be grateful, and even those villages in the southwest close to the Xirong people will give us a few, so that when the Xirong people invade again in the future, they will be safe." It hurt our interests, so we will fight against the Xirong people in the future. After this battle, the Acropolis can only follow behind Xiacheng and us."

The few people shook their heads and said, "E Yue, you only think of winning. If we lose, the Acropolis is destroyed, and we will lose our manpower. If the Acropolis is destroyed, even if Weihe is grateful, what can we show our gratitude? ?”

Shu Jiu, who had been silent all this time, shook his head and laughed, "Defeated? Think about it, when Ji Xia sent an envoy to borrow our slaves last time, did he say anything about going to war?"

"No."

"It's only been a short period of twenty days. Could it be that Ji Xia suddenly changed his mind? Of course not. He must have wanted to send troops a long time ago, but was just waiting for the opportunity. Since we didn't say we should send troops together last time, That proves that he has the means to defeat those Xirong people by relying on Xiacheng. Now he suddenly tells us that we must go out before the tenth day of June. If we are not prepared or it is difficult to go out, Naqu will have many excuses for Xiacheng in the future when we break the oath. If after the victory, the United Acropolis came to E City to question their crimes, would we be able to beat those people again?"