From Chief to Ball

Chen Jian touched it for a while, nodded and said: "It's not impossible, but the tactics of the new army are different from tribal warfare. It needs hard training, and it can't be used as a soldier in the usual farming..."

E Yue said anxiously: "I heard about this. The new army in Xia City does not farm. Although E City is not rich, it can support a hundred people without farming, and the public property can also provide food for these hundreds of people."

"The same goes for the Acropolis."

Chen Jian rolled his eyes and said: "Chariots, Tao Lei, and wooden cannons all require hard training, and not everyone can explain clearly. Since the three cities are brothers and relatives, these methods can certainly be taught to you. How about it, every day Hundreds of people came out of the city, and they trained hard in Xiacheng for three years. After three years, they learned how to use wooden cannons, Tao Lei, and chariots. After three years, Xiacheng can exchange these things for you. Covenant, I will definitely exchange these things with you. Even if I exchange them for you now, those clansmen may not be able to use them."

The two also knew that what Chen Jian said was right, even if they were given these things now, they would not be able to use them, not to mention the wooden cannon Tao Lei, even the two cities who could charge by car might not be able to find a single person.

E Yue had already been thinking about it, Chen Jian must be in charge of this soldier, the hundred people he selected must be his own relatives, and the part of young people who would never betray their own clansmen, and let E Strider lead them in E City I have been stationed here for three years, and I know how serious it is even when I want to count to nine, and I don't cry.

Weihe's thinking is similar to that of Eyue, but he thinks more far-reaching. Knowing the horror of the new army, he knows very well that after three years this will be a powerful force in his hands. With the support of these people, he can no longer use it Concerned about the opposition of Wei's relatives, otherwise the transformation of himself and Wei Yuan would never be realized.

Therefore, the candidates chosen by Weihe are some loyal relatives and some city residents without surnames. When these people come back three years later, he can let go of his hands and feet.

In order to convince the two of them, Chen Jian also stated on the spot the exchange method for chariots, Tao Lei, wooden cannons, etc. after three years, and the exchange of how much corn was settled.

He is not worried about technology leaks, because the core of these three things is gunpowder and geometry. Just like those Indians in the previous life, it took three years to learn how to shoot and maintain, but 30 years later, they still can’t configure themselves. gunpowder.

Three years is enough for Chen Jian to do enough ideological work, and he will not break his oath, but the world is changing, and no one can tell what will happen after three years.

The best covenant is always the three parties who form the alliance feel that they have made a profit. The covenant of Xia, Wei, and E was concluded under such circumstances. Whoever can obtain the greatest benefit within the scope of the covenant is the real winner.

After the three people determined the main terms of the covenant, Chen Jian suggested: "The oath needs to be in front of everyone, let everyone know the oath, and let everyone know the consequences of betrayal. There are not many people in the city, and some soldiers have returned to the city first, and there are many things to deal with in the Acropolis."

"Half a year ago, I invited the warriors from the two cities to Xiacheng to compete in their skills. Now they have won a big victory and captured many beheaded people. It is just for us to offer sacrifices to our ancestors and tell them about our victory. The ancestors like to see the bravery of tribal warriors. , might as well put the sacrifice in Xia City, so that the warriors' competition of skills becomes part of the sacrifice, and it is also convenient for the warriors between the three cities to get to know each other, so that they can support each other in the battle in the future. I will prepare fine wine, Food, song, and theater await the warriors of the two cities."

Wei He took a deep breath and said, "Ji Xia said it very well, and I agreed half a year ago...but now that the Acropolis is unstable, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to leave."

Chen Jian laughed and said: "Now the Three Cities Alliance is sworn to by the leader of Weihe and not others. If someone wants to make rebellion, since the Xia and E allied forces can defeat thousands of Xirong people, can't they still not be able to defeat these rebellions? As long as the leader of Weihe abides by the oath, no one will dare to mess up Weicheng!"

These words were resounding, relying on the previous great victory and the majestic army of the two cities. There was something in Chen Jian's words, and the two leaders naturally understood.

Perhaps, one more item can be added to the future covenant: to ensure that the leaders of the three cities are all immediate relatives of the three or chosen by themselves, otherwise the two cities have the right to interfere...

Chen Jian didn't have much interest in this, but Wei He and E Yue were very interested in it. They heard the implication and were very happy in their hearts.

Now that Chen Jian said so, Wei He knew that as long as he said this, within three years, those clansmen who had misbehavior would go into hibernation. Terrible criminal law.

With such a guarantee, the two of them also agreed that they would definitely bring the best warriors, the most beautiful wine, and the best sacrifices of the tribe to Xiacheng to sacrifice together on that day.

After counting the days, Chen Jian set this day on July [-]th.

"The envoys we sent out have already set off to inform those cities that are afraid of the Xirong people, and their envoys will arrive before July [-]th. At that time, in addition to the warriors' competition to let them see our strength, we will also wave spears Arrange the army and convince them, they will pay tribute by mistake."

"I will also send envoys to some nearby settlements, so that their leaders will also participate."

"On July [-]th, the three cities will sacrifice together and make an oath in front of everyone, so that the ancestors and heaven and earth can hear it, and let the envoys and the leaders of the settlement see it."

Chapter 98 Who Supports?Who is against?

After an agreed date, it was time to return home. On the way back to Xiacheng, some rumors began to spread among Xiacheng's army.

There are many rumors, but the ones that these soldiers like to talk about the most are the rumors about land, military exploits, and slave distribution.

"Have you heard? Ji Xia plans to gather the slaves to reclaim the land after returning. There will be no division of slaves, only the land."

"I heard, it's nothing. It's faster for slaves to work together. Otherwise, we can divide three slaves into three slaves, and we have to send one person to watch them work. If they are gathered together, thousands of slaves only need to work together." Three or five people with whips will do.”

"That's right, anyway, these slaves will be divided sooner or later. I heard that Ji Xia plans to divide the slaves after three years. The work of the slaves will be arranged by him within three years, but the harvested food will be divided according to the slaves we own."

"I have no objection. The slaves can do other things together. But if there is more food, I have to tell Ji Xia that I can no longer just feed the slaves acorn noodles. After three years, I don't want to belong to me. slave is dead."

"That's right, slaves are like farm cattle, the longer they live the better..."

"I'm afraid that the leaders of the council will disagree, do you know? Our leader is a little unfair. When the work was assigned last time, his son was asked to do light work...the work is nothing. When the land is distributed in the future But what should we do? Jixia said that in the future, the clan leaders will distribute the land, and the best and easy-to-irrigate land near Xiaqu will be distributed to her children?"

"That's right. Actually, if the leaders were as fair as Ji Xia, it wouldn't be a problem if they couldn't be separated, but they can't do it."

"Should I share the land I earned with all my hard work with them?"

Some people may also think that when they relied on them to live in the past, due to their inner morality, these people did not agree with the last very selfish words, but they all supported them in their hearts, and they just kept silent.

All kinds of rumors kept brewing on the way home, and these rumors were caused intentionally or unintentionally by Chen Jian. By the campfire at night, he would always inadvertently mention some strange things, which gradually aroused the suspicion of these people. Thinking and defending one's own interests.

People have selfishness, and these selfishness began to spread after transcending the cave age when they had to be united to survive.The clan leaders who are in charge of the clan's land and property began to think about their children. It can be predicted that there will be no fair situation when the clan commune distributes land in the future.

These rumors continued to ferment, and reached their peak after the whole army returned to Xiacheng, because Chen Jian led everyone to sacrifice to the ancestors, and did not directly evaluate the meritorious deeds, but told everyone to postpone it for a few days.

The envoys on horseback kept leaving, going to Yancun, Heyin, Shangcheng, Yangguan and other places dozens of miles away, and asked the forehand there to temporarily hand over things to the deputy to return to Xia City.

A few days later, Chen Jian called all the elected officials of Xiacheng, the centurions of the army, clan leaders, members of the council and those who passed the simple examination of the school to the council hall.

After decoration, the hall is quite majestic. There is a row of simple wooden stools, a small table with pottery cups in front, and a wooden platform in front.

The distance between the walls of the hall is controlled within 17 meters, which happens to be the limit distance of the echo, and there will be no echo when speaking on the wooden platform.

More than 50 people sat together, and most of these people were elected by Xiacheng people, who could replace the interests of most "people" in Xiacheng. Of course, the people here did not include slaves.

Chen Jian stood on the wooden platform, and Hongyu beside him was holding a lot of bark and wooden slips, and the people sitting below were sucking the water soaked in wild chrysanthemums and camellias, snoring loudly.

Chen Jian smiled and knocked on the wooden board, motioning for everyone to calm down first.

"Maybe many of you are wondering why I called you all here, but before I start telling things, I will tell two stories."

"The first story is about the geese, geese and wild ducks we raise. The geese don't eat fish, and the wild ducks eat fish and don't like grass. If one day we can only feed fish and grass, how should we feed them?"

"The second story is about a group of sheep wandering on the grasslands, avoiding wolves. The leading sheep knows where there are wolves, but the flock does not. At this time, should the leading sheep tell the flock why they chose this road? Or should they not speak? leading the flock?"

After the two stories were told, there was a chattering discussion immediately below. They knew that Chen Jian would not be aimless. Although the two stories sounded weird, they still came up with almost the same answer after discussion.

"Gese and ducks, if there are too many geese, they will feed the grass and starve the ducks; if there are too many ducks, they will feed the fish and starve the geese."

"The head sheep should tell the flock why it chose that path, instead of just leading them away without saying a word."

Chen Jian put his hands on the wooden platform, nodded and said, "I'm glad to hear everyone say that, it's what I think."

"I was elected by everyone as the leader of Xia City for a period of three years; you were elected as officials by everyone for a period of three years. We were elected by everyone, so we represent the thoughts of the vast majority of people in Xia City. Now The population of Xia City is increasing, and as the leader, I can no longer manage all of them, I can only implement the decisions of the council through you, and besides doing your own thing well, you must also tell the rest of the tribe why you are doing this like a leader."

"When making any decision, who supports it? Who opposes it? This is the primary issue in the development of Xia City. It is impossible for any decision to be approved by everyone, so we can only make decisions according to the ideas of the majority. "

"The ducks and geese in the first story are the relationship between us and the slaves. I can say that the slaves will oppose any decision we discuss, if they have the right to speak. What is Xiacheng? Xiacheng It is the city of our slave owners. All the laws and regulations must safeguard the interests of our slave owners. This must be clearly remembered. If someone does something wrong, you can be elected and you will be elected. Push it down. This is like the foundation of a house, it cannot be changed. Slaves have the morals of slaves, and slave owners have the morals of slave owners. In our opinion, slaves who love to work and do not resist are good slaves. In their view, maybe not , but their ideas are meaningless, we want these slaves to look at people and things the same way we do."

"Slaves are ducks, and we are geese. Even if we only consider the choice of geese, we are still geese. Some like to eat thatch, some like to eat reeds, and some like to eat corn... It also needs to be clearly distinguished and made. For any decision, is there more support or more opposition?"

"Someone wants to say that as long as there are enough people to count who eats what, they can feed them separately. I want to say that this Ji Song had the same idea at the beginning. He wanted to maintain the unity of the clan life and live a prosperous life." It is impossible to have a full warehouse, because it requires at least a hundred people to go off-duty to count these every day, we cannot support it, and it is even more impossible to expand Xiacheng in the future."

Chen Jian tried his best to guide them with words that the people sitting here could understand. These people can understand this simple truth. Even if a clan eats, there will be many supporters and opponents for what it eats every day. Human laws and regulations.