From Chief to Ball

"The following words, I hope that everyone here will think with what I said earlier, and consider who supports and who opposes. The numbers will not lie, and I hope you can come up with some ideas from these numbers that Xia Cheng develop better proposals.”

Chen Jian took a sip of wild chrysanthemum water to moisten his throat, and stretched out his hand, and Red Fish beside him handed over a piece of silk with many numbers densely written on it.

"Let's talk about population first."

"Xiacheng is now divided into three types of people: the Chinese, the wild people, and the peasants and slaves."

"Another three wild villages made up for the mistakes they made by accepting taxes and fighting. In addition to the clans accepted before and the peasants who made great achievements in this battle, there are already 300 people in Xiacheng who have the status of Chinese. Yangguan There are small settlements living nearby in places such as Shangcheng, Heyin, etc., and the population of the wild people is close to 8000. There are more than [-] slaves owned by the public property and the clan.”

"Among the 600 people, there are 14 young and strong men and women who can work, 2000 children under the age of 2000, most of these 700 new-born children, and the remaining [-] are disabled and old. , unable to work."

"These 300 people are Xiacheng. Their interests and needs are Xiacheng's law. As for the remaining 6000 people, we don't need to consider them. Only Xiacheng can do what is right or not." People in the city can judge."

"Although the wild people collect a tenth tax and need to serve corvees and pay various goods, they still live better than slaves. They can also enjoy some things produced by slaves, so don't worry about them standing with slaves. Let's oppose our laws together, on the contrary, they still have hope, and feel that they can live in Xiacheng as slaves step by step."

"Although the slaves are dissatisfied, they are not many. They are not much larger than the population of the city like the Acropolis, so we don't need to worry about their resistance. But the matter of the Acropolis needs to make us sober. The slave population must not exceed The combined number of Chinese and wild people."

"At the same time, we must also pay attention to not exploiting those wild people too hard, otherwise when they cannot survive, they will despair, stand with the slaves and push us to the ground. I heard someone suggested a few days ago, If you want to continue to expand the number of days for requisitioning wild people, and even prepare to conscript them in large numbers to build summer canals during spring planting and autumn harvest, you must oppose it."

"In addition, the number of babies among the 300 people in Xiacheng is constantly increasing, because we eat well, die less, live longer, and these wild people need to be constantly replenished in Xiacheng. Otherwise, after ten years, the children in Xia City have not yet grown up, the old people have withered and passed away, and there are very few young and strong left. How can we suppress the wild people and slaves? At that time, we will lose more, and we may even become slaves. "

"Some people object to the fact that the wild people become nationals, and those slave peasants get rid of their status as slaves through military exploits, saying that this will divide more slaves and land and hurt their own interests, but your eyes should look further, because you It’s officials and leaders, and you also need to explain it clearly to those who have opinions in the city.”

Many people below do not object to any of Chen Jian's opinions, and have turned into a kind of blind trust. They think that since Chen Jian made the decision, it must be reasonable. They didn't understand why they did it until now. What Jian meant, he believed more in his heart, and felt that Chen Jian's thinking was indeed more profound than theirs.

Or maybe the support itself is because Chen Jian did not violate their core interests. They will support these trivial matters, but when it comes to grabbing their interests, let alone Chen Jian, even if the ancestors of heaven and earth really appeared, it would be useless .

Seeing that the people below began to think and discuss, Chen Jian stopped to make sure that these people understood, and then took another piece of silk from Red Fish.

"In the past few days, I think the rumors you have heard the most are about the division of land, single-handedness, and unfair clan leaders."

Several clan leaders stood up and wanted to explain. Chen Jian waved his hands and said, "This is just a rumor. I don't mean to blame. It doesn't matter whether it's land division or single settlement, or who supports and who opposes."

"A few days ago, I asked Yu Qian'er to ask people in the city, and I chose a hundred people, including men, women, old and young, and people from every clan. It can almost be regarded as the opinion of the majority. "

"Among the 48 people, 32 support it, [-] think it's okay, and [-] oppose it."

"Those who support the single pass are all young, strong, accomplished, and young."

"Most of those who oppose single living are old, incapacitated, and weak."

"The same thing, why do the same Xiacheng people have such completely different opinions? Why are those who support it mostly young and strong, and those who oppose it are mostly old and weak? Why did no one think of going alone in the cave before?" ?”

"I'll give you some time to think about it, especially Ji Song, think about your previous question carefully. Is it because people's hearts have changed? Or are people constantly choosing the most suitable one with the change of working methods and tools? .In fact, the nature of the human heart has not changed. From the beginning to the end, it is concerned with one's own interests, but the method of safeguarding one's own interests is constantly changing."

After a while, Chen Jian sighed and said: "Now that the people in Xiacheng are full, they will naturally think about other things. There are more things sold in the market. Some people are looking forward to wearing silk, some are looking forward to having their own clothes. Some people look forward to having a drink after dinner. It is the greatest hope to be full when you are not full, and there will be more problems when you are full."

"If you don't separate and still keep the clan, can this problem be solved? In my opinion, it is possible. This requires each clan leader to be loved and supported by the clansmen, and to be able to take care of everyone when assigning it, just like evaluating military merits. But you Can it be done? Many people can’t even figure out addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and not many people can figure it out. It’s impossible to do so.”

"There are many advantages to combining them. If one day there is another kind of cattle and horses that can cultivate thousands of acres of land without grazing every day, then when the land is combined, only a few people can cultivate it. Others could do other things, but not now."

"You should be very clear about what the separated people think. It's nothing more than the feeling that the land slaves they earned from fighting in the battlefield don't want to share it with the clan members. Some women fancy a certain man and think it's better to live alone. It seems that there are quite a few people who don't want to separate, but there are still differences. Some are weak and worry that it will be difficult for the clan to survive after separation, some people are just not used to change, and some people miss the life of the clan gathering together in the past. "

"Yu Qian'er didn't ask everyone, but the 100 people who asked are enough to prove what everyone thinks. You have heard the rumors these days, and this matter will be done sooner or later. Those who support are light and strong, They are all soldiers, if they have some resentment in their hearts, it will be terrible, as a military leader, I have to think with the soldiers, so I support separation."

"However, the separation is not one person, one household. Nowadays, there are not enough cattle and horses. If one person planted, if there is a conscript, the whole family may not be able to survive, so I asked Yuqian to calculate it. Ten people are ten cents. Two cows. Why ten people? Because ten people help each other in building houses, plowing land, and harvesting. Then redistribute among each other."

Just as the leaders got up to ask, Chen Jian waved his hands and said, "I know what you want to ask. I just want to ask what is the difference between this clan? If the clan leaders can distribute them fairly, can they not be divided? I said yes, But the clan has too many people, you can't tell them apart, and you can't be fair."

"Those who are weak and cannot support themselves, these towns will be responsible, and taxes will be collected from those who are allocated to support them."

"Clan leaders, this is the opinion of the vast majority of Xiacheng people, and I think it is unstoppable. I know that you have paid a lot for the survival of the clan in the past, and the clansmen also know it. I asked Yu Qianer to ask those people Already, if the clan leaders divide the land among ten people, will they agree? No one objected this time."

"Now, let's talk about it and see what else you want to say?"

Many people are still thinking about it, especially the clan leaders. Of course they know the rumors, and they also know that this incident seems to be inevitable. was driven down.

Rather than doing this, it is better to agree that I have an extra ten shares of land. Anyway, I am already old. In this life, I have witnessed too many things that I could not imagine before. It is better to leave something for my relatives and children.

However, they didn't speak first, and the one who spoke first was Ji Song who had been silent all this time. He stood up and said, "Ji Xia is right. Nowadays, there is no way for one person to plow a thousand acres of land in one day. Dividing and combining are actually the same, but combining together There will be many injustices together. If Jixia can guarantee the lives of those who are weak and unwilling to be separated, I agree with Jixia's opinion."

He is the leader of those lost people in the city. These people miss the unity of the past, but don't know how to face the great changes of the times. In fact, their hearts are the most painful.Chen Jian told them that the only way is to let the land produce more food and make tools better. Only in this way can their dreams come true. They couldn't understand it, but they also began to think about the great changes of the times.

After Ji Song agreed, those among the officials who were as confused as Ji Song agreed one after another; while those young people, soldiers, and officials were looking forward to it all the time, and they were the biggest beneficiaries.The last clan chiefs had a choice between ten shares of land and dying, and only a few chose against.

Chen Jian didn't speak, but asked Yu Qian'er to pass the news of the discussion here to the outside.

After a while, those young people waiting outside shouted in unison, their voices were full of excitement, these Xiacheng soldiers and Qing Zhuang told the people inside what support was, and what was Xiacheng's real strength and foundation.

Hearing the unstoppable voice outside, the leaders of the opposition sighed heavily and left the tribe. What are they?Is there still a chance to be in the council in the future?One day before, one's own rights can compete with these officials, but one day later they are nothing.

Even if it is opposed, so what?Those people outside are the strongest soldiers in Xia City, holding spears in their hands, object?That is suicide.

Chapter 99 Family Property

There are several completely different explanations for the sentence that people can learn from it and not know it. Chen Jian trained the slave owners of Xiacheng as the successors of Xiacheng. He must let them understand some truths, because Chen Jian does not believe People are stupid.

Behind this high-sounding reason, in fact, he just borrowed everyone's ideas to achieve his own goals: weakening the clan, facilitating control, not allowing groups, transferring power, expanding domestic demand to develop handicrafts, and weakening the weight of the council of elders. The model of Muma was established, and the army was borrowed to intimidate from the side.

Can dividing the land immediately increase the yield per mu?No, but he has compost, the method of rational planting has been useless, and the method of selecting improved varieties is still being tested.However, after the division of the land, it will be carried out, and everyone will put the credit for fertilizer and planting on the division land, because many people will not think about the essence, but only see the surface. After the harvest, they will cheer and count all the credit for the division land. and support him even more.

He is very clear about what kind of world he wants, but it is impossible to achieve it in one step. He can only follow the pace of the times in different times and make the times go faster, because some things cannot be skipped.

After the separation, the form of a group of ten people will continue to deepen, with 50 people per mile, and one mile is selected for each mile. Strict control from top to bottom will allow officials to completely replace the rights of clan leaders. His, only in this way can he concentrate his power from top to bottom to realize his plan, otherwise Xia City can only live in a corner of the Caohe River for hundreds of years to recuperate, and there is no way to expand rapidly within decades.

As for the sequelae of the strict system, that is a question for future generations to consider. In this life, as long as the country’s embryonic form and name are unified within a cultural circle, at worst, it will be overthrown by itself in the future, but nothing is more important than the unity of the cultural circle and the formation of ethnic groups. This is a major event that concerns all generations.

Now the leader's election system has not changed, it is still once every three years, Chen Jian wants to use the recuperation time of He'e and Wei Alliance to change the election system to a life-long system in three years.

Of course, he will not say these purposes in public, and it is impossible for the people below to understand some problems, so he only explained the truth once, and the rest is to make a work report for the Xiacheng government, brainstorming, and hope to put forward some suggestions. Reasonable opinions also let these people feel the value of their own existence, and at the same time formulate a three-year development plan.

"Since six divisions have been selected to be responsible for the six things that the city must face, each of them must perform its duties. Sihuo Ji, tell me about the current goods in Xiacheng."

Chen Jian winked at Yu Qian'er. A few days ago, Chen Jian helped her produce a report, and all she practiced was to read it in public.She likes this kind of neatly arranged numbers, and hopes that she can write something like this without her brother's help in the future.

Although she was young, as Chen Jian's most trusted person, she was always pushed ahead by Chen Jian, and as time passed, she gained some tolerance.

Walking to the front of the stage, he took the wooden slips from Hongyu, and said loudly: "I am Xiacheng's cargo manager, and Xiacheng's food and goods are under my control, so please listen to Xiacheng's family background, and I hope everyone Make good suggestions."

"The population is in charge of Situ. My brother has already finished talking, but I will also talk about things like Sikong."

"The Xiacheng clan and the public property have 700 million catties of grain in total. According to the ration of 300 catties of grain per person per year, it is exactly one and a half years' grain storage without slaves. Among them, the public property has [-] million catties of grain, half of which comes from the public land. , and the other half comes from taxation and exchange."

"Today, Xiacheng has a total of [-] mu of land, of which [-] mu are public property. All the wheat and beans planted this year will be planted with corn after harvesting tomorrow. There are [-] mu of land that can be irrigated by the Xia Canal. According to the plan, the corn will be planted next year. Time will expand to [-] mu."

"More than half of the land is distributed around Xiacheng, and the rest are in Heyin, Shangcheng, Yancun and Yangguan. The land and population of wild villages are also increasing."

"Now the city has a total of [-] cattle, [-] donkeys, and [-] rough horses. These are all public property. Mules and calves still need time to grow up. Echeng also needs to learn how to plow cattle, but they can use wheels. , Bronze utensils exchange, there must be a thousand head of cattle before spring plowing next year, no one is allowed to exchange farm cattle and horses without permission.”