From Chief to Ball

"Have you all heard the story of the Weihe River from your parents? When you were young, you took dozens of tribesmen away, saying that you would build a city by yourself and become the leader of a territory including the source of the river. Many of you, in the future Maybe become the leader of a city, but there is only one leader in a city. What should I do?"

"The land of the Dongyi people, the land on the south bank of the Great River, will be ours in the future, because we have chariots, gunpowder, and horses! Don't be afraid of having no land, don't be afraid that there will be no slaves, what is afraid is that there will not be so many leaders! When the time comes, you will also Like Weihe, you will bring hundreds of tribesmen, go there, and build a city that belongs to you, just like here, that is what people with great ambitions should do."

"As for those who will become leaders in the future, it is also for you to see the hard work of your ancestors, to let you know how difficult it is to be a leader, and to know how to protect the land left by your ancestors."

"This is the first lesson I teach you, sir. Don't you want everyone to be the leader of one party in the future?"

A large bucket of rotten chicken soup was poured down, and a group of people clenched their fists with their faces shining brightly at what Chen Jian said, dreaming about the day in the future, which might really come true.

Chen Jian finished pouring the chicken soup, and said again: "How can I say that I am also your husband. My parents handed you over to me. Of course, I will not treat you badly. How long do you think it takes to build a city? I also deliberately let you see, from now on How long does it take for nothing to exist? This is the legend. Otherwise, when you see Xiacheng in the future, you will think to yourself, who knows how long you Xiacheng people have built? Then I will lose my face."

He casually told a joke, the young people all laughed and got off the boat one after another, stretching their muscles and bones, Yue Mei rolled her eyes, looking for the red fish, but felt that there was no woman like her here.

Seeing Chen Jian waving his hand, Ji Bai hurried to Chen Jianjian's side. Chen Jian said, "Go to Hongyu, find some smarter people, and shock this group of people."

"Why the shock?"

"...Let Red Fish arrange this. By the way, tell Red Fish to clean those big copper pots and get some delicious food."

After Ji Bai left in a hurry, Chen Jian stretched himself, and asked a few people to tidy up more than a dozen mud huts as a place to stay at night.

Not long after, Ji Bo came back and told Chen Jian in a low voice. Chen Jian led people to the brick wall. The young people were curious about the words on it, and they stretched out their hands to gesture one by one. Sometimes they were surprised to recognize some simple words. Hieroglyphs, surprises.Chen Jian folded his arms and waited for the person arranged by Red Fish to come.

For a moment, two women who had been helping Yu Qian'er came over chirping, arguing as they walked, "You miscalculated! There are 8000 people, some will share five catties of corn, and some will share three catties of corn. The total is [-] catties." , how can you calculate such a number?"

Another woman asked anxiously, "Can I make a mistake?"

While talking, he casually took out a piece of charcoal from the bonfire left on the ground, brushed it a few times and wrote the calculation on the brick wall. After finishing writing, he raised his head and said, "What's wrong? This is just the time when the windmill was repaired. It’s a matter of geese and sheep being equal. When I counted this, you still don’t know how to count. Let me ask you, a few days ago, someone made military achievements in the battle against the eastern city, and they had to divide [-] acres of land.”

He picked up charcoal and randomly drew a triangle on the wall, saying: "This is the land. The base is five hundred steps long and the waist is one hundred steps high. How much should I give him?"

The two were arguing and calculating while Chen Jian watched with a smile. In fact, the second question did not have many people in Xiachenghui, and these were all sample questions he had written.

In the eyes of this group of young people, it is different. Whether it is taking corn or distributing land, these are things that their family needs to master. It is precisely by relying on these things that they can become nobles in the city and manage ordinary people.

They are not yet a generation that can eat and wait to die. The fact of blood inheritance is based on the familialization of knowledge inheritance, and it has not yet reached the time when father dies and sons succeed.

The first question is hard for them to solve, and the second question has never been seen before. The land is divided directly into the square field, how can there be a corner field?

But the two women in front of me who don't even have jade on their bodies actually figured it out in a moment, and they spoke clearly and logically, and they really didn't understand it.

After the two women left, there was a family that belonged to the priests of the city. After thinking about the two topics, they couldn't help themselves, and their hearts itched unbearably, and they sighed in their hearts. Xia Cheng is so ordinary?

While still reminiscing, someone ran over and said, "Where is Cuju over there, Ji Xia won't go and have a look?"

Chen Jian glanced at his hands and said, "Let's go, let's all go and see how the soldiers in Xiacheng play."

After bypassing the big wall, they arrived at the place where the Xiacheng army usually trained. A few people were shooting arrows or throwing javelins. The black-clothed guards with better skills made three or five playful tricks, and many children of military noble families also stared wide-eyed. They had to learn archery since they were young, but they had no horses. The horse's tail suddenly flipped over to the horse's back, and they all couldn't help but praise.

Men are particularly enthusiastic about things that can be ridden, whether it is a man or a horse, or even a car after a long time.

But there were not many people watching these things except them, and the rest of them were all gathered near a place, shouting, shouting hoarsely, it seemed to be more exciting than this galloping horse.

When they got there, the young boys were completely attracted. More than a dozen people were playing the improved Cuju show. The two parties were wearing different colored clothes, and each of them was sweating profusely.

One person in a white shirt is holding a cuju, and the people in the same team are lined up in the back for protection. The people in the black shirts on the opposite side shouted in unison, and hit them straight as if they were charging, and the two groups twisted into a ball with a bang .And several people were chasing the person holding Cuju, the speed was so fast that several young people were startled.But the man in the white shirt holding Cuju is even better. Every time he is about to be caught, he suddenly turns and turns to the other side as if his body is touching the ground. Secretly praised.

This scene is comparable to a battle formation, even more intense than a battle formation. Su Tang has seen the black-clothed guards in Xiacheng before, and the dozen or so people in the Xin Dao Field cooperate well, understand each other, and are unparalleled in bravery. It is really unstoppable to attack the enemy's head above!

Just when several boys clenched their fists and watched with high interest, suddenly there was a loud noise, filled with gunpowder smoke, which startled a group of people. It turned out that the timekeeper had lit a firecracker to signal the end.

It stopped abruptly, feeling a little empty in my heart.

In the eyes of outsiders, the most coquettish woman in Xiacheng is still outside, and there is no one here for dramas and the like. The singing and dancing are not good, only the army is marching, and these people are not interested. Chen Jian simply called the two black guards who are the most beautiful. The two strong men wrestled in front of everyone for fun.

The two men's muscles were swollen, and they were afraid that their clothes would be broken when they wrestled, so they took off their coats. Their muscles were swollen, they were covered in sweat, and they fought together. , with a strong momentum.

Occasionally, the breeze would blow, and the strong smell of sweat would come with it, but the young boy didn't care. He stared at the panting opponent who fell, and praised him loudly.

Chen Jian chuckled twice, and said, "I've been walking for a long time, and I'm hungry, so let's get some food first. Watch other things while eating."

Several large copper pots were carried over, which were filled with soup, and they were lined up nearby. All kinds of tableware were brought, and charcoal was spread under the copper pots, and the newly slaughtered mutton was cut into thin slices by copper knives.

In the bowl, moldy tofu, chive flowers, peppercorns, dogwood powder, vinegar, bean paste...everything is available except chili. Chen Jian made a demonstration. He took a piece of mutton with chopsticks and rinsed it in a copper pot. Medium seasoning, slightly closed eyes, satisfying infinitely.

Everyone knows that Xiacheng cuisine is unique, and Chen Jian can be so intoxicated.Seeing that the mutton is delicate and the leeks are dripping green, I suddenly felt my index finger twitch, and after trying it for a while, I won consecutive praises.

Afterwards, scalding spirits, fried sweet and sour pork tenderloin for the girls, maple sour fruit, wasabi sashimi, all kinds of pastries with the fragrance of summer flowers, pea yellow, etc. were brought up one by one.

These relatives and noble sons also have fertile land, countless slaves, and hundreds of slaves, and they are extremely rich, but when it comes to food, it is really far from what Chen Jian figured out. They may not have a copper pot for cooking, and the ups and downs All kinds of condiments are also pitifully small, and the meat sauce is delicious, which is no match for the temptation of the tip of the tongue carefully prepared by Chen Jian.

When they were enjoying the meal, a few people came over carrying a few big earthen baskets. Seeing such a grand occasion, they thought it was the finale of the delicious food, so they all stood up and surrounded them, and a few anxiously pulled away the earthen baskets. Covered with hay, but all stood there in a daze.

There is no food in the soil basket.

There is only a pile of wooden slips.

Chapter 89 Lesson [-]

"Okay, don't look at it, this is not for food."

Chen Jian came over with a smile and whistled, and Ji Bai hurried over.

"Tell our people to leave and rest today. Talk to Red Fish, kill the rest of the sheep at night, and share them. You take the black guards and stay nearby so that you won't hear me. What we say here shall prevail, and our people are not allowed to approach."

"it is good."

He took out the pottery whistle and blew a few times, and the people nearby left one by one. Ji Bai led the guard in black two hundred steps away, with his back to everyone.

Chen Jian asked the young people here to sit down again, and asked, "Is this meal delicious?"

"good to eat."

"Want to eat every day?"

"think."

"Do you know what the civilian slaves in the city eat? How much corn can this meal be exchanged for?"

These people never expected that Chen Jian would suddenly change the topic here, and there was a moment of silence. They didn't know what ordinary people eat, so they had to remain silent.

Su Tang saw that the scene was deserted, and he was the oldest here, so he quickly got up and said, "Ji Xia means to teach us to help those in the city more..."

He was interrupted by Chen Jian before he finished speaking. Chen Jian said with a smile: "I didn't mean to say that. You have land slaves in your family, and you can still afford this kind of food. Why can you afford it? Why do those civilian slaves Can't afford it?"

"Because our family has more land and more slaves."

Chen Jian nodded and said, "That's right, why are there so many?"