From Chief to Ball

"I built this city not only to wedge myself into Dongyi, but also to serve as a template for you to see how to build a city on Dongyi's land and how to govern those Dongyi people so that they obey us and accept us. Our writing customs, offering sacrifices to our ancestors, and forgetting their history. These are all things you have to learn. Before you can learn this, you are not qualified to be the masters of a new city built on the land of Dongyi."

"Strictness leads to chaos, and lenientness leads to change. Too strict Dongyi people resist, too loose Dongyi people's customs do not change and the language remains unchanged. You are not grasping the way of relaxation, are you?"

The young people nodded and said yes, they learned a lot of things in school that they had never been exposed to before, and gradually learned a way of thinking called rationality.Compared with the secrets passed down in the family by word of mouth, this kind of public lecture on the methods of governance allowed them to learn more and more comprehensively.

There are too few cities and too many heirs, and there will only be one leader in the city, and there will inevitably be losers.But if this matter can really be implemented, perhaps failure will become another kind of victory, and it is not a bad idea to bring some tribesmen to build a city in Dongyi.

Chen Jian looked at the group of young people and said with concern: "This time you followed me on the expedition and captured your own slaves. What's yours is yours. It's not easy for me as a husband to compete with you, so don't worry. But these slaves, I suggest you stay here, if you can’t even manage hundreds of people, how can you manage a city of ten thousand people in the future?”

"You also have private slaves in your own city, and some subordinates. You might as well choose some to come here. Gather your people together, try what it's like to be a leader of thousands of people, and understand how to be a good leader .”

"Xiacheng will also leave some people behind. We only build a city for defense, but Xiacheng won't care about your people, let you toss and learn. If you think your own way is good, use your own; I think Xia Cheng's method is good, so I use Xia Cheng's, in short, everything is casual."

"The land here is vast, and you have a share of the credit for attacking Dongyi City. We will share some of the land here with you, and we can also give you some iron farm tools, which will be counted as gifts from my husband. If you want, just More than a dozen people gather more than a thousand people to discuss and manage the government; if you don’t want to, you can manage more than a hundred people to run the fief.”

"Since this land is named the new Huacheng, it naturally belongs to the Dahe tribes, because it is here to protect the Dahe tribes and not just Xiacheng. It's just that Xiacheng will take over the jurisdiction within six years, and after six years, it will be under the jurisdiction of Xiacheng. The leaders of the various cities or the leaders of the tribal alliances recommended the cities to govern this place, and after this time I will go back with your parents to win some of the tribesmen for you."

"In exchange with Qiongxi, I will not use the slaves you snatched back. Saving relatives is what the leader should do, and you are not yet, just children."

"I will also select some Xiacheng people from the school to assist you in the administration. You just need to know how to be a leader. Just like farming, you are responsible for deciding what to plant, and others are responsible for how to plant it."

"Should they be treated as slaves? Or should they be trained to be loyal to the great river or to be loyal to your countrymen? Or are they resentful and wish you, the leader, to die earlier? These are the various problems that a leader has to face."

"This can be regarded as an exam. I will give you some cattle, horses, sheep seeds and iron farming tools. After two years, let's see who has the most wealth, who has the better voice of the people, who has the most righteous sacrifices, and who has the most advanced soldiers." powerful."

"If you can't learn this, you can only rely on the reputation of your ancestors and the land you have accumulated to be a rich person; and if you learn this, you may become the master of a fief due to your meritorious deeds in the future."

"Even if Xia City was captured, the world is so vast, how many people does Xia City have? At that time, won't it be up to you and your clansmen to guard this land?"

"At that time, you will be regarded as relatives who really own the fief, and this land is still where the ancestors of Dongyi took their roots, which will be much more glorious."

"Would you like to?"

The young people blushed and nodded excitedly. They were just children a year ago, but now they may become the leaders of a small fief, the real leaders...

Many of them know that it is impossible for them to become the leader of the original city, and even if they become the leader, they cannot be arbitrary. Their parents are the reason to prevent the leader from being arbitrary.

The saying that it is better to be the head of a chicken than to be a queen has not yet appeared, but the same truth is already in their hearts.The black-clothed guards who followed them did not belong to them, but when they own their own land in the future, wouldn't they be able to have an army of their own?Following the expedition, there is an army, there is wealth, and there is land. Why can't I repeat the story of Xiacheng?

Chapter 51 Mutual benefit

This is deception.

The clans of these children belonged to the same or different cities, and when these children had the same feats and fame as their parents, after they learned how to be leaders in a colonial land, the entire clan would secede The original cities and towns followed them to distribute feudalism and build a country, and spread the seeds of the various tribes of Dahe to the land of Siyi.

It's not that Chen Jian's brain twitch thinks that division is better than reunification, but that with today's material conditions, even if it develops for another 30 years, the land that Xiacheng can directly control is only a province, and no matter how big it is, it can't manage it at all, and the population is too large. Not enough, we can only rely on the strength of the rest of the cities.With the advantages of culture and technology, enfeoffment and colonization is a good method that has been proven by history. Ethnic groups can quickly occupy the best land under the conditions of the times, even if it is a big deal to play off and then fight back.

It is not shameful to split a piece of land that does not belong to the ethnic group at all. Instead, you should be proud, because now it is not yours at all. What is shameful is to split a piece of land that already belongs to the same ethnic group.

All reality is history, and the right and wrong of history only lie in the reality at that time, even now will one day become history.

There are too many things and too little time, this is Chen Jian's feeling now.To realize his plan, there are still many things to prepare, each of which makes him look forward and backward. As the ethnic group expands day by day, he feels more and more small and powerless.

While waiting for the arrival of Qiongxi, Chen Jian sent a group of people to go deep into the south bank of the river and cut down a lot of bamboo to prepare for another big event in the future, but this big event made him doubtful and difficult to make a decision.

A few days later, Qiongxi's army approached the named Xinhua City, but Qiongxi didn't know that Chen Jian had taken this piece of land that didn't belong to the Dahe tribes to a land that had the most taste of the Dahe tribes. name.

The soldiers of Xiacheng on the hill were waiting in battle, but in a clearing under the hill, a simple wooden house quietly appeared.

Chen Jian sent an envoy to invite Qiongxi to the wooden house to discuss the exchange of relatives and prisoners. As before, he only brought [-] people to guard outside.

Even though the Dongyi army was furiously cursing, Qiongxi looked at the boats passing by on the big river and the gables that had begun to take shape, and knew that it was impossible to break through under his strong attack, so he had no choice but to accept Chen Jian's invitation.

On the seventh day of September, it was already a little cold, and there was a fire in the house.

Neither Chen Jian nor Qiongxi carried weapons, and the [-] people who followed were also left outside the house. Before, Chen Jian was invited to discuss alone in Qiongxi, the land of buns, but Chen Jian refused and set up a big memorial archway. Now the situation has changed However, it was Chen Jian who extended the invitation.

After seeing Chen Jian, there was a moment in Qiongxi's heart that a person within ten steps could be an enemy of the country, but for that moment, because he was also a country, he was reluctant to die for the group.

This time Chen Jian was neither aggressive nor bold, and he congratulated Qiong Xi first.

Qiong Xi said angrily: "Why is there? Didn't Jixia make fun of me? I came to discuss with you sincerely. If Jixia wanted to make fun of me, I would do my best to protect my dignity now. Besides, Dongyi warriors are still alive. , the outcome is yet to be known.”

Chen Jian hurriedly said: "Of course, of course. How am I canceling you? I really congratulate you from the bottom of my heart."

Qiong Xi's heart skipped a beat, thinking of Chen Jian's previous proposal for an exchange, she asked, "Ji Xia might as well say it clearly."

"Although I broke through the three cities of Dongyi, I actually helped you a lot. Among the more than 1 people captured, there were many relatives of the clan. These people are the ones who hinder your ambition. You can't Kill them, because they are quite famous in the clan. But I can help you detain them, so that the more than [-] people you redeemed back can only obey your orders, and you can act arbitrarily."

Qiong Xi sneered and said, "Would Ji Xia have such kindness?"

"Nothing kind."

Qiong Xi snorted and said, "Of course it has no good intentions! You just want me to detain the relatives and nobles of those two cities as well, so that more than ten thousand people in the two cities can only depend on you! They Without clan relatives, it will be easier to integrate into your Xiacheng's set of things."

Chen Jian laughed and said: "That's it, but it's the same for you. I will let Mouhu go, and the people of Moucheng are still on your side, but those clan relatives and idlers are gone, and you are their leader." .I think of course you'll accept it."

Qiong Xi shook his head and said: "With these 1 people in Xiacheng, there will be more soldiers in three years. Although I have gained a temporary benefit, it will eventually make Dongyi fall into desperation."

His words were not firm, Chen Jian secretly smiled, and asked: "Why don't you think that you are so smart, you will lead tens of thousands of people to reform the city, and you will compete with me in the future? If you think Dongyi will be defeated, Why should you resist? Go to the tribes of the Great River to show your submission, change the customs and change the words, won't there be nothing?"

"You have nowhere to go now. If you don't exchange, how many relatives of the warriors in your army have been captured by me? How can you make them recognize you as the leader if you don't exchange?"

"Since the exchange, why not make a decision that is beneficial to both you and me? I have already thought of the reasons for you. These relatives are taken as hostages to ensure the implementation of the covenant. Even if they come back after three years, how many people will still recognize them? They? How many people will listen to what they say?"

Qiong Xi let out a long sigh, and he had already accepted it in his heart. This was something he wished for, at least he could hold the power firmly in his own hands, and having tens of thousands of clansmen who obeyed his orders would give him strength.But he also knew that the same tens of thousands of people would burst out with greater power in Xiacheng, and Xiacheng was also strong when he was strong, so he hesitated.

After thinking for a while, he finally stopped talking about this issue and asked naturally: "What is the covenant that Jixia is talking about?"

"In three years, the tribes of Dahe and the tribes of Dongyi will not attack each other. In three years, you can do what you want to do in Dongyi, and I will do what I want to do. If the tribes of Dahe want to attack You, I will refuse to send troops."

"Cutting the land within 150 miles here belongs to Xiacheng, and attacking here is considered a violation of the covenant. Anyway, there are no people here, let alone cities, so you don't have to make trouble."

"Just these two."

The first one was still acceptable, but the second one made Qiong Xi instinctively reject it.The series of battles in autumn made him understand that once the people of Xiacheng gained a foothold here, he would have no energy left to attack the tribes of Dahe, and Xiacheng could tear up the covenant whenever he wanted.

Chen Jian said with a smile: "Qiongxi, oh Qiongxi, the times have changed, and if you want to become strong, you must change."

"You are the leader of the Dongyi tribes, but I am only the leader of Xiacheng. You captured almost no Xiacheng people, but I captured your women and relatives of the warriors in your army. These people, you must Change, but I don't have to. If you don't swear to these two, I won't change with you. "

"Even if you are given 2 people now, and these 2 people listen to you, how will you change? What will you change? What will you become?"

"The relatives and sages of the clan have power because they pass on knowledge from generation to generation, and a leader cannot manage a city well without these people, because the leader cannot do everything himself."

"The so-called blood relatives are nothing more than hiding the knowledge in your head with blood. You don't want to rely on them, and you don't want them to restrict your rights. You need some young people who know knowledge and pass on word of mouth. Knowledge is passed down on wooden slips.”

"But you don't have writing, so you have to learn Xiacheng's writing, and you have to send many young people to learn Xiacheng's writing, arithmetic, official system, etc., and give up everything in the past."