From Chief to Ball

The soldiers in Xia City knew the news that they were going back, and they were sure that the war was over, so they could ask their questions.

The people elected by the soldiers found Chen Jian together with all the high-level officials of the city who followed the expedition. They had known for a long time that Chen Jian was going to build a city here, and who would stay would be their concern.The reasons for convincing the relatives and heirs of those cities did not convince the people of Xiacheng.

Strategy is one thing, but getting everyone to agree on a decision because of this big-picture view isn't possible.He is the leader of Xiacheng, so he still needs to stand in Xiacheng's point of view, not the point of view of the leaders of the various ministries, to convince the people of Xiacheng.

"Building the city here is for the war with Dongyi. You already know this. What I want to explain is something different from these."

"The terrain here is flat, there is no problem with three crops in two years, and the soil is fertile, which is suitable for large-scale planting. As long as we gain a firm foothold here and implement some policies that are different from other cities, there will be a steady stream of people fleeing Come here to start a new life."

"In Yucheng or Xiacheng, the new policy needs to consider the attitudes of other cities. Their relatives and leaders will firmly oppose it. We will become the enemy of everyone. It is unnecessary. But my land in Dongyi If you are far away from them, you will receive less opposition.”

"There is such a place where the slaves in Dongyi and our relatives who have been looted have a way to escape. As long as we stand firm, ten thousand people will escape here in less than three years. Even if these ten thousand people cannot act Soldiers, but as long as they farm and pay taxes like Xiacheng, we will have the strength of ten thousand people. Why not do it?"

"If one person escapes, we will be stronger."

"Furthermore, we will trade and exchange with the Dongyi people in the future. Otherwise, who will we sell to? As the exchange progresses, our language, characters, customs, ancestor worship, etc., will continue to be Dongyi people accept it. And our coins can also be promoted here, only when they accept our money and agree with our money, can money buy things."

"You also know that the ethnic group on the south bank of the Great River sent envoys to Sucheng last year to bring white cloth and rice. I also sent people to follow them to exchange some seeds. They should be back soon."

"At that time, the white flowers that can weave cloth will be planted here. Only the minimum population in Yuxia can guarantee food, and more people can be invested in the workshop to squeeze out the small workshops in other cities. This thing weaves The cloth that is easier to weave than hemp is also better, and the dyeing and spinning department can also expand the scale and innovate tools, at least there is no need to soak and retting to tear the hemp skin, which will save a lot of manpower.”

These reasons are very realistic. The towns near Yucheng are quite dissatisfied with Chen Jian's acquiescence in the fact that slaves from various towns escape to the vicinity of Onozawa. The soldiers all know a thing or two about this.

Population is wealth. The soldiers of Xiacheng are bound to the city because of the special merit system. Slaves don't mean much to individuals, but they are clear about the fact that people can create wealth.

Some things that are inconvenient to do in Dahe Zhubu can be done boldly here.

This city cannot have the same rules as Xiacheng or Yucheng. To encourage people to flee here to enrich the population, the initial policy must not be complicated, but it must be easy to understand and attractive.

Those who plundered in Xiacheng and those slaves who surrendered are still managed in the original way. They have already come, but those who have not yet come need to be lured.

Chen Jian decided to keep some cattle and sheep, and transport a batch of iron farm tools from the upstream after the spring of next year.The part under the direct control of Xiacheng continued to work in slave manors or farms, while those who fled here encouraged them to reclaim the land.

The government of Xiacheng can provide cattle and iron tools. After the escaped people reclaim the land and cultivate it for three years, the land can be used by those who reclaimed it. Xiacheng only needs to collect taxes.

This model cannot operate as efficiently as Yucheng, nor can it turn everyone into a potential force. However, with the attachment of more than ten thousand Dahe relatives, Chen Jian feels that the basic population of the world is enough, and there is no need to turn every person into a potential force. Individuals are planned into the city system.

This is also a new model of the system, giving each city an example to learn from, helping other cities to complete reforms as soon as possible, the faster the workshop system in Xiacheng develops and sells more things.

Once the civil strife in Xiacheng is over, there will be three or four cities belonging to the Xiacheng government, with a population of nearly [-]. The aristocratic clan system was completely separated.

Places that can be directly governed will never be enfeoffed, places that cannot be directly governed will use enfeoffment to grab territory, places that are even difficult to enfeoff, will use the tribute system to win over subjects, directly governed cities will be governed by officials, and talents will be selected by examinations. plan of.

All he has to do is to consider candidates for the town guard and nominate them at the upcoming National People's Council.He must have prestige and be able to implement his plan to let Dongyi slaves flee, but there are really a few candidates.

Xiacheng must keep manpower here as the management and garrison, but there is no need to rush, as long as a part of the backbone of several departments is transferred before next spring.

The more than 1 rescued relatives must be taken away, and some of the slaves who defected must be kept, and some of the Dongyi captives must be kept, a total of about 8000 people must be left.

The soldiers in Xiacheng have to leave 500 people as military pillars. The remaining candidates are basically miners or farms. The rescued miners can replace the remaining people to work and will not affect the basic operation of Yucheng.

The task of these five hundred soldiers this winter is to prevent the Dongyi slaves from escaping, and distribute food along the way to ensure that they can survive the winter. The selected guards and a complete management shelf will come here tomorrow spring to truly realize the jurisdiction of the colony.

Chen Jian told the few hundred people who were elected to stay, promising to replace them next year, but not now.Xiacheng's military system also needs to be reformed, and more off-duty soldiers need to be supported, as well as standing conscripts, so as to ensure that there are enough soldiers to defend between cities and have enough soldiers to be transferred and garrisoned normally.

These issues will all be resolved at the National People's Council scheduled for early next year. How to turn several cities into a country and how to adapt the new system to the new era are issues that the entire Xia City will have to face.

Chapter 55 Mad Dog

The road to return to Yucheng with all the people is long. Even if the covenant is signed, Chen Jian still dare not be careless.

It took three to five days to transport the people to the south bank of the big river, where there are few cities and wastelands everywhere, and there are big rivers blocking them.Even if the tribes of Dongyi violated the covenant and attacked, it would be difficult to gather enough strength, let alone break through Xiacheng's naval raid.

More than 3000 soldiers, 2 rescued relatives, and some attached slaves, a team of nearly [-] people marched mightily along the river towards the west, cattle and sheep followed in the middle of the team, and ships followed along the river for supplies.

Many old, weak and injured people stayed in Xinhua City. Even so, the distance they can advance every day is limited, and it takes a month to travel a thousand miles.

It was mid-September at this time, and those who stayed in Xinhua City continued to build houses, and Wan and her children also stayed in New Huacheng.

She continued to cook by herself, and now she finally knew how much water to put in the iron pot so that the corn would not be so stiff.

A rationing system will be implemented this winter, but in her opinion, these unclear systems are no different from before. The rice is still eaten as much as you want, and the rationed corn is enough to feed you. So what is the difference in the system?For the former slaves, being full was a difficult satisfaction, but also the simplest joy.

Before the army returned to Yucheng, the man who was bitten on the back of his hand gave her a copper coin, and the rest of the people who reprimanded her why she didn't resist and thanked the master left behind two pairs of large but already somewhat damaged ones. The wool felt boots were carefully put away by her, and after being resized they were comfortable to wear.

The ration of corn comes from the fact that she has to cook for many people, and she can do other things besides cooking, such as weaving some things out of bamboo skin, which can be exchanged for copper coins, and copper coins can be used to buy things.

There are very few things that can be bought now, but she has heard from people who have been away for a few months that she can buy anything with copper coins in Yucheng, and it will be the same here in the spring.

So she carefully put away the copper coin that was presented by others, and exchanged the bamboo grate that leader Ji Xia encouraged people to weave for the copper coin, as if she wanted to build a new workshop.

Wan doesn't know what kind of magical thing the workshop is, but she thinks that if she has a chance to meet those who brought her here again in the future, she can buy some wine and meat and invite them to eat together. If there are more, maybe she can buy a few pairs of wool felt boots Give those people back.

The simple dream supported her fingers not to be afraid of those sharp bamboo strips, and it also made her very satisfied. She gradually learned to use the ancestors' heaven and earth to pray instead of thanking the sky.

As the days passed, she gradually dared to talk to people, and began to talk to those remaining Xiacheng people.

And in October, Bowl learned to laugh for the first time.

That day, a person from Xiacheng inadvertently said that those who left had probably returned to Yucheng, and what Wan thought was that those who rescued her had finally returned to their long-awaited home.

Two months ago, she really didn't understand what home was, and she didn't understand why those tough guys who never relent when they killed would talk about work while eating. In her view, work is very hard, why would they still Someone likes it.

Now she probably understands that working is not really hard, what is hard is that you work for others as a slave.

Thinking that what those people expected has now come true, I naturally laughed too. Although the distance is far away, but the wool felt boots are worn on the feet and the copper coins are held in the bosom, it seems to travel thousands of miles. Feel.

"May the ancestors protect each of you. May the feathered arrows escape your bodies, and may disease escape your bodies."

With a smirk, he silently prayed, not in the name of the sky.

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When Wan was giggling, those people had indeed come to the land of the various tribes of Dahe, but they had not yet reached Yucheng, but turned to Sucheng when they were approaching Yucheng.

The wind, meals and camping along the way can be regarded as a scene from Dongyi.

Chen Jian asked someone to record this trip out of Dongyi in words.It's just that what guides them is not God's guidance, but the belief in their hearts yearning to go back.

There are not many legends in the simple written records. The Dongyi people neither dreamed of any omens nor killed all the men and left only the women. The daughter picked it up, and when the big river blocked it, there was no big river splitting the waves to reveal a smooth path.

No one was dissatisfied because of the difficult journey to show that the person who led them away from Dongyi had a far-sighted vision, the march was extremely smooth, and they helped each other and never left.

Chen Jian didn't let or allow any mythological color to prove that his rights were granted by heaven, and the person who wrote the record faithfully recorded the reason for leaving Dongyi.

It was written truthfully that the Dongyi city on the south bank of the great river shut its doors and did not dare to go out, not because of a change in the sky, but because the envoys of Xiacheng went there first to warn those who blocked them that they would attack; Open the waves, but build boats with wood as rafts.

If people obstruct, they will kill, if the earth obstructs, they will open up the earth, if the sky obstructs, they will open up the sky, that's all, there is no need for gods.