From Chief to Ball

"Why does my sister come here instead of going to a feast?"

"My family's E Yue and your family's Ji Xia had something to say, so they went out for a walk, and saw the firelight shining through the grass curtain, so they came in to have a look."

Shujiu looked at the piles of wooden slips, and asked with a smile: "I heard Strider mention that there are books in Xia City, and I have seen several volumes, but I didn't expect there to be so many? Are these all written by Ji Xia? "

"That's right, I've been writing every day since the Eastern Expedition to Qiongxi, and I've accumulated so much in half a year."

"Can I read it? Although I don't know much, I gave a few volumes to Jixia in Yucheng last year. After reading it, I benefited a lot, but it's a pity that there are too few."

Red Fish handed over a roll and said with a smile: "Look, it's nothing more than rules."

Opening the number nine, after a few glances, I found that I couldn't read all the characters inside, but I could roughly read what it meant. Obviously, it was about officials.

When encountering someone who doesn't recognize it, ask Hongyu, Hongyu simply unfolds the scroll, and the two of them read together by the light of the fire.

At the beginning, I didn’t feel anything about counting nine. At the beginning, it was just one, two, three, four, five in Xiacheng’s style. Broad moral requirements, which are a little less interesting.

But when I read it later, I was a little shocked in my heart. It was no longer the general things, but the detailed regulations with clear warp and weft like woven linen.

"Fifty households of men and women in one mile, and one farm official in two mile. Farm officials do not grant land, and receive money from public property. Farm officials need to be familiar with "Farming Regulations", know how to add and subtract, guide farming time, and preach "Farming Regulations" "The method of farming, inspecting the farmland to avoid insects, birds, rats and beasts, allocating cattle and horses to plow the land, measuring the land to report taxes, and resting the water conservancy to prevent drought and flood."

"Spring plowing in March, coordinate cattle and horses, and encourage farming. If the people of the country do not plow, the farmers must report, and Lisi and those who do not plow will be punished; Comply with the Agricultural Law."

"It's cold in March, and people need to be assigned to light bonfires to smoke to prevent spring frost. In April, the sprouts will emerge, and the deer are happy to eat, so people need to be assigned to keep vigil to drive them away. Harvest autumn wheat in May..."

After reading it for a long time, I finished it after counting nine. This volume is only about what a farmer should do, what is considered good and what is not good, detailed down to what must be done every month, and the rest. The rules are mutually coordinated and restricted.

After reading it, I dug out the "Farming Regulations" and took a few glances. It was full of farming methods.How many seeds to use per acre of land, interplanting of wheat and beans, straw composting, manure fermentation, how to irrigate, etc., are all available. Although it is not written in detail, Shujiu believes that these selected farmers will definitely learn professionally.

In addition to agriculture, there are many others, but after reading only agriculture, Shujiu already admires it in his heart.

"If this goes on, those peasant officials can only rely on the public property of the city, that is, Ji Xia. There will definitely not be members of the same clan in Lisi. When expropriating and enlisting, there will be officials under their jurisdiction, and they will be assessed every year, or punished or It's a reward, and it's all written clearly."

"And once there are some new farming methods, these farmers will quickly spread them according to the new "Farming Regulations" and guide the farmers to cultivate. The whole Xia City is like a head directing its hands and feet, and the head is Jixia, the smallest The finger is every farmer, and through these officials, everyone can be directly controlled... This is something every leader wants to do but cannot do!"

Shocked in his heart, Shujiu calmed down, flipped through the remaining few scrolls of wooden slips again, and asked Hongyu very respectfully to make sure he understood.

"It's just a few volumes to guide the farming season. If the rest of the rules are all implemented, how strong will Xiacheng be?"

Chapter 83 Country ([-])

In the courtyard next to the conference hall, the big banquet has long since ended.

The relatives of the other clans just came for a formality, to show that the rest of the cities believed that Chen Jian's rebellion was just, and they were also supported by the tribes of Dahe.

The two cities of Ewei and Wei are not as simple as going through the motions. They need more material support from Chen Jian, as well as the words about ambition that Chen Jian asked their children and brothers to bring to them not long ago.

The army is out, consuming food and grass, and will return soon.

But the relationship with Xia Cheng in the future and how to realize those ambitions have not been discussed, and they can no longer hold back.

Yucheng is the capital of Xia, Wei takes the west and E lives in the east, and the idea of ​​trying to win thousands of miles with each other's wings has long made E Yueweihe extremely hot.

Before the appearance of Xiacheng, the vision of the Eyue and other clans was just to find a place with fertile water and grass to build a city. They never thought of building such a huge meritorious service, which is famous all over the world, let alone the idea of ​​ruling several clans in a land of thousands of miles. .

This has nothing to do with lack of ambition, but simply because the conditions were too bad to think about these things.

However, a few years later, these things that they didn't even dare to think about at first began to throb in their hearts, and they saw the dawn.

With the transformation and technological innovation driven by Xia City, their minds are no longer satisfied with a small city.In their view, since Xiacheng can rely on the power of one city to go deep into Dongyi and win a big victory, as long as they are closer to Xiacheng station and learn Xiacheng's method, they may not be able to do it.

Since Chen Jian had given such ambitions to lure them as allies, of course he didn't just talk about it casually, but he was determined to pull the two cities into his chariot and become the most important allies.

So after the big banquet, Chen Jian held a small banquet for Wei He and E Yue alone.The two of course understood what Chen Jian would say, and went to the banquet happily.

When slightly drunk, Chen Jian asked: "Have the two leaders heard about my proposal?"

"of course."

"I don't know what the two of you think?"

After all, Wei He was young, he had already discussed these matters with Wei Yuan, and now he opened his mouth and said: "In July and August, Jixia conquered three cities in a row. This is a great feat, and it also proves two things .”

"Nowadays the city walls are not thick with rammed earth and the foundation stones are weak. It is possible to take the city within a month by digging holes and exploding.

"Jixia forced Dongyi to retreat and break through three cities with the strength of half the city. It is needless to say that Xia's army is strong."

"Jixia traveled thousands of miles to rescue relatives. This is what the leaders of Dahe's tribes should do. With increasing prestige, many leaders must be convinced."

"Now there are tens of thousands in Xia, and the clansmen of E and Wei are also of one mind. Two years of recuperation, training of soldiers, and accumulation of money and food, two years later there will be thousands of soldiers ready to fight in the three cities."

"At that time, three thousand soldiers, more than ten thousand tribesmen, and hundreds of chariots went down the great river to Sucheng, and invited Su Yue to watch the strength of the war and the strength of the chariots."

"Su Yuefu, then respect Jixia as the leader of all tribes, and go eastward with all your strength. In three years, you can destroy Dongyi and capture Qiongxi. Great things will happen."

"If Suyue refuses to give up the position of the leader of the alliance, he can learn from the story of Huasu Quangu in the past. He won the battle, broke the city and formed an alliance, and forced him to submit. Once Suyue accepted, all the tribes in Dahe were not dissatisfied. Clan, go eastward with all your strength, and things can be done."

Chen Jian smiled, turned his head to Eyue, and asked, "I don't know what the leader of Eyue wants?"

E Yue shook his head and said, "I think there are other ways. At the time when Xia City was weak but not yet strong, when the ministries formed an alliance, there were cities that wooed Ji Xia to form an alliance against Su Yue; now that Xia City has full wings and prestige, All tribes know about the expedition to Dongyi to rescue relatives."

"On the other hand, Suyue formed a small alliance against the big alliance, and went north to conquer the original relatives and tribes to plunder slaves. The relatives of the northeastern tribes complained a lot. Jixia can send envoys to the northeast and invite the tribes that abandoned Suyue to join Xia city."

"Now the cities of Caohe are rich and prosperous, and they have the methods of farming and fighting with copper and iron. They are far from what they were in those days. They must be led by Jixia. At that time, the tribes went from north to south, and Xia'ewei went from west to east, denouncing Suyue for betraying him. How can Suyue resist the accusation of Dameng and plundering his relatives in disregard of Dongyi? How can Suyue be able to resist if Suyue submits and all the tribes of Dahe go eastward with all their strength?"

Chen Jian looked at the two allies, and it was inevitable that they acted differently.

E City is to the east of Xia City, close to Beidi, and also close to some cities that opposed Suyue's becoming the leader of the alliance.Of course, E Yue hoped to make good friends with those clans, so as not to be stabbed by them when the army went south.

The Acropolis is to the south of Xia City, close to the Dahe River, and close to some cities in the Sucheng Alliance.If the method of Yueyue is adopted, all the people in Yucheng will definitely return to Caohe. At that time, the Acropolis will be the bridgehead of the alliance with Sucheng, and it is even possible that Suyue will launch an attack on the three cities of Caohe first when he finds that the situation is wrong. Attack, when the time comes the Acropolis will stand in front, this is not what he wants to see.

However, as long as the purpose is the same, these can be reconciled.

They all believed that Chen Jian's plan to build a city of thousands of miles could be realized within five years, and it might even take less than five years.

This extremely impatient attitude made Chen Jian very worried.

It's not that the plan is unfeasible. If you seize the opportunity in this era, it will only take a few months to destroy the rule of a clan.It's just that such a conquest is meaningless. The cultural advantages have not yet been established, and there is not enough management. In the end, the spread of cultural technology is not fast, which is not what he wants.

E Yue looked at Chen Jian and frowned, wondering, "Doesn't it mean that Ji Xia thinks that neither of these two methods can be achieved? Back then, the Huasu Spring Valley battle lasted for two months, and the three battles ended in a draw. All the ministries were convinced and dare not make trouble Now that Su Yue is at the head of the alliance, his armor is not as sharp as the Three Cities of Caohe, and his reputation is not as good as Jixia's going deep into Dongyi to rescue his relatives, what is Jixia still worried about?"

Chen Jian raised his brows and said with a smile, "Do you two want to leave a land of thousands of miles to future generations? Or do you just want to leave a name for future generations with your achievements in conquest?"

"Of course it is to leave thousands of miles of fertile land for future generations, but this is also obtained through conquest. Aren't these two things the same thing?"

Chen Jian waved his fingers and said, "This is not one thing, but two things."

"For example, E City has only ten thousand people. If Dongyi is really destroyed, what can we do if we give E City thousands of miles of land?"