From Chief to Ball

"The child is right, he should be punished for doing something wrong, but why should he be punished?"

"Because you are human beings, not sheep that are grazed by others. Of course, a group of sheep can't punish the sheep after eating wheat seedlings, but the shepherds; but you are human beings and not sheep. A group of people should know that it is wrong to trample on the wheat fields. will be punished."

"Punish you because I hope that everyone is a human being, not a group of sheep being herded. Punish you so that you will not make mistakes in the future, not for the sake of punishment."

"The punishment won't be too heavy, but it won't go unpunished, otherwise there will still be people in the city trying to make trouble, and our home will still be destroyed."

"Now that you are back, I am very happy. Because you have the courage to bear your own mistakes, and you did not regard yourself as a sheep and push everything on those rebels. You know in your heart that you are not a sheep, and neither are those people. Shepherd. That's enough."

"Punishment is nothing more than fines for money and land. If they are gone, they can be reclaimed and earned. As long as you still know that you are an upright and indomitable person, there is nothing you can't get if you lose it."

He patted a person on the shoulder and turned his head. In the snow in the distance, several children were playing with some children from Xinxia City. They fell to the ground and threw snowballs at each other, laughing at each other.

"Maybe, when these children grow up, they won't make the mistakes you made."

"Okay, I know that many people are still hiding outside, and you also know where they are hiding, and even made an appointment where to meet, this is the principle I taught you, life and death, you will never forget .Go, tell them what I said, let them come back to accept punishment, and continue to be Xiacheng people."

"Spring is coming soon, why don't you just have the heart to let the land you have plowed like rain go to waste? Tell them, go home, I will wait for them at home."

Chapter 85 Country ([-])

The first group of people who came back left their children and women in the city, and led the riders to continue looking for the fleeing Xiacheng people.

After a few days, more and more people came back, and they didn't have much blood on their bodies. Besides, since those conspirators have been caught up, some responsibility can be pushed to those people.

Some people say that, but they don't necessarily do it. Chen Jian is going to deal with the rebels on the charge of eating wheat seedlings by the shepherds. Someone has to take the blame to smooth out other people's anger.

The new Xiacheng people and those rebellious slave peasants longed for land and true Xiacheng people's identity; some of the old Xiacheng people hoped for a lighter punishment.Since both parties have appeals, some things can be compromised to give each other a satisfactory answer.

The laws and rules that do not use the clan way of thinking are also being perfected step by step. This incident has destroyed the remaining clan power with violence, but it will take some time to accept the new era in terms of thinking, but one day it will changed.

After the new year, it is the spring of the 36th year of the Chinese calendar. The snow is slowly melting day by day, and the grass-yellow ice hanging on the thatched roof is slowly shrinking. The resentment is also fading day by day.

As soon as January arrived, E Yueweihe and the others returned to their respective cities, and agreed that they would come to Xia City again once the messenger delivered the news.

In Xiacheng City, the transcription of the wooden slips and rules was basically completed, and the statistics of farming cattle, land and iron tools also had a rough number.

On the sixth day of January, the leaders of some wild villages came to Xiacheng. This was the news from the riders that they had to come to Xiacheng before February.

Not only the wilderness villages, but also the semi-civilized ethnic groups in the fiefdoms in the west, and the clans in Yangguan in the north who live in the cities attached to them or have many contacts with the cities are all on the way here, or have just acquired The news is going this way.

A lot of footprints appeared on the melting snow, and the targets were all Xiacheng. This time, it was no longer just a visit as before, but to decide the future fate of the ethnic group.

Soon after, those rebels who escaped were also captured, and instead of being judged immediately, they were locked up in some houses.

They were downcast and haggard. Some shouted loudly that they were wrong, while others remained silent, not knowing what their fate would be.

Rumors are increasing day by day. Some people say that they accidentally saw the wooden slips written by the leader Ji Xia, and the names of more than 400 people are all written in dead characters; some people say that these people may be exiled to other places or sent to the mines as slaves. .

These rumors caused a stir, mixed with fear and joy and sympathy, but no disapproval.

By the end of January, these rumors gradually dissipated, and people began to talk about the national council meeting to be held soon, speculating on things that were more immediate and important to them: land, status, taxes, rules.I began to forget all the emotions that had nothing to do with survival before.

In addition to these citizens of Xiacheng, the leaders of clans, wilderness villages, and small clans living in fiefs within two to three hundred miles of the surrounding area all came to Xiacheng and were gathered together in anxiety.

In a large courtyard, dozens of black-clothed guards were guarding outside. Many people looked at the weapons on the strong warriors and felt a little scared in their hearts.

They dare not not come, Xiacheng has been inseparable from their lives these years, and Xiacheng's army is not something they can resist.

After a while of congratulations or compliments, Chen Jian said bluntly: "Do you want to be Xia people?"

Many people breathed a sigh of relief, and some even shouted happily that this was their dream. They envied the life of Xiacheng people, envied the way Xiacheng people farmed, and envied Xiacheng people's many weird and useful farm tools.

To them, the Xia people are an identity rather than a clan. Obtaining the Xia people status means that the ethnic group is different from those in the mountains and forests, and it also means that when they are bullied or famine, there are people who can help them.

"Since you want to be Xia people, some things need to be changed. You need to know the rules of Xia City, know how to use Xia City's tools, and when the leaders of Xia City need soldiers, you have to go out with the army. Of course, you will also get farm tools. , seeds, you won’t starve to death in times of famine.”

"But you have to learn everything from the beginning. Not many people in Xiacheng went to your settlement to teach you so many things. It's time to get out of the mountains and learn how Xiacheng people build cities. Thousands of people live together, Let's learn Xiacheng's rules together, abide by Xiacheng's laws, and obey Xiacheng's orders."

"So, I will build two more cities, and your clans will all migrate to live in the cities, and learn how to farm and learn the rules."

"Fifty miles to the west of Xia City, the land is fertile and flat, just enough to build a city, named Xiaxi; fifty miles to the east of Xia City, it can also be built a city, named Xiadong. In addition to Yangguan in the north, there are three cities in total."

"Spring has arrived, and it's time to reclaim the land. At that time, the public property will provide you with plowshares, cattle and horses for plowing, and people who will guide you in building cities and planting. Everything will follow the rules of Xiacheng."

"It's the end of January now, and before the third day of March, all settlement villages must move to the nearest three cities, otherwise they will be regarded as enemies with Xia City, and I will raise an army to destroy it, and the whole family will be slaves."

"If you move to the three cities before March [-]rd, all clans will be regarded as Xia people after learning the rules of Xia City, and they will be impartial."

"All the clan leaders can be allocated a house, a horse, and two servants in Xiacheng. The rest of the expenses will be distributed according to Xia Chengjue and others, and they will also enjoy [-] acres of land that does not need to be cultivated. If you don't want it, of course You can continue to work with the clan."

Many people swallowed their saliva, thinking that a horse, a house, and servants are all expensive things, but what are these three hundred acres of land that do not need to be cultivated?

Someone asked, and Chen Jian replied: "Taking this year as an example, wheat and beans are planted in the same way, and three crops are harvested three times in two years, which translates to [-] catties per mu per year. You don't need to cultivate these [-] mu of land, and you don't need to do anything. Food can be obtained, regardless of drought or flood, it will be distributed regularly every autumn. Of course, copper coins can also be distributed, just choose by yourself.”

"You can also farm, join the army, and work in Xiacheng. You can do whatever you want. All harvests are yours after deducting taxes according to the rules of Xiacheng, but you can only live in Xiacheng. If you leave Xiacheng without permission, you will lose three hundred acres Income from unforeseen floods and droughts is regarded as giving up automatically."

"If you want, you can pick slaves and horses now. There is no house yet, but it must be completed before autumn. The masonry structure is spacious and bright."

These leaders glanced at each other and calculated the amount of food in their hearts, which was something that they had never dared to think about before.

Although the clan has also learned to farm these years, but the iron is expensive, and the cattle and horses are scarce, so they don't know how much fur to hunt.In the past, it was possible to go to distant settlements to capture slaves. Since the year before last, private fighting in settlements has been prohibited. Besides, it is not up to them to catch slaves. Many Xiacheng people make a living out of this, and have long since arrested those settlements that refused to surrender and pay tribute. Gone.

Most people already agreed in their hearts, and those who disagreed in their hearts looked at the soldiers outside, but they did not dare to speak and could only support.

After selecting the horses and slaves, Chen Jian called some riders or snow carts and sent them back.

Before leaving, Chen Jian repeatedly emphasized: "Before the third day of March, you must rush to three cities. If you fail to meet the deadline, you will be expelled three hundred miles away. Those who do not move will be slaves."

Everyone agreed one after another, and dispersed separately, and the oath will definitely come when the time comes.

Chapter 86 Country (Eight)

Years of accumulated wealth, years of enlightenment education, and blood sucking from nearby cities finally allowed Chen Jian to complete his plan to expand his base.

It was for this day that the nearby clan settlements were allowed to submit, and the surrendered settlements were prohibited from being captured as slaves.

It is easy to turn a clan that is not a slave into a Chinese, but it is too difficult to liberate a slave into a Chinese, and the world will be turned upside down.Clan settlements belong to the natural world, and slaves belong to people.Fighting against heaven and earth is sometimes easier than fighting against people.

Slaves belong to the slave owner, and then the slave owner belongs to the country; but becoming a Chinese means directly belonging to the country, bypassing the slave owner's exploitation and being directly controlled by the country, and the power of the country will increase.

After a little estimation, there are about [-] old Xiacheng people left in Xiacheng who are still alive and do not need to be executed.

There were about [-] peasants and slaves who made meritorious service in the December [-] uprising to "welcome the master of the king", about [-] people from Xinxia City who had already obtained national status, and about [-] people who obtained human status instead of national status. .

There are also about 5000 slaves of various kinds in the city, except those captured nearby and purchased from other cities.

Near Yangguan, there are [-] Chinese people and [-] wild people. There are about [-] people who can move out of the northern mountains and forests.