From Chief to Ball

Su Yue snorted and said, "Ji Xia's words are as sharp as a sword, I can't argue. Since Ji Xia always said that the interests of all tribes in Dahe are the top priority, then I have one request."

"As long as it does not violate the interests of the tribes of the Great River, I will try my best to do so."

"Of course I won't go against it. Now that Yi Di Weiping is like a tiger watching a flock of sheep waiting for an opportunity to bite. Since Yucheng can smelt iron, I want hundreds of armors to train soldiers to fight against Dongyi. This is the interest of the tribes of Dahe, right? Then Can Ji Xia give me hundreds of armors?"

Chen Jian laughed and said: "Of course. It's just that it's not easy to make iron armor. If there are five hundred iron armors, one thousand people will cut wood, 3000 people will dig mines, 2000 people will smash them, and 500 people will burn charcoal... There are so many things, including supporting these people." The land to eat and the people who cultivate the land... Chief Suyue only needs to give me [-] slaves, and I will make these iron armors and give them to Chief Suyue."

Su Yue also laughed and said, "This is an exchange, not a gift. Jixia is so wise, why can't she even tell the difference?"

"Could it be that the iron armor fell from the sky? Of course I'm giving it to you, but you need to make it before you give it away, and you need people to make it, so I can make it for the leader of Aoyue if he gives me so many slaves." , otherwise how can I send it?"

"Furthermore, does the leader of Suyue want to tell Xia that tens of thousands of people in the Xia Kingdom will go to smash their iron armor and starve to death, is this for the benefit of the tribes of Dahe? If so, I'm afraid I can't support the leader of Suyue Become the leader of the alliance of all tribes, otherwise the leader of Suyue wants us to die, if not, it is against the interests of the tribes of Dahe, then shall we die or not?"

Su Yue said angrily: "When did I say such a thing?"

Chen Jian also apologized: "I am wrong. But it is precisely because of this that we need to discuss a rule that everyone agrees on. What exactly is a violation of the interests of the Dahe tribes? What kind of punishment."

Su Yue stared at Chen Jian, feeling irritable in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the words and proposals that Qiongxi's clan brother said to him back then.

Before Su Yue supported Chen Jian in perfecting these rules, because at that time Xiacheng was still small and weak, and the leader of the tribes was himself, and the biggest beneficiary after perfecting those rules was himself, the leader of the tribes.

But now Su Yue suddenly began to hate the idea of ​​the interests of the tribes of Dahe, because Xia Guo has grown up, and the leader of Xia Guo publicly stated that he has the ability to take over the important task of the leader of the tribes after his death. The rules are all implemented by the leaders of the alliance, but if this continues, how many years can I be the leader of the alliance?

At the beginning, the vague things of the Taihe tribes could provide Awatake with greater rights and excuses, but now they have become the biggest shackles.

In particular, Chen Jian's impression on Su Yue convinced him that Chen Jian would definitely propose such things as forming an alliance with Yidi.Before the so-called common interests of the tribes of the Great River did not exist, they would not have received much criticism, but as this concept was accepted by many cities, they would always receive some criticism for doing such a thing.

Now this shackle has begun to bind Sucheng, but this kind of restraint is ineffective for Xia State. On the contrary, it can make all this smooth transition until Xia State becomes strong and naturally becomes the leader of the tribes, inheriting the benefits brought by this rule. norms and recognition.

Su Yue, who was most enthusiastic and looking forward to the centralization of power at the head of the alliance, has begun to resent and hate this matter. With Xia Guo as a shit-stirring stick, Su Yue feels that he must not get the rules he wants, and he doesn't want the rules he wants. There will be more and more shackles.

Finally, Su Yue shook his head uncharacteristically: "I don't think there is any need to discuss it anymore. I have roughly said it before, so just follow the previous rules. This time, the alliance will end here, but Ji Xia still invites Remember your promise, and share the method of smelting iron with all relatives in three years! Please keep your promise, otherwise, even if I die, if you break your promise to your relatives, how can everyone elect you as the leader? Of course, now that Xia Guo’s soldiers are strong, it’s not impossible to use spears and spears to convince everyone!”

Chapter 1 Migration Difficulties

"Then how should I record this meeting in the history books?"

"The pen is in Ji Xia's hands, and the characters that record the history books were also created by you Xia people. Isn't that just letting Ji Xia write it? Why do you need to ask me?"

Su Yue replied coldly, and then said: "It's not that I don't want to recommend Ji Xia as the next cute leader of the tribes, but if Ji Xia doesn't explain clearly what you will do after you become the leader of the alliance, I'm afraid that my relatives will be punished by you." Let the high and the low not be distinguished, and let the priests do those low things like farming. If there is such a chaotic high and low, what is the use of having inexhaustible grain and countless copper and iron? ?”

"Wolfs always give birth to wolves. Even the weakest wolves will not turn into sheep. If Jixia doesn't understand what the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth are, I can mention Jixia. Although I don't know what ghosts and gods of heaven and earth are. , but understand that tigers cannot give birth to sheep, this is what the heaven, earth, ghosts and gods want to tell us."

"When there was no Ji Xia, no copper and iron, everyone lived together. On the contrary, after Ji Xia appeared, there were many slave riots. This is the reason why I don't recommend Ji Xia as the next leader of the alliance."

Chen Jian understood that he couldn't refute these words at this time, and if he didn't go too far, he would consume the deterrence and partial recognition he had built up so easily, so he lowered his head and said, "What Chief Suyue said is, maybe I think it's too simple. Yes. Tigers and leopards, if there is no female beast to teach the skills of catching animals, it is wrong to think that you have the sharpness of minions and strong muscles and bones, and you can traverse the wilderness. This is also because of my stupidity caused by my youth, Rusu What Yue said, maybe I really can't become the leader of the ministries, at least I don't have the qualifications to do so before thinking about how to make the slaves rebel."

Everyone was quite satisfied after hearing this, but they also heard Chen Jian's implication.A sheep, even if its mother is a tiger or leopard, can teach it various hunting skills, but it is useless if it does not have minions.

Su Yue couldn't refute these words, and he had to admit some things, and he couldn't directly turn against Chen Jian at this time, so he could only praise: "It's good for Ji Xia to think like this. This time the alliance should be Since Jixia felt that he was not capable of being the high priest of the various ministries, no one else would be able to do it. Since this is the case, some rules need to be considered by everyone, but it may not be clear in a short time. I think Let's leave now, everyone, and see you in Sucheng in three to five years. Perhaps at that time, Ji Xia has already figured out how to be a good high priest, and then you can hear what the tribes of Dahe our high priest wants What does it look like?"

Chen Jian sighed: "The ghosts and gods of heaven and earth are vast and boundless, and it is difficult to find their traces. How can they figure out all the truths between heaven and earth in three to five years? I don't dare to ask ghosts and gods of heaven and earth anymore. If you do what you do well, your wish will be fulfilled.”

Su Yue laughed loudly and said, "It seems that Ji Xia has made up his mind to only ask about personnel and not about ghosts, gods, heaven and earth. He is ordered by his ancestors to open up the earth and open up the sky. Ji Xia has such a big heart!"

Chen Jian also laughed, and did not deny it, but said: "When a person is alive, walking out of the mother's womb is the beginning of the struggle against the heaven and the earth. When he was born, he was condensed in the heaven and the earth, and after death he turned into blue smoke and dust. Live in just a few decades, and die for the rest of the millennium and ten thousand years, turning into ghosts and spirits, opening up the earth and opening up the sky, just to live better."

"But the kingdom of Xia is not the only one between heaven and earth. May I ask Ji Xia whether it is the land in Kuotianlong, Xiayu City? Or is it the sky stretching thousands of miles up and down the open river?"

"It's not me who opened up the earth, but your relatives. Your relatives came out of the river to nomad, settle down, plant and hunt. Isn't that the same as opening up the earth? Don't ask me where I opened up. Tens of thousands of miles, then of course it is necessary to open up thousands of miles of sky and open up thousands of miles of land. On the contrary, if you are trapped between the walls of the city, if you can't guarantee it within fifty miles, then what's the point of thousands of miles."

The conversation between the two people didn't want to let go. It sounds like Chen Jian has been evading and compromising, but in the end he still didn't let go. Department head.

This is a fact that even Su Yue can't refute, and in the end they can only break up unhappy, making this alliance that seems to be supposed to be discussed internally to resolve the issue of the next successor into a tense meeting.For the entire Great River tribes, nothing was actually resolved, and everything was exactly the same as before.

But such changes have been too much for other cities.

For example, E City, when the Huasu Alliance split a long time ago, in order not to get involved in the disputes, they had to go far to the northwest and migrate all the way.

Prior to this, nomadic farming was not a natural separation caused by isoprecipitation lines, but a place suitable for farming was chosen freely because of their own living customs, and farming has not yet shown great advantages.

However, now that there are new tools and technologies such as ironware and ox plowing, land reclamation is no longer the era of slash-and-burn farming in the past, and the comfort of settling is beyond that of wandering around.

In the past, if you can't beat them, you can move the whole family away. In the past, if you don't want to get involved in disputes, you can take the whole family away. If you can't beat them, you can run away, but now it is very difficult to walk away.

It was no longer a time when a clan could migrate all the way from the coast of the East China Sea to the far northwest.It's not that I can't leave, but that I can't bear to leave those belongings.

The reason for relocating in Antu is because the land can be cultivated with iron tools. Who would be willing to leave their hometown until it is absolutely impossible to survive?

These cities did not realize the inevitability of it, but actually felt this change, so when they smelled the smell of gunpowder between Chen Jian and Suyue, few people thought of the people in E City who didn't want to get involved many years ago. Which is far from the idea anymore.

Unavoidable, the only thing left is to choose a side to stand in line, thinking that a war that may arise in the future is prepared in advance.Because the war is likely to start near one's own city.

Needless to say, Ewei and other cities, they have already stood with Chen Jian.If they don't stand together, they are the least enemies Xia Guo has to deal with, and the two cities are already too closely connected with Xia Guo.

Since Xia's domestic turmoil subsided, E Yue gave up the last possibility of reducing Xia's influence, gave up the policy of only allowing clansmen to farm but not trading and engaging in Xia's low-level industries, and chose to integrate more quickly into Xia's war in the car.

Because of the general system of half-slave and half-serf in Acropolis and the policy of three points to the east and seven points to the west, it is impossible to turn against Xia Guo. On the contrary, they will support Xia Guo to take the initiative: to extend the war to other cities, if If the defense counterattacks and Yucheng moves westward, then the Acropolis will be the front line of the war. This is a situation that the people of the Acropolis do not want to see.

And these are not all. For Chen Jian who provoked the incident, there are more headaches to face.

Chen Jian made it clear that he wanted to challenge Su Yue's position, and he also knew that Su Yue would not turn his face at this time, because Su Cheng was not ready yet, but it would not be too long.

He also knows that from the perspective of pure strength, the longer the time is delayed, the better for Xia Guo, but too long time is not good for the tribes of Dahe.

He wanted to reproduce the armed colonization plan of the Zhou Dynasty in his previous life, but he had to consider that the situation today is very different from that at that time.

Now that there is iron ridge farming, the longer the time drags on, the more land will be reclaimed in those towns, and a more comfortable settled life will be lived.There is no longer the boldness of the Shang and Zhou dynasties in the previous life.

It is extremely difficult for a small Xia country to reform, so many farmers in Xia County are trying to get the old people of Xia country to go to the east and west counties, and there are so many preferential policies.

And if it is really delayed until ten years later and the face is torn apart, then what you have to face is not only the opposition of the city leaders, but the opposition of the entire city.

These people who speak the languages ​​of the great rivers are the basic base of armed colonization, and it will be too difficult to force them to leave the reclaimed land.Ten years later, according to the current scale of smelting in Yucheng, the scale of smelting will be slightly expanded. Six to seven hundred tons of pig iron farm tools can be accumulated and sold to various cities, and about 20 self-cultivators who can cultivate the land alone can be armed, basically covering all cities. The Chinese class, who would be willing to travel thousands of miles away at that time?

The development of the new continent in the previous life was certainly due to the temptation of wealth, but also because the land in the old continent was almost divided, with more people and less land, that was spontaneous.

If this life is delayed to ten years later, it will not be replaced by spontaneous immigration, but forced migration, and it will not be talking about the newly established sense of identity.But if we don’t occupy the territory in advance, it will be too late for the rest of the ethnic groups to form their own culture when the iron writing begins to spread.

In the previous life, Zhou Gong waved his hand and asked Jiang Taigong to go to Dongyi, to the rear of the enemy. Jiang Taigong cleaned up and took people away. Anyway, everywhere he went was slash-and-burn slave farming, and there were not many bronzes.And in this life, even if Su Yue died and Chen Jian was elected as the leader of the alliance, and with a wave of his hand, the clans in the cities that had already begun to formally settle in agriculture migrated to the east and south, then only the cities and towns would rebel.

Sooner or later, we have to fight, and the imaginary peaceful settlement has been made impossible by iron tools and writing, so we can only turn our faces early and artificially create enemies, and then defeat them and use force to sweep away the relatives and nobles of some cities. The identity of Dongyi was thrown to Dongyi and the south, mixed with some Xia Kingdom land and small city-states attached to Xiacheng, and expanded to the southeast by liberating slaves, allowing private ownership of large tracts of land, promising Dongyi's land, and providing iron farm tools from the government.

And if all these want to maintain no internal friction for 300 years, there must be a strong central government. Whoever dares to rebel and suppress by force, and who dares to use force to conquer internally, forces them to expand outward, expanding to Xiacheng, which is difficult to control. Time basically means that the basic disk of the ethnic groups of later generations has already taken shape.

But a strong central government must own at least a thousand miles of land as a direct jurisdiction of Gyeonggi.

Xia City is located in the upper reaches of the Dahe River, and once there is a change in the lower part, it can be fought from top to bottom at any time. However, the north is the grassland, and the west is the Rongdi that has been promised to the Acropolis, which is not suitable for development.