From Chief to Ball

The vast majority of tribes still retain the remnants of primitive democracy, and only relying on military conquest to make them accept the concept of a king is counterproductive and difficult to maintain.

However, if someone can allocate the population and material resources of each tribe because of some security and survival needs, it will be easier for tribe members to accept this unified world pattern.

Similar to Xia City, each tribe needs one person to direct and coordinate from planting to each other. When they find that this is better than each tribe alone, they will naturally accept the leader of a city to lead the entire city.

If there is no flood control, no floods and droughts, and no aliens, why would the tribal leaders agree to someone to be the leader above them?Why do you want to accept others to dominate your people?I can live without other tribes, why should I listen to you?

Chen Jian doesn't know what the topography of this world is like, but from what he has seen and heard now, at least the cultural circle he belongs to is a population that lives along the river. They also relied on the muddy land after the flood to develop Since the earliest agriculture, the worship and awe of the river run through the cultural circle.

Su He's excitement was not without reason. He also hoped that his tribe would no longer suffer from floods and droughts, and hoped to learn something from Chen Jian.

But after Chen Jian explained it, he was a little disappointed. The situation in Caohe River is completely different from that in Dahe River. People here don’t even know the horror of the annual flood, nor the fertility of the land after the flood subsides—silt land doesn’t need to be fertilized. The water cultivates the furrows and the seeds are thrown into it, which means a good harvest for one year.

Disappointment is disappointment, Su He is still full of praise for the construction of Xia City, which is difficult to see in other tribes, and there is no such condition.

Moreover, being able to build such a canal within a month already proved Xiacheng's strong organizational ability.

He still had some disbelief in E Yue's evaluation before, but now he has to believe that it would be terrible if such a city and such a tribe really fought.

More importantly, the tribe didn't seem to have much opposition to such a project in such a short period of time. On the contrary, Su He heard a lot of praise from the village, which was a bit scary.

At this time, Su He hadn't entered Xiacheng yet, nor had he visited Xiacheng in person, but he had made a decision in his heart and invited Chen Jian to participate in the winter hunting.

This is a miracle. He has traveled so far and heard so much. Xiacheng is the most special one, and it is also the only tribe that was not a 71 clan but developed from a small tribe that can be on an equal footing with those big clans.

"The surname Ji will be known to other tribes one day."

Su He thought silently, he had no doubts, just wheels, ridges, and wheat were enough.

He thought that if he had the opportunity to own a car, many people would think so, and when they saw wheels, they would think of this surname, just like when they saw silk silk, they would think of the surname E.

He even felt that Xiacheng and Sucheng were very similar. The surname Su came from the millet planted by the ancestors, and the surname Ji came from the millet they planted. This is a food that people eat no matter they are rich or poor. It's a smart way to tie it with food.

"This is a very powerful tribe."

Su He came to a conclusion, so at the dinner party back in Xia City, he said with a very solemn expression: "Ji Xia, you should know my reason for coming, right?"

Chen Jian smiled and said, "I have heard about it."

"Yes, there is too much blood flow between relatives. It's time to stop. The surrounding barbarians are getting stronger day by day, and the floods and droughts of the big river are still frightening. It is time for a real leader to lead What do you think about the fact that your relatives have conquered the barbarians and dealt with the floods?"

Chen Jian nodded and said, "Yes, just like chopsticks, they are easily broken when they are separated."

"Ji Xia, at the beginning of winter, Su Yue invited the chiefs of the tribes to hunt and discuss this matter. Even if no one is recommended by everyone for the time being, they must unite to deal with Yidi. Brothers can fight, but outsiders are not allowed to attack you brother spit."

Chen Jian's heart was pounding, and he asked, "Can I also participate in this hunt?"

"Of course. Although no one recognizes you now, I believe that when the wheels roll to both sides of the river, you Xiacheng and your surname will be remembered by everyone. You are wearing clothes and buns, of course you are relatives. In this way, wine is always wine, there may be differences between strong and sweet, but it is definitely not water."

"I think, after listening to the stories I told, the leader of Suyue will definitely want to see the leader of Xiacheng."

Chen Jian suppressed the excitement in his heart. The matter discussed in Dongshou this time has nothing to do with him. Now he dare not even think about becoming the leader of the tribal alliance. Even if the tribal alliance is really formed, he may not even be able to hold an official position. catch.

The qualifications are too low, the reputation is too low, who knows who is out of Caohe?

But to participate in this winter hunt, to prove the strength of his tribe, present impressive gifts, and leave a deep impression, at least, himself and Xia Cheng will truly integrate into this cultural circle.

As Red Fish said, those slaves who spoke the language of Xiacheng and lived in Xiacheng thought they were slaves of Xiacheng people, not Xiacheng people.This is the name, the name recognized by others.

After Suhe issued a formal invitation, he went to the Acropolis to inform Weihe.

After sending people from Acropolis to congratulate Yangguan Battle, Xiacheng has been busy and did not send a caravan to Acropolis. As soon as the work was over, Chen Jian prepared a car for Suhe and organized a caravan to bring the goods and salt together. Go to the Acropolis.

After sending Suhe away, Chen Jian kept sorting out the things he had heard about the tribes on both sides of the river in his room, and wrote them down one by one in words that only he could understand. With mountains and rivers and tribal relations.

The silence of being stuck in the house for several days was finally broken one day in early May, when a bell rang suddenly in the city, and Yu Qian'er pushed open the door and ran in hastily.

"Brother, something happened to the Acropolis!"

Chapter 79 Different Minds

Hearing this news, Chen Jian was also startled, pushed open the door and rushed out, and saw that many people had surrounded the center of the city.

Su He, who was going to the Acropolis, and the caravan he sent also came back, surrounded by a few people, with disheveled hair and wounds all over their bodies. Wei Xi, who had been to Xia City last time, was also among them, and looked seriously injured. .

When Chen Jian squeezed past, Wei Xi half-opened his eyes and turned his stiff neck with great effort, as if he was searching for something. When he saw Chen Jian, his eyes showed hope, and he held onto Chen Jian's hand tightly. Said: "The Acropolis is besieged, please ask Jixia to send troops to rescue!"

"What happened? Don't worry, speak slowly."

There were four wounds on Wei Xi's body, one was scabbed, and the remaining three wounds were probably cracked due to the bumpy road and oozing blood. He wanted to say something, but his breath was weak, and his mind was a little unclear. He just kept repeating. Ask Chen Jian to rescue him.

Chen Jian knew that something must have happened to Acropolis, but what happened?Is it internal chaos?Or was it attacked by aliens?

Given Wei Xi's current state, he might not be able to speak clearly. He looked around at the followers who followed him, and asked, "Which of you can explain clearly? Stand up."

One person came out in response, bowed to Chen Jian and said: "The Xirong people surrounded the Weicheng, the leader of Weihe was injured, Weixi led us out of the city to the death, within hundreds of miles, only Jixia and Eyue If you can save the Acropolis, please ask Ji Xiakan to send troops to rescue for the sake of being a relative of Dahe."

"How did this happen? How many people are there? When was it surrounded? Take your time, no matter how urgent you are, I can't fly over."

The man took a deep breath, calmed down his anxious mood, and tried his best to dispel the impatience in his heart, knowing that he needed to stay awake at this time, so that he could finish talking about what happened as quickly as possible.

"On April [-]th, the slave village of the Xirong people rebelled, killing the Aocheng people, and the whole village fled. The leader led the troops to chase and kill them personally, and those people deliberately led the leader into the valley, and the leader followed. They have long had a relationship with the Xirong people in the mountains. Goulian, the Xirong army ambushed soldiers in the valley and scattered arrows, the leader was hit by arrows and led his men back to the city."

"Along the road, thirteen Xirong villages rebelled one after another. The clansmen desperately protected the leader and retreated back to the Acropolis. The Acropolis was besieged. Including the rebellious villages, the total number of enemies is about [-]. They have fought against us for many years and will also grow corn. , There is no shortage of food, and those rebellious villages bring food to support the Xirong people, and it is estimated that their food can last for a year."

"There is enough food in the Acropolis. We live along the river, and there is no shortage of water. However, the leader was shot by an arrow, and the army was ambushed in the valley. There were many casualties, and they were unable to go out of the city to fight again. They could only defend the city."

"There were clansmen secretly trying to open the door at night, but fortunately they were discovered, but those people caused chaos in the city, and more than a hundred people were killed or injured in the city overnight, and they were unable to go out to fight again. Does Jixia still remember the person who fled to Xiacheng last time? His relatives joined forces with Xirong to cause rebellion, and they said that the Xirong people promised them that as long as they killed the leader of Weihe, they would retreat."

Chen Jian saw that this person spoke clearly. Not only did he answer the questions he asked, but he also explained some other important things clearly.

But looking at this man's age of about thirty, his dark complexion is obviously from working all the year round, and the clothes on his body are only bark and animal hair, he doesn't look like a relative with the surname Wei, so he can't help wondering.

"what's your name?"

"No surname, first name Yuan, a cowherd in the Acropolis."

"Do you think you believe what the rioters say?"

"I don't believe it. Even if the leader of Weihe River is killed, the Xirong people will not retreat. Of course their relatives are fine. We may be given as gifts to the Xirong people as slaves. Those Xirong villages have to hand in half of the food every year. Although I have no The surname is just an ordinary person in the Acropolis, but the food distributed every year is enough to eat. If the Xirong people win, those villages will definitely not pay the food, and their relatives will ask us to collect the food. This is not good for me, of course I don’t believe it .”

Chen Jian shook his head and said with a smile: "Those relatives wear silk and eat meat, they are not as good as you, a cattle herder."

"Whether the surname is Wei or not, whether you can wear silk or not, that's the fate of your parents. But whether you think too much, whether what you say makes sense, has nothing to do with cows wearing silk."

Yuan spoke very respectfully, but there was a hint of arrogance. He didn't directly ask Chen Jian whether he sent troops, because Chen Jian just asked him what happened.

After asking about all this, Chen Jian turned around and shouted, "Yu Qian'er, let the clan vacate two rooms for them to live in first, and let the women bandage their wounds, wash them with wine, and boil some herbs."