From Chief to Ball

It's just that what Chen Jian said these days gave people a sense of trust, and at this time, he didn't think much of it, and his face had already changed since he lied.

Wen Dewei and Echeng were both sent to Xiacheng to learn these methods of military training. Several clans who fought all the year round were envious, while several clans near the Dahe River in the lower reaches of Caohe River were worried.

It is understandable that the moon is the first to be near the water, but if you are not the one near the water, you have to throw some stones into the water to shatter the moon's shadow.

So several leaders sighed quite strategically: "Jixia has such a method of training soldiers, and he should have shared it with his relatives long ago. Could it be that Ewei is a relative, but we are not? Now Dongyi is stupid and Beidi Xiaoxiao, with this How many people of the same race can survive with the method of training soldiers?"

Before Chen Jian could speak, Shu Jiu hurriedly answered, "It's my fault too. I'm afraid it was because when I was talking to Ji Xia that day, Ji Xia didn't dare to do it because of the fear of family killing."

After she finished speaking, she quietly blinked at Chen Jian. Chen Jian was stunned for a moment, and after hearing a few words from the leaders, she finally understood what was going on, so she had to accompany her and said, "This is how I am." Thought."

Those leaders earnestly explained the truth that a murderer is a man, not a knife, and then Chen Jian said with a look of sudden realization: "It's because I'm too young to think so little. Since the ancestors trained these soldiers , the way of the fire medicine told me, and I must have hoped that I would tell the relatives of the tribes. Xia Cheng has always wanted to return to the relatives, and this can be regarded as a small contribution that Xia Cheng can make for the relatives of the tribes."

He cleared his throat and said magnanimously: "Since this is the case, Xia Cheng, the fire medicine, can naturally be exchanged with you... But it can't be exchanged at this time. This thing is very dangerous. You have also seen it. You have to learn how You can use it. It’s not Xia’s resignation, but I’m really worried about something dangerous. As for this method of training soldiers... all relatives can choose some smart people to go to Xiacheng to learn, and the chariot, Water canals, interplanting of wheat beans and other methods..."

He said a lot in his lectures before, and everyone listened to the general idea, and they were full of curiosity, and now they started again, but after hearing what Chen Jian said, everyone couldn't help sighing: "It's a pity that Xia City is too far away, after all, it is not as good as Wei and E." Adjacent. I often hear people say that it is better to give fishing nets and fishing methods to a mermaid who is about to starve to death. Could it be that Ji Xia can’t tell us these methods? Do we have to send people to Xiacheng? According to the city, this place is more than a thousand miles away from Xiacheng, and it would take more than a month to ride a horse."

Chapter 27 seems to think too much

"It's indeed a little far away."

"That's right, even though there are boats in Xia City, I heard that there are only two or three of them. The boat is much bigger than a single log, but how much gunpowder can it hold?"

The leaders also knew that it was unrealistic to ask Chen Jian to take the initiative to hand over these things, so they could only settle for the next best thing and said: "There are not many things we can exchange, nothing more than silk, corn, and clay pots. Kind of. Tao is not bad if you want to come to Xiacheng, and Echeng is near Xiacheng. Although there are no silkworms, there are a lot of tussah silkworms, and it is difficult to transport the remaining food."

Chen Jian nodded and said, "This is indeed a problem, I never thought of it."

He pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "Today I went to Dahe with the son of the leader of Suyue, and I heard from him that there is a big lake a hundred miles to the west. , it would be nice if it was there."

Su Yue frowned, Chen Jian's words were very problematic, he didn't believe his son could say these words, but Chen Jian didn't explain who said the last words about the location of Daze and Xiacheng. In this way, it sounds like what his son said.

Daze is just a hundred miles west of Sucheng, even if Suyue wanted gunpowder and military training methods, he would never want Xiacheng to move here, especially those few soldiers in Xiacheng before showed that kind of almost numbness. After horror.

So he took the lead in saying: "The land of Daze is barren, and there are floods every year. The slaves who escaped from more than a dozen surrounding cities are among them, and they cannot be cleared and captured after several rounds of siege. Mosquitoes gather and leech. The city is far in the northwest, where there are grassland tribes and Xirong rebellion. Although the ancestors of Xiacheng's surnames originated from Dahe, the ancestors are buried there. It is impossible for them to fall into the hands of barbarians. .”

When he said this, several cities near Daze agreed one after another, especially some weaker cities objected again and again. They all knew that Daze was not suitable for farming, but who knew that Xiacheng had some weird ways to turn swamps into fertile fields. ?

Chen Jian wondered after hearing the words: "Everyone is joking, the ancestors of Xiacheng were buried in Caohe, born and raised here, how could they leave? Although Xiacheng wanted to move back to Dahe, but now there are cities on both sides of Dahe. The Yi clan, after decades of accumulating children and grandchildren, how can Xiacheng occupy other people's land?"

"It's just... I'm thinking, if Xiacheng builds a small city there, there are only artisan workshops and warehouses. One is that the refining of pyrogens is a bit dangerous, and it will explode if you are not careful. , I really dare not. The second is that it is inconvenient to transfer food, so we might as well stockpile it there.”

He was afraid that others would object, so he immediately added: "Xiacheng only left a few hundred people there to guard against the escaped slaves who plundered them. The whole city did not move here. Think about it, it is more than a hundred miles away from Sucheng, and It is the best way to be transported by the big river and not far from the rest of the clan. I will build a school there and share everything my ancestors taught me with my relatives. I can't do my best, but the hundreds of people in Da Ye Ze can always do their best, even if they can't kill the enemy, it is still the hearts of everyone in Xia City."

"In Dayeze, there is a city but no walls, and there are relatives all around, so why do we need a city wall? At that time, it will be transported along the river to communicate with each other, and it will be convenient for everyone in Xiacheng to learn the rules of relatives. There are only workshops, schools, Warehouse."

"The land outside Onoze is fertile, and it was stained with blood by the ancestors of your relatives to leave it to future generations. Even relatives are far and close. Xia City dare not occupy it. It is only in the place where there are many mosquitoes within ten miles around Onoze. place."

It seems that this is indeed a good way for a win-win situation. Everyone thought about it for a while and didn't think there was anything wrong with it. If Xia Cheng really did it, it would not be a threat to anyone.If it can't be done, Chen Jian has already talked too much now, that city doesn't build a city wall, and people come and go are not prohibited. Once the city wall is found to be built, several cities and towns will be demolished together.

Today's city wall is not only a kind of psychological comfort, but also a practical means of defense. Without all kinds of siege equipment, siege can only be used.

Besides, although Onozawa is vast, it is not suitable for people to live in. Not to mention the flooded mosquitoes, even the escaped slaves hidden in the reeds will make people intimidated and intimidated. Many slaves from nearby cities have gone there after fleeing. I don't want to go back to be a slave any more, and when they fight one by one, they are desperate and brave, even women and children would rather jump into the water than be caught again.

For the nearby clans, it was a piece of meaningless land. In addition, there were so few people on the land at this time, no one would go to such a place with nothing to do.

They don't have much concept of mathematics. Chen Jian said that the ten miles around the lake as part of the residence of Xiacheng people doesn't sound very big, but if you carefully calculate the ten miles around a large lake with a width of hundreds of miles, the area is actually extremely large. big.

If the two cities of Ewei and Wei were regarded as buildings near the water, if Xiacheng's workshop was really established in the big wild lake, then there would be more clans near the water.I hoped that Chen Jian could share those technologies and knowledge for free before, but it was nothing more than a wild asking price. I never thought that Chen Jian would agree. Their bottom line is that Chen Jian agrees to exchange. I didn't expect Chen Jian to agree so happily. Methods such as gunpowder, military training, and ridge farming were passed on to other clans.

The leaders of several clans discussed in a low voice, nodded and said, "If Ji Xia can really do what you said, we are willing to set aside ten miles of land."

After they finished speaking, they looked at Su Yue again. Su Yue thought about it for a while, but he didn't think there was any problem with it. It seemed that there were indeed only benefits. If Xia City hadn't moved all over the city, only a few hundred people here would not be a threat at all. .

This place is far away from the Caohe River. If there is any change, the surrounding clans can unite nearly ten thousand people. Even if Xiacheng's soldiers can fight two with one, it will not help.

The diffusion of those technologies is the real deal. Since Chen Jian has agreed to the exchange, he must give a considerable return.

He thought for a while, then smiled and said: "This matter is not trivial. The leaders of all clans are in the city today, so we might as well discuss it today. The winter solstice will be in two days, and there will be heavy snowfall, and there will be more wild animals. It is a good time for hunting." Days. The winter solstice is the first time to hunt prey for the ancestors to taste. The winter solstice is also a time for sacrifices. In the past three years, the rain has been smooth and the wind has been smooth and there has been no flood or drought.

"When it is time to sacrifice, can the surnames of Xiacheng offer sacrifices? When offering sacrifices, where do they stand? Is it a sacrifice or a sacrifice? This is a big event, and the rules cannot be messed up. Sacrifice, not to mention ten miles, even if Xiacheng encounters a famine and the family moves here. But if everyone thinks that Xiacheng is not enough to worship, then let alone ten miles, it is a land the size of corn, how dare I make a decision? ?”

He didn't say anything about the alliance, because for the clans on both sides of the river, the alliance is a big event, and Xiacheng's joining the alliance is a trivial matter... Not in Xiacheng, the alliance and joining the alliance are the same. Same weight.

Sacrifice itself is a definite title.Is it eligible to sacrifice?Or can they only offer various tributes like those weak barbarians?Is it as a family sacrifice?Or as a congratulations?There is absolutely nothing wrong with this thing, ancestors are not just anyone can worship, those who are not qualified can only stand aside.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Mei took a step forward and saluted everyone: "Uncles, my father couldn't come because of illness, and he asked me to say something before he left."

"He said that Xia City originated from the Dahe River and moved to the northwest. They were originally of the same family. This is like wood. Even if it is painted with wood paint and changes its color, it is also wood."

"Furthermore, the Acropolis was besieged by the Xirong people. At that time, Xia Cheng did not participate in the alliance, but he kept in mind the oath of the year. Jixia once said that this is like brothers. There is no oath, but the flesh and blood are born. Oath, why do we need words and blood? This is like a walnut, we eat the walnut kernel, not the walnut shell outside. Is it true that a walnut without a shell is not a walnut? What we want is the walnut shell? Or What about the kernels inside? If the walnut kernels are planted in the ground, they will still produce walnuts after a few years; if the walnut kernels are thrown away, only the shells will be thrown away, and after the first rain, only the spring mud will be left.”

"Therefore, Yueyi hopes that you will accept the surnames of Xiacheng and realize their dream of returning to their relatives. Don't these things in Xiacheng shame those clans who have sworn alliances with the barbarians in the past?"

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Chen Jian, and found that Chen Jian was smiling gratefully at her, her heart skipped a beat, her last few words were a little hasty, only she knew that the reason for her hasty speech was because her heart was disturbed, and her face turned pale. famous.

She was the first one to speak, since the Acropolis was involved, Weihe also stood up and said: "These words are reasonable, the Acropolis was besieged, and it was Jixia who remembered the oath between relatives who did not need words to save the Acropolis." , Acropolis supports Xia Cheng in offering sacrifices to ancestors. It is not for him to save the Acropolis, but for him to save the oath made decades ago. The Acropolis is like grass, and the oath is like the sun and the moon."

The other three cities along the Cao River also agreed one after another. Eweixia's three-city alliance has great benefits and is worth obeying, while the other two forced small cities know the result of their opposition and have to agree, and Great appreciation to Xia Cheng.

Su Yue didn't express his attitude, but the leaders of the other cities immediately made a decision.

The increasingly powerful barbarians around, bloody disputes between clans, and all these things have made many clansmen yearn for the peace between clans as it was decades ago, and some clans on the edge hope that they will be behind when foreign clans are at war. Having someone to support rather than being stabbed in the dark.

Those weak clans hope to resolve some disputes within a system of rules, rather than completely relying on armor and swords.

Even those powerful clans are not necessarily opposed to the alliance, but against the alliance that they have not received enough benefits-their opposition is more of a gesture, they do not want to be truly united as they were decades ago, but It is hoped to have legitimate regional hegemony and absolute autonomy within certain rules, and this is bound to be opposed by the leader of the alliance.They use this gesture to exchange more benefits for their clan, and they will each take a step back when the time comes.

As for the entry of Xiacheng, which Chen Jian valued so much, it was originally just a small episode for them, but the shock of the past few days made this episode not to be taken lightly.

Everyone knew that by standing up to oppose Xiacheng's joining the alliance at this time, it would be impossible for Xiacheng's technology to spread to his own city, and such a weird and powerful enemy would be planted again.

Anyway... Even if Xia Cheng joins the alliance, he is not entitled to any status, and it will not affect the rest of the distribution of benefits.

Perhaps, the big things that the disturbed Chen Jian couldn't sleep well for more than a month and think about every day, in their eyes, were just trivial things.

Chapter 28 Storm Rises

The biggest objection that Chen Jian was concerned about was nothing more than the various objections caused by Xia Cheng's unknown origin and out of respect for his ancestors.

However, this connotative consideration is always no match for the actual interests. The people of Xiacheng have made enough gestures this time. They never participated in this alliance as a clan that considers themselves barbarians. Returning but suffering from the identity of a clan far in the northwest who don't understand etiquette.

Even if Awatake did not make a statement, or even if Awatake had already expressed his stance, those clans who opposed or supported Awatake would not raise objections at this time.

It's just that in addition to supporting, many clans hope that Chen Jian will treat everyone equally, especially for the spread of new technologies.

Although there are still many clans that envelop witchcraft and divination, it does not mean that they do not know the important role of technological progress. This is a matter of two levels.

The power of silence is powerful, Suyue knows this very well.Silence does not mean opposition, on the contrary, it is a kind of approval, because everything that Xia Cheng has done from rescuing the Acropolis to now is eligible to be sacrificed.The biggest reason for the silence is nothing more than considering the gains and losses of one's own city on the premise of supporting Xiacheng's entry into the alliance.