From Chief to Ball

Just for this matter, the old man remembered that he felt at ease at that time, knowing very well that the cities of those clans would not be able to be his son's opponents in more than ten years, and in the future he would still have to rely on strength to speak.

There are many similar things, and there are many similar sons, each of whom is of his own blood, and each entrusted has his own intelligence. As for who will be the leader in the future, he doesn't care.

Whoever has the ability should go and be the leader. The eldest son also calls himself father when he becomes the leader. Could it be that the younger son has changed his father after becoming the leader?

He is also aware of the possible chaos of the clan alliance after his death, but he believes that after this chaos, there will be a clan alliance that is stronger, with greater power for the leader, and whose leader is his own blood.

As for whether the tribes of Dahe would take the opportunity to invade during the chaotic period after death, he was not worried.

One is that most of the clan cities close to the big river tribes are not the cities of their own children and grandchildren. With the current intensity of the war, it is difficult to attack the center of the clan alliance in a short time. It's over.

Second, the most famous young man in the Dahe Tribes in recent years is only Suyue. After defeating several clans of his own two years ago, the old man thought that this would be a huge threat, but then Suyue did something. The one thing that made the old man understand what this person would do after his own death.

After Suyue's victory that time, he intentionally let go of some trapped clans. The purpose of staying behind was to deter those weak Dahe tribes in the east, so as to ensure that those small clans and cities stood closely with him.

The old man thought that this kind of person was very clever and cunning, but lacked a bit of stupidity and paranoia. This was the biggest difference from those people in his memory.

Not everyone has a pair of eyes that can see as far as decades and decades. Stupidity and paranoia will make people walk a seemingly ridiculous path, but this ridiculous path may not be wrong after ten or decades. of.On the contrary, those smart and cunning people see farther than others, but what is right three years later may not be right 30 years later.

So the only thing the old man did when he was critically ill was not to say who he wanted to elect to succeed the leader, but to pass on the news that he was dying, and it was best to let that ambitious man named Au Yue know. .

He believed that after this news came out, some interesting changes would take place in the tribes of Dahe in the west. When there was chaos on his side, the other side might not be peaceful and united.

The alliance of the two clans is like a cicada, both on the verge of metamorphosis, it just depends on who will take off that layer of skin and fly to the sky first.In this, he believed in his son.

Because of his belief, he has no regrets, and he is sure that he will enjoy the best sacrificial offering decades later, and may even continue this best sacrificial offering from generation to generation.

Until he died, he didn't say who he wanted to elect to succeed the leader, because the person he wanted to elect might not be agreed by the rest of the people. Many people would follow his every suggestion when he was alive, but once he died, those People may raise the only objection in more than a decade.

Instead of this, it is better not to mention it, and let the ax and the bow and arrow decide.

He died in November, before the comet appeared in the sky, but soon.

When the comet appeared, all the tribes in Dongyi knew the news of the death of the old leader, and those clan members prepared to mourn seriously with their thoughts, looking forward to a grand funeral.The leaders of the various clans breathed out the most relaxed breath that had been suppressed for more than ten years, considering who would take the position of the leader in the future, and they started a vertical and horizontal alliance with each other, and chaos emerged.

The battle has not started yet, and I am still mourning the death of the old leader, but many people know that a battle is inevitable. There are too many people who are qualified to be the leader, and the old leader did not propose a successor before he passed away. Views.

This kind of chaos was soon spread to Sucheng by those who cared. Just as the old man predicted before his death, the tribes of Dahe also changed because of his death.

Suyue gave up the idea of ​​being the nominal leader of all tribes in Dahe, and decisively seized the opportunity to form a small alliance with some clans near Dongyi and on the north bank of Dahe as the main body. He has enough strength to break with those clans that oppose him.

Small alliances have the benefits of small alliances, they have stronger centripetal force, and their leaders have greater rights. Compared with the big and vague nominal leaders, Su Yue has already considered the gains and losses during the period.

He decided not to attack the Dongyi clan within three or two years to ensure that the Dongyi clan would not give up fighting due to external threats, especially the several Dongyi clans near the east are eligible to compete for the leadership position , when necessary, he even felt that he could secretly make peace with him.

After getting the support of Xiacheng, he believed that time was on his side, even if the Dongyi people finally elected a more powerful leader, he might have become a member of the tribes of Dahe by then—including those who oppose him now. He is the true chieftain of those clans who honor him.

Dongyi and Dahe, this is the world in Suyue's eyes.

The world is actually very big, and there are still many places that Suyue can't see or think about, and he doesn't want to pay attention to, but whether he pays attention to it or not, the world is still changing.

When the Dongyi chaos first emerged, certain changes were also taking place in the grassland north of the Caohe River, but these changes were not known to the people of the Dahe tribe, including Chen Jian.

Dawu, Luoxing and others who were defeated last time fled back to the grassland. At the end of the battle of Yangguan, Dawu beheaded many small clan leaders and no one knew about it except his personal guards. The unforgetable fear of the tribes, and the hatred of those relatives of the dead clan were all placed on Chen Jianjian.

The grasslands that have been raided several times by Baima and Chen Jian are already fragile and difficult to survive. A large number of dead sheep and horses, slaughtered villages, and a large number of light and strong people who died in battle or were captured as slaves can no longer support so many living people. Man survives.

who is aliveWho is going to die?Who is a slave?These questions can only be handed over to the spirit of war they believe in, and they are urgent, because the winter after the failure of the Battle of Yangguan is coming soon.

Dawu was hated by the other leaders because he broke many rules, for example, he was very fair when distributing the spoils, and he kept very little, for example, he was willing to share his own sheep and horses with the tribe.

With the same willingness, Dawu was liked by many tribes in the grasslands, especially those small settlements that lost their leaders, men, and lack of lightness, came to Dawu one after another.

Dawu killed their leader, but he got the support of everyone in the name of their leader's revenge. Perhaps the reason why many people supported him was that following Dawu at least this winter would not freeze to death or starve to death.There is only so much food, if you don’t starve to death, someone else will starve to death; if you don’t want to be a slave, someone else must be a slave.

Not too long after the battle of Yangguan, the screams of countless men dying and the wailing of women's fear appeared on the grassland again.Those who survived were thankful for their choices, and finally understood why their ancestors worshiped the spirit of war so much—this is the best belief for living on the grassland.

It's just that Dawu, who once vowed to take revenge on Yangguan, is very sober. The spirit of war will not protect him from defeating those people in the south, so he decided to temporarily move westward after the spring of next year, avoiding the group of people who burned on the grassland every year. kill the enemy.

There are also some weak grassland settlements that have begun to suspect the spirit of war, but the reason is simply that they are afraid of being annexed by Dawu. Maybe... they can pay tribute to the powerful city in the south and plead for their protection?

All these changes, which Chen Jian knew or didn't know, all tell a frightening fact full of opportunities: a turbulent age is coming.

Chapter 43 Stable internal preparations for expansion ([-])

Chen Jian returned to the city before the New Year's Day in Xia City. Before arriving in the city, he sent someone to notify the city and slowed down on purpose.

What made him gratified was that many people in the city came to greet him, and he could see that although he had been away for a while, the people in the city still respected him, because there were not so many rules and unspoken rules at this time, everything was spontaneous, Spontaneity takes a long time to become cherished by those who don't have the reality of respect but want the name of respect.

Seeing Chen Jian returned to the city, many people wanted to say a few words to him, but he was the man and elder brother of some people, and he was also the leader elected by the whole city.

In the snow, Chen Jian reported the results of the alliance to all the people in the city, as well as the reasons why he joined the alliance, and explained everyone's doubts.

Then the jade wheel was solemnly invited into the sacrificial hall by Zhenzhi, as well as the soil brought back from the bank of the great river.

With the moon as the seed and the soil as soon as possible, Xiacheng finally had its own roots, and took out some public property from Yuqian'er to distribute to celebrate.

This new year in Xiacheng had the flavor that Chen Jian wanted, and the occasional sound of leather firecrackers made Xiacheng people gradually familiar with the bitter smoke and ear-shattering noise.

In his free time, Yu Qian'er complained to him.

"Brother, you are back. We are almost exhausted. Before the winter started a few days ago, I used more than 400 slaves to bring some food to the tribes in the mountains and forests to help them through the winter. I will not harvest the mountains this year. , I’m afraid it will be difficult, but they are all willing to cling to and abide by Xiacheng’s rules. Three hundred miles to the north and three hundred miles to the west, there are more than 30 small clan villages within the radius, with a total of 5000 people.”

"Originally, I only cared about the affairs within thirty miles of Xiacheng, but now I have to take care of the affairs within three hundred miles. My eyes hurt every day, and I really can't bear it. Let me tell you, even you can take care of the most If there are 8000 people within a hundred miles, you can’t control any more.”

She rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "After you left, I discussed with everyone, should we move all the people from those villages to the vicinity of our Xia City? This way at least it will be easier to manage. In the future, they will cultivate the land , and have to measure all the land and let them pay taxes, it’s always hard to manage if they are far away.”

Chen Jian shook his head and said, "I can't manage them all. There are only a few people who can measure the land. According to my method of management, one person needs to manage fifteen or six people. How can we have so many people? If you don’t talk about this matter, I’m going to change the way. If we continue to manage it like this, the place will become bigger and bigger in the future, and we will be exhausted sooner or later. You also know that I will build a city in Onozawa in the future? You have to Follow me for a few days. Xiacheng used to be like a child, needing parents to take care of it to function normally; in the future, when you grow up to be an adult, even if we are not here, Xiacheng people will still know what to do."

"By the way, tell me what happened in the city after I left?"

Yuqian'er had been prepared for a long time, and smiled and took out a large piece of cloth, on which the days were neatly drawn, with words and pictures, and the last part was the expenditure and income in the public warehouse.

"You left in October. Before you left, let Ji Song Shizhen and the others go down the river in a month. Before you let them go to those remote villages, just like you went to those clans that were oppressed by the Meteor clan."

"They brought all kinds of clay pots, seeds, food herbs, helped the village build houses or helped them move out of caves, used various tools, and cured some simple diseases. The people in those villages are very funny. Mistaking someone who wears our clothes and combs our hair as a god."

Yu Qian'er probably recalled some funny stories, and giggled alone for a long time before saying: "When Ji Song and the others went out, they brought baked dry biscuits and some fried flour, which were all packed in sacks. Those villages Those people felt strange: these people didn’t go hunting or gathering, but delicious food came out of the sacks. When Ji Song was leaving, those people begged Ji Song to keep the bag... Then I went When I saw them imitating us and worshiping that sack, I thought that a lot of food could come out of that sack."

"But then I told them, and told them that if they learn how to grow, they can get food without hunting. You said that if they don't know how to grow, then we can only get fur from them; if they learn Instead of planting, we can exchange the goods in the workshop for food."

"By the time you let Ji Song Shi Chin and the others leave before you left, you were already busy with all kinds of things in autumn. Red Fish went to E City first, bought some silkworm seeds from a few people in E City, and asked We have learned some ways to raise silkworms, and next year we will raise these things too. Bowstrings, clothes, these need a lot every year, and it is best for us to be able to do it ourselves.”

"When she came back, I took people to those distant clan villages. When I went there, it was about to snow. There were not many acorns, pine nuts and other fruits this autumn. We were most afraid of it before. In winter like this, I took a lot of slaves to those villages with food and goods, and sent out a lot of things."

"Those village clans knew that we were going to celebrate the New Year, and they sent a lot of gifts. In fact, they couldn't exchange anything in the city, but I gave them a lot in return. Didn't you say that if you want to get something from others, you have to give some to others first. Is it? Everyone feels distressed, thinking that we lost so many good things in exchange for so little leather, and I don’t know very well. Brother, do you think I did the right thing?”

Chen Jian nodded with a smile, thought for a while, and said, "Yes, it's a good job. We don't need so many slaves now, and as methods such as ox farming are gradually popularized in cities, one slave can be far away. Compared with the last person, the amount of farming with one cow is added. If those people can learn to plant, we will count as one out of ten, and it will be better than capturing them as slaves in three to five years."