Chapter 41: Reformation and Mission
The moment the Bamboo Tiger, as the leader of the White Wolf, shook off the ramming of the Holy Land, Liang Tian realized that it was time to establish a strong "central power".
This made Liang Tian naturally choose the witch bell. Because the bell with the title of Hand of God is better able to tame the unruly warriors than the old tamper.
Therefore, under the guidance of Liang Tian, there is today's scene.
The bamboo tiger who did the wrong thing was completely expelled from the tribe, and the tamping that was defeated by the bamboo tiger again in front of everyone was also greatly damaged.
It can be said that the era that belonged to the two of them has come to an end, and now, the ruler of the tribe has become a woman. And she is still a powerful woman who has been canonized by Liang Tian himself and can mobilize one-fifth of Liang Tian's strength.
Therefore, after officially becoming the head of the tribe, Bell also made a series of positive reforms to today's huge tribe under the personal guidance of Liang Tian.
First, slaves in the tribe were allowed to worship Liang Tian. Slaves were also allowed to openly worship and pray to Liang Tian, and the slave's owner could not stop him.
Secondly, slaves who believed in Liang Tian could not be executed at will. Otherwise, they will be fined two cows and three sheep.
This is because the total population of the tribe is now 80,000, but 20,000 of them are slaves. These people were not allowed to believe in Liang Tian before, and in Liang Tian's eyes, they naturally became the first problem that needed to be solved.
However, Liang Tian also knew that the food had to be eaten in one bite, so the reform did not offend the interests of the warriors and clansmen who owned slaves. He simply allowed the slaves to believe in him, and could not be killed at will.
Then, Liang Tian led the bell to promulgate a new decree. The authority of the leaders of the various settlements has been reduced. That is, from the day the decree was issued, the leaders of the gathering places could not recruit soldiers at will and start foreign wars.
Finally, unify the taxation of the various agglomerations. The leaders and witches of the gathering place can no longer arbitrarily levy shield taxes, weapons taxes, godly taxes and other messy things from their clansmen.
All taxes are uniform.
And from the day the decree was issued, the so-called godly tax dedicated to God was fixed as tithes. It was used to feed the witches of the tribe and the warriors who were blessed by Liang Tian.
Therefore, all warriors who have been blessed by Liang Tian must follow the orders of the witch bell, who has the title of Hand of God.
This also made Liang Tian give the bell a new title - Great Witch. That is, the leader of the tribe of witches and warriors.
So that those witches and warriors who have been canonized and blessed by Liang Tian are no longer subject to the jurisdiction and constraints of the leader of the gathering place.
It can be said that under the guidance of Liang Tian, the Great Witch Bell has become a person in power in the real sense. It's not just the sacrificial activities that he is in charge of.
When a strong leader emerges, the internal friction caused by internal strife between the various gathering places of the tribe is naturally small.
So, just half a month after the reform, the warriors and warriors of the tribe won a beautiful battle under the leadership of the bell.
In the mountains to the west of the rock cliffs, relying on the advantages of the terrain, they thwarted the attack of Xi and 3,000 men with only 1,000 men.
This made Xihe no longer dare to continue to attack the Giant Tree Tribe, and the war between the two sides was temporarily ended.
However, the end of the war did not stop the communication between the two sides.
Instead, as each side captured some of the other's captives, some private exchanges began.
After all, there are big differences between the two sides, both in terms of culture and system. This made both sides curious about each other, and they both wanted to know what kind of existence the people who lived on the other side of the mountain.
Gradually, some transactions will happen naturally.
There were no horses in the territory ruled by the tribe, which made the tribe side eager to get some horses from Xihe on the other side of the mountain.
And what about Xihe? There was a lack of gold in their borders, so gold became the hard currency of the whole country. And there happens to be a huge open-pit gold mine on the territory of the tribe. As a result, the Golden Horse transaction became the first transaction between the two parties.
A fist-sized piece of gold, in exchange for a horse.
Both sides of the transaction feel that they are taking advantage of themselves, and when it is profitable, similar transactions will naturally become more frequent.
Although, whether in the tribe or in Xihe, there are opponents and decliners of this transaction. But most of these people do not get any benefit from the transaction, and their words will naturally not be adopted by those with vested interests.
So just seven years after the end of the war between the two sides, a large trading market appeared in the mountains. War horses, gold, salt, furs, precious stones, and fine bronze weapons, as well as cotton cloth that only the Xi and nobles could wear, can all be seen in this bazaar.
As long as the bazaar exists for one day, both sides of the trading side can get a lot of benefits from it.
Therefore, in order to continue the trade between the two sides, the tribe and the Xihe side also sent a hundred warriors each to jointly manage the bazaar.
It was also until this moment that Xihe's name for the tribe also changed.
Previously they all called the tribe barbarians. But now, the tribe has become the children of the giant tree on the other side of the mountain.
So, when Weifu visited the bazaar in private, Dawu Bell once again strengthened her determination, and she wanted to personally take people to Xihe to spread Liang Tian's beliefs.
"It is my mission to let the glory of God shine in every corner of the world. Now, it's time for me to fulfill my mission. ”
Rather than heeding the advice of her subordinates, she entrusted the matter to a trusted witch and the still-healthy leader of the Holy Land, and the Great Witch Bell left with her followers.
Then, concealing their identities, they crossed the mountains and followed Xihe's caravan to Xihe's territory. Then, the men stopped in a small town called Blackstone.
The followers were puzzled and asked the bell, "Since it is to spread the glory of God, why not start with the king of this country?
But the bell smiled and shook his head, and said nothing.
She just instructed her followers to buy a house in the city with gold, and erected a statue of Liang Tian in the house. Then, this once high-ranking tribal witch turned into a doctor who did not charge money.
She used Liang Tian's almost omnipotent power of faith to treat the poor and sick.
In this way, when three months passed quietly, everyone in Blackstone City knew that there was an almost omnipotent messenger of God in their city.
"She is kind and majestic, upright and courageous. She is willing to reject the powerful for the poor, and she is willing to uphold justice for those who have suffered injustice. I swear, I've never met anyone like her. Therefore I would give up everything to follow her. ”
Three months later, the only son of the lord of the castle said.