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When these children belong to the same or different cities, and when these children have the same feats and fame as their parents, and when they learn how to become a leader in a colonized land, the entire clan will break away from the original city and follow them out to divide the feudal state, and the seeds of the great rivers will be scattered all over the land.

It's not that Chen Jian thinks that division is better than reunification, but with today's material conditions, even if it develops for another thirty years, the land that Xia Cheng can directly govern is only a province, and no matter how big it is, it can't be managed at all, and the population is not enough, so he can only rely on the strength of the rest of the rest of the cities. With the help of cultural and technological advantages, colonization is a good way to be verified by history, and the ethnic group can quickly occupy the best land under the conditions of the era, even if it is a big deal to fight back.

It is not shameful to divide a land that does not belong to a tribe at all, but to be proud, because now it is not yours at all, it is shameful to divide a land that already belongs to the same race.

All reality is history, and the right and wrong of history only lie in the reality of the time, and even now will one day become history.

There are too many things and too little time, this is how Jian Chen feels now. There were still many things to prepare for the realization of his plans, each of which made him look forward to the future, and as the group grew day by day, he also felt more and more small and powerless.

While waiting for the arrival of the dome, Jian Chen sent a part of it deep into the south bank of the Great River and cut down a large amount of bamboo, preparing for another major event in the future, but this major event made him doubt and difficult to decide.

A few days later, Qiongxi's army approached Xinhua City, which had already been named, but Qiongxi didn't know that Jian Chen had chosen a name for this land that did not belong to the Great River Tribes at all.

On the hill, the soldiers of Xia City were waiting for them, but in a clearing below the hill, a simple wooden house quietly appeared.

Jian Chen sent an envoy and invited Qiongxi to the wooden house to discuss the exchange of kinship captives, and only brought twenty people to guard outside, as before.

Even though the Dongyi army was scolding angrily, Qiongxi looked at the boats coming and going on the big river and the gables that had begun to take shape, and knew that it was impossible to break through under the strong attack, so he had to accept Chen Jian's invitation.

On the seventh day of the ninth month, the sky was already a little cold, and there was a fire in the house.

Chen Jian and Qiongxi did not carry weapons, and the twenty people who followed were also left outside the house, and Chen Jian refused to invite Chen Jian to negotiate alone in the land of buns, and set up a large archway, but now the situation has changed, and it is Chen Jian who makes the invitation.

After seeing Jian Chen, for a moment, Qiongxi had the idea that people within ten steps could defeat the country, but for a moment, because he himself was also a country, he was reluctant to die for the race.

This time, Jian Chen was not aggressive, let alone arrogant, and first congratulated Qiongxi.

Qiongxi said angrily: "What is the joy? Ji Xia Mo is not making fun of me? I'm really here to negotiate with you, if Ji Xia wants to make fun of me, I'm desperate to defend my dignity now. Moreover, the Dongyi warriors are still there, and the victory or defeat is not yet known. ”

Jian Chen hurriedly said, "Of course, of course. Where am I canceling you? I'm really celebrating you. ”

Qiongxi's heart moved, thinking of Jian Chen's previous suggestion for exchange, and asked, "Ji Xia might as well say it clearly." ”

"Although I have conquered the three cities of Dongyi, I have actually done you a great favor. Among the more than 20,000 people captured, there are many clan relatives who are the ones who hinder your ambitions. You can't kill them because they are quite famous among the clan. But I can help you to hold them up, so that the more than 10,000 people you have redeemed will have to obey you, and you can do whatever you want. ”

Qiongxi sneered: "Ji Xia will have such a good heart? ”

"Nothing kind."

Qiongxi snorted, "Of course there's nothing kind! You just want me to detain the clan relatives of those two cities as well, so that more than 10,000 people in the two cities can only rely on you! They don't have clan relatives and nobles, so it's easier for them to integrate into the set of things in your summer city. ”

Jian Chen laughed: "That's it, but it's the same for you." I will release Mu Hu, the people of Mu Cheng are still on your side, but those clan nobles and idlers are gone, and you are their leader. I think of course you will. ”

Qiongxi shook his head and said, "With more than 10,000 people in Xia City, there will be more soldiers in three years. Although I have gained temporary benefits, I will eventually let Dongyi fall into a desperate situation. ”

His words were not resolute, Chen Jian smiled secretly in his heart, and asked, "Why don't you think that you are so clever that you will transform the city after leading tens of thousands of people, and compete with me in the future?" If you think Dongyi will be defeated, why resist? Go to the tribes of the Great River to show your submission, change your customs and change your words, won't there be nothing? ”

"You have no way out now. Without exchanging, how many of the warriors' relatives in your army have been captured by me? How do you get them to identify with you as a leader if you don't swap? ”

"Since the exchange, why not make a decision that is beneficial to both you and me? I have all the reasons for you, and these relatives and nobles are used as hostages to ensure the implementation of the covenant. Even if they come back three years later, how many people will still recognize them? How many will listen to them? ”

Qiongxi sighed, he had already accepted it in his heart, this was something he couldn't ask for, at least he could hold the power firmly in his own hands, and he would have strength with tens of thousands of clansmen who listened to him. But he also knew that the same more than 10,000 people would burst out with greater strength in Xia Cheng, and Xia Cheng was also strong when he was strong, so he hesitated.

After thinking for a while, he finally stopped talking about this issue, and naturally asked, "What is the covenant that Ji Xia is talking about?" ”

"Within three years, the Great River tribes and the Dongyi tribes did not attack each other. In three years, you can do what you want to do in Dongyi, and I will do what I want to do. If the Great River tribes were to attack you, I would refuse to send troops. ”

"The land within one hundred and fifty miles of this place is to be owned by Xia City, and attacking this place is regarded as a violation of the covenant. Anyway, there are no people here, let alone cities, so you don't have to be embarrassed. ”

"That's it."

The first one was acceptable, but the second made Qiongxi instinctively refuse. The series of wars in the autumn made him understand that once the people of Xia Cheng gained a foothold here, he would not have the strength to attack the Great River Tribes again, and Xia Cheng could tear up the alliance whenever he wanted.

Jian Chen said with a smile: "Qiongxi, Qiongxi, the times have changed, and if you want to become strong, you have to change." ”

"You are the leader of the Dongyi tribes, and I am only the leader of Xia City. You have captured almost no Xiacheng, but I have captured your women and the relatives of the warriors of your army. These people, you have to change, and I don't have to. If you don't swear these two items, I won't exchange them with you. ”

"Even if you give those 20,000 people now, and those 20,000 people listen to you, how will you change? What changes do you take? What are you going to become? ”

"The nobles and sages of the clan have power because they pass on knowledge from generation to generation, and a leader cannot manage a city without these people, because the chief cannot do everything himself."

"The so-called blood relatives are just hiding the knowledge in their heads with blood. You don't want to rely on them, you don't want them to restrict your rights, you need some young people who know how to learn, and pass on the knowledge from word to mouth in wooden tablets. ”

"But you don't have writing, so you have to learn the writing of Xia Cheng, and you have to send a lot of young people to learn Xia Cheng's writing, arithmetic, and official system, and give up everything in the past."

"It is already difficult to change the two points of political discussion into arbitrariness and public land into taxation."

"Other cities can't do it, but you can do it, because I helped you remove and detain a lot of people who are standing in the way of change."

"And I'm building a city here, you can exchange it for what you want, everything except weapons."

"Actually, you and I both know that the covenant is. It's just that I have my things to do, and you have your things to do, and in the end I still have to rely on the spear to speak. But it is not a good thing for you and me to attack each other for three years. ”

Chen Jian paused for a moment and said very bluntly: "Now that you are defending with all your strength, I can't attack it, and the number of people in Xiacheng will not be too much, and the field battle will not be able to defeat you." And what about our defense, you have nothing to do, if you dare to send troops to the west, I will march from here into your hinterland. ”

If this is still the case after three years, the covenant will naturally continue. What is the point of the covenant if it is not like this in three years? ”