In the courtyard next door to the council hall, the big banquet has long since ended. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The relatives and nobles of the rest of the clans only came to go through the motions to show that the rest of the cities believed that Chen Jian's actions to quell the rebellion were righteous and supported by the Great River tribes.

The two cities of Ewei are not so simple as going through the motions, they need more material support from Chen Jian, as well as the words about ambition that Chen Jian entrusted to their children and clansmen not long ago.

The army is out, consuming food and grass, and will return soon.

But the relationship with Xia Cheng in the future and how to realize those ambitions have not been discussed, and they can't hold it back.

Yucheng is the summer capital, Wei takes the west and E lives in the east, and the idea of seeking thousands of miles for each other's wings has long made Eyue Weihe's heart extremely hot.

Before the appearance of Xia Cheng, the vision of E Yue and other clans was only to find a place with fertile water and grass to establish a city, and they never thought of establishing a great meritorious service that would be remembered forever in the world, let alone the idea of ruling several clans for thousands of miles.

This has nothing to do with not having ambitions, simply because the conditions were too bad at that time to think about these things.

However, a few years later, these things that they had never dared to think of at first began to throb in their hearts, and they saw the light of day.

With the changes and technological innovations driven by Xia City, their minds are no longer satisfied with a small city. In their opinion, since Xia Cheng could rely on the power of one city to go deep into Dongyi and return victorious, they might not be able to do it as long as they learned Xia Cheng's methods closer to Xia Cheng.

Since Jian Chen had given such ambitions to tempt them as allies, of course, he would not talk casually, but he was also sure to pull the two cities into his chariot and become the most important allies.

So after the big banquet, Chen Jian set up a small banquet and invited Wei He and E Yue alone. Of course, the two understood what Jian Chen would say, and happily went to the banquet.

Slightly drunk, Jian Chen asked, "Have the two leaders heard of my proposal?" ”

"Of course."

"I wonder what you two think?"

Wei He was young after all, and he had already discussed these things with Wei Yuan, and at this time he spoke first: "In July and August, Ji Xia went on an expedition to the east and broke three cities in a row, which is a great merit, and it also proves two things. ”

"Now the rammed earth of the city wall is not thick, the foundation stone is weak, digging holes, exploding, it is completely possible to capture the city within a month, and it is no longer only difficult to besiege and capture."

"Ji Xia used the strength of half a city to force Dongyi to retreat and break through three cities in a row, and there is no need to say more about the strength of the Xia army."

"Ji Xia went thousands of miles to rescue his relatives, this is what the leaders of the Great River should do, and their prestige is rising, and many leaders must be convinced."

"Now there are tens of thousands in Xia, and the people of E and Wei are also of one mind. During the two years, he recuperated, trained the armor soldiers, and accumulated money and food, and after two years, there will be thousands of soldiers in the three cities. ”

"At that time, 3,000 soldiers, more than 10,000 clansmen, and hundreds of military chariots went down the river to Sucheng and invited Suyue to watch the strength of the chariots."

"Su Yuefu, then respect Ji Xia as the head of the alliance, go all out to the east, three years can destroy Dongyi, capture the dome Xi, and great things can be accomplished."

"If Su Yue does not give up the position of the head of the alliance, he can learn the story of Huasu Spring Valley back then, win the battle, break the city and form an alliance, and force him to submit. Su Yue is satisfied, and all the Dahe tribes are not convinced. It is also possible to rectify the armaments, meet the clans, and go all out to the east. ”

Jian Chen smiled, turned his head to face Eyue, and asked, "I don't know what the leader of Eyue thinks?" ”

E Yue shook her head and said, "I think there is another way." At the beginning, Xia Cheng was weak but not strong, and when the tribes were allied, there were cities that drew Ji Xia to form an alliance to resist Suyue; Now Xia Cheng has abundant wings and prestige, and the expedition to Dongyi to rescue his relatives is well known to all tribes. ”

"On the other hand, Su Yue betrayed the big alliance and formed a small alliance, and the original relatives of the northern expedition plundered slaves, and the relatives of the northeast tribes complained a lot. Ji Xia can send an envoy to the northeast to invite the tribes who had turned their backs on Suyue to join Xia Cheng. ”

"Now the cities of Caohe are rich and prosperous, and they have the advantages of copper and iron to cultivate and war, which is far from comparable to that day. They must be led by Ji Xia. At that time, the tribes went from north to south, and Xia Ewei went from west to east, denouncing Su Yue's crime of betraying the Great Alliance and plundering his relatives first regardless of Dongyi, how could Su Yue resist? Su Yue surrendered, and the great river tribes went east, how could Dongyi resist? ”

Jian Chen looked at these two allies, the two of them did things differently, which was inevitable.

Echeng is located to the east of Xia City, close to Beidi, and also close to some cities that opposed Su Yue as the leader of the alliance. Of course, Eyue wanted to befriend those clans, so as not to be stabbed by them when the army went south.

The Acropolis was to the south of Xia Cheng, near the Great River, and close to some of the cities of the Sucheng Alliance. If the method of Eyue is adopted, all the people of Yucheng will definitely retreat to Caohe, and then the Acropolis will be the bridgehead of the alliance with Sucheng, and it may even be that Su Yue will launch an attack on the three cities of Caohe when he finds that the situation is wrong, and then the Acropolis will be in front, which is not something he wants to see.

But these can be reconciled as long as the purpose is the same.

They all thought that within five years, Chen Jian's plan to build a city of thousands of miles could be realized, and it might not even take five years.

This extremely impatient attitude made Jian Chen very worried.

It's not that the plan is not feasible, if the opportunity is seized in this era, it will only take a few months to destroy the rule of a clan. It's just that such a conquest is meaningless, the cultural advantage has not yet been established, there is not enough management, and in the end the speed of cultural technology is not fast, which is not what he wants.

E Yue looked at Jian Chen and frowned, and said strangely: "Does Ji Xia think that these two methods can't be done?" At the beginning, the battle of Huasu Spring Valley lasted for two months, and the three battles were drawn, and the troops were convinced and did not dare to make trouble. Now that Su Yue is at the head of the alliance, his armor is not as sharp as the three cities of Caohe, and his reputation is not as good as Ji Xia's deep penetration into Dongyi to rescue his relatives, what is Ji Xia still worried about? ”

Jian Chen raised his brows and said with a smile: "What do the two of you want to leave to future generations of relatives thousands of miles of land?" Or do you just want to leave a name for posterity? ”

"Of course, it is to leave thousands of miles of fertile land for future generations, but this is also something that can only be obtained by conquest, aren't these two things the same thing?"

Jian Chen waved his finger and said, "This is not one thing, but two things. ”

"For example, Echeng, the clan is not more than 10,000, and if you really destroy Dongyi, you will give Echeng thousands of miles of land, what can you do?"

"In three years, how much has changed in Echeng in addition to training armor soldiers? Could it be that the leader of Eyue really thinks that he can rule thousands of miles of land out of thin air? ”

"When the time comes, it will be nothing more than to capture the Dongyi people as slaves and govern the land of three hundred miles. Three hundred miles away, the Dongyi clan surrendered to Nagong, and it was inevitable that they would be resentful in their hearts. Ten thousand people live in the city, and outside the city is still the land of Dongyi, speaking the Dongyi language, worshiping the sky, and maintaining the clan. ”

"Within thirty years, Echeng will be strong, and Dongyi will still pay tribute and submit. A hundred years later, if the descendants are strong and the population of Echeng increases, they may really rule for thousands of miles. ”

"But if a hundred years later, the descendants are weak, and the Dongyi people rise up to resist, not only will they lose thousands of miles of land, but they will not even be able to preserve the sacrifice. What is the point of such a thousand miles of land? ”

E Yue hurriedly asked, "Then what does Ji Xia mean?" ”

"This matter is urgent, I have also heard about the changes in the two cities, this is actually the beginning of truly owning a thousand miles of land."

"Within a few years, in addition to training armor, young people from the relatives should also be sent to learn the methods of writing, farming, and management. There are only more than 200 people in Echeng who can read and count, and there will be enough for 10,000 people in Echeng, where is there enough to govern thousands of miles of land? ”

"The Dongyi clan is numerous, relying on the bloodline to continue, and if they do not obey discipline, once they are weak, they will inevitably repeat. A few years later, if there are five or six hundred people in Echeng who are literate and literate, and who are generally versed in arithmetic, it will be different. ”

"Dismantle the Dongyi clan by plowing cattle with farm tools, help its poor and punish their relatives and nobles, so that the clan cannot be united and resentful of each other."

"Wise and literate men assist in administration, chiefs rule directly, build roads, and connect with each other."

"Or divide the heirs of the relatives, each with one or two hundred literate people, two thousand people, and the Dongyi people who govern the collapse of more than 10,000 clans, build a city separately as the wings of Echeng, and only four cities within a thousand miles can make it difficult for Dongyi to repeat. Teach the language, change the customs, and make them forget the word Dongyi, this thousands of miles of land can be regarded as the real land of Echeng. ”

"And if you don't make these preparations in advance, even if you enter Dongyi, how many people in Echeng can govern those lands? And how many people can teach the written word to change customs? ”

"If there are no such people, wouldn't you have to rely on Dongyi's relatives to maintain stability? Although they pay lip service to the tribute, they will inevitably rebel over time, so what is the point of such submission? ”

"It's like wanting to eat a roast sheep and getting angry before you catch it. There must be a fire to roast the sheep, but we want the roast sheep instead of the fire. ”

"So I said, those are two things. If you just want to leave behind the merits of conquering thousands of miles, and the rest is all up to your descendants to develop, you can do it now, as you two said. ”

"If you want to leave real land for future generations, you can't do it now, you need to build up strength and prepare manpower."

"Before we have a literate person who can govern tens of thousands of thousands of people, we can't do it, like autumn cicadas, hibernate for several years, and wait until our wings are full before we can break through the ground and soar into the sky."

"It is precisely because of this that I am worried that the two of you are too impatient, so that they will attack rashly without being ready."

"For the Great River Tribes, we must call for the unity of our relatives, and once there is a disturbance in Yidi, we will send troops to enhance our prestige, and we must not give Su Yue and others the opportunity to attack us, and secretly accumulate strength."

"For the Dongyi tribes, we have to shout not to attack them, nor to fight for the hatred of the clans, but for them to go astray and fall behind, we are to bring civilization to those people, to bring a better way of life, to bring technology such as cultivating iron tools, as if lighting a fire in the dark night, so as to reduce their resentment, to make them believe that our ancestors are watching over us and their sky does not make them strong and destroy what they believe in."

"This is also the reason why I built Xinhua City in Dongyi, so that the people of Dongyi can see our progress and their backwardness, make them yearn for this new life, and believe that only by believing in their ancestors, speaking the language of the great rivers, and writing the words of the great rivers can they live such a life."

"Just like silkworms eating mulberry leaves, with Xinhua City as the foundation, absorbing the escape of Dongyi people and changing customs and culture. Those who obey us will surrender, and those who do not obey will attack, so that all the tribes of Dongyi will know about our existence. ”

Hearing this, Eyue Weihe pondered for a moment, and thanked him: "If it weren't for Ji Xia, we would have almost ruined the future of the clan because of impatience." ”

Jian Chen also thanked him: "If you don't have the help of the two of you, how can you succeed by relying on Xia Cheng alone?" ”

"Now that the three cities are united, they can't help but be in lockstep. After the two returned with their troops, they needed to select the children of their relatives to go to Yucheng to prepare for a few years later. To conquer a land, a clan must rely on armor and spears; But to really govern a piece of land, you still have to rely on words. ”

"Xia Cheng is not stable yet, once it is stable, I will invite the two of you to come and discuss the big things together. The three cities are one, and they must not be betrayed, otherwise it will be the other cities that will benefit. ”

After speaking, the three of them raised the wine bottle together, ready to swear again.

At this moment, there was a turmoil outside, Chen Jian asked loudly, and someone outside replied with joy: "Return Ji Xia!" The White Horse sent someone to inform them that the plotters had been intercepted and would be escorted back to Xia City in the near future! In addition, the first group of relatives who fled to the surrounding area have returned and are being resettled. ”