Even if Su He didn't mention this request, Chen Jian was ready to take him to see a few model projects in Xia Cheng, which was not a Bojiangjin Village-style show, but a reflection of the strength of the real tribe. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

So I drove to the hillside near Xiacheng that overlooked the farmland, got out of the car and walked up the mountain, and along the way, Su He's eyes did not take off those canals, and he was amazed.

After arriving at the top of the mountain, Su He looked at the farmland that was divided into square by the canal, turned his head to look at the aqueducts and dikes on the side of the Cao River, and listened to Chen Jian explain the purpose of those dike and gates, and then said: "In this way, it can really be said that the water and drought are from people." The south is shallow and the north is deep, and the water goes from the north when there is a drought and the water goes from the south when it is flooded...... Ji Xia, this method may be used on other rivers? ”

Jian Chen frowned and said, "Different rivers have different methods. It's like the thorn rose fruit on the south bank of the grass river, it doesn't turn red until the beginning of October, but it turns red at the end of September on the north bank, and you can't find it if you want to go to the south bank to find it at the end of September. ”

The water conservancy project in Xiacheng is difficult to replicate, because of the natural existence of Luo Island, which saves a lot of engineering from the clansmen.

And the most important point is that the grass river is not a big river, it is about the reason that it is far from the sea, the rainfall is not so terrifying and concentrated, the grass river is clear, the sediment rarely does not silt, and judging from the excavated soil, there are almost no traces of siltation.

The real flood and drought are still very early, and Chen Jian just took advantage of the natural environment.

Listening to Jian Chen's words, Su He sighed a little disappointed, looked at the canals blankly, and suddenly asked, "Ji Xia, have you heard Hua's story?" ”

"I've heard the leader of Eyue talk about it."

"On both sides of the river, there are many relatives, but there are two threats that must be faced. One is the surrounding Yidi, they coveted that land, year after year, the original Hua was because of the defeat of the Dongyi enemy, this was elected by the relatives to become the leader. ”

"After he became the chief, he said that the tribe had two enemies, one was the surrounding Yidi, and the other was the drought of the river, and in the end he also died at the hands of the second enemy."

"To control the water, it is necessary to concentrate the manpower of the tribe, and even several tribes need to unite together, and the strength of a tribe in the face of water and drought is weak, like a leaf in the wind, which cannot stop the wind from blowing. On both sides of the river, a real leader is needed to lead his relatives to defeat the surrounding Yidi and manage the drought of the river. ”

"The big river is much wider and more turbulent than your grass river, and a tribe of thousands of people may be able to govern the grass river, but ten tribes and tens of thousands of people may not be able to. It will not work without standing together and bringing the population of the tribe together. ”

Jian Chen nodded, agreeing with Su He's idea, in fact, he wanted more.

Sometimes the geographical environment will affect the historical entry into the city, and it will also affect the formation of the nation.

For example, in the Americas in the previous life, because it was the terrain of the basin plain between the east and west mountains, it was destined to have huge winds during the monsoon season, like the wind that pierced the basin plains, and the meager agricultural base could not resist such wind disasters, and the reclaimed surface soil would also be blown away by the wind, and could not accumulate into the agricultural base for the development of the empire.

Farming has developed and a large amount of surplus products have appeared, and when it is ready to evolve from a tribe to a nation, a strong wind will destroy everything, and you will have to start from scratch.

This progressive process is lengthy, and may have accumulated to the stage where enough empires have emerged, but the lack of alien races, the lack of common security needs, and the accumulation time is so long that the mind is rigid and so long that it leads to an even longer transition.

After the advent of mechanization, it became fertile soil and grain production land; But before mechanization comes in, it can't accumulate there alone to the extent that mechanization can occur, and that's an interesting paradox.

But if the terrain is high on one side and low on the other side, and there are large rivers flowing through it, it is easy for empires to appear, because only by uniting together can we control the water and resist the alien races in the highland steppe area.

The process of evolving from the tribal council system to the imperial system has also been greatly shortened due to the terrain, and the water control needs to be uniformly deployed by various tribes, and after the unified deployment, each tribe will gradually accept the form of overall leadership, shortening the transition from tribal democracy to hereditary monarchy.

Change needs an opportunity, and the change of mind and way of thinking is the ultimate goal of change and the biggest factor to ensure that no one will die.

The vast majority of the tribes still retain the remnants of primitive democracy, and the conquest of military force alone makes them accept the concept of a king, which is counterproductive and difficult to maintain.

However, if someone can allocate the population and material resources of each tribe because of some factors of security and survival needs, it is easier for the members of the tribe to accept this pattern of unification of the world.

Similar to Xia City, each tribe needs to be commanded and deployed from the beginning of planting, and when it is found that this is better than each tribe alone, they will naturally accept the leader of a city to lead the entire city.

If there is no flooding, no floods and droughts, no aliens, why would the tribal leaders agree to have a man over their heads? Why should you accept someone else's domination over your people? I can live without other tribes, why should I listen to you?

Chen Jian didn't know what the topography of the world was, but as far as he could see and hear, at least his cultural circle was a riverside population, and they had relied on the silt land after the flood to develop the earliest agriculture, and the worship and reverence for the river ran through the cultural circle.

Su He's excitement was not without reason, he also hoped that his tribe would no longer suffer from floods and droughts, and hoped to learn something from Chen Jian.

But after Chen Jian explained, he was a little disappointed, the situation of the grass river is completely different from the big river, and the people here don't even know the horror of the annual flood, nor do they know the fertility of the land after the flood recedes - the silt land does not need to be fertilized and watered, and the ditches are cultivated, and the seeds thrown in it are a good harvest for a year.

Disappointment to disappointment, Su He is still full of praise for the construction of Xia City, which is rare to see in other tribes, and there are no such conditions.

Moreover, the fact that such a canal canal can be built in more than a month has already proved Xia Cheng's strong organizational ability.

Before, he still didn't believe in Eyue's evaluation, but now he has to believe that it would be terrible for such a city and such a clan to really fight.

What's more, the tribe doesn't seem to have much opposition to such a project in such a short time, on the contrary, Su He heard a lot of praise in the village, which is a bit scary.

At this time, Su He had not yet entered Xia City, nor had he gone to see Xia Cheng in person, but he had already made a decision in his heart and invited Chen Jian to participate in the winter hunt.

It's a miracle, he's come so far, he's heard so much, Xia Cheng is the most special one, and it's the only one who wasn't a seventy-one kinship at the beginning, but developed from a small tribe to a tribe that can be on an equal footing with those big clans.

"The surname Ji will one day be known by the rest of the tribe."

Su He thought silently, he didn't doubt it, just wheels, ridges, and wheat were enough.

He thought that if he had the opportunity to have a car, many people would think so, and then when he saw the wheels, he would think of this surname, just as he would think of the surname E when he saw silk.

Even he felt that Xia Cheng and Su Cheng were very similar, the surname Su originated from the ancestors who planted millet, and the surname Ji originated from the millet they planted, which is the food that must be eaten regardless of whether they are rich or poor, and they will not forget when they see it, these surnames will be tied to food, which is a very smart approach.

"It's a very powerful tribe."

Su He came to a conclusion, so at the dinner back to Xia City, he said with a very solemn expression: "Ji Xia, you should know my intention, right?" ”

Jian Chen smiled: "I've heard about it." ”

"Yes, there's so much blood between relatives that it's time to stop. The surrounding Yidi is also getting stronger day by day, and the flood and drought of the big river are still terrifying, so it is time for a real leader to take his relatives to conquer Yidi and control the floods, what do you think? ”

Jian Chen nodded and said, "Yes, just like chopsticks, they are easy to break when separated." ”

"Ji Xia, at the beginning of winter, Su Yue invited the leaders of the tribes to hunt and discuss this matter. Even if no one gets everyone's recommendation for the time being, they must always unite to deal with Yidi. Brothers can fight with each other, but outsiders are not allowed to spit on your brother. ”

Jian Chen's heart pounded and asked, "Can I also participate in this hunt?" ”

"Of course. Although no one recognizes you yet, I believe that by the time the wheels roll on both sides of the river, your Xia Cheng and your surname will be remembered by everyone. You wear your clothes and your hair in a bun, and of course you are relatives. In this way, wine is always wine, strong and sweet or different, but it is never water. ”

"I think that after listening to these stories I told, the leader of Suyue will definitely want to see the leader of Xia City."

Chen Jian suppressed the excitement in his heart, the matter discussed in this winter hunt had nothing to do with him, and now he didn't even dare to think about becoming the leader of the tribal alliance, and even if the real tribal alliance was formed, he might not even be able to get an official position.

The qualifications are too shallow, the reputation is too low, out of the grass river, who will recognize it?

But participating in this winter hunt proves the strength of your clan, presents impressive gifts, and leaves a deep impression, at least, yourself and Xia Cheng will truly integrate into this cultural circle.

As Hongyu said, those who speak the language of Xiacheng and live in Xiacheng are single-mindedly slaves of Xiacheng people, not Xiacheng people. This is the name, the name of being recognized.

After Su He issued a formal invitation, he was going to the Acropolis to inform Wei He.

After sending people to congratulate the Acropolis from the Battle of Yangguan, Xia Cheng has been busy and did not send a caravan to the Acropolis, just after he was done, Chen Jian prepared a car for Su He and organized a caravan to go to the Acropolis with the goods and salt.

After sending Su He away, Jian Chen had been sorting out the affairs of the tribes on both sides of the river that he had heard about in the house, writing down them one by one in words that only he could understand, plus the news he heard from Song, analyzing the mountains, rivers and tribal relations.

The silence that had been in the house for several days was finally broken one day in early May, when a bell rang in the city, and Yu Qian'er pushed open the door and ran in.

"Brother, something happened to the Acropolis!" (To be continued.) )