Thinking that there is an insurmountable gap between thinking and doing it, violating the interests of others is like killing relatives, and the struggle between interest groups is inevitable, and perhaps the leader and emperor will deliberately cut off food when they go on the expedition, or they may push the leader and emperor into the river and drown and change it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The leaders who had this idea for the time being were frightened by the aura on Chen Jianjian, and repeatedly begged the ancestors to forgive them for the thought that came to them by chance, and buried this thought deep in their hearts.

The vast majority of the men in Xia City were instigated by Jian Chen, their momentum was like a rainbow, and their oaths were like iron, so that these leaders who had strange thoughts had nothing to think about except for anxiety.

Although Elu, who was watching from the sidelines, was not from Xiacheng, she also followed the shouts of the Xiacheng people and swore that the blood of young people was always hot, and she would not be like Chen Jian, with a face like the rising sun and a heart like twilight.

Su He is relatively old, but the first time he experienced this kind of propaganda and agitation, his heart was a little agitated. Although he still felt that Jian Chen was a little risky, and even a little contemptuous of the enemy, at this moment, he had to admire Jian Chen's methods.

"Drama is a good thing, and this method should be brought back."

He came to Xia City this time, and from suspicion to shock to convincing, he was finally convinced that Xia City was a city that could be on an equal footing with those big clans and big cities. Even though the population is still small, those strange and strange things are enough to withstand tens of thousands of people.

There is nothing that people can give birth to, rob, or naturalize; But once these strange things spread, everyone will remember that they originated in Summer City.

He was sure that the surnames Xia Cheng and Ji would soon resound among the tribes on both sides of the river.

And if the siege can really be broken this time, even if it is not a big victory as Chen Jian said, it will have a great impact within a radius of hundreds of miles.

As for the Acropolis who were most looking forward to Chen Jian's troops, they were even more excited, they had been waiting in Xia City for more than a month, and finally waited for the result they wanted today.

Originally, they thought that it would be impossible for Jian Chen to send troops, otherwise they would not have shirked it like this, but tonight everything changed.

Several Wei surnames saluted Chen Jian with the greatest etiquette, thanking Chen Jian and the people of Xia Cheng for everything they had done, and thanking them for going to help their relatives.

Chen Jian glanced at Yuan in the distance, and said to the relatives surnamed Wei beside him: "If you want to thank Yuan, you should go to thank Yuan, it was he who persuaded me." He is very right, the same words and ancestors are themselves a kind of oath that does not need to be spoken. ”

These people looked at each other, and they couldn't have imagined that this person who didn't even have a surname would really do it.

A few people who had insulted him were a little embarrassed, and after thanking Yuan, they followed behind Yuan, not daring to go beyond Yuan to the front.

Jian Chen admired this commoner born from cattle herding a little, turned around and asked the clansmen of Xia Cheng: "If Yuan is from Xia City, what do you say?" ”

"Of course, it is recommended as an official. Didn't you say that, Ji Xia? In the future, Xia Cheng will be an official, either everyone will choose the sage with the best reputation, or he will be a good child who learns in the school. As for what the last name is, what does it matter? ”

Chen Jian smiled and asked, "Then why are there so many officials surnamed Ji?" ”

"We have a lot of officials surnamed Xia Chengji, not because their surname is Ji, but because they followed Ji Xia earlier and learned a lot. Virtuous or unvirtuous, what does it have to do with the surname? ”

These words made the relatives surnamed Wei very uncomfortable to hear, and Yuan glanced at Jian Chen gratefully, bowed his head and said, "Thank you Ji Xia." ”

"Yuan, since Xia Cheng and the Acropolis are brothers' cities, are you willing to come and live in my Xia City?"

Everyone can see that this is soliciting, and those relatives surnamed Wei thought in their hearts, Yuan was originally a cattle herder, and when he encountered such a good thing, the answer was self-evident.

However, what no one expected was that Yuan shook his head and said, "Thank you Ji Xia, but I still like to be in the Acropolis." Xia and Wei, the city of brothers, communicate with each other, and it is nothing to live here. ”

"But now that I have invited Ji Xia to send troops, and when I return to the Acropolis, those who know me and love me will surely appreciate me; Those who have insulted me and looked down on me will surely admire me. Although Xia Cheng is good, he doesn't love me or insult me. ”

"What is the difference between a man who has done great things, and if he does not return to the place where he lives and does not listen to those who are familiar with him, and who wears beautiful clothes to show the blind?"

Yuan thanked him again and again, and finally refused with his own reasons, saying all the words in his heart, and there was not too much obstruction.

Jian Chen didn't force anything to stay, and there will always be a chance to meet in the future.

The bonfire was gradually extinguished, and the people in the venue also left with various thoughts, Chen Jian sent someone to Echeng overnight to send a message to Eyue, telling him the oath and the reason for the expedition and the possibility of victory, so that the other party could prepare to go on the expedition.

This expedition is an expedition of laborers, and it cannot take away the vast majority of the light and strong population of the tribe like last time, and it is necessary to leave a lot of people to stay at home, and more and more slaves need to be managed, Chen Jian does not want a fire in the backyard.

According to the oath, he selected fifty men from among the subordinate peasants, who were the first to storm the enemy camp, that is, cannon fodder, and if necessary, as bait to delay the enemy.

Even though they knew that it was dangerous to fight, those subordinate farmers still enthusiastically signed up, not for anything else, but for the identity of the wild people.

Killing a person and cutting off a person's head will give you the status of a wild citizen, and cutting off eleven heads will give you the status of a countryman.

Eleven heads are a little far away, they may die, but at least they are a hope that can be exchanged for their own lives, and the greatest suffering is not that they are not fed and clothed, but that they are completely cut off from the solidification of the class.

The weapons that Jian Chen issued to them were very rudimentary, with no armor, no leather shields, only short swords.

In addition to being armed, the chosen ones also hung a straw rope from pampas and around their waists, and they imagined that they would be able to fill the heads of their enemies with this rope, so that they would be like those in the city.

The wild villages outside the city were also preparing for the expedition, they were going out as baggage soldiers, but Chen Jian also selected ten of the strongest men from each village, and allowed them to storm the enemy camp with those subordinate peasants, exchanging their heads for their own national status.

Identity is not only a cultural identity, but more importantly, practical benefits: a light tax of 15 and 1, no need for perennial servitude, benefits from the city during the New Year, and land.

As wild people and subordinate peasants, their murder and meritorious service is only the beginning, and only after becoming a countryman can they be eligible to distribute land according to merit.

In fact, Chen Jian did not lack these 100 people, whether they were wild people or subordinate farmers, the hope that Chen Jian brought to them was only a way to quickly increase the basic population of the city in a short period of time.

Children can be born, but they are too slow to grow into adulthood. These slaves and wild people were originally a similar race, and Xia City's powerful cultural and practical interests, as well as powerful deterrence, could wipe out their hatred and disapproval.

In the plan, more than 100 people were selected from among the slaves and wild people under various pretexts every year to become the countrymen of the city, and the number gradually increased every year, until the population crisis broke out in about ten years, so as to ensure as much as possible that the ratio of minors and young adults would not be seriously imbalanced.

There were a total of 100 people in Linong and the selected field soldiers, and they were the part that had the most hope of becoming a citizen within a year, and Chen Jian selected them to be strong and obedient.

In addition to these, the wild villages sent 400 people as baggage soldiers, and the road was far away, and there were no villages to supply along the way, so it was necessary to prepare food on the road.

Two hundred and fifty soldiers were selected in the city, plus a new army of 200 people, and all the donkeys, ox carts and some horses in the city were requisitioned, a total of nearly 1,000 people, which was all the strength of Xia Cheng's expedition this time.

Heyin City, on the south bank of the Cao River, served as a logistics supply station, and large quantities of fried noodles and dried cakes were transported from Xiacheng every day and piled up there in warehouses.

Non-full-time soldiers had to continue to work every day, and those who received the call up order had to take advantage of the evening to polish their weapons, exchange the taobei for some better armor, or exchange the taobei issued before the expedition for wine.

The new army is still training every day, just like in peacetime, but the mechanical and monotonous life has finally been adjusted.

After the performance that night, Jian Chen approached Shi and asked her if she would like to be a member of the New Army.

Camelina was surprised that the city never used women to fight.

"It's not for you to go into battle, it's for you to choose three or two more women who are as good-looking, smart, and can sing good songs like you."

Shi Qi said: "Or acting?" Can acting also be a new army? That's amazing. ”

"What's so strange about that? How good you act, you can make everyone angry when you want to make them angry; When you want everyone to be happy, everyone will be happy. When you're angry, you can have more strength than usual, and when you're happy, you can forget to eat, so why has it nothing to do with fighting? ”

Shi Tu smiled: "Then are we treated the same as the new army?" You don't usually have to work, just acting? ”

"Of course, just acting and singing. There is no division of land, no division of slaves, but there is a Tao Bena every month, and the food is also eaten in the military camp, and there is no need to return to the tribe. ”

Shi Tu said happily: "Of course it's good, if you say it, I'm afraid that after the women hear it, you won't be able to fit in this house." ”

"So let you pick a few, fish for fish, shrimp for shrimp, you can always find someone similar to you, it's hard to change someone else. But there is one thing, you also have to be able to keep up with the footsteps of the new army, you can't walk for a while and get tired, that's not okay. ”

"Oh, don't you worry, it seems that just you men work, didn't we do the same when we harvested wheat a few days ago? I told them that if anyone could not walk, they would not be allowed to come. ”

"Then it's decided. can sing and act, look good, and walk and keep up with the march of the crowd. Every month, the food and drink are produced by the public, and there is a large shell to take every month. But regardless of military exploits, there is no distinction between land slaves. ”

In this way, even if the first semi-formal art troupe in Xia Cheng was established, there would be six or seven more off-duty people, which could fully support the city's current productivity.

It can not only adjust the monotonous and tedious life of the new army, but also carry out public opinion propaganda, disseminate private goods, and speed up the process of history as Chen Jian hoped. (To be continued.) )