Chapter 330: The Harvest of Perch
The Taihe River is full of harms and floods. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Wang Chuan quickly thought of such words from Ke's words. The legends of later generations such as controlling the water, bursting the embankment, flooding for thousands of miles, and seizing the Huai into the sea, etc., all illustrate the fierceness of this great river that gave birth to Chinese civilization.
Judging from the situation of the Yi people planting millet seeds, it may not be far off to give birth to a powerful civilization here. But judging from the fact that people here have begun to slash and burn and start cutting down trees to build houses, it is not far before the Taihe River begins to flood.
And, most deadly, the weather is getting warmer.
As the weather warms, the snow and ice that have been piling up upstream for hundreds or thousands of years may melt. Wang Chuan remembers that at the end of the prehistoric Ice Age, there was widespread flooding on the mainland, which was undoubtedly the result of melting ice and snow in the highlands. If the snow-capped mountains in the upper reaches of the Taihe River melt, this already flooding river will completely expose its violent nature and begin to plague all directions.
Now the big river has no embankment, and it is not an above-ground river, but it is still easy to flood the two banks and flood the surrounding area for 100 kilometers.
Wang Chuan looked back at the Yiren stockade and found that this stockade was also piled up on the horizon, but it was only one or two meters higher than the other waters. Once there was a big flood upstream, Wang Chuan felt that there was no way for this village to be spared.
It's a headache. In this situation, it is completely impossible to dredge the Taihe River, build river embankments, and control water, because the manpower and material base are insufficient. The river can only be left alone, but the life and death of the Yi people cannot be left alone.
From the ecological point of view here, there should not be much rain here in summer, and the flooding of the Taihe River basically occurs in spring. Otherwise, Wang Chuan would have to consider moving out of the Yiren village in the near future.
Wang Chuan felt that the best way was to move the Yi people to the River tribe, and just carve out a piece of land for them and let them cultivate and hunt beasts. If they are not in good condition, they should move their stockade to a higher place. At this time, the Taihe River was not yet an above-ground river, and it should not be flooded if it was moved to a higher place.
Seeing the floods of the Taihe River, and then walking around these rivers, the mentality became different. Wang Chuan asked Ke in detail about the spread of the water in recent years and the surrounding terrain, and after taking the children to have a picnic at noon, Wang Chuan and the others also looked east and west along the edge of the water lake. To the east is a flat river, and in front of it are several tribes adjacent to the Yi people. Wang Chuan remembered Qi's warning and did not approach. Turning to the west, a few kilometres to the west, there are some low hills, and the woods between the hills are still abundant. If you move, you should be able to move here.
Wang Chuan took Ke to watch while walking, and said some love words from time to time to coax her. Ke only said that this is what Wang Chuan said about falling in love, so he sat on the back of the little elephant and forgot about himself, and there was only Wang Chuan in his eyes, and he felt extremely happy.
Several people almost returned to the Yiren tribe in the setting sun. Before she got close to the tribe, she heard the cheers inside, and Ben Qing thought that the tribe was being attacked, so she quickly jumped off the tiger to help, but forgot that the tiger ran faster than her.
A few people entered the tribe, only to find that it was the people who had gone out to hunt today who had returned, and had achieved a huge harvest, and the prey was piled up. It is said that many of them have not been brought back to the tribe, and they are left to guard them, ready to carry them again tomorrow.
The people who went out today were surrounded by heroes, and in the middle were Perch and Kitty Hawk.
It turned out that the eaglet had spotted the herd, and he saw the size of the herd and the direction of its movement, so he asked everyone to run in front and set a trap, and finally chased after the herd. As a result, the herd was almost wiped out.
Qi and Kitty have received such great credit, and they are naturally worthy of respect. The Yiren heard that the eaglet liked to eat the eyes of the beast, so they dug out the eyes of all the prey, filled a bowl, and put it in front of the eaglet. The totem of Yiren was originally a bird, but now because of the profit of the eaglet, he naturally loves the eaglet. The little eagle was brought by Wang Chuan, so he had a little more respect for Wang Chuan and others.
When the ancestor saw Wang Chuan coming back, he immediately announced that these people would listen to him today. This is equivalent to elevating Qi to a big boss. The hunting team of more than 300 people is almost half of the strong labor of the people. The power of this leader is not small.
At the same time, the ancestor is also equivalent to tying up the eaglet and perch. One day, Wang Chuan took the eaglety away, and the leader of Qi could naturally be wiped out.
In the evening, Wang Chuan continued to cook, and once again let the old ladies of Yiren have a full meal. This meal was more enjoyable than yesterday, and it was eaten later.
When the old lady dispersed, she stayed in the name of staying with Xiaoying, and said to Wang Chuan: "I'll just say that you don't have a good heart." It turns out that you hit this idea. Now that I'm the leader of this hunt, what if I go out tomorrow and can't find my prey? ”
Wang Chuan said: "I didn't expect you to be so capable, and you got so much meat back in one day." You can save some of this meat, and it will not be a problem for you to eat it for ten days and half a month. Where do you want to go out hunting every day? And who can guarantee that there will be a harvest every day when you go out? However, with the eaglet following you, your harvest can always be greater than others, which should be possible. ”
"You and Kitty Hawk won't stay here forever." Qi sighed.
Wang Chuan said: "If you don't become the leader if I stay here for a year, and you still have to worry about the meat every day, then I really don't have the face to say that I am instructed by the Divine Dragon." Yes, today the dragon has given me a new instruction, telling me something that concerns the lives of the people. Do you want to know? ”
Qi said: "Your mother said that you were instructed by the dragon when you were asleep one day. This is the place where I raze people, how can the dragon give you instructions? Stop bluffing. ”
Wang Chuan said: "Well, it's not easy to have this understanding. I was the one who discovered a hidden danger to your people. Do you want to know? ”
"You say."
"In the past two years, the weather has been warm, and the Taihe River next to you may overflow and flood here. It will even flood your stockades. ”
Qi thought of the water that had become bigger and bigger in the past two years, and couldn't help but change his face: "Really? ”
"I can only judge this from common sense. Believe it or not. Wang Chuan said, explaining the topography and snow-capped mountains above and below the Taihe River, and then said what might happen in the future. I don't expect Qi to understand, I just hope that Qi doesn't think he can just talk about it.
But he didn't expect Qi to be surprised after hearing this: "Did Ke tell you about these?" Our people have been to the upper reaches of the Taihe River in the early years, and many of the situations are the same as you said. But there are some situations that Ke doesn't know, and we don't know what you said, so is the Divine Dragon's instructions really omniscient? ”
Qi said this, and he was already a little convinced that there would be a flood in the future.
Wang Chuan spread his hands: "I'm just inferring." It's up to you to judge what is going on. ”
Qi asked, "Then you say, what now?" ”
Wang Chuan said: "There are only two ways. One is to find a lot of people to come, build the two banks of the Taihe River into high mountains, and enclose the Taihe River. At the moment, this approach is not feasible. Second, the Yi people moved to places where the Taihe River could not be washed away, such as the River tribe. ”
Qi asked: "How many people do you say?" ”
Wang Chuan said: "There are about five hundred Yi people, and such a tribe should be enough." ”
This number is undoubtedly astronomical for Qi, so she has heard of it. Not to mention that there are five hundred tribes of a thousand people, there may not be five hundred tribes of more than a hundred people she has seen. Moreover, these tribes are also divided in the north and south of the world, not by the Taihe River, and they will not come to help them manage the river at all.
But it's impossible to move to the River Tribe. Unless there is a flood as Wang Chuan said, otherwise the reason why it is difficult to leave the homeland will be opposed by countless people. But if there is a flood and then relocate, where is the time? What's more, I have met many tribes on the migration road, and I understand emotionally that the life under the fence is not easy.
Thinking about this, Qi was a little unwilling and asked, "What if we don't move to the River Tribe?" ”
Wang Chuan sighed, rolled his eyes and said, "I knew that you would be like this, if you don't move to the River Tribe, you can only move to a higher place nearby." And to throw this stockade away. It's not easy, either. As far as I know, the Taihe River is the most prone to flooding in the spring. That is to say, if you want to have peace of mind, it is best to build a new village and move it before winter. Then let's go back to the old question. If you don't become a leader, it's hard. ”
Qi said: "Even if I want to be the leader, it's unlikely that I will become before the winter, right?" ”
Wang Chuan said: "If you have this awareness, it should be much easier." You are not a leader now, but you already have a hunting party of three hundred people. These people can do most things if they are used well. ”
Qi Dao: "These people can only hunt, how can they do anything else?" ”