More than 200 miles to the west, Chen Jian chose a foothold in the hinterland of Dongyi. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Xia Cheng's army had returned to rest for a few days, assessing merits and publicizing them, telling them that the battle was not over and that they wanted to prevent a counterattack by the Dongyi.

There are three cities, one large, two small, and more than 20,000 Dongyi people who have been reduced to slavery are busy here, eagerly looking forward to the return of the dome, and also worrying about their fate.

Jian Chen told them that they could be exchanged back, but there weren't so many people who swept back from the firmament, who would be exchanged back? Who will be left as slaves?

Speculation circulated among these poor captives, many of whom knew that they might not be able to be replaced, but there was no way to resist this fate.

Chen Jian broke up the population of the three cities and organized them according to the method of mixing the rich and the poor with surnames and surnames. More than half of the captured people in each team may be replaced, some are certain that they cannot be replaced, and some are not known if they can be exchanged back.

He did not prevent these people from communicating and talking in private, but he restricted their activities, strictly forbidding private conspiratorship, and only allowing them to stay in their own ranks.

Since there is hope that you can be rescued without fighting, it is difficult to resist fiercely. After the implementation of the joint sitting method, some people who were sure that they could be exchanged took the initiative to report their plans to escape several times, and the distrust between people and the hatred between classes gradually became apparent.

More than 20,000 people are not the whole of the population that Chen Jian plundered.

It is easy to identify more than 2,200 relatives of the Dahe tribes who were previously plundered as slaves in Dongyi.

Since they are relatives, at least they have the same ancestors in the propaganda, and they didn't feel anything in the past. But in the enemy's land and the fate of being slaves in the past, they felt the warmth of the clan at this time, and became Chen Jian's most reassuring group of vassal troops.

This group of vassal armies does not have too strong combat effectiveness, but they can be trusted with strong fighting spirit, and they dare not use it in field battles, but they can use it for defense.

In addition to these people, there were more than 2,000 foreign slaves who defected in battle. Jian Chen didn't trust them too much. Some slogans can be shouted in Dongyi but cannot be shouted back to the Dahe tribes, such as slave resistance, otherwise they will become the target of public criticism, so how to treat this group of people is also a very serious problem.

When the battle was going on, it was enough to shout at the slaves to resist, and the sons and daughters of the various cities were already quite dissatisfied with these words when they felt the joy of victory. Jian Chen had to back down, no longer promote these things, and try to downplay them.

Chen Jian, a slave of more than 2,000 defections, only used them to guard the Dongyi captives, and the hatred of the previous oppression was very qualified and strict, and it could also liberate the field forces of Xia City.

Before the arrival of the dome, the slaves of Dongyi, both who could and could not be exchanged, had to be busy with a lot of things to build this place of residence into a simple city suitable for defense.

The geographical location here is excellent, just deep into Dongyi but not in the deepest part of Dongyi, close to the big river can take advantage of the ships of Xia City for replenishment, and the direct flow of the big river is a natural barrier.

Behind the hills and swamps is a narrow triangle of more than ten miles long and six or seven miles wide, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people without being too crowded, and the terrain is not low, unless there is a great flood, it will not all be reduced to a mire.

The swamp on the right side of the mountain is connected to the large river, and the water is stronger than before, making it difficult to pass. There are ships from Xia Cheng on the river, and the only way to enter the triangle sandwiched by two rivers and one mountain is to attack from the hills.

The three or four miles of hills were steep and gentle, and most of the original trees on the hill had been cut down, and the slaves were forced to dig up the earth to build a wall, and build a passable road under the slope near the swamp, but two high walls were built on the road.

Many caves were dug in the hills near the interior to store food and supplies, something that had been done a month ago, and now that there were more and more slaves, the faster they were doing.

The walls along the hill are very similar to the Great Wall, but they are too short, and in many places they are not stones, but only rammed earth, and even some of the steep ones do not even have rammed earth walls.

The trees in front of the mountain for more than ten miles have been burned clean, and you can see it from the hill at a glance.

Whether it was the people of Xiacheng or the noble children of those cities, at first they thought that Chen Jian was just to defend against a possible counterattack from Qiongxi, but later when Chen Jian asked these slaves to build houses, these people felt that something was wrong.

If it is only to refuse to end the negotiations until the dome comes, there is no need to build a house at all.

Some rumors began to spread in the army that the army would be stationed here for a long time, the soldiers had been on the expedition for two months, they were tired, and the civil strife in Xia City had not yet subsided, and they hoped to be able to calm the civil strife in Xia City first, after all, there were still their own people there. More than a dozen people who were very prestigious among the soldiers were elected, hoping that they would ask Ji Xia what was going on, but they set a time after completing the exchange with Qiongxi.

The messengers and sons of the rest of the cities also wanted to return quickly, and they wanted to show their booty to their parents, brothers, and people, and tell them of their victories and exploits. In their opinion, such a victory was enough, but if there were no people to share it, what difference would it be from walking on a night road without anyone wearing beautiful clothes?

They were not bound by the military regulations of Xia Cheng, and they were unscrupulous when they asked, and more than twenty young people found Chen Jian, who was checking the terrain planning map on the top of the mountain, and asked them about their puzzlement.

"Does Ji Xia want to stay here for a long time?"

"It's not that I'm going to stay here for a long time, it's that the Great River Tribes want to stay here for a long time. The terrain here is suitable for defense, as long as our ship advantage is still there, more than 10,000 Dongyi people will not be able to attack here. If we are besieged for a long time, I am afraid that the Dongyi people do not have this ability, and their people can't help but work here to keep an eye on us. ”

"And this is in the hinterland of Dongyi, as long as our people have a foothold here, when the Dongyi people want to attack our cities in the Great River, the first thing is to capture here. If they can't take it, they won't dare to send troops against our cities, because we can go straight into their hinterland at any time. ”

"Where the war is fought is different. Fighting in our hinterland, they will destroy our fields and hinder normal farming. As long as this city has not been breached, the initiation of the war is in our hands, and even if the Dongyi people want to attack us, they will fight here first. If the city does not fall, the people of Dongyi will not be able to advance westward. ”

The reason given was very simple, the young man thought about it for a while, and they all understood what Jian Chen meant. No matter who becomes the leader of Dongyi, if there is an army stationed here in the Great River Tribes, they will be stuck in the throat and dare not move.

The question was asked by the noble children of the rest of the city, who had gained unimaginable pleasure and wealth and slaves since following Jian Chen on the expedition, at least in their own families, far better than those who did not go to the Yucheng Academy.

After nearly two years of exposure to the family, the idea of kinship unity that Chen Jian promoted all day long has penetrated into their hearts, and they have gradually developed the concept of ethnic groups. Even though most of the time they still think about themselves first and then about their cities, the vague thing of the race has come to third place, and it is better than nothing.

They are also looking forward to being able to make meritorious contributions, and even look forward to following Jian Chen to fight all the time, feeling that only in this way can they get more wealth and greater meritorious fame. After Chen Jian said this idea, they roughly understood, because this policy was always implemented in the series of wars in the autumn, burning the flames of war to the land of Dongyi, cutting into the hinterland of Dongyi, forcing them not to go on an expedition.

If this city does not fall for a day, the Dongyi people will not be able to sleep peacefully for a day, and it will be impossible to gather more than 10,000 troops to invade the west, but the Dahe tribes can slowly encroach on the land of Dongyi step by step from west to east with peace of mind, and win over the Dongyi cities close to the junction.

They preferred to follow Chen Jian to attack cities and grab people instead of field battles, which was profitable, and this city was undoubtedly an excellent starting point for war. The answer that Jian Chen gave them was quite satisfying, because their land wealth was in their own cities in the west, and they did not want the Dongyi people to penetrate into the hinterland.

All they want is to go back and listen to the cheers of their people and show their wealth and exploits, and as long as not everyone stays here, they will accept it, and even be willing to do their part.

Someone asked, "Sir, if you were to build a city here, I don't know what kind of name it would be?" ”

Jian Chen thought about it for a moment and said a name with strong colonial overtones.

"Xinhua City."

"New? Chinese? ”

"yes, the new Hwaseong. At that time, Huacheng was the center and leader of the Great River Tribes, and if it wasn't for the Huasu Alliance, I am afraid that the Great River Tribes are still fighting endlessly. The calendars and rituals we use today are all from that era. ”

"It's just that after the civil strife in the ministry, Hwaseong has been destroyed, and it is no longer the pride of the past. Now this land originally belonged to the Dongyi people, which was Hua's dream back then, and this city is the first step for us to realize his dream. One day, the castle will be built on the shores of the East China Sea. ”

"In the future, there will be not only a new Hwaseong, but also a new Sucheng and a new Xiacheng...... It's like a bronze mirror, reproducing the entire Great River on the land of Dongyi, and you may be the leader of a new city in the future. ”

"I built this city, not only to wedge Dongyi, but also to make a template, so that you can see how to build a city on the land of Dongyi, how to govern those Dongyi people to make them obey us, let them accept our writing and customs, worship our ancestors, and forget their history. These are all things you have to learn, and until you can't learn this, you are not qualified to become the master of a new city built on the land of Dongyi. ”

"Strict is chaotic, and wide is changing. It's too strict for the Dongyi people to resist, too loose for the Dongyi people to change their customs, and the language remains the same, you don't grasp this way of relaxation, do you? ”

The young people nodded yes, they learned a lot of things in the school that they had never been exposed to before, and gradually learned a way of thinking called rationality. Compared to the secrets that are passed down from mouth to family by word of mouth, this kind of open lecture on the method of rule allows them to learn more and more comprehensively.

If there are too few cities and too many heirs, there will only be one leader in the city, and there will inevitably be losers. But if this thing can really be implemented, maybe the defeat will turn into another victory, and it is not impossible to take some people to build a city in Dongyi.

Jian Chen looked at this group of young people and said with concern: "This time you followed me on the expedition and captured your own slaves. What's yours is yours, and it's not good for me, a gentleman, to compete with you, so don't worry. But I suggest you stay here, if you can't manage even a few hundred people, how can you manage a city of ten thousand people in the future? ”

"You also have private slaves in your own cities, and you also have some subordinates, so you may as well choose some here. Gather your people together and try what it's like to be a leader of thousands, and get a sense of what it takes to be a leader. ”

"Xia Cheng will also leave some people, let's only build one city for defense, but Xia Cheng won't care about your people, let you toss and learn. If you think you have a good idea, you use your own; If you think Xia Cheng's method is good, you will use Xia Cheng's, in short, everything is casual. ”

"The land here is open, and you also have a share of the credit for attacking Dongyi City, we will give you some of the land here, and we can also give you some iron farming tools, which will be counted as a gift from my husband. If you are willing, a dozen people will gather more than a thousand people together to discuss and manage the government; If you don't want to, you will personally manage more than 100 people in the fiefdom. ”

"Since this land is named New Hwaseong, this place naturally belongs to the Great River Tribes, because this is to protect the Great River Tribes and not just Xiacheng. It's just that Xia City will govern it in six years, and after six years, the leaders of each city or the leader of the tribal alliance will elect the city to govern here, and after I go back this time, I will fight for some of your clansmen with your parents. ”

"In exchange with the firmament, I will not use the slaves you have taken back. Saving your kin, that's what a leader should do, and you're not, just children. ”

"I will also select some Xia City people from the academy to assist you in your jurisdiction, you just need to understand how to be the leader. Just like farming, you are responsible for what to plant, and others are responsible for how to plant. ”

"Is it to take them as slaves? Or train them to be loyal to the river or to your countrymen? Or are they resentful and wish you were the leader to die sooner? That's what a leader has to deal with. ”

"It's an exam. Everyone, I will give you some cows, horses, sheep seeds, and iron farming tools. After two years, see who has the most wealth, whose people have a better voice, whose sacrifice is the most right, and whose soldiers are the strongest. ”

"If you can't learn this, you can only honestly rely on the fame of your ancestors and the land you have accumulated to be a rich person; And by learning this, you may become the owner of a fiefdom in the future because of your merits. ”

"Even if Xia Cheng is attacked, but the world is so vast, how many people is in Xia City? Isn't it up to you and your people to guard the land? ”

"At that time, you can be regarded as a relative who really owns a fief, and this land is still in the place where Mr. Dongyizu is rooted, which is much more glorious."

"Would you like to?"

The young people blushed and nodded excitedly, a year ago they were just children, and now they could be the head of a small fiefdom, the real chief......

Many of them knew that they could not become the leaders of their original cities, and even if they did, they could not be autocratic, and their parents were the reason for preventing the leaders from making decisions.

The words "Rather be the head of the chicken than the queen of the cow" have not yet appeared, but the same truth is already in their hearts. The black-clad guards who followed them on their expedition did not belong to them, but when they had their own land in the future, couldn't they have an army of their own? Following the expedition, if there is an army, there will be wealth, and there will be land, so why can't you repeat the story of Xia Cheng?