The first to return left the children and women in the city, and continued with the riders to find the fleeing Xiacheng. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

There were more and more people who came back a few days later, and there was not much blood on them, and since the conspirators had been overtaken, some of the blame could be put on those people.

Some things are said and said, but not necessarily done, Chen Jian is ready to deal with those rebels according to the crime of shepherds eating wheat seedlings, and someone must take the blame to wipe out the anger of others.

The people of the New Xia City and the rebellious subordinate peasants thirst for land and the identity of the true Xia City people; Some of the people of Old Xia City expected a lighter punishment. Since both sides have demands, some things can be compromised and mutually satisfactory answers.

The laws and rules that do not follow the clan way of thinking are also being perfected step by step, and this incident violently destroyed the remaining clan power, but it will take some time to accept the new era in terms of mentality, but it will change one day.

After the New Year, it was the spring of the 36th year of the Chinese calendar, and some of the snow began to melt day by day, and the grass-yellow upside-down ice cubes hanging from the thatched roofs slowly shrank, and the uneasiness and resentment in the city also faded day by day.

As soon as January arrived, Eyue Weihe and the others returned to their respective cities, agreeing that they would return to Xia City once the messenger delivered the news.

In Xiacheng City, the copying of wooden slips and rules has been basically completed, and the statistics of iron tools such as cattle and land have also been roughly counted.

On the sixth day of the first month, some of the leaders of the wild villages came to Summertown, and this was the news from the riders that they had to come to Summertown by February.

Not only those savage villages, but also the semi-civilized ethnic groups in the western fiefdoms, and the clans in Yangguan in the north who live in the cities or have a lot of contacts with the cities are either on their way or have just received the news and are heading this way.

There are a lot of footprints on the snow that is beginning to melt, and the target is Xia Cheng, this time it is no longer just to see it as before, but to decide the future fate of the race.

Soon after, the fleeing rebels were also captured and locked up in a number of rooms instead of being tried immediately.

They were dejected and haggard, some cried out that they were wrong, others were silent, not knowing what fate would bring.

Rumors increased day by day, and some people said that they had inadvertently seen the wooden tablets written by the leader of Ji Xia, and the names of more than 400 people were all written with the word death; Others say that these people may be exiled elsewhere or sent to the mines as slaves.

These rumors caused some sensation, both frightened and happy and sympathetic, but there was no opposition.

By the end of January, the rumours had dissipated, and people were talking about the upcoming National Assembly, speculating about things that were more immediate and important to them: land, status, taxes, rules. I began to forget all the emotions that had nothing to do with survival.

In addition to these people from Xia City, the leaders of large and small clans, wild villages, and small clans living in fiefdoms within two or three hundred miles of the surrounding area all came to Xia City and were gathered together in anxiety.

In a large courtyard, dozens of black-clothed guards were guarding outside, and many people looked at the weapons on those sturdy warriors, and their hearts were a little afraid.

They didn't dare not come, Xia Cheng had been inseparable from their lives over the years, and Xia Cheng's military strength was not something they could resist.

After a burst of greetings and congratulations or compliments, Jian Chen said bluntly: "Do you want to be a Xia person?" ”

Many people breathed a sigh of relief, and some even shouted happily, this is what they dreamed of, they envied the life of the Xiacheng people, the way they farmed, and the many strange and easy-to-use farm tools of the Xiacheng people.

For them, the Xia people are an identity rather than a clan, and obtaining the Xia people identity means that the ethnic group is no longer the same as those in the mountains and forests, and it also means that when they are bullied and famine, someone can help.

"Since you want to be a Xia person, some things need to be changed, you need to understand the rules of Xia City, you need to use Xia Cheng's tools, and when the leader of Xia City needs soldiers, you have to go out with the army. Of course, you will also be provided with farm tools and seeds, so that you will not starve to death in times of famine. ”

"But you have to learn all this from scratch, and there are not so many people in Xiacheng who go to your settlement to teach you so many things, it's time to get out of the mountains and forests and learn from the people of Xiacheng to build a city. Thousands of people gathered together to learn the rules of Xia Cheng, obey the laws of Xia Cheng, and obey Xia Cheng's orders. ”

"Therefore, I will build two more cities, and your clan will migrate to live in the cities, learn the rules of farming."

"Fifty miles west of Xia City, the land is fertile and flat, just enough to build a city, named Xia Xi; Fifty miles east of Xia City, you can also build a city, named Xia Dong. Coupled with Yangguan in the north, there are three cities in total. ”

"Spring has arrived, and it is the time to reclaim the land, and when the time comes, the public property will provide you with ploughshares, ploughing cattle and horses, and those who will guide you in building and planting cities, all according to the rules of the summer city."

"It is now the end of January, and before the third day of the third month of March, all the settlements and villages must move to the nearest land of the Three Cities, otherwise they will be regarded as enemies of the Xia City, and I will raise a large army to destroy them, and the whole clan will be enslaved."

"If you move to the Three Cities before March 3, all clans will be regarded as Xia people and be impartial after learning the rules of Xia City."

"All clan leaders can get a house, a horse, and two slaves in Xia Cheng, and the rest of the money is distributed according to Xia Cheng Jue and others, and they also enjoy three hundred acres of land that does not need to be cultivated. If you don't want to, of course you can continue to work with your people. ”

Many people swallowed their spittle, saying that a horse, a house, and a slave are all expensive things, but what are these three hundred acres of land that do not need to be cultivated?

Someone asked, and Chen Jian replied: "Take this year as an example, wheat and beans are of the same species, and they are three crops in two years, which is converted into three hundred catties per mu a year." These 300 acres of land do not need to be cultivated by you, you do not have to do anything, you can get grain every year, regardless of drought or flood, and it will be paid regularly every autumn. Of course, you can also issue copper coins, just choose for yourself. ”

"You can also farm, join the army, and work in Xia City, everything is arbitrary, and all the harvest is your own after deducting taxes according to the rules of Xia City, but you can only live in Xia City, if you don't leave Xia City without permission, the income of 300 acres without water and drought is very much regarded as giving up automatically."

"If you wish, you can go and pick slaves and horses now. The house is not there for the time being, but it will be completed before the fall, masonry structure, wide and bright. ”

The leaders glanced at each other and calculated the amount of food in their hearts, something they had never dared to think of before.

Although the clan has also learned to cultivate over the years, iron tools are expensive, cattle and horses are scarce, and they don't know how many furs to hunt. In the past, they could go to distant settlements to capture slaves, but since the previous year, it was forbidden for settlements to fight, and it was not their turn to catch slaves.

Most people have already agreed in their hearts, and some soldiers who don't agree in their hearts don't dare to speak, so they can only support.

After selecting the horses and slaves, Jian Chen called some riders or snowmobiles and sent them back.

Before leaving, Chen Jian repeatedly emphasized: "Before the third day of the third month of March, we must rush to the three cities, and if we do not meet the deadline, we will expel those who do not move 300 miles away, and the whole clan will be enslaved." ”

All the people agreed, and they dispersed, and the oath was bound to come.