Chapter 226 Resolving Conflicts During Development
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At the end of November, the great shaman of the Gonghuo tribe left the Ba tribe.
Accompanying her were ten Gonghuo tribe hunters.
These hunters were redeemed in advance by the Gonghuo Tribe. Although nothing was left at the moment, after the beginning of spring, they must deliver the animal skins or equivalent items used for redemption.
Two days later, Xu Chen arranged for the twin sisters to be sent back to the Uzbek people.
But when she returned, the little witch's dark and pulpy inheritance staff became much more beautiful.
Heart of beauty in everyone.
My sister had such a beautiful and brilliant scepter that she no longer wanted this old and broken scepter. She hugged her sister and slept on the same bed every night and kept begging her. Her sister finally agreed to her request for help.
Witch King.
Naturally, Xu Chen did not disappoint his sister's request and expectations. He spent two days polishing and reprocessing the entire thick, long, old and hard old object.
I don’t know what kind of wood this ancient scepter is. It is very hard, strong, dense and heavy.
After polishing off the surface coating, the whole body turned into a dark purple wood grain with an oily luster.
After the transformation, there is a copper hoop at the lower end of the scepter to protect the head, and a gold hoop handle is added to the handshake, with the words "Tao follows nature" engraved on it.
In addition, several colorful gems are inlaid on the top of the scepter. The overall brilliance is dazzling. It is completely different from the dark and ancient appearance before. It seems to have been reborn and turned into an inherited magic weapon full of new ideas.
Although the little old girl was extremely happy to get this new witch's scepter, she cried and refused to go back.
She grew up with Da Wu, and isolation and loneliness were the norm.
But from the moment she arrived at the Ba tribe, she felt a completely different living atmosphere.
Equality, harmony, unity, friendship, care...
Life here is extremely warm and happy.
Everyone loves each other, everyone likes Xu Chen, and Xu Chen cares for all the men, women, and children in the clan. No one has ever been as noisy and harmonious as the leader of the Wu clan and the tribal leaders.
Here, she can talk, laugh, run and play freely, play with a group of children pushing strollers, feed chickens, ducks and two big eagles, play with monkeys and two little wolves, and even ride a pony once.
The living environment and warm atmosphere of the Ba people were something she had never seen or experienced before.
She even doesn't want to go back to the Uzbek tribe and become a witch.
Like her sister, she wanted to betray the Wu tribe, stay with the Ba tribe, stay with Xu Chen, study with him, listen to his stories, and watch him deal with various affairs of the tribe lazily and busy every day.
Feel free to innovate and make some magical gadgets.
Every day in the Ba tribe is extremely happy and relaxing.
She envied her sister and even began to regret it.
If only I had been the one who defected to the Ba tribe with the Great Witch Scepter.
Then I can stay in the Ba tribe forever and become a free little witch without having to use any brain.
But it's a pity that Xu Chen needs her to go back to appease the Uzbek people and help him lead and take care of them.
Because Xu Chen told her that in a few years, the two sisters would be able to live together again, in a spacious house specially built for witches. By then, they would be free and able to do whatever they wanted.
So the little witch could only go back reluctantly.
Carrying her newly polished and refurbished scepter, with a rebellious heart, she left the valley of the Ba tribe with three steps at a time.
The little girl is so easy to fool.
Xu Chen watched the little witch sister go further and further away, escorted by the sound of horns and the whirling flags, and then he lowered his hands that were already aching.
After sending away the two witches, this war concerning the survival of the two races was finally concluded.
Take control of the Six Tribes Alliance, conquer the Gonghuo Tribe Alliance, and eliminate internal and external troubles.
The next time will be a period of great construction for the two tribes.
Then through technological export and cultural export, the two once-hostile tribal alliances will be slowly integrated into one, speeding up the promotion of house construction and land reclamation and farming, striving to establish basic food security within two to three years, and at the same time strengthen the military
Train and arm a paramilitary organization of at least three hundred people, half farmers and half hunters.
Then, continue to expand to the southeast.
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The second phase of construction of the new courtyard is already halfway through and brick laying has begun.
The progress is slightly slower than last year’s compound construction.
However, the Ba people have accumulated enough experience in building houses. As long as the supply of masonry, stone and wood is available, it should not be a big problem to complete the project before the rainy season comes in January.
The other group of captives are all young and strong male savages who can work hard without having to take care of their emotions like those hired by the tribal alliance last year.
A prisoner must have the consciousness of a prisoner. It is his duty to be beaten if he is lazy. It is definitely an illusion to have big fish and meat.
The captives of the Ba tribe are busy working on construction, and the same is true for the Uzu tribe and several other tribes dozens of miles away. Under the oppression and drive of the tribe or family, they help dig, hunt, and build houses. They are actively working and reforming to provide
They will be punished for the war they mistakenly started.
Since mid-November, the Uzbek people have successively arranged for prisoners to be escorted by hunters to deliver ore several times. According to the agreement, the Ba people have also paid a lot of pottery or linen, and both parties are very happy.
But where there is happiness, there is also sadness.
After entering December, the weather becomes colder.
The river is almost completely cut off, and even the well water has dropped to a depth of less than one meter. The entire tribe of more than 200 people can hardly meet the daily water needs.
Xu Chen could only have someone dig a large pit nearly two meters deep in the middle of the river, and use the water to provide water for building houses. A group of prisoners could only drink and wash in it.
After the tribe's population suddenly expanded several times, Xu Chen finally understood the source of the internal conflicts among the Uzbek people.
Lack of food, clothing, and uneven distribution are only the most superficial phenomena.
Life issues such as living environment and water supply are the biggest conflicts.
If the Ba people still live in the cave on the mountain, it is impossible for them to develop into a medium-to-large tribe, because there are no other suitable large caves in the valley to provide accommodation, and there is no room for expansion.
Accommodation is the most basic condition for tribe survival.
There is no place to live, let alone other living conditions.
In addition, with the explosive growth of population, water problems have become increasingly prominent.
It is not serious in summer and autumn, but it will become obvious in the cold winter, and one well will not be enough at all.
The Uzbek people are currently facing these most prominent survival problems, including overcrowding and water difficulties. Families within the tribe are quarreling over these issues every day, and conflicts are naturally increasing.
However, pits are dug on the river beach to collect water, and hundreds of people wash and use them. A large amount of water is taken every day for house construction. Not only is the environment dirty, but the sanitary conditions are also very worrying.
In order to solve the domestic water problem once and for all, Xu Chen dug a well in the second phase compound and another well outside.
Gu and Ju served as supervising engineers for the construction of two wells respectively, and each led several prisoners to excavate and construct the wells.
In addition, in order to ensure the basic food supply for everyone, try to retain as many plant seeds as food seeds, and the number of people hunting and fishing has also increased a lot.
The hunting team expanded to twenty people, most of whom were experienced and strong hunters selected from the captives. They were trained and commanded by Feng Tongtong, assisted by the two deputy leaders Mo and Ju. They went out early in the morning and returned late every day to hunt and fish.
Meat can barely survive.
In order to ensure that everyone can eat as much as possible and have the strength to work, a group of new women not only learn basic life skills such as spinning, weaving, and making straw sandals from Grandma, Mother, and others, they also arrange a part of the daily routine
People dig yams on nearby hillsides to supplement their food sources.
In the past, the Ba people were like a bachelor. One person had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry.
But now, we have to face various difficulties and contradictions in development.
However, although life is stressful due to the large number of people, there are enough manpower to participate in more labor.
Solving problems is the key to resolving conflicts. With Xu Chen here, the Ba people will never fall into the situation of the Uzbek people.
Therefore, under his continuous planning and guidance, the construction of the Ba people is still booming. As long as the second phase of the planned project is completed, the living environment and living environment will undergo earth-shaking changes again.
All conflicts will be resolved soon during development.
The mud bricks on the river beach slowly covered a large area of grass.
Near the foot of the mountain, a large amount of wood is cut down every day, peeled off with stone knives and axes, and then laid out in a criss-cross pattern to dry.
The construction site is filled with piles of stones, soil and lime. With the busy work of several construction teams, the foundations of the houses are becoming increasingly complete, and scaffolding and cranes have begun to be built in some places.
Hundreds of people are busy and noisy inside and outside the house every day, with groups coming and going, carrying stones, bricks, sand, water and mud.
The scene was lively, busy and orderly.
After a period of adjustment, a group of captives began to get used to this oppressive work and the fast-paced life of the Ba people, and the house construction quickly got on track.
The newly formed second family was yelled at by Big Mouth Mother's terrifying voice every day. A group of women also began to integrate into this new tribe, spinning and weaving, boiling water for cooking, looking for food, and also helping to collect stones in their free time.
Moving bricks.
Because the new courtyard built will be their home from now on.
All women look forward to living in a spacious and bright room with a big bed and a clean and tidy yard as soon as possible.
As for the Gonghuo Tribe...
That seems like a very distant concept.
Although they have not left for a long time, compared with the Ba tribe, which is full of enthusiasm and hope for life and unity, the internal conflicts of the Gonghuo tribe are just as prominent.
The moment they were kidnapped away from their tribe and relatives, they were frightened and helpless. On the way here, everyone was so frightened that they could not imagine the pain and torture they would face.
But they never expected that this encounter would be the beginning of their happy life.
The enemy is very kind to them.
Not only were they given food and clothing but also men, and they were given a spacious, clean, tidy and bright yard, and were freed from the crowded, noisy and quarrelsome complex environment of their mother clan.
Therefore, as time goes by, the more they learn about the Ba people and the deeper they integrate into it, the more they like it.
Occasionally, I may cry sadly when I miss my loved ones.
But after crying, he will devote himself to the construction of his new home with greater enthusiasm.
Because this is their future home, full of hope for a better life.