In addition to the bamboo hats, the painted pottery also caused huge commotion and exclamations from the onlookers. Many people hugged these pottery and started drooling crazily.
After hearing the news, the little witch and others who hurriedly came from the palace with a group of girls from the witch academy to greet them were all stunned by the rich colors and beautiful patterns of these pottery.
After finishing Mother Ba's funeral and Mother's Day sacrificial ceremony, the little witch took the tribal teams participating in the sacrificial activities and returned to the royal city ahead of time along Ba Gong Avenue.
She knew that Xu Chen and the Ba people were very sad after the death of Mu Ba. The atmosphere of the Ba people had been relatively depressed in the past two years. Xu Chen wanted to stay and spend more time with the Ba people. While she returned to the royal city to preside over the temple, she could also help take care of it.
The construction and development of the royal city.
But she didn't expect that in just one month, Xu Chen, who was staying in the Ba tribe to relax, would invent and create two unique and novel items, which were not only beautiful, but also had great practical value.
This batch of painted pottery all has a complete enamel layer, so it is not only bright in color, but also smoother and brighter. Its beauty is also very different from the earthen pottery widely used by various tribes today.
"So beautiful!"
A group of little women held these painted pottery and looked at it, looking at this one and that one. They couldn't put it down, and their eyes were full of little stars.
For these students of witchcraft and witchcraft colleges who live a peaceful life and do not have to work, although the hat is a novel tool to block out the sun, it is of little use. Only such colorful and beautiful utensils can arouse their interest.
"I also made you a little gift!"
Xu Chen took out a half-foot-tall colorful pottery figure from the bamboo basket where the clothes were placed.
"Wow, the First Mother Goddess?!"
A group of witches were stunned for a moment as they stared at the pottery statue in Xu Chen's hand.
"This is the statue of the First Mother that I made with my own hands. Each of you can put one in your room so that you can accompany the First Mother every day!"
Xu Chen put the pottery statue of the First Mother Goddess into the hands of the little witch, and then took out a few more one after another, and stuffed one into each of the hands of Pi Wu, Gong Wu and Five Ghost Wu.
The idea of making a statue of the First Mother Goddess came to Xu Chen.
When making the second batch of painted pottery, Xu Chen was bored in the kiln factory and wanted to make some small gifts for his daughter and son, so he made some small pottery figurines in the shape of chickens, ducks, pigs, dogs, tigers and dragons with clay.
In addition, we also made several small ocarinas that can be played, and they were all painted with colored glaze for beauty.
Xu Chen once bought a small ocarina at a scenic spot when he was traveling. He put some water in it and when he played it, it made a loud sound. His daughter was still young and couldn't play it, but his son Zilong was almost two years old and should have already played it by now.
It's time to play.
While making pottery toys for his son and daughter, he suddenly got inspiration and carefully made several statues of his late mother out of pottery clay.
Because it is a statue of a god, he spent a lot of energy and time to make it very carefully. Naturally, the colors were carefully selected and painted, and then fired in the kiln along with the painted pottery.
These statues of the First Mother are all modeled after the statues in the Temple of the Ancient Mother. Except for some slight differences in their faces, their shapes are almost exactly the same, and even their colors are not much different.
Before leaving the Ba tribe, he arranged for people from the tribe to send one to the little witches of the Wu tribe, and the remaining few were brought to the royal city as gifts to a group of witches.
It seems that this gift has brought them unprecedented joy and shock.
"Thank you, thank you, His Majesty the Witch King!"
The little witch, who was always quiet and gentle, was trembling with excitement. After carefully holding the statue of the First Mother with both hands for a long time, she came back to her senses and hurriedly knelt down in front of Xu Chen and choked up her excited thanks.
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty the Witch King!" The witch from the Pi tribe and the two little witches from the Gonghuo tribe and the Five Ghost tribe also knelt down to express their thanks.
"You don't need to thank me. The First Mother Goddess is the god of all of us. I hope these statues can make the gods feel our piety even more, and they will care more about and protect every tribe and everyone in our country of Ba in the future!"
Xu Chen smiled and helped the four witches up, then took out several large and small colorful pottery figurine toys from the linen animal skins in the bamboo basket, and handed them to Zilong who was holding them on Gu's neck.
When the little guy saw these pottery figurines, he immediately shouted with joy and grabbed one in each hand. He was so happy.
Xu Chen poured some river water into one of them, then put it in his mouth and blew it.
When the little guy saw it, he dropped the two pottery figurines in his hands. He reached out and grabbed the little ocarina, then put it in his mouth and played it hard. The sound was splashed with water, and the little guy was happy.
of dancing.
"What a magical toy!"
The countless old women and children who greeted the onlookers exclaimed, especially a group of children, big and small, whose faces were full of envy and yearning.
But this is not the time when the Ba people only had a few children.
At present, there are at least two to three hundred children from the tribes settled near the royal city and the Gonghuo Clan, Thunder Clan, Five Ghost Clan and other tribes. Those who can run are gathered in groups, carried on their backs and pushed in strollers.
It was impossible to count them, so it was impossible for Xu Chen to bring gifts to every child, so these gifts could only make the ordinary children of these tribes envious.
Although he is His Majesty the Witch King, it is absolutely impossible for him to treat everyone fairly and impartially in this kind of matter, and he cannot be fair, otherwise he will definitely be exhausted every day.
After getting off the boat and making a fuss, Xu Chen gave a few pieces of the painted pottery he brought to the Gonghuo tribe and the Wugui tribe, two witch tribes, and then had the rest moved back to the four courtyards of the Ba tribe and distributed equally.
, and then he walked back to the palace in front of hundreds of people.
After simply settling down, Xu Chen briefly inspected the ongoing decoration and construction of the royal city. The next day, he held a court meeting in the palace hall, summoning four witches, Feng Helei, Long and other officers, and two imperial guardsmen.
The deputy commander, the clan leaders and hunter officers of the tribes near the royal city inquired about the recent construction of the royal city and the production and living conditions of each tribe.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether you ask or not.
Since Mother's Day, the weather has been getting hotter and hotter, and outdoor project construction has basically been suspended. Only some buildings completed in autumn and winter are still undergoing interior and exterior decoration. There has not been much change in more than a month, at most it has changed.
It needs to be neater and look better.
Each tribe does not have any specific production tasks at the moment. It mainly involves daily management of farmland such as weeding and drainage.
There is a group of witches in charge of the tribe, and all the tribes dare not be lazy. The growth situation of the farmland is very good this year. At least for now, it seems that this year will definitely be another good harvest year.
If this were on Earth, it would be in a warm period right now, with high temperatures, abundant rain, abundant oxygen, and the flourishing of animal and plant species. The possibility of severe drought is almost zero. And for these things that are still in the
Crops in the wild state are also relatively resistant to waterlogging. As long as dryland crops such as wheat and beans are not soaked in water for a long time, even if they are soaked in water every once in a while, the impact will not be big. In other words, even if it does, it will only affect an acre of land.
For an output of ten kilograms, the reduction in production is negligible.
The current philosophy of farming is to sow widely and harvest little. As long as the sowing area is large enough, the harvest will at least double.
At the moment, Xu Chen is more concerned about farming, the 400 acres of rice grown and managed by the Cicha people.
He personally guided and participated in this batch of rice from cultivating the fields to sowing. When the Mother Goddess left the royal city in March, he went to inspect the area and reminded the Cicha tribe to strengthen weeding in the farmland.
I came back after more than a month this time. According to the situation reported by the Cicha clan chief and leader, there is not much difference. However, because several ponds rose too quickly and some of them were submerged, it is estimated that the area may be flooded in May.
, so Xu Chen said that he would find a way to deal with it in detail after he takes the time to look at it tomorrow.
After the farming management report, it was about some building decoration problems in the royal city. In fact, he went to see it yesterday. The problems were not big and the progress was relatively smooth. There was currently a lack of ceramic tiles and lime. Xu Chen instructed the little witch of the Gonghuo Tribe to go back and supervise it.
Fire as soon as possible.
The construction of the royal city is huge and consumes a large amount of wood, stone, ceramic bricks, terracotta tiles, lime and other building materials. These materials are basically handed over to the three native tribes, including the Gonghuo tribe, the Five Ghost tribe and the Lei tribe, who are responsible for the collection and preparation.
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The Lei tribe is mainly responsible for wood, the Five Ghost tribe is mainly responsible for stone, and the Gonghuo tribe is mainly responsible for firing lime bricks. These building materials were provided by the three tribes for free in the past, but after the palace was built, they began to collect taxes, and the three tribes also
Being able to use these building materials to offset part of the tax, although it still seems to be provided for free, is more justifiable, and also makes the tribes more psychologically equal and accepting.
If you don't help raise these building materials, you will inevitably have to pay more for food, linen, and other wealth. Think about it and everyone thinks it is fair and reasonable.
Among the auxiliary buildings of the royal city, the first batch to be completed were warehouses and military camps, followed by the four specific functional departments under the palace, including taxation, inspection, construction, and farming. According to Xu Chen's requirements, these four government offices must be completed before the autumn harvest.
All decorations are completed, officials and personnel must be arranged as soon as possible, and it must be put into operation before the witchcraft conference.
The renovation of these buildings is progressing smoothly at the moment and there should be no problems.
In terms of market transactions, there is not much progress at the moment.
The trading market on the river beach of the Gonghuo tribe has always been open, but on weekdays some tribes near the Gonghuo tribe will set up some fixed stalls, but the trading volume is not large.
Recently, the live poultry trade has been relatively lively, because it is now the period when a large number of migratory waterfowl such as wild ducks and geese are breeding and hatching in the Jicang River. It is relatively easy to catch them. Basically every day, hunters will capture the wild ducks and geese nest by nest.
Take it to sell.
In the field of industrial workshops, wood processing and stone processing workshops have always been quite busy. Because there are very few rattans near the Gonghuo Basin, various tribes have a great demand for wooden tools and furniture. In addition, the production of stone grinding and stone mortars has always been slow, and has always been a problem for various tribes.
The tribe’s long-term purchasing goal.
Bronze workshops have a limited output of copper and it is very valuable. Therefore, although the demand has always been great, there are not many tribes who can really afford it. It is in a stable state and there is no change.
In addition, the hunter officer of the Gonghuo tribe who manages the pontoon reported that because the water in the Jicang River is getting bigger and bigger, the pontoon has begun to shake violently and needs to be demolished recently. In addition, several of the hulls used as floating piers also have serious leaks.