Moreover, sudden settlement in the plains is not in line with the long-term development process and laws of mankind.
From forests to grasslands, from mountains to plains.
This is a long development process, and during this development process, human beings fight against the nature of heaven and earth, and continue to accumulate experience while experiencing disasters and deaths. In the end, after the population develops to a certain scale, it slowly becomes
The ability to withstand natural disasters.
Just like Dayu's flood control in the myth, it was already the Neolithic Age, and humans already had a group of at least hundreds of thousands of people, so the great flood could no longer cause substantial damage to human civilization.
But at present, nearly a quarter of the population of Pakistan is gathered in the royal city area, and it is still increasing. Once the royal city is completely washed away by floods, not only nearly a quarter of the population will be destroyed, but also Xu Chen's hard work
The prototype of the human kingdom created through hard work, and the newly developed agricultural civilization will also suffer a devastating blow and be destroyed in one day.
So suddenly, Xu Chen felt urgent about building river embankments.
The climate is unpredictable, and the possibility of future disasters is extremely high.
This is not an alarmist statement on his part, but stems from his accumulated knowledge of human civilization and his correct understanding of nature over tens of thousands of years.
But these two abilities happen to be the process of continuous formation and accumulation of primitive human beings, and they are also what they lack most.
If you look at it now, you might be able to regard it as a revelation from the gods.
The reason why shamans can become spiritual leaders is because of the accumulation of knowledge they have inherited and can lead their tribesmen on the most correct path.
Xu Chen's project of building the river embankment seems to be the most correct thing and must be completed at the moment.
Although it has been decided to cancel the hunting competition and use all the time for this year's witchcraft festival to build river embankments, as the most lively festival of the year, Xu Chen still wants to retain the cheerful and lively atmosphere of this festival.
Pleasant labor is the best way to work.
Finding joy in suffering is also a good and positive attitude towards life for human beings.
In order to make the arduous work of building river embankments more exciting, Xu Chen ordered all tribes who came to participate in the meeting to select all able-bodied men and women to form an engineering team according to their ethnic groups, and each was responsible for building a section of the river embankment.
In order to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm for labor, Xu Chen also ordered Feng to form the most elite team of hunters to go hunting every day. The team that worked the most actively and completed the best work would be rewarded with fish and meat.
In addition, Xu Chen will personally lead a group of witches to inspect the river embankment project, and make evaluations based on progress and quality. The top three teams that complete the fastest and best projects will receive various awards including copper coins, bronze wares, painted pottery, linen, leather goods, etc.
of rewards.
Because of the huge amount of work, Xu Chen did not plan to start construction of all the river embankments several miles upstream and downstream, but only divided them into sections one mile upstream of the bridge.
Construction started on both sides of the Jicang River at the same time. In addition to the carpenters and masons who were deployed to build the bridge and a group of hunters who were proficient in water properties, nearly 2,000 people from the nine major ethnic groups participated.
For the sake of the continuity of the project, the time of this witchcraft conference will be extended to one month.
Two years ago, there would have been no way it could have been delayed for such a long time, and food alone could not support it.
But it is no longer a problem now. Most of the tribes near the royal city have their own settlements, and the food harvest is good this year. Not to mention a month, even two or three months will not cause any problem.
This is Xu Chen's confidence and courage in building the river embankment.
In order to give the Uzbek and several other tribes of hunters who participated in the salt-grabbing riot the greatest opportunity and courage to correct their mistakes, Xu Chen gave them the arduous task of building the bridgehead embankment.
The river embankments on both sides of the river present an inverted 'eight'-shaped structure near the bridge head, because after the adduction, the river channel narrows here, almost all the river water is restrained in the channel of about 40 meters. Once the summer
When the water rises, the upstream floods will have a huge impact on this section of the river embankment. To ensure the safety of the bridge, this section of the river embankment must be built taller and stronger.
"This is your honor, and it also allows the gods to see your determination and courage to correct your mistakes. This section of the embankment must be built wide and strong to withstand the impact of the flood. I wonder if you have the confidence to complete it?"
Xu Chen stood on the deserted river beach at the end of an empty bridge, shouting at a large group of strong hunters with ashamed faces in front of him.
"Youga!" Hundreds of people shouted in unison, raising their fists, spears and arrows.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty the Witch King, we will definitely build this embankment and it will never be washed away by the flood. If you are not satisfied with the repair, just bury us here!" The hunter officer of the Uzbek tribe knelt down on one knee and patted hard.
Yelling with chest raised.
"Please remember, it is not about cultivating to satisfy me, but to satisfy the gods and yourself. Otherwise, when disaster strikes, no one can save us. Only by uniting as one can we complete this seemingly impossible task.
, since everyone has confidence, then I feel relieved. Now we are disbanded and everyone returns to the tribe to prepare labor tools. Please bring the clan flag to the palace square on time tomorrow morning, hold a flag-raising parade, and then follow the order to start work!"
"Follow the order!"
A row of officers from all ethnic groups standing in front all clasped their fists and shouted, then led their teams and ran away wildly, shouting.
Xu Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead slightly.
It's easy to fool these savages.
Moreover, the most violent elements who like to fight and cause trouble actually took the initiative to contract the bridgehead section with the largest workload. Seeing that everyone was in high spirits and seemed to be manic, Xu Chen also felt that this chaos over the salt grab was not a completely bad thing.
At least, he found a better way to punish him.
Passive punishment such as reform through labor is not the best. The best way is to carry out the punishment in the name of the gods, and not only does it not show the slightest resentment or resistance, but it is full of gratitude and high morale.
And this kind of joyful punishment and repentance can also guide and educate these primitive people to better integrate and get along with each other.
After making arrangements to repair the river embankment, Xu Chen, accompanied by Feng Helong and a group of forbidden troops, went to the military camp and arranged for the forbidden troops to hold a dressing ceremony.
One hundred sets of Forbidden Army uniforms were completed five days ago. However, Long, the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, was still in charge of the development of salt mines and the construction of camps in the Yugong clan, so there has been no formal change of uniforms. Today, Long finally came back for the dressing ceremony.
Must be completed today.
Although the hunting competition is cancelled, the scheduled celebration of the first anniversary of the founding of Pakistan will still go ahead as normal.
After all, this is an event of great political and symbolic significance.
The Imperial Guards, who have been training for half a year, will also make their debut wearing brand new uniforms.
Although the uniform style has been circulated, in this era without news and images and videos, the news spread very slowly. Even those who know this matter cannot imagine the specific style of the uniform based on simple language and adjectives if they have not seen it.
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What's more, a hundred people are dressed in the same uniform, the same color, the same style, the same equipment, plus the movements and momentum gained from strict training.
Xu Chen believed that the new imperial army would surely blind the titanium alloy eyes of these primitive savages when they debuted.
The sun sets in the west.
Xu Chen came out of the military camp and took Pu and Jia back to the palace on horseback.
At this time, groups of women, children, old and young came out of the Palace Square on the four streets of the royal city. They were full of joy, carrying or carrying salt that was distributed free of charge, including rock salt and snow salt.
Seeing Xu Chen's return, passers-by squatted on the ground to thank him, and the call of His Majesty the Witch King resounded through the streets of the Royal City.
Xu Chen nodded and waved with a smile on his face. After entering the palace square, he found that the distribution of salt had basically ended, and only three tribes were still waiting.
Xu Chen dismounted and stood watching. Soon, with the busy work of a group of shamans and leaves, the distribution of salt and salt from the three tribes was completed. A group of clan chiefs and leaders left happily with the salt they received on their backs.
Before, everyone had squatted on the ground and thanked Xu Chen profusely.
"Your Majesty the Witch King, everyone is very happy to receive the salt!" The little witch's face was full of excitement, with slight beads of sweat hanging on her forehead and the tip of her nose.
"Yes, I originally wanted to give it away, but I can't afford it!" Xu Chen said, but in his mind, there was a villain curling his lips and spitting.
Who doesn’t like it when it’s given for free, and it’s also the most lacking salt.
It didn't matter if he gave it away once, the palace's income of several thousand yuan would be gone, and he would have to pay nearly two thousand yuan to the Yugong family.
But I can't blame others. I can only blame myself for being careless. I didn't expect these tribes to dare to fight and fight on a large scale in the palace square.
Although this was a last resort, it actually gained more. He finally moved the heavens with the power of sending salt and the gods. He moved all the primitive savages. They had to take responsibility for the riot and changed their minds by building river embankments.
The gods pray for forgiveness.
Five thousand kilograms of salt can be used to complete the most difficult part of the river embankment construction, which is definitely a very profitable business for Xu Chen.
"Chen Ga, shall we go back for dinner?" Ye arranged for someone to pack up the weighing tools and account books, and walked over with the same happy face and asked.
Xu Chen waved his hand and said, "You go back and have a rest first. I have something to discuss with the Dawu and the others, so I'll go back later!"
"Okay, come back early, I'll wait for you to eat together!" Ye nodded and left with a group of people in the warehouse.
"Ye is very capable!" Looking at Ye Fengfenghuohuo's back, the little witch sister said with admiration.
"Ye knows how to calculate and write, much better than us!" Pi Wu stood beside him and said with some shame.
The remaining shamans from the Cicha tribe, the Youqing tribe and other tribes were even more ashamed. They all bowed their heads and were too embarrassed to speak.
Although they are all spiritual leaders and have always been the wisest people in each tribe, after joining the Ba Meng, they discovered that the great witch inheritance they were proud of before was actually completely worthless.
Only after learning dictionaries and calculation writing can I truly appreciate the magic and profundity of words and numbers.
Now, even some children of the Ba ethnic group who are only a few years old can recognize and write a lot of words, and can also perform some simple calculations, and boys and girls in their teens are basically considered erudite people.
Ye has been studying with Xu Chen for eight years. Apart from Xu Chen, he is the most educated person in the entire country of Ba. Moreover, under Xu Chen's deliberate training, he is particularly good at bookkeeping and numbers. Now he can be said to be the most educated person in the entire country of Ba.
The good record officer is currently responsible for the taxation and various financial registrations of the entire royal city. He is completely Xu Chen's personal butler.
Help with accounting during the day and warm the bed at night.