A tall trapezoidal earthen platform was built, with a circle of stones placed around it. In the center of the earthen platform, a huge stone pillar was erected by Yuzai himself. A brass ax was engraved on the stone tablet with words that Yuzai once said, so every day
A member of the Akagata clan will stop for a moment when they pass by.
This is crude, but I'll make it look better in the future.
It will be higher and bigger.
When the teenagers gazed at the monument, they could not help but recite it, igniting a blazing fire in their hearts.
Ancestor, you will protect us.
Friend, you will help us.
The reason why Yuzai built this simple earthen platform was not just for funeral arrangements.
This is actually erecting a monument of hope. The descendants will continue to live in place of the deceased predecessors. The glory created by the descendants is also obtained by the predecessors who sacrificed their lives and sacrificed their lives. This cannot be forgotten, and this, even more
It is the memory and monument of the tribe.
This is a noble belief.
When you have faith, you have motivation and hope, but you don't put your faith in the gods. It's funny to say that after Emperor Zhuanxu split the relationship between gods and humans, after Zhong and Li opened up the sky and the earth,
Many people suddenly remembered that they finally remembered that a long time ago, Fuxi, Nuwa, Emperor Yan, Huangdi, Chi You, and even many other earlier tribal leaders did not rely on gods at first.
It was they who first stopped in this mountain and sea, and then God followed them.
Fire was not given by God, it was drilled out by Suiren himself.
The house was not made by gods, but built by Youchao himself.
The sword was not a gift from God, but was forged during a duel between Huang Di and Chi You.
Including Yuzai himself, when he looked at the monument erected by himself, he felt a sense of shock in his heart.
Brilliant in ancient times, how majestic it is.
Even though the wilderness remains untouched, people still have a strong spirit that is constantly fighting against heaven and earth.
That is the power called "growth".
"Yu, do you understand why we have always known how to use fire and utensils? Do you know why the rituals, music, and virtues of the Central Plains, the North, and the East surpass those of the South and the West?"
Yuyu scratched her head.
Yu Zai smiled and pointed to the monument: "It means that you are poor for fuel, and the fire spreads, and you don't know how to use it up."
"The body is gone but the spirit is immortal. The firewood in front has just been burned, and the last firewood is already burning. That's it. The fire will never be extinguished. The memory of our ancestors has become a means for us to fight against heaven and earth, and will remain immortal."
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Ruzai took them away, and the young people showed the most sincere respect to the monument. Among the tribesmen behind, the old patriarch looked at the monument, with blood and fire reflected in his eyes.
One after another familiar faces who died in the war seemed to be resurrected at this time. They came to this wilderness and slept in that big mausoleum.
"The firepower is passed down from generation to generation, and there is no end to it."
The old patriarch's originally clear eyes began to become cloudy, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, but he quickly wiped them away.
There are still many things to do, just like Wu said, not only live for the tribe and yourself, but also live for the dead forerunners. If the tribe is destroyed, then what dignity will they have after death?
Where are the forerunners?
The sun was setting, and it was another busy day. Yan Yu saw Yu Shu on the way back from clearing up wasteland. He followed Yu Tu, carrying a medicine basket on his back. The basket was almost the same period as the fishing net, and was a product of the Fuxi era.
After people knew how to weave rattan into a mesh, baskets naturally came into being.
When Yu Shu saw Yu Yu, he lowered his head, not daring to look at him, and hurriedly followed Yu Tu away.
Yu Yu stood there and stared for a long time without saying anything. Then, tall Yu Fou came over, carrying a stone ax, looked at the direction where Yu Shu and Yu Tu were returning, and patted Yu Yu on the shoulder.
"It's not a bad thing. I heard what Wu said. It was because he saw you found the taro that Yushu became competitive. He also wanted to get some food for the tribe, but he failed."
"He has good intentions, but he is just too impatient. This time, he will understand a lot of things by following Yun Tu in picking herbs."
Yu Yu nodded in understanding, and Yu Fou suddenly became happy: "Yu, you are much younger than me. There are some things you still don't understand, so you need to learn more!"
As he spoke, he held his head high and his chest high, looking very proud.
But Yuyu said strangely: "Wu is about the same age as me."
Yu Fou choked, muttered twice, and scolded: "That's a witch, can it be the same? Since childhood, Zai has been learning all kinds of knowledge from the old witch. If the witch is not wise, then wouldn't we all be doomed?"
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Ruanzai's ears twitched, she turned back to look at the two stragglers, and waved to them.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the field ahead, and the temporary settlement of the Akagata clan can already be seen. A temporary circle has been built outside using wood cut down in the past few days. These wooden walls can be dismantled.
In the Central Plains, people painted the ground as walls to represent their living areas. This behavior has already started since the Shennong era, so never underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.
"Hanshu Shihuo Zhi": "The teachings of Shen Nong said: There is a stone city ten feet long and a soup pond a hundred steps long."
The appearance of the complete city wall was in the period of Emperor Shun. "Wu Yue Chun Qiu" states: "Gun built the city to defend the king and built the wall to protect the people. This is the beginning of the city wall." "Huainanzi" also has Gun building the city of Sanren.
statement.
However, rammed earth technology has not yet been mastered. However, there is a predecessor of rammed earth technology, namely raw earth technology. It was during the era of Emperor Shun that rammed earth technology began to mature, but it has not yet spread to Henan.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that all laws in the world originated from the time of Shun.
The barking of the dog is to welcome the people returning from the wasteland. Next to the wagging tail is the dolphin, and the lamb has gone out to find game for a day, but unfortunately, it seems that wild vegetables are not everywhere.
The old patriarch put down the stone hammer and chisel in his hand, and Ruzai stood at the threshold, touching the temporarily built walls. The front of the wood was sharpened and uneven, which could effectively resist wolf-like beasts.
"That's it for the time being. We still don't have enough manpower to build too high a wall or mine stones."
The old patriarch sighed, and Juzai said: "Walls are necessary to resist fierce beasts. Although wooden walls are filled with sharp wood, they can only resist small animals such as wolves and leopards. The tribesmen have not turned on totems.
Once you encounter a strange beast like a whirling turtle, the whirling turtle is close to the earth beast. It should be said that even the newly transformed beasts, which are only higher than ordinary beasts, and the lowest primitive beasts, can knock down these wooden walls.
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"Tomorrow, separate some people and use this wooden wall as a benchmark to at least ram the earth wall up."
"Only when the tribe is safe, can everyone search for food, cut down trees, and collect herbs with full energy. Without a safe gathering place, everything is in vain. Since we know that there are extremely powerful beasts around us, we have to make preparations in advance.
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The one mentioned here is naturally the Spinner Turtle. The plan needs to be changed. The wooden wall is not enough and the earth must be rammed.
The old patriarch said: "Yes, Wu, what you said makes sense. I will ask Yufu and the others to shovel the soil and build up this place tomorrow."
Yu Zai corrected: "It's not a matter of ramming it down, but building a version."
"Tamp? Build?"
The old patriarch was a little confused: "What do you mean?"
Yu Zai said: "You will know tomorrow. By the way, clan leader, we have to ask people to prepare some stone tools, which are round and can be lifted. They should not be too delicate, not too heavy, but not too light either."