From Chief to Ball

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Chen Jian suddenly understood that his depression and hesitation actually came from inner conflicts, and it was nothing more than one thing.

Is it reckless to take the simplest path called science, and let the remaining culture, religion, and customs go with the flow until they become unrecognizable in the end?

Or do you try your best to guide this group to the sustenance of the previous life?Let culture, religion, and customs get closer to the fetters of your dreams?

All kinds of thoughts that have been hidden deep in his heart since crossing burst out on the bank of the river, at the moment when the sun is about to rise, when the stormy waves hit the shore and the clouds are sinking, accompanied by the struggle of the east sun.

Several days of contemplation made him suddenly wake up at this moment, and let out a long howl.

Caixia wants to trap the sun, but the sun still comes out?Even the clouds were dyed with the sun's rays.

Chen Jian suddenly understood that one person cannot create a group, but can only become a part of the group. The reason why he had such doubts before was just the narcissism and self-inflation after the personal ability was magnified by the environment in the clan era.

Chen Jian suddenly understood that everything he had done before was just the product of his inner struggle and not being firm. It was only at this moment that he really accepted the people in this world and regarded them as real and real people just like himself. , People who think for themselves.

It was only at this moment that he truly regarded them as human beings, not the clay he blended and molded, truly understood the original intention of the people to create history, integrated into this world and accepted this world, and the talents of this world truly became the ones in his mind. the people.

A long time ago, when he heard the cheers of the people on the promontory facing the first furnace of iron, and when he saw the vast wheat fields replaced by slash-and-burn farming, he actually had a clear foundation in his heart.

A vibrant group is like the sea, which will purify itself of all dirty, ugly and outdated things.

Even if it is dirty for a while, it will be as blue as jade in the end.

Since it is not foolish to believe that the people will choose what is best for them, what is there to worry about?

The past is the tradition of the present, and the present will also be the tradition of the future, which is subject to change at any time.

The sun in the past came out from the east, and the sun in the present will also come out from the east, and the sun in the future will still come out from the east, and it will never change.

Chapter 62 Catch the big and let go of the small

The knots in the heart are solved, everything is clear, and the cold and gloomy early winter in the eyes has also turned into a boundless and vast early winter where everything is waiting for warmth.

In the small town on the other side of Yucheng, Yuqian put her hands to her mouth and breathed from time to time. She used the excuse that she didn't wear warm deerskin gloves, which were obviously issued by her rank, and that she forgot to stay on the island. At that time, I can ask my brother to warm my hands. Probably this is a weird way my sister can come up with to show intimacy.

The news had already spread, and all the preparations were done step by step. People from the Supply and Marketing Department and the logistics department had already prepared enough food, but this was just the beginning.

Red Fish is still arranging other things in Yucheng, Yu Qian'er will take the group under her to count the number of people first, distribute wooden cards, and strictly register everyone who comes.

The Planning and Statistics Division is one department, but it has two foundations.The set of plans is in the hands of Chen Jian, and the set of statistics is with Yuqian'er. The best people in the whole city are basically among them.

After Chen Jian fulfilled his promise to bring Yuqianer back from Xiacheng, Yuqianer discovered that after a year of construction, there were more and more things to be counted in Yucheng. It was not enough to count the population and land before.

There are new things to do every day, and there is no end to the production statistics, average labor efficiency, food required, etc. of each workshop company.

After each batch of students in the school completed their enlightenment, it was time for various departments to compete for manpower. Fortunately, the planning and statistics department had a special status, which ensured enough manpower.

Yuqian'er felt that as soon as she came to Yucheng, Chen Jian completely let go of the statistics and put all the blame on her.Asking people to give, asking for things to give things, and by the way, taught her to use the abacus.

The round and neatly arranged abacus beads are in line with Yuqian'er's aesthetics. They are dark and shiny after being dyed with nirvana and tannic acid, which can save a lot of simple calculations, which of course means that there are more and more numbers to be calculated.

After strict selection, there are more than 60 people in the team that Yuqian'er is in charge of. These 60 people are regarded as full-time mental workers who have been separated from physical labor.

This is not counting the group of people in the planning department. The number of these people who have escaped from physical labor is already quite large. From the beginning, they were barely able to complete the daily statistical tasks, and now they can do a job with ease in Yucheng.

At first, Yu Qian'er felt that these people were a bit too much. It wasn't until Chen Jian sent a message a few days ago to ask her to make various statistical preparations that Yu Qian'er realized that the 60 people who had been prepared a year or two ago were not for Yucheng's original plan. The 1 people in the system are clearly prepared for future expansion.

Yu Qian'er even suspected that if there hadn't been the invasion of Fengcheng and Dongyi, my brother might have found an excuse to attack other cities. Otherwise, why should he support the people of the Planning and Statistics Department who can count tens of thousands of people?

Recalling her brother's usual style, she believed in her guess more and more. Before Yucheng supported and trained many people who seemed to be useless at that time, but after careful consideration, the knowledge and ability of some people could not be changed overnight. Early preparation is still necessary.

After thinking about it for a while, and being blown by the cold wind again, my mind became clearer.

He said in his heart: "Brother has marched eastward for several months, and Yucheng is still operating as usual. Those who stay in Yucheng know what they are going to do. As long as the officials do what they did before, they will not go wrong. It seems that my brother doesn't need anything. It doesn't matter, the city can run on its own. But if my brother really doesn't care about anything and doesn't prepare in advance, and the more than ten thousand people rescued from the east join the city, then the city will fall into chaos all of a sudden."

"Plan, plan... not only plan for January [-]st of a year, but it seems that you have to plan for three or even five years later. One year is not enough."

After thinking about the beginning, he couldn't stop, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a loud and excited shout from the side. Yu Qian'er came back to her senses, and saw Chen Jian riding a horse not far away, and seemed to have seen her, and called out.

Chen Jian's legs drooped naturally on the horse's back. After several years of riding, he has been considered good. The wool felt and wooden saddle are very stable.

Smiling on the horseback, he watched his younger sister jumping to his side like a frightened little rabbit. The two long braids flicked and flicked. The not-so-large clothes outlined the curves that a girl should have. The outline was blurred, and the cheeks were a little red from the cold, like a newly ripe fruit.

Today's younger sister has grown up, she is no longer the little girl with dry and yellow hair due to malnutrition, and she is no longer the one who just started to sprout because of the stomach pain, but the green taste is still the same It has not faded, and the braids swaying between jumps still have a strong girl's unique lively and youthful taste.

It's like the smell of green grass on the prairie that has been mowed in summer. Maybe it is mixed with a rich floral fragrance, but it is very light.

Yu Qian'er ran to the side of the majestic horse, supported Chen Jian's hanging knee, and chattered something, but Chen Jian didn't hear a word clearly, just looked at his sister with a smile.

Jumping off the horse, he took off his gloves and took Yu Qian'er's hand and said, "Why don't you wear gloves in such a cold day?"

"Forget it on the island."

"It's really stupid. You still have to manage the food and clothing of tens of thousands of people."

Chen Jian tucked the gloves under his armpits, stretched out his hand to hold Yuqian'er's soft, cold hand, rubbed it carefully for a while, put the gloves on for Yuqianer, and stretched out his hand to cover his sister, who was a little red from the cold. cheeks.

"I didn't bring the apron, and my face was going to be chapped. By the way, the people in charge of counting brought all of them?"

"Brought it."

The intimate conversation between the siblings ended like this, and naturally turned to what each other should do in the city.

"The people behind will arrive in a while, and strive to count the number of men, women and children within three days."

Chen Jian glanced around, found no one, and whispered: "According to the statistics of the clan and the city, but the management will be broken up. I have left their leaders and clan relatives at Dongyi's side. Let's There were nearly [-] people on the side, but another [-] came here, trying to get one of us to follow the two newcomers, so that they can integrate into our city as soon as possible."

Yu Qian'er hummed, kept it in mind, and asked, "Should these people be managed according to the method of the [-]th-class nobles of our country? There were also many slaves who escaped to our side last year, and they will become more and more in the future." Many, are those people the same?"

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else, Chen Jian talked to Yu Qian'er and reached an agreement with Su Yue and the others. Yu Qian'er was no longer a child, and after managing the city for so long, he somewhat understood the filth of political transactions.

She wasn't surprised at all, but what she cared about was: "Brother, when you become the high priest, are you going to Sucheng?"

She didn't want Chen Jian to leave again.

"Of course not. When the spring of next year begins, the construction department will allocate more people to build a large and beautiful sacrificial hall, and then let people from other cities come here to worship."

"From next year, Yucheng will no longer be able to accept slaves who escaped from any city. But those who escaped here before today must be integrated into the city. Counting the newcomers, we have a total of more The burden on your shoulders is getting heavier and heavier. You have to figure out at least how much land will be reclaimed next year to ensure basic food self-sufficiency. This is the most important thing. You will be busy this winter."

Yu Qian'er hummed, and said to herself that I had figured it out a long time ago, and food can't just be exchanged with other cities.

"Brother, with so many people, the workshop can't accommodate them. Pick out some and send them all to the farm?"

"That's not necessary. More people go to the mine, let's build some iron smelting furnaces. I also want to build a few new workshops, and I will arrange the number of people here."

Chen Jian pondered for a while, and then said: "In the future, our rules will be established. The salary of the workshop will be higher and higher, and newcomers will have to work in the farm now. They will understand the rules of the city in two to three years After counting and being able to recognize some characters, they will be selected from the farm to work in the workshop."