Chapter 590 Where to send the pigs and sheep?

After some communication, Jiang Xuan finally understood what Luo Chong meant. In summary, there was one idea: recruit more people, do more things, work hard to develop the Han tribe in his lifetime, and strive to leave a better tomorrow for future generations.

But then the problem came. These ideas expressed by Luo Chong alone were not enough to make Jiang Xuan lead the entire tribe to come and seek refuge. After all, he had seen too little. He had not seen many of the things Luo Chong said, let alone experienced them personally.

So Luo Chong was not in a hurry to ask him to answer. Anyway, Jiang Xuan originally planned to spend the winter in the Han tribe and would not go back until the beginning of next spring. Luo Chong simply asked them not to live in the guesthouse of the Honglu Temple, but to arrange two sets of ordinary residential courtyards for Jiang Xuan and his party to live in. All living supplies and food were provided by the Han tribe, so that they could fully experience the life of the Han tribe.

In addition, in order to avoid people gossiping that they were eating and living for free and being excluded by local residents, Luo Chong also arranged some work for them. Before winter came, he first allocated a piece of wasteland outside the city for them to cultivate. Although they could not grow anything at this time, it was no problem for them to learn the farming techniques of the Han tribe.

After winter, they were asked to work in the breeding farm in Hanyang City, clean the barns, feed grass, and learn how to raise livestock. All workers received a monthly salary of 20 yuan. Living supplies and food were indeed provided by the Han tribe, but they were not allowed to take them away. So if they wanted to buy some personal items, they had to use these wages to buy them in the Han tribe.

This money was not much in the Han tribe, where the average monthly salary was 30 yuan per person, but it was enough for them to spend on pocket money, and it was no problem to buy some clothes and cloth shoes.

Luo Chong chose to pay them wages instead of providing everything directly. In addition to preventing others from gossiping, another purpose was to let them deeply experience the benefits of using currency transactions, as well as the ways to obtain currency and currency transactions in the Han tribe, and to let them have a certain understanding of the financial system of the Han tribe. In other words, it was to let them familiarize themselves with the rules of the game in the Han tribe.

Jiang Xuan was very satisfied with Luo Chong's arrangement, or it was what he wanted. They were not afraid of working in the Han tribe, because as long as they could work, they could learn more things that their own tribe did not have, and this kind of folk lifestyle could also better experience the living conditions of the lower-class people in the Han tribe. After all, even if the Jiang family joined the Han tribe, it would not be possible for everyone to become a superior person. Most of the tribesmen still had to become one of the people.

And Luo Chong was not worried about the leakage of important technology. The work he arranged for them was either farming or breeding, and other manufacturing departments did not allow them to participate at all. They had no chance to learn even if they wanted to. Before the Jiang family officially joined the Han tribe, Luo Chong would not give them this permission.

"Chief Han, there is nothing wrong with what you said, but I still have a few questions. I hope Chief Han can answer them for me." After discussing the arrangements for the Jiang family, Jiang Xuan asked Luo Chong again.

"Oh? Chief Jiang, if there is anything you don't understand, you can tell me." Luo Chong took a sip from the tea bowl and said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll ask, Chief Han mentioned the people several times just now. I wonder who is considered the people in the Han tribe?"

"This is very simple. As long as you are a member of my Han tribe, you can be called a commoner. Our Han tribe has a large population, but as you know, many of them are from small tribes in the past. When these tribes come, they mostly join in the form of clans. Each clan has a different surname to distinguish them. This is mainly to distinguish the blood relationship of the tribe members and facilitate intermarriage within the tribe.

After all, the Han tribe is originally a tribe composed of multiple clans. There is no need to intermarry with outsiders. The problem of reproduction can be solved internally. In this way, everyone has a surname and a name, and can be distinguished from each other. Just like you have the Jiang family, if you join the Han tribe, you will use the Jiang surname plus your name to distinguish yourself, so that you can intermarry with people of other surnames within the tribe.

So In the Han tribe, there are many surnames. The people of these different surnames are collectively called the common people, which is a general term for all the people.

If you are also interested in the merits and titles of the Han tribe, I can arrange for you to audit the school. In my book "Han Li", there are descriptions of the various merits and titles of the Han tribe, as well as the different etiquette enjoyed by various titles. What do you think of this arrangement? You are the leader of the Jiang family, so you don't have to go to the farm like them. "Luo Chong first

explained the meaning of the common people and the deeper merit system, and finally suggested that Jiang Xuan go to school to audit, but he didn't expect that Jiang Xuan had other ideas.

"Han leader, it is naturally good to be able to go to school in the Han tribe, but I heard that it takes several years for the children to complete their studies. But I will go back in the spring next year. Even if I can audit now, I am afraid I won't learn much. Why don't I follow the Han leader? As long as the Han leader can talk to me when he is free, I don't know if this is okay?"

"What, you follow me? But I don't have time. I just said that the city is busy with military affairs. If I hadn't summoned you today, I would have left the city for the military camp by now.

Besides, even if I didn't go to the military camp, I would often run around. What can you learn from me? And I really don't have time. The Han tribe is so large, with so many people, and there are more things to manage than you can imagine. You'd better go to school to audit.

Otherwise, since we are all family, I will give you another set of school books. You can go to school to learn Chinese characters first, and then slowly study these books after you learn Chinese characters. I can also give you a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone. So you don't have to follow me."

When Luo Chong heard that Jiang Xuan was going to follow him, he immediately felt a headache. He had so many things to do. He had to build a city on the grassland next year, and command Liuyang County to build a new type of large sailing ship. He also had to arrange matters for the coal mine and the coking plant. He didn't have the time to reason with him every day. It would be better to get rid of this guy as soon as possible.

You Fu at the side also secretly gave Luo Chong a helpless look, that look seemed to say, "Chief, you see, I said at the beginning that this person was difficult to deal with."

"I know that Chief Han has a lot of things to do, how about this, I want to go with Chief Han to see the warriors of the Han tribe, and then come back to school to

learn to read. If Chief Han can agree, I promise not to cause trouble for Chief Han in the future." After hearing so many things about Luo Chong, Jiang Xuan certainly wanted to stay with Luo Chong all the time, so that he could learn what arrangements were required to manage a large tribe. However, he also knew that Luo Chong must have many secrets that he could not know in the things he personally participated in, so he no longer asked for it, but only hoped to see the army of the Han tribe with his own eyes. When he entered the city last night, he saw a lot of military supplies with his own eyes. There were many things he had never seen, let alone the function of those things. Moreover, he was very curious about what kind of warriors could be armed with these unnamed things.

Although he knew that the Han tribe was very strong, how strong the Han tribe was in terms of military strength alone was still an unsolved mystery to many people. After all, the army was newly formed, and even the old people in the Han tribe could not imagine how much combat effectiveness such an army could have.

Luo Chong looked at You Fu's eyes, and after listening to Jiang Xuan's request, he was also speechless. What's the matter with this special brew? I thought I could easily fool more than 2,000 people, but I didn't expect it to be so troublesome. Since this guy wants to see the army of the Han tribe, it's okay to let him see it. It's just right to show the strength of the Han tribe in front of this guy, just as a parade performance and exercise deterrence. Isn't it often done by modern countries?

"Okay, I can promise you to follow me to the military camp for two days, but you can only watch, not speak. Even if you ask questions, I won't answer you. If you still want to go, then you can follow me later. You can let Jiang Yong take the people you bring first, and I will arrange your people for you as I said just now.

How about it, are you going or not?"

Luo Chong agreed helplessly, but he also said the ugly words in advance. After all, many military affairs involve confidentiality. You can watch, but I won't tell you. How much you can understand yourself is your ability.

Another point is that Luo Chong wanted to intimidate Jiang Xuan, to let him know his position clearly, and not take his 2,000-plus population too seriously. If you are willing to come, the Han tribe will applaud and welcome you, but if you don't come, I don't care. I have thousands of troops in my hands, and I can destroy tribes like yours at any time.

In addition, the new recruits have just completed a month of basic training, which is to familiarize themselves with military regulations and drills. Most of the rest of the time is spent on building barracks and garrisons. The real stuff hasn't been taught yet. Even the uniform military uniforms haven't been issued yet. Jiang Xuan can't even speak Chinese. If he goes to see such new recruits for two days, what can he see? Luo Chong is not afraid of him at all. Apart from the large number of people and good discipline, what else can he see?

"Okay, no problem. I promise to watch but not talk. I will follow the arrangements of the Han leader at any time.

You, Yong, after I leave with the Han leader, you tell our people not to worry and to follow the arrangements of the Han leader. First, go to those two courtyards to settle our people down, and then learn the farming techniques from the brothers of the Han tribe. I will be back in a few days."

Jiang Xuan saw Luo Chong nodded in agreement and agreed without hesitation. It was a rare opportunity to be able to visit the so-called military camp. How could he be greedy and ask Luo Chong to teach him something else? So he gave some instructions to Jiang Yong beside him and followed Luo Chong out of the government building.

Luo Chong did not lie to him. The military supplies had arrived last night. If Jiang Xuan had not rushed to come at this time and he had to see him, he should have taken the military supplies to the military camp this morning.

Four-wheeled wagons loaded with supplies filled the streets, covered with a layer of straw curtains. Each wagon was pulled by two draft horses. After the convoys all left the city from the west gate, a roar of horses' hooves stomping on the ground came from the gate behind them.

These were war horses to be equipped for the cavalry. Unlike the draft horses that pulled the carts, there were more than a thousand of them, all of which were tall and strong, with dark fur and sufficient endurance. In addition to a small number of officers, the remaining thousand horses were used to form two cavalry units.

There were 310 people in the two units, with an average of three horses per person. This was a luxury for the Han tribe, where horses were already scarce. However, if an army lacked the mobility unique to cavalry, it would be a major drawback, just like the heavy armored infantry of the Song Dynasty, which was never afraid of cavalry and had never lost a few battles, but the people with horses could run away if they couldn't win, and you could only stare blankly and not catch up. How cowardly it was.

Losing the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, they bully me that there is no horse farm in the Central Plains.

So Luo Chong's philosophy is to value quality over quantity. After all, there are few horses now. If the Han tribe has many people and many horses, I will also have tens of thousands of cavalry to play with. At that time, even the infantry, I will make him into a horse infantry like the Tang Dynasty, riding horses to march and dismounting to fight. This is the horse infantry.

However, this goal is not far away for the Han tribe. After the new city on the grassland is built next year, the Han tribe will definitely expand the livestock trade on the grassland. At that time, a large number of excellent livestock will be continuously imported into the rear of the Han tribe. From then on, the Han tribe will no longer lack excellent war horses and cattle for farming.

Jiang Xuan can't ride a horse, so he can only sit in the truck again. Looking at the thousands of horses behind him, the clanging iron hooves sound like they are stepping on the ground, but it seems to knock in his heart.

This is the strength of the Han tribe. The number of these livestock alone is far greater than the population of the Jiang family. What kind of army can be armed with so many livestock? Jiang Xuan was both expectant and a little afraid.

He couldn't be blamed for thinking too much. After all, there were thousands of war horses behind the caravan, and countless horses in the caravan in front of them pulled the carts forward. More importantly, behind the horses, there were a large group of antelopes, sheep, and even pigs. Jiang Xuan was curious and asked the driver in front about the use of these livestock. The sheep and pigs didn't look big. Although they were generally larger than the domestic sheep that Luo Chong had seen in his previous life, they were not worthy of the eyes when compared with the horses next to them.

So he heard the driver next to him say with a smile, "Those pigs and sheep are not for riding, but for the leader to take to reward the soldiers."

"What is rewarding soldiers?" Jiang Xuan asked puzzledly.

"It's for the soldiers to eat, and the meat rewarded to them."

Jiang Xuan was shocked again. It turned out that the soldiers of the Han tribe ate so well? !

(End of this chapter)