Chapter 953: Sacrifice and Successor Election

Although Luo Chong was not here in Hanyang County, he was always paying attention to the affairs of the Tang tribe. Dashu was also summarizing the situation of the Tang tribe and reporting the situation of the Tang tribe to Luo Chong at the frequency of one letter a day.

Except for the soldiers on leave, all the remaining troops in the camp of the Huben Guard were dispatched. There were eight counties in the Tang tribe, a total of 27 counties. If 100 soldiers were sent to each county, it would be 2,700 people. In addition to the logistics troops, etc., there were exactly 3,000 troops.

Dashu followed Luo Chong's instructions and dispatched personnel to each county according to the scale of 100 soldiers and a ruling working group. First, the Han tribal government of these 27 counties was determined and a basic framework was laid. The preliminary government work did not need to be very comprehensive. As long as the population yellow book, household registration, land, and houses could be counted, the future work would be easy to carry out.

Then, after the local situation eased, appropriate investment would be made according to the different situations in various places. When the people had income under the governance of the Han tribe, taxes would be collected.

The collection of taxes must not be carried out too early, otherwise it will definitely cause resentment among the local people. It is necessary to wait until the local people see that their living standards have indeed improved under the governance of the Han tribe before they are willing to pay taxes to the Han tribe.

Because of the advance preparation and the ready-made army, Tang Yao did not encounter any obstacles when he came to Tuohai County to borrow people. That night, the army and the ruling officials from all over the country began to cross the river in batches and assemble in Tangcheng County.

Before dawn the next day, the army had assembled in the city of Tangcheng County, accumulating enough cards for the ceremony of Tang Yao's succession to the leader of the Tang tribe. It also announced that Tang Yao had Luo Chong as her backer in the Han tribe. Otherwise, how could she mobilize the army of the Han tribe? !

Early in the morning of that day, in the small square used for sacrifice in the center of the city, all the people of Tangcheng County were notified in advance and gathered early.

If you ask which county among the 27 counties of the entire Tang tribe has the best life and the best impression of the Han tribe, it must be the people of Tangcheng County.

Because Tang Ji was the biggest patriarch of the Tang clan, she would not exploit the people of her clan like that. In addition, they were separated from Takumi County by only a river, so they had the most contact with the Han tribe and had the highest favorability towards the Han tribe.

So when these people saw that the army of the Han tribe was also present, they did not panic, but only envied and admired.

With the help of the Tiger Guards of the Han tribe, the scale of the sacrifice organized by Tang Ji was larger than before. Some of the military drums and trumpets of the Tiger Guards were borrowed.

After a drum beat, Tang Ji took the lead in leading everyone to hold a sacrifice.

The sacrifice of the Tang tribe was quite unique. They had to sacrifice many gods, mainly the wind god who was in charge of wind and rain, to pray that no typhoon would fall, the water god who was in charge of rivers, lakes and seas, the grain god who was in charge of crop planting, the sun and the moon in the sky, and a person named "Fu".

In the legends of the Tang tribe, or in the history of the Tang tribe, it was the man named "Fu" who created the technology of iron smelting, bringing sharp weapons and easy-to-use farm tools to the entire Tang tribe. The people all thought that this man was a god incarnated, who was specially here to teach people how to survive. So the legend spread, and after so many years, the first guy in the Tang tribe who learned how to smelt iron was said to be a god. Every year during the grand sacrifice, the people of the Tang tribe would worship him.

In addition to these five gods, the Tang tribe also worshipped their ancestor, a man called "Tang". The legend of this man is even older, and even more awesome than the iron forger Fu.

According to legend, it was this "Tang" who invented the method of making cooked food, which made the Tang tribe truly human, people who eat cooked food.

Later, "Tang" led a tribe, trekking through mountains and rivers to the place where the Tang tribe is now located to open up a new home. Only then was the Tang tribe officially established, and they had the Tang family. Later, after countless generations, they gradually learned the skills of pottery making, planting, ironmaking, and building cities, and developed the Tang tribe to its current scale.

The offerings used by the Tang tribe for sacrifice are also very unique. Unlike the Han tribe, they do not have so many livestock. Even if they now have the skills to raise livestock, it has only started in the past one or two years, so the Tang tribe naturally does not have the custom of sacrificing six livestock.

The Tang tribe also does not have human sacrifices, so it does not seem so cruel. Their offerings are all kinds of.

Although there is no custom of sacrificing six livestock like the Han tribe, there are five things that must be available: flying in the sky, swimming in the water, running on the ground, growing in the soil, and flowing in the river.

That is, birds, beasts, fish, wheat, and fresh water.

Whenever the tribe was about to hold a grand sacrifice, Tang Ji would send out the most powerful hunter in the clan in advance to hunt a wild beast, as well as a flying bird, usually a wild goose, a wild duck, or an ancient giant goose, as well as fish freshly caught from the river, a bunch of wheat that had not been threshed and still had straw, and finally a bucket of fresh water from the river.

It is worth mentioning that the three kinds of flying birds, beasts and swimming fish needed by the Tang tribe must be alive and killed again when the sacrifice is held. If it was a sacrifice held in the past, there would be no problem, and Tang Ji could have people prepare these sacrifices a long time in advance.

But this sacrificial ceremony was very hasty, and it was naturally not easy to prepare so many things. Fortunately, the sacrifices this time were all provided by the Han tribe, which solved the last problem for them.

The beasts used were directly the high-nosed antelopes raised by the Han tribe. This thing was large enough, and there was a pair of sharp and long horns on its head, which was quite intimidating. The key was that it was also very productive, and the Han tribe could easily come up with a bunch of them.

Fish, let alone freshwater fish caught that day, even if you want live sea fish, the Han tribe can get them that day, even tuna as big as a pig is not impossible.

As for birds, as long as they are not the Azuka giant eagles used by the Han tribe to send messages, they can choose any other chickens, ducks, and geese.

The sacrifice went smoothly. Antelopes, river fish, and black-feathered chickens of the Han tribe were all killed on the spot. The blood of the three animals was put into a full basin and all mixed together. Then Tang Ji used the wheat used for sacrifice as a broom to dip in the blood, and repeatedly sprinkled the blood of the three sacrifices on the totem poles representing the five gods and their ancestors. This is the way to offer blood food to the gods and ancestors.

After sprinkling the blood of the sacrifices, the three sacrifices were slaughtered and put into a large pottery urn together with the wheat. The wheat straw was used to light a fire below, and a pot of soup was cooked with these sacrifices.

Except for the sheep head, chicken head, and fish head, which were reserved for the gods and ancestors, the rest were stewed in a pot and distributed to everyone present. Even if no meat was found, everyone had to drink the soup overnight. This was the tradition of the Tang tribe.

After a long day of hard work, Tang Ji stood on the altar and spoke loudly to the people of the Tang clan below.

“Mr. Tang, today is an important day for us to re-elect the leader of the Tang tribe. For this reason, we specially invited the chiefs of other clans in the Tang tribe. Although some of them were unable to attend, most of the chiefs still came. According to our previous practice, as long as the new chief has the support of more than 70% of the chiefs, he can officially take over. Therefore, the chiefs who did not come are not important, and our succession election is still valid.

“Now, as the current leader of the Tang tribe, I specially nominate Tang Yao to inherit my position as leader.

“Tang Yao is a good child who has grown up in your eyes. She is kind and brave. She has loved planting flowers and plants since she was a child. She has discovered many stone ingots and herbs that can be used to treat diseases, and she has planted and tried them. Over the years, she has traveled around the tribe, saving the dying and the wounded for the people of the entire Tang tribe, and devoted herself to studying medicine. She is supported by all the clans in the Tang tribe and is given the title of Saint by the people.

"After Tang Yao came of age, she was even more adventurous in her interactions with the Han tribe. She went on a diplomatic mission to the Han tribe thousands of miles away to discuss with its leader the introduction of agricultural and animal husbandry grain varieties, equipment and technology. Eventually, in exchange for her own medical skills, she successfully introduced new high-yield grain varieties such as corn, rice, sorghum and soybeans to the Tang tribe. She also learned livestock breeding, domestication and servitude techniques from the Han tribe. In the following year, through in-depth exchanges with the Han tribe, she introduced many other production technologies, which benefited the Tang tribe greatly.

"Today, I can proudly say here that Tang Yao is the blood descendant who has made the greatest achievements and contributions to the people in the history of our Tang tribe. If she cannot succeed as the new leader, who else can?

"People of the Tang clan, are you willing to accept Tang Yao as your new leader?"

Tang Ji followed the previous handover ceremony between the old and new leaders. She first nominated the candidate for the new leader as the current leader, and then publicly announced Tang Yao's achievements and her contributions to the tribe. Then she asked the people under the altar whether they were willing to accept Tang Yao as the new leader.

Hearing Tang Ji's call and the message from many people, the people immediately cheered happily.

"We are willing!"

"Please ask Tang Yao to be the new leader!"

"We hope that Saint Tang Yao will be the new leader!"

"We are willing. With Tang Yao as the new leader, she will definitely lead our tribe better and make the lives of the tribe members more prosperous!"

The crowd under the altar immediately rang out a series of voices of support. The people had actually speculated about the next candidate for the leader long ago. There had been rumors that Tang Yao might be the next leader of the Tang tribe.

However, Tang Yao is indeed very prestigious in the Tang tribe. In addition, she is beautiful and kind-hearted. She often appears as a doctor who saves the dying and the wounded, which makes her a good impression in the entire Tang tribe.

In addition, she is the niece of the current leader Tang Ji, and has a strong background. She has been exposed to Tang Ji's management of the tribe since she was a child. She often appears in some occasions where only the leader and the patriarchs of each tribe can appear. It can be said that she has strong political capital.

In fact, this is equivalent to Tang Ji's official announcement that she is training Tang Yao as the next leader.

Tang Ji was very happy to see the reaction of the people. This means that Tang Yao is indeed very popular and prestigious in the Tang tribe. Although she may not be so popular in other clans, if she is elected as the new leader, the people of other clans will definitely not object, because they can't find a second person who is more suitable than Tang Yao and has made such a great contribution to the tribe.

Tang Ji pressed her hand to stop the cheers of the people, and then glanced left and right at the other clan leaders who were "invited" to the scene standing on both sides of the altar and said.

"All the clan leaders of the Tang tribe, do you have any other nominees for the leader in mind? If not, are you willing to let Tang Yao succeed as the next leader of the tribe?!"

After hearing Tang Ji's question, the clan leaders smiled helplessly. You have already got 3,000 soldiers to surround the altar. If you dare to say no, will you be chopped off on the spot as a sacrifice? !

Do they dare to have other candidates? Do they dare not agree with Tang Yao to be the leader?

Unless they really don't want to live, they might say other options.

It's a pity that they didn't. These clan leaders cherish their lives very much. After all, seeing that the days in the future will get better and better, who is willing to die now? So they immediately came out to express their agreement with Tang Ji's choice and were willing to jointly elect Tang Yao as the new leader of the tribe.

"I agree with the chief's choice, and I also recommend Tang Yao to be our new chief. The chief has just mentioned the contributions that Tang Yao has made to the tribe, which are obvious to all. I believe no one will disagree with Tang Yao being the new chief.

"Moreover, after our clan introduced new grain varieties and planting techniques, as well as breeding and textile techniques, our lives have become better and better. Everyone is thinking about Tang Yao's contribution to the communication between the Han and Tang tribes, and hopes that after Tang Yao becomes the new chief, everyone's living standards will be improved, and we will strive to reach the same level as the people of the Han tribe as soon as possible." After hearing Tang Ji's inquiry, a patriarch of Panshi County took the lead in speaking in cooperation, and the other patriarchs around him quickly followed suit.

"I agree, and I also recommend Tang Yao as the new chief of our Tang tribe. "

I agree"

"I support"

"I also recommend Tang Yao"

On the altar, the tribe leaders stood up one after another to express their support for Tang Yao. Tang Ji seemed very happy, thinking that these guys knew the situation.

Tang Yao also humbly thanked the many tribe leaders present one by one, and then formally handed over to Tang Ji, handing over a wooden scepter that represented the position of the leader of the Tang tribe and had been passed down for countless generations. It was hung with various bone ornaments and handed it to Tang Yao.

From this moment on, Tang Yao officially became the new leader of the Tang tribe.

(End of this chapter)