It was clear why the people of the Stone Tribe had integrated so quickly into the Valley Tribe. This was entirely due to the extremely effective measures taken by Qiao Yu.
When the tribes from the valley moved here, the two tribes traveled together on mixed rafts. They helped and cared for each other during the journey, which made it easy for strangers to build friendships and relationships.
When the houses were divided later, people from the two tribes lived together and could not be distinguished from each other.
When the men were divided into groups, each group of four would have two from the Valley Tribe and two from the Stone Tribe. They worked together, solved any problems together, and worked together for honor. Naturally, their bonds were deeper than those of other groups, and those in the same group were closer than those in other groups.
So, in just one month, the people of the Stone Tribe and the Valley Tribe became like one family. They never asked each other which tribe they were from, but rather how their team was doing and how their team was doing.
Now Qiao Yu has divided the people of the Shanyin tribe and made them live in a house surrounded by people from the Long tribe. It will be difficult for them not to integrate into the group quickly.
If Elder Ming and Elder Hui wanted to gather the Shanyin tribe to cause trouble, it would be difficult. Just gathering them together would take a lot of effort, and they couldn't avoid being discovered by the Dragon tribe.
This is what Yu meant by "differentiation", he understood.
Qiao Yu nodded: "I'm glad you understand. I'll leave this matter to you and Liu Shui."
"Don't worry, we will definitely settle them down properly." Man said.
He then asked, "How will Elder Ming and Elder Hui be accommodated?"
"Aren't there a few houses next to Elder Huo? Let's put it there."
Below Qiao Yu's chief's building were several elders' and widows' quarters. While there were a few elderly, childless widowers in the tribe, widows were relatively rare. Because there were more men than women in the tribe, widows were often sought after. After a period of widowhood, most women remarried.
Therefore, although the circle of houses around Shan and Lu were built in a row for the sake of beauty, not many people lived in them, and many of them were empty, which was just the right time for Ming and Hui to move in.
"For the Shanyin tribe, even if the tribe builds new houses, we'll only allocate one house per family. It doesn't have to be like our tribe, where every adult man who can hunt gets one. If they can't find a place to live and want to move out, we'll let them apply for a new house and grant them land to build their own bricks. The tribe won't build them any more houses for free. It's impossible to expect the same treatment for someone who contributes less to the tribe."
"Yes, I know what to do." Man said.
Seeing that they were working with full energy, Qiao Yu no longer cared about the group of people from Shanyin tribe, but went straight back to the top of the mountain, met up with Shan, Lu and others who had come down the mountain after hearing the news, and asked about the situation in the tribe during this period.
"Everything is fine." Shan Dao.
Shan was delighted to learn that his daughter had brought back over a hundred people from the Shanyin tribe. Their tribe was now considered a medium-sized one, no longer a small one that could be wiped out at any moment.
"Yu, you don't know, but the wild animals over at the breeding team have suddenly given birth to a lot of pups," Lu interrupted excitedly. "The number of rabbits has increased by over thirty. The goats, deer, and horses have all had a few pups, and even the wild boars have had piglets. As for those pheasants, if you let them brood according to the method you prescribed, I think they'll hatch a lot of pheasant chicks soon."
Spring is breeding season for animals. Soon after spring arrives, rabbits begin giving birth, and other animals also become pregnant, much to the delight of the breeding team. Once these animals successfully give birth and take good care of their offspring, their breeding venture is considered a complete success.
The elders were very excited just thinking that they only needed to raise these animals well, and when they grew more and more, and the sweet potatoes planted in the fields could be harvested one after another, they would really realize the beautiful scenery that Qiao Yu had described to them. In the future, they would no longer need to venture into the mountains, and they could have food to eat just by working in the tribe.
As the former chief, Shan is more concerned about the disputes between tribes.
He asked Qiao Yu, "What's going on with the Shanyin tribe? Now that you've brought them back, will you still be able to attend the trade fair?"
Qiao Yu told everyone what happened.
Everyone was stunned and shocked when they heard this.
Especially when they heard that Qiao Yu had disrespected the leader of the Sun Tribe, angering him, and that the Sun Tribe was hunting them, everyone was still nervous, even though they saw Qiao Yu standing right in front of them. It wasn't until Qiao Yu explained that she had orchestrated a fight between the Sun Tribe and the Shanyin Tribe, and that she had taken the opportunity to escape and return safely to the tribe, that everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then we can't go to the trade fair in the future?" Shan asked.
"The salt we exchanged for this time should be used sparingly. It's enough for the tribe to eat for two years," Qiao Yu said. "We don't know what the situation will be like in two years. If things don't work out, we can still trade with the people of the Giant Stone Tribe. Besides, aren't there tribes to the north? They need salt, so where does it come from? We could try to target them."
"No matter what, we have to become stronger. If we become stronger, even if the Sun Tribe swallows up the God Tribe and the Shanyin Tribe, what will happen? We have long-range attack weapons. Even if we are outnumbered, we can devise a few tricks to sneak attack them and defeat them one by one. It's not impossible. After all, no one can die from holding their urine."
In the past, Lu and the others would have found these words completely comforting. But now, the men of the Dragon Tribe went hunting in the mountains with bows and spears. Even without traps and snares, they hunted more than before, and the danger was much lower, with no casualties. When the men returned from hunting, they praised the weapons endlessly.
Furthermore, Qiao Yu had easily defeated the Stone Tribe with his stratagems, and had also used them to influence the Sun Tribe and the Shanyin Tribe, two behemoths, into a dog-eat-dog fight. Shan and Lu and the others deeply agreed with Qiao Yu's words.
Then they have nothing to worry about.
"What do we want to do with the Shanyin tribe? Should we treat them like we did with the captives from the Giant Stone Tribe before?" Lu asked.
"Men will be directly assigned to existing teams and groups. Groups will be increased from four to six, and teams from twenty to thirty. Women will be assigned to women's planting and breeding teams, but they will be kept away from pottery making and fishing for now. As for the children, I'll have you elders teach them together with our children."
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