She noticed that when she said this, some people looked confused, some looked indifferent, and some had shining eyes. The people with shining eyes were Dian and Qiang.
"Alright, start digging. Each team will have a section. Liushui, you mark out the areas for each team." Qiao Yu finished his instructions and called out two people's names, "Dian, Qiang, follow me."
When the two heard Qiao Yu calling them, they looked at each other, put down the wooden shovels in their hands and walked over: "Yu."
"You two are quite creative when building houses. Come and see if this is the right way to build the city wall." Qiao Yu said, taking a branch and starting to draw on the ground.
She drew an ancient city wall where people could stand on it to patrol and shoot arrows at people below through the gaps between the walls.
"Yu, this is a great idea." Dian, understanding, praised him profusely. "This wall not only provides surveillance and defense, but also shelters patrolmen from the wind and rain. We can set up a surveillance post here in the future. With the river and the high wall surrounding it, we won't have to worry about anyone sneaking in."
"It just takes a lot of effort." Qiang said from the side.
I asked Qiao Yu, "Besides this one." He pointed behind him, "Where else do you plan to dig a river like this?"
Qiao Yu told him the place.
Dian nodded and said, "Once Yu digs these two river channels, there won't be many places in the tribe that need to build this kind of wall, and the distance between them is not very far."
Qiang thought about it and nodded, "That's true. We only need to build two places. The time it takes for one place to be built is the same as the time it takes for our team to build a row of houses. It's not as much work as I thought. It's okay."
"So, the only weak spot in the entire tribe is the front gate. But there's a trap at the front gate, so as long as we send more people to guard it, it should be fine."
After Dian finished speaking, he asked Qiao Yu, "Can we divert water to the front gate as well and turn those traps into a river?"
"It's a bit difficult. We need to dig a river channel for a relatively long distance to divert the water." Qiao Yu shook his head.
The terrain at Qianmen is relatively high, so rainwater doesn't accumulate there during normal periods. Diverting river water there would be a waste of effort. Therefore, Qiao Yu planned to simply build a city wall there and dig traps underneath, rather than a moat.
She shared her idea, and he nodded in agreement. "Indeed. But if you dig the east-west moat and build the walls, you only need one squad to defend these two locations. Even if someone attacks the tribe, the main forces can be concentrated at the front gate and the back dock. The gate is blocked by the wall, and the cliff above the dock is easy to defend. It really won't be difficult to hold."
Seeing that both of them were in high spirits and spoke very logically whether they were talking about building city walls or tribal defense, Qiao Yu couldn't help but nod secretly.
"If I ask you to be responsible for supervising the construction of these fortifications next, would you be willing?" Qiao Yu asked.
Dian Heqiang's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?"
Qiao Yu nodded.
"We do." They said in unison.
How could they possibly refuse? They had both been exceptionally capable individuals in the Stone Tribe, but after being captured here, their lives had fallen silent. Qiao Yu had originally said he'd have to wait two years to see how they performed, and they'd assumed it would actually take two years. So, they weren't in a rush, and had been working diligently during this time.
Unexpectedly, the surprise came so soon. In just half a year, Qiao Yu began to use them.
"Alright, I'm just listening to your ideas now. Once I've informed the two assistant officers and the tribal elders and they're all okay with it, I'll notify you to report to your posts."
"yes."
The two of them left with smiles on their faces.
Man asked Qiao Yu: "Are you really going to use them like this?"
Qiao Yu said, "Half a year has passed. The tribe can't just rely on people from our Valley Tribe. They'll get dissatisfied after a while. The people from the Stone Tribe have performed well recently, and Dian and Qiang are indeed very capable. It would be a shame to leave them unused."
Man nodded.
Qiao Yu glanced at him and said, "Actually, I've discovered that some of the current team leaders are unqualified."
Man looked up, a little surprised.
"I noticed this morning when we were assembling the team. Some of the team leaders weren't giving clear orders. If they disliked someone, they would pick on them, and some even beat or scolded their team members. It's just that the people from the Stone Tribe and the Shanyin Tribe think our Dragon Tribe is good as a whole, and I'm tough, so we tolerated it. But if this continues, major conflicts will definitely erupt."
"This... is that so? I didn't notice it." Man was more and more surprised, and then frowned, as if wondering who would be like what Qiao Yu said.
Qiao Yu didn't give him any hints and just let him think about it.
Mitsuru thought about it for a moment, then shook his head in frustration: "I didn't notice."
"I didn't pay attention to it before, so I'll pay attention to it starting tomorrow." Qiao Yu said.
Man had never done management work before, so it was already very good that he could manage the tribe to this level within a month when Qiao Yu was away from the tribe.
Of course, a large part of the reason for this is the support of the mountain behind us, the support of the flowing water, and the fact that the team leaders have done their best. The framework of the entire tribe is also there.
Furthermore, unlike modern times, these people in the tribe didn't have the opportunity to change jobs. If they left the tribe, they would become exiles. Not only would the exile tribe not easily accept newcomers, but even if they did, most of them would be extremely vicious, and no one could predict what would happen to them once they entered. Furthermore, they couldn't find the exile tribe.
Therefore, since all the managers of the Dragon Tribe are from the Valley Tribe, outsiders have no choice but to swallow their anger.
This is also the reason why everyone has been behaving well and nothing has happened so far.
"Okay." Man said, and then his face was full of guilt, "Yu, it's my fault for not managing the tribe well."
"You're inexperienced, but it's not your fault. Everyone grows up slowly," Qiao Yu said. "But this also reminds us that we can't go on like this. Using only people from the Valley Tribe will easily lead to bullying. Not only bullying, but there might also be money-for-power transactions. Future team leaders will be evaluated every six months, with their team members voting in secret to decide whether they can continue to serve as team leader. If they don't get the support of half the people, they will be removed."
Man naturally did whatever Qiao Yu said.
He nodded. "Okay."
"These team leaders have been in office for half a year now, the people from the Stone Tribe have also joined for half a year, and the people from the Shanyin Tribe have been here for a month. It's time to give them an assessment." Qiao Yu said.
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