Manze thought of another question: "People in our tribe have no objection to giving them chestnuts. But Chun and the others didn't bring back many chestnuts. Should we go get some next time?"
"We'll have a meeting tomorrow morning, and I'll talk about all these things. Uncle, please notify the four elders and several team leaders when the time comes, and don't forget Mang, Chun, Xiaoxi and others. Man, you and Liushui should also attend. Now go back to sleep, I'll be guarding here." Qiao Yu said.
"You go to sleep, I'll keep watch over you." Shu felt sorry for his niece.
Although Qiao Yu is very capable, in his and Shan's eyes, she is still their delicate and tender little girl, and he cannot let Qiao Yu work too hard.
"Tonight is very important and there can't be any mistakes, so it's better for me to guard it." Qiao Yu said.
The tree was speechless now.
He wasn't half as strong or as smart as his niece. If he made a mistake in his attempt to keep watch and let the Stone Tribe captives escape and kill someone, even suicide wouldn't be enough to atone for his sin.
Shuo was dead, and the Stone Tribe was leaderless. They were tied up and locked up. In addition, Qiao Yu was a careful person and asked the people in his tribe to search them twice. The people in the Stone Tribe had no way to cause trouble. That night was naturally peaceful and nothing happened.
The next day, Qiao Yu personally arranged the shifts, and she convened the first tribal leadership meeting.
The participants included three elders from Shanhe, three captains of hunting teams, captains of breeding team, gathering team and pottery team, plus Manhe Liushui.
Man and Liushui arrived earlier, feeling anxious. When the others saw them when they entered the cave, they were all stunned for a moment.
The others are the team leaders announced by Qiao Yu. Although Man and Liushui have been valued by Qiao Yu during this period, they do not have official identities.
Qiao Yu gave them official status at the beginning of the meeting: "We successfully neutralized the attack of the Stone Tribe and captured fifty of them. When the time comes, we will bring over the women and children from their tribe, and our tribe's population will double."
"With a large population, there are more chores to deal with. And in the future, our means of livelihood won't just be hunting; we'll also have to raise livestock, gather crops, and plant trees. We also need to choose a suitable location to relocate the entire tribe. There's so much to do, even if I had three heads and six arms, I still wouldn't be able to handle it all. So, I need help. The four elders and six team leaders each have their own priorities and don't have the energy to care for other things. Since Man and Liushui have helped me with so many chores during this time, I plan to promote them to assistant officers to help me handle various matters."
She glanced at everyone and saw that although everyone had different expressions, no one raised any objections. Even the most stubborn and confrontational person remained silent. She nodded secretly in satisfaction.
She hadn't given Man and Liushui official status because she felt the time wasn't right. Now that the Stone Tribe had won the war and their population had grown significantly, her prestige had reached its peak. It was time to establish a comprehensive management structure, determine leadership salaries, and increase the number of new people promoted.
She also thought about Man and Liushui's positions for a long time, and finally decided on positions similar to secretaries.
If Qiao Yu wanted to promote her own ideas and concepts within the tribe, she had to establish a one-man management model. She didn't need a deputy like the second-in-command to dilute her power, status, and prestige. This was why she kept Qinglang and Yan in check and promoted Man, Liushui, and others.
Man and Liushui were completely stunned when they heard about their positions and salaries. Man was a little prepared, but Liushui looked like he had been blessed with a gift.
Although they had been favored by Qiao Yu recently and had been following her around, listening to her instructions and doing some odd jobs, they did not think they could become members of the tribal leadership.
They dared to imagine that Qiao Yu would make them a team leader, a position on par with Mang and Xiaoxi from the pottery team. They never imagined that they would become assistant officers, equal to or even superior to the team leaders.
"From now on, my orders will be communicated and announced through the Assistant Officers. The Assistant Officers will also inspect everyone's work according to my orders, oversee the daily operations of the tribe, and sometimes organize certain tasks on my behalf. Man is the Chief Assistant Officer, and his salary is the same as the four elders; Liushui is the Second Assistant Officer, and his salary is the same as the six team leaders."
"Each of you is in charge of a task or a team. You have heavy responsibilities and work harder than most people. I will use the tribe's income to pay you a salary once a quarter, either in the form of dried meat, pottery, or other things."
She looked at everyone with a serious expression. "Of course, becoming an elder or team leader doesn't guarantee you a lifetime position. If I believe you're incompetent, your orders aren't being carried out properly, and if the team members are extremely dissatisfied with you as the leader, I will remove you from your position and replace you with someone else."
If there were any experienced modern professionals here, they would be able to hear the message contained in Qiao Yu's words.
She has the final say on who becomes the team leader, based on her will as the leader, rather than an election system, which is decided by the team members. This ensures her control and influence, preventing capable individuals who disobey her from luring, bribing, or threatening team members to replace the original team leader and cause the team to slip out of her control.
Perhaps this system, a dictatorship, is not an ideal and perfect system of governance and management, and has many drawbacks. But in the current situation, Qiao Yu needs such a dictatorship, which can avoid internal struggles to the greatest extent.
These people in primitive society had never experienced the beatings of society. Not to mention the team leaders, even Shan, the most experienced and intelligent one, and the three elders who ate more salt than others ate rice, did not realize this.
Since Yu was so smart and wise, having just led everyone to a great victory, expanding the tribe from over a hundred to over two hundred, no one objected to what she said. And since Man and Liushui weren't over the elders, and Liushui's salary wasn't much higher than that of a team leader, there wasn't a problem.
"Since everyone has no objection to the personnel arrangements, let me tell you what the tribe will be doing next."
Qiao Yu said, turning to glance at Man and Liushui. "You two are my assistants, so you must remember what I'm going to say later. When I'm not in the tribe or I'm too busy to attend, you must take the initiative to supervise, remind, and check on the implementation of things."
Hearing Qiao Yu's words, the two of them were startled and immediately perked up, mobilizing all their brain cells, ready to write down every word Qiao Yu said next.
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