"Well done! You guys worked hard this time!"
Inside the Qingque tribe, Han Cheng looked at the more than 200 people who were somewhat afraid but more curious and excited, as they expressed their affirmation towards the eldest brother and others who had obviously lost weight and had untidy beards.
"Go wash up first. The tribe's food is already being prepared. Once you're done washing up, you can eat."
Han Cheng pointed at the bath basket that was brought over and said to his senior brothers with a smile.
The bath basket contained spare clothes, soap, bronze razor, wooden comb and other items.
"Take these children and wash them too."
Suffering and daily interactions can promote the rapid development of relationships between people.
After nearly twenty days of walking from the Black Stone Tribe to the Green Bird Tribe, these two hundred people, mostly minors, have become familiar with the eldest brother and his group.
Especially after the eldest brother and others carried them on donkeys, or even carried them directly on their backs, and cured illnesses and saved lives after the rain, these children, who already had a good impression of the Qingque tribe, had completely regarded the eldest brother and others as members of the same tribe after the propaganda from their returning tribe members.
He also regarded the Qingque tribe as his own tribe.
So after understanding what the eldest brother was talking about, the children happily went with the eldest brother to the open-air bath by the river to wash up.
With the arrival of so many people including the eldest brother at the battlefield, the natural bathing pool that had been cleaned up after the rain by the river was immediately crowded with people, like a pot of dumplings.
The spectacular scene that can usually only be seen at the seaside or lakeside beach during holidays in later generations now appears in the Qingque tribe in advance.
Looking at these children who were happily following the eldest brother to take a bath and behaving like normal tribesmen, Han Cheng felt that he should adjust the way he treated these children.
Originally, his intention was to bring all these people back and make them all slaves of the tribe.
Let them start as slaves in the tribe and gradually become citizens.
But now, after looking at the appearance of these children, Han Cheng's thoughts began to waver.
Compared with adults, minors who are growing in all aspects are undoubtedly the easiest to be integrated into the tribe.
This can be seen from the reactions of these children and the children from the tribes of the Green Bird Alliance.
In addition, these newly arrived minors have not experienced the previous battle in which the Blackrock Alliance attacked their tribe, so they will not have any hatred in their hearts and will be more easily integrated into their tribe.
Han Cheng also felt that it was not a good idea to turn these seemingly innocent children into slaves.
Another more important thing is that after experiencing the surge in the number of slaves this year, Han Cheng will definitely liberate a large number of slaves during the New Year and make them citizens of the tribe.
And these liberated slaves will basically be old slaves in the tribe.
That is to say, by time, the proportion of old slaves among slaves will be greatly reduced.
For a long time to come, these new slaves will form the majority of slaves in the tribe.
Although these new slaves were not from the same tribe, they all came from the Blackrock Alliance, which gave them a natural sense of familiarity.
If we add the large number of minors to the mix, there is no guarantee that they won't develop some inappropriate thoughts.
In the future, what Han Cheng wants to do most is to develop quietly, build the second branch tribe as soon as possible, and develop rice cultivation.
Although we know that these slaves in the tribe are unlikely to cause trouble, and even if they can cause trouble, it will not harm the foundation of the tribe unless there are major accidents, but if such a thing happens, it will still have an impact on the tribe.
This is obviously not something Han Cheng wants to see.
Therefore, it is better to take precautions before a problem occurs. Taking precautions before a problem occurs is always better than mending the fold after the problem has occurred.
However, it is not a good idea to directly let these children become citizens of the tribe. After all, in the past, people from tribes such as the Tengshe Tribe and the Bannong Tribe would automatically become citizens of the tribe as soon as their children were born after they arrived in the tribe.
Moreover, their mothers would take care of them until they were one year old, and then they would be taken from the slave courtyard to the inner courtyard to be raised together with the citizens' children.
Those minors who were born before coming to the tribe are still slaves in the tribe.
If this were really done, it would definitely cause resentment among these underage slaves who had basically been assimilated by their own tribe.
He still knows the principle that what is worrying is not the scarcity of wealth but the inequality of wealth.
This kind of thing is really distressing.
Han Cheng scratched his hair, looking a little helpless.
However, this state of his did not last too long, as he had too many things to refer to and learn from in later generations.
Now, Han Cheng has figured out a way to solve this problem.
This approach is called "double standards".
Of course, the double standards here only refer to the surface meaning, not the kind with some ironic meaning.
Han Cheng's idea is to continue to promote adult slaves through normal channels according to the original standards.
A different standard was applied to these underage slaves.
After this idea came to his mind, Han Cheng's thinking suddenly became broader.
Squatting in the shade, picking up a stick and sliding it on the ground from time to time, after doing this for a while, Han Cheng already had a general idea of this standard.
This matter also needs to be carried out in stages.
For those children who still need to be held all the time, and those underage slaves who have just learned to stagger and babbled, and are still ignorant, they can be made citizens of their own tribe directly, and then taken to the inner courtyard, and raised by the female citizens of the tribe together with the other children.
These children are still young and ignorant. After they grow up, they will be like the children in their own tribe and will definitely not have any problems with loyalty.
They only know that they are pure Qingque people, and they know nothing else.
When the time comes, even if someone comes and tells them that you used to be from the Black Rock Tribe, a slave of the Green Bird Tribe, and that the Black Rock Tribe is your real tribe, these grown-up children will not believe it.
The most likely possibility is to use the weapon in his hand to hit the person who said this hard, and turn him into a slave of the Qingque tribe, and make him work well for the tribe.
This method cannot be used for those who are sensible and remember a lot of things, as well as older minors.
Han Cheng's idea was to first make them slaves of his tribe, and then after certain efforts, make them citizens of his tribe.
There is no such thing as casual success in this world.
The least valuable and least cherished things are those that come easily.
Of course, these children who have not yet grown up cannot be treated the same way as adult slaves.
A standard that is more suitable for them needs to be established so that they can escape their slave status through their own methods and become citizens of the tribe.
Han Cheng already has a general idea of this standard.
That is to have someone teach them Mandarin and Chinese characters, and then assess them after a period of time.
Those who learn Mandarin and are good at Chinese characters can become citizens of the tribe and live in the inner courtyard.
Of course, this kind of exam will not be conducted only once. It will be conducted once every period of time. It will not determine your whole life with just one exam.
However, there will be no time limit or number limit.
Han Cheng temporarily plans to set the duration to three years and the number of times to five. ::
If one still fails to pass the assessment after the specified time or number of times has expired, the only way for him to escape his slave status and become a citizen of the tribe is to contribute to the tribe.
Of course, this regulation is only temporary. After being implemented for a period of time, it will be adjusted based on the results and problems encountered during implementation.
Make it more applicable.
After Han Cheng had thought about these things for a while, people who had already bathed came back one after another from the downstream of the creek.
Looking at these children who seemed like different people after taking a bath, Han Cheng smiled.
The food that had been prepared in the tribe began to be served after these people came back.
The food for those who came to the tribe for the first time and the slaves in the tribe has also improved a little compared to the past.
Although it was far less delicious than what the eldest brother and other meritorious people ate, this level of food was far beyond the best imagination of these children who joined the tribe for the first time. They deeply felt the taste of the Green Bird tribe.
What kind of life can be called real life.
In recent times, the population of the tribe has really experienced an explosive growth.
With the fifty-eight people in the Xi tribe plus these two hundred and forty-three new arrivals, the tribe suddenly had three hundred and one more people.
With so many people, housing alone is a big problem.
Fortunately, Han Cheng had already prepared for such a thing. After digging the two wells, he ordered people to start building the third slave courtyard in the outer courtyard.
The tribe had all the necessary tools and manpower, and they didn't have to worry about food, so before the eldest brother and his companions came back, the 'East 2' slave yard with 36 rooms had already been built.
Now, apart from being a little damp, there are no other problems with the place and it is ready for you to move in.
Of course, the fifty-eight people of the Creek Tribe joined the tribe as citizens and would not live in the slave yard.
After the meal, the next issue was arranging accommodation for these new members. The people in the tribe had experienced this kind of thing many times, so Han Cheng didn't have to worry about it at all. Cao Gen and several other people who were mainly responsible for the tribe's slave affairs arranged everything in accordance with Han Cheng's previous practices.
After arranging these people, Han Cheng also gathered a group of high-level people from the Qingque tribe, including Wu, the eldest brother, the second brother, Sha, Bo, Shitou, Heiwa, Mao, Gu, and Dou, and held an expanded meeting to discuss the things he had considered before.
Before convening this expanded meeting, Han Cheng had already found Wu and the eldest senior brother to discuss the matter.
Shitou, who had already been confirmed as the next witch, was also called in by Han Cheng to sit in.
Before the tribal leaders knew about this matter, the giants in these three tribes had already reached a consensus. In addition, the people in the tribe all respected and revered Han Cheng, the Son of God, so no one spoke out against it.
Of course, Han Cheng's main purpose in gathering these high-level people in the tribe was not to let them discuss whether this issue was feasible, but to inform them of this matter.
On the fourth day after the meeting, at Han Cheng's suggestion, the tribe held a general meeting of all members in the square of Qingque tribe.
Except for the young children and some people from the Tongshan residential area, everyone in the tribe attended the meeting.
The slaves in the tribe also joined in and stood behind the citizens of the Green Bird tribe.
Junior Brother Sha and the other fifty people participated in this conference in a unique way. Unlike most people, they were fully armed, wearing rattan armor and holding weapons. Ten of them guarded the high platform under the Qingque flag, and the other forty were divided into two rows, guarding the left and right sides of the Qingque Square.
With Junior Brother Sha and the other fifty fully armed men guarding the surroundings, the atmosphere of the entire conference immediately became different, becoming much more solemn and formal, and more ceremonial.
Under the gaze of all the members of the Qingque tribe, Han Cheng, who was sitting in the middle of the stage, gave a speech to everyone.
The first thing was a brief review of the important things that had happened in the tribe in the past six months, and he deliberately mentioned that the tribe had found a place to live where they were no longer afraid of the cold, and had found two crops: rice and sweet sorghum.
They celebrated the discovery of kaolin and the appearance of meteorite tools, and expressed great welcome for the joining of the Creek Tribe.
He also called on the people in the tribe to love each other, live in harmony with the new members of the Xi tribe, contribute to the development of the tribe together, and not bully the newcomers.
The focus of the story is the Black Rock Alliance's attack on the Copper Mountain residential area and the resulting increase in the tribe's population.
Han Cheng once again named and praised Wu, the eldest brother, Shang, Liutou, Sparrow, and others, and praised all those who contributed to this incident. He once again affirmed the justice and necessity of defending the tribe and fighting the enemy.
After being praised by Han Cheng, Wu, the eldest senior brother, as well as Shang, Liutou and others who Han Cheng had sent people to Tongshan residential area in advance to notify them to come back to attend the conference, were all extremely happy and proud, and felt very honored.
After confirming this matter, Han Cheng also explained to the citizens and old slaves in the tribe, asking them not to have any hatred or hostility towards the newly joined slaves from the Black Stone Alliance.
This is not only because they have become slaves of their own tribe, but more importantly, these people are ignorant people who have been bewitched by the evil Black Stone tribal leader and the exiled Bark to attack their own tribe.
Han Dashenzi was very familiar with this matter.
However, after Han Dashenzi finished saying this, he also emphasized one point, that is, ignorance does not mean the absence of sin, so it was only natural for these defeated and captured members of the Black Rock Tribe coalition to become slaves of their own tribe to atone their sins.
Part of these words were spoken to the citizens of the tribe, but more were spoken to the slaves in the tribe, to let them understand how merciful the Green Bird tribe was for not killing them all.
What a blessing it is to be slaves in a tribe and have the opportunity to become citizens of the tribe through hard work.
The old slaves in the tribe had basically no difficulty in understanding what Han Cheng said, but it was a bit difficult for the new slaves to hear and understand, and most of them didn't quite understand.
But it doesn’t matter. After the conference, someone will explain these things to them so that they can understand.
After talking about these things, Han Cheng talked about something that all the old slaves in the tribe were very concerned about.
"…This year, one hundred people will be freed from their slavery and become citizens of the tribe. Who are they? Except for Tiedan, Erchong's mother, Wandou… these thirteen people, the remaining eighty-seven people have not yet been determined. I, the witch, the chief, etc. will conduct a serious inspection and review based on your daily performance and contribution to the tribe.
Before the Chinese New Year, we will confirm the remaining 87 people and hold a meeting to make these 100 people officially citizens of the tribe and grant them citizen ID cards! "The fastest update on PC::/
After these words were spoken, the old slaves in the tribe cheered at once, each of them extremely excited.
Although the old slaves in the tribe knew long before they defeated the Blackrock Alliance and captured a large number of them as new slaves in the tribe, many of them would be freed from slavery and become citizens of the tribe this year.
Moreover, after the Son of God returned from Jinguan City in the south, he also made it clear that he would do so.
However, it has never been said how many people will be freed from slavery and granted tribal citizenship.
Now, the Son of God announced this matter in front of everyone, and the number of places was unexpectedly large.
Before, these people thought that having forty or fifty people would be very good, but now, the Son of God announced that there are one hundred places!
How could they not be happy with such a big surprise?
After a brief excitement, almost all the slaves who understood Han Cheng's meaning clenched their fists with excitement, and made up their minds to perform better in the future, strive to make greater contributions, and then get rid of their status as slaves and become citizens of the tribe.
There are still eighty-seven places available!
Faced with so many places, who wouldn’t want to work hard for them?
Looking at the reactions of the slaves, Han Cheng smiled secretly, with a sense of success.
This is the main reason why he announced the quota in advance but did not directly confirm all the people.
Rewards must be announced in advance to have the desired motivating effect on people.
For example, it is not until the day before the college entrance examination that you tell your child how good the reward will be if you do well in the exam. At this time, no matter how good the reward you mentioned is, it is of no use for the child to get it.
Of course, in addition to these tribal conventions, all the lists will not be announced until winter, and a ceremony to free the slaves from their status and become citizens will be held. Another purpose is that Han Cheng wants these old slaves to live in the slave yard for a few more months.
This will help prevent these newly joined slaves from causing any trouble.
After waiting for a few more months, these new slaves will be able to be further assimilated into the tribe, and when they leave, the risk will be much smaller.
Han Cheng watched them with a smile on his face. After they had vented their joy and excitement for a while, he signaled for them to be quiet and then continued his speech.
This time, we are talking about a new method for underage slaves to become tribal citizens.
After understanding what Han Cheng said, many old slaves felt envious, because they felt that such a selection was too easy and simple.
However, when he thought about the remaining 87 places, this emotion quickly disappeared.
But not everyone thinks this selection method is simple. Most adult slaves would rather accept the current selection method that suits them than accept this method of testing the divine language and divine characters.
Because they felt that these two things were too difficult, especially the writing of divine characters.
They would rather work than take up paper and pen to write divine words.
However, when they saw the underage slaves standing with themselves and others, many people felt happy again.
Because unlike the adults, these underage slaves were more proficient in speaking the common language of the Green Bird tribe.
Their mastery of the divine language is also generally better than theirs.
And these people are basically their descendants, and they would certainly like to become citizens of the tribe earlier.
If it weren't for the new rule promulgated by the Son of God, these underage slaves, except for one or two people with great opportunities, would have to endure a very long time to become citizens of the tribe...
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