Wu Qi continued, "If we train the able-bodied men of those tribes more often, the results will be truly evident over time. If we cooperate in training, and our Hai Tribe provides the food during training, I think the leaders of those tribes will be happy, right? The able-bodied men of the tribes consume the most food on a daily basis."
"So, this is a disguised way of providing relief to this group of...potential population."
If you think about it, it does make sense. After all, when the Hai tribe was in the Seven Hundred Cities in the early days, there was also talk of mercenaries.
"With more rotation training like this, the exchanges between the northern and southern branches of our Hai tribe and the surrounding tribes will become closer, and it will be more conducive to future integration." The second priest found a new reason. At least, this point could convince himself.
"I guess it's not a big problem. The charlatan said long ago that we would only give them 20% of the grain harvest. We are too unfair." The third priest was most impressed. After all, when the cooperative farming started, the second priest from Poseidon City gave 50% of the harvest.
Later, because of the emergence of chest harnesses, the farming efficiency was greatly improved. The three priests felt that they were at a disadvantage, so they suggested to the charlatan that the harvest be increased to 20%.
The two leaders of the Ministry of Civil Affairs were both in favor of this, so it was basically settled. Of course, such a major decision involved a lot of food, so of course the charlatan's approval was needed.
"Tell Xia Wu first. Xia Wu knows best when the charlatan is not practicing, and he can report it in time."
“That makes sense!”
The charlatan rarely goes out now. Even if he comes out occasionally, you may not meet him in Haifan City with more than 20,000 people, right?
Why did Ma Yue want to stay out of the crowd? He wanted to worry less, practice standing up, and calm his mind for better results. Besides, the Hai Tribe was basically stable now, with several good senior leaders. There was no need to worry, right? This was also why Ma Yue transferred the Second Priest back to Haifan City.
Having three priests is not bad, but everyone's ideas are one-sided. Is it wise to listen to both sides? With more second priests, the decision-making will be more reasonable.
Of course, Ma Yue didn't practice all day. There were limits to how long and how often he could practice each day. Most of the time, Ma Yue was just relaxing. A positive mindset was crucial to cultivation, so Ma Yue never reached a limit to how long or how often he practiced. More haste makes waste, and Ma Yue understood it best.
"Cooperative training?" Ma Yue was listening to Xia Wu's report.
"It's a good idea. I have no objection." Ma Yue was very pleased. It was good that the leaders of the Hai tribe were good at thinking. "The name of cooperative training is too old-fashioned. Let's call the able-bodied men of each tribe who are undergoing rotation training the militia."
To put it bluntly, it is similar to the reserve forces in the previous life. When needed, they can be called up and used for fighting.
"The meaning of the militia is that during rotation training, they not only need military training, but also appropriately maintain local order. We can't rely on our own people in the Sea Tribe to manage everything, right?"
"There are too many people from the surrounding tribes around the village. How can we keep things chaotic? We need to establish order and standardization. Not only should we, the Hai tribe, abide by it, but all the surrounding tribes should also get used to it. If there are any disputes, can we even mobilize the militia? Just treat it like military training, like running and pulling a company."
Ma Yue's meaning was that he almost treated these militiamen as half of the Hai Tribe's own people. It was okay to send them out normally, but they would be fine once they got used to the Hai Tribe's command.
"Don't be so stingy. We have a lot of sheep in our Hai tribe. The militiamen in rotation training kill a few sheep every now and then..."
Following Ma Yue's final decision, the Hai Tribe's leaders gathered again to discuss the details. A vigorous militia movement was launched on a large scale in both the northern and southern divisions.
If you can get food and have enough to eat, why not go? Once the war breaks out, if your own tribe's militia participates in the war, your tribe's grain harvest will increase by 25% or even 30%. There are precedents, so of course everyone is willing to do it.
Of course, the food reserves of the Sea Tribe also have limits. The Second and Third Priests have set limits on this, and the number of civilians in the North and South branches cannot exceed four thousand each.
Are there so many able-bodied men? The facts prove that there are indeed many, and more.
After all, the four thousand militiamen are in rotation training, and there are not so many people to feed every day, so the Hai tribe can still afford to support them. This greatly alleviates the food pressure on the surrounding tribes.
The Hai tribe's militia policy is very popular and has further stabilized people's hearts.
The Hai Tribe's militia training is centered around villages, and each village must have at least two instructors. Fortunately, there aren't many villages in the north and south branches, only about a dozen each.
During the intervals of the Ministry of Civil Affairs training, when we were tired and needed a rest, the instructor would tell us stories, especially stories about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin. It was very enjoyable to listen to them as storytelling.
In this era, there are not many entertainment activities, and listening to books is simply the biggest entertainment activity.
Return? How to return? The more contact and the longer the time in daily life, the easier it is for such potential population to return. Ma Yue also did not want to follow the old practice of temporarily capturing people when they needed them and forcing them to naturalize through his own "miracle". That was too crude.
Since there are so many potential populations in the north and south divisions, we should gradually naturalize them in the early stages. It will be a rare thing in the future if we can't achieve it overnight.
A language barrier? That's impossible. The people from the various tribes in the warm zone can't speak the language of the Sea Tribe? How can you even cooperate? Besides, the Sea Tribe's language is rich and suitable for communication. Of course, everyone should learn it. Once it becomes a common practice, there's no need to worry about language barriers.
The further extension of the village is also the further extension of the Hai tribe culture. Once the culture is consistent, it will be easier to incorporate them in the future.
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