Chapter 599 Unity is Strength
This question made Shen Qingqian confused. Is it appropriate for a dignified Chengji of the Jiayu clan to ask such a question to a little girl who has not yet reached the age of marriage?
Without waiting for Shen Qingqian to reply, Shan Mancheng continued, "I know you definitely have a way, but you may not tell me. But what I want to tell you is that if we can truly settle down on the grassland, it will reduce countless wars, big and small."
Shen Qingqian was silent, knowing that he was right. Nowadays, there were frequent wars between the tribes outside the Great Wall and the Hubei Northern Army. Most of the reasons were that they had no fixed residence and could not rely on farming to be self-sufficient like the people of Dajin.
What should you do if you want to survive but don’t have the capital to survive? The answer is: rob.
They steal other people's things, and sometimes even their own people's things.
Shen Qingqian was silent for a long time before looking up at him, "Mr. Shan, you should tell your cousin these words. I'm just an ordinary woman who has read a lot of books. I'm sorry that I can't answer your questions."
She had heard Doctor Hu and others mention before that Chengji of the Jiayu tribe was a young genius. At a young age, he had already started to unify the tribes outside the Great Wall and had also built the Jiayu tribe's royal court deep in the grassland.
However, the living habits of thousands of years made it impossible for them to concentrate on farming like the people of Dajin. Even if they found people who were good at farming, it would be of no avail.
This is a bit like the people in Shangyang Village, who are used to growing mulberry trees, raising silkworms and weaving cloth. Suddenly they are asked to make a living by farming, and the result can be imagined.
Moreover, the ethnic groups outside the Great Wall are much more complicated than the people in Shangyang Village. There are so many tribes, large and small. It is not easy to truly unify them and make them all obey and farm and live.
Shen Qingqian was only from the future, and had hundreds or thousands of years more historical experience than them, but she was not a god. She could give a direction and suggestions on some things, but they still needed to find their own way.
"I knew you would say that." Shan Mancheng smiled, as if he had already guessed Shen Qingqian's answer. "But, are you really not going to give me some advice? Even just one sentence will do."
Shen Qingqian was quite helpless. "I dare not give any advice on such an important matter, but..." She thought for a moment and said, "I wonder if Mr. Shan has carefully observed the situation in our Happy Courtyard."
The last time Shan Mancheng came, everyone was working hard in unity, but this time when he came, he saw a different scene.
Shan Mancheng thought about it carefully, and then asked thoughtfully, "You mean 'unity'?"
Shen Qingqian nodded. "Yes, I don't know anything else, but I know that if a group wants to do something well, unity is the most basic element."
Considering how difficult her motherland was back then, and how its ancestors worked hard to produce various advanced weapons despite being blocked from various technologies, talents, and materials by capitalist countries, the Jiayu people's difficulties seemed nothing.
Shan Mancheng lowered his head in thought. Indeed, the contrast between the two times in Huanxiyuan was huge. This time he saw each family living their own life. The inspiring atmosphere of struggle was gone, replaced by occasional noise in the entire courtyard.
If the people on the grassland could unite, wouldn't he not have to think about plundering others to achieve the scene he wanted?
At this moment, something in Dan Mancheng's heart loosened.
Shen Qingqian had no idea what changes her words had brought to the young hero, because in her opinion, Shan Mancheng was actually no different from an ordinary person.
"Cousin, it's time for you to come over and pack your luggage." Sheng Ze's voice suddenly came from next door.
Shan Mancheng came back to his senses, glanced at the Cheng family courtyard with amusement, then turned to Shen Qingqian and bowed, "Thank you, Sixth Miss."
After saying that, he strode back to the Cheng family, while Shen Qingqian looked up at the starry sky and frowned.
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