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"Haha, of course it's possible, because this is what I said, it will definitely come true, but I don't really need your cooperation in this regard, I have other arrangements for you." Luo Chong said with great confidence.
"What arrangements?" asked the patriarch of the Gu clan.
"Well, you also heard what I said just now about the census, but you also said that the Han tribe now has so many people, this thing is definitely not something that can be done by one or two people, and it must be recorded by people who can write, so I plan to gather a group of people and teach them to learn to write. In addition, our tribe
is already too large, and it is not appropriate to manage it according to the tribal method, so I plan to change the tribe into a country next year, and establish a unified national government management agency in each city to manage the daily life of the tribe members. Well, that's it. If you have any questions, you can ask now and I will answer them for you." Luo Chong picked up a piece of cold lotus root slices and said while eating.
All the clan leaders stared at each other, as if they were trying to digest what Luo Chong had just said. There were too many new words in what he had just said, and it felt more complicated than the blood inheritance he had talked about before.
Soon, someone began to ask questions.
"Chief, do we clan leaders have to learn to write?" Clan leader Shi asked first.
"Not necessarily. This is not mandatory. You can learn if you want to, and you don't have to learn if you don't want to.
But there is one thing. People who can't write will no longer be able to continue to manage the tribe in the future and must accept the management of the government.
In addition, it's not just you who have to learn to write. The elders, witches, and their disciples, that is, the candidates for elders, of each tribe must be called here to learn to write and recognize words together." Luo Chong replied.
To be honest, Luo Chong was still very conflicted. He wanted these former high-level leaders of each tribe to join the new government, but he didn't want them to join.
First of all, even if the person who can become the leader is not the smartest, he must be muscular and have explosive fighting power. The elders or witches are the best among them. Most of them are good at management, or holding sacrifices, or painting some murals for inheritance.
In addition, the next successor they choose is mostly the smartest new generation in the tribe. Moreover, these people are also very prestigious in their tribes. They can convince the public if they are sent to be officials. They are indeed the most suitable people to be officials.
But this is the reason why Luo Chong is conflicted. This group of most useful talents are all high-level people from various tribes before. If the new government is occupied by these people, then they will rely on their reputation and it is very likely that the people will only recognize the city lord and do not know who the emperor is. To put it bluntly, this is not conducive to Luo Chong's centralization.
So if these people are willing to join, he is very welcome, but if they are not willing to join, that's fine, Luo Chong will not force it.
"If you don't learn to write, you can't continue to manage the tribe members? But, why is that, Chief?" Chief Tan seemed to think that Luo Chong was robbing the power that the clan leader should have, and he couldn't help asking.
"It's very simple. The Han tribe now has three cities, and there will be more and more cities like this in the future. I can't go to every city to manage it myself, so I can only contact the government of each city by letter, and issue new orders by letter. Then if the person in charge can't read, how can he complete the orders I have given him.
So I just said that if you want to learn, you can learn. If you don't want to learn, it doesn't matter. Some people may not like to manage these things. Some of you may like construction, manufacturing, or being a warrior. Everyone has different ideas. Even if you don't become a manager, you can still achieve something in other aspects. I will not interfere with your choice.
I can tell you here that the things to be managed are not just as simple as registering the identity of the tribe members. Other things such as land reclamation, farming, breeding, and construction all need to be completed by the government under my orders and must be completed. If you fail to do so, there will be punishments like today, or even more serious. So you have to think about whether you want to join.
In addition, I do not exclude you from joining the government's management agency. I even welcome you to join. After all, you used to be the leader of the tribe and have more or less management experience. However, learning to read and write Chinese characters is a prerequisite for joining, and everyone is no exception. "Luo Chong spread his hands and explained to them.
After hearing what Luo Chong said, the chief Tan who asked the question just now stopped talking. The reason Luo Chong gave was very sufficient, and he had no way to refute it. And just as Luo Chong said, maybe some people really don't want to participate in management. Who can say for sure? Besides, Luo Chong didn't stop them from participating, but they just had to learn to write.
Soon, someone asked a new question.
"Chief, if you want to be a soldier, do you also need to learn to write?"
This time, the question was asked by the chief Xiong who had just been beaten. This burly man really didn't want to participate in any government management at all. Instead, he was very interested in the mighty equipment of the soldiers.
"Haha, of course not. If you just want to be an ordinary soldier, it doesn't matter if you can't write Chinese characters, but if you want to be an officer, you still have to have the most basic reading and writing skills, otherwise what if you can't understand the orders from your superiors, right?" Luo Chong said with a smile.
"Oh, no wonder those soldiers can all write Chinese characters." Chief Xiong muttered in a low voice.
"Then chief, what do you mean by changing the tribe into a country? "Chief Chai raised an important question again.
"Well, you asked a good question. I believe everyone knows what a tribe is. Then I will talk about a country. A country is also composed of people from a certain ethnic group, but compared to a tribe, a country has more people, more than one place of residence, and has a clear territory and sphere of influence.
The supreme leader of a country is the emperor, the Son of Heaven, who is entrusted by heaven to manage the people on earth. You know the people, right? You can understand them as many clans, and the emperor is a person similar to the leader of a tribe. All the tribes and affairs of the country are under the jurisdiction of the emperor. The
place of residence and territory mentioned just now also have government matters. A country will have many people, so there will inevitably be many places of residence. What we are building now is a city, and there will be more in the future.
Then there is the government. The government is composed of a group of managers, officials who manage specific areas for the emperor, such as the city lord, also known as the county magistrate, who is in charge of all matters of a city, and then several cities will form a county. The emperor will establish the position of county governor, who can directly govern several cities, including the city lord of each city. So, you can understand it. "
(End of this chapter)
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