Chapter 319 How to convince others if you don’t have the ability?
It is mid-June, the eighth year since the establishment of the Teng Tribe.
After the construction of the Otter Tribe's ship dock, water transportation for the Vine Tribe became more convenient. An accompanying benefit was that they could boldly open up wasteland in areas suitable for farming on both sides of the river.
With smooth water transportation, people, agricultural tools, fertilizers, harvested grains and vegetables and other supplies can be transported in a timely manner to places far away from the Teng tribe.
The first piece of wasteland opened up by the Teng tribe was located outside the tribal territory, about five kilometers away from the tribal residence. It was a large flat land accumulated by silt brought by the river, and was currently covered with reeds and various weeds and shrubs.
“Woo woo…”
Ten large ships docked at the riverside in turn. After lowering the sails and dropping anchor, a thick wooden board extended from the deck of each ship, connecting it to the river beach.
Jiang Xuan, together with the fleet leader Jing Jie, the second hunting team leader Shi Qiu, and the new planting team leader Shu Cang, got off the boat and walked onto the gravel-covered river beach.
Afterwards, more than one hundred warriors from the Vine Tribe came down from the boat, bringing with them more than four hundred captives from the Locust Tribe.
The Locust Tribe was destroyed last autumn, and these captives also arrived at the Vine Tribe last autumn. Up to now, they have been in the Vine Tribe for more than half a year.
The Teng Tribe captured more than 2,000 captives from the Locust Tribe, three-quarters of whom gradually got used to the life in the Teng Tribe and no longer rejected the tribe. Many even wanted to join the Teng Tribe and become true members of the Teng Tribe.
The more than 400 captives who were brought here this time were all relatively unruly and still harbored hatred towards the members of the Teng tribe.
This time they wanted to open up the wasteland outside the tribe, so Jiang Xuan simply brought them here to continue to hone their pride in the harsh environment.
By the time all the prisoners had come down, the people on the riverbank had become crowded together and the line was very long.
Jing Jie first went to inspect the area, then returned to Jiang Xuan and whispered, "Chief, all the prisoners on the ship have been taken down."
Jiang Xuan nodded, walked up to the four hundred prisoners, pointed to the large patch of reeds next to him and said, "From today on, you will stay here to open up the wasteland, and you will eat and live here!"
"I know that many of you are still hostile to the Teng Tribe, but it doesn't matter. I don't care what you think in your heart. Just do your job well!"
"Shui Cang!"
Shui Cang hurriedly walked to Jiang Xuan's side: "Here."
Jiang Xuan said: "Although Gan Song recommended you to me, the tribesmen in the tribe are still skeptical about whether you are capable of being the leader of this planting team and whether you are capable of winning the support of the people."
"From today on, all these captives are under your charge. I won't ask about the process, I just want to see how much wasteland you can open up and how much you can grow with them."
"If you can prove your ability, from now on, the position of leader of the planting team will belong to you. If you don't have this ability, then I will have to choose someone else to be the leader. Do you understand?"
Shui Cang nodded solemnly and said, "Chief, I understand. I will definitely work hard."
After hesitating for a moment, Shui Cang asked cautiously: "Leader, what if someone doesn't listen to me?"
Jiang Xuan glanced at him and said calmly, "You are a three-color warrior after all. Is the bronze knife hanging on your waist just for show? Don't you know how to kill people?"
"Chief, I understand."
Shui Cang saluted respectfully to Jiang Xuan, then held the bronze knife in one hand and swept his sharp eyes over the frightened captives.
Jiang Xuan said to Shi Qiu again: "Take people to clear out the nearby beasts and poisonous snakes."
"yes!"
Shi Qiu raised his bronze spear and shouted to the more than one hundred warriors, "Follow me!"
“Rustle…”
More than a hundred soldiers followed the stone loach and rushed into the reed field. Soon, a flock of birds were startled, and occasionally there were hunting calls and roars of beasts.
Shui Cang shouted to the more than 400 captives: "Follow me, into the reed field!"
Because this is a wasteland, Shu Cang needs to lead the captives to clear out a piece of flat land first, and then build houses. Only after they have a place to live can they consider the issue of reclaiming the wasteland.
Although these captives still had hatred in their hearts, they were also afraid of death and did not dare to resist in person. They could only follow Shu Cang into the reed field in small numbers, then chose a place with higher terrain, began to clear the ground and build houses.
"Chief, can you really let Shui Cang lead so many disobedient prisoners at once?"
Jing Jie was a little worried about Shuicang's situation, because after all, this was not the territory of the Teng tribe, and those captives would not work honestly.
Jiang Xuan said: "If he can't even subdue more than 400 prisoners, how can I safely hand over a planting team of 2,000 to 3,000 people to him? How can those people in the planting team be convinced?"
"What the leader said is..."
Although Jing Jie still felt a little uneasy, Jiang Xuan's words made sense. If he wanted to become the leader of a large team, how could he convince the others without sufficient ability? "You don't have to worry too much. I will let the warriors of the second hunting team take turns to guard here until all the captives are surrendered to the Teng tribe or killed."
After hearing Jiang Xuan's words, Jing Jie finally felt relieved. With the soldiers of the second hunting team there, although the number of captives was a little more, they would not cause any trouble.
Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Go to the boat and pull down a totem flag and hang it in the most conspicuous place. Also draw some totem patterns on the boulders on the riverbank."
"yes!"
Jing Jie knew that this was Jiang Xuan announcing to other tribes that from now on, this was the territory of the Teng tribe, and any tribe that wanted to get close to here had to weigh the consequences.
He immediately got on the boat to get a totem flag, and then tied the totem flag to the tallest tree on the river bank.
Afterwards, Jingjie brought a few warriors and painted the totem patterns of the Teng tribe on the nearby boulders and tree trunks.
After Shi Qiu came back, Jiang Xuan asked him to leave the soldiers from the second hunting team here, and told him that these soldiers should be rotated with other soldiers from the second hunting team every month.
Although the warriors of the second hunting team were reluctant to guard the prisoners here, since it was the order of the leader and there would be rotation, no one dared to raise any objections.
After doing all this, Jiang Xuan, Jing Jie and others returned to the tribe by boat. Only Shi Qiu and the warriors of the second hunting team stayed there temporarily to build houses.
As soon as he returned to the tribe, Jiang Xuan unexpectedly learned a piece of news.
The leader of the guard team, Nanxing, said to him, "Chief, the leader of the Otter Tribe, Luzhu, has been waiting for you in the tribe for a day."
"Luzhu? Did he say anything?"
Nan Xing shook his head and said, "No, he just said that he must meet the leader."
"Okay, take him to the reception room later and I'll meet him there."
"yes!"
Nanxing immediately went to find Luzhu, while Jiang Xuan returned to his own yard, washed up simply, changed into a spider silk dress, and then went to the living room to meet Luzhu.
He was very curious, why did Lu Zhu come to see him at this time? (End of this chapter)
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