Chief don't slap in the face

Chapter 385 Primitive Accumulation
In an era where the jungle preys on the strong, there is no such thing as a domineering aura that can make people bow down. All the standards of measurement are strength.

Not to mention the dragon clan, even the savages will weigh his strength first when they see Xia Ye, and vote with their clan?Do not make jokes.

If Xia Ye wasn't tough enough, he would definitely be beaten with a sap, washed, stripped, roasted and eaten on the fire.

The stone road from Chaoge to the iron mine is already being laid, but because there are too few workers and too much work, the progress is a little slow.

There is no way, speaking of slaves, there are actually quite a few in Xia Ye, but most of them are sent to the mines for mining. After all, building as many weapons and ordnance as possible is the top priority.

"Not bad!"

Standing at the entrance of the mine, smelling the smell of charcoal wafting in the wind, Abu Lian praised a few words. Even Ana and his party stood on tiptoe curiously and looked into the valley.

Even though it is already winter, the artisan workshops here are already in full swing, and gusts of hot air are blowing to the face from time to time.

"please!"

Xia Ye led the way first.

Whether a tribe is strong or not depends on three points, first, food reserves.

Abu had already seen this point last night. Abu had never seen those dishes in his life, and he was sure that even rich and noble people couldn't eat them every day.

It would be wrong to say that Xia Ye was extravagant and lusted after the people's rations for his lust, because the servants of the wildlings that Abu saw all had flushed faces and no appetite.

It is so good to let slaves eat, let alone people with higher status.

The second point is weapons. Strong armor and sharp weapons are the foundation of a tribe's foothold. Otherwise, no matter how much food is planted, the prey that is full of prey will be robbed by others.

Take a look at the artisan workshops here. At a glance, there are dozens of them, and the sound of tinkling iron can be heard endlessly.

For a war chief, this is definitely more alluring than a woman's moan.

The third point, of course, is population.

The current Abu, on the contrary, wishes for Chaoge to have a smaller population, otherwise how to highlight the value of the dragon people?
"One of us dragon people is worth at least five, no, ten humans."

When Abu came here before, he was hesitant about how to reject Xia Ye's invitation if Chaoge's situation was not good, but now, he was already thinking about how to gain a firm foothold in Chaoge.

In history, so many virtuous people seek the lord, always not for idleness, for money, or for fame, and Abu wants to lead a better life with the clansmen who have been blown by the sea breeze for hundreds of years.

"At least with the money I earn, I can drink wine once a week!"

The dragon people also licked the corners of their mouths, thinking constantly.

"Come, enjoy our Chaoge's unique weapon!"

Xia Ye greeted and walked into the largest craftsman workshop.

"Great Chief!"

Zhu Yu was shocked, and hurriedly stopped what she was doing, and led a group of craftsmen and apprentices to salute and say hello.

"No, you are busy!"

Xia Ye waved his hand casually.

Seeing that most of the craftsmen were middle-aged, but in front of Xia Ye, who was only 16 years old, they didn't dare to breathe, Ana glanced at the corner of her mouth.

Zhu Yu winked, and directly took the best Xia Dao, held it in both hands, and handed it to Xia Ye.

"Would you like to enjoy it casually?"

Abu is not stupid, the things dedicated to Xia Ye must be the best, so if you don’t see anything, why not just pick one.

As soon as Zhu Yu rolled her eyes, she understood Abu's subtext, and snorted proudly: "Whatever!"

Because they were wearing cloaks and winter hats to cover their horns, the dragon men did not cause panic.

"I come!"

Ana couldn't wait any longer, and rushed to the weapon rack in a few steps, and picked up a weapon.

Choking! .

Xia Dao was unsheathed, and the sharp blade reflected the fire in the hearth, like a horse training, like a glow!

Ana narrowed her eyes and couldn't help but praise.

"Good knife!"

They are all people who use weapons all the year round. You don't need to touch them with your own hands, but you can tell them roughly with a few glances.

"little six!"

Zhu Yu shouted.

A young man stood up immediately, took a summer knife, pulled it out, pulled a hair, put it on it, and then blew hard.

call!
The hair broke in two instantly.

hiss!
All the dragon people were shocked immediately.

"Because the great chief's surname is Xia and his name is Ye, these weapons are also called Xia Dao!"

Friday explained.

"Aren't these knives capable of breaking hair?"

Abu didn't care about Friday's words, he saw that Xiao Liu also picked weapons at random. Doesn't this mean that Chaoge's ordinary weapons are worth the top weapons of those warriors?

"nature!"

While Zhu Yu was speaking, Xiao Liu had already picked up a bronze dagger, threw it to Ana, and shouted, "Cut it!"

Ana caught it, turned her body around, and then used her waist and abdomen to exert strength and slashed down.

The two weapons collide.

Dang!

The bronze short sword broke off the length of the palm again.

"Great chief, these bronze swords are all high-quality goods bought from the great swordsmiths of various tribes, and the price of each one is above 10,000+ knives."

Zhu Yu reported that Corporal Xia Ye was offering a high salary again, and it was not just for fun. If he couldn't produce results, don't look at him smiling now, everyone will die by then.

"It's great, thank you for your hard work, this month's salary is doubled."

Xia Ye nodded in satisfaction, and immediately began to sprinkle gold.

"Thank you Great Chief!"

All the craftsmen immediately beamed with joy and sang in unison.

"Everyone, work harder. After the beginning of spring, there should be wars. I hope that by then, every Chaoge soldier will have a Xia knife in their hands."

Xia Ye spoke sincerely.

If you want the horse to run, you have to feed the horse. Xia Ye can still get this bonus, not to mention there is a dragon man by his side, so he has to show his generosity no matter what.

It's a pity that the dragon man's attention was not on the bonus at all.

"What? Aren't these summer knives the weapons of the warriors?"

A dragonman was astonished.

In the tribe, the armed forces are generally divided into four classes.

The lowest rank is slaves, not even cannon fodder. When necessary, they can be pulled to fill the moat. The second rank is the corps composed of ordinary civilians. If there is a headwind, nine out of ten will wait and see.

Next, there is the warrior class, which is the main force of a tribe. It can be said that almost [-]% of the money and food are spent on them.

Once the warriors are defeated, that tribe is basically over.

The highest level is heroes, but the number of heroes is too small.

The dragon people looked at Xia Ye, like looking at a fool.

Zhu Yu and the craftsmen didn't know Xia Ye's plan, they were all stunned when they heard the words, some lips muttered, don't listen, they are also like prodigal sons.

"How can such a good weapon be ruined by ordinary soldiers?"

Abu coughed and offered some persuasion.

"Yes!"

Zhu Yu spoke up.

The craftsmen also nodded in a hurry.

"How much will it cost to install all of them?"

Ana didn't dare to count anymore, even if there were only 1000 people in Chaoge, how much would it be based on a Xia Dao of [-] dollars?

No, Ana is a little dizzy.

"Money, if you lose it, you can earn it again, but if you lose your people, you lose everything!"

Xia Ye's eyes were deep, staring at a Xia Dao: "They are fighting for Chaoge, for their families and for a better life. What I can do is to give them the best armor and weapons. After you die in battle, you can have a clear conscience.”

Everyone was silent and looked at Xia Ye with more respect.

Especially the female warriors on Eternal Island knelt down one by one, weeping, but shouted with resolute expressions.

"I would like to die for the master!"

Friday also knelt down: "I am willing to die for my master!"

No one knows the importance of weapons better than these alien female warriors and savages. When you fight with a sharpened wooden stick and an enemy wearing heavy armor and holding a spear and bronze battle axe, you can only rely on human life to fill it. .

"Willing to die for the Great Chief!"

At this time, no one is stupid, so Zhu Yu and his party quickly knelt down. Anyway, they are craftsmen, and they don't need to go to the battlefield, and they can't die by shouting a few slogans.

"Everyone, please."

Xia Ye helped Zhu Yu up, and once again solemnly reminded: "Weapons are the lives of soldiers, so don't cut corners."

"It's natural!"

Zhu Yu immediately patted his breastplate and promised: "If Xia Dao breaks, let my neck break!"

After showing off, Xia Ye took Long Ren out of the blacksmith shop and continued to visit the mine.

"What a waste of money."

Some dragon people are still counting.

Xia Ye was having fun, but he didn't explain that the cost of these weapons, to put it bluntly, was just a waste of time and food.

For materials, whether it is charcoal or iron ore, it is good to arrange slaves to burn charcoal and dig mines. Except for food, no wages are paid, and there is no pension for the disabled. It is good if they are not killed and buried.

That is to say, craftsmen have to receive part of their salary.

A bronze sword worth more than [-] knives is mainly expensive because of the material. Bronze is very valuable, and the rest is some labor. After all, the works of the great swordsmith also have added value.

Xia Dao is much cheaper.

For iron ore, just go to the mine to dig, and because of the material, the Xia knife is sharper and harder than the bronze sword with the same forging process.

"Great chief, the craftsmen can work overtime to make more weapons, but the iron ore can't keep up, so we have nothing to do."

Zhu Yu complained.

Xia Ye's way of paying is to do more and earn more, so the craftsmen who are hungry and frightened can't wait to work 24 hours a day, and then go home in exchange for rice.

Seeing the satisfied smiles of the wife and children after eating, everyone felt it was worth it no matter how hard or tired they were.

Xia Ye was silent, he understood Zhu Yu's meaning.

"Warchief, you are too kind to those slaves."

Seeing Xia Ye's hesitation, Zhu Yu knew that Xia Ye was such a bad guy, so he couldn't help admonishing him: "If you feel sorry, use savages, they are not human anyway."

"Master, I'm going to catch the slave."

Hard on Friday.

Xia Ye thought of the history he had seen before. Under every railway sleeper in the United States, there was a corpse of a Chinese worker buried. Could it be that every time he was born with a Xia knife, he had to pour the blood of a miner?

Xia Ye, who came from the civilized world, still has a conscience in his heart.

Abu didn't speak all the time, just observed silently. Seeing the hesitation in his eyes, he felt relieved. How could a guy who is so merciful to his slaves be so bad?
"Great Chief, if we want steam rifles, iron ore is not enough."

Guiye reminded.

"What do you think of the industrial base here?"

Xia Ye changed the subject.

"Yes, after a period of training, skilled workers will increase, and about seven to ten steam rifles can be produced every day."

Abramovich is also showing his ability, and this kind of words must be done.

"Then as soon as possible, I will assign people to you."

Xia Ye urged that such things as rifles are not enough for soldiers to hold, and they need to go through a lot of training before they can become combat effectiveness.

"Xia Ye, the bullets spent training spearmen are not a small amount."

Ana kindly reminded.

"I see."

Xia Yezhi said, I am also a military fan after all, and I know this bit of common sense.

Ana was startled, this Xia Ye felt so mysterious to her.

At noon, with the ringing of the bell, the slaves got off work. They went to the bathing place, took a brief shower, and then went to the cafeteria to line up for meals according to their respective rice bowls.

Multigrain steamed buns, meat porridge, pickles, and a pot of stewed wild vegetables, mushrooms, and pork. It is not very rich, but it is better than a large amount to keep you full.

Yes, Chao Ge is very generous to slaves, as long as you can eat enough, it doesn't matter how much you eat.

Going down the mine was tiring, but being able to eat delicious food seemed to dissipate the fatigue of the day.

"Suck it!"

Abu didn't eat Xiaozao, but tasted the meals of the slaves, and then he was sure that Xia Ye was really kind-hearted.

"good to eat!"

Ana chewed quickly, it was much more delicious than the food on the island, she had already made up her mind, at least not going back in a short time.

Suddenly, the eyes of the slaves in the cafeteria turned to the corner.

"what happened?"

Abu frowned, thinking there was a commotion.

"It's Mining No.1 coming."

Friday explained that he already knew the business of the mine by heart.

"Ok?"

The dragon people were dumbfounded.

"In a two-day period, the person who mines the most ore can receive a glass of wine, two dishes of side dishes, and a piece of cake. If the next period can be repeated, the number of side dishes will increase."

Guiye explained.

"Oh!"

The dragon people didn't realize the knowledge involved, but Abu narrowed his eyes and looked at Xia Ye's gaze, appreciating it even more.

After the visit, everyone returned to Chaoge.

"This tribe is thriving!"

Ana sighed with emotion, and everyone echoed her.

"What do you think of that reward?"

Abu suddenly spoke.

"What do you think? Isn't it just to motivate the slaves to work?"

There are dragons who are puzzled.

"Then why is it two days?"

Abu asked back.

"Uh!"

This time, everyone couldn't answer, or they didn't think about it at all.

"Because in one day, you can do it by gritting your teeth, and in two days, if you work hard on the first day, you will work hard on the second day, otherwise the hard work on the first day will be in vain."

Ana curled her lips: "Invisibly, the slave will work hard for another day."

"Then why not three days?"

Someone questioned.

"Because the number of days is too long, the slaves will lose motivation. You have to understand that the shorter the reward, the better."

After being reminded by her father, Ana realized that Xia Ye was really sinister.

(End of this chapter)