Chapter 1149: Ma's Concerns

"Other than that, there are no other major matters. Winter is approaching soon, so we must seize this time to hurry to the Golden Autumn Gathering and participate. It was not easy for us in Huaxia to gain control of the Golden Autumn Gathering, so we must not give it up now.

Ce, you hurry and select people shortly. It is best to choose those who are more familiar with the Golden Autumn Gathering to act as guides and soldiers. Let us set off as soon as possible, and return quickly."

Ce nodded hurriedly, and Ma volunteered, saying: "Prince, let me go. I am familiar enough with that place. I can lead the people there. I know the roads there, and I even know some tribes, so it will be easy to talk to them when the time comes."

Changle did not agree immediately, but first glanced at Ce, because Ce was the decision-maker here. He understood the situation here better, and regarding the arrangement of personnel, he was the most capable of arranging the people here. Regarding Ma's self-recommendation, he still had to look at Ce's opinion.

It was just a questioning look, but Ce understood immediately, so he nodded and said: "Prince, there is definitely no problem with Ma. Ma is very familiar with that place, and Ma's ability is also sufficient, so there is certainly no problem with him going."

"Is he not part of the leadership here? Will his departure really not affect your activities?"

Ma felt a bit awkward, because due to his own abilities, he had already been sidelined. The matters he was responsible for were becoming fewer and fewer, and these few people from Huaxia had already established sufficient prestige. Therefore, he, a Tribal Chief official chosen to appease the masses and promote construction, was now of little use. The young people who were appearing now were much more useful and capable.

So now, Ma did not have much use for the Western Development Group; he just served as a figurehead. Furthermore, Ce could not easily remove Ma from his position, as he did not have such authority, so he could only maintain the status quo. Ma also understood his own situation, so he was also trying hard to find a way out.

He did not study hard in the past because of his own limited vision. His vision was not enough, which was why he did not grasp the opportunities. He thought he had the natural advantage of being a Tribal Chief, so he was fearless, but now, he realized his thinking was too wrong.

Huaxia would not care at all about what kind of status you had in the past. If you could not learn enough and sufficiently, then you would definitely be eliminated, so Ma was starting to get anxious now.

But his anxiety was useless, because as a strong laborer, he also needed to go to work every day, and as a leader, he had to do a little bit of practical work every day, so the study time left for him could be said to be very little.

He could only learn by tagging along in the children's classes, but he could not compare to those younger people now. His learning speed was already very slow, and in his helplessness, he was almost about to give up on this path.

However, he knew that Huaxia had another method, which was the Merit System. As long as he had enough merit, he would have nothing to fear. But in this Western Development Group, he really could not find any opportunity to establish merit.

Yet this Golden Autumn Gathering gave him an idea, which was why he had volunteered so quickly. As long as he went to the Golden Autumn Gathering, then he would have a share of this merit. Then, even if he could not be promoted in the future, at least he could ensure his status would not drop again. He would even be willing if they just rewarded him with some material property.

"Since you have said so, count Ma in. You still need to arrange more people. This task is entirely handed over to you. We are too unfamiliar with this place and know nothing. You manage this place, so you take charge. They must set off tomorrow, understand?"

Ce agreed repeatedly: "Understood, King. I will go back and prepare now."

As they walked, Changle asked: "Why are these grasses all piled up in these places?"

"King, this is fodder prepared for the cattle and sheep for the winter. In order for them to have grass to eat in the winter, we must cut the grass and prepare it in advance. When winter arrives and the snow comes, there will still be grass for the cattle and sheep to eat.

The reason they are divided so far apart is to prevent fire, so that if a fire occurs, everything won't be burned up and nothing left."

Changle nodded: "Ce, you have done this quite well. You are very thoughtful, not bad, not bad."

Ce was not proud at all: "Prince, this is what we should do, and this is also the experience of Huaxia. It was all learned from Huaxia, not something we thought of ourselves."

"Mm-hmm, that is also not bad, not bad.

On this hillside, what plans do you have for the future? I see that this place must have some use. What are your thoughts? Come, tell me first?"

Ce immediately became interested and began to introduce it to Changle: "Prince, the hillsides here are all places to build houses in the future. Although this is a slope, the gradient is not very large. As long as we can level the slope here, we can build many houses. Moreover, I have observed that the precipitation here is mainly higher in the summer when it rains.

Overall, the precipitation is relatively low, but aren't there so many water networks below? So even if it doesn't rain, we are not short of water here. Furthermore, water wells can be dug anywhere and water will come out; drawing water is very easy.

Houses can be built on the hillsides on both sides, and the bottom can be built into a canal. In case it rains, there is a way to drain the water, and we can also build a bridge, so we won't have to fear anything."

Changle did not express any opinion on this. Although the shocking scenery here gave Changle a little bit of confidence, overall, this place was indeed not very good. Building a city was very difficult, let alone Ce's imagination. Did he really think the soil quality here was solid enough to build houses firmly?

So he shifted the topic elsewhere: "Ce, where are your farmlands? What do you grow, Wheat or Rice?

In any case, this place still needs to be cultivated, right? If you don't cultivate, there will be no food, and just relying on grazing won't work, right?"

Ce pointed to the distance hurriedly and said: "Prince, the farmlands are not in this area. This is the planned construction zone, so no land has been reclaimed here. The farmlands are in other places and have already been reclaimed; they can be planted next year.

For farming, it is best to grow Wheat here. Rice can be tried, but it is uncertain whether it can be grown."