Chapter 1628: Province, County, Town, and Village

As for the land, because the entire territory of the Shennong Clan has not yet been fully accounted for, and Shennong himself does not know exactly how large the entire Shennong Clan is, because in this era, everyone basically stays in one place and does not really migrate. Many territories are also only nominal; when they say how large their territory is, in reality, they cannot control it themselves.

And the so-called border is simply reaching the edge of the territory controlled by another relatively large tribe; if one were to go further, it would trigger a battle between the two sides. If one encounters those small tribes, it can be directly counted as one's own territory, without having to consider at all what those small tribes think.

This has led to the fact that in this era, everyone is completely unable to have a clear division of territory. If Baifeng wants to allow Huaxia to develop stably in the future, then he must determine and agree upon a border marker with these tribes, a border line that everyone acknowledges.

Just because everyone lacks this awareness does not mean it is not important. When everyone's national strength becomes more and more prosperous and the population grows larger in the future, problems will naturally arise, because the place for survival is something that needs to be expanded by oneself.

Baifeng also does not want to slowly haggle over this issue with Xuanyuan next year or even further in the future. It would be best to reach a consensus on this matter this year, and then spend a year or two for everyone to determine their respective border lines, and then live in peace.

Therefore, Baifeng proposed a reasonable concept to Xuanyuan.

"Xuanyuan, if you want to control such a large territory, then it is best to divide it into smaller territories, and then divide and manage it layer by layer.

For each layer, determine the scope of the land under its jurisdiction and determine the borders. In this way, you will also be able to know more clearly how large a territory you are actually governing and how many people you are governing."

This was actually pioneered by Xuanyuan, because after Xuanyuan defeated Chiyou, he divided the world into the Nine Provinces, creating the precedent for regional management. Therefore, whether Baifeng spoke of it or not had no effect; it is not that Xuanyuan plagiarized Baifeng, but rather that Baifeng used Xuanyuan's idea in advance.

In fact, Xuanyuan already had this idea in his heart, but it was only a prototype. Xuanyuan knew that Baifeng must have a more perfect idea, so he asked Baifeng directly: "Baifeng, why don't you tell me directly, what is this layer-by-layer method like, and how does your Huaxia do it?"

Baifeng asked for a tree branch and drew a large circle on the ground where the grass had already been trampled away: "Look, for example, here is the territory of our Huaxia. I first divide it into four large Provinces. Among them, in this large Province, just like the location of our Huaxia City now, then here is the capital, like the brain, the place that manages everything.

However, under each Province, there are many Counties under its jurisdiction. Dividing the whole Province into smaller parts, under the County is the Town. At the Town level, there should still be officials and Soldiers, but below that is the Village.

The situation of the Village is the same as those small-scale gatherings of people; they just live and farm in one place, without Soldiers or officials. A Village can be very small; a few dozen or a few hundred people can gather to form a Village.

In a Village, there only needs to be a Village Chief. He is responsible for passing down the orders from the Town to the villagers.

And at the Town level, it governs many Villages, so there must be a certain number of Soldiers and a certain number of officials to handle work such as tax collection and population statistics.

The County at the next level up is the same, only it governs more. When it reaches the Province level, it must possess many Soldiers and be able to independently manage many things.

They only need to obey you, that is, the orders of the King. As for the size of the territory, let the head of a Province find the borders himself, and let them know for themselves where the borders of the place they govern are."

"If there are other tribes nearby, for example, below this Province is your Xuanyuan Tribe, then our two tribes must determine a border that everyone recognizes in advance, whether it be a mountain or a river. If there is nothing, then see if there are large trees. If there are no large trees, then plant trees or place a stone or something. As long as one crosses it, that is trespassing."

"The people of our two tribes must not cross the border in ordinary times; they can only trade and communicate with each other in fixed places. Carrying a Weapon across the border or killing someone without prior notice is provoking a war."

"Xuanyuan, what do you think of this suggestion of mine?"

Sure enough! Baifeng had long since had a perfect, systematic idea. Since Baifeng gave this idea to him, then why shouldn't he take it?

"It is very good, I think it is completely usable. Then, Baifeng, if we are to follow this idea of yours, I am afraid our two tribes will not be able to achieve an accurate division of territory this year. It may take a few years to be able to determine the borders. Can you do that?"

Baifeng nodded: "Good food is not afraid of being late. This work can be said to concern the stability of the relationship between our two tribes for the next few hundred years, so naturally, we cannot be in a hurry. As for the Shennong Clan side, I think there is still so much time this year, you can arrange for people to run along a rough border and give me a rough number. Then next year, we will meet again to determine how large a territory the Xuanyuan Tribe will give me, and then our two tribes will arrange for people together to explore the borders and determine our respective borders. How about that?"

"Of course that is no problem, Baifeng. Your Huaxia will always be an ally of our Xuanyuan Tribe, and we will always be good friends."

"That is of course."

Afterwards, Baifeng and Xuanyuan stayed at Changyang Mountain for a few days, and Xuanyuan also met with the Tribal Chiefs of several surrounding tribes, confirming his ruling status within the Shennong Clan.

As for Baifeng, he took people to stroll around the surroundings. He even proposed to go to Banquan to take a look, but this made Shennong somewhat surprised, because he did not expect that Baifeng actually knew of the place called Banquan.

After arriving at Banquan, Baifeng was still a bit disappointed, because it was indeed very ordinary, and it was not like the Heaven Pool of Changbai Mountain or anything like that.

However, from this location of Changyang Mountain, heading straight north is Huaxia. From Huaxia City to the Xuanyuan Tribe, and then to this Changyang Mountain, it actually draws a semicircle. If one were to go directly to Huaxia from here, the distance would be much closer.

But Baifeng did not dare to take the risk, because heading in this direction is not just ordinarily dangerous. The mountains are large and the ravines are deep; it is completely wild, the number of beasts is extremely high, the altitude is high, the climate is volatile, and it is exceptionally dangerous. There is no need to save such a small amount of distance.

Looking back at the road he came from, he was already very familiar with it, and it was relatively safe. He was not in such a hurry that he had to go back immediately. However, in the future, perhaps he could explore another road to get here. The future Changyang Mountain should also be relatively wealthy and important in the Xuanyuan Tribe; it would also be possible to trade with each other along this road.