Chapter 812: Establishing Order (4)

The new location has been finalized, and Xiong even chose the best spot for them; this small lake has flowing water, with a stream feeding into it upstream, and this position near here is the best, so there is no need to worry about those savages polluting the water source, as Huaxia currently has relatively high requirements for water.

Afterward, everyone prepared to return; the distance from She Shan to here is very short, and according to Huaxia's time, it only takes about half an hour or so. As for the location they chose at She Shan before, it might have been because it was a landmark, and there was very little vegetation underneath, so it did not require much clearing.

By the time Xiong and the others arrived, those savage tribes that had been summoned had already cleared away the corpses next to their camp, and according to what the Soldiers said, some tribes had already snuck away, but they did not stop them.

As for the tribes that attacked them last night, upon learning of Huaxia's strength, they also ran away directly, not even taking many of their belongings; the captives from the White Velvet Tribe that they had originally caught were killed directly before they could be sold.

The Soldiers were stretched too thin, so they did not bother with them; right now, just finding food for these cattle and horses was already very strenuous, and even though they had found some savages to cut Grass and collect tree leaves, it was still a bit difficult.

Those corpses had already begun to emit a stench, the bloodstains were covered in flies, and there were flies everywhere in the camp; although they would not suck blood or bite people like mosquitoes, they still made the Soldiers very irritable.

Furthermore, in their view, flies were also very dirty and carried a large amount of germs, which was a deeply ingrained concept among the people of Huaxia, so they were impatient to leave this place; even their armor and clothes needed a good cleaning, and those flies were likely the reason they chose to swarm them.

Fortunately, Xiong also brought good news that they could change locations, but they had to take turns going over; first, a team of Soldiers would go to clear the camp, or they could directly hire those savages. Ever since they learned about hiring, Huaxia was unwilling to do such menial tasks themselves, as the cost-effectiveness was somewhat low.

The few tribes that went to see the camp with them were already impatiently starting to lobby other tribes; other tribes were somewhat surprised by their unusual attitude, as they really could not figure out what benefits Huaxia had given them, but upon hearing that Huaxia would give them salt directly, they were also very tempted.

After those few tribes had lobbied at least half of the tribes, Xiong said to those tribes: "Tribes that want to go to the new place can set off now. We Huaxia will find our way there. As long as you come together, once we arrive, I will distribute salt to you, but you need to clear the Grass and trees from the camp yourselves."

"As for those who do not want to go, I will not have any objections. If you want to stay here and continue trading, that is also no problem. We Huaxia will not force you, but you will not receive the benefits that we Huaxia provide."

Not many tribes could hear Xiong speak, but such explosive news could also spread rapidly among all the tribes.

Xiong directly mobilized one-third of the manpower and then took a dozen cattle, setting off first. The few tribes that were lobbying also immediately had their own tribesmen follow with their belongings; only by arriving early could they grab a spot. As for those Tribal Chiefs and some Leaders, they still needed to continue lobbying here to strive for more salt.

When Xiong looked back, the crowd behind him was still bustling and quite large in number; many tribes that had been successfully persuaded simply packed up their goods and set off with their tribesmen. Such small tribes could move quickly if they fled, so they did not need to worry about so much.

After arriving at the New Camp with the savages, Xiong first marked out the scope of the Huaxia camp, and then personally led the way in dividing the camp areas for the savages who had followed, telling them not to cause disputes over the camp issues.

After that came the salt distribution they were most looking forward to; every time a tribe came over, a Soldier would ask: "Which tribe's people did you hear it from that made you want to come?"

The Tribal Chief of the savage tribe would say a name, and the Soldier would draw a horizontal line on the paper, then grab a handful from the center of the salt bag on the ground without hesitation and throw it into the expectant savage Tribal Chief's bag. The Soldiers would even earnestly pat every single grain of salt from their hands into the bag; he did not want a repeat of savages picking up salt grains from under his feet, and anyway, for him, it was just a matter of clapping his hands.

Seeing that Huaxia was actually giving salt, the savages were all incredibly happy; now it was too late for Huaxia to go back on their word, and if Huaxia wanted to take it back, they would rather stuff it directly into their mouths and salt themselves to death than return it.

After dividing the camp, those savages took their crude tools and began to clear the ground. Huaxia used sharp axes and Knives to cut down all the larger trees, and then prepared to find other savages to help them clear them away; if they let the savages do it directly, they would waste a huge amount of time on just one small tree.

Now that Huaxia wanted to hire people, it was much simpler; those savages did not hesitate at all, and even if they did not organize their own camps first, they had to clear Huaxia's out.

Savage tribes were still continuously rushing over, until finally, only a few tribes were left under She Shan. They could not even trade now because tribes of similar size and living in similar locations had similar goods, so they did not need each other's, making trade impossible.

Leave? They felt it was a great loss, and many Huaxia Soldiers were still at the original site, so they did not dare to truly leave. Now they really only had one choice left, which was to go to the new place together to participate in the gathering.

The Huaxia Soldiers left behind needed to wait until the New Camp was tidied up before they could go over; the first thing they would do after arriving was to take turns cleaning their armor and clothes, otherwise, they would also attract flies.