Crossing the famine: The hunter's wife has good farmland

Fu Cang placed the piece of leather in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.

It turned out that this piece of leather was a map of their vast plain, with Qiyu Mountain and Qiyu River being the two most conspicuous landmarks. There were twelve tribes clearly marked on this vast plain, and the Moonfall Tribe and the Wild Wolf Tribe were right in the center.

Their Yueluo tribe is located upstream of the Qiyu River, and downstream is the Banqiao tribe that just came to cause trouble.

Fu Cang took a rough look and found that the map not only marked the names of the tribes, but also the approximate number of people in each tribe.

"You guys are amazing. In just a few days, you managed to find out the number of people in so many tribes?"

A proud expression appeared on Xiao Tu's face.

"This is what our Wild Wolf Tribe is best at. In fact, our tribe was much larger than yours before, but a flood destroyed everything. Now I don't have anything else in mind, I just want to survive with the remaining people in my tribe, so I must hold on to your big thick legs!

I tell you, Fu Cang, you must be careful with the Banqiao tribe. Don't really think that Liao Han is afraid of you. He is a petty person who will take revenge for any slight. The reason he chose to endure is because he and the Qi Sha tribe, which is not far away from them, are sworn enemies. Both sides are waiting for an opportunity to destroy the other. So Liao Han doesn't dare to make enemies with you easily now, because he is afraid that the Qi Sha tribe will take advantage of the situation.

Another thing we need to pay attention to is the Knife Coin Tribe and the Fighting Bull Tribe. They are both tribes that are good at looting. The Fighting Bull Tribe made its fortune through looting. Once we have money, we may attract the attention of several barbarian tribes."

"Chief Xiao, you are really amazing. Can I make a copy of your map?"

"That's no problem. If this map of mine didn't need to be constantly improved, I would have no problem giving it to you. But my exploration of this place is far from enough, and the map needs to be filled in continuously.

As I told you just now, we have now discovered that there are a total of twenty-seven small tribes around here, but only twelve have been marked, and the rest have yet to be explored.

You can come and have a look from time to time, and I will tell you immediately if there is any new news! "

"Thank you very much! By the way, I came to see you because I wanted to ask you if there is a market or something not far from here?"

"Of course there is. Go east and there is a path after passing this forest. After walking ten miles along the path, there is a small market. It is open all year round. The surrounding tribes conduct transactions in that small market."

"I understand. Thank you, Chief Xiao. I'll be leaving now."

Xiao Tu's words gave Fu Cang a special sense of urgency.

His tribe is now too weak. When facing those powerful tribes, it has no ability to protect itself.

After returning, he found Yuelu and told her the information that Xiaotu had found out.

Mo Xiaonian was sitting nearby eating pine nuts. When she heard what Fu Cang said, she felt a little worried.

"Fu Cang, why don't you form an army? I can provide you with some weapons and fighting techniques. These warriors will gather together for two hours of training every day. When our tribe becomes rich, the warriors will be full-time. Our tribe will provide them with food and military pay, and the role of these warriors is to protect everyone's safety when the tribe is attacked."

"But if we really want to form such an army, it will definitely not be enough for just eight or ten people. Who will take all the food and military pay?"

"This involves the issue of taxation. Fu Cang's question really reminds me, grandma, we can't just start farming and make a living in such a muddle-headed way.

You need to hold a meeting for all the people in the tribe. For those who are cultivating land, we can give them seeds for free and train them in farming skills, but they will also need to pay a certain amount of taxes to maintain the operation of our tribe. In the future, we will build some infrastructure, form an army, pay the soldiers, and maintain the lives of the tribal leaders and priests. These aspects all require a large amount of silver. "

"Taxes? Are you saying that we need to take a cut of the money these people earn from selling their crops?"

"That's what I mean. But we have just settled down here and haven't established a firm foothold yet. The people don't have money, so we can't ask for taxes right away. We need to give the people some time to recuperate. I think it will take at least three years.

After three years we will need to collect taxes. For the time being we cannot collect too high taxes, as this will affect the lives of the people and make them repulsive to this matter, creating an unstable factor. I think 5% is enough. If a farmer earns one tael of silver, he should give us 50 coins. "

Yue Lu and Fu Cang nodded as if they understood, and both felt that what Mo Xiaonian said was feasible.

"What about these three years? There won't be any taxes during these three years. Where will we get the money to raise our army?"

"Then we have to find a way to make money, make a lot of money, and get through the most difficult three years. But it is imperative to build an army. We must first gain a foothold before we can seek development.

So, Fu Cang, you can start recruiting soldiers and build a military camp next to the tribe. You can promise these soldiers that after they become warriors, we will provide them with food and accommodation, and the military salary will be paid annually. At the end of the year, everyone will receive..."

Mo Xiaonian was a little embarrassed. She really didn't know the standard of military pay in this era!

So she chose to tell the truth.

"I don't know about that either. How much money do you think is appropriate?"

Finally Yuelu made the decision.

"Three taels of silver per person is fine. If there is anything wrong, we can change it. If there are a hundred people in the army, then we will have three hundred taels of silver per year, which is also a huge amount!"

Mo Xiaonian thought it was okay. She had the space and earning three hundred taels of silver would not be a problem.

But she couldn't take the money herself, as it was not legitimate. She could lend it to the tribe and wait for the tribe to make a profit and then pay it back to her.

This matter was settled, and Fu Cang began to prepare for the conscription of soldiers, while Yue Lu was farming while worrying about how to make money.