Volume 8: The Sword Points to the Far East Chapter 246: Cat Tribe One Family Two Systems
On the grassland, a special meeting was being held in the cat farm.
When Farm No. 1 was in operation for the first year, only four cat tribes came to work there. In the second year, three more came, for a total of seven.
Farm No. 2 and Farm No. 3 were built the following year, and thirteen tribes moved in in the first year.
The difference between the three farms is not just in the number of people – there is a fundamental difference between working and settling in.
The Fire Tribe adopted a "one clan, two systems" approach in its three farms. The organizational and management models of Farms No. 2 and No. 3 were infinitely close to that of the Snake Tribe. Seeds, agricultural machinery, fertilizers, housing rights, and land use rights were all settled clearly among brothers, causing the thirteen tribes of Farms No. 2 and No. 3 to be burdened with heavy debts in the first few years.
As for Farm No. 1, it seems that things are much more relaxed. It has no debts and no worries. All it needs to do is hand over 40% of the output to the Fire Department. It's so relaxing.
Originally, the working cats of Farm No. 1 were proud of their own cleverness, but when it came to the cat clan meeting, the seven big cats headed by Chief Qingtian, Chief Xiu, and Chief Amber could no longer laugh...
The cat clan meeting was held at Farm No. 2, in a large room modeled after the Fire Department's conference room. The clan leaders and managers of the twenty cat clans gathered together. The organizers of the meeting, Black Panther Qingyan and Snow Wolf Man Ayun, sat cross-legged in a row, each with a large stack of documents in front of them.
"Before the meeting begins, let us all congratulate the Kong Tribe for being the first to pay off all debts." Xiao Yun smiled and led the applause. "Last year, the Kong Tribe tried to grow cash crops such as peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, ginger, and beets, and they all survived. Although the Kong Tribe had the largest debt last year, it also had the strongest repayment capacity. In the second quarter of this year, the 1,000 acres of Sichuan peppercorns planted by the Kong Tribe last year were successfully harvested and all used to settle debts. Now, all of the houses and land use rights of the Kong Tribe have been given first priority. Please encourage the achievements of the Kong Tribe."
Qingyan naturally led the applause, and the other tribes in Farms 2 and 3 also followed suit with envy and jealousy.
The seven tribes of Farm No. 1: “???”
Chief Qingtian stared at Chief Kong, who looked a little embarrassed, for a few seconds with a dull look on his face. He asked loudly in surprise, "What do you mean? What do you mean the Kong tribe owns the houses?"
"Hmm?" Xiao Yun frowned. He did not target Chief Qingtian who disrupted the order of the meeting, but looked at Qingyan with dissatisfaction, "What's the matter? Chief Qingtian doesn't understand our policy? Qingyan, you didn't do your job well?"
Qingyan seemed a little confused as well: "Chief Qingtian, didn't I tell everyone when the Sky Tribe chose to move to Farm No. 2 last year? Farms No. 2 and No. 3 adopt a cooperative model. The cat tribe no longer just works for the Fire and Flame Tribe, but works for themselves. As long as the output of the farm can repay the Fire and Flame Tribe's initial investment, then our cat tribe can have our own house, and the first priority right to use the farm we operate will also belong to us. The Fire and Flame Tribe's own farm production team and the Snake Tribe have such regulations. I remember I explained it clearly to everyone?"
Xiao Yun did not intend to privatize land on the grassland, but instead set up a "priority of use rights" with greater room for maneuver: on the same piece of land, infrastructure projects (roads, water conservancy projects, schools and other public facilities) would have the highest priority, followed by cultivated land, factory construction, residential land, and commercial land.
Although this is advocated now, it is inevitable that some children will have to consider where to be buried after they are born...but doing the work in advance can avoid endless quarrels over land in the future.
Chief Qingtian quickly turned around to look at Chief Xiu and Chief Amber, who were in the same camp as him, and found that although they both looked shocked, they did not show any doubt or confusion.
Chief Qingtian had to think hard for a while... before he finally remembered the situation at that time.
Then he was just as shocked as Patriarch Xiu and Patriarch Amber.
Chief Qingtian always likes to say that he is old and can no longer do his job, but in fact he is only the same age as Chief Caogen. Considering the life span of the Orcs, he is far from being old and confused. He not only recalled what Qingyan said , but also remembered his own reaction at the time very vividly.
When Leopard Kong decided to abandon Farm No. 1, which he had been cultivating for a year, and move the entire tribe to Farm No. 2 to start over, he felt that this leopard was particularly stupid and ridiculous...
Now, Chief Sunny Sky finally realized that it wasn't that Huabao Kong was stupid, but that no one was smarter than him - the cooperation model of Farm No. 2 was indeed hard and tiring, and they had to bear a large debt right from the start, but compared to Farm No. 1, which had only worked for the Fire Department for many years and whose houses and farms were owned by others, how could this be the same thing? !
The tribe leaders of Farm No. 1 stopped talking, and Xiao Yun did not take the opportunity to launch a recruitment offensive. Instead, he ignored them completely and looked at the tribe leader Yongzhen of Farm No. 2, whose enthusiasm for repaying debts was second only to that of tribe leader Kong. "The Yongzhen tribe reclaimed the largest area of sweet potato land last year. Counting the two plantings last year and the output in the first and second quarters of this year, the repayment progress of the Yongzhen tribe has reached 50%. If we work harder in the second half of this year, by the autumn harvest next year, the Yongzhen tribe will be able to send people to the Fire and Flame Tribe to handle the transfer procedures for the property rights of the houses and land. The 53 housing warehouses you are using and the 14,000 acres of land reclaimed will officially belong to the Yongzhen tribe."
Chief Yongzhen was originally quite satisfied with the achievements of his tribe. When Xia and Rosemary explained the policies of the Fire Tribe to everyone, Chief Yongzhen listened very carefully and secretly decided that he would never be so unambitious as to follow the lenient policy given to them by the Fire Tribe of "waiting for three years before considering the debt problem", but was determined to get everything done within three years.
Chief Yongzhen, who thought he was already very ambitious, never expected that the ruthless man from the Kong tribe would get ahead of them and be so far ahead. Now, hearing Xiao Yun's praise, he just scratched his head embarrassedly and no longer had the mood to show off before.
In terms of small population, the Yongzhen tribe and the Kong tribe are the two with the smallest population among the twenty cat tribes. Three years ago, they definitely could not have cultivated tens of thousands of acres of land with just the few people they had.
As a partner actively sought by the Fire Department, they are able to use the agricultural machinery provided by the Hilly New District, which allows them to achieve the goal of each adult worker being responsible for at least 100 acres of land on average - the big cats have been doing the work themselves for a year and a half, and they are very familiar with this idea. Not to mention Farm No. 2 and No. 3, even for Farm No. 1 which is a working model, none of the big cats want to leave the Fire Department and work on their own.
The report praised the Kong Tribe and the Yongzhen Tribe, and Xiao Yun also reported the debt repayment progress of other cooperative model tribes to encourage them... The cat tribe is arrogant and wary, and they are quite concerned about their reputation. Although the Fire Tribe has given a "three-year transition period" policy, no one is really willing to muddle through for three years before facing the facts. The lowest repayment progress is above 20%.
The seven family heads of Farm No. 1 had their mouths distorted and their eyes squinted, and their faces turned dark after hearing the praise in this report, especially the three families who, like the Sky Tribe, were the first to arrive in the Fire Tribe and had been farming for two and a half years. Indeed, they earned 60% of the output every year, which was already very comfortable, and their lives were completely different from before. But when they thought about it, the houses they lived in and the cozy homes they ran did not actually belong to them. Isn't this very upsetting?
They are used to living in warm kangs, so who can bear it if they go back to live in tents that are freezing cold and drafty in winter?
The three tribes that had foolishly gone back home to spend the winter the previous year, moved all their people here the next year and squeezed on the kang to spend the winter~!
The indignant leader of the Qingtian tribe said in a stern voice as soon as Xiao Yun finished praising him: "Isn't this unfair? We came from the same group as the Kong tribe. Isn't it inappropriate to treat us differently like this?"
After hearing this, Leopard Kong, who always focused on his work and never cared about other people's opinions, couldn't help but look at Chief Qingtian with a look of horror...
That's not right, brother. I chose to come to Farm No. 2 at that time. Who was the guy who made the sneer?
Patriarch Xiu and Patriarch Amber were extremely shocked by Patriarch Qingtian's shameless remarks, and subconsciously moved a little further away from him.
Qingyan had a blank expression on his face. In the beginning, he and Xia had joined forces and could only barely force Chief Qingtian to participate in work "to the best of their ability". He was well aware of the old cat's ability to cheat.
Xiao Yun was not affected at all. Not only did he keep smiling, but his smile became even brighter. "How could that be! For us in the Fire Tribe, all the races that make a living on this grassland are one family with us. How could we discriminate among the cats?"
"Farm No. 1 is the first test site of our Fire and Flame Tribe to make the cats adapt to farming life. As everyone knows, before everyone came, only the Xia Tribe and the Arthur Tribe lived with our Fire and Flame Tribe. We are not sure whether other cat tribes can get used to this work rhythm that is more labor-intensive than herding. When adjusting the organizational arrangement of Farm No. 1, we left a lot of room. After all, no one wants to be forced to live a life that they can never get used to, right?"
Chief Qingtian, who wanted to continue to act like a spoiled child, immediately shut up after hearing these seemingly polite but actually threatening words - he was so smart, he had suppressed several "rebellions" by the young managers in the tribe, and Xiao Yun was just short of saying "Love come, love roll", how could he not hear it? !
"Considering everyone's acceptance, under the advice of Chief Arthur and Chief Xia, we have decided to cautiously adopt the 'three-year adaptation period' policy, and configure two sets of organizational arrangement models in response to everyone's needs." Xiao Yun did not show any temper at all. His smile was very sincere and his tone was very gentle. "After all, Farm No. 1 and Farm No. 2 and Farm No. 3 are just slightly different in organizational arrangements for our Fire Department. Whether you are willing to exchange your sweat for your own labor income, or hope to take root and develop and actually own your own house and land, no matter what choice you make, we welcome you very much."
Whether it is the "working mode" or the "cooperation mode" of striving to be the master, for the Fire Department, it is very appropriate to develop a new downstream raw material production base!
Can India escape from the British sucking its blood by practicing non-violent non-cooperation and gaining independence from British rule?
over thinking.
It's 2020 already, and India is still clinging to the British and is not willing to let go.
cough!
After Xiao Yun's statement, the seven clan leaders of Farm No. 1 began to hesitate...
As long as you don't compare yourself with the Kong Tribe, there's actually nothing wrong with life now.
They didn't have to worry about anything. The Fire Tribe had no reason to ask them to give up the farms and houses they were running. To whom should they give them? The cat tribe in the southwest was already settled here. It was impossible for the Fire Tribe to bring the minotaurs over.
Once you step out of your "comfort zone of working", you will have to take on debts that will take several years to pay off, or you will have to work very hard like the Kong tribe, making everyone, including the cubs, exhausted... It's really not worth it when you think about it!
Xiao Yun did not force them to express their opinions immediately .
In fact, when allocating the destinations of these cats last year, Xiao Yun deliberately concentrated all the tribes whose leaders did not have a fighting spirit at Farm No. 1 - as the saying goes, if two cats live in the same den, if the leader is not upright, the atmosphere in the tribe will be corrupted; no matter which intelligent race it is, it is not easy to learn good things, but isn't it easy to learn bad things?
The Fire Tribe, even though the Fire Chief is so silly and cute that it makes people cry, when it comes to fighting and enduring hardships, the spirit of the Fire Chief has a profound impact on the tribe members - the cement factory is a place with high pollution and heavy physical labor, and the workers are replaced every few months. Although the Fire Chief does not have to stay in the crushing workshop with the most dust pollution for a long time, he has worked there for several years. Has he ever been punished?
If you want to force these useless cat chiefs to abdicate and interfere in other people's internal affairs, it is not impossible. In fact, it is very easy to do... You don't even have to do it too directly. Just leave Xia on Farm No. 1 and let him stir up trouble for us.
But Xiao Yun still moved Xia to Farm No. 2, which was relatively easy to do and had less room for him to develop. Why? Because Xiao Yun didn't need to pursue quick success with hidden dangers - he could get the same result by patiently waiting for two years, so there was no need to rush.
For example, now, the patriarchs of the seven No. 1 farms are hesitating to express their opinions, and the managers sitting behind them are all scratching their heads anxiously, and the rhythm seems like it will explode if a fire is thrown!
Xiao Yun was going to throw this fire, and now was indeed a good time to do so. He clapped his hands happily to attract everyone's attention, and said happily: "Okay, now let's get down to business. In addition to informing everyone of the achievements of the Kong Tribe, we have a good news for you all."
"Everyone knew about the changes in the Tiger Tribe half a year ago. Everyone also knew that our Fire Tribe warriors and Chief Arthur and Chief Xia left the tribe and went to the Tiger Tribe's royal court after the beginning of spring this year. They worked hard outside for half a year, not only rescuing the slaves oppressed by the royal court, but also brought back more than a dozen cat tribes from the central region!"
"A warrior who came back to report the news returned to the Fire Tribe a day ago. If nothing unexpected happens, we will soon be able to meet these fellow cats who have come from afar!"
Xiao Yun's voice was very passionate and provocative, but the atmosphere at the scene was not warm at all, and even a little weird...
Even the two big cats, Chief Kong and Chief Yongzhen, whom Xiao Yun had the highest hopes for, did not seem happy. Instead, they looked uncertain.
...Yes, it is impossible to expect cats to be enthusiastic and excited when they see their own kind, holding hands and looking at each other with tears in their eyes.
Cats have a strong sense of territory and need a while to accept and recognize others living in the same place as them. They will never warmly welcome foreign big cats...
Rosemary was treated as an invisible person by the lions just because she was rubbing against the warmth of the wool. This is the norm for big cats when they meet their own kind.
The Xia tribe and the Arthur tribe can be happy about the increase in the number of their cat fellows because these big cats have been completely assimilated by the Fire Tribe, and all the new population is prepared as a labor force, so there is naturally no such thing as exclusion - people with work experience know that when the work of five people is placed on the shoulders of two people, any newcomer will be sparkling in your eyes~!
These big cats obviously don't have this quality, and their rejection of foreign big cats is almost written on their faces. This makes Qingyan, who came with Xiao Yun to preside over the cat meeting, very embarrassed. Very embarrassed...
Xiao Yun seemed to be unable to read the air and could not tell the strange emotions of the big cats. He still smiled happily: "For this meeting, let's discuss the arrangements for these central tribes. The weather is warm now and it's not cold at night. There is no need to rush for housing. We can put the housing problem aside for now and consider the work location arrangements for these tribes first..."
What he meant was that he wanted to put these dozen or so cat tribes on the farm.
The big cats belonging to the three farms immediately became anxious.
"Farm No. 2 has the most people, so we probably can't accommodate them all here." Chief Yongzhen immediately expressed his opinion.
"Wait, what do you mean Farm No. 2 can't accommodate people? Your place is closest to the hilly new district, it's convenient to transport farm machinery and tools, and there are large tracts of wasteland that have not been reclaimed. Isn't it perfect for settling people?" The people from Farm No. 3 immediately retorted.
The always low-key leader of the Kong tribe couldn't help but say: "Our Kong tribe is planning to open up another 2,000 acres of fruit forest next year."
"How much can two thousand acres of land occupy? Don't think I haven't been around here. The land in the east alone is at least hundreds of thousands of acres, right? You have very convenient water use here, and there are rivers all ready."
"So, there is a large swamp to the north of Farm No. 3. You always say that you are very convenient in extracting silt for fertilizing the fields, and you can use it up for many years. Why don't you let the tribes in the middle of the country take some of it?"
“Nonsense!”
"Who is talking nonsense? Didn't you say it yourself? Are you bragging?!"
With a strong sense of territory, map cannons, regional attacks, etc., playing is a basic operation...
"Everyone, stop for a moment." Xiao Yun was still smiling brightly, as if the big cats were not quarreling but happily chatting. "No need to fight over it. There are more than a dozen tribes from the central region. Every farm has a share. No one can be left out. As we said just now, we absolutely do not discriminate here!"
Big cats: “…”
Who is fighting for it? Are you pretending to be stupid?
Xiao Yun said with a smile: "Of course, we can't just randomly recruit people to the farm. We have to consider everyone's adaptability. In this regard, we have to be careful. After all, the new companions are to make everyone work better and live more happily. If everyone is busy making friends and dealing with people, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?"
The big cats were so depressed that their mouths were crooked and their eyes were squinting - no one wanted to help them! No one wanted to make friends with foreign cats! !
Xiao Yun ignored the rejection written on the faces of all the big cats, and like a neighborhood committee auntie, she started to talk about making friends with the new big cats from a distance, and mobilizing everyone to encourage the new big cats to devote themselves to work and life wholeheartedly and enthusiastically...
Even tribe leaders as good-tempered as Yongzhen and Kong had to pinch their thighs tightly to resist the urge to rush up and grab Xiao Yunyi's collar and shake him madly - let me tell you, we don't welcome outside cats!
The thirteen big cats from Farm No. 2 and Farm No. 3 had expressions of rejection written all over their faces, while the seven cats from Farm No. 1 had to be described as "palpable".
Just now you were sure that their "employment status" was unshakable, and now you're here to steal their jobs, right? !
Unfortunately, Xiao Yun's "tolerance" and "concession" traits only appear when needed. When these traits are not really needed, "strength" and "hegemony" are his true colors - tolerance and concession are originally a stepping stone for strength and hegemony!
Those who ignore the latter and only care about the former are fools!
Among the powerful countries on earth, when they take even a half step back, they are always ready to take a big step forward and slap the other party in the face!
Regardless of whether the big cats refused to object or not, after this meeting was called, the heads of each family were summoned again within a few days.
The location of this gathering is the Fire Department.
Chief Kong and Chief Yongzhen each brought a few tribesmen, and together with the other chiefs of Farm No. 2, they hitched a ride on the truck team to the Fire Tribe. They got off on the north side of the square, and after walking a few steps, they found that a large area of open space had been cleared on one side of the square for drying beans, and many simple sheds that were easy to dismantle had been built. Inside and outside the sheds, countless strange big cats were standing, sitting, squatting or crawling.
The cat chiefs of Farm No. 2 all felt a darkness before their eyes... They had finally gotten used to the "outsider cats" on the same farm, and now with so many new cats, it was really not an easy life!
When several clan leaders looked at the strange cats with unfriendly expressions and gnashed teeth, the cats from the central region also looked at them with unfriendly eyes...
"Chief Kong, Chief Yongzhen, come over here!" Xiao Yun, who was squatting in front of the makeshift shed with a large group of people, stood up and greeted them. He then smiled at the Red-Eyed Bull Demon King next to him, "The people from the farm are here. You see, I told you that our cat farm here welcomes their compatriots very much."
"..." Elder Saladin silently looked at the several patriarchs who were walking over.
"..." Several clan leaders were so angry that they didn't know whether to laugh or not. Their moods and expressions were very mixed.
The new cats arrived three days ago.
Elder Saladin was worried, so he accompanied the large group all the way back to the Fire Tribe. That day, he was shocked by the way the Fire Tribe welcomed the newcomers - several hundred snow werewolves rushed out in one breath holding razors, towels, brushes, and carrying hot water and disinfectant. It was really amazing!
Elder Saladin was speechless at the proficiency of these snow wolves in shaving, brushing and disinfecting each one of them... especially after he and several Tauren warriors "enjoyed" the same treatment.
The Snow Wolf tribe despises others (including the Tauren) for being dirty. Who the hell can they reason with?!
