From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 75 The prisoners and the three-part solution

The night attack came to an end, and the Yabu won at a very small cost and escorted the prisoners on their return journey.

After returning to the tribe, how to treat these captives has become an annoying problem.

At first, the blade fan just held the simple idea that the more 'population' the better, and naturally wanted to turn them all into their own people;

But after careful consideration, he found that this might be difficult to achieve.

Today, the tribe's 'population' has reached over 3,000, but nearly one-third of them are the contributions of the newly joined Normen and Finai.

Even if the prime-age 'population' is counted alone, this ratio can even reach the level of 1.1 to 1; the number of prime-age trolls in this group only has a proportional advantage of less than 0.1.

And due to time factors, the effectiveness of the "popular" absorption of this department and the two external departments is still very preliminary.

To this day, they can’t even speak clearly the reformed language of their headquarters;

In terms of centripetal force, we can also get a rough idea from previous actions, but it is not very cohesive.

Through this war, the tribe captured a total of more than 1,200 trolls from the three tribes, and the vast majority of them were adults and sub-adults.

From this, another plan naturally came into his mind - can these prisoners be turned into slaves?

"In addition to females, all babies must be handed over to us."

"I have a preliminary idea about this."

“Third, the beast tide in the Black Forest is the ‘punishment in the Black Forest’ issue that was discussed a long time ago, but we still don’t have a detailed conclusion.

"Does 'punishment' exist? Is it a natural factor, or is it a supernatural influence? To what extent does the number of mouths reach, and what standard does the 'destruction' of the forest reach, before 'natural punishment' or 'supernatural intervention' will come?"

"

On the one hand, Kenya is deeply opposed to the act of enslaving his own kind;

When there is no other choice, should he bite the bullet and choose to give up his untimely persistence? It may become his struggle for a long time in the future.

"But we need mouths, and we also need food. It is impossible for the tribe to stop its development for the sake of a legend that is not sure whether it is true or not."

When Benya speaks in the meeting hall, he always habitually expresses his thinking process and logic at the same time.

If the number of female trolls is increased, wouldn't these seeds have a good place to go?

"Yes, why don't we all take a step back and coexist peacefully in the future."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker."

"Stupid guy"

The tribal elders, children, and pregnant women can all take care of the fruit trees on weekdays. It will be busier during the harvest season, but there is no need for so many slaves to pick.

After all, slavery can be regarded as natural selection under certain production conditions. Wearing anklets on them and arranging them to work in the fields, even if the production efficiency is lower, is enough to obtain excess output besides rations, right?

"First, it is the river; second, it is the stronghold along the river that can protect itself and has a certain reserve capacity; and finally, it is the transport capacity of the river."

‘Dang, Dang’

"Sanbu is too far away from us, how can we receive food?"

"Don't insult each other. If anyone makes another invalid statement, I will kick him out!"

Although he is not a politician or a policy expert, he still knows more than these trolls, so he naturally has to take on more of a 'guide' role.

The trolls are certainly a big-hearted race. In their previous successive victories, they have gradually smoothed away their hatred;

But who knows if bringing so many 'hatred trolls' into the tribe at once and giving them the same status will lead to some unknown troubles.

"Before we have an effective answer, we should not expand too eagerly."

"Idiot! Then the sacrifice of the tribe was in vain? We should completely conquer them and turn the three tribes into our hunting grounds."

But in the current situation of the tribe, the only thing linked to "agriculture" seems to be the planting of fruit trees; but the problem is that this production activity simply cannot absorb too much labor.

On the other hand, it is the constraints of the real environment that make slavery unable to survive.

"You are the idiot! This is simply unrealistic. Have you ever considered the distance issue? It takes nearly two months to come back and forth. Who will hunt for you?"

The tapping sound of the hammer sounded at the right time. Blade Ya, who really couldn't stand it, interrupted the "speeches" of several apprentices and said impatiently,

In short, under these various concerns, the council made a seemingly compromise plan - to keep all the female trolls, and let the three male trolls be redeemed with sufficient compensation.

"Idiot. Idiot"

Blade Ya raised his head, looked at the sky from the lighting structure on the roof, and then looked around to observe the witch doctors.

This is to allow them to better understand their own ideas;

On the other hand, there is also a plan to cultivate the independent thinking ability of trolls.

"Secondly, the hunting grounds of the three tribes are too far away from us. It may not be practical to operate them directly like the two hunting stations in the north in the short term."

In this regard, Banya doesn't know what to say. The advantages are obvious, but the disadvantages have not been thought of for the time being. In this case, let's do this for now.

"sorry"

The reason is because the witch doctors believe that under the same conditions, females are more valuable to the tribe, as they can bring more native people to the tribe.

"First, the previously discussed issue of the ratio of old to new workers may have hidden dangers if left unchecked; therefore, it is not advisable to absorb a large number of mature labor forces without restraint in the short term."

"Let them give food."

"That's right, the meat brought back should stink."

The sights of the trolls were attracted by his voice, and several of the attendees even showed expressions of relief, which made Blade Ya's mood quite complicated.

After being able to eat enough, the male troll now thinks about sowing seeds every day, but there are only so many fertile females in the tribe, and a large number of seeds are used ineffectively due to objective reasons.

If they were all returned to the tribe, the exaggerated ratio of old to new would make Saberya feel quite uneasy.

"Let them hand over all the females."

"You are talented."

At this point, let alone reaching a conclusion, even a motion that can enter the voting process has not yet appeared.

"So, we have to find a viable alternative."

He shook his head and comforted himself by saying, "We are all immature, and it is normal to behave like this." Then he began to express his views.

"This time it's just a warning, go ahead."

Blade Ya, who has resigned as the 'dictator', is still sitting on the speaker's seat and presiding over the discussion. While listening to the participants' speeches in turn, he is thinking about his own plan.

After this resolution was passed, ‘what compensation is required’ naturally became the next issue.

After two rounds of exchanges, the apprentices and trainee members of the House of Representatives were able to express their opinions, but the witch doctors were relatively quiet.

If the tribe's mode of production is indeed based on land labor.

In contrast, the productive activity that requires the most labor is hunting;

But hunting requires weapons. If the supply is insufficient, the output may not be as much as the slaves themselves can eat. At least they must be given decent weapons to realize profits.

I found that none of them seemed to have any intention of speaking, so I had no choice but to do it myself.

The character of the witch doctor generally pursues rationality and stability, and cannot express immature opinions casually. He frowns from beginning to end and seldom speaks.

"I have a few ideas. Please listen to them first. If you have any questions, I will add them."

In addition, the emotions of the tribal people also have to be considered.

But if a slave has a weapon, can he still be a slave? Isn't this just handing out a sling in disguise, a sling used to hang oneself?

"The White River and the Black River are natural roads. As long as we have enough river transportation capacity and cooperate with the newly built transfer stations along the way, we can radiate the tribe's influence as far as possible."

But this idea was rejected after only a few rounds in my mind.

"A larger ship that is suitable for trolls; a new measured station, an appropriate number of refrigerator trees in the station, and corresponding security forces."

"It will be an important prerequisite for achieving this goal."

"Everyone must know the relevant information about the 'Gabi Tribe', the key point of this invasion, right?"

All the trolls nodded. The ins and outs of this invasion had been learned through interrogation. Naturally, they all knew the role played by the 'Gabi Tribe'.

The second update will have to wait.

(End of chapter)