Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 939 Gifts
Liang En was very happy about this accidental chieftainship, because unlike those honorary chieftains, he now obtained this identity as a real chieftain.

That is to say, he has the right to participate in the tribal assembly, has the right to speak and vote, and at the same time, the local officials will give him subsidies and consult him on important issues.

After the simple ceremony, the next is the traditional banquet, which is the legendary barbecue feast, and this process is also a good opportunity for everyone to chat and communicate.

During the exchange, Liang En realized that these earth kings and chiefs were not as backward as they seemed, at least most of them had the experience of studying abroad in important universities in Britain, the United States, France or Portugal.

Therefore, this group of people will definitely not be as closed and conservative as it seems now, and Fang Te is willing to choose Liang En as the chief, in addition to what he has done in this land during this period, he also saw his important influence.

The more important point is that Liang En's previous investments in other countries have successfully brought lasting benefits to the local area, which is why the earth king is determined.

While chatting at the same time, Liang En learned that the land he bought before also belonged to the tribe, but the tribe had lost a lot of their most important property: cattle because of the plague caused by the drought, so they bought this land. Officially sold.

It's no wonder that after the earth king announced to Liang En that this piece of land might be larger than some of the chiefs present, all the chiefs present showed friendly smiles on their faces.

Because as the land selected for sale, this barren land had no value at all in their eyes, so it was definitely a valuable thing to confer on Liang En, a rich and good man.

At the same time, because this area is recognized as a barren land, except for a few lands by the river that were previously used as public pastures, other places are really a wasteland in the eyes of the locals.

That's why Liang En publicly promised that, except for a small piece of bay land that would be requisitioned by him as a future dock, everyone would be allowed to graze in other places as in the past.The atmosphere at the scene quickly reached a climax.

After all, the piece of land that Liang En owns now has no interest relationship with anyone other than a small area, so naturally there is no conflict, and Liang En agrees that the other party continues to graze. Lost.

After all, for Liang En, it was very simple to plant or artificially create pastures after irrigation, so there was no need to force the little land by the river.

Through communicating with these chiefs, Liang En also knew his rights. For example, he also had the right to recruit his own tribal people.

"This sword is just a symbolic item given to you in the ceremony. When you go back, you can remake a sword of your own. As for the style, it doesn't matter, as long as the tribal totem is reflected on the hilt." said the earth king.

"As for the people directly under the chief, you have to recruit yourself, as long as they are not the subjects of other chiefs, and they are willing. In addition, you can find an unlimited number of wives. As long as their parents agree, you can also pay You can start with a dowry—"

The earth king told Liang En about the rights of a chieftain. Although the Portuguese colonization for hundreds of years made this country look like a modern country, and most people in this country believed in Christianity, it was only superficial.

After leaving the city, you will find that almost all of the vast rural areas are native primitive beliefs or branches of Christianity in the style of worshiping God. The tribal system is still there, and the marriages of chiefs and wealthy men are often polygamous.

In the end, the earth king said very seriously that chiefs like Liang En can automatically obtain Angolan citizenship, and he has now sent someone to apply for a passport.

As we all know, even today such African countries basically have few censuses or population statistics, so having an ID card in this kind of country is really a matter of identity.

Some people may think that since these countries have population statistics, they should have established a household registration system, but in fact, the country’s statistical method in tribal areas is very simple, that is, directly ask the chief, and then the chief will say as many people as there are.

For Liang En, the biggest advantage of becoming a chief is that the ownership of the land in his hands can be confirmed, or through the most traditional method.

Having said that, although this traditional method seems a bit too old, it has to be said that it is much more reliable than the Western-style rules imposed on the locals in terms of reliability.At least in this country.

Because for a country ruled by traditional chiefs, anyone who wants to use the interests of the chief will definitely be opposed by the chief, so the security is naturally high.

Also at the banquet, Liang En also received gifts from the chiefs, including tractors, cattle, sheep and a brand new diesel generator. This is a local habit, even though Liang En is actually richer than them.

According to tradition, everyone should give Liang En a few cows, but with the changes of the times, some things will change. For example, it is only necessary to give something worth five cows now.

Of course, as an earth king, you still have to give cows, and there are ten cows in one shot, which is definitely a lot of wealth in the local area, because the gift money for marrying a girl from a good family is five cows, and ordinary people even have three cows. just head.

Although it is traditionally said that Liang En did not need to return the gift when he received a gift at this time, as a Chinese, Liang En felt that he had to show it when he received so many benefits.

So after the chiefs gave the gifts, Liang En announced that he would build two literacy schools, a training class, an agricultural technology station and a veterinary station to serve the kingdom.

In fact, most of these things were planned by Liang En before. Although the planned small hydropower station and plantation are not high-tech gadgets, it is definitely not something that an illiterate can handle.

Therefore, both literacy schools and technical training courses are necessary, as are agricultural technology stations and veterinary stations. After all, future plantations still need these things.

In other words, as a gift this time, Liang En just added a literacy school, and the rest was just announcing the plan in advance, which is the standard way of getting twice the result with half the effort.

The chiefs present may also be able to see some of Liang En's intentions, but it can also be seen that Liang En really wants to manage this place as his important industry, and this is something that is beneficial to everyone .

Although statistics say that the illiteracy rate in Angola is only 34%, their statistics are in the same style as Indians, that is to say, those who can write their own names and recognize ten Arabic numerals are not considered illiterate.

Therefore, the real illiteracy rate in this country is much higher than imagined, and more importantly, compared with the big cities with slightly more developed education, the illiteracy in this tribal area is more concentrated.

So for the local kings and chiefs who have received higher education, they naturally know how important education is to them. Unfortunately, because of funds, the progress of literacy is very slow, so they are so happy to hear Liang En donate for education.

(End of this chapter)