While Ren Baqian was at the academy, the empress was listening to the reports from the ministers in the court.
The Yun Nation was now completely occupied. Although there were still some rebels and rats lurking in the dark, the overall situation had been stabilized with the help of the warlords.
Zi Donglai had done a good job.
Of course, this was also achieved at the cost of a large number of lives.
From the beginning, he showed his ruthless methods and killed batch after batch of warlords, officials, and sects who resisted. In the early stages, every city that he passed through brought a strong smell of blood. However, as time went on, there were fewer and fewer people who resisted, especially after that batch of warlords surrendered. The Yun Nation was quickly destroyed.
For a period of time after that, there were people everywhere who wanted to resist after the destruction of the country. In the face of great power, some people were powerless even if they had the heart to do so.
After killing a few batches, the number of people who resisted gradually decreased.
Moreover, the empress had been controlling the situation in the Protectorate of the Northeast and didn't specialize in plundering like before. Although it couldn't be said that she didn't do anything dangerous, the impact wasn't too great. As long as they behaved themselves and didn't do anything dangerous, they didn't have to worry about someone rushing into their homes with a knife.
In fact, they rarely saw the aboriginals.
The cities were still managed by the people of the Yun Nation, but they were under the supervision of the aboriginals.
In fact, many cities didn't even have a change of warlords. There were only 500 burly aboriginal soldiers in the cities who had the word "violence" written all over their bodies. However, this had little to do with the aboriginals.
The only people who were truly affected by this disaster were the big shots.
As long as they could survive, there weren't many people who wanted to use their thin arms and legs to get close to the aboriginals.
Although there were some "ambitious people," after measuring the gap between the two sides, they could only secretly do some small things behind the scenes. However, with the spies sent by the warlords and the Embroidered Uniform Guards from the Rearguard Commandery who were getting more and more proficient, these people would be wiped out as long as they exposed themselves.
In this way, the aboriginals' occupation of the entire Yun Nation was surprisingly smooth.
Now, except for a small number of people with lofty ideals who had lost their countries, most of them could behave themselves.
The lofty ideals who had lost their countries had to carefully hide under the search of dozens of aboriginal troops.
In addition to the Yun Nation, there were also many internal changes in Dayao.
The first was the cement road that connected the Yun Nation. With the efforts of hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war, more than 500 kilometers had been built. The large increase in the number of prisoners had allowed the project to progress much faster than expected. It was estimated that it would be connected to the border of the Yun Nation in another year and a half.
Speaking of this, both the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue were full of smiles. As long as this road was repaired, the transportation speed would at least double. When that time came, it would be more convenient to manage the Yun Nation and transport materials.
In addition, in the past few months, with a steady stream of resources being sent back to Dayao from the Yun Nation, there was no longer a shortage of salt. There were also many "spoils of war" such as cloth on the market.
Apart from this, there were now many more ironware in the market. They were all produced by Mount Damo. After satisfying the needs of the army, they finally began to be distributed among the people. This caused the price of ironware in the market to drop significantly.
In addition, high-yield crops such as potatoes and pumpkins had been promoted throughout the territory of Dayao. These high-yield crops, which could be harvested in three to four months, were already on the dining tables of ordinary people. This greatly reduced the pressure on Dayao's food supply, and they even began to have some food reserves.
Although these reserves were only potatoes and pumpkins, which contained far less energy than meat, there was a large quantity. One mu of land could produce thousands of kilograms of crops, which were cheap and could be eaten in large quantities.
Furthermore, eating meat every day would make one sick.
Nowadays, stewed meat with potatoes and pumpkin were not bad. They tasted good and weren't as greasy as eating meat alone.
…
There had been a lot of changes over the past year, involving all aspects. Even though it was just a brief explanation, it took the empress a lot of time to finish listening to it. She had a smile on her face.
Overall, everything was progressing in a good direction.
Nothing could make the empress happier than her own people living a good life.
In a good mood, the empress praised all the officials, which was a rare occurrence.
After praising everyone, the empress was in a good mood and casually said, "I saw my brother when I went back this time."
Everyone was stunned and didn't know why the empress suddenly mentioned Qi Ziting. They looked at each other and didn't know how to respond.
"He's doing well. I invited him back to Lan City, but he rejected," the empress continued.
This time, everyone was even more afraid to speak.
"You don't have to be so cautious. Now, my brother has found a new target. " The empress smiled and looked around the hall. She glanced at Kou Zhehai and then retracted her gaze.
This Junior Elder, who had always felt that Qi Ziting was more suitable for the throne, had been very well-behaved recently.
Although the empress didn't like him very much, she kept him in the imperial court because of his ability. However, after seeing her brother this time, she had seen through many things and didn't remember Kou Zhehai's petty thoughts anymore.
"My brother is very interested in the foreign races in the depths of the Sixty Thousand Mountains and is currently searching for their whereabouts."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately perked up and looked at the empress, wanting to know more about the situation of the foreign races.
Previously, when the empress transferred Xi Wanya away, she had mentioned this, but everyone didn't know the specific situation and was now waiting for the empress to explain.
"I didn't expect there to be so many foreign races in the depths of the Sixty Thousand Mountains. I also didn't expect us to come from the other side of the Sixty Thousand Mountains. At the same time, I finally guessed the whereabouts of the late emperor. "After the empress finished speaking, everyone couldn't remain calm.
"Your Majesty, what did you find in the mountains this time?"
The empress looked at the people below and smiled. She liked to see them turn pale with fright.
Before returning, she had discussed this with Ren Baqian.
Today was no longer the time when the human race was chased back. Although the strength of the human race was still lower than before, they had found another way.
Sooner or later, they would have to return to the other side of the Sixty Thousand Mountains to see what it was like.
Both the empress and Ren Baqian were full of curiosity about that land.
By sharing this information with all the ministers, he could let everyone know where the future lay and let everyone put in all their effort to contribute to the development of Dayao. No matter what they did in the future, as long as it was beneficial to the development of Dayao, there would be fewer obstacles.
At the same time, the empress's establishment of the Barbarian Protectorate and future expansion into the depths of the Sixty Thousand Mountains required the support of these officials.
In addition, there was another important point, which was the relationship between the aboriginals and other nations.
This would make it easier for these officials to accept the people of other nations.
If a ruler treated his officials like his own hands and feet, the officials would treat the ruler like a confidant. If a ruler treated his officials like dogs and horses, the officials would treat the ruler like a fellow countryman. If a ruler treated his officials like dirt, the officials would treat the ruler like an enemy.
How the imperial court treated a "nation" would be reflected back by the nation.
Ren Baqian hoped to subdue the people who weren't aboriginals as much as possible. After all, population was a very important factor in the field of technology.
…
As the empress recounted her encounter with the herdsmen and the foreign races, as well as some information that Ren Baqian had obtained from the herdsmen, everyone in the imperial court was stunned. The entire court was no longer as noisy as it was in the past, and everyone was speechless with their mouths wide open.
In ancient times, the human race was chased here by the other races? Was this the land of exile? In ancient times, the human race was forced to sign an agreement by the foreign races?
The aboriginals and the other nations were part of the human race? The aboriginals were the protectors to guard against the foreign races on the other side of the Sixty Thousand Mountains?
With the passage of time, that history disappeared along with the agreement. The human race multiplied and rebuilt their civilization and nations, and the protectors became the so-called barbarians?
Today, there were four nations with hundreds of millions of people. How many years did it take for the remaining tens of thousands of people to recover?
Hearing this, everyone felt as if they were listening to a story. If the empress wasn't the one saying this, they wouldn't have believed it to be true.
It was simply too bizarre …
"Your Majesty, are you serious?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but stare at her and ask.
The next second, the empress's figure flashed, and Qin Chuan flew out of the hall.
The empress returned to her seat and looked at everyone. Her face turned from sunny to gloomy as she asked, "Do you think I'm telling a story?"
Everyone shrunk their necks. "We don't dare!"
However, there was too much information in the empress's words, and everyone's hearts were in turmoil. Even Qin Chuan, who was kicked out by the empress, felt the same.
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