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Chapter 1000: Chapter 413 Azure Dragon Begging for Forgiveness_2 Chapter 1000: Chapter 413 Azure Dragon Begging for Forgiveness_2 Lu Yuan thought, was to let them arrive at the immigrant location earlier, and then start cutting back the wilderness ahead of time to clear out a rough farmland, so that by the next year it could be cultivated.

In this way, the grain harvested next year, even if the yield was low, would somewhat offset some expenses and reduce some of the imperial court’s pressure.

Similarly, the arrival of new immigrants would also change the demographic structure of Chu in Liang, diluting the number of locals.

Compared to the Liang residents who were hostile toward Chu, these Chu people who migrated north sought to establish themselves in this unfamiliar place and naturally could only rely on the imperial government.

From this perspective, they were naturally close to Chu.

With these people around, Chu could quickly take root in Central State north of the river, establishing a foundational base in the locality so as not to become rootless driftwood.

This was extremely beneficial for quickly establishing Chu’s rule and stabilizing the locality.

And relocating eighteen million people to the North wasn’t actually that difficult.

Jiangxia and Guangling had already arranged for five million people.

Xingyang and East Sea, these two deeply controlled counties, could accommodate about ten million people.

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As long as the county governments were established and the suitable places for settling immigrants were organized, those waiting in Jiangnan could quickly catch up.

Later, as the Chu army continued to conquer more counties of Liang and establish rule, the remaining immigrants could also gradually fill in.

In short, settling eighteen million immigrants this year was not a big problem.

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However, suddenly introducing so many outsiders naturally led to increased conflicts between people and land, which would definitely lead to dissatisfaction among the local Liang people.

In the end, it might force many Liang people whose interests had been infringed upon to rebel and cause trouble locally.

Therefore, to protect the immigrants and also to stabilize the locality, before leaving, Lu Yuan also set a plan.

He prepared to leave five hundred soldiers and five hundred civilian workers in each county and five thousand soldiers and five thousand civilian workers in each prefecture in the areas of Chu occupied in the North.

At the same time, the county capitals would retain separately one hundred thousand soldiers, and each would have an Inborn Grandmaster as the chief officer of the county, serving as absolute military support, ready to move at any moment.

Such provision per county would ensure a force of three hundred thousand soldiers and one Inborn Grandmaster, which was absolutely sufficient for maintaining stability and suppressing the locality.

With this force, they could adequately protect the immigrants and completely prevent any rebellion.

After making these numerous arrangements, Lu Yuan then set off with peace of mind.

On the fifteenth of May, the royal procession with the central and eastern armies arrived in Yan County, East Sea County.

The army stationed there, and a royal command was issued for the accompanying officer Gao Xuanfeng to formally organize the government of East Sea County in Yan County and set up the county government team.

Meanwhile, troops were dispatched to escort various prefectural and county officials to their posts in East Sea.

During this time, Lu Yuan, who was resting in Yan County, also welcomed a visitor.

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County town, Chu Emperor’s quarters.

In the study, Lu Yuan, who was engrossed in handling government affairs, finally took a break to receive the visitor.

“Elder Daoist Dongyun, pays respects to Your Majesty.”

An elderly Daoist entered the room and, seeing the imposing emperor in front of him, immediately knelt down to pay his respects.

“Master Canglong, you are a leader of the Immortal Sect, an external scholar.

You need not perform such a grand gesture.”

Lu Yuan looked at the Elder Daoist kneeling below and spoke indifferently.

“Everything under the heavens belongs to the king; all within its borders are his ministers.”

Hearing Lu Yuan’s words, Elder Daoist Dongyun did not rise but knelt down again and said, “My Cang Long Way is in East Sea County, and now that East Sea County is under Your Majesty’s control, I am indeed Your Majesty’s subject.

A subject seeing his lord must not overstep.

Moreover, I previously assisted Liang against Great Chu, which was already an offense against Your Majesty’s imperial power and is indeed deserving of death.

Now that I face Your Majesty, I must ask for punishment.

Previously aiding tyranny, all deeds were done by me alone and did not involve my Cang Long Way followers.

If you should administer punishment, please punish me alone, I am willing to accept the punishment.

The other followers of my Cang Long Way are willing to welcome the Heavenly Mandate and be loyal to Your Majesty.

I beg Your Majesty, considering the ten-thousand-year heritage of my Cang Long Way, do not bring down your thunderous wrath, please spare our lineage of Dao.”

With tears streaming, Elder Daoist Dongyun repeatedly kowtowed, pleading incessantly towards Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan watched the scene, his expression calm.

He naturally knew why the Elder Daoist was behaving this way.

In Qingzhou, where Liang was located, there have always been two major Daoist sects, one being the Cang Long Way of Pillar Dragon Mountain in East Sea County, and the other being the Cauldron of Immortals in Tiannan Mountain in Shanyang County.

These two sects, situated in Qingzhou and closely allied with Liang, naturally supported it.

Therefore, since the changing of extremes, these two sects have been supporting Liang, each cultivating eight or nine Inborns for Liang, giving their all.

This time, when Lu Yuan went on the Northern Expedition, among the three Inborn stationed in Guangling County, two originated from Cang Long Way.

One of these two was slain by a Lu Yuan Avatar, while the other was captured and is now under army custody, waiting to be dealt with.

Such firm supporters of Liang’s interests naturally became a target for Chu’s crackdown.

Thus, as the army went northward, once it reached East Sea County, Lu Yuan immediately mobilized one hundred thousand elite troops, along with the twenty Inborn with the army, and directly surrounded Pillar Dragon Mountain.

Faced with such a formation, people within the mountains of Cang Long Way were naturally terrified.

Although they too were a sect, in a time when all cultivators of the Nine Provinces had ascended, the so-called sect was merely a nominal claim.

Currently, there were no cultivators within Cang Long Way, the high ranks were merely Inborn Grandmasters.

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