Chapter 926: Integrating the Xianglong People

"Generals, from now on, this is your new home. I wonder if you are satisfied with it?" Gavin asked with his riding crop pointing at the vast endless plains in front of him.

Gavin returned to Clont this time, not alone, but with a special army and immigrants.

They are none other than the Xianglong slave soldiers who were rescued from the Tukan people.

Previously, he took over 18,000 Xianglong prisoners of war from the Leathermans, 8,000 of whom he armed as Far East heavy cavalry, and the 10,000 Xianglong people who were eliminated were temporarily placed by him. In Clonte City.

During the offensive and defensive battle of Tefram City, they used ingenuity to guide the remaining Xianglong slave soldiers to break out of the siege. Their quantity and quality were higher, with a total of 25,000 people. One of them Twelve thousand people were armed and combined with the original troops to form two Far East heavy cavalry regiments.

Originally, Gavin planned to place this Xianglong people in the giant valley.

But those Sesk merchants, since they have promised the Asanas Plains to themselves, their plans need to be adjusted accordingly.

After all, there are aborigines in the giant valley, and their attribute tags are very strong.

Even if Gavin's reputation here is very high, he can't change many things that have been integrated into their bones in a short period of time. If he rashly brings a large group of immigrants who also have strong exotic attributes, it will easily cause trouble if they are not handled carefully. Conflicts between the two parties are not conducive to subsequent development and growth.

Everything is starting from scratch anyway, so why not do what you do best?

Create your own Xianglong territory here in Asanas.

Like most of the kingdoms in Faerûn, the Kingdom of Sesk is also sparsely populated. Most of the land is desolate, and most people live near the Golden Road. Now it has been directly destroyed by the Tukan people, and only Tefram is left. The city is a lonely capital.

The Asanas Plain is a virgin land that has never been developed. Basically, there is no intelligent life form. There are tribes of intelligent monsters instead of human villages.

This is another shrewdness of the Sesk merchants. They exchanged an undeveloped wasteland for the joining of a battle-experienced general.

Guo Conglong jumped off his horse, grabbed a handful of dirt, crushed it and smelled it. Finally, he even pinched a handful, put it in his mouth and tasted it. A smile appeared on his weathered face involuntarily and said: " This land is very fertile, and it only needs a little cultivation and improvement to turn it into the best farmland.”

At the end of the sentence, General Xianglong couldn't help but frowned, and said with a puzzled face, "This kind of black land is the most nourishing. If the area here is really as big as the general said, it can't support millions of people." Question, why is it so deserted? There is no trace of cultivation at all?”

In the Xianglong Empire, such a large area of ​​undeveloped wilderness grassland is an incredible thing.

"This is caused by the different god systems we discussed earlier. The Faerun god system is relatively complex. It is a mixture of multiple god systems, and there are a lot of internal battles.

This kind of internal fighting consumes most of the energy of the gods, leaving them unable to care about the affairs of mortals.

But your Nine Immortals are different. They directly decentralized their divine power and put a lot of their divine power in the hands of emperors and officials. They also have countless heavenly officials to assist them in managing worldly affairs.

The monster race in the wilderness is no match for you at all. It makes it easier for the human family to dominate, and the population is exploding. "

During this time, Gavin had many interactions with these Xianglong people, and gained a deeper understanding of that distant empire.

The Tukan people believe that the people of the Xianglong people have divine power, which is incorrect.

There also has its own divine system, but it is not called a god, but an immortal, called the Nine Walkers, or the Nine Immortals.

To be more precise, it should be the decentralization of divine power. The Nine Immortals in Heaven delegated part of their power to the emperors and officials, and sent millions of heavenly officials to assist them in managing worldly affairs. They sat high in the Heavenly Court, manipulating and guiding behind the scenes. Over time, this caused to give up the illusion that man has divine power.

Coupled with the invasion of the Lingshan Buddhist belief system in the Zakhara subcontinent, it is also secretly fueling this statement, confusing the public and paving the way for the replacement of Heaven.

What interests Gavin the most is the decentralization of divine power, which is very similar to his current situation, except that he creates it on his own.

Only he knows that the convenience of controlling divine power, which is a problem for ordinary people, is not a problem for him at all.

Only with a stable development environment can the population explode.

Guo Conglong said bitterly: "The general only saw the advantages, but not the disadvantages.

The adults in the court only inherited the abilities of the Nine Immortals, but not their character. They still had selfish desires, and many of them put their own interests above all the people.

When they no longer simply fight to protect the country and the people, the greater the power they have in their hands, the greater the disaster they will cause.

Compared with the losses caused by the Tukan invasion, the hundreds of years of war between the Xianglong and Tulong dynasties caused the greatest losses.

If a large-scale war had not broken out between the two empires again, and a large number of elite soldiers stationed at the Xianglong Great Wall had been transferred to the south, even if the Tukan people broke through the Xianglong Great Wall, they would not have been able to attack deeply, and they would have been severely damaged and driven out. "

This general once served in the Xianglong Dynasty to the sixth rank, and was the highest-ranking among the Xianglong people. Although he was not a high official in the imperial court, he was still a local general who guarded one side. The information he held about the Xianglong Dynasty was far away. It is not something that ordinary Xianglong people can compare with.

From them, Gavin learned more about the Far East.

That continent was far from the legendary peace and prosperity, and was also filled with a lot of fights.

It's just that the objects of the battle are no longer the many monsters in the wilderness, but the same kind.

Like all ancient empires, as the Xianglong Empire was established for a long time, its internal resources began to be concentrated, giving birth to huge families, and slowly these families became powerful families.

Due to the decentralization of divine power, the situation among family members is particularly serious.

For mortals to control divine power for a long time, not only did they not endow those people with a life far beyond ordinary people, but if they were not careful, they would suffer backlash and die young because they could not suppress this power.

Those Xianglong people who have a strong sense of clan naturally focus on family inheritance and try every means to let the next generation inherit their blood and abilities.

In addition, the Nine Walkers of the Heavenly Palace are not immune to fireworks. Under the unscrupulous temptations of those mortals, they more or less left their own bloodline in the mortal world. This is the foundation of many families.

Since what mortals pursue is to become a member of the Nine Immortals, they call their cultivation process as cultivating immortals.

They came to the mortal world to practice and overcome tribulations.

The family composed of them is naturally called the Immortal Cultivation Family.

Over time, the power of the Xianglong Empire was controlled by those cultivating families.

There are very few imperial officials above the third rank who come from a lower class background like Guo Conglong.

Ninety-nine percent of them come from those cultivating immortal families, and the Xianglong Royal Family is the largest cultivating family. At the same time, most of the output of the Xianglong Empire also goes into their pockets, which is used to maintain their terrifying consumption of cultivating immortals.

And these immortal-cultivating families maintained common rule through secular marriages, which resulted in the intricate connections within the Xianglong Empire.

The drama of palace fighting and internal fighting in secular dynasties was also staged here.

Thousands of years ago, the originally unified Xianglong Dynasty was divided into two due to internal fighting among the cultivating families.

The north is still in the hands of the royal family of the Xianglong Empire.

Those rebel cultivating families established the Tulong Dynasty in the south of the empire.

Both sides believe that they are the orthodox and have been attacking each other for many years.

Due to the hostile relationship between the two parties, the Golden Road can only lead to Xianglong Empire. The output here alone can meet the current needs of Faerûn.

This has led to many Faerun people only knowing about flying dragons but not about earth dragons.

There is no direct relationship between the decentralization of divine power and the chaos of the imperial court.

Once there is chaos within them, barbarians like Tukan who have been pressed to the ground and rubbed by them will rise up and cause them moderate harm.

Just because this time Yamen Khan had the fragments of the killing godhead from Faerûn, the series of injuries caused were particularly serious, which somewhat damaged the bones of the Xianglong Empire.

Regarding the Xianglong Empire, Gavin only listened to it as a story about cultivating immortals. Because of the Kyushu barrier, going there was more troublesome than going to other planes, so it could only be done through ordinary means.

Gavin had reason to suspect that this situation was not unique to the Xianglong Empire. Other continents in Toril had similar protective barriers.

Only in this way can we explain why the mages did not discover the existence of these continents before the land or ocean was explored.

If there are one or two, it can be explained by natural formation. If all of them are like this, it can only be attributed to man-made phenomena.

This may have been built by the locals to protect themselves, or it may have been built by the gods there to protect their beliefs from the impact of the gods from other continents.

Gavin believed that the latter was more likely. Maybe Faerun was protected by the same law, but they didn't know it.

"General Guo, what do you think we should do next?" Gavin's question clearly sounded like a test.

Because his territory is multi-racial, Gavin is very familiar with the management of his subordinates of different races.

The Xianglong people are different from the existing humans in Faerûn. No matter how great the difference is, can it be greater than those elves who are closed and conservative by nature? Those stubborn dwarves? Those hobgoblins born as a race of monsters?

When trying to change the inherent character and customs of a race, it is equivalent to going against the race, and everything you do will be half the result with twice the effort.

But if you actively explore their strengths and put them in the right position, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

Gavin was also prepared to take this approach against the Xianglong people.

Appropriately delegate power to the original ruling class of the Xianglong people, allow them to govern themselves, establish a relatively traditional Xianglong people territory, and fully exploit their strengths.

As for the strengths of Xianglong people.

There is no doubt that it is their farming attributes.

Thousands of years of farming civilization have given them a deep-rooted attachment to the land.

As long as they are given a territory, they will be able to bloom their own bright sparks of civilization.

And this is also the best way to tie up these rootless duckweeds.

These Xianglong people may be grateful to themselves, but their loyalty is definitely open to question, and they are completely out of necessity.

If they were given a chance to return to the Xianglong Empire, even if it was tens of thousands of kilometers away and faced with countless difficulties and obstacles, most of them would try their best to go back.

Nostalgia for homeland.

Even their greatest strength and Gavin's favorite thing about them are also their troubles.

Gavin already had a corresponding solution for this.

As long as they have their own land and new families here, let them find a new home here, build their own second home, and have a far better life and future than in the Xianglong Empire.

I believe that by then, the choice will be much easier.

Guo Conglong was obviously prepared and answered without thinking: "Although the land here is fertile, the overall terrain is relatively northerly, with late spring and early winter.

If we were in the south, large-scale plowing of the land would have already begun in preparation for sowing. It is still a piece of frozen soil. I am afraid that it can only be harvested once a year. At most, it can be mixed with some crops that are more cold-resistant or can survive the winter.

Fortunately, this shortcoming can be made up for by quantity.

However, it takes time to cultivate new land. Even with a large number of livestock as support, it will take at least two years to achieve self-sufficiency in food. "

The Xianglong general gave a relatively conservative answer, and at the same time reminded Gavin in disguise that the burden of providing supplies for the Xianglong people in the past two years would still be on him.

At the same time, Guo Conglong also knew that this was one of the important means for the young general to control their new followers.

Many things are universal, and the tactics that are easy to use in the Xianglong Empire can also be used in this land called Faerun.

"Don't worry about the logistics supply. Another advantage of choosing to establish a territory here is that in a short period of time, the price of meat is cheaper than food and vegetables.

Most of the Tukan people's supplies are still frozen in Lake Asen.

I have signed an offensive and defensive alliance agreement with the Witch Council of Leatherman Kingdom, and they are willing to provide us with some frozen meat.

The armed cloud rays are not only superior in aerial bombing capabilities, but their air transportation capabilities are also outstanding. I will mobilize them by air from other territories. "

Gavin felt that his development in the East Territory of Impasse was much smoother than in other territories.

Things that were difficult for him before can now be solved by him as soon as he turns around.

As long as you give yourself three to five years to operate, this place will transform from the front to your rear.

Although there are strong neighbors here.

But one has become a strategic partner.

The other's attention is mainly focused on his allies, and he does not have to bear the pressure himself.

Hearing the name Armed Cloud Ray, not only Guo Conglong, but also the nearby Xianglong soldiers instinctively raised their heads and looked into the sky.

There were four clouds following each other like shadows, and there were inconspicuous black spots hovering around them.

The scene of those behemoths bombarding the battlefield indiscriminately came to mind.

Guo Conglong sincerely praised: "The general is indeed a very human being, with both extraordinary means and extraordinary ideas. It is not impossible for a unique monster like Xianglong to be tamed.

But they are only willing to live in captivity in the family's mountain gate. Even ordinary people are stingy about letting them see it, let alone help ordinary people. "

"It didn't happen before, but that doesn't mean it won't happen in the future. Many ideas will change. I'm afraid that within a few years, their figures will be floating over the entire continent." Gavin couldn't help but sigh.

Just as he had expected, when the armed cloud ray shows off its power, countless people will surely follow suit.

Not only did King Asan show a strong interest in them, but the merchants of Sesk also immediately noticed their commercial value.

The safety of transporting goods by air is much greater than that by land.

More than one wave of businessmen have contacted Gavin through various channels and want to buy an armed cloud ray from him.

The two smaller armed cloud rays were priced at five million each.

The huge one was priced at fifteen million.

Even those armed flying dragons were priced at half a million each.

After being rejected by Gavin, they did not give up, but proposed a similar intention of cooperation with King Asan.

Gavin doesn't reject anyone because he knows this is a big trend.

The treasure of his broom will only stimulate the research and development enthusiasm of other forces and find other solutions.

Gavin will never underestimate the abilities of those spell casters, especially those legendary spell casters. Just because ordinary magic can't solve it, doesn't mean that targeted legendary magic can't solve it.

What's more, there are gods standing behind.

It is better to find ways to maximize benefits before the method of surrender depreciates.

Gavin offers different prices to different forces, and typically varies from person to person.

What he wanted from those Sesk merchants was not the right to pass the airspace, but one of three - for every three cloud rays he helped them subdue, one would be his.

After all, they even need help from others to recover their own ground territory, let alone airspace rights.

Weak countries have no diplomacy.

The various rights of countries and forces are based on strong military power.

If the Kingdom of Cormyr was not strong enough, Gavin would not have talked about airspace rights with him before.

Guo Conglong complimented: "General, you are already ahead of everyone. I believe you will be able to maintain this advantage. Most of you will belong to us."

Wear it a thousand times, but flattery never wears it.

Hearing this, Gavin couldn't help but smile and said: "With the general's good words, I will try my best to keep it going. Let's continue the topic just now. During the development process, there are three points that you need to pay special attention to."

Guo Conglong straightened his clothes and said solemnly: "General, please tell me clearly."