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The progress of the matter was much smoother than what Lu Qing had imagined.

The person who came forward was the leader of the Shenlulin demon clan, that is, the demon cultivator whose strength was about the late Qiming period, Lu Lao.

He brought a hundred demon clans of the Shenlu Forest to this place and connected with the three demon clan settlements. Along with him, there are several reliable Lu family members, and even Qiming monks from Qingfengmen.

This intermediate method is a combination of kindness and might.

Not many people died, and the three demon clan settlements quickly realized that this matter was not something they could stand up to. So, the whole thing was settled like this.

In fact, to be honest, in a turbulent environment, after leaving their hometown and migrating such a long distance to the east, the life of these three monster clan settlements is not very good.

This point made Lu Lao feel a little empathy.

Under his coordination, another batch of supplies was brought in from Feiyun Prefecture.

Of course, it wasn't for free. The name of this batch of supplies was given to these three monster clan settlements in the name of remuneration. Advance payment of part of their subsequent rewards for mining the Lingshi mine for the Lu family, so that they can rest assured first, and also can put the matter of mining veins on the agenda as soon as possible.

And the arrival of this batch of supplies made these Yaozu settlements more homely. The days are better, and after all, there will be more hope for the outside world.

Of course, the Lu family will not directly hand over the matter of the spirit stone mines to these monster clans.

The team of the Shenlu Forest Monster Clan will be stationed here for a long time to act as supervisors; in addition, the Lu family will also have an elite monk team to stay here.

At the same time, this entire area was re-divided, and a Shishan County was established with the latest newly built human stronghold as its governing body. The entire Shishan County is currently under strict martial law. Within the designated area, any unauthorized people and demons are not allowed to enter.

This needs a reason, otherwise it is like this for no reason, it is tantamount to telling the world that there is a special secret buried here.

The excuse used here is to resettle the Yaozu refugees from the west.

The Lu family has promulgated a new policy against demons. From the expulsion and elimination in the past, it has changed to limited acceptance. The monster race from the west, whether it is an individual or a group, can be accepted by Shenlu County. Shenlu County also established a department in the name of the government, which is responsible for the affairs of the demon clan, known as the demon people's office.

These monster races can choose their own living area and range in the three counties including Shishan County, settle down, and will not be attacked and driven by human monks.

However, this is conditional.

The Monster People's Administration will give every monster clan who is qualified to survive in the three counties a waist card with the word "Yan" engraved on it, representing that they have become subjects of Dayan. They have to pay taxes, work, accept all kinds of work and tasks apportioned by Shenlu County officials, and live according to the laws of Dayan...

Monster race is similar to human beings to some extent. Among them, not all of them are successful in cultivation, and there are also many ordinary "people" who have not even reached the Qi refining stage.

It's just that the Yaozu have special physiques. Even if they don't succeed in cultivation, they will have some special abilities. Ordinary humans are no match for swordsmen; their fertility rate is relatively much lower than that of humans, but relatively It is also easier for them to achieve something in cultivation, and the cultivation of demon cultivators is different from that of human beings who rely on spiritual roots. They pay more attention to blood and flesh.

Of course, there are also many monsters, which are animals and plants. After absorbing spiritual energy and the essence of heaven and earth for many years, they have achieved success. This is another matter.

All in all, demons and humans are different races after all.

But as long as there is wisdom and communication, the two are not incompatible. Just like Liang Guo, humans and demons have been living together for thousands of years. It is not inconceivable to see a fox demon opening a tavern in a town.

Yan Guo did not have such experience, and the Lu family's management experience in this area has accumulated a little from Shenlulin, but it is not rich. But all in all, this thing can be tried a little bit.

Some Yaozu tribes within the three counties were assigned to some resource points. This is what Lu Qing found out through the "Complete Exploration" exchange item before. They are responsible for managing and developing those resource points, and after paying taxes, use the remaining production to do business with human towns and exchange various other abundant products.

This model has encountered some problems. For example, some monster clans are difficult to train by nature. They clearly promised well before, but later they ignored the agreement, left the clan land without authorization, and even attacked humans; Such things have happened.

But on the one hand, the number of times is relatively small and not so frequent; on the other hand, the scattered monster clans without leaders are often suppressed after such things happen.

And when the government of Shenlu County suppressed the Yaozu, it didn't just resort to force and solve the problem with violence. Usually accompanied by violence, there is a corresponding educational work.

The so-called kindness and power are combined, that's it.

And when the three counties were in full swing to carry out the great transformation of the monster clan, the development of the spirit stone mine by the three monster clan in Shishan County was hidden in this tide. They are just like other Yaozu settlements incorporated by the Lu family, except that the resources developed are more special, and the surrounding area is further tightly blocked. But at the same time, they will be more obedient than other monster tribe settlements.

On the one hand, the Lu family will give them more rewards; on the other hand, there are several high-level human monks and elite monk teams stationed here for a long time in the Lingshi mine.

These monks are either direct descendants of the Lu family, or people with very guaranteed loyalty. In addition, they are powerful and fully capable of independently suppressing problems without support when some bad things happen.

One year later, the spirit stone mine had already produced some; by the third year, the annual output value of this fourth-order spirit stone mine had reached 300,000 spirit stones.

At the same time, under the guidance of Lu Qing and the reorganization of the monster clan under the leadership of the Lu family, the development progress of the entire Shenlu County is faster than expected. Coupled with the large number of resource points that Lu Qing had explored before, Shenlu County became prosperous faster than many people imagined in the past.

In the past, the development of Shenlu County mainly relied on the migration of people from familiar land.

The migrant population here mainly refers to ordinary people.

However, it is actually not easy to gain a firm foothold in a wild place like Shenlu County just by relying on ordinary people. And it is impossible for the monks sent by the government to have many people at once. After all, whether it is the Lu family, the Qingfeng sect, or even the imperial court, the plate is too big, the chain of interests is too many, and it is complicated. It's hard to get a lot of people out at once.

Moreover, staying in such a 'barbaric' place for a long time must be hard work for most monks. Even if there are more rewards and rewards, the number of people who are willing to come will actually be very limited.

This is true even for the monks who are ordered to come, so it is even more difficult to expect ordinary casual cultivators, or some local forces, to really come to Beihuang Forest.

Although, to a certain extent, although the Lu family has made an appearance that they want to develop the western region, many people still doubt whether this thing can be done? Even if someone thinks that this matter can be done in the future and that Shenlu County will become more prosperous, it may not be until many years later.

Although there will be some people who want to eat the first crab, come here first, and want to be the pioneers, but this number is not enough. In most people's minds, things like 'I will plant trees so that future generations can enjoy the shade' are still reluctant to do.

However, in these years, the development speed of Shenlu County has exceeded many people's expectations. After it becomes prosperous at a speed visible to the naked eye, there will indeed be more people, and even some small forces, who feel that it is a very reliable thing to develop here in Shenlu County.

For example, in many Feiyun states, when the Lu family and Hai family were fighting openly and secretly with the sect master's lineage decades ago, they were on the side of the sect master's lineage, but ended up on the wrong team.

The Lu family would not say that they would retaliate against them after taking power; they would not have any other thoughts, in fact, they wanted to hug the Lu family's thigh tightly. But the interests of Feiyun State are limited to put it bluntly. You were on the wrong team back then, and after the Lu family took the dominant position, the corresponding benefits will naturally be allocated to forces that are closer to you.

There is no need to deliberately suppress them, they will naturally feel that life is not as comfortable as before, or that there is no room for further improvement.

Right now, here in Shenlu County, there is a very good space.

In addition, the Lu family is now also advocating western development to all parties in the entire Feiyun Prefecture.

According to the Lu family, there is meat to eat.

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Strictly speaking, the development of Lingshi Mine, and even the development of the entire Shenlu County, benefited the Lu family, not the imperial court.

This point needs to be made clear.

Although the Lu family is already the royal family of the Yan Kingdom, there is still a need to clearly distinguish between the two.

At least, according to the definition of Lu Qing, the person in power behind the scenes, Yan State belongs to Lu family, not Lu family belongs to Yan State.

Shenlu County will pay part of the tax to the Tang court, but this amount is very small, and it is consistent with the standards in Feiyun Prefecture and Selangor Prefecture. The imperial court's control over the northern border is essentially through the royal family, but the imperial court itself cannot control the northern border.

This is a backhand.

In case, I mean in case, things change in the future and the Lu family steps back from the throne, then at least the Northern Territory is still their own.

Of course, Lu Qing himself was very unwilling to see that scene happen. It is not so easy for me to spit out something that I have finally obtained.

However, even though it is said so, the court needs it, and as the royal family, the Lu family must fully support it.

For example, the strengthening of centralization.

This point is mainly reflected in Jinzhou and Jizhou.

Lu Qing is dissatisfied with the past imperial court's model. According to his imagination and the knowledge of his previous life, he felt that an orthodox dynasty should have a very deep control over all parts of the country.

If Yunxiaozong can't decide, let's talk about it separately; the northern border is its own independent kingdom, if you don't want to do it, then don't say it; Jizhou and Jinzhou are still full of mountains, so this matter can't be tolerated.

The Lu family can set fire to it, and so can the Cloud Sect. The small sects and small families in Jizhou and Jinzhou are not even allowed to light lamps. This is what Lu Qing meant.

And if you want to achieve centralization, you naturally need to have the confidence to centralize power.

The northern border, as the base of the Lu family's royal family, can provide a lot of pressure to the south, which is one of the confidence; and the other confidence is naturally Yandu's Central Forbidden Army.

It is no longer a matter of a day or two for Lu Chaoxi to set up the Central Forbidden Army.

Over the years, even when the finances were particularly tight, the investment in the construction has never been let go. Later, the imperial court's finances became more and more abundant, and with the recent increase in support from the Lu family to the imperial court, the construction of the central imperial army was further accelerated.

Today, the Dayan Forbidden Army has returned to the size of 30,000 people, which is about the same as before.

Of course, to be able to get up so quickly, on the one hand, the investment is really not small, on the other hand, it is still the foundation already in the past, and it is not starting from scratch after all.

But to be honest, although the quantity has recovered, but in terms of quality, compared with the Forbidden Army in its heyday, it must still be a bit worse. The most important manifestation is that the average strength level of the monks in the Forbidden Army is not up to the standard of the past.

In the future, the investment in the construction of the Forbidden Army may gradually change from restoring quantity to improving quality. This requires that the internal personnel training mechanism of the company should be built more completely, and the resource investment should not be less than in the past.

But fortunately, this piece is also supported.

The imperial court also has its own golden lotus planted, and the scale is much larger than that of the Lu family. Originally, these foundation building pills refined from golden lotus were supplied by the imperial court to the various forces below and the imperial court's own system.

At present, under the leadership of Lu Chaoxi, this part is mainly given to the imperial army system.

In addition, there is another big source, that is, a large number of third-level white ghosts who were killed during the white ghost's southward journey also provided a lot of soul orbs. Three of these soul beads can be used to refine a batch of foundation building pills with secret methods.

Some of these Foundation Establishment Pills were allocated and provided to Yandu Imperial Army.

The attraction of Foundation Establishment Pill to low-level monks is naturally self-evident. This will also help the imperial army and attract more potential low-level monks to join.

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