Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1654 Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.

It's not actually difficult to achieve isolation between new and old districts.

To a large extent, he doesn't need to do anything deliberately.

In fact, what he needs to do is reduce the number of operations!
After all, let's not forget that apart from the Great Zhou Dynasty, which already had steam trains, the mobility efficiency of people in other countries was very low.

In this era, more than 90 percent of people will never leave the city where they were born.

If an ordinary person really needs to go to another city, it is not uncommon for it to take several months or even three to five years.

Because in this era, most ordinary people did not have carriages or horses for them to use, and many people could only travel on foot.

Therefore, unless Zhou Xu acts as a facilitator, it is unlikely that the populations on both sides will have large-scale contact.

Based on this premise, Zhou Xu's approach was to allow each entity to develop its own path first.

After a few years, once the population in the new district has developed a certain level of loyalty to their Great Zhou, then we can gradually open up the area.

After all, if they don't make contact, it will affect the overall development of their Great Zhou.

Being quarantined at the same time does not mean that there was no contact between the two sides before that.

He will introduce preferential immigration policies in the new district to attract some of the new district's population to develop in the old district.

After all, the old districts are still short of population.

The plan is to provide 50,000 immigrants annually, who will be assigned to various cities in the old districts.

Simply put, it's about breaking up and digesting the population. In this way, while synchronizing the population of some new districts more quickly, it also further accelerates the population growth rate of old districts.

Undoubtedly, this will be a long-term plan; let's see how things go over ten years first.

Regarding the population issue, this is roughly Zhou Xu's current thinking.

Under this premise, the attitude of the people in the new district is very important. If you occupy a piece of territory, it is not a problem if the people temporarily lack loyalty to you. But if the people are hostile to you and want to confront you, then there will be big trouble.

The policies you issue will most likely not be able to be implemented smoothly.

It could even incite public anger and escalate into a worse situation, creating a vicious cycle.

Just like an old Chinese saying goes, "The people are like water, and the ruler is like a boat; water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!"

That's pretty much the idea.

In his report, Shi Lei undoubtedly also mentioned some of the reactions from the residents of the new district.

Here, they really have to thank Saint Laurent I for all the crazy things he did afterwards.

Having endured a long war with the Greenskins, the people of the Saint Laurent Empire were already deeply weary of war. Even after all these years, their inherent aversion to war remained unchanged.

Under these circumstances, Saint Laurent I launched another attack on Copperforest without any legitimate reason. Not only did he tear up the United Nations agreement, but he also lacked any justification for his attack. Needless to say, his subsequent invasion of the Great Zhou was also a series of acts of rampant plunder.

From beginning to end, all the actions were contrary to public opinion.

At first, the people were able to tolerate it, but as the war intensified, their dissatisfaction with Saint Laurent I and even the Saint Laurent royal family grew day by day.

In contrast, the Great Zhou Dynasty was different. Zhou Xu's principle had always been to wage war with a just cause and not to fight unjust wars.

Bronzeforest is their ally. They went to Bronzeforest's aid and saved tens of thousands of its people. Undoubtedly, they are the forces of justice!

Later, when Saint Laurent invaded their Great Zhou, the people and soldiers only hated the invaders who were carrying out their plundering!
It was only natural for them to launch a counterattack after repelling the enemy!

A counterattack is even necessary to vent the anger of the people and soldiers caused by the invasion! Otherwise, the people and soldiers will become dissatisfied!

Therefore, Zhou Xu's move was also in line with public opinion!
Zhou Xu's philosophy is to go with the flow.

Now that Saint Laurent V has made peace and surrendered, the Saint Laurent Empire has been annexed by the Great Zhou Dynasty. To some extent, this is in line with the public opinion of the Saint Laurent people, who do not want to fight, want to end the war as soon as possible, and even want the Saint Laurent royal family to step down and get out of power.

This meant that the vast majority of Saint Laurent's citizens did not harbor much hostility towards them.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that over the years, the Great Zhou spies who have been infiltrating the Saint Laurent Empire have been looking for opportunities to spread the good name of their Great Zhou and to promote their Great Zhou in a positive light, in addition to the fact that their Great Zhou has indeed had a very good reputation internationally in recent years.

The good reputation you've built up over time is meant to be used in times like these.

Judging from the current situation, there shouldn't be any major problems with the general populace, and the implementation of subsequent policies should proceed smoothly. It's unclear what the dwarves' attitude is...

As his thoughts raced, Zhou Xu continued reading.

The Saint Laurent Empire and Bronzeforest have a deep-seated enmity stemming from the destruction of their nation. Under these circumstances, if the victorious dwarves were to take extreme measures and try to exterminate the Saint Laurent Empire, it would undoubtedly be a troublesome matter for their Great Zhou.

Fortunately, according to Shi Lei's report, after Saint Laurent V announced his surrender, the dwarves, led by Wojnarowski, remained very peaceful and did not take their anger out on the people because of Saint Laurent's army's previous plundering.

This made Zhou Xu breathe a sigh of relief.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Dwarves are not an extremely tyrannical race that enjoys killing, and their population is also limited, so they don't need a large territory.

Judging from their previous behavior, the dwarves seem to prefer staying in their own little world, studying ores and doing some research and development, rather than starting wars...

This is undoubtedly a good thing for their Great Zhou.

With the dwarves led by Vol'jin defeating the Saint Laurent army, their revenge was finally over by the time the Saint Laurent Empire surrendered.

In the days to come, they may not be able to live in harmony and friendship with the people of the Saint Laurent region, but at least they will not break out into conflicts at every turn.

We can separate them and keep to ourselves.

After reading the report Li Ce sent back, Zhou Xu sorted out his thoughts and then picked up his pen to write down the subsequent arrangements.

After Saint Laurent V and other important figures from the former Saint Laurent Empire were escorted to Black Moon City, it was already late autumn...

"Charman Saint Laurent, a sinner, pays homage to the Emperor!"

In the main hall of the court, Saint Laurent V, showing the mindset of an emperor of a defeated nation, bowed down to Zhou Xu, who was seated on the throne, without hesitation.

During this time, Balam, who was also present at the audience, saw this and followed suit by kneeling down.

"Barem Cole, a sinner, pays homage to the Emperor!"

(End of this chapter)