Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1845 The Manipulator Behind the Scenes
Zhou Xu was naturally aware of these events that were taking place within the Great Zhou Dynasty.

When this topic first spread, it was just an accident, but as it escalated, there must have been someone behind it.

The public's continued exploration and discussion of this topic is undoubtedly beneficial to Zhou Xu.

If we continue to explore this topic, we can basically only come to one conclusion: loyalty to the emperor!

This matter was actually not a secret within the Great Zhou Dynasty at all.

Because the state religion has always promoted the idea that "as long as one is loyal to the emperor, one will receive the emperor's blessings!"

Even in 'Biographies of Emperors', there are numerous mentions of 'blessings'.

Under this premise, loyalty is quantified, with 70 points considered the level of a good citizen and 80 points the level of a loyal subject.

This 80-point mark is undoubtedly a significant dividing line. Once loyalty reaches 80 points or more, the opponent's physical attributes can basically reach the level of a half-supernatural being, thanks to Zhou Xu's 'Evolutionary Leader' buff alone.

Under this premise, the general population in the early days was able to reach this level.

Because Zhou Xu provided them with food and work, allowing them to live a peaceful life free from worries about food and clothing, their respect and gratitude towards Zhou Xu were almost immeasurable.

However, those born later are relatively less loyal.

Having not experienced early hardships, these kinds of days are part of their lives from birth, and for them, they are just part of everyday life. It's hard for them to appreciate how precious their current lives are.

While historical and ideological education from childhood can play a role, it is not useful for everyone.

In addition, similar situations will occur with the population that was later absorbed into the country.

Of course, this doesn't mean there's anything wrong with these new people.

In fact, for an ordinary citizen, a loyalty score of over 70 is sufficient, and in fact, the vast majority of ordinary citizens are at this level.

At the same time, as mentioned earlier, living to over seventy years old in this era is considered a long life, which undoubtedly benefits from the living conditions of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the benefits of Zhou Xu's 'evolutionary leader'.

But you can't help it when everything is compared to something else.

You live to your seventies, your life is nearing its end, while others live to their eighties or nineties, still with a full head of black hair and high spirits. Who could stand that?

When others see this, they'll just want to live that long too.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the state religions in various places also carried out several more missionary activities.

Although missionary activities usually involve a large number of participants and require a large number of volunteers to help maintain order on site.

Recently, due to the impact of this incident, the sites of missionary activities have been packed with people.

But to be honest, no matter how much of this kind of superficial project with a clear purpose is done, it's useless.

Unlike theories that judge loyalty by actions rather than intentions, loyalty is based on intentions. If you are a die-hard loyalist to the emperor, even if you have never participated in a single state religious activity, you will still receive the full benefits of the 'Evolutionary Leader' title.

Conversely, if you have little loyalty from beginning to end, then no matter how much superficial work you do, it will be useless.

Zhou Xu did not hide this from him and directly told him about it during the storyteller's and the state religion's activities.

He needs the people to know this, because he can use it to make more people loyal to the Great Zhou and himself. But at the same time, he also needs the people not to do a lot of useless work because of this.

From Zhou Xu's perspective, these people were just putting on a show, constantly surrounding the National Religion, which affected the normal operation of the National Religion and also the experience of its official members.

Actually, if you have the right mindset, this is equivalent to a benefit that an emperor gives to his loyal subjects. It doesn't mean that you are disloyal if you don't receive this benefit. Zhou Xu also made this very clear to the propaganda department. Just don't dwell on this point and live your life as usual.

However, who wouldn't be conflicted?!
Putting aside the question of loyalty, those guys in their eighties and nineties, judging by their spirits, could easily live another ten or twenty years.

As for myself, I died in my seventies.

At the same time, we must also consider that in the years before a person's life comes to an end, there is basically no quality of life to speak of; they are either paralyzed or half-paralyzed.

To put it bluntly, it's just about barely surviving.

The thought of "it would be easier to just die" would flash through my mind from time to time.

But in the end, he was still afraid of death, so he tortured himself while trying to survive one day at a time.

Compared to that, the other person's lifespan is basically doubled! And they're still alive and well, eating and drinking well, and full of energy!

Who wouldn't be conflicted about this?!

They're so conflicted!
Zhou Xu was helpless because these people were so distraught.

But unknowingly, the younger generation's respect for Zhou Xu was indeed elevated to a new level through this opportunity.

After all, at this moment, in their eyes, the meaning of offering loyalty to the emperor had become tangible.

In any case, the peaceful and busy development cycle of the Great Zhou continues. During this period, the number of newborns is also gradually increasing, which has enabled the total population of the Great Zhou to successfully break through the five million mark and is rapidly approaching six million.

Sure enough, the efficiency of childbirth is high in peacetime.

The majority of women who gave birth during this period were concentrated in the Saint Laurent region.

Because of Saint Laurent I's madness, the people of the Saint Laurent region did not enjoy many years of peace, which made them less inclined to have children.

After being annexed by the Great Zhou, the people here naturally wanted to wait and see for a while before making any decisions.

After all, if they were caught in a war, it would be a terrible situation for ordinary people if their wives were pregnant or their children had just been born.

Over the years, it has become clear that Da Zhou has gained the approval of the people in the Saint Laurent region, which has led to an increase in the number of newborns in the Saint Laurent region year by year.

In fact, there is another district that has been particularly active in having children in the past two years, and that is the neighboring Luosha District.

If the people of the Saint Laurent region still have some consideration for this matter, then the people of the Rakshasa region are completely unaware of it.

In their early years of enslavement, they had no restraint in having children.

On the one hand, it was the demands of slave owners; they needed to acquire more slaves through this method.

On the other hand, this was indeed one of the few forms of entertainment available to the slaves.

Now that we have enough to eat and drink and life is better than before, people are naturally more eager to have children.

In just a few years, many families in Luosha District already have three or four children.

Unfortunately, the total population of the Rakshasa District is too small. Although they are very active in having children, the population base is too low. From the perspective of the total population of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the population growth of the Rakshasa District seems insignificant.

(End of this chapter)