Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1909 Population Exchange
During this period, the immigration policy proposed by the Great Zhou Dynasty and the first batch of 600 goblin immigrants have been hot topics among the goblin community.

The goblins were all trying to figure out what each other was thinking.

The goblin race is both selfish and conformist.

In their view, if all the goblins they knew immigrated with them, they could look after each other in the new place.

This idea, to some extent, is also a manifestation of self-interest.

Under these circumstances, the temporarily established immigration bureau issued another major announcement.

That is, the first batch of immigrant quotas will be issued in total of 50,000, with priority given to goblins with professional skills.

The goblin community was in an uproar as soon as the news was released.

Fifty thousand slots? That means roughly only one in twenty goblins will successfully immigrate?!

The goblins initially thought that since any immigrant could go, they could wait and see how things went before making a decision.

But once those 50,000 spots are filled, the situation immediately changes. It means that you might not get a chance!

After the announcement, the lines at the immigration registration windows stretched from one end of the street to the other that afternoon.

The goblins' thinking was simple: there were limited spots available, so they decided to sign up first.

Meanwhile, the first six hundred goblin immigrants had already arrived at the Saint Laurent border on two goblin airships at a leisurely pace.

Unlike the main force that had to traverse the desert on foot, the goblin airships ignored the terrain and desert climate, flying at high altitudes the entire way. With a clear direction, they successfully arrived at their destination in just seven days!

Of course, this is not an absolutely stable number.

The goblin airship's flight pattern is very similar to that of a hot air balloon; after all, it is essentially an upgraded version of a hot air balloon.

This also makes the goblin airships very susceptible to wind.

By detecting wind direction during flight and adjusting altitude to fly with the wind throughout the flight, flight speed can be significantly increased.

Conversely, going against the wind becomes extremely difficult, and even the stability of the airship can be affected.

Under these circumstances, the staff who were originally responsible for operating the hot air balloons in Da Zhou have found new employment opportunities.

Their mastery of the auxiliary mantra 'Flying Blessing' allows the goblin airships to adjust altitude more efficiently and smoothly, reducing flight turbulence and improving flight efficiency.

In headwind conditions, it also helps maintain the balance of the goblin airship.

On the Great Zhou side, the team responsible for carrying out governance work in the new district was already waiting at the Saint Laurent border.

Once the two goblin airships landed, delivered the 600 goblin immigrants, and completed maintenance and refueling, they immediately set off with their personnel and supplies to the new district.

The two goblin airships took only half a month to make their round trip, but in the new district, the immigration bureau's registration forms had already been filled with 50,000 entries, and the staff were busy confirming and screening the registration information.

Meanwhile, at the goblin airship production factory, new airships were being manufactured one after another.

As per Wei Qing's instructions, resources within the new district were directly channeled towards the goblin airship production factory, resulting in considerable manufacturing efficiency. During this period, each goblin airship produced was immediately loaded with 300 goblin immigrants, flew off to the Saint Laurent border, and then returned after being loaded with resources and personnel from the Saint Laurent border.

It should be noted that while this region was proposing immigration welfare policies for goblins, other regions of the Great Zhou were also proposing welfare policies for new immigrant areas for the people of each region.

To put it simply, it involves exchanging populations to increase contact between the two sides, thereby accelerating assimilation. This is also a common method used by the Great Zhou to assimilate new regions and new populations.

However, the proportion of immigrants on both sides is different.

After all, unlike when we were developing new areas with no population, this new area already has nearly a million goblin people. In addition, the area has not developed well in recent years, the economic situation is poor, and people are having difficulty finding employment.

In this situation, it might not be a good thing to cramm large numbers of people from other parts of the Great Zhou into this area.

Therefore, the current immigration ratio is tentatively set at ten to one, that is, 50,000 goblins for 5,000 humans.

The people in these new immigrant areas are mainly those with professional skills; they are essentially talent brought in to assist the governance team in managing and developing the new areas.

Meanwhile, in the Saint Laurent region, the number of goblin immigrants arriving one after another is only a small number compared to the nearly 10,000 goblin prisoners of war they had previously captured.

But the treatment is completely different.

Prisoners of war are cheap labor; just provide them with the bare minimum for food, clothing, and shelter, and nothing else matters.

Immigration, on the other hand, falls under the category of talent introduction. The biggest benefit policy for immigrants here is job placement, and their wages and daily living expenses must also be in accordance with normal industry standards.

Simply put, the cost of a thousand goblin immigrants is equivalent to that of ten thousand goblin prisoners of war, and might even exceed that, considering the differences in their professional abilities.

That's why people say cheap labor is so desirable! But cheap labor isn't always available, there's nothing we can do about it.

Meanwhile, in the new district, after the governance team dispatched from above arrived, Wei Qing could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, all he needs to do is manage his military affairs as the commander-in-chief of the garrison in the new district.

After completing the handover of this part of the work with the governance team, he did not forget to take the positioning compass bestowed upon him by His Majesty and continue to confirm the location of the inheritance site.

However, this place of inheritance was clearly not within the original territory of the goblin kingdom. Wei Qing led a small team under his command, carrying a positioning compass, and rushed all the way to the border of the new area. Standing on the border line, the pointer of the positioning compass still pointed into the distance.

"If we continue in this direction, we should be in the territory of the elves, right?"

The goblin leader accompanying them quickly nodded in agreement.

Could this place of inheritance be located on elven territory?

As this thought flashed through his mind, Wei Qing subconsciously turned to look at Hilke beside him.

If you say this is troublesome, it's not that bad. They also have elves within their Great Zhou. If the Land of Inheritance is really on their territory, then having Hilke go and negotiate with them to ask for a favor isn't entirely out of the question.

Having apparently read Wei Qing's expression, Hilke spoke calmly...

"His Majesty said that this matter is not urgent. We have just taken over the new district, so let's wait until things stabilize here first."

(End of this chapter)