You became an emperor by letting me AFK.

With Feng Tianyin taking on more government duties as a transitional measure, the state apparatus gradually adapted to the changes.

【hint】

The Daqian administrative system has adapted to its new scale, and our social science management has reached a new level. We will continue to explore and strive for improvement.

Looks like we've made it through this hurdle.

If we can't even figure out how to manage a population of one million like us now, what will we do about the super-sized entities that span across star systems in the future? There's no reference in Feng Tianyin's database. At that point, humanity's future will have to be explored by everyone together.

I wonder how Heaven would view that vast and boundless era?

"Think long-term, but focus on the present."

Feng Tianyin approved a new batch of college expansions on her desk, and the number of corresponding bachelor's degree researchers was also greatly increased.

I can afford to raise them.

Previously, she strictly controlled the number of intellectuals—non-productive workers—because there wasn't enough surplus productivity, and calculations showed it was unsafe. Now things are different; starting with the northern part of the blessed plains of the south, millions of acres of fertile land await cultivation.

Administrative control must also be provided; otherwise, unsupervised forces will only grow from the grassroots level.

During this period, she dispatched many clerks to various localities.

Aside from the sub-cities, they were directly responsible for tax collection. Regardless of whether it was a fiefdom or not, taxation was vertically managed and went directly to Xiayi. The feudal lords remained silent and obediently cooperated.

"Her control is alright."

Feng Tianyin originally thought she needed to make an example of a few to deter others, but everyone kept their tails between their legs, and she couldn't find a target.

If people knew that the High Priest only rated such control as "okay," they would be incredibly jealous.

The city-states held her in awe.

How could they dare to slack off when faced with the High Priest's orders? Of course, they would cooperate fully.

Therefore, the clerks arrived at their designated posts one by one. With them there, she could allocate more resources, and according to the calculations, she could collect more resources while reducing losses...

"Has any further news come in since you arrived at your post?"

Feng Tianyin casually glanced at Yu Xue, who immediately handed over reports from various places.

A single glance was enough to complete the scan.

Normally, the contact reports are handled by Yu Xue because they often contain polite phrases that she considers invalid information and usually doesn't ask for them. Today, she specifically took a look to check the situation of the city-states involved.

Overall, the feudal lords were very obedient, but unfortunately their abilities varied, their management conditions differed, and their output did not match the expected output.

The political system benefits are still in effect and there's no problem.

[Emperor's Feudal System: The fiefdom granted to a region receives an additional 5% development efficiency]

That means the operator's ability is a bit lacking, but not seriously.

Let's lend a hand.

Feng Tianyin instructed, "If the local city lord's mansion is not managing efficiently enough, send our people to make adjustments, with the goal of collecting more taxes."

"But we also need to pay attention to population growth and livability. We don't need to teach you how to strike a balance."

People couldn't help but feel sympathy for the feudal lords.

His Majesty treats them purely as outsourced laborers, issuing orders based on any ideas they have without any autonomy. And they can't refuse, otherwise the Great Prophet will exterminate them.

The temple's iron fist is always ready to deal with disobedient lords.

In particular, the Longshanpo tax resistance incident has actually damaged the trust between the two sides. In the past, Feng Tianyin could turn a blind eye to some situations, as long as she did her job of collecting taxes well, and even the population growth target could be slowed down.

The task of supporting the population can be left to the Great Qian itself; the feudal lords can simply act as blood banks.

The result was worry-free.

The high priest had to work harder, which was no burden for him personally, but it made the fiefdoms tremble.

"Speaking of which, should we also install more churches?"

Gedentana, who was listening nearby, had a bright idea and quickly asked, "As long as we ensure that each village has at least one church, it can become a vertically managed unit parallel to the village clerks."

She has an obligation to seek expansion for the inner palace, which is also beneficial to herself as it allows her to increase her influence.

"allow."

Feng Tianyin gave a succinct agreement.

There are traces to how religions gained control at the grassroots level. For example, during the chaotic Western Middle Ages, when empires collapsed, the Christian Church was able to penetrate directly into the lower strata of society. This laid the foundation for taxation, and with taxation came power, eventually leading to its immense influence.

The Heavenly Dao Sect possesses similar social functions, so there's no need to leave them unused.

Even if it becomes a massive super-organization, it cannot be separated from her control. Instead of worrying about it, it is better to use more tools of governance to improve efficiency.

Thank you so much!

Gegentana nodded vigorously, unaware that Feng Tianyin had automatically assigned this role to her.

Since it was your suggestion, of course I should understand it. The best way to understand it is to go through it once.

Yu Xue continued, "Your Majesty, according to our intelligence, the Qingzhou Kingdom in the south is also enfeoffing several city-states that are close to it, seemingly intending to follow our strategy and expand into the southern part of the Great Plains..."

She handed over a detailed investigation report.

The scouts and informants of the Great Qian Dynasty, scattered throughout the land, never ceased their vigilance.

They were present in various aspects, including not only professional spies, but also believers, merchants, messengers, etc., all of whom played a role in intelligence and provided a continuous stream of information support to the temple.

interesting.

After flipping through the document, Feng Tianyin discovered that Qingzhou had indeed revealed its ambition, having also used the feudal system to recruit three city-states, achieving a great start.

This is just the initial gain; in the future, they will only acquire more subordinates.

Then push it to the forefront to hinder the Great Qian Dynasty.

Strategic friction between the two sides has begun, and as expected, the other side is not foolish enough to let itself conquer territory.

War will break out sooner or later.

"Strengthen vigilance with the Southern Plains as the front line. We haven't even fully utilized the current lands yet; we'll need to cultivate them intensively for the next few decades. There's no need to worry about the enemy's expansion. The Great Qian just needs to maintain its pace. It's normal for the southern city-states to gravitate towards the great southern power."

The assimilation effect of large political entities should not be underestimated.

But it shouldn't be this fast...

As expected, Yu Xue exchanged a knowing glance with him and said, "It's just that Qingzhou's consolidation of city-states is incredibly fast, like the Great Qian's infiltration of Green Valley Pass back then."

"Strengthen surveillance."

Feng Tianyin guessed that there was an extraordinary power at play behind it all, but it hadn't reached the level that would directly trigger a fanatical upheaval in the Heavenly Dao.

Feng Tianyin showed little interest in the situation in the south.

It wasn't that she ignored the potential danger, but rather that she was too far away to intervene in the sphere of influence of Qingzhou Kingdom.

The same reason.

The other side has no way to interfere with the Great Qian Dynasty, and both sides will be on guard against each other from a distance for a considerable period of time. Even friction is unlikely, after all, the Blessed Great Plain, which covers more than a million square kilometers, is vast enough that it will take them a while to digest each other's size before they can meet.

Moreover, the first cities to encounter are always the outer city-states, not the core territories.

Both sides consciously built a buffer zone.

According to Feng Tianyin's magical calculations, this buffer zone could easily hold out for another 20 years. As long as the population of Daqian and Qingzhou is insufficient to absorb a large area of ​​plains, there will be no sharp conflicts.

She quickly weighed the pros and cons and prioritized the tasks, and her current focus is not on Qingzhou or the Minyue Kingdom.

"The most urgent task is to ensure the development of the feudal city-states."

"They need to have a certain gap with Daqian, but not too much. We need to support them."

"clear."

Everyone immediately understood; this was the tone set by the temple's supreme leader.

To expand across vast, undeveloped territories, outsourcing a portion to feudal city-states is necessary, but careful control is crucial. Otherwise, it risks nurturing a future threat, thus testing everyone's political wisdom.

They understood that their task from now on was to govern the city-states. Fortunately, the Great Qian Dynasty had no shortage of excellent politicians and were confident in ensuring the submission of the city-states.

Most importantly, your fists must be big enough.

Despite possessing a highly skilled and capable workforce, Daqian continues to replenish its ranks with fresh talent and maintain its innovative spirit.

A siege in the south has made up for the shortcomings in the original siege warfare, and the Daqian army has now made further progress. Military strength is their true source of confidence, and even the villains know this.

"How's the situation in the north?"

"Everything went smoothly, probably because of the Heavenly Dao's gaze last time; even the subspace pollution temporarily disappeared."

Yu Xue and the group of clerks took the opportunity to praise and extol the Way of Heaven.

Since it's about faith in one's creator, it's not just empty talk, and Feng Tianyin was quite pleased.

Otherwise, it will be criticized as nonsense.

She understood that it must have been because of the error report last time that Xia He, in a fit of rage, thoroughly investigated the world and wiped out the entire clan... It seems that she can no longer easily deduce philosophical principles; wasting computing power is meaningless.

Then Yu Xue continued to report the news from the north:

It's impossible for everything to go smoothly. For example, there were clashes between the tribes in the Cangshan area and the tribes in the northern desert. The Cangshan side won a great victory, but the latter also showed their tenacity.

It has potential.

This fishing and hunting tribe lived in a small plain inside the Cangshan Mountains, a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Although the climate is cold in the northeast of Xiayi, a large tribal confederation may develop in time. However, the affairs of the state should not be subject to war over such a situation.

After a moment of contemplation, Feng Tianyin ordered: "Continue to build the Great Wall to connect the defense lines and move closer to the Cangshan area."

The Heavenly Dao had warned of this before, believing that the lands beyond the Great Wall were prone to subspace pollution and that preparations had to be made in advance. The fact that things are fine now is because of the early Classical Era; however, things might be different in the middle and later stages.

Plan ahead.

Upon hearing this, the permanent senior clerks unanimously agreed.

Even if they didn't know about the psionic considerations, they understood the defensive value of the Great Wall, and it seemed to have greatly facilitated trade and transportation.

They didn't know that this was an important buff point in Feng Tianyin's permission prompts.

The two passes of Ku and Rong have been incorporated into the city's standards and construction projects are underway.

[Facilities: Great Wall]