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Chapter 1103: Chapter 447 Domestic Worries_3 Chapter 1103: Chapter 447 Domestic Worries_3 The Baling Court on their side did not dispatch a single soldier or warrior.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to; it’s just that even the most capable wife can’t cook without rice, and there was simply nothing they could do.

As the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Sun Siwen was, of course, well aware of the domestic situation.

So after discussing and considering it for a while, he also agreed with Zhou Qing’s arrangements, confirming this rescue proposal.

However, in addition to his agreement, Sun Siwen also made a promise.

“I will urge the Immigration Bureau over there to expedite the relocation of Jian’an County residents, focusing on selecting from the coastal area.

In this way, as the residents from along the coast and many other regions inland lessen, once these immigrants leave, the only places left in Jian’an County will be the few cities that have entered the jurisdiction of Fu City.

The two hundred thousand defenders there will then only need to be responsible for the few major cities in Jian’an County, greatly relieving the pressure of defense.

Perhaps by then, we might be able to allocate a hundred thousand troops and horses for supporting the battle in Lingnan.”

Jian’an County has always had a small population.

When it first came into the hands of Great Chu, it had less than two million people, which truly was a case of narrow territory and sparse population.

Even after years of prosperous development, the population only increased to just over three million.

Now, following Lu Yuan’s decisive action, about three million immigrants are to be relocated from Jian’an County, leaving only four hundred thousand in the county town and two Fu Cities.

These remaining residents will serve as garrison civilians, cultivating the land there to supply the needs of these three defensive strongholds.

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According to the old practice in the southwest and Lingnan, four hundred thousand garrison civilians could roughly support the needs of a hundred thousand defenders.

Therefore, once the immigration work is completed, the hundred thousand extra troops can be pulled out, ready to be dispatched to other places.

For the current situation where local military forces are stretched thin, this is undoubtedly a significant supplement, capable of solving many problems.

Sun Siwen, within his capacities, also provided as much help as he could without dragging his feet.

Zhou Qing, hearing this, was overjoyed and immediately responded with a laugh, “If we could have these hundred thousand men, Lingnan should have no problems.”

Sun Siwen also stroked his beard, “Old man can only help out in these areas; as for the matters of war, we will still have to rely on the Grand General.”

When Lu Yuan first met Sun Siwen, one was seventeen and the other twenty-four, with a difference of seven years between them.

Afterward, they went through the last ten years of the Da Yue Longqing era of prosperity, followed by the nine chaotic years of Hongdao, and then to the founding of Great Chu, with Lu Yuan establishing his reign, until now, in the forty-third year of Shenwu.

Unknowingly, sixty-two years had passed.

In the eyes of the common folk, three to four generations would have been born and raised in this span of time.

Now, Lu Yuan at seventy-nine, his Immortal Dao Cultivation had condensed the Four Qi, and his Martial Arts had reached the level of Grandmaster, with a limitless lifespan.

Sun Siwen was eighty-six, his Martial Arts Cultivation at the first realm of Inborn, with a lifespan of a little over sixty years to live.

Zhou Qing, six years younger than Lu Yuan, was now seventy-three, his Martial Arts cultivation also at the first realm of Inborn, and he could live for nearly eighty more years.

From the perspective of ordinary people, all three of them were actually of advanced age.

If it were not for Sun Siwen’s martial cultivation, extending his lifespan to one hundred and fifty due to his Inborn abilities, his current condition might have seen him following his father-in-law Cui Changqing’s fate and passing away from old age by now.

But now, not only was he not dead from old age, he was instead still strong and healthier than most teenagers, his vitality surpassing that of those in their prime, with no sign of aging or impending death.

This highlights how wise and important Lu Yuan’s decision was to assist his friend in martial training, regardless of the cost.

This decision wasn’t solely about preserving a friendship and ensuring more memories to reflect upon in the long years ahead.

Having Sun Siwen, a trustworthy friend, meant that Lu Yuan could campaign in the Northern Expedition with peace of mind, without worrying about the safety of the home front.

Otherwise, if someone else were to preside over the Cabinet, Lu Yuan might not be able to trust them unreservedly.

Under the suspicion between monarch and ministers, it was not so easy for Chu State to confidently expand its territory.

However, even though one could live a few decades longer, there was ultimately a fixed limit to the inborn lifespan.

This friend, who was close and familiar with Lu Yuan, could not accompany him on his immortal journey towards longevity for many more years.

Birth, aging, sickness, death—a long and endless road.

How many people can reach their limit with a mortal body?

Alone, in solitude and desolation!

Alas…

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The internal crisis of Chu was swiftly addressed following discussions between Sun Siwen and Zhou Qing, who then sought approval from Empress Lan Cai’er acting as regent, and quickly implemented their solutions.

By the time the corresponding reports reached Lu Yuan’s hands, half a month had already passed.

“Barbarian sea raiders have invaded in large numbers, and in the southwest of Lingnan, several major cities have been besieged; the situation is critical…”

Lu Yuan frowned slightly as he read the letter in his hands.

During the Northern Expedition, to ensure stable communication between the various armies and to muster the greatest effort to subdue the northern warlords,

he had brought out all his avatars, leaving not one behind in the country.

The ones sitting in important positions within the country were all ordinary inborn cultivators.

The communication with Sun Siwen also depended on carrier pigeons obtained from the Barbarians.

Since the submission of the Barbarians, Chu had acquired the technology for training carrier pigeons and their existing reserves, and the number of carrier pigeons they had surged to more than thirty, overnight.

Unfortunately, after the ascension of Kyushu cultivators, the last traces of spiritual energy between Heaven and Earth were completely cut off.

Within the Nine Provinces and the Ten Domains, a large number of Divine Blood Variants that relied on spiritual energy to survive began to suffer from hunger and disease and started dying off on a massive scale.

Species like the carrier pigeons, which had Divine Bloodline in their half-breed lineage, inevitably suffered the consequences and a significant number perished.

Later, through emergency rescue, selection, self-degradation, and feeding with Divine Blood Elixirs for stabilization, the remaining carrier pigeons were preserved.

However, the degraded carrier pigeons could no longer travel three thousand miles a day; their limit was reduced to a thousand miles.

Their speed of delivering messages was significantly weakened as a result.

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But being able to fly a thousand miles a day, in today’s society, was actually still quite fast.

With these carrier pigeons, in addition to land post stations and waterborne flying ships, Chu had a new method of aerial communication, filling another gap.

Overall, the benefit was still significant.

Thanks to this, Chu’s mainland was able to maintain timely communication and connection with front-line fortresses, even when the roads were cut off by the Barbarians.

Otherwise, how do you think the messages from cities like Southsea, which had been completely besieged, were getting out?

It was all thanks to the carrier pigeons.

At this moment, that Lu Yuan was able to receive news from the far-off south only half a month later was also due to this merit.

It had made him quite satisfied with his earlier decision to preserve such a diverse bloodline at great cost.

He saw it as one of his investments that had yielded quite a large return.