For example, their descendants can attend school for free, work in key departments such as steel mills and shipbuilding factories, and even, after rigorous screening, residents with green household registration are eligible to take the entrance exams for higher education institutions such as the Da Yuan Naval Academy and the Da Yuan Infantry Academy. This is not just an ordinary benefit; it is a life-changing opportunity.

Despite what happened in Dayuan, neither the Prince Heng's Mansion nor the military took any measures to deliberately conceal it. Every day, countless new messages were transmitted to the leaders of various forces through various channels.

"Your Highness, my men risked their lives to deliver a message from Dayuan: at least 20,000 of Prince Heng's troops have boarded the ships, including a contingent entirely composed of artillerymen with a full 500 cannons!"

After receiving the message from the high-ranking official in charge of education, Xiao Xinyan immediately went to Prince Yan, Qin Mu, to discuss countermeasures. He was good at talking and thinking, but when it came to actually doing something, he was not confident at all and had to rely on Prince Yan, a military bigwig.

"It's not 20,000, it's at least 40,000. My men have also spotted the Yuan army boarding ships at Anping Port in Yuan. The Maritime Search Division has confirmed their course... they're heading north!"

"What should we do? The Imperial Guards in the capital have not yet expressed their stance. When Prince Heng went to the Western Regions, he only took 20,000 men with him, but this time there are 40,000. Your Highness... do you think we should..." Xiao Xinyan made a beheading gesture at Qin Mu, his eyes questioning.

Qin Mu glared at Xiao Xinyan and said, "Do you think Qin Mo is just a low-level cultivator, and that killing him is as easy as killing a chicken for me and the Prince of Chang Le?"

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"Are you so sure that the Empress wouldn't take action against me for his sake?"

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Looking at Xiao Xinyan, who was somewhat disheveled, Qin Mu took a breath and said, "Qin Mo isn't that stupid. This time, the Da Yuan army didn't conceal their presence and just swaggered northward. They're probably trying to intimidate us. They won't fight the Da Xia army unless absolutely necessary!"

"But what excuse could he use to bring his troops ashore? It's one thing for his large army to dominate the seas, but he can't even think about coming ashore without military orders; that would be treason!" Xiao Xinyan felt emboldened once he heard that Qin Mo was likely bluffing.

"I can't figure it out either. There are tens of thousands of people. What reason could they have for coming ashore?"

In the Great Xia Imperial Palace, Wang Yushi asked the same question.

"Qin Mo, where do you plan to land your large army?"

"Let's go to Tianjin! There's a lot of barren land there, perfect for martial arts practice!"

"...I need an excuse! Although I'm not afraid to fight them, I'm still in the wrong!"

Wang Yushi hesitated. She was deeply moved by Qin Mo's decision to mobilize troops to the north for her sake, but she would never agree to accuse Qin Mo of treason.

"The excuse is hard to say yet. The fleet encountered a storm and went ashore to take shelter!"

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