Chapter 400: Easily Conquering Xirong
Because Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan made a big move at night, catching all the Xirong officials off guard.
It was much easier to deal with the millions of civil and military officials than Jiang Tangtang had imagined.
Most of the officials wisely chose to surrender. As for the small number of officials who were very loyal to Xirong, Lu Shiyan directly adopted thundering measures.
Those who should be killed should be killed, and those who should be imprisoned ....
After Zhou Lei and Xie Xin led their troops and incorporated the soldiers of Xirong, Xirong was completely under the control of Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan.
Because the process happened so quickly and the conflict was not serious, many Xirong people had not yet reacted for a long time before the situation in Xirong changed and the country had a new ruler.
But for the common people who had just escaped death, they did not care who would be the emperor. They only cared about whether their taxes would be reduced or exempted this year and whether they could have food to eat.
When they heard that the person who would be their emperor now was a disciple of an immortal from Lingnan, many common people were actually looking forward to it.
Jiang Tangtang didn't have time to implement major reforms in Xirong for the time being. After all, they had just conquered Xirong and there were many things to do. Land reform could only be put on hold until stability was achieved.
However, although she could not take care of the reform for the time being, the border was opened and free trade was allowed from then on, and advanced agricultural tools and other things from Lingnan could be passed on.
In addition, Lingnan's high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, corn, and cassava were also traded with the horses, cattle, and sheep of the former Western Rong.
Although the land reform policy had not yet been implemented, the lives of the former Xirong people were better than before.
In addition, Jiang Tangtang had someone spread the word that they would also carry out reforms like Lingnan in the future, and the land tax policies, etc. would be the same as Lingnan.
The people of the former Western Rong had never disliked Jiang Tangtang, and with this series of measures, many of them supported Jiang Tangtang to become the king of their country.
After interrogating Xiao Qinyun, Jiang Tangtang guessed the whole story.
Simply put, Xiao Ye had prepared many backup plans before he came to her. If he succeeded, those plans would naturally not be launched. But if he failed, those plans would be launched as he planned.
Although it is unknown how many letters like the one written to the Emperor of Xirong were written, based on Xiao Qinyun's words and Lu Shiyan's understanding of Xiao Ye, it seems that he must have written quite a few such letters.
It was likely that the emperors of the surrounding small countries had received his letter. As for whether this news had been sent to more distant countries or even overseas, the two of them were not sure.
This made Lu Shiyan feel a sense of urgency. He went to bed later and later every day and spent almost all his time training soldiers.
Jiang Tangtang knew that he wanted to strengthen the military to prevent a powerful country from invading with its army. She knew that he wanted to better protect her.
She had little to help him with in terms of training soldiers, so she could only support him in other ways.
She taught Lu Shiyan and several children the cultivation method that Gugu passed down to her.
Lu Jingcheng took the antidote prepared by Doctor Xue, and he had been recuperating in the space. The pain in his body was relieved a lot. Although he could not go to the yard to practice sword, he had no problem sitting down to practice.
Although there was no problem with his cultivation, the poison in his body had not been eliminated. Lu Jingcheng was still very weak.
Jiang Tangtang desperately wanted to cultivate spiritual energy, find the formation hidden in the space, and retrieve the Hundred Immortals Fruit to detoxify him.
However, she also knew that cultivation could not be rushed. Many government affairs at court were waiting for her to handle. If she didn't, there would be chaos.
In addition to the appointment and dismissal of officials, the name of the new country must be selected and a ceremony for the establishment of the new country must be held.
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