Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

The capital city—the supreme command headquarters.

"My plan is to organize the thirty-six kingdoms of the Eastern Continent into thirty-six protectorates."

"The petitions from the thirty-six kingdoms of the Eastern Continent requesting to join the Great Qian have all been sent."

"The procedures and public opinion have all been arranged in place."

"It is a foregone conclusion that the Great Qian will create a completely unified Eastern Continent."

"Moreover, the people of the various countries in the Eastern Continent have shown great enthusiasm for becoming part of the Great Qian Dynasty."

"They know best what kind of life they lived when they were colonized by the Western Ro people."

"Now that I have the opportunity to become a citizen of the Great Qian Dynasty, it is something I would be very happy to do."

Ge Daqiang reported to Shen Moshen: "The next step is to appoint officials and arrange troops for the newly established protectorates."

"Yes, the purpose of today's meeting is to finalize these two things."

"The chief administrative officer of each protectorate must be personally appointed by the capital."

"Furthermore, in principle, the position must be held by an official from the Qian Kingdom."

"As for the issue of stationing troops, there's not much to say—each protectorate is not allowed to have its own local armed forces; all of them will be stationed by the Daqian Zhenguo Army dispatched by the imperial court."

"Each protectorate can only maintain a certain number of security forces to ensure the local security environment."

"The deputy governor of the Protectorate can select a suitable local candidate to serve as the deputy governor, but this is only an honorary title."

"The appointment and removal of key officials in each Protectorate shall be the responsibility of the capital."

Shen Moshen explained the general principles and framework: "Protectorate residents' certificates will be issued to local residents of each Protectorate."

"As for the welfare benefits enjoyed by the people of each protectorate, they shall be announced in accordance with the previously drafted regulations."

"In addition, the administrative officials of each protectorate shall submit a report for revision based on the actual situation of each protectorate."

"Chief, how should we arrange the royal members of each Protectorate?" Ge Daqiang asked while recording Shen Moshen's instructions in his notebook.

"There is no need for the royal family to exist in the Protectorate General's office."

After thinking for a moment, Shen Moshen said directly, "The former rulers of each Protectorate shall be granted a non-hereditary honorary dukedom."

"As compensation, the court will allocate a lump sum to these members of the royal family."

"In addition, if these members of the royal family want to do business, they can be given some preferential policies."

"However, these preferential policies are only temporary."

"More resources and preferential policies should be allocated to the people in various regions."

"We want the people of each protectorate to see clearly that we are completely different from those previous Western Luo bandits."

"Moreover, the Great Qian Dynasty will definitely keep its word."

"We promised them we would give them a better life, and we will never go back on our word."

"Under the rule of the Great Qian Dynasty, the people of the Protectorate will certainly receive the respect they deserve and enjoy the welfare benefits they are entitled to."

"No one will treat them as slaves!"

"As long as they abide by the law and support the imperial court, they will live a good life with food to eat, work to do, land to cultivate, and houses to live in!"

As he spoke, Shen Moshen turned his gaze to Chen Guyan, the head of the Secret Intelligence Bureau who was attending the meeting: "Your Secret Intelligence Bureau must keep a close eye on public opinion."

"Although we have now signed a ceasefire and reconciliation treaty with the Western Luo, they will definitely try to sabotage us behind the scenes after seeing our actions in the Eastern Continent."

"We must identify and resolve unstable factors as early as possible."

"Prevention is the best way to eliminate hidden dangers."

"Yes! Our secret intelligence agency has just intercepted some intelligence."

Chen Guyan then reported to Shen Moshen: "There is news that a large number of remnants of the Yi Kingdom are planning to enter the southern region of Dongzhou in batches through different channels to carry out sabotage."

"There are also reports that some remnants of foreign powers are preparing to impersonate the Great Qian Zhenguo Army or our secret intelligence agency's action team to carry out smear campaigns in the Eastern Continent."

"However, please rest assured, Chief of Staff, our Secret Intelligence Bureau has made the most comprehensive arrangements to ensure that all the Protectorates of the Eastern Continent can get on the right track smoothly."

“Any movement in any of the Protectorates will never escape the notice of the Secret Intelligence Bureau.”

"In addition, we have also placed our people around the more influential and important people in each protectorate."

"Which people in each protectorate are truly working for the court, and which have ulterior motives, cannot escape our notice!"

“It’s those remnants of the barbarian kingdoms again…” Shen Moshen nodded, his brows furrowing slightly: “This proves the importance of eliminating the root of the problem!”

"These remnants of barbarian tribes are the most typical example."

"Chief, our 'Moth' program has made significant progress."

Seeing Shen Moshen's displeased expression, Chen Guyan hurriedly added, "At most six months, the 'Moth' plan should be ready to be rolled out!"

"Operation Moth" was a top-secret plan devised by the Secret Intelligence Service specifically to target the remnants of the foreign powers.

The secret intelligence agency has been secretly working to arrange for the remaining Yi people who lost their homeland to be given a separate territory to rebuild their country.

The place "given" to the Yi people for the restoration of their country was the Macana Islands, located at the eastern end of the Western Route.

The Macana Islands are a barren and untamed land known for its poverty.

The Makan Islands are inhabited by only a small number of indigenous people, are severely lacking in resources, and have little strategic importance in terms of geographical location.

To make matters worse, the natural environment of the Makan Islands is also quite harsh.

Therefore, although the Makan Islands were designated as a colony by the Georgians decades ago.

However, because there is really not much profit to be made, the environment also makes the "reincarnation rate" of people who go to the island very high.

The Makan Islands are now practically in a semi-abandoned state.

Given the wildness and harsh living conditions of such a place, the Yi people naturally had no desire to settle down and rebuild their kingdom there.

However, under the covert machinations of the secret intelligence agency...

This matter is about to be completed!

The Secret Intelligence Service went to great lengths to drive the foreigners to the Macana Islands to establish their own nation.

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round.

After the Secret Intelligence Service invested heavily in bribing many Western Roman officials, "Operation Moth" finally made significant progress.

Furthermore, taking advantage of the timing of this peace talks and ceasefire, the Daqian side once again expressed its attitude towards the remnants of the Yi state to the Western Luo countries.

They also put pressure on the Western Luo authorities on this issue, urging them to resolve the problem of the Yi people who had fled to Western Luo as soon as possible.

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"Chief, if all goes well, the Gelian people will hold a joint meeting in Getun in three days to discuss the issue of the Yi people."

Chen Guyan said confidently, "If nothing unexpected happens."

"At this meeting, the Xiluo people will make a final decision—to force the Yi people to go to the Macana Islands to restore their country."

"We've spent a lot of money to make this happen!"

Chen Guyan smiled and said, "Many important officials from countries such as Georgia, Dunli, and Lanxi have benefited from us."

"With their active efforts, this meeting should be a sure thing."

"We've spent tens of millions of new GLONASS coins just on 'public relations' for Project Moth!"

“These Western politicians are really too greedy and have too big an appetite.”

"Fortunately, we were generous enough..."

"Anyway, the one thing we have plenty of is the new version of the Union Coin."

"Once the Western Luo people make the final decision to forcibly drive the Yi people to the Makan Islands, then the Yi people will have no choice but to accept it!"

Upon hearing this good news, Shen Moshen's mood immediately improved: "When the time comes, the barbarians hiding in Xiluo will be concentrated in the Macana Islands, making it easier for us to wipe out these remnants of the barbarians in one fell swoop..."