Chapter 1445: Plan Moved Forward, Internal Deliberation

Daxia Territory, Code Plaza.

When the Grey Eagle Patriarch cautiously stepped through the Portal to the other side and saw an environment vastly different from the Ancestral Spirit Hall before, he turned back with some surprise to look at the Portal, which was still shimmering with a faint glow, and exclaimed:

"What truly magical Magic!"

"Grey Eagle Patriarch will see even more in the future," Xia Duo said casually.

At this moment, he had already noticed Jibu hurrying over at a trot, so he stopped his steps and introduced him to the Grey Eagle Patriarch:

"The person coming is the Territory Security Officer Jibu. He must have received a report from his subordinates and come here to investigate. I will have him take you to inspect the territory later."

As he was speaking, Jibu had already arrived close by. After performing a salute, he said to Xia Duo: "My Lord, I just received news that a Portal appeared in the plaza. I guessed it might be you, My Lord, but I didn't expect it to really be you."

"Hmm, I returned for a temporary visit."

Xia Duo did not explain too much, only introducing the Grey Eagle Patriarch to Jibu: "This is Patriarch Maka from the Grey Eagle Tribe of the Langas Plain. Go find a few people from the former Kewu Tribe, and then take Patriarch Maka to look around the territory."

"Yes, My Lord."

Jibu looked at this unfamiliar Langasi with some curiosity, secretly guessing in his heart whether the migration of the Grey Eagle Tribe was going to be moved forward.

Regarding the Grey Eagle Tribe, Xia Duo had mentioned them when meeting with the territory officials previously; the original plan was to migrate them over one after another only after winter began.

Bringing back the tribe's patriarch suddenly now might mean some unexpected situation had arisen. This was not a bad thing for Daxia Territory, but it did disrupt previous deployments.

Jibu thought of how the Territory Development Department was currently rushing to manufacture old-style simple wooden houses; it seemed now that no matter how they rushed, they would not be able to keep up with the speed of the Grey Eagle Tribe's migration.

"Grey Eagle Patriarch, please follow me."

Because he had done his homework beforehand, Jibu also knew a few simple Langasi dialects, but Xia Duo reminded him: "The Grey Eagle Patriarch understands Netherese and can speak some too; you can just speak Netherese directly."

"Yes, I understand," the Grey Eagle Patriarch also said this much in a broken manner.

"That's good, Grey Eagle Patriarch, please follow me!"

Seeing this, Jibu felt very relieved. He had some resistance in his heart toward the territory introducing a large number of Langasi, but since this matter was proposed by the Lord, he found it difficult to object.

Seeing the Lord's attitude at this moment, his original thoughts seemed to waver a bit more.

……

After Jibu and Maka left, Xia Duo went to the Government Hall to discuss the resettlement of the Grey Eagle Tribe with Laidun and the others.

As soon as everyone met, Kaide was the first to complain, "My Lord, the Logistics Department is already operating at full capacity. Now that the plan has been moved forward by so much, I am afraid we will be unable to complete the task."

Xia Duo nodded to show he understood and signaled for the others to share their views.

Jiake, who was also having his plans disrupted by this news, proposed at this time: "If the people of the Grey Eagle Tribe bring their homes when they migrate, perhaps we don't need to allocate housing for them."

This proposal was met with strong opposition from Laidun as soon as it was brought up. Laidun pointed out—

"If we don't register the Grey Eagle Tribe for citizenship and allocate housing, then does the Grey Eagle Tribe count as joining Daxia Territory, or are they merely lingering near Daxia Territory?"

"But the reality is—we have no way to allocate housing for them when they migrate here. Even if we followed the original plan, the housing issue would still be a very severe task!"

Jiake was a Merchant by background and was quite proficient in calculations. Although the Settlement Department where he worked did not face the heavy pressure of the Logistics Department, it was not an easy job either.

His proposal at this moment did indeed strike a chord with many people. At this time, it was actually the core of the pressure—the Chief Official of the Logistics Department, Kaide—who, despite having complained earlier, did not give up lightly.

Coming from a background as a Commoner, he knew better than anyone the weight of having a stable home of one's own in the hearts of the settlers.

Additionally, he held a positive attitude toward the Lord's policy of actively introducing Langasi; the Kewu Tribe had already been in the territory for a year or two.

After spending such a long time together, it was easy for Kaide to reach a conclusion: the Langasi were actually no different from them; they were all just a group of ordinary people who were the most Reality-based, paying everything just to survive.

He did not fully understand the past life of the Langasi, but it was definitely not unfamiliar to him.

Perhaps he did not have the considerations of order and legal principles that Laidun had, but even if only to bring the Grey Eagle Tribe into a better life, Kaide preferred to bring all those people under the governance of the territory.

"Perhaps we can draw a portion of the Working Group from the Territory Development Department."

Kaide proposed this: "The temperature has been dropping very quickly recently. I am afraid the 【Daxia-Savile Territory Passage】 will be very difficult to open before winter. It would be better to use the surplus manpower there in a more suitable position."

"That sounds good."

The one speaking was Jiefu from the Territory Development Department. Although this meant stripping people from under him, among the Chief Officials of the various departments in the territory, only Kaide was closest to him; the others looked down on him to a greater or lesser extent.

Supporting Kaide at this time might earn Kaide's support at a critical moment in the future. In fact, Jiefu had no idea how much longer he could remain in charge of the Territory Development Department.

He knew very well what kind of material he was; he had just had some good luck and happened to have a subordinate who was good at personnel scheduling and management.

"Virtue not matching position" was most clearly manifested in him.

With Jiefu's support, Kaide's proposal was finally given serious consideration by everyone, and because Xia Duo was present, the group did not have any overly intense discussions because of it.

Laidun merely raised some potential issues during the resettlement process, and everyone brainstormed to solve them together. The final result of this matter was reported to Xia Duo by Laidun personally.

And Xia Duo also gave his own Indication—

"First, once the Grey Eagle Tribe migrates, they will no longer possess the form of a tribe. Everyone will join the territory as individuals. The Settlement Department and the Territory Development Department must make corresponding resettlement measures.

"Second, the population of the Grey Eagle Tribe migrating this time is large, and the original ruling structure might be brought over along with them. Laidun must handle this carefully.

"Regarding the issue of the prospective settlers becoming official, one can be flexible according to the actual situation. Make some of the Grey Eagle Tribe's upper echelon official as soon as possible, then grant them land and bring them under the control of the territory.

"As for the others, make them official immediately after they pass language and regulation assessments; do not set up too many obstacles.

"Additionally, for the existing settlers, you must do a good job of publicizing the territory's policies, letting them live in peace with the new settlers, and do not let any malicious incidents occur.

"Jibu is not here; Laidun, you must remind him when the time comes to recruit a batch of young and strong settlers from the former Kewu Tribe to join the Security Office, specifically to handle incidents involving the Langasi."