Chapter 1403: Xuanyuan's Information Has Not Been Updated Either

Xuanyuan could not say that Lu's words were wrong; Xuanyuan himself was not clear on exactly how large Huaxia was. Perhaps the territory was not that big, as after all, the time since Huaxia's rise was not long, and the population was not as large as the Xuanyuan Tribe's. This was something Huaxia always kept on their lips, but helplessly, Huaxia was both wealthy and capable of fighting, so saying it was as large as the Xuanyuan Tribe was not a problem at all.

It was just that Xuanyuan's information had not been updated. The current Huaxia was already larger than the Xuanyuan Tribe. The addition of the Suiren Clan had caused Huaxia's strength to soar by a large margin. Although it was unknown how large it was in this Heaven and Kingdom, it was certainly larger than the Xuanyuan Tribe.

However, it had not yet perfectly integrated with the Suiren Clan. There were also some people in the Suiren Clan who did not have a very clear recognition of their identity as Huaxia people. Perhaps the first ones able to thoroughly recognize their own identity would be the people of Suiren City? After all, that city was currently being guided and helped in its construction by Huaxia.

Huaxia was also mixing sand into the interior during this stage. Not to mention carrying out some population exchanges, they also began the process of taking on apprentices and students. As the first city of the Suiren Clan, the children belonging to it had to receive education so that they could better build Suiren City in the future.

The slogan was shouted like that, and it was not wrong at all, but once they sent all the children to the temporarily erected schools, they had no way of knowing the content being taught inside.

Not a single parent would care about what their children were actually learning in school. Because of the relatively special situation of the Suiren Clan, many children did not even have parents; they survived in a large clan, and the men would share the leftovers with them after they finished eating.

Some women knew which child was their own, while others did not care that much, especially after they could find food themselves. After all, at this time, women were almost constantly pregnant and constantly giving birth; they had no time to manage their previous children.

Only a very small portion were able to maintain a fixed emotional bond with their own children. The men also just waited for the children to grow up quickly so that they would be a labor force and could generate value for the tribe.

And such children were exactly what Huaxia liked most. They sent some old teachers over to establish correct values, a view of life, and a worldview for the children, letting them know that they were Huaxia people and also Suiren Clan people, telling them what they should strive for in the future and who they should respect the most.

Young children were easily guided by things instilled with intent. In a short period of time, they could change their cognition. Once more time was spent fixing their thinking, the people of the Suiren Clan would be unable to change it. Of course, they would not care anyway.

They only knew that when a child could quickly and accurately count numbers and perform addition and subtraction, they would praise them as amazing, thinking that this was Huaxia's teaching and that they would all be talents in the future.

When a child could casually say the name of a type of Grass on the ground and whether it could be eaten, they would be even more shocked, feeling that this child was already extraordinary, knowing more than they did, and would surely be a Leader in the future.

As for those things they drew on the ground that looked like toad patterns, they looked useless at a glance, and they did not know what they were learning them for.

Baifeng wanted to cultivate the most important generation of the future Suiren Clan into his own people while they were unaware. Arranging Huaxia people into Suiren City was too difficult; they might be ostracized, and it was estimated that no one would be willing to go. It was better to directly cultivate the next generation.

Baoxi, Huangpin, and those who had important status and influence in the Suiren Clan were also receiving education every day without stopping. The simplest literacy was a must. Huangpin also saw his own hope at this time.

He thought that his future status would cease to exist because he keenly discovered that every person from Huaxia was more capable than him, and the Tribal Chief's trust in them far exceeded his own.

His status was promoted by the Tribal Chief single-handedly; wanting him to return to his previous life was just a matter of a single sentence. But the people of Huaxia told him that as long as he studied hard and passed the exams, then his promotion and demotion would not be something Baoxi could decide. Even the King of Huaxia could not arbitrarily appoint or remove an official; having talent was the hard power.

Moreover, they also revealed many preferential policies, such as the lack of talent, so the exam difficulty was low and not that strict. It was said in a way that made Leaders like Huangpin exceptionally excited. They saw Suiren City and heard the thorough policies, knowing that their future would be better, so they were willing to learn, unlike Ma back then, who only understood these things after arriving at the place, almost losing the opportunity.

Such training, although difficult to change the already almost solidified thinking of these Leaders, could bind them to Baifeng through interests and power. Their power would be given by Baifeng, not by Baoxi.

If they did well, or if they had any situation, Baifeng could directly transfer them to other towns to hold office, far away from Suiren City.

Gradually, Baoxi also seemed to have discovered this situation. Everything was developing in a direction he could not control. He thought that those conservatives who were his core and could always be loyal to him now seemed to have gradually moved toward the direction of Huaxia.

No other reason, because everyone wanted a better life. After education, they also knew that besides survival and reproduction, they could also have some other meaning in life. They were not old; at thirty-something, they were in their prime in Huaxia, with at least twenty or thirty years left to live. Why not strive for it?

Before, they felt they were old and waiting to die. Now, looking at it, they were actually still young. Plus, Suiren City was beginning to take shape, and the future situation was excellent. The people within the jurisdiction of Suiren City had already started not to go hungry. Although it was not to the point where everyone was full, their own labor and collection added to Huaxia's subsidies had truly begun to change their lives.

This naturally made their view of Huaxia change rapidly. Huaxia was not trying to let the Suiren Clan perish, just making the Suiren Clan stronger. Huaxia had even begun the sacrifices to the ancestors of the Suiren Clan, and Baifeng also acknowledged his identity as a descendant of the Suiren Clan. So, what was wrong with obeying Baifeng's management?

Baoxi was their Tribal Chief, that was true, but Baifeng was a greater Tribal Chief. In the future, such thinking would take root in the minds of all these Leaders, and then they would bring it to their own subordinates. In the end, Baifeng would not need to station even a single Huaxia Soldier in Suiren City, and he would not fear that the Suiren Clan would seize Suiren City and break away from Huaxia, because the beneficiaries of the interests would not let themselves suffer.