Chapter 1629: The Pressured Yulong

During the first month of Baifeng's absence, Yulong was quite anxious, because he was not only afraid that his father would not return, but even more afraid that he would not know how to handle Government Affairs Department matters; if he encountered situations he could not resolve, what should he do?

Therefore, at the beginning, he was so anxious he could not sleep well, because his father's departure could last for a year, and he did not yet fully trust his own current abilities; because this was a period of great reform and great development for Huaxia, once he made a wrong decision, it could very likely trigger a series of problems, ultimately leading to irreversible consequences.

But fortunately, he had a clever younger brother to assist him; although Changle was not as knowledgeable about government affairs as his older brother, because he had already begun managing some matters, he was also becoming familiar with them, and he had an even greater advantage, which was his almost top-tier talent and achievements in the field of Science, allowing him to develop an incomparably confident mindset.

Confidence combined with wisdom meant there was nothing to fear; Yulong was certainly not stupid, he was also extremely intelligent and definitely no worse than Changle, but he had been raised from childhood to be an heir and had not displayed his abilities in other areas; he had spent his whole life looking up to his father, so once he was separated from Baifeng, he became unconfident; he was fully capable of handling everything himself, but because he was afraid there was no one to correct him and no one to provide him with a safety net, he became timid and hesitant.

Of course, this was related to the ideology Baifeng had always instilled in him: a ruler's light words, when falling upon the common people, were like a great mountain, so every action had to be extremely cautious; now that no one was watching him, Yulong was truly under unbearable pressure.

Sui naturally felt heartache for her son; she did not understand government affairs, but she was a qualified mother who could always provide comfort to her son at the most critical moments.

In the process of slow adaptation, Yulong was also able to gradually let go; when there were problems difficult to resolve, he would consult with Changle, or even discuss them with Yu.

Yu could always provide reasonable opinions, but he would not influence Yulong's decision-making; he was a person who understood boundaries quite well; perhaps Yu was a suitable heir, but he had no right of succession, and Yu knew this in his heart, so he would not have any fantasies about that position.

At the same time, he could also see that Yulong was a qualified heir, lacking in no aspect, just not having been allowed to practice by letting go like this; this was a very good opportunity, and he had to do his best to help him.

The reason Yu could appear more suitable than Yulong was because he was also cultivated by Baifeng, and at the same time, he had been given power to manage government affairs very early on; now he even controlled a large city, with immense power, left to his own devices, and under these circumstances, he had trained himself into a quite qualified ruler.

By now, Yulong also began to let go; on a certain day, after Yulong made a decision on his own that he considered very important, his whole person changed in an instant; he began to become bold and confident, no longer so timid and hesitant.

And the officials who came to the meeting also discovered the difference in Yulong; the current Yulong was very much like a younger Baifeng; although the person had not changed, he felt much more trustworthy.

In the days when Baifeng was away, it was not just Yulong who suffered, those officials suffered too; they were very afraid that if Baifeng did not return from this trip, they would not know how Huaxia would operate in the future; Baifeng was almost like an existence of faith to them, but seeing Yulong in such a state, they basically set their minds at ease; as time went on, they felt even more that whether Baifeng was there or not was about the same.

During these six months, Yulong had arranged the general direction according to the plan left by Baifeng, still focusing on several major directions; first was the construction of the two cities, the construction progress of Weicheng and Suiren City could not be slowed down.

The second was the construction of villages and towns; currently, Huaxia's population was still expanding rapidly, because since they did not have to worry about food, they would definitely keep having children.

In less than two years, the original settlements began to appear crowded, and the cultivated land was too far away to plant, which was not convenient enough.

Therefore, this year, Yulong carried out a large-scale relocation project; the so-called relocation was not mandatory, but rather providing good policies so that those large clans with many children would be willing to split off some people, separate the family, and go to other places to live, clear land, and farm.

Because it was splitting some people from one family, it was just giving those of an age suitable for splitting the family a home that was a bit further away, so not only was there no resistance, but they were actually quite willing.

Because a common Huaxia family of three, meaning a family of one man and two women, had already given birth to over a dozen children of their own, and most were still of childbearing age and could continue to give birth.

The small children had not yet been born, but the older children already had their own children; a few of the older ones had split off and left, but the fifth and sixth generation who needed to form new families could only squeeze into a small courtyard and a small room with their younger brothers and sisters.

The large communal bed had long been insufficient, bunk beds were the norm, and it was very normal for five or six people to live in one room, which resulted in the children not actually living comfortably at home.

But if you talk about splitting the family, where would they go? The land belonged to the family, and they had nowhere to live; even if they could apply to split the family, without land, without a house, and without capital, it was difficult to persist through the most difficult startup period.

But once the relocation policy came out, everything was different; organized by the Ministry of Works, a house would be built in the selected location, enough for normal living; if they wanted a larger and better courtyard, that was also perfectly fine, they only needed to take out a loan from the Gold Bank, and the costs required to build the house could be paid off in installments over a number of years in the future, with no mention of interest.

At the same time, during the first two years of land reclamation, they would be provided with the food necessary for survival, as well as tools and Wax Seed, so they would not have to worry about food and clothing; after two years, no matter how barren their land was, it would be able to grow grain.

This was to allow those young people to split the family and work on their own without any worries, because some parents would threaten those children who were in their prime labor years by not giving them grain, preventing them from splitting the family and making them work for the family for a few more years.