Chapter 946: The Integration Plan

After hearing Yulong's answer, Baifeng felt quite satisfied; this was a reasonable and actionable plan, and if a population of ten or twenty thousand wasn't brought over with great fanfare, how would Xuanyuan even know?

Even if those from the Xuanyuan Tribe in Huaxia City saw them, as long as the truth wasn't spoken, letting them guess would at most lead them to believe that Huaxia had once again conquered some tribe of savages; after all, such things had happened over the past two years.

Even if it were discovered that they were people of the Suiren, one could brush it off by saying they were hired at a low cost; Huaxia could hire people from the Xuanyuan Tribe, so naturally, they could hire people from the Suiren. Was Huaxia short on grain? Then one could say the Suiren were at a life-or-death juncture, and the grain compensation Huaxia gave them was not even one-third or one-quarter of what the Xuanyuan Tribe received; Xuanyuan would have nothing to say, as it truly looked like a very good deal.

Sanxin continued, "King, if this plan Prince Yulong mentioned is feasible and can be adopted, then the Suiren people who come must be treated the same as our own tribespeople, right? From education to medical care and every other aspect, and as for their Leaders, we must arrange some official positions for them, otherwise, they might harbor some dissatisfied thoughts."

Baifeng said directly, "There is nothing to worry about regarding that. No matter how large the Suiren are, once they come to Huaxia, they must follow Huaxia's rules. They will be arranged just as the savages from before were arranged. If their Leaders want power, then let them go learn first; once they pass their studies and assessments, as long as they meet the standards, what problem is there in letting them be officials in Huaxia City?"

"However, considering the large population of the Suiren and the fact that they will gradually enter all of Huaxia, we must certainly maintain some control. The education of the children is a must, though it is clearly impossible for them to use our schools here; building a dedicated one for them is also fine."

"There certainly aren't enough teachers, but what needs to be taught must be taught earnestly. Whether or not the Suiren can be thoroughly integrated into Huaxia must start with the children, and the thing that influences children the most is school. Therefore, we will consider building schools later, including for the Western Development Group; once their basic construction is up, we must also send teachers over. We cannot delay the children's most important period of learning."

"A hospital is also impossible; we will just follow the standards of the various towns, using a tiered system. Let new people go down to gain experience more often, and have excellent doctors take turns going down to provide support, but everything must still prioritize ensuring the needs of our two places, Huaxia City and Lema City."

"The most important thing is the technical training for those people, focusing primarily on farming and construction. We must keep their existing labor force restricted to agriculture and the construction industry for the long term; do not let them come into contact with other trades."

"Of course, this is also considering their most urgent future needs, which are food and housing. Whether starting from reality or considering our overall situation, we must do it this way."

"At the same time, we will select elites for training, letting a small portion of them move upward. For the sake of future unity, the differential treatment cannot be too obvious. Once our two tribes have completely merged, then all restrictions will be completely removed."

Baifeng looked around the circle: "What do you all think?"

The crowd naturally had no objections; Baifeng had already summarized the entire plan targeting the Suiren, so there was no need for them to interfere further.

"Good, no problems then?" Baifeng glanced at Sanxin and said, "Then Sanxin, please trouble yourself and the people of the Secretariat to record this, then organize a detailed plan so that those below can prepare to implement it."

"However, you must not write words like 'restricting the development of the Suiren' directly on the surface. Our policy is as such, but it cannot be written explicitly."

Sanxin smiled and replied, "That is certain, King; I understand this principle."

The people below also had a hint of a smile on their faces; this was something they had learned to understand under Baifeng's long-term influence. There are some policies where you know what they are for and what their significance is, but if they are not suitable to be put on the surface, they cannot be written down, nor can they be spoken of to unrelated people.

Even if the Suiren people were illiterate and might not produce many literate people for many years to come, everyone should have a heart as clear as a mirror regarding what should be written and what should not.

"Alright, then everyone go back and rest. I've called you all together urgently on a day off, and in such hot weather, go on back."

The people below all stood up, but they still had to say, "King, you are the most hardworking," before it was acceptable. Baifeng did not have the ease of these officials, and these officials could not take the good treatment Baifeng gave them for granted. What kind of era was this? If Baifeng were truly angry and gave up, he could instantly return all of Huaxia to an era where everyone picked Grass Seed and dug for wild vegetables; these officials would at most be able to eat one extra mouthful of meat after a hunt.

When Baoxi returned, those few servants were already in a state of panic. How they wished Baoxi could have stayed in the Hospital until he left; coming here, any problem that arose was their trouble.

However, the first thing Baoxi did after returning was to have all the servants stand together, and then he circled around those few servants, staring at them. Before he hadn't paid attention and thought they were very ordinary, but now that he looked closely, Baoxi realized these servants were indeed different.

From their standing posture, the position of their hands, their expressions, and so on, everything made him feel very comfortable and happy. Plus, these servants did indeed look quite good; the women, while lacking big hips and thick legs, had faces that looked very fair and clean, and their overall spirit and appearance were excellent.

The men were tall and their builds were sturdy. Such people, in any tribe, were high-quality labor, yet Baoxi felt their submission in their posture, which made one feel pleasant.

After Baoxi finished looking, he told them to go back to what they were doing, but as they dispersed, he said something that left the servants confused: "Indeed, they are trained very well; they are sufficiently precious."

When Baoxi looked back at the few sturdy, dark-skinned, but somewhat dull-witted Soldiers he had brought, he suddenly wasn't very happy. Why didn't his own tribe have so many smart people? Now it seemed only Huangpin counted as one, and who else?

His own few sons weren't stupid either, but it seemed useless; compared to the officials of Huaxia, they were far behind. Baoxi suddenly wondered if he should send his sons to Huaxia to learn something; there seemed to be many things one could learn in Huaxia.