In early March of the 9764th year of the Radiant Calendar, Velin returned to Qixing Territory.
After accepting everyone's congratulations, Velin began handling the affairs of Jiangtaen County.
After ordering Zelia and Zephirin to be summoned, Velin set out for Jiangtaen County with the Guard Team.
As for the construction of the Qixing griffin breeding ranch, it was naturally entrusted to Belder, the Chief Steward.
Jiangtaen County could now be considered the poorest county in Qixing Territory. It covered six thousand five hundred square kilometers and had a population of more than sixty thousand. The troops under the governor's command numbered three thousand, while another three thousand or so warriors from the Seventh Camp guarded the border.
Jiangtaen County had six third-tier administrative districts: Jiangtaen City, East Lake Town, Shiteng Town, Nange Town, Mengya Town, and Gushu Town.
Among them, Jiangtaen City was the wealthiest third-tier administrative district in Jiangtaen County. It had a population of eighteen thousand four hundred and thirty-seven, eighty-nine thousand five hundred mu of farmland, forty-three thousand nine hundred mu of pastureland, and one hundred seventy-three thousand three hundred mu of land for fruit cultivation. In less than five years, it had come to supply twenty percent of Qixing County's fruit.
Mengya City, on the other hand, was the poorest third-tier administrative district in Jiangtaen County. Located on the border, vast stretches of land were covered by jagged cliffs. It had a population of four thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, and its soil was barren, with only eighteen thousand nine hundred mu of farmland reclaimed. Thus, Mengya Town's main industry was quarrying stone, supplying other counties with materials for paving roads, building houses, constructing waterworks, carving statues, and more.
A middle-aged man dressed in gray cloth approached Velin, bowed, and said loudly, "Deklis, acting governor of