After the court session ended, the matters open for discussion did not cease.
Or rather, they merely changed locations while most of the officials were dismissed.
The location was naturally the Imperial Study within the Tai Chi Hall.
At that moment, only two people stood before Xiao Tianyang's desk.
One was Grand Commandant Yue Fei, who represented military authority.
The other was Prime Minister Xiao He, who commanded the civil officials.
"After Douluo Continent is unified, its administrative divisions must be redrawn."
Xiao He said quietly, "This humble subject proposes using cities as the foundation and clearing out everything within a hundred-li radius."
"Villages, towns, small cities, and the like should all be demolished, allowing the lands outside Douluo Continent's cities to return to their natural wilderness..."
Yue Fei frowned slightly. "What about the cities that have already been built?"
"Must the efforts of generation after generation be reduced to ruins because of this?"
Xiao He explained, "Where there is gain, there must be loss."
"If Douluo Continent is to keep advancing, its people cannot live lives that are too comfortable."
"Moreover, a new kind of beast has emerged between humanity and Soul Beasts."
"If they are not provided with a suitable environment to survive in, the threat they pose will only grow greater than it is now."
Xiao Tianyang raised a hand. "The Prime Minister makes sense."
"However, implementing such a blunt policy the moment we take office would be somewhat too heartless."
The corner of his mouth curled upward. "After all, not everyone possesses the Prime Minister's vision."
He was not being sarcastic toward Xiao He. He was simply stating a fact.
Yue Fei's words had not been entirely for the sake of the citizens, either.
Xiao Tianyang had already made the major factions surrender their territories and