After more than 1,800 households signed up, officials from various regions visited and reviewed them. More than 1,400 households still met the requirements, and their names were sent to Luo Chong's desk. Even so, Luo Chong still felt there were a few too many.
Qiongzhou Island had a population of roughly 100,000. According to Xue Qingyao's statistics, there were 142 villages in total. Small villages with only a few hundred people made up the majority, while there were barely a dozen large villages with populations in the thousands. Therefore, based on Luo Chong's standard of moving five households from each small village and ten from each large village, an average of seven migrant households per village would be more than enough. In other words, 1,000 migrant households would suffice.
Of the more than 1,400 households that met the requirements, more than 400 still had to be eliminated.
Luo Chong thought it over. There was certainly no problem with these people's skills, so skill would not be a factor in the eliminations. He would mainly consider age and household size.
First, migration was migration, but the Han Tribe could not afford to lose too much of its own population. Therefore, households with more than five members would be given priority for elimination.
Newlywed young couples whose households consisted of only two people would be given priority for acceptance. Even if 1,000 such households were gathered, only 2,000 people would need to migrate. Of course, it was impossible for all 1,000-plus households to have that composition.
Next came household heads in their late twenties, who would also be given priority. Household heads of that age were in the prime of life, with abundant experience in all aspects of living, mature skills, and a good understanding of how to conduct themselves. More importantly,