Hysilens stepped forward at this moment.
"Chancellor, although those elders have submitted for now, they are deeply entrenched in the provinces and wield enormous influence."
"You forcibly confiscated their estates and pushed through new policies. I fear this may provoke a fierce backlash, perhaps even covert sabotage."
"Should I deploy the knightly orders and strengthen patrols, in case anything happens?"
"Or... I can go purge them right now."
"No need." Yan Huan shook his head.
"To be honest... I'm already used to it. I've done this plenty of times elsewhere."
"As for the food and technology problems..." Yan Huan stroked his chin.
"Without Anaxa, it's certainly more troublesome, but not impossible."
"Cyrene, in your last cycle, you loved reading in the Tree Court whenever you had nothing to do. You must know a few old-fashioned methods for increasing crop yields, right?"
"Also, were there any historical experts within Okhema, or in other city-states, who excelled at agriculture or craftsmanship? We can recruit them."
Cyrene sounded somewhat helpless.
"Come on, have you forgotten what kind of improper books we used to read?"
"But I do know a few methods."
"For example, crop rotation, composting, and seed selection. Okhema has all of those, but there probably aren't many people studying them in depth."
"As for talent... I remember that the Tree Court seemed to have several scholars highly skilled in plant cultivation. They should already exist in this era."
"But their status is low. Even within their own schools, they are only at the very bottom."
"Other city-states may have similar talents too, but it will take time to find and recruit them."
"The Tree Court, huh?" Yan Huan pondered.
"Send people to contact them right away. Offer more money. As long as they are willing to come to Okhema for research