Chapter 592: The problem of the Kingdom of Stormwind's human refugees
If there had been that many high elves back then, the Troll Armed Police would now have been less than half their current size. Yu Lin Bloodhawk would have allowed them to retain no more than a single regiment as a riot-control force to suppress unrest among the human refugees, while high elves would have filled all the remaining units.
Once those human refugees and the other races had become familiar with and accustomed to the presence and administration of the high elves, the current crisis would never have arisen.
Thus, the greatest priority now was this new group of high elf civilians who had migrated from Quel'Thalas. Finding a way to keep them here was the key to every problem.
The officers of the Army General Staff had proposed a good solution, but Yu Lin Bloodhawk still felt it was not enough. Military law and discipline alone would not suffice to keep them in line. Only a carrot-and-stick approach, combining kindness with authority, could keep these high elf civilians here permanently.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk could not sleep that night. The Hinterlands seemed stable, but in truth, it was already on the brink of danger. The more the Seaside Plain prospered, the closer this crisis would come to erupting.
Whether humans, trolls, or high elves, as long as they remained intelligent beings capable of thought, their desire for a better life would be endless.
Once they had enough food, they would demand warm clothing. Once they had warm clothing, they would demand housing. Once they had housing, they would seek spiritual fulfillment. Once they had that, they would demand more material comforts, and finally, they would demand rights.
In short, it was an endless process. When their demands went