The meeting room fell silent.
Leaning on his short staff, Muradin picked up the conversation:
"That's right. We Dwarves are also concerned about personal property."
He pointed at the hammer held by the attendant behind him.
"That Warhammer has been passed down in his family for seven generations. The furnace is in their own yard, and their family built the workshop themselves."
"After we join Great Xia, will all those things have to be handed over to the state?"
"There are also the small furnace zones in the mines. Many craftspeople depend on them for their livelihood."
"If everything is taken away, what will they live on afterward?"
Once those two questions were raised, the atmosphere in the meeting room grew heavy.
Whether ordinary people could attend school and receive medical care after joining Great Xia was, of course, important.
But if they could not keep their ancestral homes, land, and workshops, then for many people, so-called citizenship would be nothing more than a piece of paper that did them harm and no good.
Lin Mo had prepared for this. He projected a supplementary proposal into the air and said:
"Regarding these issues, my suggestion is to add a transitional verification process."
"At least two witnesses from the same people will provide testimony, which will be considered alongside existing tribal, workshop, town, or mining area records. A registration team will then conduct on-site verification of the territory and publish the findings."
"During verification, temporary identity documents will be issued first, granting access to basic medical care, food, education, and relief."
"Once everything is confirmed to be correct, the status will be made permanent."
Warwick's brow slowly relaxed.
Lin Mo looked at the hide map on the table.
"Having no land deed does not mean having no land rights. Having no