Ren Ye spent two full days carefully inspecting his "territory" before finally returning to Qingliang Prefecture.
His main stops were the government offices, army camps, and guard stations of the Shangyu Nine Lands, along with the construction sites of the two Wonders.
After the tour, Prince Huai was very satisfied. Although Qingliang Commandery had yet to introduce imperial examinations and mainly recruited talent through recommendations, the foundations left by the Great Qian Imperial Court, together with Brother Huang's painstaking screening, meant that the local officials were all reasonably diligent. Policies were also being implemented smoothly, with few people paying lip service while secretly disobeying.
This situation was mainly thanks to two things. First, the fighting in the Shangyu Nine Lands had only recently ended. Grass had yet to grow on many graves in the war-torn areas, and the sight of corpses strewn everywhere remained vivid in everyone's minds. Everyone was therefore fairly frightened, and no one dared stir up trouble now and risk losing their head.
Second, Qingliang Commandery occupied a very unusual location and was protected by the Mist Barrier. Unless Ren Ye opened the way himself, no one could leave. Anyone who wanted to collude with the enemy and cause trouble would find escape almost impossible once exposed-and would certainly receive the whole nine-clan extermination package.
Under these unusual circumstances, combined with Master Huang's tireless management, the Shangyu Nine Lands were governed in an orderly fashion. Policies and orders flowed smoothly, and everything was very stable.
On the military front, the Earth Dragon Army had now expanded to two thousand troops, with First Grade Supernatural Ability Users as the minimum requirement for enlistment. Training had already begun in Shangyu County. Command fell to Golden Wolf General Ba Wu. Without the Little Bad King's rescue back then, the old