In Anyang City Lord's Mansion, Yan Ze'an was making a report:
"In this war, we lost a total of 1.3 billion taels of gold, including military expenses, pensions, etc."
"During this war, our territory has expanded to 10,000 kilometers, which is the limit of what we can rule at present. That is why we allow the remaining countries to surrender."
"All the surrendering countries paid various war reparations, equivalent to about 5 billion taels of gold, to be paid in five years."
"The population of the Shang Kingdom has also expanded to 1 billion. However, the vast majority of the people are from the newly occupied areas. They have a lot of things to do, lack food, have no place to live, and have no clothes to wear. In particular, they have difficulty getting water. The situation is very critical and must be rescued as soon as possible."
"The domestic industrial technology has advanced by leaps and bounds because of the war. Many factories in the private sector have reached or are close to the third generation of technology; almost all factories have surpassed the second generation of technology. The Shang Kingdom is making rapid progress. However, the vast new occupied areas may hinder the development of the Shang Kingdom."
"The domestic economy has begun to show serious deviations, the military industry market is seriously tilted, and the national economy is on the decline."
"Many citizens of the Shang Kingdom were captured by various countries. They have been rescued and compensated, and everything is stable now."
Matters were reported one after another, and only Yan Ze'an's voice echoed in the hall.
After a while, after reading all the information, Yan Ze'an took out another document:
"Although we have occupied many countries, the elites of many countries have broken through. Including the royal family, officials, generals, masters, etc. Many of them are real talents."
"There are problems with the border line we agreed with Tang State, and the two sides have not reached an agreement yet."
"Our grain production this year is still abundant, but it is not enough to support the rescue of people in the occupied areas. Moreover, due to drought and war, many places will have no harvest this year. It is foreseeable that many places will need state aid in the next two years. The situation is very difficult."
"The northern demon tribe seems to have surrendered, but they are always ready to make a move and may start a war at any time."
"But the biggest and most serious problem now is the mentality of the people in the occupied areas. Under the deliberate propaganda of various countries, as well as the influence of war and famine, many people have radical ideas. Although it is stable now, as long as there is a spark, the people will riot."
"My report is complete."
People immediately started talking about it, and for a while the hall was filled with a constant buzz.
Li Xian sat in the center, quietly observing the surroundings. Today is the summary meeting after the war. The Shang Kingdom won, but the situation is not very optimistic. With a land area of 10,000 kilometers, or 20,000 miles in radius, this is an unprecedented country in the East of Yingzhou; but this country is like a bubble, seemingly solid, but it will break at the touch!
How to govern and truly take control of this huge country is an imminent issue.
The present Shang Dynasty is still powerful, but this power is watered down.
The argument lasted until noon, when it gradually died down and everyone started to discuss.
As problems were solved one after another, the administrative efficiency of the Shang Kingdom was beyond imagination.