There is many example where the ruling class could convince the people to reject things which is good for them

It is not any different from oligarchic nations in Aeryon past life.

The oligarchic class convinced those who are just common people, middle class and somewhat rich person that they share the same struggle and helping the oligarchic class is in their best interest when they are actually helping themselves be enslaved.

This is why reforms are hard.

When a reform met resistance, the reform then either stalls, modified or push through.

Each one has its pros and cons and it is up to the ruler of that reform to decide and to judge which method is the best

Hence, in the history of the world, it is always the small nation that could reform easily. But even this mention of "easily" is relative when compared

Easy because when compared to big nation that have many intertwining interest, it appears easy.

But even this "easy" is not that easy.

There would always be resistance.

Because reforms, whatever it is, has always been about distributing interest.

From one class to another, weakening one class for the other, suppressing one side top bolster the other

Power never fades.

It is only replaced.

The only thing stopping such reform has always been the political will.

Whether it be a monarch, a prime minister, or a government position that is elected, whether it is a capitalist nation, a socialist nation, a communist nation, monarch, authoritarian, the most important thing to do when reforming a nation....a strong political will to get it done

A reform always destabilizes things.

Because those who are affected by the reform need to realign their interest.

And just because you reform does not mean it is a cure all.

Some reforms give you good result for the first ten years but create a hidden time bombs.

Things that do not flow naturally would always bite you in the ass.

For example, a certain nation could implement a birth control measure. And then a few decades later, it suffers from its own reforms.

Too little woman, a population collapse and demographic that would be worse year after year.

Reforms sound good at paper.

But certain reforms are intended to cure ills of a certain disease.

But it is not always good and not all reforms are wise.

Hence, those who wanted to reform should have the surgical precision of a surgeon.

Knowing how to cut what is necessary, know how to save what is necessary, don’t cut too much, don’t hesitate to cut things which should be cut, and apply things wisely, like the executions and not forget how it would react to this cutting.

Failed reforms are not the worst.

Half-hearted reforms are the worse.

You alerted the entrenched class, and make enemies, making any further attempt in the future to make a reform easily dismantle.

If for example Aeryon had to reform the Yan dynasty or the Western Zhou, he believes Western Zhou would be easier to reform than Yan dynasty

The problem with big nations, it means many people.

And many people mean many interest

And Yan dynasty who had stand there for four hundred years also means there are families and people who had benefited from the system for four hundred years.

When you are reforming a country, it means redistributing and clarifying interest. New interest for new group of people.

Aeryon did not expect resistance when he was reforming his tribe. But as he tries to reform the entire Southern Great Steppe to fit his mould, he had expected resistance

But there was something that he had never expected

Aeryon actually expected even more resistance.

But who would have thought, only after taking Wustkazan that the tribes of the Southern Great Steppe recognize his danger?

"No" they actually have long seen his danger. It is impossible that all of those chief are stupid

But to them at that time, they are still watching. They believe he would stop.

They believe that like the overlord before him, he would take a large land, and then stop and enjoy himself.

Or some tribes would attack him before he reaches such a size.

But this is the thing about watching.

These chief are so accustomed to watching that none of them wanted to act

There was someone who dares to act.

Vihur tribe spurred on by the Kazan tribe words did have intention to come down south.

But even before they reach the lower south, their chief had a cold and retreated midway

If at that time, the Vihur chief tribe had met Aeryon, would something change?

Would the battle of the west between the Cha Ner Ul and the Brolgadhr be delayed?

Or would the Vihur tribe chief recognizing the danger would organise a collation of the northern chief to attack Brolgadhr?

There are no so many ifs.

Things had happened the way it did and time that have gone back would not return.

But even then, they did not realize what his reform is going to do.

Aeryon had already made plans.

As long as he conquers Southern Great Steppe, then pacifying the other three regions of the Steppe could easily be done.

Like using a proclamation to calm the four directions.

If only if it were that easy.

But, Aeryon and Mayeux had spoken about this for a long time.

If they really managed to control one region of the Great Steppe, it could be said that to conquer the other three region in his lifetime....is possible.

Because in the Steppe right now, there is no one dominant tribe that control an entire region of the Steppe.

the only resistance would be the northern great steppe where their tribes would form a considerate when foreign enemies come attacking them

But since Aeryon knows this, if he did manage to capture the entire Southern Great Steppe in his lifetime, he would not attack the northern great steppe until he united all of the other two regions.

After that, everything would fall into place.

After all, no matter how strong the Northern Great Steppe is they could not withstand the attack of the three region fi the Great Steppe.

At that time, Aeryon could suffer ten loss and could still make a comeback without worrying about losing anything

Right now, there is no large-scale battle.

The battle is skirmishes and raids and duels every few days.

He shook his head as he pushes his palm forward.

Rushing wind exploded from his hand as the grass in his front direction was u[ported by a powerful wind.

Then he moves his feet

Moving left and right, the footwork moves with him lightly, almost like he is walking following some rhythm

and all of concern is thrown out from his mind.

The energy of the world flows through his finger.

This is a feeling he left but he could not quite grasp it yet. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

He has been practicing for an hour now.

But there is no sweat on his forehead no sweat on his back.

His body has quite the stamina and an hour training would not tire him.

He did not infuse the energy of heaven and Earth in his attack instead, he is just practicing the moves.

In his mind right now, he is simulating what would happen if he is fighting someone.

What he should do if he fights in a crowd?

What should he do if he fights one on one?

it is always better to hone your skill.

Then he stops. The feet planted straight on the ground, the palm pointing toward the ground and he inhale and exhale and then he smiles

"A good workout" This world is now familiar to him. And the fresh air is a blessing. He then called the servants and he then went bathing.

He slowly enters the bathing tub and feel reinvigorated the moment the hot water touches his skin

Even though he has been in this world for quite some time he still likes bathing in a hot water.

Right now, it is dawn.

No, it is not quite right to say it is dawn. It is before dawn

Last night...he could not sleep.

he shakes his head as he enters the tub and felt the hot water reinvigorating him. The tub is on a small separate tent beside his Golden Tent

he laid his back to the tub and close his eyes.

"It is so close now"

Chadha is dead, Ultar is desperate, Nergui is unmoving.

Three powerful tribes, only one is a threat.

As for Chayun, the new chief of the Chagai tribe, Aeryon believe that Chayun is a stable person.

He would choose....safety.

And that is the reason why Aeryon instead of pushing through waited.

He waited and he plotted.

Now, he did not even need to do anything. Belarion is pushing forward for him, Burchu and Mukhulai tied up the Ultar tribe.

Nergui tribe unable to move, Chadha has no reinforcement.

Everything is set up.

Aeryon did not want a devastated west.

He wanted a west that listen to him.

The problem with slaughtering everyone is that, people are not chickens.

They do not lay eggs and in a week new chickens are being born. Killing people means killing potential.

Just like in Yan dynasty

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