章 652: Chapter 297 The Troops Set Out for Xichuan

On the third day of the sixth month in the sixth year of Shenwu, Lu Yuan led his army to Yuzhong Prefecture, Xichuan County.

Upon his arrival, he did not immediately wage war but first examined the internal affairs of Xichuan County.

After several years of development, especially after the rare post-war peace, a new wave of newborns emerged in all parts of the Chu State, including Xichuan County.

In the ninth year of Front Yue Hongdao, when it was still Changsha State, Lu Yuan conducted a national census.

At that time, Xichuan County had a population of 160,000 households, amounting to 830,000 citizens.

In the years since, the number of households has not grown significantly and remains at 160,000. However, the population has increased to 880,000, most of whom are newborns.

This rapid population growth is still ongoing and if it continues, the present population of the three counties in Xichuan County will exceed a million in a maximum of just fifteen years.