A month passed in the blink of an eye.
With the help of the Recruitment List, Ouyang Shuo was both happy and worried this month.
He was happy because the Recruitment List was indeed extraordinary. In just a month, it had recruited more than 40 historical talents of different levels, many of which were god-level figures like Ceng Guofan.
As soon as Ceng Guofan arrived, he was invited to the cabinet by Ouyang Shuo.
[Name]: Ceng Guofan (God-level)
[Title]: One of the top ten prime ministers in history
[Dynasty]: Qing Dynasty
[Identity]: Great Xia Inner Pavilion Elder
[Occupation]: Civil Official
[Loyalty]: 75
[Commander]: 80 [Martial Power]: 40 [Intelligence]: 80 [Politics]: 98
[Specialties]: Reputation (Increase the integrity of the territory by 40, increase the efficiency of the territory by 25, increase the level of the territory's culture by 15, increase the level of the territory's governance by 30)
[Ancient Book]: Nine Chapters of Law
[Evaluation]: Ceng Guofan has always been a good judge of people. He has great foresight and forgets about personal interests, which is something that the ancients could not compare to. Although he is not famous for being good at war, he is able to identify good generals and plan meticulously. That is why he is the first meritorious minister.
Ceng Guofan was born in a landlord's family. He was diligent and studious since he was six years old. At eight, he could read the Four Books and the Five Classics. At 14, he could read the Rites of Zhou and Historical Records.
In the 18th year of Daoguang, he became a scholar and entered the Hanlin Academy as a student of the Grand Council, Mu Zhang. He was promoted to the Cabinet Secretary, Assistant Minister of Rites, Minister of War, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Personnel. He was appointed as the Governor of Liangjiang, the Governor of Zhili, and the Grand Secretary of the Hall of Martial Heroes. He was conferred the title of Marquis Yi Yong and was later known as Ceng Wenzheng.
During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, he formed the Xiang Army to turn the tide. After many years of fierce battles, they destroyed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Ceng Guofan's life was based on patience. He advocated that everything should be done diligently and frugally. He should not be arrogant as an official. He disciplined himself and used virtue to become an official. He put etiquette first and used loyalty to govern the country.
Under Ceng Guofan's initiative, the Qing Dynasty built the first ship of China, established the first military school, printed and translated the first batch of Western books, and arranged for the first batch of students to study in the United States.
It could be said that Ceng Guofan was the pioneer of China's modernization.
With such a person who was familiar with the Westernization Movement and had great influence in the late Qing Dynasty entering the cabinet of Great Xia, the impact on Great Xia was obvious.
There were many reasons why Zeng Guofan chose to become an official in Great Xia. In addition to the influence of the Sage Recruitment List, there was also the invitation of his disciple, Li Hongzhang. In addition, his ancestor, Zeng Zi, was also in Great Xia.
Accompanying Ceng Guofan were his younger brother Ceng Guoquan and Zuo Zongtang. Both of them were from the Xiang Army.
Ouyang Shuo planned to expand the Imperial Guards at a suitable time. Ceng Guoquan and Zuo Zongtang, the two generals, were the best candidates for the Imperial Guards.
At present, Ouyang Shuo had arranged for the two of them to enter the First Imperial Guard Legion and work together with Legion Commander Oda Nobunaga to form and train Great Xia's first integrated firearms legion.
Apart from Ceng Guofan and his entourage, Cao Xueqin had also come to Great Xia.
Cao Xueqin's great-grandmother, Lady Sun, had been Emperor Kangxi's protective mother. His grandfather, Cao Yin, had been Emperor Kangxi's study companion and imperial bodyguard. Later on, he was the Jiangning Weaving Commissioner and also the Lianghuai Salt Inspector.
During the Kangxi and Yongzheng reigns, three generations of the Cao family were in charge of the Jiangning Weaving Commissioner for 58 years. Their family was illustrious, powerful, and extremely wealthy. At that time, they became the wealthiest and most influential family in Nanjing.
Kangxi went to Jiangnan six times, and Cao Yin received him four times.
In the fifth year of Yongzheng, Cao Xueqin was 13 years old. In December, his uncle, Cao Fu, who was then the Jiangning Weaving Commissioner, was dismissed from his post and imprisoned for harassing the courier station, causing a deficit in the weaving industry, and transferring property. Before the Lantern Festival in the first month of the next year, his house was confiscated.
Cao Xueqin moved back to Beijing with his family. From then on, the Cao family was unable to recover and declined day by day.
Under such circumstances, Cao Xueqin was naturally unwilling to return to the capital and live under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. On the contrary, Shanhai City was prosperous and had no restrictions on scholars. The atmosphere was extremely open, and it was a suitable place for him to settle down.
As Cao Xueqin became the head of the Southwest University China Hall, a system announcement spread throughout the Huaxia region.
System Announcement: The representative of the School of Novels, Cao Xueqin, has become an official in Great Xia and has widely accepted disciples. At the same time, he has fulfilled the three conditions for a school to enter Great Xia. The School of Novels of the Hundred Schools of Thought has officially entered Great Xia.
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System Announcement: The School of Novels of the Hundred Schools of Thought has officially entered Great Xia. Shanhai City is specially granted the title of [Holy Land of Novels] as a reward. Congratulations to player Don't Say You Have No Clothes!
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System Announcement: The School of Novels of the Hundred Schools of Thought has officially entered Great Xia. The existing title of [Holy Land of Hundred Schools] in Shanhai City has automatically replaced the title of [Holy Land of Novels]. The title reward of [Holy Land of Novels] has been cancelled. Shanhai City is specially granted a hidden building [Wenhua Tower] as a reward. Congratulations to player Don't Say You Have No Clothes!
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[Name]: Wenhua Tower
[Type]: Hidden building
[Function]: Hang the portrait of a civil official in the tower and revive once without any damage.
[Features]: Attract rate of civil officials increased by 20%, territory popularity increased by 5
[Description]: This is a tower specially set up for civil officials. The lord can spend a certain amount of gold coins to invite a certain number of civil officials' portraits into the tower and revive once without any damage.
The Wenhua Tower has a total of four floors. The first floor enshrines the portraits of the gold-ranked civil officials. The maximum number of portraits is 50 and each person costs 10,000 gold coins. The second floor enshrines the portraits of the king-ranked civil officials. The maximum number of portraits is 20 and each person costs 50,000 gold coins.
The third floor enshrines the portraits of the emperor-ranked civil officials. The maximum number of portraits is 10 and each person costs 200,000 gold coins. The top floor enshrines the portraits of the god-ranked civil officials. The maximum number of portraits is 3 and each person costs 1,000,000 gold coins.
With the Wenhua Tower, the civil officials of Great Xia have an additional layer of protection.
Due to the limited number of portraits, Ouyang Shuo set up a rule. The civil officials that were invited into the Wenhua Tower would be judged based on their achievements. Every year, the most outstanding civil officials would have their portraits displayed in the Wenhua Tower.
At the same time, Ouyang Shuo specially reserved 10 places for old officials like Gu Xiuwen and Zhao Dexian.
The arrival of Ceng Guofan and Cao Xueqin was just a small part of the flow of talents. Among the 40 or so historical talents, half of them were from the Qing Dynasty.
This was also understandable.
If it wasn't for the fact that they had no other choice, there were a few Han officials, especially those with ambitions, who were willing to serve under the Manchurian Qing. After appearing in the wilderness, Great Xia was naturally the best choice for them to make.
Needless to say, there were also Li Hongzhang, Zhang Tingyu, Tian Wenjing and the others who set an example.
As for those from the Ming Dynasty, most of them were the prime ministers of a region. For example, Shang Li, although they were from the Ming Dynasty, there was no room for them to display their abilities in the wilderness. Naturally, they would join another faction.
The arrival of this batch of civil officials greatly consolidated the foundation of the civil officials of Great Xia. They could almost be compared to the military group. Of course, there might be all sorts of problems that came along with it.
Apart from that, there was also an unexpected surprise in Great Xia.
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