28th of April, Shanhai City.
Ouyang Shuo had no time to care about Di Chen's fear. As the Battle of Ethiopia came to an end, a large number of territories were waiting to be taken over and a large number of prisoners of war were waiting to be reorganized.
For Great Xia, it was just the beginning.
As the situation in Southeast Asia gradually calmed down and became an inseparable part of Great Xia, the imperial court decided to reorganize the administrative divisions of the region, including the Australian mainland.
First, the Auckland region was abolished.
The Auckland region was directly transferred to the Australian province and became a county under the province. The establishment of the Auckland region was a problem left over from history. As the Australian province stabilized, it was time to completely solve it.
Of course, only the administrative divisions were abolished. Ouyang Shuo still put Auckland's governor, Johnson, in an important position. He appointed Johnson as the governor of Australia, which was a huge leap in his career.
The current governor of Australia, Lu Xiufu, was appointed to another position.
Second, the adjustment of Hanoi Province and Siam.
Hanoi Province was reorganized from Annam, Chenla, and Nanzhang. This adjustment included the subsidiary Siam into Hanoi Province, forming a large province.
The provincial administration would also be moved from Hanoi City to Wanxiang City, which was located in the center of the province.
After Siam submitted, it had been in contact with the imperial court. Now that the reform had been completed, it was inappropriate to keep the name of the country. Hence, it took this opportunity to merge with Hanoi Province.
After the merger, the governor of Siam, Tirade, was transferred to the governor of Luzon. The current governor of Luzon, Gu Xiuwen, was transferred to the governor of Hanoi. The current governor of Hanoi, Hu Zongxian, was appointed to another position.
This combination not only weakened Tirade's influence in Siam, but also put Gu Xiuwen in an important position.
After the merger, Hanoi Province included the territories of four countries. It was one of the top provinces not only in the southern border, but in the entire dynasty. The governor of Hanoi was naturally more important than ordinary governors.
There was another point that was easily overlooked.
Geographically speaking, apart from the South Sichuan Province where Shanhai City was located, the Hanoi Province was the closest to the capital city of Shanhai City. It could be seen as the southern gate of the capital city.
Under such circumstances, the status of Hanoi Province was even higher.
Hence, Ouyang Shuo specially decreed that the governor of Hanoi would be given the title of Deputy Minister of Administration, a rank two official, which was one rank higher than the governor's rank three official.
As a result, Gu Xiuwen, a native civil official, became the most dazzling star among the civil officials in Great Xia. He became the king's favorite.
Rumor has it that Gu Xiuwen was appointed as the Governor of Hanoi because of the King's insistence. The Cabinet was quite dissatisfied with this decision. After all, in terms of ability and experience, Gu Xiuwen, who had just been promoted to the Governor of Luzon, would never have the chance to be appointed.
Ouyang Shuo naturally had his reasons for doing so.
Six years after entering Gaia, historical talents were no longer rare existences in Ouyang Shuo's eyes. At this stage, there would be historical talents taking the initiative to become an official in Grand Xia every month.
As mentioned previously, it was good to be a talented historian, but there were also many flaws. The most fatal flaw was that they had historical limitations and were incompatible with the philosophy of Great Xia.
The natives didn't have this problem.
For example, Gu Xiuwen had been following Ouyang Shuo since he was a village and grew up with Great Xia. Under Ouyang Shuo's influence, his political philosophy was highly similar to Ouyang Shuo's. There was no problem of breaking in.
Of course, Ouyang Shuo was most at ease to use such a person as a governor.
Therefore, at this stage, people like Gu Xiuwen, Cui Shousi, Hao Jiancheng and Sun Yannong would have more advantages than historical talents. They were also the focus of Ouyang Shuo's nurturing.
It was also most suitable to materialize such a group of people into reality.
Gu Xiuwen's important position was only the beginning. It was the beginning of Ouyang Shuo's change in the way he used people.
Third, the establishment of the River Tao Province.
The narrow strip in the southeast corner of Piao's territory was incorporated into the Hanoi Province and the rest was established as the River Tao Province.
The abandonment of the name Piao was a symbol of Great Xia's transformation of Southeast Asia. Other than Luzon, even the previous countries like Annam could not retain their name.
The entire Southeast Asia was the backyard of Great Xia.
The former Governor of Australia, Lu Xiufu, was transferred to the position of the River Tao Governor. The River Tao Province bordered the Peacock Dynasty and was the frontline of the confrontation between Great Xia and Tianzhu. Transferring Lu Xiufu to the position of the River Tao Governor was an important position for him.
Fourth, the establishment of the River Luo Province.
The River Luo Province included the country of Johor, the country occupied by Johor, as well as Java's Kalimantan Island, Sulawesi Island and Irian Island.
At the same time, Star State County would also be incorporated into the River Luo Province.
The newly established River Luo Province, whether in terms of area or strategic position, was one of the best in the Southern Border and even slightly surpassed the Hanoi Province.
This was because the River Luo Province not only controlled the Strait of Malacca, but also shouldered the mission of sealing off the country of Java. In addition, the Southern Border Protector's Lion City was also located in the River Luo Province. The River Luo Province could be seen as the political center of the Southern Border.
The former Governor of Hanoi, Hu Zongxian, was transferred to the position of the River Luo Province's Deputy Minister of Military Affairs. From this, it could be seen that Ouyang Shuo still trusted and valued Hu Zongxian.
The reason why he let Gu Xiuwen govern the Hanoi Province and Hu Zongxian govern the River Luo Province was because Hu Zongxian was a courtier who was proficient in both the pen and the sword. In the River Luo Province, he would be able to control the situation.
The abolition of a region and a dependent country and the establishment of two provinces. Under the premise of not creating a new governor, Great Xia had completed the layout of the Southeast Asia region.
When the situation in the Southern Border stabilized, Great Xia would obtain a territory that could be compared to the mainland.
According to the previous plan, the newly established River Luo Province and River Luo Province would also be placed under the Southern Border Protector's jurisdiction. The power of the Southern Border Protector, Bai Hua, would reach a new peak.
Even Di Chen wouldn't dare to say that his power was greater than Bai Hua's.
Following the real-time update of his achievement points, Bai Hua's authority level would probably welcome another leap.
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Xia Palace, Imperial Study.
The newly appointed Governor of Hanoi, Gu Xiuwen, had just finished listening to Ouyang Shuo's instructions and was about to leave. The person sitting opposite Ouyang Shuo was the former Governor of Morocco, Mu Lanyue.
After the fall of Morocco, Mu Lanyue led a group of officials back to Shanhai City.
According to Ouyang Shuo's intention, he wanted to use this opportunity to let Mu Lanyue take up a position in the imperial court or become the governor of a province in the mainland. In the future, when the time was right, Ouyang Shuo would make arrangements.
A hot place like Africa wasn't suitable for a lady like Mu Lanyue.
He didn't expect that this lass would develop feelings for the African continent and wholeheartedly want to return to Africa to take up a position. She even shamelessly said that she was willing to take up the position of the Base Guard.
Ouyang Shuo tried to persuade her a few times, but Mu Lanyue didn't listen.
Looking at the young lady opposite him, Ouyang Shuo rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. He didn't expect that this lass would be so stubborn that even three bulls couldn't pull her back.
"Don't even think about taking up the position of Base Guard!"
What could a Base City do? How could Magnolia, a Duchess cum governor, be bothered?
Ouyang Shuo sighed. In the end, he decided to compromise. Since this was Mu Lanyue's choice, Ouyang Shuo was willing to try his best to satisfy her as long as the conditions allowed.
"Then let me take up a position in Essai!" Mu Lanyue said hurriedly.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head. "The imperial court has already decided to establish Essai Province, then use Somaliland Province and Essai Province as the foundation to establish the North African Garrison. You shall take up the position of North African Garrison!"
"Alright!" Mu Lanyue didn't hesitate at all.
Compared to a Protectorate, the rank of a Garrison was one level lower. This was also because there were only two provinces in North Africa. If they established a Protectorate, it would be a joke.
There wasn't a problem with the Garrison.
In the future, when Great Xia continued to expand in North Africa, the Garrison would be promoted to a Protectorate.
The administrative center of the North African Garrison was temporarily set in Addis Ababa, the former capital of Essai. Historically, Addis Ababa was the headquarters of Africa.
As for the governor of Essai Province, Du Sijing, the former head of the Moroca Governor-General's Office, was promoted and would continue to assist Mu Lanyue in governing North Africa.
Du Sijing's promotion was also a form of appeasement to the officials of Moroca Province.
Apart from Du Sijing, the officials of the Moroca Province were either sent to the Ethiopian Province or to the newly established North African Guardian Palace to assist Guardian Magnolia in taking control of the situation as soon as possible.
Only Mu Lanyue could enjoy such preferential treatment.
Even when Bai Hua was transferred from the Yunnan Governor-General to the Southern Border, he didn't enjoy such treatment. This could be considered as favoring Mu Lanyue.
Those who knew the reason naturally wouldn't say anything. Instead, they felt that it was only natural. Among Bai Hua and the other three, Mu Lanyue was the closest to Ouyang Shuo and the one he trusted the most.
Anyone could betray Ouyang Shuo, but not Mu Lanyue.
The relationship between the two of them wasn't that of biological siblings, but it was even better than that of biological siblings. They had already experienced the test of blood and fire.
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At this point, the aftermath of the war in the territory had come to an end. Next was the routine reorganization of the army.
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