Ouyang Shuo had only made five major adjustments to the layout of Shanhai City. As for the finer adjustments, there was no need for Ouyang Shuo to personally worry about them. As the city developed, the adjustments would naturally be in place.
"System Notification: Adjustment request confirmed, adjustment in progress..."
Similarly, in the blink of an eye, the city had already changed. After this round of expansion and adjustments, Shanhai City had already laid the foundation for it to soar once again, and it was striding forward with its head held high.
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Ouyang Shuo received the award and adjusted the city. It seemed like he had been busy for a long time, but in fact, it had only been less than half an hour. Everything was ready.
"Your Majesty, the auspicious time has arrived!"
A female official shouted loudly. As soon as she finished speaking, the sound of bamboo flutes could be heard.
From today onwards, Ouyang Shuo was the ruler of the dynasty, and he had officially entered the ranks of the Emperor. He could be addressed as "Your Majesty", "Your Majesty", and he was the true Son of Heaven.
Ouyang Shuo wore a regal robe, boarded the imperial carriage, and left the palace.
"Long live the Emperor, long live, long live!"
Under the escort of the guards, he left the royal city. Everyone on the streets cheered and danced when they saw the imperial carriage from afar, and they knelt to pay their respects.
Just like the previous coronation ceremony, it was extraordinarily lively.
After paying respects to the ancestral temple, Ouyang Shuo once again boarded the imperial carriage and entered the main hall. The Cabinet led the ministers and officials, and they knelt, "The ceremony is complete, please ascend to the throne!"
Ouyang Shuo slowly walked up and sat on the dragon throne, and the main hall became solemn.
The music changed, and the official shouted, "All officials salute!"
"Long live the Emperor, long live, long live!" The officials kowtowed nine times.
? Ouyang Shuo sat on the dragon throne, and because he had a similar experience, he calmly said, "All my beloved officials, please rise!"
? "We thank you for your grace!"
Ouyang Shuo said, "The imperial court was able to become an imperial court, and its prosperity is all because of the meritorious civil and military officials. I will not be stingy with the rewards!"
The Cabinet led the hundreds of officials, and they bowed three times.
"After I ascend to the throne, I am willing to follow the example of my predecessor, and establish the Shanhe Palace, and list 24 meritorious officials."
As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the civil and military officials lit up, and they were filled with anticipation. Ouyang Shuo was the only one who knew about the matter regarding the Mountain River Hall, not even the Inner Pavilion knew about it.
Now that it was suddenly thrown out, it naturally caused a commotion.
Ouyang Shuo had not invited outsiders to this promotion ceremony. Instead, it was the Protector-Generals of the Southern and Northern Frontier, the Garrison of North Africa, and all the provincial governors who had been invited to the capital.
As he spoke, Ouyang Shuo shot a look at Bai Nanpu, who was standing to the side.
Bai Nanpu understood and unfurled the imperial edict. "His Majesty the Emperor has decreed that the Shanhe Hall will be established to commend the twenty-four meritorious officials who have rendered meritorious service to the country. They will be promoted as role models for all officials and will bring glory to future generations."
"Bai Qi, Jiang Shang, Xiao He, Huo Qubing, Han Xin, Wei Yang, Zhang Liang, Du Ruhui, Jia Xu, Shi Wansui, Fan Li, Zheng He, Shen Buhai, Sun Bin, E Lai, Zhang Yi, Cui Yingyou, Zhang Han, Di Qing, Yu Dayou, Xu Chu, Tian Wenjing, Fan Zhongyan, Liu Mo."
Every time Bai Nanpu called out a name, someone would step forward, unable to conceal their joy.
To the civil and military officials, other than their current power and status, they also valued their place in history. They hoped that their names would be passed down for generations to come. Being listed in the Shanhe Hall was the best way to leave their name in history.
Therefore, even the cold-faced people like Bai Qi, Du Ruhui, and Tian Wenjing could not conceal their joy.
"Done!"
After the long list was read out, some people were happy, while others were disappointed. Especially important officials like Kou Zhun and Li Jing. They had only joined the dynasty a little late and missed out on this grand occasion.
It was impossible to say that they were not jealous.
Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo said, "These twenty-four meritorious officials have played a great role in the establishment of the dynasty. I hope that on the day the dynasty becomes an Imperial Empire, there will be more officials listed in the Shanhe Hall. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The civil and military officials were instantly in high spirits.
Other than the twenty-four meritorious officials, Ouyang Shuo also conferred a number of titles.
Bai Qi and Jiang Shang were conferred the title of Duke, alongside Bai Hua, Mu Lanyue, and Feng Qiuhuang. Xiao He, Huo Qubing, and Han Xin were conferred the title of First-class Marquis.
Wei Yang, Zhang Liang, Du Ruhui, Jia Xu, and Shi Wansui were conferred the title of Second-class Marquis. Fan Li, Zheng He, Shen Buhai, Sun Bin, E Lai, Zhang Yi, and Cui Yingyou were conferred the title of Third-class Marquis.
The remaining seven of the twenty-four meritorious officials were conferred the title of First-class Earl.
Other than that, Kou Zhun, Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Zhang Tingyu, Di Renjie, and a large number of other officials and generals were conferred the title of Earl.
It was not difficult to see that Ouyang Shuo was very cautious about conferring titles, especially those above the rank of Marquis. To put it bluntly, he was stingy.
He did this to show the value of the title of Earl.
Ouyang Shuo had his own difficulties in trying to raise the value and meaning of the title of Earl.
As the scale of the army gradually took shape, the position of Army Commander in the army was basically fixed, and it was very difficult to have any more vacancies. This also meant that the promotion of high-ranking generals was basically blocked.
In the imperial court, the central positions were also basically fixed, and it was very difficult to make any major changes. The only thing that was slightly better than the army was the vacancy of the provincial governor. As the dynasty was still expanding, there was still a chance.
To a dynasty, the obstruction of the promotion channel was undoubtedly fatal.
The reason for such a difficult situation was because the game world was different from reality. To a certain extent, the officials and generals were considered half immortal.
It was the same even when they were materialized in reality.
Take Jiang Shang for example. After materializing as a homo sapiens, although Jiang Shang chose to look like an old man, the cell activity in his body was no different from that of a young person. It was very easy for him to live for another 100 years.
This was a good thing and a bad thing.
This was because their existence blocked the promotion channel of the dynasty.
Ouyang Shuo was already considering if he should set up a retirement system on Planet Hope in the future to promote the replacement of the old and the new, so that the dynasty would not fall into a stalemate.
Of course, this was all in the future.
In the game world, if he wanted to set up a new value system outside of the job system, there was nothing more suitable than the title of Earl.
Because of this, Ouyang Shuo had to be careful in conferring titles and not let the title of Earl become like cabbages.
At this point, the conferment of officials and nobility had officially come to an end.
?? "The dynasty is newly established. I hope that all officials will work hard." As Ouyang Shuo spoke, he said to the ceremonial officer, "Confer the title of Empress, Crown Prince Ouyang Yu the title of Eldest Prince, and Princess Ouyang Luo the title of Princess."
At this point, the Emperor's coronation ceremony was considered complete. What followed was the routine military review.
When the military review was over, it was already noon.
At night, there was a grand palace banquet and fireworks. The night was bustling like never before.
When the bustling faded, it was already late at night.
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Starting from the second of the first month, for five consecutive days, a garrison, two Protectorates, and twenty-four provincial governors lined up to report to Ouyang Shuo by taking the opportunity to enter the capital.
On average, there were more than five people reporting to him every day.
These were the five busiest days of Ouyang Shuo's life. They were also the five days where his brain worked the most.
It was impossible to subdue these feudal officials and examine their work reports without picking out some mistakes and giving some constructive suggestions at the same time.
This required Ouyang Shuo to have a deep understanding and plan for the provinces.
In the month before the new year, apart from preparing for the promotion ceremony, more than half of Ouyang Shuo's energy was spent on this. Of course, such an extremely difficult task was not something that Ouyang Shuo could handle alone.
Behind every suggestion Ouyang Shuo made was the painstaking effort of the cabinet and the Cabinet of Advisors.
Using the opportunity of reporting to him, Ouyang Shuo took the opportunity to review the provinces' plans for Gaia's seven years, so as to not deviate from the route that the imperial court had planned for them.
Of course, with a larger territory, there would naturally be a difference in quality.
Ouyang Shuo was very satisfied with the management of some of the twenty-four provinces. There were even unexpected surprises. For example, Hu Zongxian's reorganization and planning of the River Province made the cabinet's eyes light up.
There were some that were not satisfactory. During the report, Ouyang Shuo did not show any mercy. He directly reprimanded the governor, "If you do not wake up and guard against arrogance and rashness, We will remove you from your post."
Ouyang Shuo was a man of his word.
With the dynasty's development to this stage, removing one or two governors would not cause any unrest.
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