The Song, Qin, and Tang Dynasties successively submitted, bringing with them a large number of people, officials, and generals for the imperial court to support the development of Africa.
This was also the reason why the appointment of personnel in Africa had been delayed until now.
Recently, the imperial court decided to move a total of ten million citizens from Handan City, Xiangyang City, Xianyang City, and Chang 'an City to the Protectorate of Africa. They would bring the most advanced farming technology from China to develop the African continent.
At the same time, the imperial court also encouraged the mutants to settle down in Africa.
For this, the Protectorate of Africa worked with the imperial court to formulate a series of preferential policies, such as a one-year agricultural tax exemption, free subsidies for cattle and farming tools, etc.
The goal was to set off a wave of construction in Africa in the shortest time possible.
Other than economic development and agriculture, Ouyang Shuo also paid great attention to the spread of the Chinese civilization. He ordered the Science, Education, and Health Bureau and the Protectorate of Africa to set up schools in Africa.
The official language of the Protectorate of Africa was Chinese.
Ouyang Shuo hoped to use two to three years to let more than a third of the people in Africa and more than 90% of the school-age children learn and write Chinese characters.
He wanted to let the Chinese civilization take root in Africa.
This was not wishful thinking.
In the Protectorate of Southern Border, this work had already been carried out. Perhaps it was because Southeast Asia had a close relationship with the Chinese civilization, but learning and writing Chinese characters had already become the local trend.
The government-run schools all used Chinese characters and imparted the classics.
While promoting the Huaxia Civilization in the local area, the Huaxia Civilization also absorbed the essence of the local civilization and turned it into a part of the Huaxia Civilization with its "inclusive and inclusive" characteristic.
The collision and integration of the Chinese civilization made the Chinese civilization shine even brighter.
The Chinese civilization had officially stepped onto the world stage.
To support the development of Africa, under Ouyang Shuo's instructions, the imperial court directly allocated thirty million gold coins to the Protectorate of Africa.
This was something that had never happened before.
The thirty million gold coins were not directly allocated to the Protectorate of Africa, but through the Great Xia Commercial Bank and the Great Xia Agricultural Bank.
With this sum of money, the two banks would be able to establish a firm foothold in Africa.
The financial institutions of the nine countries that were destroyed would also be acquired by the two banks and reorganized according to the same standards before being reopened to the outside world to reinvigorate the African financial market.
This way, the two banks would be able to absorb the idle funds of the African citizens to support the second or even third stage of the opening of Africa, forming a virtuous cycle.
Even thirty million gold coins would not be enough to support the vast African continent.
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During the development of Africa, under the supervision of the Privy Council, the African Theater of Operations also made some adjustments.
Conquering the Nine Nations in half a year was truly an amazing achievement. Under Bai Qi's personal guidance, the four armies of the African War Zone became a group of bloodthirsty wolves, galloping across the African continent.
Bai Qi's reputation as the God of Slaughter rose in the African continent, causing people to tremble in fear.
The successive campaigns naturally had no lack of tough battles. The four major armies all had varying degrees of battle damage. Under the instruction of the Bureau of Military Affairs, they had directly replenished the battle damage through the use of water.
After all the divisions were replenished, there were still many soldiers left.
In view of this, in order to strengthen the African people's recognition of the imperial court, according to Ouyang Shuo's instructions, the four armies of the African Theater of Operations were to disband a portion of their troops and use them to form provincial garrison divisions and government laborers.
The vacancies were filled with local prisoners of war.
After the adjustments were completed, the native African soldiers in the African Theater of Operations made up about 20% of the four armies, and the total number of soldiers was around 250,000.
In the future, this would become a universal standard.
In order to maintain stability, 20% of the native soldiers in the Protectorate Army had to reach the minimum standard.
The advantage of doing this was to increase the recognition of the native people of the imperial court and to reduce the hostility of the neighboring African countries towards Great Xia. This was because the Great Xia army was no longer a complete outsider.
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The scorching sun shone into the imperial study, reminding people of the passage of time.
Just a moment ago, Ouyang Shuo and three other ministers delineated the candidates for the two vacant provincial governors in the African Protectorate Army. They decided to appoint Zhangsun Wuji, an old minister of the Great Tang, as the governor of Tanzania Province, and promote Yang Xiuqing, the prefectural governor of Leizhou Province, to be the governor of Tanzania Province.
Zhangsun Wuji was born in the Zhangsun clan of Henan Province and was raised by his uncle, Gao Shilian. He was an ordinary friend of Tang Taizong and later became in-laws. After Tang Gaozu Li Yuan rebelled, Zhangsun Wuji went to seek refuge and followed Li Shimin into battle. He became his trusted advisor and later participated in the Xuanwu Gate incident.
During the Zhenguan era, Zhangsun Wuji successively served as General of the Left Martial Marquis, Minister of Personnel, Right Servant She, Sikong, Situ, Palace Secretary, and was conferred the title of Duke of Zhao. He was ranked first among the meritorious officials in the Lingyan Pavilion. During the struggle for succession, he supported Emperor Gaozong and was later appointed as the appointed minister. He was conferred the title of Grand Commandant and was ranked three lower ranks under the Palace Secretary.
During the Yonghui era, Zhangsun Wuji presided over the revision of the Tang Law based on the Zhenguan Law. He later opposed Emperor Gaozong's appointment of Wu Zetian as the Empress. During the fourth year of the Xianqing Empire, Zhangsun Wuji was framed by Xu Jingzong under the instruction of Wu Zetian. He was exiled to Qianzhou and eventually hanged himself.
Zhangsun Wuji served in three dynasties and was the Prime Minister for more than 30 years. He was talented in both civil and military affairs and was a famous politician in the early Tang Dynasty. As a relative of the nobility, he held power but was not absolute. He was loyal to the Tang Imperial Family and did his best to contribute to the formulation of the Tang Dynasty's laws and regulations.
Ouyang Shuo did not feel at ease to leave such a talented civil and military person in the country. and thus, he "cruelly" banished him to the African continent.
His future depended on Zhangsun Wuji's performance.
Zhangsun Wuji was banished, but the other governor, Yang Xiuqing, was given an important position. From a prefectural governor to a provincial governor, no matter which province, it seemed like a small step, but it was like a carp leaping through the dragon's gate.
Moreover, the Mozang Province occupied a large area and was bordered by the Banto Dynasty. It was strategically important and rich in resources. Moreover, it coincided with the development of Africa. As the governor of Mozang, Yang Xiuqing had a bright future.
Yang Xiuqing was also considered an old minister of the Imperial Family. He had submitted when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was pacified.
The reason why Ouyang Shuo promoted Yang Xiuqing to the position of Governor Mose was not only because of their old friendship, but also because Yang Xiuqing had the ability to do so. Especially after she had washed away the traces of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, she was truly a peerless talent.
The governor of Tanzania Province and Mozang Province were easy to choose. The difficult part was the governor of Guanxi.
Guanxi Province included the Qin and Tang Kingdoms. Not only did it have the two main cities of Asura City and Luoye City, it also had the two royal cities of Xianyang and Chang 'an. After being managed by the Qin and Tang Kingdoms, its foundation was strong and not something other provinces could compare to.
The governor of Guanxi was not a great talent.
Logically, the old ministers of Great Qin, Li Si and Wei Liao, and the old ministers of Great Tang, Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian, were all first-rate talents. Unfortunately, they were too deeply involved with Guanxi Province. Regardless of whether it was to avoid suspicion or other reasons, it was impossible for them to be the governor of Guanxi.
No matter how he thought about it, it was most suitable to transfer one of the current governors.
Using this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo made an inventory of the governors who had been in office for a long time. They included the governor of Liao and Jin, Huo Guang, the governor of Yunnan, Pei Ju, the governor of Lingnan, Wei Ran, the governor of Jiangchuan, Fan Zhongyan, the governor of Jingchu, and Lord Ximen, the governor of the Eastern Sea.
The rest were all appointed in the past one or two years.
From this, it could be seen how fast the Great Xia was expanding. There was a frequent turnover of personnel and a constant flow of new people joining.
Among the six governors, Lao Ai was the future Protector-General of the Western Borders and was not suitable to be transferred. Fan Zhongyan and Lord Ximen had just been adjusted and were not suitable either.
Even Pei Ju had just been transferred from Somalia's governor to Yunnan's governor in the seventh year of Gaia.
As such, it seemed that only Huo Guang and Wei Ran were left to choose.
The Mongolian Empire had not been pacified and the imperial court still needed Huo Guang, a civil and military official, to oversee the Liao and Jin provinces. It was not suitable to transfer him. In the end, it seemed that only Wei Ran was left to choose.
Unfortunately, Ouyang Shuo was most dissatisfied with Wei Ran.
Wei Ran had a history of corruption and abuse of power. Although he had restrained himself under Ouyang Shuo's warning, it was impossible for him to completely reverse the situation and prevent Ouyang Shuo from placing him in an important position.
This time, it was a dead end.
Zhang Tingyu said, "Your Majesty, why don't we appoint Wei Ran as the Governor of Guanxi?" It was a taboo to leave important personnel matters undecided. In Zhang Tingyu's opinion, it was not bad to compromise sometimes.
Ouyang Shuo was silent for a long time with his brows tightly knitted. After a long time, he said, "There are some things that cannot be compromised. How about this, let's transfer Pei Ju to the Governor of Guanxi. "
Ouyang Shuo trusted Pei Ju very much.
Kou Zhun and Zhang Tingyu, the two ministers, looked at each other thoughtfully. Wei Ran's misdeeds had caused him to lose the opportunity to be promoted. It was truly regrettable.
His Majesty's persistence in using people and his strong principles could be seen. It was likely that from now on, Wei Ran would not be able to be placed in an important position and would be stuck there for the rest of his life.
A strange light flashed in Jiang Shang's eyes. His thoughts were somewhat different from Kou Zhun and Zhang Tingyu. Was the reason why His Majesty stopped Wei Ran from being promoted? Was it because Wei Ran's son-in-law, Bai Qi, was too bright?
Jiang Shang did not dare to think about it and could only remain silent.
"The schemes of an emperor are unfathomable." Sometimes, Jiang Shang could not understand His Majesty's thoughts.
Pei Ju was transferred to the Governor of Guanxi and the vacant Governor of Yunnan was proposed by Kou Zhun to be taken by Gao Shilian, an old minister of Tang. As a result, Tang had two governors. It was indeed full of talents.
Gao Shilian used to be the Minister of Rites of the Sui Dynasty. Because he was implicated by Hu Sicheng, in the ninth year of Daye, he was demoted to the position of Registrar of Zhuyuan County and appointed by Governor Qiu He of Jiaozhi as the Assistant Secretary of Justice.
In the fifth year of Wude, Gao Shilian submitted to the Tang Dynasty and was placed in charge of the administration of Yongzhou. Later, he assisted Li Shimin in initiating the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion and was promoted to the position of Assistant Secretary of Yixing Prefecture.
In the fifth year of Zhenguan, he was appointed as the Minister of Personnel and was conferred the title of Duke of Xu. He was ordered to compile the Clan Records and was conferred the title of Lower Three Ranks of the Hall of Governmental Affairs. In the twelfth year, he was conferred the title of Duke of Shen and was conferred the title of Governor of Shen Province.
In the nineteenth year, he was conferred the title of Grand Tutor and assisted Crown Prince Li Zhi in governing the country. In the twenty-first year, he died in office and was conferred the title of Governor of Situ and Bingzhou. He was buried with Emperor Taizong in Zhao Mausoleum.
From this, it could be seen that Gao Shilian was completely qualified to be the Governor of Yunnan.
After discussing the candidates for the Governor of Guanxi, it was time to make arrangements for the three civil officials, Li Si, Wei Liao, and Fang Xuanling. This was another troublesome task.
Putting Wei Liao aside, his fame was not too prominent, but Li Si and Fang Xuanling were outstanding. Even in the five thousand years of history of China, they were considered top talents and were ranked among the top ten Ministers of China.
The problem was that there was no position for them in Great Xia.
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