"Brother, this is the report from the Transportation Department."
After entering the Secret Text Pavilion, Bing'er had changed from her usual sweet palace dress. She didn't wear a princess dress anymore. She was dressed in the style of the Republic of China.
Ouyang Shuo took it and asked while reading, "Have you read it?"
"Yes."
"What do you think?"
Bing'er hesitated and said embarrassedly, "I don't really understand."
The report from the Transportation Department was about the highway and railway network plan of the empire for the next three years.
The highway network plan clearly divided the official roads of the empire into three levels: national roads, provincial roads, and county roads.
The main plan of this plan was to upgrade all the official roads connecting the north and south and the east and west to national roads. They would be renovated and built into concrete roads.
As the technology tree of the Second Industrial Revolution was unlocked, cars were about to enter the stage of history. Therefore, it was imperative to complete the road renovation in advance.
The railway network plan could be summarized as two horizontal lines and two vertical lines.
One was the Chuanshen line from Chengdu, passing through Chang 'an, Xiangyang, Anqing, and Jianye to Shen City in the east. The other was the Yunquan line from Dali, passing through Tongren, Rosy Cloud City, and Black Lion City to Quanzhou in the east.
Of the two lines, one was the original Fengshan Railway, which started from Luofeng City in the north, passing through Luoyang, Xiangyang, Rosy Cloud City, Tianjing, and finally the capital in the south. It was renamed the Jingfeng Line. The other was the Haijing Line, which started from the capital in the north, passing through Pengcheng, Anqing, Black Lion City, and finally the Zhenhai Town in the south.
Two horizontal lines and two vertical lines connected the north and the south, and the east and west, transporting inland goods and resources to coastal cities.
Ouyang Shuo heard Bing'er's sincerity and smiled. "It's okay if you don't understand now. You can learn more and see more." If Bing'er really started talking about it now, Ouyang Shuo would be disappointed.
"Yes." Bing'er nodded.
Ouyang Shuo asked with concern, "The Secret Text Pavilion is boring. It's not as interesting as watching politics. Can you do it?"
"A little bit."
Bing'er was very honest in front of her brother. "But Grand Tutor said that if you want to find something interesting in boredom, you have to know how to study. If you study deeply, even the boring things will become interesting."
The Grand Tutor Bing'er was talking about was Zhang Tingyu.
The smile on Ouyang Shuo's face grew even wider. Every time Bing 'er grew, even if it was just a tiny improvement, it was enough to make him feel gratified. Zhang Tingyu's teachings were clearly showing their effects.
"If you encounter any problems, other than the Grand Preceptor and the Grand Tutor, every scholar in the Secret Texts Pavilion, even the secretaries, can be your teacher. You must consult them from time to time with a sincere attitude." Ouyang Shuo didn't forget to instruct.
"Bing-er understands!"
Although Ouyang Shuo had raised Bing'er single-handedly, especially in the virtual world, where she was doted on by countless people, Ouyang Shuo was gratified that Bing'er had not developed an arrogant and prideful personality.
This was also one of the reasons why Ouyang Shuo was determined to groom Bing'er as his successor.
Arrogance will make people lose their minds; arrogance will blind people's eyes.
This was a great taboo.
In the time it took for them to speak, Ouyang Shuo had already finished reading the memorials from the Transport Department. He picked up his brush and at the end of the memorials, he wrote a line of words, "The plan is very sound, but there is one point, the Jingfeng line can continue north, all the way to Handan City, the Capital City and Huining Prefecture, truly connecting the North and South, please consider!"
Bing'er stood at the side, grinding and looking at it carefully, her eyes deep in thought.
"Send it out!" Ouyang Shuo handed the memorials back to Bing'er.
Bing'er took it, bowed, and left.
Similar scenes happened almost every day since Bing'er entered the Secret Texts Pavilion. Ouyang Shuo tried his best to use the opportunity of reading the memorials to teach Bing'er.
Ouyang Shuo always believed that imperceptible education was the best education.
… …
April 10th, Year Gaia. A piece of news blew up the world.
After a week of preparation and coordination, the internal department of the Azure Badge had finally settled all the matters. That morning, the Egyptian Dynasty announced to the public that they had officially submitted to the Great Xia.
Another Dynasty had completely become history.
The explosive news was that the Egyptian Dynasty belonged to the Azure Badge's camp.
There were many Dynasties that had submitted to the Great Xia, but they belonged to two camps. Other than the Great Zhou in the Huaxia region, the Egyptian Dynasty was the first overseas to do so. The significance of this was naturally extraordinary.
The biggest reaction was from the European battlefield.
At this time, the European continent was already filled with the smoke of war. The three armies of the Silver Hand were in position, charging into the border of the Germanic Dynasty, setting off a monstrous massacre.
In the face of the aggressiveness of the Allies, the Germanic Dynasty was in a very difficult situation.
Under such circumstances, the main force that should have been supporting the Germanic Dynasty on the periphery actually submitted to the Great Xia Dynasty. How could it not be surprising?
Various conspiracies and theories spread everywhere.
Some said that the Egyptian Dynasty saw that the Azure Badge was declining and was looking for another backer. For a time, the voices of the Azure Badge were very loud and had a market.
Naturally, the Allies would not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They spread this theory everywhere in the Germanic territory to shake the Germanic Dynasty's will to resist.
There were even people who shouted for the Germanic Dynasty to join the arms of the Silver Hand.
"That way, Europe will be unified, and it will be enough to dominate the world!" The person who shouted said so.
Needless to say, there were really people from the Germanic Dynasty who believed this and were very tempted. Because of the rumors, there was some commotion within the Germanic Dynasty, but fortunately, it was quickly suppressed by the authorities.
A united Europe has always been the dream of many people.
Of course, there were also people who said that the Egyptian Dynasty submitting to Great Xia was a bargaining chip thrown out by the Azure Emblem. Soon, Great Xia would officially enter the European battlefield.
In any case, this news had a huge impact on the European battlefield.
Apart from the battlefield in Europe, some people also thought that with the Egyptian Dynasty's submission, Great Xia not only controlled the Suez Canal, but also had one foot in the Mediterranean Sea.
Thinking back to the sixth year of Gaia, where the Grand Xia was expelled from the Mediterranean Sea by the combined forces of the various territories in the Mediterranean Sea, the present situation was enough to make many people feel uneasy at night.
It was reported that on the day the Egyptian Dynasty announced their surrender, the Spanish Dynasty, the Gaulish Dynasty, the Caesar Dynasty, and the Arab Empire all held an emergency high-level meeting to discuss countermeasures.
This was the deterrent power of Great Xia!
Although only two years had passed, Great Xia, which occupied the entire East Africa, was no longer an existence that could be trampled upon. The current Great Xia had already gained a firm foothold in North Africa.
Needless to say, Great Xia's regular garrison in Africa alone was as large as a million.
The fear of being dominated by Great Xia seemed to be descending upon the Mediterranean Sea once again. How could they not feel uneasy?
…
In the following period of time, the Great Xia army gradually entered the Egyptian Dynasty.
On the 11th, which was the day after the Egyptian Dynasty announced their surrender, the West African Army's Fifth Corps crossed the border of South Sudan and entered the Sudan region.
According to Great Xia's plan, the two countries of South Sudan and Sudan would be integrated into the Sudan Province.
The former governor of South Sudan, Pei Yun, would continue to be the governor of South Sudan.
The West African Army's jurisdiction included the Ethiopia Province and the integrated Sudan Province. Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, and Sudan were each garrisoned with a corps.
On the 12th, the Ravenous Wolf Army entered Cairo, Egypt by sea.
Cairo City would also be the new administrative center of the Protectorate of Africa.
Therefore, Bai Qi arranged for the entire Ravenous Wolf Army, which was also the strongest army in the African theater, to be stationed in the soon-to-be-established Egypt Province as the stabilizing force of the Protectorate of Africa.
On the 16th, the North African Army entered the Libyan and Tunisian regions of the Egyptian Dynasty. Great Xia was preparing to establish the Libyan Province in these two regions.
In addition to the Libyan Province, Algeria and Morocco, which were already on the list of Great Xia's targets, would also be the future jurisdiction of the North African Army.
The remaining Mozang Province and Tanzang Province would naturally be garrisoned by the East African Army.
With the military strength of the African theater of operations, it was estimated that they could only do this much. If they were to expand further, they could only expand their army again. Otherwise, there would be the risk of internal rebellion.
In any case, there were still a large number of native Africans living in the area under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate of Africa.
As the Great Xia army entered the territory one by one, the Egyptian Dynasty's surrender became an established fact, and no one could change it.
There was bound to be new changes on the European battlefield!
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