The Privy Council suggested that the 550,000 soldiers in Brasilia should be reduced to 500,000. The wounded and unqualified soldiers should be eliminated, including the only son of the Great Xia army, who were the priority targets for disarmament.
Eliminating fifty thousand people was already the limit.
In view of the unstable situation in the Protectorate of America, if a large number of officers and soldiers were disbanded at once and sent into the civilian ranks, it would become a massive security threat that would affect the governance of the local government.
At the same time, it would also give Leo and other local officials some unrealistic fantasies.
Therefore, this force must be restrained within the army.
Without military power, Ouyang Shuo wasn't afraid of Leo and the others stirring up a storm. After a long time, they would give up on such thoughts and take the initiative to integrate into the system of Great Xia.
Then, they would pick out the most elite soldiers to replenish the losses of the American Theater of Operations.
In order to capture Panama City, both the North American Army and the Brave Tiger Army suffered certain losses, especially the North American Army, which was the main force of the attack. It suffered a lot of casualties and was in urgent need of reinforcements.
Absorbing a portion of the Brasilia soldiers into the army was also conducive to uniting the local people and improving the relationship between the military and the people. This way, the South American people wouldn't feel that the Great Xia army was used to monitor them.
In addition, the South American Army, as the garrison force, would also reserve some soldier quotas to recruit South American Mutants who were interested in joining the army and attract the elites among them.
This was another method to divide and rope in the local mutants.
According to the calculations of the Bureau of Military Affairs, after making up for the losses, there would still be around 450,000 men left. It was recommended that they be reorganized into two large armies, one of which was not full.
The two armies were not part of the Great Xia Dynasty's regular army.
Their mission was not on the frontlines of the Empire but on the global battlefield. They mainly participated in wars that the Empire could not participate in openly. They could be called the Empire's mercenaries.
For this, the Bureau of Military Affairs also gave specific suggestions.
At this stage, he could send the First Mercenary Group to the battlefield of the Maple Leaf Dynasty and the Second Mercenary Group to the battlefield of the Mayan Dynasty.
This pincer attack would continue to tie down the Dawson Dynasty and prevent its rise to power.
While suppressing the Dawson Dynasty, the American Warzone and the Atlantic Fleet would be able to seize the opportunity to seize the Greater Antilles Islands while the Dawson Dynasty was in a state of civil strife.
This was killing two birds with one stone.
Given the situation of the Maple Leaf Dynasty and the Mayan Dynasty, as long as Great Xia gave them a hint, they would immediately take the initiative to accept this power.
There were only two core hiring rules.
Firstly, the Mercenary Dynasty had to be responsible for the logistics of the mercenary army.
This was the proper meaning of the question.
It had to be emphasized that the mercenaries' salaries were still paid by the empire. This was also an important part of the empire's control over the mercenaries.
For this reason, the soldiers' pay would not be given to the officers and soldiers, but to their designated family members. Family was another part of the empire's plan to restrain the mercenaries, ensuring that the mercenaries would not have other thoughts.
Of course, if the mercenaries died in battle, the empire would also give them compensation. They weren't treated as outsiders. The Empire would also reward the soldiers for their meritorious service on the battlefield, but only in secret.
The source of the army's pay was the high employment fees paid by the empire.
In order to motivate the mercenaries to fight bravely on the frontlines, the Privy Council suggested that the mercenaries' salary standards could be increased by 50% on the basis of the Empire's field army.
Great Xia's military pay was already generous, and an increase of 50% was enough to make people tempted.
Secondly, the mercenary dynasty had to allocate a piece of land for Great Xia to build an exclusive military base for the mercenary army.
A military base was not only a fixed garrison for the mercenaries, but it was also a key way for Great Xia to exercise sovereignty and jurisdiction over the mercenaries.
The rights enjoyed by the military base were equivalent to those enjoyed by Great Xia's overseas territories.
At the same time, in order to strengthen the management of the military base, the Privy Council would participate in the construction of the military base and the establishment of the base command center to ensure that it was under control.
This was impressive.
Even after the war ended, Great Xia could still continue to exert influence on the empire through the military base. It was no wonder that Ouyang Shuo readily agreed to the Privy Council's reorganization plan.
With these two points, coupled with the fact that during the reorganization of the mercenaries, the Privy Council would replace a batch of soldiers from the American theater of operations into the mercenaries. This basically guaranteed that this army would still be in the hands of the empire.
In this way, not only would the hidden danger of the South American region be eliminated, but it would also give the empire a good hand.
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After the Privy Council's plan was approved, they began to act in full swing.
The negotiation with the Maple Leaf Dynasty and the Mayan Dynasty was led by the Honglu Temple, and the person who was appointed as the empire's special envoy was Di Chen.
Ouyang Shuo recognized Di Chen's ability and was willing to give him a platform to display his abilities.
As Ouyang Shuo had expected, after Great Xia revealed that they were willing to provide mercenaries, both the Maple Leaf Dynasty and the Mayan Dynasty were overjoyed.
Especially the Maple Leaf Dynasty, it was as if they had seen their savior.
After the Dawson Dynasty retreated from Colombia, Jack ordered to strengthen the attack on the Maple Leaf Dynasty, whether it was for the sake of the dynasty's strategy or to vent his anger.
Jack even said that he would conquer the Maple Leaf Dynasty within a month and unify North America.
The army at the frontline seemed to have felt the king's anger. It was as if they were on steroids, and they advanced toward the core of the Maple Leaf Dynasty with high morale.
Even with the support of the firearms provided by Great Xia, the Maple Leaf Dynasty was on the verge of collapse.
At this time, any outside help was extremely precious to the Maple Leaf Dynasty.
They didn't resist the conditions proposed by Great Xia and accepted them completely.
To be honest, the conditions proposed by Great Xia weren't excessive at all for the two dynasties. Compared to the survival of the dynasty, a military base and a sum of money meant nothing.
These mercenaries were fighting for them.
Ouyang Shuo was also very humane. Apart from paying with gold coins, they could also use rare ores and other resources, or the mining rights.
All in all, they wouldn't force the two dynasties into a desperate situation.
Through the settlement of funds, the Great Xia Commercial Bank also took this opportunity to enter the financial market of the two dynasties, taking a solid step towards becoming a global commercial bank.
As the tide of industrialization surged, iron, copper, aluminum, cadmium, nickel, and other mineral resources, as well as energy resources such as oil and natural gas, had risen to the strategic level of the empire.
Due to this, with Ouyang Shuo's approval, the Imperial Court had established the Land and Resources Agency a few days ago to take responsibility for the protection and rational use of natural resources such as land, mineral, energy, and ocean resources.
With the tide of industrialization, the structure of the empire also ushered in a new round of breakthroughs. In order to meet the development needs of the empire, one institution after another was established.
The functions of the empire were more and more in line with those of a modernized country.
Under the Land and Resources Agency were the State Headmaster, the Department of Ocean, the Department of Geological Survey, the Department of Mineral Resources, and the Department of Energy. They had a clear division of labor to support the empire's industrialization strategy.
Among the five departments, the Department of Geological Survey had the easiest work. They didn't have to be like their ancestors, who had to climb mountains and sleep in the open just to find a mine or an oil field.
All they had to do was follow the distribution of resources in the real world.
Just in China itself, there were all sorts of mineral and oil resources, which was enough to support the empire's industrialization process.
Of course, Ouyang Shuo wasn't a short-sighted person.
He instructed the Land and Resources Agency to focus on protective and orderly mining of local resources and increase the mining of overseas territories such as Africa, South Africa, and South America.
If necessary, they could even consider importing from other dynasties.
All in all, they couldn't kill the goose that laid the golden eggs. They had to walk the path of sustainable development. After all, in Ouyang Shuo's strategic plan, the position of the gaming world would be important for a long time in the future.
Apart from establishing the Land and Resources Agency, under Ouyang Shuo's personal supervision, the empire also established the [China Mining Corporation] and [China Energy Corporation] to take on the responsibility of mining and energy exploitation.
As soon as the two corporations were established, they were destined to be giants.
Throughout the empire, with the mines and oil fields as the center, modern factories rose from the ground and set up a complete set of supporting facilities to process the resources and then transport them to the coastal cities.
Connecting the mainland and the coastal cities was the railway network that was under construction.
The focus of the empire's construction gradually shifted from agriculture to industry. The imperial court and various government offices also used preferential policies to encourage farmers and handicraftsmen to become workers and participate in the wave of industrialization.
More talented people with unrecognized talent would also have the opportunity to display their talents.
The entire empire was full of vitality. Everywhere was bustling with construction, which was a stark contrast to the wars of the other dynasties.
The Grand Xia's population was bursting with unprecedented energy.
And this was the foundation for the Grand Xia to dominate the world.
Compared to the Grand Xia, although the Dawson Dynasty could be said to be peaceful, the population of the Dawson Dynasty didn't even reach 100 million. There was no way it could be compared to the Grand Xia.
Vast territory, rich resources, abundant population, stable environment, and highly effective internal administration system. All these factors were stacked together, and a new empire was bound to be built.
In the process of industrialization, the Grand Xia had gradually left the other dynasties behind. It was walking at the forefront of the world, and it was moving faster and faster. Such a Grand Xia was even more terrifying than the Grand Xia that only knew how to fight on the battlefield.
If the global war continued like this, the Grand Xia would definitely be the final winner.
There was no reason for Ouyang Shuo to let go of the right time, the right place, and the right people.
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July 1st, the capital.
The perfect conclusion of the war in South America had relieved one of Ouyang Shuo's worries.
Next, the focus of the imperial army would shift from South America to the battlefield in Europe. In order to coordinate with the empire's strategy, it was necessary to disrupt the situation in Europe.
The most important thing was to ensure that the Germanic Empire wouldn't be destroyed.
For this reason, Ouyang Shuo instructed Bai Qi, "You can start now!"
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