On the 18th of April, Jingshi.
This morning, Ouyang Shuo was receiving a special guest in the Imperial Garden.
This person was the former Federation President, Old Chen, whom Ouyang Shuo had repeatedly invited. Unexpectedly, this time, Old Chen took the initiative to visit and unexpectedly expressed his willingness to become an official in Great Xia.
"I didn't expect you to come," Ouyang Shuo said bluntly.
Old Chen smiled and put down his teacup. "Since you took the initiative to explore the wastelands, of course, I, an old man, can't stay cooped up. I'll help as much as I can."
It seemed that Ouyang Shuo's bravery had moved Old Chen.
"You've been a great help," Ouyang Shuo said with a smile.
Old Chen's political wisdom, understanding of the federal system, and connections were all very important supplements for the Great Xia Dynasty.
"You're very good." Old Chen seemed to be very emotional. He smiled bitterly and said, "People like us are always immersed in power struggles and chasing after benefits all our lives. We have no sense of mission at all. I'm very ashamed."
This time, the Silver Hand and Azure Emblem worked together because of the difficulty of the internal election. No one was willing to be the first bird to stand out.
This was the reason why Ouyang Shuo was able to soar into the world.
Ouyang Shuo said modestly, "Compared to your contribution to the Federation, what I've done is nothing."
Old Chen smiled and waved his hand. "I'm old, I don't deserve it." Having said that, Old Chen was still very satisfied to be acknowledged by Ouyang Shuo.
This was because Ouyang Shuo's words carried a lot of weight.
After the pleasantries, Ouyang Shuo got down to business and officially appointed Old Chen as a special advisor of the Empire.
A special advisor had no rank, no salary, and no right to participate in politics. He was purely a private advisor of the Emperor to provide necessary consulting services.
The only reward was a reward from the Emperor.
The two of them chatted for a long time before Old Chen took the letter of appointment and left.
Looking at the back of the old man leaving, Ouyang Shuo seemed to be muttering to himself, "Do you really want to help, or do you think that Bing'er is still young and has a chance in the future?"
It was no wonder that Ouyang Shuo was suspicious.
Previously, Ouyang Shuo had sincerely invited Old Chen to become an official in Great Xia several times, but he didn't agree. Now, Old Chen took the initiative to join him for a ridiculous reason.
Things were really abnormal.
Old Chen was not a hothead who would regard Ouyang Shuo as a great hero of mankind.
Furthermore, after Ouyang Shuo made the decision to head to the Hope Planet, there was an undercurrent quietly flowing in the Great Xia Dynasty, causing Ouyang Shuo to be extremely vigilant.
After all, Bing 'er was still young, and she did not have enough prestige. She could not handle such a big crisis.
Before leaving for Hope, Ouyang Shuo had to make sure everything was clean.
"Keep an eye on him!"
Ouyang Shuo said to the air.
"Whoosh!" A black shadow flashed in the distant flowering shrubs and chased after Old Chen.
The vast Imperial Garden was once again silent.
…
On the 20th of April, the Great Xia Dynasty easily conquered the Gangdor Empire, shattering the last hope of the Persian King. He finally decided not to resist and officially surrendered to the Great Xia Dynasty.
The Persian King also hoped to receive the same treatment as William.
Ouyang Shuo agreed.
At this moment, what Ouyang Shuo lacked the most was time.
In the short span of two months, Ouyang Shuo had to prepare for the expedition to Hope Planet, decide on the main base for Great Xia's territory, and handle the handover issues.
There were simply too many things to worry about.
The earlier the Persian Empire surrendered, the more time Ouyang Shuo had won.
From Great Xia's declaration of war to the Persian Empire's surrender, only one and a half months had passed. It was really shocking, and the European dynasties were so ashamed that they could not lift their heads.
The Great Xia army was so terrifying.
After conquering the Persian Empire, Great Xia's territory ushered in another great expansion, and its strength increased greatly.
Its position as the hegemon of Asia was already unshakable.
After the Persian Empire surrendered, Ouyang Shuo had already cast his gaze on the Arab Empire and asked the Chamberlain of Dependencies to issue an ultimatum to the Arab King.
The Arab Empire was given one month to surrender, or the Great Xia army would dye Arabia red.
This was definitely not an empty threat.
After conquering the Persian Empire, the Great Xia army did not decrease. Instead, it increased. The Arab Empire was just trying to break a rock with an egg, and they would probably be badly beaten.
Due to the Persian Empire's voluntary surrender, the Persian army was waiting to be reorganized. There were 1.2 million Persian soldiers waiting to be reorganized.
Even if they replenished the losses and eliminated the unqualified soldiers, there were still one million soldiers waiting to be reorganized. Including the four armies in South Asia that had yet to be officially organized, there were a total of two million soldiers.
This was really too terrifying.
Not to mention sweeping through the Arabian Empire, they could even conquer the European continent.
The only ally of the Arab Empire was the Caesar Dynasty.
The problem was that the Caesar Dynasty could not wait to hide. How could they appear at this time and invite a rebuff?
If the Arab Empire was really unwilling to surrender, Ouyang Shuo would naturally brandish the butcher's knife and send these two million soldiers to the Arab battlefield.
It just so happened that a portion of them could be used up.
If the one million Persian and Indian soldiers weren't handled well, it would be a huge hidden danger.
There was a reason why Ouyang Shuo was anxious to conquer the Arab Empire.
To Great Xia, conquering the Arab Empire had more strategic significance than practical significance. After conquering the Arab Empire, except for the Siberian region of the Romanov Dynasty, the entire Asia would belong to Great Xia.
That wasn't just an ordinary level of power. Just thinking about it made people excited.
In addition, after conquering the Arab Empire, the African protectorate would be connected to the empire's Asian territory.
The Asian and African continents would become one.
In the future, it would be very easy to open up a Silk Road.
In addition, the integration of Asia and Africa would be very beneficial for the empire to strengthen its jurisdiction over Africa, strengthen its influence over the Mediterranean Sea, and strengthen its penetration into the European continent.
Therefore, it was imperative to conquer the Arab Empire.
…
April 25th, in Jingshi.
The imperial court's plan to deal with the Persian Empire was released as quickly as possible.
First, the Persian King was invited to take up a post in Jingshi. For this, the imperial court established a new organization — the Religious and Ethnic Affairs Committee. Like the military affairs department and other organizations, it was directly under the leadership of the Emperor.
As the name suggested, this committee was mainly responsible for handling the religious and ethnic affairs of the empire.
Great Xia was an empire with many ethnic groups, and its internal affairs were complicated. There were all kinds of religions, and they were restricted areas that needed to be handled carefully.
A single mistake could cause a huge problem.
As such, it wasn't hard to understand the weight of this committee in the imperial court.
The former Persian King was the first chief of this committee.
At the same time, the imperial court issued an edict to establish the Protectorate of West Asia, which would govern all the territories of the former Persian Empire. The former Northern Frontier Protector-General, Siege Lion, was promoted to Protector-General of West Asia.
According to Ouyang Shuo's plan, other than the Persian Empire, the Arab Empire would also be included in the West Asia Protectorate.
In other words, the West Asia Protectorate encompassed both West Asia and Central Asia.
Central Asia meant the middle of Asia. The problem was that the center of Great Xia was in Huaxia. Therefore, Ouyang Shuo wouldn't establish a Central Asia Protectorate alone.
It was natural to weaken the existence of Central Asia.
After annexing Central Asia and West Asia, the position of the West Asia Protectorate became extremely important. It was the hub that connected Asia, Europe, and Africa. Its strategic value could be ranked in the top three among all the protectorates.
Siege Lion's promotion to this position would allow him to stand shoulder to shoulder with Bai Hua, Mulan Yue, and other overseas giants.
The imperial court issued an edict to abolish the Protectorate of the West. The former Western Frontier Protector-General, Xiong Ba, would be transferred to the Northern Frontier Protector-General. This could be considered as taking over Siege Lion's position and guarding the Northern Frontier for the empire.
Following the surrender of the Persian Empire, the Western Frontier Protectorate was no longer the empire's border. Coupled with the empire's governance of the three provinces in the Western Frontier, the situation at the Western Frontier had stabilized.
Furthermore, with the improvement of the railway and highway networks, the transportation within the empire's borders became more convenient. The imperial court's control over the local areas was clearly strengthened.
Due to this, Ouyang Shuo felt that it was more appropriate to take the opportunity to abolish the Western Frontier Protectorate and put the Western Frontier Province, Western Sea Province, and Western Kang Province under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court.
Expanding the area under direct jurisdiction would also serve as a check and balance for the border protectorates.
Ouyang Shuo was unwilling to establish too many protectorates because he wanted to prevent the future nurturing of a border power to contend against the imperial court, especially when Ouyang Shuo was unable to preside over the imperial court.
Strengthening the empire's centralization of power and establishing the imperial court's authority was an urgent matter.
In the future, when the time was right, the Northern Frontier Protectorate would also be abolished.
Most of the officials of the Western Frontier Protectorate would be transferred to the newly established Western Asia Protectorate. For example, Chief Scribe Fu Bi would still be the Chief Scribe of the Western Asia Protectorate.
With this group of people, the Western Asia Protectorate would also be able to quickly operate and stabilize the empire's rule in Persia.
Of course, in order to appease the old Persian factions, the Western Asia Protectorate would also arrange for some local Persian officials to take up their posts.
According to the plan, the Western Asia Protectorate was prepared to establish four provinces. The two most important ones were the Persian Province and the Central Asia Province. Both of them were the former central regions of the Persian Empire.
The former Hedong Governor, Su Wei, would be transferred to the Persian Governor, while the former Northern Sichuan Governor, Song Wen, would be transferred to the Central Asia Protectorate. The remaining two governors-general would be selected from the old Persian officials.
This was the same arrangement as the Southern Asia Protectorate. Ouyang Shuo would only arrange for trusted officials to guard the core provinces while the border provinces would be handed over to local officials.
It could be foreseen that dealing with the old Persian officials would be a very complicated task. The Vice Assistant Brigadier General Kou would go to Western Asia and stay there for a month to help the Western Asia Protectorate straighten out its human relations.
In the future, the imperial court would also establish a mechanism for officials to communicate across protectorates.
The purpose of the communication was to prevent the officials from forming alliances of interests because they had been working in the same place for a long time. Secondly, it was to make use of this opportunity to promote the cultural integration of the various ethnic groups in the empire.
Only running water could surge forward.
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