After the Battle of Changping, Ouyang Shuo was constantly at the forefront of the storm.
As the news of Sun Wu establishing the Land Army Martial Lecture Hall in Shanhai City spread, there were already military disciples who came to Shanhai City through the Shanhai City offices in the various Royal Cities.
The disciples who came were basically nameless figures. They formed the cornerstone of the Military School and filled the ranks of the instructors of the Land Army Martial Lecture Hall.
The other representatives of the Military School had yet to appear.
On the forum, there was a lord who claimed that Wei Liao, one of the representatives of the Military School, had come to his territory before. Unfortunately, he did not make him stay, and it was unknown whether it was true or not.
As the news spread, Dali and Quanzhou, the two Royal Cities that had a close relationship with Shanhai City, especially Quanzhou, once again experienced a small influx of talents.
A large number of unsuccessful generals chose to leave the Royal City and come to Shanhai City to seek a way out.
Although this batch of generals were all junior generals, they were still trained in the military and had rich experience in the military. They were truly a rare treasure.
They were the true cornerstone of the military.
Bai Qi placed them in the three major divisions and the City Guard Division to further increase the military's combat strength. The sequelae caused by the expansion of the military had basically been eliminated.
Shanhai City's military's foundation and the depth of its talent pool was unrivaled except for Red Blood County.
Because of the reorganization of the Eastern and Western Divisions, the City Guard Division was completed half a year in advance.
Although the City Guard Legions were part of the city defense forces, they shouldered the task of surrounding and protecting the main camp. Therefore, in reality, they were executed according to the standards of a field army in all aspects of allocation and requirements.
The only thing that Ouyang Shuo felt regretful about was that the City Guard Division lacked a division commander who could shoulder the burden.
As a last resort, Ouyang Shuo could only let Bai Qi be the division commander of the City Guard Division. Zhao Sihu, whom Ouyang Shuo valued, was appointed as the deputy division commander and was responsible for the daily work of the City Guard Division.
According to the latest plan of Shanhai City, the waterways in the city were intertwined. In addition to the normal deployment of the City Guard Division, an independent navy battalion was also set up to patrol the waterways.
As the pace of the army reorganization quickened, the three-tier military system of the territory's field army, city defense force, and reserve force was basically completed.
In the future, in addition to selecting from the captives, another important channel was to convert the city defense troops to the field army, and then from reserve troops to city defense troops, and so on and so forth.
The construction of a perfect three-tier army system could effectively prevent the rapid decline of the army's combat power due to the influx of a large number of new soldiers after the expansion of the territory.
As for the navy, after occupying Moon 'er Island, Ouyang Shuo had instructed Pei Dong Lai to strengthen the recruitment of sailors and navy reserves in preparation for the expansion of the navy next year.
This was especially true for Sailors. The barracks did not have the option of changing professions for Sailors, so they could only be nurtured step by step.
With the assistance of North Sea City, the Moon Island Navy Base was also successfully constructed. Apart from the naval barracks stationed at the base, five thousand commoners from North Sea City were also moved in.
These commoners were basically the families of the navy soldiers and were extremely reliable.
The most important task of the Navy Camp stationed on the Moon Child Island was to draw up a nautical chart of the surrounding seas. This was to prepare for the future Navy Camp to advance into the deep sea.
Apart from that, investigating the surrounding pirates was also one of the most important tasks of the navy. The Black Shark Pirates of Moon 'er Island were just child's play in the North Bay. The bigger pirate organizations had yet to appear.
From the description of the North Bay Treasure Map seized from Moon 'er Island, it could be inferred that when the North Bay Pirate Organizations were at their peak, they numbered in the hundreds of thousands. They were not to be underestimated.
To Bai Qi, the navy was an unfamiliar territory. For the time being, he could only rely on Pei Dong Lai.
In short, the Shanhai City army was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
During the reorganization of the army, the territory's administrative system was not idle either. It was also fruitful.
The sweeping operation on both the east and west sides had brought Shanhai City more than thirty thousand people. However, compared to the huge population of Shanhai City, it was not even one-tenth of the city's population.
With the appointment of the two prefects, Wei Ran and Cui Shousi, the structure of the two prefectures was basically completed and officially put into operation. This marked the arrival of the era of the "Lianzhou County".
The separation of the Lianzhou Marquis Mansion and the Shanhai Prefecture was also completed. Hundreds of low-level officials were transferred from the Lianzhou Marquis Mansion to the Shanhai Prefecture, enriching the structure of the Shanhai Prefecture.
At the same time, the two hundred or so graduates of the Southwest University China Hall were assigned to various prefectures and counties after passing the Administrative Office's assessment to accumulate government experience.
Some of the more outstanding ones were selected by the departments of the Lianzhou Marquis Mansion and directly entered the central administration.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Secretary Lang Bai's Nanpu Leader's Secretariat welcomed an expansion. In addition to assisting the Marquis, Ouyang Shuo, the clerk of the Secretariat was also assigned a full-time clerk to each of the three directors.
After half a year of rotational training, the territory's basic government personnel had basically received training at the Southwest University China Hall. The training period ranged from one to three months.
Starting from next year, the Southwest University China Hall's enrollment target would be the outstanding students recommended by the prefectures, counties, private schools, or academies, as well as recruiting from the general public.
Officials in the government system would no longer be included in the enrollment scope of the Southwest University China Hall.
The academic system of the Southwest University China Hall would also be officially divided into one year and six months. The one year system was aimed at students recommended by private schools or academies, while the six months system was aimed at recruiting from the general public.
Regardless of the academic system, only after completing their studies and passing the academy's strict assessment could they smoothly graduate from the Southwest University China Hall.
At this point, the operation of the Southwest University China Hall was completely on the right track.
Because the territory's structure was undergoing a major restructuring, the officials were frequently transferred. The annual government system assessment was handled coldly by the Administrative Office Chief Fan Zhongyan.
Apart from some officials with bad behavior who were dismissed, the rest were handed over to the various prefectural offices.
Near the end of the month, the Sky Sea Road was completed ahead of schedule.
The completion of the Sky Sea Road completely opened up the communication channel between Tianfeng City and Shanhai City, signifying that the western region was truly integrated into the Shanhai Territory.
Under the repeated encirclement and suppression of the western camp, the roving bandits in the west had basically been eliminated, providing a safe and reliable guarantee for the development of the region.
Taking this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo officially launched the Western Development Strategy.
The Lianzhou Marquis Mansion was responsible for the overall planning, while the Shanhai Prefecture and Tianfeng Prefecture were responsible for the specific implementation. The plan was to build hundreds of agricultural settlements along the Sky Sea Road.
Most of the newly added refugees were settled in these settlements.
The mission of the settlements was also very clear, which was to open up farmland and plant mulberry and flax.
The vast land in the western region could not be abandoned. Apart from the hills, forests, and other special areas, the rest had to be opened up for cultivation.
According to the conditions of the land, crops such as rice, potatoes, and corn could be planted, orchards, tea plantations, mulberry trees, and cotton could also be planted.
In short, the goal was to vigorously develop agriculture.
Since the establishment of the territory, Ouyang Shuo had always emphasized on stimulating the development of handicrafts and industry in order to stimulate the territory's economy. However, Ouyang Shuo was not impulsive. He had always been aware that in ancient society, agriculture was the foundation of a country and always ranked first in all industries.
Lianzhou County's unique geographical location and natural environment determined that it was the perfect rear.
According to Ouyang Shuo's plan, in the future, Lianzhou County would not only be the territory's headquarters, but also the territory's agricultural base. It would provide the territory with an endless supply of food and other agricultural products, support the territory's military expansion, and provide the most powerful logistical guarantee.
With a wave of Ouyang Shuo's hand, the Finance Department, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Household Registration were all busy.
Fortunately, with the assistance of the agricultural experts, everything was still busy but not chaotic.
It would not be easy to implement the Great Western Development Strategy.
The first requirement was a huge amount of financial allocation. Whether it was the purchase of farming tools, seeds, cattle, and other materials, or the construction of water conservancy facilities, each of them required a large investment.
In addition to financial support, there was also the innovation of agricultural technology, including a series of measures such as plows, waterwheels, seedlings, and so on, to ensure the increase of agricultural output.
Of course, the most important thing was the agricultural planning. There was a need to pay attention to which areas were suitable for planting rice, which areas were suitable for planting cotton, and which areas were suitable for planting mulberry trees.
The current affairs of the territory could no longer be handled by Ouyang Shuo alone. No matter how capable he was, he could not complete the above tasks. He could only rely on the strength of the officials, experts, and scholars.
At most, he could only play a coordinating role.
The era of Ouyang Shuo personally arranging the territory's planning was long gone.
The implementation of the Great Western Development Strategy would lead to the upgrading of some industries. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the planting area of mulberry gardens in the territory would show explosive growth.
Ouyang Shuo took advantage of the situation and delegated the management of colorful silkworm breeding from the Department of Industry of the Finance Department to the local prefectures and counties. The specific coordination work was handed over to the Textile Association.
Not only that, whether it was the Chamber of Commerce or individual businesses, they could all carry out colorful silkworm breeding.
Hearing that the Marquis's Mansion was going to open the door to colorful silkworm breeding, the people in charge of the large Chamber of Commerce were wild with joy. They immediately expressed that they would invest a huge amount of money to rent land in the Western Region to plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms.
As successful businessmen, they knew the profits of colorful silk very well.
There was no free lunch in the world.
If the Chamber of Commerce wanted to obtain the colorful silkworm breeding technology, they had to pay a large amount of technology transfer fees to the Finance Department. At the same time, they had to promise not to leak the technology to a third party.
After several rounds of negotiation, the technology transfer fee was finally set at 5000 gold coins.
In this way, the technology transfer fees paid by the Chamber of Commerce would be enough to support the investment in the early stage of the Great Western Development Strategy. (To be continued.)
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