The expansion of the four Directorates was, in fact, a subdivision of the authority of the various departments under the Directorate General. This was to satisfy the increasingly arduous, complex, and difficult problems of the territory's government affairs.
When conditions permit, the various divisions will be upgraded to Directorates.
Other than the Science, Education, Civil, and Defense Department and the War Preparedness Department that had already been upgraded, three more departments were going to be upgraded.
The first was to upgrade the Merit Examination Department under the Administrative Department to the Administrative Department of Personnel.
The Administration of Appointments was similar to the Ministry of Appointments of the six ministries in ancient times. It consisted of the Ministry of Appointments, the Seal Department, the Meritorious Department, and the Examination Department. They were in charge of the appointment, dismissal, examination, promotion, conferment, and transfer of civil officials in the territory.
Ouyang Shuo chose Zhang Tingyu as the first Chief of the Administrative Bureau.
The memorial system that Zhang Tingyu was previously in charge of had been completed and officially put into operation. After a small test, this number one Han official of the Qing Dynasty would be able to display his outstanding talents in an even more important post.
In addition to serving as the Director of the Administration of Personnel, Zhang Tingyu will also serve as the Deputy Director of the Administration of Administration, which means that he will also have a certain say in other government affairs of the Administration of Administration.
Even Su Zhe, the head of the Department of Science and Education, did not receive such an honor.
Zhang Tingyu became the second most powerful person in the Administrative Department, second only to Xiao He.
This showed how highly Ouyang Shuo regarded Zhang Tingyu.
The former Head of the Merit Examination Department, Qin Shijian, would continue to serve as the Head of the Merit Examination Department of the Administration of Personnel.
Although Qin Shijian's performance in the examination office wasn't too eye-catching, he was still diligent and conscientious. In particular, he had assisted the two chief administrative officers to reorganize the governance of the territory. His methods were also very tough.
As a result, Qin Shijian had accumulated a wealth of experience in the evaluation of civil officials.
By placing Qin Shijian in the examination hall, it showed that Ouyang Shuo approved of him.
The second was to upgrade the Supervisory Department under the Internal Affairs Administration to the Supervisory Department.
The authority of the Inspectorate was similar to that of the Imperial Censorate or the Imperial Censorate in ancient times. It was in charge of supervising, impeaching, and making suggestions. At the same time, he was given the right to hear major cases.
It was obvious that the newly upgraded Inspectorate Bureau had more power and responsibilities than before.
The future Internal Affairs Bureau would combine the ancient Imperial Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Supreme Court into one. The Director of the Internal Affairs Department was the Minister of Justice of the territory.
The former Director-General of the Monitoring Department, Jing Jian, would continue to be in charge of the Monitoring Bureau.
As an official, Jing Jian was impartial and incorruptible. Moreover, he dared to speak his mind and was the best candidate for the position of Imperial Censor. He had the decisiveness of a martial artist and the wisdom of a civil official. He could be said to be an all-rounder.
Only in this way could he be in charge of a vital organization like the Inspectorate.
As for his personal relationship with the Director of the Internal Affairs Department, Wei Yang, Ouyang Shuo believed that it would not affect Director Jing's rational judgment on government affairs and that he would only listen to Wei Yang.
The third was to upgrade the Industry Department under the General Administration of Finance to the Industry and Development Planning Department.
Ouyang Shuo had previously revealed to Ying You that he was going to raise the status of the Industrial Division. This adjustment was to fulfill his previous promise.
The Industry and Development Planning Department was responsible for industrial planning, investment, and regulation in the territory. It was a modern organization different from the ancient government offices, and it was also the core organization in charge of the territory's industries.
The industrialization strategy of the territory would be led and implemented by the Industrial and Development Planning Department. The protectorate's industrial-related functions would all be merged into this bureau to avoid overlapping powers.
Without a doubt, Ying You would continue to be in charge of this department.
The three Bureaus that had just been upgraded were the core organizations of the four Directorates.
After adjusting these three second-level bureaus, the administrative efficiency of the Protectorate of Southern Border would at least double. As for the other bureaus, Ouyang Shuo did not adjust them in one go.
The main problem was the lack of independent civil officials.
In the future, Ouyang Shuo would upgrade the various bureaus according to the needs.
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The third was the appointment and dismissal of related personnel.
This restructuring of the organization involved more than a hundred civil officials.
The main basis was the recently concluded inspection of the civil officials of the territory.
In the protectorate, some incompetent civil officials would be sent to the local counties to gain experience. Similarly, some outstanding civil officials would be transferred to the central government of the territory.
This would also help the central government and the local civil officials to communicate in an orderly manner.
The reason for the delay in announcing this adjustment was to complete the relevant personnel arrangements.
At this point, the adjustment of the entire organization came to an end.
Only after completing the adjustment of the organization would Ouyang Shuo have the confidence to solidify the territory's foundation in the first half of the third year of Gaia.
While Shanhai City was busy adjusting the structure of the territory, the China region was not peaceful.
The most lively region was the Central Plains.
Just as Ouyang Shuo expected, Lord Chunshen was unwilling to accept defeat. He wanted to give it his all before winter arrived. He wanted to uproot Zhang Chu's regime, which was still in a stalemate.
On the day the auction ended, Lord Chunshen spent another million gold coins to recruit soldiers in the various great cities. In total, he hired more than a hundred thousand adventure-type mercenaries.
His intentions were self-evident.
Soon, winter was approaching in the north.
The war in the Central Plains was in a stalemate.
Gaia's limited time exchange had become Lord Chunshen's last straw.
Lord Chunshen wanted to fight with his back to the wall. Before winter truly arrived, he would strike a shocking blow against Zhang Chu.
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Gaia's third year, fifth day of the first month, Central Plains Province.
Lord Chunshen's top general, Tian Dan, led a coalition army of one hundred and fifty thousand, one hundred thousand mercenaries. In addition to the Scattering Beans Commander's Seal that Lord Chunshen had just won, a total of three hundred thousand soldiers suddenly launched a fierce attack on Zhang Chu's southern army.
This time, Zhang Chu was caught off guard.
Originally, they had already made preparations for a winter break.
Who would have thought that at this time, the enemy would launch a fierce attack and increase the number of soldiers by one hundred and fifty thousand.
In just one day, the southern army's position was broken through by the allied army. The army was routed and fled.
Seeing this, Tian Dan led his troops to pursue and attack. The vanguard of his troops headed straight for Zhang Chu's capital — Chen County.
In an instant, the capital was in a state of emergency.
In a panic, Chen Sheng had no choice but to transfer the troops stationed in the north back to Chen County.
Emperor Chen's troops stationed at Zhang Chu's northern border saw this and brazenly attacked. Taking advantage of the situation, they officially declared war on Zhang Chu. A hundred thousand strong army in the north of Zhang Chu set off waves of smoke.
At the same time, the Wandering Illusion Division in the west also changed from a passive defense to an active attack.
The three great armies clearly had a tacit understanding.
This operation was the result of the internal coordination of the [Yan Huang Alliance]. In the face of success and failure, they finally put aside their differences and began to work together.
As a result, Zhang Chu's regime was attacked on three sides. It was in dire straits.
It looked like the last rebel army group was going to be completely annihilated in this winter.
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