Putting away the Lemurian Ruins Exploration Map, Ouyang Shuo looked at the talisman.
[War Stopping Talisman]: Once used, outside of a State War, one can designate any Royal City and prohibit the Royal City's Imperial Guards from participating in the Overlord's War for one week.
After the [War Exemption Card], Ouyang Shuo obtained another strange item.
As mentioned before, the Royal City's Imperial Guards couldn't take the initiative to leave the city and engage in battle with the lord's army in the wilderness. The only exception was if a territory in the wilderness applied for the protection of the Royal City and voluntarily became a vassal of the Royal City.
In this way, the Royal City Army could send troops in the name of exercising the "right of protection".
The effect of the [War Stop Talisman] was that even if a territory applied for protection, Royal City would not be able to send troops to intervene in a war between territories for a week.
There was no doubt that this talisman would come in handy if used well.
Shanhai City, Song Manor.
While Ouyang Shuo was patrolling Somalia, Great Xia's Queen, Song Jia, took advantage of her free time and went home to visit her relatives.
After the commotion, Song Tianxiong, the head of the Song family, had this conversation with his daughter.
"Daughter, have you and His Majesty ever thought of having children?"
Song Jia was clearly startled. She said in astonishment, "Children? Father, this is still the game world. "
"So what if it's a game world? You can still have children."
What Song Tianxiong said was true.
The interstellar migration would take ten years just on the road. Gaia was not inhumane. After players got married in-game, they could also apply for children.
The reason why he said 'apply' was because this child was not a virtual baby, but a real life.
In the game, the husband and wife would jointly apply to have children. After paying a certain fee, Gaia would directly extract their sperm and eggs through the game capsule for in vitro fertilization.
With the current level of technology, fertilized eggs did not need to be sent back to the mother's womb. Instead, they could be directly nurtured in the nourishment chamber.
The nourishment chamber was also specially made. It could connect the mind of the baby to the game and keep in sync with the baby in the game. In other words, the mother in the game was pregnant for ten months, and the baby in reality was slowly forming in the nourishment chamber.
When a baby was born in the game, every frown and smile was the true reflection of a real baby. The two were 100% synchronized. Husband and wife didn't have to go offline, and they could raise their children just like in real life.
That was why there was a fee, and it wasn't cheap at all.
There were two reasons.
Firstly, the special nourishment chamber and the subsequent nourishment liquid for the baby were not a small expense. The second was to limit the number of newborns through fees.
Everyone was still traveling in space, and the spaceship's resources were limited. If there were no restrictions, it would not be able to accommodate too many newborns.
Therefore, giving birth in the game was something that only the rich could enjoy. It was basically out of reach for ordinary players.
As for why Gaia did not introduce a virtual baby, it was a matter of family ethics. No parents would be willing to wholeheartedly love a virtual data created by Gaia.
Song Jia was an intelligent woman. She asked quietly, "Why did father suddenly mention this?"
"It's not that sudden. You've been married to His Majesty for a year and a half, so it's normal for you to have children. Besides, His Majesty should have an heir after ascending the throne to bring peace to the country. "Song Tianxiong's expression did not change.
Song Jia gave her father a deep look and said, "I will tell His Majesty about this matter. Everything is up to His Majesty."
Song Tianxiong shook his head. He was exasperated that his daughter didn't live up to his expectations. He advised, "Daughter, you have to make your own decision on this matter. Don't blame me for not reminding you. Although His Majesty hasn't taken a concubine, you haven't had any children. The ministers in the court will definitely think of ways to request His Majesty to take a concubine to ensure the royal family's bloodline continues. "
"Although His Majesty only dotes on you, I've heard that there are more than one woman involved with His Majesty. Daughter, don't fail miserably and let other women beat you to it."
"He won't." Song Jia was filled with confidence.
Song Tianxiong said earnestly, "Daughter, a person's heart can change. His Majesty's power is growing by the day. There are more than a hundred women who want to cling to him. As time goes on, who can be certain? Don't tell me you don't know how the brothers at home are like? "
Song Jia still refused to believe that her husband was a philanderer. But when she thought of the brothers at home, they were just ordinary children of a family clan. None of them did not flirt outside.
With this in mind, Song Jia's confidence began to waver.
When Song Tianxiong saw this, he said, "Regardless, only by having a child can your position be stable."
Song Jia finally nodded and said, "Got it. I'll talk to His Majesty." Speaking of which, Song Jia really wanted a baby. That way, their family would be perfect, wouldn't it?!
"That's good." Song Tianxiong was overjoyed.
On the 8th of August, Ouyang Shuo returned to Shanhai City after staying in Somalia for only three days.
Unlike Morocco, during the Battle of Somalia, the cabinet officials followed behind the army to take over the city. In addition, the Somali King had lost the support of the people, which made the establishment and restoration of the province exceptionally smooth.
With Pei Ju, an old official, in charge, Ouyang Shuo really did not have to worry much.
Before leaving Mugu City, the Black Snake Guards handed over the confession of the Somali King. The confession described in detail the two transactions that the mysterious man, who was the representative of the Silver Hand, had with the Somali Royal Family.
At this point, the Silver Hand's ambition to interfere in Somali affairs and destroy the Great Xia Dynasty's Friendship City was clear and irrefutable.
Ouyang Shuo looked at the confession with an indescribable sarcasm in his eyes. He turned around and handed the confession to the accompanying scholar of the Secret Literature Pavilion, Qingyi, and said, "Send this confession to the Violet Negotiation Group. I think it will be of great use."
"Yes!" Qingyi nodded.
…
Ouyang Shuo was in a hurry to return to Shanhai City because there were four high-ranking officials waiting to meet him in the city. They were the former Kunming County Governor Baihua, the former Guilin County Governor Fan Zhongyan, the former Shaozhou County Governor Huo Guang, and the former Fuyong County Governor Xun Yu.
With the opportunity of Pei Ju's promotion to Somalia's governor, Ouyang Shuo finally made up his mind to fill the positions of the governors of Yunnan, Southern Sichuan, Lingnan, and Minnan provinces.
The imperial edict promoted Baihua to be the governor of Yunnan, Fan Zhongyan to be the governor of Southern Sichuan, Huo Guang to be the governor of Lingnan, and Xun Yu to be the governor of Minnan.
The value of the four governors was more than a level higher than that of the governors of Morocco and Somalia.
Although the governor of the Great Xia Dynasty was limited to a province, it was comparable to a game map that was ten times larger. Even without the factor of population density, it was comparable to the governor of the Qing Dynasty.
Among the four governors, Baihua's promotion was a matter of course without any controversy.
As the most senior historical official of the dynasty, Fan Zhongyan had served as the Chief of Administration, the Wuzhou County Governor, and the Guilin County Governor. It could be said that he had worked hard and made great contributions.
After weighing the pros and cons, Ouyang Shuo still promoted Fan Zhongyan to the governor of Southern Sichuan.
As a famous minister, although Huo Guang's experience could not be compared to Fan Zhongyan's, he was capable enough to manage the affairs of a province. His promotion to the governor of Lingnan was not opposed.
However, it was inevitable that Song Wen was a little lonely.
Seeing that Mu Lanyue and Baihua had been promoted to governor, as Song Jia's brother and the Jiaozhou County Governor, Song Wen could not help but have some thoughts about the position of Lingnan's governor.
Ouyang Shuo was not foolish and fulfilled Song Wen's wish.
Mu Lanyue was promoted to governor because she had taken the initiative to integrate into the system of Shanhai City from the beginning. Baihua had used the huge Kunming County as a bargaining chip to obtain the capital to be promoted.
What about Song Wen?
Not only did the Song Family lose Tianshuang County, they also needed Shanhai City to clean up their mess. Although Song Wen was capable, he was not capable of managing a province.
Since that was the case, how could Ouyang Shuo be biased and promote Song Wen to the position of governor?
It could even be said that because of the relationship between Song Wen and Song Jia, Ouyang Shuo would be more cautious when using Song Wen than other officials.
If Song Wen had understood this, he would not have had this idea.
Song Tianxiong, on the other hand, was more insightful than his son. He took the opportunity of Song Jia's visit to suggest that Song Jia should have a child. Only if Song Jia had Ouyang Shuo's child could the Song Family's position in the dynasty be as stable as Mount Tai.
As expected of an old fox!
…
Among the four governors who were promoted, the only one who slightly disagreed was Governor Xun Yu of Minnan.
It was not that Xun Yu was incapable. Historically, Xun Yu had been the Minister of the Cao Wei camp for a long time, which was also the Prime Minister. He had been in charge of military affairs for more than ten years and was respectfully called "Lord Xun."
Such a talented person would naturally be able to handle the government affairs of a province.
The one who disagreed was that Xun Yu had joined the dynasty not long ago and was too inexperienced. It was against the rules of officialdom to promote him to a high position so quickly.
Ouyang Shuo did not care much about these disagreements and still promoted Xun Yu. After all, among the four County Governors of Minnan Province, Xun Yu was the only one who could bear the responsibility.
Some people suggested that the appointment of the Governor of Minnan be put on hold for the time being. After Xun Yu had accumulated some experience as the Governor of Fuyong County, the appointment could be made.
Many ministers agreed with this suggestion.
Ouyang Shuo still did not accept it, for no other reason than that Minnan Province urgently needed someone to oversee the overall situation as the Sui moved into Quanzhou.
Ouyang Shuo did not want to ruin the affairs of the imperial court because of some rules.
In this way, the matter was finally settled.
…
With the promotion of the four governors, the administrative offices of the four provinces were confirmed one by one.
Needless to say, Yunnan Province was set in Lingxi City of Kunming County. If there were any changes in the future, it would be after the imperial court conquered Dali.
Cao Can, the County Governor of Dongchuan Province, took over the position of the County Governor of Kunming and continued to assist Bai Hua.
There was no dispute about the administrative office of Chuannan Province. It was set in Tianjing City of Xunzhou County. Bao Shuya, the County Governor of Xunzhou County, continued to guard Xunzhou County.
Zhenhai City of Jiaozhou County was chosen as the administrative office of Lingnan Province. Song Wen also continued to serve as the County Governor of Jiaozhou.
Lastly, Longxun City of Fuyong County was chosen as the administrative office of Minnan Province. Like Yunnan Province, it was only possible to change the administrative office after conquering Quanzhou in the future.
Fang Xiaoru, the former County Governor of Longyan County, took over the position of the County Governor of Fuyong County.
The four vacant County Governors of the four provinces were all promoted from local officials in the wilderness to fill the vacancies.
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