On the 20th of the twelfth month in the fourth year of Gaia, the Great Xia imperial court issued a series of official appointments.
He appointed the Siege Lion as the Governor of Jiangchuan, in charge of building the Jiangchuan Province Governor's Office in Black Lion City. Of the remaining eleven feudal lords, four were transferred to the position of county governor, while seven were transferred to the position of prefectural magistrate. Of course, they were all working in other provinces.
Ju Shu, who was born in Black Lion City, was appointed as a scholar of the Council of Advisors, becoming the fifth top advisor of the Council of Advisors. With such a lineup in the Minister Pavilion, Ouyang Shuo no longer longed for the advisor Guo Jia, who had yet to surface.
The troops in the Jiangchuan Province would also be streamlined and reorganized. The relatively stable environment made the troops in the twelve territories in the province less tempered, and the overall quality was even inferior to the Great Xia Garrison Force.
Ouyang Shuo ordered the Bureau of Military Affairs to disband half of the territorial army and scatter them among the provinces in accordance with the previous model of disbanding the local garrison troops. Apart from transferring 20,000 elite troops to the Okland Corps, the remaining troops were reorganized into two field corps.
Apart from the Imperial Guards, all the current army designations were already full. Thus, Ouyang Shuo decided to use a new designation — the Flying Bear Army.
Chen Tang was appointed as the First Legion Commander of the Flying Bear Army, and Pei Xingyan as the First Legion Commander.
[Name]: Chen Tang (King-level)
[Dynasty]: Western Han
[Identity]: Commander of Great Xia's Flying Bear Army's First Legion
[Profession]: Advanced General
[Loyalty]: 80 points
[Commander]: 78 [Strength]: 70 [Intelligence]: 55 [Politics]: 55
[Specialty]: Surprise attack (Increases attack power by 10, increases marching speed by 25)
[Evaluation]: The Marquis of Guannei, Chen Tang, is calm and courageous, has great foresight, has many strategies, and likes to perform miraculous deeds. He killed Zhi Zhi and shocked the hundred barbarians. Since the Han and Yuan dynasties, there has never been a general who conquered foreign lands.
Chen Tang's former master was Sparks, the Lord of Qingyun City in Jiangchuan Province. She had cooperated with the League of Mountains and Seas in the first two battles, so they had a good relationship.
In Jiang Chuan Province, Sparkle could be considered as the Siege Lion's aid. Both of them controlled the situation in Jiang Chuan Province together, ensuring that it was always under the control of Da Xia. With this merger, Sparks was appointed as the county governor, which was a good choice.
Pei Renji was appointed as the commander of the second legion of the Flying Bear Army.
Pei Renji had already informed the Mountain Sea Guards of Li Mi's whereabouts. Just yesterday, the Shadow Guards had sent a small team to Li Mi's hiding place to secretly capture him. He believed that there would be results soon.
In this way, Pei Renji won Ouyang Shuo's trust and was entrusted with a heavy responsibility.
According to the plan, the Flying Bear Army would be stationed at the border of Jiangchuan Province and Wannan Province after the reorganization and reorganization of the army was completed, and they would be responsible for monitoring Wannan Province.
The [Yan Huang Alliance] was currently busy taking over the Wannan Province. What was strange was that according to the Mountain Sea Guard's reports, no matter if it was before or after the war, Di Chen was in charge.
Perhaps the [Yan Huang Alliance] was undergoing a huge change.
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After the announcement of the appointment, Great Xia took over Jiangchuan Province in an orderly manner. Other than that, there were no other movements. This made the "spectators" extremely disappointed, but at the same time, they quietly heaved a sigh of relief.
In a blink of an eye, Gaia's fifth year arrived.
On the 30th of December, a system announcement resounded throughout the world.
"World Announcement: On the fourth anniversary of Earth's operation, the game will be undergoing its fifth update, effective immediately. For more details, please log on to the official website."
As soon as the announcement came out, Ouyang Shuo immediately logged on to the official website to check the update.
[1] Build 100% Realistic.
As the population of the wilderness continued to grow, and the population density reached a medium level, Gaia completely abolished the benefits of the feudal lords. Whether it was the construction of buildings or the production of weapons and equipment, they all removed the speed bonuses.
How long it took in reality was how long it would take in the game world. For example, the construction of a Z1 Model Battleship previously took a month, but now it was delayed to four months.
As a result, not only did it greatly reduce the production efficiency, but it also greatly increased the production cost. Since then, Gaia had higher requirements for the fine management of the territory.
Whoever could do a good job in fine management would stand out.
[2] Introducing the Natural Disaster System.
In ancient agricultural societies, food production was closely related to the climate. Natural disasters such as drought, floods, and pests could reduce the yield of farmland, or even result in no harvest.
Basically, the imperial court had to provide disaster relief every year, but the degree of the disaster was different. Some natural disasters even directly became the fuse of peasant uprisings, leading the dynasty into a state of eternal damnation.
Disaster relief had always been a pain that the dynasty could not bear.
Although there was a weather system in the game, before this, Gaia was clearly very "tolerant" of the wilderness. It might not be a bumper harvest, but at least there would not be any major disasters throughout the year, ensuring a basic harvest.
For a dynasty with a strong [Characteristic] like Great Xia, there had never been any disaster relief.
From Gaia's fifth year onwards, everything would be different. The local granaries would have to store enough food to cope with the needs of disaster years. Once a natural disaster befell, the imperial court would have to allocate a large amount of gold coins for disaster relief.
Perhaps from this moment onwards, the Feudal Lords would have to pray for good weather.
[3] Comprehensively increase the intelligence of NPCs.
This update was mainly targeted at the tens of millions of ordinary NPCs. Before this, the territory's commoners were basically good people, easy to manage, diligent, and willing to work without complaint, like a flock of docile sheep.
In the future, the situation would be very different.
There were good people among the commoners, and there were wicked people; there were hardworking and simple people, and there were idlers; there were law-abiding people, and there were ruffians who took risks out of desperation.
The officials and soldiers would also become more complicated, and they would also have selfish and distracting thoughts.
The entire bureaucracy would be several times more complicated than before, or even more than ten times.
In short, like the previous two updates, there were higher requirements for the fine management of the territory.
Of course, there were pros and cons. After the intelligence of the NPCs was increased, the qualifications of the low-level officials and officers would also be increased. As long as they were properly trained, it would instead improve the level of government affairs and the quality of the army.
The effects would depend on whether the territory's system was sound.
Ouyang Shuo was very confident about this. Ever since the village level, Ouyang Shuo had placed great importance on the establishment of a system. Today, the entire Great Xia Dynasty's system was already very sound and orderly.
[4] Further increase the marching speed of the army.
After the update, the standard marching speed of the army would be raised to the standard of a relay station. This also meant that the adverse effects of the game's map enlargement on marching would be completely eliminated.
With the enhancement of [Characteristic], the marching speed of some troops would even exceed that of ancient times. This update basically cleared the geographical obstacles for the expansion of the territory of the game's dynasty.
[5] Opening of the Merit Mission System.
A new Merit Mission System was added in addition to the existing mission system. Feudal lords could receive special Merit Missions to quickly increase their Merit Points and be promoted to nobility, clearing the obstacles for the territory's advancement.
Upon seeing this, Ouyang Shuo's eyes focused.
It was not that Ouyang Shuo was being narcissistic, but he had a nagging feeling that Gaia had introduced this update because his Merit Points far exceeded the other Feudal Lords.
Gaia could not violate the rules and weaken Ouyang Shuo's Merit Points, but they could use Merit Missions to help the other Feudal Lords quickly increase their Merit Points, closing the gap with Ouyang Shuo.
"Am I that infuriating?" Ouyang Shuo was rather speechless.
[6] Opening of a higher Noble Rank and Reputation level.
If the previous update was still vague, then this update was definitely caused by Ouyang Shuo. Be it his Noble Rank or Reputation, Ouyang Shuo had reached the pinnacle in Gaia's fourth year.
It would be embarrassing if Gaia did not take this opportunity to update.
First was the Noble Rank. Above the Noble Rank, [Son of Heaven Rank]. The Merit Points requirement was five million, three million more than the Noble Rank. It was a huge gap.
Next was Reputation. Above [Renowned Across the World], [Radiant Empire] was established. The Reputation requirement was also five million, four million more than [Renowned Across the World].
Gaia was truly ruthless this time. They were deliberately preventing people from reaching the pinnacle of Reputation.
Ouyang Shuo took a look. He now had 2.26 million Merit Points and 2.65 million Reputation Points. He was still a long way from reaching the next level. There was no need to think about it in the near future.
[7] Opening of Global Alliance System.
The alliance between Feudal Lords would no longer be limited to a single country. It could be formed globally.
Gaia's actions were aimed at promoting a global alliance and confrontation. It would place the territories that had survived rounds of brutal competition on a higher and broader platform to compete.
There was no strongest, only stronger.
A new round of Feudal Lord War was about to begin.
[8] Greater autonomy given to the imperial cities.
First of all, regardless of whether there was a Monarch stationed there, the county where the imperial cities were located would be an absolute forbidden zone. Territorial armies were forbidden from entering, or it would be seen as a provocation to the imperial cities. It could trigger a war at any time.
Secondly, Gaia would give the imperial cities with a Monarch stationed there greater autonomy. The imperial cities could send troops to occupy any ownerless land in the province where the imperial cities were located. It would be included in the dynasty's territory.
Ouyang Shuo's first reaction when he saw this update was the Central Plains Province.
In the entire China region, the Central Plains Province was the only ownerless land. It just so happened that the Luoyang Dynasty had Emperor Wu of Han stationed there. With Emperor Wu's style, he would not turn a blind eye to the juicy meat in his mouth.
Di Chen and the others were probably regretting their decision. If they had chosen to attack the Central Plains Province instead of the Southern Anhui Province, Emperor Wu would not have been able to do so.
Speaking of which, if the [Yan Huang Alliance] had taken down the Central Plains Province first, then after the Great Xia annexed the Jiang Chuan Province, the [Yan Huang Alliance] would not have been able to take down the Southern Anhui Province.
Every sip and every peck was predestined.
Thinking further, after the Central Plains Province was cut off, the [Yan Huang Alliance] would definitely target West Chu. They had no other choice.
This time, Xiang Yu was in for it.
The Eastern Lu Province was not connected to the Great Xia. Even if Ouyang Shuo wanted to help, he would not be able to. Moreover, with Xiang Yu's personality, it was hard to say whether he could accept the Great Xia's help.
This had become a dead end.
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