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Since the establishment of the territory, Ouyang Shuo has implemented a strict system of separation of military and government.

Therefore, he absolutely did not allow the commander-in-chief and local officials to take this opportunity to contact any undesirable feelings, or breed any undesirable chains of interests.

It's just that Mulan Yue is different, the little girl admires Ouyang Shuo's brother very much, and she is not here, so Ouyang Shuo will be so relieved of her.

Enhancing Mulan Yue's status is actually settling the game in the future and paving the way for her in advance.

Of course, Mulan Yue's own ability is also recognized by Ouyang Shuo. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken a county of land as a test field for cultivating little girls.

Compared with Pei Ju and other famous ministers, Mulan Yue naturally still has some gaps. Therefore, Ouyang Shuo specially mentioned in his official letter to Xiao He that the officials assigned to Zhen'an County must choose experienced officials.

For Mulan Yue, Ouyang Shuo can also be said to have good intentions.

The only trouble is that once Mulan Yue goes to Zhen'an County to take up her post, she can't pass through the teleportation array of Mulan City, and often goes to Shanhai City to play with Ouyang Shuo.

In this regard, Ouyang Shuo is also helpless.

No matter what, how can you thrive without experiencing wind and rain.

When the eagle grows up, it always has to soar in the sky independently.

With the gradual growth of hegemony and the majesty of the day, Ouyang Shuo's mentality is becoming more and more sophisticated. According to Song Jia's words, he is obviously a young man in his early twenties, but he already has the style of a middle-aged uncle.

Treating Mulan Yue, Ouyang Shuo already has the consciousness of being an elder.

Obviously, the two of them are only a few years apart.

I have to say that Ouyang Shuo is really "old".

Moreover, in the past year, Ouyang Shuo's time in Shanhai City is actually not much, and he is basically working outside. If you think about it, it's really hard.

In addition, Ouyang Shuo also transferred Cui Shouhe, the governor of Yun'an Prefecture, who was once favored in his career, to Zhen'an County as the administrative director of Zhen'an County, assisting Mulan Yue in handling government affairs.

Of course, according to the administrative establishment of Shanhai City, the director of a county is actually half a level higher than the prefect.

When it comes to Cui Shouhei, we have to mention the Cui family.

According to Song Jia's letter to him, just a week ago, the entire Cui clan officially moved to Shanhai City. As for the Bai Trading Company, it has not yet given Song Jia a positive answer.

I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of Bai Gui, an old fox.

The Black Snake Guard looked for Fan Li's action, but there was a clue. According to the letter from the black snake, it will take at most another week to lock the location of Fan Li and Xi Shi.

Ouyang Shuo estimated that Bai Gui wouldn't be waiting for Fan Li, right?

These businessmen have too many twists and turns in their stomachs, and they are not very refreshing.

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Ouyang Shuo circled the three candidates for the county guard, and for Xiao He, the director of administration, the trouble had just begun.

The county guards were well chosen, but it was a big trouble to have enough officials from all over the country.

Since the Battle of Zhaoqing, in less than four months, Shanhai City has successively occupied the five counties of Zhaoqing County, Wuzhou County, Xunzhou County, Zhen'an County and Guilin County.

Compared to four months ago, the territory has nearly tripled.

In such a short period of time, large-scale and large-scale expansion is extremely inappropriate, and it will inevitably bring the disadvantage of insufficient stamina, resulting in the great weakening of the foundation accumulated by the territory before.

The core problem is the shortage of talents.

Lianzhou County is the county with the deepest territorial heritage. Later, although Qiongzhou County was withered at the beginning, with the blessing of the territorial characteristics of Yashan City, the background was stronger day by day.

The Leizhou County that was occupied before, because it was under the rule of the lord player, was fine.

Even Zhaoqing County has a certain heritage. After the occupation, with the blessing of the new territorial characteristics, they can quickly keep up with the pace of Lianzhou County.

But for the four counties of southern Sichuan Province that he had just occupied, Ouyang Shuo didn't dare to compliment him.

Needless to say, Wuzhou County is simply a mess under Chiyou's rough governance. So Ouyang Shuo had to send Fan Zhongyan, an important minister, to personally govern the county.

The three counties of Xunzhou County, Zhen'an County and Guilin County, under the rule of Hong Xiuquan, were bent on external expansion, and the internal affairs of the territory were also in shambles.

If it weren't for Su Zhe and others, I'm afraid it would have been even worse.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has plagued the land of the three counties for nearly a year, and everything has been destroyed. I am afraid that the essence of the entire land of the three counties will be gathered by Hong Xiuquan to support Tianjing City.

Therefore, there is a long way to go to govern these three counties.

If the three counties were to form the yamen of each county according to the bureaucratic system of Shanhai City, the number of officials needed would be extremely staggering.

In addition, during this time, the Administration Department was conducting a top-down comprehensive inspection of the officials in the territory in accordance with Ouyang Shuo's instructions, and eliminated hundreds of unqualified officials at one time.

Therefore, even if the territory had a powerful hematopoietic machine like the Southwest University Hall, it would not be able to keep up with the expansion speed of the territory. According to Xiao He's preliminary estimates, the shortage of officials in the territory will reach a staggering 1,500 people.

As a last resort, Xiao He could only go to the major royal cities in person, take advantage of the fame of the [Hundred Holy Lands], and then promise generous treatment to recruit talents.

Of course, Xiao He of Xianyang City would never dare to go, and it would be useless to go.

Even so, what Xiao He was able to recruit were only some grassroots officials. The real talents, they mix well in the royal city, and they will not be easily baited.

The huge shortage of officials made Xiao He not know how to eat and could not sleep well.

As a last resort, Xiao He could only discuss with Jiang Shang and conduct the final assessment of the winter students of Southwest University Hall in advance. Those who pass the assessment will be immediately assigned to various places.

At the same time, Xiao He also implored Mencius, the dean of the academy, to give full play to the influence of Confucianism and call on Confucian students from all over the world to go to Shanhai City.

For the other sons and hundreds of schools, Xiao He also pleaded with him.

In this way, the number is barely enough to make up a thousand. As for the remaining vacancies, we can only think about it in the long run. The vacant duties are temporarily replaced by the existing local officials.

Xiao He joked that he was "indiscriminately filling the numbers".

After all, the shortage of 1,500 officials was calculated by Xiao He on the basis of considering the officials who could be used in the three counties.

Therefore, those who are temporarily on top are really "unusable" people.

All of a sudden, the overall quality of the bureaucracy in the territory dropped by a whole step.

In this regard, whether it is Xiao He or Ouyang Shuo, they are helpless.

If it weren't for the fact that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom really had a big tail, Ouyang Shuo didn't want to be so eager for quick success. It's a pity that the situation is already like this, and Ouyang Shuo has to continue walking.

Of course, everything that has disadvantages is good.

Once Shanhai City completes this round of digestion, a brand-new territory will stand in the southwest.

When that happens, the realm will be reborn.

A dynasty is already faintly emerging.

Yes, it's a dynasty.

If you extrapolate according to the current territorial area of the territory, it is almost the same as the historical dynasties, except for the heritage, at least in terms of territorial area.

Of course, it is precisely because the background is so far apart that it is just the prototype of a dynasty.

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After dealing with the military and political affairs after the war, Ouyang Shuo prepared to pack up and set off for Tianjing City. Although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom surrendered, Ouyang Shuo had to go to Tianjing City to sit in order to truly settle the Quartet.

And at this time, in Tianjing City, I am afraid that there are still many affairs that need to be decided by him personally. For example, the disposal of 100,000 Taiping troops, the placement of hundreds of civil and military officials in the Heavenly Kingdom, and the disposal of property in the city, especially in the Heavenly King's Palace, and so on.

In all this, Yang Xiuqing is cautious and will not make assertions.

On November 18, Ouyang Shuo led his troops and left Guiping Pass.

Because he had been officially appointed by Ouyang Shuo as the county guard of Guilin County, when Ouyang Shuo led his troops to leave Guiping Pass, Pei Ju naturally stayed.

Pei Ju will join the Leopard Tao army led by Han Xin at Guiping Pass and enter Guilin County together.

At the same time, there were only two independent divisions of Shanman who went to Tianjing City with Ouyang Shuo. The remaining independent division was arranged by him to garrison Guiping Pass and Xuanwu Pass.

Five thousand mountain barbarians were stationed at Xuanwu Pass, and the rest were stationed at Guiping Pass.

Only when Han Xin and his troops arrived and took over the defense of the two major passes, would this Shanman Independent Division go south and join Ouyang Shuo.

The mighty army went out of the pass and disappeared on the horizon.

In the distance, there stands a huge city, which is the city of Tianjing.

Ouyang Shuo will stay there for a period of time to sketch out his grand blueprint for implementation.

It can be said that the surrender of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was an important node for Ouyang Shuo's hegemony.

As a result, he officially embarked on the road to the hero and established his position in the wilderness. At this point, ordinary setbacks are no longer able to subvert Ouyang Shuo's rule.

This is the essence.

And just when Ouyang Shuo was planning the blueprint of the territory, a sudden upheaval suddenly made his plan come to naught, and when he was at his most unwilling, he dealt him a heavy blow.

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On November 19, the second year of Gaia, on the northern border of Guilin County.

The morning sun shone on the vast wilderness of the border, serene and warm.

At this moment, a huge army suddenly appeared in the wilderness. As far as the eye can see, there are flags waving, swords and guns are standing in a forest, and there is no end in sight.

The endless army, like a ghost, suddenly entered Guilin County.

On the day after Ouyang Shuo led his troops to leave Guiping Pass, more than a dozen lords in the south of northern Sichuan Province, united with the 100,000 allied troops of the [Southern Hunan City-State], took advantage of the emptiness of Guilin County to launch an invasion.

The two armies, totaling more than 200,000, attacked Guilin County with lightning speed. (To be continued.) )