Chapter 1296: Embattled Spain
Receiving the Egyptian dynasty was more complicated than expected.
Because the annexation of the Egyptian dynasty was not brought down by force in Great Xia, Great Xia did not even exert any pressure on the Egyptian dynasty from the front, leaving hidden dangers.
Perhaps in the eyes of the Egyptian people, such a return is more like "betrayal."
Fortunately, Bactria signed a legally binding agreement with the Egyptian Dynasty, and there was no fraud.
At 10 a.m. on April 18, Bactria Cabinet Deputy Kou Zhun arrived in Cairo with the African capital of Mulan Moon to formally take over Egypt.
At this time, the defense of Cairo had been taken over by the Greedy Wolf Army.
The African Theater Command and the General Headquarters of the Greedy Wolf Army have all moved to Cairo, and there is no doubt that Cairo City will become the central city of Bactria in Africa.
With the arrival of Mulan Yue and his entourage in Cairo, the Egyptian dynasty officially dissolved, and the royal family temporarily lived in the palace, but they did not come forward again, and they would not even step out of the palace again.
According to the arrangement of the blue coat of arms, they will live in the territory of the Germanic dynasty in the future.
A minister of civil and military affairs was also dismissed.
To rule Egypt, Bactria used to boil frogs in warm water. Therefore, whether it is an Egyptian court official or a local official, if he can stay in office, the African Protectorate will give him a stay.
The maximum appointment of local officials was the coping strategy adopted by Great Xia.
In this way, the Egyptian people will be much less resistant to Bactria and will be conducive to a smooth transition of power. After two or three years, this resistance will basically be quelled.
Even then, the appointment of local officials was the mainstream.
The African continent is not as good as southern Xinjiang, and the recognition of Chinese civilization is low, and it is too difficult to forcibly assimilate it, so we can only try to try it slowly and try to win over the local people as much as possible.
To put it in a misapt way, it is "razing to defeat raze".
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Capital.
Just when Mulan Yue and his entourage were taking over the Egyptian dynasty, the imperial court was also studying the relevant personnel layout.
In addition to the annexation of Sudan to Sudan, the newly established provinces of Egypt and Libya require a governor to be appointed.
The Governor of Egypt, in particular, was a top priority.
The Cabinet suggested that it would be preferable to redeploy one of the five existing governors of the African Protectorate to serve as the governor of Egypt, as these five governors were familiar with the African situation and could be more easily brought into the role.
Ouyang Shuo approved the cabinet's proposal.
Among the five governors, the governor of Sudan, Pei Yun, and the governor of Kenya, Cao Shen, were assigned to Africa and naturally could not be transferred.
The rest are the Ethiopian Governor Du Sijing, the Governor of Tanzania Sun Wuji, and the Governor of Mozambique Yang Xiuqing.
In view of the fact that Du Sijing has been serving under Mulan Yue, in order to avoid suspicion, Ouyang Shuo also excluded Du Sijing from this transfer.
In addition, the strategic position of Ethiopian Province is also very important, and it is inseparable from Du Sijing.
The eldest grandson, Wuji, was just transferred last year, and he is far from familiar with the situation in Africa, and he has also been ruled out. In this way, Yang Xiuqing became the only candidate.
Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate, and directly made a decision and transferred Yang Xiuqing to the governor of Egypt.
This former core figure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is also an old minister of the empire, conscientious, whether it is talent or ability, he is the best choice.
Yang Xiuqing's experience in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also forged his strength of being good at appeasing people's hearts, which was also of great help to him in taking charge of the province of Egypt.
In this way, Ouyang Shuo has no reason not to reuse Yang Xiuqing.
He was succeeded by the governor of Moissan, who was the south of Shoucaiyun in Xingyi County, the former northern province of Sichuan.
In the context of the abolition of the government and the increase of the county-level establishment in the imperial court, the grade of the county guard is actually declining, and the promotion from the county guard to the governor is a real leap into the dragon.
Caiyun Zhinan is the former lord of Caiyun City, and at the same time the core figure of the former [Xiangnan City-State], before he was attached to Great Xia, he also had a conflict and confrontation with Great Xia.
It stands to reason that it is difficult for such a person to be promoted, and it is already commendable to be able to hold the position of county guard, let alone ascend to the sky in one step and be promoted to the governor of the province.
Ouyang Shuo made such a decision, first, in the past few years, the south of Caiyun has governed Xingyi County well. As a lord, the fact that Caiyun Zhinan was able to get that far at least proves that his ability is there.
Second, it can be regarded as half a thousand gold to buy bones.
If Ouyang Shuo wants to convey a message to a lord-level official, regardless of their "criminal record", as long as they do their errands carefully after being attached, they can be reused.
The court will not look at them with colored glasses.
The governor of Libya Province was promoted from Shouhao Jiancheng, the former governor of Zhaoqing County, Lingnan Province.
Like Gu Xiuwen and Zhou Haichen, Hao Jiancheng is also Ouyang Shuo's protégé, a leader among the aboriginal civil officials.
There is a reason why Hao Jiancheng is sitting in Libya.
More than 95% of the entire territory of Libya is desert and semi-desert, and only the narrow plains along the northern coast can be used for cultivation and living, and the land utilization rate is extremely low.
But Libya's proximity to the Mediterranean Sea alone is enough to attract the attention of Bactria Bactria alone. Not to mention, like Egypt, Libya is also rich in oil, and its strategic position is suddenly highlighted.
In addition, Tunisia, which is also included in the province of Libya, is located in the northernmost part of Africa, in the middle of the Mediterranean shipping route, across the Tunis Strait and Italy, and is the only way for Middle Eastern oil to be transported to Western Europe and the United States, and its geographical location is very important.
The Atlantic Fleet will establish a naval base in Etna, Tunisia.
Upon learning of Egypt's annexation to Bactria that the Caesar Dynasty reacted aggressively, it was not without reason. When the Atlantic Fleet returns to the Mediterranean, the once-glorious Caesar fleet will be in big trouble.
To control the Strait of Tunis is to control the shipping routes of the Mediterranean.
In addition, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, which are all under the control of Bactria at one end, can basically be said to have controlled the lifecore of Mediterranean trade.
Such a Libyan province is certainly worthy of Ouyang Shuo sending his henchmen to guard it.
At the beginning, Chen Lao did not dare to make the decision and ceded the Egyptian dynasty to Great Xia, which was also concerned about this.
Sadly, although the Egyptian dynasty controlled the Suez Canal and Tunisia, it did not have a navy, so it could only look forward to the ocean and give up its maritime rights.
In the end, it was cheaper to get Daxia.
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In mid-April, just as Bactria was methodically receiving the Egyptian dynasty, the Egyptian dynasty's 500,000-strong army was quietly gathering and stationed outside Cairo.
On April 22, 500,000 Egyptian troops, taking advantage of the darkness, entered Cairo, disappeared behind the teleportation array, and appeared in the city of Gidian, thousands of miles away.
According to the rules of the game, the Egyptian Dynasty was attached to Great Xia, and the 500,000 Egyptian army was naturally subordinate to the Great Xia army, so it could use the teleportation array in Great Xia.
This made it possible to teleport from Cairo to Base City.
Early the next morning, 500,000 Egyptian troops landed on the Spanish mainland under the escort of the second formation of the Atlantic Fleet stationed in the port of Gibraltar.
Thus began the prelude to the conquest of the Spanish dynasty by the Egyptian army.
At the same time, the Bactria North African Army, which had just entered the Libyan provinces, took advantage of the situation to advance westward and attack the Algerian region, which had been included in the Spanish dynasty.
The banner of the North African Army is precisely "revenge".
Ouyang Shuo did not forget that the silver hand and the blue badge were the shell of Algeria that forced Great Xia to abandon the Moroccan province.
Two years later, Great Xia came to take revenge.
On April 24, after purchasing a sum of firearms, the Indian Empire launched a counteroffensive against the Spanish control of Argentina.
For a time, the Spanish dynasty was embattled.
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