The establishment of the Northern Xinjiang Protectorate by the First Imperial Court was not only due to Ouyang Shuo's need for the promotion of Bai Hua and the other four people, but also the strategic needs of the dynasty, not simply for the sake of promotion, but for the sake of establishment.

Like northern Xinjiang, far away from the center of the dynasty, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and it is lonely outside, although there is a teleportation array to communicate, it is inconvenient after all, so it is necessary to set up a regional organization to coordinate the military and political affairs of the provinces.

This is where the Metropolitan Government comes into being.

Seeing that he was a little eager, Ouyang Shuo had to pour cold water, "It's a good thing to set up the Metropolitan Protectorate, but there is one point, I also want to say it in the front, please understand." ”

"Please!"

"The ministers of the DPRK and China have long mentioned to me that the feudal officials cannot serve in one place for a long time, so there is a three-year term system; It is also impossible to serve in the place where it is based, in other words, it is necessary to serve in a different place. ”

Speaking of which, the expression of the stumbling was a little embarrassed.

Even so, Ouyang Shuo still had to make his words clear, so as not to cause greater misunderstandings, "According to my original intention, I also hope that the governor of Northern Xinjiang will be appointed by the Cabinet, but the cabinet can't get through, so I can only wronged you for the time being." ”

"It's fine."

Although he still has some difficulty in face, after Ouyang Shuo's explanation, it is finally a little better.

"You don't have to be discouraged, let's tell you the truth, once the imperial court defeats Tibet, it will set up the Western Xinjiang Protectorate, and the post of Western Xinjiang Protector will be yours."

In order to avoid being overly distracted, Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to reveal the imperial court's plan in advance.

This time the four of them were called together precisely to dispel the doubts in their hearts, so as not to be suspicious of each other and cause any unpleasant things.

"Don't worry, I understand."

With Ouyang Shuo's promise, he was completely convinced, and there were no complaints.

"That's good!"

Ouyang Shuo smiled brightly.

In fact, asking to serve in a different place is not only the intention of the courtiers, but also Ouyang Shuo's own will, he has long believed that he can trust a person, but he must also take precautions.

It seems to be a contradiction, but it is actually the way to employ people.

He has been entrenched in the north for a long time, and once he takes up the post of protector of the northern frontier, who knows what will happen.

Speaking of which, the candidates for the protector of the Northern Xinjiang can only be produced from the three of Bai Hua, Mulan Yue and the siege lion. Mulan Yue guards overseas, and she can't leave for the time being, and she can also be excluded.

Between the white birch and the siege lion, Ouyang Shuo chose the siege lion.

It's not that Ouyang Shuo attaches more importance to the siege lion, on the contrary, but Ouyang Shuo has higher expectations for Bai Hua, and he has laid the groundwork for her early, just waiting for the time to be ripe.

Ouyang Shuo looked at the siege lion and said with a smile: "The Northern Xinjiang Protectorate, it's up to you to take charge!" ”

When the siege lion heard this, he was also a little surprised, in terms of seniority, Mulan Yue is the most senior, Bai Hua is the strongest, how can it not be his turn.

It's just that since Ouyang Shuo has decided, the siege lion will not shirk it, so he got up and saluted, and said, "Please rest assured, I will do my best to defend the northern frontier for the imperial court." ”

Ouyang Shuo smiled, "Naturally, I believe in you!" ”

As she spoke, everyone laughed, swept away the previous embarrassment, and through this open and honest conversation, the five seemed to have become close again.

Since growth is inevitable and inevitable, everyone must learn to adapt to each other and constantly adjust their relationship with each other, which is also one of the signs of maturity.

Otherwise, it's false maturity.

After the group conversation, Ouyang Shuo had a conversation with Bai Hua and Mulan Yue alone, mainly to click in advance where they will serve in the future, so that the two of them can have a psychological expectation.

It is not enough to say that Ouyang Shuo is favoring one over the other.

"It's hard to be a parent!"

Ouyang Shuo, the parent of Daxia, has to learn to level a bowl of water all the time.

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Early the next morning, Bai Hua and Mulan Yue left the capital.

He didn't leave because his position had to be moved. The siege lion served as the protector of northern Xinjiang, and if he was still in the governorship of northern Xinjiang, there would be a difference between the two of them.

In order to avoid the embarrassment of the city, Ouyang Shuo decided to transfer him to Jiangchuan Province and take over the post of governor of Jiangchuan under the siege lion.

The new governor of northern Xinjiang, Ouyang Shuo circled Han Qi, the commander of Changsha County.

As a famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, Han Qi was the prime minister for ten years, assisting the three dynasties, in the court, he strategized to make the dynasty move to Qingming, and the world was happy; In the locality, he was loyal to his duties, diligent in government and loved the people.

Han Qi can be described as a model bureaucrat, as famous as Fu Bi, and called "Fu Han".

By the way, Fu Bi has also defected to Great Xia and is currently serving as the county guard of Hanzhong in Shu Province.

The siege lion didn't leave, naturally Ouyang Shuo had to explain to him, the imperial court's deployment of Liaojin Province, although Huo Guang, the governor of Liaojin, was specifically responsible for this matter, and the siege lion also had to know a thing or two and be responsible for supervising it.

There are three main definitions of Liaojin Province by the imperial court.

First, iron ore and coal supply provinces.

Jinguo has limited ore mining technology, and lacks craftsmen, guarding a treasure land, but does not know how to develop. In the hands of Great Xia, it was naturally very different.

In the future, Liaojin Province will become one of the main iron ore suppliers of the dynasty.

Second, the core ranch of the dynasty.

Great Xia was located in the south, and some were only scattered small pastures, which could not form a scale, which had formed a certain constraint on the development of the dynasty's cavalry troops.

With the vast grasslands of Liaojin Province, the situation will be very different.

The high-quality war horses such as the green worm horse, the Mongolian horse, and the Ili horse bred in Daxia will establish corresponding pastures in Liaojin Province to provide a steady stream of high-quality war horses for the dynasty.

Half of the millions of horses captured this time will continue to be stocked to achieve the best of the best.

Third, a land where nomadic civilization and agricultural civilization are mixed.

The defeat of the Jin State does not mean the destruction of the Jurchen tribe, nearly six million Jurchens can continue to live in Liaojin Province, and they will also become one of the main groups of herding.

In the future, Liaojin Province should not only graze horses, but also vigorously develop animal husbandry.

At the same time, Liaojin Province will also introduce an agricultural civilization, and it is expected that millions of Han Chinese will move here to live on the grasslands, and vigorously develop industry and mining while developing agriculture.

Ethnic integration is also a major feature of Liaojin Province.

Fortunately, Daxia has accumulated rich experience in this area, and it is also handy to manage.

Of course, in order to ensure the stability of Liaojin Province, in addition to the usual formation of the Liaojin Garrison Division, the Northern Xinjiang Army under the command of Yue Fei will also move its headquarters to Huining Mansion and Yongzhen Northern Xinjiang.

All in all, Liaojin Province is a treasure land, but it also needs to be developed step by step, and a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources are invested in the early stage, which is inevitable.

When the siege lion got up and went to the stubborn stone city to take up his post, preparing to form the Northern Xinjiang Protectorate there, the new round of army reorganization in Great Xia had just begun.