April 18, Jingshi.

On this morning, Ouyang Shuo was receiving a special visitor in the Imperial Garden.

This person is the former Federal President Chen Lao, who Ouyang Shuo has repeatedly invited, but has not been able to invite, never thought that this time Chen Lao took the initiative to visit, and unexpectedly expressed his willingness to go out in Daxia.

"I didn't expect you to come." Ouyang Shuo was blunt.

Chen Lao on the other side just smiled and put down the teacup, "You can take the initiative to go to the wilderness, of course I, a bad old man, can't nest anymore, I can help a little bit." ”

Depending on the situation, it was Ouyang Shuo who stepped forward and moved Chen Lao.

"That's a big help." Ouyang Shuo laughed.

Again, Chen Lao's political wisdom, understanding of the federal system, and personal connections are extremely important supplements to Great Xia.

"You're good." Chen Lao seemed to be very emotional, and said with a wry smile: "We people, who are intoxicated with power struggles all day long, chasing interests all our lives, and have no sense of mission at all, I am ashamed." ”

This time, the Silver Hand and the Blue Badge teamed up to do the game, and it was also an internal selection of candidates to give birth, and no one wanted to be the first bird.

In this way, Ouyang Shuo was born.

Ouyang Shuo said modestly: "Compared to Old Chen, your contribution to the Federation, what am I. ”

Chen Lao smiled and waved his hand, "Old, old, don't dare to be." "That being said, being recognized by Ouyang Shuo, Old Chen is still very satisfied.

The weight of Ouyang Shuo's words now is really extraordinary.

After the politeness, Ouyang Shuo got to the point, and made a letter of appointment on the spot, officially appointing Chen Lao as the special adviser of the empire.

The special adviser has no rank, no salary, no right to participate in politics, and is purely a personal adviser to the emperor, providing necessary consulting services.

The only reward was also given by the emperor personally.

The two chatted for a long time, and Chen Lao took the appointment letter and left with his resignation.

Looking at the back of the old man leaving, Ouyang Shuo's eyes were gloomy, as if he was muttering to himself: "Do you really want to help, or do you think that Bing'er is young and has a chance in the future?" ”

Don't blame Ouyang Shuo for being suspicious.

Previously, Ouyang Shuo had sincerely invited Chen Lao to come out in Daxia three times and twice, but he did not move; Now Chen Lao took the initiative to vote for a ridiculous reason.

It's really unusual.

Chen Lao is not stunned, he will regard Ouyang Shuo as a great hero of mankind.

Another point, after Ouyang Shuo made the decision to go to the Planet of Hope, there was an undercurrent in the Great Xia Dynasty and the opposition, which was quietly flowing, making Ouyang Shuo vigilant.

After all, Bing'er is young and does not have enough prestige to deal with a big crisis.

Before setting off for Hope Star, Ouyang Shuo was bound to cook cleanly.

"Keep an eye on him!"

Ouyang Shuo said into the air.

With a "whoosh", a black shadow flashed among the flowers in the distance, chasing Chen Lao.

The Imperial Garden of Nuoda is silent again.

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On April 20, Bactria conquered the Gangduo Dynasty, shattering the last vestiges of illusions of the Persian king, and finally decided not to resist anymore and formally surrendered to Bactria .

The Persian king also wanted to be treated on an equal footing with William.

Ouyang Shuo agreed.

For Ouyang Shuo at the moment, what is most lacking is time.

In just two months, Ouyang Shuo had to prepare for the expedition to the Hope Star, set the general base for the Great Xia territory, and also had to deal with the handover issue.

It's a lot of confusion.

The early surrender of the Persian Empire would allow Ouyang Shuo to win one more day.

From the declaration of war in Bacttria to the surrender of the Persian Empire, it was only a month and a half, which was really shocking, and it made the European dynasties unable to raise their heads in shame.

The Great Xia soldiers are terrifying.

After taking the Persian Empire, the territory of Bactria ushered in another great expansion, and its strength soared.

No one can shake Asia's hegemony.

After the surrender of the Persian Empire, Ouyang Shuo's eyes had been projected on the Arab Empire, and the Honglu Temple issued an ultimatum to the Arab kings.

The Arab Empire must surrender within one month, otherwise the Bactrian army will stain Arabia with blood.

This is not just empty rhetoric.

After conquering the Persian Empire, the Great Xia army did not decrease but increased, and the Arab Empire was about to touch the egg with a stone, afraid that it would only be beaten to the head.

The Battle of Persia, because of the voluntary surrender of the Persian Empire, the Persian army waiting to be reorganized amounted to 1.2 million people.

Even if the battle damage is replenished and the unqualified soldiers are eliminated, there is still a million troops waiting to be reorganized. Counting the four South Asian armies that have not yet been formally established, the total army is 2 million.

It's horrible.

Not to mention sweeping the Arab Empire, even if it is to go to the European continent, that is also possible.

The only ally of the Arab Empire was the Julian Caesars.

The problem is, now that Caesar is too late to hide, how can he come forward at this time and be bored with himself.

If the Arab Empire really didn't want to be attached, Ouyang Shuo naturally didn't hesitate to wave the butcher's knife and send these two million troops to the Arab battlefield.

I can just consume some of it.

A million Persian troops, a million Tianzhu troops, if they are not handled well, it is a great hidden danger.

Ouyang Shuo was in a hurry to take the Arab Empire, and there was also a reason.

For Bactria , the strategic significance of taking the Arab Empire was greater than the practical significance, and after the capture of the Arab Empire, all of Asia was Bactrian except for the Siberian region of the Romanov dynasty.

It's not ordinary, it's exciting to think about.

In addition, if the Arab Empire is captured, the African Protectorate will be able to connect with the Empire's Asian territory.

The continents of Asia and Africa will be united.

It will be very easy to open up a road to the Silk Road in the future.

In addition, the integration of Asia and Africa was very beneficial for the empire to strengthen its jurisdiction over Africa, to strengthen its influence in the Mediterranean, and to strengthen its penetration into the European continent.

Therefore, it is imperative to take the Arab Empire.

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April 25, Jingshi.

The imperial court's plan for the disposition of the Persian Empire was released as quickly as possible.

First, the king of Persia himself was invited to serve in the capital. To this end, the imperial court established a new body, the Committee on Religious and Ethnic Affairs, which was directly under the authority of His Majesty the Emperor, as was the case with the Wuyun Division.

As the name suggests, the committee was primarily responsible for dealing with religious and ethnic affairs in the empire.

Bactria is a multi-ethnic empire with intricacies and various religions, all of which are forbidden areas that need to be handled with caution and operated carefully.

If one is not good, something big may happen.

In this way, it is not difficult to understand the weight of the committee in the imperial court.

The former king of Persia was the first head of the council.

At the same time, the imperial court issued an edict to establish the Protectorate of the Upper Capital of West Asia, which governed all the territories of the former Persian Empire.

According to Ouyang Shuo's plan, in addition to the Persian Empire, the territory of the future Arab Empire will also be included in the jurisdiction of the metropolitan area.

In other words, the West Asia Metropolitan Reserve covers two major plates: West Asia and Central Asia.

Central Asia has the meaning of Asia, but the problem is that the center of Bactria is in China, so Ouyang Shuo will not set up a separate Central Asian metropolitan area.

Weakening the existence of Central Asia, for granted.

After the annexation of Central Asia and West Asia, the status of the West Asia Metropolitan Protectorate is very important, it is the hub connecting Asia, Europe and Africa, and its strategic value can at least rank among the top three in the metropolitan protectorate.

The siege lion was promoted to this position, and it was able to compete with overseas giants such as Bai Hua and Mulan Yue.

The imperial court decree revoked the Western Xinjiang Metropolitan Protectorate, the original Western Xinjiang Metropolitan Protector, and the Northern Xinjiang Metropolitan Protector, which was regarded as taking over the besieging lion's class and guarding the Northern Xinjiang for the empire.

With the surrender of the Persian Empire, the Western Xinjiang Protectorate is no longer the frontier of the Empire, and the situation in the Western Frontier has stabilized after the Empire's governance of the three provinces of the Western Frontier in the past two years.

In addition, with the improvement of the railway and road networks, the transportation within the empire became more and more convenient, and the imperial court's control over the local area was significantly strengthened, and it was able to manage it.

In view of this, Ouyang Shuo believed that it was more appropriate to take the opportunity to abolish the Western Xinjiang Protectorate at this time and include the Western Xinjiang Province, Xihai Province and Xikang Province under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court.

The expansion of the areas directly under the central government is also a kind of check and balance on the border capitals.

Ouyang Shuo's reluctance to set up too many capital protection areas was to prevent the cultivation of a frontier force in the future to compete with the imperial court, especially when Ouyang Shuo was unable to preside over the imperial government.

It is urgent to strengthen the centralization of power of the emperor and establish the authority of the imperial court.

In the future, at an appropriate time, the Northern Xinjiang Protectorate will also be abolished.

Most of the officials of the Western Xinjiang Protectorate will be transferred to the newly established Upper Protectorate of West Asia, such as Changshi Fubi, who will still serve as the Governor of the Protectorate of West Asia, which is conducive to a smooth transition.

With this team, the Protectorate of Western Asia can also operate quickly, and play a role in stabilizing the empire's rule in Persia.

Of course, in order to appease the old Persian forces, the Protectorate will also arrange for some local Persian officials to take office.

According to the plan, the West Asian capital protectorate is ready to set up four provinces, the most important of which are two, one is the Persian province and the other is the Central Asian province, both of which are the center of the former Persian Empire.

Su Wei, the former governor of Hedong, was transferred to the governor of Persia; Song Wen, the former governor of northern Sichuan, was transferred to the governor-general of Central Asia. The remaining two satraps were chosen from among the former ministers of the Persian Empire.

This is the same arrangement as the South Asian Metropolitan Protectorate, Ouyang Shuo only arranges trusted ministers to guard the core provinces, and the border provinces are handed over to local officials.

It was foreseeable that the handling of the former Persian ministers would be a very complicated task, and Brigadier General Kou, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, went to West Asia to sit in the town and stay for a month to assist the West Asian Protectorate in straightening out the personnel relations among them.

In the future, the imperial court will also develop an exchange mechanism for officials across the capital protection area.

The purpose of the exchange is, first, to prevent officials from forming alliances of interests because they have been in one place for a long time; The second is to take advantage of the opportunity of officials to exchange places in different places to promote the cultural integration of various ethnic groups in the empire.

Only living water can rush forward.