July 15, Jingshi.

The waves of the surrender of the Qin and Tang dynasties have gradually subsided, and the Great War of the Central Plains has come to an end.

The biggest benefit of conquering the Zhou, Song, Qin, and Tang countries is that they have captured nearly 100 million people, and counting the Kenyan countries conquered in the African battlefield, the population of Bactria has reached a higher level, breaking through the 500 million mark.

In terms of population and territory, the Great Xia Dynasty has surpassed any other dynasty in history.

The sudden influx of a large number of people also caused a certain burden on the imperial court, but fortunately, this year's wind and rain were smooth, and the first season of grain harvest was bumper in various places, which finally alleviated the hunger situation since the cold winter of last year.

Last year's October disaster also brought about a sequelae, both farmers and herders subconsciously hoarded large quantities of food at home for the famine year.

In the words of the common people, "I don't want to experience a winter like that again." ”

With the unification of the Central Plains, the rise of peace in the four seas, and the prosperity of the people, living and working in peace and contentment, the population of the aborigines of Daxia is about to usher in explosive growth and become a new growth point of the population.

The children of Gaia's first year have reached adulthood in the seventh year of Gaia, and their generation, growing up with the dynasty, is the most loyal and active generation.

It is the cornerstone of the nation.

Just like Cui Tianqi, the guardian of the shadow guard, the young man who came to Shanhai Village at the beginning, has grown into an iron-clad young talent, and has become a sharp sword in Ouyang Shuo's dark night.

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At ten o'clock in the morning, in the imperial study, Ouyang Shuo was discussing personnel arrangements with Jiang Shang, Kou Zhun and Zhang Tingyu, including the placement of the former ministers of Qin and Tang and the candidate for the governor of Guanxi Province.

In addition, there are also personnel related to the African Prefecture.

In the past three months, Bactria has launched a war of reunification in China, and the African battlefield, which is far away from the ocean, has not stopped.

On 10 April, Uganda was conquered, and on 18 April, Tanzania was captured, completing the second echelon of military operations. During this period, Bai Qi also took advantage of the rest of the army to easily destroy the two small countries of Rwanda and Burundi.

Rwanda is bordered by Tanzania to the east, Burundi to the south, Congo to the west and northwest, and Uganda to the north.

Although Rwanda is not as large as Qiongzhou Island, it has one million players and is the most densely populated country on the African continent, with about 83% of the population living in rural areas.

Tungsten ore and forest resources are the characteristics of Rwanda.

In addition, Burundi, which borders Rwanda, has a slightly larger land area than Rwanda, with around 800,000 players, and is also dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry.

In modern society, these small African countries are miserable because they have no industrial base and backward infrastructure, but in the game world, the unique natural environment is a rare granary of the world.

The imperial court decided to annex Uganda into the province of Kenya, and at the same time, with Tanzania as the main body, annexed the two small countries of Rwanda and Burundi, and established the province of Tanzania, which is also the fourth province of the African Protectorate.

The post of Governor of Tanzania is temporarily vacant and is being administered by the African Governorate.

After a short break, in late May, the African theater launched the third phase of military operations, this time targeting Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Located in southeastern Africa, Malawi is a landlocked country surrounded by Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia, with a land area about the size of the East China Sea Province and a total of 1.3 million players.

The country takes its name from Lake Malawi, the third largest lake in Africa, with an area of 30,000 square kilometers and a maximum depth of more than 700 meters.

Malawi's economy is dominated by agriculture, and the main cash crops include tobacco, coffee, tea, cotton, and sugar cane, among which tobacco is the most important cash crop in Malawi.

Mozambique, which borders Malawi and Lake Malawi, was once a Portuguese colony, with an area equivalent to Qinghai Province and a total of 2.5 million players.

In addition, Mozambique is also a coastal country, located in southeastern Africa, and the Mozambique Strait between Mozambique and Madagascar is the longest strait in the world, with a total length of 1,670 kilometers.

Mozambique has many rivers, a hot and humid climate, an average annual temperature of 19.4°C, abundant rainfall, and abundant marine, water and forest resources.

It's a haven for tuna and seafood, and there are many species of sharks in the north.

It can be said that Mozambique is a treasure trove of natural resources, and it is no wonder that it has historically been coveted by Portugal.

Finally, Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe is an important birthplace of civilization in southern Africa, in the medieval era, there was a civilization founded by the Shona people, and there are many cultural relics, the most important of which is the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe, which is also the origin of Zimbabwe's name.

The Muhumtaba Empire, whose capital was based on the city, grew stronger in the 11th century through trade with Muslim caravans from the shores of the Indian Ocean, using locally produced gold, ivory, and copper ore for produce such as cloth and glass from the Persian Gulf region.

By the 15th century, the Muhumtaba Empire had become the largest state in southern Africa.

Zimbabwe is a country with more developed industries in Africa, with manufacturing, agriculture and mining as the three pillars of the economy, and is famous for producing high-quality crocodile skin, and is known as the "hometown of crocodiles".

Zimbabwe is the size of Yunnan Province, with a total of 1.4 million players.

It is not difficult to find that, except for Rwanda, the population density of East African countries is generally low, and they are rich in natural resources, basically have a colonial history, backward industry, and pleasant climate.

All these have become the best raw material production base.

As the first industrial revolution spread around the world, a region like this was really coveted by all the powerful and powerful, so there was a grand occasion of the seven years of Gaia, the global dynasty carved up the African continent.

By the end of June, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe had all been conquered by Bactria . The imperial court decided to annex Malawi and Zimbabwe with Mozambique as the main body and establish Mozambique Province.

At this point, Bactria basically came to an end in its East Africa strategy.

After conquering Zimbabwe, the last country, the African theater will enter a relatively long period of recuperation, focusing on rectifying internal defense and no longer fighting external wars.

There are three reasons for this truce.

First, in just half a year, the African theater of operations has conquered nine countries, the soldiers are tired, and the grain and grass supported by the imperial court are basically exhausted, and they can no longer support the war, so they must rest.

Even if it is an iron army, it is impossible to fight all the time.

Second, the African capital has set up four new provinces, the territory has expanded by more than four times, and the new population is more than 30 million.

Don't forget, after conquering the Nine Kingdoms, players from the Nine Kingdoms will not teleport to the Land of Trials, and will still stay in their homeland, which will put forward higher requirements for the governance of Great Xia.

The newly established provinces of Tanzania and Mozambia have not yet been decided.

Third, there is no place left for East Africa.

To the south of Moisan province is the Bantu Dynasty, and it is not suitable to confront it for the time being. To the north and east of the African Protectorate is the Indian Ocean, and there is no place to conquer except for Madagascar, Mauritius and other island countries.

The only target of attack can only be the west.

In addition to Zambia, which borders Zimbabwe, Congo and Central Africa belong to the Central African region to the west, which was the main offensive site of the Dawson Dynasty.

By the time Bactria conquered the East African states, the Dawson dynasty had also conquered Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, and the next target was probably Congo.

Historically, Congo was divided into two countries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo (Brazzaville), but in the game world, it is a country, with a land area larger than ten Yunnan provinces and a total of 8 million players.

Whether it is the Dawson Dynasty or Great Xia, it is by no means easy to conquer the Congo, and if you count the mutual interference and constraints of the two sides, the situation is even more complicated.

Congo, I am afraid that it will become the first place where the two dynasties clashed.

It is precisely because of this that Ouyang Shuo ordered a temporary truce in the African theater to rectify the defense affairs, and at the same time cooperate with the Metropolitan Protectorate to rectify internal affairs and stabilize the big backyard of East Africa.

As long as the development of East Africa is on the right track, it can support the consumption of the four major armies on its own, without the need for domestic support materials. Only then will the African theater of operations be able to truly unleash its hands and feet and fight a big war.

Ouyang Shuo convened the three ministers at this time, in addition to discussing personnel arrangements, but also to discuss how to carry out an unprecedented scale of assistance to the African Protectorate and carry out a large-scale development of Africa.