The next morning, Xia Feng arrived at the Imperial Administration Building on time.

Here, he will participate in discussions on the establishment of the Victorian Colonial District as Governor of Yandong.

....

Zhou Liang and Marenleg waited at the door early.

Of course, Marenleger still had gauze wrapped around his head, but that didn't affect his good mood.

Because last night, Xia Feng agreed to help recommend him as the head of the colonial district.

Zhou Liang was wearing a meticulous Yanguo official robe, and bowed his head slightly to Xia Feng.

"Your Excellency, you're here."

"Yes."

Marenleg patted him on the shoulder affectionately.

"It was okay to rest last night."

"It's fine."

Without too many pleasantries, Xia Feng directly gestured upstairs.

"Let's go up, finish early and rest early."

.......

It was still the largest conference room in the administration building, but there were a lot of people inside.

Sitting at the top of the conference room, Xia Feng still remembered that this position used to be the seat of the first-level nobles in the Imperial Yuan Council, and in the middle, it was the position of the Yuan Speaker.

Once upon a time, there was an extreme discussion in this room about the taxation of the infected.

Xia Feng even remembered that it was in this conference room that he threw his noble medal to the ground in front of Verin.

After that, he returned to the south, and it wasn't long before the Empire's decision to expel the infected was born, and the Dark Ages officially began.

....

Now it's all over, and a lot of the people who were sitting in this room are gone.

Verin died, Frey died, the nobles were stripped of their status and property, the Yuan Council composed of nobles was replaced by the National Council, and the Inspector General Capevami became a military police officer on duty at the city gates.

And he, Xia Feng, returned to this conference room after losing his right eye, and his current identity is the governor of Yandong.

....

Touching the scene, Xia Feng will inevitably think of some past events.

At this time, a polite call from the side pulled him back to reality.

"Governor Xia, can you start?"

Xia Feng came back to his senses and nodded to the president of the National Council beside him.

"I'm fine, I'm ready to start."

"Okay."

As the door to the conference room was closed by the Royal Knights Guards, the meeting on the Yandong Colonial District officially began.

.....

Today, Vena, who is the king, was not present in person, and the supreme administrator in place was the head of the imperial administration, Yarlin.

In addition, more than half of the members of the National Assembly were present, and there were representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Supervision, the Ministry of Military Affairs and other ministries, and dozens of people sat in the entire conference room.

At the beginning of the meeting, after a brief introduction, the chairman, who presided over the overall situation, first threw out several urgent issues that needed to be solved.

First, the security of the borders of the colonial areas, as well as the guarantee of public and private property of the empire and its citizens.

Second, the development and governance of colonial areas, as well as the construction of a relative administrative system.

Third, trade interactions, and domestic resource mobilization.

Fourth, the rational mobilization of the armed forces.

V. Colonial Policy.

.....

Hearing these five key points, Xia Feng did not feel too messy, but thought clearly.

To be reasonable, this is the most important thing in the establishment of the colonial zone, and it is also the strategic policy that must be determined, and only when these things are finalized can the colonial plan be officially launched.

For the first and third questions, he has asked Zhou Liang to draw up relevant drafts.

To put it bluntly, Yandong will fully cooperate with Victoria in terms of border security and trade interaction development, of course, it is not without a bottom line.

For the affairs of the two countries, Yandong has always adhered to one principle, that is, equality and friendship.

....

Throughout the morning, the meeting revolved around this topic.

As Yandong's second-in-command, Zhou Liang can be said to have full business ability and perfectly respond to all kinds of tricky problems.

Only when an important statement is needed will he throw his voice to Xia Feng, and he will say "yes" or "no".

There was no accident, the meeting was very smooth, and the National Assembly was also very satisfied with Yandong's attitude.

In a friendly response, the Victorian side also reserved most of the "free space" for the two countries.

The National Assembly Speaker smiled and looked sideways at Natsu Feng, who was sitting next to him.

"Governor Xia, I admire your open-mindedness and friendliness, and I believe that our two countries will always maintain such friendly relations on the matter of Yandong."

Xia Feng smiled and nodded.

"Definitely."

....

Next, there is the question of the development and governance of colonial areas, as well as the construction of a relative administrative system.

To put it simply, this issue is the election of the "leadership team", which is also the issue that Marenlege cares about the most, and the most important thing in the formation of the administrative system is, of course, the head of the colonial district.

Of course, the governor of Yandong has no say in this Victoria's own problem.

However, the Speaker of the Assembly symbolically questioned him if he had any ideas.

In this regard, Xia Feng is very calm.

"The head of the colonial area is a very important candidate for me, because it is inseparable from the development of my Yandong, and it can be said that he is the person who cooperates with me Xia in the affairs of the two countries, and I still have some suggestions for this."

Hearing his suggestion, the chairman immediately signaled.

"Governor Xia, if your suggestions and opinions do not violate international principles, we will definitely give priority to respecting them, please speak."

"Okay."

Xia Feng glanced lightly at Marenleg, who was sitting diagonally opposite.

"To tell you the truth, Xia has very big ambitions for the development of Yandong, and of course, some of my ideas and decisions will be relatively avant-garde, so I hope that the candidate for the head of the colonial area is also a young man who is in line with the international form, so that they can work together and keep the development of the two countries at the same pace."

The Speaker nodded in understanding.

"I see, do you have someone you'd like to recommend?"

"Yes."

"Oh? I don't know who it is? ”

Xia Feng raised his hand and politely gestured to Marenleg, who was sitting opposite.

"It's Mr. Marenleg, I think that among the younger generation of the Empire, among the high-ranking officials who meet the qualifications of the governor of the colonial district, only Mr. Marenleger is the most suitable, of course, this is just my suggestion, everything has to be decided by your country."

Hearing this benevolent and righteous recommendation, Marenleg nodded gratefully and secretly to Xia Feng.

Clearly, Marenleg was not the only contender for the post of Governor of the Colonial District.

Hearing Xia Feng's words, the faces of several officials in the conference room who also wanted to sit in this position turned green.

....

As soon as Xia Feng's voice fell, Chief Yarlin, who was the highest-ranking administrative officer in this meeting, took the lead in speaking directly.

"Well, the Malen family has contributed a lot to the development of the empire, and as a talent of the younger generation of his family, I think he can give it a try."

An official next to him whispered.

"Chief, you're right, but for such an important position, isn't Marenleg too young......"

Arrin's hair and beard were all white, and he glared at him like an old naughty boy when he heard this.

"Is there anything wrong with being young? Do you have to be an old guy like me to do it, and don't forget, our king is a young man too. ”

The officer's neck shrank in fright.

"Yes, yes, what you said makes sense, Chief."

.....

Chief Yarlin and Xia Feng are also old acquaintances, and he may be the only existence in the upper echelons of the empire other than Vena and Nanfeng who treats Xia Feng as a relative.

For Xia Feng's "suggestion", Yarlin is naturally the top support.

Hearing that the chief executive said this, the other officials who still wanted to fight for it immediately put out the fire, and could only sigh secretly with unwillingness.