Chapter 836: Legion Corps Full Scale Translator: ryangohsff Editor: Nora
Chapter 836 – Legion Corps Full Scale
Within the guest hall of the Nanjiang Governor General Manor, a man wearing a red Long robe was seated. This fellow had a large and plump forehead; he was middle aged and had an exceptional aura.
He was the top advisor under Cao Cao’s camp – Xun Yu.
Along with the end of the Battle of Red Cliff, the generals and strategists during the Three Kingdoms all appeared in the wilderness. Xun Yu belonged to the Han Regime, so he wanted to obtain a position in the Luoyang Imperial Court.
After all, Hanwu Emperor represented the Han Regime. Helplessly, they already had a working system there and Xun Yu was not given much power.
When Shanhai City upgraded to Capital City, Xun Yu thought back to Shanhai City having Xu Chu, Jia Xu, Xiahou Yuan, and other generals and strategists from Cao Cao’s camp. He gritted his teeth and decided to leave Luoyang to Shanhai City.
Hence, this scene occurred.
When Ouyang Shuo met Xun Yu, the scene was like two people sounding each other out.
Ouyang Shuo was not unfamiliar with Xun Yu, this Three Kingdoms genius.
Xun Yu was someone who had the capabilities of being a prime minister. When the warlord Dong Zhuo seized control of the capital Luoyang, Xun Yu feared for his safety and resigned, returning to Ji Province.
In the subsequent years, warlords quickly rose in each region. Xun Yu first served Yuan Shao, whose power base was in Ji Province. However, Xun Yu later left him and went to serve Cao Cao in 191. At the later stages, he opposed Cao Cao from getting the title of Duke Wei, and he was removed from the core and fell sick. He was only 50 when he died.
In terms of strategy, Xun Yu had helped Cao Cao set the blueprints for unifying the north.
In terms of fighting, Xun Yu also did well. In 194, when Cao Cao led a campaign against Tao Qian in Xu Province, his home base at Yan Province was suddenly attacked by Lü Bu, and two of Cao’s officials, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao, chose to defect to Lü Bu. At that time, Xun Yu was in charge of the defenses of Juancheng, and his firm actions saved the city from capture, allowing Cao Cao’s armies to return and drive away Lü Bu.
In terms of administrative rule, Xun Yu recommended many talents to Cao Cao and formed his core talent pool, building up the economic and administrative system of the Cao Cao camp.
Xun Yu had made many contributions to Cao Cao and was said to be Cao Cao’s Zi Fang. Unfortunately, Xun Yu missed the Han Regime and had a fall out with the ambitious Cao Cao in the end.
Name: Xun Yu (God Rank) Dynasty: East Han Identity: Shanhai City Strategist Occupation: Special Strategist Loyalty:70 Command: 75 Force: 40 Intelligence: 97 Politics: 85 Specialty: Capable of being Prime Minister (raises success rate of strategies by 55%, raises attraction of talents by 20%, raises efficiency by 25%, raises territory governing standards by 20%.)
Although Xun Yu was a strategist, he was also a fairly capable civil servant. Ouyang Shuo already had Jia Xu and Chen Gong beside him, so it was best to use Xun Yu as a civil servant.
… The arrival of Xun Yu made Ouyang Shuo’s planning of the four Governors of Minnan Province much easier. On the 3rd month, 22nd day, the Nanjiang Governor-General House announced a series of personnel appointments.
Di Renjie would become the deputy director of the Internal Affairs Bureau and take charge of the Procuratorate Division and the Regulatory Department. At the same time, Jing Jian would become the Shaowu Prefecture Governor.
Jing Jian being suddenly sent out was a huge surprise to Xiao He. In history, Jing Jian was a general before he became a civil servant and Wei Yang’s right hand man.
While he was the Regulatory Director, his performance was not eye-catching, and he was just following orders from Wei Yang. It had lost the point of Ouyang Shuo appointing him in the first place, disappointing Ouyang Shuo.
The arrival of Di Renjie helped balance the presence of Wei Yang in the Internal Affairs Bureau.
It also made it easier for Ouyang Shuo to move Jing Jian out of the bureau. Of course, Ouyang Shuo did not treat him badly and made him a governor, which could be considered half a grade promotion.
Shaowu Prefecture was right next to Jiangnan Province and was a hugely important land. Jing Jian who was once a general could help stabilize the defenses there.
Jun Yu was appointed to Fuyong Prefecture Governor, Hundred Mile South Wind as the Dingzhou Governor, and Fang Xiaoru as the Longyan Prefecture Governor.
Fuyong Prefecture was the most important Prefecture in Minnan, and it was also the frontline to going against King City. With Jun Yu, this top class strategist sitting there, Ouyang Shuo could rest easy.
When needed, Jun Yu could come up with strategies for the troops that would be stationed there.
Hence, there was one strategist and one general, these two special Governors. It was obvious that Ouyang Shuo was worried about King City.
In the future, when Shanhai City expanded outward, Ouyang Shuo did not want Xiong Ba and the others to try anything funny. If he was not worried about the Yanhuang Alliance and Silver Hand retaliating, Ouyang Shuo even felt confident about taking down Jiangnan Province.
Dingzhou Prefecture Governor Hundred Mile South Wind was a player and the chess piece that they had buried by Xunlong Dianxue’s side. Ouyang Shuo fulfilled his promise and allowed him to lead a prefecture.
Hundred Mile South Wind was a utilitarian and was not a loyal person. He had the black mark of betraying his old master, so he was not stable.
Luckily, Dingzhou Prefecture was located in the center of Minnan Province and was far away from Xunlong City and the ocean, so Ouyang Shuo was not worried. At the very least, there was still the Shanhai Guards monitoring him.
Ouyang Shuo believed that Hundred Mile South Wind knew where he stood.
Apart from Hundred Mile South Wind, the 10 Lords that worked with Shanhai City all got great rewards and all became Prefects. Of course, they were not appointed in Minnan Province.
As for the six Lords that surrendered later, some were made Prefects while some were County Magistrates. Whether or not they could be promoted depended on their ability.
To these Lords, if there was a day they could become a Governor, it would all be worth it.
This time, Ouyang Shuo made so many Lords Prefects and did not force them to become merchants as he was extremely confident that the Shanhai City System was growing more and more perfect.
Shanhai City could afford anomalies and could take those hits.
Fang Xiaoru was the only relatively more famous historical officials from the 16 territories in Minnan Province. Ouyang Shuo naturally used his talent and placed him as the Longyan Prefecture Governor.
Name: Fang Xiaoru (King Rank) Dynasty: Ming dynasty Identity: Longyan Prefecture Governor Occupation: Civil Servant Loyalty: 70 Command: 45 Force: 30 Intelligence: 75 Politics: 80 Specialty: Orthodox Confucian (raises territory education standards by 30%, raise territory honesty by 20%, raises territory literacy by 25%) Evaluation: Smart since birth, really sharp eyes and gathered knowledge through reading a lot.
After the Prince of Yan usurped the throne to become the Yongle Emperor in 1402, he summoned Fang Xiaoru, who was famed for his connection to Song Lian and the scholars of the Jinhua School as well as for his own talent and lucid composition. He demanded Fang Xiaoru write an inaugural address that would compare his usurpation of the throne with the regency of the Duke of Zhou during the reign of his nephew King Cheng of Zhou in ancient China. Fang refused, retorting “Then where is King Cheng?” Threatened with the execution of nine kinship, Fang Xiaoru was reported saying, “Never mind nine agnates; I am fine with ten!” He was granted his wish with perhaps the only officially designated case of an ‘extermination of ten degrees of kinship’ in the history of China. In addition to his own execution, his blood relations and their spouses were killed along with all of his students and peers as the 10th group. Altogether, 873 people were said to have been executed.
Some people even said that after he was killed, Ming Dynasty did not have a single political theorist in 200 years.
Along with the four Governors being appointed, Minnan Province was removed from military control and slowly got on the right track.
3rd month, 23rd day, Xunlong City.
After selecting the four Governors, Ouyang Shuo came to Xunlong City with Du Ruhui by his side. First, he planned to send Jing Jian, Jun Yu, and Hundred Mile South Wind over. Secondly, he wanted to settle the new round of military reorganization.
As the battle went smoothly, neither the Guards Legion Corps nor the Xunlong legion suffered many loses during the sneak attack.
Even the battle at Xunlong City was one where the Guards Division and City Protection Division did not put up any resistance as the gulf in strength was simply too vast.
There were no large and intense battles in the other three Prefectures either.
Hence, it caused a really blessed worry as he needed to organize close to 300 thousand troops, far exceeding what he had expected.
Ouyang Shuo thought that the four Prefectures could get him three legions. The current situation proved that he had more than enough for four legions.
Out of the three legion corps, the Dragon and Leopard Legions both had four War Fighting Legions while the Tiger Legion had three. Coincidentally, they were only four from all reaching a full five legions.
Ouyang Shuo gritted his teeth, going against the opposition from the Financial Bureau and decided to fill the three legions corps up.
It was not that Ouyang Shuo was rushing it. First, the soldiers were all proper ones, so Ouyang Shuo definitely should not waste them and make them retire.
Secondly, since the territory had become a Capital City, the population would increase quickly and be able to drag the soldier to civilian ratio to safe numbers.
Thirdly, the three million gold reward from Gaia. With this, this expansion would not cause too much of an impact to the territory finances.
Furthermore, they did not cause much damage when they took down Minnan Province. As long as they stabilized the people, they would be on the right path soon enough.
Hence, only then did Fan Li approve this round of military organization.
Before coming to Xunlong City, Ouyang Shuo had already selected the four Legion Generals.
The 5th legion of the Dragon Legion Corps would be led by Shi Dakai, the top general of Taiping Country.
The 5th legion of the Leopard Legion Corps would be led by Zhang Xutuo. During the last military reorganization, he did not make it in time. Ouyang Shuo naturally would not forget about this valiant general.
The 4th Legion General of the Tiger Legion Corps would be led by Qinqiong and the 5th would be under the young general from Taiping Country, Li Xiucheng.