"...The emperor, in recognition of the merits of Chen Yunxuan, the governor of Xiangzhou, in governing the southern part of Xiangzhou, specially appoints Chen Yunxuan as General Pingnan, commander-in-chief of the four counties of Xiangnan, and grants him the title of Imperial Envoy... This is the decree!" the envoy announced.
"I accept the imperial edict and kowtow to thank our emperor!" Chen Yunxuan saluted and took the imperial edict.
Since the other two emperors stepped down, Emperor Chihui became the only legitimate emperor of the Chi Dynasty, and all warlords nominally had to obey his rule.
"Congratulations, my lord!" Chen Yunxuan's subordinates congratulated him one after another.
Chen Yunxuan smiled even more as he held the imperial edict.
After Gu Qingli joined Chen Yunxuan's forces, the development strategy for southern Xiangzhou became clearer.
Externally, under Gu Qingli's suggestion, Chen Yunxuan's forces adopted the strategy of allying with Ding Yunyi in the west, making contact with Xie Wenzhou in the east, resisting Xiahou Jing in the north, and controlling Zhang Guangxin in the south.
Among them, the northern part of Xiangzhou is an especially important link.
Ding and Xie had discussed that they would deliver the northern part of Xiangzhou in exchange for Xie Wenzhou's military support.
But Ding Yunyi was reluctant to give up the northern part of Xiangzhou, and Xie Wenzhou would not take the initiative to suffer losses.
As a result, the alliance between the two is bound to be full of hidden dangers.
In addition, Chen Yunxuan occupied the southern part of Xiangzhou, which gave Ding Yunyi even more headaches.
In order to continue to hold the northern part of Xiangzhou, it is necessary to maintain the alliance between Chen and Xie at the same time.
Chen Yunxuan was still easy to deal with, but Xie Wenzhou really couldn't get away with it.
Helplessly, Ding Yunyi had to hand over the northern half of Xiangzhou to the other party.
However, the northern part of Xiangzhou is an important strategic area for Chen Yunxuan's expansion to the north, so Gu Qingli will naturally not sit idly by and watch the two armies become friendly.
So, Gu Qingli asked Xiaojiu to send his men to spread rumors among the people to alienate the relationship between the two armies.
In addition, Gu Qingli also asked the Wanyi League to operate in Lingzhou, responsible for promoting the virtues of Chen Yunxuan's forces.
Internally, Chen Yunxuan's forces started from the political, economic, cultural and technological aspects.
Politically, after being appointed General Pingnan, Chen Yunxuan convened another meeting to clarify everyone's responsibilities.
The only person appointed by Emperor Chihui himself was Chen Yunxuan, who served as General Zhengnan, Governor of Xiangzhou, and Mu of Xiangzhou. He was responsible for commanding the southern part of Xiangzhou and was in charge of the steward's office.
The rest are appointed and dismissed by Chen Yunxuan, and their responsibilities are as follows:
Lin Tongxi, serving as Beijia, was responsible for formulating strategies, supervising state political reforms and institutional systems, and was in charge of the Jinshi Building.
Peng Ziliang served as the chief secretary, responsible for daily government affairs, assisted in unifying Ding Nanjing's old subordinates, and was in charge of the council hall.
Ye Moqing, Ren Zhizhong, was responsible for handling paperwork, personnel, household registration, etc., and assisted in the management of the deacon's office.
Yue Lingyun served as Sima of General Pingnan and concurrently as Bingcao, in charge of military and political affairs.
Gu Qingli served as the military advisor and was responsible for specific planning and inventions, and was in charge of the Department of Tiangong (responsible for scientific research).
Su Ruoxue served as the state medical officer, responsible for medical care and people's livelihood, in charge of business and trade, and in charge of the Chamber of Commerce.
Sharya was appointed Commandant of Barbarians, responsible for barbarian affairs and in charge of the Tribal Friendship Office.
Shen Xingyao, the chief academic officer of the state school, is responsible for education and enlightenment, and is in contact with Chengtian Academy and Minghe Academy, and is in charge of the reformatory and the school.
Elder Fuchen, a doctor of the provincial school, was responsible for cultural research, was in charge of the temple, and assisted in the management of the school.
Bai Wujiu was appointed Commandant of the Imperial Guards, responsible for intelligence monitoring and covert operations, and in charge of the Wanyi Alliance.
Lin Yuecheng served as a literary clerk, responsible for publicity affairs, and was in charge of Xiangnan Newspaper.
A Xiu, the secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, was responsible for the itinerary arrangements of the governor and other officials.
The county magistrates of Wangchen County, Lingwu County, Yongdao County and Fulin County were Wang Shenghan, Peng Wenle, Yan Chenghong and Wei Zhaoshan respectively, among which the county magistrate and commander of Wangchen County were Feng Zibang and Zhang Yanwu.
In terms of economy, Su Ruoxue took the lead in setting up corresponding organizations in agriculture, handicrafts and commerce to promote mutual assistance and technology dissemination.
At the same time, Su Ruoxue also led people to investigate various places, explore local specialties, and coordinate local chambers of commerce to build a trade network, striving to build the four southern counties of Xiangzhou into a strategic transit point for goods from the north and the south.
Culturally, Shen Xingyao, Elder Fuchen, and Lin Yuecheng are jointly responsible.
Shen Xingyao established a school system, was responsible for education in various places, and discovered outstanding students in the southern part of Xiangzhou for Chengtian Academy and Minghe Academy.
Elder Fu Chen is responsible for teaching content, while Lin Yuecheng is responsible for establishing and improving the Xiangnan Newspaper, and is responsible for public opinion propaganda and information dissemination.
As for technology, Gu Qingli led the Tiangong Department to carry out inventions and creations.
At Lin Tongxi's suggestion, Chen Yunxuan's forces invested a lot in this.
The reason is simple. The various black technologies in Lin Tongxi's hands opened the eyes of Chen Yunxuan and others.
In addition, Lumutong of the Tiangong Department invented many water conservancy facilities, which indeed promoted the development of agriculture in Xiangnan.
However, these inventions and creations are not Lin Tongxi's goals yet, but he has been waiting for the two most important things to come into being.
He has already given some guidance... I hope Gu Qingli and Lumutong can be strong enough...
"Report to the lord and the deputy driver, Military Advisor Gu asks you two to go to the Ministry of Natural Resources! There is a major invention breakthrough!" The messenger ran into the inner hall again.
Lin Tongxi and Chen Yunxuan looked at each other. Could it be that those two things were finally accomplished?
Upon hearing the good news, the two immediately rushed to the Ministry of Heavenly Works.
"Tongxi, I have developed this thing...you should use it carefully. As for the textile machine you mentioned...it is too difficult to realize at the moment." Gu Qingli handed something that looked like a firearm to Lin Tongxi.
He took it, put on a simple protective suit, and pulled the trigger.
With a "bang", the target was hit.
Lin Tongxi was overjoyed. The era of hot weapons... finally had a glimmer of hope.
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