1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2486
At the same time as these young descendants of the Xu family took office, the Haihan Ministry of National Defense will reorganize the troops that the original Xu family army belonged to. In the future, although Xu Yuzhuo and Xu Jiaqi will still be senior generals in Fujian, their actual authority will be greatly reduced.Although such an exchange condition seems to have caused the Xu family a lot of losses, it can be regarded as a success in continuing the Xu family's blessings.

As for the appointment of civil servants, Tao Donglai also gave a clearer opinion. The candidates recommended by the Xu family this time will be appointed after passing the identity review.However, their places of appointment are the same as military attaches, and they will be arranged outside Fujian.A few outstanding individuals with outstanding qualifications and experience in governance can enter Sanya to serve in state departments, while the rest will first serve as grassroots officials at the local level, and make further arrangements based on their governance achievements.

Haihan's willingness to accept all the candidates recommended by Xu's family was already beyond Xu Yuxing's and others' expectations.They originally thought that Haihan would at most select a few people from among them and assign them a symbolic official position. After taking office, they would slowly find a way to dredge their joints and seek promotion opportunities for them.It never occurred to me that Hai Han's arrangements were so generous that they were all assigned jobs. At that moment, several members of the Xu family thanked him repeatedly, saying that they would definitely warn the children of the family that they would be loyal to the country in the future.

The rise of the Xu family stems from the partnership between Xu Xinsu and Haihan. In the past, they were able to separate themselves in Fujian because of Haihan's backing.But after Xu Xinsu's death, this layer of affection will also weaken. If the Xu family wants to keep their influence and wealth in Fujian, they have to make more concessions in exchange for Haihan's support.Handing over the military and political power in Fujian was an exchange condition that Xu Xinsu had negotiated with Haihan a long time ago. Everything the two sides are doing now is to fulfill the agreement that Xu Xinsu negotiated before his death.

Of course, Haihan would be more than happy to exchange some positions for the Xu family's full participation. This would save a lot of trouble in the process of taking over Fujian, and the Xu family's resistance would also be less.Compared with conquering Fujian by force, the current method is extremely cost-effective. When the executive committee discussed the handling plan of this matter, there was even a rare dissent. The executive committee members who participated in the discussion unanimously agreed to use official positions in exchange condition.

After all, there were a lot of vacancies in the process of Haihan's expansion of the territory, and indeed there was a need for useful personnel. As long as the young people recommended by the Xu family were not rich and poor, Haihan would definitely be happy to appoint them to official positions to fill the vacancies in various government offices.

The two sides got what they needed, and the talks ended in a very harmonious atmosphere.Although the Xu family's control over the Fujian region will gradually fade in the next few years, they will also have the opportunity to spread their branches and leaves in the areas under Haihan's rule.If the Xu family's sphere of influence was limited to Fujian in the past, now they have gained a wider space for development.

If a few powerful figures can be cultivated among the younger generations, it is not impossible for the descendants of the Xu family to enter the power center of Haihan in the future.In the past few years, under Xu Xinsu's deliberate management, it is not uncommon for Xu's family to marry time-travelers, and even more in the second generation. This is also one of the important reasons why the executive committee can maintain trust in Xu's family.

But not all foreign officials who came to Sanya to report on their duties were so relaxed and happy, especially those local officials who were originally loyal to Daming. Most of them would not have the identity and background of the Xu family and be able to be used by Haihan. It wasn't because they had any special relationship with Haihan before, it was purely because Haihan didn't have enough officials to replace them, so they could only continue to serve.

Of course, this special appointment relationship cannot guarantee their stable positions, and Haihan’s standards for testing officials’ ability to govern are actually not much different from those of Ming Dynasty, mainly reviewing their political performance during their tenure.Officials who fail to meet the requirements may still lose their positions.Moreover, these officials from the Ming Dynasty can't pass the test just by writing work reports. They have to go to Sanya in batches to complete the work reports according to the arrangement of their superiors.

Of course, the Haihan executive committee made such an arrangement, in addition to testing the abilities of these officials face to face, it also had the intention of allowing them to come to Sanya to see Haihan's national strength with their own eyes.After all, in the minds of these officials, Haihan is just an outsider with powerful force. They just succumb to this, but they have never personally experienced the strength of Haihan's national power.Taking this opportunity to visit Sanya in person will be of great help to them in understanding the real situation of the Haihan country and changing their original submission mentality.

As the most prosperous city in the Haihan Kingdom, Sanya has a level of infrastructure far beyond the times and complete infrastructure. Even well-informed people will inevitably be greatly shocked when they come here for the first time.

The place where the debriefing officials report their work is the Haihan Council Hall located at the foothills on the north side of Fort Victory. This solid building made of granite stone and reinforced concrete is a gift project for the 30th anniversary celebration. It was completed two years ago Put into use.The meeting hall faces south, with a square and solemn appearance. It is more than [-] meters long from east to west, and the highest point is nearly [-] meters. After the boat enters Shengli Port, you can see the national flag on the roof of the meeting hall from a distance. It is now one of the famous landmarks in Sanya. .

The function of this meeting hall is naturally to hold various large-scale conferences and hold various foreign affairs activities.Inside, there are large conference halls and grand banquet halls that can accommodate thousands of people, as well as several halls with different functions.The internal water and electricity facilities are complete, and the office furniture and interior furnishings are all arranged according to the standards of Fort Victory.There are more than two hundred staff members just for the daily operation here.

There were as many as [-] foreign officials who came to report on their work. The meeting place for their report was arranged in the large conference hall, where senior officials from the executive committee met and talked in groups. Afterwards, there will be several days of visits journey.

Of course, if they didn't even pass the assessment, they would probably be dismissed on the spot, and the follow-up visit and inspection itinerary would naturally be gone.

So when they were brought into the conference hall by the staff, these officials were both excited and uneasy. What they were excited about was what they saw and heard in Sanya, which has fully proved that this country is far stronger than they imagined. What's more, being an official in such a country with strict bureaucracy is not as easy as it used to be. Even if you don't make any mistakes during your tenure, if you fail to satisfy the executive committee, you still have the risk of losing your position.

(End of this chapter)