At the Dao Level, three powers were established.
Administratively, a Dao Governor was established, ranked Principal Second Rank, overseeing the taxes of several provinces, the appointment and dismissal of officials below the fourth rank, and holding part of the military authority.
Militarily, a Dao Protector was established, ranked Subordinate Second Rank, commanding the military forces of several provinces, or even ten provinces.
For supervision, the Dao Supervisory Department was established, ranked Subordinate Second Rank. It was responsible for supervising officials of the same rank, as well as public affairs, major cases, official investigations, and more in the major provinces under its jurisdiction. It was nominally attached beneath the Demon Suppression Division, with the Demon Suppression Division assigning personnel to its posts.
The authority to mobilize troops across Dao regions was returned to the central government.
To prevent the three sides from passing the buck and squabbling with one another, in the absence of foreign invasion, the Governor commanded all three powers and served as the top authority at the Dao Level. Each side also had its own dedicated channel leading directly to the Grand Secretariat, preventing intelligence from coming from a single source.
Yun Province.
The Northwest Dao Headquarters was established in Yun Province. The entire province had undergone tremendous changes, expanding once more to stretch for hundreds of li.
At first, the headquarters had not been established here.
But Yun Province had produced a great figure like Chu Jiang, so naturally, those below had set the Northwest Dao Headquarters in Yun Province.
Demon Suppression Grand Hall.
Several old Commanders gathered together, talking among themselves.
"In just two short years, the world has entered an age of great peace. I truly never would have imagined it."
Left Commander sighed. The peace he had once dreamed of had now become