Reviving a Fifth Grade soldier cost five hundred points, while reviving a Fourth Grade soldier cost three hundred points. After some rough calculations, Yang Rui had a rough idea of the cost. Cleansing all the Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade soldiers would not cost more than a million points. Therefore, he still had enough points to exchange for an affiliated village.
Yang Rui only had two days to exchange for an additional Affiliated Village and Official Position. Yang Rui did not delay. Once he had made up his mind, he immediately took out 2,000,000 merit points and exchanged them for an Official Position worth 600 stones under the system's step-by-step prompts!
"System Notification: Congratulations to player Blazing Sun for obtaining an official position worth 600 stones – Provincial Governor of Yan Province!"
Yang Rui already knew the importance of an official position. Since he wanted to exchange for one, he immediately set his eyes on the highest official position worth 600 stones! However, the system still had some control. The four official positions worth 600 stones were all empty positions. None of them had any real power!
The four official positions were the adjutant of a province and a county. After comparing them, Yang Rui finally chose the position of 'Provincial Governor of Yan Province'. Currently, the Provincial Governor was only a supervisor position. Although it was a local official position, it was still under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Censor. Its rank was only 800 stones, which was much lower than the 2,000 stones of a county governor!
The reason why Yang Rui chose the position of 'Provincial Governor of Yan Province' was because he saw the potential for promotion. Emperor Han Ling would definitely change the Provincial Governor to Provincial Governor, which would greatly increase the power of the Provincial Governor. For example, the current Provincial Governor of Yan Province, Liu Dai, would be one of the vassals who would go against Dong Zhuo! After choosing the position of Provincial Governor of Yan Province, it was very likely that he would be able to form a relationship with Liu Dai in the future.
Of course, the most important reason why Yang Rui chose to exchange for an official position was to use it as a condition to upgrade his territory. Currently, after Big Mountain Town was upgraded to an advanced town, it was clear that the next upgrade would require 400 stones of local official positions. In other words, to upgrade to a small town, the Lord must first obtain 400 stones of local official positions!
Once the matter of exchanging for an official position was settled, Yang Rui followed the system's instructions and started exchanging for an affiliated village.
First, Yang Rui had to select a system village within Juping County as the exchange target. A complete electronic map of Juping County appeared in front of Yang Rui. For Yang Rui to choose from.
The map could be enlarged or shrunk. Yang Rui's Big Mountain Town, Jiang Ji's Wutun Town, and Xiamo Village could all be found on the map. They were all marked in blue. The rest of the system's territories were marked in purple. The players' territories were marked in yellow.
Yang Rui and Cheng Yu had once led an army to wipe out the Yellow Turban forces in Juping City. He was naturally familiar with the terrain of Juping County. In fact, when the system notified him that he could exchange for a Subsidiary Village, Yang Rui already had several suitable choices in mind. Although he couldn't remember the names of most of them, Yang Rui remembered their locations and easily found them on the map.
"I choose Weitang Village!"
After some consideration, Yang Rui finally chose a village near the border between Juping County and Dong Ah County. This village was located a few hundred li southeast of Juping County. Its back was against a chain of hills and its front was surrounded by Wenshui. It wasn't too far from the official road between Juping County and Dong Ah County.
The reason Yang Rui chose this village was mainly because of its geographical location. After the Wenshui originated from Juping County, it first flowed west. When it passed by Weitang Village, it was blocked by a few hills and was forced to make a turn. It changed its course to the southeast and formed a large stretch of water near the hills. The Wenshui's flow became very slow here.
The water here was wide and had abundant fishing resources. Reeds grew in the shallow water, which was probably how Weitang Village got its name. Both sides of the Wenshui's surface were within Weitang Village's territory. Most of the villagers relied on fishing for a living. Farming was only an auxiliary, so they were less affected by the recent famine.
It was also worth mentioning that when the Yellow Turban overflowed, the villagers of Weitang Village all moved to the inner side of the Wenshui. With the Wenshui as a barrier, they weren't affected by the Yellow Turban! When Yang Rui first discovered this village, he paid more attention to it because of this. Now, this village could be used as a subsidiary village and wouldn't be affected too much by the outside world.
In fact, there were a few other system villages that had some advantages and were suitable to be Yang Rui's subsidiary villages. For example, Yang Rui knew of a few villages like Linwen Village that had mines and other resources. However, they were all given up by Yang Rui in the end.
Weitang Village didn't have an advantage in terms of resources. However, after choosing Weitang Village, Yang Rui now had his first territory to the southwest of Juping County. In the future, it would be very convenient for Dong Ah County and Wenshui to communicate with each other! Furthermore. As it was close to a few hills, there were many training grounds near Weitang Village. It was also suitable for First Grade and Second Grade soldiers to train.
"System Notification: You have chosen Weitang Village as your subsidiary territory. As Weitang Village is an advanced village, the system will deduct 1.92 million points from you. Please accept the territory as soon as possible so that the territory can develop normally … "
As the system notification confirmed Yang Rui's choice of village, the information about Weitang Village also appeared on Yang Rui's character panel.
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Village Name: Weitang Village – Advanced Village (Subsidiary Village of Big Mountain Village)
Title: None! (Due to Big Mountain Village being the First Town and First Village in the World, it has increased its reputation. Attraction to refugees increased by 10%. Attraction to talents increased by 10%.)
Level: Advanced
Number of Residents: 80
Security: 80
Special Attributes: Attraction to refugees increased by 10%. Attraction to talents increased by 10%.
Resources: Food 2236 units, Stone 3565 units, Wood 5468 units, Money 23 gold coins, 56 silver coins.
Upgrade Requirement: Food 20000 units, Stone 8000 units, Wood 8000 units, Money 200000 copper coins. Buildings: 24, 8 intermediate buildings, 8 beginner buildings.
Village Area: 4 square kilometers
Land Area: 80 square kilometers (40 square kilometers for normal land, double the land area for infertile land.)
Cultivated Area: 2,680 mu
Current Buildings: 1 Village Council Room (Intermediate); 366 Residential Buildings (Intermediate); 5 people living in them!) 1 Sawmill (Intermediate); 1 Quarry (Intermediate); 3 Docks (Advanced); 1 Market (Intermediate); 1 Soldier's Camp (Intermediate); 1 Tailor's Shop (Intermediate); 1 Blacksmith's Shop (Intermediate); 1 Carpenter's Shop (Intermediate); 1 Winery (Intermediate); 1 Inn (Intermediate) …
… "
Similar to most of the system's villages, Weitang Village only had the most basic buildings. There were no special buildings, and the buildings were the same as the other system's villages. They were generally one level lower than the other villages.
The only buildings that stood out in Weitang Village were the three docks. All of them had been upgraded to Advanced. It was very likely that the fishing industry in Weitang Village had led to the development of docks and shipbuilding.
Yang Rui briefly browsed through the information about Weitang Village. He then left the Village Council Room and headed in the direction of Weitang Village. It was just as the System Notification had mentioned. Since Weitang Village had become Yang Rui's subordinate territory, it was only natural that Yang Rui would take over the village and settle it down.
Before he left, Yang Rui didn't forget to bring the one hundred Fourth Grade water soldiers with him. These one hundred water soldiers were brought along by Yang Rui when he participated in the Battle of Guang Zong. They had yet to be sent back to the pirate camp in Wenshang. This trip to Weitang Village was a good opportunity for him to bring them along for the defense of his territory.
Most of Weitang Village was surrounded by the Wenshui. With these one hundred Fourth Grade water soldiers, it would be very difficult for anyone to cause any damage through the Wenshui! Of course, to be safe, Yang Rui also brought along the leader of the pirates – Sun Bao. He was prepared to let Sun Bao be in charge of the defense of Weitang Village.
With a beginner general like Sun Bao, there was no need to worry about Weitang Village's Wenshui Barrier. Unless someone climbed over the hills and entered the heart of Weitang Village. However, even though the hills near Weitang Village weren't as dangerous as the mountains around Mountain Town, they weren't suitable for large armies to climb over. Weitang Village didn't have to worry about threats from this area.
After four hours of traveling without stopping, Yang Rui arrived at the location of Weitang Village. The fishermen already knew that the territory belonged to Yang Rui. After some communication, Yang Rui and the others were brought across the Wenshui on two dozen fishing boats.
"Your humble servant Guo Pu welcomes you, my lord!"
Yang Rui had just disembarked from the boat. The village chief of Weitang Village, Guo Pu, was already waiting by the shore of the Wenshui with his men. He was moved when he saw Yang Rui bring a hundred Fourth Grade water soldiers with him. His attitude became much more respectful.
"There is no need for such formalities. Let us take a look around," Yang Rui said.
Guo Pu and the others naturally didn't dare to be negligent. They brought Yang Rui to patrol around Reed Pond Village. As they walked, Guo Pu took the initiative to introduce the situation of the village to Yang Rui.
"My lord, Weitang Village currently has a population of 1,036 people. Ninety percent of the food comes from the fishing industry in Wenshui. There are three docks, all of which are high-grade buildings, and nearly a hundred medium-sized fishing boats. There are also two hundred small fishing boats, and ten or so fast boats and transport ships. "
As the village chief of Weitang Village, Guo Pu was a very competent one. Yang Rui inspected most of the village and gained a general understanding of Weitang Village through Guo Pu.
"Before this, Weitang Village had been living a peaceful life. The villagers worked tirelessly and had no problem making ends meet. However, the weather has been dry for the past six months. The water level of the Wenshui has dropped significantly, and the fishing industry has almost dried up. These days have been a little … sigh."
After introducing the general situation, Guo Pu began to talk about the issue of food. Just like most other villages, the issue of food and clothing had become Wei Tang Village's biggest problem.
"Village Chief Guo Pu, there is no need to worry. I have already made arrangements for this."
Yang Rui had already considered the problem of food before he came here. He had already stored twenty thousand kilograms of food in his storage ring. Now that Guo Pu mentioned this, Yang Rui took out this portion of food!
"My lord is wise! We will do our best! "
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