After the reorganization of the army, the temporary military conference in Friendship Town came to an end.
After the meeting, Ouyang Shuo did not return to the base camp. Instead, he officially began his inspection tour in Friendship Town with Zhou Haichen.
Walking on the streets of Friendship Town, Ouyang Shuo began to calculate the cost of the army expansion. First was the one-time compensation for the barbarian warriors. The three batches of barbarian warriors amounted to 1,700 gold coins. In addition to the one-time subsidy of 500,000 units of grain, it was another 500 gold coins. Then there was the job change fee. 1,000 infantrymen cost 500 gold coins, 100 cavalrymen cost 150 gold coins, for a total of 650 gold coins. All these costs added up to 2,850 gold coins. The 3,000 gold coins previously reserved would be used up in one go.
The next morning, Ouyang Shuo went to the mayor's office to listen to Zhou Haichen's report on the trade with the nomadic tribes.
Zhou Haichen invited Ouyang Shuo to the main seat and sat down. He said, "Sir, there is a medium-sized tribe north of Friendship Town called the Tianfeng tribe. It has more than 3,500 people and a pasture area of 1,500 square kilometers, which is larger than our territory. The chief of the Tianfeng tribe is called Dari Achi. He is 35 years old and is said to be of Mongolian descent. No one knows how he ended up here. Dari Achi means suppression in Mongolian. This shows the ambition and aspiration of this chief. "
"After the construction of the moat was completed, I sent the Chief Administrative Officer of Friendship Town as an emissary to visit Dari Achi with gifts. Although Dari Achi was surprised by the arrival of the messenger, he did not do anything out of line. After receiving the gifts, he received him in a very friendly manner. What made people not know whether to laugh or cry was that when the messenger returned, a group of Tianfeng tribe cavalrymen appeared on the other side of the moat. However, when they saw the wide moat, the tall city walls, and the barracks outside the city, they were immediately dumbfounded and resentfully returned. This Dari Achi is really not someone to be trifled with. He is very shrewd. "
"Interestingly, not long after the cavalrymen left, the Tianfeng tribe sent a messenger, saying that they wanted to discuss trade with us. For a moment, I couldn't come to a conclusion as to what this Dari Achi was planning. I wanted to report to you, but the lord's residence said that you were in seclusion, so they used a delaying tactic. Fortunately, Your Excellency returned in time. As for how to deal with this matter, I hope Your Excellency can tell us. "
Ouyang Shuo furrowed his brows and said, "From your description just now, this Dari Achi is probably a two-faced character. I don't think it's wise to reveal the existence of our headquarters right now. How about this, you will be in charge of the trade with the Sky Abundant Tribe. We only want the Green Beetle Horse. As for the goods, whether it be food, salt, iron ore, tea leaves, or even the Three Flower Wine, we can use them to trade. You'll have to figure out the exact scale yourself. The general principle is, as long as we can get the Green Beetle Horses, giving them a little profit is acceptable. "
Zhou Haichen was pleasantly surprised and said excitedly, "Understood, please rest assured, my lord!"
"In addition, you have to choose the location of the transaction carefully. You can build a temporary transaction place next to the moat so that both parties can be at ease. Try to make the first transaction within this week, "Ouyang Shuo instructed. As for why it was within a week, it was naturally to coordinate with the subsequent military operations.
"Yes!"
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "Haichen, it seems that choosing you to manage Friendship Town was the right choice. After two days of observation, I found that Friendship Town was built in an orderly manner. Even when faced with the threat of the northern nomadic tribes, the people were still calm. You were still able to think of opening the trade route under these circumstances. That's very impressive! "Ouyang Shuo finally came to a conclusion after this inspection.
Zhou Haichen was clearly very excited after receiving his Excellency's high praise. He said, "This subordinate's achievements today are all thanks to Your Excellency's nurturing and promotion. I don't dare claim credit and will definitely do my best to protect Your Excellency. "
"If that's the case, I am very comforted!" Ouyang Shuo said in the end.
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On the 8th of May, Friendship Town and the Sky Abundant Tribe conducted their first transaction.
According to the Sky Abundant Tribe's price, a high quality Green Beetle Horse was worth five gold coins. If converted to the goods in Friendship Town, it would be 5000 units of food, 2500 units of salt, 1000 units of iron ore, or 500 units of Three Flower Wine. Therefore, the purchasing power of the Green Beetle Horse was extremely terrifying.
Because it was their first transaction, both sides were more cautious. The Sky Abundant Tribe was willing to use 100 high quality Green Beetle Horses to exchange for 100,000 units of food, 2500 units of salt, 60000 units of iron ore, and 10000 units of Three Flower Wine. This was equivalent to asking for another batch of salt.
Zhou Haichen remembered Ouyang Shuo's instructions. He was willing to suffer a small loss in exchange for the Green Beetle Horse. Therefore, this transaction could be said to be a happy one for everyone. On the Friendship Town's side, they obtained the Green Beetle Horse that they yearned for even in their dreams. On the Sky Abundant Tribe's side, they only used 100 warhorses to obtain an unimaginable amount of goods.
In order to express their gratitude, the Sky Abundant Tribe additionally gifted them three elite Green Beetle Horses. Each of their attributes was 40% higher than a perfect Green Beetle Horse.
[Name]: Perfect Green Beetle Horse (Dark Gold)
[Weight]: 120 kg
[Speed]: 60 km/day
[Consumption]: 4 units of food/day
[Evaluation]: According to legend, the Green Beetle Horse is the product of the union between an ancient divine insect, the Green Beetle, and a wild horse. As a result, the Green Beetle Horse inherited the Green Beetle God's will. It runs like the wind and knows its way. It is a top class warhorse.
As expected of a top class warhorse. The weight it could carry was double that of a normal warhorse, and its running speed was also faster. Only a warhorse like this could carry a heavy cavalry wearing the Radiant Armor.
[Name]: Elite Green Beetle Horse (Purple Gold)
[Weight]: 168 kg
[Speed]: 84 km/day
[Cost]: 5 units of food/day
[Evaluation]: The elite of the Green Beetle Horses, extremely suitable as a general's mount.
Ouyang Shuo gave these one hundred Green Beetle Horses to the first squadron of the cavalry battalion. As for the three elite Green Beetle Horses, they were divided between Ouyang Shuo, Lin Yi, and the first squadron's captain, Li Mingliang.
With the Green Beetle Horses, the Radiant Armor forged by the First Workshop could finally be put to use. The Radiant Armor was divided according to the complexity of the forging process. There were four levels: Soldier Radiant Armor, Soldier Radiant Armor, General Radiant Armor, and Commander Radiant Armor. The highest level that the First Workshop could forge was the General Radiant Armor.
[Name]: Soldier Radiant Armor (Gold)
[Type]: Heavy Armor
[Weight]: 36 kg
[Defense]: 55
[Toughness]: 50
[Evaluation]: On the chest and back of the armor, there are oval-shaped metal plates, called the Round Guard. They can reflect dazzling light under the sun, hence the name Radiant Armor.
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[Name]: Soldier Radiant Armor (Dark Gold)
[Type]: Heavy Armor
[Weight]: 40 kg
[Defense]: 70
[Toughness]: 55
[Evaluation]: Compared to the Soldier Radiant Armor, the Soldier Radiant Armor is more complicated.
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[Name]: General Radiant Armor (Purple Gold)
[Type]: Heavy Armor
[Weight]: 45 kg
[Defense]: 85
[Toughness]: 60
[Evaluation]: Compared to the Soldier Radiant Armor, the General Radiant Armor is more complicated and expensive.
Up until now, the First Workshop had only forged one set of General Radiant Armor, and naturally, it was made specifically for Ouyang Shuo. The First Workshop's Master Wang Zhuan and the Master Tailor Mu Qingsi had spent more than a month and failed five times before they finally succeeded. This kind of success was partly due to luck and partly due to Qing 'er's Master-level skills. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to succeed.
Wang Zhuan had also used this opportunity to break through to Master Blacksmith. As for the highest-level General Radiant Armor, Ouyang Shuo guessed that he would have to wait until Wang Zhuan and Qing 'er both became Grandmasters before he could forge it.
With this set of General Radiant Armor, the leather armor that Ouyang Shuo had previously worn was no longer useful, so he gave it to Zhao Sihu. Ouyang Shuo once again checked his personal attributes.
[Name]: How Can I Have No Clothes
[Title]: State Scholar (Increases favorability of historical characters by 25)
[Territory]: Shanhai Town
[Occupation]: General (Part-Time)
[Level]: Level 45
[Merit Points]: 15400/25600 [Noble Title]: Second-rank Earl
[Reputation]: Fame (12850/100000)
[Root Bone]: 18 [Comprehension]: 21 [Fortune Source]: 5 [Charm]: 8
[Commander]: 59 + 10 [Martial Power]: 22 + 5 [Intelligence]: 14 [Politics]: 51
[Talent]: Locked
[Cultivation Techniques]: Eight Extremes Fist Scripture (Advanced), Yang Family Spear Scripture (First Glimpse)
[Art of War]: Six Strategies (Wu Tao Volume)
[Skills]: Advanced Gathering Technique, Beginner Shipbuilding Technique, Intermediate Diplomacy Technique, Advanced Detection Technique, Advanced Weapon Mastery, Basic Horsemanship Technique, Basic Spear Technique, Basic Archery Technique
[Mount]: Elite Green Beetle Horse (Purple Gold)
[Accessory]: Ring of Courage (Black Iron), Barbaric Strength (Silver)
[Equipment]: High-quality Composite Bow (Gold), High-quality Fine Iron Sword (Gold), High-quality Fine Iron Spear (Gold), General Radiant Armor (Purple Gold)
[Special Items]: Bloodthirst Talisman, Stamina Talisman, Military Talisman, Substitute Doll
During this period of battle, Ouyang Shuo's level had increased by another 5, reaching Level 45. At the same time, his Achievement and Reputation Points had increased to varying degrees.
As for the Barbaric Strength accessory, it was a necklace with a pair of wild boar tusks the size of a thumb. Naturally, it was made by Magnus using the tusks of the Wild Boar King. Its attributes were as follows:
[Name]: Barbaric Strength (Silver)
[Attribute]: Increases Martial Power by 5
[Evaluation]: High-level Alchemist Magnus used the tusks of the Wild Boar King.
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