August 3rd, ten in the morning.
Ouyang Shuo reappeared in the lord's office and began to deal with the backlog of government affairs.
In the second half of July, the Wolf Mountain Mine and the North Twilight Salt Field had earned 8,100 gold coins, which Ouyang Shuo had yet to distribute. Because of this, many people had yet to receive their July salaries.
Actually, there was nothing much to distribute. The finance department directly transferred 5,100 gold coins. With the development of various projects, the finance department was a little tight. 5,100 gold coins was already the minimum amount.
As for the remaining 3,000 gold coins, 1,000 gold coins were added to the Mulan Town branch of the Bank of the Four Seas. The last 2,000 gold coins were used to start up the Bank of the Four Seas branch in Black Lion Town.
Ouyang Shuo did not keep a single cent for himself. It was not that he did not need money, but that he had a huge fortune in his hands. It was the 120 gold-grade secret manuals.
A month had passed, and the price of the secret manuals continued to rise. It was already approaching the 700 gold coins mark set by Ouyang Shuo. Ouyang Shuo was prepared to sell these secret manuals in the near future.
He had already decided to buy a batch of food before the price of food rose. When the price of food rose, he would sell them and earn the price difference.
If he remembered correctly, the market price of food had risen to 30 copper coins per unit at its peak. It had increased by three times. After deducting the 10% transaction tax, the cost of storing food and the waste caused by transporting it back and forth, he could still get a return of 250%. This was much more affordable than the price of the secret manuals.
Ouyang Shuo had already ordered the construction department to build a huge granary in the western suburbs of the city. It was used to store the purchased food.
After a month of construction, the Southwest University China Hall had basically taken shape. The three academies had also been established and were beginning to recruit students. All that was left was the construction of ancillary facilities so that teaching activities would not be affected.
According to Ouyang Shuo's instructions, all government officials in the three affiliated territories, except for a small number of civil officials, had to continue their education at the Southwest University China Hall.
For this reason, the administration department had specially formulated a rotation training system for officials at all levels. This ensured that the departments could operate normally and that all officials would receive at least a month of paid education in the coming year.
The finance department head, Cui Yingyou, took the initiative to study business at the School of Confucianism.
It was foreseeable that in the near future, the officials of Shanhai County would once again be promoted.
In addition, the Department of Physics also recruited skilled talents, completely breaking the low status of craftsmen in ancient times and raising the status of craftsmen in the territory.
A large number of carpenters, farmers, fruit farmers, and other talented people were recruited into the Department of Physics to learn modern knowledge.
This matter caused a huge uproar in the territory. Fortunately, there were no established clans or forces in the territory. Most of them were ordinary citizens, which was why this policy could be implemented.
Apart from that, the official clinic had also officially started operating.
In the afternoon, when Ouyang Shuo was dealing with government affairs, he suddenly heard a system announcement.
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Killer Wolf for becoming the ninth Lord of a Level 1 County in the China server! Rewarding 600 Merit Points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Killer Wolf for becoming the ninth Lord of a Level 1 County in the China server! Rewarding 600 Merit Points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Killer Wolf for becoming the ninth Lord of a Level 1 County in the China server! Rewarding 600 Merit Points!"
The most exciting part of Asura Town's advancement was the Dragon Seeking Acupoint Search. His Dragon-Seeking Town had already fulfilled the basic conditions for applying for advancement, and the city walls had already been built. The only thing he was worried about was the lack of troops.
According to the Dragon Seeking Acupoint Search, the current Dragon-Seeking Town, including the subsidiary territory, only had an army of 2,500 people. How could he dare to apply for advancement rashly?
However, Asura Town's advancement meant that there was only one spot left in the top ten of the China server. If he hesitated any longer, it was very likely that others would beat him to it.
At this time, only Ouyang Shuo could help with the Dragon Seeking Acupoint Search.
Without needing Ouyang Shuo to say anything, the Dragon Seeking Acupoint Search proposed that as long as Ouyang Shuo was willing to help Dragon-Seeking Town successfully advance, he would allow the Bank of the Four Seas to set up a branch in Dragon-Seeking Town.
The reason why the Dragon Seeking Acupoint Search was so anxious was to fight for the honor of being in the top ten of the China server. This honor should not be underestimated. If used well, it could bring tangible benefits.
Putting everything else aside, just being on the territory ranking could greatly increase Dragon-Seeking Town's fame. It would be easier for Dragon-Seeking Town to recruit elite players in the future, and it would even become more attractive to historical figures.
Ouyang Shuo pondered. To help Dragon-Seeking Town advance, he had to start with money and materials. With money, Dragon-Seeking Town could expand its army, and with materials, namely weapons and equipment, the combat power of the army could be increased.
In the end, Ouyang Shuo and the Dragon Seeking Acupoint Search reached an agreement.
[1] Shanhai County would set up a branch of the Bank of the Four Seas in Dragon-Seeking Town, and the initial reserve would not be less than 5,000 gold coins. Dragon-Seeking Town would be responsible for the construction of the bank, and Shanhai County would guarantee that the funds would be in place within three days.
[2] Shanhai County would sell 1,000 Tang Swords and 1,000 composite bows to Dragon-Seeking Town at the previously agreed price, which was 5 gold coins for a Tang Sword and 10 gold coins for a bow, for a total of 15000 gold coins. The funds would automatically be converted into a commercial loan of the Bank of the Four Seas for a year.
Based on the monthly interest rate of the Bank of the Four Seas' commercial loan of 3%, the monthly repayment would be equal to the principal and interest. The monthly repayment would be 1,490 gold coins, for a total of 17880 gold coins, and the total interest would be 2,880 gold coins.
This was because the progress of the game was much faster than the real world. Therefore, the monthly repayment here was basically equivalent to the annual repayment. A one-year loan was equivalent to a 12-year loan in the real world.
When the loan rose to 10,000 gold coins, the profitability of the Bank of the Four Seas began to show.
Ouyang Shuo was not worried that Dragon-Seeking Town would not be able to repay the loan. After all, after the promotion to a county town, it was still possible to squeeze out more than 1,000 gold coins a month.
Of course, it was not hard to imagine that Dragon-Seeking Town would have a hard time in the coming year.
On the second day after signing the agreement, Ouyang Shuo rushed to the market and began to sell the manuals in his hands. In the market, the gold-level manuals of genuine quality were still in short supply.
This was because the cultivation of genuine quality manuals required a lot of time. For example, Ouyang Shuo's "Inner Canon of the Yellow Thearch" took him two and a half months to reach the third level at the end of July.
As for the "Eight Extremities Fist Scripture" and the "Yang Family Spear Scripture", it also took him two or three months to reach the next level. And this was under the condition that there was someone to guide him, otherwise the progress would be even slower.
Therefore, the higher the level of the manuals, the better it would be for him to start cultivating.
The slightly ambitious players, including some high-end players, especially the figures in the top ten guilds or big forces, would set the threshold for their cultivation of genuine quality manuals at the gold-level.
It would be a waste of time to cultivate below the gold-level.
Therefore, this was the best period for the sale of gold-level manuals. In the second year, some players would set their sights on the king-level manuals of a higher level.
Ouyang Shuo first sold the manuals one by one, setting the price of each at 700 gold coins. As expected, as soon as he put them up for sale, they were immediately bought.
With Ouyang Shuo's sale, the news of a large number of gold-level manuals appearing in the market immediately spread, attracting more players to come and buy.
"Wow, have you heard? A batch of gold-level manuals with real names suddenly appeared in the market."
"You're behind the times. Look, I've already bought one."
"Damn, you're really rich. You're a tycoon!"
"Sigh, this money was pooled together by a group of friends. In the next few months, we'll have to eat pickled vegetables."
In each of the big guilds, there were people in charge of monitoring the market at all times.
Therefore, they were the first to react. The merchants of the various guilds did not dare to be negligent and immediately reported to the higher-ups of the guilds. This was because merchants could not make decisions on their own for transactions that exceeded a certain amount.
After the leaders of the various guilds heard the news, they immediately began to raise funds. The ability of guilds to make money was still very terrifying.
If they really gathered their funds, as long as each member contributed 1 gold coin, they would be able to raise tens of thousands of funds.
Of course, this kind of thing could only be done once. Otherwise, the cohesion of the guild would disappear. At the current stage, the players who could take out 1 gold coin were all core players. Newbies who had just entered the game could not even take care of their own food and clothing. How could they have extra funds?
Seeing that the sales were good, Ouyang Shuo sold 20 manuals in a row. He quietly raised the price of each manual to 705 gold coins before smoothly selling another 20 manuals.
At this time, most of the independent players had already withdrawn from the competition. The remaining ones were all big guilds or big factions.
As for the remaining 80 manuals, Ouyang Shuo simply packaged them up and sold them. Every 5 manuals was sold for 3,550 gold coins, and each unit was 710 gold coins.
Ouyang Shuo's sale was strategic. He did not sell them all at once. Instead, he sold them every half an hour or so. The time interval between each sale was not the same. This made the buyers unable to figure out his bottom line. Just how many manuals did he have left, and whether this would be his last sale.
All the way until noon, Ouyang Shuo still had 40 manuals in his hands.
At this time, Ouyang Shuo no longer put up orders. Instead, he turned around and left the market, returning to the Lord's Mansion for lunch.
The bustling sale of manuals seemed to have come to an end just like that. The factions that did not manage to get the manuals were extremely vexed. The reason they lost was because the speed at which they raised money was too slow.
After resting at noon, Ouyang Shuo once again leisurely walked to the market. This time, he simply made an order of 10 manuals. Each order was sold for 7,200 gold coins, which was equivalent to a unit price of 720 gold coins.
The merchants who had been staring at the market and were on the verge of despair were wild with joy when they saw Ouyang Shuo's orders. They did not even need to inform the higher-ups of the guild and directly bought the manuals.
Just like that, the remaining 40 manuals were sold out in less than half an hour. (To be continued.)
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