Not long after Shi Wansui left, Cui Yingyou walked into Ouyang Shuo's office. Ouyang Shuo smiled and invited her to sit down. He teased, "You don't come without a reason?!"
There was a reason for him to say that. Through this period of interaction, Ouyang Shuo was stunned to find out that his sworn sister was a workaholic. If this was the modern society, she would definitely be a strong woman.
"Big Brother, even you are making fun of me. I'm working so hard for Big Brother's territory. "Cui Yingyou blushed and said coquettishly.
Ouyang Shuo quickly apologized and coaxed, "Alright, alright, it's Big Brother's fault. Don't be angry, You Er. " In order to avoid her embarrassment, he quickly found a way out and took the initiative to ask, "Is there any progress on the primary mining site?"
Although Ying You was magnanimous, she was still a girl. Being teased by her closest and most trusted brother made her feel slightly embarrassed. She was supposed to report on her work, but now it was awkward to speak. Hearing Ouyang Shuo take the initiative to talk about work, she heaved a sigh of relief.
She collected her emotions and said calmly, "Yes. As early as three days ago, I found the blacksmith, Master Li, and asked him to bring people to search for the mine. Yesterday, there was finally good news. They found an open iron ore mine at the foot of the mountain in the southwest of the territory. Not only is the mine large, but it's also very easy to harvest the ore. Some of the ore is directly exposed outside the soil, while the rest can be harvested by simply removing a layer of soil. "
Ouyang Shuo nodded happily, "This is really good news. Although the territory's demand for ore isn't very high now, when it's time to forge weapons, the demand will skyrocket. Now that we have this open mine, we won't have to worry about iron ore for a long time in the future. Oh right, did you find someone familiar with mining skills? "
"Yes, I came here today to report to Big Brother. Among the refugees that spawned today, there's an intermediate miner called Yuan Shaoping. I suggest that he be in charge of the primary mining site's operations. "
Ouyang Shuo didn't hesitate, "Alright. Bring him here and I'll meet him. If there's no problem, appoint him as the director of the primary mining site and put him under the management of the Material Reserve Department. "
Ying You was very touched by Ouyang Shuo's trust, "Thank you big brother for your trust, hehe!"
Ouyang Shuo waved his hand and said with a smile, "You're my little sister. You're capable and have good eyesight, so Big Brother naturally trusts you. However, don't work too hard. "
Ying You responded in a low voice. The two of them became much closer.
After Cui Yingyou left, Ouyang Shuo didn't plan to stay in the office. He thought it was time to take a look at the woodworking workshop.
Ever since he gave the Manual of Making Compass Chariot to Carpenter Lu Guangzhi, he wondered how his research was going and if there was any progress. This compass chariot was related to whether or not he would be able to obtain that exciting reward in the first battle map.
The carpentry workshop was built on the central axis of the commercial street, next to the blacksmith shop. When Ouyang Shuo walked into the woodworking workshop, this carpenter, who was said to be a descendant of Lu Ban, was circling around a wooden cart with two apprentices.
Ouyang Shuo stared blankly, and couldn't help but feel astonished. Could it be that Lu Guangzhi had already thoroughly understood that technical manual and created a compass car?! This was too amazing! One must know that this was a highly difficult technical task.
Unlike modern compasses that used geomagnetic effects, the ancient compass chariot used the differential gear principle. The compass chariot used a gear transmission system, and according to the rotation of the wheels, the wooden figurine on the cart would point the direction. No matter where the cart turned, the wooden figurine's hand would always point to the south, so that even though the cart was moving back, its hand would always point to the south.
A carpenter apprentice raised his head and saw Ouyang Shuo, and quickly reminded the master who was still staring at the cart.
Lu Guangzhi came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed. He said in fear, "This lowly one was distracted for a moment and neglected Sir. Please punish me, Sir! "
Ouyang Shuo smiled, "Master Lu forgets himself in his work, which is worthy of everyone's admiration and learning. What's the crime? "
Lu Guangzhi blushed and said embarrassedly, "I've let Sir see a joke!"
Ouyang Shuo didn't want to get entangled, so he directly pointed at the wooden cart, "If I'm not wrong, that should be the compass chariot described in the Manual of Making Compass Chariot! I didn't expect that in just three or four days, Master Lu would actually make such progress. "
Hearing Ouyang Shuo's words, the man's dark face instantly turned red, and he couldn't hide his shame, "This lowly one is ashamed, I really don't deserve such praise from Sir. This lowly one has indeed built the compass chariot according to the records in the book these past few days. Unfortunately, the cart can't point the way as recorded in the book. "
Only now did Ouyang Shuo come to a sudden realization. So it was only a test product. Only then would it be more realistic. "Master Lu, you don't have to be like this. As far as I know, this compass chariot is a very sophisticated instrument. Even with the technical manual as a reference, it can't be mastered in a short period of time. You don't have to be depressed, and you shouldn't feel ashamed. In any case, there's still plenty of time, so there's no need to rush. Master Lu can slowly study it, and maybe you can even take this opportunity to raise your level of carpentry. "
Lu Guangzhi's face slightly brightened, and he said gratefully, "Thank you, Sir, for your trust. This lowly one will definitely seize the time to study it, and strive to make a real compass chariot as soon as possible to repay Sir's kindness. "
"If that's the case, I'm relieved. Then you guys go ahead, I won't disturb you anymore! "
Coming out of the carpentry workshop, Ouyang Shuo conveniently walked into the beginner blacksmith shop next to it. To be honest, he didn't attach much importance to Li Tiezhu, a beginner blacksmith. The reason was also very simple, beginner blacksmiths couldn't forge weapons and armour. At most, they could forge arrowheads, and they weren't the more complicated triangular arrowheads.
Because military supplies were contraband on the market, there were only three ways for a lord to obtain weapons and equipment. The first was the simplest, and that was when one changed professions in the military camp, the system would directly gift a set of basic weapons and equipment. For example, after farmers changed professions to militia, the system would automatically gift a spear and leather armour.
The system's setting was to avoid the embarrassment of soldiers being naked, and it was considered a basic safeguard system. Of course, the disadvantages of this method were also very obvious. The weapons and equipment gifted by the system were not of high quality, and could easily be damaged or destroyed.
The second way was to smuggle, and cooperate with the big chambers of commerce in the capital. As long as they could afford the price, those big chambers of commerce with deep backgrounds would dare to take the risk out of desperation. They would arrange private guards to escort the weapons and equipment all the way to your territory.
Of course, this was not without cost. First, to contact these big chambers of commerce, they had to upgrade the beginner market to the advanced market, and then they could open the fourth platform of the market — the negotiation and cooperation platform. Second, the price of smuggled weapons and equipment was very abnormal, and unless one was a lord with strong financial resources, they simply couldn't afford it. Any random smuggling could make the territory close to bankruptcy.
Those big chambers of commerce were not living Lei Feng, but natural vampires. They risked the destruction of their families to transport weapons and equipment to your territory, and they wouldn't be satisfied if they didn't earn a few times or even more than ten times the profit. What was worse was that the chambers of commerce were only responsible for selling weapons and equipment. They were not responsible for the later maintenance. If they wanted after-sales service, there was no need to talk about it.
The last way was to establish their own military industry. Once the territory had its own military industry, it naturally didn't need to be controlled by others. They could produce as much as they wanted.
This method looked good, but in fact, it was the most difficult of the three. Why?! Because weapons and equipment were prohibited items, as long as they could be named, they needed the corresponding technical manual to be made. For example, the famous Bright Light Armor of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in history needed the Bright Light Armor Manufacturing Technical Manual to be made.
Under normal circumstances, these technical manuals couldn't be bought in the beginner market. There was only one place to buy them. That was the third platform after upgrading to the intermediate market — the limited time auction platform. The system would hold limited time auctions on this platform from time to time. At that time, some rarely seen items would appear.
And more than half of the technical manuals for weapons and equipment came from this auction. Ouyang Shuo clearly remembered that in his previous life, the first auction was held three months after the server opened. It was also the day when the credit and game currency trading platform was officially opened.
Back to the front. In Ouyang Shuo's plan, to start the weapons workshop, he needed at least an advanced blacksmith to preside over it. Therefore, he didn't have any expectations for a beginner blacksmith like Li Tiezhu. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked into the blacksmith shop, Li Tiezhu gave him a pleasant surprise.
The burly blacksmith saw Ouyang Shuo and said happily, "Haha, what a coincidence! I was just about to look for you, but I didn't expect you to come unexpectedly. "
"Oh? I wonder what Master Li wants to report to me? " Seeing the usually calm and capable blacksmith reveal such an excited expression, Ouyang Shuo found it strange.
"Hehe, I have good news to report to you, sir. Yesterday afternoon, when I was forging farming tools for the Department of Agriculture, I naturally broke through the bottleneck and was officially promoted to an intermediate blacksmith. "
Hearing this, Ouyang Shuo immediately thought of the Gold Grade Village Creation Order's special property — production type residents' skill proficiency increased by 20%, territory type people's success rate of breaking through the bottleneck increased by 10%. He didn't expect it to take effect so quickly. It was really powerful.
"Hehe, then I really have to congratulate Master Li! I want to ask, when you broke through, did you feel anything special? "
"Feeling? I didn't feel anything. Everything seemed to happen naturally. Ever since I came to Shanhai Village, I feel that my blacksmithing skills have become more and more proficient. The problems that I had been puzzling me before suddenly became simple after coming here. It was as if I had the help of God. "Blacksmith Li was also very surprised by his own breakthrough.
"Good, no matter what, this is good. Next, Master Li can try forging some arrowheads and spears. Soon, the territory will be useful. "
Li Tiezhu happily agreed. To a blacksmith, being able to forge weapons was a great honor. After a simple explanation, Ouyang Shuo left the blacksmith shop.
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