After subduing the Nian beast, E Lai left the back of the mountain and headed to the military office. In the following week, he would cooperate with the military office to complete the establishment of the Eastern Barracks and the 1st Division's 3rd Brigade. Ouyang Shuo had already delegated the appointment of the 3rd Brigade's Battalion Commanders to E Lai and Ge Hongliang.
In the afternoon, Ouyang Shuo called Tian Wenjing to his office to discuss the mountain barbarian affairs.
Ouyang Shuo invited Tian Wenjing to sit down and went straight to the point, "Rangoon is currently expanding its territory and urgently needs a large number of elite mountain barbarian warriors to replenish the army and form a heavy infantry battalion. However, the nearby mountain barbarian tribes have already been squeezed dry of soldiers and are unable to continue. In my opinion, it is time to go further into the mountains and make contact with more mountain barbarian tribes to obtain their support. The mountain barbarians are a huge fortune. The mountain barbarian policy must be persisted. "
Tian Wenjing nodded and said, "I understand sire's meaning. From tomorrow onwards, I will go to the Mystic Bird tribe and ask them to be the middleman. We will go deep into the mountains and visit the mountain barbarian tribes one by one, giving them gifts to express the goodwill of Shanhai County and publicize the mountain barbarian policy. "
Tian Wenjing really understood Ouyang Shuo's meaning. Ouyang Shuo felt gratified, "Thank you for your hard work, sir."
Afterwards, the two discussed the specific action plan and matters to take note of. The conversation only ended at 5 pm, showing how much importance Ouyang Shuo placed on the mountain barbarians.
… …
Gaia first year, 21st of August.
Song Jia and Song Wen came to Shanhai County at Ouyang Shuo's invitation.
Song Wen finally felt Ouyang Shuo's power and influence among the players after the battle of Muye. After returning, Song Wen thought about it and decided to personally accompany his sister to Shanhai County, hoping to discuss further cooperation with Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo did not hold any grand welcoming ceremony and directly brought the two back to the Lord's Mansion.
On the way, although Song Jia was curious about Shanhai County, she resisted the urge to ask. She had come to Shanhai County this time and was prepared to settle down there. For a girl like her, it was still a bit embarrassing.
The meeting hall was arranged according to seniority and was not suitable for entertaining guests. Ouyang Shuo invited Song Wen and Song Jia to his office's guest room. After the servants served tea, he left.
"Brother Song, since you've come, do stay for a few more days so that I can perform my duties as a host?" Ouyang Shuo smiled as he spoke.
Song Wen smiled and nodded. "That's my wish. I wouldn't dare to invite you." As he spoke, he took a sip of the freshly brewed tea. His eyes lit up and he blurted out, "Good tea!"
"I didn't expect Brother Song to be proficient in the Way of Tea, unlike this uncouth old man."
Song Wen waved his hand and said, "I'm not proficient in the Way of Tea. It's just that my grandfather loves tea. When he has nothing to do, he often drags me to drink tea with him. Over time, I've learned a little bit."
Ouyang Shuo nodded. "Since it's like this, before Brother Song leaves, help me bring some tea leaves to the Old Master. It can be considered as a token of my goodwill as a junior. This tea was called Baihao tea, and it was considered a famous tea in Guangxi. Coincidentally, I found a wild tea garden near my territory and obtained this tea. "
"That's good. You don't know, but the old man loves tea as much as his life. It's hard to find good tea in the game. Because of this, the old man has mocked me a lot. You've really helped me a lot. "Song Wen's joy was evident on his face.
As a descendant of an aristocratic family, Song Wen's social skills were naturally extraordinary. During the Battle of Muye, he often chatted with the Siege Lion and the Dragon Seeking Acupoint to improve their relationship. His intention was to remove the sense of distance between the Mountain and Sea Alliance's members and the Heavenly Frost Town, clearing the obstacles and allowing them to smoothly join the Alliance.
Needless to say, Song Wen's actions were quite effective. After the Battle of Muye, Ouyang Shuo had tried to bring up the matter of the Heavenly Frost Town in the Alliance Channel, but did not encounter much resistance.
Adding on the fact that the Hardstone Town was about to accept Suan Ni, Ouyang Shuo took this opportunity to formally invite the Heavenly Frost Town to join the Alliance of Mountains and Sea, which was approved.
Because of this, Song Wen made this trip.
After accepting the Hardstone Town and the Heavenly Frost Town, the Alliance of Mountains and Sea had eight members, which was the same number as the Yan Huang Alliance.
The Yan Huang Alliance's overbearing attitude was also the reason why Ouyang Shuo had decided to accept the two territories.
Of course, before officially accepting Suan Ni, Ouyang Shuo had done some investigation. If Suan Ni was a spy sent by Di Chen to the Alliance of Mountains and Sea, then it would be a big problem.
The results of the investigation made Ouyang Shuo feel more at ease. Combined with Ouyang Shuo's memories from his previous life, Suan Ni should not have joined any factions.
Of course, Song Wen did not come to reminisce about the past. During the Battle of Muye, he had learned that Ouyang Shuo, the Alliance Master, liked to set up branches of the Bank of the Four Seas in the territories of his allies.
After Song Wen returned, he had consulted his father and grandfather about this matter. They all agreed that if the Heavenly Frost Town wanted to overtake the Alliance of Mountains and Seas, they would need external support.
Setting up branches in the Shanhai County Bank of the Four Seas was a good idea. The only thing they were worried about was whether the Shanhai County Bank of the Four Seas had the financial resources to support the operation of so many branches at the same time. Would there be a financial chain rupture?
In particular, the incident in Luo Feng County a few days ago had forced Ouyang Shuo to pay 20,000 gold coins for Feng Qiuhuang. This was no longer a secret. Therefore, Song Wen also wanted to find out more about the Shanhai County Bank of the Four Seas.
In fact, just as Song Wen was worried, the Shanhai County Bank of the Four Seas was indeed struggling financially. Even the funds for the army expansion this time had to be raised by suppressing bandits.
However, this was all temporary. As long as Ouyang Shuo converted the food he had stockpiled, he would immediately receive a huge amount of funds, which would be enough to support the Bank of the Four Seas' expansion.
In order to reassure Song Wen, Ouyang Shuo revealed the Wolf Mountain Mine to him. Hearing that there was such a gold mine in the Shanhai County Bank of the Four Seas, Song Wen was extremely envious.
Seeing that the two of them were about to talk business, Song Jia was a little restless.
Ouyang Shuo naturally noticed Song Jia's boredom. He shook his head in amusement and called for a servant.
"Master!"
"Invite Third Young Miss over. Tell her that there's an important guest."
"Yes!"
Not long after, Bing'er followed behind the servant and walked in. "Big Brother, who's here?"
Ouyang Shuo waved at Bing'er. "Bing'er, come here." He held Bing'er's little hand and introduced her to the Song siblings. He then said, "Darling, can you bring Big Sister Song Jia around the territory?"
Bing'er had lived in the Shanhai County for almost three months. She had long become a local tyrant. She was the most suitable person to be Song Jia's guide. Song Jia knew that Ouyang Shuo had a sister like this. She also knew that Ouyang Shuo treasured this sister very much. However, she had never had the chance to meet her.
Now that she saw her in person, she was indeed extraordinarily cute and sensible. Song Jia immediately liked her. Seeing Song Jia's expression, Ouyang Shuo smiled bitterly and shook his head. Whether it was Sun Xiaoyue, Little Aunt, or Song Jia, none of them could resist Bing'er's charm. This little girl really had a charm halo.
Bing'er nodded and said sweetly to Song Jia, "Beautiful Sister, let's go. Bing'er will bring you to play. There are many fun places in the territory. Bing'er knows all of them. "
Hearing the word "beautiful sister", Song Jia was overjoyed. She ignored Song Wen and Ouyang Shuo and followed Bing'er out of the office.
Ouyang Shuo and Song Wen looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Although he didn't have much contact with Song Wen, Ouyang Shuo could still feel that Song Wen really had the air of a gentleman. He had a good impression of Song Wen. In addition, because of Song Jia, Ouyang Shuo didn't hide anything. He taught Song Wen everything he knew about running the territory.
In fact, Song Wen didn't need any guidance on how to manage the natives, how to establish the territory's industries, how to structure the territory's system, and how to formulate the territory's economic policies. The Song Consortium naturally had professionals who could give him advice. What Song Wen needed was how to use the advantage of the headquarters to increase the population of the affiliated territory in a disguised way, how to hold folk activities to improve the territory's cultural index, and so on.
Of course, it would be better if Ouyang Shuo could tell him how to open up a source of income for the territory.
Unfortunately, the Beiming Saltworks was the top secret of Shanhai County. Ouyang Shuo wouldn't reveal it. Moreover, the Tianshuang Town wasn't near the sea. It was useless to tell him.
Ouyang Shuo didn't forget to remind Song Wen to pay attention to the fluctuation of the grain price in the market. As a business family, the Song enterprise should be more sensitive to the market. Unfortunately, they were not familiar with the game. They couldn't predict the fluctuation of the grain through a comprehensive consideration of the territory in China like Ouyang Shuo did.
After listening to Ouyang Shuo's analysis, Song Wen looked dignified. In fact, someone had already reported to Song Wen that the price of food in the market had been quietly rising recently, but because the increase wasn't large, it didn't attract Song Wen's attention. Now that he heard Ouyang Shuo's analysis, he finally felt the seriousness of the matter.
It was already the end of March when Song Wen bought the Tianshuang Village. When he just took over the territory, he was confused. He was busy familiarizing himself with the territory and sorting out the structure. Therefore, he didn't pay attention to such a small thing as reclaiming the territory. It was too late when the first rice was sown on the Tomb Sweeping Day.
Therefore, the Tianshuang Town mainly relied on the market to purchase grain. It produced very little grain. Before, the territory had a small population, so he didn't feel anything wrong. But since it was promoted to a town, and then the affiliated territory was built, the population began to grow rapidly. Song Wen felt a little pressure.
Now, according to Ouyang Shuo's words, if the grain price continued to rise, the Tianshuang Town's meager financial income wouldn't be able to sustain it.
Fortunately, they had reached an agreement on the matter of Shanhai County opening a branch of the Bank of the Four Seas in the Tianshuang Town. They agreed to officially open the branch at the end of August, with an initial reserve of 4,000 gold coins.
They didn't talk about the territory all the time. They also talked about some interesting things in life. They even talked about some embarrassing things about Song Jia, which amused Ouyang Shuo. (To be continued.)
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