After Tian Wenjing finished his report, Zhao Dewang, the director-general of the construction department, stood up and bowed. "My lord, the construction department has completed the investigation of the caves in the territory as instructed by the Marquis."
"Oh? Tell me about it! "
"Yes, sir!" Zhao Dewang reported. "The southern area starts from the city wall of Shanhai County and extends to the edge of the Evernight Forest. It's a total of twenty-five kilometers. After the investigation, we found eight caves and three karst caves at the foot of the rocky mountain. Among the caves, we found the brewery, the military factory, and the Fierce Flame Oil Depot. Among the remaining five, there are three small drought caves, which are less than ten meters in height and less than two kilometers in depth. The other two are large drought caves. "
After listening to Zhao Dewang's report, Ouyang Shuo suddenly realized something. In less than a year, the edge of the Evernight Forest had been cut down by the sawmill. It was now twenty-five kilometers away from Shanhai County. At this rate, it would only take a few years for the Evernight Forest to be completely cut down.
If the Evernight Forest was really cut down, there would be a lot of soil erosion and a flood in the Friendship River. It would be a huge threat to the nearby Shanhai County. Other than that, if the territory was not protected by the forest, there would be a series of natural disasters such as sandstorms.
The climate system in Earth was very realistic. If there were no restrictions, Ouyang Shuo's speculation would become reality.
After Zhao Dewang left, Ouyang Shuo called out Shen Zhui, the head of the Resource Division. "Division Leader Shen, the Resource Division will have to cut down the wood in the Evernight Forest in a planned and controlled manner. Don't implement the 'all' policy like now. Try to cut down only the big trees and leave all the small ones. Other than that, don't cut down the trees without permission. At the same time, when the Resource Division allocates the wood supply, try to give preference to the Pool Water County. There's plenty of wood there so it won't be cut down completely. "
Although Shen Zhui was smart, he was an ancient person after all. How could he understand Ouyang Shuo's concept of modern environmental protection and sustainable development? He could only bite the bullet and follow the instructions.
Ouyang Shuo then looked at Ying You and said, "Division Leader Cui, the Finance Division will cooperate with the Audit Division to strengthen the supervision of the accounts of the branches of the Bank of the Four Seas. It's best to arrange for someone to inspect the branches every month to check the accounts. At the same time, cooperate with the Merit Examination Department to conduct the necessary examinations on the people in charge of each branch. "
The Bank of the Four Seas was the core tool for Ouyang Shuo to realize his ambitions, so naturally, he was extremely careful. The Mulan Town branch was fine. The person in charge, Yang Yun, was a veteran of Shanhai County and was deeply trusted by Ouyang Shuo. As for the people in charge of Black Lion Town, Xunlong County, and Luofeng County, they were directly arranged by the Finance Department. Ouyang Shuo didn't know anything about them. Thus, Ouyang Shuo took the opportunity of the government meeting to remind Ying You solemnly to show that he valued her.
"Here!" Ying You paid more attention to the operations of the branch than Ouyang Shuo. If something happened to the Bank of the Four Seas branch, she, as the head of finance, would be the first to be implicated.
After the routine report, Ouyang Shuo ended the meeting.
…
In the afternoon, his aunt, Lin Jing, came to Shanhai County again with the architectural blueprints she bought from Ouyang Shuo. This time, she did not come alone. Instead, she brought along a small team of 30 people, all of whom were core members of Snow Rose.
Lin Jing's visit this time was only for the blueprints. Her main purpose was to see her future niece, Song Jia, and her niece, Bing 'er. She also wanted to fulfill the cooperation between Snow Rose and Shanhai County.
As the Archery Department and the Armor Department got on the right track, Shanhai County's army changed their equipment in large numbers. The armory was overstocked with a large number of weapons and equipment below Silver grade. There were bows, spears, swords, leather armor, and so on. In order to fill up the armory, the Military Department had to arrange for people to carry out routine maintenance on the equipment.
Some of the equipment was seized during the suppression of bandits, some were collected from the battlefield, and some were replaced with the original equipment given by the system when soldiers changed their class. There was a huge number of equipment.
Ouyang Shuo thought that instead of letting this batch of equipment pile up dust in the armory, it would be better to entrust the Snow Rose mercenary group to sell them to the newbie players who had just entered the game. This batch of players had been in the game for almost three months. They had more or less saved up some money, just enough to buy this batch of equipment. To the Shanhai County's army, this was already outdated equipment. But in the eyes of the players, it was still high-level equipment.
Ouyang Shuo sent a letter to his aunt about his intention to cooperate, and the two of them hit it off. That was how his aunt came to Shanhai County. Because there were too many weapons and equipment, his aunt had no choice but to bring along the 30 core players who had the most storage bags in the guild to help her smuggle them.
Ouyang Shuo gave the Snow Rose mercenary group 20% of the profits from selling the equipment. This meant that the higher the price they sold, the higher the profit. It was equivalent to a dealer in the real world. Moreover, this was not a one-time deal. In the future, the Snow Rose mercenary group would be responsible for selling the weapons and equipment that Shanhai County had eliminated.
Ouyang Shuo handed the rest of the profits to the Snow Rose mercenary group. He asked them to set up a small courtyard in each of the nine system royal cities as an office for Shanhai County to recruit talents for the county. In addition to recruiting lifestyle class players, they were also responsible for recruiting NPC talents who were not doing well in the royal cities.
As the reputation of Shanhai County increased, it had gained some fame among the NPC community. It was not an exaggeration to say that its reputation had spread far and wide. Therefore, there was still a chance to recruit NPC talents.
In addition, as the campaign progressed, more and more historical talents joined the game. These historical figures were most likely to appear in the various Royal Cities of the various systems. As such, in order to recruit these talents, Ouyang Shuo had to show his name. Otherwise, even if others wanted to come, they would not be able to do so.
Ever since the Yan Huang Alliance was established and showed hostility towards the Shanhai Alliance, Ouyang Shuo had decided to change his low-key style of doing things. Instead, he began to use Shanhai County's fame to recruit talents.
The Chinese were particular about the golden mean. Going too far was as bad as not going far enough. In the past, Shanhai County had been too conservative. Although it had successfully created a mysterious image and helped Ouyang Shuo avoid possible disasters in the real world, it had also resulted in the loss of many talents.
Now, with the interstellar migration, not only was there no need to worry about personal safety, but there was also a deep reshuffle in the world. Since Ouyang Shuo wanted to achieve his ambitions and make a name for himself on Planet Hope, he could not continue to hide behind the scenes. Instead, he had to boldly walk to the front of the stage, confidently interact with the players, and win their support.
In his previous life, Ouyang Shuo had been betrayed by his brothers. However, he could not be once bitten, twice shy. Because he had been betrayed before, he was filled with wariness and distrust towards all players.
Think about it, if a chess player did not even dare to touch a chess piece, wouldn't that be a joke?!
If that was really the case, even if Shanhai County had the advantage of being reborn, Ouyang Shuo would still have the mentality of a commoner. He had not truly grown up, and had not truly gained experience. When he returned to the real world, he would still hit a wall.
Therefore, what Ouyang Shuo had to do was to learn from his previous life's lessons. He would not easily trust others, and would not foolishly leave his back to others. He would not completely expose his trump card to others, and he would not ignore the greedy side of human nature.
Players were chess pieces that moved on the chessboard according to Ouyang Shuo's will.
As long as Ouyang Shuo could improve his understanding, he would not have to worry about repeating the same mistakes. Greed was not scary, but uncontrollable greed was scary.
Many talented players in the game actually wanted to settle down in Shanhai County. This was because the core positions in territories like Handan County had long been controlled by internal personnel. Even if ordinary players went there, they would not be able to be trusted or put in an important position. On the contrary, Shanhai County was more suitable for them to display their talents.
The hidden danger of recruiting talents was being infiltrated by spies.
Ouyang Shuo was not worried that spies would take the opportunity to spy on Shanhai County. This was because regardless of whether it was the military workshop in the East District, the military factory in the cave, the North Twilight Salt Field, or the Wolf Mountain Mine, they were all out of sight of the players. They were strictly guarded, and ordinary players could not enter at all.
The military and political higher-ups in Shanhai County were still NPCs. Even Five Foot and Nine-Dash Line were in charge of specific tasks and were not part of the management of Shanhai County.
Therefore, Shanhai County, which had established a complete system, was not a place that could be infiltrated easily.
Ouyang Shuo brought his aunt and the others to Shanhai County's armory. When the armory guard opened the door, they saw the neatly arranged weapons and equipment inside. There were rows of longbows, piles of swords, and bundles of leather armors. The members of Snow Falling Rose Mercenary Group felt a little dizzy.
"Oh my god, Shuo, you are wasting God's resources. So many weapons and equipment are lying around. If the players find out, they will definitely call you a spendthrift. "Lin Jing was dissatisfied with Ouyang Shuo's slow reaction.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head with a bitter smile. That was his aunt. What else could he say?
His aunt ordered the members she brought to check the equipment and make a list. After checking with the officials of the military office, they kept the equipment in their storage bags. As for herself, she ran to the Premium section of the armory to choose the equipment. Ouyang Shuo had once said that his aunt could choose the equipment in the armory for free. She would not waste it.
Lin Jing only stayed in Shanhai County for an afternoon. She chatted with Song Jia for a while and then returned to Jianye with more than half of the armory. (To be continued.)
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