Gaia Year 1, January 24th, sunny. <
Ouyang Shuo rode on Black Whirlwind, galloping through the wilderness. Ever since he got the steed, he rode it every morning in the territory to let out some fresh air. Compared to the narrow stable, Black Whirlwind clearly preferred the vast and endless wilderness. Spreading its hooves, it welcomed the morning sun and ran to its heart's content.
By the Friendship River, two thousand mu of farmland had been reclaimed. It was neat and square, with no end in sight. The water from the Friendship River was diverted to the farmland through ditches, forming a simple and practical irrigation system. The farmers were planting potato seedlings and burying them in the ground, looking forward to the harvest.
Ouyang Shuo rode his horse past the farmland and looked at the continuous farmland, as well as the farmers who were busy working in the fields. He seemed to see hope, the hope of harvesting. The territory's food supply for the first half of the year depended on these potatoes. He roughly checked, and according to the current progress, he estimated that all the potatoes would be planted by tomorrow.
He was very satisfied with the efficiency of the Department of Agriculture. Zhao Dexian was indeed a talent, whether it was the construction team from before, or the current Department of Agriculture. He had managed everything in an orderly manner and had never disappointed Ouyang Shuo, the Lord, before. Ouyang Shuo believed that after this experience, Zhao Dexian would be qualified for an even more important position in the future, becoming his important assistant.
He rode his horse back from the farmland, and in less than half an hour, he returned to the village. Two arrow towers had been erected on both sides of the village entrance, each with two crossbow cavalrymen stationed in turn, firmly guarding the village entrance.
After passing through the village entrance, the first thing that came into view was the preliminary commercial street. Beginner grocery stores, intermediate blacksmiths, intermediate carpentry workshops, advanced tailors, advanced dojos, and other buildings stood on both sides of the street, bringing vitality to the territory.
That's right, they were advanced tailors and dojos, not beginner tailors and beginner dojos. This was related to the setting of building levels in the game. In the game, all buildings could be divided into five categories.
The first category was simple fences, residential courtyards, arrow towers, ferry terminals, stables, and other buildings that purely provided living space. These types of buildings did not have levels, and could not be upgraded after they were built. If they wanted to replace them, they could only demolish and rebuild them. For example, after the simple fence was removed, a more solid brick wall could be built.
The second type were production buildings such as blacksmiths, tailors, carpentry workshops, martial arts halls, and medical centers. The function of this type of building was mainly dependent on the skill level of the skilled personnel. For example, a blacksmith's shop could only forge farming tools or weapons. It wasn't the level of the shop itself, but the skill levels of the blacksmiths in the shop.
The level of this type of building was directly linked to the level of the skill talent. For example, after Li Tiezhu was promoted to an Intermediate Blacksmith, the Basic Blacksmith Shop was also promoted to an Intermediate Blacksmith.
The third type was buildings like shipyards. For this type of building to realize its function, it not only depended on the level of skilled personnel, but also the facilities of the building itself.
Taking the shipyard as an example, even if it had an Advanced Shipwright, the shipyard's dock and other facilities were still at the Basic level, so the shipyard's grade was still at the Basic level. The upgrade of this type of building required both the skill level of the skilled personnel and the level of the building itself.
The fourth category was buildings such as village temples, ancestral halls, primary markets, and primary barracks. For this type of building to realize its function, it didn't need skilled personnel at all. Instead, it relied on the building itself to realize its function. Therefore, the upgrade of this type of building could only be achieved by building blueprints of a higher level.
The fifth category consisted of resource collection buildings such as Primary Lumberyards, Primary Quarries, and Primary Mines. The level of this type of building was related to the storage of resources and the number of people mining. If the storage of resources was rich enough, as long as the number of people mining increased, it could be directly promoted.
According to the game's settings, buildings with less than 100 people were Basic, buildings with more than 100 people and less than 500 people were Intermediate, buildings with more than 500 people and less than 1,000 people were Advanced, and buildings with more than 1,000 people were Special.
Passing through the commercial street, Ouyang Shuo returned to his office. On his desk, there was a document. It was Shi Wansui's defense plan for the wild beasts attacking the city.
He wasn't in a hurry to read the document. When he passed by the commercial street just now, he saw the shabby clothes of the villagers. He suddenly realized that he should do something for them. The villagers worked tirelessly every day, and all he provided for them was just enough to fill their stomachs.
He still remembered that when Zhao Dexian and his team came to Shanhai Village, he had made a promise that he would let the villagers have clothes to wear, food to eat, houses to live in, and fields to plow.
The villagers were still wearing the tattered clothes that they used to wander here. Even a girl like Cui Yingyou didn't have a set of decent clothes. Now, there was Mu Qingsi, a senior tailor. Fortunately, the territory's funds were still abundant, so it was time to improve everyone's clothing conditions.
"Second Baby!" Ouyang Shuo shouted outside the door.
"Yes!" Second Baby was playing in the courtyard. When he heard Ouyang Shuo calling him, he quickly responded and ran into the office.
"Go and invite your Sister Cui and Sister Mu to my office. Tell them that I have something to discuss with them."
"Okay!" Second Brother answered readily and trotted out of the office.
Taking advantage of this time, Ouyang Shuo began to read the defense plan for the wild beasts attacking the city that Shi Wansui had drawn up. In this plan, Shi Wansui explained the defense strategy of the territory in detail. The core content could be summed up in eight words: Active defense, active attack.
Active defense was to expand the range of defense to the entire territory. Specifically speaking, on the basis of the village's defense, they had to set up many defensive traps outside the village.
Wild beasts were wild beasts after all. They didn't have high intelligence like the human army. When the wild beasts attacked the city, they would be in a berserk and irrational state. Taking advantage of this, they could randomly set up hidden pits in the territory and insert sharpened wooden spikes into the pits. It was guaranteed that the wild beasts wouldn't be able to escape.
Active attack was to take full advantage of the cavalry with bows and crossbows. They couldn't hide in the village and kill the beasts passively. Instead, they should take advantage of the cavalry's flexibility and speed to take the initiative to attack and fight guerrilla warfare.
After reading the plan, Ouyang Shuo secretly nodded and approved of Shi Wansui's strategy.
Ten minutes later, Cui Yingyou and Mu Qingsi came hand in hand. After getting along for a few days, the two of them had become sisters who could talk about anything. Their relationship was so deep that they were even closer than their big brother, Ouyang Shuo.
"Big brother, you called me and big sister over. What important matter do you have to discuss?" Mu Qingsi teased Ouyang Shuo as soon as she entered the door. After getting along for a few days, she felt that her big brother, the Lord, was amiable and approachable. She was no longer as shy as she used to be. She had become natural and unrestrained.
"Naturally, there's an important matter. Otherwise, how would I dare to disturb our Miss Qing 'er." Ouyang Shuo didn't want to be outdone and teased her. This little girl, ever since she understood his nature, she became more and more lawless. Although he deliberately indulged her, he couldn't let her be too naughty.
"Ah!" Being teased by Ouyang Shuo, this girl finally felt a little embarrassed. In the end, this was her nature. She secretly muttered: "Humph, bad big brother, you only know how to tease Qing 'er, so bad!"
Looking at Mu Qingsi's childish temperament, Ouyang Shuo couldn't help but think of his own sister, Ouyang Bing. Although there was some age gap between the two, they were both innocent, naive, and adorable. Thinking about it, when Bing 'er also entered the game, the two would definitely play together.
Ouyang Shuo didn't pay attention to her muttering and turned to look at Cui Yingyou. "You 'er, this time I called you two over to do a big thing for the territory. This matter needs you and Qing 'er to cooperate. "
Cui Yingyou looked at Ouyang Shuo doubtfully and asked: "May I know what big brother is planning?"
"It's like this. Didn't we plunder 32 gold coins from the roving bandits last time? After deducting the 10 gold coins used to buy the building blueprints, we still have more than 20 gold coins left. In addition, Qing 'er's tailor shop has officially opened. I'm thinking whether I can buy a batch of linen from the primary market and buy a new set of clothes for every villager in the territory. It can be considered as a special reward for everyone's hard work during this period of time. "
Cui Yingyou smiled and said sincerely: "Big brother's action is very good. Does Big Brother refer to every villager in particular, or does it include the villagers who will join later? "
"I intend to include this treatment in the basic welfare of the territory. Therefore, it is a long-term policy. When the village was founded, I made a promise to the villagers. As a Lord, I naturally have to keep my word. In the past, there were no conditions, but now there are conditions. Naturally, I can't go back on my word. "
Hearing this, Mu Qingsi's big eyes blinked as she looked at Ouyang Shuo. Her face was full of worship. "Wow, big brother, Qing 'er found that I worship you more and more. What should I do?"
Ouyang Shuo coughed and said lightly: "Don't worship big brother. I'm just a legend!"
"Tsk, big brother is so narcissistic. Shameful ~ ~" This girl was really getting more and more unscrupulous.
Ouyang Shuo didn't care about her and directly asked: "Qing 'er, when it comes to making clothes, you, as a senior tailor, naturally have the most say. Tell big brother how many bolts of cloth are needed to realize this benefit, and how long it will take. "
Mu Qingsi pondered for a moment. "According to Qing 'er's knowledge, a bolt of cloth is usually 30 meters long. According to the average cloth used for a set of clothes, we can make 12 sets of clothes. According to the population of a second-class village of 500 people, we will need about 42 bolts of cloth. Qing 'er is now leading four apprentices, so we can make 20 sets of clothes every day. "
Ouyang Shuo nodded and looked at the two people. "It seems that this will be a long-term project. So, I will divide the work here. I will be responsible for buying the bolts of cloth. Qing 'er will naturally be responsible for tailoring the clothes to the villagers. You 'er will be responsible for putting the clothes and arranging the batches of the clothes. In principle, the batches will be divided according to the principle of first come, first served. In addition, I am going to buy an additional bolt of brocade to make new clothes for the two sisters. Just treat it as a meeting gift from big brother. The two sisters must not decline. "
Girls were still very concerned about their own image. After a slight decline, the two gladly accepted.
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