The next day, Song Jia rushed back to the Marquis Mansion.
Since the establishment of the Eastern Fence Sword Sect, there had been an endless stream of people going up the mountain to learn martial arts.
Under Song Jia's leadership, the sect flourished day by day.
Of course, compared to the famous sects like Wudang and Quanzhen during the Song and Ming Dynasties, they were still far behind.
Firstly, there was only one cultivation technique in the sect. Other than the 《Nine Yin Manual》 and 《Yue Maiden Sword Codex》, they did not have any other martial arts secret manuals that they could use, causing the sect to have more Yin than Yang.
Secondly, there was a lack of experts in the sect. Other than Song Jia, there was no other expert. All of them were disciples of Song Jia. Even Song Jia herself did not have much of a reputation in the Jianghu due to the short amount of time she had spent cultivating.
Thirdly, there was a scarcity of talented disciples. After the system released the aboriginals' aptitude settings, Song Jia checked the aptitude of the disciples in the sect. There were only a few people with A-grade aptitude.
The only genius disciple was Cui Tianqi.
The difficulty of running a sect was no less than running a territory.
To be a good Sect Leader was easier said than done.
At the moment, the history of the wilderness had only progressed to the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period. Martial arts had not yet flourished. In the later stages of the game, with the addition of the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, all the major sects of the martial world would appear in the wilderness one by one.
That would be the beginning of the Jianghu.
Therefore, Song Jia must seize this precious period to improve the foundation of the Eastern Fence Sword School. Otherwise, when Wudang, Shaolin, and other major sects showed up in the wilderness, the Eastern Fence Sword Sect would no longer have a chance to stand out and would vanish into the crowd.
For the time being, Ouyang Shuo was powerless to solve the problem that Song Jia had encountered. The last time Li Feixue came to Shanhai City with Mulan Yue, Ouyang Shuo had thought of tricking Li Feixue into joining the Eastern Fence Sword Faction.
Unfortunately, Li Feixue was dead set on Mu Lanyue and was unwilling to leave.
Song Jia was also a cunning person. She had already set her sights on the fist master, Lin Yue. Lin Yue ran a martial arts club and taught disciples. He usually kept a low profile.
Song Jia's intention was to invite Lin Yue to be an elder of the Eastern Fence Sword Faction and authorize him to set up an independent hall called Baji Hall, which would be responsible for teaching the Baji Fist Scripture.
This way, he would have both martial arts manuals and experts, killing two birds with one stone.
Song Jia's offer could be said to be generous, and she was also filled with confidence.
Unfortunately, the first time Song Jia visited Lin Yue, she was snubbed and rejected by Lin Yue.
Song Jia was not a person who would give up easily. She was thinking of how to persuade Lin Yue again and even begged Ouyang Shuo to speak up for her.
As Lin Yue's half-disciple, Ouyang Shuo knew Lin Yue's character very well. Lin Yue's ideas were extremely righteous. Although he seemed gentle, his heart was as firm as a rock. He would never compromise or change his mind just because of Ouyang Shuo.
In the past, Ouyang Shuo had once invited Lin Yue to join the army, yet wasn't he refused as well?
Just like that, the matter had been delayed, and there had been no turning point until now.
Ouyang Shuo had personally instructed Song Jia that Lin Yue's weakness was his hidden injury. Because of his hidden illness, Lin Yue appeared to be somewhat inferior, or perhaps it could be said that he had abandoned himself and no longer had the desire to improve himself.
A person without any pursuits is very scary. Otherwise, why would it be said that one could be strong without desire? No fame or fortune could tempt Lin Yue at this moment.
However, if he could find a precious medicine to cure Lin Yue's hidden illness, he would definitely be able to do so. Given Lin Yue's character, he would naturally agree to any request for such a great favor.
After Song Jia heard Ouyang Shuo's words, she was both happy and worried. She was happy that she had finally found a breakthrough, but she was worried that it would be difficult to find the treasured medicine. Everything depended on luck.
As for the secret manuals, Ouyang Shuo was now somewhat regretful. He shouldn't have sold all those gold rank secret manuals. At least he could have kept a dozen of them.
If he wanted to buy them now, the price would be huge!
After the auction, another batch of genuine secret manuals appeared on the Super Trading Platform. At that time, Ouyang Shuo had sold them for around 700 gold coins per unit, which was already a huge profit.
This time, the seller was even more black-hearted. The price of a single secret manual was 1,000 gold coins. This caused a group of adventure-type players to jump up and down, but they had no choice but to reluctantly buy it.
If Ouyang Shuo's guess was correct, this mysterious seller should be Feng Qingyue of Jianxia County. This young lady was really good at enduring. She had endured for half a year before making a move.
This time, Jianxia County would probably sweep away 70,000 to 80,000 gold coins in one go. It was really crazy. With this alone, Feng Qingyue's name would spread far and wide. It was no wonder that she could be one of the three female Zhuge Sisters in his previous life.
Since yesterday, a large number of personnel and resources were deployed by the Civil Registry and the War Preparedness Division. They were all gathered at the North Sea City's port. There was an endless stream of ships traveling back and forth in the canyon.
When they heard that the Marquis of Lian Province was going overseas to develop the island, the chambers of commerce who had a keen sense of smell were like stray cats that smelled blood. They quickly came over and expressed their willingness to arrange a caravan to accompany the Marquis of Lian Province.
When Ouyang Shuo received the news, he shook his head in amusement.
As expected, merchants were born with a spirit of adventure. They were all too clear about the shocking wealth that an undeveloped island contained. There were high-quality wood, precious medicinal herbs, all kinds of furs, spices, and so on. Countless treasures were waiting for them to excavate.
They were inexhaustible and inexhaustible.
Without the protection of the army, the chambers of commerce wouldn't dare to venture overseas.
After the North Sea Shipyard stopped building warships, they used their free time to build a batch of large merchant ships. It was an unintentional move back then, but it was of great help now.
Ouyang Shuo waved his hand and instructed Zheng Dahai to sell all the merchant ships to the various chambers of commerce. With this alone, the shipyard earned more than twenty thousand gold coins. This was also the first time the shipyard made a profit.
With the rise of overseas trade, the future of the shipyard had great potential. Ouyang Shuo instructed Zheng Dahai to divide the North Sea Shipyard into two. They would be responsible for building warships and merchant ships respectively.
Apart from the chambers of commerce, the army was also mobilized.
After receiving the military order, the members of the Imperial Brigade temporarily ended their training at the Special Forces Training Base and officially returned to the army. They would rush to North Sea City first and use these two days to familiarize themselves with the Dragon Head. This was the first time they were escorting the Marquis on a long journey. Wang Feng, the commander of the Imperial Brigade, was extremely careful and didn't dare to be careless.
He was worried that some of the soldiers would get seasick and affect their combat strength.
As for the North Sea Fleet, they were already prepared.
While everyone was busy preparing for the long journey, Ouyang Shuo arrived at the Mazu Temple.
As the faith of Mazu spread, the Mazu Temple was full of incense and worshippers. For this reason, the Department of Culture and Education specially recruited a group of devout worshippers and made them become nuns to manage the daily affairs of the temple.
The abbot of the Mazu Temple chosen by the Department of Culture and Education was a woman in her forties. She had a kind appearance. Seeing the Marquis arrive in person, she immediately came to welcome him.
Ouyang Shuo did not dare to be negligent. Under the abbot's guidance, he first worshipped Mazu. After that, he explained the purpose of his visit. "Abbess, I'm here to welcome the statue of Mazu out to sea."
The statue of Mazu that Ouyang Shuo mentioned was not the main deity in the temple. Moreover, the other statue of Mazu that he had ordered to be carved had always been enshrined in the Mazu Temple and enjoyed incense.
Although this statue was not comparable to the main deity, it still produced a faint trace of divine power because of the incense. It was enough to be used to spread the faith of Mazu. It would go out to sea with the fleet and spread the faith of Mazu to the islands overseas. It was also one of the secret weapons that Ouyang Shuo planned to use to influence the natives of Jingzhou Island.
The abbess put her palms together and looked delighted. She said piously, "The Marquis's effort to spread the faith of Mazu is really a great merit. Mazu will definitely protect the Marquis on this journey!"
Ouyang Shuo nodded. It was really hard to predict gods, so he could not deny the abbess's words.
Next was to welcome the statue of Mazu.
Welcoming the statue of Mazu was not a small matter. It required a whole set of procedures, or it would be blasphemy against the gods.
Under the abbess's guidance, the statue of Mazu was respectfully invited out of the Mazu Temple and escorted by the nuns to the Dragon Head. There was a temple specially built on the Dragon Head, where the statue of Mazu would be temporarily enshrined.
Not only that, the Mazu Temple would also send four nuns to sea with the fleet. They would be responsible for the operation of the Mazu Temple that would be built in Jingzhou in the future.
Of course, Ouyang Shuo did not know how much trouble his actions today would bring to him and his territory in the future.
The battle of faith between Mazu and the natives of Jingzhou Island had slowly begun while Ouyang Shuo was unaware of it. Wars between gods were sometimes crueler than wars in the mortal world.
On the 18th of the first month of the second year of Gaia, Ouyang Shuo brought the ladies of the Marquis's Residence to Beihai City.
At this time, the Beihai Port was already crowded with people. Thousands of sailors, craftsmen, and laborers hired by the Chamber of Commerce came and went, transporting countless resources from the port to the ships.
For this trip, other than the Imperial Guard Brigade and the Beihai Fleet, there were more than a thousand people accompanying them. It was a huge lineup. Ouyang Shuo was planning to build the territory in one go.
When the new ships in the shipyard were completed, there would be a second and third batch of immigrants.
The Dragon Head was anchored in the Beihai Port. The huge ship was like a crane in a flock of chickens.
Due to the participation of the major Chamber of Commerce, the scale of the fleet was very large. It included a huge ship, 30 Taowu warships, and 20 large merchant ships.
Compared to the Dragon Head, the Taowu warships and the large shopping malls, which originally looked not too small, were like small boats surrounding the Dragon Head. It was a very pitiful sight.
"What a big ship!" The women exclaimed when they saw the Dragon Head. They were all excited at the thought of riding such a big ship to sea. Some of the anxiety they had before setting off disappeared.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and led them to board the ship. At this time, the Imperial Guard Brigade had already taken over the Dragon Head.
At ten o 'clock in the morning, the expedition fleet officially set sail.
The distance between Jingzhou and Beihai City was about 2,155 nautical miles, which was equivalent to 4,000 kilometers. The base speed of the fleet was 14 knots. With the help of the Mazu Temple's characteristics, the speed increased by 30 points, reaching 182 knots.
When the wind was strong, it could even reach 26 knots, or 26 nautical miles per hour.
Under normal circumstances, the fleet could travel more than 400 nautical miles a day. Therefore, if all went well, the fleet would only need five days to reach Jingzhou. (To be continued.)
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