Compared to Mu Guiying, Fan Lihua was even better. She was the leader of the four heroines.
In the legends, Mu Guiying and Fan Lihua were disciples of the Old Mother of Blackfoal Mountain. Among their peers were Zhong Wuyan from the Warring States Period, Zhu Yingtai from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Bai Suzhen from the Southern Song Dynasty.
In the game world created by Gaia, the Old Mother of Blackfoal Mountain was an ethereal existence that could not be trusted.
Ouyang Shuo was looking at Fan Lihua's attributes when he heard a series of system announcements.
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Feng Qiuhuang for becoming the second Lord of China to be promoted to a Level 1 County City. Achievement Points awarded: 4,200!"
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"System Announcement: Congratulations to player White Birch for becoming the third Lord of China to become a Level 1 County City! Achievement Points awarded: 4,000!"
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When the announcement was made, the players in the China server remained calm.
When Feng Qiuhuang and Bai Hua were conferred the titles of "Marquis Scarlet Phoenix" and "Marquis Rhino" respectively, the players had already predicted the advancement of the two territories. If it weren't for the battle in Lian Province, they would have advanced to the next level much earlier.
What was interesting was that the Luofeng County had advanced before the Lingxi County.
Feng Qiuhuang, you really have a way!
Ouyang Shuo only felt that it was interesting, but the four sisters, Qing, Hong, Purple and White, were a little depressed. They were originally full of confidence and were prepared to take second place in the China region. However, Feng Qiuhuang, who was all alone, beat them to it.
That's why you should never underestimate your 'opponent'.
Feng Qiuhuang had taught the four sisters a good lesson.
The prefectural city was the true starting point for a truly ambitious lord. Only by becoming a county city would the territory truly be able to take root in the wilderness.
Regardless of whether it was the roving bandits of the wilderness or the rebel army, wanting to take down a county city was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
The county city was the beginning of hegemony.
The second year of Gaia would also become the year of the county city.
If the territory had not been promoted to a county city by the end of the second year of Gaia, it basically meant that the territory had completely lost the qualifications to vie for the world.
There was a qualitative difference between a county city and a county city. Not only did it represent a change in the level of the city, but more importantly, it meant that the territory would change from a single city to a prefecture.
For the feudal lords, while bringing more power, they would also face greater challenges.
The role of talents, especially high-end talents, became even more prominent.
Because the lords were basically all young people, it was easier said than done for them to manage a county. Even Di Chen and the others couldn't control the operation of a county without assistance.
Not to mention the Siege Lion, Dragon Seeking Acupoint, and the others. They were all ordinary people in real life, and when they played the game, they were just adventurers.
As for the management of the territory, which was a great test of the lord's abilities, he could only slowly explore it.
At the county level, he could still control it freely.
Once they reached the county capital, the slightest bit of carelessness could cause them to derail.
In this aspect, Gaia had a very precise grasp of the scale.
Its ultimate goal was to nurture a group of lords or governors in the real world. If a lord could last until the end, it would be ten years of work. From village head, town head, county magistrate, county governor, and even founding a country, the gradual tempering was enough to forge a good piece of material into a good piece of steel.
The members of the Alliance of Mountains and Seas could be considered lucky in this regard.
Because with Ouyang Shuo, the model lord, leading the way, as long as they followed his lead, they would basically not make any mistakes in the general direction.
Some of the measures that Ouyang Shuo implemented in his territory were original, but most of them were the results of the personal practice of countless lords in his previous life.
In the end, Ouyang Shuo was only standing on the shoulders of giants.
The reason why Ouyang Shuo was able to last until now was because of his rebirth, which allowed his temperament and experience to far exceed that of his peers. Furthermore, he had the assistance of a large number of historical talents.
After the advancement of the Shanhai County, Ouyang Shuo decisively reformed the system and implemented the county system.
The Battle of Lian Province was a strong proof.
Even if Ouyang Shuo wasn't there, the High Command Department had Bai Qi and Du Ruhui, and the division commanders were all famous generals who could make decisions according to the situation. In addition, the government system operated smoothly.
How could they not win?
Therefore, the further they went, the more they had to rely on the strength of the team.
The lord was the helmsman and navigator of the team.
In his previous life, the lords didn't agree on the mode of operation of the county capital.
In general, there were two modes that were popular.
The first was the county system that Ouyang Shuo was implementing. The county system was suitable for most of the territories. The advantage was that it could strengthen the power of the lords, but the disadvantage was that it needed a large number of talented people to assist them.
If the government was smooth, the people would be harmonious. If the government was not smooth, it would easily cause chaos.
The second was the enfeoffment system, which was also popular among the lords.
In his previous life, the enfeoffment system had its roots and soil. The first was the various major powers represented by the Six Tyrants of Handan. They were powerful, but their internal demands for power were also complicated.
In order to balance out these demands, enfeoffment was a choice that both sides could accept.
The reason why it wasn't obvious now was that a county was too small, and there was no point in enfeoffing it. Therefore, there was a general tacit understanding among the major powers.
Before the county capital, they were united against outsiders.
After the county capital, they would then divide the cake. The further they went, the bigger the territory and the more cities there would be, and the more people would stand up to divide the cake.
In the end, through enfeoffment, using the bloodline of the family as a link, they would form an unusually large group.
That was not all. In fact, the major forces were also secretly making a big move.
In the Battle of Changping, how did the Yan Huang Alliance manage to rope in so many lords to stand on their side?
Relationships, connections, etc. were all just on the surface. More importantly, some of the lords were backed by people from the major powers' families.
They usually didn't show themselves.
Take Di Chen's Handan County as an example. When Handan Village was first established, the Emperor Clan had already arranged for their clansmen to obtain the Village Creation Token through the Village Creation Mission, and then conveniently build their territory around Handan Village.
Once Handan County or Handan County was bordered by these territories, they would immediately change their allegiance and become part of Handan County's system under the guise of being conferred.
In this way, with so many spies in Handan County, it didn't take much effort to integrate the surrounding territories. Some innocent lords even wanted to form an alliance with the surrounding territories to resist Handan County.
Who would have thought that within their alliance, there were members of the Emperor Clan hidden.
To these lords, it was such a tragedy. They had already fallen into the enemy's trap, and yet they didn't know it.
Only a powerful force could afford to spend such a large sum of money on something like this.
Commoners didn't even dare to think about it.
Hence, Ouyang Shuo's previous speculations were not without purpose.
There was another group that was very fond of the feudal system. They were the major alliances led by local tyrants that had quietly risen to power recently.
In the early stages of the alliance, they were united against outsiders, and there weren't many conflicts.
After clearing out the surrounding territories, the alliance would be the only one left in the region.
There would be internal strife within the alliance, and they would be on guard against each other.
Internal strife was undoubtedly the worst choice, as it would greatly weaken the alliance's strength. If they didn't handle it well, the local tyrant's position would be lost, and they might even be swallowed up by other powers.
Then how would they solve the division of benefits within the alliance, and not let the alliance fall apart?
The enfeoffment system was the best choice.
The alliance leader was the emperor in name. The alliance members were the various feudal lords. The feudal lords were relatively independent, but they were united against outsiders.
In terms of historical development, the county system was naturally better than the feudal system. However, when it came to the game, there was no clear difference, and it varied from person to person.
Back to business.
After the establishment of Cliff Village, the expeditionary army began to get busy again.
The first thing was to move the temporary camp to Cliff Village.
Although Ouyang Shuo was Bing 'er's guardian and had the authority to manage the territory, he couldn't use his title on Bing' er to make Cliff Village break through the level limit.
Fortunately, the game was relatively free, and people could break through levels and build all kinds of buildings.
Therefore, except for the quarries, logging yards, salt works, farms, and ports that had already been built, the rest of the buildings would be planned according to the county city level.
Ouyang Shuo had also prepared all the architectural drawings.
Ouyang Shuo directly ordered that Cliff Village be renamed Cliff Mountain City.
Sun Xiaoyue was naturally in charge of the overall planning of Cliff Mountain City. During this time, Xiaoyue hadn't been idle. She had taken her design team and followed the Imperial Guard Brigade to visit the surrounding area.
The basic city plan had already taken shape.
According to the plan, the first thing was to build the city wall. The dangerous environment of Cliff State determined that only by building a strong city wall could safety be guaranteed and the people's hearts be at ease.
The city wall of Cliff Mountain City was planned to be divided into two parts, the inner city and the outer city. The inner city wall was three kilometers long, and the outer city wall was ten kilometers long. The scale of the city wall was built according to the city wall of Shanhai City.
Because of the limited manpower, they could only choose to build the inner city wall first.
Fortunately, the second batch of immigrants was already on the way and would arrive in Cliff State in a few days. After the second batch of immigrants arrived, the construction of Cliff Mountain City would definitely increase to a new speed.
Ouyang Shuo didn't intend to intervene in the specific construction of the city. He left it to Bai Nanpu and Sun Xiaoyue.
After the construction of Cliff Mountain City was completed, the government personnel that were brought over began to quickly set up according to the unified structure of the territory and put them to work.
Bai Nanpu was appointed by Ouyang Shuo as the acting mayor of Cliff Mountain City and was responsible for the early stages of construction. As for the official mayor, Ouyang Shuo still wanted to choose a strong person to oversee the city.
After settling the affairs of Cliff Mountain City, Ouyang Shuo prepared to return to Shanhai City.
Not only because there were a lot of things waiting for him to deal with in Shanhai City, but also because the 20th of February was the annual New Year's Eve. No matter what, he had to go back.
What worried Ouyang Shuo was that Song Jia was still training in the Five Fingers Mountain. Every day, Song Jia would report to Ouyang Shuo that she was safe through the Alliance channel.
According to Song Jia, her martial arts were on the verge of a breakthrough, and she couldn't return to Cliff Mountain City for the time being. She would probably spend the Spring Festival deep in the mountains.
As for the adventure mission that Ouyang Shuo mentioned, Song Jia didn't encounter it.
This kind of thing was even more dependent on luck. It couldn't be forced.
Gaia Year 2, 18th of February.
Ouyang Shuo arranged the affairs of Cliff Mountain properly and brought Bing'er and General Fan Lihua back to Shanhai City through the newly built teleportation portal.
As for the Imperial Guard Brigade, they still had to stay in Cliff Mountain City for a period of time. (To be continued.)
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