Because it was not a formal meeting, Ouyang Shuo purposely chose the back garden as the location.
At the southwest corner of the garden, there was a pond.
In the pond, carps and white geese were playing on the water surface.
Beside the pond, there were three pavilions arranged in a'T 'shape.
Surrounding the pavilions was a winding canal, the water was so clear that one could see the bottom, flowing rapidly.
This place was built according to the ancient meandering stream, it was quite elegant.
Such an elegant place was a good place to gather friends.
"Meandering stream, Brother Wuyi is so elegant!"
Even the wooden Bi 'an could not help but praise.
Although Bi 'an was a man of few words, he had done a lot of research on Chinese culture and was very cultured. Thus, he was very satisfied with Ouyang Shuo's meticulous arrangement.
Ouyang Shuo smiled, "Everyone, please feel free to sit!"
The three pavilions were already filled with tea, fruits and pastries.
After receiving Ouyang Shuo's instructions, the servants started to place wine cups filled with Three Flower Wine upstream. The wine cups flowed along the river, going around the pavilions and stopping in front of someone.
Ouyang Shuo took the initiative to invite Song Wen, Bright Moon Illuminates the River, Black Mamba, Xie Siyun, Bai Hua and Feng Qiuhuang, the three beauties to sit together.
Mu Lanyue, as half the host, invited Lin Jing, Thunder Sword Qi, Blue Phoenix, Violet, Red Eagle and Cyan Yi, the seven girls to sit together.
In the last pavilion, Dragon Seeking Acupuncture Point, Bi 'an, Siege Lion, Fat Tiger and Song Wu sat together.
Among the three tables, Ouyang Shuo's table was the most important.
The only reason Song Wen was invited was because of his "brother-in-law".
Of course, when the banquet started, everyone could freely walk between the three pavilions.
Such a unique arrangement made Bai Hua and the rest feel at home.
The entire morning was basically just idle chatting.
They could take the opportunity to discuss some cooperation, some one-on-one, some man-to-many.
Ouyang Shuo took the opportunity to talk about the coal cooperation with Feng Qiuhuang.
The large steel mill led by Liu Mo had basically been completed. The steel mill was located downstream of the canyon, opposite the pier, in the Pool City area.
This place had both a water source and wood resources. Before there was coal, they could only use wood to make charcoal, which was the main fuel for the steel mill.
In addition, building the steel mill next to the river would also facilitate the transportation of finished steel products.
Feng Qiuhuang naturally had no objections to such a large order.
Just as Ouyang Shuo had deduced, the Fallen Phoenix County was filled with coal resources. To her, it was just arranging for some miners. After Fallen Phoenix City's advancement, she was worried about where to raise construction funds.
According to Liu Mo's estimation, Shanhai City would have to purchase at least 1,500 gold coins worth of coal from Fallen Phoenix City every month starting from next month.
"Wuyi, you're really the God of Wealth!"
After signing the electronic contract, Feng Qiuhuang chuckled, clearly in a good mood.
Bai Hua, who was sitting at the side, saw that the two of them had finished discussing business and interrupted, "Fengwu, don't be fooled by him!"
"Ah?" Feng Qiuhuang was confused.
Bai Hua shook his head and said, "What is Wuyi's purpose in spending so much money on the steel mill?" Without waiting for Feng Qiuhuang's reply, Bai Hua continued, "It's all for the sake of refining good steel to make weapons and equipment."
At this point, if Feng Qiuhuang still didn't understand, she wouldn't be Feng Qiuhuang.
That's right, the weapons and equipment forged by Shanhai City were going to be sold to them.
Wool comes from the sheep's back.
In the end, they still had to foot the bill for the steel mill.
Unfortunately, they couldn't reject the weapons and equipment sold by Shanhai City.
In other words, she was working for Wuyi as a free miner. How displeasing.
After thinking it through, Feng Qiuhuang's expression became somewhat gloomy.
Ouyang Shuo smiled bitterly. He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad to have two such shrewd partners.
"Fengwu, don't listen to Bai Hua. No matter what, at least you've made a profit, haven't you?"
Feng Qiuhuang shook her head and sighed, "I can only think of it that way."
"Speaking of equipment, Wuyi, when will the equipment you promised be available to us?" Bai Hua took the opportunity to change the topic to the military trade.
Feng Qiuhuang was also very concerned about this question.
In the Shanhai Alliance, other than Shanhai City, Lingxi City and Fallen Phoenix City had the strongest military.
Although they weren't as self-sufficient as Shanhai City, which had warships, crossbows, Tang knives, lances, infantry armor, and Radiant Armor, they still had trump cards.
Lingxi City's forte was siege weapons and shields.
Fallen Phoenix City's forte was the Iron Floating Armor and heavy swords.
Shanhai City also had a need for these four items.
Needless to say, Ouyang Shuo had been drooling over catapults for a long time.
During the battle of Lianzhou, the catapults brought by the Yan Huang Alliance made Shanhai City suffer.
The shields forged by Lingxi City through the technical manual would definitely be better than those forged by Shanhai City's weapons workshop. It was perfect for equipping the mountain barbarians' heavy infantry.
Although the Iron Floating Armor had similar functions to the Radiant Armor, Shanhai City needed it as well. Compared to the Iron Floating Armor, the Radiant Armor was too exquisite and expensive, making it unsuitable for large-scale cavalry.
Heavy swords were even more so.
Bai Qi was most proficient with heavy swords. His former Iron Eagle Swordsmen all used heavy swords as well.
After becoming the commander of the Dragonxiang Legion, Bai Qi could form a personal guard battalion.
Bai Qi's idea was to train another Iron Eagle Swordsman.
Unfortunately, compared to the Tang knives and lances, the forging of heavy swords was fundamentally different. If he relied on the weapons workshop, he wouldn't be able to forge heavy swords that met Bai Qi's requirements.
The only way was to purchase them from Fallen Phoenix City.
Because they were specialized in one area, Lingxi City and Fallen Phoenix City already had the conditions to export their equipment.
Although it had been less than two months since Bai Hua obtained the 'Siege Weapon Manufacturing Technical Manual', he had the blueprints for the siege weapons, making them relatively simple to manufacture. Secondly, siege weapons didn't require large-scale equipment.
As for Fallen Phoenix City, it was limited by its own military strength. The Iron Floating Armor's requirements for warhorses were similar to the Radiant Armor's.
Fallen Phoenix City couldn't compare to Shanhai City, where they could form two or three cavalry divisions.
After nearly a year of rapid development, Shanhai City's military also had the conditions to export.
The three of them hit it off and after a discussion, they decided to implement the equipment exchange plan.
Ouyang Shuo used 12000 Tang knives to exchange for 10000 shields from Bai Hua to equip the two mountain barbarian heavy infantry brigades of the Dragonxiang Legion's 3rd Division. Each soldier would be equipped with two shields.
Then, he used 800 sets of infantry armors to exchange for 200 catapults from Bai Hua.
Ouyang Shuo used 1500 Tang knives to exchange for 1000 heavy swords from Feng Qiuhuang for Bai Qi's Iron Eagle Swordsman. Similarly, each Iron Eagle Swordsman would be equipped with two heavy swords.
Then, he used 7000 strong bows to exchange for 3000 sets of Iron Floating Armor.
3000 sets of Iron Floating Armor was enough to form a heavy cavalry brigade.
Bai Hua and Feng Qiuhuang also came to an agreement.
The three of them agreed that the weapons and equipment that were sold after the agreement was fulfilled would be the first priority. The meaning was clear. Before the agreement was fulfilled, the weapons and equipment could not be sold.
The seemingly inconspicuous exchange agreement had, in fact, solidified the three territories' position as the first priority in the Alliance of Mountains and Seas. It would be extremely difficult for the other territories to shake them.
It couldn't be helped. Who told the other territories to not be able to get their hands on the weapons and equipment manufacturing manuals?
Ouyang Shuo also hoped that each member would have one or two trump cards.
After all, the strength of a territory was limited.
Even Shanhai City couldn't produce all types of weapons and equipment.
Seeing that the three leaders had come to an agreement, Xie Siyun couldn't remain calm.
The weapons and equipment produced by the territory were not only attractive to the lords, but also to the leaders of the guilds like her.
Among the various types of weapons and equipment, the shields, heavy swords, and strong bows were the most popular among adventure-type players. As for full-body armor, because it was too cumbersome, it wasn't popular among adventure-type players.
Only general players, who had mounts, would love these cumbersome armors.
Similarly, the Tang knife was an unpopular weapon in the eyes of adventure-type players. It was more suitable for the battlefield.
Adventure-Type players loved swords the most.
The standard equipment produced by the territory was divided into three levels: Soldier, Sergeant, and General. They corresponded to Gold, Dark Gold, and Purple Gold equipment respectively.
After a year of accumulation, Gold equipment was no longer rare among adventure-type players. High-level players all had at least one or two pieces of Gold equipment.
Dark Gold equipment was still rare, and only high-level players would have one or two pieces.
As for Purple Gold equipment, it was already the highest grade of equipment.
As such, the standard equipment produced by the territory was the most suitable for the guild's elite groups.
Compared to the lords, the leaders of the guilds didn't lack money.
In fact, from a certain perspective, the leaders of the guilds were even richer than the lords.
This was because, with the improvement of the guild's warehouse system, as well as the maturity of the guild's gold farming groups, the amount of public funds available to the leaders of the guilds was considerable.
This was the reason why the leaders of the guilds spent so much money in the second system auction.
At the auction, Lin Jing borrowed 13000 gold from Ouyang Shuo, and he paid it all back in just two months. On the other hand, Bai Hua borrowed 10000 gold from Ouyang Shuo, and he still hadn't paid it all back.
Comparing the two, one could see the advantages of the guilds in this area.
It wasn't that the lords didn't have money, but that the territory's financial income had to be invested into the territory's construction and military expenses. Many times, if the management wasn't good, the territory wouldn't be able to make ends meet.
After Lingxi County was promoted to Lingxi County, the demand for funds skyrocketed.
Not to mention the fact that Bai Hua didn't borrow money through the Bank of the Four Seas was already quite amazing. And this was the result of Cool Breeze Pavilion's full support. (To be continued.)
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