[Star Alliance] was not only interested in [A Thread].
Rumor had it that Star Sage Dust was still pursuing the leader of [A Thread], Love Thread.
Gossip about love made this matter even more eye-catching.
For a while, the capital became the focus of adventure-type players.
Ouyang Shuo also had thoughts about [A Thread].
Previously, Ouyang Shuo had been recruiting potential life profession players through the [Mourning Snow Rose Mercenary Group]. [A Thread] was highly compatible with his needs.
Ouyang Shuo was waiting for an opportunity.
He had already ordered Black Snake to mobilize the power of the Black Snake Guards and pay close attention to the progress of the capital.
Ouyang Shuo remembered that in his previous life, [A Thread] was eventually suppressed by [Crisscrossing Sword Aura]. The strange thing was that [A Thread] did not join [Crisscrossing Sword Aura]. Instead, it completely disappeared from the sight of the players.
The whereabouts of the [A Thread] became a mystery.
Rumor had it that [A Thread] became disheartened and completely retired, becoming a casual player.
As the month of March drew to a close, the footsteps of spring came slowly.
With the breath of spring, everything began to recover, and the wilderness once again became full of vitality.
Spring was the start of the year.
For the lords, the spring sowing season had already quietly arrived.
After experiencing an unforgettable food crisis, every lord did not dare to slack off. They personally supervised the spring sowing in their territories to ensure the harvest of the first half of the year.
On the 25th of March, Ouyang Shuo ended his inspection of Lianzhou County and returned to Shanhai City.
As soon as he returned, Meng Zhida, the manager of the Bank of the Four Seas, came to find him.
After a few months of preparation, the first batch of banknotes was finally printed.
Meng Zhida rushed over to hand over the banknotes to Ouyang Shuo for approval.
Ouyang Shuo took a banknote with a face value of 100 gold coins from Meng Zhida and examined it.
In ancient times, there were only two colors, black and white.
The banknote in front of him was slightly larger than the 100 yuan banknote in reality. The pattern on the back of the banknote was a panoramic view of the Lianzhou Basin, which was sampled from the [Geomancy Map of Lianzhou].
The front used the logo of the lord's flag.
Previously, Meng Zhida suggested using Ouyang Shuo's portrait, but he rejected it.
In addition to the quality of the printing, the key point was how to deal with the security of the banknote.
Due to the limited conditions in ancient times, Meng Zhida could only adopt a primitive method, which was to stamp the seal of the Marquis of Lianzhou on each banknote.
The Lianzhou Marquis Seal was the seal of the feudal vassals and could not be imitated. There was only one such seal in the world.
Anyone who dares to imitate it will have their entire family exterminated.
With Ouyang Shuo's approval, the banknotes would be officially released on April 1st.
Coincidentally, the equipment that he had given to Snow Rose to sell had also been sold out.
In the end, Ouyang Shuo obtained 286,700 gold coins. One hundred and thirty thousand gold coins were used to cover the cost of establishing the Blacksnake Guard.
Ouyang Shuo kept another fifty thousand gold coins as backup, and the remaining one hundred thousand gold coins were all invested into the Bank of the Four Seas to support the issuance of paper money.
It just so happened that Ouyang Shuo also needed to increase his support for Tianshuang County through the Bank of the Four Seas.
Although Song Wen's' brother-in-law 'lacked boldness, he was very experienced when it came to handling matters. With Ouyang Shuo's support, he officially established the [Mountain and Sea Alliance-Heavenly Frost Alliance] in Lingnan to fight against the [Southern Alliance].
All of a sudden, the lords of Southridge began a new round of selection.
Of course, the leader of the [Southern Alliance], Buddha He, was not someone easy to deal with.
The confrontation between the two had just begun.
Ouyang Shuo naturally sat on the fishing platform and watched the storm in Lingnan.
The next day, accompanied by Du Ruhui, Ouyang Shuo attended the unveiling ceremony of the Military Force Lecture Hall.
In fact, as early as a week ago, the Army Martial Arts Lecture Hall had already been completed. It was only because they were waiting for Ouyang Shuo, the Lord and Honorary Principal of the Military Force Lecture Hall, that the unveiling ceremony was delayed until now.
After the unveiling, a system announcement spread throughout the China server.
"System Announcement: The representative of the School of the Military, War Saint Sun Wu, has settled down in the Shan Hai Territory to preside over the Military Lecture Hall and accept disciples. At the same time, he has fulfilled the three requirements for a school to settle down in the Shan Hai City.
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"System Announcement: The School of the Military of the Hundred Schools of Thought has officially entered Shanhai City. Shanhai City will be given the title of [Holy Land of the Military] as a reward. Congratulations to player 'Don't Say You're Naked'!"
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The unveiling of the Land Army Martial Lecture Hall meant that the militarists now had a public dojo in Shanhai City.
The first batch of students from the Land Army Martial Arts Hall had a total of 100 students, and they were divided into Class A and Class B. The students were all active-duty officers recommended by the various divisions, which just happened to fulfill the third condition for the Guild to be stationed in the territory.
With that, the School of the Military entering Shanhai City was naturally a matter of course.
As soon as the announcement was made, the China server naturally became lively again.
Fortunately, when the news of War Saint Sun Wu settling down in Shanhai City came out, the players already had a premonition that the School of the Military would be taken in by Shanhai City sooner or later, so they weren't too surprised.
All they felt was envy.
With this influence, the Military Force Lecture Hall also officially became famous in the China server.
However, Ouyang Shuo felt a little regretful. This was because the School of the Military wasn't one of the "Ten Schools of the Nine Classes". The entry of the School of the Military wouldn't be of any help to the [Hundred Schools of Thought Contend Again] mission that he had previously accepted.
The Ten Schools of Thought referred to the School of Confucianism, School of Taoism, School of Mohism, School of Legalism, School of Yin-Yang, School of Vertical and Horizontal, School of Miscellany, School of Agriculture, and School of Novels. The School of Novels of the Ten Schools of Thought belonged to the category of arts and literature.
The School of the Military only appeared later. During the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, when hundreds of schools of thought contended, the School of the Military didn't form its own school. Therefore, the School of the Military wasn't included in the list of the Ten Schools of the Nine Classes.
Ouyang Shuo suppressed the regret in his heart and checked the attributes of the title [Holy Land of the Military].
[Holy Land of the Military]: The leveling speed of soldiers increased by 10, the success rate of territorial generals breaking through bottlenecks increased by 10, the quality of territorial soldiers increased by 15, and the morale of territorial troops increased by 10.
After checking the attributes, Ouyang Shuo's regret immediately disappeared. The title [Holy Land of the Military] was simply a comprehensive upgrade for the territorial army. It was really too powerful.
It could be foreseen that with the blessing of this title, the army would welcome a large number of mid-level generals in the future. Even high-level generals would no longer be an extravagant hope.
Compared to this, the [Hundred Schools of Thought Contend Again] was not important.
Of course, if he completed the [Hundred Schools of Thought Contend Again], he would be rewarded with the title [Holy Land of Culture]. Its attributes would definitely be even more terrifying. Just thinking about it made him excited.
27th of March, Shanhai City.
After the North Sea Fleet completed the escort mission of the third batch of immigrants, they had already returned to the North Sea Port under Ouyang Shuo's instructions.
The scattered pirates around Jingzhou Island had already been wiped out by the North Sea Fleet. In addition, Cliff Mountain City had already established a foothold in the Cliff Province, so they naturally didn't need the protection of the North Sea Fleet.
Even if they needed it, they would establish a new naval fleet in the Cliff Province.
The North Sea Fleet's responsibility was still to protect North Sea City, guard the sea passes of Lianzhou County, and patrol the waters of the North Bay at the same time.
Therefore, strictly speaking, the North Sea Fleet was a naval fleet that fought in the coastal waters.
With the establishment of the Dragon Elephant Legion and the Tiger Brave Legion, the development of the territorial navy seemed to be lagging behind. There were two reasons for this. One was that the construction of the fortress ships required a period of time, and the other was the lack of naval generals.
If the construction of the fortress ships could be solved with time, then the lack of naval generals was somewhat fatal and almost unsolvable.
The current commander of the navy, Pei Donglai, was only a mid-level general. Whether it was experience or knowledge, it was really difficult for him to carry the flag of the navy.
If they really forced him to do something beyond his capabilities, he would only be crushed by Pei Donglai.
Previously, when Ouyang Shuo was inspecting North Sea City, Pei Donglai had made a few suggestions on the development of the navy, which greatly touched Ouyang Shuo.
During this period, Ouyang Shuo had taken the time to study some naval classics from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. He had gradually developed a clearer idea about the construction of the territory's navy.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo specially summoned Du Ruhui and Pei Donglai to discuss the construction of the territory's navy.
The three of them discussed in Ouyang Shuo's study for a whole day before deciding on the development plan of the territory's navy. At the same time, they made a fundamental change in the navy's current structure.
According to the plan, the territory's navy would be divided into four levels: navy, fleet, formation, and navy battalion. The navy was equivalent to an army, the fleet was equivalent to an army, and the formation was equivalent to a division.
The Nanyang Navy would be established to be responsible for the entire Southern Ocean's maritime operations. There would be a commander of the navy, with the rank of admiral. Under the Nanyang Navy, there would be a number of fleets based on the specific situation.
The North Sea Fleet would be officially renamed the North Sea Bay Fleet, mainly responsible for the North Sea Bay's maritime operations. There would be a commander of the navy.
The North Sea Bay Fleet would belong to the Nanyang Navy. At the same time, they would also plan to establish the Cliff Mountain Fleet in Cliff Province. Different from the North Sea Bay Fleet, the future Cliff Mountain Fleet would mainly be responsible for the Southern Ocean's maritime operations.
The North Sea Bay Fleet and the Cliff Mountain Fleet would be the two main fleets of the Nanyang Navy.
The North Sea Bay Fleet would have four formations.
The current North Sea Fleet would be reorganized into the North Sea Bay Fleet's first formation. There would be a commander of the navy. The first formation would be divided into several navy battalions, each with a battalion commander.
The biggest difference between the navy and the army was that the navy would be reduced to one brigade.
Pei Donglai's position would also be officially established as the commander of the Nanyang Navy's North Sea Bay Fleet's first formation.
The commander of the navy and the commander of the navy would be temporarily vacant.
At the same time, a general plan was made for the fleet's warship structure.
The most basic structure would be a navy battalion, with at least one tower ship as the flagship, four Liao Fighting Ships as the main warships, and twelve Scarlet Horse Boats as reconnaissance warships.
Apart from the Scarlet Horse Boats, each warship would have a captain, a first officer, a second officer, and a third officer. Because the Scarlet Horse Boats were small, they were only responsible for reconnaissance and would only have one captain.
At this point, the Shanhai City Navy could be considered to be on the right track. (To be continued.)
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