Ouyang Shuo went on to announce the second matter after making adjustments to the Supplies Department.
He looked around and said with a smile, "I've decided to start a large project before the winter break is over and the construction of the territory has come to an end. The manpower and resources required for this project will be astonishing. That's why I've brought it up to discuss with everyone. "
Cui Yingyou smiled, "Big Brother, just say what you want. There's no need to beat around the bush."
Ouyang Shuo glared at her and said, "The current fences in the territory were built when we were still a first rank village. The defensive strength of the fences has already been challenged since the wild beasts attacked the city. Now that we're about to be promoted to a first rank village, there's a need to upgrade the fences. "
Zhao Dewang and Zhao Dexian nodded involuntarily. They were the ones who built the fences. Thinking back to the time when Shanhai Village had just been established, they were quite emotional and naturally had a deep impression of it.
As the director of the construction division, Zhao Dewang spoke first, "There are two ways to upgrade the fences. One is to tear down the existing fences and rebuild them in their original location. The other is to keep the current fences and build a new wall around them. What does the sire think? "
"The current fences were built according to the standards of a third rank village. Seeing that the territory is about to be upgraded, they can no longer meet the requirements and naturally have to be torn down. My opinion is to build a new wall according to the standards of a third rank village, which is a square with a side length of three kilometers. "Ouyang Shuo replied.
"Since that's the case, what materials are you going to use for the new wall? Earth walls, brick walls, or brick and soil mixed walls? "Zhao Dewang had been in charge of the construction division for a long time and had some experience with construction.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head and said, "These three materials are too common. This wall will be preserved permanently. Even if the city expands in the future, it can still be used as an inner wall. Therefore, I've decided to use pure stone to build this wall. The specifications of the wall will be based on the city wall. The wall will be nine meters tall and five meters wide. I've estimated that the entire wall will require nearly sixty thousand units of stone. I'll give the construction division a month. Do you have the confidence to complete this huge project? "
Zhao Dewang's scalp went numb and he said slowly, "According to the sire's requirements, an average of twenty thousand units of stone will be consumed every day. Just the quarry alone required 400 people to meet the demand of the stone materials. In addition, the Construction Department will need at least three to four hundred craftsmen. "
Ouyang Shuo looked at Gu Xiuwen and asked, "Can the Household Registration Office make the necessary arrangements?"
"If we reduce the population of the other industries, we should be able to accommodate them. More importantly, we're about to be promoted to a first-class town. When that time comes, we'll have more people. "Gu Xiuwen was full of confidence.
"That's good!"
"Big brother, as the Chief Officer of the Financial Sector, I must remind you. With such a huge manpower consumption, just the salary alone will be a huge sum. You have to be mentally prepared, "Cui Yingyou interrupted.
"The reason why I delayed this project until it was privatized was to provide an opportunity for the villagers to earn some extra money. Now that it was the winter break, both farmers and herdsmen had nothing to do, so they could participate in the construction of the city wall. With the territory's current financial situation, we can still support it, "Ouyang Shuo explained with a smile.
Cui Yingpomo nodded and said nothing more.
At this moment, Fan Zhongyan stood up and said, "Since the Lord has such ambition, why don't you do it more thoroughly? This subordinate suggests that the new city wall should still have three gates. Every gate should be built with a watchtower. At the same time, the four corners of the city wall should be built with turrets to further improve the defensive capabilities of the city wall. "
"Not bad. In addition, this subordinate suggests that we can start the excavation work of the moat now. We can divert running water from the Friendship River upstream and dig an eight meter wide moat. Then, we can divert it to the main stream of the canyon on the east side, forming a complete river system. This will not only help improve the city's defensive capabilities, but it will also make it convenient for the villagers to fetch water. It's killing two birds with one stone. "Tian Wenjing was not to be outdone.
After listening to the two ministers' suggestions, Ouyang Shuo made a decision and said, "The two of you have very good suggestions. Let's plan the project according to them. The administrative department will be fully responsible for it, and the Material Reserve Department and the Financial Sector will cooperate. "
Everyone nodded. Being able to participate in such a huge project made their blood boil. It was conceivable that after the project was completed, Shanhai Village's defensive capabilities would increase by several levels.
After the discussion was over, everyone dispersed.
At three o 'clock in the afternoon, all the skilled people were invited to the Lord's Mansion's conference hall to participate in the signing ceremony of the Material Reserve Department and the shop's entrustment agreement.
The ceremony was presided over by the newly appointed Material Reserve Department Manager, Tian Wenjing, and Ouyang Shuo was invited to attend. Lu Guangzhi, the manager of the Advanced Wood Workshop, and Mu Qingsi, the manager of the Premium Tailor Shop, sat in the front row.
Zheng Shanpao, representing the Carriage Department, signed the entrustment agreement with the Wood Workshop for Wooden Oxen and Flowing Horses. Du Xiaolan, representing the Material Reserve Department, signed the entrustment agreement with the Tailor Shop for ready-made garments.
Witnessing the signing of these two huge orders with their own eyes, the skilled people who were invited to attend the meeting became full of confidence, and they could not wait to go all out.
The effect of setting an example was huge. Uncle Kang, a senior fisher, expressed on the spot that he was willing to sign the agreement with the Material Reserve Department as the fishermen's representative. Before the privatization, the fishermen had already contributed nearly 20,000 units of cured fish to the territory, and all of them were now stored in the territory's warehouse.
After the privatization, the fishermen's cured fish were mainly exported through the primary market. Ouyang Shuo did not intend to make a profit from the price difference. After deducting the 20% transaction tax collected by the primary market, he purchased the cured fish at the price of 12 copper coins per unit. The territory mainly obtained its profits through collecting business tax.
After the agreement was signed, everyone dispersed.
After the matter was settled, Ouyang Shuo called the Material Reserve Department and asked them to arrange for people to transport all the cured fish from before to the primary market to be sold. In addition, of the 310,000 units of meat obtained previously, 160,000 units of cured meat were preserved. Except for the 60,000 units of cured meat that were reserved, the rest were all sold together.
The 20,000 units of cured fish and 10,000 units of cured meat were sold at 15 copper coins per unit for a total of 180 gold coins. After deducting the 20% transaction tax, the net profit was 144 gold coins. It had to be said that while the market provided convenience for the lord, it was also sucking the lord's blood.
Now, Ouyang Shuo had a total of 246 gold coins in his storage bag. Since he had money, he made up his mind and spent 120 gold coins to buy the dark gold tailor's toolkit that he promised to give to Qing 'er.
[Name]: Tailor's Toolkit (Dark Gold)
[Attribute]: Increases Tailoring Efficiency by 25, Increases Tailoring Skill Proficiency by 15
[Evaluation]: A tailor's dream equipment, a must-have for a master-level tailor.
On his way back from the market, when he passed by the tailor's shop, Ouyang Shuo gave the tailor's toolkit that he had just bought to Qing 'er. The little girl was overjoyed.
When he returned to the lord's mansion, it was already six o 'clock in the evening. Ouyang Shuo simply went back to his room and logged off.
The next morning, Ouyang Shuo first went to the military camp to change the professions of the six new soldiers. Of the five who had been seriously injured in the last extermination of the bandit camp, except for one who died, the other four were also arranged to be discharged.
Although the cavalry platoon had suffered great losses in the extermination of the bandit camp this time, it was not without gains. Not to mention the large number of weapons and equipment they had seized to ensure that the cavalry platoon had enough spare equipment.
More importantly, after this fierce battle, most of the first 50 veterans had been promoted to rank 5 soldiers. Zhang Daniu, Zhao Sihu, and the other squad leaders had been promoted to rank 7 elite soldiers in one fell swoop.
Even the newly recruited soldiers this time were mostly promoted to rank 3 soldiers. Some outstanding ones were even promoted to rank 4 soldiers in one fell swoop. These outstanding recruits were naturally appointed as squad leaders by Shi Wansui. After this battle, the seven vacant squad leaders were all filled.
Among the seven squad leaders, there were two particularly outstanding ones. Shi Wansui introduced them to Ouyang Shuo. One was called Zhou Feng, 23 years old, and was appointed as the second squad leader of the cavalry platoon. The other was called Liao Kai, 25 years old, and was appointed as the third squad leader of the cavalry platoon.
When he returned to the Lord's Mansion, Tian Wenjing was already waiting for him in the office. Ouyang Shuo first poured a cup of tea for himself and said with a smile, "Sir, you don't come without a reason, do you?!"
Tian Wenjing said expressionlessly, "My lord is making fun of me. It's like this. Yesterday, I investigated the territory's animal husbandry. Right now, the entire animal husbandry is a bit monotonous. There are only two types of pigs and cows. "
"Indeed, what do you think, Sir?"
"I wouldn't dare. In my opinion, other than large animals like pigs, horses, cows, and goats, small poultry like chickens, ducks, and geese can also be raised. What does my lord think? "Tian Wenjing said.
Ouyang Shuo slapped his head hard with a depressed expression. "Aiya, why didn't I think of that? My thinking was completely wrong. I was only thinking about how to domesticate animals in the wild, but I neglected these small poultry. Fortunately, I had Sir's guidance, or else I would have missed the important matter. Sir, do you think that this kind of poultry can be raised on a large scale in the territory? Or is it better to directly distribute it to each household? "
"At the end of the day, the territory is still a relatively closed circle. If we raise it on a large scale, it will be very difficult to find a market, and the profits won't be high. In my opinion, it's better to directly distribute it to each household and let the villagers freely raise it. It will also enrich the villagers' dining tables. "Tian Wenjing said calmly.
Tian Wenjing was indeed experienced. He had just taken over the Resource Reserve Department, but he was already able to fill in the gaps and provide suggestions on his own initiative. With Tian Wenjing in charge of the Resource Reserve Department, he could completely relax.
"Alright, we'll do as Sir says. Arrange for someone to follow me to the market. I'll go buy chickens, ducks, and geese right now. The Resource Reserve Department will put them up for sale in the grain stores. "Ouyang Shuo said straightforwardly.
Tian Wenjing nodded and got up to make the arrangements.
Ouyang Shuo once again went to the market. An egg was 3 copper coins, a duck egg was 4 copper coins, and a goose egg was 5 copper coins. He bought 20,000 eggs, 20,000 duck eggs, and 10,000 goose eggs in one go, spending a total of 19 gold coins. He specially instructed the staff of the Resource Reserve Department to tell them the price of all kinds of eggs to be sold to the villagers at half of the original price. It was strictly forbidden to raise the price without permission.
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