According to the usual practice, the construction of public facilities would take up the majority of the financial expenditure. However, with the establishment of the county government, this expenditure would gradually be borne by the county government.
What required the Southern Border Protectorate to take the lead was to plan the official road and relay station system that covered the entire territory.
Other than opening up the official road in a county, the Southern Border Protectorate would have to plan and construct the official road and relay station system between counties and bear half of the construction expenses.
The first task was to completely open up the mountain road between Lianzhou County and Wuzhou County, thus realizing Shanhai City's control over Wuzhou County and Zhaoqing County.
Other than that, the construction company also planned to open up a mountain road near Duanren Prefecture's Gushan County to connect the two counties on land.
Currently, Shanhai City could only travel to Leizhou County by sea. Although the sea route was convenient, it was more of a trade route. It was more convenient for the people to communicate by land.
Ouyang Shuo gathered all the ministers to discuss the next year's financial budget and another important matter, which was to discuss the city's municipal standards, pollution discharge standards, and planning the territory's water conservancy system.
The goal was to promote Shanhai City's municipal construction experience to the entire territory.
The construction of Shanhai City could be said to be a perfect example of the combination of ancient architectural arts and modern architectural theories. Not only did it retain the subtle, dignified, and elegant beauty of China's classical architecture, but it was supplemented by modern urban planning and municipal construction theories. The two perfectly complemented and complemented each other.
As for the territory's water conservancy system, it was naturally to serve the territory's agriculture. In order to increase the production of crops and increase the crops' ability to resist risks, a perfect water conservancy system was naturally indispensable.
The Southern Border's waterways were crisscrossed, but there was no shortage of water. On the contrary, there was the danger of flooding. Therefore, it was necessary to rationally plan and modify the territory's water system, as well as build reservoirs.
For four to five days, Ouyang Shuo stayed in his study and did not go out at all.
There was an endless stream of ministers entering and exiting the study.
Sometimes, when the discussion reached a critical point, they even forgot to eat.
As for discussing late into the night, that was a common occurrence.
During this process, plans that concerned the territory's lifeline for the next year were produced one after another.
On the 24th day of the twelfth month, after Fan Li and Xi Shi, the Black Snake Guards found Master Swordsmith Ou Yezi and invited him back to Shanhai City to help Ouyang Shuo forge swords.
Ou Yezi, from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period, was the founder of China's ancient swordsmithing.
In his youth, Ou Yezi learned metallurgy from his uncle and started to forge swords, iron hoes, iron axes, and other tools.
He was able to use, and he had a strong body and could endure hard work. Ou Yezi discovered the difference between the properties of copper and iron and forged the first iron sword "Longyuan", creating a precedent for cold weapons in China.
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. Ou Yezi had no intention of selling his swords to the royal family. After appearing in the wilderness, his only goal was to find a new place to forge swords and forge swords again.
Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to give up.
This was not something that could be forced.
Ouyang Shuo was looking for Ou Yezi mainly to ask him to reseal the Scarlet Dragon's soul sealed in the Golden Qilin Seal into the Scarlet Night Sword to complete its advancement.
Ouyang Shuo was not the most excited about Ou Yezi's visit. It was Wang Hao.
Wang Hao was the territory's first master blacksmith. He was also the division chief of the First Workshop.
Ouyang Shuo's Sky Demon Spear was forged by Wang Hao.
To a blacksmith like Wang Hao, Ou Yezi was like the ancestor of all blacksmiths.
If blacksmiths, or more accurately, swordsmiths, could form a sect, then Ou Yezi would be the grandmaster and representative of the sect.
Therefore, Wang Hao prepared the largest and grandest swordsmithing room in the First Workshop for Ou Yezi's use. This swordsmithing room had been specially modified by the Seventh Research Institute.
Next to the swordsmithing room was a boiler that could forge steel.
As a swordsmithing master, Ou Yezi was very sensitive to materials. Otherwise, he would not have discovered the difference in properties between copper and iron.
Therefore, how could Ou Yezi be indifferent to the superior properties of iron and steel?
After learning about it from Wang Hao, he was immediately fascinated by the material.
Ouyang Shuo, who was following behind Ouyang Yezi, revealed a proud smile when he saw this. He knew that for a swordsmith like Ou Yezi, steel had an extraordinary charm.
This time, even if Ouyang Shuo asked Ou Yezi to leave, Ou Yezi would not be willing.
Facing Ou Yezi's further inquiry, Wang Hao showed a troubled expression.
Although the person in front of him was his grandmaster, the smithing technique was the territory's top secret. Even if Wang Hao was ten times more courageous, he would not dare to reveal it to Ou Yezi.
"Master, this …" Wang Hao hesitated.
Seeing this, Ou Yezi came to a realization. He was a swordsmithing master, so of course he knew. How could an outsider covet such a secret? Wasn't his swordsmithing technique the same?
Thinking of this, Ou Yezi turned around and bowed slightly to Ouyang Shuo. He said sincerely, "Marquis, please accept me. I can take a look at the profoundness of this material."
Ou Yezi had a feeling that with this material, he would have a new inspiration for swordsmithing. In the future, it would not be impossible for him to forge a divine weapon like the Seven-Star Dragon Well.
It could even be said that he might be able to touch the Sacred Weapon that no one had reached yet.
Since that was the case, why would Ou Yezi continue to search for a place to forge swords?
Wasn't Shanhai City the best place to forge swords?
As for his previous bold words, it was not a big deal for Ou Yezi to go back on his words.
A swordsmithing master was a sword fanatic.
Since he was a sword fanatic, he did not need to care about the ways of the world.
Only then would he be able to focus on one thing.
Ouyang Shuo said with a smile, "It is a great fortune for the territory that Master can settle in Shanhai City." Naturally, he did not mention Ou Yezi's bold words.
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