At this moment, a system announcement sounded in Ouyang Shuo's ears.
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Not Saying That You Have No Clothes. Godly Blacksmith Ou Yezi has settled in Shanhai City in the Glorious Wilderness. His territory title [Craftsmen Paradise] has been automatically upgraded to [Craftsmen Holy Land]. Congratulations!"
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As soon as the announcement was made, the entire China region was once again shocked. The players did not expect that the elusive Ou Yezi would be found in Shanhai City and even be allowed to settle there.
As expected of the number one territory in the China region. How domineering!
Praises and praises could be heard incessantly on the national channel.
Of course, there was jealousy, ridicule, and jealousy …
In short, all sorts of discordant voices could not be avoided.
Ouyang Shuo naturally did not pay attention to this. Instead, he checked the attributes of the [Craftsmen Holy Land].
[Title]: Craftsmen Holy Land (Godly Rank)
[Attribute]: Territory popularity increased by 20, skill proficiency of territory talents increased by 20, success rate of territory talents breaking through bottlenecks increased by 20, attraction rate of territory talents increased by 45.
[Characteristics]: Soul of Craftsmen (25% buff to craftsmen)
[Evaluation]: Ultimate Craftsmen Title, cannot be upgraded anymore
Compared to the [Craftsmen Paradise], the [Craftsmen Holy Land]'s attributes had almost doubled.
A God-level title was indeed extraordinary.
With the support of this title and the super strong support of the [Hundred Holy Lands], Ouyang Shuo was more and more confident in Liu Mo's industrial plan.
After all, the foundation of industrial development was a large number of skilled craftsmen.
Seeing that Ou Yezi could not wait for the steel, Ouyang Shuo smiled, left the Scarlet Night Sword and the Qilin Seal, and then turned to leave.
Back at the protectorate headquarters, Ouyang Shuo met with a person alone. It was Chamberlain of Dependencies, Zhang Yi.
Like the secretary's office, the Chamberlain of Dependencies operated independently of the four bureaus and reported directly to Ouyang Shuo. Since its establishment, its overall structure had been perfected and was ready to go.
According to Zhang Yi, they were already sharpening their swords and waiting for the Marquis's orders.
History was always strikingly similar.
During the Warring States Period, after Shang Yang's reforms, Qin became the leader of the seven warring states. The six countries east of Tongguan were at a loss in the face of Qin's aggressiveness.
Luoyang's Su Qin proposed a joint strategy to resist Qin. The basis of the Vertical Strategy was the geographical advantage formed by the alliance of the six countries.
In 333 BC, Su Qin's lobbying was successful. The envoys of the six states met at the river and formed an anti-Qin alliance. Su Qin served as the commander. The six states agreed on a joint action plan to resist Qin. The six states, whose territories were connected and whose interests were related, relied on their combined strength to survive in the face of the powerful Qin for a hundred years.
Later, King Huiwen used Zhang Yi's strategy to break Su Qin's strategy.
The origin of "vertical" and "horizontal" was said to be because "north-south" was called "vertical" and "east-west" was called "horizontal". The state of Qin was located in the west, and the six states were located in the east. The alliance of the six states was from the north to the south, so it was called the "Joint Vertical"; the alliance of the six states with Qin was from the east to the west, so it was called the "Joint Horizontal".
In the wilderness, Shanhai City conquered Chiyou City and flattened the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, becoming unprecedentedly powerful. This immediately caused the lords of the surrounding provinces to feel uneasy, and they all established cities. The four great provinces had already become "connected".
Shanhai City's current predicament was very similar to the historical Qin State.
Precisely because of this, Zhang Yi needed to come out and show his skills.
Of course, in the wilderness, because of the uncertainty of the lords of the players, to break this "Joint Horizontal" was probably many times more difficult than breaking the "Joint Vertical" of the six states in history.
Ouyang Shuo did not expect Zhang Yi to break it in one go.
Moreover, Ouyang Shuo did not have the patience to be like the historical Qin State and be in a stalemate with the six states for decades or even centuries. If he really waited that long, it would be too late.
"This Marquis hopes that the Chamberlain of Dependencies can open a gap in the encirclement of the four provinces."
Ouyang Shuo looked down at Zhang Yi and stated his request.
Zhang Yi nodded and said, "This official has some understanding of the four great cities. Comparing them to the historical Six States, it is not difficult to find that they all have their own weaknesses. "
"Oh? I would like to hear the details! "Ouyang Shuo was full of interest.
To be honest, Ouyang Shuo had never thought deeply about his four neighbors. As for Zhang Yi, he had probably started to think about these problems the day he entered the Chamberlain of Dependencies.
Due to this, Ouyang Shuo really wanted to hear Zhang Yi's opinion.
"The Lingnan City State in the east had a grudge with Shanhai City in the battle of Zhaoqing. It was this battle that made the feudal lords of the Southridge Province truly feel the threat of Shanhai City. They came to their senses and formed the first city-state in the wilderness, "Zhang Yi said.
"If that is the case, then they should be the most united. Where is their weakness?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
"The weakness is on Ruan Ping," Zhang Yi answered.
"Ruan Ping?" Ouyang Shuo did not understand.
"Yes." Zhang Yi nodded. "In the battle of Zhaoqing, the previous leader of the Lingnan City State, the leader of the Southern Alliance, Buddha He, quietly left. This gave Ruan Ping a chance to take over."
"This official sees that Ruan Ping is ambitious, but he has great ambitions but little talent. He also has a grudge against the marquis." Zhang Yi's intelligence work was done well. "Before this, when the city state was just being formed, the lords were still united. Once the situation stabilizes, Ruan Ping will definitely want to usurp even more power within the city. "
"This will create a grudge and estrangement with the lords who were previously close to Buddha He's faction. I'm afraid that a fierce battle between the old and the new factions will take place within the city. "
"Buddha He has already retired. How can his trusted aides win against Ruan Ping?" Ouyang Shuo asked in response.
No matter how bad Ruan Ping was, he was a young master of a prestigious family.
Compared to the other lords, Ruan Ping's scheming, shrewdness, connections, and means were not just a little bit higher. It would not be difficult to take care of Buddha He's old subordinates.
The wilderness was so merciless. Who would continue to advance under the banner of a loser?
Ouyang Shuo was deeply suspicious of this.
"If there are no outside forces interfering, as the marquis says, there is not much to see." Zhang Yi suddenly had an unfathomable expression. He folded his hands and said, "Marquis, please mobilize the power of the Black Snake Guards in Lingnan Province and cooperate with the Chamberlain of Dependencies to put on a good show in Lingnan City."
Ouyang Shuo's eyes lit up when he heard this. He said with a smile, "As you say, I will personally coordinate with the Black Snake Guards and ensure that we cooperate."
"Thank you, marquis!" Zhang Yi was overjoyed.
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