"Then exclude items [7] and [10]," Ouyang Shuo said.
Be it special items or random rewards, there was too much randomness. It did not match Ouyang Shuo's style. As a Lord, he prioritized stability over anything else. He did not have the mentality of a gambler.
Out of the remaining four options, item 2 was a special building, while item 5 was an additional chance to use a hidden building. These two options were mandatory.
There was no need to mention special buildings. Every one of them was extremely valuable.
As for the chance to use a hidden building, Ouyang Shuo could use it on the [Hiring Hall] or the [Silver Prayer Tower]. The one with the highest price-to-performance ratio was naturally the [Hiring Hall].
This also meant that Ouyang Shuo could use the [Hiring Hall] twice in the next two days. He was looking forward to seeing what kind of historical talents he would summon these two times.
Finally, between merit points and the manual, Ouyang Shuo chose the merit points as a reward.
Although 20,000 merit points was not a lot, Ouyang Shuo could not miss any opportunity to obtain merit points if he wanted to advance to Duke as soon as possible.
As for the manual, he could only reluctantly part with it.
After Ouyang Shuo made his choice, the system notification sounded right on time.
"System Notification: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has No Clothes. In the second year of Gaia's annihilation of the Wilderness Peasant Rebellion, you have contributed greatly. You are hereby rewarded with 20,000 merit points, a special building blueprint and an additional chance to use a hidden building. As encouragement, congratulations player!"
With a "whoosh", a building blueprint appeared in Ouyang Shuo's hand.
[Nautical Lighthouse]: A building located on the coast, harbor or river. It is used to guide ships. Construction requirements: Nautical Lighthouse Building Blueprint, 5000 units of wood, 10000 units of green bricks, 5000 units of stone. Construction time: Five days.
In the tenth year of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, the government built a mound that was a thousand feet wide and more than three hundred feet tall on the beach southeast of the Liuhekou of the Yangtze River. Smoke rose from it during the day and a fire was lit at night to guide ships in and out of the Yangtze River.
This was the first time in China that the government funded the construction of a navigation beacon.
That period was also when Zheng He sailed the Western Seas. It could be said to be the pinnacle of the Ming Dynasty's maritime history.
A lighthouse's source of light was known as a 'lamp'. It had long been lit by an open flame. The Ming Dynasty's Fireworks Lighthouse was built in such a manner.
In the world's maritime history, the method of lighting an open flame was later replaced by candles. After that, he also used whale oil, rapeseed oil, lard, kerosene, and other fuels. Finally, it was the modern electric lighthouse.
In addition to fuel, one of the signs of modernization in western lighthouses was the use of parabolic reflector systems. Thus, the range of the lighthouse was greatly increased.
Modern electric lighthouses have a range of about 30 nautical miles, and the intensity of light can reach hundreds of millions of candles.
As a special building, the Nautical Lighthouse naturally had its own uniqueness. If it was just an ordinary lighthouse, Shanhai City could have designed and built it themselves.
The most special and valuable one was the [Nautical Lighthouse].
According to the blueprints, as long as the [Nautical Lighthouse] was completed. Gaia will automatically repair the missing parts of the lamp, so that its range and brightness can reach more than 80% of modern lighthouses.
This was already an extremely domineering existence in a voyage with an ancient setting.
With the [Nautical Lighthouse], the safety of Shanhai City's navy, as well as the merchant ships traveling to and from the territory, would be greatly enhanced.
Ouyang Shuo had already planned to build a series of nautical lighthouses in the North Sea Bay and even further.
This was tantamount to a declaration of sovereignty.
Wherever the nautical lighthouse was built, it would be the territory of Shanhai City.
Shanhai City, Recruitment Hall.
Ouyang Shuo once again walked into the recruitment hall and pressed his palm on the depression. A series of system notifications sounded.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has Nothing has opened the recruitment hall. It has been detected that you have an additional chance to use a hidden building. The recruitment hall meets the requirements, do you want to use this chance?"
"Use it!"
Ouyang Shuo was still hoping to use this opportunity to recruit a navy general.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has Nothing has obtained an additional chance to recruit a special talent and an additional chance to recruit a historical talent. Do you want to recruit?"
"Historical talent recruitment!"
Ouyang Shuo no longer cared about special talents. There was no point in recruiting them. He had always entrusted his secretary, Lang Bai Nanpu, to recruit special talents at a fixed time every month.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has Nothing has successfully recruited an Emperor-level historical figure, Zhang Tingyu, through the recruitment hall. 100 gold coins are automatically deducted."
A white light flashed, and a middle-aged scholar walked out of the teleportation array. "Heng Chen greets the Lord!" This person's face was engraved, especially his eyes, which were sharp and wise, making people feel intimidated at first glance.
The most interesting thing was that this person had a long braid.
There was no doubt that this was a minister from the Qing Dynasty.
In fact, Ouyang Shuo was not unfamiliar with Zhang Tingyu. In fact, he admired him greatly. Thus, although he did not recruit the navy general he wanted, Ouyang Shuo was still very excited.
Zhang Tingyu, courtesy name Heng Chen, Yanzhai, was from Tong City, Anhui Province, the second son of Grand Secretary Zhang Ying.
In the 39th year of the Kangxi Emperor, he became a scholar and was appointed to the South Study. Kangxi was the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice. During the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, he was the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Appointments, the Grand Secretary of the Hall of Baohe, and the Chief Grand Secretary of the Grand Council.
From the last years of Kangxi to the reign of Yongzheng, the lax administration of officials was rectified, and the Grand Council system was perfected.
Zhang Tingyu served Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong three generations of emperors. After his death, he was conferred the title of 'Wenhe' and was entitled to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple. He was the only Han official in the entire Qing Dynasty who was entitled to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Just this point alone was enough to prove Zhang Tingyu's strength.
If he was not born in the Qing Dynasty ruled by the Manchus, Zhang Tingyu would be a famous minister.
Ouyang Shuo took a step forward and supported Zhang Tingyu with his hands as he sincerely said, "Mister, please get up!" As he spoke, he brought Zhang Tingyu out of the recruitment hall and checked his attributes.
[Name]: Zhang Tingyu (Emperor-level)
[Dynasty]: Qing Dynasty
[Identity]: Official of Shanhai City
[Occupation]: Civil Official
[Loyalty]: 75
[Commander]: 55 [Strength]: 30 [Intelligence]: 85 [Politics]: 90
[Specialty]: Harmony (Increases the territory's incorruptibility by 35, increases the territory's work efficiency by 30, increases the territory's culture level by 10, increases the territory's governance level by 25)
[Evaluation]: Peaceful, upright, knowledgeable, simple, responsible for the maintenance work, lax all night long, praising me for not being able to catch up, and relying on proper qualifications. Pure and honest, sincere in his duties. If you do not endure, you will not vomit. You are wise and wise.
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