In the afternoon of the first day of the first month of the third year of Gaia, the Southern Border Protectorate.
Ouyang Shuo, together with the newly appointed Nanyang Navy Governor Zheng He, and Du Ruhui, who had just returned from Mulan Fortress, had a secret discussion in his study for the entire afternoon.
The topic of discussion was the Great Voyage Plan that Ouyang Shuo had been planning all this time.
In the first half of the third year of Gaia, the territory would focus on developing its internal affairs and solidify its foundation. It would not wage any more wars.
This was also the time for the Chamberlain of Dependencies led by Zhang Yi to perform.
As for Ouyang Shuo, he turned his gaze to the boundless deep sea.
Before this, Ouyang Shuo's Great Voyage Plan was just an idea.
After obtaining the Gunpowder Manufacturing Manual of the Ming Dynasty, the navigation buff, and the grandmaster navigator Zheng He, this plan could finally be put into action.
Ouyang Shuo wanted to use this rare opportunity to expand his territory's advantage in the China region to a point where Di Chen and the others could not even catch up. Even if they used the achievement points in the real world to exchange for a vast amount of gold coins, they would not be able to create an overwhelming advantage over Shanhai City.
Zheng He had sailed seven times, but the furthest he could see was Africa. And Ouyang Shuo's gaze immediately shot to England in Europe.
There, Ouyang Shuo would complete a great trade.
It had to be said that Ouyang Shuo's idea was very crazy. Even Zheng He, who often sailed the West, felt his blood boil when he heard this, and his loyalty rose by 10 points.
For Zheng He, the sea was his destiny.
Ouyang Shuo only proposed a general idea. The specific planning and preparation work would be led by Zheng He, with the full cooperation of the military.
This was why Zheng He and Du Ruhui needed to work together.
Du Ruhui would hand over the reorganization of the army to Deputy Director Zhao Kuo, who would be in charge of it. Du Ruhui's next task was to cooperate with Zheng He and complete this great voyage plan.
The three of them discussed until late into the night before they stopped.
The next day, accompanied by Du Ruhui, Zheng He left Shanhai City to inspect the bases of the three fleets and make preparations for the Great Voyage Plan.
Sailing, especially over the sea, was never easy.
From the construction of warships, to the recruitment and training of sailors, to the preparation of resources and personnel, to the formation of the expeditionary fleet, none of these could be done in a day.
However, winter was approaching, and the fleet had to set sail as soon as possible.
The northeast monsoon would blow along the coast of China in winter, and it would be able to send the fleet to the Indian Ocean smoothly. Once they missed the winter monsoon, it would be almost impossible for the fleet to move.
Thus, in an era without steam-driven warships, long-distance voyages had to be made according to the season.
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At the same time, Ouyang Shuo took 100,000 gold coins and left for the capital accompanied by his personal guards.
The shadow guards under the Mountain Sea Guards had already been deployed in the capital. The Commander of the Shadow Guards, Cui Tianqi, personally went to the capital to protect Ouyang Shuo in secret.
Obviously, no one hoped that the assassination from last year would happen again.
As for Song Jia, she would stay in Shanhai City to prepare for their wedding.
Ouyang Shuo's status was extraordinary. Therefore, his marriage was different from the marriage of ordinary people. It was very significant. Because of that, the things that needed to be prepared were extremely complicated.
For this reason, the Protectorate of Southern Border had even temporarily set up a Lord's Marriage Preparation Department.
Jiang Shang personally took charge of this department.
The specific work was handled by the Department of Culture under the Department of Science, Education, Culture, and Health.
All the procedures and etiquette of the wedding were controlled by Jiang Shang and the Department of Culture and Education, Xu Shuda. Not a single mistake could be made.
This time, the finance department was unusually generous. They allocated 100,000 gold coins as the wedding expenses.
The wedding date was set on the second day of the first lunar month, which was the fourth day of the second month of the third year of Gaia.
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Using the [Silver Wish Hall] had cost 100,000 gold coins. In order to reduce the burden of the finance department, Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to reduce the auction expenses.
Ouyang Shuo didn't dare to imagine what use 100,000 gold coins would have.
Even so, he still had to go.
This auction was bound to be a gathering of talents. How could Ouyang Shuo miss it?
The capital was as prosperous as ever.
The only difference was that the city seemed to be filled with the smell of nobility.
The [Rise of the Noble Families] was slowly affecting the atmosphere of the capital.
According to the forum, there were already players who had received related missions in the capital, but no one knew if it was true or not.
Different from previous years, because the super trading platform had been canceled, the players, whether it was through missions, adventures, or fortuitous encounters, all sorts of random items had no sales channel.
The wisdom of the players was endless. Some clever players, taking advantage of the auction, set up stalls in front of the auction house in the capital.
Looking around, the entire central street was filled with the sound of hawking.
Ever since the super trading platform was born, such a bustling scene of stalls was rare.
Ouyang Shuo, under the protection of his personal guards, walked on the central street, full of interest. This scene made him recall the various experiences of visiting stalls in his previous life.
At that time, he hoped time and time again to be able to buy a good and cheap piece of equipment from the stalls. All for the remaining dozens of gold coins, or even a few gold coins.
However, time and time again, he returned disappointed.
Thinking of this, Ouyang Shuo had mixed feelings. He could use this opportunity to relive his old dreams.
Ouyang Shuo looked at one stall after another, shaking his head and nodding from time to time. To the current Ouyang Shuo, how could an ordinary object enter his discerning eyes?!
Even though the central street was crowded with people, Ouyang Shuo's group was still the most dazzling existence. The 100 most powerful personal guards were enough to make other players flinch at the sight of them.
Soon, some players recognized Ouyang Shuo.
"It's the Marquis of Lianzhou!" A sharp-eyed passerby said.
"It's really him. He's so bored. He's actually visiting stalls like us." A jealous passerby said.
"He's so handsome ~ ~ ~" A brainless love-struck girl said.
The entire street became more and more lively because of Ouyang Shuo's appearance.
However, Ouyang Shuo looked calm.
The personal guards led by Chen Dameng were enough to ensure that no one could get close to Ouyang Shuo.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo was still leisurely strolling around the stalls.
However, his identity was exposed. The eyes of the players who set up stalls toward Ouyang Shuo instantly became hot, and they unceasingly advertised the 'treasures' in their hands.
Everyone knew that the person in front of them was a rich man.
Oh, no, a big tycoon!
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