The end of the year was approaching, and it seemed to be a good time to visit relatives and friends.
After Huo Guang, another person came to Shanhai City the next day. He was Zhao Kuo's father, Ma Fu Jun, Zhao She.
Speaking of Zhao She, the most famous battle was none other than the battle of Bi Yu.
It was in this battle that Zhao She led his troops and defeated the insufferably arrogant Qin army, becoming famous throughout the six states. After the battle, King Huiwen of Zhao bestowed upon Zhao She the title of Ma Fujun. Zhao She became an existence on the same level as Lian Po and Lin Xiangru.
By the time the Battle of Changping ended, Zhao She had already entered the wilderness.
Zhao Kuo's defeat in Changping had destroyed the foundation of the Zhao State. Zhao She was very ashamed, and had been unwilling to see his father ever since. Zhao She had been paying close attention to his son, Zhao Kuo's performance all this while.
On this day, Zhao Kuo had finally made a name for himself in Shanhai City. During the battle of the Mobei Desert, he had joined the army and become Ouyang Shuo's military adviser.
Only then did Zhao Kuo gain Zhao She's approval.
It just so happened that the end of the year was approaching, which was why Zhao She chose this time to come to Shanhai City to become an official. Other members of the Zhao family also arrived with Zhao She.
Zhao Kuo was the happiest when Zhao She came to Shanhai City.
Longing, admiration, recognition
All kinds of emotions intertwined in Zhao Kuo's heart.
The scene of father and son meeting was very touching.
At this moment, both Zhao She and Zhao Kuo were filled with mixed emotions.
Ouyang Shuo didn't disturb the father and son. Zhao She, on the other hand, was unusually forthright. After briefly reminiscing about their parting, he immediately paid his respects to Ouyang Shuo and swore his loyalty without any hesitation.
The style of a military general was undoubtedly revealed.
At this point, Shanhai City had gained another great general.
[Name]: Zhao She (King Level)
[Dynasty]: Warring States (Zhao)
[Identity]: General of Shanhai City
[Profession]: Advanced General
[Loyalty]: 75
[Commander]: 78 [Martial Power]: 70 [Intelligence]: 58 [Politics]: 55
[Specialty]: Pursuit (Increases attack power by 15, increases marching speed by 20.)
[Martial Arts]: Omitted
[Equipment]: Omitted
[Evaluation]: Zhao Zhima's admiration, a stern and forgiving man. As the officials listened, the military bells rang loudly. The military rewards were exhausted, and the family matters were forgotten. Since the Flying Mole had made a move, how could Yan Jue let it go? Lian Lin and Ji Meng looked at each other. The wisdom of knowing one's son is the light of justice.
Zhao She's attributes were top-notch among King class generals. If it wasn't for the fact that there were many famous generals during the Warring States Period, Zhao She would have been rated as an Imperial General.
Ouyang Shuo didn't hesitate and immediately appointed Zhao She as the commander of the Brave Tiger Legion's Second Corps' Third Division.
Based on Zhao She's character, he was able to uphold justice and was upright. The most suitable position for him should be the Director of the Military Law Department of the General Administration of Military Affairs, also known as the General Military Judge.
Because there was no suitable candidate for this position, it had always been held by Du Ruhui.
Unfortunately, Zhao Kuo was already the Deputy Director of the General Administration of Military Affairs. If the father and son held important positions in the same department, it would be criticized.
Ouyang Shuo could only settle for the next best thing and arrange for Zhao She to serve in the Stalwart Tiger Army.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo directly appointed the director of the Department of Military Justice. To the surprise of Du Ruhui and the others, the candidate he selected was Feng Yunshan, a surrendered general of the Taiping Army who was still studying in the Army Martial Arts Lecture Hall.
Like Zhao She, Feng Yunshan's character was also upright and outspoken. In addition, Feng Yunshan was born in the army and had studied in the Army Martial Arts Lecture Hall. It was not a big deal for him to be appointed as the General Military Judge.
In addition, Ouyang Shuo appointed Feng Yunshan as the General Military Judge for another reason.
During the army reorganization, more than half of the soldiers in the three corps were surrendered soldiers of the Taiping Army. Their military discipline was lax and they refused to be controlled. This matter had almost become a sore point for Du Ruhui, the Director of Military Affairs.
Feng Yunshan was born in the Taiping Army, which was both a disadvantage and an advantage.
The appointment of a general of the Taiping Army as the General Military Judge was not only a consolation to the surrendered soldiers of the Taiping Army, but also a disguised warning to them that military discipline was not child's play.
Therefore, for Feng Yunshan, the rectification of military discipline was a great test. Whether he could be ruthless to the Taiping Army was also a test for him by Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo believed that Feng Yunshan would certainly understand the deeper meaning of this.
Of course, Feng Yunshan's promotion was also related to Sun Wu's recommendation.
As the principal of the Army Martial Arts Lecture Hall, although Sun Wu did not participate in the territorial decision-making, he had made some comments and recommendations to the generals of the Martial Arts Lecture Hall at Ouyang Shuo's request.
Only Ouyang Shuo was able to read his comments.
It was in this comment that Sun Wu pointed out that Feng Yunshan had outstanding talent in military law. Therefore, after a comprehensive consideration, Ouyang Shuo finally chose Feng Yunshan.
Ouyang Shuo was naturally very happy to have Huo Guang and Zhao She seek refuge in succession.
Talents came uninvited, which was a sign of prosperity in the territory.
Ouyang Shuo had reason to believe that the existence of Xiao He, Han Xin, Huo Qubing, Huo Guang, Xiahou Ying, and other famous generals of the Western Han Dynasty would be very attractive to the historical figures of the Western Han Dynasty.
Unfortunately, during the Western Han Dynasty, Xiao He's descendants were generally mediocre and had no talent. However, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Xiao He's twenty-fifth grandson, Xiao Yan, established the Liang Dynasty and was known as Emperor Liang.
Three of Han Xin's clans were exterminated, leaving no descendants.
Huo Shi's clan was also exterminated after Huo Guang.
From this, it could be seen how difficult it was for a clan to be able to last for hundreds of years.
As an official in the court, a careless mistake could lead to the Emperor exterminating his entire clan.
Most of the famous talents of the Western Han Dynasty were concentrated during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. After that, there were few talents in the dynasties. The end of Emperor Wu of Han was also the turning point of the Western Han Dynasty.
The true explosion of talents would still have to wait until the Eastern Han Dynasty.
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After dealing with the chores on hand, on the 24th of February, Ouyang Shuo immediately set off for the location of the Alliance Conference, the Horizon Courtyard.
Accompanying him were Song Jia and Bing'er.
After being busy for a whole year, Ouyang Shuo should spend time with his family and have a good rest.
This Alliance Conference, on the other hand, was for a vacation. Not only Ouyang Shuo, but Ouyang Shuo had also informed the other participants to bring their families to attend the conference.
This could also be considered a form of familial diplomacy.
Apart from Song Jia, her parents were also invited.
Previously, Song Jia had passed on the theory of transmigration that Ouyang Shuo had instilled to her father, Song Tianxiong. From this, the Song Clan Chamber of Commerce's rise in Shanhai City began.
Perfume, soap, dudou, cheongsam, and other novel items were all developed by the Song Clan Chamber of Commerce, becoming a real money-making tool.
Needless to say, perfume and soap were popular among the ladies in the city the moment they appeared.
The popularity of dudou, cheongsam and other items was due to Shanhai City's specialty — colorful silk. The gorgeous colors made these two types of items instantly become best-selling items in the boudoir.
In addition, as the Lord's wife, Song Jia personally promoted these products. She gathered the noblewomen in the city to display and promote these novel items.
This way, it could truly be considered as opening the market.
In a short period of time, the Song Clan Chamber of Commerce's reputation rose in the territory.
With the hope of the Chamber of Commerce's rise, Song Tianxiong was naturally ambitious. Previously, Gaia introduced a limited time exchange, and Song Tianxiong successfully persuaded his family to take the opportunity to exchange 400,000 gold coins.
Other than repaying the loan, the rest of the funds were invested into the Chamber of Commerce's operations.
Song Tianxiong's goal was to sell these products to the various King Cities. Especially the perfume, which was small and had high profits. Through the players' storage bags, it could be easily transported to the various King Cities for sale.
Of course, there were also hidden worries.
These items, in the eyes of the natives, were naturally novel, but in the eyes of the knowledgeable players, they could see through the principles at a glance.
It was reported that similar items had appeared in various parts of China.
At this time, there was no patent in China. Besides, strictly speaking, the Song Clan Chamber of Commerce itself was plagiarizing products from the real world. What right did they have to pursue the infringement of others?
In this regard, Song Tianxiong could do nothing. He could only hope to use strong funds to build up the Song Clan Chamber of Commerce's brand and do his best to occupy the market share.
As for monopolizing it, it was somewhat delusional.
Not to mention other things, within the territory, the Song Clan Chamber of Commerce also had competitors.
The biggest competitor was naturally [A Thread], whose headquarters was in Cliff Mountain City.
[A Thread] was originally a pure professional guild with a large number of high-level professional players. Its ability to develop perfume, bellyband, cheongsam, and other items was even stronger than the Song Clan Chamber of Commerce.
It hadn't done it before because it was limited by inertia. Once it was awakened, it couldn't be stopped.
In less than a month, the perfume and other items that [A Thread] launched far surpassed the Song Clan Chamber of Commerce in terms of variety and quality, giving Song Tianxiong a headache.
As for the advantage of funds, there was no need to mention it.
No matter how strong the Song Clan was, it was not enough to be compared to a guild.
[A Thread] was developing rapidly in Cliff Mountain City, and the number of members had once again climbed to the level of 100,000 people. There was already an organization that re-listed [A Thread] as one of the top ten guilds in the China region.
The funds that could be used by [A Thread] were all in the millions.
For a time, [A Thread] actually had the momentum of catching up, and its momentum soared.
Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Song Jia once again stepped forward bravely. With her acting as a go-between, she facilitated another professional guild in the territory, [Falling Moon Guild], to cooperate deeply with the Song Clan Chamber of Commerce.
In this way, the Song Clan Chamber of Commerce finally gained a firm foothold in the competition with [A Thread].
Fortunately, the current market was far from being saturated. Between the two, there was only a healthy competition. Otherwise, it would really put Ouyang Shuo in a difficult position.
From Ouyang Shuo's standpoint, no matter which side, they were both major taxpayers of the territory. He would definitely not side with the Song Clan Chamber of Commerce just because of Song Jia's existence.
On this point, Ouyang Shuo had a clear understanding.
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