Ouyang Shuo was not surprised by Xiong Ba's congratulations.
To this ambitious person, he did things according to his heart, so why would he care about what the outside world thought? The two of them could not be considered friends, and there was even hatred between them. However, they were the same kind of people, and they appreciated each other.
Zhan Lang's congratulations were somewhat out of Ouyang Shuo's expectations.
It seemed that the words of the battle in Mobei had touched Zhan Lang.
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The crowd that had come to watch the ceremony filled Shanhai City to the point that not even a drop of water could trickle through. Reporters from all the major media outlets gathered in Shanhai City, fighting to report on this grand wedding.
On this day, Shanhai City's teleportation portal was completely open to the public.
Of course, the necessary identity checks were still very necessary. Even if some people with ulterior motives wanted to use this opportunity to hide in Shanhai City, they would not be able to escape the tracking of the Shanhai Guards and Black Snake Guards.
The two major intelligence agencies, with the support of a huge amount of funds, were abnormally terrifying. The number of spies increased exponentially, and there were thousands of them. It would be extremely difficult for anyone to escape their eyes.
On this day, the full picture of Shanhai City was presented to the players of the China server.
On the forums, there were rumors that Shanhai City was so prosperous that it was almost comparable to the royal city. In the eyes of the players, this was just Not Called Me Without Clothes flattering himself.
How could a player city catch up to the royal city in a short two years?
No one would believe it.
Only when they saw it for themselves did they know that it was true.
No words could describe the shock in the players' hearts.
One could imagine what kind of uproar it would cause when the full picture of Shanhai City was spread throughout the China server through all the major media outlets. The image of Shanhai City in the hearts of the players would rise once again.
For the newly opened Bank of the Four Seas, this was also a great piece of news.
And this was one of Ouyang Shuo's intentions.
The current Shanhai City no longer needed to be hidden, and it could be presented to the world openly. This was the decisive change brought about by the difference in foundation.
Ouyang Shuo himself had no time to care about the excitement of the players. He was tormented by the ceremonial officer. He was like a marionette, guided through the procedures one by one, and it was dazzling.
The bride fainted.
In the evening, the wedding of the century reached its climax.
All the red lanterns in the city were lit, making Shanhai City look like a city that never sleeps. The stage in the bell and drum tower was officially performing various operas.
The people in the city adhered to the principle of proximity, surrounding the building and enjoying the opera feast.
Fireworks rose from all parts of the city and exploded in the night sky. Countless children walked out of their homes and onto the streets. They looked up and clapped as they watched the fireworks.
The royal city was even livelier. Just for the banquet, there were more than two hundred tables. Eighteen tables were set up in the Marquis's mansion, and the most important guests were seated there.
As the groom, Ouyang Shuo naturally had to propose a toast.
Eighteen tables, table by table, Ouyang Shuo's head was already spinning. After all, after the system update, in order to pursue realism, Gaia would also make players drunk when they drank.
Only when night fell did Ouyang Shuo return to his bedroom with the help of someone.
Song, Ba, and the palace, and Shuto. Xiu, Ong Ba, who had to say.
There was another ceremony in the palace. The commotion lasted for half an hour before the bystanders took their leave, leaving the two newcomers alone.
As for making a scene in the bridal chamber?
With Ouyang Shuo's current status, who would have the guts?!
A warm red bed, a night of sex.
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Ouyang Shuo slowly woke up when the sun was high up in the sky. Even with Ouyang Shuo's strong physique, after getting drunk, coupled with the continuous plowing during the night, he was still exhausted.
Song Jia had already woken up and was washing up.
"You're awake?" Song Jia turned.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and prepared to get up.
Song Jia called Zi Su into the palace to help Ouyang Shuo change and wash up.
Ouyang Shuo, who had just woken up, was half-naked. His strong muscles exuded a strong masculine aura. Zi Su was a virgin after all. Seeing such a scene, she could not help but feel shy. Fortunately, she knew that after the marriage, she would be the one to serve the marquis. She forced herself to calm down.
Ouyang Shuo was indifferent to this. In the past, he was not used to being served. But after two years, he was used to it. If not for Zi Su, he would not even be able to dress.
As a marquis, Ouyang Shuo had countless clothes. What to wear and what to wear were all arranged by Zi Su. If Ouyang Shuo were to do it, he would not even know where to put his clothes.
The guests from yesterday had mostly left. The side hall that was used to store gifts was filled to the brim. The entire Shanhai City was back on track.
The wedding was like a wave in the river of time, passing in the blink of an eye. The only change was that the popularity of the people in the territory increased by another three points.
After the wedding, Ouyang Shuo had no time to rest.
It was not easy for the officials to rush back to Shanhai City, so they could not leave in a hurry after the wedding. Using this chance, he naturally had to report his work to Ouyang Shuo, the ruler.
Apart from that, they also had to maintain relations with the Four Major Divisions.
In just a few days, the Bank of the Four Seas had collected more than 30 million gold coins. Shanhai City could naturally use this amount of money to borrow a part of the loan.
With Shanhai City's financial health, it would not be a problem for them to get a loan of more than 5 million.
With such a sum of money, the budget made by the General Administration of Finance at the end of last year had to be adjusted. How to lean towards the counties in the new budget was a big problem.
Because of this, the county governors did not dare to neglect the officials of the Four Major Divisions. The Protectorate Office now had a trace of the Imperial Court. The officials of the Protectorate Office were truly officials of the capital and had a respected status.
With the adjustment of the territory, the concept of the region and the Imperial Court became clearer.
Fan Li, the head of the Finance Department, became a powerful figure.
The county governors were not fools. They knew that the one who truly controlled the budget was the Marquis. Therefore, in the report, they racked their brains and described their grand development plan with great ambition.
Ouyang Shuo's attitude was still mainly supportive.
The territory was resting for the first half of the year, so it was the best opportunity to develop the internal affairs. Ouyang Shuo was worried that the county governors did not have the heart to expand.
In the following week, Ouyang Shuo was busy with government affairs.
Song Jia was conferred the title of 'Madam' and officially stepped onto the political stage of the territory. Usually, Ouyang Shuo would let Song Jia handle the government affairs such as attending the banquets of the Chamber of Commerce, attending the opening of shops, and attending activities that were close to the people.
As the daughter of an aristocratic family, Song Jia handled these affairs with ease.
In a short week, the image of the Marquis' Madam was established in Shanhai City.
Ouyang Shuo was naturally happy to see this happen.
Taking this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo also made some adjustments to the status of the three sisters, Ying You, Qing 'er, and Bing' er. He officially appointed them as the First Princess and established their unique status in the territory.
Cui Yingyou was appointed as the First Princess of Ying Yue, Mu Qingsi was appointed as the First Princess of Qingyang, and Ouyang Bing was appointed as the First Princess of Xue Yue. The title of Princess was equivalent to that of a Rank 2 Princess.
Other than the title of Princess, there was also the corresponding land.
Needless to say, the entire Qiongzhou County was Bing 'er's land.
Tian Wenjing, the county governor of Qiongzhou County, returned to Shanhai City this time to pay a visit to Ouyang Shuo and Bing 'er, the young master.
Bing 'er was still young, so she didn't have to worry about government affairs. Tian Wenjing was also very attentive. This time, when he 'came to the capital', he specially brought a large number of playthings, including some young spirit beasts for Bing 'er to play with.
When the little girl saw this, she was naturally very happy.
Ying You's land was chosen to be the Yan Luo Prefecture in Leizhou County. Qing 'er's land was chosen to be the Shuitai Prefecture in Zhaoqing County. Twenty percent of the taxes of the two prefectures would be used for their daily expenses.
For Ying You, the title of Princess was undoubtedly a powerful protective talisman in the officialdom. From now on, whether it was in the officialdom or among the common people, the rumors about Ying You would completely die down.
One should know that it was a first-rate crime to talk about the daughter of a noble.
Wei Yang, who was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, had gradually made the people aware of the existence of the law. The laws of the territory had also entered the final revision period. After the Lantern Festival, the laws of the territory would be officially promulgated and implemented.
For the little money-grubber Qing 'er, with the land, she no longer had to worry about money, so she could focus on her tailoring skills. Even her clothing factory was packaged and sold to the Cui Family Chamber of Commerce for a price of one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins.
As for the shares in Sangu Restaurant, the two sisters had long withdrawn and handed over the entire restaurant to Gu Sanniang to manage. Naturally, Gu Sanniang was very grateful for this.
One should know that with the prosperity of Shanhai City, as the territory's first restaurant, the current Sangu Restaurant, was an existence that made money every day. Gu Sanniang no longer needed to cook personally and focused on being the boss.
It was rumored that Gu Sanniang already had the intention to find another husband and start a new family.
Situations like Gu Sanniang's were not uncommon in the territory. When the refugees in the wilderness settled down and lived a prosperous life, they would start a new family and live a good life.
It was precisely because of this that they were deeply grateful to their lord, Ouyang Shuo. To the refugees, Ouyang Shuo was no different from their second parent.
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In addition to the land, the Construction Division would also build a Princess's Residence in Shanhai City. Ying You and Qing 'er were already adults. After the Lantern Festival, they would move out of the Protectorate Manor and live in their respective Princess's Residences.
In this way, it would also eliminate the concerns of those with ulterior motives in the territory.
Before this, when Ying You and Qing 'er lived in the Marquis's Residence, it was inevitable that people would think that the Marquis was using the excuse of taking in a sworn sister as an excuse to hide a mistress. It would inevitably tarnish the reputation of Ying You and Qing 'er.
With the establishment of the Princess's Residence, all the rumors would be dispelled.
As for Bing 'er, she was temporarily underage and would still live in the Protectorate Manor.
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