Somalia, Port of the Brave.
The Brave Port that had yet to be developed was still a natural harbor with rippling blue waves.
There were no port facilities built in the harbor. For the convenience of unloading goods, the merchant ships had temporarily built rows of wooden stakes and laid a layer of wooden planks, making it look extremely shabby.
Even so, there was still an endless stream of ships entering and exiting the harbor.
Seeing the fleet slowly approaching, the merchant ships docked at the harbor consciously made way for them. They were not afraid, but they respected the fleet from the bottom of their hearts.
Under Zheng He's command, the fleet slowly docked at the west side of the harbor.
Ouyang Shuo planned to split the Port of the Brave into two. The west side would be a dedicated military port for the navy stationed there to dock and resupply. The east side would be a purely trading port for the merchant ships to dock and resupply.
The two sides were clearly separated and did not interfere with each other.
In the middle, Ouyang Shuo planned to build a large shipyard to produce merchant ships and warships. Wherever the navy was stationed, the shipyard would be built there. This was Ouyang Shuo's consistent request.
Not to mention other things, just the profits earned from selling merchant ships were enough to maintain the daily operations of the Friendship City. As the new pillar industry of the territory, Shanhai City's shipbuilding industry had long matured. According to the census department's year-end inventory, there were no less than thirty to forty thousand people engaged in shipbuilding related work in the territory.
In at most a week, Shanhai City would be able to build a large shipyard.
After Ouyang Shuo went ashore, he saw all kinds of materials piled up like a mountain and nodded in satisfaction.
The laborers who came and went were like ants, lining up to carry bags of goods from the cabin. When they saw Ouyang Shuo and his group, they would consciously stop and bow before leaving.
Ouyang Shuo was the ruler of the territory.
According to the plan, the first construction task of the territory was not to build the city walls or the harbor, but to build the mayor's residence and relay station.
The mayor's residence was symbolic. Only when the mayor's residence was built would Ouyang Shuo officially become the master of the valley and start his rule.
As for the relay station, it was for communication. Only when the relay station was built could Ouyang Shuo communicate with the country.
It was impossible to build the Friendship City just by relying on the fleet and the local hired craftsmen. Not to mention other things, what Ouyang Shuo needed the most now was an architectural design team.
The overall plan of the Friendship City had to be scientific and reasonable, and it had to be designed by professionals.
There were countless other complicated matters that involved the construction of the city.
Even after the construction of the city was completed, there was still the problem of managing the city. The various officials would have to follow the structure of Shanhai City and quickly operate the city. Of course, a city guard was needed to oversee the overall situation.
After all, there were only a few officials accompanying the ocean-going fleet. Their role was only to assist Ouyang Shuo in handling some daily affairs. The real helmsman had to be recruited from the territory.
All of these required the support of the territory.
Everything else was fine, but the key was time.
From the Star Continent Port to the Brave Port, it would take at least 25 days. Including the time needed to deploy and assemble the troops, it would probably take a month.
During this period of time, Ouyang Shuo was prepared to personally take the lead in building the port and the city walls.
Five military tents formed a circle in the center of the valley. This was the temporary command center for the construction of the fief. Ouyang Shuo personally sat in the command center and deployed craftsmen and laborers to start the construction of the fief in full swing.
The entire fief immediately turned into a large construction site, bustling with activity.
Ouyang Shuo felt as though he had returned to his year in Gaia, when he personally led everyone to build Shanhai City. Now that he thought about it, it was still vivid in his mind, as though it had happened yesterday.
In fact, in a short two years, the territory had undergone earth-shattering changes. It had achieved a qualitative leap. As for Ouyang Shuo, he was no longer the Ouyang Shuo of the past.
Even so, Ouyang Shuo still felt an extraordinary passion for construction. In a blink of an eye, he became a labor contractor. In just two days, the construction of the City Lord Manor was completed. At the same time, the relay station was built.
The moment the relay station was built, Ouyang Shuo sent a letter to Xiao He. He briefly explained the situation of the fief and asked Xiao He to quickly deploy a batch of officials to Lion City before rushing to Friendship City by sea to take up their posts.
"The construction of Friendship City is related to the success or failure of the territory's ocean-going trade. The officials deployed by the administrative office should be capable and pragmatic. Remember this." Ouyang Shuo exhorted in the letter.
At the same time, Ouyang Shuo ordered North Sea City's city guard, Gu Xiuwen, to take up the post of Friendship City's city guard.
When Shanhai City was promoted to a second-level county city, the valley's river channel was greatly widened. Merchant ships coming to and from Shanhai City could directly enter the city's pier. There was no need to make a detour through North Sea City.
As a result, the strategic position of North Sea City, which had always been Shanhai City's gateway to the sea, was declining day by day.
Gu Xiuwen was a capable general in the early days of the territory. He was highly regarded by Ouyang Shuo and had experience in managing coastal cities. He was the most suitable person to be the City Lord of Friendship City.
Although Friendship City was just a city, the rank of the City Lord was equivalent to that of a prefectural magistrate.
Apart from the officials, Ouyang Shuo also requested for a batch of skilled personnel that Somalia lacked. For example, architects, shipbuilders, steelmaking technicians, and so on.
Officials and skilled personnel were only the usual configuration for the construction of a new city. This time, Ouyang Shuo broke the rules and requested for at least 20,000 immigrants from the territory to be transported to Friendship City by sea.
For the sake of Friendship City, Ouyang Shuo was willing to go all out.
The second letter was written to the three major intelligence agencies and the Chamberlain of Dependencies. He requested for the Shanhai Guards, Black Snake Guards, and the Military Intelligence Department to deploy a batch of capable personnel to Friendship City to build an intelligence station.
"The intelligence station in Friendship City can be used as a key stronghold for the territory to radiate to the entire African continent. It can even be a key stronghold for the European continent. You must put in a lot of effort to build it.
Intelligence would always be at the forefront of the territory's expansion.
The construction of Friendship City was undoubtedly the best opportunity for the territory to extend its intelligence network to Africa and Europe. For this reason, Ouyang Shuo was prepared to allocate another 400,000 gold coins for the expansion of the three major intelligence agencies.
The Black Snake Guards were the focus of the support this time, and they would receive 200,000 gold coins directly.
Although Ouyang Shuo did not want to dominate the world, it was very necessary for him to control the global situation.
As for the Chamberlain of Dependencies, its mission was to continue attacking the Somali Kingdom. Shanhai City and Somalia might be in a honeymoon period, but that was because the aftermath of the war had not dissipated.
When the war completely cooled down, how the two sides would get along would be another question.
Ouyang Shuo could not rely on just one battle achievement to act like a tyrant in Somalia. The right path was to completely tie the various forces in Somalia to the chariot of Shanhai City.
After sending the letter, Ouyang Shuo finally had time to go to the governor's mansion and went straight to the meeting hall.
Since Friendship City was a fief, it naturally had a territory stone tablet. As soon as the governor's mansion was built, a snow-white territory stone tablet appeared in the meeting hall.
However, the territory stone tablet in Friendship City could not be levelled up, nor did it have any territorial characteristics. It could not even spawn refugees, so it was completely useless.
However, Ouyang Shuo had a way. He came to the front of the stone tablet and took out a black command token. It was a Black-Iron grade Village Creation Token that had been fused with the [Fusion Token].
"System Announcement: Player Not Wearing Anything has been detected. You have a Village Creation Token that can be fused with the territory stone tablet. Do you wish to fuse with it?"
"Fuse!"
With a 'shua', the Village Creation Token turned into a ray of black light and fused with the white stone tablet. The black light dissipated, and the snow-white territory stone tablet was about to turn into a cold black color.
"System Announcement: Village Creation Token has successfully fused. Friendship City now has the authority to spawn refugees. Please choose the race of the refugee. Are you a Han refugee or a Somali refugee? "
"Han refugee!" Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate at all.
"System Announcement: Selection complete. From today onwards, refugees will be spawned."
Although Ouyang Shuo planned to turn Friendship City into a large city, it was still a Level 3 Village and could only spawn 12 refugees every day.
"It's better than nothing!" Ouyang Shuo sighed.
Using the Fusion Token did not mean that he had gained a new territory.
After fusing with the Village Creation Token, Friendship City still did not have any territorial characteristics. As for the Teleportation Channel, it was impossible to use it, and it was just an isolated city.
Ouyang Shuo once again took out a scroll.
[Territory Title Scroll 'Trade City']: After using it, the territory will obtain the title 'Trade City', and it will gain the relevant territorial characteristics.
He had obtained this scroll from the Star Nation's treasury, and now he could finally use it.
"System Announcement: Player Not Wearing Anything has been detected. You have a Territory Title Scroll. Do you wish to use it?"
"Yes!"
Another ray of white light flashed.
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Not Wearing Anything, Friendship City has obtained the title of [Trade City]. Please check the stats yourself. Congratulations player!"
[Trade City]: Increase Trade Fame by 25. Increase Trade Prosperity by 30.
The stats were very simple and practical. It was a perfect match for Friendship City.
… …
Relying on refugees to increase the population of the territory was too inefficient, and it would not be able to develop Friendship City quickly. Ouyang Shuo's plan was to recruit people.
Apart from the 3,000 pirate orphans, there would also be a Navy Camp stationed at the Brave Port. Some sick sailors would also be settled in Friendship City. In this way, there would be around 10,000 people.
In addition to the 20,000 or so future immigrants from Shanhai City, there would be around 30,000 people.
For a large city, 30,000 people was still too little. Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to turn his attention to the people of Somalia.
The next day, the City Lord's Residence put up a recruitment notice. "Anyone who is willing to settle in Friendship City will be given 1 gold as a settlement fee. The first batch of people to settle down will receive a 20% discount on the sale of their houses and shops. "
Now, it was time to see who would take the bait.
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