In the afternoon, Ouyang Shuo took the time to go to the barracks and change classes for the infantry.
The infantry had already lined up in the barracks. He walked straight to the secret room and pressed his right hand on the door, activating the class change.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Not Said Without Clothes for unlocking the Military Camp Class Change Secret Room. Intermediate barracks will allow you to change a farmer to a level one militia, the class change fee is ten silver. You can also change a level ten militia to a level one soldier, the average class change fee is one gold. Please select the class change method!
"Class change to a level one soldier!"
System notification: Class change method confirmed, please select the number of people you want to change!
"One hundred people!"
System notification: Please select the direction of your class change. You can choose infantry, marine, or cavalry. Infantry class change fee is fifty silver, marine class change fee is one hundred silver, and cavalry class change fee is one hundred and fifty silver.
"Choose infantry!"
"System Notification: Class advancement confirmed, deducting 50 gold coins from player Not Say Naked."
Ouyang Shuo took a look at the stats of the infantry after the one hundred soldiers were done.
Name: Iron Egg
Identity: Infantry's First Fire Soldier
Profession: Infantry
Level: Level One
[Combat Power]: 12 points
Consumption: 2 units of rations/day
Skills: Basic Slash
[Equipment]: Ordinary ring sword, ordinary leather armor, ordinary wooden shield
Evaluation: This is the most basic infantry type. In order to fully utilize the advantages of infantry, you'll need better equipment other than strict training.
In Earth ON1E, infantry could be divided into sword and shield soldiers, spear throwers, spear throwers, longbow soldiers, short bow soldiers, and so on. There were also light infantry and heavy infantry. The default class change was to be a normal sword and shield soldier.
Compared to cavalry, infantry's stats were clearly weaker, and so the class change fee was only a third of cavalry's. Infantry's combat strength was three points lower than cavalry, mainly due to the difference in equipment.
After paying the class change fee, Ouyang Shuo only had eighty gold left in his pocket. He was once again facing a financial crisis. It seemed like it was time for these soldiers to come out and loot the place, earning some extra income for the territory.
He called Shi Wansui, Lin Yi, and a few squad leaders to the meeting room and got straight to the point, "Generals, the New Year is over, and it's time for some exercise. This time, the territory's area had increased by an entire 100 square kilometers. There would definitely be new bandit camps appearing. I have only one request, and that is to find and destroy them. I'm not afraid to tell you that the territory's funds are tight right now. Whether or not we can solve this urgent problem will depend on your performance. "
All the generals were fired up by Ouyang Shuo's words, especially the two brave generals, Zhang Da Niu and Zhao Sihu. On New Year's Eve, they both broke through to rank 8 Elite Soldiers and were only one step away from rank 9 Elite Soldiers. The competition for the position of infantry platoon leader had already entered a white-hot stage. What they desired the most now was a head-on battle, and they hoped to use it to break through their bottlenecks and advance.
Zhang Daniu and Zhao Sihu stepped forward almost at the same time and said in a loud voice, "Sir, you can rest assured and leave the mission of annihilating the Roving Bandits to us, we guarantee to complete the mission."
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "Good, the morale is high. From now on, spread out a net within the territory and conduct a carpet search. Find the location of the Roving Bandits first. After you've figured out the situation, don't act rashly and report to me immediately. This time, I will personally accompany you to battle. "
"Yes!" All the soldiers replied in unison.
After walking out of the military camp, they passed by the commercial street again. All the major shops had already reopened. After all, the game was different from reality. There was no such thing as a Spring Festival holiday. The streets were bustling with people coming and going.
Ouyang Shuo had just stepped into the Lord's Mansion when the Director of Supplies, Du Xiaolan, came to his office and said respectfully, "Sir, this subordinate has something to report."
Du Xiaolan was fined three months of salary by Ouyang Shuo during the last evaluation, so she was especially careful when she had an audience with him this time.
Ouyang Shuo didn't have the energy to pay attention to the little thoughts of his subordinate. He asked directly, "What is it?"
"Reporting to Sir. This subordinate has taken stock of the grain reserves in the granary today. There are less than two thousand units left. The granary is in a state of emergency. Please take care of it as soon as possible, "Du Xiaolan said carefully.
Ouyang Shuo patted his head. He had been so busy these few days that he had forgotten about buying grain. If it wasn't for the fact that he had seized tens of thousands of units of grain from the roving bandits, the territory would have been in a state of emergency. "Don't worry. Arrange for people to follow me to the market to buy grain."
Ouyang Shuo left the Lord's Mansion again helplessly. He went to the middle-grade market and opened the material exchange platform. He spent 50 gold coins to buy 50,000 units of grain in one go. As the territory's population increased, this batch of grain wouldn't last long. When the territory was upgraded to a second-grade town, he would have to buy more.
Starting from the towns, the food shortage would slowly become apparent. If there wasn't enough money to support it, then it would be a famine. It was already six o 'clock in the evening when he finished dealing with the grain. Ouyang Shuo didn't even have time to look at the two Nian beasts that were still in the stable before he went offline again.
It was already the second day of the Lunar New Year in reality. Ouyang Shuo didn't visit his relatives or friends, nor did he wander around aimlessly. He was tired enough after walking around the temple fair for a whole day yesterday. It was better to take a break today. Hence, he stayed at home and watched cartoons with Bing 'er and Xue' er for the whole day.
The next morning, the newly appointed head of the census bureau, Zhou Haichen, walked into the mayor's office for the first time.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and invited him to sit down. He said warmly, "How is it? How's the work in the census bureau?"
"Thank you for your trust, sir. Everything is going smoothly," Zhou Haichen said respectfully.
"That's good. Are there any outstanding talents here today?"
Zhou Haichen nodded and said with a smile, "Yes. Among the refugees that spawned today, there's a Jinshi called Xu Shuda. He used to be a teacher. I feel that this person is extraordinary, so I came to report to you, sir. "
"Jinshi?! He's indeed a rare talent. You've done well. How about this, go and invite Mr. Sven here. Bring Xu Shuda here as well. Tell him that there's something important to discuss, "Ouyang Shuo instructed.
"Yes!" Although Zhou Haichen was a little puzzled, he resisted the urge to ask and went out to summon Xu Shuda.
In less than five minutes, Fan Zhongyan, Zhou Haichen, and Xu Shuda walked into the office. The one walking at the back should be Xu Shuda. Ouyang Shuo took the opportunity to check his attributes.
[Name]: Xu Shuda (Gold)
[Identity]: Resident of Shanhai Town
[Occupation]: Civil Official (Jinshi)
[Loyalty]: 75
[Commander]: 20 [Martial Power]: 18 [Intelligence]: 45 [Politics]: 60
[Specialty]: Scholarship (Increases the learning progress of territorial residents by 15%), Enlightenment (Increases the quality of territorial residents by 10%)
[Evaluation]: A Jinshi, good at scholarship. He's rigorous, knowledgeable, and has good conduct.
Ouyang Shuo was even more satisfied after looking at Xu Shuda's attributes. This was a typical educational talent. His two specialties, scholarship and enlightenment, were very practical. He was even more confident about the next arrangements.
After exchanging greetings, Ouyang Shuo went straight to the point. "With the increase in the territory's population, the private school, ancestral hall, Mazu Temple, Lianzhou Academy, and other facilities have been continuously improved. The territory's culture and education have shown a trend of flourishing. "Previously, I had the idea of setting up a special department to manage the territory's culture and education. However, because I couldn't find a suitable candidate for the position, it was put on hold. Today, I've met Mr. Shuda, and I've found the right place. Therefore, I've decided to set up a Department of Culture and Education under the Administrative Office. Xu Shuda will be the director of the Department of Culture and Education. "
Xu Shuda didn't expect to be put in an important position as soon as he came to Shanhai Town. He said excitedly, "Thank you for your promotion, sir. I will not let you down!"
"System Notification: Congratulations to player Xu Shuda for being put in an important position. Loyalty increased by 5 points!"
Fan Zhongyan nodded in agreement. "Congratulations, my Lord. You've gained another talented person. I'd like to take this opportunity to boldly request to resign from the position of Lianzhou Academy's dean. I hope my Lord will agree. "
"Oh? Why is that? Is there anything I've done wrong? Please point it out, "Ouyang Shuo said, puzzled.
"No, no, no. That's not it. Education is related to the territory's future, so it needs someone to take care of it. The administrative affairs of the Administrative Office have already taken up most of my energy. I really can't take care of Lianzhou Academy. Therefore, I sincerely want to resign from my position as dean. I suggest that Shuda take up the position of dean of Lianzhou Academy, "Fan Zhongyan hurriedly explained.
Ouyang Shuo felt relieved. He looked at Xu Shuda and said, "Good. If that's the case, then I'll give you more responsibilities. Take up the position of dean of Lianzhou Academy. I hope you can work with the academy professor, Mr. Su Ze, to improve the academy's educational system and start to cultivate a mature teaching team. Take Lianzhou Academy out of its current predicament of opening temporary classes as soon as possible. It should become more standardized and truly become the cradle of the territory's civil officials. "
Xu Shuda nodded solemnly. He felt deeply responsible and said, "Thank you for your trust, sir. I'll do my best to live up to your kindness."
To be honest, the establishment of the Department of Culture and Education had further expanded the authority of the Administrative Office. The current Administrative Office consisted of the Department of Examinations, the Department of Household Registration, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Construction, and the Department of Culture and Education. They almost covered the core functions of the ancient six departments, except for the Ministry of War. The balance of power between the three departments had been quietly broken.
In fact, this was also the result of Ouyang Shuo's intentional guidance. He didn't want to follow the ancient system of three provinces and six departments in the territory's political structure in the future. Since there was a more reasonable administrative structure in modern society as a reference, it would be stupid and unwise to mechanically copy the ancient administrative structure.
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