The 2nd of March was destined to be an extraordinary day.
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Di Chen for becoming the second Leader of a Level 2 Town in the China region. The reward is 10,000 Merit Points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Di Chen for becoming the second Leader of a Level 2 Town in the China region. The reward is 10,000 Merit Points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Di Chen for becoming the second Leader of a Level 2 Town in the China region. The reward is 10,000 Merit Points!"
Just as Ouyang Shuo expected, Handan Town followed closely behind Shanhai Town. In just six days, it was promoted from a Level 1 Town to a Level 2 Town.
This was not the end of the surprise. In the next three days, Lord Chunshen, Feng Qiuhuang, Bai Hua, Feng Qingyang and Battle Wolf promoted their respective territories to a Level 1 Town. China welcomed the first wave of Towns to be promoted.
Bai Hua's Lingxi Town became the fifth territory in China region to be promoted to a Level 1 Town. It was a dark horse. The original Handan Six Hegemons had been challenged by Ouyang Shuo, Xiong Ba and Bai Hua. It had long become history. However, as individuals, Di Chen and Lord Chunshen were still very powerful and could not be ignored.
Just as everyone's attention was focused on the newly promoted Town, Shanhai Town's subsidiary territory, Beihai Village, had quietly been promoted to a Level 1 Town. On the day of Beihai Town's promotion, Ouyang Shuo immediately transferred the 200 fishermen who still belonged to Shanhai Town to be managed by Beihai Town. At the same time, he started the fourth phase of the Northern Twilight Saltworks, expanding the saltworks to 5,000 mu. Beihai Town, a small town by the bay, was gradually being built into the territory's salt industry base, fishing base and navy base.
After stabilizing Beihai Town, Ouyang Shuo started to build the second subsidiary village. He planned to build the new subsidiary village on the other side of the canyon, beside the Qiushui River. It would stand side by side with Shanhai Town, firmly guarding the only estuary of the Lianzhou Basin.
The subsidiary village was named Pool Village and the village chief was Zhao Dexian. The former Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture, Sun Yannong, replaced Zhao Dexian as the Director of the Department of Agriculture.
Just like when he built Beihai Village, Zhao Dexian brought along 50 grassroots government officials and skilled personnel from Shanhai Town. The military sent the former Infantry Company Deputy Company Leader and 1st Infantry Company Leader Zhang Daniu to Pool Village to form a garrison.
This time, there were also 350 farmers and 100 lumberjacks moving with Zhao Dexian. The east side of the valley where Pool Village was located was at the junction of Lianzhou Basin and Lingnan. It was densely covered with forests and was rich in wood resources. Therefore, in the future, Pool Village would be built into the territory's agricultural base and forestry base.
March 5th, the 14th day of the first lunar month, 9: 00 am, Shanhai Town Mayor's office.
"How are the preparations for tomorrow's Lantern Festival?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
As the first Lantern Festival in Shanhai Town, Ouyang Shuo attached great importance to it. He personally became the leader of the preparation team, and the specific tasks were handled by the Department of Culture and Education, the Department of Materials, and the Department of Public Order. The Department of Culture and Education was responsible for preparing the riddles, the Department of Supplies was responsible for making the lanterns and prizes, and the Department of Public Order was responsible for maintaining order and security at the scene.
"Sir, everything is ready." The one who replied was the deputy leader of the planning team, Xu Shuda.
Ever since Ouyang Shuo accompanied Bing'er to the Jiaozhou Temple Fair in the real world, he had the idea of holding a temple fair in Shanhai Town. Unfortunately, organizing a temple fair required too many resources, and it also involved many folk performances. With the current conditions in Shanhai Town, it was not enough to organize a temple fair.
Until one day, when he was chatting with the Department of Culture and Education, Xu Shuda, he unintentionally mentioned his regret. Xu Shuda was indeed a scholar, and had been a lecturer for a long time. He had a thorough understanding of China's traditional culture and various folk customs. He immediately expressed that although they did not have the conditions to organize a temple fair, they did have the conditions to organize a Lantern Festival. Ouyang Shuo came to a realization. He immediately decided that Xu Shuda would take the lead, and the Department of Materials and the Department of Public Order would cooperate to officially start the Lantern Festival.
Ouyang Shuo naturally had his considerations for spending so much manpower, resources, and financial resources to prepare for this year's Lantern Festival. A Lantern Festival would not only help to boost the morale of the people, it would also help to raise the territory's cultural index. Among the four indexes of the territory, the cultural index was notoriously difficult to raise. Therefore, in order to lay a good foundation for upgrading to a county town in the future, he would not let go of any opportunity to raise the cultural index.
Organizing various traditional festivals, be it the Spring Festival Temple Fair, the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat Race during the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, or the Double Ninth Festival, were all good opportunities to raise the cultural index.
After dealing with the matters of the Lantern Festival, Ouyang Shuo left the Lord's Mansion and headed to the weapons workshop. It had been three days since he handed the Radiant Armor Manufacturing Manual to the Senior Blacksmith Wang Zhuan. He was eager to know the latest research progress of the weapons workshop.
The Radiant Armor appeared during the Three Kingdoms period. It was considered to be one of the best armors in the Cold Weapon Era. Its craftsmanship was extremely complicated, and it was one of the most expensive armors in history. Initially, only military officers and nobles could equip it. During the Tang Dynasty, the powerful national power allowed this expensive armor to be equipped with elite troops, greatly increasing their defensive capabilities.
On the chest and back of the armor, there were oval-shaped metal plates. People called them round shields. They could reflect dazzling rays of light under the sun, and that was how the Radiant Armor got its name. The round shield of the Radiant Armor had a perfect arc, allowing arrows to slide on it, thus protecting the soldiers. Even compound bows and the most powerful armor-piercing awl could not penetrate the transparent round shield of the Radiant Armor.
A full set of Radiant Armor weighed 36 kilograms, making it more suitable for cavalry. If it was paired with the most ferocious attack power of the Cold Weapon Era, it would be almost invincible. Ever since he obtained the Radiant Armor Manufacturing Manual, building such a heavy cavalry to restore the glory of the Tang Dynasty had become Ouyang Shuo's top priority.
Unfortunately, Wang Zhuan gave him a wake-up call as soon as he entered the weapons workshop. "Sir, through my research on the Radiant Armor, I have a clear understanding of the craftsmanship of this armor. With the current conditions of the weapons workshop, there are still many difficulties in mass-producing the Radiant Armor. I need your help, sir. "
"Please speak!" Ouyang Shuo knew that the system would not let him get the Radiant Armor so easily.
"First of all, other than the iron armor, the entire Radiant Armor also has a leather armor that requires the cooperation of a tailor. Secondly, the craftsmanship of the Radiant Armor is extremely complicated. With the current number of craftsmen in the weapons workshop, it will take at least five days to forge the iron armor. Lastly, the Radiant Armor requires a huge amount of iron ore. With the current scale of the mining site, I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet the iron ore demand. "
Wang Zhuan was naturally very excited to be in charge of the craftsmanship of the Radiant Armor. He also cherished this opportunity. It was precisely because of this that he needed to lay out the difficulties he encountered and explain them clearly to his lord.
"How many craftsmen are there in the weapons workshop?" Ouyang Shuo was not in a hurry to answer Wang Zhuan.
"Sir, including me, there is a Senior Blacksmith, an Intermediate Blacksmith, four Junior Blacksmiths, and five Apprentice Blacksmiths." There should have been more Apprentice Blacksmiths and Junior Blacksmiths, but the two affiliated villages had taken away two batches of apprentice Blacksmiths.
Ouyang Shuo frowned. The craftsmanship of the Radiant Armor involved the cooperation of the weapons workshop, the tailor shop, the mining site, the War Preparedness Division, and the Census Division. It was obvious that Wang Zhuan alone would not be able to complete such a complicated task. The best way was to establish a new department that would be responsible for the craftsmanship of the armor.
Having decided on the plan, Ouyang Shuo smiled and said, "I already understand the current difficulties. Bring Xu Kun from the workshop to the lord's mansion at two o 'clock in the afternoon. We have important matters to discuss. "
At two o 'clock in the afternoon, Ouyang Shuo summoned all the officers involved in the production of the Radiant Armor to the Lord's Mansion for a meeting.
They were Tian Wenjing, the Director of the Material Reserve Department; Zhao Youfang, the Deputy Director of the War Preparation Department; Yuan Shaoping, the Director of the Primary Iron Mine; Zhou Haichen, the Director of the Household Registration Department; Zhao Dewang, the Director of the Construction Department; Mu Qingsi, the Master Tailor; Wang Zhuan, the Director of the Weapons Workshop; and his assistant, Xu Kun.
"Today, I've gathered everyone here for one reason, and that is to cooperate fully with the production of the Radiant Armor. For this reason, I have decided to establish the Armor Workshop, which will be responsible for the production of armors, ribbons, horns, miscellaneous work, and craftsmen. Wang Zhuan, the former Weapons Workshop Supervisor, will be appointed as the Head of the First Workshop Department; Master Tailor Mu Qingsi will be appointed as the Senior Consultant of the First Workshop Department. "Ouyang Shuo went straight to the point, directly announcing the establishment of the new department and the relevant personnel arrangements.
"In order to cooperate with the work of the First Workshop, I will announce a few more orders. Zhao Dewang! "
"Here!"
"The Construction Division needs to build a large workshop that combines the functions of a tailor shop and a weapons workshop within three days. It will serve as the workplace for the First Workshop."
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"
"Yuan Shaoping!"
"Here!"
"Expand the primary mining area to an intermediate mining area. The number of miners must reach a scale of at least four hundred people."
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"
"Zhao Youfang!"
"Here!"
"Take stock of cowhide, tendons, and other strategic materials, and supply them all to the First Workshop Department. Also, think of a way to meet the subsequent supply of furs and horns."
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"
"Xu Kun!"
"Here!"
"I appoint you as the Weapons Workshop Supervisor, in charge of the training of blacksmith apprentices. Transfer all the current primary blacksmiths to the First Workshop Department."
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"
"Zhou Haichen!"
"Here!"
"Take all the craftsmen of the First Workshop Department into the military, and they will not be able to leave for life. They will be directly managed by the First Workshop Department."
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"
A series of orders came down, dazzling the eyes of those who saw it. The newly appointed Head of the First Workshop, Wang Zhuan, felt his blood boil. He knew that with these arrangements, the difficulties that he had listed in the morning would all be solved. The time to produce the Radiant Armor was not far away.
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