On the thirteenth of March, after five days of preparation, Lin Yi's cavalry unit and Zhao Sihu's infantry unit worked together to take out a mid-level bandit camp, seizing a large amount of resources and 216 gold.
Ouyang Shuo immediately spent 150 gold coins to change classes for the newly formed Second Cavalry Company and officially appointed Li Mingliang as the acting Company Leader of the Second Cavalry Company. After leaving the military camp, he rushed to the intermediate market and spent 20 gold coins to buy a blueprint of a gold ore refining workshop. He was going to hand it over to the Construction Division to start construction as soon as possible.
The negotiations between the Supplies Division and the Mystic Bird Tribe proceeded extremely smoothly. With his silver tongue, Tian Wenjing successfully persuaded Shi Xiong to give up the tribe's tradition. The one thousand and five hundred strong men of the tribe would become full-time miners in the Wolf Mountain Mine. The price that Shanhai Town paid for this was to provide the Mystic Bird Tribe with 100,000 units of food every month and guide them in growing vegetables.
What Ouyang Shuo did not know was that the reason why the negotiations were so smooth was directly related to the great shaman's tacit approval. Otherwise, with Shi Xiong's conservative personality, how could he be so easily convinced?
The Wolf Mountain Mine's garrison team had also been formed. There were two platoons in total, each led by the tribe's two best hunters, Shi Bao and Shi Lang. Ouyang Shuo took out a batch of captured weapons and equipment from the armory and equipped the two garrisons to increase their fighting strength.
The good news did not stop there. Just as Ouyang Shuo had predicted, the Three Flower Wine brewed by Du Chun using the spring water of Lianzhou Basin was evaluated by the system as a specialty of Shanhai Town and was given the name Lianzhou Three Flower Wine. They could be sold through the general store, and the transaction tax was only half of the market price.
On average, 3 units of grain could produce 1 unit of Three Flower Wine, and 1 unit of Three Flower Wine was sold for 1 Silver Coin. After deducting the cost of materials, labor, and 10% of the transaction tax, the net profit was 40 Copper Coins. Such a huge profit was enough to make Ouyang Shuo go crazy.
Ouyang Shuo didn't say anything else and shamelessly listed the brewery as a non-privatized industry, putting it under the direct jurisdiction of the Finance Department. At the same time, in order to maximize the profits, he also upgraded the winemaking workshop to a large workshop with a capacity of a thousand people.
Large-scale brewing workshops could produce an average of 50,000 units of Three Flower Wine every month, earning a monthly profit of 200 gold coins. Apart from the economic benefits, the Three Flower Wine also brought about a pleasant surprise.
[Lianzhou Three Flower Wine]: A specialty of Shanhai Town. Attractiveness to special talents with good wine increased by 15%.
With such a huge harvest, Ouyang Shuo naturally wouldn't treat Du Chun unfairly. He directly offered him a monthly salary of 1 gold coin, instantly making him one of the highest-paid people in the Shanhai Town. More importantly, with the Three Flower Wine's brewing technique, Du Chun broke through to become a Master Wine Brewer, becoming the second Master Wine Brewer in Shanhai Town after Qing 'er.
On the 14th of March, the Military Intelligence Division discovered a refugee camp 15 kilometers away from the center of the territory when they were investigating the roving bandits. Buttface didn't dare to delay and immediately reported to Ouyang Shuo.
"Refugee camp? That's strange. How big is it? "Ouyang Shuo asked in surprise.
"Sir, there are about 1,500 of them."
"There are so many people. How did they survive in the wilderness? Are there any leaders or anything like that? "
Ouyang Shuo did not know much about the refugee camp. This kind of camp was a rare product in the wilderness and was very difficult to find. Those who could survive in the wilderness were either refugees who wandered around, waiting for the players' territories to summon them. Or they were secluded villages, like the Zhao Family Ditch where Zhao Dexian had been, which was a paradise and isolated from the rest of the world. The last kind were the roving bandits and the wolves of the wilderness.
But the refugee camp didn't belong to any of the above three situations. It was called a refugee and had a fixed place to stay. If one were to call it a paradise, it would be exposed to the wilderness without any concealment. It was called a roving bandit or a bandit, but it didn't have enough combat power. He was simply neither fish nor fowl.
The formation of every refugee camp was a kind of coincidence. Either they were lucky enough to find a food storage point with enough supplies to support their lives. Or there was a strong person who led these refugees and formed a force to protect them from being robbed by roving bandits or bandits.
"Sir, you guessed right. This refugee camp does have a leader called Ge Hongliang, 35 years old. He used to be a military adviser in the army, but later he was stranded in the wilderness for some reason. This person is also quite capable. He forcefully organized a group of despairing refugees, trained them into an army, stationed them in the wilderness, and barely managed to survive. "The military intelligence division's intelligence work this time was done very meticulously, and they thoroughly investigated Ge Hongliang.
"Even if they can resist the roving bandits or bandits, I'm afraid it won't be easy for them to survive, right?" Ouyang Shuo said confidently. Mutants like the players, who had their own cheats, found it difficult to survive in the wilderness, let alone a group of natives. Without a market to trade with, how could they survive?
Buttface nodded with a face full of admiration. "Sir, you guessed right again. Because there are no food seeds or farming tools, they can't grow crops. The refugee camp can only rely on hunting and fishing to make a living. This kind of lifestyle is very unstable, and they often have to rely on wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger. Moreover, ever since mutants like you established a territory in the wilderness, the number of wild beasts in the wilderness has plummeted, and their livelihood has become even more difficult. At present, they can't hold on any longer and are just short of becoming bandits. "
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said with a smile, "This is actually an opportunity for us. To put it bluntly, if we can annex this refugee camp, we can save a lot of time. "
"It's the refugee camp's fortune to be annexed by Shanhai Town. There's no need for you to restrain yourself, sir," Buttface said with a smile. Ever since he attended Lian Zhou Academy's short-term training course, his speaking skills had improved a lot. It seemed that Lian Zhou Academy's training course was very successful.
"Has the intelligence department had any contact with Ge Hongliang?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
"Yes. I had a brief chat with Ge Hongliang and gave him a brief introduction of the situation in Shanhai Town. I said that you are the most courteous person, hehe. From what I can see, he is obviously interested, but he can't put down his pride and take the initiative to ask, "Buttface said with a smile.
"Alright, then I'll make a trip myself," Ouyang Shuo said, seeing that he had more or less understood the situation.
This trip to the refugee camp was to bring peace, not war, so it was not appropriate to bring too many troops. Ouyang Shuo only brought a small team from the intelligence department and a squadron of cavalry.
At three o 'clock in the afternoon, Ouyang Shuo and his team arrived at the refugee camp. The entire camp covered an area of about one square kilometer and was only protected by a wooden fence. On both sides of the camp's gate, there were two watchtowers, on which stood two sentries. When they saw Ouyang Shuo and his team, they shouted nervously, "Who are you?"
"The Lord of Shanhai Town has come to visit, please report to him!" Ouyang Shuo said loudly, riding on Black Whirlwind.
The sentries were surprised. Then they remembered the Lord's order and immediately replied, "Lord, please wait for a moment, I will report to the Lord immediately."
"Thank you!" Ouyang Shuo ordered everyone to dismount and wait at the gate.
Ten minutes later, a middle-aged scholar walked out of the camp. This man was of medium build, thin and broad shoulders. Although his face was covered with dust, his eyes were extremely sharp. He was wearing a coarse hemp robe. Behind him, there were more than ten men, young men, and old men in their fifties. All of them wore coarse hemp robes, and their faces were sallow and emaciated.
Before he arrived, the middle-aged scholar had already said, "The Lord has come to visit! Welcome, welcome!"
Ouyang Shuo signaled Buttface with his eyes to see if this man was Ge Hongliang. When Buttface nodded his head to confirm it, Ouyang Shuo said with a smile, "Please forgive me for my presumptuous visit!"
When the group of people following Ge Hongliang saw the powerful equipment of the Cavalry Squadron, a strand of fear appeared in their eyes. They seemed to be in awe.
"Please come in and talk!" Ge Hongliang said with a smile.
Ouyang Shuo nodded his head. Then, he ordered the rest of the people to set up camp outside the camp. When they entered the camp, the residents walked out of their houses and looked at Ouyang Shuo and his team curiously. Most of the residents were like the refugees in the wilderness. They couldn't even wear decent coarse hemp robes. They were all in rags and emaciated.
When they went out, Ouyang Shuo put on leather armor and a sword at his waist. He looked even more heroic and extraordinary as a general. Lin Yi and Buttface, who were on his left and right sides, were also fully armed. Compared to the people in the refugee camp, they were totally different.
Ouyang Shuo looked at the equipment of the soldiers in the refugee camp. They only had very simple leather armor and javelins and spears. He couldn't imagine how Ge Hongliang had resisted the attack of the bandits with this group of soldiers with poor equipment. Now, he valued Ge Hongliang even more. Ge Hongliang was a very resourceful person.
After entering the meeting hall of the camp, everyone sat down. Except for Ge Hongliang, there were only an old man and a young man in the refugee camp. The rest of the people in the refugee camp had left.
"Let me introduce to the Lord," Ge Hongliang said, pointing at the old man, "This is Elder Xu, the logistics supervisor of our camp. He used to work in the Ministry of Revenue." Then he pointed at the young man, "This is Sun Tengjiao, the commanding officer of our army. He used to be a captain in the army."
Ouyang Shuo greeted them and introduced Lin Yi and Buttface to them with a smile. When he introduced Lin Yi, he noticed that Sun Tengjiao, who was sitting opposite him, was full of fighting spirit. As for Buttface, they had dealt with him in the morning, so it was easy to introduce him.
When he heard that Buttface was the Director of the Military Intelligence, Ge Hongliang's eyes lit up.
To be honest, when he introduced Buttface, Ouyang Shuo was a little embarrassed. As the Director of the Military Intelligence of the Shanhai Town, such a name was really embarrassing. "Next time, I'll see if I can change this guy's name."
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