After reaching an agreement on the strategy, the next step was to discuss the candidate for the subsidiary territory's chief officer.
"The third subsidiary territory will be named after Friendship. It will suit the geographical location of the Friendship River, and also show our goodwill. For these nomadic tribes, before we have the ability to subdue them, it is best to be friendly and do business with them. Compared to North Sea Town and Pool Town, the future Friendship Town will be more challenging. Therefore, it is very important to choose a suitable chief officer. This chief officer must be well-versed in government affairs, and provide logistical support for the troops stationed there. At the same time, he must have strong adaptability. After all, it is across the river from the headquarters, and the external situation is so serious that the headquarters cannot respond in time every time. Do any of you have a suitable candidate to recommend? "Ouyang Shuo asked.
This was the first time Ouyang Shuo sought the opinions of the directors on the candidate for the subsidiary territory's chief officer. Previously in North Sea Town and Pool Town, he had acted on his own and made his own decisions. Indeed, this time, Ouyang Shuo did not have a candidate that he liked.
Among the four directors, Ge Hongliang was the most relaxed. He had only recently joined Shanhai Town, and belonged to the military. Naturally, he could not recommend any talent. The other three directors hesitated for a moment. There were pros and cons to this matter of recommendation. If the recommendation was right, it would be a happy ending. However, if the recommended person was useless and made a mistake in the future, the person who recommended would have to bear the responsibility.
The Finance Department was a more professional administrative department, and the various department chief officers were just appointed. It was really difficult to find a person who could take charge of the overall situation. Therefore, Ying You was the first to shake her head, indicating that she had no one to recommend.
The Resource Reserve Department was similar to the Finance Department. The allocation of the department chief officers was relatively low, and they were all from grassroots backgrounds. Controlling one department was already their limit, so how could they be the chief officer of a subsidiary territory? The only outstanding one was the salt field director, Shen Zhui. However, as he was still inexperienced, Tian Wenjing still shook his head and rejected him.
The most likely candidate was the Administrative Department. Not only did the Administrative Department have many departments, but the allocation of the directors of each department was also relatively high. There were even a few directors who were born as high scholars. Fan Zhongyan was also a little hesitant. He had two candidates in mind, namely the director's assistant, Qin Shijian, and the director of household registration, Zhou Haichen. These two young men were both very outstanding. One was in charge of the overall situation, while the other was independent. Each had their own advantages and disadvantages, and it was really difficult to choose.
"I recommend Qin Shijian and Zhou Haichen. As for who to choose, I'll leave it to my Lord to decide." In the end, Fan Zhongyan kicked the ball back to Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo nodded. Both of them were within his range of candidates, so it didn't exceed his expectations. However, in this case, he still had to make the decision himself. In fact, he also knew that between the two of them, Fan Zhongyan might not necessarily have no preference. It was just that this kind of personnel arrangement was too sensitive, and Fan Zhongyan couldn't interfere too deeply, so he played Tai Chi with him.
Ying You saw that Ouyang Shuo was in a dilemma and snickered.
Ouyang Shuo glared at her and said, "I'll choose Zhou Haichen. Du Quan, the former assistant director-general of the Department of Household Registration, was promoted to director-general to replace the vacancy left by Zhou Haichen. Qin Shijian's position had to be moved as well. After being the assistant to the director for so long, it was time for him to gain some experience in the department office. Appoint him as the director-general of the Department of Merit Examinations. Mister Sven can take off this burden and take charge of the overall situation. "
In the end, Ouyang Shuo still chose Zhou Haichen from the perspective of succession. Once Zhou Haichen left, Du Quan could quickly fill the position. On the other hand, if Qin Shijian was transferred, it would cause the Department of Household Registration to have a surplus of talents and the Department of Merit Examinations to have a shortage of talents.
Towards Ouyang Shuo's combination of personnel, the four directors seemed to be deep in thought. Through this series of personnel adjustments, they tried to clearly see the Lord's direction in using people. As for how much they could comprehend, or what they could comprehend, it was up to the benevolent to see benevolence, and the wise to see wisdom.
After discussing the candidates for the subsidiary territory's chief officials, Ouyang Shuo announced that the meeting was adjourned. As for the specific construction issues, he planned to gather the chief officials of each department in the afternoon to make arrangements.
… …
Two o 'clock in the afternoon, the Lord's Mansion's meeting hall.
Ouyang Shuo gathered the departments related to the construction of the subsidiary territory, including the Department of Household Registration, the Construction Department, the Resource Department, the Carriage Department, and the soon-to-be Zhou Haichen together for a discussion.
Regarding the construction of the Friendship Village, Ouyang Shuo first expressed his opinion and said, "Considering the future position of the Friendship Village, the city wall will be a square with a side length of two kilometers. It will also be nine meters tall and five meters wide. The headquarters must participate in the construction of the city wall. The Construction Department must increase the manpower and strive to build the city wall within a week. Otherwise, there will be changes if we delay. "
Zhao Dewang nodded to indicate that there was no problem. The construction this time was only half that of the headquarters. With enough manpower, a week's time was more than enough. The most difficult part would probably be transporting the stones across the river.
"The residents that will be sent to the Friendship Village this time must also be carefully selected. The ordinary residents are mainly herdsmen. The future military horse farm will be built in the Friendship Village, so we need to prepare in advance. In terms of skilled personnel, we need to specifically select some mid-level and above skilled personnel, such as blacksmiths and merchants. "Ouyang Shuo continued.
Du Quan, the newly appointed head of the census department, nodded to indicate that he understood. He asked cautiously, "Sir, how many residents will be sent to the Friendship Village this time?"
"Let's control the population of a third-rank village with a thousand people. Among this batch of people, we need to select two hundred people to form the Friendship Village Garrison Squadron. You need to coordinate with the military regarding this, "Ouyang Shuo instructed.
"Understood!"
Ouyang Shuo looked at Du Xiaolan and said, "The Resource Department must make preparations in advance to trade with the nomadic tribes. Set up a specialized market in the Friendship Village. Strategic resources such as salt and pig iron must be sold through the official channels. Strictly control the amount of goods sold. "
"Understood!"
"The Horse and Carriage Department will complete the transportation work on both sides of the Friendship River. There will be a large amount of resources to be transported across the river, especially the stones. We need to organize it carefully, "Ouyang Shuo said to Zheng Shanpao.
"Understood, I guarantee that the mission will be completed!" Zheng Shanpao said loudly.
"Alright, all of you go and prepare. You will only have one afternoon. Tomorrow morning, we will officially set up the subsidiary territory on the other side of the river," Ouyang Shuo said finally.
"Understood!"
After the meeting, Ouyang Shuo called Zhou Haichen to his office alone. It was necessary to have a deep conversation with this new chief officer to dispel his doubts.
The two of them talked until six in the evening.
After going offline, Ouyang Shuo took the time to call Song Jia and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, the bandit suppression operation didn't drop the Village Creation Token that you needed."
On the other end of the phone, Song Jia smiled sweetly and said, "Idiot, what's there to be sorry about? This was a matter of luck, you can't force it."
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "Actually, there's another way. I just don't know if your big brother is willing to give it a try."
"What is it?" Song Jia asked curiously.
"Think about it. Your family's goal is to have your own territory, right?"
"Of course. Otherwise, why would we need the Village Creation Token?" Song Jia said coquettishly.
Ouyang Shuo laughed and said, "Let me finish!"
"Alright, go on."
"If you want a territory, apart from building it yourself with the Village Creation Token, you can also ask other Lord Level players to transfer their territory to you. That way, not only will you achieve your goal, but you will also get a territory that has already been built. This makes up for the fact that you entered the game late and won't be too far behind the Lord Level players, "Ouyang Shuo said with a smile.
In his previous life, the mid-sized factions that entered the game after obtaining insider information also had this kind of thinking. Since they wanted to build a territory, they would naturally think of getting a Village Creation Token first. However, they had never thought that there was actually a way to transfer it.
Firstly, they weren't familiar with the game's settings, and some people didn't know about the transfer of territory. Secondly, those who knew insider information subconsciously believed that the other Lord Level players also knew about it, so they naturally weren't willing to transfer the territory that they had painstakingly built.
Until one day, a genius player named Silent Night came up with such an idea. In an instant, the other factions followed suit. They used credits that were about to become useless in real life to purchase the valuable territory of players in the game. Under the attack of money, most of the commoner Lord Level players in the game fell. Just like that, these factions once again dominated the game world.
This kind of tragedy was truly heart-wrenching. The lack of information caused these ignorant people to miss out on a chance to turn things around. Ouyang Shuo could still remember one year later in his previous life, when the truth of the game was revealed, the indignant complaints of the players who had already transferred their territory.
It was a pity that this kind of thing was something that one side was willing to suffer. When the players who had transferred their territory received a large amount of credits, they were all ecstatic, thinking that they had hit the jackpot.
This was why fate was sometimes so mysterious. You didn't know when it would suddenly make a sharp turn and catch you off guard. Only those who could grasp fate by the throat were truly strong in this world.
"Ah, it's true!" Song Jia exclaimed.
"Does this count as me completing the quest?" Ouyang Shuo asked jokingly.
Song Jia smiled sweetly. "Mhmm, you completed the quest more than expected. I'll treat you to a meal next time! "
"I couldn't ask for more."
"Alright, let's chat next time! I'll tell this good news to my brother first. These few days, he's been so worried about the Village Creation Token that he can't even eat, "Song Jia explained.
"Mhmm, bye bye!"
"Bye bye!" Song Jia hurriedly hung up the phone and went to find her brother.
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