On the morning of September 27, Ouyang Shuo left the city with four guards. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The destination of his trip was a munitions factory built in a cave in the western suburbs outside the city.

The military factory was prepared for construction by the Combat Readiness Department of the Military Affairs Administration, and it has been three months since the preparation began, and it is mainly responsible for the production of military food pills, marching tents, and ladders.

Passing through the west city gate, you can see that craftsmen are building an official road not far from the city gate. The starting point of Tianhai Road is not the current West City Gate, but the West City Gate of the third city wall in the planning.

Although the official road is not paved with bluestone slabs like the roads in the castle, it is not easy to build. In the wilderness, overgrown with weeds. The craftsmen must first remove the weeds and then remove the soil from the roots to prevent the weeds from growing again the following year.

The dirt roads of the official road are made of triple soil, and the main materials are lime, mud and sand. Only after filling and compacting with triad soil will weeds not grow and will not become muddy on rainy days.

The drawing board of the chief engineer of Tianhai Road specially designed a "road roller" pulled by a pack horse. He asked the blacksmith to build a cylindrical iron drum and pull it with eight horses, saving a lot of manpower.

Because an important function of the official road is to be used for the mobilization of troops and the transportation of materials, the design of the official road is not narrow, it is 20 meters wide, and it is necessary to design good drainage facilities.

On both sides of the official road, trees should also be transplanted.

In addition, along the Tianhai Road, there are some tributaries of the Friendship River and some hillsides, which need to be bridged when encountering water and opening roads in the mountains.

Finally, there is the most important post system, including post roads and post stations.

The post station was used for officials to travel overnight, about a day's journey, usually about 60 miles. Between the post station and the post station, there are also simpler shops for pedestrians to rest and eat for a short time, usually one shop in ten miles.

After leaving the city, Ouyang Shuo and his entourage turned left and rode less than ten kilometers to the cave where the military factory was located. At the entrance of the cave, a large iron gate is built, which cannot be opened unless it is an emergency. Next to the iron gate, a small door that only allows one person to pass is opened, which is used as a normal passage in and out.

In front of the cave, there is a warning wooden sign that reads "Military Forbidden Land", and a small team of sergeants stands on both sides, responsible for standing guard.

Seeing that the military factory was heavily guarded, Ouyang Shuo nodded with satisfaction.

After dismounting, Ouyang Shuo handed over the horse to the guards and walked to the gate alone. When the sergeant standing guard saw Ouyang Shuo, he immediately saluted: "Prince! "I'm going to run over and open the big iron gate.

Ouyang Shuo waved his hand, "Don't bother, Ben Hou can just enter through the small door." ”

The sergeant looked embarrassed, "Prince, this ......"

"Needless to say, Ben Hou's coming this time is a temporary intention, and he can't work to mobilize the people."

"Whoa!" The sergeant did not dare to plead any more, and respectfully opened the small door.

Ouyang Shuo left the two guards outside, and took the other two guards and walked into the cave.

The cave was not as dim as expected, and the rock walls on both sides, including the overhead, were inlaid with small white stones, emitting a soft white light, as bright as day.

If you look closely, it is not artificially inlaid, but naturally occurring.

Ouyang Shuo knew that these small stones should be one of the fluorite stones, which belonged to the natural light source.

Looking up, the cave is more than ten meters high and more than 150 meters wide, and there is no end in sight ahead.

Ouyang Shuo's arrival alarmed the director of the military factory, who was a middle-aged man who looked extremely calm. got the news and rushed over, "The prince is here in person, and the humble duty is far away!" ”

Ouyang Shuo waved his hand, "Ben Hou is uninvited, how about it, take Ben Hou to visit!" ”

"Whoa!" The supervisor nodded and led the way in front, "The cave military factory is divided into three areas, which are responsible for the manufacture of military food pills, marching tents, and ladders. The director pointed to an area in front of him and said, "The outermost area is the area where the ladder is made." ”

Ouyang Shuo looked in the direction he pointed, only to see a ten-meter-wide main road left in the middle of the cave, surrounded by wooden walls on both sides.

Through the four-meter-high fence, you can see a ladder raised high.

"How efficient is the ladder construction?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

"Qiyu Junhou, according to the current production rate, one ladder can be made every day."

Ouyang Shuo nodded, and walked through the ladder area, which was the marching tent area, which could produce twenty tents a day. At the end, there is the military food pill area.

The materials used to make military food pills are grains and some other non-staple foods and condiments, which are very troublesome to make. On average, one military food pill needs to consume 3-4 units of food.

The production efficiency of military food pills is quite high, and more than 1,000 grains can be produced per day.

Behind the military grain pill area is a river underneath, surrounded by workers' living quarters.

After the visit, Ouyang Shuo left the cave under the congratulations of everyone.

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After coming back, Ouyang Shuo contacted Cui Shouren of the Cui Chamber of Commerce through the super trading platform.

Ouyang Shuo's title of Marquis of Lianzhou was enshrined by the Dali Imperial Court, was officially recognized, and was valid for all aborigines. Therefore, the attitude of the Cui Chamber of Commerce towards Ouyang Shuo has changed a lot.

In any case, the Cui family is just a merchant family, and the social status is not high. For Ouyang Shuo, the marquis, it is natural to maintain enough respect.

Of course, in business, what should be done.

"Master Hou!" Cui Shouren was the first to say hello. With Ouyang Shuo's guidance, the Cui Chamber of Commerce has hoarded a batch of food, and Cui Shouren doesn't dare to put up any shelf on this point.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "Brother Shouren, Benhou has one matter, and I have to ask your Chamber of Commerce." ”

"Master Hou, please speak!" Businessmen are most afraid of owing favors, Cui's Chamber of Commerce owes Ouyang Shuo a big favor, and he is worried about how to repay it, now Ouyang Shuo takes the initiative to ask for it, Cui Shouren naturally can't ask for it.

"Your chamber of commerce has a lot of connections in Dali, can you recruit a group of talents for Shanhai County?"

Ouyang Shuo hit the Cui Chamber of Commerce with the idea of recruiting talents. Compared with the Snow Rose Mercenary Group, which only has influence among the player group, the Cui Chamber of Commerce has a better influence among the aborigines.

Cui Shouren was a little surprised, "Can Master Hou elaborate?" ”

"Ben Hou is thirsty for talent, but unfortunately there is no way. In Dali City, there must be some unambitious people who have no talent, but they have nowhere to show it. They are either down-and-out scholars, or excluded officials, or unsatisfactory generals, or even some craftsmen. These people are all the targets of Shanhai County's recruitment. Ouyang Shuo explained his assumption, "Although Shanhai County is remote, it can provide them with a platform to display their ambitions, and if you take 10,000 steps back, the salary provided by Shanhai County is definitely not lower than the level of Wangcheng." ”

Ouyang Shuo's self-confidence not only comes from the Marquis of Lianzhou, but also from his prestige [Guoshi] influence among the aboriginal groups. Especially in Dali, this is even more so.

Cui Shouren suddenly understood Ouyang Shuo's intentions. If it only relies on the credibility of either the Hou of Lianzhou or the Cui Chamber of Commerce, this matter may be more difficult to handle. But if the two are combined, it can produce the magic that one plus one is greater than two, which is very convincing enough to make many people's hearts move.

With such a huge talent pool in Dali, a little leakage is enough for Shanhai County to consume for a long time. Ouyang Shuo dug in this corner, he was really clever.

"Since it was the Hou Ye's order, the Cui family is naturally duty-bound." Cui Shouren responded directly.

Ouyang Shuo nodded, "In order to reassure people's hearts and show sincerity, Ben Hou is willing to provide a settlement fee for every talent who is willing to settle in Shanhai County." The specific amount is in the hands of your chamber of commerce, how? According to Ouyang Shuo's thoughts, since he is an unsatisfactory person, he must be more embarrassed in life.

"Master Hou is thoughtful." Cui Shouren nodded in agreement, "Please rest assured that the Cui family will definitely treat this matter as a major matter and live up to the trust of the Hou Ye!" ”

"So, it's hard work!" Ouyang Shuo thanks.

"Don't dare to be!"

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Cui Shouren did not break his promise, and after ending the conversation with Ouyang Shuo, he immediately asked to see the head of the family.

After listening to Cui Shouren's report, the head of the Cui family was silent for a long time before he said: "The Marquis of Lianzhou has far-reaching vision, exquisite and unique layout, and has a heart to seek talents. This is a great opportunity for my Cui family, and I must not miss it. Shouren! ”

"In!"

"I allow you to use the power of your family and go all out to recruit talents for the Marquis of Lianzhou. In addition, my Cui disciples, if they are interested in a career, can also be recommended to serve in the territory of the Marquis of Lianzhou. Cui's Chamber of Commerce, at the appropriate time, can consider setting up a branch in the territory of Lianzhou Hou. ”

Cui Shouren was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect that the head of the family would attach so much importance to this matter, far beyond his expectations. Cui Shouren was convinced of the judgment of the head of the family, and said loudly: "Yes! ”

After Cui Shouren left, the head of the family sat alone in the middle hall and muttered to himself: "Cui's revival is just around the corner!" finally lived up to the ancestors and ancestors, and did not let the Cui family decay in my hands. ”

Once the power of the Cui Chamber of Commerce is operational, its energy is very terrifying.

Dali, in the streets and alleys, the Cui Mansion family members poured out of the nest, with the Cui Mansion gilded greetings and specially prepared gifts, one by one, to visit the down-and-out scholars and unsatisfactory officials or generals pointed out by Ouyang Shuo.

These people were visited suddenly, some were flattered, some were calm, some were turned away, and so on. In general, the joint efforts of Lianzhou Hou and Cui's Chamber of Commerce are still very effective. Most of them said that they would think about it seriously and then give Cui an accurate answer.

As for the craftsmen, they can be recruited without Cui's fanfare, and the main targets are the blacksmiths, carpenters and tailors that Ouyang Shuo specially explained. (To be continued.) )