After adjusting the Material Reserve Bureau, Ouyang Shuo then announced the second thing.

He looked around and said with a smile: "While the winter break has not yet passed, and the construction of the territory has come to an end, I have decided to start a large-scale project. The manpower and material resources consumed by this project will be staggering. Therefore, I specially proposed it to discuss with you. ”

Cui Yingyu smiled, "Big brother, just say something directly, don't beat around the bush." ”

Ouyang Shuo glared at her and said, "The current fence in the territory was built when it was still a first-class village. The fence's defenses have been challenged since the last beast siege. Seeing that it is about to be upgraded to a first-class township, it is very necessary to upgrade the fence. ”

Zhao Dewang and Zhao Dexian both nodded involuntarily, this fence was still built by them. Thinking of the years when Shanhai Village was just starting, I felt a lot of emotion and was naturally impressed.

As the director of the construction department, Zhao Dewang was the first to speak, saying: "There are two ways to upgrade the fence. One is to remove the existing fence and rebuild it in situ. The other is to keep the existing fence and build a new fence on the perimeter. I wonder what adults think? ”

"The existing fence was built according to the standards of a third-level village, and now that the territory is about to be upgraded, it can no longer meet the requirements, so it naturally needs to be demolished. My opinion is that the new fence should be built directly according to the standards of the third-level townships, that is, squares with a side length of 3 km. Ouyang Shuo responded.

"In that case, what materials are you going to use for the new wall? Earth, brick or mixed brick and soil walls? "Zhao Dewang has presided over the construction department for so long, and he has some insight into engineering construction.

Ouyang Shuo shook his head and said, "These three materials are too ordinary. This wall is to be preserved in perpetuity, and it can be used as an inner wall even if the city is expanded in the future. Therefore, I decided to use pure stone for the masonry of this wall. The specifications of the fence should be designed with reference to the city wall. The walls were to be nine meters high and five meters wide. I estimated that the entire fence would cost nearly 600,000 units of stone. I give you a month to build the division, do you have the confidence to complete this huge project? ”

Zhao Dewang's scalp tingled when he heard this, and he said slowly: "According to the requirements of adults, an average of 20,000 units of stone will be consumed every day. The quarry alone had to be staffed by 400 people to meet the demand for stone supplies. In addition, the construction department needs to use at least three or four hundred craftsmen. ”

Ouyang Shuo looked at Gu Xiuwen and asked, "In terms of personnel allocation, has the household registration office arranged it here?" ”

"Compress the population of other industries, and you can barely arrange it. More importantly, it will be upgraded to a first-class township soon, and at that time, there will be sufficient personnel. Gu Xiuwen was full of confidence.

"That's good!"

"Big brother, as the chief financial secretary, I need to remind you. With such a huge amount of manpower consumption, salary expenses alone are a lot of money, so you have to be mentally prepared. Cui Yingyu interjected.

"The reason why I delayed this project after privatization was to provide an opportunity for the villagers to earn extra money. Now it is just in the winter break, and both farmers and herders have nothing to do, and they can participate in the construction of the city wall. With the current financial situation of the territory, it can still be supported. Ouyang Shuo explained with a smile.

Cui Yingyu nodded and didn't say anything more.

At this time, Fan Zhongyan took the initiative to stand up and said, "Since the lord is so ambitious, why not do it more thoroughly." The subordinates suggested that the new city wall still have three gates. Towers were to be built at every gate. At the same time, corner towers were built at the four corners of the city wall to further improve the defensive function of the city wall. ”

"Not bad. In addition, the subordinates suggested that the excavation of the moat could begin now. Living water is brought in from the Friendship River upstream, an eight-meter-wide moat is excavated, and then diverted into the main stream of the canyon on the east side to form a complete inland river system. This is not only conducive to improving the defense of the city, but also convenient for the villagers in the city to get water, killing two birds with one stone. Tian Wenjing was not to be outdone.

After listening to the suggestions of the two important ministers, Ouyang Shuo clapped his hands and said: "The suggestions of the two are very good, so make a good project plan according to this." The Administration Department is solely responsible, with the Material Reserves Department and the Financial Secretary cooperating. ”

Everyone nodded, such a huge project, to be able to participate in it, they all felt a little enthusiastic. It is conceivable that after the completion of the project, the defense capability of Shanhai Village will be upgraded by several grades.

When the discussion was over, the crowd dispersed.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, all the skilled talents were invited to the meeting hall of the Lord's Mansion to participate in the signing ceremony of the entrustment agreement between the Material Reserve Department and the shops.

The ceremony was presided over by the newly appointed Director of Material Reserves, Tian Wenjing, and Ouyang Shuo was invited to attend. Lu Guangzhi, the shopkeeper of the senior woodworking workshop, and Mu Qingsi, the shopkeeper of the special tailor shop, sat in the front row.

On behalf of the Carriage and Horse Division, Zheng Shanpao signed a commissioned processing agreement with the woodworking workshop for the processing of wooden cattle and horses. On behalf of the Materials Division, Du Xiaolan signed a garment processing agreement with the tailor shop.

Witnessing the signing of these two huge orders, the skilled talents invited to the conference became full of confidence and eager to do it immediately.

The role of role models is huge, and Uncle Kang, a senior fisherman, said on the spot that he was willing to sign a preserved fish purchase and sales agreement with the Material Reserve Department as a representative of the fishermen. Prior to privatization, fishermen had contributed nearly 20,000 units of preserved fish to the territory, all of which are now stored in the territory's warehouse.

After privatization, fishermen's cured fish was mainly exported through the primary market. Ouyang Shuo was not prepared to make a profit on the price difference, deducting the 20% transaction tax collected by the primary market, and made the purchase at a price of 12 copper coins per unit. The province mainly earns profits through the collection of commercial taxes.

After the purchase and sale agreement was signed, everyone dispersed.

After finishing the matter, Ouyang Shuo called the Material Reserve Department and asked them to arrange for someone to transport all the previous preserved fish to the primary market and sell it. In addition, 160,000 units of bacon were cured from the 310,000 units of meat obtained earlier. In addition to the 60,000 units of bacon, the rest were also sold.

20,000 units of preserved fish plus 100,000 units of bacon, 15 copper coins per unit, a total of 180 gold coins were sold, deducting 20% of the transaction tax, and 144 gold coins were collected. It has to be said that while the market provides trading convenience for the lord, it is also sucking the blood of the lord.

Now, Ouyang Shuo has a total of 246 gold coins in his storage bag. Taking advantage of the money, he simply ruthlessly spent 120 gold coins to buy the dark gold-level tailor kit that he had promised to give to Qing'er.

[Name]: Tailor Kit (Dark Gold Level)

[Attributes]: Increase tailoring efficiency by 25% and increase tailoring skill proficiency by 15%

[Evaluation]: The tailor's dream equipment, a must-have for a grandmaster-level tailor.

When he came back from the market and passed by the tailor shop, Ouyang Shuo gave the tailor kit he had just bought to Qing'er, which made the little girl very happy.

Back at the Lord's Mansion, it was already six o'clock in the evening, Ouyang Shuo simply returned to the room and went offline.

Early the next morning, Ouyang Shuo first went to the barracks to transfer six recruits. Of the five wounded who were seriously injured in the last eradication of the Liukou battalion, in addition to one who died, the other four were also retired.

Although the cavalry squadron suffered great losses in this eradication of the Liukou battalion, it was not without gains. Not to mention a large batch of captured weapons and equipment, ensuring that the cavalry squadron had enough spare equipment.

What's more, after this fierce battle, most of the first fifty veterans have been promoted to fifth-order warriors. Zhang Daniu, Zhao Sihu and other five fire commanders were promoted to the seventh-order elite soldiers in one fell swoop.

Even if they were newly recruited this time, most of them were promoted to third-order soldiers. Some of the outstanding ones were even promoted to the fourth order in one fell swoop. These outstanding recruits were naturally appointed as the fire commander by Shi Wansui first. After this battle, all the vacant seven fire captains were filled.

Among the seven fire captains, two were particularly excellent, and Shi Wansui introduced Ouyang Shuo emphatically. One is named Zhou Feng, twenty-three years old, and was appointed as the second fire captain of the second cavalry team. The other was Liao Kai, twenty-five years old, and was appointed as the third fire captain of the first cavalry team.

Back at the Lord's Mansion, Tian Wenjing was already waiting for him in the office. Ouyang Shuo poured himself a cup of tea first, and said with a smile: "Sir, this is nothing to do?!" ”

Tian Wenjing was expressionless and said, "The lord made fun of it." That's right, yesterday I looked at the livestock industry in the territory. It was found that the whole animal husbandry industry was somewhat homogeneous, with only two categories: pigs and cattle. ”

"That's true, I don't know what Mr. thinks?"

"Don't dare. The opinion of the subordinates is that in fact, in addition to large livestock such as pigs, horses, cattle and sheep, small poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese can also be raised. I don't know what happens under the Lord's will? Tian Wenjing said.

Ouyang Shuo patted his head vigorously, his expression depressed, "Oh, why didn't I think of it." Thinking completely into the wrong way, just thinking about how to domesticate livestock from the wild, but ignoring these small poultry. Fortunately, there is a gentleman to point out, otherwise it would be a big mistake. Sir, do you think that this kind of poultry is raised on a large scale from the territory? Or is it better to distribute it directly to each household? ”

"At the end of the day, the territory is still a relatively closed circle, and if you breed on a large scale, it is difficult to find a market, and the profits are not high. According to the subordinates' wishes, it is better to distribute it directly to each household, and it is better for the villagers to be free-range, and it is also good to enrich the villagers' tables. Tian Wenjing said calmly.

Tian Wenjing is worthy of rich experience, and he has just taken over the Material Reserve Department, so he can check and fill in the gaps and take the initiative to provide him with suggestions. Arita Wenjing is in charge of the Material Reserve Agency, and he can also completely rest assured.

"Okay, just do as the gentleman wants. You arrange for someone to come with me to the market. I went to buy chickens, ducks and geese and eggs, which were sold in the grain store by the Material Reserve Department. Ouyang Shuo said simply.

Tian Wenjing nodded, got up and went out to make arrangements.

Ouyang Shuo came to the market again, an egg 3 copper coins, duck eggs 4 copper coins, and goose eggs 5 copper coins. He bought 20,000 eggs, 20,000 duck eggs and 10,000 goose eggs in one go, for a total of 19 gold coins. He specially instructed the staff of the Material Reserve Department to tell them the prices of all kinds of eggs, and sell them to the villagers at half of the original price, and it was strictly forbidden to increase the price without permission.