Chapter 555: Ou Yezi (Congratulations on the New Year)

According to the usual practice, public facilities construction funds will also occupy the bulk of fiscal expenditures. It's just that with the establishment of the county office, this expenditure will gradually be borne by the county-level finance itself.

What needs to be led by the Southern Border Protectorate is to plan a system of official roads and post stations covering the entire territory.

In addition to opening up the official roads in a county, the construction of official roads and post stations between counties requires the unified planning and construction of the Southern Border Protectorate, and half of the construction costs.

The first one is to completely open up the mountain road between Lianzhou County and Wuzhou County, so as to realize Shanhai City's control over Wuzhou County and Zhaoqing County.

In addition, the Construction Department also plans to explore another mountain road near Gushan County, Duanren Prefecture, and directly connect with Leizhou County, so as to realize the connection between the two counties on land.

In Shanhai City now, the only way to go to Leizhou County is by sea. Although the sea route is convenient, it is still more of a commercial route, and the land route is more convenient for people-to-people communication.

Ouyang Shuo convened all the ministers to discuss and finalize the financial budget for next year. There was also a major event, which was to discuss the formulation of city municipal standards, sewage standards, and planning of the territory's water conservancy system.

Its purpose is to spread Shanhai City's municipal construction experience to the whole territory.

The construction of Shanhai City can be described as a perfect example of the combination of ancient architectural art and modern architectural theory. It not only retains the implicit, solemn, and elegant beauty of Chinese classical architecture, but also supplements it with advanced urban planning concepts and municipal construction theories in modern society. The two are perfectly integrated and complement each other.

As for the planning of the territory's water conservancy system, it naturally serves the territory's agriculture. In order to increase crop yields and enhance the ability of crops to resist risks, a sound water conservancy system is naturally essential.

The waterways in southern Xinjiang are criss-crossed, and there is no shortage of water, but there is a danger of flooding. Therefore, it is necessary to rationally plan and transform the water system of the territory and build reservoirs.

For four or five days, Ouyang Shuo stayed in the study and basically didn't go out.

There was an endless stream of ministers coming and going to the study.

Sometimes, when the discussion gets to an urgent point, we even forget to eat.

As for discussing late into the night, that is commonplace.

During this process, plans related to the lifeline of the territory in the coming year were released one by one.

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On December 24th, following Fan Li and Xi Shi, Ou Yezi, the master swordsmith, was also found by the Black Snake Guards, who successfully invited him back to Shanhai City to help Ouyang Shuo forge swords.

Ou Yezi, a native of Yue from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States period, was the originator of ancient Chinese sword casting, the founder of Longquan Sword and Zhanlu Sword.

When he was a teenager, Ou Yezi learned metallurgy technology from his uncle, and began to forge bronze swords, iron picks, iron axes and other production tools.

He is willing to use his brain and has extraordinary wisdom; he is physically strong and able to work hard. Ou Yezi discovered the difference in properties between copper and iron, and smelted and cast the first iron sword "Longyuan", creating a precedent for Chinese cold weapons.

A series of famous bronze swords cast by Ou Yezi are the most famous in China.

He once forged five swords for King Goujian of Yue: Zhanlu, Juque, Shengxie, Yuchang and Chunjun; for King Zhao of Chu three famous swords: Qixing Longyuan, Tai'a and Gongbu.

The Black Snake Guard's ability to invite Ou Yezi this time is purely due to the magic soldier Chi Xiaojian.

Ou Yezi said beforehand that when he came to Shanhai City this time, he didn't plan to settle down. After casting the sword, he will leave Shanhai City and continue his journey to find the place where the sword is forged.

For the current Ou Yezi, he has no intention of performing in the emperor's house. After appearing in the wilderness, his only pursuit is to find a new place to forge swords, and then forge swords.

When Ouyang Shuo got the news, he had no choice but to give up.

This matter cannot be forced.

Ouyang Shuo searched for Ou Yezi mainly to ask Ou Yezi to re-seal the soul of the red dragon sealed in the unicorn gold seal into the Chixiao Sword, so as to complete the upgrade of the Chixiao Sword.

Hearing Ou Yezi's visit, the one who was most excited was not Ouyang Shuo, but Wang Hao.

Wang Hao is the first master-level blacksmith in the territory and the director of the Jiafang Division of the War Preparation Department.

Ouyang Shuo's Heavenly Demon Spear was made by Wang Hao.

For a blacksmith like Wang Hao, Ou Yezi is like a patriarch.

If it is said that a blacksmith, or to be precise, a swordsmith can start a family and form a school, then Ou Yezi is one of the well-deserved patriarchs and representatives of the school.

Therefore, Wang Hao specially prepared the largest and most magnificent sword-making room in the Jiafangsi workshop area for Ou Yezi to use. This sword-making room was specially remodeled by the No. 7 Research Institute.

Next to the sword casting room is a boiler capable of forging steel.

As a master swordsmith, Ou Yezi's sensitivity to materials is undoubtedly very strong. Otherwise, he would not have discovered the different properties of copper and iron early on.

Therefore, how could Ou Yezi be indifferent to the performance of iron and superior steel.

After learning about Wang Hao, he was immediately fascinated by this material.

Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo, who was following behind Ou Yezi, showed a smug smile. He knew that for such a swordsmith, steel had an extraordinary charm.

This time, even if Ouyang Shuo asked Ou Yezi to go, Ou Yezi would not be happy.

Faced with Ou Yezi's further questioning, Wang Hao looked embarrassed.

Although the person in front of him is his patriarch, but the iron and steel forging technology is a high-level secret of the territory, Wang Hao is very brave, and he dare not reveal the slightest bit to Ou Yezi.

"Master, this..." Wang Hao hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Ou Yezi's expression suddenly changed. He is a master swordsmith, of course he knows that such secrets cannot be coveted by outsiders. Isn't his sword-making skill the same?

Thinking of this, Ou Yezi turned around, bowed slightly to Ouyang Shuo, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, please accept me so that I can see the mystery of these materials."

Ou Yezi had a hunch that with these materials, he had a new inspiration for sword casting. In time, it is not impossible to forge a divine weapon like Seven Star Ryongyeon.

It is even said that among the weapons, it may be possible to touch the holy weapon that no one can reach.

That being the case, why did Ou Yezi continue to run around, looking for a place to forge swords.

Isn't the Shanhai City in front of you the best place to forge swords?

As for the previous rhetoric, the current reneging is really nothing to Ou Yezi.

The master swordsmith was originally a sword idiot.

Now that he is an idiot, he naturally doesn't need to pay too much attention to the sophistication of people.

Only in this way can we concentrate on one.

Ouyang Shuo said with a smile: "Master is able to settle in Shanhai City, it is really a great blessing for the territory." Naturally, he did not mention Ou Yezi's bold words before.