After the alliance ceremony, it was exactly ten o'clock in the morning.
The military parade was ready, and a thousand soldiers lined up in front of the square, waiting for the review.
Ouyang Shuo invited Bai Hua and others to join him on the reviewing stand. The inspection stand was divided into two rows, the front and the back. The five lords sat in the front row, and the entourage and the accompanying personnel of Shanhai Town sat in the back row. On Ouyang Shuo's left, Bai Hua and Mu Lanyue were sitting respectively. On the right side, there are sitting Xunlong acupuncture point and Siege Lion.
"What you are about to see is that Shanhai Town's troops will go out this time. All the elite troops of Shanhai Town will be gathered. The wealth of Shanhai Town's family has been shown in front of everyone." Ouyang Shuo said with a smile.
Due to the limited number of troops, 1,000 soldiers walked through the reviewing platform in units of squadrons. As the commander-in-chief of the military parade, Shi Wansui rode at the front of the team. Behind him are three infantry squadrons, and the leader is naturally the heavy infantry squadron equipped with Tang Dao and infantry armor. Then there are two archers and three crossbowmen, all wearing leather armor. The last ones to appear on the stage were two cavalry squadrons, all riding green clam horses, carrying Tang knives and horned bows, and holding horse lances. The fifty cavalry in the front were also equipped with Mingguang armor.
Looking at these troops, there were mixed reactions from all parties.
What Bai Hua noticed was Shi Wansui, an imperial historical figure. She had seen Fan Zhongyan and Tian Wenjing two king-level historical figures before, and thought that they were one of the historical figures summoned by the summoning charm rewarded by the Qiyue Wuyi village construction task. Unexpectedly, there is still one hidden in the army.
Her own village building task has a relatively high degree of completion, and she only rewards silver-level village-building tokens and king-level summoning symbols. In other words, he can be 100% sure that the gold-level village building token was obtained by him.
The attention of Xunlong's acupoints was completely attracted by the heavy cavalry wearing Mingguang armor. With a general like Qin Qiong, his ideal, of course, is to reproduce the elite heavy cavalry of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, just like Ouyang Shuo. It's a pity that he can't realize any of them now, whether it's war horses or weapons. Who would have thought that Shanhai Town has already been fully equipped, what a beast.
Qin Qiong, who was sitting behind Xunlong's acupuncture point, looked a little dazed when he saw the cavalry squadron led by Lin Yi. Through them, Qin Qiong seems to have returned to the years when he fought on the battlefield.
The siege lion's favorite is the hoplites in the front row. There are also barbarians near his territory. Therefore, at a glance, those soldiers should be mountain barbarians. This kind of armor may be a bit heavy for ordinary soldiers, but for barbarians, it is just right, and it is a natural match.
As for Mulanyue, Xiao Nizi was just watching the fun. Mu Guiying, who was sitting behind her, stared at the green clam horse riding on the cavalry. She has already recognized that these war horses are the green clam horses raised by the nomadic tribes in the center of the basin. Mu Guiying couldn't imagine how Shanhai Town got these war horses.
This military parade has well declared the strength of Shanhai Town to the allies, and it shows that Ouyang Shuo deserves his name as the leader. At the same time, the most cutting-edge weapons and equipment in Shanhai Town were displayed one by one. The future arms chief slowly bared his fangs, waiting for his allies to take the bait.
After the military parade was over, Xunlong Dianxue and others stared at Ouyang Shuo, almost wanting to eat him. Ouyang Shuo pretended not to know, and asked with a smile, "How is it? While there is still time, I'll show you around?"
The siege lion is the most straightforward, and the first to speak: "Brother Wuyi, look, you must see it. But this is not the point. The point is, will the equipment displayed just now be sold?"
Ouyang Shuo nodded, then shook his head again.
"What do you mean?" The siege lion didn't understand.
"Sell, don't sell. When forming an alliance before, I have promised that I will give priority to selling weapons and equipment to you. However, there is a prerequisite for this, that is, only after the formation of Shanhai Town's own troops. We will consider selling it to others. As you have seen, only these thousand soldiers are not fully equipped, and there is no spare equipment for sale to you now." Ouyang Shuo did not hold back.
"Although it's not for sale now, Brother Wuyi should have a psychological price. Why don't you explain it to us, so that we can make preparations when we go back," Bai Hua asked.
The eyes of the others also brightened, obviously they were also very concerned about this issue.
Knowing that you would ask, Ouyang Shuo gestured to Yingyou standing behind him with his eyes. Yingyou understood, and said with a smile: "As for the price of weapons and equipment, and the issue of subsequent orders, why don't the lords arrange for their entourage to discuss with our Finance Department. Why bother the lords to do it yourself for such a philistine matter?"
Who can become the lord of one party is not a human being. Naturally, I heard Yingyou's off-screen voice. To put it bluntly, today's gathering is still for bonding. The lords are naturally not good. At this time, it is more appropriate to put down your face and do the bargaining business. It is better to leave it to your subordinates.
So, the crowd was divided into two groups. Yingyou took Violet, Mu Guiying, Qin Qiong and Jushou to the office of the Finance Department of the Lord's Mansion to discuss the purchase of weapons and equipment. Ouyang Shuo led the rest of the people to visit Shanhai Town, accompanied by Fan Zhongyan and Tian Wenjing.
Everyone has been to Houshan, and the Lord's Mansion is similar, and there is nothing to visit. Ouyang Shuo first took everyone to the cultural and educational area on the east side of the Lord's Mansion, and took them to visit the two hidden buildings of Mazu Temple, Recruitment Hall and Lianzhou College.
The mystery of the Mazu Temple, the powerful functions of the Recruitment Hall, and the scale of Lianzhou College all gave Bai Hua and his party a strong shock.
There are so many surprises, how many secrets are hidden in this small Shanhai Town.
What everyone is most interested in is the operation mode of Lianzhou College. After all, the Mazu Temple and the Zhaoxian Hall are hidden buildings, so you can't come here with envy. Only Lianzhou College can learn from it.
Ouyang Shuo didn't hide his secrets, he imparted his experience to everyone generously. An academy belongs to the basic building of a third-level county town, and it cannot be hidden for too long. Tell everyone in advance that you can enhance the strength of your allies. Second, other territories do not have the strong territorial characteristics of Shanhai Town, so they cannot recruit so many Juren or Jinshi to teach at the college. No matter what, they cannot catch up with Lianzhou College.
The southeast military area, Ouyang Shuo didn't mention it, everyone consciously avoided it, and didn't say that they wanted to visit it. Therefore, Ouyang Shuo then took everyone to the northwest business district. Here, the major workshops are in full swing, a scene of prosperity.
In the end, Ouyang Shuo took everyone up to the north tower to enjoy the scenery of Shanhai Town.
The city wall itself has given everyone enough shock, when they saw the moat surrounding the city wall, they all looked at Ouyang Shuo speechlessly.
How insecure this guy is, building such a strong fortification so early.
Mulanyue saw the flag of the lord of Shanhai Town planted on the tower, and said, "Ah, the design of this flag is so beautiful. Well, after returning home, they will also design a flag, which is so majestic."
"That's right, that's right." The Siege Lion echoed, looking a little impatient.
Looking at the circling golden dragon on the flag, Bai Hua jokingly said, "Brother Wuyi, you have a lot of ambition, and you're aiming for the position of supremacy."
Ouyang Shuo smiled and said nothing, it was his tacit consent.
Near noon, Ouyang Shuo hosted a banquet for Bai Hua and his party. The banquet was not held in the lord's mansion, but held directly in Sangu Restaurant.
Sangu Restaurant is built on the busiest commercial street, with a total of two floors. The banquet was held in the private room on the second floor. In the past, apart from Ouyang Shuo, few people would be willing to dine here. With the improvement of wages and benefits, the lobby on the first floor has people coming here from time to time to dine, entertain relatives and friends, or discuss business here.
Sanniang had already been waiting at the entrance of the restaurant. Seeing Ouyang Shuo and his party, she hurriedly greeted her and said with a smile, "My lord, the banquet is ready and we can start the banquet anytime."
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "Thank you Sanniang, have Yingyou and the others arrived?"
"Miss has already arrived one step ahead and is accompanying the guests on the second floor." Gu Sanniang replied.
"Okay, then let's go up too!" Ouyang Shuo turned his head and said to Bai Hua and the others.
After going upstairs, Yingyou nodded vaguely to Ouyang Shuo, indicating that the deal has been settled. Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, and invited everyone to sit down one by one.
For this banquet, Gu Sanniang did her best.
There are seafood from Beihai Town, mutton and pork from the pasture, various vegetables grown in the vegetable garden, chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry purchased from the farmer's market, and the Shanman tribe. The wild game is already very rich.
Of course, tea is indispensable for banquets, whether it is pekoe tea or Sanhua wine, they are all rare boutiques. The rich raw materials, coupled with Gu Sanniang's exquisite cooking skills, are already comparable to real-life feasts.
Bai Hua and the others were already numb. They never imagined that the materials produced by Shanhai Town were already so rich. In their own territory, it is extremely rare to be able to eat a meal of meat.
"Hey, after this meal, I won't be able to eat when I go back." Mulanyue said delicately.
Bai Hua and the others nodded together very tacitly, with sympathy in their hearts.
Ouyang Shuo chuckled, picked up the wine glass in his hand, and said with a smile, "Come on, let's have a toast for our first meeting of the Shanhai League!"
"cheers!"
After eating a meal, the wine was hot and lively.
Unknowingly, the feeling of unfamiliarity between everyone gradually dissipated and became intimate. Anyway, it's not unreasonable that the wine table dinner is the best place to make friends.