On March 25th, at 9:00 a.m., at the ferry in Shanhai Town.
Ouyang Shuo led a group of chief officers to see Zhou Haichen and others off. This time the military sent Hu Yibiao, the former infantry squadron, to form a garrison team in Youyi Village. The main responsibilities of the garrison squadron were to do a good job of defending the city and guarding the city walls. Work. As for external operations, the cavalry battalion stationed in Friendship Town in the future will be the main one. Cavalry is more suitable for fighting against nomadic tribes in the wild.
After returning from the ferry, Ouyang Shuo took time to visit the alchemy workshop. Ever since the alchemist Magnus moved in, Ouyang Shuo has been busy with upgrading his territory, and he hasn't learned about this alchemy workshop which is very different from the oriental civilization.
The residents of Shanhai Town are naturally very curious about Magnus, a Westerner. His blond hair, white skin and thick hair, coupled with his inauthentic Chinese, are enough to ignite everyone's gossip . Of course, there are those knowledgeable people who know that this is the Frangji man from the West.
The alchemy workshop was specially arranged by Ouyang Shuo in the Northeast Military Zone, next to the weapon workshop, so as not to be disturbed by ordinary residents. Because the alchemist recruited by Shanhai Town this time is not a traditional Chinese Taoist priest, but a pure western alchemist. Therefore, the alchemy workshop built is also a stone hut with western architectural style, with two floors and a basement.
The first floor of the alchemy hut is the hall and warehouse, and the second floor is Magnus' bedroom and study. As for the alchemist's most important laboratory, it was built underground and strictly protected.
Guided by Magnus, Ouyang Shuo walked into the underground laboratory. There are five or six kerosene lamps hanging around the walls of the basement, and a huge combined kerosene lamp hanging from the ceiling above, illuminating the entire basement brightly. Fortunately, there are perfect ventilation facilities in the basement, otherwise people would probably die of suffocation due to lack of oxygen if they stayed in it for a long time.
There are several rows of shelves around the laboratory, on which there are various bottles and jars. In the middle is a huge test bench, on which there are test instruments such as beakers, distillation bottles, and crucibles.
"Magnus, what kind of research is the alchemy workshop mainly engaged in?" Ouyang Shuo asked curiously while visiting the laboratory.
"The research of the alchemy workshop is mainly about rectification and metal extraction." Magnus said a little arrogantly, not expecting the lord in front of him to understand.
Even more contemptuous of Ouyang Shuo's pretentious checking of the various experimental instruments on the test bench, he thought to himself, do you really understand what they are for? Hypocritical Orientals.
How could Magnus have imagined that Ouyang Shuo was a modern person, and the alchemy that was incomparably mysterious in his eyes was only mediocre in Ouyang Shuo's eyes.
"You mean rectification, but that kind of distillation method that uses reflux to separate liquid mixtures with high purity?" Ouyang Shuo picked up a retort and asked with a smile.
The boss of Magnus opened his eyes instantly, and said excitedly: "Yes, this is the way. Oh, my God. I admire your wisdom, my lord." I have to say that this Westerner is still very straightforward. Once you find that the other party really understands, you will immediately change your attitude and praise it.
"In this case, Magnus, if you have time, you can take the time to go to the brewery and make an improvement on their distillation technology. If it succeeds, I think the Finance Department will be happy to pay you a handsome reward , enough to support your next research work." Ouyang Shuo lured.
When Magnus heard about the research funding, his eyes lit up immediately, and he said loudly, "No problem. My lord, you can leave this matter to me with confidence."
"As for the research on metal purification, it can be done jointly with Jiafang Division. Their demand for refined iron is still very huge. In addition, there is also a place for you at the Langshan Mine. The height of gold nuggets Purification is your specialty. All in all, I hope that the alchemy workshop will not be isolated from the territory, but actively participate in the affairs of the territory to achieve a win-win situation." Ouyang Shuo finally said.
Magnus had already let go of his prejudice and arrogance, and said respectfully: "My lord, your wisdom is as deep as the ocean, and Magnus will definitely follow your advice."
"That's good!" Before leaving, Ouyang Shuo took out the pair of wild boar tusks that he got a long time ago from the storage bag, and said with a smile, "Can you refine these pair of tusks into accessories?"
Magnus took the boar tusk and said cautiously, "You can give it a try."
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news." Then he turned and left the alchemy workshop.
After leaving the alchemy workshop, Ouyang Shuo went to the market, and spent 500 gold coins cruelly to buy a blueprint of a high-level shipyard. Ever since he got the "Mengchong Warship Manufacturing Technical Manual", he couldn't wait to make the Mengchong warship.
However, as an intermediate warship, Mengchong must be manufactured by an advanced shipyard. There is no way, in order to form a powerful naval fleet as soon as possible, Ouyang Shuo can only use such a large amount of funds from limited funds to upgrade the shipyard.
Back at the lord's mansion, I saw Qing'er and Gu Sanniang muttering aside, Gu Sanniang looked a little depressed, and Qing'er comforted him. Ouyang Shuo asked curiously, "What are you talking about? It's mysterious."
Gu Sanniang was silent at the side, and Qing'er muttered: "Brother, didn't you agree to hand over the restaurant to Sister Gu? But according to the pricing of the construction department, the restaurant is very expensive. In addition to the follow-up recruitment, the purchase Raw materials, scattered and scattered together, the start-up capital alone costs 30 gold coins. In addition, the future of the restaurant is not clear, and I don’t know whether everyone is willing to spend money in the restaurant, so Sister Gu is very hesitant. "
Ouyang Shuo nodded, looked at Gu Sanniang, and asked, "Is it as Qing'er said?"
"Responding to my lord's words, the women are indeed a little worried. Coupled with the lack of financial resources, I am afraid that I will fail your expectations. The women should stay in the manor and take care of everyone's food and daily life." Gu Sanniang said resignedly.
Ouyang Shuo waved his hand and said, "San Niang is out of sight, right? Since you have difficulties, you can come to me directly. Why bother to sigh. The promise I made earlier will naturally not be in vain. I will pay for the start-up funds." , I use this fund to have the audacity to take half of the shares in the restaurant, what do you think?"
Gu Sanniang was overjoyed immediately, and said incoherently: "No, no, no, women are already satisfied as long as they have a share of the stock, and don't dare to expect too much."
"Sanniang, you don't have to refuse, I didn't intend to let you. If you want to run the restaurant well, the start-up capital is only a leading role. Follow-up recruiting staff, decorating the restaurant, researching dishes and other important tasks will require you. The future shopkeeper will manage it. To be honest, half of the shares are already taken advantage of by you." Ouyang Shuo explained.
Before Gu Sanniang could say anything, Qing'er on the side couldn't help clapping her hands, and said with a smile: "Sister, I'm going to be less polite to my elder brother, he recently got a lot of money from rogues."
Ouyang Shuo glared at Qing'er, and then said: "Of course, I won't own half of the shares in this restaurant. Three of them are reserved for Yingyou, and the remaining two are for Qing'er. As the eldest brother, let me give the pocket money left by the two younger sisters!"
"Yeah," Qing'er didn't expect that he would have such benefits, the little money fan immediately stepped forward and hugged Ouyang Shuo's arm, and said sweetly, "Brother, you are so kind, you know how to love Qing'er, hee hee!"
Ouyang Shuo touched her little head, and said with a smile, "It's good to know, but don't be too naughty."
Seeing this scene, Gu Sanniang just accepted it with peace of mind, and said with a smile: "The lady thanked you for your kindness of funding, and please ask me to give you a name for the restaurant!"
Ouyang Shuo pondered for a while, thought for a while, nodded and said, "Well, I think it's called Sangu Restaurant. It not only points out your identity as the shopkeeper, Sanniang, but also brings the meaning of coming again. It just fits the restaurant."
"Okay, that's a good name!" Qing'er, who just got the benefit, applauded very cooperatively.
Gu Sanniang was also very satisfied with the name of the restaurant, and said: "Thank you for giving me the name. There is one more thing to report to your lord. If the women go to run the restaurant, who will take over the kitchen of the lord's mansion?"
"San Niang, don't worry. After the construction of the first official residence, except me and Qing'er and sisters, everyone else in the lord's mansion will go home to eat, and there is no need to manage meals for a large group of people like before. The second restaurant After the construction is completed, if you really want to get hungry, you can go to the restaurant to enjoy the autumn breeze, Sanniang, don't think we are free food." Ouyang Shuo said jokingly.
"Your presence is always welcome!" Gu Sanniang said sincerely.
"As for the successor of the kitchen of the lord's mansion, I will leave it to Sanniang to choose. However, in the current territory, unlike before, there are still many chefs." Ouyang Shuo finally said.
"Okay." Gu Sanniang nodded in response.
After the discussion, Qing'er couldn't wait to go to Yingyou to report the good news. Ouyang Shuo ignored her and called Zhao Dewang to the office, asking him to arrange someone to upgrade the shipyard as soon as possible.
Zhao Dewang's face turned bitter. Recently, the director of construction was about to be driven crazy by Ouyang Shuo. There were construction projects everywhere. The city wall and moat have just been built, and the renewal of the territory will start again. This is just the beginning, and they received the task of building the city wall of Youyi Village. The craftsmen rushing to Friendship Village have just set off, and now they have to upgrade the shipyard, which is another big project. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he is almost too busy.
Ouyang Shuo patted Zhao Dewang on the shoulder, and said solemnly: "It's been hard work during this period, and when the work is over, I will give you a bonus from the construction department."
What else could Zhao Dewang say, he could only respond with a wry smile.