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With money in his pocket, some of his ideas could come to fruition.

During this period of time, Ouyang Shuo had been pondering about a certain problem. The territory had developed to this stage, and they owned four prefectures of land. If this was during the olden times, their land area would be similar to a real country.

At this stage, how should he change and improve the territory?

In his past life, the scattered territory ruling experiences that Ouyang Shuo had picked up through the forums were not enough to lead and guide him to plan for the long term future of the territory.

In his past life, after five years, Di Chen's territory reached a similar state to the current Shanhai Territory. In other words, Ouyang Shuo took less than two years to complete what Di Chen did in five.

Hence, there really was not another layer of experience that Ouyang Shuo could borrow.

At this stage, Ouyang Shuo had to rely on himself. Be it Xiao He, Fan Zhongyan, or the others, although they had knowledge of history, in terms of ways of thinking, they were still restricted to the olden times.

Hence, they could perfectly complete Ouyang Shuo’s plans if he directed them. Xiao He could finish all the work that Ouyang Shuo instructed him to do flawlessly. He would not need to worry.

However, for them to stand at the forefront and point out the direction for the Lord, that was a little difficult. Let us not mention Xiao He, even Zhang Liang would not have the ability.

They did not lack intelligence or capability. However, their way of thinking was fundamentally different to players.

This difference could be called a generation gap, but to put it in a bigger sense, it was the defining difference between the times.

In stories where the main character went back in time, the reason why the main character could rule the world was not because of his modern knowledge but because his way of thinking was superior.

As a result, they could jump out of the fences and create an unusual path.

Ouyang Shuo was currently playing such a character. Hence, no one could help him, only himself.

Ouyang Shuo had predicted such a situation to occur a year ago.

Hence, he would always bury himself in books, and he would continuously seek help from Fan Zhongyan and the others. His goal was to improve himself. He wanted to become the leader of his own destiny.

Thinking up to this point, Ouyang Shuo got up and stood at the window.

The courtyard outside of the window was silent as usual without the bustle of daytime. The moon hung high, and the pure moonlight shone gently on the courtyard.

Under the cover of the night, Ouyang Shuo seemed exceedingly lonely.

Top leaders are all lonely!

The rebirth had made Ouyang Shuo even more lonely than others.

No one to confide in, no one to share his thoughts with.

Ouyang Shuo's current achievements had far exceeded his expectations. Compared to his last life, the situation of Bing'er and himself were like night and day.

Logically, Ouyang Shuo should feel contented and enjoy his life.

Unfortunately, he could not!

Ouyang Shuo could not feel happy about his current state. Due to his heart as a man, as he continued to progress onward, he would forever have the lingering goal of kingship.

To hold all the power in the world and grasp all the beauties.

Which man in the world had never possessed such a dream?

Now, Ouyang Shuo had such a chance.

Standing at crossroads, Ouyang Shuo did not want to miss his chance.

To become a hero, one needed the right time—time was of essence.

The wheels of history had pushed Ouyang Shuo to his current position. He already had no way back.

The road to kingship was like rowing a boat against the current. If you did not progress forward, you would end up slipping back.

If Ouyang Shuo dared to relax, numerous enemies would charge for him and tear him to shreds. He would suffer a far worse outcome than the end of his last life.

How could the road to kingship be a bed of roses?

Ouyang Shuo wanted to claim the world, so he was destined to lose his freedom.

The moonlight was like water, washing his heart and calming him down. The loneliness from before suddenly spread out in his heart and disappeared.

Ouyang Shuo closed the window and returned to the front of the table.

The military and administrative meeting during the day had only solved the important problems at hand. There were still many matters that Ouyang Shuo needed to find the related officials to discuss one by one about.

For example, after they organized the military, the problem of where to attack would surface. Should they attack east toward the weakened Jiaozhou Prefecture or Shaozhou Prefecture? Or should they continue with the old plan and head west toward Chiyou City and attack Taiping Country afterward.

Ouyang Shuo had already allowed Taiping Country to grow for close to a year now, and it had become a colossal monster. One had to say that Ouyang Shuo's previous prediction was too confident and overly optimistic.

The current Taiping Country was not something that Shanhai City could easily overcome.

Ouyang Shuo did not expect that the recruiting ability of Hong Xiuquan would be so overpowered. Think about it, it was tough enough for Shanhai City to take down Leizhou and Zhaoqing Prefecture.

On the other hand, Taiping Country had easily taken down Zhen An Prefecture and Guilin Prefecture. It was just like collecting items for them.