Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands

The Wang family, the Ma family, and the Qian family were also dragged into this. By then, these three families would certainly become enemies with the Xiangwang Mansion. "The person behind this wants to kill three birds with one stone. What a vicious method."

"Are we going to let the Cui family off like this?" Bu Yu was somewhat unwilling. There must have been someone on the ship who tipped off the person.

Li You waved his hand and said, "This boat was lent to the Xie family by Cui Jing, the eldest son of the Cui family." To put it bluntly, these people all boarded the boat halfway.

Because these families were so powerful, the Cui family had no choice but to use the loaned ship, but what happened next was unexpected.

"What about the lady of Xie family?" The black-clad guard habitually suspected everyone.

As Xie Xian was a noble lady, it was possible that she performed this act in order to win the favor of the prince.

But when he thought of Xie Duidui's difficult-to-deal-with look, he shook his head wildly. It was impossible, absolutely impossible.

Xie Xian is admiring her new boat at this moment.

"We captured more than 50 people this time. Some of them jumped into the sea when they saw the situation was not right. We are not good at swimming, so we did not chase them." Yongji reported to Xie Xian about the results of last night.

"Some of these captives were originally old fishermen whose families were coerced and forced to board the ship."

When these people learned that they were border troops from the imperial court, they cried with joy and actively cooperated in clearing out the bandits. Some even wanted to avenge their families.

With their participation, the eight ships were finally able to set sail.

Yongji was somewhat helpless, there was nothing he could do about it. Guards like them could do some simple boat work without any problem, but it would be difficult to ask them to drive the boat.

Xie Xian said without any hurry: "See if there are any talents worth training. Navy is also indispensable to the rear guard." These people can sail on the river on weekdays and be used to transport troops when needed, and she won't need to ask anyone for help anymore.

"Pick some capable ones to take over first. It won't be too late to recruit more people after we reach the shore." The so-called selection means that the bandits reported on each other, exposed each other, and divided some into some and recruited some.

"Mr. Li will definitely leave a few people behind." The rest can naturally be put to good use.

For those who have committed serious sins, the mines are a good place to go.

As for the original owner of this ship, with the Prince Xiang's Mansion backing them up, Xie Xian was not afraid at all and would come and rob it if she had the guts.

Apart from the pirates on the sea, there are also those foreign tribes in the south who don’t even know how to grow rice, so how can they have the technology to build large ships?

The boats of these pirates are not new, and they are probably robbed. If they take them back and use them, naturally no one will say anything.

Emperor Qi implemented a maritime ban, but there were still many large ships coming and going. To put it bluntly, it was only the common people without background who were banned. The rare treasures on this ship today will be placed on the jade table in the imperial palace tomorrow.

She looked at the vast ocean and suddenly wanted to go fishing.

"Sister, can we get there today?" Xie Minyan had stood behind her at some point. Because both ships had to clean the decks, Xie Xian asked everyone to go back to their rooms in the second half of the night.

Some of the women were frightened after this incident, and fewer people came to talk to them.

Xie Xian happened to be happy to have some free time. She turned to look at her sister's pale little face, reached out and pinched it, and it was as soft and smooth as ever.

"We'll be there tomorrow, and when we get ashore, have fun." She made a small profit this time, and just now, the Prince of Xiang sent someone to deliver three thousand taels of silver as a thank-you gift.

Xie Xian accepted the order without hesitation. She assigned fifty people to the eight-slot ship and told them not to go too far, but to hunt nearby and explore the shark king's lair.

On a small island not far from the river mouth, behind a reef on the edge of the island is a small village with less than a hundred people.

"Big boy, if your father can come back this time, we will escape." The old woman who spoke had a weather-beaten face.

Her son, grandson and grandson's wife were captured. In order to force her son to drive a boat for the pirates, even she, the old woman, was abducted.

But a few days ago, the grandson's wife was kidnapped by King Sha and never came back. The son secretly tied a raft and wanted to escape back.

"Grandma, is mother gone?" A boy who was just over ten years old looked at her intently and asked.

The old woman blinked, but there were no tears in her eyes. "Your mother will come back as long as she is alive." She was old, and she passed on to her son all the knowledge she learned from her father when she was young about observing the wind and the celestial phenomena.

This is also why the pirates wanted to capture their family. A powerful lookout who can predict the weather and detect danger in advance is a high-end talent for ships that sail on the sea all year round.

Originally, the son had been doing well in a merchant fleet thanks to his ability, but as luck would have it, the merchant fleet encountered pirates, and the son was captured, and they were also abducted so that their son would work for them.

There were many families like theirs who were abducted to this deserted island by King Sha's men.

There was nothing on the deserted island, and wood was extremely scarce, so the son saved up wood for half a year to make a raft so that he could escape with his family.

On weekdays, they can only find ways to exchange food in the sea, and they can't run away. If King Sha's ship disappears one day, they will have a hard time surviving.

"Uncle Ke said that King Sha is going to take on a big business this time, and he will give us rice and flour when he comes back." The boy's voice became much louder when talking about food.

The old woman's face darkened. "Big boy, why is Uncle Gen telling you this? Don't forget that it was he who pointed out your mother, and that's why King Sha fell in love with her."

"Zhao Gen is a lackey. Not only is he willing to offer his own wife to him, he even doesn't let his brother's wife go." She pounded the ground hard, seeming to be extremely angry.

"Grandma, don't be angry," the eldest boy avoided her gaze.

"Tell me, what else did he say to you?" The old woman looked at her grandson's expression and thought to herself that something was wrong.

"You wouldn't tell him about your father building a raft in private!"

Seeing her most beloved grandson lower his head, the old woman's heart sank to the bottom. Before she could say anything.

The broken door of the thatched hut was kicked open. "Old Third's family, we finally found the raft your father built."

The person who came had a sharp voice, and his tone was full of gloating.

Da Wa's eyes widened, somewhat confused. "Uncle, didn't you say that if I hand over the raft that Dad made, you would let my mother come back?"

He was puzzled because his amiable uncle had repeatedly assured him in the morning that he would send his mother back.

"You are stupid! He was no longer your uncle when he betrayed your father. Can you believe what this ruthless guy says?"

The old woman almost fainted. This bastard had coveted her family's secret technique of observing the wind in the past years, but she didn't give it to him, and then the pirates targeted her son.

She was cautious when she first arrived, but after a while, she found out that Zhao Gen and King Sha's gang of pirates had known each other for a long time.

But this was King Sha's territory, so Zhao Gen, his cousin, could only accept it. However, he did not expect that when his father went to work on a ship, Zhao Gen would come to cause trouble again.

The people in the next room heard the noise and poked their heads out. "What happened to Zhao San's family? Oh, it's his good cousin looking for trouble again." Tsk tsk, Zhao San's family is so unlucky to have such a relative.

"You old woman, your son is not here this time, and I have found the raft you built privately. Wait until the king comes back and see how you can argue." Zhao Gen stared at the old woman with his nose in the air.

"Even if your son is a lookout, he can't escape death, hehe!"