Everyone was looking forward to returning to the North, except Jiuzifu, who walked out of the meeting hall with a bruised face.

He was unwilling to accept that the newly received banknotes were gone before he could even warm them up. In Xie Xian's words, this is called taking from the people and giving back to the people.

People passing by looked at his miserable appearance and wondered when such a guy appeared in the garden.

Yongji was followed by Meng Fu, both of them were covered in dust. They had been busy taking inventory these days. As for the territory in Nanyang, Xie Xian planned to cultivate overseas fishermen, several barques, and detailed nautical charts.

As long as we can stabilize the trade routes of Daxia merchants, recruit more manpower, and defend the islands along these routes, we will naturally be able to gain momentum.

"Madam, we can just let go of the South Seas, but why are you still helping them so much?" Yongji didn't understand. They only had 20 to 30 shuttle ships, and when they returned to the North, they would really have one less ship.

Even so, they were given a few ships for free, and their own things were used to pave the way for those sea people.

Yongji and the others were extremely puzzled by their lady's unrequited behavior, and this time they really couldn't hold it in any longer, so they asked.

Xie Xian sat behind the desk, lowered her eyes, and said leisurely after a while: "I just don't want the merchants of Daxia to be harassed by foreign pirates."

She knew that those sea people could still be called Xia people now, but in a few generations, they might be assimilated by the locals. However, they now had boats, and when they became prosperous, they could return to their ancestral home.

As long as they have a ship, they can form an entire team. Even if they cultivate pirates, they are pirates of Daxia, not pirates of foreign races.

She only hoped that the seed she planted would grow into a towering tree that would make the South Vietnamese and the invaders fearful when they entered the sea.

"Even if they become pirates in the future, they are still pirates of Daxia."

The lady in red behind the desk had a fire in her eyes that could consume everything. Yongji and Mengfu couldn't understand what it was, but they felt that there must be some deep meaning behind the lady's behavior.

"How are the negotiations with those shipyards going?" Xie Xian didn't want to say more on this issue and decisively changed the subject.

Yongji clasped his fists and said, "We have already negotiated with two companies, but only one of them agreed to relocate."

Xie Xian nodded: "Two are fine, one in the south and one in the north. We must take good care of the craftsmen in these two shipyards." These are skilled workers.

She found that the atmosphere in the South was more open, the craftsmen had a high status, and the technology in the shipyards was quite mature. So she simply bought two at once and took one of them away entirely.

The war was about to begin, and these craftsmen were scarce resources, so they had to be taken away. In history, after the Qin and Han dynasties, technology regressed by hundreds of years, and there was chaos for hundreds of years.

The nobles and scholars were all obsessed with political games and did not realize the importance of craftsmen.

In Xie Xian's view, craftsmen of this era are the productive force. The cycle of talent training is too long, and each one is a scarce resource.

She continued to arrange for people to gather up craftsmen and technical talents. Regardless of whether they were lowly people in the hands of human traffickers or craftsmen who could not make a living, Xie Xian was not afraid of them and packed them all onto the ship and sent them back to the north.

By the time someone noticed something was wrong, Xie Xian had already packed up and ran away.

The black hull of the Zhanlang ship was flashing with tiny rays of light in the sun. Xie Xian stood at the bow and bowed to everyone.

There were many ships coming and going on the dock, and everyone saw the legendary mysterious wave-cutter for the first time.

The big flag with the word "Xie" on it fluttered in the wind, and the white tiger emblem on the shoulder of the lady of the Xie family shone brightly. Jin Dalang suddenly realized something.

"Hey! I was wondering why this White Tiger Flag looked so familiar. It turned out to be the Xie family's ship!"

"Shh! Just know it, don't be so loud."

The person who was speaking looked around and asked, "Why is there only one boat that cut the waves? Where are the other boats?"

These people happened to see the Zhanlang ship docking, and they usually followed Xie Xian's request to keep a low profile.

The Zhanlang ship either restocks supplies at night or stops in remote places. Today, it docked openly at the dock, immediately attracting a large crowd of onlookers.

Moreover, they all travel on the sea. Even if you haven't seen it, you must have heard of it. When you see the Xie family members on board, there is nothing wrong with the name of this Nanyang Zhanlang. Since the Xie family's lady has gone back, why not pretend anymore?

Everyone from the Hua family troupe also followed. Xie Xian had already transferred the Actor Training Academy to Guan Yuan at a suitable price. She had no control over its subsequent developments.

She asked everyone in the Hua Clan whether they wanted to stay in the South or go back with her. Some people didn't want to go with her, so Xie Xian naturally asked them to redeem themselves, and the rest wanted to go back to the North with Xie Xian.

Chizhou chose to stay. He stood on the dock and watched the black ship slowly go away, feeling mixed emotions. He took the initiative to ask to stay because he wanted to help the lady look after the garden.

The music scores and musical instruments are all the hard work of the lady king. Although the training class has been transferred to Guanyuan, the actors and actresses there are independent and many of them do not have signed contracts. Chizhou admits that he cannot help Xie Xian in other aspects, but all he can do is to help her watch over her. The lady king's hard work cannot be wasted.

When Xie Xian heard about his wish, she agreed with his idea and gave him a butterfly badge, saying that if he had any difficulties, he could go to Ge Tang, which would be his last guarantee.

Hua Yin and others stood on the deck, and the salty sea breeze was a bit scorching.

They were amazed that they could still board the host's boat. Captain Yongji said that this boat was converted from a pirate ship that they had captured when they came here. They stayed in the garden for quite some time.

On weekdays, we only occasionally heard about their affairs in the South Seas, and had never seen the majestic and powerful ships of the Zhanlang side. Everyone was very excited when they first got on board.

In particular, there were more than a dozen shuttle boats standing on the sea like a black mass, which looked quite spectacular from a distance. They passed through the fleet at a steady speed, cutting through the waves, and then the shuttle boats behind them followed in a ladder-shaped arrangement.

The fleets communicated with each other using flag signals. The white bird flag on the shuttle boat was lowered and replaced with a thank you flag. Only then did everyone realize that this fleet also belonged to the host.

Hua Yin looked at the lady in red standing on the deck with a complicated look. Who could have thought that the lady of the Xie family, who originally had only two people and a cow by her side, now had such a huge fleet?

With thousands of navy soldiers behind him, he would be considered a top figure no matter where he is. She didn't understand Xie Xian's plan, but from the fact that Xie Xian had just asked the fleet to wait on the sea instead of letting them all go to the dock, it could be seen that Xie Xian acted in a low-key manner.

He has such power, yet knows how to hide his shortcomings. At Xie Xian's age, even the children of wealthy families may not have such a calm and composed character.

Thinking of this, Hua Yin became more confident that he would follow Xie Xian back to the north without hesitation.

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