Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Ouyang Qing's words were indeed not very convincing.

The Ouyang family is not a family with strong industrial strength. Compared with the developed Wu family and Yun family, there is a huge gap.

Not to mention compared with Daqian.

At this time, he dared to mortgage his industrial property to Qin Ming in exchange for his trust.

If the young master of the Ouyang family was just trading with me on such poor terms.

Qin Ming didn't plan to continue talking to him.

"Your Majesty, the Ouyang family's industrial level is definitely inferior to your Daqian."

Seeing that Qin Ming was about to send the guest away, Ouyang Qing beside him quickly spoke up.

"But how about we not place the industrial base in the Ouyang family's territory, but all in the princess's territory?"

"Oh?"

Qin Ming finally understood what this guy was going to do.

"You're trying to get something for nothing. Putting aside whether I'll agree or not, right now, you haven't even built a factory in Yan Ziqiong. How dare you ask for this?"

"We are all capable of contributing manpower, effort, and money. Your Majesty, all you need to do is treat us as your own, teach us some techniques, and assist in the construction of the factory. Can this be considered as a gesture of sincerity?"

Ouyang Qing's words were very tempting.

This is equivalent to bringing a huge wave of investment to Yan Ziqiong.

Placing the industrial base in Yan Ziqiong's territory is equivalent to handing over part of the lifeline to Qin Ming.

If the Ouyang family had been more sensible, they would not have taken the initiative to break off the cooperative relationship with Qin Ming.

So after hearing what the other party said, Qin Ming continued to ask:

"Can you finalize this?"

"can."

"Then let's do this. You don't have to participate in the war, but from now on you must allow our troops to march within the territory."

"No problem, Your Majesty, technically..."

Ouyang Qing rubbed his hands and asked with some anticipation on his face.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Ming wrote a handwritten letter himself.

"Take this and find a craftsman in the army. They will teach you basic techniques such as alloy forging, gunpowder production lines, and firearm molds."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After hearing this, Ouyang Qing was overjoyed.

Although they are all four pillars of the country, the Ouyang family has taken several wrong steps compared to the Wu family and the Yun family.

Naturally, their strength is weaker than that of the two major families in the East and the West.

This caused the Ouyang family in the south to feel a serious sense of crisis.

Gradually, the other two companies made great strides forward every day, and the port's cargo throughput was dozens of times higher than theirs.

The senior executives of the Ouyang family saw it and were worried.

The family already had many businesses that had turned to Qin Ming.

But everyone knows that there is meat to eat if you follow Qin Ming.

How to follow and how to follow so as not to lower your own value and gain more things is the real question.

Several senior members of the Ouyang family closed the door and discussed the matter carefully.

That's why the Ouyang family continued to pretend to be dead after Daqian entered the Yan Dynasty.

This attitude finally had a positive impact.

After Qin Ming took the initiative to contact them.

Ouyang Qing, an opinion leader of the younger generation, was chosen as the successor of the family and was arranged to come and discuss with Qin Ming.

Everyone knows that Ouyang Qing is close to Daqian.

Still, he was chosen as the successor to the position of patriarch and assigned to this position.

It is already clear what the intention is.

Qin Ming didn't know that much, but when he saw the young man coming over, who was still willing to interact with the outside world, he guessed what he was thinking.

"Chang Baishan, arrange for someone to take him there."

"Yes!"

Chang Baishan quickly called a few of his men and took Ouyang Qing to the military camp to meet the military craftsmen.

These craftsmen are professional technicians brought by Qin Ming from Daqian. They have many confidential technologies and are usually well protected.

"Your Majesty, General Ye and General Hei have been on the march for two days. Do you need to ask them about their battle situation?"

After sending the people away, Chang Baishan walked into the door and knocked on it.

He has been very confused these days.

Why didn't Qin Ming go to the front line after fighting and killing Yan Zheng?

If it were Qin Ming a few years ago, he might have left without stopping.

This time, Qin Ming not only did not leave, but even stayed in the capital for several days.

"The two of them are enough to fight."

Qin Ming arranged for Ye Shoujiang and Heifu to go to the area where Liu Chuang was.

They swept along the way, and there wouldn't be too many obstacles except for the guards of the imperial city, so Qin Ming was very confident in them.

In this area that has been taken, Yan Ziqiong has Chang Baishan and herself to guard it.

There is no need to worry as Wu Qingye and his troops are guarding the outskirts of Yan Zheng's fiefdom.

The reason why Chang Baishan has been asking about the battle situation in a roundabout way these days is not because he wants to know what happened.

What he wanted was to remind Qin Ming to join the troops.

"Did you forget something?"

Qin Ming spoke with a smile.

"I forgot? It should be you who forgot."

Chang Baishan suddenly felt puzzled.

Qin Ming sighed and took out a small rattle from behind.

"I made this myself. Send it back to the harem."

"Um?!"

The moment he saw the small rattle, Chang Baishan suddenly understood.

"You mean the Queen..."

"Yeah, it's almost time."

Qin Ming has not left for the past few days, just waiting for news from the court.

Calculating the time, it’s almost time for the due date.

If I go to war by myself, I am afraid I won’t have time to wait for news that the mother and child are safe.

He simply let Ye Shoujiang and Heifu set off first, while he sat in the city and waited.

"So that's how it is! Oh my! I'm so stupid! I shouldn't have rushed you!"

Chang Baishan slapped his forehead in frustration.

Qin Ming comforted:

"It's wartime, and I wasted a few days. It's okay if you rush me."

"Wait a minute, I'll go prepare something."

Chang Baishan acted as if he didn't hear anything. After saying something to Qin Ming, he turned around and ran away quickly.

Soon, he walked out of the room with half a root of red ginseng in his hand.

"Your Majesty, do you know him?"

"Blood ginseng?"

"Yes, but my blood ginseng is different from ordinary blood ginseng. It is very old!"

"You also know that the poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts. People who practice martial arts usually need to use various medicines to polish their bodies and recover from injuries. This blood ginseng has been with me for many years, and I still can't bear to use it up."

"The Empress has such a big happy event, so I reluctantly gave it up and sent this along!"

Chang Baishan had nothing to say about Qin Ming.

At that time, the miasma in the deep mountains hindered the entire army.

It was he who gave Qin Ming the thousand-year-old ice silkworm that had been passed down from his family.

He also had a legacy from his ancestors, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to develop such amazing martial arts skills.

"How many good things do you have left?"

Looking at the blood ginseng he sent, Qin Ming took it with a smile and asked back.

Chang Baishan immediately waved his hand and said:

"It's gone, it's gone. These are all handed down from our ancestors. These are all we have."

"By the way, Your Majesty, I have another idea."

Chang Baishan suddenly pulled Qin Ming and said a few words in his ear.

Qin Ming's heart moved and he fell into deep thought.

……

As the two secretly sent the things back to the palace, a few more days passed.

On this day, many people gathered in the harem of the Daqian Imperial City.

Wan Shu brought a group of female officials to accompany Guan Yue's mother Chen.

Both of them were sweating, especially Chen.

Seeing this, Wan Shu quickly comforted him:

"Godmother, don't worry, Xiaoyue will be fine."

"it's okay no problem……"

Chen sighed, but her eyes unconsciously glanced outside the palace.

Wan Shu followed her gaze, as if he had thought of something.

Suddenly his expression became a little gloomy.

On this important day, it seemed like there was someone missing.