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As Xiao Ce scribbled and drew at the table, he asked, "Who is it?"

"Your Highness, it's me!"

Hearing that it was Ling Chang's voice, Xiao Ce let her in.

When Ling Chang came in, she saw Xiao Ce writing and drawing on the table.

"Your Highness, I hope I haven't disturbed you."

Xiao Ce put down his pen: "It's alright! It's just my habit... When I'm thinking, I like to list things out, then organize and deduce..."

Ling Chang nodded as she listened, and said with a look of surprise, "No wonder Your Highness is always able to make perfect plans!"

He could see that Ling Chang was about to start praising him again, as was her usual practice.

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Alright, Mr. Ling Chang, stop with the act. You know I don't like that. You've come to see me because you need something, haven't you?"

Ling Chang shook her head: "I wanted to ask you if there's anything I can help with? Or rather, is there anything I can do?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "There really is one. Where is your Women's Martial Arts Hall?"

Ling Chang said to Xiao Ce, "They're basically in every city. Are you looking for female warriors?"

Xiao Ce nodded to Ling Chang: "No, I've already asked Da Lei to get the female warrior. He'll find three thousand elite soldiers in your Ruoqiang City. We also have people temporarily stationed here, so there won't be any danger."

"What are you going to the Women's Martial Arts Hall for?"

Xiao Ce said to Ling Chang, "I'm going to find some extremely beautiful women with hot figures! Do you know any?"

Ling Chang looked at Xiao Ce with a strange expression and nodded.

She wanted to ask Xiao Ce what use he was, but then she thought, what else could a man in his prime do with a beautiful, hot woman?

If she were to ask that question, wouldn't it be redundant?

However, I still felt a little disappointed.

After all, she considered herself to be quite attractive, but when Xiao Ce was thinking about women, she was the first person he didn't think of.

When this thought crossed Ling Chang's mind, she wanted to slap herself and curse herself for thinking such a thing.

"Your Highness, what kind do you need, and how many do you require? I can help you find them."

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "It's probably not feasible for you to go and find them. After all, you might not know the women I'm looking for. Besides, I'm looking for quite a few women..."

"Quite a few?" Ling Chang looked at Xiao Ce's expression, which became somewhat strange.

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "That's right! The more suitable ones the better, and if there aren't any suitable ones, there should still be a hundred or so. It depends on the quality!"

Ling Chang's expression grew increasingly strange.

Xiao Ce knew she had misunderstood, but he didn't intend to explain.

He looked at Ling Chang, who was still somewhat dazed, and said, "Mr. Ling Chang, is this a convenient place for you? If it is, could you take me there? If not, could you give me a letter of introduction and I can go by myself?"

Ling Chang then came to her senses and nodded to Xiao Ce: "Your Highness, no problem...of course it's convenient! However, there's no need for you to make a special trip. Although our Shanshan Kingdom is not large, it will still take time for us to make a round like this. For example, I'll have all the women's martial arts halls in each city come here so Your Highness can choose them, how about that?"

Xiao Ce thought this was a better idea: "Of course! This is the best! Then, I'll have to trouble Mr. Ling Chang. Please do it as soon as possible, I'm in a hurry."

Ling Chang subconsciously glanced down at Xiao Ce's lower body, nodded with a strange expression, and said, "Yes, Your Highness, I'll take care of it right away."

Xiao Ce naturally realized that Ling Chang had misunderstood, but he did not explain.

When women get alluring, men really don't stand a chance!

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Ling Chang hurriedly left.

After leaving, Ling Chang muttered to herself, "The more the merrier, a hundred or eighty... can you handle that?"

Despite saying that, she wasn't idle.

After all, it wouldn't be bad to use a woman to keep such an extraordinary person.

...

After Ling Chang sent out the message, the next day, the women's martial arts hall of the nearest city brought all the female warriors over.

Xiao Ce sat in a hall, conducting interviews one by one.

The interview was very simple; they just had to introduce themselves, walk a few steps, and wiggle a few times.

To be honest, very few of these women from the Western Regions were not beautiful.

Especially when they are around the age of flower buds, it is the time when their beauty is at its peak.

Ling Chang had assumed that Xiao Ce would have many choices.

After three whole days, Xiao Ce had only managed to find four people out of several thousand.

Seeing the women Xiao Ce had chosen, Ling Chang was indeed somewhat impressed.

After all, the girls in the Women's Martial Arts Hall are usually busy practicing martial arts.

Therefore, she usually doesn't wear makeup.

Xiao Ce could tell whether a girl was pretty or not with just one glance.

The four people selected, after a simple makeover, were all stunningly beautiful!

Even Ling Chang, who was always very confident in her figure and appearance, felt somewhat ashamed after seeing her.

After Xiao Ce selected those women, Ling Chang originally thought she would have them serve him in bed.

However, something happened that greatly surprised Ling Chang.

Xiao Ce selected girls during the day and taught them lessons at night.

Moreover, the classes Xiao Ce mentioned were traditional classes, which included teaching them to read and write, etiquette, walking manners, and makeup skills.

Even if Ling Chang was stupid, she would understand what was going on by now. It was obvious that Xiao Ce was training them.

Seeing this, she truly felt ashamed of herself.

Xiao Ce has been spending every day these days choosing beauties.

...

Meanwhile, in Ruoqiang City, Nanxi's return with the information given to him by Xiao Ce was a game-changer.

Nanxi went and summoned all the people in charge of each department.

They went together to discuss the feasibility of this matter.

Those people all gave it very high praise.

After repeated studies, they came to the conclusion that Xiao Ce's plan, if implemented, would be viable in the long run.

It's worth more than trillions.

After several discussions, Nanxi said, "Gentlemen, if you think this matter is not a problem, then let's implement it as soon as possible... Now, before the seeds are sown, many things can be changed."

The group nodded in agreement to board.

However, some ministers still expressed their doubts.

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, there's no such thing as a free lunch... What is his purpose in doing this?"

Nan Xi nodded: "Of course there's a purpose... It's simply to lend him a helping hand when he needs it in the future. Just like how he helped establish that new kingdom in the Turkic Khaganate! It will definitely benefit us!"

The ministers standing nearby nodded and reminded Nanxi to be careful, for water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!

Nan Xi, however, disagreed. She knew very well that their relationship was more like that of water and a boat, a relationship of mutual support and achievement.

However, she did not explain to these ministers.

After all, she knew very well that the more she explained to these ministers, the more they would believe that she, the empress, had been bewitched by Xiao Ce.

So she just went along with what they were saying.

She knew very well that time would tell.

However, what troubled him the most was the issue of those weapons.

When the finance officials on their side learned of the exorbitant price Xiao Ce had offered, they nearly jumped up in anger.

These ministers also gave a terrible idea.

That means buying fewer weapons, saying it's for testing, and then having their Western Region craftsmen replicate them.

This would save a significant amount of money.

This method is indeed good. If it can really succeed, it will save a lot of money. Moreover, even if we fall out with Xiao Ce in the future, we will not be restrained by him!

Nanxi was indeed tempted, but after much deliberation, she still felt that doing so was too impolite.

However, she was in a dilemma. If she openly refused, the ministers would think that she was not considering the interests of the Shanshan Kingdom.

After much deliberation, she wrote a letter to Xiao Ce.

She told Xiao Ce about it very frankly.

Xiao Ce was quite satisfied after learning about this and gave them a perfect solution.

That means letting them copy whatever they want. If they copy it successfully, Xiao Ce will not only not be angry, but will also let them copy other things.

Xiao Ce could use Nan Xi to his advantage. If he failed, he could scare them by saying that Xiao Ce would cut off the supply of weapons once he found out!

This is a good opportunity to teach them a lesson.

After reading Xiao Ce's letter, Nan Xi felt immense admiration for him.

In fact, Nanxi had also thought of this. If Xiao Ce dared to sell it like this, with his intelligence, how could he not know that it would be copied?

However, after receiving Xiao Ce's reply, things became much easier for Nan Xi.

They summoned the ministers who proposed the plan, and the ministers confidently asserted that anything they could do, they could also replicate.

Furthermore, he made a vow.

Nanxi then gave them the flintlock pistols and wooden-handled grenades and told them to make replicas.

Nanxi had already foreseen the outcome when she watched them leave with their things.

A few days later, some bad news came from the group that was preparing to replicate the wooden-handled grenades and muskets.

First, the people who were researching those wooden-handled grenades went to dismantle them without understanding the situation, and two of them were blown up.

As for the accompanying firearm, even after the craftsmen under his command completely disassembled it, let alone replicating it, even restoring it would be extremely difficult.

Seeing that they were almost defeated, Nanxi sent someone to urge them on, asking them about their progress as if he already knew the answer.

They were also told that Xiao Ce knew they were secretly replicating their weapons, and Xiao Ce was furious and stopped them from providing the weapons.

Nanxi said that the hopes of the Shanshan Kingdom are now pinned on them.

The ministers who proposed this method actually received a positive response from the Western Regions' attack on Ang, namely that it was definitely impossible to replicate!

They naturally knew that this had blown things up, after all, Shanshan Kingdom was currently in dire need of reconstruction.

The entire nation is focused on reform, and Nanxi had previously warned that the prerequisite for reform is military reform.

If military reforms are not implemented, no matter how well they are carried out, it will only benefit them.

The ministers hurriedly went to Nan Xi to apologize.

Nanxi took the opportunity to give them a warning, and then led them to Xiao Ce to apologize.

Nanxi then personally led them there.

The reason she went along was entirely because she heard Ling Chang say that Xiao Ce was holding a beauty pageant at Sanguandao and then training.

She was curious about what Xiao Ce was up to.

...

On this day, Xiao Ce sat in a grand hall as always.

It has been half a month since the beauty pageant began.

She has already looked at all the women in the martial arts academy here.

These should be among the last few batches.

Overall, Xiao Ce was satisfied with the results.

So far, he has been with more than forty women.

These forty women from the Western Regions are all stunning beauties!

Just as he was making his selection, Hu Yidao walked up to Xiao Ce and whispered, "Your Highness, the person you requested has arrived! They've been settled in the room next door and are waiting!"

Since Da Lei went to Ruoqiang City, Hu Yidao has also "risen" to a higher position.

To Xiao Ce's surprise, he thought that the carefree Hu Yidao wouldn't be able to do this well, but who knew that Hu Yidao did it very well!

He not only did the job of guarding, but he also did the job of housekeeper very well.

Xiao Ce had asked him before where he learned it.

Hu Yidao said that when he had nothing to do on weekdays, he would just watch and learn, and these things were not difficult.

In terms of 'functionality', Hu Yidao is much more practical than Da Lei.

Xiao Ce was somewhat surprised: "The person I want? Which one?"

Hu Yidao replied to Xiao Ce, "It's the person you sent the letter to have them bring over."

Xiao Ce looked surprised: "Boudica and the others? They arrived so quickly? I thought it would have been half a month since they arrived. Did they fly here?"

Hu Yidao said, "At first, I also wondered if it was fake. I went to confirm it, and it wasn't just Boudica and her group, but also several seasonal girls!"

Xiao Ce asked in surprise, "Oh, then take me to see it."

As he spoke, he told Ling Chang and the others to wait a moment, and then walked towards the next room.

After making the arrangements, Ling Chang hurriedly went to follow, wanting to see why Xiao Ce was rushing off.

Just as Xiao Ce reached the door, he saw a blonde, blue-eyed woman with a curvaceous figure.

This is Boudica, the caged woman we rescued back then.

Boudica, overjoyed to see Xiao Ce, ran up to him, hugged him, and gave him a big, sweet kiss!

"My lord! I've finally found you!"

Hearing Boudika speak fluent Xiao dialect, he was full of surprise. You know, when he first met her, she couldn't say a single word!