Zhou Rui finished grooming and filling his stomach, recovering a little bit of the appearance of the eldest prince in the past, and then went to see his father.

Zhou Zhan asked him how he lived after he left home three years ago, and Zhou Rui said something vaguely and vaguely, hiding all those embarrassing things.

Zhou Zhan saw that his eyes flickered, and he didn't say anything, he knew that what he said was not the truth, but he didn't expose him, he just nodded and didn't comment.

Neither father nor son mentioned the red dress, as if there had never been such a person.

Zhou Rui is ashamed and doesn't dare to mention it, after all, his true love is a person who is inconsistent with what he looks like and what he is, he likes the poor and loves the rich, so he left him and ran away, making his love a joke.

Zhou Zhan didn't mention it because he took into account his eldest son's already crumbling and pitiful self-esteem, and there was no need to ask, just seeing that Zhou Rui came home alone and desperate, he knew what the woman's final choice was.

When Zhou Rui learned that An Nan was not in the house, but went to Qinghai City to inspect the industry, and it would take many days to come back, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He came back in disgrace, and what he was most afraid of facing was his mother, how resolute and proud he was when he left, and how ashamed and ashamed he was when he came back now.

Fortunately, he didn't have to face her as soon as he came back, Zhou Rui only rejoiced in his heart that he really didn't have the face to see his mother.

An Nan didn't know that her cheap son had returned, and she didn't dare to see her, she was very busy now, the ship that went to sea came back, bringing back a lot of overseas specialties and unique goods, she had to arrange how to sell at the highest price, after all, she took in many fugitive people, and now she needs a lot of money.

However, even if the war is raging now, I am not afraid that I will not be able to sell it, after all, Zhumen's wine and meat stink, there are frozen bones on the road, and the battle outside is fierce, and there are some princes and nobles, and high-ranking families live a luxurious and erosive life of drunken gold fans and wine ponds and meat forests, and they like these precious and rare items overseas to show their wealth and noble status.

An Nan earned the money of these people, and it can be regarded as an alternative robbery of the rich and helping the poor.

All kinds of goods brought back were traded out in an orderly manner, and Annan urged the shipwrights to build more and larger ships, so that the crew members who already had experience in going to sea could choose from among the fleeing people who were suitable and willing to go to sea, and teach them the knowledge of surviving at sea, so that they could go to sea with them, so that they would not have to continue to be displaced and precarious in this war-torn country.

An Nan is planning to bring these people out one by one, she planned to build a territory of her own overseas as early as three years ago, and now since the people also need a way out, then she might as well have some people with the same roots and the same race in her territory, after all, it is more convenient and safe to recruit people from her own country than to tame people from other races.

She suddenly had an eagerness to go overseas, she thought there was still time, but now An Nan felt that it was time to go to the territory she had reserved to take a look.

After bringing a large number of people there, they need to be given fields to grow and houses to live in, so that they can survive with peace of mind.

Of course, the fields can be cultivated by themselves, and the houses can be built by themselves, but where to open up the fields and where to build the houses, these decisions need to be made by An Nan, so she has to plan the type of use of various places in the territory as soon as possible.

"Ansheng, the small country you said is very suitable as our retreat, how big is the territory and how many people can it accommodate?" An Nan asked the head of going to sea, and An Sheng, a confidant she had cultivated herself.

An Sheng thought for a while and replied: "That small country is about the size of three or four capitals, but the population is far less than that of the capital, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the plains are mostly cut into pieces by rivers and mountains, and their king's control over the people is far less strong than that of our imperial court. ”

"When you chose to be there, would the king of there allow so many of us foreigners to enter their country?" Annan was worried that as many people went, the king there would be afraid that his country would be threatened and would expel them.

"Madame don't have to worry about this, in fact, the king there doesn't care much about his own territory, and the nobles of their country only care about their own life of poverty and luxury, so as long as we give them some gold, silver and jewelry, they won't care how many of us enter their country." An Sheng told An Nan everything he knew at the beginning, and then added,

"Madame, isn't she still going to bring our people here? When the time comes, let's choose some strong men from among these people to form a guard...... No, the army, to protect our territory and people, maybe after a long time, it will gradually become our own country......"

The more An Sheng spoke, the more excited he became, as if he saw that in the not-too-distant future, a country that he helped his master build would slowly replace that small country that was scattered and chaotic, how exciting that kind of achievement was!

An Nan looked at his brighter and brighter eyes, as if she saw his ambition and her own ambition, she was suddenly a little excited, and exchanged a knowing look with An Sheng, and said:

"The future seems great...... Then Ansheng, if you go there this time, it is best to buy a piece of land that belongs to us with the king, and there must be a clear title deed that can prove that the land already belongs to us, and the larger the territory area, the better, and then it is better to find out how many people they have, how many soldiers in the army, and how much combat effectiveness is...... Anyway, the better you know, you know how to do it, right? An Nan looked at him steadily, meaning something.

"Understood! The subordinates must live up to the trust of the lady! An Sheng forcibly endured the excitement in his chest and assured An Nan.

"Also, be careful about secrecy." An Nan reminded.

An Sheng nodded again and again, and when he finally left, he was so excited that he couldn't even walk, and he couldn't wait to do a big job, but fortunately, remembering An Nan's reminder, he quickly suppressed his excitement and calmed himself down.

With a clear goal, Annan began to work hard to lead a group of loyal men to build their own retreat, and everyone was busy with hope and order, each performing their duties, conscientious, full of fighting spirit and vitality.

Because they are much luckier than those who are homeless and displaced, even if they have to drift at sea for months and may encounter unforeseen dangers, it is much better than dying in war.

An Nanyao felt excited when she thought that on the other side of the sea, there would soon be a territory of her own, but as soon as she looked back and saw the ragged refugees, her excitement was immediately like being poured cold water and calmed down.

She began to systematically collect books on farming, water canals, and the law of soldiers and soldiers, which would come in handy when she arrived in her own territory.