Li Yuxuan, who was walking in the front, didn't care about the people behind him, and walked through the streets and alleys by himself. Just as he turned another corner and walked to the next street corner, a man who looked like a shopkeeper ran out of a restaurant, stopped in front of Li Yuxuan, and said in a low voice: "There is a guest in the restaurant, please go up and talk about it." ”

Li Yuxuan looked up, and a familiar figure peeked out of the window on the second floor of the restaurant. It's none other than the "eagle" Zheng Jing, who is waving to Li Yuxuan downstairs at the moment.

Li Yuxuan handed the reins to the man and stepped into the restaurant. The group of people behind him waited for their commander to enter the restaurant, and hurriedly handed over the horse to the guy, and followed closely behind Li Yuxuan.

Li Yuxuan went up to the second floor under the guidance of the shopkeeper, and saw Zheng Jing drinking himself at a table by the window facing the street at the moment.

"How did you find this place?" asked Li Yuxuan, sitting across from Zheng Jing.

"It's news from Uncle Qiu. Zheng Jing didn't look up, still staring at the glass of wine in front of him.

"I wanted to stay on the boat before I set off. ”

"Okay!" Zheng Jing stood up, called the shopkeeper to settle the bill, and took the lead downstairs, with Li Yuxuan and the others following behind.

About half an hour later, Li Yuxuan's group of fourteen people plus a dirty "little screamer" got on the boat under the leadership of Zheng Jing.

"When will you be able to set sail?" Li Yuxuan, who was sitting on the hand, was holding a cup of tea in his hand at this time.

"One more day to wait, head of the house!"

"Why?"

"This time we went south disguised as merchant ships, so I brought a boatload of salt and some specialties. If you leave without some goods, it will seem too unusual and can easily arouse the suspicion of others. ”

"You are worthy of being an "eagle", when it comes to things at sea, you are an expert!" Li Yuxuan has been in a much more relaxed mood since he got on the boat, and his speech is not as blunt as just now.

"Actually, I don't hide it from the master of the family, I have been a pirate over the years, and I have saved a lot of things. Now that I'm not a pirate, how can I not be tempted when I encounter this opportunity to make a lot of money?" Zheng Jing quipped.

"It seems that our naval commander is not only an excellent pirate, but also a veteran of the shopping mall!" Li Yuxuan couldn't help but laugh.

The head of the house teased. In fact, I have already taken all the income of our brothers over the years to build warships. Now the Bahrain shipyard has doubled in size compared to before, and all the shipwrights are working day and night. I believe that it won't be long before the 'homeland' will have a strong navy!" Zheng Jing said this, and the whole person seemed to become excited, and his spirit was flying.

"Thank you!" Hearing that Zheng Jing had taken out all his savings over the years to build a warship, Li Yuxuan was obviously a little moved, and stood up and held Zheng Jing's hand.

"No, it should be thanks to the head of the family, it is the head of the family who gave me a chance to display my ambitions, and trust me!" Zheng Jing's eyes were already flashing with tears at this moment.

After a long time, the excited two calmed down and sat back in their respective seats.

"Then how many warships do we have now?" Li Yuyang on the side couldn't help but ask.

"There are fourteen large and small warships, the old ones have been converted into merchant ships, and the new warships with good performance are left. Moreover, I have built a merchant fleet of ten merchant ships!"

"Merchant fleet?" Li Yuyang didn't understand what Zheng Jingjian's merchant fleet was for.

"That's right. I converted several old warships into merchant ships, including the 'Chasing Waves' and 'Chasing the Wind' ships, and I also used one-third of my funds to build merchant ships. In this way, in the future, we can increase the government's revenue and subsidize the expenditure of the navy through the operation of the merchant fleet, so as to achieve the purpose of raising ships with ships and building ships with ships!"

"It's a pity that even fast warships like 'Chasing Waves' and 'Chasing the Wind' have been transformed into merchant ships!" Li Yuyang, who had seen the astonishing speed of the two warships, said with some regret.

"Hehe, Li Dutong doesn't know. Now our fourteen warships have surpassed the two ships of 'Chasing Wave' and 'Chasing the Wind' in terms of performance. Take our current medium-sized warship 'Panlong' as an example. Her firepower was on par with that of an average heavy warship, and she could mount a giant bow and crossbow at the bow and stern of the ship, and was equipped with one hundred and fifty archery holes. In terms of speed, she definitely surpassed the previous two ships of 'chasing waves' and 'chasing the wind'. In terms of protection, the entire hull is surrounded by two lines of fine iron armor up to one meter wide, and special protection is added to the key parts of the hull. Therefore, this battleship can definitely deal with the attack of two enemy ships of the same tonnage at the same time!" Zheng Jing proudly introduced his battleship to Li Yuyang.

"It's so powerful, why is it called 'Panlong'?"

"Because this battleship is now the new flagship of the 'Homeland' Navy!"

"I see!" Li Yuyang scratched his hair embarrassedly and suddenly realized.

"Of course, not every battleship has such combat effectiveness. But on the whole, now the fourteen warships of the Navy are definitely a maritime force that should not be underestimated. ”

"Okay, with such talents, I believe that sooner or later our navy will fulfill its dream of crisscrossing the seas!" Li Yuxuan said with a smile.

The conversation between the three ended in a pleasant atmosphere. Zheng Jing got off the boat to go about his own business, leaving the Li brothers on the ship.

"Yu Yang, go and call that girl in, I have a few words to ask!" Li Yuxuan changed his happy expression just now, and said with a stern expression.

When Li Yuyang heard his brother's order, he immediately got up and walked out of the cabin. The little girl was now cowering in the corner of the deck, her eyes full of horror, and some of the sailors around her were walking around on their own, and no one paid attention to the thin figure in the corner.

Hearing the movement in the cabin, the girl hurriedly looked up, and when she saw that it was Li Yuyang, she smiled, but she looked quite reluctant and full of bitterness.

At this moment, Li Yuyang's young heart skipped a beat inexplicably. At this time, the sludge on the girl's face had been wiped away, although her face was an unhealthy grayish white due to hard work and fatigue, and the pair of big eyes full of grief made the whole person look haggard. But this qiē is difficult to hide her delicate appearance. As you can imagine, once she gets dressed up, she will definitely surprise everyone.

Li Yuyang saw the girl smiling at him, nodded at her and waved her to come to his side.

The girl stood up from the deck and timidly paced in front of Li Yuyang, bowing her head and not speaking.

"My brother has a few words I want to ask you, don't worry, it's okay, don't be afraid. Li Yuyang carefully comforted the girl next to him and pointed to the cabin.

When the girl heard this, she looked up at Li Yuyang in horror, and then immediately lowered her head, and her body trembled slightly involuntarily. It seems that Li Yuyang's comfort did not play a role at all.

Li Yuyang felt that the body of the girl next to him was shaking violently, but he was helpless, he just nodded to the girl to show encouragement, and took the lead into the cabin. Maybe it's because of the girl's own personality, or maybe it's because Li Yuyang's comfort plays a role. The girl secretly calmed down and gently followed Li Yuyang into the cabin.

The two walked into the cabin, and Li Yuxuan's eyes fell on the girl first, perhaps sensing Li Yuxuan's unangry and self-righteous momentum. The girl involuntarily took a step back, and the whole person seemed to be shortened. Retracting his gaze from the girl, Li Yuxuan's eyes fell on his younger brother.

"Yu Yang, you go out first!"

Li Yuyang obviously heard the sternness in his brother's tone, and did not dare to hesitate for a moment, turned around and exited the cabin. Although he was not at ease to let the girl face Li Yuxuan alone, he could only pray for her secretly in his heart.

"Sit down!" Li Yuxuan turned his back to the girl and pointed to the chair beside him.

The girl timidly glanced at Li Yuxuan's back, and slowly moved to the chair behind Li Yuxuan and sat down. I have lived in the brothel for ten years, and I have seen all kinds of people, so I naturally know how to read words and feelings. The girl knew that the mysterious man in front of her was the leader of this group of people, although she didn't know what the other party was doing, but the majesty that naturally flowed from Li Yuxuan and the toughness of her movements were simple. The girl knew very well that the other party must be a very dangerous person, not to mention that Li Yuyang showed his hand at the door of the brothel just now, which shows that this man is not simple.

Although Li Yuxuan turned his back to the girl, he still knew that the girl was peeking at him from time to time behind him. It seems that this girl is not as weak as she seems on the surface, at least she knows how to observe and analyze others.

"What's your name, what's your experience, I don't like people studying me behind my back!"

Li Yuxuan's slightly cold tone made the girl tremble unconsciously.

"I'm sorry, my name is Qingqing. I only remember being sold into a brothel when I was four years old. The timid voice revealed the girl's inner anxiety and uneasiness.

"Don't have an exact name?"

The girl nodded, and suddenly remembered that the other party was facing away from her at this time, and she couldn't see herself nodding at all, so she wanted to explain quickly but was interrupted by Li Yuxuan's words.

"Qingqing...... Willow ...... on Qingwu Embankment From now on, you will be called Liu Qingwu. Since it was Yu Yang who caused trouble, then you will be Yu Yang's person in the future!"

"Yes, Qingqing has thanked the master!" the girl's reply showed her delicate side.

"Don't call me master, you are Yuyang's person, what should you call him, he will teach you, go down. Remember to wash it and change into a girl's clothes!" Li Yuxuan waved her hand to let her go out.

Liu Qingwu quickly stood up and exited the cabin, leaving obviously much calmer than when he came in just now, and did not forget to bow silently to Li Yuxuan's back before exiting the cabin.