The Heroine’s Route is Wrong

Cheng Niu also gave Lu Xu the flag to pass. When the Lu family caravan took the Cheng family's flag through the southeastern waters, they were covered by the Cheng family. Unless other sea bandits deliberately hit them in the face, no one would move. .

They asked for the things back and shipped them to Fuzhou. Lu Xu found a firm that he had contacted before to sell the goods. The family's responsibility cannot be ignored.

Zhao Qingyi was very speechless when facing five or six hundred Spaniards like beggars. Zhao Jinxiu brought some fifty taels of gold to find a store for them to order clothes and basic daily necessities. So many Western beggars entered the city, and the entire Fuzhou City was moved. If it weren't for Lu and Huo's hard background, they wouldn't be able to enter the city.

Antonio also brought two other captains over to see her, one named Louise and the other Carvo. As for their full names, Zhao Qingyi doesn't pay attention anymore, because the Spaniards' full names are terribly long, and they don't want to increase the memory burden of invalid information.

Watching them pay tribute to her in Hanfu, Zhao Qingyi found it particularly funny.

"Thank you, respected Eastern Knight, for letting us leave the pirate cage." Louise and Cavour acted as if they were sincere.

Zhao Qingyi said: "Your flagship should be able to be opened after nearly a month of repairs in Fuzhou, right?"

Antonio smiled and said, "This is all thanks to you, Zhao. We will remember it in our hearts."

Zhao Qingyi said: "If you keep it in your heart, you don't have to. Just don't remember our conflicts with you for self-protection. We have also died many people. God witnesses that we are not afraid of fighting and winning in battle, but we do not love to kill. After your ship is repaired, I have discussed with my partners and can give you some money back. As long as you abide by the laws of the Central Plains, you have relative freedom. You can also return to the Philippines first."

Antonio said: "We have so many sailors, a ship can't go back. Moreover, we don't have the ability to protect ourselves through pirate infested areas."

Zhao Qingyi deliberately said: "What can I do then? I know you want to do business with Dongfang. We have exquisite silk, fine porcelain, and fragrant tea under our name. I also plan to sell it to you at a relatively favorable price. You can sell it at five times the high price in Europe. You can’t go back, and you can’t do anything? We have asked a lot of people and negotiated with the pirates at a high price before they agreed to let you go.”

Cavour said: "Thank you very much for saving us, but now we really have no way to go back to the Philippines."

Zhao Qingyi said, "What can I do? You have so many people and no money, how do you live in Central Plains?"

Antonio said: "Your Excellency also has a large fleet. You are also capable of negotiating with pirates. Can you send us back to the Philippines?"

Zhao Qingyi said: "Our sailors are unwilling to do this kind of thing. They need a lot of supplies and are so dangerous."

Antonio said: "We can meet some friends in the Philippines, and we can find someone to buy your goods."

"That's not okay, there is no one of us over there, what should you do if you rob and kill people? I will be responsible for the safety of my subordinates. You should try to return home, because we are going home too, I will donate a little gold to you , You can buy some food and go back. You can bring silver and gold to Yangzhou to find us for major trade purchases. We will definitely give you the best and most complete goods."

Three people: "..."

It doesn't matter if the Westerners talk bluntly. They found that this reasonable and unreasonable Eastern knight was not so persuasive.

They want to make a fortune, but they have to have their lives back and forth.

As a result, they had no choice but to ask Zhao Qingyi to take it in. Zhao Qingyi said that he could not support so many people, so they said that they could work for her fleet.

Zhao Qingyi looked embarrassed, and the three asked repeatedly before Zhao Qingyi agreed.

After Lu Xu finished handling the cargo, the large group returned north, with a Spanish galleon and five or six hundred Spanish sailors.

Zhao Qingyi sent Zhao Jinshan to the Spanish galleon as his deputy to Antonio, and all the Penglai disciples except Zhao Jinxiu and two female disciples went to work, so that they could learn the most senior navigating empire's technology and the operation of guns and artillery. If the language is unfamiliar, watch and imitate more. Zhao Qingyi gave them a language pamphlet and transcribed some basic words in Chinese characters. Huo and Lu also sent people to learn.

There could not be so many people on the ship, and some sailors could only take their small treasure ship.

The treasure ships of the Central Plains also support certain voyages, but they are not as experienced as Spanish ships crossing the Pacific Ocean. Zhao Qingyi felt that instead of letting the people of the Central Plains start to explore and sacrifice to gain their own experience, it is better to learn from them and use doctrine.

The three captains said that there are so many of them that one boat can't get on them. They want to build a ship and need their help. Zhao Qingyi agreed that if they perform well in their work, they will call craftsmen next year to help them ship another two large sailboats to lend them.

Zhao Qingyi estimated that with the ingenuity of the craftsmen in the Central Plains, this kind of galleon was not a steamship after the Industrial Revolution in 1688, could it not be built?

This group of sailors have the most practical experience, and they are absolutely afraid to hide their personal information on the ship they are counting on.

Zhao Qingyi talked about it with two partners on the way back, and couldn't help but feel radiant.

Huo Tianfang said: "It is not easy to contain so many foreign man-made ships in the Central Plains. Can the court not respond?"

Zhao Qingyi said: "The court has always bullied the soft and feared the hard. We should do it first and then make the soldiers. We just want to set up a shipyard, not a rebellion. Any corrupt official who dares to interfere with our major affairs, dare to ask us for bribes, I will give him bribes over there. He stole all his wealth and his wife. With the martial arts of our three children, it is not impossible."

Huo Tianfang laughed and said, "Zijing has nothing he dared to do. Before, he had to ask Cheng Bao to knock on the door and ask for a princess. He really didn't put the court in his eyes."

Zhao Qingyi said: "The overseas world is so big, we still have to prepare everything from the Central Plains, but the court is tied. When we are going to develop and grow, if Cheng Bao attracts the court's attention, we can be calmer."

Although Lu Xu was the official's son, he had subverted the Three Views at this time and decided to do this career, so he couldn't take care of it. If he doesn't do it, Huo Tianfang will do it with her.

Lu Xu said, "How much does it cost to set up this ‘Huanyu Ocean Company’?"

Zhao Qingyi said: “If you don’t invest one hundred thousand taels each in the initial investment, it’s not enough. Money is still a trivial matter, but the important thing is personnel training and system construction. So I’m a technology investment, and I have introduced 566 to our company. A sailor with ocean-going experience, otherwise we won't be able to reach America."

Huo Tianfang said: "You are an empty glove white wolf."

Zhao Qingyi said: "Why don't you show me a wolf."

Huo Tianfang shrugged, he had long realized that this Nizi was unfathomable.

It is easier to succeed in cooperation with such a capable person. Without this knowledge, there is no need to do a career.

Huo Tianfang had nothing to say about the money. When asked where to settle the foreigners, the shipyard could not build it so quickly.

Now Penglai cannot accommodate so many people. Zhao Qingyi thought for a while without speaking. Lu Xu said, "I'll arrange it."

Zhao Qingyi said: "In fact, shipbuilding requires good wood. I plan to go to Gaoli and Liaodong to see if there are business opportunities. Before the shipyard is built, the red hair can still be used, so I don't need to stay too idle. It’s an accident. They are unlikely to defect until the new ship is built."

Huo Tianfang said: "Zijing's abacus is really good. If you are born in troubled times, I am afraid that you are the talent of Emperor Zuo."

Zhao Qingyi said: "If you want to be an emperor, I will assist you, as long as you don't prevent the people under me from making money overseas, you can say anything."

Huo Tianfang said, "Dare to say this."

Zhao Qingyi said: "The emperor of the Jin Dynasty and the court are not so good. You are really interested in becoming an emperor, and don't hide it. Brothers are too. If you are interested in becoming an emperor, it is also your ambition."

Lu Xu watched her talk nonsense, and said, "Do you think being an emperor is for fun? Is the world so big, is it easy to fight?"

Zhao Qingyi said: "Okay, let's not talk about it, it's early."

...

When the fleet arrived at the mouth of the Qiantang River, they bid farewell to Huo Tianfang's people, and Lu and Zhao took the mighty personnel to Yangzhou north.

Arrived in Yangzhou a short time later, the Lu family sent their heads to the dock to greet him.

Lu Xu couldn't arrange for the many foreigners to live in his house. Most of the sailors still live on the boat first, and they can also get off the boat and stroll around. It's a little difficult to get into the city.

It was Antonio and other captains who had the honor to follow them into the city. They were riding on horses, and the three of them were extremely excited.

What catches your eye is the prosperous street market like Jiangnan Paradise, various shops selling oriental goods, restaurants wafting out the enticing fragrance of food, and the Spaniards are slobbering.

Antonio's stomach rang, and Zhao Qingyi had ears, but told him that the food in the restaurant was very expensive, and a better table would cost more than a dozen silver coins.

Antonio, Louise, and Carvo looked depressed. If it weren't for the pirates and the net worth was robbed, even though a dozen silver coins would not be cheap, they wouldn't be able to afford it.

"You are the captain, we will still provide you with a great feast, but it is impossible to eat like this every day."

The three of them were happy on the one hand, and deeply regretted afterwards, they were only one step short of being able to bring enough money to Dongtu.

...

Of course, Zhao Qingyi had to rest in Lu's house first, and had to find a way to set up a company before she could return to the Penglai school.

"Three brothers! Zijing!" A 14-year-old boy had been waiting in Lu Xu's courtyard. It was Lu Xu.

Zhao Qingyi said: "Oh, Xiaoxi, I haven't seen you in a few months, you have grown taller!"

Lu Xi ran to compare her height and said, "You have also grown taller, otherwise I should be much taller than you."

Zhao Qingyi said: "Of course I have made progress!"

Lu Xi saw three Xiyi people and said, "Why do they look so ugly?"

Zhao Qingyi said, "No, it's pretty handsome."

Lu Xu called a steward and told him to take the three foreigners to rest and eat first, and Zhao Qingyi translated with them. Hearing that they could eat, they thought of the scent they smelled on the street, and they went away happily.

Lu Xi pulled Zhao Qingyi's hand and said, "I can keep the Amao you gave me so shiny and shiny, do you want to see it."

Lu Xu said, "Xie'er, Zijing is now the new head of the Penglai School and a girl. Don't be rude."

Lu Xi was as if struck by lightning.