As 50 treasure ships joined, the Da Xia navy finally formed some rudimentary scale.
After subduing Banben Clan, which was the biggest disaster, the Fuzhou Navy spent only three months to completely eradicate all the pirates along the coast of Southeast China. The few remaining pirates also escaped far away.
Without the threat of Japanese pirates and pirates, the Da Xia maritime silk trade, which was interrupted several years ago due to the Japanese pirates, started again.
On the eve of opening navigation, the Fuzhou Navy also practiced what it preached, repaired and returned the seven large ships borrowed from the Shen family.
It can be said that the Fuzhou Navy's current prestige and achievements were due to the blood and sweat shed by these seven treasure ships.
Treasure ships are still being built rapidly, and Emperor Xia Jing intends to build the most top-notch fleet.
In addition to maintaining interests along the coast, he also wanted to conquer the Japanese state.
He wanted to completely throw these disgusting worms into the sea to feed sharks, and take the land as a prefecture of Da Xia. He even had the name figured out already.
Just as Jiang Yuqing predicted, when the Banben Clan finally managed to pry open Bampen Turtle Saburo's mouth with great effort and got the exact location of the treasure, they were overjoyed and rushed to that place with their men without stopping.
When they saw only a few boxes containing large stone blocks, as well as the covers of the boxes and the walls of the cave with arrogant Xia Hua language,
Autumn Messenger Banben was so angry that he went mad: "Damn it, you turtle Saburo, your conscience is so bad. You actually let the Da Xia people take away the treasure!"
As he spoke, he drew the waist knife and slashed at Saburo Turtle's neck. He slashed three times before he was able to cut off his head because Saburo Turtle had too much flesh.
After cutting it off, he slashed at those empty boxes in a frenzy until he was exhausted, then let out a long roar to the sky: "Ah——!".
Looking at the empty treasure cave in front of him and thinking of the fifty treasure ships that he had invested in vain, as well as the powerful rival clan that was hot on his heels, the Banben family was really going crazy.
He had never felt so desperate before. Damn Saburo Turtle, damn Da Xia people!
After calming down, he recalled everything he had experienced in Da Xia. He was afraid that from the beginning they had fallen into the trap set by the Da Xia people. It was a strategy that allowed them to accomplish several things at once. The Da Xia people were really frighteningly clever.
No wonder the Grand General said that Da Xia was the most respectable and frightening opponent. Once provoked, one should be prepared to be completely annihilated. This was true for Bampen Turtle Saburo, and it was true for them as well.
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More than a year after her thirteenth birthday, Jiang Yuqing grew rapidly to 1.65 meters tall. Her body also developed very quickly with an hourglass figure and almost perfect proportions.
Jiang Yuqing was not used to wearing a bellyband. She always felt empty and insecure without it.
After her body had developed to a certain extent, she grabbed several sets of modern underwear in suitable sizes for herself from the spiritual space supermarket. Now she finally felt comfortable.
She even gave her mother several sets. Although Lady Lu felt somewhat shy, she still bravely tried them on. After putting them on, her chest curve became more upright and well-shaped. Especially when she took off her clothes and went to bed at night, after her father Jiang Wen yuan saw it, he went crazy on the spot...
As a result, Lady Lu got up late the next day, and her face was flushed and shiny, with charm in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
Jiang Yuhe, her naughty second brother, finally got married at the end of last year.
His wife is the younger sister of Feng Zhan, the girl he gave a peace jade talisman to at the beginning.
When proposing marriage, because the betrothal gifts he gave to the bride’s family included an extremely rare beauty elixir, the Feng family’s daughter became the envy of all the girls in Fuzhou City for a time.
At the end of June, peaches and grapes in the Tai’an Farm matured.
Jiang Yuqing had good ones picked and took away a batch to send several baskets to the palace, Princess Fu’s residence, senior brother, and several friendly families,. She also sent some to An Hospital.
After that, the farm opened for visitors to enjoy fruit picking.
Because the fruit here was not only large and beautiful in color, but also exceptionally delicious in taste. There were also other recreational facilities. So as soon as it opened, it attracted countless people to come and play and pick fruit.
The entrance fee was thirty wen per person, all-you-can-eat if not wasting.
Fruits could also be picked and taken away, charged by catties. Although it was more expensive than fruit elsewhere, the quality of Tai’an Farm’s fruit determined its market price. Even if it was more expensive, no one had anything bad to say about it.
At this time two years ago, Jiang Yuqing and Doctor Qiu were still fighting the pneumonic plague in Sichuan and did not come back on time.
At this time last year, having just dealt with the Japanese state, there was a flood in the southwest. She and her master hurried to the southwest for disaster relief and epidemic prevention, so they did not make it back on time again.
She would definitely not miss it this year no matter what.
From the day the farm opened, she came almost every day, either to help maintain order among the visitors, or to help pick and transport fruit, or to do some other chores.
Seeing the mountains and plains full of fruit put her in an especially good mood.
Her parents and brother also came twice, but unfortunately the farm was still quite a distance from the capital city, the two men in her family still had to go to work every day, so they could not come often.
Doctor Qiu also came back once, took a look, ate some fruit and went back.
He was not very interested in orchards. Jiang Yuqing swore to the ancestors of Heavenly Doctor Valley that if these hills were turned into rare medicinal gardens, her master could plant himself in the fields.
Upon hearing that Tai’an Farm was open, Empress Qin also breezily tidied up and came over.
As soon as Emperor Xia Jing saw that his wife wanted to slip away, he quickly followed. Prince Jing Yan was unwilling to fall behind and came along as well. The whole family of three came neatly and orderly.
The sudden appearance of the emperor, empress and crown prince in plain clothes at Tai’an Farm immediately caused a sensation.
People rushed over to watch, but because of the empress's prestige, they only dared to look from afar for a few moments and did not dare to get too close.
Jiang Yuqing found a few baskets and first took everyone to the peach grove to pick peaches, then to the vineyards to pick grapes.
Big, red peaches hung all over the branches like small lanterns.
Although many tourists and fruit pickers came every day, the speed at which fruit was picked could still not keep up with the speed at which fruit ripened.
Fortunately, the reputation of Tai'an Farm's fruit was well known, and the fruit picked and transported to the capital also sold very well after.
The empress, confined to the palace all year round, was served food and clothing, and rarely experienced the joy of picking fruit with her own hands. She had tremendous fun playing around.
Especially Empress Qin, sometimes shouting “Wow, this one’s so big,” sometimes shouting “Hurry up and pick that one, it’s the reddest one, it must be delicious!” Though over forty years old, she was as happy as a little girl.
Or perhaps she was originally an innocent girl, but her nature was forcibly suppressed by the high palace walls.
Prince Jing Yan keenly noticed Jiang Yuqing's thoughts and quietly walked to her side and said, "Even if I take over my father's position in the future, I won't restrict your freedom. Qingqing just needs to be yourself."
Jiang Yuqing tilted her head to look at him: “Is this a promise?”
Jing Yan shook his head: “Oaths are the most useless things in the world, so I won't make any casual promises to you.
You are like a proud and fearless seabird soaring over the sea. Born free and indomitable.
I won't break your wings and your pride, I just want to devote the rest of my life to allow you to soar freely under my protection, without any restraint."
His eyes shone with sincerity, longing and indulgence, but no trace of deception at all.
Moreover, thinking about the past decade or so that they had spent accompanying and encouraging each other since childhood, such gentleness between sweethearts was the norm.
She suddenly laughed and held out a hand: “If you live up to me not, I am willing to stay with you free of worry for a hundred years.”
Jing Yan was stunned for a moment, then ecstatic. He grabbed her hand and hugged his beloved girl into his arms. His eyes were filled with starlight: “I hereby pledge my exclusive affection to a lady, and am willing to be generous and devoted for the rest of my life. Qingqing, I've finally waited for your nod of approval.”
As a result, on the way back, Prince Jing Yan, who had always been expressionless, dignified in his manners, surprisingly had the corners of his mouth constantly hooked upwards, with an occasional silly laugh.
Empress Qin rubbed away goosebumps all over her hands, poked at her husband next to her with her elbow, and whispered in his ear: "Why has our son suddenly become silly?"
Emperor Xia Jing also felt that something was wrong with his son: "I don't know, has he been cursed?"
"Should we ask Daoist Master Hua Yangzi to take a look?"
Just as the couple was about to return to the palace and hurry to find a doctor or Taoist priest to take a look at their son, Jing Yan suddenly turned his head and said solemnly to the Emperor and Empress: "I'm fine, you don't need to find any monks or Taoists for me."
The conspiracy was caught red-handed. Empress Qin awkwardly coughed and put on a smiling face, carefully saying: "My son, what good thing have you come across?"
Emperor Xia Jing was after all a man of experience. His mind turned slightly and he understood—this boy had likely gotten lucky. Sure enough, Jing Yan smiled like he was amidst the peach blossoms of March: "Qing Qing has agreed to me."
Empress Qin was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. "Really, she agreed? This is wonderful. I have been longing for a daughter-in-law for so many years and she is finally within reach."
As she spoke, Empress Qin excitedly slapped Jing Yan hard on the shoulder: "My son, well done!"
But Emperor Xia Jing poured cold water on the overly excited mother and son. "Don't get too happy too early. There is still Minister Jiang to contend with! With how he dotes on his precious daughter, don't expect to bring her home as a bride within two years!"
As soon as Empress Qin heard this, she deflated. She patted her son's arm, "My son, it still depends on your own efforts. Your mother can only help so much here."
Emperor Xia Jing also sighed and patted his son. "Your future father-in-law is an obstinate man who dotes excessively on his daughter. He will be very difficult to handle indeed. Your father is powerless too. You must rely on yourself!"
Jing Yan pressed his lips together without speaking. He was all too familiar with what kind of temperament his future father-in-law had. He had even mentally prepared himself to endure long-term trouble. After all, one could not take away someone else's precious flower that they had nurtured for over ten years without paying a price.
