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The progress of the military wedding was smoother than Li Yuanqing imagined. Although there were some minor twists and turns due to jealousy, the overall situation was still within control.

By evening, the more than 1,000 veterans who had houses basically had suitable spouses. As for the remaining recruits and strong women, they could only wait until next time.

After all, Changsheng Island currently has limited resources and cannot afford so many houses as their new houses at once.

After both parties have determined each other, all that remains is to register and go through the registration process.

Shang Lao Liu and Ma Guanjia have prepared dozens of scribes. Basically all the men and women who can write on Changsheng Island are participating. Qu Minqiu will also personally participate in creating a register for officers above the general level.

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Once the words were written in black and white, their marriage was stamped and made legal and valid.

Next, there was a grand dinner, and then Li Yuanqing gave a speech to congratulate them on their wedding.

Later, it will be the bridal chamber.

Looking at the anxious and busy pairs of figures below, Li Yuanqing was in a good mood. He smiled and teased Shang Laoliu next to him: "Brother Shang, we have many boys and girls now. What do you think? Are you not going to do anything for the island?"

Share the burden and rescue a few women?"

Shang Laoliu couldn't help but roll his eyes at Li Yuanqing, "Yuanqing, it's up to you to handle this matter. Your family has a big business, so you don't have to worry about adding a few pairs of chopsticks. I'm a small family, and I still want to live a few more years."

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Li Yuanqing couldn't help laughing. Just when he was about to say something, Liu Chunhua came over with a smile on her face, "Yuan Qing, why are you so happy?"

Liu Chunhua is now the housekeeper of the women's camp. She is responsible for coordinating and taking charge of all matters related to the women's camp. To some extent, her power is much greater than that of Shang Laoliu.

Today, she was too busy to keep her feet off the ground. Now she was registering so that she could take a breather.

Seeing her coming, Li Yuanqing hurriedly smiled and said: "It's nothing. Sister-in-law Chunhua, I was thinking just now that it's a great thing for the sons and daughters to get married. We still have a lot of fat sheep here. Let's have some slaughtered tomorrow.

Let’s distribute it to these new households. Well, each household should not have less than 1 catty of mutton.”

Liu Chunhua smiled and said, "Tell the old Shang and let him handle this matter."

Shang Laoliu nodded quickly, "Yuan Qing, I've written it down."

Li Yuanqing and Shang Laoliu looked at each other and quickly looked away, for fear that Liu Chunhua would notice something strange.

Otherwise, with Liu Chunhua's qualifications, if he really wanted to beat Shang Laoliu here, Li Yuanqing wouldn't be able to stop him.

Shang Laoliu quickly found an excuse to leave, and Liu Chunhua sat in his seat with a smile, "Yuan Qing, what were you talking about just now?"

Li Yuanqing felt a little guilty and hurriedly smiled and said: "Sister-in-law Chunhua, it's really nothing. Brother Shang wants me to have a few more concubines."

Liu Chunhua obviously saw through Li Yuanqing's little tricks, but she said seriously: "Yuan Qing, what do you think about this matter? Yuan Qing, you are no better than Zongqian now. You are the master of Changsheng Island. There are some things you have to take care of in advance.

It takes a decisive decision. When the branches and leaves are spread and the population is prosperous, the men below will have more hope."

For others to say this, it would definitely be taboo, and no one would dare to say it.

But for Liu Chunhua, there are not so many obstacles. She is Li Yuanqing's sister-in-law. She is like a mother, so it is only natural that she cares about these things.

Li Yuanqing was speechless and said: "Sister-in-law Chunhua, hey, I am also anxious about this matter. This..."

Li Yuanqing really didn't know how to speak.

Liu Chunhua smiled and said: "Yuan Qing, it's okay during this time. Don't run around anymore. The two old doctors in the hospital are very good at medical skills. Let them nurse you back to health."

Li Yuanqing nodded, "That's good. I also feel that I may be under too much pressure."

Liu Chunhua smiled and said: "Don't think nonsense, Yuan Qing, you are young and in such good health, you will be fine. By the way."

Liu Chunhua paused and whispered: "Yuan Qing, Yun Niang, Min Qiu, you, what on earth do you think?"

Li Yuanqing thought for a moment and then said: "Sister-in-law Chunhua, we both said that they both... Hey. Don't scold me. I can't think of a good way. Sister-in-law Chunhua, you have to help me."

"This..." Liu Chunhua frowned. Of course she understood what Li Yuanqing meant.

In fact, this is also the biggest hidden worry on Changsheng Island now.

With Li Yuanqing's current status, it is not difficult to get married, but it is difficult to find a good marriage.

Frankly speaking, neither Zhang Yunniang nor Qu Minqiu are suitable to be Li Yuanqing's official wives and cannot provide sufficient assistance to Li Yuanqing.

But both of them have been following Li Yuanqing for so long, so they can't live without status...

"Yuan Qing, this matter is indeed difficult to deal with. Let's leave it like this for now. I'll talk to them more in the future. Once we have the results, we will find a solution. Also, Yuan Qing, what should these women do after they get married?

?Should we continue to work intensively?"

Li Yuanqing thought for a while and said: "There is no need to work together. They are married and have their own families, and the men should be able to support them. Those women who are not married should still be treated as before. By the way, Sister-in-law Chunhua, you want more

Pay attention to their emotions. Our Changsheng Island is just the beginning now, and they will have many opportunities in the future."

Liu Chunhua nodded, "Yeah. I know that, Yuan Qing."

After chatting with Liu Chunhua, the registration process was almost over. Li Yuanqing went up to the high platform and delivered a speech using a simple loudspeaker. On the one hand, he affirmed the legality of the marriages of these new households, and on the other hand, he gave congratulations and blessings.

, wish them a happy baby soon.

After completing this process, the next step is the banquet.

Unfortunately, at this time, not many people were thinking about the banquet. Most of the newcomers had a few bites and a few glasses of wine, and then hurried back home with their new wives.

It aroused the envy of those soldiers and young men who were not qualified to date.

Just as Li Yuanqing was about to leave and return to his official hall, there was a noise not far away. Someone shouted in not very smooth Chinese: "General, general, I am Joseph. Do you still remember me?"

Huang Guoshan and his soldiers also selected a daughter-in-law today. However, due to their responsibilities, he and his brothers are not allowed to enter the bridal chamber yet and have been guarding here.

They stopped Joseph.

Seeing this ghost guy, Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile, "Brothers, you have worked hard today. Send him to the official hall. You all go back and have a rest. Haha, a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold."

"Thank you, General." All the soldiers couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Returning to the official hall, Joseph looked around carefully.

Li Yuanqing sat down on the main seat with a golden sword, and Ou'er served tea.

Joseph glanced at Ou'er and couldn't help being shocked, but he also knew that this pretty oriental girl must be the favorite of the man in front of him. He quickly withdrew his gaze and said with a smile: "General, we haven't seen each other for a long time.

Right? I miss you very much."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Mr. Joseph, I am very happy to see you on Changsheng Island."

Joseph cursed secretly in his heart, but said with a flattering smile on his face: "General, you also know that I am a noble. I very much need your help to reorganize a fleet, which will bring great benefits to you and me.

Huge profits and returns.”

Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "Mr. Joseph, can I understand that you need my investment now?"

"Yes, yes. That's what it means."

Joseph hurriedly said: "General, as long as we can transport Ming Dynasty's porcelain, tea, silk, including various specialties, to Southeast Asia and Europe, we will definitely make a fortune."

Li Yuanqing nodded.

In fact, no one knows better than him the huge profits of maritime trade in the Age of Discovery.

Even in later generations, the transportation industry is a hugely profitable industry.

However, in this era, due to the limitations of technological level, navigation is a very dangerous job. Not to mention unpredictable natural disasters, man-made disasters alone are enough to make it difficult to prevent.

Li Yuanqing doesn't know much about the market in the south now.

However, Guan Canghai came from the Zheng family, and through chatting with him on weekdays, Li Yuanqing also understood that although the Zheng family had not become a giant on the southeast coast at this time, it was already considered a powerful local snake.

It would be difficult to go to Nanyang for maritime trade without the approval of the Zheng family.

Moreover, Li Yuanqing and the Dongjiang fleet were not very skilled, including the Juehua Island navy. The advanced navigation technology and shipbuilding information accumulated by Zheng He during his voyages to the West had already been burned clean by the well-known boss.

Li Yuanqing also wanted to find out what the status of the Western colonists in Southeast Asia and their warships and merchant ships had become.

But although the reasons are sufficient, it is far from easy to make it happen.

Li Yuanqing looked at Joseph quietly for a long time, and then said: "Mr. Joseph, you have to know that the Ming Dynasty's maritime territory is very large, and there are already many forces engaged in the navigation business. You, an outsider, want to take part in this."

A piece of cake, don’t you think it’s very difficult?”

Joseph hurriedly said: "General, in fact, before I went to the capital, I went all the way north from Macau along the coast. I have done research on these things. Although things are as you said, they are not impossible to do. We

Their goals are the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and Europe, and their goals are mostly in the Southeast Asia. There are not many conflicts or conflicts between us and them."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Mr. Joseph, do you have an accurate navigation route map? You need to know how critical a mature waterway is to a huge fleet."

Joseph was stunned, and instantly understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and hurriedly said: "General, to be honest, I did have a route map before, but it has been lost now. All routes are in my mind. As long as there are ships and sailors

, we will arrive in Europe soon."

Li Yuanqing nodded and smiled calmly.

This turtle grandson actually wants to save a hand, I really think he is being shameless.

Even though he had no sailing experience, Li Yuanqing understood that since the Song Dynasty, China's route to Nanyang has been very mature. As long as he is not wrong and encounters a big storm, there will generally not be any big obstacles.

At this time, Western colonists had also matured their routes to Europe from the South Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea, and around the Cape of Good Hope. However, due to the speed of the ships, it took a very long time.

If conditions permit, Li Yuanqing would really like to go for a walk by himself, but it is obviously unrealistic at this time.

But even if we can't go to the ocean at this time, Changsheng Island has a very good 'partner' due to its geographical advantage...

That is the Japanese country.

The Japanese country is rich in silver, has mature weapon forging technology, and is in the midst of a period of chaos among the daimyo. It is indeed a good dumping ground.

But now, Li Yuanqing needs something very much.

He looked at Joseph with a smile, "Dear Mr. Joseph, I heard that in Macau, you Westerners have developed a mature heavy artillery?"

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Replying to the book friend Yuan Keli... How should I say it?

This is a very important figure, an important link between the past and the future, and a true elite figure in China.
Chapter completed!