Chapter 154: Heading North

"Old Tan, you'll know once we arrive."

Lin Qi, with his eyes still puffy and swollen, sat in the passenger seat, constantly comforting the old man in the back.

Tan Qing, fifty-seven years old, a renowned ship designer and a leading expert in underwater propulsion.

However, his mood was not good at the moment, and Lin Qi knew the reason.

After the Type 011 aircraft carrier was exposed, the first task was to find the chief designer: not the nominal chief designer of the Huangpu Shipyard, but the true chief designer.

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Merely using sea vessels to transport grain would require mobilizing the imperial navy, incurring huge costs; thus, governing the Grand Canal and the Yellow River and restoring grain transport became an urgent matter.

Ji Chuyu guessed his mood very accurately and suddenly became obedient, raising her arm obediently as she put on the long sleeping robe to wrap herself up; the man's fingers tugged at the front of her robe, then dropped down to wind around her sash, quickly tying a knot at her waist and fastening it.

First, however, they must use the carrot-and-stick approach to make these two families submit wholeheartedly, and then the three parties would jointly exploit Qinghai Lake.

"This subordinate dares not! I beg the Crown Prince to grant my sworn brother and the Princess their wish!" Xie Xuan said with clasped hands, his eyes naturally showing neither humility nor arrogance.

Add to this the blocked transportation; even if one wanted to go out and raid, one would have to weigh whether one could return, for after looting, one wouldn't know how to escape. This was completely different from the great northern grasslands.

Furthermore, using over eighty thousand captured young and strong Xiongnu, Wuhuan, and miscellaneous Hu as laborers, they slowly carried out construction, with the village, township, county, and commandery layout exactly like those in the interior commanderies and counties.

"What are you hooking fingers for? I am a Taoist priest; would I deceive you?" Qiushui scolded angrily, unable to bear hitting him, and slowly withdrew her hand.

The servants all knew that this new master was extremely favored, held on the very tip of the old master's heart.

Upon receiving the order, the two guards immediately pulled down Wei Teng's trousers, pinned him to the ground, and struck him ten times with a loud crack, crack, crack, crack; Wei Teng cried out for his parents and screamed, his buttocks already red, swollen, and congested.

After delaying three days in Jining, they finally gathered the ships needed for the large entourage; to ensure the safety of the Empress's carriage, the Jining authorities specifically requisitioned the Jinxiang Wharf, which was somewhat remote from the prefectural city and usually had few people.

A spear-wielding attendant stepped forward, his long spear trembling slightly, instantly producing seven spear flowers. I had practiced the Golden Snake Spear Technique with Old Sun Tou; one must know that for ordinary experts, producing three spear flowers was already the limit.

Late at night, the streets were filled with constant hawking, the clanging and banging of goods colliding, the sound of crowds' footsteps, and various chaotic voices of bargaining, resembling a daytime market, leaving Guo Lang utterly bewildered.

Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, the Sick Tiger Yang Yin quickly let go, rolled backward, and fell to the ground. Bai Chong, having missed his grab, clung like a maggot to a bone, swooped down with a claw from mid-air; Yang Yin had nowhere to dodge, so he crossed his hands and expelled true qi.

Qin Ze's words gave him a reminder; regarding the crying scene that followed, Mo Yu felt it was unlikely to be filmed successfully because the difficulty was too great: despair, sorrow, the pain of having all hope extinguished, and the unwillingness born of something desirable yet unattainable.

While advancing toward the Forbidden Place, Ye Chui considered how to use these two thousand-plus points to further increase his own strength.

In his embrace, Rin Tohsaka felt no wind pressure at all; it seemed Ye Kai had protected her.

"Who, exactly, did this?" Feeling the violent spiritual energy surging in the void space, one of the eight Star Patrol Envoys, who appeared to be the leader, spoke softly with a pale, grim face.

Bolodin quickly turned, bringing a heavy hammer down upon Ye Kai; Ye Kai swiftly rose and jumped back, barely dodging the heavy hammer strike.

But in this situation, if he was to hold Ye Qing, he naturally had to grasp the right position; where he would grab was obvious.

Five times, exactly five cards; previously, Qin Ma had been lucky and hadn't drawn the cards he had marked, but this time he had marked every card, so he decisively snatched the Big Joker.

"After he leaves, throw it away; do not do it before he leaves. He always means well." Xia Weijiang managed to say one sentence before getting up and walking toward the second-floor bedroom.