Qi Yunxiao looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, please report your intentions to your captains later. Today is our last big gathering before the new year!"
Everyone understood: everyone has their own ambitions, and someone will inevitably choose each of these paths.
After the New Year, everyone will go their separate ways, and it will be almost impossible to have such a large-scale gathering again.
"To maintain secrecy for spies sent to various countries, from this day forward, there will only be two types of people: those who stay, and those who leave..."
The specific arrangements were left to Chen San and Gao Er.
After a brief division of labor, the two went about their respective tasks.
Thinking of their hardships over the past six months, Qi Yunxiao allowed them to drink when they weren't on duty, and so that night, the back mountain was filled with ghostly wails and howls.
After leaving the back mountain, Qi Yunxiao and Shen Qingyu were both silent.
Shen Qingyu understood in her heart that Qi Yunxiao was preparing to leave.
Why?
Even if my father raves about how wonderful the overseas islands are, wouldn't it be boring to just fish and practice martial arts every day in such a secluded place?
Is this what a hot-blooded young man truly yearns for?
She didn't believe it.
Shen Qingyu couldn't bear to give up his dream just to accommodate her own ideas, nor was she willing to do so.
Therefore, after returning home, Shen Qingyu looked at Qi Yunxiao and asked the question that had been bothering her: "Why did you take the initiative to divide up the Dragon Guard?"
It should be noted that these people have been trained, and this level of training is something that ordinary noble families simply cannot afford.
Therefore, Qi Yunxiao must have known the value of these people.
Even so, he still chose to divide and conquer without saying a word, even sending some of them to other countries to work as spies?!
These arrangements must have been known and approved by His Majesty beforehand; otherwise, Qi Yunxiao's actions would easily arouse suspicion.
Sure enough, Qi Yunxiao pulled Shen Qingyu into his arms and began to explain in detail.
His Majesty privately agreed that the Imperial Guards would come with Qi Yunxiao and Shen Qingyu, and the capital would cut off their supplies of money and provisions.
All their expenses here are covered by Qi Yunxiao and Shen Qingyu.
Of course, His Majesty also provided policy support. For example, when they went to Daxia to purchase grain, Qi Yunxiao and Shen Qingyu were allowed to use their own money to purchase a portion and bring it back to Daqi to sell for profit.
Since the Dragon Guards were responsible for protecting the dragons, they also received a share of the profits.
The daily expenses for maintaining this army all come from here.
However, once the refugees were settled, it was no longer appropriate to maintain such an army in the long term, so Qi Yunxiao proposed the idea of dividing the country to His Majesty.
Sending a portion of the Imperial Guards to various countries as spies is tantamount to handing them over to the new emperor.
The powerful families in the capital and spies from other countries would not notice these people, but His Majesty had many more eyes on him.
As for the others, whether they choose to settle down locally or go to other places to do other things, it's all about making a living on their own.
In short, as long as they don't gather another thousand people, the new capital city is much more at ease.
After Qi Yunxiao finished explaining, Shen Qingyu still didn't understand: "Are you really determined to go out to sea with us? Those islands aren't as fun as you imagine..."
These words made Qi Yunxiao chuckle. Knowing that his wife was clear-headed and not easily fooled, he could only whisper something in Shen Qingyu's ear.
Shen Qingyu's eyes widened instantly!
She looked at Qi Yunxiao and remained silent for a long time.
Qi Yunxiao nodded silently.
Shen Qingyu: "Holy crap..."
If that's the case, then everything becomes clear.
"I can't gamble on how long His Majesty's intention to compensate will last, when he'll feel it's too much, or when someone will try to sow discord between us..."
“If it were just me, I wouldn’t care what happened. But I have you, I have the children. I can’t gamble with you.”
"To save your life, and to save your life and the children's lives, leaving temporarily is the best option..."
Shen Qingyu understood. She silently turned around and hugged Qi Yunxiao.
They had just finished talking when Shen Zhongyi called Qi Yunxiao into the house.
After chatting for half an hour, Shen Zhongyi and Zhao Yuzhu called Shen Qingyu over again: "Qingyu, tell them that we'll be leaving after the New Year."
Shen Qingyu: "So urgent?"
Shen Zhongyi glared at Shen Qingyu: "My son-in-law told me that if we don't leave soon, there might be trouble if we stay too long."
"Oh." Shen Qingyu nodded obediently.
“Starting tomorrow, tell the villagers the news, but don’t make it seem too abrupt.” Zhao Yuzhu understood the importance of “subtle influence.”
"good."
When the villagers learned that Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao's whole family would be leaving Shenjia Village after the New Year, they panicked!
"Qingyu, what will happen to these workshops if you leave?"
Is the workshop going to move or close down?
The workshop had only been giving them a good life for a few days, and now it was all about to disappear again?
Some people even lost their appetite looking at the fragrant pork on the table: "Are we having a farewell dinner today?"
This needs to be made clear.
Shen Qingyu immediately told everyone about the Dragon Guards she had just recruited in the back mountain and appointed them as managers and shopkeepers.
"Don't worry, these workshops will continue to operate. We'll let you know in advance if there's anything you need to plant. These workshops will be managed by designated people from now on..."
Shen Qingyu explained her plan, and everyone was relieved.
But some people were tempted: "Qingyu, they say you shouldn't let good things go to outsiders. If you need someone to manage things, can't you find someone from our village?"
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