The Xie Langjun that Zheng Yurong mentioned was none other than Xie Yuan's cousin, Xie Lin.
His birth mother was a Hu woman, who had blonde hair and blue eyes.
He also inherited his mother's looks, making him stand out among the Chinese people.
Because of his "strange" appearance, he should have been a noble young master, but instead became a despised illegitimate son.
His father neglected him, his siblings bullied him, and even his uncle, the only one who showed him some care, harbored ulterior motives.
He initially managed the Xie family business by leveraging his business acumen inherited from his maternal grandfather.
Subsequently, in his struggle to become the clan leader, my uncle became embroiled in the conflict between the late emperor and the powerful families, and he became a sacrifice put forward by the powerful families.
Schelling, on the other hand, was caught up in gratitude and took the blame for his uncle, resulting in his entire family being exiled.
However, fortune and misfortune are intertwined!
Although being exiled to Lingnan was the greatest calamity of his life, his fortunes turned around after he arrived there.
Xie Lin gained the approval of Xie Yuan, the eldest daughter of the direct line, and was entrusted with important responsibilities.
At that time, Xie Yuan was only the Princess Consort of Yue.
What she could give Schelling was mostly a big, round pie.
The title of Marquis of Bowang was merely a distant dream.
Even so, Schelling was deeply moved and grateful for Xie Yuan's "kindness in recognizing his talent".
"For no other reason than that she considers me one of her own, that's enough to make me loyal to her and willing to do anything for her!"
Afterwards, this is what Schelling said to his wife.
Xie's wife was also very moved, not only because Xie Yuan recognized and respected Xie Lin, but also because Xie Yuan took such good care of Xie Lin's family.
From clothing, food, shelter, and transportation to everything from masters to servants, Xie Yuan had thought of everything imaginable.
It can be said that since meeting Xie Yuan, the Xie family's life has undergone earth-shattering changes.
He went from being a despised and bullied vagrant and bastard to a high-ranking nobleman.
The Xie family was extremely grateful to Xie Yuan!
To say he would repay with his life might be an exaggeration, but Xie Lin did his utmost to serve Xie Yuan.
The Xie family didn't have many other thoughts; they just wanted to repay Xie Yuan and prove their worth to him.
They never imagined that Xie Yuan, the Princess Consort of Yue, would one day become Empress!
Your Majesty!
He is second only to the emperor and above all others.
Even without real power, her status was noble enough.
If she wanted to promote someone, it wouldn't be easy, but it wouldn't be too difficult either.
"The Marquis of Bowang? Perhaps there really is a chance to obtain the title of Marquis!"
Xie Lin was Xie Yuan's cousin, a member of the Hou clan.
Many powerful ministers during the Han Dynasty were also relatives of the empress, born into her family.
Therefore, Schelling had the opportunity to make a name for himself.
Already grateful, and now with a bright future ahead of him, Schelling worked even harder.
He managed the shipyard extremely well.
In addition, before Xie Yuan left Lingnan, he dealt with all eight major local clans.
Those whose homes were confiscated were confiscated, those whose property was fined were fined, and those who were exiled were exiled.
All of his family's property was confiscated, and the shipyards and other assets under the names of the eight powerful clans also fell into Xie Yuan's hands.
Xie Yuan directly handed over all the shipbuilding-related industries to Xie Lin.
The craftsmen were also assigned to Xie Yuan's Xie Family Shipyard.
With people, materials, money, and power... and with so many favorable conditions, and with Schelling's utmost dedication, the treasure ship was completed in less than half a year.
"Master Xie said that they have found skilled crew members to go to sea for testing, and it is indeed capable of long-distance voyages."
Zheng Yurong continued to report.
They were all old followers of Xie Yuan, and Zheng Yurong was also familiar with Xie Lin.
Zheng Yurong actually quite liked that handsome blond-haired, blue-eyed young man.
It's not romantic love; it's simply an appreciation of beautiful things.
Perhaps Schelling was always insecure and distressed about his appearance.
But, if we're just talking about looks, he's really good-looking.
He was just like the prince on a white horse in the small Western country mentioned in the story Xie Yuan told Xie Zhen.
Moreover, Sherlin's exotic charm is completely different from Helian Jue's voluptuous beauty.
Zheng Yurong, who has a subtle affinity for good-looking men, said that she likes to look at both types of handsome men.
Ahem, Helian Jue is the emperor, she certainly wouldn't dare to look too much.
Therefore, Zheng Yurong could still take a second look at Xie Langjun, this foreign prince.
Of course, while Zheng Yurong may be a fan of good looks, she doesn't let her personal preferences interfere with her work.
She was very objective in her report to Xie Lin: "Young Master Xie also marked some islands in the near sea based on the nautical charts that were confiscated from various powerful families."
"By the way, the location of Fusang Island that Your Highness mentioned has also been determined by Master Xie, and the sailors have been asked to try setting the course."
If possible, Schelling's fleet could use Fusang Island as the destination for its trial voyage!
"Oh? Really?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Yuan immediately became interested.
Fusang Island is great; it has the largest silver mine.
If troops could be sent there, there would be a steady stream of silver.
Helian Jue's wars are very expensive.
Although they were supported by the emperor and empress's private treasury, as well as the property of many families confiscated in Lingnan and the capital, their journey was not just about eliminating a Turk.
Tibet, Tuyuhun, Silla, Goguryeo... so many territories should be taken back!
You can never have too much money.
In addition, Xie Yuan also wanted to continue developing Lingnan, planting cotton, and developing the textile industry.
And all of these require money.
"Your Majesty, that's exactly how Young Master Xie reported it!"
Zheng Yurong nodded respectfully, "In addition, the people left behind at the Yue Prince's residence also sent back messages, which basically match the information in Xie Langjun's letter regarding the treasure ship and the long voyage."
When Xie Yuan left Yuezhou, he left behind quite a few people.
Xie Yuan and Helian Jue did not lose control of Yuezhou or even the entire Lingnan region because of their departure.
"Um!"
Xie Yuan nodded in satisfaction. "Good! Write to the Silver Armor Army stationed in Yuezhou and ask them to send men to join Xie Lin's fleet for sea training."
Now that we have the treasure ships, we need a navy.
Once training is complete, we can head straight for Fusang Island.
In addition, Xie Yuan also wanted Xie Lin to try to open up sea transport routes.
Transportation was so backward back then that it was extremely difficult to transport goods from the south to the north.
Xie Yuan kept in mind the lessons of the Sui Dynasty, and even if he wanted to build the Grand Canal, he would proceed slowly and gradually.
In times when there was no canal transport, sea transport was indispensable!
The main reason it couldn't grow to a large scale in the past was that the ships were too small to transport too much cargo.
Now that she has the treasure ship, which is a maritime behemoth of this era, Xie Yuan feels that she can accomplish many things by using maritime transport!
"yes!"
Zheng Yurong quickly agreed and wrote down all of Xie Yuan's instructions.
Xie Yuan looked at Zheng Yurong, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Yurong, I heard that your cousin is betrothed to the heir of the Marquis of Anle?"
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