The Age of Giant Ships and Cannons

Li Qingjing sat quietly in the back, smiling at the eyes of the clan elders who were discussing fiercely in front from time to time, like a well-behaved handsome man.

But Li Jingtun on the opposite side had long lost the confidence he had just now, and there was a trace of nervousness in shame on his face.

And the discussion of the elders of the clans did not hide from them. As the elders of the clans continued to discuss, Li Jingtun's face became more and more ugly.

Despite his father and grandfather's constant persuasion and temptation, the balance of the elders of the clan is still gradually leaning towards Li Qing.

No way, what he has now is really too strong.

Although Li Jingtun's force has won a living planet, he is only the third largest shareholder of that team, and Li Qing is the current actual controller of the Jialan Legion.

The most important thing is that he owns a Titan super flagship and two flagships. At the same time, the soon-to-be-built Dreadnought flagship will also belong to him in the future. In this way, Li Qing's strength will be very terrifying.

You must know that the highest combat power of the entire Qinghe Li family is only four Titan Super Banners and three super aircraft carriers. This is the accumulation of the Qinghe Li family for more than 300 years.

He now owns one, which can be said to have directly enhanced the status and influence of their family in the entire Qinghe Li family. This change in status will directly affect their family's voice and influence in the entire family The dividend of the family's total income at the end of the year is a real and vital benefit.

On the one hand, there is a promise that will be fulfilled in an unknown year, and on the other hand, the actual status improvement and dividend income that can be obtained immediately, there is almost no need to think about which one to choose.

Without arguing for too long, the elders have already made a decision.

With the great-grandfather coughing lightly, the room fell silent, glanced at everyone present, and said in a deep voice:

"Now let's start voting on the strength of this room's support for the two juniors, Li Jingtun and Li Qing. Vote first. If you agree to support the two juniors at the same time, please raise your hand!"

After speaking, the scene was quiet, and Li Jingtun subconsciously raised his head to look at the clan elders.

The first to raise their hands was Li Jingtun's grandfather and father, and then two other clan elders who were close friends with them raised their hands in support.

Obviously, they knew that it was impossible for Li Jingtun to obtain the full support of the family, so they sought joint support and shared the support of the family equally.

But it is a pity that there are too few people who support it. Although they are of the same race, everyone is very realistic. Faced with this situation, everyone supports whoever can give more benefits. It is obvious that Li Qing can give more benefits in the future. returns will be higher.

About a minute later, Grandpa Zeng said again:

"Please put your hands down now, there are 5 votes to support the common support."

"The voting is now on. If you agree to fully cultivate one of the juniors, please raise your hand."

Immediately, half of the clan elders raised their hands in agreement, and then others raised their hands one after another, and soon reached eleven.

"A total of 11 votes agreed to support the full cultivation of one of the juniors."

Grandpa Zeng counted the votes and continued:

"Voting now, please raise your right hand if you agree to fully support Li Jingtun, the younger generation of the clan, and raise your left hand if you agree to support Li Qing, the younger generation of the clan."

As soon as the words fell, everyone raised their hands.

There is no need to count, just a glance to find the half-raised left hand.

A minute later, great-grandfather nodded and said:

"Then, the results have come out. There are 4 votes for Li Jingtun, the younger generation of the clan, and 12 votes for Li Qing, the younger generation of the clan. This vote has decided that the clan will invest most of its resources in Li Qing. "

"According to the rules, it is not yet the fifth year of development at this stage, and the restrictions have not been relaxed, and large-scale direct support is not possible. You can prepare for it first, and support it in other ways at this stage, such as increasing the purchase limit of battleship blueprints, etc. Wait for the method, and when the five-year development period arrives in half a year or so, the restrictions will be slightly relaxed at that time, and then we will decide what kind of support method to use.”

Great-grandfather looked at Li Qing and said:

"What do you need most now, you can make a charter and give it to Xingchun, we will find a way to support it in accordance with the rules."

Li Qing clasped his hands together and said:

"Thank you, junior!"

Then he saluted the elders on the left and right.

Great-grandfather nodded and accepted his gift, and said:

"Helping outstanding juniors is the way of survival of the family's elite. Support you when you are weak, and give back to the family when you grow up. When you achieve something, the family will also be proud."

Li Qing thanked him again, his bright smile was in stark contrast to Li Jingtun who was so depressed that he didn't dare to look at him.

Competition is what it is, winner takes all.

So far, most of the goal of returning to the family has been completed.

The next step is to talk about some details about the assistance, and the method of assistance, etc., and then he will discuss it directly with his father and let him pass it on.

Li Qing thought about it and divided the support into three stages.

The first stage is the next half a year, and it will be Li Qing's fifth year of development. According to the default rules, the restrictions on pioneers will be slightly relaxed after five years of development.

Not to mention later, Li Qing's request for the first six months is a total of 500 battleship blueprints, nothing else.

But when the five-year period arrives half a year later, they will ask the clansmen to prepare a destroyer mother chip for themselves.

In fact, you can start looking for it now, and wait half a year before selling it to him in the form of a transaction.

It is worth mentioning that the release of restrictions does not mean directly giving money to materials. There will be no restrictions until ten years later. The release of restrictions in the fifth year means that everything can be sold to pioneers at market prices. If you have the ability, you can directly take out a batch of battleships, as long as you have the money.

The market price of a standard high-end battleship is 75 billion star yuan, and 100 ships are 7.5 trillion yuan.

As for the finished flagships, the restrictions are not lifted, but the restrictions on blueprints are lifted. Blueprints can be sold but not directly given to finished flagships.

As for the second round of support after five years, it is tentatively determined to be the mother chip of the destroyer, the mother chip of the space fighter, and the better mother chip of the battleship and the flagship. Don't give them any trouble.

Moreover, after the marriage, he plans to go to the isolated galaxy where Lord Senluo sleeps to dig a grave. The battle star of Lord Senluo himself is probably out of reach at this stage, but his subordinates heard from Qingluan that they are not in the same place as Lord Senluo, so they can Go take a look and see if you can dig up something good.

It's exciting to think about the legacy of a star sea lord.

Next, Li Qing stayed in this clan for nearly half a month, sorting out everything about the marriage with the Yu family, and finally set off again after worshiping the ancestors in advance, returning to Jinmen.

Of course, he doesn't need to do it himself, and even the dowry for marriage proposals is paid by the family.

Back in Jinmen, he sold all the 10 trillion refined ore transported from Qinghe, making a total profit of 13.5 trillion star dollars and 3.5 trillion yuan in blood.

Then he didn't leave, but continued to stay in Jinmen.

It is inevitable that there will be some demon moths out of Ye Chang Meng Duo, after communication between the two parties, they will get engaged within this month.

Marriages of wealthy families are all like this. If it is some important marriages, the preparation time alone will take several months, and some will be longer, because this marriage needs to be announced to other wealthy families. The wealthy know.

It doesn’t mean to be recognized by other giants. The main purpose of marriage is to combine the common interests of both parties. It is necessary to let other giants know that the two of them have joined forces to divide up the interests of Zutar, so that no matter which family of the United Human Empire wants to If you come here to share a piece of the pie, you have to deal with both of them, and you have to face both of them at the same time if you want to do anything.

Before that, make a marriage to form a definite fact, so as not to cause any demon moths.

For wealthy marriages, there is no difference between an engagement and a formal marriage.

It only took a week from my father's return to Jinmen, negotiating the engagement date with Mrs. Yu, to preparing some things needed for the engagement, until the engagement date was confirmed, and the invitations were sent out.

Then it should be that the ancestor worship and other ceremonies have been completed before coming, and the rest are some routine procedures, basically he doesn't need to worry about it, just follow along.

Time passed, and unknowingly came the day of the engagement banquet. Li Qing was dressed in a costume, and flew to the engagement place, the ancestral home of the Yu family in Jinmen, in a luxuriously decorated aircraft.

The engagement ceremony was very grand, but only the Yu family, the Qinghe Li family, and some important figures from Jinmen came, and no other families of the United Human Empire sent anyone.

The engagement ceremony itself is just a ceremony to confirm the marriage, not a formal wedding.

At the engagement banquet, Li Qing met many high-level people in Jinmen.

Well, with his current strength and status, he is the upper class nobleman in the eyes of others.

Engagement is actually just a process. According to the etiquette officer's previous teachings, Yu Yuefei, who is dressed up and dressed beyond belief, completes the ceremony under the witness of the elders, relatives and friends of both parties, and the engagement banquet is complete.

There are no waves, and there are no bloody plots.

At the banquet, Li Qing met many core figures of the Yu family, but only met, and agreed to talk about the affairs of the expeditionary army after the banquet. Now it is his engagement banquet, so it is not suitable to talk about things.

Li Qing didn't stay long at the engagement banquet. After the ceremony, he led Yu Yuefei out of the banquet hall. She changed into casual clothes and went to the back of the Yu family's ancestral house to meet a big man.

On the way, he took Yu Yuefei's little silver-wrapped hand to the antique corridor, and asked in a low voice:

"Does his old man have any special habits?"

Yu Yuefei, who looked extremely glamorous against the backdrop of luxurious hair accessories, smiled lightly and said:

"You're usually so confident, but sometimes you're nervous?"

Li Qing scratched his head and said:

"How can it be the same as today."

She covered her mouth with a chuckle and said:

"Grandfather is usually very kind, as long as you don't talk nonsense."

"That's good, I won't talk nonsense."

Tightening the soft little hand in his hand, the two looked at each other and smiled, and moved on.

She led them to the back of the manor, which is located in a canyon between the mountains behind the manor. A small stream flows out of the canyon, and the clear lake water flows into a huge lake in the manor. There are many people in it. fish.

Walking along the gravel road beside the creek into the valley, it suddenly became clear to the eyes. There were no clusters of flowers, only the farmland was cultivated beside the creek, and the golden ears of rice swayed with the wind, like golden waves.

On the other side is a vegetable garden, which is full of various claw fruits and vegetables. A figure in sackcloth and a straw hat is picking vegetables in the vegetable garden.

At the corner at the end of the small river, there is a very ordinary courtyard house with earthen houses. There are many domesticated chickens and ducks outside the gate. A big yellow dog is lying lazily basking in the sun at the gate.

"What an idyllic scenery!"

This scene instantly brought Li Qing's memory back to the earth of the previous era.

I have always heard that the older people are, the more nostalgic they are. The older the old people among the noble families, the more they like things from the earth in the last era. Among the rich and noble families, many rituals have inherited many cultures and traditions from the ancient Chinese era. , Even after thousands of years, it has not been lost.

When Yu Yuefei entered the valley, she let go of her hand and walked towards the field, waving and shouting from a distance:

"Grandpa, here I come."

The old man in the field got up and turned around when he heard the voice. An old man with white hair, white beard, wrinkled skin and extremely tanned skin immediately showed a happy smile on Yu Yuefei's face:

"It's Xiaoyuefei. You came just in time. Grandpa picked some food. Let's cook."

After speaking, seeing Li Qing behind him, he said:

"Who is this young man?"

Li Qing immediately stepped forward and said loudly:

"Grandpa, my name is Li Qing."

The title of great-grandpa is an informal name. It is obviously strange for such a high-ranking person to always call great-grandfather. In general, this kind of situation can be replaced by great-grandfather.

A smile appeared on the old man's face immediately:

"It turned out to be Xiao Yuefei's husband, and you came just in time to pick some vegetables for me."

"Good!"

Li Qing immediately stepped forward to lift the vegetable basket, and the old man pointed to one of the vegetable shelves and said:

"You go pick some cucumbers and eggplants, and I'll kill a chicken."

As he said that, he turned and left, Li Qing watched him leave, turned around and looked at the vegetable field, Yu Yuefei was twisting her white dress and picking beans under a bean vine, the cucumber vine was next to it.

Li Qing came to her side with the basket ahead of time, and asked in a low voice:

"How long has Grandpa lived in seclusion here? Is Grandma here?"

She raised her head and thought for a while, then said:

"I don't know how long I've lived in seclusion. Anyway, I heard from my dad that my great-grandfather lived in seclusion here as long as he could remember when he was a child, and my great-grandmother is gone."

"Ooh!"

"Come on, hurry up and pick the vegetables, and you can help me out later."

"Um."

After picking the vegetables in a few strokes, they washed them by the stream and brought them to the small courtyard. The big yellow dog sleeping at the door glanced up at them, and then went back to sleep.

Yu Yuefei whispered in his ear:

"Don't underestimate Rhubarb, my dad said that Rhubarb was like this when he was a child, and it is still like this now."

"Well!"

Li Qing looked at this unpretentious big yellow dog in surprise. Normal dogs can't live so long. This is definitely a genetically modified dog. It's not even a dog at all, but some powerful genetic creation.

He walked over to this seemingly ordinary big yellow dog very low-key.

The courtyard is also very earth-like, and there is an ancient well covered with moss, but what surprised him even more was to see a shaking water well not far from the ancient well. It is estimated that it is often used, and the iron handles are polished.

Just as he was looking at the small courtyard in surprise, suddenly the wooden door of the hut on the left opened, and a slender figure who surprised him came out.

I came back yesterday. I had too much dinner and drink at the end of the night before yesterday. I really can’t write it out. There is only one chapter.

When I come back, I will rest for a day to recover and start to save the manuscript.