As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 384 Camp Prostitute
Xie Changqing said: "There is a lot of rain here, especially this month. It may take you a while to get used to it."

"Ah."

Xie Zhaozhao nodded, "Do Second Brother and Brother Changzhi often go to sea?"

"Don't worry... occasionally there are three or two pirates at sea, harassing the people in nearby towns. Sometimes the harassment is severe, and we will go to sea to chase them. Under normal circumstances, we will not go out."

Xie Zhaozhao asked curiously: "Pirates?"

"Yes, there are always two or three water bandits on the water outside Yaocheng. They make a living by intercepting merchant ships and robbing fishermen."

"Oh." Xie Zhaozhao nodded, and asked while picking up a bun: "Then according to the second brother's intention, the pirates and water bandits only went out to sea to chase after the harassment by the pirates and water bandits, but they were not completely eliminated..."

"Why don't we clean up?"

Xie Changqing said: "First of all, it's because these pirates are so elusive that they don't know the exact location of their lair. If you want to completely eliminate them, someone must penetrate into them and cooperate with them from the inside out."

"Secondly...this group of pirates can be regarded as thieves and they only steal goods without harming people's lives."

"And the black dragon ships of this group of pirates are very strong, and the pirates are also extremely fierce. It's not that easy to kill them completely, so we usually just drive them away."

"I see." Xie Zhaozhao nodded and said, "Then Brother Changzhi went to sea this time to drive away pirates?"

"Half and half." Xie Changqing picked up a piece of meat for Xie Zhaozhao. "You should eat more. Why are you so thin? You still look better when you were rounder before."

Xie Zhaozhao didn't expect that his cold-faced brother would pick up food for him. He was really flattered and picked up the bowl with a smile: "Thank you, second brother."

Seeing that she had eaten the meat, Xie Changqing said: "We also have naval forces in our camp, but the warships are old and not as good as those pirate ships. So Changzhi went to sea this time to inquire about those pirate ships." How did you do it?"

"If we can find the pirate shipbuilder, we can renovate all the ships in our camp."

Xie Zhaozhao nodded to express his understanding, and said to Xie Changqing with a smile: "It's a coincidence this time. Mr. Lu who came with me is a capable person. There is basically nothing in this world that can stump him."

"I will introduce him to you later. Maybe he can help transform the battleship."

Xie Changqing was surprised and said: "Are you serious? Then I can't wait to see him. Eat quickly -"

Xie Zhaozhao nodded with a smile and started eating and drinking.

Xie Changqing frowned again and said, "Slow down, carefully choke Diaochou."

Xie Zhaozhao thought that her second brother was still so cold-faced and warm-hearted. She chewed the meat pie and rolled her eyes and asked: "Second brother, who is that woman?"

Xie Changqing stopped talking.

Xie Zhaozhao pulled his sleeve: "Tell me about it."

Xie Changqing pulled his arm back and stood up directly, "I'll wait for you outside."

Xie Zhaozhao curled his lips at his back, finished the meatloaf in his hands, washed away the greasiness, and then went out, "Mr. Lu must have gotten up early at this hour, I will take you there right away."

When the brother and sister passed by, Xie Zhaozhao and Xie Changqing talked about Lu Jingrong's abilities.

Xie Changqing just nodded.

After meeting Lu Jingrong, Xie Zhaozhao introduced the two of them and expressed Xie Changqing's wishes. Lu Jingrong thought for a while and said, "Then I want to see the ship. I can't guarantee that I can make it better."

"Okay." Xie Zhaozhao knew his temperament, so he knew about warships, so he immediately asked Xie Changqing to take them to see the warships.

Although Xie Zhaozhao had visited Yaocheng in her previous life, at that time there were disputes among the princes and most of the wars were inland. There were basically no warships used, so she was not familiar with warships.

Naturally curious at this time.

Xie Changqing nodded silently and led Xie Zhaozhao and the others over.

On the way, Xie Zhaozhao saw some women sitting in the square mending clothes.

It seems that...the mending is a military uniform?
Xie Zhaozhao hesitated and said: "Second brother, are these women ordinary people or camp prostitutes?" The military camp was depressed, and there were always people like camp prostitutes to comfort the soldiers.

Xie Zhaozhao has been with the army for many years when he was a child, so he naturally knows.

It's just that I haven't walked around the military camp in the five years since I came to Beijing, so I feel a little inexplicable when I see him now.

Camp prostitutes were usually defeated prisoners or women who were homeless due to the war. If they couldn't survive, they would even volunteer to be camp prostitutes.

The prostitutes in the military camp are also divided into three, six or nine grades.

The young and good-looking ones serve the officers, while the older ones can only serve the small soldiers.

In addition to serving others, he was also responsible for laundry and mending.

When they reach old age, these women will be released with pension money, or rationed to soldiers in the army who have reached old age but cannot marry wives.

Xie Zhaozhao was still young when she joined the army, and her mother was strict in controlling them. Therefore, although she knew that such people existed, she had never actually seen them.

Xie Changqing said "Hmm" casually, blocked Xie Zhaozhao's view of the group of women, pointed forward and said: "The battleship is anchored there, let's go over there."

Xie Zhaozhao had no choice but to look away.

After they walked away, among the women who were mending military uniforms in the square, a beautiful woman tugged at the corners of her lips and hummed: "They are very well-protected, as if just looking at us can dirty their eyes." .”

"That's natural." The woman next to her smiled and said, "We are all inferiors. Of course we can't compare with that girl just now. Why are you saying this in such a weird way?"

"Do you think that after serving the general a few times, you are different from the other women here?"

"Stop having such wishful thinking, a camp prostitute is a prostitute, not even a toy—"

The woman from before sneered, stood up, and went to find a place to sit in the distance.

The woman at the back said speechlessly: "Why are you so shameless? Isn't this advising you to give up and stick to your duties as soon as possible? There are still people these days who don't know a good heart."

……

Yaocheng's navy warships indeed look very old.

Even Xie Zhaozhao and people who don't know much about battleships think so.

After looking around twice, Lu Jingrong nodded and said, "Maybe I can give it a try, but don't get your hopes too high. Just draw a drawing first. There should be other people in the army who are in charge of battleships, right?"

"Yes." Xie Changqing cherished his words like gold: "Sir, he only cares about painting."

"That's good."

After Lu Jingrong finished speaking, Xie Zhaozhao approached Xie Changqing and whispered, "Second brother, don't worry. Sir, he knows what he's saying. You'll understand when he draws it."

Xie Changqing said "hmm".

Afterwards, the brother and sister returned to the barracks while talking.

Xie Changzhi, who was originally said to be back today, did not come back.

And there was no news for the next two days.

Xie Changqing was a little uneasy because of this.

Xie Changzhi has always been prudent, and he really shouldn't have come back for so long without sending any news.

So on the third day, Xie Changqing ordered a team of people to send out, intending to look for Xie Changzhi.

But just as the people formed a group at the dock outside the city, when the sea and the sky met in the distance, a warship came slowly.

(End of this chapter)