Map of the Kingdom's Warfare.

Summary

Zhang Xuan, after seizing two large ships, chooses not to return them to Jiang Du but instead plans to send them to Beihai County. When Shen Jian, the owner of the Fu Guo Trading Company, seeks an audience, he reveals his anxiety over the ships being used to transport remnants of Meng Hai Gong. Despite Shen Jian's attempts to negotiate, Zhang Xuan refuses to return the ships, asserting they are military vessels. Shen Jian realizes he must use his company's fleet to ferry Meng Hai Gong. Later, Zhang Xuan visits the Fu Guo Trading Company to ask Shen Jian for help in refurbishing another ship, but Shen Jian declines, claiming he has no shipwrights or blueprints. After Zhang Xuan leaves, Sui soldiers raid the southern market, targeting the Fu Guo Trading Company, leading to panic and speculation about the company's involvement in wrongdoing.

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