Interstellar boss, she doesn't talk about martial arts

Chapter 1678: Careful (First Update)
Xia Chujian blinked.

Is this a free donation, or does it need to be... purchased?

Xia Chujian thought about it and said, "Then I'll go meet your old man."

She only brought two subordinates with her, who followed her into the Zong family's ancestral home.

As soon as she entered, a sedan with an antique mechanical engine drove over and took her and her two subordinates deeper into the mansion.

Fifteen minutes later, they stopped in front of a very quaint courtyard.

Xia Chujian followed the old man into the yard.

The Grand Duke of the Zong family was wearing a very low-key and fitting home clothes and was sitting on a stone bench under the pomegranate tree in the yard drinking tea.

The pomegranate tree is dotted with big red pomegranates, making it look prosperous.

Seeing Xia Chujian coming in, Mr. Zong put down his teacup and said kindly, "This is a critical moment. Lieutenant Colonel Xia is very busy, so I won't bother you any more."

"All the weapons and ammunition in the Zong's military warehouse are at the disposal of Lieutenant Colonel Xia."

"There is no need to pay for any purchases. This is our Zong family's contribution to the country."

"I know it's not easy for you. The military doesn't give you any supplies and requires you to hold on for 24 hours. This is extremely unfair to you."

Xia Chujian almost burst into tears when she heard this.

But she quickly calmed herself down and thought, ginger, indeed, only age makes it spicy!
Compared with Grandpa Zong, none of the descendants of the Zong family has the same courage as the old man!

Of course, Zong Ruoning may have some of Mr. Zong’s style, but not much. After all, Zong Ruoning is not yet the helmsman of the Zong family, and he cannot be the boss of the Zong family.

Zong Ruoan is even worse.

But Zong Ruoan is not a bit better than his parents.

It turns out that people are afraid of comparison...

Xia Chujian had so many thoughts in his mind in an instant, but he remained calm and said, "I will definitely requisition the arms, but they will definitely not be used in vain."

"This is within the military budget. If they don't give it, I don't know where the money will go."

"Don't worry, Master Zong, we will make sure the accounts are clear."

"After the war, I will personally go to the military to pay your bill."

Mr. Zong didn't expect Xia Chujian to say such a thing.

He looked at her deeply and said, "Okay, you are thoughtful."

Xia Chujian added: "All non-military personnel must evacuate Shaofu Star now, why haven't you left yet?"

"Do you need a boat ticket?"

She is not a pedantic person either.

Xia Chujian would show leniency to someone who took out so many weapons and supplies at once.

Mr. Zong smiled, and his eyes were full of crow's feet.

He said: "I don't need to buy a ticket, I have my own interstellar spaceship."

Xia Chujian: "..."

Well, it wasn’t her fault for saying the wrong thing, it was poverty’s fault.

She didn't feel guilty at all, nodded, and said, "Then you should leave as soon as possible."

"The military only allowed me to hold off the Zerg for 24 hours."

Elder Zong frowned: "Twenty-four hours, how can it be enough to evacuate everyone?"

Xia Chujian said: "It's not enough, so I'm deploying more interstellar spacecraft to gain a longer blocking time."

"You should leave quickly. It is really not safe here. Although we repelled the Zerg's attack once, no one knows when there will be a second attack."

Mr. Zong said after careful consideration: "...My private interstellar spaceship can carry 500,000 people at full capacity. I can help you take some people away."

Xia Chujian really wanted to ask Mr. Zong for help, but she also knew that it was not a easy thing to do.

The relocation of the people of Shaofu Star is a government action led by the military, and private individuals cannot be asked to contribute both money and manpower.

Besides, it’s not like the military doesn’t have the capability to do so.

It was obvious that someone was choking her on purpose.

She won't be held back by these people.

The families of those "well-connected" dignitaries have already refunded their first-class tickets and are now "hostages" in her hands.

If the dignitaries on Beichen Star want their families to evacuate Shaofu Star safely, they must cooperate with her and deploy more interstellar spacecraft to Shaofu Star.

Otherwise, she cannot guarantee that everyone will have a ticket!
The truly top nobles, such as Mr. Zong, have their own private interstellar spaceships.

It’s your own stuff, you can make it however you want, it’s none of other people’s business.

Xia Chujian said: "Thank you for your suggestion, but no need for that. We have enough interstellar spacecraft. As long as the local governments cooperate with us in the deployment, it will be fine."

Mr. Zong said gently: "I know, I just want to help you and those who are less fortunate."

Xia Chujian's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "If you really want to help me, you can find a member of the Senate to report our situation here."

"I am a subordinate in the military department and cannot disobey the orders of my superiors."

"But the Senate has the function of supervising the cabinet and the military."

"If at this time, some congressman came forward and questioned the military's actions, it would be a great help to me."

Mr. Zong narrowed his eyes, and his opinion of Xia Chujian raised to a higher level.

This girl was not as straightforward as he thought. She knew the best way to ask for favors.

That is, mutual benefit.

She only made a suggestion, but Mr. Zong knew that if he helped her according to her suggestion, the ones who would benefit would not only be Xia Chujian, but the Zong family would also receive enough benefits.

Master Zong nodded: "I will send a message to Ruoan right away, don't worry."

“We’ll support you.”

Xia Chujian said: "Mr. Zong still has this country in his heart."

Mr. Zong smiled and said, "It's just a small token of my appreciation. I already know everything about this battle."

"If it weren't for Lieutenant Colonel Xia's efforts to turn the tide, Shaofu Star would have been occupied by the Zerg now."

Xia Chujian was very surprised: "Master Zong also knows the battle situation up there?!"

Mr. Zong smiled but said nothing.

Xia Chujian did not ask any more questions and said, "Thank you, Master Zong, for your kindness and help. On behalf of the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Interstellar Fleet, I thank you, Master Zong."

"When the battle is over, I will personally present a silk banner to Mr. Zong."

Master Zong: “…”

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he said, "Lieutenant Colonel Xia, you don't have to be polite. This is what I should do."

"Okay, you guys go take over the weapons and equipment from Zong's military industry, I'm leaving too."

Xia Chujian looked at the empty ancestral home and said, "The rest of your clan members have already evacuated."

Elder Zong nodded and said, "We in the Zong family have four interstellar spaceships. Earlier today, three of them had already left Shaofu Star through the wormhole."

Since there are so many interstellar spaceships, it would be very easy to take away all the members of the Zong family.

Xia Chujian was relieved and said, "Then you can leave soon. I won't disturb you."

Having said that, she turned and left without hesitation.

Elder Zong looked at her back until she was out of sight, then he sighed and said to his old butler, "This woman is good in everything except her family background. What a pity..."

……

Of course, Xia Chujian didn't know what Grand Duke Zong thought of her, or even if she knew, she wouldn't care.

All she needs now is enough munitions to help her defeat the Zerg.

After coming out of the Zong family's ancestral home, Xia Chujian asked Qilu to register all the military inventory of the Zong family's military industry, and then compare it with the accounts on the Zong family's side.

I actually found some tricks.

However, the difference is not big, and the merits outweigh the flaws. For a company as large as Zong Military Industry, it is rare to have such a small discrepancy in the accounts.

Xia Chujian was not helping the other party to check the accounts, but she had promised Mr. Zong that she would have the military pay according to the accounts in the future, so she had to count them herself.

After counting everything, Xia Chujian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zong's military industry has quite a lot of inventory...

There are even newly built starships.

Of course, the location of the starship is not in the warehouse of the Zong’s Military Industry Headquarters, but on a platform somewhere in space.

Yes, these interstellar battleships are all built in space.

It was not above Chaoruo City, but above the other side of Shaofu Star.

Fortunately, the Zerg did not rush over from the other side of Shaofu Star, otherwise, the newly built interstellar battleships of Zong’s Military Industry would have been destroyed.

Xia Chujian drove the mecha into the sky and went directly to the other side of Shaofu Star to check the warships there.

There are star battleships, cruisers, destroyers, shield ships, information ships and maintenance platforms.

Although it's not much, it can still make up for a small part of the Fifth Star Fleet's shortfall.

There's just no starship.

Qi Lu explained: "Only the Royal Heavy Industry is qualified to build the Starry Sky Mothership."

"Zong's military industry can only build second-rate warships."

However, Qi Lu also whispered, "Master, in fact, in the warship inventory of the Zong family, there is a 007 space battleship. The size and technology on it are actually no different from a space mothership."

Xia Chujian understood and said, "Is it the Zong family who did this on purpose? As long as they don't call it 'Starry Sky Mothership', they haven't violated the rules?"

Qilu said: "Qilu doesn't understand this, Qilu is just telling the truth."

Xia Chujian: "..."

Her eyes flickered slightly, and she finally said, "I want the largest Starry Sky Battleship No. 007 to be my temporary command ship."

That should be the "Star Mothership" built privately by Zong's Military Industry, but its name is not Star Mothership, but Star Battleship.

Doing so is indeed a bit self-deceptive.

However, as long as the higher-ups don't pursue it, it's not just self-deception, but rather, building a slightly larger battleship!

Just when Xia Chujian took over the arsenal of Zong’s military industry, Zong Ruoan, as the representative of the lower house of the Senate, had launched a fierce attack on the military in the Senate and Starnet respectively.

[Senate lower house member Zong Ruoan]: In the battle with the Zerg on the Shaofu Star front, half of the Fifth Interstellar Fleet was destroyed. Why did the military refuse to send reinforcements and weapons?

[Senate lower house member Zong Ruoan]: Shaofu Star has seven billion people, why did the military only give 24 hours to evacuate?

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