surnamed Wang

Chapter 167 The Origin of Japanese Pirates
In the second year after Wen Dehai went to the border, the boss above died in a raid by the enemy.So he once again replaced the position inexplicably and became the head of the sixth-rank military department.

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Hearing that Wang Gingquan here is completely convinced, this Master Wen's luck is a bit too good, and he can pick up the leak every time.

Of course, no matter how lucky you are, it is still not as good as having a good baby. Wang Gangquan spends his whole day eating and waiting to die, so he still has enough food and clothing. When people see him, they have to be polite and salute.

It's really a comparison between people, and it makes people mad.

"and after?"

"After the border was pacified, I was transferred back to the Yanzhou Prefecture and served as a general judge. Later, the prefect was transferred away, and it was my turn."

As he talked, Wen Dehai also gradually forgot his identity, and began to regard himself as "I" in front of Wang Quanquan.

But Wang Gangquan doesn't care about these things, he wants to hear the other party's story now.

"I stayed at the border for five years, during which time I got to know a lot of military generals. Later, I gradually discovered that I seemed to prefer the directness of the military officers to the intrigue of those civil servants. Although in the eyes of the prince, I may be a villain who is good at flattering, But inside, I still consider myself a military officer."

When Wen Dehai said this, he looked at Wang Gangquan who was at the side.

The latter said with a smile on his face: "So Mr. Wen has been respectful to me from the beginning, not because of my status as a bullshit prince, but because Wang said something for the military officer in the court that day. Nice words, right?"

Although Wen Dehai had been on guard for a long time, when he heard the other party's simple and straightforward words, he still smiled unconsciously and said sincerely:

"Over the years, the civil servants have been suppressing us by various means, and the Holy Majesty has always acquiesced to this matter, but what the prince said that day flattered us military officers and rekindled our fighting spirit."

This spiral turn and series of flattery made Wang Gangquan feel a little lost for a while.

He couldn't help sighing, Wufu's brain is really simple, and he said a few words casually at the beginning, which made them remember it until now.

Scholars die for their confidants, and they will die for their confidants. How many literati and scholars can really understand the meaning of this.

Having said that, the relationship between the two has suddenly become much closer.

Wang Gangquan discovered that Wen Dehai was not completely useless as he thought.In fact, on the contrary, the other party not only has unique views on government affairs, but also has his own set of ideas on how to deal with the pirates in the southeast coast.

According to him, only a small number of Japanese pirates active around the dynasty are real ronin, and most of the rest are native water bandits.

The dynasty has always maintained a cautious attitude towards export trade, and its degree of conservatism even surpassed that of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty belonged to the barbarians, and they had an innate yearning for things from other nations.

Therefore, they not only opened up trade channels with Donghan, Xichi, and Nanqiang, but also opened three major ports along the coast.

At that time, Beiyuan, which was in full swing, was attached by more than a dozen small countries around it, and they also had the idea of ​​​​going to sea to conquer other countries.

It's a pity that when they finally flattened the country on the other side of the sea with iron cavalry, the people of the Central Plains could no longer bear their tyranny and rose up one after another. The mighty Beiyuan Empire was destroyed like this.

With the fall of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the dynasty that took over the Central Plains again closed all the three major ports that were originally open, causing the people who used to make a living to start smuggling.

According to Wen Dehai, these smuggled people gathered together in small groups at first, and then they gathered more and more, gradually engaged in looting activities, and finally became water bandits directly.

Their business has even reached the other side of the ocean. Due to the huge profits from smuggling, in order to prevent the local government from suppressing them, they also spent money to form their own armed forces.

Among them are Japanese bandits from the other side of the ocean, as well as local armed groups, and water bandits who have mixed with Japanese people naturally become what everyone calls Japanese bandits.

The largest group of water bandits even surpassed the strength of the local government and became the out-and-out second yamen.

Many passing businessmen, even if they don't pay taxes to the local government, still have to give tribute money to these water bandits.

It was only when Wang Gangquan heard this that he understood that not all Japanese pirates were co-authors, but it was always a big hidden danger that so many people opposed the court for their own interests.

When Sheng Endi was alive, he also considered reopening the water trade route, and even opened the port in Songjiang Prefecture.

But what attracted at that time was not the prosperous trade, but a large number of Japanese pirates, and even the Japanese pirates disguised their ships as merchant ships, and swarmed out after entering the port, burning, killing and looting, causing huge economic losses to the local area.

Those Japanese pirates were the real "Japanese". At that time, the Japanese country was in war, and the heroes stood side by side. The scene was more lively than the Warring States in the Central Plains. A place a little bigger than a palm was actually divided into 66 countries and forces.

It is often the case that the general of a certain country was fine one day, and then disappeared the next day, and then other forces took the opportunity to attack. These ronin who lost their attachment in the war either joined other forces, or simply became pirates , the earliest Japanese pirates came from this.

After that incident, the Dynasty completely gave up its plan to open the port.Not only has the official trade been cancelled, but private shipping is strictly prohibited, in order to prevent the tragedy from happening again.

The two chatted all the way, from evening to midnight, Wang Gangquan had a thorough understanding of the seriousness of the coastal issue.

"Hey, we're here."

At this time, Liu Luming's voice came from behind.

At the beginning, he listened with his ears pricked up in the car, but because of his limited education, at the age when he was supposed to study, he went to mourn with others, which made him know nothing except for inventing some rare gadgets, so in the end he didn’t know anything at all. After listening, I lay in the car and watched the stars.

Wang Gangquan heard the words and looked forward, sure enough, he could already see lights not far ahead, it seemed that he had already arrived at Antonwei.

"Go ahead and report."

Wen Dehai instructed the subordinates beside him.

An Dongwei is a guard station near the sea, only ten miles away from the sea. The people here usually make a living by fishing, but the scope is strictly restricted by the government.

Among the five guards invaded by Japanese pirates this time, Anton Guard is among them.

Liu Luming can't wait here. The seafood dinner in Gongduwei last time made him fall in love with seafood. Now that he is in Antonwei, which is closer to the sea, he can't let this opportunity pass.

"My lord, Mr. Cao who is in charge of this place and I are friends. I don't know if it's convenient for me to reveal your identity."

Wen Dehai had a delicate mind, he knew that Wang Gangquan's trip was to conceal his identity, so he still had to confirm with the other party in advance.

After thinking for a while, Wang Gangquan said, "Forget it, you just treat this trip as a visit to a friend. It's quite uncomfortable to see something like a 'special product' but not to take it."

Wen Dehai immediately understood what he meant when he heard the words, who doesn't have a tigress anymore?

Soon, the subordinates who went to report came back, the city gate opened, and everyone entered the city one after another.

(End of this chapter)