Zongwu: Madam, please respect yourself

"Gang Leader Huang! Under the command of Mrs. Xia Hejiang, An Jiangke!"

The thin man, who was blind in one eye, was hunched over in a very restrained manner.

He is one of the leaders under Mrs. Hejiang, but he is also Mrs. Hejiang's husband.

Mrs. Hejiang is a strange woman.

Mrs. Hejiang was originally heard to be just a prostitute on the sea, but later she learned Kung Fu from nowhere and became not only a pirate, but also the king of pirates. In just ten years, she was able to survive in the chaotic world at that time. A piece of heaven and earth was created above the South China Sea.

She was also one of the first pirates to surrender to Duke Wu, so she was very trusted by Duke Wu.

Of course, Wu Guogong probably also saw that she was a woman who was easy to control, so he gave her the most profitable trade route.

After she heard that her ship might have offended Huang Rong from the Beggar Clan, she immediately sent her husband to chase her.

If it weren't for the fact that the whole of Fuzhou was in the midst of tense and depressing preparations for war, and she couldn't leave, she would have caught up with her by herself.

Although Mrs. Hejiang is a great pirate, she can only be regarded as an ant compared to the Beggar Gang, the largest gang in the world. Moreover, everyone now understands that the future battlefield will only be on land, not on the sea.

Pirates landed on land like fish on shore.

Therefore, you have to find a way out for yourself in advance.

An Jiangke bowed slightly again, but this time the target was Li Qingluo: "Mrs. Wang is here too."

Li Qingluo raised her hand to cover her mouth and chuckled: "It turned out to be Mr. An. The last time he invited Mrs. He Jiang to my Mantuo Villa, she didn't come. Could it be that she doesn't like my Mantuo Villa? Let me Mantuo Villa is a small place,”

Facing Li Qingluo's breathless questioning, An Jiangke's forehead was immediately covered with dense cold sweat.

But he was complaining in his heart: 'The people who came to your place as guests were either captured by the people from Dashun Camp and spent at least several thousand taels of silver to redeem themselves, or they were directly melted into a puddle of pus.

Oh, it's a good thing I didn't go, otherwise, I don't know how I would have died. ’

Although he thought so in his heart, An Jiangke said with a smile: "I have been too busy recently. The Nanhai Tianzhen Market is about to open. This is an errand assigned by the Wu State Bus. Madam, she must keep an eye on it all the time.

So, I really don’t have time to take this trip.

However, we also sent a generous gift. I wonder if you received it, Mrs. Wang? "

Li Qingluo's attention was immediately diverted, and she said with a smile: "I received it, I received it, I received the pearls, ivory, and seal gold." After saying a few words casually, Li Qingluo suddenly asked again: "Nanhai Tianzhenchang, what kind of place is that? I have lived in Fujian for a long time, but I have never heard of that place."

An Jiangke obviously deliberately brought up the topic here. When he heard Li Qingluo's words, he immediately said with a smile: "This Nanhai Tianzhen Market is a trading market under construction in Songnan Islands. Although it is still under construction, But it has also become an important maritime trade base. Outside merchant ships can buy and sell in Songnan Islands without transporting goods to the port. Not only can it save a lot of time and freight, but also you can buy everything. More importantly, What's more, it's safe. You don't have to worry about the little pirates in the inland sea coming out to cause trouble.

In the past few years, although we, the Eighteenth Thieves, have tried our best to maintain the stability and stability of the entire coastal area of ​​Fujian, cargo ships have still been robbed from time to time.

Once Tianzhenchang is built, merchant ships from overseas can come over with confidence, and trade will become more prosperous. "

"Haha, isn't this a monopoly?" Wu Gong sneered. Wu Guogong's move was really powerful.

A trade market was established on the archipelago, and all goods were traded away from the ports on land.

It does sound much safer and saves a lot of shipping costs.

But the reduction in tolls will lead to a decrease in the value of goods.

And Wu Guogong's costs will also be reduced.

If you think of the entire trade route as a flow of water.

The water that should have flowed all the way to the land was suddenly cut off by someone holding a cup, allowing the water to flow into the cup.

Although the price of water was originally high, ordinary people could afford it, but now, the water that would have flowed all the way to the land has to be brought over cup by cup.

This is called a monopoly.

He really made a good calculation.

Once this market is built, Wu Guogong will become the true maritime overlord, and no one can shake him again.

Li Qingluo's expression also became a little strange.

Once this market is established, the sea trade line will completely fall into Wu Guogong's pocket.

At that time, the buyer will have to pay as much money as he wants to set.

For a big businessman like Li Qingluo, this is almost a disaster.

Fortunately, Li Qingluo did not only pursue maritime trade.

She also had a Silk Road to sell her goods over land.

Although the cost and transportation are much higher than sea freight, at least the price will not be depressed.

The important thing is not to be monopolized!

Wu Gong did not want to cover up his words.

Therefore, Anjiang guest heard everything clearly.

An Jiangke raised his eyebrows, pretending not to hear anything, and then sighed and said: "Originally, the construction of this Tianzhen Field has reached the final stage, but a Japanese pirate fleet appeared out of nowhere and attacked Tianzhen several times. Although they were all successfully repulsed, the fleet guarding Tianzhen Field suffered heavy losses.

In addition, there are many Japanese pirate fleets operating throughout the South China Sea, waiting for opportunities to attack passing merchant ships and the fleet we are responsible for protecting. "

"Japanese pirates? Can Japanese pirates beat you eighteen thieves?"

I remember that a few years ago, you seemed to have hit the Japanese pirates' lair. Not only did you kill the Japanese pirates' famous names with one cannon, you even destroyed almost all the Japanese pirates' domestic shipbuilding factories.

Even the fishing boats that could not be taken away were set on fire, and almost the entire Japanese pirate country was razed to the ground.

It has only been a few years, but they can actually be inseparable from you? "

Huang Rong lives in the Zhoushan Islands, so she knows more about things at sea than Li Qingluo.

Especially seven or eight years ago, the surrender battle of the Eighteen Thieves.

Seven or eight years ago, Wu Guogong was working hard to open up trade routes.

The Japanese pirates sent out ships and intercepted them seven or eight times in two months, almost completely destroying the trade route that Wu Guogong had worked so hard to manage.

At that time, the Eighteen Thieves and Wu Guogong only had an ambiguous relationship and did not completely surrender.

Later, when he encountered the Japanese pirates, Wu Guogong was so angry that he gave him a generous reward. He commanded the Eighteen Thieves and his pirate fleet to gather with his own fleet, captured the Japanese pirates' lair, and completely moved away from the sea. The last piece of the trade route!

And almost wiped out the Japanese pirates that were rampant in the South China Sea.

At that time, I heard that the Mongolian wheel method was practiced in the lair of Japanese pirates.

That is to say, those who exceed the wheel will be beheaded, and those who do not exceed the wheel will be tattooed, turned into slaves, and sold across the ocean.

Wait until the Eighteen Thieves leave.

There are almost no living people left in the islands where the Japanese pirates live.

The entire island was reduced to ashes.

This is the battle that made the Eighteen Thieves famous.

This is also the reason why Duke Wu dared to recruit pirates openly.

An Jiangke smiled bitterly again.

"Japanese pirates are nothing to worry about originally. In order to prevent these Japanese pirates from coming back, we will send out fleets in turns to kill them. But these Japanese pirates don't know where they found foreign aid or what kind of Japanese company they got. They started to fight overnight. They have a huge fleet. Not only are the ships on hand more advanced than ours, but the caliber of their artillery fire is also larger than ours.

More importantly, their ship speed is much faster than ours, and it is difficult for our ship to catch up even with a favorable wind.

The only good thing is that the number of these Japanese pirate ships is not very large. We chased and intercepted them and fought with them for more than ten times, and finally destroyed 90% of their ships.

But there are still a few ships that have never been able to catch up with the shadow.

Now, Duke Wu seems to be ready to start a fight with the imperial court.

If we can't catch all these Japanese pirates in a short period of time, we may not have time to deal with them anymore. Madam is worried that you two may encounter Japanese pirates on the way, so I specially sent me to escort you two.

I don’t know where you two are going. If it’s convenient, you might as well take my boat.

My ship is much faster and safer than this passenger ship. I don’t have to worry about encountering Japanese pirates on the road. "

An Jiangke finally revealed his true intention.

His face was full of ingratiation.

Huang Rong and Li Qingluo looked at each other.

"No, thank you very much for your kindness.

We are almost reaching the coast of Zhejiang, and we will reach the Zhoushan Islands soon, so I won’t bother you. "

An Jiangke thought for a moment.

If Huang Rong goes to Zhoushan Islands, she will most likely go back to her Peach Blossom Island. The distance between here and Peach Blossom Island is really not that far.

Considering Huang Rong's identity, she thought that if she was too enthusiastic, she would be suspected of having ulterior motives.

It's better to follow and protect them from a distance, wait until they are sent to Peach Blossom Island, and then turn around and leave.

In this way, Huang Rong will remember this favor after earning face.

As a result, An Jiangke didn't have any more entanglements. He bowed his hand and apologized for his previous subordinate's rudeness. Then he drove the big boat to a distance, circled around, and followed him from a distance. The rear protection of the passenger ship.

The boat boss wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked over.

He handed over the banknote Huang Rong handed him not long ago with both hands.

He was obviously frightened by An Jiangke.

For those of them who make a living at sea, the pirate force represented by An Jiangke is the last person to be messed with in this ocean full of corpses.

"Take it!

You deserve this. I don't have the habit of taking a boat without buying a ticket. "

Several people returned to the cabin.

This passenger ship is not very large.

Even though the ship boss has given up the best cabin.

But the cabin is really small and pitiful, which is why everyone has been active on the deck during the day and just now.

However, it was now late at night and it was time to go to bed.

But, how should this bed be divided?

"You sleep in the corner!"

Li Qingluo had a weird smile on her lips, pointed to the corner of the cabin inside, and finally threw a set of quilts and pillows over.

Wu Gong glanced at the soft bed, then at the damp and hard floor and corners.

He sighed helplessly, hugged the quilt and leaned against the wall, his face full of unwilling bitterness.

‘Hmph, you dare to let me sleep in the corner, but don’t sleep too hard at night! ’

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