As usual in the early morning of the morning, countless ships sailed to go to sea. These ships were all traded. When they went out to sea, they ate God's meal, and rely on Mazu's blessing. No one knew what would happen at sea. Moreover, merchant ships were not fishing boats. Once they went out to sea, they could take at least several months or more years. Therefore, the people on the shore who bid farewell to their relatives were a little reluctant, and some even had tears in their eyes. This was the case with the people on the shore, and the people on the shore were even more moved, and they were reluctant to leave as if they were separated from their lives and death.

"Okay, okay, I'm starting to set off. If you can't deliver the goods on time, your wife and children will have to drink the northwest wind!"

A ship owner who was so dark that he was blackened all over saw this scene, shook his head and shouted. The sailors then cheered up and began to go out to sea. As soon as the anchor was pulled up, a team of soldiers guarding the back town came to the dock, shouting that they would wait.

The ship owner saw that General Liu Guoxuan, the deputy governor in charge of the dock, hurriedly got off the ship, saluted Liu Guoxuan with a smile, and said, "General Liu, the villain has obtained a license and has paid taxes according to the rules. I don't know that the general calls the villain."

Liu Guoxuan glanced at the fat black ship owner and waved his hand and said, "I'm not here to check the license plate or collect taxes. I'm just following the order of the vassal lord to warn you that there have been many pirates in the waters near Dongfan recently. They often plunder merchant ships, and some even fishing boats can rob them. So you have to be more careful after going out to sea. If you encounter ships of unknown origin, you should hide if you can. Don't lean on it." (Author's note: Dongfan, the official name of Taiwan in the Ming Dynasty)

"Is this true?"

The black fat ship owner was shocked, and many nearby ship owners also surrounded him when they heard the sound. When the black fat ship owner told the matter, everyone suddenly became nervous. They had to be nervous. The Dongfan Sea is the only place they must pass to the East and South China Seas. There will be pirates there, and it will not only be their money, but also their wealth and lives.

A ship owner asked in confusion: "General Liu, there have been no pirates in Dongfan for many years, why is it going to be a fuss now? I walked there when I came back last time, but I didn't see pirates."

Liu Guoxuan was too lazy to say more to the ship owner, and said, "Wu Laoliu's ship was intercepted the day before yesterday. He said it seemed that He Yi was dressed as a pirate."

When he heard that He Yi was pretending to be a pirate and robbed the ship, the ship owners were immediately indignant. Someone shouted: "Who doesn't know that the Dongfan waters are the land of the Guo family? He He Yi dared to make ground on Tai Sui's head. He is really tired of living. Please send troops to Dongfan to drive He Yi away, so that they can know how powerful the Guo family is!"

As soon as the ship owner called, many ship owners immediately shouted. They could run merchant ships in Jinxia because they were protected by Zheng Jun. The taxes and silver they paid to the Guo family on weekdays were astronomical, so the sea was unstable. These ship owners naturally thought that the Guo family had to do their business if they collected the money.

The reason why people are short and people are soft-hearted is known. Liu Guoxuan knows it even more. However, the Guo side really cannot take action against Heyi, so he can only comfort everyone: "The vassal lord will sooner or later recover the Eastern Ban and chase away Heyi, but now is not the time. For the safety of you merchant ships and fishing boats, the vassal lord asks me to warn you to try to avoid going to sea as much as possible recently."

When the master of the country was not available to deal with Heyi, the ship owner was immediately dissatisfied and shouted: "General Liu, how can you do not go to sea? These goods must be shipped to Japan on time, otherwise you will have to pay a lot of money."

The other ship owners also complained a lot and talked about the disadvantages of not going to sea. Some ship owners thought that the army under the Guo family was conducting large-scale training recently, and they were performing troops every day on the sea and on land. Judging from the situation, the Guo family was afraid that the Guo family would use troops as much as last year. Therefore, it was understandable that they could not make any moves at the moment, so they didn't say anything. They thought they would run less and ran less once or twice, and just rest at home.

Liu Guoxuan raised his hand and signaled the shipowners not to argue, and then said to them: "If you really want to go to sea, you must prepare enough swords and guns whether you go to the East or South China. The vassal lord cannot send troops to protect you for the time being, but if you need swords and guns, you can come to me to collect them, and you can also give some to you. In addition, I will discuss with the vassal lords about sending troops to wipe out the pirates of the Heyi as soon as possible."

After hearing this, the ship owners discussed it with each other and thought that this method was OK. Liu Guoxuan explained it a little more and was about to leave. However, a patrol ship sent a signal from the sea, as if an unknown ship was approaching. The signal was also transmitted from the north and south directions, which surprised Liu Guoxuan.

In the Yanping Palace, Zheng Chenggong, the king of the country, was talking to his cousin, Zheng Tai, the household official who managed the foreign trade and finance of the Yanping vassal.

Zheng Chenggong asked casually: "Fifth Brother, I heard that you have been doing business with Dongfan recently?"

Zheng Chenggong once told Zheng Tai not to do business with the Dutch people in Dongfan, but he couldn't resist the temptation of huge profits and did a lot of business with the Dutch people without telling Zheng Chenggong. Therefore, Zheng Tai immediately became nervous when Zheng Chenggong asked, "It's not considered doing, it's all very fragmented businesses..."

"Okay, I have no other meaning." Zheng Chenggong stopped him, "You can take care of the business business by yourself. Fifth brother, we are a family, I am a martial arts, and you earn all the money you earn from the Zheng family. I don't let you do business with Heyi because these white-skinned people are very greedy. I'm afraid you will suffer a loss, but if you are sure, I won't stop you."

After hearing this, Zheng Tai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I didn't want to do it with the Dutch, but the military pay has been huge recently and the account is not small, so I was thinking about getting some money from the Dutch to make up for it. It's okay, although it's not as good as doing business with the Japanese, I can always make some money."

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "I know the money matter, and I also know that the business is not easy to do now. I am busy with troops every day and will soon go north again. There are more places that require money, and I can't separate myself, so I have to work hard for my fifth brother."

Zheng Tai mentioned something, and he said: "The vassal lord, the newly appointed governor of Heyi, Kuiyi, is very cunning. He knows that we are busy dealing with the Qing Dynasty, so he is getting more and more courageous. My business with them is being suppressed. Now they even send troops to pretend to be pirates to rob our merchant ships. If this continues, the merchants may not dare to go out to sea, and we will be cut off from the investment."

After hearing Zheng Tai's words, Zheng Chenggong pondered for a moment and said, "The problem of Eastern Band is probably difficult to completely solve for a while. I will go north again this year. I really can't take action to use Eastern Band. I can only allow Heyi and the others to be rampant first, and then deal with them after taking Nandu."

Zheng Tai knew that things should be prioritized. Compared with the troubles caused by the Heyi in the East, going north to take the southern capital is the top priority of Zheng's army at present.

He asked, "When will the army head north?"

"In June and July, raise some food in Fujian and Zhejiang, and wait until it enters the Yangtze River in August."

After Zheng Chenggong finished speaking, Liu Guoxuan came to report that there was an envoy from Guangdong and Beijing.

Are there any envoys from Guangdong and Beijing?
Chapter completed!