Update time:2012-09-22

Captain Li Yin of the Navy did not dare to delay and hurried back to Hong Kong. He immediately handed over this batch of supplies, secret letters and these people to the Navy General at the harbor of Donglin County.

After listening to Li Yin's report, Qingzhou Navy General Jun De also knew that the matter was serious, and immediately informed Han Lin, the first general of the Young Guards, and the head of the Eagle Eye Division of Lingzhou Prefecture.

After interrogating these people for a while, they sent troops to Gaomi Mansion and handed them over to Zhao Xun. This matter has involved various forces including the Xuzhou Army, the Guards, and even the Qingzhou Mansion Army. It is not up to them to make the decision.

And Li Yin, the main discoverer of this incident, was directly promoted to the rank of Qingqi Colonel, and was promoted two levels in a row, overtaking the Yunqi Colonel, and finally to the Yunqi Colonel. This was still a direct promotion by the navy general. If the matter went through

If you are big, there will be rewards.

Because there was no direct instruction from Zhao Xun, the Qingzhou navy did not take any action against Xuzhou in the south. It only strengthened its patrols in the eastern sea area of ​​​​Qingzhou, but found that all of them were detained. Especially Xuzhou merchant ships, the situation was even more stringent.

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"Instruct all ministries to arrest those merchant ships that refuse to cooperate if they can, and if they can't, sink them on the spot! Let those people also see that the military orders of our Qingzhou Navy are not just for scaring people. Especially those from Xuzhou.

All merchant ships will be strictly inspected!" After learning that the Xuzhou Army was selling food and supplies to the Guards, Fang De immediately issued a strict order. You must know that this is the responsibility of their navy. In addition to transporting soldiers and supplies for the army, now

We need to contribute to the war.

Sure enough, not only this time, the Xuzhou Army, but in less than two days, another warship discovered the merchant ship coming from the north and south. It initially flew the Xuzhou Army flag, but after seeing the Qingzhou Navy, it immediately lowered it. For the merchant ship,

Flying the flags of various places does not mean it is considered an enemy, it can only indicate the origin of the other party. Normal trade

, is still feasible in various places, but some special materials cannot be transported. This depends on the restrictions of the local authorities. In other words, even if a merchant ship from Xuzhou or Yangzhou flies the flag of Xuzhou or Yangzhou and goes north for trade, as long as reasonable payment is made

Taxes and embargoed materials that are strictly prohibited from trading are all allowed.

Originally, this Xuzhou merchant ship was nothing. The Qingzhou navy only needed to inspect it. As long as there was no special discovery, it would be released and pointed out to the ship port where the tax was paid. Don't think that these ports are just for them.

In addition to paying taxes, these seaports are also places where goods are traded. Incoming and outgoing goods are traded and bought and sold here.

The lowering of the flags of the two merchant ships was clearly a cover-up. Through the monoculars, the soldiers of the Qingzhou navy warship also saw that the other merchant ship was equipped with weapons and even the sailors were equipped with standard equipment. Immediately, they discovered that the Qingzhou navy of the merchant ship

The warships of the army fired thunder from the sky and sent orders to the surrounding Qingzhou Navy warships to help.

And these three sea ships were quite arrogant. They turned around and chased the navy warship. The navy warship did not fight with the opponent head-on, but maintained a certain speed and retreated. Well, in fact, it was just running away. Even though they knew they were outmatched, they still fought with the opponent.

, that's a stupid pig. Besides, even if you can kill the opponent, the cost to yourself is too high, so it's not worth it. If there are reinforcements, why not use them?

It was not until half an hour later that four warships came around and suppressed the opponent. The three ships saw that the situation was not good and immediately wanted to escape.

"Damn, you had a great time chasing me earlier! Now it's time for you to pay the price." Qingqi Colonel Li Meng, the commander of the three-masted clipper Shuiyun, said bitterly, "Send flags to other warships.

, tell them what happened before. These people dare to pursue our naval warships. They must not be merchant ships. Please sink them on the spot!"

"Enemy ship! Could it be that the Xuzhou Army came to inspect the ship of the envoy the day before yesterday?" Aboard the five warships, Yunqi Colonel Han Lin, who had the highest official position, looked at the flag of the Shuiyun and said in surprise.

"Sir, how should we respond? The other four ships are waiting for your order!" the soldiers beside Han Lin asked. The Xiaoguo Army has regulations. When the relationship between superiors and subordinates is not clear, when the ministries gather together, the senior official

The commander gives orders, and others have the right to make suggestions, but they must obey the military orders of the senior official. They can reserve their own final opinions. When they return to the army, they can put forward their own opinions to their superiors.

"Ask the opinions of the officers of the other three ships that came to the rescue! It seems that Li Meng of the Shuiyun was chased badly before, otherwise he wouldn't be so angry." Han Lin said to himself with a smile.

"Sir, all other ships must obey your orders!" the messenger reported back.

"Surround! Sink! Our Xiaoguo Army's navy warship can be invaded at will? Remember, the people on the ship should be saved if possible." Han Lin said coldly. The reason why he sank it was because

Except for Li Mengzhi's accident, all the officers knew that there were no useful supplies on this warship with a shallow waterline. Looking at the other side's sailors, they looked ready to fight and wanted to capture the other side's ship intact.

, I’m afraid it’s not easy.

"Chirp chirp chirp!"

The fierce crossbow arrows fired from the Qingzhou naval warships were even useless for trebuchets, let alone sky-shaking thunder. They immediately covered the two armed merchant ships transformed from merchant ships. The sailors used their knives to block, but these were crossbow arrows.

If it weren't for a bow and arrow, it would be difficult to stop it.

The sailors on the armed merchant ship initially fought back, but compared with professional warships, they were several feet behind in size and configuration.

Judging from the reactions of these sailors, these sailors are indeed trained navy soldiers. They may not be as powerful as the Qingzhou Navy, but they are not far behind. However, the merchant ships cannot reach the warships, so they can only admit that they are unlucky. They

Unexpectedly, the Qingzhou Navy would use thunderous explosions and sky-shaking colorful fireworks to signal the surrounding warships, so that they would be surrounded before attacking the Qingzhou Navy warships.

The sailors of the armed merchant ships did not expect that the other party would attack directly, instead of ordering them to stop the ship for inspection or lowering the sails to stop the ship. The crossbow arrows roared away one after another, and the sailors poured into the sea water one after another. Suddenly, a sea surface

It was stained red, and gradually dissipated as it spread.

Starting from the Qingzhou Navy surrounding three ships, five merchant ships passed by, two going north and three going south, but they all lowered their sails and stopped aside under the flag of the Qingzhou Navy. Now, who dares

If you don't listen, look at the actions of the Qingzhou Navy. If they dare to make any move, the next target to be attacked will be you. They have cargo on board and can't run far.

With a click, the mast of one of the sea-going ships was shot off first, and then the sails of the ship fell heavily, bringing them down quickly. Seeing this situation, the navy sergeants immediately ordered all the ships to be destroyed.

All masts were broken.

"Spare your life! We surrender!" Finally, some sailors on the ship could not resist anymore and begged for surrender from the Qingzhou navy.

"It's surrendered? Jump into the sea and talk about it later!" the soldiers on the warship shouted coldly according to the officer's instructions.

"Pfft..." Looking at the continuous crossbow arrows, a sailor jumped off the ship and threw himself into the water. There were still bits and pieces of the ship, planks, and mast remnants in the sea water, which was not enough.

Drowned. However, they all hurriedly moved towards

While swimming, I saw that the sailor who jumped into the water was not attacked, and the other sailors who were still on the boat quickly jumped into the water. In just a few moments, more than a dozen people were shot and killed. After the mast was broken,

Crossbows became bows and crossbows.

"Trebuchet, launch!"

"Huhu..."

A total of more than a dozen stone bombs from the five warships soared into the air and landed accurately near the three sea ships. Nearly ten of them hit the sea ship accurately, and the stone bullets were immediately pierced wherever they landed.

Big hole.

"Continue! The priority is sinking!" Han Lin said coldly. Now that there were spectators around, he wanted these merchants to spread the word about his punishment methods for merchant ships that disobeyed the military orders of the Xiaoguo Army.

All merchants in the past knew that

Dao, in the eastern sea area north of Qingzhou, you must follow the orders of the Xiaoguo Army, otherwise, just wait to be sunk. I don’t kill people, but if you think it is too easy for your sea ships to come, we will

It can prepare your seagoing vessel for replacement.

Another round of stone bombs hit the three warships, and large holes were finally smashed out. Seawater continued to pour in, driving the ships to sink. In the end, all three ships sank, and the ground above them sank.

All the things and corpses fell into the water. Finally, on the slightly rippling blue waves, only the fragments and debris floated quietly on the water.

"Pull them on board and interrogate them properly!" Han Lin said coldly.

"Send an order to those five merchant ships and ask them to prepare for inspection!" Han Lin continued.

The sailors on the warship quickly gave orders with small flags to the five merchant ships, asking them to prepare for inspection. At the same time, the sailors on the warship began to rescue the unidentified sailors who fell into the water. Of course, the rescued sailors packed up the tied up

There are quite a lot of sailors in the three sea-going ships. There are more than 800 people. More than 500 people were killed in the battle, and there are still more than 300 people left. Five warships are one point, and the average number of people on each ship is about 60.

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The Xiaoguo Navy sank three ships, but it happened in front of five merchant ships. The owners of the five merchant ships dared to object. If they really made the Xiaoguo Navy unhappy, they would be killed.

Who were they going to tell if they were sunk here? No, they probably didn't even have a chance to tell.

Fortunately, the five merchant ships had no prohibited items, and the places they traveled to and from were all legal places. Finally, the navy sergeant told the two merchant ships heading north to pay taxes at the seaport of Donglin County, and there were preferential policies.

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In fact, merchant ships heading north to Jizhou and Youzhou can also pay taxes in Qingzhou, the land where Jizhou landed. However, in order to allow the development of Yeongju Prefecture, in order to prevent some merchant ships that do not go to Jizhou or Youzhou, such as those going to the Silla Peninsula, they must also pay taxes in Qingzhou.

Pay the tax once for Xiao

If you come here, you can increase your income. Of course, in addition to paying taxes and getting protection from the navy, you can also buy and sell goods in Lingzhou Prefecture, even add new goods, replenish fresh water, food, etc. For merchant ships, this is not the case.

There is no benefit.

Yeongjufu is opposite to the Silla Peninsula, but the Silla Peninsula is composed of three countries: Goguryeo in the north, Baekje in the south and west, and Silla in the east. Among them, Silla is the strongest, Goguryeo is the second, and Baekje is the weakest. Once upon a time,

Goguryeo was the strongest country in the Silla Peninsula, but it was first conquered a hundred years ago

Dayan suppressed the country and almost destroyed the country. Later, it was suppressed by the Mohe people. Now it can only huddle in a corner. Now it is naturally no match for the Xiaoguo Army. At least to some extent, it is far weaker than the Xiaoguo Army. Of course, the military strength

The level of comparison does not equal the outcome of the competition between the two parties.

But it has to be said that merchant ships passing through the eastern sea area of ​​​​Qingzhou will gradually be included in the jurisdiction of Xiaoguo Army. The reason why Zhao Xun built a military port in Lingzhou Prefecture is to control the entire North Sea area here. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the foundation of the country. Commerce.

, is one of them.

In Zhao Xun's memory, the Song Dynasty in history was rampant in commerce and was the richest dynasty in history. It is said that the defenders guarding the city gates were richer than some of the vassal kings. Of course, this may be a joke, but

I have to say that the Song Dynasty was indeed rich.

By controlling the sea route, you can gain countless amounts of money. And because the sea routes are stable, fast and convenient maritime trade will flourish. This is a good thing for the Xiaoguo Army who controls the sea routes.

Next, the Qingzhou navy began to operate in the eastern sea area of ​​​​Qingzhou, strictly inspecting passing ships. After rigorous inquiries, passing merchants also learned that the Xiaoguo army and navy had the final say in the eastern sea area of ​​​​Qingzhou. And the Youzhou navy

, then control the waters of Bohai Bay and Gaoju

In the waters east of Li, all merchant ships passing through the north are taxed. Even if you don't go to Jizhou or Youzhou, you still have to pay the tax, otherwise, you may be sunk. Some people refuse, but the sunken ships and corpses at sea tell us

Everyone who doesn't comply will die.

In addition, the Qingzhou Guards were also surrounded by the Youzhou Navy and the Qingzhou Navy on the north and south sides. All ships approaching Donglai Prefecture would be seized once prohibited materials were discovered. Anyone who dared to escape, block or resist would be sunk.
Chapter completed!