When Zhang Beichen's boat approached the shore, Jiang Chan and Jiang Shan immediately went to meet it.

"Zhang Beichen, you are finally back!" Jiang Chan said with joy on her face.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Zhang Beichen smiled.

Jiang Chan realized something was wrong, but did not refute.

"Mr. Zhang, is this going smoothly?" Jiang Shan asked.

"It went very well. I have opened a sea route to the Kingdom of Yan during this trip, and the King of Yan has agreed to trade with us!" Zhang Beichen said.

"Seriously?" Jiang Shan was very surprised. It was already rare for Zhang Beichen to return smoothly. How could he still get the attention of King Yan by selling his personal fortune?

"Please, Your Majesty and Grand Duke, come aboard and take a look!" Zhang Beichen said mysteriously.

The two boarded the ship, and the sailors opened the cabin, which was full of food and porcelain.

Jiang Shan stared at the boss and exclaimed: "Your income from this trip is equivalent to the income of my entire fiefdom in three years!"

Zhang Beichen said: "Currently our ships are too small and too few. If there are enough ships, the revenue will increase dozens of times!"

"That's amazing!" Jiang Chan said, "In this way, maybe we can really save enough capital to restore the country!"

…

[After the first trade, you used all the proceeds to build ships and recruit sailors. Your fleet doubled in size, and you started maritime trade again.]

[One year later, your fleet already has dozens of ships and thousands of people. You not only sell sea salt, but also transport grain and porcelain from Yan State to sell back. Bilateral trade has allowed you to earn a lot of money.

】

At this time, in Jimo City, the county governor Tian Zhe had noticed the smuggling fleet active on the Jimo coast.

"What's going on? There is such a huge smuggling fleet in Jimo City? Where are these thieves?" Tian Zhe asked his subordinates.

The subordinate replied: "They hide on the island and move around quickly, making it difficult to track them."

"We must catch them. Starting today, all official ships in Jimo City will be dispatched to check all ships coming to the port. Once the thieves are found, they will be arrested immediately!" Tian Zhe ordered.

These smuggling ships make all the tax money from him and Qi!

"yes!"

[Jimo City began to strictly investigate smuggling and dispatched official ships to patrol.]

[You bribed many officials with the money and grain you earned from trade, so that official ships could not catch you at all. Not only did the smuggling activities not decrease, but it intensified. Many officials and nobles in Jimo City were involved, even Tian Zhe's

Family members are also secretly participating.]

The profits from maritime trade are so huge. As long as the sea salt here is shipped to Yan State, you can earn dozens of times the price difference!

And when the porcelain from Yan State is shipped back, the profits can also be made dozens of times, or even a hundred times!

In addition, Zhang Beichen also ordered people to open up routes to Yue and inland routes from the Yangtze River and Yellow River.

The scale of maritime commerce is getting bigger and bigger. That small island is now home to tens of thousands of sailors and their families, and there is even a bustling market here!

…

"Trash, a bunch of trash!" Tian Zhe was furious. He asked the accountant to settle the accounts today and found that Jimo City's tax revenue was reduced by a full 50%!

What is this concept? You know, Jimo City is the second largest city in Qi State, second only to the capital!

50% of the tax revenue is enough to feed an army!

"I want to personally go out and capture the pirates!" Tian Zhe has already defined this group of people as pirates. Although they do not rob homes, but the money they smuggle and steal, in his opinion, all belongs to the Tian family!

[The governor of Jimo City, Tian Sheng, began to personally supervise the commercial shipping. He ordered all official ships to be mobilized to patrol the sea day and night to guard against pirates. 】

…

On the island, due to Tian Zhe's actions, recent trade has been affected.

You must know that because of its small area, this island is not suitable for food cultivation. There are only salt fields on the island, so it must rely on trade to survive.

Therefore, once trade stops, it will be extremely dangerous for everyone.

"Zhang Beichen, we have to take the initiative!" Jiang Chan at this time was completely different from a few years ago.

A few years ago, Jiang Chan looked soft and frail. But after living at sea for a few years, her skin has turned into a wheat color, and she looks very capable.

Jiang Chan started boarding a ship and sailing in her first year, and the scenery along the way made her fall in love with sailing on ships. Now Jiang Chan is also a qualified "pirate captain", and she has a certain sense of style in everything she talks and does.

hearty.

"What does your Majesty want?" Zhang Beichen asked.

Jiang Chan hummed: "Don't Tian Zhe think he can block the sea area? Then bomb him and sink all his ships. From now on, in Jimo City, only our ships can go to sea!"

This is not because Jiang Chan is arrogant, but because she really has this strength now.

After the fleet developed, Zhang Beichen immediately selected a site in a hidden place, built a shipbuilding workshop, and began building large ships. At the same time, he also built an artillery workshop to provide ammunition.

In water battles at this time, you can basically only shoot arrows at each other across the boat, or get close and get on the boat to fight. The role of artillery is greater than on the shore!

"Okay! The minister immediately mobilized the ships and prepared for battle!" Zhang Beichen also felt that he could try it.

…

[You mobilized more than a thousand large and small ships and approached the port of Jimo City.]

Among them, there are a hundred ships capable of combat, and the rest are fishing boats. However, in comparison, the official ships in Jimo City are even worse. Their largest large-winged ship is in front of the "Qi Wang" that Jiang Chan is riding.

, they are just underage children.

Tian Zhe soon received an alarm from his subordinates: "Sir, pirates are attacking!"

"What? They still dare to come? I am worried that I can't find them! Send the order and attack immediately to annihilate this group of pirates!" Tian Zhe couldn't wait any longer and immediately led his soldiers to fight.

When he boarded the "Big Wing" ship and saw the pirate fleet, he was shocked!

On the sea, more than a thousand ships were heading towards the port together!

Although there are many fishing boats, they do not pose any threat!

The key is the big ships in the lead!

It was the first time in Tian Zhe's life that he had seen such a big boat. Its length alone reached one or two hundred feet! It was more than twice as long as a large-winged boat!

And there is actually a wooden building on this ship!

Can pavilions be built on ships? This subverts Tian Zhe's knowledge! As the governor of Jimo City, he also knows a lot about ships.

Such a big ship can easily be destroyed by wind and waves, and how can it be driven?

Tian Zhe couldn't understand, but at this time, the pirates were approaching the port.

"Sir, what should we do now?" The subordinates were already panicking. Judging from the ship, they seemed to be no match for each other.

"Why are you panicking?" Tian Zhe calmed down and said, "There are tens of thousands of soldiers behind us! Rely on the port and repel them!"

"Yes!" Tian Zhe thought to himself, as long as he is close to the port and has sergeants on the shore shooting arrows to assist the attack, it should not be a problem.

However, when they actually started fighting the pirates, Tian Zhe discovered that his knowledge had completely lagged behind.

The enemy doesn't attack with arrows or crossbows at all, but with artillery!

Their ship couldn't reach the other side at all, and the opponent's artillery could easily destroy their wooden ship!

Their ships have no keels and are far less sturdy than the pirates' ships. They will sink with just one shot!

"Your Majesty, that's Tian Cai's ship!" Zhang Beichen discovered the command ship among the official ships.

Jiang Chan was overjoyed and shouted excitedly: "Soldiers, fire on me and kill this rebellious minister and traitor!"

She also personally went to the gun cabin to load ammunition.

"Boom!" A cannon shot rang out next to Tian Zui's "Big Wing" ship. The shells did not hit the ship, but the splashing wind and waves caused the ship to sway unsteadily. Tian Zhe was almost shaken to the point of vomiting!

"Withdraw, withdraw!" Tian Zhe was already panicking and ordered the ship to return.

"Speed ​​up the king! Crash, go up and sink him, catch Tian Zhe alive!" Jiang Chan stood on the bow of the ship, one foot on the side of the ship, one hand holding a long sword high, wearing a royal robe, beautiful hair and royal robes

Dancing in the wind, looking like a pirate captain!

Zhang Beichen was dumbfounded. He never expected that the weak and weak King Jiang Chan of Qi would now become such a rebellious person!

But having said that, Jiang Chan still has a different style at this time!

The King of Qi's ship was larger and faster than the large-winged ship. After a while, the King of Qi crashed directly into the large-winged ship.

"Crazy, they're crazy!" Tian Zhe felt dizzy, and then the ship began to roll over.

"Sir, the ship is sinking!" The subordinate hurriedly jumped into the sea.

Tian Zhe didn't care about anything else and quickly jumped into the sea.

Jiang Chan was so proud that she ordered: "Children, catch them all! Capture Tian Zhe alive, and the reward will be a hundred taels!"

Tian Zhe himself was a monk in the eighth realm, and his strength was pretty good, so he was not drowned.

In the process of capturing him, he also used magic to kill several sailors, but he was unable to defeat him with two fists. After Zhang Beichen took action, he quickly captured him and tied him to the ship.

"Tian Zhe, do you still recognize this king?" Jiang Chan pointed her sword at him.
To be continued...