Dong Qing was interrogating Cha Li and other local officials, while Zhou Liang led three thousand men to clean up the entire port. The local army had been quickly defeated by them. These natives not only had poor equipment, but also had no fighting spirit. After all, Gantuli Port has been peaceful for too long, and the only one who threatened them was the Zhuluo people, but the combat effectiveness of the Zhuluo people was also half a pound of pounds. The two sides fought for so long but did not make any progress.

Faced with Zhou Liang's fierce outlaws, the organized native army was defeated in less than a cup of tea. Then Zhou Liang led his men to eliminate these remnants and defeated generals. In addition, there were many native nobles living in Gantuli Port, and these people also had private soldiers. When they met natives who dared to resist, they were executed at once. The entire port soon fell into a sea of ​​blood, and corpses were everywhere on the streets.

This cleaning lasted for a day and a night. It was not until the evening of the next day that Zhou Liang and the others completely controlled the entire Gantuli Port. Dong Qing also got off the ship and then took over the entire port from Zhou Liang. Just like the division of labor they discussed before, Zhou Liang only killed people, and Dong Qing had to deal with other matters.

Gantuli Port changed ownership within one day, and this news also shocked all the merchants in the dock. When Zhou Liang massacred the native army everywhere, all of these clever merchants ran to the merchant ship, and many even wanted to escape, but Dong Qing's fleet blocked the port and failed to escape.

However, although Zhou Liang was red in his eyes, he still remembered the orders between Dong Qing, so he did not attack the merchants at the port. Unless the other party took the initiative to resist, all the merchants were waiting for news from the port in fear.

After Dong Qing took over the port, he immediately came to the dock in person and notified all merchants, telling them that the port had been taken over by himself, and the merchant ships passing through the port could dock at the port in the future, and the tax collected by the port will be reduced by 30% in the future, and the services provided by the port will not change at all.

All the merchants cheered happily about Dong Qing's announcement of tax cuts. After all, the taxes in Gantuli Port were too heavy. Every time they passed by, they would be peeled off. Thanks to the rich profits of the island, otherwise they would not be able to afford such heavy taxes. Moreover, Dong Qing, who occupied the port, was obviously a Song people. With the strength of the Song Dynasty, it was easier to gain their trust.

However, just after Dong Qing comforted the maritime businessmen, a group of merchants came to ask for a meeting. These were all merchants from the Song Dynasty. They never dreamed that Dong Qing had built a port in just one day. Some of them had vaguely heard of Dong Qing's name, but the Dong family had been wiped out for several years and the Dong family's business was defeated, so many people didn't know much about Dong Qing.

It was the tall building where Cha Li lived before, but now it has become Dong Qing's residence. The managers and friends he brought were transformed into port managers, and they were all busy downstairs or on the docks. Dong Qing greeted the merchants from the Song Dynasty on the third floor.

"See Dong...Dong City Lord!" Six merchants from the Song Dynasty came together and immediately saluted when they saw Dong Qing. They didn't know what to call Dong Qing. They thought that the other party had captured Gantuli Port, which was also the lord of a city, so they called Dong Qing the city lord.

"Haha~, you don't have to be polite, but I am not a city lord. You can call me Dong Qing or shopkeeper Dong. As for Gantuli Port, I will temporarily manage it in the future. Moreover, we are both Song people, so we must take care of each other outside. In the future, your merchant ships will dock here and only need to pay half of the original tax!" Dong Qing said with a smile.

The maritime merchants in the Song Dynasty generally only operate in the Nanyang area and rarely cross the strait to Tianzhu and other places. The main reason is that there is too chaos there. They have no foundation there, and no one will know even if they are killed.

When the Song people had such discounts, the merchants were all shocked and became more intimate to Dong Qing. One of the gray-bearded old men looked at Dong Qing a few times, and then said, "Shopkeeper Dong, are you the son of Dong Liang, the big sea merchant in Quanzhou back then?"

"Yes, Dong Liang is his father!" Dong Qing replied immediately, only when he mentioned his father, his expression was a little sad because he thought of the tragedy of his family being destroyed.

"So that's it. It turns out that the tiger father has no dog son. Xu Song, a native of Guangzhou, had dealt with Lingzun in some ways back then!" The old man Xu Song also introduced himself to Dong Qing. He actually heard about some things about the Dong family. After all, Li Zhang killed Hu Shang in Quanzhou and Guangzhou and other places, which scared many people at that time. These were caused by the Dong family. However, he was afraid of causing Dong Qing's sadness, so he did not dare to mention the Dong family's tragedy.

"It turned out to be Uncle Xu. I have also heard of the name of the Xu family in Guangzhou. I have always wanted to get to know you, but I didn't expect to meet you in this situation." Dong Qing said very politely. Maritime merchants are all in the same circle and often have some business dealings. Therefore, for some famous merchants, even if they have never seen them, they have heard of the other party's name.

Seeing Dong Qing speak so politely, Xu Song and others breathed a sigh of relief again. Although they were all from Song, there was no law at all in this lonely place, especially Dong Qing still had heavy troops in his hands, and the entire port was under his control. If he really wanted to be detrimental to them, they would not have any chance to resist.

"Nephew Dong, why did you suddenly capture Gantuli Port? Although you have controlled this port now, the island is the territory of natives. There may be a large army of natives coming soon. Can you defend this place at that time?" Xu Song was also an old man. When he heard Dong Qing call him his uncle, he immediately approached the distance between him and the other party, and asked with concern.

Xu Song also asked the other people what they thought. As Song people, they actually looked down on these natives in the South China Sea from the bottom of their hearts. They had to bow their heads under the roofs. For business, they came to the port to laugh and give gifts to the natives, just to seek peace. Now that Dong Qing has occupied the port, they also feel proud, but at the same time they are also worried about Dong Qing and the others.

"To be honest with Uncle Xu, the natives who passed away from Buddha were really bullying people. As soon as we entered the strait, we encountered a pirate. Fortunately, I brought more guards, so I repelled the pirates. Moreover, I saw the pirates fleeing into the port with my own eyes. However, the natives in the port not only refused to admit it, but also forbidden our ships to enter the port. For this reason, I was furious and rushed into the port. Unexpectedly, the natives were too weak and occupied the port by my subordinates so easily." Dong Qing explained indignantly at this time.

Dong Qing's words may only be able to deceive the children. After hearing this, Xu Song and other maritime merchants all looked like a ghost, because they saw with their own eyes that thousands of people emerged from Dong Qing's fleet. As maritime merchants, their ships were mainly loaded with cargo, but with the load capacity of Dong Qing, there was probably no cargo on the ship, so they could almost conclude that Dong Qing must have come to Gantuli Port.

Dong Qing did not intend to make Xu Song and others believe his nonsense, but some things can only be said and not done, and some things can only be done and not said. Anyway, the natives are dressed up as pirates to attack them first, which has enough reason for him. Even if the Buddha passed away and sued him in the Song Dynasty court, he would not have to worry.

Seeing through and not saying it out, Xu Song and other people know this truth, so at this time, Xu Song coughed and said again: "It turns out that you have encountered such a thing as Nephew Dong Xian, and you say that we are also deeply suffering from the exploitation of the natives. This time, Nephew Dong Xian, you can kill the natives and occupy the port, which is also a great thing for us Song people!"

As soon as Xu Song said, the others praised and admired Dong Qing. Seeing these people so informed, Dong Qing nodded secretly, and then said again: "But although we accidentally built this port, since we have built it, there is no reason to give up. The Buddha's natives will die by doing unrighteous things. This port is unique, so naturally those who have virtue must live there."

When Xu Song and the others heard Dong Qing's words, they were all shocked and thought that Dong Qing wanted to proclaim himself king here. Although the Song Dynasty did not care much about overseas affairs, if the Song people made himself king overseas, it would be equivalent to leaving the Song Dynasty. It would be difficult for them to return to the Song Dynasty in the future.

However, Dong Qing paused for a moment and then said, "But Dong is too virtuous, so I plan to submit to the court and ask the court to send officials to take over the place. In this way, when the Song people pass by here in the future, they don't have to pay the money like before, but they can't guarantee their safety!"

Dong Qing's last sentence also touched the hearts of Xu Song and others. As long as the merchants who walked through the Buddha's Way Strait, no one would hate the local people to the core. It's just that they could not suppress the local snake, and they did not dare to offend each other at all. Now someone finally breathed a sigh of relief for them.

"Brother Dong, we are not secretly talking. Although we can make a few words in the officialdom, it is only limited to local areas. If you say something like you may have to report to the capital. Are you sure about it?" At this time, a younger marine merchant hesitated for a moment and finally asked the doubts in his heart.

Although their maritime businessmen are very profitable, their status is very low. For something as big as Dong Qing occupying a port, there must be a way to report it to the court, so he is actually doubting Dong Qing's way.

Dong Qing was waiting for the other party's words. In fact, the reason why he saw Xu Song was that he needed to use their mouths to convey some news to attract more Song Shangs. So he smiled calmly at this time and said, "Don't worry, I'm not talented, I have been helped by a noble man in the capital."
Chapter completed!