Hard accompanied Xiao Xin, bowed slightly and said with a smile: "Master Marquis, pirates have treasures that are widely spread on this sea. Hard has grown up hearing these legends since he was a child. These pirates live here, it is impossible for them not to
Yes. Of course, Harder also knows that it is extremely difficult to tell whether these legends are true or false. But we don’t have to tell them apart, we just have to look for them one by one."
This was true. Han Du nodded slightly and agreed to Hader's request.
However, Handu was also worried that Hader wanted to give the pirates a way out, so he deliberately found such a reason. He then added to Hader: "Those who can provide the location of the treasure can live, and those who don't know anything, kill them!"
"Yes, please don't worry, Lord Marquis. These damn pirates robbed Hard's goods and almost made Hard bankrupt. Hard will not let them go." When the pirates were mentioned, Hard gritted his teeth.
When Han Du saw it, he immediately smiled and nodded, "Okay, this is best." ??
The Ming Navy slowly advanced. During this period, many pirates got the news and fled overnight. The Navy did not have the energy to pay attention to these escaped pirates. However, there were also some who were reluctant to leave here and even wanted to attack the Navy.
The Navy would not be polite to these people who did not know whether to live or die. They would beat as many as they could to death, and those who were lucky enough not to die would be arrested and tortured to extract confessions.
With the help of Harder, the Ming Navy's various methods of extorting confessions were fully used on these pirates. Anyway, if they didn't care about the lives of the pirates, they would naturally punish them to death. Countless pirates wailed in pain under the torture, and their voices were so shocking that they flew into the sky.
None of the seabirds dared to alight.
According to the information given by these pirates, including various true and false rumors, the Navy actually discovered more than one treasure. Especially the treasures of the five major pirate groups were moved away by the Navy without leaving a trace.
's clean.
Han Du is also a little strange. Logically speaking, with the strength of these five pirate groups, it is very simple for them to hide treasures, but they are the easiest to find.
On the contrary, other pirates hid their treasures in their own ways. Some were hidden on mountain tops, some were placed in caves*, and some even dug a hole on the beach and buried it.
According to Han Du, the smartest of these pirates who hid treasures was to bury the treasures on the beach, which is simply taking the darkness under the lamp to the extreme. After digging a hole in such a place, you only need to cover it with sand again after burying it.
, once the sun comes out and dries, no one will be able to tell the slightest difference between this place and other places.
The hiding effect is simply not very good.
It took more than ten days for the navy to clear the sea of pirates step by step. All the pirates died, some escaped, but none escaped.
The ones that fell were hung on wooden stakes by Han Du to dry.
Only those pirates who provided accurate information about the treasure survived. Although their clothes were in tatters, they were in good spirits. Each of them was holding a bowl of food and squatting on the ground to eat. These pirates who survived by chance did not dare to look at the water with their eyes.
Whenever they see their former companions hanging on wooden stakes, their eyes will be filled with fear.
In these days, these pirates have fully seen the terror of naval officers. With a firearm in hand, ten pirates are no match for them alone. One person can easily kill most of them with firearms.
The remaining pirates were no match for the navy soldiers holding a shield in one hand and a steel sword in the other.
Therefore, even if there were only one or two navy soldiers looking at these pirates, they did not dare to make the slightest mistake. They even kept in mind the requirements of the navy soldiers in every move, for fear that the slightest step out of line would lead to disaster.
The rest of the navy were busy carrying the harvest, and countless gold and silver artifacts were packed in wooden boxes and loaded onto the warship one by one.
I don’t know how many pirates there are in this pirate sea and how many years it has been occupied. The combined strength of these pirates is no worse than the navy of a kingdom. The amount of property the pirates have plundered over the years is also a huge number.
Gold, silver, various gemstones, gold plates, gold crowns, gold scepters, and even various exquisite utensils. Boxes of gold and silver jewelry were carried to the ship, and there was an endless stream of people carrying boxes behind them.
Seeing such a rich harvest, Zhu Biao sighed and patted Han Du on the shoulder, sighing: "I finally understand how you, Marquis of Zhenhai, made such a huge fortune."
In the past, Zhu Biao only knew that overseas was not a barbaric land, but also a land of wealth. He also knew that many maritime merchants made a lot of money when they went to sea, and even the common people who bought these maritime securities
Made a lot of money.
But he has never seen so many gold and silver treasures at one time. You must know that this is just the harvest of Han Du's naval battle.
"What is this? Your Highness, you must know that there is a saying among maritime merchants that a shipload of goods is half a shipload of silver. This is the West, and anything from the Ming Dynasty can be sold at sky-high prices here. If the Ming Dynasty maritime merchants come here to do business,
You can even earn half a shipload of gold back." Han Du explained.
Zhu Biao nodded happily. The more gold and silver treasures here, the better. The more money Da Ming has, the more he can earn.
Hard's goods were also found, and Han Du abided by his promise.
Nuo returned it to him. He also left a galley for him to use to load the goods. However, Harder did not recruit sailors now and could only ask the navy to help him drive it.
Fu Yong and several other maritime merchants came over and bowed to Zhu Biao: "The common people are waiting to pay their respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhu Biao immediately put away his unrestrained look, straightened his clothes, and nodded with a majestic smile: "No courtesy, please get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Han Du waited for Fu Yong and others to stand up, and then asked in confusion: "If you don't stay on the boat properly, what are you doing here?" ??
Several people looked at each other and finally pushed Fu Yong out. There was no other way. He was the only one who had friendship with the Marquis of Zhenhai and could talk to him.
"Master Hou, the common people and others would like to congratulate Master Hou on his great victory."
Han Du snorted and said with a sneer: "What? After seeing my capture, you also want a share of the pie?"
"No, no, no," Fu Yong waved his hands repeatedly and explained in a rapid-fire manner, "the common people don't dare to make any decisions about the capture of the Marquis."
"Then what are you doing here?" Han Du glanced at Fu Yong.
Fu Yong smiled and said: "Master Hou, the common people can see that in addition to gold and silver jewelry, the seizures of Master Hou also contain a lot of various gold and silver utensils."
Han Du looked back at Fu Yong and asked with enlightenment: "What do you want to do?"
Fu Yong smiled, stood up and said: "Master Hou, although these things are not as exquisite as those in Ming Dynasty, they are still unique, so the price in Ming Dynasty is not low. Therefore, the common people want to get these things from Master Hou.
Buy it. The price will definitely be higher than the market price, and it will be more cost-effective than the Marquis re-melting these things into gold ingots. What do the Marquis think?"
"This" Han Du looked back at Zhu Biao and saw him nodding slightly.
Then he turned back to Fu Yong and others and said, "Well, seeing that you are so sincere, I will grant you your wish."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis."
Fu Yong and others left happily after Han Du opened his mouth.
Zhu Biao looked at the backs of Fu Yong and others leaving, touched his chin and looked at Han Du, saying: "Don't you want to bargain with them? Can't you even see that? They already have someone to bargain with you.
Prepare, can't you see that the price they gave you is still a bit low?"
"I know." Han Du turned to meet Zhu Biao's eyes and replied with a smile on his face.
"You know?" Zhu Biao felt a little strange and confused.
He asked: "Since you know, then why don't you raise the price? I guess, even if you raise another 20% to 30%, they will agree. You are still a master in running a business. You can pay the money on the spot."
Won't."
"Hahaha" Han Du suddenly laughed.
Han Du, who has a lot of business knowledge that spans the ages, was despised for the first time because he did not understand management. This made Han Du couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He explained to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, if I bargain with them, let alone adding two or three, even if it is doubled, they will agree. But there is no need!"
"Why is this?" Zhu Biao frowned.
Han Du looked at the direction where Fu Yong and others were leaving and sighed: "Although they are rich, following me out to sea this time is also a big gamble. Since they dare to take risks and put so much money on me,
How can I make them suffer?"
"Besides, they have already lost two ships this time and are already severely injured. It is appropriate to give them a chance to make more money and regain some strength."
Zhu Biao lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then looked up at Han Du and asked, "Is your intention more than that?"
Han Du raised his thumb and gestured towards Zhu Biao, and praised with a smile: "Your Highness really has a burning gaze, and I do have other intentions, which is to buy horse bones with a thousand gold. The merchants of the Ming Dynasty know a lot about this Western land.
"No, even if we open the channel, no one may be willing to come."
Before Han Du finished speaking, Zhu Biao suddenly interrupted, "But if they see someone come to the West and become rich instantly, it will be different. By then, the whole capital will probably spread the word that the West is everywhere
The myth of gold attracted countless maritime merchants to come by ship."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Biao shook his head and looked at Han Du, sighing: "You really understand people so well that you can even come up with such an idea."
Han Du smiled and retorted: "I am not lying to them. They can indeed make a lot of money by doing business in the West."
"Furthermore, only in this way can more maritime merchants come to the West, and the waterways we have opened up will be effective. By then, the trade tax collected by the Shipping Department alone will be much higher than it is now. Compared with these, Fu
What are the gold and silver items that Yong is interested in? Not to mention that he will pay higher than the market price. If necessary, it can be given to him directly."
"Hahaha" Although Zhu Biao had already guessed Han Du's plan, he still couldn't help but be filled with joy when he heard the wonderful grand occasion described by Han Du.