The white alum on the sea is like clouds, and the masts are like forests.
Hundreds of merchant ships swarmed in, all to pay tribute to the Huating Marquis who opened up territory for the Tang Dynasty overseas. If by the way, they can establish a good relationship with them and become favored by the "God of Wealth", that would be great...
The soldiers on the warship were startled by the sudden arrival of the merchant ship. They thought that there were blind local forces who wanted to harm the Marquis. They rushed onto the deck in full armor, with their swords unsheathed and their bows unstrung. Even the four new-style ships
The cannons on the warships all opened their gun jackets, stuffed gunpowder and iron bullets into the barrels, and waited for the situation to go bad to blast them!
Fang Jun in the cabin was also a little confused. He was sweating a little as he looked through the porthole at the merchant ships gathering around him.
Was this an ambush?
Fortunately, Liu Rengui was calm. After a little observation, he reminded Fang Jundao: "Master Hou, it should be merchants from the Tang Dynasty who came here to attract attention. Listen..."
Fang Jun listened attentively.
"Let's meet Marquis Huating..."
"The Lord Marquis has made his reputation abroad and demonstrated the majesty of the Han people. We all pay homage to him!"
"See Huating Hou!"
"The Marquis is mighty!"
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It turned out that the businessmen doing business here knew that he was coming, so they rushed to greet him!
Fang Jun breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Rengui snorted and said displeasedly: "What nonsense! The Marquis is a rich man, how can he take the risk of meeting Hai Hai? I will expel them all right now!"
Fang Jun quickly waved his hand and said: "Wait a minute, I will go out to see you."
Liu Rengui was horrified: "Master Hou, you must not do it! There is a chaos outside, who knows if there is someone waiting for someone to mix in, waiting for an opportunity to do harm to Master Hou? For safety first, Master Hou must not show up!"
Fang Jun did not answer, but turned to look at Yu Minglei: "Master Yu Ming, can you protect me?"
The word "Dharma Protector" is a term that has been seen in many religions, and the local Brahmanism in Linyi Kingdom also has this name. It is said that the Buddha was worried that there would be people who slandered the Dharma and destroyed temples and towers in the last days, so he sent four great speakers
, Sixteen Arhats and others protect the Dharma. Brahma, Sakyamuni, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Twelve Divine Generals, and the Twenty-Eight Tribes all vow to uphold the righteous Dharma after hearing the Buddha’s teachings. These gods who support the Dharma are called the good gods who protect the Dharma...
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Of course, when Fang Jun said this word at this time, it was mostly to ridicule and cancel, and he obviously did not take the Brahmanism, which was extremely powerful in Linyi country, into his eyes.
Yu Minglei laughed and said: "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful. I will protect the Buddha for once, and I will ensure that those monsters and monsters cannot get close to me!"
Fang Jun laughed and said to Liu Rengui, who looked helpless: "Raise the dragon flag for me!"
Liu Rengui had no choice but to worship Yu Minglei's skills as a god. With him by Fang Jun's side, even if there were thieves who wanted to attack from a distance without opening their eyes, it would be no problem. If it was a close battle, the thousand navy troops on these ten battleships would
Elite, safekeeping so that no one can come and go!
At that moment, he hurried out of the cabin and ordered the soldiers to raise the dragon flags on each warship!
Under normal circumstances, the dragon flag on a warship will not be raised easily. Either when fighting the enemy or accepting inspections from superiors, the dragon flag will not be raised the rest of the time. After all, the texture and style of the dragon flag are different, and they are often the same.
After the long ocean voyage, the fabric of the dragon flag was eroded by the sea wind and became dilapidated. Not only was it an insult to the country, it also failed to improve morale.
More and more merchant ships gathered on the sea, and most of the merchants stood on the bows to show respect. Suddenly, they saw the triangular bright yellow dragons rising slowly from the tallest masts of the Tang Dynasty warships.
Flag, I suddenly felt a surge of blood in my heart, and it spread throughout my body in an instant.
Full of enthusiasm and pride!
No one can feel the importance of a strong motherland better than people who are far away from their homeland and go overseas! However, the people of Linyi State do not have much respect for the Han people. Even though the Tang Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses and prosperity, after all, they are too far away and their sharp edges are exposed.
Its power cannot reach far beyond this foreign land...
But it’s different now!
The fleet in front of you is the personal fleet of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, representing the supreme imperial power!
And when such a fleet raised the dragon flag when facing these merchants, it was telling them that no matter how high the sky was and how far the sea was, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had never forgotten them Han people!
The dragon flag is with you!
For a moment, everyone on the merchant ship felt as if a child was being bullied outside and their family members came to support them. They arranged their appearance one after another and stood on the bow deck, facing the dragon floating in the wind.
Flag Chang bowed his head, bent down deeply, and shouted: "Long live the Tang Dynasty!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
In an instant, everyone on the sea was speaking with one voice, and the momentum was overwhelming!
The power of the united people is enough to shake the sea and sweep through the clouds!
The Linyi people and Hu merchants from other countries who were watching the excitement were all shocked and dumbfounded. They had no idea why these usually gentle and friendly Han merchants had such an alarming momentum?
It was only when I saw the warship flying the dragon flag that was surrounded by hundreds of merchant ships that I suddenly realized that the Tang Dynasty had purchased two ports in the Linyi Kingdom and made it a permanent territory. It had already been widely spread, and it was known to everyone near and far.
All merchants other than Han merchants can only express their feelings with envy, jealousy and hatred!
Having territory and garrison means that from now on, this vast ocean will be the backyard of the Han people, and it means that no one from those friendly and harmonious Han merchants will dare to easily humiliate and extort!
But what about envy, jealousy and hatred?
Who knew that there was a powerful Tang Dynasty behind them?
When Fang Jun walked out of the cabin, he was greeted by the sound of "Long live" like a mountain roaring and a tsunami!
Those concerted and majestic shouts of "Long Live" made Fang Jun suddenly feel a sense of national pride in his heart.
This is what it feels like!
When we Han people are born in this world, we must have such heroic ambitions to look down on the world!
We have the prosperous Han and Tang Dynasties, we have come from all over the world, we have a great country and a proud people!
What Fang Jun has to do is to continue this sense of national pride from generation to generation, so that the descendants of the Han people can straighten their spines and shout bravely and fearlessly - Long live the Tang Dynasty!
Fang Jun raised his arms high and said loudly: "I came to Linyi to patrol the sky! From then on, the two ports of Da Nang and Cam Ranh were both the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and Da Nang was also the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
The first overseas branch of Datang Shipping Company is located here. All trade between Datang and Linyi countries are transited here! Without a tax stamp issued by Da Nang, it will be regarded as smuggling and is not allowed.
If you enter the Datang business and are caught, you will be severely punished!"
His voice was clear and passionate, spreading leisurely over the sea.
All the Han merchants who came to see them were dumbfounded...
We rushed here with enthusiasm to meet Master Wang, but as soon as we met, you negotiated money for us?
Although you have to pay taxes when doing business, whether it is handed over to Lin Yiguo or to Datang, is it really good for you to be direct like this...
Naturally, Fang Jun would not do such a disgraceful thing, so he then shouted in a sonorous tone: "But! While all of you are doing business in a civilized manner and paying taxes reasonably, the Royal Navy Fleet of the Tang Dynasty will ensure that you are safe on the sea.
Above and the safety of the Linyi Kingdom itself! The mighty Tang Dynasty has great military achievements. Our soldiers are not only responsible for defending the land and the country, but also protecting the interests of the people of the Tang Dynasty! Anyone who offends our Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are!"
"boom!"
It was like detonating hundreds of sky-shaking thunders on the sea surface!
All Han merchants and Hu people, as long as they could understand Chinese, all screamed!
Will the Imperial Navy protect the safety of merchants?!
My God!
Aren’t we merchants despicable people? When did the imperial court take us so seriously?
"Master Hou, do you really mean what you say?"
I don't know which boat sounded a question.
Fang Jun said solemnly: "I am in charge of the Royal Navy. There is no need to question what I say! I will not blame you for your ignorance today. If anyone dares to question my words or the authority of the Navy in the future, I will definitely
Don’t be lenient!”
"Hahaha, we ordinary people are wandering in foreign lands, and we are just trying to make a living with our lives! Since ancient times, how many merchants wandering on the sea were killed by pirates and bandits, and how many were oppressed and killed by foreign barbarians? Even
The Duke of Yue, the commander-in-chief of Gaozhou, who was just around the corner, ignored us and allowed the barbarians to bully us! But I never thought that the Duke would be able to lead the navy to expand territory in a foreign country thousands of miles away, and he even promised to protect us.
The safety of our lives is actually the reborn parents of our merchants, please accept our worship!"
A vigorous old man stood on a boat and spoke generously.
The surrounding merchants were inspired by his words and immediately saluted Fang Jun again.
Fang Jun smiled and stood on the bow of the boat to return the salute, and asked the old man with a smile: "I don't know my father-in-law's name, can you tell me?"
The old man chuckled, twirled his beard and said, "I'm Zhang Zhongjian."
Fang Jun smiled and clasped his fists, but felt a little surprised in his heart.