Hearing that it was anti-smuggling, Zhao Ran certainly wanted to encourage it, so he said: "It is the duty of the inspection team to check for smuggling. It is right for Team B to do this. According to our rules, check in and add contribution points. This time we go out
The mission is more dangerous, and the maximum is 100 points, and an additional 100 points will be added for meritorious service. Lao Gu, you can go back and write an official document, I will approve it, and then swipe your card to credit it."
Gu Kexue was the deacon of the inspection room and the captain of the inspection team. He immediately agreed. Liu Chujiu, Qian Xundaotong and Lin Ayu were all delighted.
Zhao Ran added: "But one thing, I want to criticize you. Why didn't you call more people when you started to take action? What about Group C? What about Group D? This is not the time to show off as a hero. Call people when you need to. Just you.
Three of them must be weak in strength. If we can win today, what will happen in the future? What if we can’t win? What if there is danger? If the dignified inspection team comes and the whole army is wiped out and is beaten to death, will it be unfair?"
Liu Chujiu, Qian Xundaotong and Lin Ayu all lowered their heads and said nothing.
After all, it was the first time to arrest smuggling, and a ship of goods was seized. Zhao Ran didn't criticize anymore and started to ask about the specific situation.
Pei Zhongning said: "I went to check the goods on Luoye Island and saw the boat on Ling'ao Island. I saw that their boat was full of things, so I was more cautious and asked the people in the deacon's room to check. It turned out that the practice had been completed
Among the 360 overseas casual practitioners who received the certificate, not one was from Ling'ao Island, and the same was true among the 28 maritime trade licenses issued. I will tell Lao Gu about this."
Gu Kexue nodded: "Team B is on duty today. After Section Chief Pei told Lao Lao, Lao Lao asked them to go to Longjiang Wharf to verify. After they went there, they happened to see the ships on Ling'ao Island trading with people, so Group B took action.
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Gu Kexue was not present, so the details were narrated by Liu Chujiu. After Liu Chujiu finished speaking, Zhao Ran was a little surprised: "Are you so reckless? You are two great mages, one has a golden elixir, and they only have one great master."
Mage, with a dozen or so yellow crowns, are going to fight you hard? Are you going to take action first?"
Qianxun Daotong replied: "The East China Sea and the South China Sea are all fought like this. Whether we can win or not is another matter. Whether we dare to fight or not is a matter of reputation and dignity."
Zhao Ran asked: "Did Guang capture the cargo ship? Didn't the big ship catch him? Did everyone on Ling'ao Island run away?"
Liu Chujiu looked ashamed: "They ran away. They cooperated very well and it was difficult to capture them for a while."
Qianxun Daotong added: "Donghai's style of play, team fights and team formation."
Zhao Ran asked Qian Xundaotong: "Have they admitted that they are from Ling'ao Island? Are they not impostors?"
Qianxun Taotong was very sure: "I have seen the leader, Yin Zhanlong, one of the four generals of Ling'ao Island. The sea monks call him Dragon Gunner. He is a very good gunner."
Zhao Ran was very concerned about this: "What kind of gun?"
"It's the French crossbow heavy cannon used in the battle formation. There are one or two on the ships on Ling'ao Island."
"Where did they get the French crossbow heavy artillery?"
"The homemade ones are not as good as the imperial court's... Daomen's French crossbows and heavy cannons are far behind, but they are also a headache when encountered at sea."
"What is the cargo of their ship? Who are they selling it to?"
Pei Zhongning replied: "I have seen it. They are all sea goods. Some of them are the spiritual minerals we need to build the bridge, and many of them are corals, fish bones, animal materials, etc. Unfortunately, there is no silver in the warehouse. I guess the silver is all
It was on the main ship that ran away. As for who it was sold to, it’s not clear, and the buyer also ran away on that ship.”
After the questioning, the trio of Liu Chujiu returned to the inspection room. Gu Kexue immediately wrote a document and submitted it to Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran read it and agreed. Gu Kexue took the card machine and asked the trio to insert the card and each person input
Two hundred contribution points.
This was the first time that the inspection team had seized smuggling. Zhao Ran held a plenary meeting of Cockcrow Temple in the lobby of the training center and asked the trio to introduce their experiences.
Liu Chujiu didn't speak much and finished his sentence in just a few sentences. Lin Ayu was also very embarrassed. Only Qianxun Taotong was very enthusiastic and talked endlessly in front of nearly a hundred people, frothing at the mouth, although he was not very coherent.
Strong, and often went off topic while talking, but the general situation was explained clearly, especially the fighting methods and behavioral habits of overseas monks were introduced a lot, which made everyone in Jiming Temple have a more direct understanding of this.
impression.
Tantai A Bing and Wang Zhipeng, who were sitting in the audience, looked unhappy. Tantai A Bing leaned to his side and said, "Fellow Taoist Zhipeng, it will be your turn and my turn tomorrow. Let's check it out."
Zhao Feiqiang stretched out his hand and pushed Tantai A Bing's head over: "Your Taoist friend Zhipeng is over there! Also, my seven-star monk is on duty tomorrow, so I can't reach you two."
After Jimingguan's anti-smuggling experience report meeting was held, it was time to celebrate the New Year. Zhao Ran temporarily put down his affairs and started to be busy with this New Year.
With his current status, it was necessary to visit the garrison, and it was the first priority. Therefore, in the name of Wenchangguan, he visited and expressed condolences to the barracks of the Fifth Army Camp, the Three Thousand Camp, and the Shenji Camp.
For this purpose, Wenchangguan spent ten thousand taels of silver to buy new year goods for various military camps and distributed them to each barracks.
Zhang Lue, the commander of the Chinese army, accompanied Zhao Ran for three days before he visited all the barracks. Zhao Ran's last stop was at Longtan Guard, where he gave New Year's gifts to the sergeants and had a small fast.
After praying for them, the commander of Longtan Guard Niu accompanied Zhang Lue and Zhao Ran to the riverside to inspect the navy.
Longtan Guard has a naval camp under its jurisdiction, with a total of 500 people, and 18 large and small warships. The largest is 300 ships, and the smallest is a sentinel boat used for patrols, which can only hold five people. When the entire army moves on the water,
Mainly recruiting civilian ships. Looking at the small fleet in front of him, and thinking of the tall ships on the Longjiang pier, Zhao Ran asked: "Zhongdao, Lao Niu, can your ships outperform the merchant ships that are repaired overseas?"
What?"
Commander Niu still didn't understand why, but Zhang Lue had already reacted: "The abbot plans to seize ships without sea trade licenses?"
Zhao Ran said: “It has been almost two months since the maritime trade license system was implemented, and it is still in the notification stage. For sea-going ships that do not know the situation, they are required to apply for a license. Those who are aware of this regulation but still do not comply must be resolutely investigated and punished.
A few days ago, the Jimingguan Inspection Office enforced the law on the ships of casual cultivators on Ling'ao Island, and found one cargo ship, but the people escaped. I heard that many large ships of casual cultivators overseas have French ballistae. I don't know if it is on board.
On the water, our navy is no match."
Zhang Lue said: "If we are prepared in advance, these pirates will definitely not be able to escape on the river. We are afraid of a temporary encounter. If we are one-on-one, we may not be able to do it. There are monks among the pirates, and they can use magic weapons anytime and anywhere."
We have nothing to do about combat, unless we also equip our warships with monks, and also give our warships the right to use array talismans on a case-by-case basis."
After listening, Zhao Ran looked at the ships in the Longtan Water Camp and fell into deep thought.