He appeared on the pirate's bed. Amidst the astonishment of all the pirates, Wang Xuan swept the Qinglong Yanyue knife in his hand. The blade brought up a trail of afterimages and passed over the eight oncoming pirates.
Standing with their knives put away, the eight pirates raised their steel knives and were about to slash at Wang Xuan. However, with just such a movement of raising their hands, their upper body suddenly fell down, and blood spurted out from the broken waist like a volcanic eruption.
came out, along with the lava-like internal organs falling on the deck, the eight people died without even letting out a cry.
But until the moment before death, none of the eight people felt pain. Wang Xuan's knife was too fast!
The scene of the sudden break of the upper body really shocked the pirates behind. More than seventy pirates looked at Wang Xuan in horror, who was as indifferent as the devil, and all took a step back!
Wang Xuan raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a charming smile. He swung the Qinglong Yanyue Sword back in his hand and stepped on his feet, leaving a shadow in everyone's retinas again. However, he had already arrived in front of the pirates, and as he followed
The light of the sword suddenly appeared in everyone's eyes. After the light of the sword, more than a dozen heads flew into the sky, and the blood jumped up to a height of more than half a meter. The headless corpse was still standing upright on the deck until the head fell down.
After being hit on the neck, the body fell to the ground again.
With one strike, there was no one alive within eight meters!
Compared with long swords and the like, this one is a real battlefield killer!
Killing people is as easy as chopping melons and vegetables!
I don’t know if it was "Ambush from Flying Daggers" that completely aroused the violent emotions in Wang Xuan's heart, or if this was his nature. After the stabbing, Wang Xuan sang along to Qu Yang's passionate tune:
A man should act violently. Things and benevolence are incompatible.
A man should kill, and kill without mercy. The eternal karma is all in killing.
In the past, there was a heroic man who was very loyal and loyal. He killed people when he was angry, and his body was lighter than a feather.
There are also heroes and tyrants, who kill people indiscriminately and gallop around the world, only showing off their swords and guns.
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One sentence, one sword, one puff of blood, one step, ten people, can't stop it.
As the figure passed by, all the pirates were cut into two pieces, leaving only an endless spurt of blood staining the entire deck red!
The sky and the earth were vast and the sea was turbulent. Wang Xuan jumped out of the pirate ship with a loud roar and held the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand. He walked on the water. A water dragon rose up from the sea and jumped to another pirate ship again.
At this time, the battlefield almost fell into dead silence. Except for Qu Yang's playing "Ambush from Flying Daggers", everyone else was staring blankly at Wang Xuan's every move.
When Wang Xuan jumped onto a pirate ship again,
When the sword light once again streaked across the sky like a thunderbolt,
When the dying screams echoed in my ears again,
All the pirates collapsed and screamed, throwing down their weapons and lying on the deck. The thousand men of the special force also knelt on one knee and looked at Wang Xuan who was standing with a knife in reverence.
The young master of the Dong family looked with burning eyes at the only figure standing on the battlefield in the distance, his eyes full of admiration and longing.
Before that, Master Dong had a lot of respect and fear for Wang Xuan. After all, Wang Xuan was famous in Fujian because of his illustrious reputation, ruthless methods and unscrupulous audacity.
But at this moment, Young Master Dong discovered that hidden behind the fierce reputation and ruthlessness was the heroism and pride of fighting for supremacy on the battlefield. Behind the unscrupulous boldness was the domineering and domineering spirit of a man.
This is what allowed Wang Xuan to reach this point in a short period of time.
Originally, Wang Xuan was planning to kill all these pirates. After all, these people were killers raised by those maritime merchants. It was very difficult to recruit and surrender, and their loyalty could not be guaranteed. But now, these pirates are frightened.
After surrendering, Wang Xuan was too lazy to kill anyone.
"Gather the prisoners!"
After giving the order, Wang Xuan ignored it. Naturally, he had his subordinates to do the work. He walked on the sea again and jumped back onto the ship. After looking at the blood splashing on his body, Wang Xuan returned to the captain's cabin and changed his clothes before coming out again.
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At this time, the people on the ship had already finished interrogating Liu Heizi, the head of the Liu family who had just been thrown back by Wang Xuan.
Even though Liu Heizi is a son of the Liu family, he is usually a very tough guy who is not afraid of death, but in the hands of these torture experts under Wang Xuan, death is an extravagant hope, and it only lasts for a few dozen years.
Minutes later, just before Liu Heizi's eyes he pulled the skin off his hand, and the boy confessed everything.
Taking the confession, Wang Xuan glanced at it casually. From the names of the families who joined forces this time, how many men each family sent, and how many people were stationed there, the real situation of the Japanese pirates was clearly written on it.
,clear and direct.
It can be said that with such a piece of information, it will be easy to completely crush Ningbo Maritime's plan.
Normally speaking, Ningbo Maritime Merchant dispatched a lot of manpower this time. The total number of real and fake Japanese pirates was more than 3,000, and there were more than 50 large and small warships. I dare not say how many more, even if they were attacking ordinary coastal counties.
It's no longer a problem.
After all, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the military system of the guards was rotten. In a county, not to mention the number of people who could fight and dare to fight, even if they could hold weapons, there were only three thousand people. Taking Fuzhou Prefecture as an example, before Wang Xuan intervened,
The Fuzhou Guard Office could not gather 2,000 people even during the review. It is still the largest prefecture in Fujian. This shows what the military strength of the entire Fujian province is like.
After all, these Ningbo people did not understand the specific situation, especially since Wang Xuan had not participated in the maritime trade. Even when the Tang Dynasty rebelled, Wang Xuan only sent out 500 people, and most of them were hiding in the dark.
On the surface, not many people were used.
The only time a large army was dispatched was when Wu Humen was destroyed. Although there were ten thousand people, everyone knew the exact strength of the army.
This resulted in many local wealthy families in Fujian not understanding how powerful Wang Xuan's power was, let alone those maritime merchant families as far away as Ningbo.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this era, information exchange relies entirely on manpower. It is an era where shouting is basically relied on. There is no Internet or telephone. Ningbo Maritime follows the usual practice in assessing the strength of its opponents.
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What is a convention?
Take the top gentry family in a land as an example. They have no less than 10,000 acres of fertile land, no less than 3,000 green tenants, and a controlled population of no less than 10,000 people. In addition, they are used to guard mines, some businesses, and look after homes and homes. A wealthy family always has it in hand.
It is normal to have around three hundred servants.
Otherwise, you might encounter bandits.
After all, it is impossible to count on the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Those people are no better than the tenant farmers.
Therefore, in the view of the maritime merchants headed by the Liu family, these three thousand combat forces are enough to deal a heavy blow to these emerging maritime merchants in Fujian.
The battle here ended quickly, and Qi Xuefeng and others who caught up from behind did not get a chance to fight at all. When he was feeling depressed, Wang Xuan sent someone to wave a flag to call them over.
Coming over in a small boat, Qi Xuefeng quickly came to Wang Xuan and bowed his hands, "I've met you before, and I just heard that he was so powerful that he frightened hundreds of pirates into being captured by just one man. It's really eye-opening for my subordinates."
"Okay, let's sit down and talk." After saying that, Wang Xuan asked someone to hand over the confession.
Qi Xuefeng picked it up and looked at it carefully, and immediately showed joy, "Sir, with this information, it will be easy to destroy these pirates!"
The most troublesome thing about these pirates is not how much combat power they have, but more about their elusive whereabouts. If you can't catch anyone, so what if you can fight them? It's not like you have nowhere to use your strength.
But now, just click on the picture to find out.
"Sir, I promise to wipe out these damn pirates in one fell swoop." Qi Xuefeng also knew about Wang Xuan's arrangements for various prefectures and counties to report the Japanese pirates in Fujian. With such a good opportunity to perform meritorious services, he naturally volunteered.
Wang Xuan nodded slightly, "This eradication of pirates is also a good opportunity to train soldiers. There are still three pirates that need to be eradicated. I will leave these to you. Try to let the soldiers see blood as much as possible. Elites cannot be trained. Damn it.
It’s still actual combat.”
"I understand!" Qi Xuefeng stood up, gave a military salute, turned around and walked out.
Mr. Dong had just read that piece of information, and now that he saw Qi Xuefeng leaving, he couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what should we do about the real Japanese pirates who came to us with a thousand people?"
"Haha!" Wang Xuan narrowed his eyes, murderous intent burst out in his eyes, making the whole cabin seem to be filled with a cold wind, "I finally encountered these real Japanese pirates, so naturally I have to go and see them for myself. Compared to killing them,
To kill these pirates of the Ming Dynasty, I prefer to practice sword practice with these Japanese pirates to see how hard their body bones are and whether they are particularly brittle when killed!"
Young Master Dong thought of Wang Xuan's demeanor just now. Instead of being frightened by the blood, he felt a sense of excitement. "Then let me go with you, sir, and see with your own eyes, these beasts that once ravaged our Ming Dynasty."
Do Japanese pirates have three heads and six arms?"
After all, although he is also a scholar, he is also a man, and his personality is different from that kind of rotten scholar. In this era, those who dare to go to sea to compete are not people who keep their own rules. They have the desire to write and join the army in the battlefield.
After all, Master Dong has not entered the officialdom, so the idea of the noble and the humble has not had such a great impact on him. Furthermore, he is in a borderland, far away from Emperor Tianguang, and the public security cannot be as good as in the Central Plains and the prosperous Jiangnan.
So relatively, we still pay more attention to force.
The fleet was divided into three parts again. After the prisoners were disarmed, they were bundled into a ship and taken away. The remaining ships were divided into two teams. One team was led by Qi Xuefeng with 2,000 navy soldiers to wipe out the three merchants, and the other team was led by Dong.
Several merchant ships of the family headed straight for the Japanese pirates' garrison in Zhangzhou Prefecture.
According to the current voyage, there are still about six or seven days before Wang Xuan and his party can reach the destination.
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Quanzhou Mansion, Quanzhou City, Lin family mansion, backyard.
In the evening, the backyard gate was opened six times in a row, and six ordinary-looking carriages entered the Lin family mansion quietly without alerting anyone.
There was no one within ten meters of the study room. The head of the Lin family ordered his servants to guard the outside. No one was allowed to step within ten meters.
At this moment, the lights were brightly lit in the large study room, and seven middle-aged people in their forties or fifties were sitting together.
The person sitting at the top is the head of the Lin family. If you are knowledgeable, you will find that the other six people are also the heads of the leading families in the entire FJ Province.
These seven major families all come from Xinghua, Zhangzhou, and Quanzhou, and control the mining, salt, iron and other businesses in the three places.
Not only that, the number of acres of farmland controlled by each family in the local area is no less than 100,000 acres. If some married families and families dependent on them are included, the cultivated land area that each family can influence is no less than 300,000 acres.
During the Ming Dynasty, the arable land area in the country was about 850 million acres. However, due to geological reasons, there is a saying that 90% of the land is landscape and 100% of the farmland is farmland. The arable land in Fujian was only over 8 million acres, and most of these 8 million acres of arable land were concentrated in
On the four major plains of Fujian.
These four plains are Fuzhou Plain, Xinghua Plain, Zhangzhou Plain and Quanzhou Plain.
These seven families are the seven largest families entrenched in the three plains. The land directly controlled by the seven families is close to one million acres, accounting for one-eighth of the entire Fujian. If the land they can influence is included, it can reach the entire Fujian.
A quarter of Fujian.
This does not include the mining and other industries controlled by them.
It can be said that in the feudal society of the Ming Dynasty, which was mainly based on agriculture, these seven families were the small group of people entrenched at the top of the entire Fujian, and could effectively affect the economic and social stability of the entire Fujian.
Of course, this is before the rise of Wang Xuan. Now, the richest and most influential person in Fujian is Mr. Wang Xuan and only Mr. Wang.
Wang Xuan has gone beyond the normal category and stands at the top of everyone, with the former big families below him.
After all, the benefits that land can produce simply cannot be compared with industry.
Not to mention anything else, the annual profits generated by those two iron mines and steel plants alone are almost comparable to the profits generated by the seven major families' millions of acres of land.
What's more, Wang Xuan also controls the largest port city in Fujian.
Of course, Wang Xuan has never underestimated these big families. After all, the cultivated land area he controls is too large, and the annual grain production needs to feed one-eighth of the population. Even he is not willing to easily provoke these seven big families.
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Therefore, when he first established the 'Marine Industry Association', Wang Xuan deliberately bypassed them and chose a few families that were a little bit inferior to them.
Otherwise, with their own background, once these seven companies are allowed to join the salt industry and maritime trade, they will inevitably explode quickly. Wang Xuan does not want to cultivate a few behemoths to cause trouble for him.
It can be said that Wang Xuan has always been wary of several big families. Of course, the big families themselves can also feel the hostility between them. After all, Wang Xuan almost never involves them in all his business. Isn't this obvious enough?
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Moreover, some of the families supported by Wang Xuan have been trying to catch up with them in the past two years. After all, they are rich!
"Ahem." The head of the Lin family coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention, and then said slowly: "I have called everyone here today. I believe everyone knows the reason. Recently, we have been having trouble with Japanese pirates in Fujian."
"Huh!" The head of the Wang family snorted coldly, and the fat on his face trembled a few times, "Isn't it the proper intention to cause trouble with Japanese pirates? I really think we don't know how profitable sea trade is, but those families in Jiangnan are easy to deal with.
Yes, the court couldn't do anything to them. These guys rushed out as soon as Wang Xuan encouraged them. It would be strange if they didn't cause trouble with Japanese pirates!"
"Tell me, who wins and who loses this time?"
"It must be those large merchants in Ningbo. After all, these families have deep foundations and cannot be resisted by these new entrants. Besides, the news that came back recently said that these guys can't bear the heavy losses."
"I don't think so. According to what I know, these guys have gone to find Wang Xuan together and are planning to ask Wang Xuan to take action against those Zhejiang people."
After saying this, the room immediately fell into silence, and a group of people frowned and stopped talking. Although they didn't know how much strength Wang Xuan had, they didn't believe it if he said that Wang Xuan's physical strength was not as good as those maritime merchants.
The two mines and steel plants alone employ tens of thousands of green warriors. These days, green warriors are equivalent to combat power to a certain extent. After all, they can easily form an army by training them.
This does not include the Fuzhou Guards Station controlled by Wang Xuan. Although they do not know the combat strength, they do know that the troops are at full strength, 5,600 people!
Of course, compared to Wang Xuan's industry, this is not much. After all, it takes a large number of manpower to look after the mines and steel plants to maintain public security, not to mention managing the port city.
And Wang Xuan's products also need the help of these maritime merchants to digest them, so it is almost certain that Wang Xuan will take action!
"Well, if he takes action, it's really hard to tell."
"Damn it, you don't know why such a monster suddenly appeared. He is so audacious that even the dignified King of Tang dared to frame him."
"About this matter, there is no sound from the court?" A family head said angrily.
"There is a fart sound, and the raw rice has become cooked rice. Besides, who dares to overturn the case of the Tang Dynasty king? This is a treason case of the feudal king. It is too late for everyone to avoid, and there is no interest. Whoever is full can reach out with his original intention.
Just touch it, if you are framed by your enemy, you won't be able to live with it for a long time."
"Yeah, this is just a pile of shit. No one wants to step on it. Besides, so much land has been taken back for the imperial court. Hehe, the emperor must be very happy privately!"
"Dang Dang Dang."
The head of the Lin family knocked on the table with a dark face, asking everyone to discuss whether it was necessary for everyone to participate in the Japanese pirates, but while they were chatting, the building became tilted...
"The matter of King Tang has passed. It's better not to discuss it anymore. Let's talk about the Japanese pirates."
"The Japanese pirates are causing trouble. They have nothing to do with our seven families. Whether they are good or bad, they will not affect us."
"That's not necessarily the case!" The head of the Lin family tapped his finger on the table, "Don't you think about it, what if Wang Xuan loses this time? What's more, if Wang Xuan dies, what will be the consequences? Everyone has thought about it. ?"
The words of the head of the Lin family immediately caused a look of astonishment to appear on everyone's faces, and then they all frowned in thought, their expressions changing uncertainly.