Vol 4 Chapter 973: Go to feast

When sailing at sea, if the wind and waves are large, even if the two ships are shouting close to each other, it is difficult to hear what the other is talking about, and the ship will try to avoid being too close to avoid accidental collision, so when sailing at sea, There must be a set of flags. (The fastest update of UC Book League)
The East China Sea Division is the main fighting force in the Chu Kingdom, and the slogan is naturally indispensable. At the beginning of the establishment of the Jiangjia caravan, it was escorted by the East China Sea warships. Set of flags for communication at sea.
After a moment of communication between the two sides, the speed of the Jiangjia fleet slowed down significantly. The sailors on the lookout tower reported: "General, they are the caravans that have just returned from overseas trade and are returning. They will take the army along the way."
Shen Liangqiu ordered: "Let them sail in the front, we can follow behind."
The sailors sang flags, and soon said to Shen Liangqiu: "They asked us to use some food in the past, saying that it was a rare thing brought back from Nanyang."
Qi Ning heard and said with a smile: "This fleet came back from Nanyang?" Thinking that the Jiang family could do business in Nanyang, it is no wonder that the rich and the enemy can fight for money.
At this time, I also vaguely saw that the Jiang family's merchant fleet was indeed huge. There were as many as seven or eight ships. What matters is that these ships are giants, just like a group of wild beasts moving on the sea, driving in front. The ship actually seemed to be larger than the fifteen main battleships of the East China Sea Division. All ships had flags flying at the bow and stern.
Because Shen Liangqiu sent a flag here to make the Jiangjia fleet walk in front, the seven or eight behemoths quickly picked up speed, and one followed the other by passing in front of Qi Ning ’s eyes. Qi Ning looked in his eyes and saw the Jiang family boat The two ships in the middle of the team were very draught. Obviously the cargo contained was much heavier than other ships.
"Is the Jiang family's fleet mainly trading in Nanyang?" Qi Ning asked.
Shen Liangqiu nodded and said: "As long as the Han clan controlled the East China Sea, the East China Sea had already started trading with Nanyang. When the Han family was able to dominate one side, its financial resources came from it. () After the Jiang family reopened trade, it was According to the route of the Han clan, they will continue to conduct business with Nanyang. "
"I didn't see a few Nanyang people in the East China Sea. Can they have a fleet coming?"
Shen Liangqiu shook his head and said, "Hou Ye, as far as Beijiang knows, the Jiangjia merchant fleet mainly trades with several small countries such as Johor, Temasek, Luzon and Java. Although Beibei has not been to those countries, I heard that they are all The small country has few people and has no strength to form a strong merchant fleet. There have always been pirates roaming at sea. If there is no strength and you are thinking about maritime trade, it is to enter the tiger ’s mouth. It is said that the two countries of Java and Johor once organized a fleet If you want to come to Dachu trade, they will be intercepted by the bandits halfway. After that, they broke their minds, and the trade between Dachu and them can only count on the Jiangjia caravan. "
Qi Ning thought that if this were the case, then the Jiang family would have completely monopolized maritime trade without any competition. In this way, the Jiang family caravan would be like a cornucopia, generating wealth continuously.
"The bandits haven't tried the Jiangjia fleet?"
Shen Liangqiu smiled a little: "Hou Ye, everyone knows that the Jiangjia fleet is full of goods no matter how much it goes back and forth, that is all good stuff, how can the bandits not make up their minds? The Jiang family's fleet is fearful. "
"Shortfall?"
"That was something that happened five or six years ago." Shen Liangqiu recalled: "At that time, the Jiang family had obtained court courtesy, and they could hire people to themselves. He will remember that there were six ships out there at that time. The figure of the black tiger shark, the gangsters are fighting each other, that time, the seven or eight gangs of gangsters joined forces to plan to rob the Jiang's fleet. "
"How is the result?"
"The bandits lost hundreds of people, and the Jiang family captured five ships." Shen Liangqiu sneered: "Two of the bandits were annihilated, and they lost their titles."
Qi Ning frowned: "The combat strength of the Jiangjia fleet is so fierce?"
"The Jiang family does not lack money, and it employs hundreds of martial arts masters. In the early years of the East China Sea, there was a sword school of Huijianmen. There were a dozen or so men and disciples, and the swordsmanship was not weak. After that, all the sword factions rushed to the Jiang family and became the guards of the Jiang family fleet. "Shen Liangqiu pointed to the Jiangjia shipway that was sailing west:" The people of Huijianmen should be on the boat. "
Qi Ning realized this, thinking that if this fleet had nearly one hundred warriors, the group of gangsters would join the short soldiers of the Jiangjia fleet, and they would undoubtedly kill themselves.
"Jiang Family's momentum is like this, will it not end?"
Shen Liangqiu said: "The imperial court did not want the trade between the East China Sea and Nanyang to be cut off. Nearly half of the taxes in the East China Sea are paid by the three major families, and half of the taxes of the three major families are paid by the Jiang family. In other words, there are two The taxation of Cheng is a contribution of the Jiang family. Once the maritime trade is cut off, these two taxes will naturally not be able to be paid. My Dachu faced North Han, South and North, although after the Qinhuai War, they all recuperate and recuperate, but the time is ripe, and sooner or later they will decide. The imperial court needs to keep up its energy and prepare for war, and the taxation of the Jiang family is naturally unstoppable. "
Qi Ning nodded, knowing that Shen Liangqiu was indeed telling the truth.
"In the past, the Jiang family had to send warships to every time they traded. Once or twice, it would always be wrong." Shen Liangqiu said lightly: "The sailor is serving the Great Chu and can never be a merchant. Afterwards, the Hu Ministry played the court and asked the court to give a special purpose to allow the Jiang family to hire a guard. The court also approved the request of the Hu family, but the number of hired guards should not exceed 200. The Jiang family got the will, very Soon they hired martial artists. These people are not weak, and the Jiang family paid a lot of money. Together with the sailors on the boat, they added up to three or four hundred people. The bandits on the sea ate the loss that year. I will never dare to embarrass the Jiang family again. "
Qi Ning thought that if it was only kept at 200 people, it would not have formed a great climate. The Jiang family would be considered rich, but as long as there was no army and was under the supervision of the East China Sea Division, it would not be able to turn the waves. Come.
When it was dark, the two fleets had already merged into one. The six large ships of the Jiangjia caravan sailed in a straight line in the front, and the three ships on the cool autumn side trailed behind.
When a bright moon rose from the horizon, all the ships slowed down. Qi Ning suddenly heard someone outside shouting and came out of the cabin. He met Shen Liangqiu head-on, seeing Qi Ning leave the cabin, Shen Liangqiu arched: "Hou Ye, Send someone over there to invite us to have a glass of water and wine, I wonder what Hou Ye intended? "
"Water wine?"
Shen Liangqiu explained: "This time, Jiang Yitian, Jiang Mantian's third brother, led the trade. He was mainly responsible for leading the trade. The Jiang family had to send something to the sailor every year before the New Year. Sending it over, the Governor-General did not like to interact with them, so they all will deal with them, and this Jiang Yishui is also an acquaintance. "
Qi Ning said with a smile: "He knows I am here?"
"Without Hou Ye's instructions, Humble Lord would not dare to show Hou Ye's identity to him." Shen Liangqiu said: "Jiang Yishui sent the boat and said that he brought the wine from Java, so Humble Lord would not know whether Hou Ye would like to try Taste it. "
Qi Ning thought for a while, and then smiled: "Since all ships are sent to invite him, why should General Shen refuse? I want to taste what the wine brought back from Java looks like, so I will watch it with the light of General Shen Look no further. "
"Humble will not dare!" Shen Liangqiu hurriedly said.
The two arrived on the side of the ship, and if they saw a small boat on the side, this was naturally a small boat that had been laid down from the side of the big boat. They threw down the rope ladder in the cool autumn. They asked Qi Ning to disembark first. When the two arrived on the boat, the four sailors immediately rowed the boat. These four men had great arm strength, like a machine. The boat traveled through the waves, and the fleet was slow at night, so the boat speeded up, but it quickly exceeded It's just a moment of incense sticks, and has already rushed to the side of the front ship, dropped the iron riveting from the side of the big ship, and the sailor hooked the iron riveting to the bow and stern of the boat ~ EbookFREE.me ~ It seemed that there was a machine that pulled the boat up, but for a moment, it was already parallel to the side of the big ship. Qi Ning stood up and saw the lights on the big ship. At this time, a middle-aged man in Jinyi was smiling and waiting on the side of the ship.
The man was in his early thirties, similar in appearance to Jiang Mantian by six or seven points. It looked more elegant and gentle, with a gentle and friendly smile on his face. When Qi Ning and Shen Liangqiu got on the boat, the man moved forward In a few steps, he arched his hand and said: "Jia Ke arrived, failed to meet far, forgive sins!"
Qi Ning also smiled, and Shen Liangqiu also arched, saying, "Jiang Sanshao went to Nanyang, and this trip was hard."
The man laughed immediately: "Don't dare, General Shen, Sanshao is someone else's laughter when he was young, and never dare to call General Shen this way." Looking at Qi Ning, Qi Ning already laughed: "I am I was just transferred from the capital to the East China Sea Marine Division, and I will train under General Shen in the future. My surname is Ning! "
"It turned out to be Brother Ning." Jiang Yishui smiled: "General Shen is able to come, it's already overjoyed, Brother Ning can also enjoy the light, and it's even more prosperous, please!" Raised his hand to make a request.
Qi Ning glanced at it and saw the merchant ship's style. He smiled and said: "Shen Sanshao's magnificence here is beyond prosperity."
Jiang Yishui was a long laugh again. The three-man walked into the cabin. After Qi Ning entered, he saw that the cabin was very luxuriously arranged. In it, he seemed to be in the elegant room of the Daguan noble, with a round table in the middle. Already had the food and drinks ready, Jiang Yishui seemed to see Qi Ning's thoughts and explained: "We go to Nanyang to trade and we want to do business with them. The local dignitaries and dignitaries sometimes board the ship to take a look, so we took this ship Arranged in this way, it also shows them that I am a great state of heaven and has enough strength to trade with them. "
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