When people were still shocked that Lu Yan eliminated Luzon and planned to establish Luzon Dao, another bombshell news was released by Wu Wangfu.

From now on, King Wu will send a fleet to blockade the Taiwan Strait to arrest the Japanese and prohibit any Japanese ships from passing through the Taiwan Strait.

Once a Japanese ship is discovered, the warships of the Ming army have the right to sink or seize it.

Any ship of the Ming Dynasty or any other vassal state was forbidden to be boarded by the Japanese, otherwise the Ming army had the right to seize the ship, and all crew members of the ship would also need to be imprisoned.

In addition to this, referring to the common practice in the world, King Wu will collect tolls for ships passing through vassal states in the Taiwan Strait.

Each ship needs to pay about 1oooo taels to 3ooo taels of silver according to the size of the deck area, and the payment location is Macau.

Of course, the charge was limited to vassal ships, and any Ming dynasty ship could pass through the Taiwan Strait free of charge.

In addition, in order to ensure the safety of the fishermen of the Ming Dynasty, two months after the issuance of this order, no vessel of a vassal state was allowed to carry artillery and muskets north of the first line of Macao.

If you try to trade through the Taiwan Strait, you can store artillery and muskets in Macau, where the local government charges a small storage fee.

In case of violation, the Ming warships had the right to sink them.

As soon as this news came out, it was like a stone hitting a thousand waves along the entire southeast coast.

If it was in the later generations, Lu Yan's approach would of course be criticized for being bloody.

What hegemonism, what discrimination against international friends, all kinds of hats will be buckled on his head.

But it's a pity that it's in Daming now.

The Ming Dynasty was the suzerainty of almost all countries in the South. These countries have to listen to what it says.

Although Lu Yan is not the emperor, he is the soil emperor of Jiangnan, and his strength is extremely strong. Coupled with the threat of destroying Luzon, his words are almost the same as the holy decree.

Thus, in fact, Lü Yan is already qualified to set international rules for the nearby waters.

Even in later generations, international rules are made by powerful countries, and these rules can best protect the interests of these powerful countries.

If you dare to trample on the rules set by powerful countries, you are trampling on international law, and you need to be sanctioned by the world.

This. Whether ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, it is as good as that.

Facing this order from Lu Yan. At most, the vassal states complained, and did not dare to disobey this order at all.

And in view of the fact that Lu Yan's various armies were constantly marching towards the South Seas, they would even applaud and shout for Lu Yan's order. lest he follow in the footsteps of Luzon.

Of course, the people of the Ming Dynasty welcomed this, on the one hand, because they did not have to pay tolls, and on the other hand, because the ships of Westerners have always been very unruly and always like to rob.

Once a ban is imposed north of Macau, it will be much safer for them to sail and fish.

And the most fierce reaction was the Westerners, Lu Yan's order violated their most direct interests, which was equivalent to scraping a layer of oil and water off them.

They didn't understand how the Ming people, who had always had a weak sense of sea power, could know how to collect a strait passage fee.

And Da Ming, who has always disliked expanding to the sea, seems to have woken up and set his sights on the South Seas.

They were willing to resist this order by force. But Lu Yan was too powerful.

Everyone who had seen the scene of Lu Yan's fleet going to the South Seas would describe to others how powerful Lu Yan's fleet really was.

That's absolute invincibility!

Even if the three Spanish armadas are tied together, they are not the opponent of Lu Yan's fleet!

If you want to defeat Lu Yan's fleet, you need at least the main fleets of Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the United Kingdom to be united.

In the face of such a powerful force, Westerners, who have always liked to speak with guns, finally decided to change their style.

Because in their eyes. Lu Yan is too cruel.

The thousands of lives in Manila and the hundreds of heads hanging from the three major cities told them that if they dared to disobey Lu Yan's orders, Lu Yan would unceremoniously order people to cut off their heads.

In their eyes, Lu Yan was a great tyrannical king.

He, like Attila and Genghis Khan, didn't care about human life at all.

Considering Lü Yan's brutality and strength, these Westerners finally decided to send an envoy to Hangzhou to lobby.

They hoped that Lu Yan could change this decision, so that they could be considerate of these poor people who had come thousands of miles to the East to make a fortune.

What disappointed them was. They didn't even see Lu Yan's face.

Lü Yan simply sent an official to meet their representatives, and after listening to their complaints, he told them. It is impossible to change this decision, it is better for them to pay the toll honestly, otherwise they will wait for the officers and soldiers to chase and kill, and then blow them away.

Lu Yan's arrogance made many Westerners angry, but they also knew that they didn't have the capital to negotiate with Lu Yan at all.

The difference in strength between them and Lu Yan is like an ant and an elephant, and there is no comparison at all.

Therefore, some people decided to go back and obey Lu Yan's orders, they came to the East to make a fortune, not to die.

Since guns can't solve the problem, then it's better to pay the money honestly, and it's a big deal to find a way to get the money back from the Japanese.

There are still some people who still don't change their minds, the South China Sea is so big, and Lu Yan's navy may not be able to detect them.

As long as you grab a few votes, you can go back to Europe and become a rich man.

Almost as soon as this order was announced, Lu Yan's fleets deployed in Guangzhou, Xiamen, Penghu, Dayuan, and Jilong were dispatched.

They laid a net of almost all the earth, inspecting every ship they found, and if they found that it was a Japanese ship, they would immediately attack it.

Some of the Japanese ships either fled when they saw that the situation was not good, and the Japanese ships generally had a heavier draft in order to carry more goods, so it was difficult for them to escape the pursuit of the warships.

Soon, one ship after another was sunk or captured. Many of them were captured and transported to Dayuan, where they were reduced to slavery.

The trade between the Wa Kingdom and the South Seas was almost cut off, and countless Wa forces suffered heavy losses as a result. They were all gritting their teeth in anger.

You must know that sea trade has always been a real profiteering, and they can harvest a lot of wealth from it every year.

In addition, they heard that the Nanyang Japanese were captured by Lu Yan's faction, so they asked the Tokugawa shogunate to come forward to solve the problem.

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The sun was shining brightly above Qingjiangpu, and there were 2,000 cavalrymen wearing bright light kai standing next to the Huai River, and the sun reflected a strange brilliance on their bodies, attracting admiration from some officials around them.

Some soldiers of the Ming army have not been seen before, but they can't be compared with this kind of elite cavalry.

These cavalry in a gazebo near it. Some officials whispered, occasionally looking eagerly at Zhang Xiaoyi, a celebrity in the palace, in the crowd.

At this time, Zhang Xiaoyi was wearing a gorgeous official uniform. Two beautiful maidens were fanning him to ward off the heat, and two were gently squeezing his shoulders.

Such a life is simply a joy for Zhang Xiaoyi, if it was before, he would not dare to think of this kind of day. But after becoming the head of the palace, these unimaginable * lives have been realized one by one.

Some local officials next to him whispered to Zhang Xiaoyi's ass.

They all know that the old man in front of them is the real old man who followed King Wu, and it is said that he never left King Wu when he was in trouble, and he was King Wu's real confidant.

As long as he said a few kind words at the right time in front of King Wu, then it would not be a dream to be promoted to become rich.

For these sycophants, Zhang Xiaoyi is not interested.

Since the head of the palace, he doesn't know how much he has heard this kind of words, no matter how good the flattery is, even if he hears too much, he will get tired of it.

Although Zhang Xiaoyi has almost been successful recently. But he's not a problem of his own.

That is, what should he do if the prince wins the world in the future?

Do you want him to be the head of the palace?

You must know that the chief of the palace is a high and powerful person, but he is a eunuch.

He Zhang Xiaoyi's beautiful life has just begun, and he plans to marry seventeen or eighteen beautiful wives and concubines in the future. gave birth to more than a dozen fat children, so I didn't want to be a eunuch.

Considering this very serious issue, Zhang Xiaoyi has already begun to plan for his future, and there are only two ways to become famous.

But these two paths are different from the inner court, either they have literary brilliance or military exploits.

Even if Lu Yan favors him again. It is also impossible to give high-ranking officials for nothing, because this will break the rules.

He didn't want to be a civil official. At his level, he may not be able to pass the Xiucai exam if he reads for another ten years, so he can only take the road of a military general.

He heard that the natives on the other side of the South Seas were like weak chickens, and they killed a large group of people at will.

Therefore, he pondered when to ask Lu Yan for a favor and let him go to Nanyang to gild gold, and after destroying some natives, he could be justifiably knighted.

At this time, an official said, "Look, the boat on the other side is coming." ”

The officials looked out to the Huai River and saw that some boats were indeed heading this way.

Seeing this, all the officials breathed a sigh of relief.

They waited here for half a day before they waited for the ship on the opposite side, and the shelves on the opposite side were too big.

Some officials complained in their hearts, but they did not dare to express it.

Maybe the one who greets you today is the future queen, so it's better to be careful.

Zhang Xiaoyi immediately got up and took these officials to greet him.

It didn't take long for the ships to start docking, and then a famous brocade guard, eunuchs, and palace maids stepped down from the ship and set up a guard of honor.

About half an hour later, Yang Lian stepped down from the boat.

"Didn't King Wu come to greet him personally?"

Yang Lian walked up to Zhang Xiaoyi and the others and asked.

"Our prince is working hard to expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty, where can we find time to welcome the princess."

Zhang Xiaoyipi said with a smile.

Hearing this, Yang Lian was stunned at first, but then snorted coldly and said: "Without the permission of the imperial court, you conquered my Ming Domain, do you still have the imperial court in your eyes?" ”

"It turns out that in the eyes of Lord Yang, I have become a sinner to open up the territory for my Ming Dynasty, but I have seen it in the future."

Zhang Xiaoyi retorted unceremoniously.

Yang Lian couldn't help but be furious and was about to refute.

At this moment, there was a weak shout from the side.

"Are you Zhang Xiaoyi?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoyi couldn't help but be furious.

He was talking to Yang Lian, who dared to interject indiscriminately.

When he looked in the direction where the voice came from, he couldn't help but be startled, and then stammered, "Are you...... Are you a Yan'er girl? ”

I saw Shangguan Yan dressed as a palace maid, looking at him with tears in her eyes.

After seeing Zhang Xiaoyi recognize herself, Shangguan Yan rushed over to this side, and tears couldn't help but flow out of her eyes.

"Miss Yan'er, do you know? The master and the young lady have been talking about you, and they sent people to Shandong to find out about you, but unfortunately they only knew that you had run away. I couldn't find you in this chaos, but I didn't expect to find you here. ”

After confirming that it was Shangguan Yan, Zhang Xiaoyi said with a happy face.

Hearing this, those officials were all taken aback.

Who else is the master and young lady in Zhang Xiaoyi's mouth besides Lu Yan's brothers and sisters, could it be that this is also Lu Yan's old friend.

All of a sudden, all the officials looked at Shangguan Yan.

Shangguan Zhen looked at Zhang Xiaoyi with a complicated face, his changes were too great, where did he still look like the subordinate back then at this time. (To be continued)

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