Not surprisingly, all the besieged pirate forces were quickly wiped out under the full artillery fire of the Ming warships. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info and the Ming warships only left a few ships to clean the battlefield, and most of the others immediately turned around and threw themselves into the battle in the rear.

Later, the number of pirate ships that were supported was only about 100, and the ships used were the same as those of the pirates who were destroyed. The ships themselves did not have any advantages, and some of them were equipped with guns, which had a longer range than those of the Ming Dynasty.

However, it still has no advantage in front of the treasure ship, whose steel keel makes its hull much more stable than any current sea ship. The thickened iron plate at the bow of the ship became a good protective barrier, and the pirate ship's shells could not hurt the treasure ship at all.

Ten treasure ships took advantage of this unparalleled superiority, and the sails were fully opened, rushing into the pirate fleet as fast as they could. Such a brutal attack was unexpected, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen pirate ships were directly sunk.

Immediately after that, under the cover of the Hongyi artillery, all the pirate ships that bore the brunt of the attack were not spared. Nearly twenty warships were destroyed in a single meeting, and although the pirate fleet was not afraid of death, it fell into panic in an instant in the face of the disparity in strength.

Just before the pirates could react, the warships that followed closely behind the Ming Dynasty once again opened full fire, covering indiscriminate artillery fire, so that the already stunned pirates' inner defense line finally collapsed.

In an instant, the pirates' side was completely defeated, and in the case of being unable to recover the defeat, the third eldest leader of the pirates, under the persuasion of his personal guards, quickly fled the battlefield with the few remaining warships.

Fei Xin stared at these pirate ships early in the morning, and when he saw them turn around and flee, a sinister smile appeared on his face again. Immediately ordered someone to raise a flag not to attack those ships, and at the same time he changed to a battleship and fell far behind him.

Tang Ming wanted to get rid of their old nest, which would naturally not be able to kill them, and if he wanted to follow them, the huge body of the treasure ship would be too obvious, so Fei Xin switched to a smaller warship.

On the unobstructed sea, it would have been impossible to track the ship without being detected by the other party, but fortunately, Fei Xin had a telescope. He only had to follow a distance that he couldn't see with the naked eye, so it was easy.

Five treasure ships fell far behind Fei Xin's ship, and Li Dazhui and a hundred of his men began to close their eyes and recuperate. This time, he went to suppress the bandits because of Tang Ming's secret mission, he had to search for as much property as possible in the pirate's lair, and he had to be unaware.

It is indeed a little difficult for Li Dazhui to do this under everyone's noses, but Tang Ming only has this one request, and Li Dazhui has no choice but to go all out.

After the sporadic artillery fire ended, the surviving pirates were rescued by Tang Ming's people on the ship. And those pirate ships that were only damaged and not enough to sink were all strung together and pulled to Ryukyu Island by Ming warships.

In short, nothing of value can be left on the battlefield, and it is shameful to waste it, this is Tang Ming's original words.

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, father and son, came to Tang Ming on the deck at some point, and saw that he was busy cleaning up the abandoned ships on the battlefield, Zhu Di couldn't help but tease: "I can't see it, our Weihaihou is still a good man who is diligent and thrifty!" ”

Maybe Zhu Di's words were indeed made by feeling, and there was no other meaning. But the bad thing was the smile on his face, and his intention to monopolize the pirate's wealth. Under such a premise, Tang Ming would definitely not think on the bright side.

Pouting, Tang Ming replied reluctantly: "Your Majesty, Weichen is self-made, and now is the time to add Ding to his mouth, if you are not thrifty, you are afraid that you will not be able to support that big family, so it is inevitable to pick up some rags!" ”

"Poof!"

Zhu Gaochi on the side almost couldn't hold back his laughter, he didn't expect Tang Ming's face to be so thick-skinned. Saying that he himself is a poor man, he is not afraid of thunder and thunder when he says this, and now almost half of Daming's finances come from his ideas, if it weren't for the queen mother and father who have been pressing him, it is estimated that he will be a rich marquis.

Zhu Gaochi's accidentally provoked movement did not attract Zhu Di's attention, or he was completely immersed in his thoughts. The two battlefields in front and rear are littered with fragments of pirate ships.

The power of this group of pirates encountered this time is not small, and Zhu Di seems to have feelings. Since the ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang conquered this country, he ordered that no piece of wood in the Ming Dynasty could go to the sea, and all the management rights of the sea were in the hands of the official.

Although there are reasons for the constant harassment of the Japanese pirates, the main reason is that the profits of maritime trade are too high. Because of this, the people have never stopped secretly going to sea, that is, smuggling.

Driven by profits, those who dare to take risks still frequently beg for a living at sea. Once the imperial court's maritime ban policy was severe, the merchants who were originally serious about making a living at sea became pirates, and once the policy was relaxed, the smuggling pirates became businessmen again.

And the reason for all this is all because of interests, like these pirates who have just failed miserably, their courage has been fattened enough to dare to fight the idea of the Ming official ship. And does this mean that when the Ming Dynasty monopolized the right to operate the sea, it also forced these adventurous guys to become real pirates.

The current situation was unexpected, and the long coastline of the whole Ming Dynasty was only open to the outside world, but there were only two or three ports open to the outside world. And this is still since he took office, he has tried to open up one after another, and the only one that was originally opened to the outside world was Yuegang in southern Fujian, Fujian.

Zhu Di, who was a little confused, withdrew his distant eyes, stopped his gaze on Tang Ming's body, and suddenly asked: "You said that under the sea ban, why are there still a large number of people risking their lives to go to the sea?" The Ming Dynasty has been monopolizing the maritime trade since the forbidden sea, but it has never been able to run this lucrative industry well. ”

Zhu Di's sudden question made Tang Ming fall into a daze, he didn't expect Zhu Di to just go out to sea in person, he could think of such a key issue, it seems that this emperor is not old and confused, but committed a common problem of the emperor and works behind closed doors.

Since ancient times, the emperors have imprisoned themselves in the palace, when can they go outside to really understand the affairs of the people, as the saying goes, it is better to read thousands of books than to travel thousands of miles. Some things in the world really have to be experienced before he can make the most correct judgment, just like Zhu Di at this moment, with such an awareness, this is a good thing for him. (To be continued.) )