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Zhang Yuanlong said disapprerovingly, "The imperial court has regulations on the carrying of weapons by the maritime trade fleet, but everyone understands in their hearts that the fleet does not carry firearms when it goes to sea, so wouldn't it be allowed to be robbed by pirates?" Large artillery and the like, the imperial court is strictly managed, it is not easy to get and dare not get it, and the general equipment is small, such as fire guns, tiger squat cannons, etc., before returning to Hong Kong, they put it away, and only move out when they go to sea, and the local officials are also clear about this situation, but they just pretend not to know. ”

Yinzhen thinks about it, it does make sense, the sea is not quiet, the pirates are rampant, and there is no self-defense ability, how can he dare to go to sea? "Do you have many opportunities to fight pirates when you go to sea all year round?"

"That's not much." Zhang Yuanlong shook his head, "In fact, there are rules for thieves on this sea, after all, people like Zheng Quanxin are a minority, whether they are going to Japan or going to the South Seas, although there are many pirates on these two routes, as long as they pay the tolls, they can be safe, if something happens to the fleet in his territory, those pirates will also be responsible for compensating for the loss." ”

This pirate is compared with the insurance company, Yinzhen couldn't help but be surprised, "Why is this happening?" This premium, well, the toll should be a lot of reading pavilion? ”

"That's natural, all the way down, to account for about 20% of the payment, those pirates can be shrewd, how can they do the matter of killing chickens and taking eggs? In addition, their food is mainly transported by these maritime trade fleets, so on the bright side, everyone is also quite harmonious. Bayi Chinese~"

So that's the case, no wonder the imperial court cracks down every year, but this pirate can never be finished, it turns out that the root is on this, this maritime merchant and the pirate are secretly interdependent, thinking of this, Yinzhen then asked, "Zheng tried his best to cross the border and come to the East China Sea to commit crimes, could it be that the thieves in the East China Sea let it go?" They don't have to compensate you for your losses? ”

Zhang Yuanlong sighed, "Zheng Quanxin's cunning is here, the place where he robbed is near Xu Wengshan Island, this sea area is close to the shore, and it does not belong to the territory of any pirates. The starter"

Yinzhen couldn't help but bow his head slightly, the guy is cunning enough, just with this distraction, Shi Yide and they are afraid that it will be difficult to catch him, I don't know which way this guy will take to escape after he succeeds? "In your estimation, where will Zheng do their best to escape if they succeed this time?"

"It's hard to say." Zhang Yuanlong frowned and sighed lightly, "There are more than 100 ships of valuable goods in hand, he is afraid that he will make a move immediately, this season, it is two pence to go east to Japan and south to the South Seas, it is really difficult to judge." ”

After a few days of open investigation and covert visits, Zhang Boxing did not reveal a single eyebrow about the pirates, but he also heard that Zhang Yuanlong had bribed Kali with a large amount of money, although it was only a word, but thinking of the rumors that the two had resold rice on the warship of the sailor, he roughly concluded that it should indeed be true. Bayi Chinese~

Uncle Zhang was honest and upright, and he used the couplet of self-encouragement, 'Every grain of my name, every penny, the fat of the people.' One point of leniency, the people will receive more than one point, take one penny, I am not worth a penny. It is widely spread in Jiangnan.

Since he served as the governor of Shanxi, Kali has always been a model for cleaning up the deficit, and after he became the governor of Liangjiang, he actively cleaned up the deficit, and impeached and dismissed the entire high-level Han officials in Jiangsu in one go. Engaging in detrimental public and private interests.

This discovery made Zhang Boxing extremely indignant, Ji'er was ashamed, but he didn't act rashly, he knew very well in his heart, those sailors and sailors, even if they were caught in the yamen, they were killed, they didn't dare to say a little bit, and even if they were willing to say it, it was estimated that they couldn't say anything concrete, and if they wanted to confirm it, they could only start from Zhang Yuanlong.

But for Zhang Yuanlong, he didn't dare to act recklessly, Zhang Yuanlong's daughter is the concubine of the fourteenth prince Yinzhen, not to mention, his relationship with Yinzhen is also very close, from his ability to control the share of Jianghaiguan's cotton cloth exports, it can be seen that in case Yinzhen interferes, it is difficult to compete with him alone.

Zhang Yuanlongming's crime on the face is nothing more than 'impersonation under a false name, and he has obtained licenses in many places. If he is arrested on this charge, one is afraid that it will cause a chain reaction among the maritime merchants and cause local unrest, and the panic caused by this pirate robbery case has not yet passed, and second, this crime is too small, and he will naturally be extremely eye-catching if he comes forward to arrest and interrogate for this sesame big case, and it will not be able to avoid the Shanghai County Ya, and this county magistrate Xu Shizhen is closely following Yinzhen. It is even more difficult to arrest in private, this is in Shanghai, it is impossible not to leak the news, once it is intercepted, it will be completely passive.

But if Zhang Yuanlong is not arrested, he will not be able to obtain a confession, and how can he impeach the scum of Kali without a confession? One is not good, and he may be bitten back, Zhang Boxing was also in a dilemma for a while, and he didn't know where to start.

After thinking about it for a day, Zhang Boxing couldn't come up with a safe and feasible way, he knew that it was impossible to stay in Shanghai for too long, since there was no way, it was better to simply break the boat, have a showdown with Yinzhen, and win his support, it was better than nothing at all.

When he arrived at Liuchun Garden, Zhang Boxing learned that Yinzhen was not in the garden, but was training the navy in Honggang.

The Naval Academy northeast of Honggang is in full swing under construction, and there is a vacant lot a little far away from the construction site.

At this time, on the training ground, the twenty-one team is conducting a queue training exercise, after more than a month of training, this group of children of the sub-clan has finally come out of a little taste, this queue also looks like a look, Yinzhen is happy in his eyes, he put all the vicious tricks that he received when he practiced the queue, and applied it to this group of people without reservation, but fortunately, these children have a certain cultural foundation, strong receptivity, and new recruits in the future, it is estimated that it will take two months to practice to be a little more like.

Yinzhen was relieved that the guards who reported the news had arrived quickly, and heard that Zhang Boxing came to the door, Yinzhen estimated that it was related to the pirates, and he galloped back on his horse, and when he entered the door, he rushed to the living room after a little washing.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, then sat down as the guest of honor, and after changing the tea, Zhang Boxing did not go around the corner, and directly explained his intention, "Fourteenth Master, Xiaguan took the liberty to visit this time, it was for Zhang Yuanlong to bribe Kali with a huge amount of money, and colluded with him to join forces with the Navy Warship to resell a large amount of rice at sea, and I hope that the Fourteenth Master will understand the righteousness and hand over Zhang Yuanlong to Xiaguan to take back to Suzhou." ”