"Zheng Zhilong?" Yue Yang paused for a moment and asked in an uncertain tone, and then his face turned angry: "Why didn't I hear anyone report this to Ben Hou?" ”

Ke Zhennan said with a bitter face: "The incident happened in the past two months, and at the beginning, these pirates only robbed money and did not hurt people, and the coastal generation has always been frequent pirates, so those businessmen did not care and did not report to the government." But in the past half a month, they have become more and more excessive, and on several occasions they not only hijacked the ship but also killed the entire ship, and those businessmen panicked and reported the matter to the lower officials, and the lower officials only knew. ”

When Yue Yang heard this, he immediately understood that these things must have come against him, not only to retaliate for his last time after the Weihai Naval Division severely damaged the Zheng family's fleet, but also to feel panic after Shandong's sea ban was opened.

The Ming Dynasty has been forbidden for a long time, of course, this forbidden sea is only the official words, but secretly the coastal merchants in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places are making a fortune, which also leads to the increasing prosperity of the piracy profession. Now with the reopening of the sea ban, Zheng Zhilong and the maritime merchants of Jiangsu and Zhejiang immediately couldn't sit still, if the imperial court reopened the sea ban, they would still play a hairy role, and the best way to eliminate the threat in the bud is the best way.

Yue Yang was sure that as long as this situation continued for a while, the excerpts calling for the resumption of the sea ban would definitely be piled up on Chongzhen's desk like snowflakes.

"Zheng Zhilong, this is my army!"

Yue Yang muttered to himself and asked, "Did you sue General Guo Jingxian of the Weihai Weishui Division about this?" ”

Ke Zhennan and Ma Keqi shook their heads, and the two of them said in their hearts: "Who else can command Weihai Weishui except you, isn't it boring to tell them?" ”

Yue Yang naturally didn't know what they were thinking, he pondered for a while and said: "This matter is very important, Zheng Zhilong, as a guerrilla in Fujian coastal defense, openly sent people to attack my Ming merchant ship, it is really a great crime, and my parents are naturally going to play to the imperial court." How about this Hou Tiyì you and I jointly give the imperial court a copy of Zheng Zhilong? ”

"That's natural."

Ke Zhennan and Ma Ke naturally agreed without any pressure, after all, Zheng Zhilong completely crossed the line this time, this is a blatant eye medicine for these top officials, and if you don't take a copy of him, you will be sorry for the black gauze hat on your head.

After agreeing, Ma Ke said a little embarrassed: "Master Hou, it stands to reason that such a thing has happened, Xia Guan Yuan should not ask about this matter at this time, but ......" Speaking of this, Ma Ke's old face was a little red, and Nuo Nuo couldn't say anything.

Seeing such a situation, Yue Yang didn't understand what was going on, so he smiled and said, "Master Ma, do you want to ask about the statistical tax at the end of May, you can rest assured." The official will send someone to make proper arrangements, and not a single cent of the silver that should be distributed will be given to you at that time, and you can't let the officials below work for more than half a year and get nothing. ”

"That's good!"

Hearing this, not only Ma Ke, but even Ke Zhennan, who was listening with his ears pricked up, was secretly relieved. Since Yue Yang implemented the new policy in Shandong, the most attractive policy he made was that 10% of the commercial tax collected in Shandong would be returned to the local governments, and this 10% of the commercial tax would not be distributed evenly, but would be distributed every six months according to the proportion of the commercial tax collected by the local governments. In other words, if you collect more commercial taxes, you will share more, and if you collect less, you will receive less. It is the same as the distribution according to work in later generations, if any official wants to give the green light to the merchants in the process of collecting taxes, it will hurt the hornet's nest, and such behavior will damage everyone's wallet, and it will be attacked by the crowd.

Interests have always been the greatest driving force for human beings throughout the ages. At the end of this month, it was time to divide the money again, and it was with a cheeky attitude that Marco asked.

After getting Yue Yang's assurance, Ke Zhennan asked with some concern: "Master Hou, I think that Zheng Zhilong is so rampant. If it is allowed to continue to wreak havoc on the sea, I am afraid that it will destroy the current enthusiasm of Shandong businessmen to go to sea. ”

Yue Yang pondered for a while and shook his head: "Escorting merchant ships is only a palliative rather than a cure, after all, the current strength of the Weihai Guard Naval Division is still relatively weak. There are at least dozens of merchant ships going to sea every day, and the ships of the sailors alone cannot escort them at all, so this plan is not the best policy. ”

"What then?" Ke Zhennan was a little anxious: "If this situation continues, I'm afraid that the businessmen will not dare to go to sea, so that my Shandong reopening the sea ban will not become an empty word." ”

"I'm afraid it's more than that." Ma Ke on the side also said worriedly: "I'm most afraid that the guilds in the DPRK and China will make a fuss about this matter, and it will be bad if the emperor will make me wait for the ban on the sea again." ”

As the so-called wealth is moving, after tasting the sweetness of the commercial prosperity after the opening of the sea ban, now Ma Ke and Ke Zhennan have also become resolute supporters of the sea ban, after all, the two of them can get more than tens of thousands of silver every six months, once the sea is again banned, then they have to return to the previous "hard days", how willing they are.

Seeing the worried expressions of the two, Yue Yang finally made a decision and said to everyone: "You can rest assured, this matter will be solved by Ben Hou, then Zheng Zhilong will not be able to jump for long, you just wait for Ben Hou's good news!" ”

After sending Ke Zhennan and Ma Ke away, Yue Yang began to instruct his subordinates to start packing up and preparing to go to Weihaiwei, but this time he had to bring Zhu Yujiao to Weihaiwei, and there were hundreds of eunuch princesses alone, and there were a lot of pots and jars at home.

When Yue Yang took Zhu Yujiao back to ten miles outside the Weihai Acropolis, Li Xiangjun, Wang Yue and Dong Xiaowan, who heard the news, had already taken people to kneel outside to greet them.

Seeing this, Yue Yang hurriedly dismounted and helped the third girl up, and then whispered in Wang Yue's ear: "You little girl, don't you know that Xianggong has always disliked this?" Why did you get such a thing today, is it that the little ass is itching again. ”

Wang Yue struggled and refused to get up, lowered her head and pouted a little aggrievedly: "If the princess comes back, the three concubines naturally don't have to greet each other with such a big courtesy, but this time the princess arrived, if the three concubines don't make a big gift to greet each other, what if the princess is embarrassed in the future?" ”

"Hey...... You're really ......."

Yue Yang was stunned, and then looked at Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowanqiao beside him, with a nervous look and a somewhat pale face on their faces, and he immediately understood that the pressure brought to them by the identity of Princess Zhu Yujiao was too great.

Since the birth of human society, the product of "class" has been born, from primitive society, slave society, feudal society to capitalist society, it has always existed in people's daily life. Although modern society is full of all kinds of slogans that everyone is equal, this is just a slogan, everyone can listen to it, and anyone who takes it seriously will be stupid.

For the three daughters of Li Xiangjun, although they are now the concubines of the loyal and brave marquis, their former origins are like a shackle that has never left them, and this shackle makes them have a sense of inferiority even in the face of the delicate sisters who were born in the maid, not to mention that now it is Her Royal Highness the most noble princess of the Ming Dynasty, and the identities of the two sides are as huge as the moats.

Thinking of this, Yue Yang felt a hint of apology in his heart, it seems that although he brought Zhu Yujiao this time to make Zhu Yujiao happy, the pressure on the third daughter was too great.

Gently hugged the three daughters separately, and then whispered in the third daughter's ear: "Your worries are already known, but Xianggong can guarantee that what you are worried about will never happen." Although the princess is from a noble background, she is kind-hearted and still a child's temper, and she will not put a fight on you, and you will understand in the future. ”

After speaking, Yue Yang couldn't help but pull the third girl up.

At this time, Zhu Yujiao's carriage also stopped, and Zhu Yujiao, who was dressed in full costume, stepped out of the carriage. was so frightened that the three daughters were about to kneel down again, but Zhu Yujiao hurriedly took a few steps forward to hold the three daughters and said cordially: "The three sisters don't have to be polite, although the palace is a princess, it is a marriage, so everyone can be commensurate with each other on weekdays, if there are too many etiquette, it will seem rusty, and the three sisters say no, no." ”

Zhu Yujiao's words were very sincere, Li Xiangjun and the other three daughters have been begging for life on the Qinhuai River for so long, so they naturally have a set of skills to observe words and colors, and they also noticed that Zhu Yuanjiao's words were very sincere, so they calmed down a little, and then they took advantage of the situation to stand up with Zhu Yuanjiao's support.

Then Zhu Yujiao invited the three daughters to get into her car together, and the three daughters were stunned and couldn't help but sweep their eyes to Yue Yang on the side, and only then followed the princess into the car after seeing Yue Yang's approving eyes.

Seeing the three girls get into the carriage, Yue Yang had time to meet Chen Zhenhui, Mao Xiang, Guo Jingxian and others who came to greet them.

After saying hello to everyone, Yue Yang said to Guo Jingxian: "General Guo, these days, do you know that our maritime merchants who go out of Shandong are often robbed by the Zheng family's fleet?" ”

Guo Jingxian nodded and said, "The last general naturally knows." ”

"Then why didn't you react, why didn't you report it to me?" Speaking of this, Yue Yang's voice already carried a hint of sternness.

Seeing that Yue Yang had the intention of asking guilt, Mao Xiang and Chen Zhenhui glanced at each other and were about to speak, but saw Guo Jingxian and Chen Sheng said: "Master Hou, it's not that the last general doesn't think about it, but the Zheng family's fleet is too cunning, and our sailor's ships are still too small, and the training time is still shallow, so ......"

"Enough, I don't want to hear these prevarications!" Yue Yang interrupted Guo Jingxian's words. (To be continued......)