Yecheng is three hundred kilometers away from the coastline, and there is a canal leading directly to the sea, Gu Yao first went to the port to see Huaxi's navy.

To tell the truth, Huaxi's warships are even more shabby than Huaguo's fishing boats, Gu Yao checked a few, the current situation of the ships is worrying, after entering the sea, the wind and waves are very strong, whether these ships can return safely is a problem, let alone fighting!

"Is there anything else besides that?" Gu Yao frowned and asked the officials of the Maritime Affairs Department.

Because of the defeat of Bloomage, all the soldiers were disbanded on the spot, so there was no special navy, and the ships were temporarily managed by the Maritime Department.

"General, there are still good ships, but those are all private ships, and we have no right to transfer them!" The official had a bitter face.

Gu Yao was not in a hurry: "You report the names of those ships and the situation of the owners!" ”

The official agreed, and went about counting them.

Chu Ci smiled beside him: "General, do you want to?" ”

Gu Yao glanced at Chu Ci: "As Huaxi's parents and officials, we must ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment, if these people are all serious merchant ships, then we can't control it, if they are involved in smuggling crimes, then we can't blame our subordinates for being ruthless!" ”

Chu Ci nodded: "You're absolutely right, General." ”

The information was quickly counted, and Gu Yao was right, those good ships were all in the hands of large smuggling gangs, used to transport goods and break through the sea blockade.

Gu Yao returned to Yecheng, silently mobilized manpower, and raided the dock three days later, killing all the smuggling boats and gangs.

The smugglers are not vegetarians, and the counterattack is very fierce, because this is a battle of fish and nets, and defeat means losing your life.

It's a pity that no matter how powerful the gang is, it is not the opponent of the army, and it was defeated by Gu Yao.

After Gu Yao arrested these people, he also conducted a public trial, and then punished them according to the crimes committed by each person.

The ships were refitted from the day they were confiscated, their hulls reinforced, and their decks equipped with weapons.

With the ship, Gu Yao took the people to start the action, he shot like the wind, and attacked several imperial merchant ships in the nearby waters in a row, and the gains were very rich.

This once again aroused Shande's suspicions, knowing that in times of war, the military power will be stronger than ever, and the pirates will be suppressed accordingly.

The strength shown by Gu Yao is equivalent to a pirate fleet, which is what the empire is most worried about, because the waters are occupied by pirates, which means that the lifeline at sea is cut off, which is a fatal wound for the empire that lacks material.

Just after the Imperial Navy fleet came to this sea area to investigate, Gu Yao had already stopped and began to use the funds he had grabbed to prepare for war.

The naval fleet circled several times in the Huaxi Sea, and almost returned in vain. Unexpectedly, at this time, something went wrong.

The people selected by Gu Yao are all from the three major teams of Hanjiang, and there is a squad leader here, who has a good character and a romantic character, and he actually fell in love with Mary, a female staff member on a merchant ship, during the battle of attacking the merchant ship.

Originally, these people were going to be thrown into the sea and drowned, but the team leader became amorous at this time and wanted to save Mary's life. The boat was full of three groups of people, and everyone thought that letting one woman go would not affect anything, so they reached an agreement and let the female staff member go.

The team leader immediately takes Mary home and proposes to her.

Mary didn't like the team leader, she knew that she was in a foreign country, so she put up with it for the time being, and pretended to agree to the team leader's proposal.