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The dawn of the morning was revealed, the morning dew slowly dripped on the palm trees on the shore, the seabirds spread their wings and flew up, circling and lingering, outside the beach, ships crowded on the harbor, and a group of defeated soldiers rushed onto the trestle, and even had no time to replenish the grain, grass and fresh water, so they hurriedly jumped into the sea and rushed to the boat. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

There were occasional pursuers coming behind, and it was a chaotic battle; Occasionally, a few boats came out of the dilapidated trestle, and they were in a state of disarray.

In this situation, I really don't know who has the upper hand; Those who couldn't win were really not confident, so they retreated to the beach pier and took the boat away.

At this time, the shouting and killing had gradually weakened, everyone was exhausted, and a group of people with Cui Zhengwei had already jumped on the boat and headed for Quanzhou.

In only two days, a large number of sailors in Quanzhou were killed here, and the remaining pirates on the island were completely cleared in only three hours, and then they attacked everywhere to fight the fleeing pirates in the nearby waters.

A sentinel ship quickly entered the port of Quanzhou, and then anchored at the wharf, someone jumped on the trestle, and immediately called someone to fetch a horse, and the flying horse rushed to the yamen of the transshipment department.

Shen Ao unfolded the good news, and roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter, and the other reports were all from the side of the navy, and the reports from the navy army were a little complaining, to the effect that the brothers had worked tirelessly to run so far, and they wanted to make a contribution, and the result was like this.

Shen Ao smiled, the navy had been holding back for a long time, and it was finally released, there must be complaints, but it was not strange at all, he raised his head and said to the doctor on the side: "Immediately send an order, kill all the pirates, as for those sailors with the four surnames, bring them all back, don't be embarrassed, just confiscate their weapons." That Cui Zheng ......" Shen Ao groaned for a while and said, "If he returns to Quanzhou, ask him to come to see this king." ”

After giving the order, Shen Ao continued to bury his head in reading the report, killing too many people, you should also be gentle, killing is to make people fearful and make them obey your authority, and Huairou is to appease and calm people's hearts. It's not okay to blindly be gentle, and it's even more impossible to blindly kill people, first establish authority, let people succumb to your obscenity, and then use means to make people grateful.

The report was followed by the settlement of some booty, gold and silver, and other goods, among which the greatest harvest was more than 1,400 ships of all sizes, some of which could be incorporated into the navy, and some of which could be sold for military expenses.

Shen Ao now has a huge amount of money in his hand, which is equivalent to several years of imperial court revenue, and has the support of the palace, sitting in Quanzhou as the king of the county, the officials, businessmen, and pirates have all been wiped out, and with this, he has established prestige.

The most important thing at the moment is to do the business of going to sea for the first time, the navy sends ships to guard, and then let the merchant ships follow, the circle of the South Seas is a route, and the island is also a route, as for the rest, can only be laissez-faire, according to Shen Ao's estimate, ten warships, as long as there are three or five hundred merchant ships to follow, the cost of the imperial court will definitely be recovered, the merchants have paid taxes, and the safety has been guaranteed, and some of the risk factors of this sea trade business will be removed, and more people will be involved.

It's just that you have to be cautious about this scheduling, and it's best not to make mistakes halfway.

As for this huge amount of money, the palace also has a will, in addition to sending 200 million guan into the inner treasury as an internal treasurer, the rest will be spent by Shen Ao's side, of course, greedy ink also has a chance, but this money, Shen Ao did not have the heart to move, part of it was sent to Penglai to build a new port, part of it was customized warships, and some of it could be used as a flower for the martial arts academy, and the rest was left in front of him in case of accidents.

Shen Ao's net worth is already very expensive, and his business is everywhere in the entire Great Song Dynasty, and there are still millions of guan, plus Yu Lu, it is not a problem to keep the family surnamed Shen rich for generations. Now that the whole Quanzhou is in ruins, he can't pretend to be romantic, so he has to bury his head and work hard.

The navy came back triumphantly, but there was no jubilant atmosphere; There was a deliberate treatment, but the result was the frustration of returning empty-handed. As for the sailors with the four surnames, most of them have come back, and now the four surnames are gone, and life has to go on, so they have to choose a new livelihood, and the older ones still go to the maritime merchants to find something to do, and the younger ones also have people who enlist in the army, and the sailors are recruiting people on a large scale, and the conditions are quite good.

Cui Zheng went ashore in fear, and was invited to the Yamen of the Transfer Division, thinking that the surnamed Shen was going to embarrass him, but he was not taken to the signing room, but directly to the side hall, invited him to sit down, served tea, and saw the legendary King of Penglai.

Shen Ao glanced at Cui Zheng and praised him for a few words before he said slowly: "You used to work in the Cui family, and you often went to sea, right?" ”

Cui Zheng heard the word Cui family, and felt a little colic in his heart, so he had to say: "Yes, the caravan of the Cui family is led by villains, sometimes a hundred, sometimes dozens." ”

Shen Aojaw nodded and said: "The king doesn't understand the dispatch, the first batch of merchant ships is about to go to sea, so it's up to you to be the leader, how to dispatch ships, how to choose routes, you take a charter to show this king." ”

There is no need to say too much, just one sentence is enough, Cui Zheng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then showed a trace of gratitude: "Lord Jun...... Villain ......"

Shen Ao interrupted him and said: "Don't call yourself a villain, call yourself a lower official, this king has asked for a will, Your Majesty has allowed me to pull out a group of shipping professionals, and you can be awarded official positions below the seventh grade, you are now an official, and you will report to the trade yamen tomorrow, you are the deputy envoy of the water transportation department of the Zheng'er Eight Classics, and the official of the eighth grade." There are ......" Shen Ao continued: "You must not think that this king is trying to entrap you, from the heart, this king hates those who are related to the four surnames, but this king knows that you are proficient in waterways and is a dispatcher, so he is willing to grant you an official position, you don't have to be grateful, do your own thing, and receive your own money." This official has said first, if something goes wrong with you, he will definitely not spare you. ”

Shen Ao said this, where else could Cui Zheng say, bowed deeply, and said, "Dare not obey your fate." ”

In the past, although it was said to be the main thing, but after all, it was a house slave, and now it suddenly has an official body, this identity is completely different, in this Great Song Dynasty, although it is said that the line is the champion, but in the eyes of everyone, being an official, that is the real right way, it is considered to have entered the ranks of the master, and the stability of Yulu is secondary, the most important thing is face, in the past, you knelt down to others, and now, it is someone else who salutes you. Even if you meet a Shangguan, you don't have to call it a villain, just call a lower official.

The beauty of this, how can a person like Cui Zheng, who has lived for most of his life, not understand that when he came out of the Yamen of the Transit Division and returned home, the family was still fine. In the past, I was in charge, I had money, and I had a little identity, but it was inevitable that people would be frightened, and I would be a slave, and today people look up to you, you may be able to have a personal appearance, and tomorrow I will see you unpleasantly, and I can still beat you to do the lowest hard labor, so many masters in the family, which one has to be well served, and only my family knows the hardships here.

But now it's different, with an official job, don't say that others should look up to it, as long as you are conscientious, you will have no worries for a lifetime.

Early in the morning of the second day, the energetic Cui Zheng went to find the trade yamen, the so-called trade yamen, in fact, it was the former city shipping department, and now the city shipping department has collapsed, Zhang Gonggong is also finished, and the signboard has been changed, which is also an important part of the new deal.

Inside, there are still a lot of people who come to report the rank of leader, a few of them are recognized by Cui Zheng, they are all capable people, and there are one or two, who also used to do things for the four surnames, everyone reminisced about the old days, sighed, and really didn't know what to say.

The trade envoy is a young official, it is said that what is the doctor, called Liu Chang, treat people politely, and they talked to them one by one, nothing more than to say that in the future, everyone will work together, take care of each other, etc., and say to do it well, this trade yamen is the yamen directly under the head of the sea route pacification department, although the official rank of the people who come in is not high, but there is a big backer of the king of Penglai County, and there will always be traces of the day in the future.

This conversation, even Cui Zheng's heart like a dead heart can't help but throb, the trade envoy said is not completely foolish, Penglai County King hands and eyes to the sky, look at this is also very concerned about the matter of shipping, as long as you are willing to do it, people will see it, maybe there will really be a day.

After receiving the seal ribbon and the Biyi official mansion, Cui Zheng's hands were a little shaky, and he almost didn't catch it, after changing his clothes, he suddenly felt that his waist was straight, and he didn't delay, so he went directly to the ear room on the side, and asked the official to take the four treasures of the study, and buried them on the case to write the charter.

The rest of the *** Zhi is similar, they are not from scholars, but they are all assigned errands, and the new officials take office, of course, they are motivated, and they immediately rolled up their sleeves and went to do their own things.

After writing the charter, the Department of Commerce sent it up, but Shen Ao didn't look at it much, so he approved it directly, and added a good word to the end.

Quanzhou city is also lively, the pirates finished speaking, but it is beyond everyone's expectations, now a hundred wastes to be revived, the most important thing is to go to sea to make money, the trade yamen has posted a notice, let the sea merchants who plan to go to sea on the first day of next month to report a name, and then count the number of people.

In the past, when the merchants went to sea, they all relied on themselves, or found some fellow villagers to go out together, but now they are behind the navy, but it is still the first time, so there is a burst of discussion, the new policy of the transfer division is mentioned more, in the eyes of the merchants, only this sentence is the most practical, it is a good thing, and they hurriedly went to pay the tax and reported it by the way, and waited to go to sea.

Shen Ao is also busy here, the matter of going to sea is what he is most worried about, he must not make mistakes, the navy must set rules, the merchant ships must also have rules, and by the way, he will go to Suzhou and Hangzhou, and he also specially transferred Zeng Suian to Suzhou and Hangzhou, and asked him to assist him in implementing maritime politics in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Zeng Suian is not very capable, but he is a person with a bottom line, and he is Shen Ao's confidant and friend, but he is not afraid of bad things. Moreover, Shen Ao killed so many people in Quanzhou, he had already frightened the Suzhou and Hangzhou side, and even the Shang Shulang was finished with him, and the pirates were eliminated, and the people of Suzhou and Hangzhou listened to this deed, they were both surprised and felt that it was reasonable, now that Lord Zeng is here, if he doesn't listen to Lord Zeng's words, it will lead the wolf into the room, if the king of Penglai County comes to Suzhou and Hangzhou in person, it will not be so easy to speak.

Therefore, Shen Ao carried out the maritime administration in Quanzhou, set up a special trade department, and Suzhou and Hangzhou and other ports did not dare to slack off, and they changed their faces one after another, and also put forward many official and commercial measures. The officials and businessmen at the various ports also continued to write letters to Bianjing, and the replies in Bianjing were generally scolding Shen Ao for a while, but when they were tired of scolding, the conversation changed, urging these family members to be great good citizens, and never bend the law for personal gain. To support, those who have not paid taxes should quickly make up for the tax money, of course, at the end of the letter, I have to add a sentence, I did this, not because I was afraid of the surname Shen, but because I did it for the sake of the country.

Now the whole Quanzhou is the benchmark, what does Shen Ao do, the major ports will follow up immediately, there will never be delays, the officials and businessmen are also obedient, even if there are complaints, they are hiding in their own study, quietly cursing a few words in a low voice.

Therefore, Shen Ao's maritime policy implemented in Quanzhou did not dare to relax at all, and everything had to be taken into account, and after thinking about it, it was promulgated again, for fear that there would be chaos in Quanzhou, and other ports would also be in chaos.