Gao Shiqing returned to Gaofu almost softly.

"Father, what the hell is going on? Didn't you give those pirates money this year, why were they still robbed? ”

"It was the East China Sea Jiaolong who robbed our ship." Gao Shangshu rubbed his swollen and aching temples.

Gao Shiqing was slightly shocked, but also a little puzzled, "Didn't the East China Sea Jiaolong only rob foreign ships?" ”

The East China Sea Jiaolong has existed in the East China Sea for more than ten years, because he only robbed foreign ships from the Yun Dynasty, and the maritime merchants of the Yun Dynasty have never visited the mountain.

Unexpectedly, for more than ten years, the first time he robbed the sea ship of the Yun Dynasty, he robbed his Gao family.

"Who knows, probably because there are too few foreign ships coming to the Yun Dynasty this year, and they can't eat enough. If I had known, I should have paid some silver to the East China Sea Jiaolong. Thinking of this, Gao Shangshu was stunned.

Although the imported goods are now squeezed by the East China Sea Department Store and cannot be sold at a high price, it is better than empty goods.

"Whose other ship was hijacked?"

"It's a lot, who is the specific family, I don't remember it for my father. Oh, the sea ships of the Marquis of the East have also been robbed. ”

"Can you redeem the goods with silver?"

Gao Shiqing's mind is much clearer now, and he wants to exchange the minimum loss for those goods.

"At least the ship must be redeemed."

A sea ship, especially a large one like the Gao family, costs a million taels of silver for a naked ship, and the Gao family has been operating for more than 20 years before accumulating fifteen sea ships.

"The steward sent someone to negotiate, and the East China Sea Jiaolong asked for five million taels before he was willing to return the ship and the people on board."

Gao Shiqing's breath tightened, "Five million taels!" ”

For today's Gao family, this is simply a sky-high price!

"It's going to have to be done within a month, or they'll sell the boat."

"Can't you transfer the water army from Fuzhou to crusade?" Gao Shiqing's pupils shrank slightly, full of gloom, "My son, I'll go into the palace to find His Royal Highness and the crown prince, and go up together." You contact the officials who have been hijacked by the East China Sea Dragons. If you act quickly, you might even be able to get the goods back. ”

The other party asked for too much silver, so it could only be resorted to force.

The next day, in the court, dozens of officials, led by the crown prince and the four princes, knelt down and begged the emperor to order the governor of Fuzhou to send troops to encircle and suppress the pirates, and the dragon of the East China Sea.

The Emperor had already received news that many ships had been robbed by a pirate named Jiaolong of the East China Sea.

"Siege and suppression of pirates?" The emperor shook the fold in his hand, and the corners of his mouth curled into a sneering arc, "Prince, do you know how much military spending needs to be allocated every time the imperial court moves troops?" ”

The crown prince has been in power for more than three years, and the war in northern Xinjiang has not been settled, how can he not know the amount of military funds allocated by the imperial court to northern Xinjiang every year?

Xie Shangshu sneered silently.

The emperor threw the fold to the ground in front of the crown prince, "If you can make up fifteen million taels, I will order the army." ”

Aren't these people all rich, so let's make up their own money to encircle and suppress pirates!

When he saw this twist, the emperor was so angry that he wanted to kick the prince over.

The crown prince came out of this head completely for the purpose of conquering the Eastern Marquis.

He is the emperor, how can he not know that the Marquis of Zhengdong has recruited troops privately?

In just a few months, an additional 30,000 people were recruited. Those people didn't report to the imperial court, and the Marquis of Zhengdong thought that he hid people in the mountains, didn't he know?

Zheng Donghou wants to learn from Xie!

Not to mention that the household department is empty, he can't take out so much silver, even if the money and rice are rotten in the household treasury, it is impossible for him to send this soldier.

The crown prince is already a prince, if there is another maternal uncle with hundreds of thousands of strong soldiers in his hands, can he, the emperor, still sleep well?

The fourth son is too, for a little profit, he actually helped the prince, he is as stupid as a pig!

"It was ordered that the ports of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fuzhou should be closed, and no ships were allowed to enter or leave."

The emperor left this holy edict and left the Jinluan Hall with his sleeves brushed up.

The crown prince and others made an invitation, but instead of allowing the emperor to send troops, they were ordered that no ship could enter or leave the port.

It's really a recipe for stealing chickens!

Xie Shangshu and Chu Hui looked at each other and smiled.

These people were carried away by the silver, and even the emperor's jealousy was forgotten, and they deserved to end up like this!

Gao Shangshu father and son left the Jinluan Hall with white faces.

"Father, what's next?"

"Let's find a way to make up the money."

The emperor refused to send troops, so they could only scrape together money to redeem the ships and people, and they couldn't really let those sea ships drift, right?

Those sea ships plus people are worth 20 million taels!

"But I can't get the silver out of the house~"

Even if it is the mother's place, it only costs tens of thousands of taels of silver, and if you want a large amount, unless you use the mother's dowry......

A woman's dowry will not be used by a serious family, unless the husband's family reaches the point of life and death, otherwise it will be laughed at for a lifetime.

Gao Shangshu frowned and muttered for a while, "Didn't the Donghai Department Store also invest a million taels, take it back with interest, and then let your mother take out the dowry...... If that's not enough, show some news to the officials below. ”

This is to let the officials below come to confess.

"The Ship ...... of the Four Princes"

The four princes, who had three seagoing ships, were also robbed.

Gao Shangshu gritted his teeth, "Let's pay the ransom together." ”

The ransom for fifteen ships was out, and it was not bad for the four princes. The future glory and wealth of the Gao family are all on the four princes, and they must not annoy him.

In the Fengzao Palace.

The prince kicked and smashed the dwarf table in front of him.

"Father actually let us use our own money to fight pirates, Father is poor and crazy, right?"

The queen closed her eyes slightly, but did not speak.

Last night, her son said that he wanted to make a fold, but she didn't agree. She has been married to the emperor for decades and knows the emperor's mind better than her son.

The emperor was afraid of all the soldiers, even his own brother-in-law.

The royal family has no father and son, let alone a wife!

The reason why she didn't stop her son was just to confirm that the emperor knew about her brother's private conscription. After a try, the queen broke out in a cold sweat in the summer.

"Go and collect some money, and send it to your uncle quickly, so that you can redeem those ships."

With the sea vessels here, we can continue to make money in the coming year. If there are no sea ships, all the expenses of the Eastern Army in the future will be entrusted to their mother and son. Where did their mother and son get all that much silver?

The prince suddenly made a bitter face, "Where can I get the silver?" ”

Twenty sea ships, the ransom is seven million taels, which is more than the Gao family.

It was also in these years that the price of imported goods was getting higher and higher, and the Marquis of Zhengdong threw money into the sea ships when he had silver. All the family was on the twenty ships. No one thought that the East China Sea Jiaolong, who had never robbed only foreign ships, would attack the maritime merchants of the Yun Dynasty.

The prince had already collected one million before, and he had already searched the following officials, and if he did it again, the officials below would not be able to stand it.

"If you really can't make it up, take back the money you put in the Tokai Department Store. plus the profit sharing, two million, and sell a few more Zhuangzi, enough to make up three million taels. Your uncle's side will think of a way to redeem the ship first. ”

On this day, as soon as Xie Xun arrived at the Donghai Department Store, the money manager came to report, saying that the prince and Gao Shiqing were in the hospitality room, waiting to see him.

Xie Xun inspected various workshops last night and worked all night, and came a little later during the day. The crown prince and the Gao family have already sent people to ask for the silver and profit of the shares.