When Zhang Beichen's boat approached the shore, Jiang Chan and Jiang Shan immediately caught up with it.

"Zhang Beichen, you're finally back!" Jiang Chan had joy on her face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." Zhang Beichen said with a smile.

Jiang Chan realized that something was wrong, but she didn't refute it.

"Mr. Zhang, will this journey go smoothly?" Jiang Shan asked.

"It's very smooth, I've opened up the route to Yan Country on this trip, and King Yan has agreed to trade with us!" Zhang Beichen said.

"Really?" Jiang Shan was very surprised, it was already a rare thing for Zhang Beichen to return smoothly, and if he sold a private salt, he could still get the attention of King Yan?

"Please come on board and have a look!" Zhang Beichen said mysteriously.

The two boarded the ship, and the sailors opened the cabin, which was full of grain and porcelain.

Jiang Shan's eyes glared at the boss, and he exclaimed: "The income of your trip is worth the income of the old man's entire fiefdom for three years!" ”

Zhang Beichen said: "Now our ships are still too small, too few, if there are enough ships, the income will be dozens of times!" ”

"That's amazing!" Jiang Chan said, "In this way, maybe we can really save enough capital to restore the country!" ”

……

After the first trade, you will use all the proceeds to build ships and recruit sailors. Your fleet has doubled in size, and you have started trading at sea again. 】

[A year later, your fleet has dozens of ships and thousands of people, and you not only sell sea salt, but also transport grain and porcelain from Yan to sell, and you have earned a lot of money through bilateral trade. 】

At this time, in Jimo City, the county guard Tian Zhe had already noticed the smuggling fleet active on the Jimo Seashore.

"What's the matter, in Jimo City, there is such a huge smuggling fleet? Where the hell are these thieves? Tian Zhe questioned his subordinates.

The subordinate replied, "They are hiding on an island, and they come and go quickly, and it is really difficult to track. ”

"They must be caught, starting today, all the official ships in Jimo City will be dispatched, and all ships coming to Hong Kong will be checked, and once the thieves are found, they will be arrested immediately!" Tian Zhe ordered.

These smuggling boats earn all the tax money from him and Qi State!

"Yes!"

[Jimo City began to strictly investigate smuggling, and dispatched official ships to patrol. 】

[You relied on the money and grain earned from commerce and trade to buy many officials, so that the official ships could not catch you at all, and the smuggling behavior not only did not decrease, but intensified, that is, many officials and nobles in Mocheng were involved, and even Tian Zhe's family members were secretly involved. 】

The profits of maritime trade are too rich, and the sea salt here can earn dozens of times the difference as long as it is transported to Yan Kingdom!

And when the porcelain of Yanguo is shipped back, it can also earn dozens of times, or even a hundred times the profit!

In addition, Zhang Beichen also ordered people to open up routes to Vietnam, as well as routes from the Yangtze River and the Yellow River into the interior.

The scale of maritime trade is getting bigger and bigger, and the small island is now home to tens of thousands of sailors and their families, and even has a bustling market here!

……

"Rubbish, a bunch of rubbish!" Tian Zhe was furious, he asked the account room to settle the accounts today, and found that the tax revenue of Jimo City was reduced by fifty percent!

What is this concept? You must know that Jimo City is the second largest city in Qi State, second only to the capital!

Fifty percent of the tax is enough to feed an army!

"This official will personally go out to capture the pirates!" Tian Zhe has stereotyped this group of people as pirates, although they don't rob houses, but the money they smuggle and steal, in his opinion, it is all the money that belongs to the Tian family!

[Jimocheng County Shoutian began to personally supervise the affairs of trade and shipping, and he ordered people to transfer all the official ships to patrol the sea area day and night to beware of pirates. 】

……

On the island, trade has been affected recently due to the actions of the ruts.

You must know that this island is not suitable for grain cultivation because of its small size, and there are only salt pans on the island, so you must rely on commerce and trade to survive.

Therefore, the cessation of trade is an extremely dangerous thing for everyone.

"Zhang Beichen, we have to take the initiative!" Jiang Chan at this time is completely different from a few years ago.

Jiang Chan a few years ago looked soft and weak. But after a few years of living at sea, her skin has turned wheat, and she looks very capable.

Jiang Chan began to sail on the ship in the first year, and the scenery along the way made her fall in love with sailing with the ship. The current Jiang Chan is also a qualified "pirate captain", whether she speaks or acts, she is a little hearty.

"What does the king want?" Zhang Beichen asked.

Jiang Chan snorted lightly: "Didn't Tian Zhe think that he could block the sea area? Then bomb him and sink all his ships, and in the future, only our ships will be able to go to sea in Jimo City! ”

It's not that Jiang Chan is inflated, but that she really has this strength now.

After the development of the fleet, Zhang Beichen immediately selected a site in a hidden place, built a shipbuilding workshop, and began to build large ships. At the same time, an artillery workshop was built to supply ammunition.

At this time, water warfare can basically only shoot arrows at each other across the boat, or get close to the boat to fight, and the role of artillery is greater than on the shore!

"Good! Nachen immediately mobilized his ships and prepared for battle! Zhang Beichen also felt that he could try.

……

[You have mobilized more than 1,000 large and small ships to approach the port of Jimo City. 】

Among them, there are 100 ships that can fight, and the rest are fishing boats. However, compared to it, the official ships in Jimo City are even worse, and their largest large-wing ship, in front of the "King Qi" that Jiang Chan is riding, is just an underage child.

Tian Zhe soon received a call from his subordinates: "My lord, the pirates are coming!" ”

"What? Do they still dare to come? I'm worried that I can't find them! Tell the order to attack and annihilate this group of pirates! Tian Zhe couldn't wait for a long time, and immediately went to battle with his soldiers.

When he boarded the ship "Big Wing" and saw the pirate fleet, he was shocked!

On the surface of the sea, more than 1,000 ships are heading towards the harbor together!

There are a lot of them, but they don't pose much of a threat!

The key is to lead those big ships!

Tian Zhe has seen such a big wear for the first time in his life, and the length of his bare body has reached one or two hundred feet! More than twice as many as big-winged boats!

And on this ship, there is actually a wooden building!

Can you build a pavilion on a ship? This subverts Tian Zhe's cognition! As the county warden of Jimo City, he also knows a lot about ships.

Such a large ship can easily be destroyed by wind and waves, and how can it be rushed?

Tian Zhe couldn't figure it out, but at this time, the pirates were already approaching the port.

"My lord, what now?" The subordinates were already panicking, and judging from the ships alone, it seemed that they were no match for each other.

"What's the panic?" Tian Zhe stabilized his mind and said, "There are tens of thousands of soldiers behind us!" Lean on the harbor and repel them! ”

"Yes!" Tian Zhe thought to himself that as long as he was close to the port and there were sergeants on the shore to shoot arrows to assist in the attack, it should not be a problem.

However, when they actually started fighting the pirates, Tian Zhe realized that his knowledge had completely fallen behind.

The enemy does not attack with arrows and crossbows at all, but with artillery!

Their ships could not reach the opposite side at all, and the artillery of the opposing side could easily destroy their wooden boats!

Their ships don't have keels, they are far less sturdy than the pirates' ships, and they will sink if they take a shot!

"Your Majesty, that's Tian Qu's ship!" Zhang Beichen discovered the command ship among the official ships.

Jiang Chan was overjoyed and shouted excitedly: "Soldiers, fire a cannon at this king and bombard this rebellious minister and thief to death!" ”

She also personally came to the gun compartment to reload ammunition.

"Boom!" A cannon rang out next to the "big wing" ship that Tian withdrew, and the shell did not hit the ship, but the splashing wind and waves made the ship sway, and the ruts were about to be spitted out!

"Withdraw, withdraw!" Tian Zhe had already panicked and hurriedly ordered the ship to return.

"Speed up for this king! Crash, go up and sink him, capture the rut alive! Jiang Chan stood at the bow of the ship, with one foot on the side of the ship, one hand holding a long sword, wearing a royal robe, her hair and royal robe fluttering in the wind, and she was like a pirate captain!

Zhang Beichen was dumbfounded, he never expected that the soft and weak Qi King Jiang Chan had now become such an unruly appearance!

But then again, Jiang Chan has another style at this time!

The ship of the King of Qi was large, and its speed was faster than that of the big wing ship, and in a short time, the King of Qi crashed straight into the big wing ship.

"Crazy, they're crazy!" Tian Zhe only felt dizzy, and then the ship began to roll on its side.

"My lord, the ship is sinking!" The subordinate hurriedly jumped into the sea.

Tian Zhe didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly jumped into the sea.

Jiang Chan was proud and ordered: "Children, catch them all!" Catch the rut alive, and the bounty is 100 taels! ”

Tian Zhe himself is a monk of the eighth realm, his strength is not bad, and he has not drowned.

In the process of arresting him, he also killed several sailors with magic, but he was invincible with two fists and four hands, and after Zhang Beichen got out of the horse, he quickly captured him and tied him to the ship.

"Tian Zhe, do you still recognize this king?" Jiang Chan pointed her sword at him.

Tian Zhe carefully identified the woman in front of him, and after a while, he was shocked: "You are, King Qi?" ”

Tian Zhe has lived in the capital since he was a child, and as Tian Heng's best child, he has naturally seen King Qi many times.

"It's the king!" Jiang Chan said.

"You, you're no longer the King of Qi!" Tian Zhe said stiffly, "Today's Qi country is the Qi country of my Tian family. You're just a pirate, and once the king learns about it, he'll soon send troops to wipe you out!" ”

"Joke!" Jiang Chan sneered, "Is it just your big wing boat?" ”

"Oh, by the way, almost all of the big winged ships of the Qi Kingdom are in Jimo City, and now they have all been destroyed, what will Tian Heng do to fight this king?"

Tian Zhe was not convinced, and said: "Then you will stay at sea for the rest of your life and be a turtle with a shrunken head!" ”

"Really? That king will lay down Jimo City today, let you see, who is the real king of Qi country! Jiang Chan is now a little more domineering than before, which was raised in the "pirate career".

"Go on the offensive, go ashore, and attack Jimo City!" Jiang Chan ordered.

In the battle at sea, Jiang Chan and Zhang Beichen were almost perfect.

And on the shore, there are tens of thousands of defenders in Jimo City, whose strength should not be underestimated. And on the shore, the ships will not play a role, and the forces on their side are less than half of the opponent's!

Jiang Chan didn't do it on a whim, before attacking, she had already arranged for Jiang Shan to get up.

After getting the money, Jiang Shan has been secretly recruiting troops, and now his fiefdom already has a private army.

At this time, at this time, the private soldiers were marching towards Jimo City and attacking Jimo City.

And inside Jimo City, the officials and nobles involved in smuggling also secretly helped each other because they were given evidence by Zhang Beichen and did not want to lose the huge profits.

[The battle to attack Jimo City began, and the landing battle was extremely difficult, and the defenders of Jimo City were strong. 】

[At this time, the nobles in Jimo City sent people to open the city gate and create chaos. Jiang Shan's private soldiers broke into the city, and the defenders lost their rear, and they began to fall into a disadvantage. 】

At this time, Jiang Chan stood at the head of the city and shouted: "Soldiers, this king is Jiang Chan, the king of Qi!" Na Tian Heng rebelled and usurped the throne. Those of you who do not know are not guilty, but if you surrender immediately and pledge allegiance to the king, the king will treat you as a people, and you will all be innocent! ”

The sailors were also chanting Long live King Qi.

Those defenders, seeing that they were already defeated, and the other party did not seem to be a pirate, but a real King of Qi, since this was the case, there was no psychological pressure to surrender.

So, the defender generals surrendered directly to Jiang Chan with the remaining more than 20,000 defenders.

In this regard, Jiang Chan and Zhang Beichen won the second largest city in Qi and the largest port in the world, Jimo City!

[After capturing Jimo City, you immediately begin to block the land communication arteries between Jimo City and the outside world and resume maritime trade. 】

Jiang Chan transformed the mansion of Jimo County Shou into her temporary palace, but she was still used to living on a boat, as if it was more secure.

……

The news of the loss of Jimo City soon spread to the capital of Qi State.

Tian Heng was furious when he learned the news: "Jimo City, with 100,000 elite soldiers, can actually be taken away by a group of pirates!" ”

"Your Majesty, it's Jiang Chan, she really didn't die!" Tian Wei reminded.

"She must be eliminated, she will not die for a day, and this king will not be at peace for a day!" Tian Heng said, "Tian Xie, you immediately lead the troops to Jimo, and you must bring back Jiang Chan's head!" ”

"Yes!"

[Tian Wei transferred more than 100,000 troops to Jimo City. 】

In Jimo City, Zhang Beichen has already begun to prepare.

The strongest thing about Jimo City compared to other cities is that if the enemy does not have water power, it will be difficult to blockade Jimo City!

Because Jimo City is backed by the sea, as long as it relies on the continuous supply of supplies by sea, even if the enemy besieges the city, it will not work.

You begin to fortify the city's defenses, especially the port area. 】

When Tian Wei led the army to kill, Jimo City had already closed the city gates, and tens of thousands of soldiers were strictly guarded, leaving only the waterway as a passage.

[Tian Evil began to attack the city, that is, the defense of Mocheng City was strong, and Tian Evil could not attack it for a long time. 】

Tian Xie is also a famous general in the world, but now he is facing Jimo City.

In the military account, he was consulting with a group of generals.

"Now the strong attack can't take Jimo City, and the siege doesn't work." Tian Wei said, "How will Ben go back and explain to the king?" ”

The general said: "General, the Ink Thieves have been relying on the port to transport supplies. If we can raid from the port, we can take this city! ”