In the autumn of the first year of Jianwu of the Great Song Dynasty, along the coast of Zhejiang, Qingyuan Mansion, Meicen Mountain, and Putuo Mountain in the Zhoushan Islands in later generations.

The four counties of Wenzhou, Taizhou, Mingzhou and Yuezhou along the coast of Zhejiang have vast seaways and are infested with pirates. Since the establishment of the Naval Academy by the Coastal Control Division and the expansion of military training, the force of pirates has long been dying of life.

Since the third year of Xingqing, the navy of the Great Song Dynasty Coastal Control Division has stepped up its efforts to exterminate pirates in the South and Indian Oceans, and basically eliminated pirates in the Chinese and foreign seas. As for the big pirates Zhu Qing and his gang in the Zhoushan Islands on the eastern coast of the Great Song Dynasty and Zhejiang, there was only one stronghold left, Meicen Mountain.

It's not that the Great Song Dynasty sailors couldn't capture Meicen Mountain, it's just that in the past few years, the goals of the Great Song Dynasty sailors have been on the colonization of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, including Africa, but it has given Zhu Qing and others, the great pirates of the Zhoushan Islands, a ray of life.

The sea breeze is gentle, the sea is sparkling, and several tall sea ships head towards Hangzhou Bay in the north. This is a merchant ship from the Great Food Merchant, carrying spices from the South Seas, and the destination is Lin'an Mansion, the largest gold cave in the Great Song Dynasty.

"Big official, this time when you come to Lin'an Mansion, you can make a lot of money!"

In the cabin, the servant complimented the owner.

"It's not as good as it used to be. Emperor Song advocated frugality, investigated and dealt with corruption, and the tariffs of Quanzhou Port were high, and those Great Song royal families made us stumbling everywhere. There are far fewer people buying these valuable things. ”

The owner of the ship is dressed in gorgeous clothes and has an extraordinary bearing, only his appearance is high, his nose is deep, and his face is full of beard, which is very different from the Song people.

"Daguan, we have money and sea ships, and we will sell whatever the Song people lack. The spice business is not good, so let's do something else. Now the sea of Nanyang is full of sailors of the Great Song Dynasty, who are not afraid of pirates and small countries along the way. There are so many people in the Great Song Dynasty, and in such a big place, there are many things that can make money! ”

Follow the master to the north and south, drift across the ocean, and the people are also well-informed.

I have to say that since the Great Song Dynasty rectified Quanzhou Port a few years ago, the profits of luxury goods such as spices have been getting lower and lower. And the great food merchants who once crisscrossed the ocean were also replaced by the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty.

The port and city departments of the Great Song Dynasty raised the import tariffs on spices, ivory, and rare birds and animals, from the original 12 out of 10 to 5 out of 10. The high import tariffs of up to 50% have also made them big food merchants complain.

When the import tariff on goods is high, the price will naturally increase, and the number of buyers will naturally decrease.

On the other hand, the Great Song Dynasty greatly reduced import tariffs and encouraged imports of grain, horses, sulfur, gold, silver, iron and copper ore.

Similarly, for the export of porcelain, silk, tea, including soap, soap, bone china and other materials of the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty court reduced export tariffs and stimulated exports, so that the domestic exports of the Great Song Dynasty increased sharply, and the entire South Sea and Indian Ocean were the merchant ships of the Great Song Dynasty, and the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty replaced the Great Food Merchants and merchants from various countries, becoming the only existence in the Great Ocean.

Of course, this is also related to the powerful Great Song Water Division. With the protection of the Song army's warships, Longmen (Singapore), Manila (Philippines), Guawa (Indonesia), Bo Ni (Borneo), Australia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and Africa, whether they were Song merchants or foreign merchants, were all given due protection and ensured the smooth flow of maritime trade routes.

"You're right, Da Song is a lot of good things! I'm going to think about it and see what I do in the future. ”

The owner picked up his teacup and thought about it.

The young shipowner, Pu Shou Geng, was a great cannibal, an Arab merchant who lived in Champa (present-day southern Vietnam) in his first life, originally lived in Guangzhou and later migrated to Quanzhou, where he had been engaged in maritime trade for generations. His father, Pu Kaizong, once served as the chief bookkeeper of Anxi County, and was awarded the official title of "Chengjielang" by the Song court for his meritorious trade.

Pu Shougeng is proficient in Arabic and Champong, and Chinese is naturally not a problem. With the eradication of several major forces in Quanzhou by the Song Dynasty, some merchants who colluded with its officials and merchants were hit, and the Pu Shougeng family rose rapidly, relying on maritime trade, accumulating a lot of wealth, and having some fame in Quanzhou Port.

It's just that with the rise of the Great Song Dynasty sailors, the Great Song Dynasty maritime merchants have become the substitutes for the Great Food Merchants and control almost the entire maritime trade.

"Daguanren, from the Great Song Dynasty to the Great Food, is now a smooth road, there are ports of supply along the way, and there are sailors of the Great Song Dynasty to protect it, it used to take two years to go back and forth, but now it only takes one and a half years. The South China Sea is full of merchant ships of the Great Song Dynasty, but it is lively! ”

"I'm also from Song!"

Pu Shougeng glared at his subordinates and said dissatisfiedly, as if he minded his identity very much.

Carry a boatload of porcelain, silk, tea, and new gadgets of the Great Song Dynasty to the Great Song Dynasty, and then carry the horses and medicinal materials of the Great Song Dynasty back to the Great Song Dynasty, and the round trip will take no more than two years at most, and you can have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime. Such huge profits made the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty rush to it, and the rise of exports could not be suppressed for a while.

Of course, he is also a participant and beneficiary of it.

"Big official, is there anything new in this "China Daily"?"

The servant stood aside and asked curiously.

"This is ...... Do you also read newspapers? ”

Pu Shougeng raised his head and looked at his subordinates in surprise.

These lowly poor bastards, he is also literate?

"The villain likes to watch the things of the world and the north of the world, the newspapers thrown away in the house, the next person has collected some, and he will take a look at it when he has time, and the picture will be lively."

The subordinate smiled, and there was a hint of pride in his expression.

"It's nothing, that is, the Great Song Dynasty has recovered the Western Xia, and the Western Xia has now become the nineteenth road of the Great Song Dynasty, the Western Xia Road."

Pu Shougeng nodded and said casually.

From occupying Hexi to recovering the entire Western Xia, the Great Song Dynasty wanted to regain the lost territory by force.

Perhaps the next step is Henan and the land of two rivers.

"The Great Song Emperor is really wise and powerful! Needless to say, it was those officers of the Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Hall who charged into battle to recover Western Xia! ”

The subordinate immediately became excited, and his voice unconsciously rose a few degrees.

With the new policy of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, he founded the Jinling Lecture Hall and rectified the border army, so as to recover the lost territory.

If it was like that, I wouldn't have gotten it back.

"Do you also know about the Jinling Martial Arts Hall?"

Pu Shougeng was surprised again.

It seems that the next person really understands a lot. It seems that this newspaper is really powerful, so that the people of the Great Song Dynasty can understand the affairs of the world without going out.

"Not only the Jinling Lecture Hall, but also the Jinling University Hall, the Jinling Normal School, and the Great Song Naval Master School, all of which were personally run by the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. The generals in the northwest, Cao Youwen brothers, Yu Jue, Wang Jian, Lu Wende, etc., are all the emperor's favorite generals in Jinling. If the villain is not old, he also wants to join in the fun! ”

The subordinate had a smile on his face, but there was a hint of longing in his eyes.

The four university halls of the Great Song Dynasty, coupled with the branch halls in various places, attracted thousands of young people, and he was only in his early twenties, and naturally he was no exception.

In fact, he wanted to go too, but habit and cowardice kept him from taking this step.

"Hexi Road, Xixia Road, you said that we should go there to do business and sell spices there, what will happen?"

Pu Shougeng's eyes rolled, and it was another thought.

"This little man doesn't know. We haven't been to Xixia, and we're not familiar with it. However, the northwest is barren and far less prosperous than Lin'an City and Jinling City. Maybe it would be nice to go to Sichuan. ”

The subordinate smiled all over his face, noncommittal.

Accustomed to overseas trade, it may be difficult to switch to mainland business. In addition, spices are luxuries, and only those rich and noble families can afford them. Northwest, it is estimated that it is not a good choice.

Pu Shougeng nodded, if you want to do business in the northwest, I'm afraid it will not be easy. However, there are few businessmen there, and it is easy to buy and sell, so you can try it when you go back.

Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded outside, and people were in an uproar, and it seemed that there was chaos.

"Go out and have a look!"

Pu Shougeng was shocked, stood up, strode out, and followed closely.

Listening to this warning, it seems that you have encountered pirates.

On the ship, the lookout on the mast blew his whistle and at the same time waved his arms and shouted hoarsely.

"There are pirates! There are pirates! ”

The sailors on deck were in a panic, messy and overwhelmed.

"Panic what!"

Pu Shougeng walked out of the cabin, he looked at the pirate ships coming from all directions on the sea, and his expression was calm.

The pirate ship is still far away, and it has reached the sea area of Wengzhou, less than a hundred miles ahead, which is the Song Army's naval army.

Aren't pirates exterminated, how can there be remnants of sins?

"Big official, what should I do?"

The pirates were fierce and vicious, brandishing swords and guns, and seemed to be roaring wildly, and their faces were full of panic.

"Continue to move forward and go straight to the Song Army Sailor Dazhai in Dinghai!"

Pu Shougeng said coldly, his demeanor was still the same, and his face was calm.

Merchant ships are as tall as buildings, and even if pirates catch up, they will not be so easy to capture.

It seems that the Song army cleared the sea, and these pirates were in a hurry, so they chose to do it offshore.

The ships of the sea accelerated forward, and the pirate ships besieged, in all directions, closely in pursuit.

"II...... The head of the house, the ...... of the official army Beacon Smoke! ”

On the pirate ship, a small minion pointed to the smoke rising from the western islands and shouted in horror.

"Let's go!"

The second master was so frightened that he could no longer care about plundering the ships, and immediately commanded the pirates to row away.

The current Great Song Dynasty Navy is well-trained and has sharp firearms, but it is not a soft-footed shrimp, once it is surrounded, it will be more than lucky.

Smoke billowed from the beacons, and countless Song warships appeared on the sea, and the huge warships were formidable, and their warships surrounded them from the north and south, and approached the pirates' ships.

At the same time, on the Song army's warship, a cannon rolled out of the cannon window, and the muzzle of the cannon was faint, like a devouring beast, and the Song army on the ship was in a hurry, as if it was loading ammunition.

"Quick! Get out! ”

The second master's face was pale, and he almost roared.

Once the Song army opened fire, the warship accelerated, and it was difficult to escape.

As the two sides approached each other, the ships approached rapidly, and the pirates, with pale faces, rowed their oars desperately and fled outward.

"Pong! Disheveled! Disheveled! ”

Suddenly, the Song army's warship was filled with gunsmoke and the sound of artillery, several pirate ships were hit one after another, sawdust flew on the ship, several large holes were smashed, and the pirates on the deck were blurred and planted.

"Quickly row, rush out of the ...... for Lao Tzu"

Before the words of the second master fell, the cannon sound of "Pengpeng" continued to sound, the pirate ships on the sea were constantly hit, the pirates screamed continuously, and pirates were constantly hit by artillery, flesh and blood flew sideways, and people kept falling into the water, like dumplings.

The warships of the two sides approached, and the warships of the Song army flew like thunderstorms of the pirates, and the rumbling explosions and screams were everywhere.

The pirate ships that fled to the open sea, without exception, were quickly caught up by the tall warships of the Song army, and were either hit by artillery or under the indiscriminate bombardment of earth-shaking thunder, and soon became fragmented, with debris and slabs, and floating everywhere on the sea.

But there were still pirate ships that broke out of the siege and desperately fled towards the pirate lair in Metzen Mountain. The Song warships behind followed closely.

On the merchant ship, seeing the pirates crying and howling, and the pirate ships were sunk one after another, the sailors and the merchants on the ship were cheering and jubilant.

"The sailor of the Great Song Dynasty is too powerful!"

The people cheered, but Pu Shougeng was calm, as if he took all this for granted.

The vast South China Sea and the Indian Ocean were swept by the Song army's sailors, not to mention the Song lands such as the Zhoushan Islands.

"Listen up, the people on board! We are the sailors of the Great Song Dynasty Coastal Control Division, follow our warship to Qingyuan Mansion! ”

A Song warship approached the merchant ship, and the Song army general on it shouted loudly, directing the warship forward to escort the merchant ship.

"Long live the Great Song!"

"Long live the Great Song Dynasty official army!"

The people on the merchant ship cheered, and the merchant ship followed the Song warship and headed in the direction of Hangzhou Bay.

Pu Shougeng shook his head, what is there to cheer about? With the strong ships and guns of the Great Song Naval Division, it is not a piece of cake to deal with these pirates who are still using swords and guns.