Kai Fu Han

Chapter 357
March 26, Jianghua Bay.

The navy's two fleets and twenty transport ships acted separately.

The fleet stopped in the waters of Yanpyeong Island, about 120 miles away from Ganghwa Island, and [-] miles away from the mouth of the Yecheng River.

Twenty transport ships continued to move forward without the escort of warships, and finally entered the Licheng River on the 27th and docked at Kaijing West Port.

According to the previous trade process, after the transport ship docked, Jiang Dahu, the agent of the Xinghan League in Kaijing, was responsible for the entire trade process.

The materials on the ship were distributed and sold to Goryeo's underwriters, and then the previously ordered basic raw materials (grain, wood, ore) were loaded onto the ship and transported back to Penglai.

But the situation in Kaijing Westport seems to be a little different this time.

As soon as four ships of the fleet docked, tax officials from Goryeo's Kajing boarded the ships and confiscated all the goods on board in the name of tax evasion.

Even the 16-year-old cargo ship on the Yeseong River was not spared. Ten Korean ships in front and behind blocked the river, making the sixteen cargo ships unable to move.Jiang Dahu, who came to respond, was also arrested.

The captains on the twenty ships thought that before they separated from the fleet, Liu Xinqi repeatedly warned them not to resist if the Koreans made trouble and rob ships and goods. Saving their lives was the first priority, and they must ensure that no one was killed or injured.

Seeing that these Goryeo officers and soldiers had no intention of killing, the captains quickly organized their crews, fully cooperated with the Goryeo officers and soldiers, and handed over twenty ships and all the cargo on board.

"I didn't expect these Han people to be so courageous. I really don't know how you were captured from the city by them last time. Your father is also incompetent, and he was still able to be attacked by them."

There were more than a dozen young people in gorgeous clothes standing on the shore, and one of them standing in the middle said to Wang Hao.

"What the prince said is, how can our family be compared with the families of all the young masters? These Han people were probably frightened when they saw that you could organize twenty ships to seize the ship, and you could also organize so many officers and soldiers on the shore." Wang Hao smiled. Flattery.

"But you still have some brains. You know how to deal with us this time. I won't treat you badly when the time comes. You will definitely make back the money your family used to redeem your life." The young prince looked at Wang Hao and said with approval. .

After a while, a servant came over to report. His face looked very nervous and his voice was shaking.

"Your Majesty, according to preliminary statistics, the value of the goods on these twenty ships exceeds 30 taels of silver."

"What! So many!"

"Didn't you say there are only tens of thousands taels?"

Some young people in the crowd were shocked by the huge amount.

...

"Have you made the statistics clearly?" the young prince asked the servant.

"It has been confirmed. The value of the valuables alone exceeds 30 taels of silver." The servant replied.

"Didn't you say that the value of each shipment is around 5 taels? Why are there so many this time?" The young prince turned to Wang Hao and asked.

"I don't know, maybe they haven't been here for a while, so they came here this time to transport all the goods they had accumulated before." Wang Hao replied carefully, looking at his expression, he was also a little confused.

"What should I do?" a young man asked.

"Yes, the amount is so huge, can we suppress it?" another person echoed.

...

"Okay, don't argue anymore. Now that the matter is over, we can't return the ship to those Han people." The young prince should be the leader of the second generation of these young people, and he concluded the coffin with one sentence:

"We will arrange for the unloading of the goods first, and then we will bring in the fathers of each family. I don't think anyone will be tempted by such a large amount of property."

Judging from the meaning reflected in the words, this ship arrest incident was organized by these second generation people without telling their families.

"That's all we can do. I'll tell my father when I get back today." "Me too. Now I'm a little worried that people from the Xinghan League will come to take revenge."

"Yes, with so much property, no one will just let it go if they lose it."

...

Listening to everyone's discussion, the young prince was a little nervous, but he couldn't give up halfway. Looking at so many belongings, if he was asked to let go, he probably wouldn't be able to do it even if he killed him.

"Come to my house in the evening and we will discuss it again. The last time we allowed the Han people to attack the shore was because we were unprepared. We will definitely not make the same mistake this time. If we hand over some of these belongings to the court, then there will naturally be an army of the court to deal with them. The revenge fleet of the Han League." Wang Hao came up with a strategy that he thought was suitable.

"That's all it takes."

"Hey, I feel a little bad."

...

Others had a vague feeling that the matter might not be so simple and let it go, but when faced with the property worth 30 taels at their fingertips, they were all fascinated.

But none of them considered how the Xinghan League, which had its ship impounded and lost 30 taels, could just let things go.

……

Yeonpyeong Island waters.

"The ship has been detained and everyone has been taken away." On the Dengzhou, Liu Xinyuan reported to Liu Xinqihui.

"Gao Yuan, order the fleet to set sail for Haikou County." Liu Xinqi immediately ordered Gao Yuan after hearing this.

After Gao Yuan walked away, Liu Xinyuan asked in a low voice: "Is this too risky? If the Koreans get confused, our captured people may suffer casualties."

"They are just asking for money, and the possibility of casualties is very small. Moreover, there are soldiers arranged in advance on the cargo ship. As long as the detained crew members do not enter the city, those soldiers can protect the personal safety of the crew members." Liu Xinqi replied.

"What if we enter the city?" Liu Xinyuan asked again.

"Don't worry, they have our people inside and can't enter the city."

……

Opening of Westport, Beijing.

"These Han people will be left to you. Don't let them go yet. They are also a bargaining chip in our hands." The young prince said to Wang Hao.

"Don't worry, I'll have one of my father's cronies lead the troops to guard the place. The security will be perfect and no one can escape." Wang Hao assured, patting his chest.

"You'd better keep an eye on it, don't let anyone escape and notify the Xinghan League in advance, so we can be passive." The young prince urged again.

"Okay, then I won't go tonight. I'll just watch outside the city." Wang Hao replied.

The crew members on twenty ships were detained in a warehouse outside the city. Wang Hao arranged for people to entertain them with good food and drink, but restricted their freedom.

On the evening of the 27th, more than a dozen second-generation parents who learned the news gathered at the young prince's mansion.

"My lord, we really can't do this. We'd better put the people back quickly. You don't know how powerful those Han fleets are." A middle-aged man persuaded.

"No matter how powerful the fleet is, can it still sail ashore?" The young prince didn't care.

"Even if you evade taxes, you will be fined at most. If you seize someone else's goods worth 30 taels of silver this time, those Han people will definitely not let it go."

(End of this chapter)