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Chapter 405: Don’t be afraid, Mr. Zhang, Yuyan comes from a martial arts family, so it’s normal to know some kung fu!

Maritime trade in the Central Plains has been on the rise since the Song Dynasty. The products of China were exported to foreign countries, and the profits were tenfold.

China's silk, tea, and porcelain are high-value trade items in any era. During the Song Dynasty, these trades were actively developed and taxed by the court, so the court became very rich. The only thing worthy of praise is the economy. .

After the Southern Song Dynasty, the Mongols entered China and were "tolerant" to the local areas. The benefits of maritime trade were gradually monopolized by wealthy merchants and wealthy families in coastal areas.

Zheng He of the Yongle Dynasty went to the Western Seas and got a share of the maritime trade. However, there was a problem in the specific operation. The voyages to the Western Seas were made in the form of tribute. Not only did he not make much money, but he also gave away a lot of money and silk. This is... so the voyages to the West were stopped during the Chenghua Dynasty.

Officials stopped sailing to the West, but the private sector did not stop the smuggling trade.

Although the laws of the Ming Dynasty strictly prohibited private export trade, driven by interests, all laws were empty words.

Now along the southeastern coast, many wealthy people are engaged in smuggling trade. In addition, as various internal problems occurred frequently in the Ming Dynasty, poor people living in poverty, military households who escaped from the guards, some gentry who had failed in their official career, and impoverished scholars were all mixed in.

As time went by, several forces united to form a relatively large armed smuggling group, also known as the Maritime Merchant Group.

Among these maritime business groups, one of them is a well-known gang in the southeast, the Giant Whale Gang. A Jianghu gang specializing in shipping seems to have some relationship with the imperial court.

Why did Xu Xin know so clearly? This is naturally because the Wang family can also be considered a member of the Maritime Group. Yuyao shouldn't be too close to Ningbo, and he shouldn't be too familiar with Ningbo Shipping Company or anything like that.

From the capital to Ningbo, they took a boat and changed carriages all the way. In about ten days, the team had arrived somewhere in Ningbo.

The sea breeze was blowing by, mixed with the moist and warm air. Xu Xin was sitting on the carriage, looking at the distant coast, watching a misty smoke drifting from the distance, and there was already a bit of murderous intent in his eyes.

At the end of this coastal road is a small town where fishermen live, but the town is not peaceful and peaceful at the moment.

Puffs of thick black smoke rose up and flew into the air. This was not smoke, but a house burning. The scarlet fire dyed half of the sky red, and the scorching air was scattered in all directions.

When the sea breeze blew, it not only brought out a burst of heat, but also revealed a strong and pungent smell of blood. The fire crackled and burned, and the sound of houses collapsing continued.

In the sea breeze, there were waves of obscene shouts and curses, mixed with the sound of metal and iron clashing with swords, and miserable and helpless cries and howls.

"Master Wang, what happened!"

A young man jumped out from the carriage behind and ran to Xu Xin's side. His name was Zhang Heling, the younger brother of Queen Zhang, and the guy Xu Xin used as a shield.

"Hai pirates? How could it be such a coincidence!"

Xu Xin looked at the seaside in the distance and could see ships one after another. Naturally, what was wreaking havoc in the town was the team of pirates who came off the ships, about a hundred people.

Pirates are a type of bandit unique to coastal areas. They are equipped with swords and guns, rely on fast boats to attack coastal towns, loot, burn and kill, plunder gold and silver property, and rape women to vent their desires. As for the old, weak, women and children, and strong men Massacre them all.

Because the pirate team moved quickly, as soon as the woman obtained the property, she immediately retreated to the ship. By the time the officials arrived, it was often too late, leaving only bones and ruins on the ground. And if there are large groups of pirates, they often gather dozens or hundreds of ships. The number of pirates ranges from thousands to more than ten thousand. They gather at sea and travel hundreds of miles along the coast. They even dare to attack counties and cities and fight with government officials. The army's frontal combat has actually reached the point of being unscrupulous and lawless.

Since the Ming Dynasty, there has been no peace in the sea frontiers. No matter in the early days or in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Japanese pirates were causing huge troubles and causing shocking harm. Precisely because sea pirates are difficult to suppress and prevent, Zhu Yuanzhang chose the easiest way to ban the sea.

But the method of banning the sea is just to restrain one's own hands and abolish one's martial arts. It has no practical use at all. The coastal areas should be chaotic or chaotic. The pirates come and go with ease. They burn, kill and loot too much. They gradually despise the imperial court. Instead, maritime troubles become more serious. More and more serious.

Xu Xin was born in the Wang family of Yuyao in this life, and he knew the secrets of the so-called pirates better than ordinary people. The Japanese pirates among the pirates are also divided into real Japanese and fake Japanese. The real Japanese are genuine Japanese people, while the fake Japanese are Chinese people from various religions and streams in the coastal areas who gather together to become bandits for the sake of profit.

Among the Japanese pirates, there were probably three out of ten genuine Japanese pirates and seven out of ten fake Japanese pirates. In this world of martial arts where various killing techniques exist, pirates are causing more trouble, even more so than the Ming Dynasty, which did not have any supernatural powers.

After all, a good pirate who practices martial arts diligently can easily kill hundreds or even hundreds of civilians with a single sword in his hand. Naturally, this will cause even greater harm.

Xu Xin has always hated pirates and the like. After the Yuyao Wang family developed under his layout, they also attacked pirates in Ningbo. Normally, there would be no such bold guy coming to Ningbo to cross the border again. Unless you came here on purpose.

The pirates from outside suddenly invaded Ningbo, and they happened to run into nobles from the capital such as Xu Xin and Zhang Heling. This incident seemed abnormal, and it was probably some people in the court who were plotting.

Xu Xin was not interested in these, but he naturally hated these raging pirates, so their fate was already doomed.

"Ms. sir, leave those beasts to me and take care of them, okay!"

A soft voice sounded, and the curtains of the carriage were opened, revealing a beautiful face that looked like a delicate white flower. The eyes under the air bangs were so innocent, looking at the group of pirates from a distance, But full of murderous intent.

"Ok!"

When Xu Xin saw that it was Jiang Yuyan, it would be fine. Her martial arts were all trained by Xu Xin himself. If it weren't for the influence brought by Xu Xin that suppressed her development, she would have sucked up Yaoyue, Lianxing and Yan Nantian and other innate masters suddenly became the best in the world.

Her skills are not weak now, but what is lacking is her experience and methods against the enemy, which was originally Jiang Yuyan's shortcomings.

Japan is the best at this, so Xu Xin brought several beautiful concubines with him this time, preparing to train them on the road and help them grow.

After Jiang Yuyan got Xu Xin's permission, she got off the carriage and went to exterminate the pirates with the accompanying elite servants.

This was Jiang Yuyan's first murder, and he killed a group of raped and raped beasts. The effect was naturally astonishing. She completed the integration of strength in the killing, and her kung fu improved to a higher level.

"King, Lord Wang, you, your concubine..."

"Don't be afraid, Master Zhang. Yuyan comes from a martial arts family, so it's normal for her to know some kung fu! Don't worry, she hasn't reached the level of Grandpa Cao yet."

Zhang Heling next to Xu Xin was frightened. When he thought about how many times he had seen the concubine's appearance, he only felt a cold feeling on his back. And this was also Xu Xin's warning to him, asking this guy to be more honest.

(End of this chapter)