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Chapter 2176 Report (Happy New Year!)

The reason why Persia supports such a powerful group of pirates is actually the fundamental reason is profit. The maritime trade route is so prosperous, but the most profitable business on this trade route is actually the Central Plains. The three major products of the Central Plains, silk, tea, and porcelain, are all Best selling products in other countries.

Among them, silk and silk fabric technology have been monopolized by the Central Plains for hundreds of years. Because its weaving technology is a complicated craft, it has attracted people's attention because of its unique feel and luster.Therefore, silk fabrics have become the main international trade materials in the world.Even the earliest silk fabrics were only available to emperors.Moreover, the Central Plains strictly controlled the technology transfer of silk weaving and sericulture, and prohibited its flow to foreign countries.

In addition to silk, colorful porcelain is another key product of the Central Plains. Although other countries also have some firing techniques for porcelain, high-grade porcelain is much more difficult than ordinary porcelain, so there is no shortage of exquisite porcelain collections in the royal family. .As one of the special luxury products of the Central Plains, porcelain was spread to various countries through various trade channels, and exquisite ancient porcelain was collected by a large number of collectors as antiques with collection value.

Considering that most of the world's tea is currently produced, the three major products of the Central Plains are basically monopoly businesses, and they are also very popular with other countries. Basically, no batch of goods reaches other countries, and they can be exchanged for several times. Double or even a hundred times the profit, while other countries do not have such goods, and even if they do, there are very few.

In this way, when Persia faces the Central Plains, there is a very huge trade deficit. The Persians can only watch a large amount of money being taken away by the Central Plains. merchant ship on the road.As the saying goes, if there is a 20.00% profit, capital will be ready to move; if there is a 50.00% profit, capital will take risks; if there is a [-]% profit, capital will dare to risk hanging; With a profit of three hundred, capital dares to trample on all laws in the world.With such a huge profit from the sea trade route, no matter how many pirates there are, there will still be merchants who will take risks one after another.

For countries with a trade deficit, of course they hope to have their own pirates, but for the Central Plains, pirates are an obstacle to making a fortune in the Central Plains. This is why the Central Plains has always suppressed pirates, even if they secretly control some pirates, but it is also for the purpose of taking advantage of them. Pirates fight pirates while controlling their size.

When the navy learned about these things from the pirates, their expressions changed. Even Zeng Yi and the others did not expect that there were so many inside stories behind the pirates.

"It's no wonder that the imperial court has recently noticed that the trading volume of trade routes has dropped significantly. It turns out that Persia is behind it!"

The four of Zeng Yi looked at the sailors, and the youngest said in a low voice: "Isn't Persia just to restrict the Central Plains from obtaining silver, so it's so troublesome? Wouldn't it be better to cut off the trade directly?"

The fourth child shook his head and said in a low voice: "It's not that simple. Persia and other countries can't do without the goods from the Central Plains. Let's not say that they are used to the exquisite porcelain and silk from the Central Plains. Tea is a necessity for them. , You must know that the people who can eat vegetables now are rich families, and most ordinary people can only supplement vitamins through tea, once the trade is cut off, they will not be able to get tea, which will be a very big trouble for them!"

"Oh! That's how it is!"

After destroying those Persian pirates, the navy did not leave in a hurry. Instead, the brigade searched around again, mainly because they were afraid that some fish would slip through the net. Searching around did not find any clues. Just in case, The navy also threw all the Persian corpses around the barrier lake, of course for the purpose of destroying the water source.

After that, Zeng Yi and others set off again, and the four warships quickly returned to Dengzhou. When they returned to Dengzhou, the Jiaolong carried out a wave of supplies. After several consecutive battles, most of the ammunition supplies of the Jiaolong had been consumed. If you don't supply it, you will be in trouble next time you encounter an enemy.

When the Jiaolong was replenishing, the four of Zeng Yi went to the governor of the Dengzhou Navy. Before they set off, everyone agreed that the harvest this time was [-]% of Zeng Yi's. Now that the treasure has been obtained, the cargo navy It has also been processed, and the [-]% of the money should be given.

Originally, several people in Zeng Yi estimated that the harvest of the navy this time must be more than 50. Even if it is calculated at 50, they can still get 5 taels of silver, but when the four came out, they only got 3. Much money.

"Ma De, are the ammunition so expensive? A wave of supplies cost me [-] silver. The remodeled Jiaolong is simply eating money!" Yes, the original share of the four of them was indeed more than [-], but Zeng Yi spent as little as [-] yuan for a wave of supplies, and this family said it was the cost price for Zeng Yi. If it was an ordinary person, [-] yuan might not be enough.

"If you use the Jiaolong in the future, you must be cautious. If you don't gain much, you must not use the Jiaolong. A wave of ammunition supplies is so expensive. If you don't get anything once, then I will lose money!"

The Dengzhou Shipyard is still in full swing to refit the warships and train the navy. Zeng Yize and the governor of the Dengzhou Navy returned to the capital together. They got a lot of news from those Persian pirates. Zeng Yi and the others need to go back and report. See what the imperial court means.

The two quickly returned to the capital. After returning to the capital, the two immediately rushed to the palace. The court officials already knew that Zeng Yi and the two had important matters to report, and they had already been waiting for them. As soon as the two entered the palace , a little eunuch greeted him.

"My lords, Your Majesty and your lords have been waiting for a long time, please follow me."

"Eunuch Lao is here!"

When Zeng Yi and the others reported the pirates to everyone, the little princess and Guo Juxia all frowned, and after a while, the little princess said: "So, the recent decrease in the imperial court's income is the fault of Persia? "

As soon as the little princess finished speaking, the Minister of the Household Department stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the trade on the roads has been reduced by [-]% to [-]% due to the war in the Western Regions. If the sea trade routes are affected, the revenue of the imperial court will be reduced by a large part in the coming year! "

"The war in the Western Regions is impossible to end for the time being, and for the sake of the future, the war in the Western Regions cannot be ended for the time being. To solve this situation, it seems that we must find a way to clear the obstacles of the sea trade route!"

Everyone fell silent. After a while, the little princess looked at the governor of the Dengzhou navy and said, "How is the progress of the navy's warship modification? Can we fight?"

(End of this chapter)