"Master Jinshi, sir!"
"This ship is absolutely unsinkable. Without the ship, we really can't do business!"
"We brothers are both old and young, so we are just trying to survive on this merchant ship. If the ship sinks, where will we do business, make a living, and survive?"
Just as Tang Ruocheng expected, these big business owners were unwilling to sink the ship.
After all, they need merchant ships to do business and transport goods.
Although Tang Ruocheng assured them that after the ship sank, as long as all the pirates were wiped out, the court would naturally provide them with additional ships.
But the word "official" is just two words. Can you really believe what you say when you are an official?
Even if the government will replenish them with new ships, why can't they replenish them with ships until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse?
Therefore, each of these large households becomes more difficult to deal with, and they are unwilling to sink the ship.
If you see that the soft one is not enough, then go straight to the hard one.
Tang Ruocheng gave a look to Commander Cao Minde, and Cao Minde instantly understood what Tang Ruocheng meant.
I saw him taking a step forward and unsheathing his sharp blade.
"Executive member Zhou, state affairs come first at the moment, and suppressing bandits is the top priority."
"The people of Ruian County were brutally murdered by pirates, and pirates also ravaged coastal areas."
"If the pirate is released today, can you guarantee that he will not attack the state capital in the future and kill all your wife, children and family?"
"Executive member Zhou, if you remain stubborn, don't blame me, Cao Minde, for being rude!"
Seeing that Cao Minde had already drawn his sword on him, the officer surnamed Zhou broke out in a cold sweat.
He was really afraid of this warrior, so he slashed his head with the knife.
Seeing that the wealthy family surnamed Zhou was afraid, Tang Ruocheng waited for the opportunity and said, "Outside of Zhou, the people of Ruian County were brutally murdered by pirates."
"Countless people hate the pirates deeply and intend to seek revenge against them!"
"If Zhou Yuanwai insists on refusing to cooperate with us, and the pirates really retreat calmly from the river because of Zhou Yuanwai's lack of cooperation."
"Tang Ruocheng can't do anything else, but he can still tell the world truthfully what is happening now."
"In this case, whether the magistrate will let Zhou Yuanwai go is another matter. Zhou Yuanwai thinks that the descendants and parents of those who were killed by pirates will let Zhou Yuanwai go?"
"In the future, will member Zhou dare to go out calmly without fear of retaliation?"
Like the straw that broke the camel's back, Tang Ruocheng's words instantly broke Zhou Yuanwai's guard.
Just as Tang Ruocheng said, if he is really stubborn today.
The officials would definitely hold a grudge against him, and if the common people knew that his inaction caused the pirates to escape, they would definitely point at his back and curse him.
There are also those who are full of hatred for pirates. They probably want to kill themselves and then quickly!
After thinking about this, a few merchant ships are no longer a big deal.
I saw that Zhou Yuanwai said to Tang Ruocheng, Cao Minde and others, "Dare you disobey your orders?"
"well!"
"Executive member Zhou, after everything happens here, I will definitely report your achievements to the prefect and the imperial court!"
"If the pirates can be wiped out, you will have a share of the credit."
When Tang Ruocheng heard this, the big stone in his heart quietly fell to the ground.
With the help of Zhou Yuanwai, everything went extremely smoothly.
The shopkeepers outside Yuan Zhou filled the boat with sand and sailed to the Sanshakou area.
Then people were asked to pierce through the boats filled with sand, and allowed these merchant ships to sink at Sanshakou.
The boat sank smoothly at Sanshakou, and the exposed sunken ship was like a hidden reef, becoming a man-made barrier.
If ships upstream want to go to the estuary through Sansha Port, it is simply an impossible task.
As a result, the pirates' retreat route to the ocean was successfully cut off by several merchant ships.
At this time, the pirates had no idea what was happening downstream.
They also hurried slowly towards Chong'en Temple with a carriage loaded with gold and silver.
"Hahaha, this time we are prosperous. We are prosperous. We have so much gold, silver, jewelry, and so many good things. If we go back and recruit some good people, we can do something big again next year!"
"Yes, yes, when I return to the sea, the people of Dasheng will follow me and eat ashes!"
"I'm going to find some girls and have fun first, then I'll have some fun first!"
Returning to Chongen Temple, the layout of the temple has not changed much.
The Scar pirates asked the pirates stationed here, and they said that two agents from Dasheng Kingdom came to investigate, and they killed him with a knife.
Other than that, I didn't find any big surprises.
As for the boats they had prepared long ago, they were unscathed.
Seeing this, the scarred pirate also breathed a long sigh of relief.
As long as Chongen Temple is not occupied by the officers and soldiers of Dasheng Kingdom, those ships will still be in their hands.
Then he would have confidence!
However, in this way, he was tricked by a group of Dasheng Kingdom soldiers who appeared out of nowhere.
For Scar, the pirate man, this is simply a great shame and humiliation.
What Scar the Pirate Man couldn't figure out was how the officers and soldiers of Dasheng Kingdom knew that their stronghold was at Chong'en Temple?
Since they knew that their stronghold was at Chongen Temple, why didn't they destroy the stronghold of Chongen Temple?
Could it be that their purpose was just to scare a group of them out of Ruian County?
The scarred pirate man was puzzled, but he always felt that things were not that simple.
If things continue like this, things may change.
"Who is it?" Scar the pirate said fiercely through gritted teeth.
He could feel that he was being plotted against.
But the Scar Pirate doesn't know who the person is who plots against him.
It was like a punch hitting the air hard, which made people feel like they couldn't use any strength.
"Leader!" The other pirates standing next to the Scar pirate asked in a very strange way when they saw the Scar pirate's appearance.
"I'm fine!"
"Give me the order to go down and ask my men to carry all the boxes containing gold, silver and jewels in the carriage to the ship for me!"
"Once it's installed, we'll just sail out of this hellish place!"
"After we arrive on our island, brothers can share our harvest today!"
As soon as the words fell, the pirates raised their swords one by one and let out extremely unpleasant cheers.
They have never set foot in Ruian County, and precisely because they have not looted it, their harvest this time can be said to be extremely rich.
For pirates, they would not even risk their lives for wealth.
Now that they heard that they were going home to share the spoils, these pirates were naturally dancing with excitement.
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Chapter completed!