On the streets of Futing, a carriage slowly drove on the bluestone street.

Suddenly, a group of soldiers in armor, led by a young general in black, rushed past and surrounded the shops beside the road.

Zhao Zhangru was startled in the carriage: "Su Lan, what happened?"

The curtain of the car was lifted, and Wu Bi Sulan replied: "It looks like the Dingguo Army, it should be catching the pirates."

"Pirates? Are there pirates in Futing City?" Zhao Zhangru became even more panicked when he heard this.

Dou Zhao lifted the curtains of the carriage and looked at the shop: "I didn't expect that this Yan Ji was also a part of the stolen goods sold by pirates. No wonder the price of shipments is lower than that of many merchants."

Just at this moment, the young man in black came out with the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper looked dissatisfied: "Why do you want to capture me?"

"Hmph, there are naturally reasons to arrest you. What have you done? Do you still need this general to help you recall the memories?" The young general in black snorted coldly.

"I am wronged. Could it be that the young general has listened to the villain's words? I have been in Futing for thirty years and have always been a fair and honest person..."

"There is no deception? It's the same with the Japanese pirates and pirates." The young man in black looked disdainful.

A hint of fear flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes when he heard this, but he quickly argued loudly: "It's unfair, how dare I do business with the pirates..."

"Hmph, if you say something, it doesn't matter if I say something, it doesn't matter if I say something. We will know soon."

Soon, a black-armored soldier galloped over on a tall horse, dismounted and handed a porcelain bowl to the black-clad young man.

"The mark under this bowl is the group lost when He Ji's merchant ship was robbed by the pirates half a month ago. Now it is found in your warehouse. What else do you have to say?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, his eyes turned black and he collapsed on the ground.

"Hmph, bring all the shops and others back to the military camp!"

"yes."

The soldiers were very capable and quickly seized the shop and took the prisoners away.

Seeing this, Dou Zhao said to Wu Maid Su Lan: "Let's go."

"Yes, Miss."

...

In just one day, Dingguo Army arrested a large number of illegal merchants who sold stolen goods for pirates in Futing City. These merchants dared to do such business, so they naturally had a backer behind it. However, Dingguo Duke Jiang Meisun did not buy anyone's account this time and executed all the people involved on the streets of Futing. For a time, no one in Futing City dared to accept stolen goods from pirates again.

Some pirates have a large amount of goods in their hands but cannot be cashed in. Before opening up the channels for selling stolen goods, the chance of pirates robbing merchant ships was greatly reduced, and Futing Sea Trade was able to resume.

In the Dingguo military camp, Jiang Meisun was staring blankly at a letter.

"uncle……"

"Yantang is here, let's sit down."

Jiang Meisun handed the letter to Song Mo: "Yantang thinks this person is an enemy or a friend?"

Song Mo looked at Jiang Meisun in confusion: "Uncle, this person reveals the way to destroy the stolen stolen goods, so he is naturally a friend. Do you think this person's motive is impure?"

Jiang Meisun smiled and patted Song Mo on the shoulder: "Yantang, you have to remember one thing: Sometimes the one who helps you is not necessarily a friend, and the one who harms you is not necessarily an enemy. Don't be deceived by appearances."

"uncle……"

"Okay, it's getting late, and I still need to train tomorrow, so go and rest."

"Well, uncle, then you can rest early, too."

Looking at Song Mo's back, Jiang Meisun sighed softly: "What a pity, my uncle shouldn't have let your mother marry him."

Time flies, and it has been 24 years since Chengping. After years of clearance by the Dingguo Army, the Japanese pirates and pirates were beaten to the point of being unable to raise their heads. British Duke Song Yichun was ordered to escort food and grass, but because of his greed for the achievements of suppressing the bandits, he delayed the time for transporting grain, which almost broke the plan to siege the pirates.

Dingguo Duke Jiang Meisun was furious and tied Song Yichun to the execution ground and wanted to whip it. However, Song Mo used his body as bait to break the boat island, destroying the last hiding island of the pirates, and killing countless pirates. Song Mo used this to request to be punished on behalf of his father.

Song Yichun did not buy it. He completely ignored Song Mo's injuries and left angrily, and drove back to Beijing that night.

The destruction of the pirates on Zhoudao also indicates that the pirates have been calmed down. Some of the remaining pirates are remnants and cannot become a climate at all.

This also led to the increasing prosperity of Futing's sea trade business, and a large number of merchants poured in, which even once increased the price of sea ships by 30%, and the price of goods also rose.

Futing Dou's Trading Company.

"Sister Zhao is really a female Zhuge. The tea, porcelain and silk we stocked up last year have increased by 20%. The orders for merchant ships this month have exceeded ten times. My father said that he will make more money in the future." Miao Ansu held a stack of silver notes and said to Dou Zhao with admiration.

Dou Zhao paused when he heard this: "Su Su, please turn around and say to Uncle Miao, and ask him not to stock up after selling the goods in his hands. It is best to sell the merchant ships as well. I don't plan to continue doing this sea trade business."

Not only Miao Ansu was shocked, but even Zhao Zhangru was full of confusion: "Shou Gu, are you crazy? You said you wouldn't do such a profitable business? If you don't do it, you will stop doing it? The Dingguo Army wiped out the pirates. Without the harassment of the pirates, the sea trade will be well-known, so it should make more money, right?"

Dou Zhao shook his head gently: "It is because the Dingguo Army has become a sea-stayed sea-trade prosperity, and how much money has the imperial court spent in recent years to eliminate Japanese pirates and pirates? Seeing that the maritime merchants are rich, from Futing to the Ministry of Revenue, they are all staring at this piece of fat. It is inevitable to increase taxes. In addition, the number of competitors increases, it will definitely further reduce profits. The maritime trade business is probably not easy to do, so let's look for business opportunities again."

Miao Ansu still didn't give up: "Even if the Futing local officials want to make money, we shouldn't dare to do too much with our relationship with the King of Qin, right?"

Dou Zhao's expression immediately became extremely serious when he heard this: "Su Su Jing, the Dou business is the business of the Dou family, and it has never had any connection with His Royal Highness the King of Qin. You need to know that disaster comes from the mouth."

Miao Ansu shrank his neck: "Oh, Sister Zhao, I understand."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "To be honest, I haven't seen His Highness the King of Qin for so many years, and I don't know what he has looked like." Zhao Zhangru said with his head tilted.

Dou Zhao hit her shoulder and joked: "Why, my cousin still wants to marry into the Qin Prince's Mansion. Will he be the Qin Prince's Concubine?"

Zhao Zhangru refused to rely on his hand and reached out to pinch Dou Zhao's shattered cheek: "I am still a little self-aware. With my appearance, His Highness of Qin is likely to look down on me. Besides, my elm-head, if I really enter the Qin Palace, I will probably not live for a few months."

"However, Shou Gu must look good, have a head, and have an old age with His Royal Highness Qin since she was a child..."

Seeing that his cousin became more and more outrageous, Dou Zhao glared at her: "It's all nonsense. Although I have had several interactions with His Highness King Qin, my father was lucky enough to become His Highness King Qin. And that was ten years ago. It would be fine if we closed the door and talked about these words by ourselves. Don't talk about them in front of outsiders. It's about the royal family. Be careful of being caught by someone and regretting it."

"oh."

Seeing that Dou Zhao became serious, Zhao Zhangru and Miao Ansu responded obediently.

At this moment, a maid came in a hurry.

"Miss, Madam Zhou from the capital is here."

Dou Zhao frowned. This Madam Zhou was a capable person around Wang Yingxue. She didn't need to ask about her coming to Futing. It must be Wang Yingxue's idea.

"This person is really in dispersed. Shou Gu, you are so far away from Futing. You have set up a place for her and Dou Ming. She won't let you go." Zhao Zhangru frowned.

Dou Zhao sighed: "It's a blessing or not a disaster, it's a disaster that can't be avoided. Let's go. Since everyone has come, we can go and meet."

The group of three people came to the front hall and saw a middle-aged woman greeting her with a smile on her face.

"I have met the eldest lady, cousin."

Dou Zhao said in a lack of interest: "If you have anything, just say it. There is still something to do in the shop, and you can't leave."

Madam Zhou was not annoyed, and still smiled and said, "My lady is busy making money every day, so she is so busy. That's right? It's Mid-Autumn Festival soon. It happened that the fifth and seventh masters were also resting, so she thought about asking the young lady to return to the capital to enjoy the family happiness."

Zhao Zhangru curled his lips: "What kind of family happiness? When we first arrived in Futing, we didn't see anyone coming to invite you. In the past two or three years, we have been attentive. I'm afraid we are eyeing the bodding ceremony of our Shou Gu again?"

Dou Zhao quietly gave Zhao Zhangru a thumbs up. This cousin can be called her mouth and many things she is inconvenient to say can be said for her.

The embarrassment flashed on Madam Zhou's face: "Look at what Miss Cousin said, the fifth and seventh masters are not very stable in the first few years. No matter what, they are all a family, and the broken bones are still connected to the tendons. Even if the eldest lady doesn't care about the fifth master's sake, she should go back for the sake of the seventh master."

"A few days ago, Master Qi felt the cold, and the young lady was thinking about it..."

Dou Zhao sneered: "Take dad as an excuse. If I don't go back, that would be unfilial?"

"Miss, you misunderstood..."

Madam Zhou was about to defend herself, but she heard Dou Zhao say impatiently: "Okay, go back and tell Wang Yingxue that I will go back to the capital later."

"Oh, that old slave will take his leave first."

Seeing that the goal was achieved, Madam Zhou didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore and ran away in a flash.

Zhao Zhangru was a little worried: "Shou Gu, you really plan to go back to the capital, I'm afraid that Wang Yingxue's motives are not pure."

"When will her motive be pure? Isn't she just thinking about the little money in my pocket? Don't worry, if she dares to have bad intentions, someone will naturally be punished."

Zhao Zhangru smiled knowingly: "Yes, this silver is also worth one. If Wang Yingxue dares to do anything randomly, the King of Qin will definitely tell her that she can't afford it."

Three days later, Dou Zhao disbanded Futing's local employees and led the caravan to the capital.

Along the way, my thoughts quickly retreated with the scenery outside the carriage window.

Although she had been in correspondence with the King of Qin over the past fifteen years, she had never met her. However, judging from the information obtained from the outside world, the King of Qin's prestige in the court over the years has long surpassed that of that year. There was a situation where the prince, King Qing and King Qin competed in the court.

After a water and land transfer along the way, Dou Zhao and his party finally arrived outside the capital before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

When passing by Shiliting, Dou Zhao suddenly stopped the convoy.

"Oh, Shou Gu is about to enter the city, why did she stop?"

Dou Zhao ignored his cousin's shouting and came all the way to the pavilion.

"Oh, I understand. This is where you had a long talk with His Highness Qin, right?"

Dou Zhao gave her a blank look: "What a long talk, it's just a few simple conversations, and it's also about cooperation and fondant."

"Forget it, I won't tell you anymore. Let's go, the city gate will be closed later."

"Stop whenever you say it, leave whenever you say it. I don't know if His Highness Qin can bear this temper."

"I also said, let's see if I don't tear your mouth."

"Come on, come on, see if you can catch me."
To be continued...