The Ming Dynasty court pursued a policy of banning the sea. In fact, the policy of banning the sea was mainly because it was to deal with the old subordinates of Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen and others who were defeated by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang in the late Yuan Dynasty.

Although his lords of these people have been defeated, they still refuse to accept the rule of the Ming army and continue to entrench the coastal areas, burn, kill and plunder, and continue to fight against the Ming army.

Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to kill such a stubborn person.

However, naval warfare was not his strength, and the sea was not something that a peasant could understand. He simply implemented the policy of blocking the country and ordered the country to ban the sea, and that the board could not go into the sea without moving.

I hope to kill all these forces. There was an old saying, "By the mountain and the sea, and by the sea, he forced more people to turn against them, and all these people became Japanese pirates."

When the Ming Dynasty was strong, these Japanese pirates and pirates did not dare to fight against the Ming Dynasty, and could only sneak in. However, when the Ming Dynasty's power declined, a rebellion of Japanese pirates occurred, becoming a huge opposition force that could threaten their national economy and people's livelihood.

In fact, how did these Japanese pirates come from? Many people understand that the real Japanese pirates only account for a very small number of them, most of them are these risky maritime merchants, as well as these adventurers, and some poor fishermen who cannot survive.

This Japanese pirate rebellion caused trouble to the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty for decades. Even the army of Shandong Dusi was established at the beginning. The original intention of its establishment was to prepare the Japanese pirates in Shandong. To put it bluntly, it was to prepare to deal with these Japanese pirates.

The Ming Dynasty spent a lot of effort to finally put down the Japanese pirate rebellion, but it was also time for the sun to set.

People like Liu Yuanqiao who have a broad vision and extraordinary knowledge have another view. He should think that the ocean is a huge treasure house, and what he gets from the ocean will definitely be more than what he gets in the fields.

Of course, his view is also related to the fact that he grew up on the beach after being a fisherman on the beach.

The Liu family is also one of several large families engaged in maritime smuggling activities. They smuggled from the sea and transported these goods to Japan or Southeast Asia, making several times the profit.

This is far more than the fragrance of scattered food in the land, so the Liu family has a huge fleet and one of the four major fleets of canals on the front line of the canal. They not only transport goods for themselves, but also engage in smuggling activities, which makes them earn a lot of money every day and have a lot of income.

Isn’t this more fragrant than digging into the soil?

Liu Yuanqiao arranged for his son to marry the Zheng family, saying that he did not covet the huge fleet of the Zheng family. This was a lie, and the result was as he wished. After they joined forces with the Zheng family, their strength reached a higher level. How important this matter is to the Liu family is not something that those who only know how to hang out on land can understand.

Liu Yuanqiao understood that the alliance with the Zheng family would more than double their power.

And they all successfully took over the Zheng family's fleet.

Liu Yuanqiao was jealous of the Zheng family's huge fleet. The Zheng family was so arrogant and awesome that even the Portuguese and the Dutch East India Company had to pay protection fees to them. This is because they are the most powerful force in this area of ​​sea. If you don't pay money to him, you will not be able to pass safely.

Liu Yuanqiao knew his weaknesses best. He was thinking that if the people in the imperial court could have a little decisiveness and vision and ordered the Zheng family to send troops to deal with them early, it was estimated that their Liu family might have retreated to Dengzhou or Laizhou area now, facing attacks and encirclements from all directions, and the day was in danger.

But the court just couldn't show such courage and courage, of course this was related to their constant sending people to disagree with the relationship between the court and the Zheng family.

Liu Yuanqiao was even more happy, that was, they successfully annexed the Zheng family's fleet, brought this huge fleet to its base, and became part of them.

If this incident has any significance to the Liu family, one is equivalent to their military strength, which is more than doubled.

To put it the slowest, the court had no way to treat the Zheng family on the sea, and no tricks.

Liu Yuanqiao admired Fatty Wang, who made this happen, and said to the people around him: "Although this person does not learn, he has skills and is a capable person. Isn't the Dongchang Prefecture a vacant? Let him be the one who is good."

Fatty Wang is not white, and he also has the title of Shandong Provincial Administrator and the Right Senate, but this is just an empty title. He has a level but no real power, and is not as good as a county magistrate. The reason why he has an empty title is that when he is asked to go to the Zheng family to negotiate, his identity is also more decent.

Zheng Zhilong brags, he is a man who talks and laughs with great scholars but has no contact with each other.

Now that he has completed this task perfectly, Liu Yuanqiao admires this very much. Liu Yuanqiao's usual method is that he must reward for his merits and must punish him if he has done anything.

Fatty Wang played a very important role in this matter and did something that even thousands of troops could not do, so Liu Junqiao decided to promote this person in an extraordinary way and use it more seriously.

Although Liu Yuanqiao is already a high-ranking official, he does not pay attention to his background like ordinary high-ranking officials. If you have a bad background, you can't even get a good position.

Liu Yuanqiao himself was not from a Jinshi. If he followed this standard, he could not make a name for himself, so he deeply understood that a Jinshi may not be able to be capable, and civilians also have heroes.

After Liu Yuanqiao bid farewell to the local squire, he boarded the warship because they had a lot of people and had a lot of luggage. It took him a whole day to start.

The advantage of riding a boat is that you can move forward day and night. If the weather goes well, you will get half the result with twice the effort. Their fleet is full of hope and heading south along the coastline.

What is most afraid of by sailing now is the unpredictable weather. Nowadays, there is still a lack of effective preventive measures for the weather. We can only rely on our inherent experience. However, the sea is unpredictable and the weather is unpredictable.

For sailors, the most feared thing is the impermanent weather. If a storm comes, you have no place to hide.

The biggest advantage they went south along the coastline was that they could immediately take the storm to shelter from the wind.

It is said that this is precisely this reason that made Southeast sailors discover Southeast Asia earlier than nearer Taiwan.

However, they had a very smooth journey until four days later, they arrived at the coast of Yangzhou. They encountered no wind and waves along the way. At this estuary of the Yangtze River, they met Guo Peng's fleet waiting here, and Guo Peng's fleet, which is responsible for supporting their group.

Their group was already very powerful, with twenty main warships and fifty or sixty auxiliary ships, which was equivalent to a main fleet. When they marched south in large numbers, they were very majestic.

At this time, with the addition of Guo Peng's fleet, its momentum became even greater. It can be described as Zhou Ji Lian Yun. These huge warships guarded the owner of the Liu family into the Yangtze River and finally arrived at the Yangzhou Wharf.

When they arrived at the estuary of the Yangtze River, a vanguard had arrived. The fast horse told Liu Bu, but Liu Bu did not dare to neglect it. He immediately ordered the military and civilians in the city to pave the road, bathe and change clothes, and put on incense tables to prepare to welcome the arrival of Liu Yuanqiao and his group.

The standard for them to welcome Liu Yuanqiao and his group was to welcome the emperor.

The people of the whole city put down all their work, put on the latest clothes, decorate the house, and also clean the roads to welcome the arrival of this real master.

Liu Bu had long known that his father would arrive soon, and his loving grandmother and his two dear ladies arrived at the same time. This made him very excited and excited. He also showed twelve points of enthusiasm for the arrival of his relatives and was ready to show them the best side.

The day after he entered Nanjing, he ordered the establishment of the military police headquarters, and he personally served as the commander of the military police. The main thing is to rectify the public security in the city and appease the local area. After the war in Nanjing, everything is in chaos. It is impossible to not close the door at night, but it is necessary to crack down on all kinds of crimes of robbery and murder.

Liu Bu said to the appeaser Qian Qianyi: "My father will come. Your future height depends on his impression of you."

Qian Qianyi had no choice but to say: "The subordinates will definitely not disappoint the Grand Marshal and the lord."

Since he defected to the Liu family and became a member of the Liu family army, Qian Qianyi was unwilling to lose his identity so much, but he still had to call Liu Yuanqiao the lord and gave a great gift to Liu Bu.

In the Ming Dynasty, he gave a deep donation when he saw the emperor, but when he saw Liu Bu, he bent down, otherwise Liu Bu would be considered rude.

Liu Bu never asked for these common etiquettes for the generals and followers around him, but he had very strict requirements and a very strict distinction between surrendered ministers like Qian Qianyi. He knew that these people were just surrendering to his powerful strength, not his Liu Bu's character.

After receiving the order, Qian Qianyi also sent all the officers and soldiers of his Five City Military Command to go out to patrol the streets to crack down on various criminal acts and rectify the local area.

Qian Qianyi, the Nanjing ambassador, is a bit like the former prefect, responsible for various administrative affairs in the city.

However, with his identity as Qian Qianyi, he must not be a small prefect, and he probably won't be satisfied. Moreover, Nanjing City may be the capital of the Huaxia Empire. The prefects of the capital are all third-rank officials, and they can basically be on par with the ministers of all major departments. He also knows that after joining the Liu family, those who have joined the Liu family have become past Yunyan. Only by showing their true abilities can they be valued by the Liu family.
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