Xia Xun said: "My lord, I have received your order, and I did not dare to stay for a moment. I immediately rushed to Haining, the frontier closest to the pirates, to look for relevant clues. I made inquiries from many parties, went deep into the tiger's den, maneuvered skillfully, and risked my own life...
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"Okay, okay," Li Jinglong interrupted him impatiently: "Have you already figured out what my father-in-law wants you to investigate?"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Now I have mastered most of the explanation given by the Duke."
"oh?"
Li Jinglong was amazed. He really didn't believe that he could find out the real information so quickly. He quickly asked: "Has the whereabouts of the imperial convict Ling Potian been found?"
Xia Xun said: "Yes, this person was wanted all over the world, so he had nowhere to hide and was forced to go to sea. After going to sea, he first sought refuge with a couple of thieves from the Chumi Gang, and then got acquainted with the Nanyang No. 1 thieves through this pair of thieves.
Chen Zuyi, a great thief, was taken as a confidant by Chen Zuyi, and is now acting as a military advisor to Chen Zuyi."
"The Nanyang Thief Chen Zuyi?"
Li Jinglong's face suddenly turned ugly. It was obvious that he had heard of this man's name. Li Jinglong murmured: "Chen Zuyi travels across Southeast Asia, and many small Southeast Asia countries pay tribute to him. He is very powerful. The emperor once offered a reward of 500,000 yuan for his capture.
There is nothing you can do about him even if you have his head, it will be very difficult to deal with this person."
Xia Xun took the opportunity to say: "In my humble position, I also found out a piece of news, which may be helpful to the government in suppressing bandits."
Li Jinglong's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly: "Tell me quickly, what's the news?"
Xia Xun said: "There is a Shuangyu Island on the sea, and there is a group of pirates living there. The leader of the pirates is called Xu Hu. According to my humble position, this man's bandit is a good thief. He usually only accepts Chinese and foreign goods, smuggling and trafficking.
They did not burn, kill, loot or harm the countryside.
After Ling Potian took refuge in Chen Zuyi, he deceived him into believing that he was destined to be the emperor and persuaded him to become emperor. Chen Zuyi's ambitions grew. The first step was to unify the sea area. The couple of thieves from the Chumi Gang had already taken refuge in him. They had been there a few days ago.
According to his instructions, Xu Hu surrendered, but Xu Hu refused, and the two sides fought over it. Perhaps, we can take advantage of this opportunity."
Li Jinglong asked: "How to use it to recruit these pirates and use them to counter theft?"
Xia Xun shook his head and said: "This is not the only group of bandits in the East China Sea. The court can't recruit them one by one, can it? Besides, I can find out the news even though I am in a humble position. These aliens are used to being loose on the island, so they are not very willing to do so.
They come ashore to receive instruction from the king, but they don’t like to sneak around and fight with other pirates under the eyes of the government. If the government can grant them free trade, I think they will be willing to assist the government in combating pirates. After all,
Many of them have no choice but to do business. If they could do business in peace and make a fortune silently, they wouldn't do this thing of wearing their heads in their belts."
Li Jinglong's face sank when he heard this, and he scolded: "That's nonsense! Banning free trade among the people is a national policy ordered by the emperor. Who dares to change it?"
Xia Xun advised: "The duke has a high position and is trusted by the emperor. If the duke tells the emperor the true situation along the coast, maybe the emperor will change his mind. If this move can be implemented, it will be like draining the firepower. The bandits in the East China Sea will definitely attack
Most of them have dispersed, and the people along the coast will all benefit from the kindness of the country."
Li Jinglong shook his head repeatedly and said: "It is foolish to think that our country has to rely on the power of pirates to suppress bandits and compromise with them. If it spreads around, wouldn't it make people laugh? Besides, our Ming Dynasty is rich in products and has everything. Isn't that right?
Borrowing goods from foreign countries to communicate with the country, we will come to our country tomorrow, and the barbarian countries will only be allowed to trade if they are willing to surrender to our country and pay tribute as vassals. This is because they surrender and benefit from it. Do you understand?
As the saying goes, friendship should be established without considering the benefits, and righteousness should be understood without considering the merits, allowing people to trade freely? This is really unreasonable. Doesn't this overthrow the foundation of our Ming Dynasty? For the sake of petty profits, our country, the Ming Dynasty, is separated from other countries.
Putting barbarians on an equal footing? It’s ridiculous. I dare to say such things to the emperor. It would be strange if the emperor doesn’t pick off my head and play it with a ball. Don’t say such bastard words to me in the future!”
Xia Xun sighed secretly and asked helplessly: "What does the Duke plan to do?"
Li Jinglong clenched his fists, looked straight ahead, and said in an awe-inspiring manner: "Strengthen the wall and clear the country, rectify the coastal defense, find the enemy for a decisive battle, and destroy his lair!"
Xia Xun was speechless.
Li Jinglong turned his head and glanced at Xia Xun, and thought to himself: "I don't know what method this kid used, but he actually found out the news. I can't say, let's let him go for the time being, and we will find another opportunity later." He said: "Go and see him.
Tie Xuan, he is busy with the matter of protecting the armor. Let’s see if there is anything we can do. Go and help him. The prince of the country has the final say on the plan to suppress the bandits.”
Xia Xun had no choice but to hold up his hands and said: "Yes, I obey the order. However, I am still inquiring about some information that will help the government to suppress the bandits. I cannot stay in Xingyuan. I have to leave later..."
"So……"
Xia Xun rushed to say: "In order to prevent the person who provided the information to Beizhong from doubting Beizhong, Beizhong's current residence should not be made public. As soon as there is news, Beizhong will report to the Duke at any time."
Li Jinglong not only wanted to keep him by his side and look for opportunities to frame him at any time, but also wanted to get the information he collected and make a big contribution. He struggled for a moment, but finally the thought of making a contribution prevailed and said: "Okay, as soon as possible
If you have any news, report it to me immediately, and you must rush back when the Duke leads his army to the sea to find the enemy for a decisive battle."
Xia Xun said yes and turned around to find Tie Xuan.
Tie Xuan was immersed in the public case, sorting out the "Eight Strategies of Jinghai" signed by Li Jinglong, and was delighted when Yang Xu appeared. Xia Xun told Tie Xuan the information he revealed to Li Jinglong again, and Tie Xuan's reaction was different from that of Li Jinglong.
Completely consistent, it is possible to recruit peace, let the court compromise with the pirates, and it is absolutely impossible to open the sea ban. People of this era, perhaps only those living in the coastal areas, know how important maritime trade is to them, most of the Ming Dynasty
People all hold Tie Xuan's view: the Ming Dynasty has everything, and there is no need to exchange supplies with small barbarian countries. If you are willing to do business with them, it is giving them face and a reward. They must respectfully submit to the Ming Dynasty.
Just fine.
Immediately, Tie Xuan took out the Jinghai Eight Strategies that he had basically sorted out and showed them to Xia Xun.
All over-limit ships, including all private ships with two masts or above, will be confiscated by paying official silver as appropriate. In addition, there are detailed provisions on the Baojia Law, the Liansi Law, etc. This method can indeed be very effective, but it will have a negative impact on the people along the coast.
It's nothing short of a disaster.
Xia Xun said solemnly: "Master Tie, if this method is implemented, the suppression of bandits is likely to be very effective, but how long can this kind of drag-net attack method last? Is it really beneficial to the people along the coast? Some so-called pirates
, it’s just smuggling and selling goods. Doing so may force them to take desperate measures and join gangs of thieves who commit crimes by burning, killing, looting, etc. The people along the coast rely on the sea to make a living. In this way, their lives will definitely be difficult.”
Tie Xuan has an upright character, hates evil as much as he hates evil, and will never turn back when he sees the truth clearly. In his eyes, anything that violates the laws of the imperial court is an offense and must be eliminated. Since the imperial court has explicitly prohibited coastal people from traveling across the sea privately,
It must be completely banned. Whether this policy is reasonable and whether it will interrupt the livelihood of millions of people after implementation are not at all considered.
Upon hearing what Xia Xun said, Tie Xuan's friendly smile disappeared, and he said with a serious expression: "Mr. Yang Qi, your statement is very dangerous. You live on the salary of the imperial court and don't worry about the king. Why do you speak for those pirates who do evil things?"
Are you talking? According to Tiemou, breaking the law is breaking the law. You have 11,000 reasons. You have violated national laws and you should be punished. Look, I have another one here, post a notice and surrender within a time limit. If
If the time limit is not reached, they will be severely suppressed. Tie Mou believes that the main purpose for these pirates is to suppress them, and to appease them as a supplement. They must be beaten to hurt them, and if they are afraid of being beaten, they will not dare to violate the law of the country and continue to go to sea as pirates.
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Although Lord Tiexuan's official position is not as high as that of Li Jinglong, he is upright and his words cannot be questioned. Xia Xun is full of words and cannot defend himself. Tiexuan's views come from his ideas and understandings, which are deeply ingrained in his heart.
Xia Xun's things can't be reversed by telling the truth and telling the truth. If he says a few more words, maybe the selfless Master Tie will run to tell Li Jinglong that he suspects that he has been bribed by pirates and tighten his supervision.
Xia Xun's heart became heavy. He vaguely remembered Zhu Wan's suppression of the pirates during the Jiajing period. After Zhu Wan suppressed the pirates, the people along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang did not live a peaceful and prosperous life. On the contrary, because of the poor smuggling trade, their
Livelihoods have become more difficult, and many coastal literati families are no exception. You can imagine how embarrassed ordinary people are.
What's worse is that the so-called ten thousand miles of coastal defense and comprehensive eradication are just a short-lived victory. Going against the trend will bring more serious consequences. The pirate group was originally divided into the trading faction who advocated trade and the pirates who burned, killed and plundered.
Of the two factions, the Mutual Trade Faction has the upper hand. Under their control, although the coastal people are harassed by the pirates from time to time, they can still obtain great benefits from smuggling merchants.
Wang Zhi, the leader of the Mutual Market Faction, also took the initiative to assist the Ming Dynasty in exterminating the pirates of the Plunder Faction, hoping to exchange this for the Ming Dynasty's request to allow free trade. As a result, before the sea ban was lifted, Wang Zhi was deceived into prison, and his head was changed.
The Chu. Hushi Faction failed to recover. Lin Bichuan, Xiao Xian, Xu Hai and others of the Bandit Faction became more powerful. They occupied the Zhoushan Islands as a bandit base and looted everywhere, which eventually turned into a huge catastrophe.
The history is surprisingly similar. Is that scene going to happen in advance?
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