As soon as His Highness the Crown Prince said these words, Kong Wei was immediately speechless.
I can't accept this. Qiongzhou Prefecture is just an offshore island. If you really can't put it into the sea, this memorial won't reach your hands.
Then Qiongzhou Mansion, I can’t let it go.
If we say that the ban on sea is only for people not to go to sea privately, and the imperial ships can go to sea, then it is also suspected that only state officials are allowed to set fires and the people are not allowed to light lamps.
After all, the residents along the coast of Dasheng Dynasty depended on seafood. How could they survive if they were not allowed to go to sea?
Therefore, so far, this sea ban is almost equivalent to a dead letter, and it only effectively prevents overseas Hu merchants from coming and going.
After a moment of silence, His Royal Highness also realized that what he said was inappropriate.
The purpose of his ban on the sea was to ban overseas Hu merchants so that he could monopolize overseas trade. In fact, he didn't really care whether people went to sea or not, as long as they did not do business with Hu merchants.
However, the nominal provisions of this sea ban are that no one is allowed to enter the sea. If you really want to use it to make an argument, it seems that it is not impossible to target Qiongzhou Prefecture.
"Teacher, please come and approve this memorial from the Qiongzhou Prefecture. Tell them that under the sea ban, no piece of Qiongzhou Island is allowed to enter the sea."
Grand Tutor Kong Wei's writing hand trembled, and a drop of ink fell on the paper. To cover up the shock in his heart, he quickly wrote:
The sea ban has been enacted for several months, and no one is allowed to go into the sea. How can Qiongzhou Prefecture be alone...
While writing, Kong Wei calmed down his mind. Is His Royal Highness trying to force the third prince to death?
Boards are not allowed to be put into the sea on Qiongzhou Island. Where does the food come from? Where do the daily necessities come from?
Do we really want the third prince to live a life of wearing hair and drinking blood?
These princes have all been taught by me since they were young, so why didn't they see the prince's vicious character?
Halfway through writing the official document, Kong Wei thought of something again: "Your Highness, how should we approve the Qiongzhou Prefecture's request for food, salary and salary?"
The prince narrowed his eyes again, and after a while he said: "Just leave this matter to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and don't bother the teacher."
"this……"
Just when Kong Weigang was about to give his opinion, he saw the fierce look in His Highness the Crown Prince's eyes. He quickly lowered his head and continued to approve the official document.
The Qiongzhou Prefecture has not given any food, salary or salary for eight years. How can Qiu Jun ask for it from the Ministry of Household Affairs? But the fact that it has not been given for eight years shows that the Ministry of Household Affairs has no intention of giving it at all.
The prince kicked the ball to Tobe, obviously he didn't want to give it to him.
To treat the third prince who once supported him so cruelly, His Highness the Crown Prince is not a benevolent king.
At this time, Grand Tutor Kong Wei had the idea of retiring and returning to his hometown.
At the same time, the Liuli convenience store owned by the four shopkeepers of Zhanjiang Prefecture, Chen Li, Lin and Huang has opened. The novel and luxurious decoration, as well as the affordable price, immediately aroused the popularity of the people.
Looking at the continuous flow of customers, several shopkeepers were full of joy. Although the profit was slightly lower than before, the quantity was large, and the most important thing was that if they did not join this Liuli convenience store, then they would have lost their money in the past.
It won't take long for my business to be squeezed to death by this Liuli convenience store.
Seeing that the matter in Zhanjiang Prefecture had come to an end and that the Shengfa Department Store in Xu Bancheng would not be completed for another month or two, Yang Xuan headed back to Qiongzhou Prefecture.
A sea-going ship, loaded with grain and other daily necessities, sets off from Zhanjiang Prefecture to Qiongzhou Prefecture, which takes less than half a day.
But just as Yang Xuan's ship was about to dock, seven or eight ships of different sizes came over the sea and followed Yang Xuan's ship menacingly.
Zhang Junbao has sharp eyes, and even the boatman didn't notice it, but he saw it first: "Boss, look at those boats, is there something wrong?"
The boss of the ship turned his head to look and was so frightened that he sat down on the deck.
"Pirates, pirates, please warn me."
The captain of the ship's shrill screams of fear spread throughout the deck in an instant.
There are also soldiers on this cargo ship, but they are only escorting the goods. There are only about ten people in total. Facing the pirates on the seven or eight speed boats, they are obviously outnumbered.
Dang dang dang, at this time the bronze bell on the ship was ringing, everyone gathered, and Yang Xuan also came to the deck.
He made a decisive decision: "Dock to the shore at full speed, don't worry about the ship and cargo, just save your life."
After receiving Yang Xuan's order, the ship's boss also reacted, fully hoisted the sails, and galloped towards the dock.
The ship was loaded with cargo, so naturally it couldn't run as fast as the pirate ship. Seeing the pirate ship getting closer and closer, Yang Xuan ordered again: "Quick, throw away all the cargo on the ship, as much as you can throw away."
The soldiers who were on alert immediately reacted, rushed into the warehouse, carried bags of rice, flour, grain and oil to the deck, and then threw them into the sea.
The speed of the cargo ship was getting faster and faster. Although the pirate's speedboat was chasing after it, they had to slow down as they were about to enter the port.
Because at this speed, the cargo ship will definitely crash on the pier, and the pirates don't want to sink their own meal, so they can only slow down.
But they did not give up the pursuit. Even if the distance became farther and farther, the pirate ship still sailed into the port.
There was a loud boom, followed by a sound of creaking and breaking wood. The cargo ship began to disintegrate, and the cargo on the ship was scattered.
Everyone on the boat fell into the water one after another, but Zhang Junbao picked up Yang Xuan and jumped ashore on the floating wood that had not yet sunk.
Many workers had already gathered on the dock to move goods, but when they saw this situation, they were all in chaos.
The movement here naturally alerted the patrolling government officials. The government officials didn't know what was going on at first, but they saw Yang Xuan.
After all, Zhang Junbao is quite eye-catching as he flies across the water like a giant.
"Quick, sound the warning, there are pirates."
Yang Xuan caught a yamen servant, looking anxious.
The yamen officer had also seen seven or eight ships sailing into the port with great momentum. He immediately took off the gong from his waist and started banging it.
The gong warning was passed from person to person, and soon the sound of the gong spread. When Xue Xian and Dong Tianbao arrived with the Qiongzhou Guard soldiers, the pirate ship had already docked, and then, like dumplings, they dropped off the ship.
Pirates jumped down one after another.
There were only over a hundred pirates in total, but when they roared onto the dock and saw the neatly arranged regular troops, they couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
One of the leaders with a red scarf on his head raised his hand and slapped the person next to him on the head: "Didn't you say that there are no officers and soldiers in this place?"
The man squatted directly on the ground with his head in his hands and argued: "In the first half of the year, there were really no officers and soldiers."
The leader slapped the man on the butt again with the back of his knife: "You still said that."
After speaking, the red-turbaned leader threw away his knife, put a smile on his face, and walked towards the soldiers.
"Well, it's a misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding. Who is your leader? We are actually here to surrender."