Twelve raids on Canton 3

Several merchants glanced at each other, and Ding Kui said, "Lord Yang, we have been suffering from pirates for many years, and it would be great if your lord could really eliminate the pirates." The chapter was uploaded by netizens, and the network hereby affirms that the villain and others also know that adults use soldiers like gods, and it is not a problem to eliminate pirates, but pirates have been rampant in the South China Sea for more than 20 years, and they are deeply rooted, and it is not something that can be completed in a short period of time if they want to completely eliminate them. I don't know if the adults can tell the villains how long it will take to eliminate the pirates. ”

Yang Yan said: "This official can be upright, within this year, the three major pirates in the South China Sea can be eliminated, as for the other small pirates, you must also know that once the three major pirates are cleared, they will not be afraid." However, if you want to completely eliminate the three major pirates in the South China Sea, you can't just rely on the power of the government, and you also need the full support of all merchants. ”

Several people were very happy when they heard this, and Ding Kui said: "If you can really do what the adults say, within this year, the three major pirates in the South China Sea will be eliminated, and the villains will definitely fully support the adults." I wonder if there is anything we need to do? ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "First, you have to stop all tribute to the pirates. ”

Cai Jianfang nodded and said: "This is natural, in the past, paying tribute to pirates was only forced by the situation, so we had to do it, but now that we have adults in charge of us, we will naturally not pay tribute to pirates anymore." What do you say? Yes and no? ”

Several others also stated: "Yes, yes, we will never pay tribute to the pirates again." ”

Yang Yan said: "Then the second point, although there are fewer ships sailing now, in this extraordinary period, I hope you can still stabilize prices, try your best to supply the goods needed by Guangdong, and maintain the stability of the whole Guangdong; Thirdly, if we go to war with pirates, the warships of the government will definitely participate in the war, and the sailing time may be delayed for a while, so please forgive me. Last but not least, if you are robbed by pirates and suffer losses during the voyage, please do not shake your confidence in the government. ”

Several businessmen looked at each other and nodded, and Xie Yuanqing represented everyone: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, we will fully support the government to eliminate pirates, and we will never waver." ”

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With the departure of the third fleet in Guangzhou, the number of merchants who paid tribute to the pirates was sharply reduced to less than one percent, and this time Meng Heng finally couldn't hold his breath, he realized that Yang Yan was indeed different from those officials before, he was a terrible opponent, this time it was completely carefully planned, step by step, and he was now placed everywhere, I am afraid that he encountered the biggest crisis in his life. However, Meng Heng would not stop there, and immediately sent someone to invite Meng Lanjun and Xu Hai to Lantau Island to discuss how to deal with the government this time.

Lantau Island is a small island in the thousands of miles of Changsha, so these three pirates have always resisted each other, neither of them trusts anyone, and will never go to each other's island, so they chose Lantau Island as the place to meet at sea, and for this reason, a stone pavilion was built on the island, which was used for the three pirates to gather and talk here.

When Xu Hai and Meng Lanjun both arrived on Lantau Island on the agreed date, Meng Heng arrived first and personally picked up the two of them off the ship. Watching Xu Hai and Meng Lanjun get off the boat one after another, Meng Heng thought to himself, Meng Lanjun agreed to marry his eldest son Meng Huiming with Jingjing, if it weren't for Yang Yan's mixing, now I'm afraid that Meng Lanjun will marry him to Hidden Dragon Island, just so that the two can join forces to deal with Xu Hai. However, the top priority now is how to deal with Yang Yan, and Meng Heng is still in the mood to take care of his son's marriage.

After the three of them sat down in the stone pavilion, Meng Heng spoke: "Mingshan, Lan Jun, I don't need to say it, you should also know why you came here?"

Xu Hai nodded, some time ago, the warships of the Song army pretended to be merchant ships, and he also lost several ships and hundreds of brothers, and later the official army escorted the merchant ships, and after he saw the size of the official army's fleet, he did not dare to act rashly, and he did not make a few deals for several months, so he was also anxious. On Meng Lanjun's side, because he received Yang Yan's notice, the loss was not large, but he also had no decent income for several months.

Although these three pirates have accumulated a lot of wealth through the scriptures, let alone stop for a few months, it will be fine for a few years, but no one knows how long Yang Yan will stay in Guangnan, and according to the current situation, Yang Yan may not be satisfied with just escorting merchant ships, his goal must be to finally and completely eliminate these three pirates. Therefore, as soon as Xu Hai received Meng Heng's notice, he immediately rushed to Lantau Island, and when he saw Meng Heng say this, he immediately said: "Old ship owner, this time Yang Yan is not good, the so-called cooperation is strong, and division is weak, I think we should join forces again this time to deal with Yang Yan together." “

Meng Heng nodded and said, "The union must be united, but in your opinion, what should we do after we unite?" ”

Xu Hai thought for a while and said, "Let's join forces and form a fleet, and on the way we will rob the caravan escorted by the Song army, and let Yang Yan know that we are powerful." ”

Meng Heng shook his head and said: "Mingshan, this is not good, I have tried to attack the fleet of the Song army, but the warships of the Song army are tall and strong, and the firearms are sharp, it is not easy to deal with, it is not the best strategy to fight the Song army, and even if we can rob a few merchant ships, it is too much loss for us, and it is not worth it."

Xu Hai nodded and said: "The old shipowner is right, if you rob a ship, it is indeed not cost-effective to lose a ship yourself, so according to the old shipowner's intentions, what should we do?" ”

Meng Heng said slowly: "In my opinion, we should take the warships of the Song army to go to sea and attack the city of Guangzhou. ”

Xu Hai frowned and said: "Even if the warships of the Song army have gone to sea, there are still 20,000 officers and soldiers left in Guangzhou, and these horses are all soldiers who have participated in the pacification of Manichaeism, well-trained, very brave, different from ordinary local officers and soldiers, we venture to attack Guangzhou, I am afraid that we will not be able to get any bargain." ”