The two carriages drove quickly to the port of Quanzhou, and under the opening of a large group of guards, the people on the street avoided one after another, but did not cause any harm.

In the carriage, Zhang Fan was talking to Zhu Yijun, who was also sitting in the carriage.

"Teacher, why are you talking about those two...... Foreign devils, you must go with you," Zhu Yijun was a little puzzled.

Before everyone set off, Zhu Yijun also heard the news, since the day he was sensible, even in the current Longqing Emperor, the almost completely closed situation in the Yuwang Mansion at that time, he would always hear the news that the coast was often harassed by the Japanese invaders, and now that he heard about the robbery of the sea ship, he naturally wanted to take a look.

And what made Zhu Yijun a little puzzled was naturally Richard and Joanna from Portugal, who heard the news and seemed to be more anxious than him, the prince of Daming.

"These two people are not untargeted or curious," Zhang Fan said, "Their country also has a large number of sea ships going to sea, so they will naturally be harassed by pirates, and this time they want to come to Quanzhou with us because they heard that I am coming here to inspect Haiphong, and now that something has happened, they naturally want to come to see what is going on,"

"So they came to see the joke," Zhu Yijun, who had not thought deeply, made this reasoning without taking it seriously, looking a little angry.

"It's not really," Zhang Fan hurriedly said, "These two people don't have any conflict with my Ming Dynasty now, and they are both a country that has ships going to sea and has to worry about being robbed by pirates all the time, I'm afraid they also feel a little sympathetic, but they mainly want to come to see my Ming army this time,"

"So that's the case," Zhu Yijun listened to Zhang Fan's explanation, and then he was relieved, "Then, teacher, don't lose my reputation as a Daming, lest they think we are easy to bully,"

"Of course," Zhang Fan had already planned, before leaving, he had asked Liang Chao to send someone to inform He Kuan, asking him to take out the best men and horses warship under his command to pay respects, and ask him to bluff.

It is also strange to say, maybe it is no different for Zhang Fan, who is not very familiar with history, but it is very strange for later generations.

Portugal should have leased Macau more than ten years ago, to be precise, the park in 1557, and began to rule Macau for 443 years, but this did not happen, when Zhang Fan met Richard and Joanna and asked people to investigate, and found that Macau was not leased to the Portuguese, there were only some Portuguese people who settled there to preach, and there was no Portuguese army stationed there, he thought that the time had not arrived, so he was relieved, but he didn't know, In this history in which he lives, some things have changed, but I am afraid that Zhang Fan knows and will not understand why, the days he has traveled through are later than that, and the things that he did not have influence before have actually changed.

The port of Quanzhou has long been blocked by the soldiers under He Kuan, and the ordinary people have surrounded three layers inside and three layers outside, but they cannot enter, and the carriage of Zhang Fan and others stopped at the checkpoint, indicating their identity before being released.

After the carriage drove into the port, Zhang Fan, who got off, immediately noticed that the three ships docked on the dock, especially one of them, were really full of holes, and there were many cracks on the hull, but because the wood of the shipbuilding was very thick, the bed only caused holes and there was no danger of falling apart, but the situation of this ship was already precarious, and even now docked in the port was constantly swaying, as if it could sink at any time.

Seeing Zhang Fan's arrival, Wen Ruchun and He Kuan hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, but He Kuan still kept an extra eye and pulled Zhang Fan aside and whispered.

"My lord," He Kuan looked at Richard and Joanna, who were watching the sea ship in the distance, and whispered to Zhang Fan, "Xiaguan brought the best people under Xiaguan according to the orders of the adults, "He Kuan is an extremely honest and honest official, when he just heard the news that Liang Chao's people passed to him, he was quite disdainful, first, not to mention that the management of the army is also very rigorous, not to mention that the situation on this coast has been much more stable because of Qi Jiguang's reasons for so many years, if it is destroyed in his own hands, He Kuan is also unwilling, and besides, He Kuan feels that Zhang Fan is also a little vain, this is not His Majesty in person, you Zhang Fan is the biggest here, now that you are here, you still want to show this kind of pomp and circumstance, who to show it, but He Kuan immediately changed his mind after listening to the detailed explanation of the reasons for the visitor, strengthening the prestige of our country in front of foreigners is an idea that every official will have, not to mention people like He Kuan, but he has always been very confident in the soldiers he brings, and has not let other teams change, Instead, let his subordinates inform them to show their spirit and show their best side.

Zhang Fan looked at the soldiers around him, although it was not the time when the war was coming, but these soldiers were all in good spirits, and there were also many armed with muskets, in the entire Ming Dynasty, in addition to the Shenji battalion in the capital, the one who could hold the musket was the Qi family army under Qi Jiguang, although there were some other armies, but many of them were at best just a façade, and the show was greater than the reality, but He Kuan's subordinates were not, maybe they were taken care of by Qi Jiguang or the court's attention to the switch, There were quite a few warriors armed with muskets here, and although they didn't make any movements, they were all very satisfying from their solemn expressions.

"Lord He has a heart," Zhang Fan complimented, "These two people insisted on coming with this official at the beginning, that is, they had such a mind, and now that they have the opportunity, they naturally want to let them see the prestige of my Daming, and they must not be underestimated, thinking that I am a bully,"

He Kuan nodded matter-of-factly, and Zhang Fan said again: "Lord He, I won't tell you, their country has set its sights on India south of my Ming Dynasty, and is ready to send troops to occupy there, if you see my Ming army now, plus my Ming Dynasty has trafficked to them every year what they need very much, and they feel that my Ming has oil and water to fish, although my Ming Dynasty is not afraid of war with the invading foreigners, but after all, the war is a waste of money and money, even if the final victory, it is the people who suffer, and the war can be avoided in this way, The official thinks it's a good deal,"

He Kuan listened to Zhang Fan's words, nodded his head, and said, "What the adults think is that these Yidi are not small in ambition, and we should pay attention to them later," After speaking, He Kuan also glanced at Richard and Joanna who were standing in the distance.

After the two of them had said these words, they returned to the crowd.

"My lord," Wen Ruchun said, "as your lord can see, the ship in the middle is about to die, and any cargo on the three ships has now been transported, except for a few people who were killed and several owners were taken away at the time of the raid, and no one else's lives were worried."

"Several ship owners have been taken captive, what are these would-be robbers trying to do," Zhang Fan frowned, as if talking to himself, "Could it be that these widows want to kidnap and ransom,"

"My lord," He Kuan said after listening to Zhang Fan's words, "This kind of thing has rarely been encountered before, in the past, the Japanese were just going ashore to rob, and at that time they had never tied up anyone to threaten, at most, the women were taken away for them to insult, but the abduction of men has never happened, and even the robbery of sea ships by the Japanese at sea was only after the switch, and the number of times can be described as very rare,"

Zhang Fan listened, his brows furrowed even more, these gangs of widows are outlaws, and they only seek wealth that can be obtained immediately in front of them, but they have never heard of kidnapping, firstly, the risk of kidnapping tickets is very great, in case the Ming army takes this opportunity to wipe them out, they will lose more than they gain, and secondly, it is not so easy to get money by kidnapping tickets, even if the family of the kidnapped person is eager to redeem them, it is not easy to go on the road with so much silver.

"Moreover, there is another important point," He Kuan said, "if it is a ticket kidnapping for money, those widows will inevitably let the people who stay on the ship bring back the news, but the people on the ship have not any news about this, which is really very suspicious," He Kuan's words made the point.

Zhang Fan thought about it, you don't tell others your requirements, what's the use of kidnapping people, this whole thing is really weird, if it wasn't for kidnapping tickets for money, then the would-be robbers must have a purpose, but what is the purpose, Zhang Fan has no clue.

"What news do you have from the families of those who were kidnapped?" asked Zhang Fan.

Wen Ruchun and He Kuan both shook their heads, Wen Ruchun said: "My lord, several family members of the kidnapped boat owners were all sad and painful after hearing the news, and the lower officials also inquired, but they didn't have any news at all,"

"How could this be," Zhang Fan couldn't help but think in his heart, this whole thing happened completely unreasonable.

When Zhang Fan was distressed, He Kuan on the side spoke: "My lord, the lower officials have some opinions,"

"Oh, come on," Zhang Fan said quickly.

"I heard from the returning crew that the Japanese seem to know a few ship owners," He Kuan said, "Although most of these Japanese can not speak my Ming language, there are a few who can speak, but after listening to the returning crew members, after these Japanese robbers boarded the ship, in addition to robbing property, they did not ask others, so they recognized several ship owners hiding in the crowd and kidnapped them directly,"

"Could it be because several of the shipowners are dressed differently than ordinary crew members," Zhang Fan asked.

"No, the lower officials have also asked about this," He Kuan said, "Although several ship owners are very rich, but when they sail on the sea, wearing those clothes is cumbersome, and several of them are dressed like ordinary sailors, no different, and the Japanese still recognize them at a glance, which is really suspicious,"

When Zhang Fan heard He Kuan's words, the doubts in his heart were solved, which shows that the Japanese robbed the three ships before they knew the situation on these ships, but Zhang Fan didn't know if they relied on their own investigation or someone else to report the news, if it was the latter, Zhang Fan also had to consider whether some villains were bribed, or some officials were doing evil, and Zhang Fan really couldn't figure it out, no matter who it was, what was the purpose of kidnapping these shipowners, at least for now, Zhang Fan couldn't see any clue about this.

However, Zhang Fan is not without clues, the three sea ships have been going to sea for more than half a year, no matter who reports the news, it is impossible to follow them for more than half a year, and even if there are their eyeliners on the ship, the news can only be spread from one place, naturally it is the last place where these three ships will stay before Quanzhou Port, Jilong Port,