Chapter 301: Give the pirates a chance to survive
Captain Wang Zheng's caravan needed spices and fine cotton cloth from the port of Tianzhu and Jiazurat, as well as their cotton, and likewise the merchants here preferred their goods. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
With the help of the tooth merchants, they took what they needed, deducted some necessary expenses, and both sides thought that they had made a lot of money.
That's the good thing about maritime commerce, and if it goes on normally, civilizations and different cultures will slowly blend, and God knows what will change.
But Zhang Guoan knows that this process must not be interrupted.
The economic problems of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhang Guoxin knew that they had minted enough copper coins for several generations of dynasties, but because their goods were too strong for the outside world, too much money was deposited in the hands of wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants, and there was no other way than to develop maritime trade and bring back goods that could attract them to consume.
Da Song minted so much money, but he lacked money...... According to the theory of material immortality, where did all that money go?
Hoarded overseas? This is a false proposition...... In the current world, there is no country or region whose products can be comparable to the Great Song Dynasty.
The money of the Great Song Dynasty existed in the people, but it was becoming a "copper mine".
Therefore, Zhang Guoan must stir up the situation, release water and constantly introduce new things, so that the economy of the entire Great Song Dynasty can be revitalized.
In this way, the Great Song government will receive more tax revenues and will have the strength to fight against the Tatar bandit group.
It's just that his current strength is too small, but after all, he slowly began to pry a little, and the situation has changed a little.
This time, the significance of the ocean trade may be here...... In terms of scale, it is necessary to use various spices as consumer necessities to stimulate the consumption of the upper class.
When they set sail and returned, they were replaced by Xiao Er as the captain.
Once again, they were in the Lion City...... There must be a new cinnamon here, and the fine orchid cinnamon is the same as the Bo Ni dragon brain. It will always be a bestseller, and I am not afraid to bring more.
However, the original tooth dealer told them bad news...... The Tamils in the northeastern part of the island heard that they had organized a large number of pirates on the sea route, waiting for the return of their merchant ships of the Great Song Dynasty!
Captain Cai Erlang was happy at the time and said, "When I came, I was on the north road." But there are still middle roads, south roads, and on the vast sea, where do they go to block them?! ”
Vice Captain Wang Zheng's eyes narrowed at that time, and said, "Take the north road, and give them a more ruthless blow!" ”
The second captain thought for a while and said, "No, if you can avoid it, just avoid it, I'm here to ask for trade." Why bother to forge deeper hatred? ”
Deputy Captain Wang Zheng said: "Are you afraid of them?!" ”
The second captain shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm afraid, but I don't want to form a deeper hatred......"
Vice Captain Wang Zheng was furious in his heart, but now Xiao Er is the captain......
Captain Cai Erlang had already had a detailed chat with the tooth merchant at this time...... Although the tooth merchant had also heard about it, he could really tell a thing or two about the details.
Of course, the tooth merchants here want more maritime merchants like them, and it is best to have maritime merchants come every day, so. He was naturally concerned about their safety.
Cai Erlang suggested: "As long as I go back safely, the head of the family will be very satisfied...... This time it was very rewarding. ”
The second captain was even more determined to avoid possible ambush routes at sea.
Vice Captain Wang Zheng was angry...... But now the second is the captain.
In his diary of his trip, he sharply criticized this cowardly decision. At this time, the mood was much better.
When I came back, it was relatively usual, both the weather and the sea conditions were very good, especially when passing through the Strait of Malacca, which was named after Zhang Guoan's main house. There used to be places where there were coveted pirates, but now there are none.
Deputy Captain Wang Zheng wrote in his diary: "Death is the greatest threat to pirates......
He believed that Master Zhang's family could understand him, because he was on the South China Sea of the Great Song Dynasty, which had the most pirates. Although there were pirates who quietly followed them, when they fired their cannons, they all fled, and they must have heard of our experience, otherwise they would not have been like this.
However, what he didn't expect was that Zhang Guoan's family didn't quite agree with his way of killing people.
He said: "After capturing those pirates, it is better to put them on an unnamed island first, wait for more to be gathered, and just bring them in as laborers......"
Wang Zheng said: "Then why hang the Tatars and not let them work? ”
"These are two different things, Xiao Wang Zheng, after those Tatar robbers broke the city, they never gave others a way to live, they all relied on slaughter to deter the next city, this is not what normal human society should have, they are the mortal enemies of all mankind, so we can only show our attitude, and it just makes those captives understand who is our real enemy.
Tatar bandits can destroy the light, but pirates can't destroy the light, it's just that the development of the productive forces is uneven, and some people will think of this way......"
"Master Zhang, then, what if we can't change those pirates? And those who have a blood debt? ”
"Xiao Wang Zheng, there will definitely be those who have escaped the trial, but it may make most people turn around...... Now these captives in the Badaohe area, we have changed a lot...... The Tatar bandit group is a whole group, killing people for profit, is already their only means of livelihood or development, now the northern steppes are in good weather, grazing can already live a good life, but, will they go back?
Now they are preparing to rob the Great Song Dynasty again, they are not forced by life or productivity, they have sincerely chosen this kind of life, and they still enjoy this kind of life if they can't get it......"
It's true......
Zhang Guoan has relayed the famous words of Genghis Khan, the grandfather of the big boss Kublai Khan, many times:
The happiest thing in a man's life is to kill people, take all his property, eradicate it, ride his horse, take his beautiful wife and concubine, make his relatives cry bitterly, and then **** his wife and daughter......
This is not Zhang Guoan's framing, it is a historical fact.
And, judging by the results of their battles, they really did just that.
It's true walking the talk...... There is no need for Zhang Guoan to say more, there is not a half-grown son who does not believe it, because there are too many such rumors, at this time, the Han people who crossed the river from the north and ran over, and even the original Liao people or Jin people, were all accepted.
Their inadvertent narratives often become ironclad evidence.
Wang Zheng finally understood the reason why Zhang Guoan's family would kill the Tatars, which was really different from killing pirates himself......
Zhang Guoan looked at Wang Zheng's expression and said: "Giving pirates a chance to survive does not mean that they don't have to protect themselves, once you feel that you or your teammates are in danger, you still have to choose to eliminate them, you think about it, the two are not contradictory." ”
The Tatar bandit groups have already enjoyed the massacres and robberies, and they have sincerely chosen to do so; However, pirates may have chosen to do so because they were forced by life to give them a chance to survive.
Wang Zheng nodded to show that he understood what Master Zhang's family meant. (To be continued.) )