Yu Keqing obviously underestimated the determination of Nanyang Company to chase him. After passing through the strait, he did not get rid of the pursuers behind him, but there were only four left.

Of course, he can't beat the four ships!

He could only continue to run away.

In this way, he kept moving forward because the chart in his hand was not complete...

His chart was purchased from the Spanish at a high price, and the Spaniards knew very little about this area. As for Yang Xiangguo, of course, it was impossible for Yang Xiangguo to draw out this area by memory. There are countless islands here. Yang Xiangguo can at most mark a few large islands on the map. The detailed chart of this area is actually not completed by His Majesty the Emperor. Nanyang Company and the Imperial Navy have had special fleets sailing and mapping in this area over the years, but they are still like opening a blind box, constantly encountering islands that were not marked before.

It is estimated that the entire surveying and mapping project will not be completed in ten or eight years.

Finally, Yu Keqing ran to Davao.

Because his ship was also scarred and the local natives were quite enthusiastic. He thought it was safe, so he stayed in Davao to repair his ship and exchanged a full ship of spices.

But when he rested in Davao for a full month and set sail again, he soon encountered a warship waiting for him at the entrance of the Davao Bay.

And it's not Nanyang Company.

It is directly the three fighting ships of the Imperial Camp Navy.

Of course, it is no different from Nanyang Company. After all, the Yuying Navy is the backend of Nanyang Company, so he still has to continue to escape. After abandoning more than half of the goods, he rushed out.

But Zamboanga can't go.

Since even the navy was dispatched, it means that the sultans dare not help him at least for the time being. It is okay for the Nanyang Company to be dispatched, because the Nanyang Company is a commercial company. The sultans disobeyed their orders and were beaten up by the Nanyang Company at most. However, the Imperial Navy was the Ming Navy, and they were all vassals who paid tribute to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Once pirates were contained, the Imperial Navy could directly kill the whole family.

Kill the whole family under the order.

If you have conflicts with Nanyang Company, you can ask the emperor to file a lawsuit for the emperor's ruling.

The emperor will show kindness when he is in a good mood.

But fighting against the Ming Navy was directly considered a rebellion and rebellion, and there was no chance to appeal.

Unlucky Yu Keqing couldn't leave even if he wanted to return, so he had to go south with the pursuit of three fighting ships. In the end, he drove into the sea further south that even the Nanyang Company rarely visited...

"Duke Lai Zhongyi's son-in-law?"

Yang Feng looked at Yan Chengwu in front of him in confusion.

The latter is Qi Jiguang's family. His daughter married Qi Changguo, the son of Qi Jiguang. Qi Changguo was originally the general, but now he has been persuaded to retreat due to lack of ability. Qi Jiguang's sons have not inherited his military talents. However, as the main shareholder of Dengzhou Gold Mining Group and Donglai Company, wealth and honor are indispensable. In recent years, Donglai Company has almost used the gold and silver circulating in Japan by selling arms to Japanese daimyos.

These families in Dengzhou are almost the same.

Du Song went to Dengzhou to settle down, and Yan Chengwu's family also belonged to this group.

But he has a high seniority.

After all, he is almost eighty.

He came to the prime minister on behalf of the maritime merchants from Shandong and North Korea to petition.

In fact, it is not just Yu Keqing. In the clearing of the Yuying Navy and Nanyang Company, a total of three northern ships were arrested. This was arrested, and it was hard to say much that were not caught. In fact, Nanyang Company had known this kind of thing for a long time. Everyone was a good deal, and northern sea merchants were not a good bird. Since the construction of large ocean-going ships in the northern shipyards, Nanyang Company has been watching!

Clearance was planned.

It was when these guys tasted the sweetness and started to go south before taking action.

Give them a profound lesson.

However, the three ships were caught. One of them surrendered directly without resisting. Two of them were injured when they resisted. Only Yu Keqing's ship successfully broke through, but he disappeared in the pursuit.

Nanyang Company did not know his identity and readily admitted that there was indeed a pirate ship still pursuing, but the navy had three combat ships missing. In short, this was indeed true, but they didn't know whether they were alive or dead. Even the pursuing combat ship had not even returned.

As for him being Qi Jiguang's son-in-law...

Isn’t he just a son-in-law of a prince who has been dead for more than 20 years?

The prince breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people!

Even if you are the son-in-law of Lai Zhongyi, you can’t go to Nanyang to be a pirate!

Then Yan Chengwu came to petition.

"The prime minister, that's right.

Yu Keqing was the son-in-law of Lai Zhongyi, who made a living by sea trade. Now that Japan is closed to the country, Yu's business has plummeted and its livelihood is difficult. In order to avoid bankruptcy, he had to go there alone to seek meager profits. Although His Majesty had an order to use the Nanyang company to specialize in Nanyang trade, Yu's and the northern maritime merchants did not trade privately with the Thais, but only purchased spices among the Nanyang vassals.

Why did he bury him in the sea?

He left his orphans and widows, and he cried day and night, and Duke Lai Zhongyi was also uneasy under the scent of the nine springs."

Zhang Sicheng said with a sad face.

“What kind of livelihood is difficult?

Didn’t the Yu family open a gold mine?

Yu Keqing followed the ship himself. Isn’t it because his ship is too big, with a cargo of hundreds of thousands of taels, and he is really worried? A big businessman with a cargo of hundreds of thousands of taels is having a hard time making a living? He is crazy about making money and can’t even control himself, right?”

Yang Feng said bluntly.

"Well?"

Yan Chengwu was speechless for a moment.

"Mr. Yan, my principle of matters about you and Nanyang Company is very simple. It is your business that you are willing to go to Nanyang, and I will not interfere. But since you go to Nanyang, you must be arrested by Nanyang Company, and I will not stand up for you. The emperor's imperial edict is that Nanyang trade is monopolized by Nanyang Company. Since this is the case, I must respect Your Majesty's imperial edict. I really cannot control where you go after you go to sea, and I have no obligation to manage these for Nanyang Company.

but.

As long as you come back, we will be your ministers and we must respect Your Majesty’s imperial edict.

Even if you are dissatisfied with this imperial edict, you must abide by it.”

Yang Feng said.

Yan Chengwu looked at him sadly.

This means that you deserve it!

"The Prime Minister, it's just that this business of Nanyang trade is so big that Nanyang companies can enjoy it exclusively. This is too unfair. We are also ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Why can't we go to Nanyang?"

Shen Yong said angrily.

He is the leader of Susong Maritime Merchant.

Currently, there are four groups in the marine business district of the country, Mao Wenlong Group, which is based on North Korea. However, this group only has part-time business in trade. Its real main business is whaling. Most of the whale oil in the Ming Dynasty market belongs to them, and some are owned by Xuwen whaling ship owners.

Donglai Company, based on Dengzhou.

This group is supplemented by overseas trade, but its pillar industry is actually gold digging, not just gold digging in Dengzhou. With its technological advantages and Du Song’s original connections in the Jiubian, they have already begun to make gold digging in Liaodong and western areas. Overseas trade is only part of the members, and these guys have now begun to become a little consortium. Each younger generation has its own branch businesses. Yu Keqing himself has ten ships, but he only has three red seals with wild boar skin.

One ship one.

There are regulations on red seal shapes and tonnage.

In other words, he only has three ships to use to trade in Japan, but this amount of trade is really difficult to satisfy his appetite.

So he turned to Nanyang.

Then there is Susong Group led by Chen Yongning.

But the real main business of this group is actually industry.

Overseas trade is just an extension of industry.

The factories in Susong are their real foundations, and overseas trade is not just the most important branch. Instead, this group focuses on the domestic sales market, and the canal is the main trading line. The Shen family also undertakes the transportation of military supplies to the north.

Then there is Zhoushan.

The situation in Zhoushan is similar to Susong.

The four groups were fighting openly and secretly, but they had the same position on the trade issue of Southeast Asia. After all, this piece of fat is too big.

"Where did the money Nanyang Company earned?"

Yang Feng said.

Chen Yongpyang stopped talking quickly.

"You guys, don't always worry about Your Majesty's money bag. The Nanyang trade belongs to Your Majesty. Your Majesty relies on the Nanyang Company's income to expand territory and restore the country to the Ming Dynasty. You go and intervene. In the end, the barbarians are still the cheapest ones."

Yang Feng said.

Of course, you can't expect too much from capitalists.

They don’t care where the money earned by Nanyang Company goes. As long as it doesn’t fall into their pockets, it is a natural sin, which can be described as the anger of heaven and people.

"If the Prime Minister continues like this, the northern maritime merchants will be completely finished."

Yan Chengwu said.

"How could it be over? There will be big business for you next. We can't reach out to His Majesty's money bag, but we also have our own good places. Since you have big ships in your hands and can travel from Ryukyu to Nanyang, then go to Jinzhou together! Your big ships are enough to travel to Jinzhou. Nanyang Company goes to Nanyang, and you can also set up a Dongyang company to Jinzhou. Everyone does their own business and does not affect each other. They can make a fortune."

Yang Feng said.

Jinzhou is North America.

The Ming Dynasty's name for America was appointed by His Majesty the Emperor.

North America is called Jinzhou.

South America is called America.
To be continued...