On the far East China Sea, a merchant ship armed with artillery purchased goods from southern Liaoning and sold them to Japan, and then passed through Ryukyu and returned to Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Zhang Yuanwai from Nanjing stood on the deck, looking at the calm and gentle sea surface, the warm sunshine shining on him, which was very comfortable.

This big ship was a merchant ship equipped with artillery he purchased from the Fu Liao army. Looking at the cold copper cannon, Zhang Yuanwai was still very satisfied. The ship had been running on the sea for more than a year and had not been used many times.

Even if you encounter a real pirate, just a few symbolic shots can deter these pirates and make them weigh the gains and losses.

These pirates were reluctant to get heavily fired for a ship of cargo.

"Although I spent a lot of money when auctioning this warship, it was easy to save trouble. We were bombarded by us several times when we encountered pirates. Overall, after returning to the capital, it was worth it to show off in front of the merchants in Nanjing City." Zhang Yuanwai said happily.

After they replenished supplies at Naha Port, they drove directly to the estuary of the Yangtze River.

"Prince, a ship was found on the sea ahead!" a sailor who was observing shouted.

"Is it a pirate?" asked nervously, the man, the sailor and the gunner on the merchant ship.

"Is the pirate coming again?" Sweat was seeping from Mr. Zhang's forehead.

Although there are artillery that pirates dare not provoke easily, being targeted by pirates is never a good thing. If you really meet a guy who wants money but doesn't have to live...

"No, it's a sunken ship, and there are small boats for escape on the sea, most of which are in trouble... What is that? The flag of the Far East Trading Company!" The sailors vaguely noticed that the sinking ship was actually the flag of the Far East Trading Company.

Only the big merchants who join the Far East Trading Company under the Fu Liao Army and the Fu Liao Army's own merchant ships are eligible to use the Far East Trading Company's flag! On the one hand, they must bear the payment of tariffs, ship taxes, membership fees and other taxes, but in the waters controlled by the Fu Liao Army, they will be protected by the Fu Liao Army's military fleet and the discount on purchasing industrial products produced by the Fu Liao Army!

For example, the last time Wang Changyuan was kidnapped by the warriors of the Feimaki vassal in the Japanese waters, Chu Yun personally took the fleet to push the Feimaki vassal. He dared someone to make the idea of ​​Far East Trading Company ships in the East China Sea again. After thinking about it, it was probably only Shibazhi's pirates who had such courage, right?

"I don't know if it's an old friend I know. I don't seem to have heard of anyone coming here at this time. Come close to rescue them." Although he was afraid of meeting the pirates returning, when he saw that it was a ship from the Far East Trading Company, Zhang Yuanwai immediately said anxiously.

The armed gunship approached the sinking ship. At this time, only the masts of the sinking ship were still on the sea, with broken wood chips everywhere, corpses floating on wooden boards, and some crew members who survived the dinghy, all had blood on their faces. When they saw the armed merchant ship coming, they waved their hands wildly after the disaster.

"Let the anchor! Pull them up!" The sailors on the merchant ship rushed to rescue their companions floating on the sea.

It took a while for the armed merchant ship to salvage all the survivors. As for the corpses, let their souls return to the sea, otherwise it would only bring plague to the ships.

"Which merchant ship are you crew members? What happened to your fleet?" Zhang Yuanwai asked.

"This official, we are a merchant ship from the official camp of the Liao army. We originally went to Quanzhou to buy a batch of goods and took some families of workers from Quanzhou to southern Liaoning. Who knew... "A survivor said while crying.

"Have you encountered a pirate?" Mr. Zhang asked anxiously.

"Zhibazhi, it was Shibazhi's evil thieves who attacked our ship! They not only snatched everything from our ship, but also killed all those who resisted them, snatched away female families, and chiseled through our ships, allowing the rest of us to destroy themselves!" the survivor asked gritted his teeth.

"This group of abominable evil thieves!" All the crew members of the merchant ship, including Mr. Zhang, were furious!

It is still a matter of saying that snatching things from the boat, but killing people and drilling boats, not even letting women and children go, this is simply a waste of conscience!

"Don't be afraid, now you are on my boat in Zhang Yuanwai, Nanjing, and they dare not do anything to us. After all, Zheng Zhilong from Shibazhi is a coastal defense guerrilla. The power behind Nanjing City is much higher than his official position." Zhang Yuanwai said confidently, "When we return to Nanjing and go to southern Liaoning next time, I will take you. I have contracted your food and accommodation during this period!"

Twenty or thirty survivors were so grateful that they saw that Mr. Zhang was very enthusiastic about helping them.

"Zhang Yuanwai, you are such a great charity. When you return to Liaonan, I will definitely report your merits to your superiors." A survivor thanked him in emotion.

"Oh, when you encounter this great disaster, I can help you a little bit, and the Liao army has also given me a lot of discounts and help. You are mourning and following the changes. As the saying goes, 'If you are not a great disaster, you will have good fortune in the future'." Zhang Yuanwai comforted, "If it weren't for the navy admiral, I would definitely ask someone to study Zheng Zhilong. But don't worry, although the court is unable to punish Zheng Zhilong, your army leader of the Liao army will definitely help you find justice after knowing this."

The armed merchant ship bypassed the sinking ship to prevent being sucked by small vortexes formed when sinking, and then sailed southwest.

The East China Sea entered the mouth of the Yangtze River and soon arrived at the city of Nanjing, the former capital of the Ming Dynasty.

However, after Zhang Yuanwai's armed merchant ship sailed near the ship of death, the Constitution cruiser with the Fu Liao Navy flag erected the Liao army's naval flag arrived in this sea area in less than half an hour.

"All the survivors arranged are rescued and the mission is successfully completed." Deng Qianlong, deputy commander of the Navy Fleet, stood on the deck of the Constitution, looking at the sea where only broken wood and corpses were left.

The sharks on the East China Sea smelled the smell of blood and began to appear in this sea area. You can see the dorsal fins that occasionally floated on the sea surface.

"In order to create the illusion of being attacked, we used dozens of death row prisoners sent to build the Ishigaki Island Fortress, and the manpower was a bit short of people." The captain of the Constitution said dissatisfied. "I don't understand why we don't directly send fleets to eliminate them, and we have to work hard to direct and act as a seemingly meaningless farce."

"In the concept of our Han people, whenever we fight, we must be famous, and we are the righteous teacher." Deng Qianlong said, "Don't feel sorry for these death row prisoners. You can catch pirates in the future and you want to vomit."
Chapter completed!