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Chapter 300 The Age of Pirates (Part 2)

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    If it was in the past when the Ming Dynasty did not care about overseas affairs, Li Dan and Yan Siqi would naturally ignore such requests. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty had a sea ban at that time. Except for private merchants like them, the Ming Dynasty court had no ships to go to sea, so naturally it was gone.  For the binding force of these maritime merchants, they are also happy and happy!

    But now the situation is different. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was obviously very interested in the ocean. Not only did he set up a royal trading house to conduct ocean trade, but he also directly sent troops to the Japanese country, which fully demonstrated the Ming Dynasty's ability to control overseas!

    Li Dan and Yan Siqi are not fools. They know very well that if they don't agree to the Ming Emperor's request now, the Ming general in front of them, known as the Demon King of the Seventh Heaven, will kill them!

    In the future, these maritime traders will definitely be listed as key targets. By then, they will completely lose their foothold in the Japanese country and become a group of homeless dogs!

    It is precisely because of this consideration that Li Dan and Yan Siqi had no choice but to agree to attack Nanyang. Of course, they had another idea in mind, which was to use dragging instead of fighting, and first look at the direction of the wind!

    Although Cao Ling is not a roundworm in the stomachs of these two people, he can still guess a little bit of their thoughts. However, Cao Ling admires Zhu Youxiao's ingenuity even more, because Zhu Youxiao has been prepared for such a situation!

    "You two sea masters, do you think your majesty's request is a bit too much?" Cao Ling had a smile on his face, but there was a bit of sarcasm in his tone!

    Li Dan and Yan Siqi looked at each other, and then Li Dan leaned forward and said, "I don't dare. We are both abandoned overseas. Your Majesty is able to pardon us. It is a great kindness. Your Majesty ordered us to do it."  , No matter how difficult it is, the two of us have to do it, but the Westerners' ships are big and fast, and there are forty or fifty cannons on the ships. Compared with them, the ships of the two of us are really difficult to match!  "

    Cao Ling twitched his lips and said: "Your Majesty has anticipated this a long time ago and has allowed you to go to Nanjing to order ships and cannons. It won't be too late to go to Nanyang when you are strong enough!"

    When Li Dan and Yan Siqi heard this, they were surprised and happy, but also a little confused. Yan Siqi was young after all, so he couldn't calm down and asked: "General, do you mean that Nanjing can now rival the Western ships?  "

    Cao Ling smiled nonchalantly and said: "Isn't it the Galen ship? Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he restarted the Nanjing shipyard. Southeast maritime merchants donated thousands of shipwrights. Your Majesty also issued an order to recruit Western craftsmen. Now the Ming Dynasty  It has been possible to build this kind of sea-going ship, and the construction speed is extremely fast. It is said that a large ship with a thousand materials can be built in a month. If you look at it, the artillery and muskets of the Ming Dynasty have surpassed those of the West. You can also see these  When you go to Nanjing and buy some ships, artillery, and muskets, I believe the Westerners will not be your opponents!"

    Although Li Dan and Yan Siqi still had some doubts about the Ming Dynasty's ability to build Galen ships, they had seen with their own eyes the power of the Ming Dynasty's artillery and muskets, and their doubts were gone!

    What¡¯s more, in this situation, the Ming Emperor has given an order. Even if they don¡¯t have Galen ships, artillery, and muskets, in order to establish their foundation in the Japanese country, they can only bite the bullet and cause trouble with the Westerners!

    But if there were really Galenic ships like those of the Westerners, coupled with the powerful artillery and muskets in front of them, and let them fight the Westerners, pirates like them would really not be afraid!

    "In addition to purchasing sea ships and artillery, you can also purchase privateering licenses issued by the Ming Dynasty. With the privateering licenses, you can rob illegal maritime merchants and at the same time get the protection of the Ming Navy!"  , Cao Ling throws out the final reassurance!

    "Is what the general said true? The court actually issued a privateering license?" Li Dan looked at Cao Ling in shock. He really didn't expect that the Ming court would be so open. Yan Siqi was also surprised. Obviously he also felt that the Ming Dynasty  It¡¯s incredible to be able to do this!

    Li Dan and Yan Siqi are no strangers to privateering certificates. When they were dealing with Westerners, they heard that Western countries sold this kind of stuff to their own maritime merchants in order to attack their opponents!

    The so-called privateering license is simply a robbery license. It is mainly a license for plundering enemy ships sold by Western countries to their own maritime merchants. In the West, as long as you have a privateering license and rob the country targeted by the privateering license, you can  You won¡¯t be thought of as a pirate!

    In fact, the biggest benefit of the privateering license is to use maritime merchants to attack enemy countries. It also allows the country to benefit from the plundering behavior of maritime merchants. At the same time, it also allows maritime merchants to obtain the support of the state by relying on the privateering license. It can be said that it is a kind of various  Get what you need!

    It is precisely because I learned that Ming Dynasty actually discoveredAfter selling the privateering license, Li Dan and Yan Siqi put aside their last worries. Since Ming wanted their money and wanted to use their manpower, they would not kill them while they were still valuable!

    With confidence in their hearts, the smiles on Li Dan and Yan Siqi's faces grew stronger. Li Dan said: "General, your Majesty has favored us and two abandoned people overseas so much. We must swear to the death to repay the favor. The silver coins and grain and grass brought this time  I also ask the general to accept it. After the two of us return, we will immediately go to Nanjing to buy warships and cannons, and soon we can go to look for bad luck on those Westerners in Nanyang!"

    Cao Ling waved his hand and said: "I have already said that you can take back these silver and grains. As long as you are willing to serve His Majesty, you are one of our own. I will not accept anything from my own people!"

    Yan Siqi said with a smile: "The general doesn't know something. In fact, most of the money and grain were sent by the Matsuura family of the Hirado domain and Lord Li Hai. They also wanted to put their name on you first, and hope that in the future  The general can let them go!"

    Cao Ling suddenly said: "So that's it, I'm not polite. You two go back and tell the Matsuura family that as long as they are obedient, it will be their own benefit. If they are disobedient"

    When Cao Ling said this, he glanced at An Zhongcheng, with a ferocious sneer on his face. Although he had no words, everything was said without words!

    Li Dan quickly apologized and said with a smile: "General, don't worry. Our Ming army is so sharp that the Matsuura family has been frightened. If the general has any orders this time, please tell me and I to give them. I think they will not fail to do so."  from!"

    Cao Ling nodded and said: "In this case, when you go back, just tell the Matsuura family that after our army takes Kyoto, let them come to Kyoto to congratulate!"

    Li Dan immediately responded: "This matter is between the two of us. In addition, Kyoto is close to Wakasa Bay. After the general captures Kyoto, the two of us can also use sea ships to transport grain and grass from Wakasa Bay to Kyoto. I wonder if the general can give me some help."  An opportunity for the two of us to work together?¡±

    Cao Ling smiled with satisfaction: "That's great!"

    Li Dan and Yan Siqi said happily: "Thank you, General, for giving us the opportunity to serve!"

    After finishing talking about the business, Cao Ling pointed to the noisy Anzhong City and said: "You two have come all the way and brought so many gifts. I don't have much in return, so I asked you to take people to Anzhong City to have fun."  Fan it!"

    Before Li Dan and Yan Siqi could reply, Cao Ling ordered: "Send the order! The Imperial Alliance Army withdraws from Anzhong City. Anyone who disobeys the order will not be punished!"

    The ordering soldiers beside Cao Ling received the general's order and galloped towards Anzhong City on flying horses!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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