Seeing that Nangong Xin didn't seem to understand, Jiang Fan patted him and said, "Don't think so much. Your current tasks are very heavy. The establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries is not a trivial matter. You have a lot to do."
Nangong Xin said with a smile: "Young master is really powerful. He took advantage of the situation and used his strength to cover thousands of miles. He turned me from darkness to light with a snap of his fingers without leaving a trace. From now on, it will be more convenient for him to do things for him. Hahaha."
Jiang Fan smiled and said, "Don't let your guard down. Sima Ji is not that easy to deal with. Instead, you should be more alert. Remember, give me more eye drops and secretly do more things that are not good for me." Small gestures, but not too obvious, you’re smart enough to know what to do.”
Nangong Xin snapped his fingers: "Understood."
Jiang Fan gave many more instructions before he breathed a sigh of relief: "Now that this is over, I can go to Southern Xinjiang with peace of mind. Arrange the ships for me. I think it's time to go and see our pirate base..."
Nangong Xin was very prudent in his work. This ship was just a fishing boat, and it had paid protection fees to the Sea Dragon King. In other words, even if someone on this ship encounters the Sea Dragon King at sea, there is a high probability that they will be fine.
Of course, the world is so vast and there are countless routes, so it’s unlikely to happen by chance.
Two days later, the fishing boat docked at the Longjiang estuary, picked up some people, replenished some supplies and set sail again.
The weather in late autumn is very good. The sky is high, the sea is blue, and the wind is sunny. All the "fishermen" on the fishing boat are very idle, especially Prince Jiang. He is lying on the deck chair, with his legs crossed and wearing sunglasses and sunshade. Hat, drinking freshly squeezed juice, swaying around and feeling uncomfortable.
"Hey..." Mr. Jiang groaned comfortably, "This is how we will spend our vacation."
"My lord, you were born to be rich and noble, and no one else can envy you." A flattering voice came, and there was a teacher-looking man in soap clothes with a white face, a green hat on his head, and a short beard under his chin. The man walked quickly in small steps.
"Situ is laughing," Jiang Fan stretched out: "Didn't I say I'm not in a hurry to talk about things."
The person who came was Master Caobang, and the white-faced ghost gave birth to Situ Xiao.
Situ smiled and said: "I don't dare to disturb the prince's pleasure. I just sent some rare fruits for the prince's entertainment."
As he spoke, he placed the wooden plate in his hand on the low table next to Jiang Fan.
Jiang Fan took a look and nodded with satisfaction: "No wonder you are the master of Da Caobang, and you can do things."
Situ smiled and said: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. I would never dare to take it seriously."
At this moment, another voice sounded: "Master, you did a good job indeed."
The two turned to look at each other, and Jiang Fan yawned and sighed: "Xie Sanjiu, in that case, don't rest anymore, sit down and have a chat."
The person who came was none other than Xie Sanjiu, the deputy leader of the Cao Gang who had been subdued along with Situ Xiao and Zhao Wentao on Jiangxin Island.
Jiang Fan grabbed a peach and gnawed on it while saying, "How did things go?"
Xie Sanjiu said: "Everything has been arranged in Caobang. We are just waiting for the Young Master's order."
Jiang Fan hummed: "Is there any reaction from the leader of the Cao Gang?"
Xie Sanjiu said: "I didn't notice it, and I have always been in charge of this matter. He rarely asks about it."
Jiang Fan nodded: "The Zheng family is not simple. If we don't take action, it will be fine. If we do, we will strike with thunder."
Situ Xiao pondered for a moment: "Master, I'm sorry for my blunt words, but I'm still a little anxious. The Zheng family was blocked by pirates and Chu officials. They were really anxious and looking for a way out. However, the family has a great business and has not been hurt yet." , I think...it will be better to wait for another year and a half."
Jiang Fan said: "What you said is true, but there are some things that push you to do it, so you have to do it reluctantly."
Xie Sanjiu said: "Now that the young master has made a decision, my subordinates will talk about the situation of the Zheng family."
According to his narrative, the Zheng family is indeed in dire straits now. Over the past year, the new transshipment envoy of the Chu State relied on the support of King Xiang behind him. He did not give any face to the Zheng family, not only taxed them to death, but also often used war as an excuse to directly block sea routes.
The Zheng family's business suffered a huge blow, and they had no choice but to go far away, from the east side of the Nanwan Islands, but they did not want to be attacked by pirates repeatedly, causing heavy losses.
In desperation, the Zheng family took the initiative to contact their old customers, the Xie family, to seek a solution at sea, and on the other hand, they began to vigorously expand other avenues.
During this period, they first connected with the Nangong family. Of course, this is according to Ba Qing's arrangement.
In order to win the trust of the Zheng family, Nangong Xin did this very carefully and won the trust of the Zheng family. Therefore, 40% of land transportation is now in the hands of the Nangong family.
However, the Zheng family did not want to rely solely on one side, so they began to contact the Wang family and specially made an appointment with Wang Chulan, the eldest son of the Wang family, to go to the island to negotiate.
At the same time, they also contacted Caobang, hoping to build a new water transportation route.
Under Jiang Fan's instruction, Xie Sanjiu actively promoted this matter. Now he and Situ Xiao are fully responsible for the business of Caobang and the Zheng family.
Since Caobang traveled to five countries, the business volume increased rapidly, directly accounting for 30%, and the Zheng family planned to leave the last 30% to the Wang family.
With the cooperation of the big insider Zheng Wen of the Zheng family, it can be said that Caobang and Nangong Xin monopolized 70% of the transportation business.
At this time, although the Zheng family and the Xie family had met three times, they still had not come up with a proper solution for shipping.
The transport envoy from the Chu Kingdom was just a nobody, but behind him was Yu Qingcheng and King Xiang. The Zheng family knew exactly what this was going to do. It is a pity that the Zheng family, as the former royal family of Chu State, cannot be reconciled with the current royal family, the Xiang family. If the Zheng family still wants to take the sea route, the only way is to take a long way around.
But pirates happened to appear again. They originally didn't notice the pirates who only had three large ships, but they never expected that they actually had amazing firearms. Just a few hits were enough to sink a large sea ship. , and once these astonishing firearms were launched, dozens of them opened fire at the same time, continuously, and the Zheng family escort fleet was unable to fight back.
The furious Zheng family teamed up with the Xie family to carry out several annihilation operations. But the problem came. Those pirate ships were extremely powerful and they couldn't catch up with them. In addition, the hundreds of islands in the Nanwan Islands where they haunted were dotted all over. Once It's basically impossible to find if you sneak in.
The ghost number seemed to be the ghost behind the Zheng family, the nightmare number was simply the Zheng family's nightmare, and the bad luck number naturally became a symbol of the Zheng family's misfortune.
During this period, the Xie family approached the Sea Dragon King and asked for protection, but even though they offered an astonishingly high price, the Sea Dragon King ignored them because of their agreement with Jiang Fan.
The matter at sea could not be resolved in a short time, so Zheng Lin was forced to switch to land and river transportation. But that doesn’t mean that he wants to give up shipping. After all, it is the destiny of the Zheng family. According to Zheng Wen’s news, the Zheng family is secretly supervising the construction of new fast ships, mobilizing countless warships, and gathering strong men to prepare for a large-scale war. Operation extermination.
As for the time, it would be around the beginning of winter, so it would only be less than a month away.
