What! ?
Ye Feng was slightly surprised when he heard this.
I didn’t expect there to be pirates here?
I just wanted to ask Zhao Wanting on the side what was going on.
At this time, Zhao Wanting took the initiative to explain, and it seemed that everyone here was already accustomed to this.
"This area of the sea used to be the territory of the Bald Eagle Nation. We have no way of knowing exactly how they got along with the pirates."
"But since the Bald Eagle Kingdom was driven away by Governor Ye, this sea area is nominally the territory of Daxia, but in fact there are no troops stationed there, and it feels like a land without one. Therefore, pirates often appear and robber. Plunder merchant ships or nearby islands.”
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Ye Feng was a little surprised when he heard this.
You know, pirates, who can only be seen in movies or comics, are now encountered in reality for the first time.
"But I have already negotiated with them!"
Since Zhao Wanting came here to start work, she has encountered several pirate attacks, but she always paid to send them away.
"They mainly come here for the money. Give them a little money and they'll leave."
With that said, Zhao Wanting will arrange for people and continue to spend money.
As the granddaughter of the former Minister of Household Affairs, she has always understood that money can make the world go round, and believes that problems that can be solved with money are only small ones.
And there is no need to trouble the Governor to personally deal with this minor issue.
"How much will it cost to send them away?" Ye Feng asked curiously.
"Three million US dollars!" Zhao Wanting said.
"Then how often do they come?" Ye Feng asked again.
"During the initial negotiation, they asked us to pay once every three months, but in the end I pushed it to once every six months." Zhao Wanting reported truthfully.
"Once every six months, three million at a time?" Ye Feng couldn't help but sneered, "These pirates have such a big appetite! They robbed homes and houses, and they dared to hit me on the head!"
Three million is not too much, but it is not too much.
The most important thing is that this is not a question of money, but a question of sovereignty and territory.
On a smaller scale, this sea area is the territory that Ye Feng conquered and governed.
Speaking more broadly, this is Daxia's territory, how can a group of pirates be allowed to run wild! ?
Once upon a time, Ye Feng hadn't officially taken office yet, so that was fine.
Now that Ye Feng is here, how can he ignore it and continue to give money?
Seeing that Ye Feng was angry, Zhao Wanting also had a premonition that something was wrong and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, it was my subordinate who neglected his duty and was ineffective in doing things."
"But there are no guards on the island. I relied entirely on the governor's reputation to negotiate a price with this group of pirates who regard wealth as life."
Since the navy where Bald Eagle was stationed left, pirates have often appeared nearby, robbed merchant ships, or even captured hostages. Most of them can only be settled with money.
Under the circumstances, Zhao Wanting had done everything she could.
"It's not your fault!" Ye Feng stood up and said, "It was my negligence. I didn't expect that the pirates would have arrived before I came!"
"How brave you are! Take me to meet them!"
Seeing Ye Feng stand up, everyone around him was also very excited, and their blood surged.
After all, most people present have only heard of Ye Feng's reputation, but have never seen it with their own eyes.
"We are blessed today, we can finally see with our own eyes the power of the God of War!"
Surrounded by everyone, Ye Feng quickly arrived at the coast.
From a distance, I saw a giant pirate ship with a skull pattern, heading here.
Directly behind, there were more than ten warships lined up in a row, their firepower aimed at the island, which was full of intimidation.
In the past, seeing this posture, everyone at the scene would have stayed far away. Even if Zhao Wanting personally boarded the ship to negotiate, many people would have been extremely frightened.
After all, those are pirates who kill without blinking an eye!
Human nature and laws have no effect on them.
At the beginning, Zhao Wanting was also under tremendous pressure and took a gamble, deciding that as long as she carried the banner of Ye War God, the pirates would not dare to do anything to her.
And everything was as Zhao Wanting expected. The pirates were indeed afraid of the famous Ye War God and did not dare to turn against him.
Now, in the presence of Ye Feng, everyone was completely relieved and followed him one after another with the mentality of watching a good show.
At this time, on the pirate ship, there was a pirate with a big beard. This man was the leader of the pirates. He was called Red Beard because he had a thick red beard.
He is a great pirate who dominates the Western seas.
Today, Redbeard was very surprised to see so many people gathered on the shore.
"Are these Daxia people crazy? Why do they dare to show their faces?"
You know, when they usually come here to plunder, not to mention a human figure on the shore, not even a fly dares to approach.
The sun is really shining in the west today, which is really weird.
"Let that bitch prepare the money. Why is she bringing a bunch of people out?"
"Damn, I feel itchy when I think of that girl. Unfortunately, she is Ye Zhanshen's woman, so we don't dare to touch her!"
"Hehe, before Ye Zhanshen officially takes office, I have to make more money here. If Ye Zhanshen comes in the future, I won't dare to come even if he points a gun at my head!"
On the deck, a group of pirates were chattering.
In an instant, the pirate ship was already approaching the shore.
The captain, Red Beard, stood on the bow of the ship, using a loudspeaker to shout to the people on the shore.
"Are you ready with all the money I asked you to prepare?"
"Even if you give me money, there is no need for so many people to come!"
"What, do you want to fight!?"
As soon as these words came out, the pirates on the ship laughed loudly.
And pointed the cannon on the ship at the crowd on the shore.
One cannon can send them flying to the west.
At this time, Zhao Wanting stood up and reprimanded: "Red Beard, we originally agreed to pay protection fees every six months. Why are you here before it's the third brother's month!?"
"Oh? Really?" Redbeard pretended to smile, "We have been sailing on the sea for countless years. I thought it had been half a year!"
"But, now that we are here, you can't let us go away empty-handed, right!? Just pay half a year's money in advance!"
"Shameless!" Zhao Wanting cursed secretly, but there was nothing she could do against these shameless people.
It is obviously impossible to reason with these villains. Only an iron fist can punish them.
Ye Feng signaled Zhao Wanting to step back, and then walked over on his own.
"Boy, what are you doing?" This was the first time Red Beard encountered someone who dared to walk directly towards him, as if his majesty had been challenged.
"Boy, if you dare to take another step forward, I will kill you!"
With that said, Redbeard pulled out the pistol from his waist and pointed it at Ye Feng.
Faced with this threat, Ye Feng remained unmoved and spoke calmly.
"Red Beard, I'll give you two ways now!"
"Or, take your people and get out of Nanyang immediately, and never set foot here again!"
"Either, become my loyal dog, and you will bite whoever I ask you to bite!"
