In the end, only the escorts from Shunfeng Transportation Escort came to claim the reward. The people in coastal areas hate pirates deeply. It's rare to see pirates who hurt the family like a dog, let them vent their anger.
As a result, the twenty taels of silver were used up, but they were gone.
But there is always some reward for the pirates. Some pirates were naked when they were buried. It's so clean that you come in and leave bare. He only took away bruises all over his body.
In less than a month, the Southern Bureau Chamber of Commerce lifted the maritime ban. A large number of pirate ships and pirates were taken away by the fleet of the Southern Bureau Chamber of Commerce.
Many powerful forces watched helplessly as their ships were taken away, and they did not dare to say a word.
They dare not admit it, let alone a pirate ship. Even the ships that had been detained before, they did not dare to say anything. Who said he was blind and could not see Mount Tai? Provoked the giant Southern Bureau Chamber of Commerce.
In the face of absolute strength, everything else is just a cloud. If reasoning is useful, what's the use of having an army?
In this world, the law of the jungle is everywhere! As long as you have a hard enough fist, you can make the rules.
Subsequently, there were mixed reactions from all parties, and the people were grateful. Especially people in coastal areas can finally feel at ease. No more worries about the threat of pirates.
The dark clouds that had been weighing on them for the past hundred years finally dissipated.
Fishermen also dared to go fishing, and farmers began to farm with peace of mind. All walks of life are in ruins. Maritime transportation is convenient in coastal areas, and the economy has developed rapidly.
Exuding vitality! It actually promoted the economic development of the entire southern region!
Those forces that have offended the Southern Bureau Chamber of Commerce only have themselves to blame for being blind. The Southern Bureau Chamber of Commerce does not care about it. Development is the last word. Fighting and killing will only affect the good situation of stability and unity.
The magnanimity of the Southern Bureau Chamber of Commerce also made many forces look at it with admiration again. This is the magnanimity of doing great things. No wonder it has grown to such a scale in just a few years.
More forces are thinking about how to make good friends with the Southern Bureau Chamber of Commerce. Many of these big forces and families made their fortunes through sea trade. Even those who did not start their business in sea trade will now be engaged in sea trade operations.
Who doesn’t know that sea trade is hugely profitable? Everyone wants to get a piece of the pie. The Southern Bureau has achieved its goal this time and really does not want to cause trouble again.
With the Xue family joining this year, Southern Bureau’s commercial outlets have become more complete. Last year's sea trade supplies to Japan and Korea were already ready.
This year, we didn’t spend much energy on the trade supplies for Southeast Asia, and they were already ready. The Southern Bureau's main focus this year will still be on training guards and sailors.
This year, the Southern Bureau deployed many guards to strengthen the defense of the southeastern coastal islands. Fortunately, the suppression of pirates this time has established their authority, and many forces are looking forward to cooperating with the Southern Bureau.
There will be no forces coming to smooth over the Southern Bureau's beard. As for sea trade, Li Miao's big ships always go alone. There is simply no room for cooperation with other forces.
There is no need to cooperate. Long-distance navigation and trade are the exclusive preserve of large-scale ships.
It turns out that many forces use pirates for smuggling. Now that the pirates have been wiped out, it will probably take a long time before sea trade can resume. Besides, their sea trade is just a small operation in the offshore.
The emperor also became numb after learning the news about the Southern Bureau Chamber of Commerce. Anyway, there is the mythical beast Shunfeng Transportation Escort Agency. A few more tigers and leopards don’t matter. On the contrary, if there are many lice, there is no need to itch, and if there are many debts, there is no need to worry.
The Great Zheng Dynasty suddenly entered unprecedented prosperity. As a country with a farming economy, the Zheng Dynasty has become more enthusiastic about farming due to the low-interest loans offered by Shunfeng Bank.
The promotion of high-quality seeds from the north and south has been accelerated. In the Dazheng Dynasty, poor farmers still accounted for the vast majority. They received low-interest loans and purchased high-quality seeds.
Many farmers even purchased high-quality farm tools. Greatly improved the development of productivity.
Many wastelands were reclaimed by the people. The area of cultivated land in the Zheng Dynasty reached new highs repeatedly. Although the wasteland is barren, the yield is relatively poor. But if you plant good seeds, there will always be something to gain.
It has an immediate effect on increasing the income of farmers.
The Great Zheng Dynasty had always encouraged farmers to reclaim wasteland. Newly reclaimed land is tax-free for three years. After three years, taxes will be paid according to the grade of land assessed by the government. Almost all I can do is go to the fields.
Nowadays, farmers use advanced agricultural tools and their labor efficiency has been greatly improved. It is reasonable to start to have spare energy to reclaim wasteland.
Coupled with the low-interest loans provided by Shunfeng Bank, there is no need to worry about high-quality seeds, so farmers' enthusiasm for reclamation is unprecedentedly high.
Farmers are confident about the future and know that the days ahead will only get better and better. It also directly promoted the prosperity of commerce and trade.
In the past, farmers had a strong awareness of preparing for famine. Even if I have money, I won’t be willing to spend it. Now I have begun to appropriately improve my own life.
This year the Zheng Dynasty experienced unprecedented prosperity. The downwind ticket number should be the first success. It is precisely because of the low-interest loans from Shunfeng Bank that farmers have access to high-quality seeds and advanced agricultural tools. This promoted the great development of agriculture.
Of course, the Northern Bureau's success in resisting the alien invasion was also indispensable. This will greatly increase the confidence of farmers in the northern region, especially those near the border.
With the protection of Shunfeng Transportation Escort, you no longer have to worry about plunder by aliens.
Time entered mid-May, and Wang Yonggui also completed his inspection of Taiwan Island and returned to the capital. At this time, I was reporting on my trip and my experiences along the way in Li Miao's study.
In fact, Li Miao had already obtained information about Taiwan Island and the Li family's southeastern coastal fleet. With the establishment of the Secrecy Bureau on Taiwan Island. It only took five days for Li Miao to obtain accurate information about Taiwan Island.
Now, important information from Li Miao and various local bureaus will be transmitted using carrier pigeons. All information is encrypted with passwords, so there is no need to worry about being intercepted.
Three carrier pigeons are used each time to transmit important information at the same time.
The codebooks are only in the hands of the heads of local bureaus and the directors of the local secrecy bureaus. In fact, it is just an ordinary travel book.
Originally, Li Miao wanted to make it easier and just find a book of Four Books and Five Classics. But considering the limited number of words, I finally gave up.
For safety reasons, Li Miao moved the carrier pigeon transmission point on the outskirts of the capital to Tongzhou Datianzhuang. Although this will delay half a day, Tongzhou Datianzhuang is currently impregnable. Just make the most of it.
Now the important information from the Liaodong Bureau can reach Li Miao in just two days. Urgent information on Taiwan Island can be reached by Li Miao in just five days.
Homing pigeons from Taiwan Island need to be transferred through the Southern Secrecy Bureau. Otherwise the time could go faster.
If the imperial court knew about such a fast speed of information transmission, they would definitely be shocked. Li Miao is still too slow and is now developing a powerful pill for pigeons to take. And some results have been achieved.
Li Miao, who came from later generations, deeply believed in the importance of information. I originally planned to raise eagles and eagles. However, considering that the training cycle is too long and the species are already scarce. I can only think about it later.
Although Li Miao already basically understood the situation reported by Wang Yonggui. However, Wang Yonggui's report still combined some of his own thoughts and opinions. It was refreshing for Li Miao.
Wang Yonggui is the first person under Li Miao. Both in terms of ability and authority. Don't underestimate Wang Yonggui's role. Basically, he is Li Miao's spokesperson.
During this southern tour, wherever Wang Yonggui went, it was as if Li Miao had been there in person.
Even the two heroes of the Li family treat Wang Yonggui respectfully. They all know the importance of Wang Yonggui in Li Miao's mind.
Although Wang Yonggui was only on inspection, at most he only gave some personal opinions and suggestions. But everyone knows that if it leaves a bad impression on Wang Yonggui. It is estimated that their life will not be easy in the future.
Although it is not a pillow style, the effect will only be greater.
Wang Yonggui’s views and ideas are more in line with the ideology of this era. In particular, Li Miao listened particularly carefully to some of the comments made by Taiwan's top officials. Wang Yonggui spoke highly of Li Jiu.
Taiwan Island has long been positioned in Li Miao's heart. First of all, it is a granary. This is also the easiest goal to achieve. Because the cultivated land area of Taiwan Island is no longer measured in tens of thousands of acres like the Liaodong Bureau.
The land area that can be cultivated on Taiwan Island is more than ten times or dozens of times that of the current Liaodong Bureau. Coupled with the climate, it is planted three seasons a year. Naturally, there is no problem with the granary.
At present, the population of Taiwan Island is less than one million, and the population is still a little small. But that's all it can do for the time being. Li Miao has already used all his strength. Even most of the industries in Qingzhou have immigrated.
Taiwan Island will become the industrial center of Li Miao's power. A more powerful industrial base than the Liaodong Bureau. The Liaodong Bureau still has the threat of Jurchens and needs to prepare for war.
There will be no threat of war on the island of Taiwan in recent years. The occasional invasion of foreign ships is not enough to put a hole in the teeth of Taiwan Island.
In addition, there are also large and small ships of the Li family's fleet to assist in defense. It is estimated that there will not be too many opportunities for Taiwan Island's escort force to be dispatched.
This time the Dutch muskets also sounded the alarm for Li Miao again. Some things are not dependent on his will. A breakthrough in gunpowder seems to be a high probability event in the future.
Muskets and artillery currently pose little threat to Li Miao's forces. Unless we get to the age of flintlock muskets. It is estimated that it will take several decades.
Li Miao has requested that the Liaodong Bureau Arsenal develop crossbow arrows, and they are powerful iron crossbow arrows. Once these crossbows are put into use, they are much more powerful than muskets. Longer range.
These crossbows will first be equipped at the Liaodong Bureau's mausoleum. This winter, there will be a big battle between the Liaodong Bureau and the Jurchens. Therefore, equipping the guards of the Liaodong Bureau Mausoleum is a top priority.
The next step is to equip large and small ships with crossbows. With powerful iron crossbows, we will encounter the powerful muskets and artillery of Westerners. Just turn them into a pile of scrap metal.
This is an iron crossbow designed by Li Miao based on the advanced concepts of later generations. Powerful! It is also somewhat misleading to Westerners. I really don't want powerful gunpowder to come out.
Of course, the research and development of our own gunpowder must also speed up. Be prepared!
When the power of gunpowder reaches a certain level, Li Miao will skip the flintlock gun and directly develop bullet-type guns. This is the real weapon of gunpowder, and it is best never to use it.
