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Chapter 119: What nonsense, just kill them all (Subscribe)
In the knowledge that Lu Jing had been exposed to before, the great voyages were endowed with too much romantic and positive symbolic meaning.

But in fact, the essence of the Age of Discovery is the story of a group of mad robbers breaking out of their shackles and frantically snatching resources and wealth, so the background color of the Age of Discovery is plunder, blood and death.

But what did the fleets of the two dynasties before the founding of Dayu do?

They traveled across the oceans, rewarded the barbarians, exchanged goods, and traded peacefully with other barbarian countries outside the oceans...

What are your ambitions in this situation?
You have to exchange a piece of porcelain for a dozen Kunlun slaves, and then let these Kunlun slaves do hard labor!

You have to exchange a piece of silk for four or five pounds of gold, and then tell those barbarian chiefs that they have made a fortune.

If they are unwilling, you will have to knock on their door with iron and fire.

This is the correct way to start the great voyage.

Of course, Lu Jing doesn't want to bring Kunlun slaves into the Dayu realm, so the best option is to completely conquer Japan and then let Kunlun slaves grow cotton and watermelons in Japan.

So in response to Hu Butang's sigh, Lu Jing smiled and said, "Yes, a sail is worth a ton of gold. But in this world, the greater the investment and risk, the greater the return. If not, then it means that the method is wrong."

Hu Butang didn't know where Lu Jing got his confidence from, but he still blessed him: "Then I wish you good luck and a smooth career!"

Lu Jing bowed: "Thank you!"

Then he led his thousand soldiers and horses onto the treasure ship.

The treasure ship was also called the "general ship" in Dayu. It was the flagship of a fleet and the flagship of the commander and senior generals in the fleet.

Generally speaking, in addition to the command ship, a fleet should also have warships, grain ships, horse ships, transport ships and other ships to form a fleet.

However, the treasury of Dayu had been empty for a long time, and it could no longer put together a whole fleet for Lu Jing.

Even these three treasure ships have become the foundation of the Yuhang Navy.

Lu Jing had to obtain the horses, food, money, etc. needed for the fleet by himself. It was only after Lu Jing made so many promises that Lord Zhang was willing to let Lu Jing go on the expedition to Japan.

Anyway, the imperial court is just pulling out an old ship that has been idle for years for a spin, and the other boatmen and the like don't cost much.

But Lu Jing promised to collect at least five million taels of tax every year!
What is the concept of five million taels?
The annual tax revenue of Dayu is only 40 million taels. How can a tiny country like Japan pay one eighth of the tax revenue of the entire Dayu?
Zhang Ge Lao actually didn't believe it.

But even if it’s only one million taels!
It was also open source for the imperial court.

After saying goodbye to Hu Butang, Lu Jing boarded the treasure ship.

This treasure ship was built during the reign of Emperor Chengzu of the Yu Dynasty and sailed seven times. These treasure ships were built with the material of the paulownia, a strange tree that grows deep in the South China Sea and is shaped like a paulownia.

These trees contain sea energy, and after being built into treasure ships, their bodies are extremely strong and will not deform even when exposed to moisture or heat. They will even make crisp iron sounds when knocked.

Unlike ordinary wooden ships that will age and decay after a few years at sea, the longer a treasure ship built with Haixintong sails in the sea, the stronger its hull will become. Some Haixintong treasure ships that have been passed down for thousands of years may even give birth to ship spirits.

So although these treasure ships are very old, except for the slightly outdated decoration style, the rest of the components are still as good as new.

Lu Jing stood at the bow, looking at the distant ocean with great pride in his heart. He ordered: "Set sail! Set sail!"

As the order was passed down layer by layer, the sailors on the treasure ship immediately raised the sails and sailed towards the ocean with the help of the sea breeze.

Dayu's treasure ship not only had sails, but also portholes on both sides of the ship's hull through which oars could be lowered for paddling.

If you encounter a calm belt, you don’t have to worry about being trapped in the sea.

The three treasure ships were heading towards the East China Sea. In the East China Sea, King Zheng Long and Shi Hai Nu had already received a letter from Hu Butang, and were waiting for Lu Jing and his companions at a place called "Shuangwei Reef" in the East China Sea.

The Tail Reef is a very small rocky beach on the sea, about thirty meters long and ten meters wide.

When the tide comes in, the entire reef disappears.

This is the meeting place chosen by King Zheng Long and Shi Hai Nu.

The reason for choosing this place is that Hu Butang once broke his promise to the East China Sea pirate king Wang Zhi. He tricked Wang Zhi into coming ashore with fame and official titles, and then imprisoned and beheaded him. Therefore, Hu Yuxian did not have a very good reputation among the East China Sea pirates.

The reason why Zheng Longwang and Shi Hainu are still willing to cooperate with Hu Yuxian...

The main reason is that the iron fist Hu Yuxian showed this time was too iron-fisted.

The reason why Hu Yuxian was so iron-willed was because Lu Jing was too decisive.

Before, the Squid King of Yuewan Island entrusted his son to King Zheng Long and Shi Hai Nu, but they thought that the Squid King was a bit too cautious.

But how long has it been?
Yuewan Island has become a ruin.

The once powerful and infinitely crazy Monster King of the East China Sea has become history.

This made Zheng Longwang and Shi Hainu, who were also pirates, feel sympathetic to their own kind. Then they received a letter from Hu Butang, inviting them to discuss important matters with the new Governor-General of Japan.

They were actually not happy to come. But Hu Yuxian's letter was an invitation, but it was more of a threat.

So there was no choice. King Zheng Long and Shi Hai Nu could not give up Dayu, an extremely high-quality specialty production area, and had to bite the bullet and come to the appointment.

After sailing for most of the day, Lu Jing and his crew finally saw the Whipping Reef in the distance.

Standing at the bow, Lu Jing said anxiously to Song Yuheng and Pei Guanyin beside him: "This boat is too slow! It took half a day to travel such a short distance! If I use my magical powers, I can get there in two quarters of an hour!"

Song Yuheng rolled her eyes. If it were in the past, she would have pinched him directly.

But now...

This scoundrel is already the Governor-General of Dongying, a third-rank official in the imperial court!

Although Lu Jing took her body a few days ago and they were considered husband and wife...but when they were out, especially in front of their subordinates, a sensible woman like Song Yuheng would definitely take care of the face of Governor Lu Jing in every aspect.

So she lowered her voice and said, "Be steady! You are now a third-rank official in the court! The governor of a place!"

"No matter how powerful you are, can you bring thousands of people here?"

Lu Jing was still a little uncomfortable with his status as a third-rank official. He had a stern face but smiled: "Listen to Boss Song!"

Song Yuheng: “…”

Fortunately, this is the bow of the ship!
There are no subordinates here!

This splash...

However, Lu Jing's words "Songtou'er" just now still made Song Yuheng's heart blossom, and even the look in her eyes when she glared at Lu Jing became a little thicker.

There are many reefs near the Shuaiwei Reef, and treasure ships and large ships with extremely deep draft cannot get close. Therefore, whether it is the fleet of Zheng Longwang, Shi Hainv, or the treasure ship of Lu Jing and his men, they can only drop anchor a few hundred feet away from the Shuaiwei Reef, and then either row over with a small boat or fly over with magical powers.

This way, the imperial army can prevent them from surrounding the pirates, and even if they want to take action, these pirates can turn around and escape in time.

Lu Jing ordered the treasure ship to stop near the reef. After a sweep around the Shuaiwei Reef, he found that in addition to the "Zheng Flag" of King Zheng Long and the "Shi Flag" of Shi Hai Nu, there was actually another fleet parked near the Shuaiwei Reef.

The construction style of these ships is full of Japanese style, and the ships are also full of Japanese-style Malaysian flags.

That was a pirate ship of the Japanese pirates.

Lu Jing stood on the boat with a frown on his face. His lips moved and his voice echoed in the ears of everyone in the sea: "Zheng Longwang, Shi Hainu, I remember I only invited you, right? Why are there still Japanese pirate ships here?"

A loud voice suddenly came from the ship with the "Zheng" flag: "General Lu, please understand, these Japanese coming here has nothing to do with us. We just met them halfway and have been following them."

As soon as King Zheng Long finished speaking, a voice full of the flavor of a colonel came from the Japanese ship: "There is an old saying in Zhongzhou that a man who knows the times is a hero. We heard that you have been appointed as the governor-general of Japan. So I specially led my subordinates to surrender."

Lu Jing: "..."

Good guy!
Japanese traitor?

Lu Jing was amused. These Japanese pirates were quite clever. Knowing that he had been appointed as the Governor-General of Japan, they were the first to surrender!

At this time, Japan was in the "war village" era of strife and war among daimyo.

The Japanese pirates who roamed to the southeast of Dayu were actually wandering samurai and ronin who could not survive under the command of small lords. Of course, the more powerful Japanese pirates among them were definitely the elite samurai sent by the daimyo of Japan to cross the ocean to rob wealth.

So for Lu Jing, he would not let any of these Japanese pirates live.

His spiritual sense swept through the group of pirates and found that the strongest among them was only the leader at the supernatural power level, so Lu Jing directly ordered: "Who is willing to go and defeat the pirates and take their heads for me?"

Although there are masters with supernatural powers on the opposite Japanese ship, the troops led by Lu Jing are unwilling to lose momentum in the face of the Japanese!
So Old Wei with a curly beard volunteered with the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp on the other treasure ship: "I am willing to go!"

Lu Jing: "Okay!"

As soon as the words fell, Lao Wei and his fellow soldiers suddenly leaped out, lightly tapping the sea surface with their toes and leaping, rapidly approaching the Japanese ship.

The Japanese pirate on the ship who was at the supernatural power level was immediately anxious: "Governor Lu! We surrendered sincerely, but you started killing us recklessly. How can you convince the Japanese with such behavior?"

Lu Jing thought that this Japanese pirate talked a lot!
Lightning flashed on his body, and he floated in the air from the bow of the ship. His aura locked onto the two Japanese pirate masters in the supernatural realm on the Japanese ship, and he said calmly: "Don't move, or you will be killed."

All of a sudden!
There were a total of three powerful Japanese pirates of the supernatural level on the pirate ship, and they suddenly felt as if a mountain appeared out of thin air and pressed down on them!
It made it difficult for them to breathe.

The Japanese pirate general on the Japanese ship was furious: "This is too much!"

Scholars can be killed but not humiliated!
The general immediately drew out his sword, the clear blade light wrapped in sharp blade light fluctuated, the power of the supernatural realm was like a sharp blade out of the sheath, it seemed that he wanted to compete with Lu Jing!

But the next moment!
The Japanese pirate general suddenly exploded into a ball of bloody mist with a "bang"!
The strange and exaggerated armor was instantly blown into pieces by the blood mist and splashed into the sea...

(End of this chapter)