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Chapter 1072 Are You Willing to Follow Benbo Across the World?
Zhou Wang has been very low-key recently.

Especially after Jiang Qingzhi defeated the Japanese pirates' raid, he became extremely low-key.

He completely ignored the navy, as if he had never intervened.

As for civil affairs, except for major matters, Zhou Wang left them all to the officials below.

He spent the whole day in the duty room thinking about something, but his correspondence with the capital and various places in Zhejiang became much more frequent.

As soon as I arrived at the duty room today, a local official asked to see me.

"Prefect, people are uneasy now, worried about Jiang Qing's ruthlessness." The official was Zhou Wang's confidant, and he smiled bitterly, "It's not your humble servant... To be honest, after serving as an official for many years, everyone has made mistakes. Normally, no one would investigate this matter..."

He didn't say the rest, but Zhou Wang knew what he meant.

Generally speaking, unless it is a deep hatred or the intention is to kill you completely, it is rare to settle old scores.

Just as the official said, after serving as an official for many years, who hasn’t made a mistake?

The first to make clay figures out of clay will have no descendants. If you settle old scores with others today, be careful that others will settle your old scores in the future... Wasn't it the same with Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen, the cruel officials during the reign of Emperor Wu?

When Jiang Qingzhi cleaned up Songjiang Prefecture, he settled both new and old accounts together.

——Investigate it thoroughly!
So those Zhejiang officials with dirty tricks were all panicking.

Zhou Wang smiled, "The sea is about to be opened, Jiang Qingzhi only wants the southeast region to be stable. Let alone the civil servants, look at the navy. Who doesn't know that the navy has been smuggling for many years? But has Jiang Qingzhi made any move?"

The official felt relieved. "Yes, I am too concerned. Since the navy dare not move, we will land safely."

"Be careful during this period." Zhou Wang warned.

The official smiled and said, "Don't worry, Governor." He leaned forward and lowered his voice, "I brought some local specialties with me, all of which are food. I hope you won't mind."

Zhou Wang subconsciously wanted to agree, but then frowned, "The situation is tense these days, take him back."

"Yes." The official said with some regret and then left.

As soon as he went out, he saw Zhou Wang's followers coming in hurriedly, with serious expressions on their faces.

The official deliberately slowed down his pace, and heard the attendant enter the duty room and say, "Prefect, Jiang Qingzhi raided the navy camp last night and captured hundreds of officers and soldiers."

"What?" Zhou Wang's voice sounded shocked.

The official paused and turned around slowly.

Zhou Wang stood up suddenly, "How dare he? Isn't he afraid that the navy's warships will be unmanned?"

Yes!

There is no one to man the navy's warships, so lifting the maritime ban is a joke.

Zhou Wang's voice suddenly became sharp. "Tell our people that if Jiang Qingzhi asks us to find boatmen, just one word: no."

The official nodded, thinking this was the best counterattack.

"The sea has been closed for years, where can we find the boatmen?" Zhou Wang laughed like a weasel who had stolen a hen.

The official also laughed, looked up at the blue sky, turned around and strode out.

He felt that his mood was just like the weather, incredibly blue.

……

In the navy camp, some generals remaining after the large-scale arrest were holding a secret meeting.

"It seems that Jiang Qingzhi is going to take ruthless action. Since he is doing it on the first day, don't blame us for doing it on the fifteenth."

A centurion said: "From now on, whenever he orders us to sail, we will do so, but..."

"It's a good thing but a bad thing!"

"He told us to go east, so we just go west."

"Also, you can contact the pirates and tell them where those merchant ships are going."

"Yes, the Japanese pirates are gone, but the sea thieves are still here."

"How about having more people report illnesses in each department? People eat all kinds of grains, so it's inevitable that they'll get sick. Can Jiang Qingzhi really tell the real illnesses from the fake ones?"

"Yes, a lot of people have been arrested, and now there are many people claiming sick. There are not enough people on the ship. How can we go out to sea?"

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and the air was filled with joy.

"Next, let's see how Jiang Qingzhi is caught in this dilemma."

"Everyone, you must not give in this time. No matter how Jiang Qingzhi threatens or bribes us, we must not waver. Otherwise, he will defeat us one by one."

"Don't worry, this time we will definitely make the lifting of the sea ban a laughing stock."

They were discussing something in secret, unaware that someone was eavesdropping next door.

Soon, the content of the secret meeting reached Xu Wei.

Tang Shunzhi was also there, he shook his head silently, Xu Wei sighed: "My uncle has said many times that during the reign of Emperor Yingzong, as long as the treasure ships could continue to go out to sea, how could there be Japanese pirates?"

"Not only that." Tang Shunzhi said: "If the treasure ship can continue to explore, sooner or later it will discover the new world that Qingzhi mentioned."

In Jiang Qingzhi's words, the new continents discovered by the Mohist sages were no less impressive than the Ming Dynasty, and some even surpassed it.

"There is grass everywhere, and under the earth, there are mountains of minerals. There are many rivers and the land is fertile... The population of the Ming Dynasty is increasing, and the land in the country can no longer accommodate it..."

"That is the place prepared for my Ming Dynasty. Qingzhi calls it...the chosen place!"

"It's not too late now."

"However, those Western barbarians will not sit idly by."

"Just hit him."

The two smiled at each other, and Tang Shunzhi said, "The blood that has not surged for many years is boiling now."

"I don't know what's going on with King Jing."

A fleet is approaching the Hangzhou Navy Wharf.

The dock had been taken over by Chen Yu's subordinates at this moment. After discovering the fleet, someone immediately reported it to Chen Yu.

"Hey! Where does this fleet come from?" Chen Yu was a little surprised.

"Enemy attack!"

Suddenly there was a scream outside.

Chen Yu rushed out and saw a soldier rushing towards him with a pale face, "It's the pirates who are attacking!"

Not many people knew about King Jing's voyage. Chen Yu was startled. "Be on guard. Send someone to report to Lord Bo!"

The dock suddenly became chaotic. Chen Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly, "After training for a long time, they are still not even as good as the Tiger Guards."

Hundreds of naval officers and soldiers lined up, and on the shore, several cannons began to load ammunition.

In the navy camp not far away, the generals were overjoyed upon hearing the news.

"it is good!"

"The pirates are attacking, let Jiang Qingzhi fight them himself!"

Someone came and reported: "Pirates are attacking."

The generals stood up lazily. "Assemble, damn it, let's assemble brothers." But their subordinates had already received the hint, and they were all lazy. After finally gathering together, the formation looked like mud.

"set off!"

Thinking that the time was about right, the generals set out with their subordinates.

"Be careful. If you spot a pirate, shout that you are defeated."

"There are quite a few."

"We will then retreat back to the camp and guard it."

"Wouldn't it be better to let them burn the warships?"

"Wonderful!"

But when the generals arrived at the dock, they did not see any pirates landed, and they were a little puzzled.

At the dock, Chen Yu saluted, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

King Jing landed. He looked back at the jar held by a guard, his eyes dim.

It is not easy to preserve corpses at sea, so most of them are buried at sea. Someone suggested that the corpses could be preserved with salt, which would preserve them for a long time. But King Jing shook his head and refused, and finally burned the ashes and brought them back.

He knew Chen Zheng's utilitarianism and his intention to take advantage of him.

But no matter what, it was Chen Zheng who saved him.

"What are those..." Chen Yu asked tentatively as he looked at the ships that were docking one after another.

King Jing said, "Send a fast horse to report to Chang Wei Bo, saying that the pirates have surrendered."

what?
Chen Yu was shocked.

Pirates...surrender?
Surrender and submission are two different concepts. Surrender is forced and still has stains. Submission is like a prostitute turning good.

That is to say, to turn over a new leaf.

The naval commanders were stunned.

The pirate leaders landed and followed King Jing respectfully.

Afterwards, the pirates came ashore and squatted on the dock.

Although his eyes were rolling around and he looked like a bandit, he was actually very well behaved.

A general whispered: "Don't be afraid, the pirates' surrender is not a bad thing, it means that the sea will be opened soon."

"Exactly."

"It's up to us later."

Everyone felt relieved and started to shout and yell.

A pirate leader sneered, "Why don't we go out to sea and have a fight?"

The naval commanders dared not to argue with this group of desperate criminals, so they started cursing at them.

"How about practicing your boxing skills?" the big man said with a grin.

I dare not do this even more.

But he didn't lose the battle, someone asked: "You bastard, dare you tell me your name?"

The big man said, "Ma Jing!"

In the process of following Jiang Qingzhi to conquer the world, the name Ma Jing frightened Westerners. But at this moment, he was just an unruly and submissive pirate.

……

"Taiwanese governor, a large number of pirates have landed and are claiming to be surrendering!"

Zhou Wang, who was writing a letter to the old prime minister of the capital, looked up, was surprised at first, and then said calmly, "I know."

The clerk took his leave and scratched his head after leaving, "Why isn't the governor angry?"

The more successful Jiang Qingzhi's trip to the south was, the more unsuccessful Zhou Wang, who was determined to hold him back, became.

As Jiang Qingzhi's trip to the south went smoothly, Zhou Wang's temper became better and better.

In the duty room, Zhou Wang, who was writing a letter, suddenly stopped writing. He looked at the letter, then suddenly grabbed the letter paper and crumpled it into a ball.

The so-called impotent rage describes his state of mind at the moment.

I was furious, yet I felt powerless.

This feeling makes people feel desperate.

Zhou Wang panted and slowly calmed down. He found some paper and started writing the letter again.

——Jiang Qingzhi is a man who thinks ten steps ahead before he takes one step. Every move he makes has a deep meaning. I have made many quiet moves, but all have come back empty-handed. I...

Zhou Wang looked up and said very calmly, "You're used to it, aren't you?"

……

At the dock, the navy generals and several pirate leaders were on the verge of a fight.

"What, you thief, do you still dare to act so arrogantly here?" A general held the handle of his knife and threatened, "It would be in vain for me to kill you."

Ma Jing sneered, "Come if you dare."

There was the sound of horse hooves, and someone shouted, "The uncle is coming."

"Third brother, come back." Fang Chen shouted.

Ma Jing made a gangster gesture towards the group of naval commanders and went back angrily.

"Don't show off!" Zhang Chong said in a deep voice.

"These bird people look down on us." Ma Jing was not convinced.

"Respect or not, they don't have the final say!" Zhang Chong saw the dozens of riders galloping over, "Remember, this is not the rubbish of the navy, this is the great Ming... famous commander!"

Those naval commanders seemed respectful, but there was a sneer of self-confidence on their faces.

So what if you, Jiang Qingzhi, come?
Do you really dare to take us all down?

Who will steer the navy warships?
Someone glanced at the pirates and said sarcastically, "Can we still let these pirates control it?"

Suddenly there was a burst of low laughter around.

Jiang Qing got off his horse and strode forward.

"Greetings, sir!" The generals saluted.

Faced with this famous Ming general who beat the Japanese pirates to a pulp, the pirates lowered their rebellious heads.

"Hello, uncle!"

Jiang Qingzhi walked in front of the pirates.

Asked lightly:
"Are you willing to follow Ben and travel around the world?"

(End of this chapter)