Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 737 Encounter with the Mission
When Sama's boat sailed along the coastline near Zhoushan, it encountered a little twists and turns.

Because of Zhang Duanyang's strong suppression of pirates in Zhoushan, all the weak local pirates and smuggling gangs were wiped out.

But the French Open is back, and there are always fish that slip through the net.

And those who were able to escape from the open sea under Zhang Duanyang's fleet were naturally not ordinary small fish.

Only some powerful pirates were able to escape from the open sea under the pursuit of Zhang Duanyang.

These pirates occupied some islands in the sea, gradually formed a pirate group, and continued to fight against Zhang Duanyang's official army.

But these pirates are not stupid, they will not rob ships as long as they fly the flag of Tang Dynasty, they will only rob ships with foreign flags.

Zhang Duanyang originally wanted to continue chasing down these pirates, but found an unexpected harvest.

Originally, when the Tang Dynasty banned the sea, the merchant ships of the country would hang the flags of foreign ships.

Later, after the sea ban was lifted, Datang had to collect taxes on ships entering and leaving the port, but the qualifications of Datang's ships to go to sea were discussed and sold.

However, many merchants still hang the flags of foreign ships and do not participate in the auction, which leads to the failure of auctions by the Shi Ship Division several times, or at very low prices.

The money from the sale is used to upgrade the local coastal defense forces, and these domestic ships flying foreign flags are not conducive to Datang's registration of merchant ships, and it is impossible to know what the country's maritime trade is.

Areas in the coastal areas with Shibo Division are very troubled by this, but there is no way to force these merchants to change to the flag of Datang.

After the appearance of this pirate group off the coast of Zhoushan, merchants quickly discovered that ships flying the Datang flag could not be robbed by pirates.

As a result, the price of the maritime trade qualification certificate sold by the Shibo Division rose sharply, and even some foreign businessmen rushed to buy it.

East Zhejiang, where Zhang Duanyang is located, also has a Shibo Division. After hearing the report from the Shibuji Division, Zhang Duanyang tacitly stopped destroying these pirates.

When they arrived at the port of Quanzhou, the people from Quanzhou Shipping Department persuaded Sama to change to the flag of Datang.

But Sama stubbornly believed that he was on the best warship in black clothes, and he was not afraid of the pirates around Datang at all.

Sama refused to hang the flag of Datang, but continued to hang the flag of Dashi in black, and then encountered pirates off the coast of Zhoushan.

This naval battle left a painful memory for Sama. Are these people pirates?Even the best fleet in black can't compete with these guys, okay?

The agile fast boats, with tacit tactics, nine pirate ships anchored the target after appearing from Sama's battleship.

Sama originally asked the archer to fight back, but soon the other party's crossbow arrows let Sama know what Tang shock is!
Sama decided to take advantage of the sails to open the distance and rush into the port, but he suddenly found that his battleship was not as fast as the pirate ship!
These ferocious pirates completely surrounded Sama, and when she was about to board the ship, Sama closed her eyes in despair, regretting once again that she did not follow the advice of the governor of Quanzhou and hang the flag of Datang.

Fortunately, the accompanying Datang Clippers reported to Zhang Duanyang that Zhoushan's fleet killed them.

Sama saw another unforgettable scene. Datang's ship rushed in front of her like the wind. There was a loud noise and flames on their ship, and then a pirate ship exploded.

The terrifying weapon sank a pirate ship in an instant, and the rest of the pirate ships scattered and frantically fled to the open sea.

just run away?
The vicious pirates who were chasing after him hadn't been able to withstand the blow of the Datang ship?
What the hell is that terrifying weapon?Sama only saw a black shadow falling on the pirate ship, and an explosion occurred on the deck of the pirate ship!

Sama was still in shock, and docked at Ningbo Port under the escort of Zhang Duanyang's ship.

For Zhang Duanyang, the Admiral of the Datang Navy who rescued him, Sama was naturally grateful. He was even more curious about the strength of the Datang Navy.

The cannibal in black has realized the importance of the ocean and is now controlling the entire Arabian Sea.

With the use of troops in the Far East and Africa, the navy has become more and more important.

In fact, as early as the ancient Roman era, ancient Rome built a large number of fleets to compete for hegemony in the Mediterranean, and there were many naval battles between the Romans and the Greeks.

After the founding of the country, Heiyi Dashi also had several sea expeditions. Now the Caliphate also attaches great importance to the construction of the navy, and uses the navy to expedition to Egypt and other North African regions, trying to encircle the enemy of Western Byzantium.

As for Sama's discovery of the eastern route, in addition to exploring the Maritime Silk Road, Black Yi Dashi also has the idea of ​​controlling important sea ports and controlling the Maritime Silk Road through the navy.

Even some radical military officers believed that they could attack Datang by sea, or attack Datang's vassal states.

But after meeting the pirates of Datang today and being rescued by the governor Zhang Duanyang, Sama knew about the strength of Datang's navy and no longer wanted to fight for hegemony at sea.

Such a terrifying ship must be able to sweep the world, right?

Sama even became more in awe of Datang's military strength, and his attitude became more humble.

Zhang Duanyang didn't know what the envoy in black was thinking. He just asked the shipyard to repair Sama's warship quickly, and then sent him to continue north.

However, Sama and his boatmen saw that the craftsmen of Datang used strange tools and exquisite techniques to repair the severely damaged warship, and their surprise was even greater.

It took more than three months to repair such damage in the best shipyard in Heiyi Dashi, but it took only one week to repair it in the shipyard in Ningbo. The boatmen of Datang even modified some unreasonable parts on the ship place, solving some old problems on board.

The deeper Sama knew about Datang, the more he felt awe of Datang. When his ship arrived in Yangzhou, Sama was already numb.

There is a port like Yangzhou in this world, and the continuous line of ships berthing is almost endless. The bustling scene makes Sama suspect that even if there are all merchant ships in the black clothes, there are not as many ships waiting to berth outside Yangzhou Port!
This is simply an exhibition hall of ships from all nations. It took half a day for the envoy ship Sama to dock at the port this time.

Next came the bustling Yangzhou City, the second largest city in the world after Chang'an, which left a deep shock to Sama. Such a huge city can still be organized in an orderly manner, the governing ability of the governors of the Tang Dynasty is really terrifying!

Before Sama had time to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yangzhou City, Gao Shi, the new prime minister who was just about to enter Chang'an, received the news, so he invited Sama to take a boat to Chang'an together.

Sama accepted the invitation with trepidation, took a boat with the Vizier of the Tang Dynasty, and embarked on the road to Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)