Borrow the day to change the day

Originally, there were many smugglers in the same industry, and everyone competed with each other, so the profits could not be too high.

But now it's all right, the government is on land, and it's like going crazy to fight smuggling.Those competing peers have almost all been hit to varying degrees, and they no longer have the capital to compete with those who have capital at sea.

They hid on the island and waited for the government's madness to pass, so they could make a lot of money.

However, they have been waiting for almost half a month, and the anti-smuggling operation on land shows no signs of weakening.This made some cautious people start to take care, but more people drank and celebrated.The longer this is, the fewer competitors you will have and the more you will earn.

It's not unreasonable for them to think so, because they know exactly what Guangdong Shuying is like.Even if the government continues to be so crazy, one day, even the sea will start to suppress smuggling, so don't be afraid.The anti-smuggling boats can be overturned by just hitting them with a boat.What's more, in those water camps, many people took their money, and they will be notified in advance if there is any action.

However, no one thought that the government would transfer the navy from Fujian.Moreover, this navy was led by Zheng Zhihu, a well-known crazy tiger in the sea, who wiped out all the smuggling strongholds on the coastal islands.

From then on, there were anti-smuggling operations all over the land and sea, achieving a real all-round anti-smuggling operation.

This joint anti-smuggling operation has greatly shocked the smuggling activities in the surrounding provinces.As a result, the operation of the shipping departments in Fujian, Zhejiang and other provinces has lost a lot of resistance.

Right now, Sun Chuanting will send the daily anti-smuggling results and the operation of the Shibo Department to the imperial envoy early the next morning.After being sorted out by the guards of Duke Xingguo, they were sent to Zhong Jinwei.

At the beginning of the operation, the results of the battle seemed to be very rich, but Gu Baichuan still saw some clues from these results.

He reported to Zhong Jinwei: "Duke, the number of people arrested is much smaller than the estimated number of smugglers. In the anti-smuggling operation, there are many government offices working together, and the possibility of letting them go without permission is very small. Therefore, only May have been notified in advance."

Zhong Jinwei smiled and said: "This is completely expected, I don't care about it, I only look at the final result."

Gu Baichuan knew what the end result of what Zhong Jinwei said was because he had already said it once.Gu Baichuan was just a reminder to Duke Xing. How to do it depends entirely on how the Duke himself handles it. He is only responsible for the safety of the Duke.

On this day, Zhong Jinwei was watching the operation of the Shipbuilding Department.Suddenly, Zheng Zhilong brought his younger brother Zheng Zhihu to ask for an audience.

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, Zheng Zhihu was not smuggling at sea, why did he come back?And Zheng Zhilong, have you already contacted Nanyang?With doubts, he summoned Zheng Zhilong and his brothers.

As soon as they met, Zhong Jinwei first asked Zheng Zhilong: "How is the matter in Nanyang?"

Zheng Zhihu originally wanted to report what happened to him, but he didn't expect the Duke to ask his brother first, so he had to wait on the sidelines.

"The last general just came back to pay the order to the Duke of the country. The last general has sent people to the Southeast Asian countries, and it will take about a month for each country to reply." Zheng Zhilong replied immediately.

Zhong Jinwei nodded after listening, that means it has been done.He then looked at Zheng Zhihu and asked him, "Are you okay?"

Zheng Zhihu glanced at his brother, and immediately reported to Zhong Jinwei: "Master, when my subordinates were suppressing smugglers at sea, a group of smugglers escaped to a Portuguese ship. The subordinates asked the Portuguese to hand over the smugglers, but they refused. Now I have fled to Macau. I don’t know if I need to chase to Macau, please let me know.”

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he said without even thinking about it: "Why not? Macau is the territory of my Ming Dynasty, and the sea area near here is also my sea area. All the places of Ming Dynasty are applicable to the laws of Ming Dynasty. No matter who it is, as long as there is someone who violates Da Ming law, all must be dealt with."

"But...but they are now under the protection of the Portuguese!" Zheng Zhihu did not follow Zhong Jinwei for a long time like Gu Baichuan and others, and did not understand Zhong Jinwei's work habits, so he reminded again.

What he meant was that the Portuguese had a very friendly relationship with Daming now, and they even sent their people to serve as instructors at the Daming Naval Academy in Tianjin. It seemed that there were also Portuguese instructors in the new army.Therefore, he did not know whether the Portuguese was moving or not.

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he immediately became angry.As a later generation, he is particularly sensitive to such issues.He would never allow the idea that foreigners are superior to others in later generations to appear in Daming, so after hearing it, he understood that Zheng Zhihu also regarded foreigners as superior.

So, with a little anger, he asked Zheng Zhihu loudly: "What's wrong with the Portuguese asylum? As long as it is within the territory of Ming Dynasty, no matter whether it is Portugal or a grapevine, all must be bound by the laws of Ming Dynasty!"

Zheng Zhihu blushed like a monkey's butt after being trained by Zhong Jinwei, he felt aggrieved.It's not that he's afraid of the Portuguese, it's just a kind reminder, but it makes him seem to be afraid of the Portuguese.

Zheng Zhilong understood that Xing Guogong had misunderstood. After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he interjected and reminded: "Guo Gong, there are many Portuguese people who work for our Ming Dynasty now, and there are Portuguese garrisons in Macau. If you hunt down smugglers, Should we proceed with caution?"

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he thought for a while and said, "No, Daming has its own rewards and punishments for the Portuguese who work for Ming Dynasty. Naturally, these Portuguese must be separated from the Portuguese in Macau. One is one, and the other is two. The most important point is that we have to make it clear to the Portuguese in Macau that Xiyi has no privileges in Ming Dynasty. You can either abide by your law and be a well-behaved person under the laws of Ming Dynasty; or get out of here, there is no third choice.”

After finishing speaking, he ordered Zheng Zhihu: "You lead the fleet to seal the port of Macau, and prevent the Portuguese from taking smugglers out of the sea."

"Yes, the general will obey." Zheng Zhihu didn't dare to hesitate at this moment, and immediately agreed loudly, so as not to be misunderstood by the Duke again.

Zhong Jinwei turned his head to look at Gu Baichuan, and ordered him: "You send an order to the county magistrate of Xiangshan County, ordering him to seal off the land route to Macau, and at the same time demand someone from Macau. Anyone who dares to cover up is the same crime as the smugglers!"

"Yes, Duke." Gu Baichuan immediately responded without any hesitation.

Watching the two of them get the order to leave the hall, Zhong Jinwei thought to himself: Now it's not Manchu, no matter that Lu Xiyi dares to violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, he must be brought to justice.

About three days later, an urgent report from Xiangshan County reached Guangzhou.When Zhong Jinwei saw it, he was furious, and immediately ordered the imperial envoy to go to Xiangshan County.He wants to deal with it himself, the Portuguese from Macau dare to rebel!