"Hiss! When did the imperial court have such sharp warships and artillery?"

Seeing that the Dutch were beaten twice and one wounded by the Ming Royal Navy without even firing a shot, and they fled in panic. On Jilong Island, a large group of smugglers wearing Ming costumes suddenly took a breath of cold air.

"Let me tell you, what time is it now? Are you still in the mood to take care of the imperial court's warships and artillery? If you don't leave quickly, it will be too late!"

Speaking of which, compared to the Dutch, these merchants who 'secretly' went to sea to trade with the imperial navy were more panicked at the moment.

Therefore, seeing that the Dutch were defeated, these people moved faster than Wei Malang. They didn't even care about the goods they brought. They took the boat and fled to the north of Fengguiwei, hoping to escape between Yuweng Island and Baisha Island.

Escape through the straits.

Speaking of which, since the little fat man established the Royal Trading Company, the issuance of shipping quotations has increased from 110 quotations after the "Longqing Kaihai" to more than a thousand quotations. Moreover, Fujian has a formal foreign trade market.

port.

However, due to lack of human support, under the temptation of huge profits, in line with the concept of saving when you can, and the traditional 'business ethics' of 'why should I pay if I can evade taxes' since ancient times, this smuggling behavior has been repeatedly banned.

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What's more, the Dutch who occupied Penghu were not qualified to trade with the imperial court. The only way they could make money was through smuggling.

But no matter how fast these people ran, how could they be as fast as the Royal Navy, which was well prepared? So not long after these people escaped from Fengguiwei Port by boat, they had to escape again.

There was no way, on the route they planned to escape, there was another imperial navy fleet coming towards Jilong Island from the north and south!

"It's over, I was caught doing this this time, and my work this year has been in vain!"

The smugglers who had no choice but to return to Jilong Island suddenly felt a twinge of pain.

That's right, these smugglers who were driven back now no longer had the panic as before, and some were just reluctant to lose their money.

Speaking of which, under the current strict prohibition by the government and patrols by Fujian Navy warships from time to time, how many merchants can still smuggle goods to Penghu without the support of "big people" behind them?

Therefore, when they found out that they could not escape, these people simply stopped panicking and prepared to spend money and eliminate disasters when the time came.

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"Quick, quick, prepare for battle. In addition, unload all the artillery that can be removed from the ship to increase the firepower!"

Just when these smugglers had no choice but to lose money and eliminate disasters, Wei Malang also returned to the end of Fenggui with his only seriously injured warship that escaped and began to prepare for a counterattack.

"Your Excellency, Commander, it's useless! With the few men and cannons you have now... I'll wait and see, why not surrender!"

Just when Wei Malang was commanding his men to set up defenses, a short, fat smuggler in his thirties couldn't help but feel something in his heart, and took the initiative to find Wei Malang and persuade him to surrender.

"My Ming Dynasty has no precedent of ceding land. You occupy this land, but you have touched the bottom line of the court. As long as you are willing to surrender, Qian is willing to come forward to deal with it..."

"Qian, as long as you can convince the Ming army to let us leave safely, we promise that we will never come here again!"

Hearing the Qian man's persuasion to surrender, Wei Malang couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

After the previous brief 'battle' where he had no strength to fight back, Wei Malang no longer cared about the honor of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. After all, he only had one life.

And for these Europeans, surrender is not a shameful thing. Now that someone can help thread the needle, he naturally wants it.

"Okay, but I want 20% of the goods here as reward!"

As the saying goes, you can't afford to lose money early. At this time, the businessman named Qian did not forget to take advantage of the situation and rob him. He really lived up to his surname.

"make a deal!"

Between life and money, Wei Malang was very clear-headed at the moment and decisively chose life.

"Brother Qian is truly worthy of being..."

"Brother Qian is brilliant!"

Seeing the actions of this businessman named Qian, the other smugglers couldn't help but regret it.

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"General Chen, after the persuasion of my shopkeeper, the Dutch Red Haired Band has agreed to surrender. As long as the general agrees to let them go, they are willing to never invade again..."

Soon, the businessman surnamed Qian sent one of his interpreters to drive a boat to Chen Lin's warship to ask for credit, and unexpectedly recognized Chen Lin.

"Shopkeeper? Haha, would a serious businessman violate the laws of the imperial court and liaise with foreign barbarians? I think you are pirates, right? Besides, since those red-haired gangsters are surrendering, how can they have the right to negotiate terms with me?"

Looking at the interpreter in front of him, Chen Lin couldn't help but smile coldly.

Just kidding, if Wang Bing hadn't confessed earlier that these red-haired men were strong, the court was short of workers, and he was coveting the goods on the island, he would have blasted Jilong Island with a barrage of artillery fire.

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"Go back and tell those Western barbarian ghosts and 'pirates' who are having liaisons with foreign barbarians that I will only give them a quarter of an hour. If they don't obediently leave the island and surrender unconditionally after a quarter of an hour, I will skin them!"

"General Chen, although the villains are a little greedy and have violated some imperial laws, they are really not pirates. Please be aware of this, General!"

Seeing Chen Lin's murderous look, the interpreter sent by the businessman named Qian immediately knelt down with a plop.

There was no way, although he was just an interpreter for Qian's Trading Company, he was still from Qian's Trading Company. If all the businessmen on the island were classified as pirates, he wouldn't be able to escape.

"Our shopkeeper said that as long as General Chen can promise to forgive me for waiting for this time, he is willing and willing to offer five hundred thousand taels of dragon silver to everyone!"

For the sake of his own life, he ignored the explanations of the smugglers before leaving and directly revealed the bottom line.

"You bitches, you are trying to pick on my admiral's itch, hahahaha!"

When Chen Lin heard that these smugglers were willing to pay 500,000 "labor troops", Chen Lin couldn't help laughing.

"General, we are not what we used to be..."

Seeing Chen Lin's reaction, deputy general Chen Can quickly spoke up to remind him, fearing that he would relapse into his 'old habit'.

You must know that although Chen Lin has strategies and is good at generals, he is not an honest person. Before the Japanese Conquest War, he was dismissed from office twice, both because of corruption.

Therefore, faced with the huge sum of five hundred thousand taels of silver offered by these smugglers, Chen Can's worries were naturally justified.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on!"

Before Chen Can could finish speaking, Chen Lin waved his hand to interrupt his reminder.

"Fifty million taels is indeed a lot, but that was in the past. Now that I have a different status, if you want to bribe me, the price will naturally increase. In this way, give me 50 million taels at a fixed price, and I will not only protect you

If you are not guilty, how about you put on your old face and ask His Majesty to give you the title of 'Righteous Merchant'?"

Looking at the interpreter in front of her with a 'sincere' expression, Chen Lin offered 50 million taels of silver, which was a sky-high price for smugglers.

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