Liu Chunyuan, Zhang Mengjiao sighed with Jin Shiyang's information, "This newly appointed governor of Jiangsu is another polite and honest man, not afraid of power. Zhang Boxing has this strong help. The new round of the dispute over governors in Jiangnan is probably about to begin again."

Yinzhen frowned and said, "Isn't this Chen Pengnian quite good? Why did Emperor Ahma transfer another Jin Shiyang?"[.]

"The Master should be worried that Chen Pengnian would be implicated in the corruption case of Yisigong and Yu Zhun, so he transferred a innocent Jin Shiyang to be Zhang Boxing's partner." Zhang Mengjiao chuckled, "The Master is very nervous about Liangjiang."

"Let them fight, as long as it doesn't hinder us." Yinzhen picked up the teacup with a relaxed expression and took a sip. "It's already June, and wood from all over the country has begun to arrive in Shanghai continuously. My shipyard will not start construction until the end of the year at the earliest. You bring your father a letter and use all the wood first. The boatman on my side can also allocate it to him first. You must hurry up the progress of the shipbuilding."

"Don't worry, my father hired a large number of ship craftsmen from Suzhou, Jiangning and Quanzhou at the beginning of the year. Now four large ships of 1,500-foot materials are laying keel bones. If the ship craftsmen on my side are allocating them, the progress will naturally be faster and I will not be able to make a mistake."

Yinzhen nodded with satisfaction, "Well, your Zhang family's shipyard should be expanded, and tell your father, you will boldly expand. There will be orders in the future. The court may relax the restrictions on private shipbuilding, but don't leak this news."

"Thank you, Mr. Xie." Zhang Mengjiao said excitedly. This is great news. There are not many craftsmen who can build a large ship of 1,500-foot materials. They have basically been dug to Shanghai. Once the restrictions are lifted, will the order not float like snowflakes?

After Zhang Yuanlong heard the news, he was very shocked and immediately began to prepare for the expansion of the shipyard. However, his good mood was quickly destroyed by the news from his subordinates. His fleet was looted by pirates in the Great Huangyang area of ​​the East China Sea, causing huge losses.

When Zhang Yuanlong heard this news, he couldn't believe it. He had been making a living at sea for generations. Most of the pirates in the East China Sea had friendships. Last year, he sold a large amount of rice to them. Why did he grab his head in a blink of an eye? He immediately sent his men to the sea to investigate and see who was so unruly.

However, the sent people have not heard back yet. There have been continuous fleets of ships on the East China Sea. After only one hundred years, six fleets were stolen. Zhang Yuanlong suffered the greatest losses and was stolen two fleets in succession.

Originally, Zhang Yuanlong was not going to report to the official. He wanted to find out who had done it, and then rely on his personal friendship to find someone to mediate it, reducing the losses to the minimum. However, there were too many fleets of robbed, and someone had already reported the case to the Shanghai County Government. After learning the news, he had no choice but to fail to file the county government government.

As soon as Xu Shizhen received the report, he was shocked. This was a big case, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, such maritime cases were not under his jurisdiction, otherwise the top dress on his head would definitely not be guaranteed. He ordered people to transfer the case to the Tongzhiyamen of the Songjiang Sea Defense, and reported it layer by layer. Zhu Yanzhi, as the prefect of Songjiang, was not so relaxed. While sending people to report it immediately, he rushed to Liuchunyuan. This matter must be informed quickly. I don’t know how many officials will be involved in such a big case, nor do I know how many officials will be dismissed?

After Zhang Yuanlong went to the yamen to file a record, he remembered that his Zhang family fleet was nominally the Qing Ocean Trade Fleet under the name of the 14th Prince Yinzhen. Therefore, he rushed to Liuchunyuan all the way and entered the gate of Liuchunyuan almost at the same time as Zhu Yanzhi. When Yinzhen heard the news, he was shocked for a long time and did not make any noise. This pirate was so crazy that he dared to commit crimes many times in the same place.

Yinzhen immediately concluded that this was a very powerful pirate. Pirates living on the island generally pay attention to a rabbit not eating grass by their nests, and they dare not commit crimes so crazily. It would be like seeking death. Such a big case would definitely attract the imperial navy to fight.

After pondering for a moment, he picked up a pen and wrote a letter to Jiangnan Admiral Shi Yide, and ordered his personal guards to send them to Zhenjiang. After Yinzhen finished his work, Zhang Yuanlong said carefully: "Fourth Master, the Zhang family has been walking on the sea for generations. I also know a few pirates in the East China Sea. You see, do you want to send someone to contact them privately..."

"No, this should be a pirate who is rushing here. If you dare to rob the fleet, you should be quite powerful. If you send someone to sea, you will probably go there and never return." Yinzhen said lightly: "Besides, such a major case will inevitably attract the attention of the senior officials of Liangjiang. It is certain to send troops to fight. At this time, you'd better not do anything abnormal, otherwise, if a criminal charge of a bandit is settled, your Zhang family will be doomed."

When Zhang Yuanlong heard this, he was immediately shocked and dared not have the idea of ​​reconciling himself.

Yinzhen asked in a deep voice: "How much is the loss this time?"

Zhang Yuanlong replied honestly, "A total of twenty-six ships of cargo were robbed, five ships were lost, and more than twenty people died. All valuable goods were looted, with a loss of at least 200,000 taels."

Hearing that the loss was not too great, Yinzhen felt relieved, "Have you ever talked to the surviving crew members?"

Zhang Yuanlong's face turned red. He didn't ask any more questions to the crew members who came back alive. He was just busy counting and verifying the losses. "Fourth Master, right? As soon as I received the news, I'll rush you to come..."

"Go and talk to them carefully, don't miss any details. Since those pirates dare to commit crimes in one place, they should be bold and arrogant people. Maybe they can ask for something." Yinzhen sighed softly, "You go and do it first. I will keep an eye on this matter. I will notify you immediately if there is any news." Then, he said to Zhu Yanzhi: "This case happened suddenly, and it must involve you. You are dismissed from office, but you are just fined for your salary. There is nothing to worry about. Go back and do it with peace of mind. I will talk to you if you have the chance."

After receiving this sentence, Zhu Yanzhi's heart fell into his stomach and said goodbye to the point where he left with great gratitude. Zhang Yuanlong, who went out with him, had a painful expression.

The East China Sea merchant fleet was robbed continuously, and the news of huge losses was immediately spread from Shanghai to Suzhou, Zhenjiang and Jiangning.

After receiving the report, Zhang Boxing was stunned for a while before he came to his senses. He ordered people to quickly pass on Jiangning and Zhenjiang, and then sent an order to gather a battalion of comforting the flags and hurried to Shanghai.

Shi Yide, the first letter from Zhenjiang, Jiangnan Admiral's Office, was from Yinzhen. After reading the beginning, he was shocked and sweated. After reading the letter carefully, he still couldn't believe it. He read it from the beginning again, and then immediately ordered to pay attention to the official documents from Langshan, Jinshan, Shanghai, Chongming, Suzhou and other places. After meditating for a moment, he picked up his pen and wrote letters to the generals of Suzhou and Langshan towns respectively.

Not long afterwards, he received a report from the Songjiang Haidian Prefecture Tonggong and Zhang Boxing. Now he no longer hesitated and immediately used two official letters to seal them, and then ordered his personal guards to deliver the official letters to the generals of the two towns. He then led his own brigade camp to Suzhou.

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