Jiang Xinyu recounted their experience at sea.
It turns out that the Jiang family's merchant ships unloaded supplies that were originally intended for daily life on land...
The stewards, laden with goods belonging to wealthy land merchants, transported agarwood, moon pearls, and purple shells accumulated around the islands to the mainland...
Originally, they were supposed to return directly from Haizhu, but because the Song family wanted them to bring gifts—sea cucumbers and golden fin fish—they took a longer route...
They were intercepted at sea by a group of pirates.
Through negotiations, it was discovered that they were the largest pirates in the area surrounding Leizhou and Hainan Island.
The Jiang family will pay a hefty security fee next year...
Even though they knew it was a merchant ship belonging to the Jiang family, they still stopped the ship.
Because Qin Shan personally intervened when negotiating the insurance fee amount...
The pirates didn't tie up Qin Shan, but they tied up the rest of the men and started punching and kicking them...
It was both a show of force and an intimidation.
To prevent Jiang Xinyu from getting hurt, and also to avoid exposing his identity and becoming a hostage to the pirates...
Qin Shan introduced Jiang Xinyu to them as his son.
The pirates sized him up, and judging from Jiang Xinyu's attire and demeanor, they guessed that the Jiang family would never allow their son to board their ship...
The son in charge of the household was not of much use to the Jiang family, which is why they did not make things difficult for him.
The rest of the sailors, helmsman, and guards all suffered internal injuries, their faces bruised and swollen.
The guards were skilled, but the other side had a large number of people and two haidao ships, clearly waiting for the Jiang family's merchant ships to raise the price.
Qin Shan made numerous efforts to prevent the crew members from being taken hostage.
The Jiang family paid tribute and bribes for no less than ten years.
Other merchants may not be able to afford such prices.
Even if they could afford it, they might prefer not to do business around Hainan Island compared to the risks.
As for the Jiang family, due to their connections and cooperation with the government, even if they didn't transport supplies to the island, they still offered the Mingyue Pearl as tribute to the imperial court...
The government also needed to rely on them, so Chiang Kai-shek's merchant ships were the first to transport goods ashore.
The pirates didn't want to offend the Chiang family, forcing the government troops to intervene, which led to a desperate situation...
Perhaps they had anticipated that the Chiang family had no reason to resist, so the pirates gave a warning and left.
Jiang Xinyu and his crew escaped with a scare and headed towards the Yazhou Temple...
Unexpectedly, less than half an hour later, the boat was stopped by several haidao boats with skull-shaped decorations hanging on them.
The people on the boat were so arrogant that they didn't even bring a face mask.
They were short in stature, with dark skin, curly brown hair, and deep-set eyes...
Unlike the sailors on Chiang Kai-shek's merchant ships, they were no other group of pirates he had ever seen.
Their methods were brutal and cruel. After boarding the ship, they bound everyone, including Jiang Xinyu and Qin Shan, and forced them to kneel on the deck.
They looted all the gold, silver, and precious materials.
Qin Shan tried to negotiate with them, but they had no intention of doing so. When they drew their machetes, the crew knew that if they didn't fight back, they would have no chance of survival...
In the fierce battle, perhaps driven by the instinct for survival, all the crew members were injured, and only then were they able to barely force the other side to retreat.
The other party's original intention was probably to kill and hijack the ship, but the value of the stolen jewelry and gold far exceeded their expectations...
Many of them were injured, and they were worried that if they dragged this out, they might encounter other pirates...
He left reluctantly.
After the pirates boarded their own ship, an arrow flew through the air and struck!
Before Jiang Xinyu could react, Qin Shan shoved him aside, took the arrow in the back, and fainted.
result......
This is the scene that Song Chengjian and others witnessed.
The Jiang family's merchant ships didn't even have anyone who could steer them.
Jiang Xinyu had no choice but to step in personally, under the guidance of the injured helmsman.
Jiang Xinyu firmly believed that if they were close to the coast and his elder brothers found out, they would definitely come to their rescue...
"I've been waiting for this!"
Jiang Xinyu's voice choked with emotion.
Perhaps it was out of fear, after all, they had witnessed real slaughter and bloodshed...
Or perhaps, they would feel guilty for a bad start and the loss of money and resources.
Although Jiang Xinyu didn't mention it, Song Chenghou and Song Chengjian knew better than anyone else...
If the first wave of pirates was something the Chiang family's merchant ships tried to avoid at all costs...
After all, they intentionally raised the premium, and even if it wasn't this time, they would have encountered it again next time.
However, the second wave of pirates could perhaps have been avoided if they hadn't been trying to return to the shores of Yazhou...
As Jiang Xinyu mentioned, this was the first time the crew had encountered this group of pirates in all their years of travel...
This shows that they don't often appear in this area, and it was purely by chance that Jiang Xinyu encountered them this time.
The ship was carrying goods for sale, as well as valuable items such as agarwood and moon pearls being shipped out to sea...
This trip resulted in heavy losses for the Chiang family.
"Don't cry! Brother Jiang, don't cry!"
Wen Shishi looked extremely worried and stretched out her small hand to shield Jiang Xinyu.
"Your eldest and second eldest brothers are very capable; they will definitely help you!"
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