Qi Yuanbi glanced at Yu Zigao with a strange look on his face.
Are you sure what you said comes from your heart?
Is the boat on the other side nice?
What kind of wreck is that?
Driving a warship of the Ming Dynasty Royal Navy, Qi Yuanbi really looked down on Zheng Zhilong's broken ships.
"You don't have to look at me like that," Yu Zigao said with a smile. "I said their ship was good, and it was. But compared to ours, it's not even close. But what does that matter?"
"Tell my men to be careful this time. Don't fire your cannons once you've frightened them. I'm going to capture all their ships. You know, it's not just the cargo on the ships that's valuable, their warships are too. I'll sell all of this to the Imperial Household Department later."
"After this war breaks out, merchants will rush out to make money. Merchants from Henan, Shandong, and other places can ship goods to North Korea and other countries for sale. What is most important to them?"
"Of course it's ships. Although Shandong and other places are also building shipyards, when will the speed be increased?"
"These are all good, ready-made ships, and they even have cannons on board. If Your Majesty allows the sale of these warships, I'm sure there will be many buyers, and the same goes for the cargo ships behind them. If you really want to sell them, you can sell the entire fleet. Those wealthy merchants will definitely be able to afford it."
"We are the royal guards. You know our reward: 30% of the spoils. Think about it, how much income can these ships and cargo bring us? How much income can they bring to the soldiers? After this battle, we will become rich."
After listening to Yu Zigao, Qi Yuanbi said with a strange look on his face, "Aren't you afraid that we might rob you?"
Looking at Qi Yuanbi, Yu Zigao felt helpless.
The three brothers of the Qi family were all very talented, but compared to his two elder brothers, Qi Yuanbi was still a little behind. His military talent was no problem, but he was a bit naive.
Perhaps it was because his family conditions were better, so Qi Yuanbi read more and did not have the ambition he had on the battlefield.
That's not right, this guy is also very ruthless in fighting. He still can't understand why His Majesty issued this military order?
To put it bluntly, isn't this just asking you to rob?
On the surface, it said that 30% belonged to you and 70% was handed over to the court, but the reality was that no one cared even if you embezzled a little bit. With a little effort, 40% would belong to you and 60% would go to the court.
Don’t the court and His Majesty know that once this military order is issued, the soldiers will rush to grab it?
Of course they knew. Who is His Majesty? How could he not know about this?
The officials in the imperial court were not fools. Those who could play under His Majesty were all shrewd people. They knew very well in their hearts that they must have known about this matter. But why did they still do this?
Because they just want you to rob them.
Although Yu Zigao still couldn't figure out why the imperial court wanted them to rob, his intention was obvious, and this was just an experiment.
Anyway, these people were following him. It was normal for coastal pirates to rob them, to some extent. If his guess was correct, then this was a good opportunity to make a fortune; even if his guess was wrong, killing them wouldn't be a big deal.
Seeing that Yu Zigao had no intention of explaining, Qi Yuanbi didn't say anything else.
He couldn't figure it out, so he decided to give up and write to his two brothers to ask them after he got home. He had always been inferior to his two brothers in this regard.
Especially the eldest brother who is by His Majesty's side, he is the best one in the Qi family in this regard.
After the warships charged forward, the Ming soldiers also began to take out their guns and take aim one by one. Some even started to joke and make bets, wanting to start calling out names one by one.
Zheng Zhilong on the opposite side had a very ugly expression on his face.
Their warships had just started to move up when the Ming warships caught up. If this continued, they would soon be caught up, as the Ming warships were faster than theirs.
I didn't feel it before I started running at full speed, but now that I'm running at full speed, I really am no match for it.
The subordinate came to Zheng Zhilong and stammered, "General, what should we do?"
Now he is really a little panicked, not only him, but everyone else too.
Zheng Zhilong narrowed his eyes, there were only two paths before him.
Either surrender or fight.
It was impossible to escape. The Ming ships were faster than his and their artillery had a longer range. Now that the enemy was so close, there was no way he could escape.
But if he turned around and attacked, or fired to slow the enemy's speed, then the enemy would also fire. Given the power and range of the enemy's artillery, none of his warships would be able to escape. At that point, there would be no other outcome except annihilation.
But he could try and maybe get a few ships out, that is, he could escape. But the fleet and the things he bought would all be left here.
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong felt heartbroken.
But if I surrender, I will be at the mercy of others.
"Let them stop their ships and surrender." After thinking about it, Zheng Zhilong calmed down his complicated mood and said while looking at the Ming warships in front of him.
The subordinate looked at Zheng Zhilong and said hesitantly: "General, if we surrender, they might kill us this time. We can't surrender!"
Zheng Zhilong glanced at his men and said, "That was the imperial navy of the court. We have never fired at them. What happened just now was just a misunderstanding. As long as we explain it clearly, there will be no problem."
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