"Our fighter jets have already been built, and they've successfully completed a hundred test flights. What are you still worried about?"
Originally, Shen Xi wanted to take a plane, but no matter how much she pleaded, Qi Xiuwen refused, not to mention anyone else.
For Qi Xiuwen and his ministers, flying airplanes were indeed something new and dangerous.
"Your Majesty, a successful test flight does not mean it is 100% safe; further improvements are still needed."
Zhao Rong was afraid that Shen Xi might act impulsively and want to take a plane.
Shenxi laughed, "You'll be even more surprised when we build even bigger airplanes in the future!"
That's an airplane that can hold thousands of people.
Shenxi recalled that in her world, the largest passenger planes could carry eight or nine hundred passengers.
Perhaps, it can reach an even higher level.
Dozens of military aircraft have been built so far, all of them are fighter jets.
Each fighter jet is equipped with its own equipment and weapons.
This time, I'm accompanying Shenxi on an overseas expedition.
Shenxi brought five giant ships with him on this expedition, followed by more than a hundred other ships of various sizes.
There was no other way; His Majesty insisted on coming along, and no one would feel at ease without making foolproof preparations and providing adequate protection.
"Your Majesty, Xiuwu has annihilated all those pirates."
Shenxi was not worried at all about Qi Xiuwu, who was leading the charge. If the strong ships and cannons could not deter the villains, wouldn't it be a waste of a lot of manpower and resources to build so much equipment!
"It is said that there is a pirate king ahead, who occupies an island and has more than a thousand men."
Chen Xi nodded. Merchants and pirates frequently passed through this area, which was normal.
This time, let her annihilate the pirates on the way. From now on, this route will be the Maritime Silk Road.
After analyzing the map, Zhao Rong pointed to that island.
Chenxi's eyes were bright.
"This place is nice."
The pirates were located precisely between the Da Xin Dynasty and the Sunset Dynasty.
It's even closer to sunset.
Shenxi suspected that this group of pirates was connected to the Sunset Dynasty!
Otherwise, how could they just occupy an island whenever they could, or gather so many people whenever they wanted?
During the sunset period, ronin frequently traveled to the Daxin Dynasty in small boats to cause trouble, even burning, killing, and looting. Shenxi sent people to establish multiple naval forces along the coastal defense line, which enabled them to resist these ronin.
For two or three years, I haven't heard of any ronin causing trouble at sunset.
Shenxi ordered her men to bring over the arrested pirates. She knew the language of Sunset Morning.
It bears some resemblance to the language of a certain island nation in later times.
Furthermore, Chenxi learned several languages while preparing to go to sea.
Including sunset and sunrise.
Where are you from?
Judging from the pirate's appearance, Shenxi guessed that he was probably right.
These surviving pirates were short, about 1.3 meters tall, with slightly bowed legs and bald patches on their heads.
With such attire and physique, she is almost certainly a woman from the sunset years.
Therefore, Chenxi uses the language of sunset.
As expected, "We are ronin of the setting sun."
"How many ronin are there in the Sunset Dynasty now? Or rather, how many are pirates?"
One of the pirates was quite annoyed that it was a woman who kept asking them questions.
"Don't you have any men? Or are all the men castrated? How dare you send a woman to ask us this?"
In their culture, women are not allowed to show their faces in public.
I'd rather die by a man's sword than submit to a woman.
Immediately, Di Yingxue went up and slapped the pirate several times.
"Weren't you born of your mother? Wasn't your mother a woman?"
Or are you saying you were carved out of some crack in the rock by your father?
In the Great Xin Dynasty, who would dare to disrespect a woman now?
Women can hold up half the sky, and this isn't just talk; it's real action.
Women participated in various fields, whether agriculture, industry, or officialdom, and women accounted for half of all positions.
The whole country is thriving, thanks to the hard work of everyone.
How can we allow barbarians from this land to insult women?
The pirate was completely stunned.
"You, you, you bitch, how dare you slap me?" Being slapped by a woman is nothing short of a huge humiliation.
Di Yingxue is Shen Xi's capable secretary now, and her fluency in these languages is even greater than Shen Xi's.
Of course, they can understand it.
“Slapping you is too lenient, Kong Hua. Teach him a lesson first, make him shut his mouth, and then report back to the Emperor.”
Kong Hua had been holding back his anger for a long time; how could he allow anyone to be so presumptuous in front of Her Majesty the Empress?
However, without the instructions of Shenxi or Di Yingxue, we must not act rashly.
Upon hearing Di Yingxue's words, he immediately led his men to take the pirate away.
Then, screams were heard.
Chenxi watched all this with a smile, then looked at the other trembling pirates.
Without pressing for further questions, a moment later, the pirate who had been punished was dragged up.
Seeing the pirate's horribly distorted face, the men immediately became obedient.
She told everyone she knew.
The total population of Sunset City is 50,000. After deducting the elderly, children, the sick, the disabled, and women, there are about 8,000 young and middle-aged men.
Of these young and middle-aged men, less than half are engaged in agricultural work in the country, while the remaining 5,000 are engaged in fishing activities.
Since the past two years, with the increase in maritime trade, they have often resorted to piracy.
Pirate Island came into being in this way.
The Pirate King, with over 1,500 men, occupied an island and specialized in ripping off passing merchants.
There was no harmony among the pirates, and disputes often occurred.
Therefore, upon seeing Qi Xiuwu's vanguard fleet, some suspected it belonged to the Pirate King.
But the pirate leader disagreed, so a fight broke out.
Unexpectedly, the battle ended very quickly.
After finding out the details, Chenxi had the pirates taken away.
"Your Majesty, did you know all this, and that's why you deliberately chose this route?"
"Piracy is rampant here, robbing merchants from the Great Xin Dynasty and merchants from other countries who come to the Great Xin Dynasty to do maritime trade. This has been going on for two years."
The first priority of this expedition is to eliminate this scourge.
If we don't go from here, the route to the New World is much closer than this.
But since most of the giant ships and warships have been deployed, the first priority is to deal with these pirates.
How can I allow others to cause trouble beside my bed?
Since these pirates were all from the Sunset Dynasty, the primary objective is to eliminate the Sunset Dynasty, including these pirates, for the sake of future peace and security.
Let's go to Pirate Island first!
The battle of annihilation thus began.
As expected of the largest pirate group, with over 1,500 pirates, all of them were desperate men.
But what is there to fear in the deep ravine!
"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! Our artillery can't beat them!"
"What? Impossible! I paid a hefty price for this!"
"Your Majesty, please go out and take a look. Their cannons can bombard us from such a distance, while our cannons cannot reach that distance at all!"
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