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"OK."

The purpose of Chang'an's trip was to see the sea, so he naturally had no objection to going out to sea with fishing boats.

Nowadays, the technology of sea-going ships is very sophisticated. The imperial court has set up large-scale shipyards in the capital, Huai'an, Fuzhou, Sichuan and other places, which can produce an average of more than 500 sea-going ships every year.

Therefore, overseas trade is now popular, and many wealthy businessmen have made a fortune by selling silk, tea, and porcelain to Southeast Asia and other places, and then bringing back pearls and gems from Southeast Asia.

The next day, Chang'an and his sister Changning put on men's shorts and a long gown, and tied their hair into boy's clothes. They came to the Bay Pier with their uncles Song Sanshun, Zhao Yuan and Zhang Yao.

There are several sea-going ships parked in the water port of the pier, the largest of which is three feet long, with about twenty sailors on board.

The boss of the ship clasped his fists towards Lu Jingzhou: "Sir, everything is ready, please get on the ship."

Lu Jingzhou nodded and took the lead in boarding the largest sea ship.

Chang Ning was extremely nervous, holding on to her sister's sleeves and slowly stepping onto the sampan.

After everyone is on board, the ship weighs anchor.

After sailing out of the harbor, a flock of seagulls followed.

Chang Ning took a steamed bun in his hand, broke off a piece and threw it out vigorously.

The seagulls screamed and flew over to fight for it.

Chang Ning laughed loudly and used up three steamed buns in a short time.

"Hey! If you keep feeding like this, we will all starve." Zhang Yao couldn't stand how Chang Ning was misusing dry food and couldn't help complaining.

Chang Ning stuck out his tongue and had no choice but to retract his hand that was reaching for the dry food.

As the ship sails into the sea, the coast behind it gradually becomes invisible.

Chang'an and his sister stood on the deck, looking at the endless sea water, feeling heart palpitations for no reason.

"Wow! There are big fish!" My sister shouted: "One! Two! Three! Three! No, it's four!"

One sailor laughed and said, "That's a dolphin."

Chang'an also saw several dolphins chasing each other and jumping out of the sea from time to time.

Her eyes followed those cheerful dolphins, and she suddenly had the urge to swim with them.

If a little goldfish entered the sea, maybe it would be as happy as these dolphins, right?

At this time, the boatmen began to lower the nets to catch fish.

Once the net was down, they actually hauled up a lot of sardines.

This kind of fish was driven away by the dolphins, which just made it easier for the fishermen.

The crew was so happy that they quickly cast the net again.

Before long, the cabin was filled with two-foot-long sardines.

"Today is really blessed by the Goddess of the Sea!" The captain smiled and said to Lu Jingzhou: "Normally, if we want to catch so many fish, we have to drive forward for half a day."

Lu Jingzhou smiled and asked, "Are there any ships from Goryeo in this area of ​​water?"

"Yes, most of them are merchants, and some are pirates."

The captain said: "Pirates are all small boats. When they see our fishing boats, they come around like flies seeing meat. This is how many of our fishing boats were taken away."

Lu Jingzhou frowned.

Along the coast, Japanese bandits and Korean bandits often come to harass. They are cunning and vicious, and they often massacre villages to steal food and property.

Even with coastal defenses, they can't stop the elusive barbarians.

"Wow wow wow! Such a big shrimp!" Chang Ning saw that there was a huge shrimp in the fish he caught, and he quickly pulled his sister to watch.

Zhang Yao smiled and said: "Are all the shrimps in the sea so big? Will they become sperm? I don't even dare to eat them."

Zhao Yuan: "What kind of spirit have you become? If you saw a whale as big as three rooms, wouldn't your jaw drop?"

“Where’s the whale that’s three rooms big?”

Zhang Yao stood on tiptoe and looked around. He suddenly pointed at seven or eight small boats and said, "What is that? How dare such a small boat enter the sea?"

The captain also saw those ships and shouted: "Hurry up and close the net! There are pirates!"

The boatmen immediately became nervous, quickly put away the fishing nets they had just put down, and then rocked the boat away.

But the small boat was faster than the big ship, and they surrounded the big ship.

Lu Jingzhou asked Chang An and others to enter the cabin, and he took a few guards to draw the bow and prepare to shoot arrows.

The captain quickly stopped him: "No! Once we use our swords, we must kill them all. If one of us escapes, we may encounter their crazy revenge when we go to sea."

"Then kill them all." Song Sanshun took out a firearm from his satchel, loaded the bullet, and aimed at the farthest boat.

The captain was shocked: "They have so many ships. If one or two escape, we will definitely not be able to catch up. How can we kill them all?"

Lu Jingzhou also noticed that the pirates had two small boats parked in the distance, one on the left and one on the right. They were probably looking for wind. If they found something wrong, they would definitely escape in two different directions.

"What do you think we should do? Let them board the ship and plunder?" Zhao Yuan said dissatisfied.

He also took out a firearm from his bag, loaded it with ammunition, and stood ready.

The captain said resentfully: "The villain didn't mean that, but we can resist for a while, but we can't resist for the rest of our lives. We deal with the sea every day, so it is inevitable that we will not meet them again next time. If we do, we will not be far from death."

Lu Jingzhou was speechless.

He turned around and told the guards: "Prepare your bows and arrows! Wait for my order to fire them all together!"

"Yes!" The guards agreed in unison, drew their bows and pointed arrows at the approaching pirates.

Seeing that he could not persuade the gentleman, the captain had no choice but to order the crew to take out their bows and arrows and weapons to ensure that no one was let go.

The pirates were getting closer and closer, and Chang An could almost see the beards on their faces, the sharp knives in their hands, and the wild laughter coming from them.

They shouted incomprehensible words, as if the big fishing boat was already in their possession.

Zhao Yuan raised his firearm and aimed at the two farthest ships one by one with Song Sanshun.

Several small boats clung to the big ship. Someone threw an iron rake directly towards the ship. There were ropes tied to the iron rake. Several people pulled the ropes and tried to climb onto the big ship.

"Let go!" Lu Jingzhou shouted, and the arrows in the hands of several guards flew out.

The firearms in Song Sanshun and Zhao Yuan's hands also opened fire at the same time.

In an instant, the people on the two small boats in the distance fell down and fell into the sea.

Before the pirate who was climbing onto the boat realized what was going on, he was already hit by an arrow in his head.

With the continuous loud noises of firearms, the people on the two small boats in the distance completely disappeared, and now the pirates were afraid.

Someone jumped on the boat and tried to escape, but was quickly shot through with bows and arrows.

After everything calmed down, the captain was confused.

Looking at the firearms in the hands of Song Sanshun and Zhao Yuan, his eyes lit up: "Brother, do you want to sell the firearm in your hand? I want to buy one for self-defense."

"Not for sale." Song Sanshun refused and put the hot firearm on the table to cool it.

The captain stared at the firearm regretfully for a long time before ordering the crew to light the boat with tung oil torches.

Unexpectedly, once the boat was set on fire, several surviving pirates burned out from the side of the boat.

They screamed and screamed, as if begging for mercy, but also as if they were cursing angrily.

Chang'an looked at those people, and some strange pictures suddenly appeared in his mind. (End of chapter)