Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

"My old horse, I was born as the young master's man, and died as the young master's ghost!"

Ma Biao hurriedly expressed his loyalty.

Chai Lingwu threw a map on the table to Ma Biao.

"It records the addresses of all the great sea merchants in Suzhou. Your task is to loot them all before Brother Liu arrives in the south of the Yangtze River!"

Ma Biao was taken aback when he heard this.

With a bitter face, he said: "Master Hou, you know that Duke Yun's East China Sea Fleet is stationed along the coast of Yuezhou. If we go there, won't Duke Yun destroy it?"

"Worry about what you should worry about!"

Zhang Wei opened the curtain and walked in, kicking Ma Biao's ass.

Ma Biao got up quickly, and hurriedly saluted Zhang Yi.

"I've seen the young master!"

Zhang Wei ignored him, and said to Chai Lingwu, "Everything has been arranged here, if I go to Yuezhou, you have to be careful."

Chapter 1379 Xu Chu Has Already Arrived in Jiangnan

Suzhou, a little-known city, began to enter the eyes of the people of Tang Dynasty.

All because of the imminent arrival of the master of the Liu family.

Liu Bai did not come alone.

As early as a month before the decision to go to Suzhou, the industries originally belonging to Chang'an and even Guanzhong began to transfer to Suzhou.

Countless craftsmen moved here with their families.

Their arrival is a huge stimulus to Suzhou.

Wu County, which Suzhou belongs to, has just ushered in a new governor.

Lu family, Lu Dunxin!

The former second-in-command of Yuezhou has become an upstart in the court.

The last guy with such a good life like him has now become the servant of the Ministry of punishment.

Everyone knows that Liu Bai is a huge east wind.

It is reasonable to take advantage of this shareholder wind and follow the trend.

The first thing Lu Dunxin did after taking office was to sort out the entire Wu County's industries carefully.

When Liu Bai came to Jiangnan, there was a vigorous "Fighting the Landlords" activity.

Almost all the landlords and wealthy households in Yuezhou have been 'cleaned'.

Of course, this is limited to Yuezhou.

There is no doubt that Wu Jun's "Fighting Landlords" campaign is in full swing.

In fact, over the years, many wealthy landlords have stopped taking farmland seriously.

How much money can you earn by planing food from the soil?

At the moment, the most popular thing is nautical trade!

For this reason, the local rich merchants and rich merchants in Wu County spared no expense in customizing seagoing ships from Quanzhou.

After a short period of development, Wujun's maritime trade has begun to see a large scale.

In contrast, the news of "Fighting the Landlords" on the streets and alleys is not taken seriously by the local wealthy families.

The farmland payment will also be paid.

You can't make much money in the first place, but you can still get a good reputation.

why not?

Lu Dunxin's life in Wujun was prosperous, and he had established good relationships with every household.

There was only one thing that made him restless.

That is the sea bandits that have appeared frequently recently!

It is said that if the sea is not dry, there will be endless pirates.

Pirates, or pirates, have a long history of making a living.

As early as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there were already rumors of pirates on the East China Sea.

A man named Sun En was honored as the Patriarch by the pirates.

Speaking of which, this Sun En is still a fellow of Lu Dunxin.

He was born at the foot of Kuaiji Mountain.

He was born in the noble family of Yongjia Nandu.

From the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the reign of Wu De in the Tang Dynasty, the existence of pirates was not paid much attention by the imperial court.

But in recent years, with the rise of maritime trade, pirates have gradually appeared in people's vision.

After the looting happened again and again, people were shocked to find that the pirates along the coast of the East China Sea had grown to the point of being creepy!

On the Quanzhou side, the so-called 36 holes and 72 islands can only be regarded as a small scene.

Pirates along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River are terrifying!

Lu Dunxin was sitting in the government office, and just finished hearing a case presented by Fuchun, a piece of bad news reached his ears.

"Pirates are so rampant? Where is my Great Tang's East Sea Fleet?!"

The clerk below said tremblingly: "My lord, the main force of the East China Sea Fleet is still in the Goguryeo area, and there are less than 2000 people left behind in Yuezhou. I'm afraid they won't be able to take down the 'sea bears' group."

Lu Dunxin narrowed his eyes.

"Sea bear? Why has this officer never heard of it?"

"The 'Sea Bears' are pirates who just emerged this year. They are entrenched on the Rock Island. They are so powerful that there are as many as fifteen boats and thousands of people!"

Lu Dunxin gasped.

He keenly discovered the deep meaning in the subordinate's words.

It is not easy to gather a team of thousands of people in a place as complicated as Wujun.

It is impossible to say that without the support of some big families!

Lu Dunxin even suspected that this 'sea bear' was supported by some local big merchants in Wu County!

In this territory, the scale of thousands of people is enough to make the sea bear a tyrant in the East China Sea!

As the subordinate officials said, naval warfare and land warfare are not the same thing.

Even if the East China Sea Fleet has 2000 people, it may not be able to take down the sea bears.

It is not realistic to compare the number of people in the boundless sea.

Unless, the East China Sea Fleet is willing to take out half of the only dozen artillery pieces.

This is not reality.

Without Zhang Liang's instructions, it would be easy to lose your head if you used the artillery without authorization!

Lu Dunxin asked with a gloomy face, "How much is the loss?"

The subordinate staff lowered their heads and said: "In just a few months, no less than ten caravans have been looted, and some of them have paid the money for the meat ticket. The people are fine. The Zhang family in Lou County reported to the officials, and the locals arrested them Three pirates, but the Zhang family was ruined because of it."

"No reason!"

Lu Dunxin was furious!

"Quickly capture Lou County Magistrate, Chief Registrar, Punisher, etc., and escort them here!"

The subordinate staff were just about to convey the order of the Grand Master.

Before he could go out, he was stopped by Lu Dunxin again.

"slow!"

Lu Dunxin pondered for a moment, his face uncertain.

He knew very well that the local officials in Lou County must have had shady dealings with pirates.

But once they are angered, it will still be the local people in Lou County who will suffer!

He waved his hand and asked the subordinate to go down, and sat alone in the lobby, closing his eyes and meditating.

"I don't know when Mr. Liu will arrive in the south of the Yangtze River. If he arrives before, the pirates will not be eradicated."

Lu Dun's confidence was a little beating.

It's a trivial matter that his official position was sacked.

If this spoils Liu Bai's plan, I'm afraid his father Lu Deming won't be able to afford it!

Everyone knows that Liu Bai didn't come here by himself.

Along with him, there is also a direct descendant of a big man in the court!

The interest entanglement in it can easily tear anyone or any family into pieces!

Just when he was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard a notification from outside.

"Mr. Xu is here!"

As soon as the words fell, a figure like an iron tower appeared outside the door.

Lu Dunxin hurriedly got up.

"Brother Xu!"

The person who came was Xu Chu who had been by Liu Bai's side all the time!

It has been more than two months since he came to Jiangnan.

Xu Chu handed a letter to Lu Dunxin, turned around and left without saying anything.

Sending Xu Chu out, Lu Dunxin couldn't wait to tear off the seal, and opened the letter to read.

I don't know what he saw, first he was stunned, and then he was ecstatic!

He turned around and went to the back room, and took out a set of armor from the cabinet, which he had never worn before.

When they reappeared in the courtyard of Wu County Governor's Mansion, everyone was stunned.

The old man with the helmet on his armor, is he going to suppress the bandits alone?

Although there are quite a few soldiers in Wu County, they don't have a single boat.

Is it possible to swim to Rock Island?

With Lu Dunxin's long sword in his hand, Langsheng said: "Beat the drums, gather the troops! I want to lead the army, go to Lou County, and declare war with the sea bears!"

Chapter 1380 What Are You Talking About?

The prince's wedding was really lively for quite a while.

In the early morning of the next day, civil and military officials had to drag their exhausted bodies to the bank of the Weishui River under the leadership of the emperor and empress to bid farewell to Liu Bai.

Looking from a distance, there is a team of thousands of people, all in one place.

After a closer look, there was no trace of Li Chengqian.

Newlyweds, some things are not suitable for participation.

It's really unlucky to see you off just after getting married.

Li Chengqian didn't care about these things, but under the strong request of the emperor and empress, he could only stay in the East Palace with his three newlyweds.

On the Weishui River, a row of large boats was parked.

The servants and servants are lining up to move their belongings to the ship.

Li Er chatted with Liu Bai for a long time, but he couldn't see any reluctance to say goodbye.

It was the empress who held Liu Wan'er and Liu Rong'er's hands, her eyes were red.