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In the first year of Guangming, Jixia.

Since Li Jing operated maritime trade through the sea, Qin Fan's maritime trade has become increasingly prosperous. Dengzhou Port, located on the Shandong Peninsula, was originally one of the four major seaports of the Tang Dynasty and the first port in the north. After Li Jing's seven years of operation, its scale and weather were far from comparable to its former state, and it has become the busiest and crowded port in the Tang Dynasty.

Nowadays, the ranking of the top ten ports in the Tang Dynasty has become Dengzhou Port, Lushun Port, Dalian Port, Qinwangdao Port, Qingdao Port, Tianjin Port, Haizhou Port, Guangzhou Port, Hangzhou Port, and Mingzhou Port. The ports within the Qinfan area occupy seven of the top ten ports.

Especially in the past two years, domestic wars have continued to intensify, and Dengzhou's domestic sales have dropped sharply. The Qin Fan had to strengthen ocean-going overseas trade, which has made coastal port cities more prosperous. Starting from May, with the arrival of the summer monsoon, countless ships sailing northward with the monsoon. Dengzhou Port has also entered the busy season even earlier than in previous years. Every day, countless ocean-going giant ships sailed into the port, reluctant to leave day and night.

Many foreign merchants who first arrived here from thousands of miles away were shocked by the scenes here. For them, they had never seen such a port in their lifetime experiences. The number of guide boats that waved flags to guide ships into and out of the port is amazing, their efficiency is so high, and their speed and agility are as fast as butterflies passing through flowers. Not to mention those ocean fleets from all over the world. Some of them were ships from the east, from Liaodong and from the east, from Silla, from Japan, from the Bohai Sea, from many island countries in the South China Sea, from the barbarians in the southwest of Jiaozhou, and more from the distant Africa and the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and even the more distant Baltic Sea.

These distant merchants were amazed when they saw the Qin vassal fleet and the Arabs' ocean caravans brought back countless precious and exquisite oriental goods from Europe. Various glass products, ceramic products, perfumes, silks, Tang Sancai, and amazingly crafted clocks, papers, etc., all of which could bring huge profits. After seeing the popularity and high profits of Eastern goods, merchants from the Thaisland formed ocean caravans to follow, waiting for the full load of Eastern goods to go back and make a fortune.

Although they had seen many harbors of the Tang Dynasty along the way, they realized that after entering Dengzhou Port, they realized that there was a mountain with a high mountain, and Dengzhou Port was truly the most prosperous port in the world.

There are countless Han men dressed in short clothes who are working hard to load and unload, and countless a wide range of goods, not knowing where they come from, nor where they will go. How spectacular and grand this is, the merchants speak loudly in various languages. Almost no matter where the merchants come from, the ends of the world, and from all over the world, it is not difficult to hear the familiar local accent from these noisy sounds. In these ship owners who are dressed in various gorgeous clothes

Behind them were surrounded by strong guards and slaves in various outfits. There were also many maritime merchants who were preparing to leave their hometowns to seek wealth. Many of these people were from poor families. However, they were already full of hope on the legendary adventure of getting rich overnight overseas. They were unable to pay for going to sea, so they had to bargain with the ship owners in order to act as sailors to pay for the travel expenses. On their faces, they saw only the determination and adventure without hesitation and hopefulness.

In this bustling crowd of docks, customs officials in blue uniforms were particularly eye-catching. Countless pairs of eyes stared at their every move. For many people, their decisions were often of great significance. Because of this, their inspection process seemed more severe and picky, and various comedy films such as flattery and sighs lingered in their ears. They seemed to be completely inaudible, with only the stereotyped expression on their faces. From time to time, their eyes would look at the naval marines in the dock fortress and the naval warships anchored in the port. Then, the expression on their faces became more and more awesome and inviolable.

All ships entering the port must be inspected by customs and then tariffs shall be imposed according to the value of the goods.

Many foreign merchants who had come to the Tang Dynasty or whose ancestors had come to the Tang Dynasty discovered that the good things that came to the Tang Dynasty under the banner of tribute did not require taxes, or just a little tax could be paid to trade in the Tang Dynasty, which was gone forever. Although compared to the past, the Qin vassal customs officials today did not ask for benefits, the tariff was not lost.

Such an extremely busy and lively scene is often amazing and muttering to himself. Many newcomers can't help but look up at the sky in surprise.

"Didn't it be said that the Tang Dynasty is full of wars and wars are constantly coming? I heard that the Qin vassal, the strongest in the world, is now in war, and is fighting with people everywhere. When they came, they passed by Guangzhou Port, the first port of the Tang Dynasty, a port that once gathered more than 200,000 merchants all year round. Now it is very solemn and has not recovered from the destruction of the war several years ago. But when we arrived in the north and Dengzhou, the prosperity here is hard to imagine that there is wars coming and wars are constantly coming.

You can look at the countless ships at the port, such as five sails and seven sails, as well as countless houses and warehouses near the port, which confused them. The tops of those buildings were shrouded in the white mist in the early morning, looming, but the city gates were already wide open below, and the lights were brightly lit, allowing people to see the mountains of goods inside from afar.

However, today, these are not the most eye-catching things in the peak season for the merchants in this summer monsoon. While people traveling to this port, they couldn't help but look north on the side of the port. Teams of soldiers wearing blue and white navy uniforms stood with guns, isolating the area from the busy merchant port.

The busy people there clearly revealed an incompatible atmosphere with most people in the port. They were quietly docked in the fleet in the port. There were about 300 ships of all sizes, and they were docked in the military restricted area arrogantly and mysteriously. Any ship accidentally approached, which would immediately lead to the deportation of the patrol naval warships.

The workers, chores, and water affairs that appeared on these ships were no different from the sailors on ordinary merchant ships. They never made loud noises, nor did anyone laugh at them freely. They stayed quietly in their respective positions and obeyed the commands of those who spoke Shandong accents.

Hundreds of men with agile steps were busy loading boxes after boxes of goods off the ship. Some of the big men also had scars on their faces. They were neatly paced and rarely spoke, and their expressions were very similar to those of the navy and marines next to them, except that they were taller and even had different skin colors. There were standard northern barbarians, thin Southerners, African blacks, and Thais with blond hair, deep eyes and high cheekbones.

It is hard to imagine how these burly men of all races gathered together and were so gentle and obedient.

When some obviously precious boxes were brought ashore, there were more sacks, which obviously showed that they were food.

There were more than 300 ships loading too much cargo, and they moved from morning to afternoon. They were still carrying them.

Piles of cargo were moved from the ship to the dock, piled up like mountains. Then they were transported to the warehouse in the dock area through the tracks and carriages on the dock.

What is most surprising is that in addition to exquisite boxes and mountains of grain, they even packed armor and flags, and finally led countless war horses.

If the navy soldiers were not guarding the side of the navy at this time, such goods came ashore and those who were transporting the goods, I would probably think that pirates were preparing to rob the dock.

There are also some maritime merchants who have just come from the Silar Haidae in the Bohai Sea. They vaguely associate their identities from the men carrying goods. Then, by carefully identifying the flags in the floating mist, they can see the big "Zhang" character on it on it, and finally vaguely guess their identities.

This is even more amazing.

The people from Dengzhou Port have seen countless fleets coming these days. Since it was reported not long ago that the King of Qin was about to lead his army to fight against the Hu people in the south, the three vassal states, including Tianping, Yicheng and Xuanwu, each sent 5,000 troops to Dengzhou Port to board a ship to Tianjin to support the King of Qin to fight the Hu people. Then, the twelfth disciples and the thirteenth disciples of the King of Qin, Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu, led 10,000 and 15,000 troops to the north respectively, and went to Tianjin through Dengzhou Port to wait for the King of Qin to dispatch them.

There is also news that now, Yu Gui, the governor of Lingnan East Road, Yu Qiu, the governor of Lingnan West Road, Zhang Rui, the governor of Fujian Observation, and the governor of the mighty army were also preparing to mobilize troops north to support the King of Qin.

The King of Qin personally fought for the rebellion, and the towns responded and took the initiative to send troops to support it. This made the Qin people in Dengzhou Port extremely proud. This is the prestige of the King of Qin today.

However, the meticulous officials and maritime merchants at Dengzhou Port knew in their hearts that the huge fleet in front of them would never be the fleet of the southeastern towns.

Those with keen observation will notice that in the summer of each year, Dengzhou Port actually welcomes a large fleet with the name of Zhang, and there is also a shark flag under this name of Zhang. There is a person who once followed Whitebeard and later washed his hands and went ashore and turned to the port to work as a minor official. He still remembers that this flag represents a person, the Queen of the Sea Zhang Yingying. He also knows some more secret things, such as Zhang Yingying, who now occupies the southern coastal islands and coastal areas of Silla, now has a new name. The Queen of Qinghai Zhang Yingying, who was called Silla Shuangjiao by the Silla people and the newly succeeded Silla Queen Jin Man. He also knows that this woman with great influence in Silla is actually Li Jing's woman, and there is even a six-year-old daughter among them.

Over the past few years, Zhang Yingying, who inherited the power of the former sea king Zhang Baogao, has received strong support from Li Jing. He took the islands of the Qinghai Town in southern Silla as the base camp and took advantage of the corruption of the Silla dynasty and openly fought against the Silla King. After several years of operation, civil strife in Silla is now everywhere. In a short period of time, there have been constant civil strife in the royal family and three kings have been replaced. Cui Yingying's power in the Qinghai Town is becoming more and more powerful. Princess Jinman, who is the title of Princess Mandra, officially succeeded the throne of Silla. However, Zhang Yingying has established the Joseon Dynasty in Qinghai Town, which is the queen, and has appointed her six-year-old daughter as the crown prince and named Princess Qinghai.

The Queen of Silla and the Queen of Korea were standing together, and the situation on the Sanhan Peninsula was tense. At this time, Zhang Yingying's huge fleet appeared in the Port of Dengzhou, which made people wonder.

In Dengzhou Port, the minor official was still in deep thought, and heard a colleague pointing at the dock and whispering loudly: "Look at Lao Hei, the Queen of Korea's etiquette, and there is the etiquette of Princess Qinghai behind it. Oh my God, is that Princess Qinghai really the daughter of the King of Qin?"

He looked along the way, and sure enough, he saw a group of royal guards holding flags, golden drums, axes, and surrounded by a crowned woman in a chariot. He came slowly.

"Is that the Queen of North Korea? She is so young and beautiful..."

"That's the Queen of the Sea. If you don't have such a good match for King Qin..."

"What did she do? She also brought so many soldiers. According to the people of the Navy, the Queen brought 20,000 people, and even her maritime army that made many achievements and defeated the Silla royal army several times!"
Chapter completed!