I dressed as a witch doll

Southern Guangdong Inspector Zhu Jinyu knew very well that among those pirates and smuggling ships, a large part of them had connections with these big merchants in front of them.

As for the ships going out from Nanyue, nearly 15-20% of them encounter pirates every year, not to mention losing their cargo.

This made many Fengchao companies reluctant to go overseas, and only sold their goods to merchants from the East to earn the difference.

But Zhu Jinyu knows that most of the profits from maritime trade are earned by maritime merchants.If Fengchao can go to sea, the profits will be greatly increased.

With so many sailors on board, and caravans that can be stationed in various countries, it will not only create more job opportunities for the people of Feng Dynasty, but also bring countless information that is difficult for them to obtain today.

This will have unpredictable benefits for Fengchao's future development.

Therefore, solving those pirates has become a top priority.

So on the night of the birthday banquet, after sending most of the guests away, he asked people to secretly keep a few of them behind and chatted alone until very late.

A few days later, a small sedan chair came out from the side door of the governor's mansion, and went to a remote port that no one knew about. Afterwards, the people who got out of it got on a small boat and headed eastward with the wind.

Until the man landed on one of the islands among the scattered and numerous hidden reefs in the east, the people who greeted him on the shore were shocked when they saw the people who got off from the small boat.

They knew that someone from the imperial court would come to ask for security today, but they never expected that it would be a feudal official with great power in Southern Guangdong, and the highest-ranking civil official in Southern Guangdong—the governor Zhu Jinyu—coming alone.

Feng Chao, Zhang Hongfang, the biggest pirate leader off the coast of Nanyue, stood up from her seat at once, and immediately forgot the dismounting power that she had put on, and she took a slight breath before walking over.

Zhu Jinyu was standing in the group of pirates in a plain robe, but it was true, she just smiled and looked at the woman in a smart outfit in front of her, thinking deeply.

Zhang Hongfang's original name was Zhang Hongfang, and she was a fisherman's daughter captured from the shore by Wei Daguan, the leader of the sea ghost pirate group.

Zhang Hongfang was smart and strong. She captured the man with the softest weapon of a woman, and almost let him ask for anything from her, and gradually gained her a high status in the pirate group.

Not only that, but she herself didn't want to have children, but she took in a lot of godsons on the island, all of them were smart and capable, and soon eliminated many of Wei Daguan's subordinates.

Just a few years ago, Wei Daguan failed to come back from a trip to sea, so Zhang Hongfang changed her name to Zhang Hongfang, took over the pirate group, and killed all those who disobeyed.

Then she caught up with the east wind, and while the trade volume in the Nanyue Sea rose rapidly, it also fed the little pirates around.

Within a few years, Zhang Hongfang, relying on her means and her godsons, annexed many pirates, large and small, from the surrounding areas, and became the largest pirate group in the coastal waters of southern Guangdong.

No one dared to underestimate this woman's legendary experience.

And the reason why Zhu Jinyu is eyeing this force is precisely because she is a woman.

Zhang Hongfang didn't have any children before, but a few years after Wei Daguan's death, a boy suddenly popped out of her stomach.

No one under her command dared to say anything, but Zhang Hongfang left the child on the island and ignored him, and she still led others to fight outside.

Everyone said that although Zhang Hongfang's breasts were larger than ordinary women, his heart was harder than men, and he didn't even care about his own children.

But Zhu Jinyu didn't think so.

If this woman's heart is really hard enough, she will not have children at all, and abortion is much easier than childbirth.

Zhu Jinyu, who has lost two wives, knows how hard it is for a woman to give birth to a child.

A woman is a woman after all, and she cannot escape the level of maternal love.

And even for the sake of the child, this woman must not want to stay at sea fighting for the rest of her life.

Which mother doesn't want her children to be rich and peaceful, and to grow old safely?

Thinking of this, Zhu Jinyu lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, she was not at all as old as a man in her forties, but she was quite romantic.

During the negotiation, Zhu Jinyu offered very generous conditions.

He almost never refused to agree to Zhang Hongfang's proposal.

Except for one thing, Zhang Hongfang asked Zhu Jinyu to organize all the people she accepted into a group.

Zhu Jinyu shook her head, "Even Your Majesty is the most intolerant of courtiers forming cliques, which is not beneficial to court affairs. How can I, Zhu, let the governor accept this matter?"

Zhang Hongfang, who was smiling charmingly just now, suddenly sank.

A group of men standing around the room also immediately looked at Zhu Jinyu with unkind expressions.

Zhu Jinyu did not show timidity, "Miss Zhang, don't worry, since I, Zhu, have brought you back to Guangdong, I will definitely arrange for you. I can't hand you over to someone else to make it difficult for the governor, but I can't They will just watch you being squeezed out and not doing anything.

"If you guys are having a bad time in the camp, it must be someone who didn't give me Zhu's face, and I will come forward to seek justice for everyone."

"It's easy for you to say," a black and strong man stood behind Zhang Hongfang, and said in a low voice, "When the time comes to lure us ashore, why don't you let us be slaughtered! Who knows what you will do with us then!"

Zhu Jinyu smiled and shook his head, "Since that's the case, why don't you go ashore in batches? It doesn't matter if you split it up in three to five years. The only thing is, if the people who stay here do the same thing of robbing merchant ships again, the rest of them can't do it as officials." Let it go. Even the people on the shore will be implicated!"

Hearing this, Zhang Hongfang's expression changed.

After a while, her complexion relaxed slightly, but she showed a bright smile, "Master Zhu really has a generous face, and can understand our difficulties. It's just that after going ashore, I was born as a grassroots bandit, but it was difficult for me to get along with others in the camp. Get along with each other, even if you have arranged a lot of official positions for us, my lord, I am afraid it will not be easy to convince the public."

Zhu Jinyu smiled.

This woman is not giving an inch.

Thinking of this, he lowered his eyes to think for a moment, but suddenly said: "I have an only daughter, who is now 6 years old. She lost her mother since she was a child, and I raised her by myself—"

Zhang Hongfang's heart skipped a beat when he listened, but his eyes that looked at Zhu Jinyu gradually lit up.

Zhu Jinyu was seen, no matter how thick-skinned she was, she was a little red, but in the end she said, "I want to find a mother with her, so that I can teach her to be an adult and understand the principles of human affairs."

Zhang Hongfang was stunned when he heard this.

This is not the same as what she thought. Could it be that the scholars on the shore say this when they talk about kissing their children?

Then I thought that the girl had lost her mother since she was a child. If she gave it to her Afan, then she could teach her some principles on behalf of her mother.

But the girl from the official family, she can't teach what she has learned, maybe the other party will look down on her Afan.

But it doesn't matter, for her Afan, it is an opportunity to change her life, she must not miss it.

Thinking of this, Zhang Hongfang became more and more satisfied with this marriage, with a smile on his face, but he didn't realize that the faces of the men behind him had turned dark.

Zhang Hongfang nodded with a smile, "You don't have to worry about this. Although I can't teach her those tricks and tricks, I can teach her a thing or two by watching people speak and act."

Seeing that the other party spoke so frankly, Zhu Jinyu couldn't react immediately, but heard the other party continue to say: "Although my family, A Fan, is only 3 years old, I have never let him teach him to read, but he follows me, is smart, and I love you." In the future, he will be sent to the academy to study and get a good name in the exam."

Zhu Jinyu raised her eyebrows, thinking, is it possible that the other party wants to use this to show that she will be a good mother?

Thinking of this, he didn't miss such a good opportunity to be courteous, and immediately said: "I studied under Bai Qinshan, the dean of Jiangnan Baiyu Academy. Academy, when the time comes, it’s hard to get a title on the gold list, but the best teacher is indispensable!”

Hearing this, Zhang Hongfang almost smiled.

She used to worry that she was in danger, and she never dared to talk about her children.

Even if the recruitment fails this time, Zhang Hongfang has already decided that after the child turns three years old, that is, half a month later, she will find a way to feign death and send him to go ashore to study, and never let him follow her old path.

That being the case, she didn't have to hide it anymore.

But now, with a better opportunity in front of him, Zhang Hongfang was extremely satisfied.

Furthermore, if the two really became in-laws, Zhu Jinyu had only one daughter by his side, and it would be as painful as pearls and treasures.

Since he was willing to promise her to her son, who would dare to look down on her subordinates once the news spread?

As for her, Zhu Jinyu has already agreed to let her join the camp as a general. She can take her men out to sea to grab food with those pirates, and she can also lead troops out to sea to catch pirates.

She, Zhang Hongfang, has work to do, but she is not afraid of running out of food.

Having said that, Zhang Hongfang smiled and nodded, "Then the matter is settled!"

As soon as the words came out, everyone behind them opened their mouths and wanted to stop them, but they didn't dare to speak out.

Regarding Zhang Hongfang's attitude, Zhu Jinyu really didn't expect it, but still smiled and agreed in a gentle manner, "Once a word is said, it is hard to follow."

In this regard, the two were very happy to exchange tokens.

Afterwards, Zhu Jinyu got up and got on the boat and left.

A few days later, more than [-] large ships loaded with artillery came from Fuming Port, the largest port in Guangdong.

On the shore, Zhu Jinyu stood facing the wind with a smile, welcoming his future third wife.