Li Mingxun smiled and knew that the man was making his own ideas, saying, "Of course there are! Those pirates are just mobs, most of whom are fishermen who are resistant to the rebels. It is good to go ashore to grab one, but their lives are the small boat. If someone can destroy their boat or make them think their boat will be destroyed, then why don't they escape immediately?"

"The idea is a good idea, but it is not an ordinary action to attack the thieves' anchorage. I'm afraid it's those Qiu Ba..., Alas, Manager Li, aren't you three gunboats parked on the wharf now? If you can go over and fire a few guns, the thief will not scatter!" Cheng Bi's eyes lit up and he said.

Li Mingxun smiled: "Everyone is all Mingxun's friends, so this is not impossible to help, but you have to take Mingxun's condition!"

The face of the shopkeeper surnamed Lin changed slightly: "Shopkeeper Li is not negotiating with us for this matter?"

Li Mingxun waved his hand: "That won't be true. Brother Cheng is kind to me. Even if he only helps him, Mingxun is willing to take risks. What's more, if the thief makes a big deal, the raw silk I have made may be lost, and this is also for myself."

"What are the conditions?" Cheng Bi asked hurriedly.

Lee Mingxun said: "I can do it for you, but I can't make a statement. You must cover up this matter!"

It is not a fool to be able to sit here, and he immediately understood what Li Mingxun meant. To put it bluntly, the maritime merchant in front of him was an overseas Chinese, not even a Ming Dynasty citizen. If he defeated the pirates and made meritorious contributions, how to explain to the court? After the court found out in detail, he came to Nanjing with guns and cannons, which was beyond the rules. Everyone wanted to make money silently, and the most worried was that there was something wrong with it.

Just when Li Mingxun felt that things were about to be settled, Xu Changxing said, "Let's wait!"

"Everyone, Changxing is now the leader of Mingxun, so some of the words are not hidden. Although our families have a lot of friendship, since ancient times, friendship is friendship and transactions are business. This time, you asked Mingxun to lead three cliffs with guns and cannons to attack the thieves. Not to mention the money, food, medicine, and medicine they consumed, even Mingxun was worried about his life. He could not let him attack the thieves for each family for nothing, right?" Xu Changxing said.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Xu Changxing meant, but Cheng Bi's eyes lit up and said, "What we are saying is that the emperor is not a hungry soldier, so we are no exception. Although Mingxun is his own, he cannot let him bear it alone. Let's do this, each family will make up three thousand taels of silver, one for rewards for the people below, and the other for money for weapons and medicine. How about it?"

"What's the difficulty?" Manager Lin said the first.

Each family claimed it, and each family only paid one or two hundred taels, so naturally they didn't take it seriously. Everyone discussed it and then left.

"Brother Xu, I'm not missing this three thousand taels of silver." Li Mingxun asked in confusion.

Xu Changxing said, "Brother, you are a little tender when dealing with this group of people. You take care of the matter by yourself. If you have such a thing in the future, even if you spend a lot of money, they will use all their means to not pay. After all, there is this precedent! Furthermore, each family will tie them and you in the same boat. Even if something goes wrong, they will cover it up for you. Otherwise, you will be the best scapegoat!"

Li Mingxun suddenly realized: "So that's it. Thank you for your advice. I see that those shopkeepers are all talented people. They must understand why they are willing to pay donations?"

Xu Changxing said: "If you don't take the money, you won't blame you. But if you take the money, you will have to eliminate disasters. It's fine if you can fulfill the contract. There are only three thousand taels of silver. If you can't fulfill the contract, they can use this to hit you."

"After being taught, trading is trading!" Li Mingxun said with his fists.

The bright moon hangs high, silent.

The Bald Eagle was shaking waves on the water surface of the Yangtze River. Qi Dazhi stood at the bow of the ship, grabbed the rope tightly, and looked at the familiar water surface in front of him. Under his guidance, the three warships bypassed several inconspicuous sandbanks in the river. At the Jiangyin Wharf in the distance, there were bonfires, like stars.

"Shopkeeper Li, there is no sandbar further forward, and your boat can drive with confidence." After confirming the location, Qi Dazhi carefully reported to Li Mingxun, who was resting in the room.

Li Mingxun nodded slightly and ordered: "Rise up the official flag of the Caojiang Admiral's Office, hang the official sign, and send the two ships of egrets and seagulls to enter the state of fighting!"

A busy sound suddenly came from the bald eagle's artillery deck. The gunners were preparing ammunition, and the fully armed soldiers and the temporary recruited sailors were splitting weapons. They stood on the side of the ship with muskets in hand and poured sand on the deck to prevent them from falling after bleeding. Everything was in order, waiting for the order to fight.

Li Mingxun looked at the moon in the sky and waited quietly. There was a quiet surroundings, with only the sound of river water slapping on the side of the boat.

After a long time, Li Mingxun issued an order to attack. The Bald Eagle immediately raised the spinnaker at the bow, and the sharp bow cut the smooth river surface, leaving a forked ripple at the stern of the ship, and sailed straight towards the anchor point of the pirates by the river. The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder, but the river bank in the distance was shrouded in darkness. Qi Dazhi wiped the sweat from his forehead. By this time, the pirates had not yet appeared, so he would win.

A day ago, Cheng Bi came to him and asked him to lead three patrol ships and a hundred brothers to participate in the operation. Faced with the forced force of the gentry and the reward of up to 300 taels of silver, Qi Dazhi had no chance of refusing. Fortunately, the person in charge was Li Mingxun, and he gave him fifty taels, only asking to lend the order flags and official cards on the ship. His patrol ship was behind this small fleet, and after the battle was finished, he went up to catch a few pirates.

The script to explain to Shangfeng afterwards has been written. He led the patrol ship to break the anchorage of the pirates and capture and kill countless pirates, so as to ensure the safety of the people of Jiangyin. He will not only get promotion, but also have more powerful friends. Of course, even if he fails and has already obtained the money, the people of Jiangyin will see the patrol ship bravely rushing towards the pirates, which can be regarded as a win between fame and fortune.

The three schooners slid silently into the anchorage under the control of skilled sailors. The river section was already full of pirate ships, red opponents, fishing boats, and flower butts, were all small fishing and smuggling boats. Most of them were uninhabited, and only a dozen sand boats and small Fu boats at the pier were threatened. They were parked outside, clearly showing that they were about to escape at any time.

"Send the order, the fleet opens fire, only big ships, not small ships!" Li Mingxun gave the order.

Qi Dazhi, who was standing next to him, was still a little hesitant, only hearing the rumbling sound of cannons coming from one side, and the flames were lit in front of him. The strong gunpowder residue made him unable to open his eyes. The rumbling sound of cannons made him instinctively want to cover his ears, but he didn't know whether to cover his ears or cover his eyes. In a hurry, the deck vibrated, and Qi Dazhi fell directly to the ground. Just as he was about to get up, the order to turn the bow of the ship was issued, and the cannons on the other side opened fire one after another.

Qi Dazhi endured the torture of gunpowder gas and the sound of cannons, so he simply sat on the deck with tears in his face, and could not stand up no matter how hard the rumbling cannons lasted for a long time, and it was not until Li Mingxun patted his shoulder that he looked up to observe the surroundings.

"Mr. Qi, I have finished my work here, and I will leave the rest to you. How many prisoners can be captured and how many heads it depends on how you accept it." Li Mingxun said with a smile.

Qi Dazhi ran to the side of the boat and looked closely. The entire dock was already filled with fire, sand and blessing boats burning, and crackling sounds kept coming. Floating corpses and wreckage of ships were floating on the water. The dock was full of people, some people were putting out fires, some were crying, and more people came from all directions, jumped onto their own boats and rowed away.

The oars and sails were intertwined, and the pirates struggling dyingly were killing each other, and the scene was already in chaos.
Chapter completed!