Chapter 539: Impact
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Han Qi and Yuan Li were fishing in Weishan Lake outside the city.
The two of them said something from time to time.
At this moment, a group of cavalry came to the two men. The leading cavalry dismounted, looked frightened, and said something to Han Qi.
"What! Smallpox broke out in Yanzhou." The fishing rod in Han Qi's hand slipped, and Yuan Li was also stunned.
"Now the news has spread throughout Yanzhou, and a large number of merchants from other states have fled. Only the local people and merchants in Yanzhou are stupid enough to believe the rumors refuted in the King of Yan's newspapers." The cavalryman said.
During this period, newspapers appearing in Yanzhou were spread to Lucheng through detailed writing.
When Han Qi heard this, instead of being happy, he looked serious, "Immediately block all roads leading to Yanzhou. Anyone coming from Yanzhou does not need to pass through Qizhou. Anyone who violates the rules will be killed."
"Yes, Lord Zhou Mu." The cavalry mounted their horses and left, immediately heading north.
At this time, Yuan Li recovered from his initial surprise, with a twisted smile on his face, "Hahaha, it's really a good reincarnation. I didn't expect that King Yan would be where he is today. Even if King Yan can fight again, he can still fight." You can’t survive the plague.”
"You can still laugh. If this plague spreads to Qizhou, we will be unlucky together." Han Qi said.
Although he wanted King Yan to die, he didn't want him to be the backer when King Yan died.
Yuan Li was not too panicked. He said to Han Qi, "Sir, you are worried too much. As long as you are more ruthless, this plague will not spread to Qizhou. Your command just now is very good. Besides, as long as there is one If there is a plague in a village, just massacre the village and burn it to the ground.”
After a pause, he continued: "In the Battle of Ningjin Dusi, too many people died, and the plague spread to Yanzhou. This is what I did at that time."
Hearing this, Han Qi felt that what Yuan Li said made sense, and nodded slightly, "It's just that you understand this method, and King Yan naturally understands it as well. Why is the plague still spreading so quickly in Yanzhou?"
"The King of Yan is diligent and caring for the people. He is a benevolent gentleman. Naturally, he would not bother to do such a thing. It is not surprising that the plague spreads. But I want to see how long he can persist." Yuan Li said, "He tried his best to cover it up in the newspaper, which shows that The weight of the plague.”
"Hahaha, if that's the case, isn't King Yan just trapping himself in a cocoon?" Han Qi laughed.
Then he said: "If this is the case, wouldn't King Yan be dead this time?"
"Smallpox is the first of the plagues. In this serious epidemic, more than 50% of the people in King Yan's land will die." Yuan Li raised five fingers, "Now, we only need to wait quietly for a few months. Yan The king’s strength will be greatly weakened.”
"Okay, okay, wonderful, wonderful." Han Qi couldn't help but get excited.
This plague is not just about death. If too many people die, it will have an impact on King Yan in all aspects of Yanzhou.
Perhaps after this great epidemic, King Yan will have nothing to fear.
"Lord Zhou Mu, if King Yan catches smallpox and dies, that's all. If he doesn't die, please allow me to personally go to Yanzhou and cut off King Yan's dog head." Yuan Li said fiercely.
Once King Yan declines, the royal family will no longer be able to suppress the powerful clans.
Dasong will be the world of the powerful people, and the final royal family will be reborn among the powerful people.
Why is the Han family still keeping King Yan at this time? Why not go to Yanzhou and take over all the assets of King Yan.
In this way, the Han family will be better than the Dou family.
"Okay, it's a deal." Han Qi clapped his hands, very excited.
The two were talking when another group of cavalry came in a hurry.
The cavalry general knelt down on one knee in front of Han Qi and said, "Sir, a warship from Wufeng Island has arrived at Qingcheng Pier. There is also the new island owner of Wufeng Island on board, named Taro Aida, who wants to see you, sir."
"The new owner of Wufeng Island?" Han Qi frowned, "This name seems to be from Japan."
"Wufeng Island was originally a pirate supported by Japan. This is not surprising." Yuan Li's eyes lit up, "This time the black shark pirates annihilated the warships led by Lu Zheng. The news has probably spread to Japan. Maybe, they Are you here to take revenge on the Black Shark pirates?”
Han Qi thought about it for a while and felt that this was also possible.
The Wufeng Island pirates who escaped back must have told the Han family about helping Wufeng Island, so when the Wufeng Island pirates came again, they would continue to cooperate with the Han family.
And in order to avoid the black shark pirates, they chose Qingcheng, the easternmost dock in Qizhou.
"God is really helping my Han family." Han Qi was inexplicably excited.
He completely lost interest in fishing and said to Yuan Lida: "Let's go to Qingcheng immediately and see what they want to say?"
After that, he and Yuan Li mounted their horses and headed towards Qingcheng.
After more than two days, they arrived in Qingcheng.
"Han Zhou Mu, Master Han."
In the most luxurious restaurant in Qingcheng, three Japanese waiters in Japanese clothes saw Han Qi and stood up and bowed.
The leader is Taro Aida.
Originally, he was a senior general of the Japanese Navy.
Lu Zheng was captured by King Yan, and Hua Chen was sentenced to death by the general.
He was ordered to command eighty naval warships to Wufeng Island and take over Wufeng Island.
Now all the remaining Wufeng Island pirates have been brought under his command.
Wufeng Island is resurrected again.
After that, he was ordered to contact the Han family of Dasong again, try to establish a foothold in Qizhou, and arrange for detailed information to spy on Dasong.
Of course, the Black Shark Pirates and King Yan behind the Black Shark Pirates are the focus of their investigation.
Over the years, through the news delivered by Lu Zheng, they deduced that Dasong had declined.
And there is a big gap between Japan and Japan in terms of firearms.
This inspired their contempt and ambition for Dasong.
Within the shogunate, the call for a war against Dasong continued to rise.
However, the demise of the Black Shark Pirates this time gave them a blow.
So, they decided to hide temporarily, wanting to find out everything clearly and provide support for the shogunate's subsequent plans.
"Xiang... Island Master." Han Qi smiled, but he couldn't remember Taro Aida's name, it was too long.
Taro Aida didn't care. He invited Han Qi to sit down and said, "Although the old island master was defeated by the Black Shark Pirates, there is no problem with our cooperation with the Han family. We want to continue to cooperate with the Han family until the Black Shark Pirates are eliminated."
"I have to say, this is a good thing." Han Qi smiled. He still felt very painful when he recalled the humiliation brought by the Black Shark Pirates' attack on Laicheng last time.
It's just that his Han family didn't have the ability to destroy the Black Shark Pirates first, so they could only grit their teeth and swallow it.
Now, Wufeng Island is back, and he naturally welcomes it.
Taro Aida smiled with satisfaction, "In this case, we Wufeng Island want to set up a trading house in Qingcheng to facilitate exchanges. I hope you will agree. If there are Japanese merchant ships coming here in the future, they can also stop at the trading house."
Han Qi keenly caught the words "Japanese merchant ships".
He was delighted, because the pirates of Wufeng Island were backed by Japan.
This time, he did not expect to get unexpected benefits from his cooperation with Wufeng Island.
If his Han family can trade with Japan, its profits will not be inferior to the border market of the Dou family.
After all, the other families have been coveting this border market for a long time, but they all have no way.