Zhang Xiong Island.

"Tell those cable ships that they should develop southward quickly after they reach Bangla. Don't stay in Bangla. There are so many places for South Korea to develop." Yu Ziheng said to his staff.

As the development of the Western Continent entered a new stage, a large number of trading companies sent telegrams. Their ship will arrive at Zhang Xiong soon. They carry a large amount of materials, which will greatly supplement Zhang Xiongdao.

"But sir, there are two more things that need our attention." The chief of staff said to his officer.

"What's the matter?" Yu Ziheng asked curiously.

"Pirates. We should pay attention to pirates." The Chief of Staff said simply.

"What do you mean?" Yu Ziheng asked curiously.

"Not long after we escorted the fleet, we ran into pirates from Chu Kingdom. They might not know how many ships we had. Or because of the weather, in short, they wanted to attack us. As a result, they were knocked out by us all at once. A lot, and did not cause great loss to us.” The Chief of Staff said.

"Are those pirates crazy?" Yu Zi said angrily.

"There are not many pirates now. A large number of pirates have participated in the expansion of the western continent. It will be very easy to fight, as long as there are muskets can occupy a large area of ​​land, do they think our South Korean navy is easy to bully?" Yu Ziheng asked angrily.

With the development of the Western Continent, those pirates who rely on looting ships to survive are now beginning to find new ways to survive, and looting ships will cost a lot of money. And it's very uneconomical. There are more and more ships now, but more of it is fleet operations rather than single ships as before. Moreover, every merchant ship is an armed merchant ship, and the cost of attacking is even greater. This makes the pirates have to consider the situation they are facing. The cost of robbery is getting higher and higher, and the business of pirates is becoming more and more difficult. , Some pirates chose another path, that is, to go ashore and rob the land kingdoms of the western land which is weaker than them. Moreover, these kingdoms have great wealth, and it is very cost-effective to go ashore to rob.

"We are also aware of this, but this is just an accident. Recently we still need to issue some licenses. Regarding the issue of some pirates becoming legal ships, once they get a license, they can be protected by us, and in our port. Stop, but they need to pay taxes and related expenses. I think this matter, sir, we should do it as soon as possible. After all, they need more licenses." The Chief of Staff said.

"Well. This is also considered a fiscal revenue. We can issue such a license." Yu Ziheng thought about it. Zhang Xiong Island is very far away from the mainland. Here, military chiefs need to consider many issues. Sometimes they must solve most of the fiscal revenue problems. Although the local area can solve some material difficulties, they still need a lot of fiscal revenue. To maintain Zhang Xiongdao’s military expenditures.

In addition, the pirates, as well as the weapons and ammunition consumed by the armed merchant ships, are in urgent need of replenishment. However, there are no such sufficient arsenals or sufficient materials to ensure their supply status. Under such circumstances, they need to replenish them. Xiongdao supplies supplies, and the license is the proof that they can enter the port for supplies. If these merchant ships cannot get supplies, their situation will be very bad. They need to travel a long distance to get supplies. , And the degree of material supply is directly related to their harvest. Therefore, in most cases, the license is still very useful.

As the expansion process becomes faster and faster, the consumption of materials becomes faster and faster. Whoever can establish a larger supply point can occupy a large expansion initiative. Everyone knows this. The Koreans are actively establishing their strongholds, and the Chu people are not lagging behind. A large number of nobles began to organize fleets along the coast to enter the east coast of the western continent. The killings were increasing, but not everything went so smoothly.

Toba country. This country was named by a group of Chu pirates, because the locals called it that way, they called the country they discovered according to the local people's language.

"Damn, they have an army of more than 3,000 people. If they all rush over, we can't withstand their attack at all." A pirate with the rank of captain on his shoulder said worriedly.

"Damn it, shut up, Captain. Although we only have more than a hundred people, I think we have the advantage of firearms enough to defeat them. Order our artillery to fire." Xueba ordered.

Xueba has not studied this country in detail. After their ships docked, they quickly established a stronghold here, and then they started looting nearby villages or towns in groups of thirty people, anyway. They will go where there are people. They have gained a lot, and a lot of money has reached their hands. In addition, there are a large number of slaves and women. But their casualties are only zero. Relying on the advantage of firearms, they can easily looting the surrounding villages, but the resistance in the villages is futile. For them, there is no technical content, and the only worry is that they kill too much labor and cause them to suffer great losses.

"Trust me, we will definitely win this time, let's shoot. We need to let them know that we are great from a long distance." Xueba said.

"Yes, sir." The captain nodded helplessly, and they started firing with defensive artillery.

"Boom. Boom. Boom." Three two-inch Qin-caliber artillery fired shells. The army of Toba is gathering. They have just completed the outfitting of the troops. They want revenge. The behavior of the Chu people has completely angered the King of Toba. Because his people have suffered great losses, in the face of such provocations, not all the Indians on the western continent will choose to be silent or surrender. There are also some **** kings who choose to fight. And insist on fighting to the end. The King of Toba is such a person.

Toba has an army of more than 10,000 people, but the standing army is only 3,000, and the front army is the elite led by the king himself. For such a situation. Xueba obviously did not understand. In their view, as long as a few shots were fired at will, the war would end quickly.

It’s not going to last a long time, and they have complete fortifications.