Taxation

The pirates along the southeast coast were shocked to see Great Qi attacking the pirates twice in a row and had won both times. Although the second time, they had only caused some damage to the enemy's ship and killed some pirates, it was considered a victory for them since they had come away unscathed.

The pirates who were originally planning to go ashore to rob immediately canceled their operations and adopted a wait-and-see attitude. The entire Guangdong East Coast became peaceful instantly.

Qi Haoran was discussing with Fan Zijin how to exploit those captives to the fullest. "Since you want to set up a trade caravan to go out to sea, a sea map is a must. Those Westerners must be very familiar with the sea route since they came all the way here to be pirates. Get someone to interrogate them separately. No matter what, you have to draw a sea map."