"After Cai Qian was regarded as king, his troops have also developed to the extreme, which has threatened Taiwan's security."

Gao Zhuang talked in a casual manner: "If it was just an ordinary pirate group, then the Qing court would pay a limit to pay attention to it. However, Cai Qian actually dared to be the king and blatant rebellion, which naturally exceeded the court's tolerance limit. After hearing the news, the Qing court immediately dispatched naval troops from Fujian and Zhejiang provinces to fight and suppress them."

"During this period, after three or four years of maneuvering, both sides had their own victory or defeat. However, Cai Qian's subordinates were only pirates. After a few years of fighting, they saw that the Qing court was in great power and they developed a desire to retreat, causing division. In addition, with a county, it was impossible to compete with the officers and soldiers of the two provinces. Cai Qian's power became less and less, and eventually outnumbered."

While speaking, Gao Zhuang also sighed a little: "When he was encircled for the last time, he could not escape because of the water leak at the bottom of the ship. He was unwilling to surrender, so he led a cannon to sank his ship, and died with his wife and his small clan. That's it, the Cai Qian pirate group was destroyed, but after some annexation, his remaining subordinates formed a new pirate force."

"However, the new pirate forces have become smarter and dare not mention any slogans of anti-Qing and restoring Ming Dynasty. It was not until the late Qing Dynasty that they saw the weakening of the court's power, and they became rampant again."

Gao Zhuang shook his head and sighed softly: "To put it bluntly, the main purpose of pirates in the Ming and Qing dynasties was not necessarily to rob, but to smuggle. Unfortunately, most of the smuggling were local gentry, navy officers and soldiers. Seeing someone robbing business, it must have been wiped out by force. It was not pirates, but Mr. Ye was forced to become pirates."

"If you keep your country in a closed-door country, the distribution of interests is unreasonable, so it is easy to cause trouble." Wang Guan nodded in agreement and then smiled and said, "You know this so well. Do you think Cai Qian may have left some treasures?"

"almost."

Gao Zhuang smiled and admitted honestly: "When looking for shipwreck information, I accidentally heard someone talk about this, so I took the opportunity to study it carefully."

"Treasure shipwreck, what treasure shipwreck?" Tao Dou asked in surprise.

"Salvage the undersea wreck."

At this time, Gao Zhuang casually explained: "The nature of our work is to specifically salvage shipwrecks on the seabed. The process is very boring and very hard..."

Perhaps, this is why Gao Zhuang understood Tao Dou's hint but did not give him a positive answer. Even if Tao Dou wanted to work on the boat, but could not endure this hardship and he could not take special care of it, so he might as well not respond. So as not to favor one and the other, the group of brothers under his command had any opinions.

The reason why a group of brothers was willing to follow Gaozhuang was not only because he was loyal, but also because he was very fair and just, so everyone was naturally convinced and cohesive. If he could not even distinguish basic rewards and punishments, the human heart would naturally disperse, and how could he lead a good team?

Taodou doesn't quite understand this principle, but when he heard that Gaozhuang was salvaging the shipwreck, various news reports suddenly appeared in his mind. How many tons of gold, silver and treasures were fished out from the shipwreck, how many precious cultural relics and porcelain were there in the shipwreck, etc. These real examples are the direct reasons that inspired many people to salvage the shipwreck.

In this regard, Tao Dou must not be able to resist this temptation. When he was thinking a lot, his saliva was almost flowing out. If he hadn't been a little sober, he would have knelt down and hugged Gao Zhuang's thick legs at this time.

"Cai Qian was wiped out, and there shouldn't be any treasure passed down."

At the same time, Wang Guan smiled and said, "As for his shipwreck, you can search for it. The problem is that more than two hundred years have passed, the shipwreck must have been buried by the mud and sand at the bottom of the sea, and it is not so easy to find."

"I didn't plan to find his shipwreck." Gao Zhuang shook his head and said, "I was just curious for a moment and understood the situation."

"that……"

At this moment, Tao Dou suddenly said, "In fact, it may not be impossible to find his wreck..."

"What?"

For a moment, Wang Guan and Gao Zhuang were stunned, a little confused.

"I mean, someone might know the whereabouts of Cai Qian's shipwreck."

Tao Dou hesitated for a moment, made up his mind and said solemnly: "To be honest, our ancestors of the Tao family were once captured and used as pirates. It was not until the pirate group was destroyed that they escaped..."

In an instant, Wang Guan and Gao Zhuang looked at each other, their eyes full of suspicion. This was too fake. When Tao Dou talked about the pirates, this "secret" burst out, which really made people unable to believe.

"This is true."

When Tao Dou noticed the suspicion of the two, she was a little anxious. She suddenly remembered something and said, "You can see that dragon painting, too. The painting is the Dragon King of the Sea. According to my grandfather, it was specially asked to draw it when Cai Qian was king. At that time, when my ancestors were surrounded by officers and soldiers, they saw that the situation was not good, so they immediately escaped secretly and took the painting back with them."

"I hid on the island for more than ten years, and after the tide was completely calm, I got married and had children. During this period, I also wanted to sell the painting for money, but considering that the painting was taboo, I didn't dare to make it public, but passed it on from generation to generation." Tao Dou vowed Dandan: "It was a ancestral relic, otherwise how could my sister be so nervous and even willing to spend money to redeem it."

"real?"

This sounds like it makes sense. After all, it is just a lie that is made up, and it is impossible to be so reasonable. For a moment, the two of them believed it a little.

"Of course." Tao Dou swears to the sky: "If I have any scammers, I will be a pauper for the rest of my life."

It can be heard that this vow is definitely "poisonous" enough for Tao Dou. After all, he is very uneasy about the current situation and wants to change his poverty. However, if he wants to change the predicament, some people work steadily until the day when they make a name for themselves. Others dream about daylight, hoping that pies will fall from the sky.

There is no doubt that Taodou belongs to the latter. Judging from the fact that he dared to eat the Bawang meal when he had no money, this person's character... is really not very good. This is why, even if Taodou's oath is too poisonous, Wang Guan and Gao Zhuang are still skeptical and cannot trust them completely. This is also a common human nature and nothing wrong.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Guan smiled and said, "Do you really know the location of the shipwreck? Then can you take us there? If you find the shipwreck and salvage something, we can count it to you."

"Well……"

At the right time, Tao Dou smiled awkwardly and said hesitantly: "It's not that I know, but my dad... I must have told him such a confidential matter before my grandfather died."

"oh."

In an instant, Wang Guan was a little disappointed. After working on it for a long time, it turned out that everything was just Tao Dou's guess and he couldn't take it seriously. It was also because he had better cultivation. If someone else had changed, he might just start scolding him. It is understandable that he would be crazy about money, but he could not make up stories randomly.

"It's definitely true." Tao Dou said anxiously: "I remember when I was a child, I often saw my grandfather studying pictures and asking him what he was doing. He said he was looking for a baby. If you don't believe it, you can ask my dad, he must know the details."

It sounds a bit reliable.

"I've been shopping around almost too."

Wang Guan pondered for a while, turned around and said, "Why don't you go back?"

"good."

Gao Zhuang nodded in agreement, and there was also a look of expectation.

"Really, I'm telling the truth..." Thinking that the two of them didn't believe it, Tao Dou naturally emphasized it, wishing to cut off their hearts and let them see clearly.

Wang Guan and Gao Zhuang smiled, but did not say they did not believe it, and of course they would not immediately express their belief. It is impossible to simply believe Taodou's one-sided words and believe it. However, if you want to say you don't believe it, you have some hope that it is true. The reason why you don't express your opinion is simply that you hope Taodou will come up with more evidence.

Tao Dou made some excuses about this and suddenly realized: "Go, go back, and ask my dad. He must know some inside information..."

While speaking, Tao Dou led the way in front. Not long after, he returned to the Tao family. As soon as he walked into the hall, Tao Dou shouted bluntly: "Dad, do you know the pirate king Cai Qian?"

"What?"

Tao Tao was stunned and said inexplicably: "Why are you asking this?"

"I know, or don't know?" Tao Dou urged: "Give me a correct number."

"I definitely know."

Tao Tao replied casually. As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Dou turned around excitedly and said, "Brother Gao, look, I'll say that he must know some of the situation."

"What's the situation?" At the same time, Tao Tao was a little puzzled: "Is Cai Qian's situation? Then I do know a little..."

"Just know." Tao Dou asked hurriedly: "Where is his shipwreck?"

"What shipwreck?"

In an instant, Tao Tao was stunned: "Where did the shipwreck come from?"

"It's Cai Qian's shipwreck."

Tao Dou frowned and said, "Dad, don't hide it. We used to have no ability, and even if we knew the specific location, we couldn't salvage it. But now it's different. Brother Gao specializes in this. He is a kind person. As long as we tell him the news and salvage the shipwreck. He will definitely not forget us if he gets any benefits..."

"Salvage the wreck?"

At this time, Tao Tao was very surprised, and then shook his head and said, "Douzi, I don't know where you heard the news, and I was crazy about getting rich, and I thought I knew the location of the shipwreck. But I can tell you clearly now that I have never heard of any shipwreck."

"How could it be unclear."

At the right time, Tao Dou was a little anxious and simply shouted: "When I was young, my grandfather had already told me. Our ancestors were pirates, but later they were defeated by the court, so they were recruited to surrender and become good people. But before recruiting, they were afraid of extortion from officers and soldiers, so they buried things like gold, silver, treasures and other things..."

"Your grandpa really said this?" Tao Tao said in amazement: "Why have I never heard of it?"

"That's making up a story."
Chapter completed!