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Chapter two hundred and seventy-eight people fled before they heard the wind

More than 60 large ships with crescent moons and whip flags were about to arrive at Mantaga. As soon as this news came out, it spread throughout the city in a flash, frightening the powerful and wealthy people in Mantaga. Many nobles packed up their things and hesitated whether to escape.

The city lord Zhu Qingbamo did not hesitate, but immediately abandoned the city. He was the cousin of the Angkor king Suyavarmo and the person Suyavarmo trusted the most, so he handed over the extremely important Mantaga City to him to manage.

Zhu Qingbamo was very business-minded and he really managed Mantakha City well. In addition, Mantakha City was located at the intersection of East and West, and merchants could find goods that they were satisfied with here, so their status in Angkor became more and more stable.

Because of this, Zhu Qingbamo had many ears and ears and was the most informative. He knew that Nanyue was destroyed by Zhang Wei, and at the same time, he also knew that Angkor envoy offended the son-in-law of the Dragon King this time.

So, this time he naturally believed that Zhang Wei was definitely coming to take revenge on Angkor. Thinking of the fate of the Li family in Nanyue, he fled to Angkor Thom, the capital of Angkor, overnight, seeking the protection of his brother.

The headless Mantaka City of Mantaka was in extreme chaos for a moment. Many maritime merchants left the port, and the nobles in the city were like headless flies. In the end, many people thought of a person, someone who might save their property and life.

Yang Zhili was a little amused and cried. He had just completed the transaction in Mantaga City. He took the goods he brought and purchased a lot of goods from Southeast Asia and the West. The prices were very fair. He was about to rest for a few days and return home with a full load.

But before he could replenish fresh water, the nobles of Mantaji found him and said that they wanted to serve the Yang family and help him break the city, only asking for their safety and no involvement.

Zhang Wei arrived at Mantaga and saw Yang Zhili and a crowd of people greeting him. He was a little surprised because the one behind Yang Zhili was obviously not dressed in Central Plains, and he looked like a foreign race. For some reason, so many people came to greet him.

"My son-in-law is exhausted all the way, so please follow me to the city lord's mansion to rest!" Yang Zhili was afraid that Zhang Wei would not know the situation, so he hurried forward and whispered, "My son-in-law doesn't say anything first, I'll tell you later!"

In this way, Zhang Wei was welcomed to the city lord's mansion and had the opportunity to meet Yang Zhili alone. Yang Zhili quickly explained the situation here in detail.

"Son-in-law! That's it. The city of Mantaga is now in chaos because of your arrival!" Yang Zhili smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that the powerful people of Angkor were so afraid of the son-in-law. I wonder what we will do next, but we have to take this Mantaga?"

"Ah..." Zhang Wei looked surprised at this moment. He didn't expect that he had such a reputation. He just passed by with a fleet and actually made the powerful people in the city flee, and all the rest surrendered to the city.

For a moment, countless thoughts came to his mind, and even wanted to give up his trip to the West for the time being and simply take advantage of the situation to occupy the Southeast Asian Sea. However, this idea just flashed through.

"If God doesn't take it, it will be blamed!" Zhang Wei pondered for a moment and said, "This Mantaga City is the intersection of East and West. We also come here to trade every year. If we occupy this place, it will not only facilitate transactions, but also receive massive taxes. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a mountain of gold!"

After a pause, he looked up at Yang Zhili and said, "Brother Zhili, since that's the case, you should take charge of Mantaojia and occupy this place!"

"Son-in-law, don't you take charge of it yourself?" Yang Zhili was stunned. He was always responsible for the caravans. He was very good at doing business, but he knew nothing about governance. Moreover, without Zhang Wei, he was unsure.

"I will stay for a few days to help you stabilize the situation!" Zhang Wei smiled and said, "You ask the caravan to go back. When you pass by Nanyue on the way, let Zhang Yin send some people to help you manage Mantaojia. After the fleet returns, Crescent Island will send a fleet to you."

"But..." Yang Zhili was a little hesitant. He had no experience in this area and was afraid that he would be alone overseas and no one could take care of him if he was killed by Angkor.

"Brother Zhili is afraid of poor management?" Zhang Wei smiled and continued: "There is no need for other places here. Just keep the sea tax and promote sea trade. Everything else is a bit of a matter of details. Brother Zhili has managed the caravan for many years, so I guess there is no problem in this regard!"

"It's okay to manage business. There are no other industries in Mantaga, so it's easy to manage, but..." Yang Zhili looked embarrassed and said, "My son-in-law knows that I'm not a talent for leading troops. If Angkor sent troops to attack, I'm afraid I can't defend here, right?"

"What do I think!" Zhang Wei smiled confidently and said, "If it's the other ones, I dare not say, but no one on the sea is our opponent. If Angkor wants to attack, he must be prepared to seal the sea!"

"Since my son-in-law said that, I will naturally obey!" Yang Zhili was nervous, but he knew that this was an opportunity. Others didn't know that, but he knew that the annual maritime tax should not be necessary for Fengchenggang.

If the Yang family owns this place, the chores here will be much better than those in Liuqiu. It is indeed not an exaggeration to Zhang Wei say it is Kingsoft! And it is even more convenient than Kingsoft, just collect taxes.

Yang Zhili accepted the appointment and immediately asked: "Son-in-law, how should the powerful people in the city be dealt with? Many of them are Nanyang merchants, who make a fortune by trading here, but they are quite wealthy! It's better..."

"How can we kill chickens to get eggs?" Zhang Wei did not expect that Yang Zhili, who had always been steady, had such a desire for quick success and instant benefits, and said amused and crying: "If all these people are killed, who will dare to trade here in the future?"

"Ah!" Yang Zhili was just fascinated by immediate interests for a moment. At this time, he had already reacted and quickly said, "I am thinking about it! Then everything will not move, keep it the same?"

"Not bad!" Zhang Wei nodded and said, "It's good to keep it here as it is. We just need to send people to maintain daily order and collect commercial taxes. Nothing else will change. Even the merchants of Angkor Kingdom will be treated equally!"

"Okay! I understand the son-in-law!" Yang Zhili quickly took the order and said, "Then I will announce it now and let them feel at ease!"

"Don't be busy!" Zhang Wei shook his head and said, "Ran them first, let's solve Angkor's problem first."

After pondering for a while, Zhang Wei asked for paper and pen, and with a wave of his hand, he handed the letter to Yang Zhili, and said, "One of these two letters, one of which is to shock people."

He picked up his pen and wrote again, saying, "This letter was sent to Nanyue and handed over to Zhang Yin. If Angkor doesn't know the current affairs, you just need to temporarily occupy the city and defend it, and at the same time let Zhang Yin launch an attack from the east, and you will be able to resolve the danger here."

Yang Zhili immediately arranged for someone to deliver the letter, and then the two came out together to meet the powerful and surrendered people, and announced that Mantaya City had officially become an affiliate of Crescent Island, and everything else would not affect trade as before.

All the powerful and powerful were relieved when they heard this. Not to mention that everything remained unchanged, they were willing to hand over some of their property, just to think it was to buy peace of mind! However, as soon as this news came out, the soldiers of the Yang family in the city also came out to maintain public order.

For a moment, the fear that was shrouded in the city of Tsuijia disappeared.

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There is a bad reputation spread all over the world.

The powerful and powerful in the city were shocked,

When I passed by, I asked the city lord to flee.

I have the fate to occupy it myself.

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