The Pirate Queen
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The Pirate Problem in China
After 17 50, all estern commerce was confined to take place in canton. West wanted diplomatic relations with china but didn't go for it. The british monarch writes to the emperor to offer his navy's assistance. He rebuffs him and says he'll sort out the pirates in his own way. A number of junks have been spotted on the horizon. They don't spot the danger until it's too late. From a hidden cove, more pirate ships emerge like a dense shoal of fish. Kolyang's forces sink seven enemy ships and kill over a hundred pirates. But only 15 sailors are taken alive. It's a disastrous defeat for the chinese authorities
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