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Chapter 1615 - Chapter 820: A Sudden Challenge

At Jinmen Port, everyone had heard from the bow about smuggling.

In fact, since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, smuggling activities in the Divine State have begun to emerge.

Although the Song Dynasty did not prohibit private merchants from engaging in foreign trade and even encouraged it, it prohibited the export of certain goods.

The main items were Copper Coin utensil, and gold and silver.

And Copper Coin utensil were favored by barbarians and transporting them was profitable.

Thus, many people disregarded the court's prohibitions and continuously smuggled these items out to sea.

At that time, the craziest place for smuggling was Quanzhou Bay.

Participants included Quanzhou people, outsiders, Divine Land people, and Foreign Merchants.

Quite a few court officials secretly supported it, and the Yuan Dynasty was no different.

By the time of the Great Xuan Dynasty, it was another sight.

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