Li Ruolian continued, "The Brocade Guard has been investigating for several years, and we have finally confirmed that the goods smuggled to Liaodong primarily originate from Jiangnan, with the vast majority coming from Yuegang in Quanzhou Prefecture."
"The reason I say half of Jiangnan is involved in this smuggling is that a complete, systematic network has already taken root there."
"There are those who provide information on the goods to be smuggled, those who supply the goods, those who charter merchant ships, and those who hire desperate men to serve as crew. There are even those responsible for bribing officials and handling any naval inspections they might encounter along the way."
Chapter 1080