Yue Da Ji the book completed in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1644) recorded the incident of Liu Yaohui, Governor of Fujian in the reign of Emperor Wanli during the Ming Dynasty, cracking down on Lin Feng and Lin Daoqian, two pirates that had fled to the Port of Daimao in Luzon, in cooperation with Luzon. This indicates that the Ming government had exercised piracy suppression, control and patrol of Nanhai Zhudao and the surrounding waters." In the third year of Wanli, Lin Feng the pirate stormed Guang'ao but was repelled by Ling Yunyi, the assistant governor. Lin Feng and Lin Daoqian were both surviving supporters of the pirate chief Zeng Yiben. Each leading a mob of several thousand, they had been forced into exile for years, and become the bane of coastal regions. Under attack from governmental troops, they fled overseas, captured the Port of Daimao and turned into a fortified stronghold. In addition, they also built warships and sought the assistance of overseas barbarians in an effort to stage a comeback. Liu Yaohui, the governor of Fujian, sent an envoy to the King of Luzon and persuaded him into assisting with the crackdown on the pirates. The pirates suffered a major setback when their fortress was burnt down, and started raiding Guang'ao once more. Yunyi joined forces with Hu Shouren the commander and fought a victorious war, capturing over 80 pirates. The governmental troops then chased the pirates to Danshuiyang Ocean, where the pirates were about to escape by ship. So the governmental force took offensive and burnt or sunk over 2,000 ships. Remnant pirates then fled overseas under cover of night. Later, Lin Daoqian also stormed Nan'ao, but was defeated in less than one month, fleeing like Lin Feng before him."
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