Steel Dynasty - Chapter 229

[Chapter 229 The traces of Japanese pirates]

The gathered people gradually dispersed, and the people of Yutai Village in the prison walked out one by one.

Seeing Yue Yun, an old woman suddenly knelt on the ground and said to Yang Chengye: “Master Governor, this matter of selling private salt has nothing to do with Yue Yun. I ordered him to do it. The people in the village are old and young. Some people joined the army, some went out to fish and were killed, and the rest of us, old and immortal, couldn’t farm at all. We all relied on selling private salt to get some food.”

“Mother, what are you doing, Your Highness? We have been forgiven our sins.” Yue Yun was quite embarrassed.

“What!” The old woman looked at the three people outside the door, two of whom he didn’t recognize, while Yang Chengye had a wry smile on his face.

Seeing the old woman looking at him, Yang Chengye smiled bitterly and said, “Yue Yun is right, this is His Highness King Qi. If you want to thank him, please thank His Highness.”

The old woman excitedly turned to Xiao Ming and kowtowed.

At this time, Xiao Ming helped the old woman up and said, “You don’t need to do this big gift. You can’t live your life anymore. It’s my fault. I came to Dengzhou this time just to solve the Japanese pirates matter.

” When the woman heard this, she became even more excited, “Is what His Highness said true?”

Xiao Ming nodded.

At this time, Pang Yukun said: “Your Highness, this is not the place to talk. Let’s go back to the government office. The complexity of Dengzhou is no worse than Cangzhou.” Yang Chengye

came back to his senses immediately and said: “Your Highness, Pang Changshi is right. , this Dengzhou City is often visited by pirates, let’s go back and talk about it later.”

Xiao Ming asked the other villagers to go back first, and Xiao Ming took Yue Yun and the old woman to the government office.

The group sat down again and Xiao Ming asked: “You are all from Dengzhou. Now tell me about the situation in the sea near Dengzhou.”

“Let me tell you.” Yue Yun said diligently. Not only was he pardoned, but he also had to join the army. He was excited and wanted to show off, “When my grandfather was fishing at sea, the Japanese pirates in this area were not so rampant, but by the time of my father’s generation, this There were more Japanese pirates in the nearby waters. Later, when we went out to sea, we often encountered Japanese pirate ships. If we were hit by them, we would either die or be captured as coolies. “

“Your Highness, according to the time, it is about the same. Dayu is heading to Korea. The murder of the envoy happened more than 20 years ago,” Pang Yukun said.

Xiao Ming nodded and asked: “What are these Japanese pirates like? What about the boats they travel on?”

“These Japanese pirates wear wooden clogs, their hair stands up, and their foreheads are bald. Same.” Yue Yun said.

Xiao Ming took a pen and paper and drew what the kimono looked like, and said, “Is it like this?”

“Yes, it’s this kind of clothes.” Yue Yun pointed and said, “As for their ship, we call it Anzhai ship. This kind of ship looks like a house is built on top of it.”

“Anzhai Ship?”

Xiao Ming knew the name. There is a record of this Anzhai Ship in the technology library, and it looks the same as what Yue Yun said.

After Yue Yun finished speaking, Yang Chengye said: “Your Highness, in addition to killing people and stealing goods at sea, these Japanese pirates often come ashore to plunder. Our Dengzhou has also found traces of Japanese pirates several times, but the number is not large, but it is said that there are many Japanese pirates in the wealthy south. “

This is all because Dengzhou is poor, otherwise how could these Japanese pirates let Dengzhou go?” Yue Yun said through gritted teeth.

Then, the three of them asked Xiao Ming to talk about some things at sea. Xiao Ming also asked some fishermen about the types of fish they catch. Due to restrictions on fishing levels, fishermen can only catch some small fish, such as pollack and other offshore fish. There are also sea fish, including abalone, but because abalone requires diving to catch, the output is very small.

In modern times, Dengzhou is rich in abalone. Because transportation and storage are difficult, abalone is definitely a luxury product. Because of this, this fisherman can make a living by fishing.

However, with the increase in the number of Japanese pirate ships offshore, fishermen rarely venture into the sea to fish for abalone.

Nowadays, Xiao Ming is facing many difficulties. Everything is in vain. Now the pressure from the northern barbarians forces him to devote too much energy to the construction of the navy. Therefore, the purpose of the Galen ship is not only to carry out ocean-going trade to obtain potatoes, etc. Crops are used to drive away Japanese pirates offshore.

Moreover, ten years of army and one hundred years of navy are not just a joke. People like Yue Yun still dare not stray too far from the land while sailing on the sea.

In fact, why do Japanese pirate ships often appear here? The answer is obvious, because these Japanese pirates also travel along the coastline.

Leaving the coastline, they are likely to sail into the vast sea and never come back.

Therefore, when letting the fleet sail across the ocean, Xiao Ming had to teach these people how to identify the direction at sea, and this was a very profound knowledge.

After briefly understanding the situation in Dengzhou and at sea, Xiao Ming said to Yue Yun: “You are more familiar with this fishing village in Dengzhou than Governor Fang, so you can cooperate with Governor Fang in recruiting crew members.”

“Yes, Your Highness, this question is just What if they don’t want to? After all, they are frightened by the Japanese pirates.” Yue Yun said.

Xiao Ming smiled lightly and said: “It doesn’t matter. I will not force you to join my navy, but you can take them to Qingzhou with me. If they see the battleship and leave, I will also It’s up to them, what do you think?”

“Well, that’s no problem,” Yue Yun said excitedly.

After talking about recruiting seamen, Xiao Ming thought of Lu Luo. He said to Lu Luo behind him: “By the way, Lu Luo, which village are you from?”

When he looked back, he saw Lu Luo looking like she was about to cry. look.

Hearing this, Luluo said: “Your Highness, I am from Yutai Village. Auntie, do you still remember me? I am Meng Haiqiu.”

The old woman then turned back to look at Luluo and said, “What did you say?”

Luluo This time he came to the old woman and said, “Aunt, I am Meng Haiqiu, Meng Kuo’s daughter.”

Hearing this, Yue Yun looked in disbelief and said, “Are you Qiu’er?”

Luluo nodded and said, “Brother Yun, I am Qiu’er?”

The old woman gradually became excited, and she said, “You Is it really Qiu’er?”

Luluo nodded again and said, “It’s me, Auntie, brother Yun, where is my brother?”

When he mentioned this, Yue Yun’s face suddenly darkened.

The old woman looked at Lu Luo, and seemed to see what Lu Luo looked like when she was a child. He said angrily to Yue Yun: “Don’t talk nonsense, Qiu’er, your brother…”

At this point, she seemed to be unable to continue.

Yue Yun said angrily: “It’s better to die. Your brother joined the Japanese pirates and now he has become the leader of the Japanese pirates. You are an ungrateful bastard. You can just treat him as dead.”

(End of this chapter)