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Strictly speaking, Gao Zhuang and Tao Tao just seem to have a good conversation, but in fact, they are full of alienation.

This is also understandable, after all, I haven't seen each other for ten years, even if I was familiar at the time, but as time went by, the feelings gradually faded, and I was almost like a stranger. That's why some people said that feelings also need to be managed. Once the business is abandoned, the relationship also breaks down and ceases to exist.

All in all, the two chatted a little bumpy and were in the run-in period. And chatting and chatting, greeting each other, suddenly there were no words. Then you look at me, I look at you, staring at each other with big eyes and a tendency to be a little silent.

For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward. Wang observed it, and while he was amused, he also helped to relieve the siege and said, "Brother Gao, the scenery nearby is good, why don't you go out for a walk?" ”

"Okay, I'll lead the way......" Tao Dou nodded hurriedly, he also saw that the atmosphere was wrong. secretly complained that his father was clumsy and couldn't pull the relationship, but he also planned to go out on his own.

"Then ...... Let's go together. Gao Zhuang stood up and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Uncle Tao, let's come back and see you." ”

"Good!"

Tao Tao naturally did not object, on the contrary, he was a little relaxed.

While speaking, under the guidance of Tao Dou, the three of them walked out. In the middle of Langgi Island is a hilly area, but it is surrounded by plains, and fields have been carved out. If you don't look at the sea on the side of the road, you can feel the beautiful rural scenery if you walk along the field path.

"There's a reef ahead."

At the right time, Tao Dou introduced: "In our place, it is also called stone gong and stone drum." The main reason is that there are stones shaped like gongs and drums, and the waves hit the stones, and the sound of gongs and drums is immediately sounded. Especially when the tide rises, the sound is like thunder, and it is very spectacular. ”

"yes, that's really going to see." Gao Zhuang smiled. This is a compliment to face. After all, he runs the sea all year round, what island landscape has he not seen? Not to mention any gongs and drums, even the overwhelming tsunami, he once had the fate to witness. Well, of course, if you encounter a tsunami, you can't call it fate, you can only call it unlucky, and you almost missed death.

"In fact, the best landscape is the Baiyun Mountain Baiyun Viewing Platform in the middle of the island." Tao Dou said casually: "There are ancient temples, ancient ancestral halls, ancient forts, and ancient tombs of celebrities. In addition, there are cliff carvings or something. ”

"Well, I'll check it out when I'm free." Gao Zhuang nodded, he was already here anyway, and he was not in a hurry to leave, so it was not bad to go shopping. At the same time, he also asked, intentionally or unintentionally: "Brother Tao, where do you usually work, don't you have to go to work now?" ”

"Came, came, finally asked......"

All of a sudden. Tao Dou felt a little tearful, and quickly settled down, then scratched his head and smiled: "Actually, I am a tour guide, and I am usually very leisurely." It usually gets busy during the peak tourist season. But I prefer to go to sea, and when I was a kid I used to help out on my dad's boat, but then I ...... The boat was sold, in order to support the family. I had to change my career to become a tour guide. ”

"Over the years, I have dreamed every day that I am sailing on a ship......

Between words. Tao Dou's eyes were full of expectation, such a strong hint, Gao Zhuang should be able to understand it. However, to his disappointment, Gao Zhuang didn't seem to understand and didn't say anything.

"It's to the beach."

At this time, Gao Zhuang turned around and smiled: "Brother Wang, the wind is strong, the sea tide is foggy, don't get too close, so as not to wet your clothes." ”

"Yes."

Even if it is not the first time to see the sea, at this time, Wang Guan's mood is still a little turbulent. Unlike the deep water at the pier and the calmer waves, there are many reefs on the edge of the coast.

When the sea breeze blows, I see the waves rushing in, like a mountain of sea crashing towards the reef, and then turning into bursts of fine white foam, and then rising into the air and turning into a light rain, which is sprinkled on the beach sand.

In an instant, the beach naturally became full of holes, and some small crabs could be faintly seen burrowing out of the sand nest and returning to the sea with the ebb tide of the waves. It is these low tides that gently smooth out the scarred sand, leaving no traces. Then, wait until the next time the tide hits, and that's another cycle.

For those who have lived inland for a long time, the initial sight of the sea must be more exciting. Therefore, Cao Cao left the famous view of the sea, but it is a pity that Wang Guan does not have this kind of literary talent, I don't know how many times I have watched the sea, although the mood of each time I look at the sea is different, but there is no poetry and article born.

This time was no exception, after watching for a while on the beach, Wang Guan also walked on the beach.

It's said to be a beach, but it's just a shoal. After all, there are more reefs, and it is not a suitable port. Even if the people of the village want to go out to sea to fish, they will not choose to go in and out here.

"You know, in those days, there were people killed here." Tao Dou has nothing to say, this is one of his few advantages, no matter what others have to say, he himself is very good.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Wang Guan was somewhat curious: "What's the matter?" ”

When Tao Dou heard this, he immediately perked up, and hurriedly explained: "That was a long time ago, and I also heard from the elders in the village, in the past, there were often pirates in our area. In order to make an example, the government sent a large army to capture a group of pirates, and then beheaded them on the beach......"

"I heard that many people were killed, and even the whole beach was dyed red. Especially at night, the sound of all kinds of grievances and sorrows is endless, which makes people tremble. ”

As he spoke, Tao Dou rubbed his arm with a frightened expression on his face, and then continued: "It wasn't until later that everyone invited the master of Baiyun Temple to hold a super conference for seven consecutive days, which temporarily calmed down this turmoil. ”

"Pirates?"

At the right time, Wang Guan was a little surprised, but he also felt normal. After all, since the opening of the Maritime Silk Road, everyone has also realized that the risk of going to sea may be high, but the benefits are greater. With more merchant ships going to sea, pirates naturally came into being.

After all, the maritime trade business requires capital, but pirates are a business without capital, which naturally attracts many people to take risks. It should be from the Song Dynasty, until the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, for thousands of years, the sea trade is endless, and the pirates are naturally not stopped. Not to mention ancient times, even in modern times, pirates are not legends, they continue to exist.

"Calm the storm for a while?"

At this time, Gao Zhuang keenly grasped the key: "In other words, the matter is not over yet?" ”

"Yes."

Tao Dou nodded again and again, and sighed again: "It hasn't been a few days since the festival, because his subordinates were caught and beheaded, but it angered the big pirates at that time. Angry, the pirates gathered a gang and led hundreds of large ships to break through the coastal defense line and go straight to the shore, where they had a great fight with the imperial navy......"

"I heard that the battle lasted for three days and three nights, and almost caused the pirates to capture the provincial capital. However, the officers and soldiers of the court were also cunning, and they had long expected that the pirates might retaliate, so they had already arranged for the pirates to get into the trap. ”

Speaking of which, Tao Dou has a talent for storytelling, and when narrating, he shrank his body as if he was substitutional, and said with a little palpitation: "That battle was fought upside down, the river and the sea were overturned, the artillery fire was flying, and the blood stained the sea...... In the end, it was the officers and soldiers who were superior and repelled the pirates. ”

"Just repulsion?" Wang Guan was surprised: "In this case, it will be endless troubles." ”

"After the repulsion, the officers and soldiers must have taken advantage of the victory to attack and eliminate the pirate gang, and then they returned victorious." Tao Dou said with a smile: "From now on, the sea area around Langqi can be regarded as peaceful." ”

"It's just a period of peace."

At this time, Gao Zhuang added: "Pirates are like leeks, cut and grow, and they are not so easy to destroy. However, the pirates in the future were not so powerful. ”

Wang Guan was stunned for a moment, and said curiously: "Hey, listening to what you mean, it seems that you know which pirate he is talking about." ”

"Yes, Brother Gao, do you know who I'm talking about?" Tao Dou was also a little confused, but he had already decided that no matter what Gao Zhuang said was right or not, he would go along with it.

"In the area of Fujian and Zhejiang, there are very few pirates who can gather a hundred large ships and dare to fight directly with the officers and soldiers of the imperial court. As far as I know, the only ones I know are the Zheng pirate group in the late Ming Dynasty, and the pirate king Cai Lian in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Needless to say, the Zheng family at the end of the Ming Dynasty was a pirate group headed by Zheng Zhilong, the father of Zheng Chenggong who recovered Taiwan, engaged in maritime trade, reaped its profits, and also led a thousand armed fleets, repeatedly defeated the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and later became a maritime general, monopolized overseas trade, controlled 10,000 ships of various seas, and can be called the first ship king in the history of the world.

It was by relying on his father's legacy that Zheng Chenggong was able to occupy Taiwan and fight against the Qing court for decades. It can be said that the birth of the Zheng Group, which was made by the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, is full of accident and inevitability, and there is no possibility of replication.

"After occupying Taiwan, the Zheng family is no longer a pirate, but a force, so the pirates in the mouth of the Tao brothers are definitely not from the Zheng family." Gao Zhuang continued: "If the Zheng family is excluded, then only the pirate king Cai Lian remains. ”

"What is the origin of Cai Lian?" Wang Guan naturally sounded.

"It's a native of Fujian Province." Gao Zhuang said vaguely: "You also know that due to the needs of work, I pay more attention to this aspect of things. When I checked the information a few days ago, I learned that in the last years of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, there was a person named Cai Lian, because of his poor family background, he lost his parents at a young age, and in the 59th year of Qianlong, he encountered a famine again, and simply went to the sea to become a thief. ”

He led the crowd to gallop across the seas of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong, hijacking ships and crossing goods, blocking shipping lanes, and collecting foreign taxes. Because of his ruthlessness and courage to fight, his power developed rapidly, and within a few years, he had become the leading pirate group in the southeast sea. The number of subordinates has also grown to 20,000 or 30,000 people, and there are more than 200 large and small sea vessels. ”

Between the words, Gao Zhuang also sighed a little: "This person has been on the sea for more than ten years, has defeated the Qing court officers and soldiers who encircled and suppressed him, and finally simply raised the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, captured a county town in Taiwan, and enshrined the Ming Dynasty as Zhengshuo, built the Yuan Guangming, sacrificed to heaven and earth, and called himself the ...... of the mighty king of Zhenhai" (to be continued......