Chapter 116: A Steady Stream of Military Exploits

I didn't have much money to see the three of them, but I didn't see their Tianlong, and I was puzzled: "Fourth son, where is your Tianlong cub?"

Wu Zhizai said: "Released." Also, I am the abandoned son of the Hao family, don't call me the fourth son in the future, just call me Xiaozai. ”

Qian Bu was shocked and said: "Released? You didn't hesitate to offend the royal family to snatch the Tianlong cub, and you actually released it like this?"

Wu Zhizai said: "Boss Qian may not understand and do not understand me. But I worship Tenryu in my heart, because my hometown is ...... It's just that I've been to a place, and the people in that place also worship the dragon. I was infected by them, and I was in awe of the Celestial Dragon since I was a child. So, I was very angry when I saw such a sacred creature as the Celestial Dragon being locked in a cage by them, so I snatched the Celestial Dragon. It's as simple as that.

"But the dragon has spirituality, I let it go, but it eventually came back. I've been training it for the past two months. It listens to me now, and it does whatever I tell it to do. It's just that it's still growing and doesn't have enough strength to survive in the wild, so I'll let it stay with me and I'll protect it. When it grows up and it wants to leave, I will still let it go. ”

Qian didn't have much money and was shocked again, it was not Wu Zhizai who was shocked by training Tianlong, but Wu Zhizai's heart. How could a twelve-year-old boy have such a broad heart?

Wu Zhizai walked to a stool, sat down, and said, "Boss Qian, in fact, we will come here to go to sea." I'm not afraid to tell Boss Qian, we want to send Sister Lan Ruo out. Just now, Brother Wen analyzed that there are often pirates here, is this true?"

Qian Bu nodded and said, "I have known this for a long time, except for this reason, you have no reason to come to the Nanzi Dynasty." It's true that pirates are often seen near this fishing town, but it's just ......"

Wu Zhizai said: "Just what?"

Qian didn't think much and asked, "Fourth Prince, why are you looking for pirates?"

Wu Zhizai said as a matter of course: "Of course, it's for going to sea." ”

Qian didn't say much: "If the fourth prince wants to go to sea, he can hire a fishing boat, why do you want to find pirates? Pirates are extremely cruel, not only killing people and stealing goods at sea, but sometimes they will come to the shore to burn and plunder fishing villages or towns by the sea." ”

"That's why I'm looking for pirates. I'm going to a far beach, and there are always pirates on the sea, so no fishing boat will go out with us. So from the beginning, I was going to look for pirates. ”

Qian didn't say much: "The fourth prince thinks that the pirates are willing?"

Wu Zhizai smiled evilly, "Of course they won't, so I will use pirate means to snatch their ships over." Treat others the way they do, and go to sea on a pirate ship. Boss Qian, what did you just say?"

Qian Duo hesitated for a moment and said, "It's just that there is a group of pirates around here, and they often come over to rob money, and there is also a sailor in this town who is leading the troops to fight against the pirates." However, every time the pirates came to grab something, the sailors sent troops to resist. But the pirates could not be exterminated every time, and every time they came, it was still the same group of pirates. ”

Wu Zhizai said: "Boss Qian, I don't really understand what you said?"

Qian didn't say much: "The fourth prince is the son of the general, if the fourth prince leads the troops to garrison here, but the same group of pirates comes to rob the people of their money every time." If it is the fourth son, what will the fourth son do?"

Wu Zhizai said: "If it were me, I would definitely let them have no return." ”

Qian didn't say much: "Then what if the leader of the pirates runs away?"

Wu Zhizai suddenly felt that the question of not having much money was very problematic, but he couldn't understand what the problem was for a while, so he had to answer: "If it were me, they would have escaped, and I don't think they would come next time." ”

Su Xiaowen said: "Xiao Zai, the pirates come to make trouble every time, and then the sailors send troops to attack every time, but they can't be wiped out every time. So what Boss Qian means is that this gang of pirates and sailors are in collusion. Xiao Zai, just imagine, if the pirates knew that there was a sailor stationed here all the time, they would definitely not dare to come. When pirates first appeared, they were to rob merchant ships at sea. Slowly, they intensified their efforts to grab the people on the shore. Therefore, normal pirates, knowing that there is a naval division stationed here, will not come back a second time. ”

Seeing that there was not much money to agree with Su Xiaowen's guess, Wu Zhizai frowned and said, "The pirates stuffed money for the sailors, and let the sailors allow them to go ashore to rob them?"

Qian Duo shook his head, and Su Xiaowen said: "If I guess correctly, the sailor is doing this for military merit?"

Qian didn't have much money and nodded again, Wu Zhizai was puzzled, "Brother Xiaowen, what are you talking about? colluding with pirates for the sake of military merit? What does this mean?"

Su Xiaowen said: "The reason is very simple, every time a pirate comes, the sailor will send troops to attack. Since the troops are dispatched, then the pirates must be caught, otherwise the above will definitely blame. Pirates can never be caught, and for this, whether it is the hundred officials of the court or the common people, they all understand this truth.

"Since pirates are something that can't be caught, why not cooperate with pirates. Have the pirates come and wreak havoc every once in a while, and then send troops to kill the pirates. But these slain islands are not real pirates. It could be a prisoner in a cell, or it could be ...... It may be the Li people in some fishing villages. In this way, there will be a steady stream of military merits and rewards. ”

Wu Zhizai couldn't believe it, he looked at the money that was not much, and he hoped that the money was not too much to oppose Su Xiaowen's speculation. Tell him that it's all fake.

I saw that Qian didn't sigh much, and said, "Brother Su is right, that's exactly what he said." In the beginning, it was just a prisoner in the prison. But not all prisoners were death row inmates, and many of them only committed some very minor crimes, which did not lead to death. But he was still caught and treated as a pirate. And they didn't use these people as substitutes for the dead after the fact, and they handed them over to the pirates in the first place, so that the pirates could keep them on the ship. They wore the same clothes as the pirates, and when the pirates came to steal the money, they mixed in. The navy kills a part, captures a part, and then bets on the capital to receive the reward. ”

Wu Zhizai said: "Boss Qian, how did you find out?"

Qian didn't say much: "Once, a young man in my clan knocked over something on the street, which was an unintentional move, and he only needed to lose some money. As a result, he was arrested by the government. After he was caught, I used money to clear the relationship and rescue him. However, the young man from the same village who was arrested with him, he was only walking with the young and middle-aged people of our clan, and he did not knock over anything. But no matter how much money I try to dredge up, I can't get him out.

"Later, the pirates came ashore to rob, and the sailors sent troops to suppress them, and captured more than a dozen pirates, one of whom was really another young man from my village. I couldn't understand why this was happening. How did he become a pirate, apparently he had been captured in a prison cell? It wasn't until I inquired that I understood what was going on. It turned out that not only the young people of my village, but also many others were also captured and treated as pirates. Some of them are old and some are young. My Qian family has some face here, and the government doesn't dare to be too embarrassed. But I'm not the same as the village, so I didn't release it. ”

Wu Zhizai said: "Isn't there anyone who went to your capital to complain?"

Qian Duo looked at Wu Zhizai and knew that he used to be the son of a powerful man, which was a simple thing for him.

"The fourth prince has a noble status, which is naturally not a difficult thing. But if the people of Li go to the capital to complain, unless they are lucky enough to meet a Qing official. Officials and officials defend each other, if you let the general of the water division know, it will be a dead end. It's not just me, it's a family. Going to the capital to complain is no less than helping the sailor's people to 'produce' pirates. ”

Wu Zhizai said: "Boss Qian, I've seen you say it for so long, and I haven't said the name of the water master." ”

Qian didn't say much: "His surname is Yuan, and his name is Yuan Gao." He is a general under the command of the Admiral, and his strength is at the level of the Great Luo Star Division. His strength was so strong that he didn't dare to resist him in Haiyu Town and all the nearby villages. ”

When Qian didn't say much about Yuan Gao's strength, he saw that Wu Zhizai just looked indifferent, his eyes were faint, and he didn't take this person in his eyes at all. That's right, after all, he is the one who defeated the towering general, how can he put a big Luo Xingshi in his eyes.

Wu Zhizai said: "Da Luo Xingshi, it's quite powerful. And what about the pirates? How strong? Especially which pirate leader. ”