Chapter 102 Visitors from South Australia III
Qing Huaxiang arrived at Shitanzhai after not entering the port, just anchored next to the island, soon Lei Yandiao came with news that there was no ambush ship nearby, Chen Si then sent Ling Huxi as a messenger to the ship to see Yang Zhizhong, Linghu Xi was well-informed, and he had seen Yang Zhizhong after getting on the boat, so he praised Qing Huaxiang to pick him up at the east 'gate', and the east 'gate' Qing also 'revealed' a triumphant look and said: "Of course! This is what my uncle 'spent' a lot of money to buy in Niujiapu! It's my ship! ”
Linghu said in surprise: "Yours? ”
"yes." Dongmen' Qingdao: "This time I went north to Japan, and I was originally in charge, but then my uncle was not at ease, so he followed." But he doesn't care much about things, on this ship, I usually have the final say! ”
Linghu sighed with joy, bowed his hand and said: "Disrespectful and disrespectful, I didn't expect Brother Wang to go to Japan at a young age." ”
"I've never been to Japan." Dong'men' Qingdao: "But the people who connect over there have already been arranged, and when you go, you can see the daimyo of Kyushu, and there is a helmsman on the ship who is familiar with Japanese routes......" Speaking of this, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and he paused and said with a dry smile: "What are you talking about, delaying Brother Linghu to see my uncle." ”
Ling Hu smiled, glanced at Chen Liu, and didn't say anything, he saw Yang Zhizhong under the guidance of the East 'Gate' Qing, he secretly looked at the old man, and saw that there was a sad 'color' in his face, as if he had suffered a great disaster, died and reborn, but his demeanor was calm and extraordinary, thinking that these were not fakes, so he believed that the person in front of him was Xiaowei Lao.
Yang Zhizhong ordered the east 'door' to celebrate the fire, and personally brewed kung fu tea, so that Hu Xi could speak twelve kinds of southeast dialects, and spoke 'Chao' state dialect when he opened his mouth. Linghu listened to Yang Zhizhong's words with a sentence or two of Hakka words, thinking that Xiaowei Lao was born in a place where the 'tide' Hakka people were mixed, and such an accent was also on the right track, and the current generation Chen Si paid tribute, first, to express his willingness to give up the suspicion of the encounter at sea and the reconciliation of the two families, and secondly, to ask Xiaowei Lao for a waterway navigation beacon by the way.
Yang Zhizhong sighed and asked, "Is Guizhai also ready to go to Nanyang?" ”
Linghu said: "Yes." There is a shortage of things in the village, and it needs to be purchased at Manraga. ”
Yang Zhizhong looked back at the East 'Gate' and said: "Do you have those things?" ”
The east 'gate' Qing said: "I was prepared to be asked when I met a friend, and I took three or five collars." ”
Yang Zhizhong ordered to take it, and the east 'gate' Qing went to take two waterway navigation beacons, which were not filled with the size of the ship and the type of goods, Yang Zhizhong said: "Give a thousand materials, and you don't need to check when you see this mark." "The east 'gate' Qing turned his back and added it to the navigation beacon, and then handed it to Ling Huxi. Linghu Xi is familiar with the signs, and at a glance, he knows that the format of Nanao Shangzhai is true! You must know that each village issues waterway navigation beacons, the size of the ship, the type of goods must be filled in before the navigation beacon out of the village, unless it is their own inventory, these two items will be empty - he did not know that these waterway navigation beacons were given by Lin Guoxian to the east 'gate' Qing, and the relationship between the two sides is not unusual, so the size of the ship and the type of cargo are empty for the east 'gate' to fill in by himself. Ling Huxi saw that the navigation beacon said "Penghu" again, and said strangely: "How is Penghu?" ”
Dongmenqing was slightly embarrassed when he heard this, but Yang Zhizhong just smiled faintly and said, "We moved our family to Penghu, and Nanao gave it to Xu Dong." From now on, there will be no more South Australia Shangzhai. I agreed with Xu Dong that the southern end of the Dayuan Strait would be exported, and he would be the west and I would be the east, and that the ships of Guizhai would remember to sail westward when they passed through the strait, so as not to cause unnecessary disputes. ”
Linghu Xikou said in the center: "I see! He was congratulated in his mouth, but he thought in his heart: "After Li Dayong died, Nanao Shangzhai really declined, and he went to Penghu!" "Gather the news from all over the place, and there is no doubt at the moment!
It is important to know that after Lin Guoxian occupied Penghu, according to the situation, he would have to go north to Shuangyu and Japan to seek to increase financial resources, but Dongmenqing was just one step ahead of him. At this time, this is a deception, and the situation in all aspects is perfectly coordinated.
The purpose of Linghu Xi's waterway navigation beacon is only to distinguish the fake and not in the navigation beacon itself, at this time, he just pretended to be happy after getting his hand, and then invited the "Lin Zhai Lord" to enter the port, so that Shitanzhai could enjoy the friendship of the landlord. Yang Zhizhong was very cautious when he heard this, and politely refused, saying that he would leave after the ship was checked. Linghu Xi also knew that the contact was still shallow at this time, and the other party had scruples, so he just gave up again and again, and then presented gifts, but it was practical things such as food, water purification, and ship repair materials. Ling Huxi took the gift list on behalf of Shitanzhai and left, but Chen Liu still stayed on the boat to calm the heart of the "Penghu people".
Chen Si was a little anxious to wait in the village, and when he saw Ling Huxi coming back and asked how it was, Ling Huxi told him the beginning and end of getting on the boat, and said, "It should be Xiaowei Lao who came." I estimate that he was most likely 'forced' to Penghu by Nan Xu Dong, which was remote and poor, so he was 'forced' to go north to Japan. As for letting his nephew take command, most of them have fewer ships and fewer goods, and Xiaowei can't get by with his face, but from the point of view of the three masters, when it comes to real big things, it is he who is really deciding. ”
Lei Yandiao also said: "In the past two days, I sent people to inspect the nearby sea area, and did not find anything wrong, when the three masters met them, they walked from south to north, not straight to our village, it seems that they are indeed just passing by this time." ”
Chen Sishen 'groaned' and said: "According to you, how many catties and taels are left of Xiaowei Lao now?" ”
Ling Hu said: "The people brought by the three masters this time are not weak, but in the hands of Wu Ping, they can't go two rounds, which shows that his core team in Nanao Shangzhai is still there." Although they were forced to go to Penghu, Nan Xu Dong actually did not rush to kill them all, but divided the upper and lower villages into the south exit of the strait, and the second master often said that Nan Xu Dong was ruthless and narrow-minded, so this time he did not 'force' the little tail old man to the end of the road, it was not because of mercy, but he still couldn't swallow the little tail old! Xiaowei Lao brought so few people to the north this time, and most of them also kept a large number of people in Penghu to defend against Nan Xudong! Judging from all indications, the strength of Penghu is most likely inferior to that of our Shitanzhai, but it has not yet reached the point of exhaustion. ”
When Chen Si heard this, he already had eight or nine points of meaning in his heart, and Zhou Xiong said: "If you just entertain them, it's a trivial matter, but if you want to join forces with them, it's not an idle matter, do you want to discuss it when the second master comes back?" "Among several big leaders, his 'friendship' with Chen Si is relatively good.
Ling Huxi reprimanded when he heard this: "What are you talking about!" If you put the owner of the village here, you have to wait for the second master to come back before deciding? "He is known to be self-defeating and wise, well-behaved in front of Chen Si, if Chen Si is not there, he often pulls Chen Liu to do his own business, but Chen Wu came to the back village and has one more 'smart' and capable person, and it will be inconvenient for him to do things behind Chen Si, but the contradictions between the two sides have not yet broken out.
When Lei Yandiao heard this, he hurriedly said in peace: "Brother Linghu Xian thinks about it more, what Lao Zhou means is just that the second master is from the south and knows more about the reality of South Australia." It would be better to wait for him to come back and decide. ”
Zhou Xiong hurriedly said: "Yes, yes!" That's what I mean. ”
Ling Hu said: "It's not that I don't want to wait for the second master to come back, but looking at the tone of the little tail elder, if it is found that the ship is fine, it will take three days at most, and it will leave in one day at least!" If we don't make a decision sooner, will we wait for him to leave before we force each other to stay? That's not the sincerity of seeking cooperation! ”
Chen Si bowed his head and said: "What Ah Xi said is reasonable! We won't lose anything about it! Don't procrastinate! We don't have to wait until tomorrow, we will have a banquet tonight and invite Elder Koo to come and talk! ”
Lei Yandiao said: "This old man seems to be very cautious, although he stopped to repair the ship, he didn't even come in the port, he would rather stop outside to blow the wind, and send someone to climb high and look into the distance, looking like he was about to run away if something was wrong." I don't think even if we had a feast, he might not come. ”
Ling Hu said: "The two sides have only been in contact now, and there was no collusion before, so it is not too much to be cautious for Xiaowei." The subordinates had an idea: we will hold a banquet tonight, and we will not invite them into the harbor, but stop a ship between the harbor and their big ship, and entertain them on this ship. When the owners of the two villages met and spoke, the relationship between our two families will be different. At that time, if he was invited to live in the village again, the other party would probably not refuse. ”
Chen Si heard it and felt that it was feasible, so he said, "Okay! You go ahead and arrange it! ”
When Linghu Xi arranged the boat for the banquet, he went to Qinghua Xiangli to say goodbye and invite "Lin Guoxian" to the banquet, Shitanzhai actually set up a banquet on the sea, so accommodating where the guests were placed is a great sincerity, Lin Guoxian couldn't refuse, so he agreed.
The banquet was set on the three-masted sailing ship that had been captured by Qing Huaxiang, and before the banquet began, the sailors of both sides went on board to clean it together - called cleaning, but in fact, Shitanzhai let the guests go on board to inspect it to show that they were not deceived.
At this time, there are many water villages on the sea surface of the East China Sea, there are countless large and small robber caves, and there are more than a dozen of them who have a lot of power with Shitanzhai, but most of these pirates are spinning and disappearing, and there are few who can survive two years in this era of 'swinging', and there are even fewer forces like Xu Dong, Wang Zhi, and Lin Guoxian who have stood for many years! Chen Si's manpower was no longer under Lin Guoxian at this time, but when it came to prestige, the two sides were not on the same level, so if Lin Guoxian was willing to 'make friends' with him, it would be very beneficial to improve his reputation and status.
Pirates commit robbery, as long as they have power. However, the business depends on whether the object is trustworthy or not. Chen Si's piracy career has reached a critical point, and if you want to go to the next level, you can't rely on brute force alone, especially in the context of Shuangyu people who are willing to swallow the East China Sea, Shitanzhai needs to form alliances with various forces.
Because of this, Chen Si took this dinner very seriously, not only took out the secret goods he had robbed some time ago for Ling Huxi to arrange the show, but also took a lot of care about the pomp, in addition to the clothes, accessories, sailing, etc. If I bring a few hundred people over, I am afraid that he will think that I have set up a Hong' 'door' banquet, but if I bring fewer people, I will not be able to show the prestige of our Yue people! Yes! Pregnant! Or take them with you! When the little tail sees it, he must be convinced! Then he gave the order to go down and let the sword battalion prepare well.
In this era, the Chinese heroes walking in the East China Sea, it is a fashion to bring a few Japanese slaves around them, Shitanzhai also raised a Japanese knife battalion, the number of this battalion is not much, only sixteen people in total, led by a pair of brothers, only half a year ago to the Shitan Village, Chen Si saw that they were 'fine' in martial arts and stayed by his side, and later successively recruited fourteen strong Japanese slaves to 'hand' to the brothers for training, forming the Japanese knife battalion. This sword camp is the 'door' of the stone altar village, usually good food and drink, fresh clothes, weapons 'fine', what is more rare is that the brothers know some Japanese samurai 'serve' the etiquette of the daimyo, the samurai trained by them also take Chen Si as a daimyo' to serve, so that Chen Si is addicted, on weekdays in the village living, out of the distinguished guests take them with them, as for the real sea actual combat but not how to let them participate.
That night, the stone altar village was brightly lit, and more than a dozen small boats 'plugged' torches around the three-masted sailing ship used for the banquet, illuminating this piece of water surface.
The banquet was opened, Chen Si sat on the main seat, the virtual guest sat waiting, the thunder eye eagle stayed in the village, Zhou Xiong was on standby on the port ship, Ling Huxi was responsible for welcoming the guests, and sixteen Japanese samurai were lined up, although the number was not much, but the momentum was extremely majestic!
At the second o'clock, Yang Zhizhong really came with the East 'Gate' celebration as promised, Chen Liu led the way, Linghu Xi answered, and Chen Si stood up to welcome.
Dongmenqing followed behind Yang Zhizhong, peeked at Chen Si, and saw that he was wearing a new shirt, just looking at this dress was all gentry style, trying his best to hide his rudeness and humility as a pirate, but he was wearing a brocade robe made by a merchant, but he was wearing a pair of official boots on his feet. It seems that his eagerness to 'befriend' Uncle Lin is far more than we expected! "With a glance, he swept over the faces of everyone on the deck, and couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the sixteen Japanese samurai! It turned out that the two people who were the leaders turned out to be the brothers Shingoro and Shinrokuro!
Before coming to the banquet this time, Dong'men Qing was mentally prepared to encounter all kinds of emergencies, so he could still restrain his silent 'lust', but Shingoro Shinrokuro over there had a strange face, and Dong'men Kei saw that Shinrokuro opened his mouth and seemed to be screaming, so he hurriedly took the lead and exclaimed, everyone was attracted by his exclamation, Yang Zhizhong frowned slightly, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Dongmen' Kei shouted, "How can there be Japanese here?" ”
Chen Si laughed when he heard this, and Yang Zhizhong reprimanded: "What a fuss! Said to Chen Si: "My nephew has been in his hometown for a long time, and he has been at sea for less than two years, and he has never seen a Japanese slave, which makes the master of Chen Zhai smile." ”
Dongmen' Qing lowered his head, and suddenly said to Yang Zhizhong: "Uncle, when we get to Japan, why don't we raise a few too?" ”
Chen Si was very proud, and when he saw that Yang Zhizhong was unhappy with the performance of the East 'Gate' celebration, he smiled and said: "This is Wang Xian's nephew, haha, these Japanese slaves are loyal and obedient, and it is also a good thing to raise a few on the ship." ”
The east 'gate' celebrated: "It's better to seek far than near, can the master of Chen Zhai send me two?" ”
Yang Zhizhong said slightly: "Presumptuous! In front of Lord Chen Zhai, how dare you be so rude! ”
Chen Si hurriedly persuaded: "Young people are greedy for freshness, and it's nothing. If Wang Xian's nephew really likes the Japanese slaves, it is not a big deal for me to help find a few good ones when I go back. ”
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