Still, it's worth the risk! When Lin Baiguang came to Nanri, he took the foreign route. It takes more than six days each way. In ancient times, there was no telegraph telephone to communicate instantly, and as soon as the fleet set off from Nanri, Zhu Cai Lao could only wait, at least for more than fifteen days before he realized that the situation was wrong.

Even if he found out that something was wrong, he didn't know what was wrong: whether the ship was sunk in distress, robbed or lost...... The uncertainties of navigation made it difficult for him to make up his mind to deal with himself for a while. Lin Baiguang estimated that he would be safe for at least fifteen days from the time the fleet set sail.

Fifteen days, a lot can be done. Fifteen days is also enough for Zhucai Lao to run out of food and be forced to attack.

Thinking of this, he began to write this letter.

The content of the letter is very simple, it is nothing more than informing the Executive Committee of the agreement reached, and writing down the conditions and requirements of both parties. At the same time, he told Lingao that Zhu Cai Lao would immediately use a loan to buy grain, and as soon as the ship arrived, he would ask for grain to be sold.

The letters are written in a straightforward manner, without any code words. In order to win the trust of Zhu Cailao, he must have carefully examined it before letting the messenger take it away. Therefore, Lin Baiguang did not engage in any cipherwriting or password, he didn't know how high the level of cipherwriting of the ancients was. As for the password, although the other party may not be able to crack it, it will naturally be suspicious when it sees it.

He believed that Ran Yao and the others had sufficient wisdom to understand the meaning of their letters. After writing, the ink is blown dry, put it in an envelope, and do not write any inscriptions. Give it to the little pirates outside. and let him be handed over to the messenger who went to the heights.

If Zhu Cai wants to study, let him study it, Lin Baiguang smiled secretly in his heart.

At noon, Shi Shishi brought someone to deliver the meal, and the meal was still as exquisite. Lin Baiguang found it hard to believe that this was the food of an army that was about to run out of food: it was still a four-course meal: roasted beef scalp, boiled duck tongue, clear soup and swallow vegetables, and steamed abalone. In addition to the fact that the seasoning of these dishes is slightly different from that of modern times, even if you get it to a modern large restaurant, it is not inferior.

"It's too wasteful for me to have such a good banquet. There is food and wine, it is better to drink with Brother Shi. ”

"Okay," Shi Fourteen is not a cowardly person, not to mention that this kind of meal has been almost completely unavailable on Nanri Island recently. Although he, a middle-level leader, is well-fed, he is not so elaborate in the end.

"I'll go and get some jars of good wine." Shi 14 said that he was about to go outside.

"Since you drink, it's better to have more people."

"That's good, of course, but—" He stared at the food on the table, his face hesitant.

Lin Baiguang said with a smile: "It's okay, this Nanri Island is surrounded by the sea, is it possible that you can't afford to catch a few nets of fish and shrimp?" He took out a small piece of silver from his waist, there were always two taels, "Brother Shi took it and bought it, and found a cook to do it—I see that the cook's skill here is very good." ”

"There's a lot of need there?" Shi Shishi refused to accept his silver, "Fish and shrimp, just ask the little ones to fish, they are all from fishermen's families, and it is not a matter of catching them by hand." As for the cook, five cents is enough - I can afford it! Please don't move the chefs dedicated to the bosses, but the guys' rooms are still good. ”

Shi 14 refused to take the money, and went to take care of himself. Lin Baiguang took matters into his own hands, gestured open the table, and took out dried foods suitable for wine such as dried meat and preserved fruits from his bag.

Come over for about half an hour. Shi 14 brought people and added seven or eight dishes to the table, all of which were seafood. Nothing more than razor clams, oysters, prawns, sea vegetables and the like, are the most common foods on this island.

"There are only these seafood...... Shi Shishi rubbed his hands embarrassedly, "If you want to find a few eggs, there is nowhere to find them." ”

"It's already hearty!"

"I invited a few friends who make haode on weekdays, and they also want to meet your brother!" Shi Shishi squinted his eyes and smiled, "Everyone wants to go to Lingao to open this Australian foreign meat." Said hahadaxiao.

Lin Baiguang smiled: "What's so difficult about this? I'm waiting for this side of the matter. Come on, it's all about the brothers! ”

As he was talking, four or five more people came in one after another, tall, short, fat and thin. Shi 1411 introduced that they are all the "shopkeepers" of each unit, and there are also small leaders in the old Chinese army in Zhucai. Everyone sat down after seeing the ceremony.

Shi 14 asked people to bring in a few jars of wine.

"This is the real Lanling wine I got from a ship a few years ago." Shi Shishi was very happy, smashed the mud seal, and brought it up to pour wine for everyone one by one.

After some persuasion, after the three rounds of drinking, everyone began to chat, only talking about some new things of the high Australians. Sure enough, these people were extremely interested in Shi Shishi's AV in Lingao.

Lin Baiguang knew from them that it turned out that Zhu Cai Lao had long been interested in crossing the group. When Goujiazhuang was exterminated, Zhu Cai Lao once had the idea of moving the whole army to Lingao. It was only because he was afraid of the "giant ship" and "speedboat" that crossed the group that he didn't do anything, and instead sent Shi 14 to "fish". Later, Zhu Cai Lao fell into a melee with Liu Xiang and had no intention of caring about him.

It's really dangerous! Lin Baiguang wanted that the iron ships that were not his own side had enough deterrent power, coupled with the chaos on the southeast coast, if Zhu Cai Lao really launched the whole army to attack at that time, although the crossing group that had not established a firm foothold at that time would not be wiped out, heavy losses were inevitable.

When there was too much wine, the words began to be rambled.

"It's really someone in the court who is good to be an official." Shi Shishilou showed a look of indignation.

"Oh? Who offended Brother Shi? ”

"Hmph, I should have gone to Lingao to buy food. I've been there for the second time, and I'm familiar with the road, and you know the rules there, so I have to change the new second goods! It's not because he's a cousin of the little wife of the brother-in-law of the great treasurer! ”

This complicated relationship Lin Baiguang couldn't make a fuss for a while, but the meaning was that he understood that the "beauty difference" that went to Lingao to buy goods was snatched away by someone with a relationship.

"Forget it, people have Kao Mountain, where is our bitter haha background comparable to?"

"Mother! If I had known, I wouldn't have said anything about Lingao! Simply say that it will be * hell on earth and will not rob me. Obviously, Shi Shishi is still thinking about the various "adventures" in Lingao.

From his mouth, Lin Baiguang knew that the ships going to Lingao were twelve big ships directly under the jurisdiction of Zhucai Lao, the smallest of which had five or six hundred materials, and the largest one was two thousand materials--this Zhucai always wanted to go to Lingao to "eat big households".

"Brother Shi doesn't have to mind, there will be more opportunities to go to Lingao in the future."

"He Xin, this little bastard, is a relative of what kind of bird, if he doesn't go to war, the good thing is that he gets it. These royal relatives who sell X with women are not good things! ”

"Forget it, in this world, where is it not like this." A leader named Lin Dan drank a bowl. "We drink wine and eat meat here, and the little ones below are drinking salt water from Ken fish bones, are you happy with them?"

"We drink wine and eat meat here with a knife and a shot, like you," Shi Shiyi pointed to a fat man next to him, "Lao Hu built a ship at his own expense, and his family came to invest, all of them have capital, what kind of capital does He Xin have, Kao woman's thing?" ”

Everyone laughed wildly, and some people laughed: "People's 'capital' may be a little longer than you......"

Lin Baiguang found that the topic of "sex" always aroused heated discussions.

Shi Shishi was indignant and poured out a lot of grievances in his chest: "We worked hard in the war, and they were the first to share the money......"

"Brother Shi, be cautious! Be careful! Lin Baiguang liked this reaction very much, but what happened to Xiaoshu yesterday made him vigilant - who knows if this Shi 14 is deliberately contrived? Even if not, inside and outside the tent, there may be a few spies who are always keeping an eye on his every move.

Shi Shishi was persuaded to scold people with the intention of drinking, and the fat man surnamed Hu made a bowl of wine and sighed: "Our big gang is not as good as a year." I want to think about the two fleets in the north and south, crisscrossing Fujian and Guangdong, the scenery, the style! Now I'm actually being squeezed to stay on this small island and mess around. Still in a dilemma! ”

"In the final analysis, it's Zheng Zhilong, the anti-bone boy, who breaks the rules! If Lao Tzu wants to catch him, he must be cut into slices and fed to the dogs! ”

"Hmph, do you think Li Kuiqi doesn't want to, and the big shopkeeper doesn't want to? But the family is now a dignified guerrilla, an official of the imperial court. ”

"What is guerrilla? Sesame big official. The generals have all been killed, and they are afraid that he will be killed. ”

"He has a lot of men and a lot of boats," Lin Dan said, "and he has a lot of money." He said strangely, "I haven't figured it out when Li Kuiqi split the pot with him last year." Didn't most of his men and horses take away from Li Kuiqi? How did it grow so strong in less than a year? ”

The court supported him. I heard that the governor Xiong Wencan bought him guns and shipbuilding, and his strength increased greatly. ”

"Xiong Wenhuan, an old man, thinks of a trick of killing people with a knife."

"Zheng Zhilong is not the same thing. He just wants to use the liliang of the government to kill all of us, and in the future, he will do all the business on this sea alone. Lin Dan sighed, "The big shopkeeper is not his opponent. ”

Hu Fatzi said: "Come on, come on, drink bar, anyway, it's okay now, if it's really going to work, I'll put the sail and run away with the whole family, it's a big deal to go to Nanyang to find a way to live." ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and they all felt that the future was uncertain. At this time, someone whispered, "Did you hear that?" The fourth Black Flag is running away. ”

"Which one is right?" Everyone was taken aback. The fourth black flag is not an ordinary shopkeeper, but the backbone of the gang, he wants to run away, isn't it a sign that the tree wants to fall?

"It was as if the people had gone back to the ship. None are on the shore either. ”

"If it really doesn't work, I'll just run away. It's a good day! ”

"Let's go to the top when the time comes." Shi Shishi suddenly popped out such a sentence. Lin Baiguang was shocked. In his opinion, this statement was too straightforward, and it almost had the meaning of tempting him to be fooled.

"Also, I want to go too, I want to go too." Someone answered.

"You'll have to be an introducer for us." Hu Fatzi said sincerely.

"I can't say it, I can't say it." Lin Baiguang dealt with it carefully, "Now the situation of the big shopkeeper has not reached this point, everyone can rest assured, as long as they deal with it in the past few months, maybe the situation will improve-hasn't the big shopkeeper already sent a ship to Lingao to transport grain and gunpowder?" It's really unfortunate to make everyone displaced, and there will always be a mouthful of food for everyone to eat when they come to Lingao. He smiled, "But for now, everyone is working together to get through the difficulties." If the tree is really going to fall, it's not good for us monkeys. ”

"Shopkeeper Lin is right." Lin said lightly, "It's better to be raw than cooked." Maybe in a few days, it will be time for transshipment. ”

"I'm afraid that if we work together, those who eat the most fruits on weekdays will already want to go down the tree."

Xu Cheng, who had not been angry all the time, was angry, his face was already flushed, and he seemed to have been holding back for a long time, he was a small leader of the Chinese army. It turned out that he drank stuffy wine with his head down and didn't say a word

"You probably don't know," Xu Cheng grumbled, "the fourth wife's brother has recently taken several boatloads of things out. I don't know where it went...... and the brother of the second treasurer of the king, who is also gone...... There were many fewer soft iron boxes in the old camp! ”

Xu Cheng lowered his head and stammered: "I can see it through, what brotherly righteousness, what morality in the rivers and lakes, it's all bullshit, money is real, Lao Tzu has been following the big shopkeeper for more than ten years, and it is not the turn of playing women to line up, all of them are left by others - but their relatives, even the clans, and slaves have become the leaders one by one, and the women's goods are transported to the family one by one!" ”

"You've drunk too much, don't drink it," several people turned unnaturally and hurriedly held him to prevent him from talking. Shi Shishi hurriedly went to the outside of the tent to take a look, and felt a little relieved to see that only a few cronies he brought were on guard outside.

"Keep an eye on it, someone is here to make a message!" After speaking, he went back to the tent, and several people here had already stuffed Xu Chengyi's mouth with the food.

"This, Brother Xu lost his words after drinking, and lost his words......"

"It's okay, it's okay, the little brother hears everything." Lin Baiguang smiled knowingly.

It seems that the people's hearts here are already very unstable, and vested interest groups are stealing frantically, ready to leave this sinking ship at any time - this is also the inevitable result of this kind of traditional family-style feudal enterprise group.

"Ahem, now, alas, really." Shi XIV did not know how to phrase it.

"It's okay, let's keep drinking. Only talk about the wind and the moon, only talk about the wind and the moon. ”

It has been twelve days since the fleet sent by Zhucai Lao to Lingao left Nanri Island.

These days. Elder Zhucai had stopped summoning him, and in his opinion, Lin Baiguang's usefulness as a messenger had ended. Now it's just collateral.

Under Shi Shi's introduction, Lin Baiguang became familiar with many of the leaders of the fleet, and every day in addition to drinking was gambling money - he brought a lot of silver with him as activity funds. Lin Baiguang used the playing cards he brought to teach everyone to bet on 21 points, and this novel card game became a popular gambling game because it was simple and exciting.

Because it was inconvenient to gamble in the Chinese military village, he went to Shi Shi's camp every day, drank and gambled money, and watched the little pirates fight and wrestle......

The little tree was still sent to his tent every night. Lin Baiguang is naturally not hypocritical, and he has to change some tricks every night, and the screams go for several miles.

Gambling money, playing with women, and drinking are combined, everyone just thinks that Lin Baiguang is an indulgent person, and they will not associate him with other things such as frequent drinking with the leaders. This is also his trick to cover himself.

However, he strictly adheres to one point, and never exudes even the slightest solicitation in any place, but many people ask him about Lingao's condition and strength. By this time, there had already been a small group of hopeless prospects, towing away with ships at night.

It seems that when the time comes, when there is a big chaos, as long as you grasp the situation in time and pull away 100 boats, there will be no problem. Lin Baiguang calculated.

However, in history, Zheng Zhilong and the Ming army's fleet chased straight to Nanri Island, and defeated Zhu Cai Lao on Nanri Island. How can you save your life in the chaos is still a question - wouldn't it be a mistake to die in the chaos?

He thinks about it every night, how can he cope with being alone and unarmed? I think the only way to come is to go to Shi XIV's ship before this. Shi Fourteen, an old fur dog, always has the ability to escape.

But another threat began to slowly descend upon him. The fleet to Lingao did not return on time, as he expected. Zhu Cai Lao waited for a few days and then began to be irritable. But I don't know what the problem is. He began to suspect Lin Baiguang's intentions, but he heard that he drank and gambled all day long, and he was also very energetic in playing with women at night, so he couldn't see that he had a ghost.

", what the hell is going on!"

Suddenly, Lin Baiguang could no longer go out of the Chinese army stockade, although food and women continued to be supplied, and Shi Shishi often came to see him, but he was equivalent to being placed under house arrest. This is the first red flag. Lin Baiguang knew that the matter had been clear in the past few days.

Zhu Cai Lao waited for a long time to be unable to get food, and he would definitely follow the historical practice and launch the whole army to attack Min'an -- this can be done.

What is unthinkable is what kind of attitude he will have towards the long-term non-return of the grain buying fleet, will he directly cut him down and then set off to fight?

Lin Baiguang had nothing to do, so he had to wait for fate. He felt that it was not a big problem.

Evening of the thirteenth day. Zhu Cai Lao and the main leaders were discussing in the Chinese military tent, and when they heard the bangzi sound, they couldn't help but be surprised.

"What's wrong?!" He asked sharply. It was not the sound of the enemy's horns, but the beating of the bang was an urgent accident.

Soon someone will come to tell you that another convoy of ships has been towed.

"It's the ship of the Black Flag Fourth!"

The leaders suddenly became in an uproar. This Black Flag Lao Si is not a small unit, there are six big ships. The middle gangster of twenty small boats, who had been under the old banner of Zhucai for more than ten years, suddenly lifted anchor and left, obviously losing confidence in the future.

"The Great Shopkeeper! I'm going to chase him back!" ”

"Forget it! People don't stay. Zhu Cai's face turned pale, "Brothers, if you go to stop him, you will inevitably come to meet with a sword." Let outsiders look at the joke. Let him go, and leave room to meet in the future. ”

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