Chapter 8 of the Flying Dragon: The Song of Nanyang Turns East (2)
"What's your name?"
"Sea warriors."
"Say your real name."
"Li Bin."
"That wasn't the name last time."
“……”
"Home is there."
"Broken Hands River."
"Yesterday I said Fujian, this morning I said Luzon, and now I say the Broken Hand River, but it's getting closer and closer."
“……”
"You're the head of the gang?"
"Chief Mingjian, how dare the little one."
"Pu Wu didn't say that, you are very bold, have you thought clearly?"
“…… Chief, I confess, I say all, as long as I am spared. ”
In less than two days, all the hundreds of captured pirates were combed, and none of them slipped through the net.
No matter how much the subjects of the interrogation swore that they had never said they had missed before, they had no choice but to shut up in front of the recording, or to be dragged outside the camp in circles.
Li Xinyi, that is, the one who falsely claimed Li Bin earlier, sometimes felt that in addition to the sharp firearms, the short-haired methods were all weird. Although no one was beaten and tortured, the pirates were honestly treated like quails. There are a few hard-hearted ones, and they are all characters who can't blink their eyes when they cut their necks with knives, but they are directly tossed crazy in endless circles.
There are a few others who stayed up for two days in a row and were not allowed to sleep, and on the third day, even the private affairs they have done for decades have been clearly explained.
In the past, if they were caught by any official government, it was nothing more than a punishment of whipping, and it was no more than a heinous crime of cutting off hands and feet, or even ending them with a knife. Even the rumored king of Aceh is the most brutal, arbitrarily kidnapping people's wives, and cutting off the roots of her husband's children and grandchildren if he disobeys, but if you think about it, it is much better than being tossed by short hair, and the so-called long pain is not as good as short pain.
At nightfall, Un Battle arrived at a small room at the base, where he had a better Chinese name, Wang Liumei, as a Mongolian. He came here late at night to report the interrogation of the prisoners to the leader in charge of the Criminal Department, Zhou Taige. Wang Liumei was responsible for the trial, and Zhuangzi Li was responsible for analyzing the case, but they also cooperated well, and the team of more than 40 people was stunned to sort out the hundreds of prisoners of war in less than five days.
Among them, modern tools that transcend the times are naturally indispensable, but Wang Liumei's past criminal police experience and Zhuangzi Li's years of immersion in the law firm are also inseparable.
"The total number of captives alive at present is three hundred and seventeen, of whom one hundred and sixty-seven are Han Chinese, forty-nine are Spaniards, fifteen are Swedes, eleven are Italians, thirty-three are Indians, thirty-six are black slaves, three are Sulu, two are Japanese, and one is a Malugu man."
Zhou Taige asked with interest, "There are still Japanese?" ”
"In fact, there are many Japanese expatriates in Nanyang, there are Japanese businessmen in various countries, and there are also many Japanese pirates. Originally, they were all plundered along the coast of the Ming Kingdom, but after Jiajing, the coastal defense became stricter, so now the broken warriors in the country are scattered here, often mixed in the South Seas as a ronin, and the kings of various countries or the port owners of each port are used as supporters of this generation, especially in Siam. In ordinary generations, if there is no serious errand, in addition to business, there is only one way to go to the sea to rob. ”
"Then how are there so few Sulu pirates, I seem to remember what was said in the enemy briefing, except for the Han pirates, there are the most Sulu pirates, and they are the most luxurious in North Borneo."
Zhuangzi Li explained: "This ...... But there is still a language barrier, I can't understand the persuasion to surrender, so naturally we all have to fight hard, but we can't cease fire. ”
"Okay, any other valuable news?"
Wang Liumei said: "The value is still handed over to the two governments for discussion, and we just need to report." ”
"Today is a private exchange, not about the position, but about the comrades." Zhou Taige didn't care, picked up the kettle from the table and poured two cups of tea. "I almost forgot to pour water for you, and after a few days of tossing, I should just relax."
Zhuangzi Li took a sip of green tea and stood up again, the pain from the sciatic nerve made him unable to sit for a long time, and he was also quite tormented for a few days, "Then let me briefly talk about some interesting things." ”
Zhou Taige nodded, Zhuangzi Li looked at Wang Liumei again, slightly lifted his glasses, and continued to speak.
"Most of the captive Han pirates belong to a big gang, and the ancestors of Zhang Chai Lao, who was the leader, were also coerced to the South Seas, and there has been some weather in North Borneo over the years. There are many sons and nephews of the Zhang family in the gang, and a few of them came to join Zhang Chai Lao from his hometown in the Ming Kingdom after he became developed. ”
"Well, there are a lot of Nanyang situations in this situation."
"Qi is strange that his ancestors were shipwrights, and they set up camp in North Borneo and built villages, but not only for plundering, but also for serious business on weekdays, and repairing ships for merchants and travelers."
"Oh?" This next week, Taige's eyes lit up, craftsmen have always been an important strategic resource in the wars of various countries, the Mongols do not kill, the Siamese buy, even the kingdom of tyrants such as Aceh has a transcendent status, so Zhou Taige continued to ask: "How many of these more than 100 people can build ships?" ”
"Most of the shipwrights are in their villages, but among the captives, there are more than thirty who know how to build."
"Very good, Lao Wen, I should be in a good mood." Zhou Taige said with a rare smile.
After all, it is still difficult for the ships brought over in the first place to be built in this time and space, and smaller materials can still rely on 3D printing, but the hull of a ship that needs to be formed in one piece in the 22nd century can theoretically rely on welding.
But the technology of welding hulls has been in decline for many years, and it is not possible to pick it up again in a day or two. Moreover, in order to promote the road of technological diffusion and compete with future opponents for national strength and consumption, it is still necessary to start from the very basics.
Therefore, in shipbuilding, Wen Desi has always tended to start with the technical route of steam sail hybrid, anyway, the technology tree and technology nodes are ready-made, and there is no need to worry about going the wrong way, and with the diffusion of technology, the crossing group can ensure that it will always open more than two generations of technology generation with its opponents, and the great cause of crossing will be safe.
After talking about shipbuilding, Zhou Taige cared about the captives again, "Are there also pirates in Malugu?" ”
"I was about to say this second one interesting." Chuang Zi Li said as he walked, "This young man named Wotulu was captured on a Spanish warship, not a group of pirates. Gonzalez confessed that the boy had been caught on board their Galen ship to Maluku to trade cloves, and Gonzalez saw that he had a desire for civilization and thought that he would have the opportunity to bring it back to Europe and present it to Philip III to promote the spread of Catholicism in the East. ”
"That's all?"
"The young man kicked a good rattan ball, and in addition, when he attacked Nanyang, the young man said that he was willing to be my king's guide."
"Is there still such a figure among the natives? It seems that the future is really limitless. ”
For the first time, Zhou Taige's understanding of the indigenous people has changed, and he said to the two of them: "Teacher Mei is here on weekdays, and if you enter the Yi, you will be the Yi, and if you enter the summer, you will be the summer, and we will never dare to forget the fact that we always represent the advanced productive forces. ”
Wang Liumei said: "Then how to deal with this young man?" ”
Zhou Taige didn't think twice, "The army and navy have to absorb the indigenous training, let this kid go to the navy to try, doesn't he like boats?" ”
"What about the other captives?"
"Those who have blood debts are detained separately and are waiting to be disposed of, those who do not have blood debts and listen to the teachings honestly can be considered to be retained, those who have skills are mobilized to go to the factory, and those who are not skilled are mobilized to go to the army, and those who really don't want to go home will be given travel expenses and dismissed."
"Severance? Also pay for the journey? ”
"You should have heard of the 'Qianjin City Horse Bone', and it is exactly this idea that the political hall is fighting, you can just do it with confidence, and there will be no problem."
Wang Liumei and Zhuangzi Li looked at each other for a while, and suddenly smiled again, "Wonderful...... Wonderful......"
"The slave pulpers on the Spanish ships, one by one, were mobilized to carry out grievance education, and the Swedes and Italians were also separated from the Spaniards."
"There is still one thing that needs to be implemented quickly." The matter of action needs to be grasped by Wang Liumei in person, and Zhou Taige looked at him.
Wang Liumei signaled that he was listening, and Zhou Taige continued.
"Ma Ah kept it for us not to kill, and now the time is ripe, it's time for you to show your face."
"What do you say, we'll do it."
"Public Trial Conference."
"Public trial?"
"Yes, the so-called Ming canonical punishment is to establish the authority of my Great Song Dynasty in Brunei."
The two immediately understood Zhou Taige's intentions, not only to establish the authority of the Great Song Dynasty here, but also to establish his authority in the field of politics and law this time.
The so-called public trial is to gather the public to make Ma Abao's case an iron case, and with the power of the Song people in the city of Boranai, there is no need to consider the so-called legal division to kill a person. But since you want to look like a court with a heavenly constitution in your mouth, and you want to open up the situation in Nanyang, it is imperative to win the hearts of the people.
To win the hearts and minds of the people, you need a negative example, this model is best to bully men and women, run rampant in the market, and do many evils.
What the two governments want is what Qianfu points to, as for whether they can die without a problem, it only depends on the mood.
In the end, Zhou Taige just lightly instructed the two of them: "You can just look at the specific things and do them, there is only one principle that needs to be grasped." ”
"Old Zhou, you say." Wang Liumei and Zhuangzi Li spoke in unison.
"Class struggle, grasp the spirit."