Fujian Quanzhou Prefecture, Penghu Inspection Department, an administrative body that has been abolished for many years, its history can probably be traced back to the beginning of the Mengyuan Dynasty, when the Yuan ancestor Kublai Khan was specially appointed here to attack Dongying.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the government office was also set up in Penghu according to the precedents, and its jurisdiction was roughly from the east of the Penghu Islands to the boundary of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and Dongfan Island was also under its jurisdiction.

Originally, taken in the power of the Ming Dynasty, the Ryukyu Kingdom was early to facilitate the return of Hongwu for five years, and the Ming Dynasty was the upper country, and invited to be a vassal, so the southeast sea area of the Ming Dynasty was quite peaceful, and the civilians went to Penghu and even Dongfan Island to fish, and some displaced people moved directly to Dongfan Island, to plant soybeans, millet, rice, etc. for a living, at that time, the Ming Dynasty's control over the entire southeast sea was still relatively strong.

It's a pity that the Ming Dynasty was prevalent in the back, and the Ming Dynasty's main energy was used to deal with the remnants of the Mengyuan Dynasty in the north, and there was no time to look south, so the Ming court had to adopt the policy of sea ban, and the Penghu Inspection Department was also abolished.

For more than 100 years from the Hongwu period to the Jiajing period, the Ming court neglected to control the southeast sea area, so that the Japanese pirates were rampant, and the people of Penghu and Dongfan could be said to be living in dire straits, and they were miserable.

On this day, a large number of sea ships suddenly appeared in the sea area near the Penghu Islands, densely packed, I am afraid that there are not more than 100 ships, only to see a forest of sails, like a moving forest.

Seeing this, the fishermen who were fishing nearby hurriedly grabbed their oars and rowed desperately into the harbor.

This sea area is the world of pirates and pirates, fishermen simply can't have this kind of tall galleon like a castle tower, the common people who are used to oppression think that this is a large number of pirates to Penghu to "hit the tip", everyone naturally rowed back to the police, let the villagers quickly bring food, clothing, and use all the food, clothing, and use to hide.

These pirates are not a good thing, and the lack of chickens and dogs everywhere they pass is not enough to describe their horror, they even rob people!

Unexpectedly, after these "pirates" entered the harbor, they had no intention of leaving at all, but instead tried their best to get off Penghu Island, and there were thousands of people at once.

What's even more terrifying is that after these people got off the boat, they actually set up tents on the sand near the fishing port dock, and even unloaded a large pile of unknown things, as if they were going to live here permanently.

Seeing this, the people who hid in the nearby mountains and let off the wind change their faces couldn't help but change greatly, these guys, what's wrong with it, there is no good land on this Penghu Island, they all make a living from fishing, the poor eat the last meal without the next meal, this place where the birds don't, what are you robbing, the Dongfan Island is full of good land, why don't you grab it!

Indeed, the land here is barren, the sea breeze is raging, it is not suitable for farming, it is not suitable for stationing a large number of men and horses, what is the matter with these "pirates", don't they all need to eat, or are they confident that they will be able to grab enough food?

Of course not.

In fact, they are not pirates, but soldiers of the Ming army, but the people here have not seen the Ming army for more than a hundred years, so they don't think about it at all, and they can't recognize the Ming army's costume from a distance.

Yang Cong stood on the dock, looking at the dilapidated houses around him, which was really not a taste in his heart.

To tell the truth, at this time, Daming is still relatively rich and powerful, at least compared to the surrounding small countries, the people of Zhejiang and Fujian are particularly rich, even if they are the poorest, there are still a few earthen houses at home, which is like here, there are tattered thatched houses everywhere.

What a life the common people live here!

He was sighing there, when the guards who went to inquire about the news suddenly came to report: "Report, my lord, the thatched huts nearby are all empty, and there is not a single common person in them." ”

What is the situation, do the people here think that they are pirates who have come to plunder?

Yang Cong shook his head helplessly, thought for a while, and then said aloud: "Pass the guerrilla general Deng Cheng." ”

Deng Cheng can be said to have made a great contribution this time, so Yang Cong rewarded him with the position of a guerrilla general, which is just like Hong Tiezhu's at the beginning, as long as there is a suitable opportunity, he can be promoted to a general, deputy chief soldier or even chief soldier.

Deng Cheng is also one of the earliest cronies to follow Yang Cong, but unfortunately, he has not followed Yang Cong in the past few years, so his position has not been promoted, but he also knows that Yang Cong cares about his own people a lot, as long as there is an opportunity, Yang Cong will always find ways to help them get their positions up.

No, this time he just went to the pirate Wang Dan's side for a walk, and when he came back, he was promoted to guerrilla general.

He thought that Yang Cong was looking for him and what good thing was there, so as soon as he heard the order from the guards, he ran over in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, Yang Cong ordered: "Vassal State, you go and order a thousand men and horses, disperse them in small teams, each team carries a bag of rice, and goes to the nearby small ravine to shout, and it is said that the imperial court has come to send grain, and every household has a share, and each family has a bag of rice." Remember that rice is real hair, and the attitude must be kind and kind. In addition, after the common people have received rice, let them choose a few people to come and see the official. ”

This!

When Deng Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, what does this mean?

The imperial court sends grain?

There was no disaster here, what kind of food did the court send?

Yang Cong let him do this naturally has his reason, this trick is a bit similar to the trick of the standing wood bounty played when Shang Ying changed the law, with money or material stimulation, there are always those bold will jump out, and moreover, after someone receives food, it will stimulate others, so that everyone will follow suit, as long as the people here have no doubts, the next thing will be easy to do.

Sure enough, in less than an hour, Deng Cheng took a few sturdy old fishermen to the temporary tent.

Although these fishermen have little impression of the dress of the Ming army, they are familiar with the robes of the Ming officials, so according to legend, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are dressed in red robes, wearing black gauze hats, and embroidered with various Rui beasts on their chests.

This time, they finally met the legendary Ming officials, more than a hundred years, it's not easy!

When the sturdy old fishermen saw Yang Cong, they lay on the ground and trembled excitedly: "My lord, are you really a court official?" ”

These people, what's going on, why are they so excited?

Although Yang Cong is used to seeing ordinary people or his officials bowing down, he really hasn't seen them like these people in front of him, who are so excited that he shudders.

How did he know how these fishermen came over in the past hundred years, without the protection of the imperial court, they were like lambs, whether they were pirates or pirates, they could bully them at will, they didn't even dare to leave the Penghu Islands for more than ten miles, for fear that they would be caught by pirates and pirates or killed directly.

Seeing that these ordinary people were so excited, Yang Cong hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Get up and talk, get up and talk, don't be so polite." ”

The sturdy old fishermen did not get up, but lay there and asked repeatedly, "My lord, are you really an official of the imperial court?" ”

Can this still be fake?

Yang Cong could only say helplessly: "Of course, this official is the right deputy capital of the Ming Imperial Palace, the squire of the military department, and the governor of Zhejiang!" ”

Wow, it's true!

The old fishermen actually lay there and wept bitterly.

It's been more than a hundred years, and the imperial court has finally sent people again, and they don't have to live those days of fear anymore!