The incorporation of the Jiaolong pirate group will naturally not be completed in a short time and a half, and there is still a three-master in the pirate group who has not yet arrived, and before the matter is sorted out, Mao Wenlong's itinerary has to be delayed.

The two dilapidated pirate ships can still be used after repair, and Mao Wenlong has asked Lihui to send a ship back to Anton Wei for repair, and by the way, some soldiers and horses will be transferred over to facilitate infiltration into the pirate group in the future.

This time to recruit pirates, Mao Wenlong didn't want to directly integrate Jiao Long and them into the Dongjiang Army. Because in doing so, the pirate group loses their strengths. According to Mao Wenlong's wishes, these pirates will continue to stay as their pirates after the reshuffle.

Lihui disagreed with such an idea, and when he learned about it, he immediately approached Mao Wenlong and persuaded him: "Chief soldier, such a co-optation is absolutely impossible, on the vast sea, once Jiao Long and the others leave our sight, they will definitely flee, and they will obey our orders?" ”

Mao Wenlong obviously didn't think so, he said confidently: "After the reorganization, the pirate group will not be up to Jiao Long, besides, they are not making a living on this sea, not for profit." I believe that as long as there are enough benefits, they will be able to willingly be loyal to us. ”

"...... interests" Lihui suddenly looked confused?

"Yes, it's profit. Jiao Long and they can become a hegemon in the waters of Nanjing, and they must have their advantages. If they were all incorporated into the Dongjiang Army, they would lose their greatest role. You have to understand, what is the purpose of our coming out this time? Maritime merchants, trade, don't you think they are a lot more than we know? ”

The pirates who have been entrenched in this sea area for many years rob the passing merchant fleets every day, and if you want to talk about the knowledge of the caravans, Lihui naturally admits that they do know much more than himself.

"However, pirates are not so easy to control!" Lihui acknowledged Mao Wenlong's vision, but he was also worried about the consequences of letting the tiger return to the mountain.

"There's nothing good about it, when the third master comes, we will decide according to the situation, you go down and get ready first, in case the conversation breaks down and fights." Mao Wenlong began to be a little impatient, and simply ordered the eviction.

Lihui didn't dare to entangle any longer, so he could only reluctantly resign.

In the afternoon of the same day, the two pirate ships appeared as scheduled, and the three masters who stayed in the nest did not abandon the big masters and the second masters, and he still came as promised. Since he had the intention to rescue the big boss and the second boss, the third boss didn't worry too much, and after arriving, he took a small boat directly to interview Mao Wenlong.

The third master is a middle-aged man who looks like a scholar, and it seems that he should be in his early thirties. Unlike many black pirates, this trio is not only thin but also white-faced.

Mao Wenlong met the three masters on the deck, and as soon as the two met, they began to look at each other. The appearance of the scholar of the three masters surprised Mao Wenlong, and Mao Wenlong's youth also surprised the three masters.

Mao Wenlong's name has long been rumored everywhere, and the three masters have obviously heard of it, and when he saw that the real person was so young at this moment, he once suspected that the young man in front of him was not Mao Wenlong himself.

"Below is the third leader of the Jiaolong Pirate Regiment, surnamed Jiang Mingjie, who has seen the chief soldier." Jiang Jieli was thoughtful and generous, without the slightest hint of nervousness.

"Jiang Jie, are you a scholar?" Mao Wenlong smiled and asked softly.

"Zaiben is a native of Nanjing, a talent in the village, who fled to this sea because of the war. Later, thanks to the big bosses, he stayed in the Jiaolong pirate group to help. Jiang Jie briefly introduced himself.

Mao Wenlong nodded, his face full of smiles. He didn't expect that this three-master would actually be a scholar, so that his original plan would be more sure to be implemented.

"Do you know what you're going to talk about this time?" Mao Wenlong looked at Jiang Jie with a smile.

"Actually, I, the third master, is just a false name, and the real master is still the big boss and the second master." Jiang Jie replied calmly.

"What? Does Mr. Jiang still want to shirk at this time? Mao Wenlong narrowed his eyes.

Jiang Jie hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Otherwise, the chief soldier might as well let the big boss and the second boss also come together, so that it will be convenient for us to make a decision." ”

Mao Wenlong nodded and didn't say anything, waved his hand and asked Haoda to bring everyone over.

The injuries on Jiao Long and the second master's body have been bandaged at this moment, although they still look very embarrassed, they can still see at a glance that they are not worried about their lives. Jiang Jie breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, what he said to Mao Wenlong just now was by no means a shirking of responsibility.

He, the third master, had to rely on the big boss and the second boss to cover him, otherwise he would not have been able to survive under those murderous pirates, let alone ask them to obey his orders.

"Big brother, second brother, are you okay?" Jiang Jie hurried up and said hello.

When Jiao Long saw this third brother, he immediately laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, you don't need to worry, how is the family, there is no chaos, right?" ”

Jiang Jie said with a smile: "Thanks to the eldest brother, everything is fine at home." ”

The two chatted for a while, and then sat down, Jiao Long was straightforward, and he would not beat around the bush, and directly hugged his fists and said to Mao Wenlong: "Chief soldier, now that we are all here, why don't you talk about how to incorporate us now." ”

"Refreshing people, the general soldier will speak bluntly."

"Commander, please speak!"

Mao Wenlong no longer hesitated, and explained: "This time we came out to find maritime merchants, and Anton Wei and Tianjin Port are now ready to open for trade, only the arrival of the caravan. You have been entrenched here for a long time, and you must be familiar with many caravans on this sea, as long as you can bring in caravans to trade in the future, you will be indispensable. ”

"Trade ......" Jiao Long's face was full of incredulity.

"Yes, it's trade." Mao Wenlong said affirmatively.

"I wonder if the general soldier has anything to trade now?" Jiao Long obviously knew a lot, and asked the idea in one mouth.

"It's not that I don't know what the caravans outside are trading with, so I'm going to go to Fujian to have a look. If you know, you might as well listen to it, as long as it is something that Da Ming has, there is nothing that I Mao Wenlong can't get. Mao Wenlong said a lot.

Jiao Long hesitated for a moment, and after exchanging glances with the second and third brothers, he replied: "The general soldier seems to think about maritime trade too simply, and there are a lot of ways in it. It's not that if you have something, people will come and trade with you. ”