The place where the pirates docked on the island and the place where the goods were traded next to this dock were mostly seafood and furs. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Before coming to Dengzhou on an errand, Zhong Hao had never seen many seafood dishes in this restaurant when he was in Qingzhou or Tokyo, and at that time he thought that the people of the Great Song Dynasty were not very interested in the consumption of seafood.

After coming to Dengzhou, I found that people here are also full of interest in eating seafood, and almost every restaurant in Dengzhou City has a variety of seafood dishes. Here, almost all of those classic Jiaodong dishes are seafood dishes.

As for the reason why people in the mainland rarely have seafood dishes, the main reason is that they are limited by traffic and transportation conditions, and they can't get this fresh seafood, so they don't eat seafood much.

However, some seafood products made into dried seafood are also made in many places in the mainland of the Great Song Dynasty. The seafood is delicious, and it is also very good to use to enhance the freshness.

However, there are still many seafood and furs here, but there don't seem to be too many Liaodong ginseng. Ergouzi and Zhuzi took Zhong Hao and them around, but they didn't find a large amount of Liaodong ginseng, and most of them were obviously bought by other maritime merchants. Just now, Leader He boasted that he came here, Zhong Hao would definitely be able to buy seafood, but after he didn't expect it, there was no more, and Ergouzi and Zhuzi couldn't help but be a little apologetic and embarrassed.

Zhong Hao originally came to Shamen Island to see if he could find out a little bit about the Goryeo envoy, not to buy this large amount of Liaodong ginseng, just buy a few sticks, but it's still okay. In fact, even if he finds a large amount of Liaodong ginseng, he is afraid that he will find a reason not to buy it first! There is no Liaodong ginseng here, so naturally I also save myself from finding excuses, which is naturally just what it means!

At the moment, he hurriedly said that it doesn't matter, in fact, it is okay to buy a few first, as a sample for the buyer to see. If those buyers are in love, they can buy large quantities next time.

Ergouzi and Zhuzi listened to it, and immediately said that when they came to Shamen Island next month, they would definitely leave some for Zhong Hao. At that moment, Zhong Hao asked Ergouzi and Zhu Zi to lead again, and then turned around to see if there were any other goods to buy.

At that moment, Zhong Hao asked Luo Jiu to go to the Cui family's cargo ship to help, and he took Zhang Shisan and Liu Feng to the flea market at the dock, casually going around. Ergouzi and Zhuzi followed behind Zhong Hao and helped him lead the way.

In this temporary market, there are many kinds of goods, in addition to seafood, animal skins, animal tendons, ginseng, deer antler velvet and other things. Of course, it may also be that they are looking for those Khitan maritime merchants and Jurchen maritime merchants to trade.

Zhong Hao walked around casually, chatting with Ergouzi and Zhuzi, and inquiring about some of the pirates on the North Sea.

Zhong Hao spoke politely and was very flattering to the two of them, Ergouzi and Zhuzi couldn't help but feel that Zhong Hao was a little pleasing to the eye, but they didn't think about it, some things they knew, but they talked to Zhong Hao casually. In fact, for the affairs of these pirates on the North Sea, these maritime merchants or merchants in the mainland of the Great Song Dynasty are usually indispensable to inquire about. It is also helpful to know more about the situation for what goods they enter and what goods they export.

When Zhong Hao chatted with them and wandered around, he found that there were several Japanese knives among these goods.

The Japanese Japanese sword originated from the Tang Dynasty horizontal knife, and since the Tang Dynasty, Japan learned the Tang horizontal knife technology, and with a little transformation, it became the Japanese Japanese Japanese sword.

Zhong Hao picked up one of the swords, and saw that the scabbard made of green shark skin was already a little decayed. He grasped the scabbard, and with a force of his right hand, he pulled it out, and saw that although the scabbard was somewhat decayed, the blade was intact.

Zhong Hao held the knife in his hand, but saw that the cold light of the blade was circulating, the sharpness was abnormal, and the blood groove was faintly full of blood, as if he had drunk blood. The shape of this Japanese knife is similar to that of the Japanese knife in later generations, but the arc is slightly smaller than that of the knife, and the blade is slightly longer, which is closer to the horizontal knife picture that Zhong Hao has seen in later generations. Obviously, the Japanese sword of the Great Song Dynasty has not changed later, so it is closer to the horizontal knife system of the Tang Dynasty.

As half a military fan in later generations, Zhong Hao longed for Tang Hengdao very much and looked forward to seeing it. As the standard knife of the Tang Army, the Tang horizontal knife used to be famous, but unfortunately it has long been lost in the era in which Zhong Hao lived in his later generations, and no one has ever seen the real thing. Nowadays, the sword and shield hand of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty is generally equipped with a standard knife for the chopping knife, which has a longer body and a longer handle, which is convenient for holding in both hands, while the standard knife mainly equipped with pikemen and crossbow soldiers is a hand knife, which is mainly used for hand-to-hand combat.

Although the Great Song Dynasty horse chopping knife also originated from the Tang Dynasty horizontal knife, after Zhong Hao saw the Great Song Dynasty's horse cutting knife, he found that it was far from the picture of the Tang horizontal knife he saw in later generations. It may be because the main enemy of the Great Song Dynasty was the Khitan, and the Great Song Forbidden Army was equipped with a longer and thicker horse chopping knife than the horizontal knife, which was changed in order to facilitate the advantage of riding on foot.

Zhong Hao saw that this knife was very similar to the picture of Tang Hengdao in his impression, and he couldn't help but put it down.

Zhong Hao immediately asked Ergouzi and Zhuzi: "This sword is also for sale?" How many runs! ”

After Ergouzi went to ask a pirate who was in charge of selling and trading goods next to him, he came back and said: "Old nonsense said that this sword sells for twenty-five yuan, and Brother Zhong wants to take it away for twenty yuan!" ”

Hey, these pirates still know about bargaining, Zhong Hao thinks they are all a fixed price!

Of course, Zhong Hao didn't know that among the pirates on Huangcheng Island, there were people who were specifically responsible for trading with maritime merchants and others, and they were also very philistine.

Zhong Hao felt that this was not expensive when he heard it, and immediately nodded and said, he asked for this sword.

Zhong Hao was playing with the sword, chatting with the two dogs and the pillar, asking about the origin of the knife.

Hearing Zhong Hao's question, Ergouzi said beside him: "A while ago, our brothers on the island escorted a merchant fleet of the Great Song Sea to Goryeo, and encountered a group of Goryeo pirates and Japanese pirates who wanted to rob, but our brothers ran away and captured one of the ships in the group of Korean pirates and Japanese pirates, and these Japanese knives were captured at that time. This knife is made of Baotou steel, and it takes a lot of effort to maintain, and it needs to be wiped with a tarpaulin from time to time to ensure its quality. And we run around islands and ships all year round, and the sea is humid, and it is not easy to preserve, so it is better to sell it for some money, which is neat. ”

Zhong Hao listened to the words of the second dog, and couldn't help asking, "Do our brothers often escort the Great Song Hai ship to Goryeo?" Are there many pirates in the North Sea? In the past, I only heard that there were many Goryeo pirates and Khitan pirates, but I didn't hear of many Japanese pirates. ”

Ergouzi said: "This Japanese pirate has only recently become more numerous, and it is said that it was attracted by those Goryeo pirates. Most of these pirates were led by Goryeo pirates. It is said that most of these pirates operated in the East China Sea and off the coast of Japan, and that these Goryeo pirates were brought in to deal with the convoy of the envoys of the Goryeo Kingdom. ”

In fact, Zhong Hao also heard about the pirates of Goryeo in later generations. Unlike in the Ming Dynasty, when Korea and the Ming Dynasty were widely poisoned and harassed by the Japanese invaders, it was the Han Kou who were most harmful to the surrounding areas in this era. In the pre-Qin period, there were three small tribes in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, which were Mahan, Jinhan, and Benhan, collectively known as Sanhan. The people of the Korean Peninsula have always regarded themselves as "descendants of the three Koreans." Therefore, regardless of whether the country name on the Korean Peninsula is Silla, Baekje or Goryeo, Japan and the Great Song Dynasty often refer to the people of the Korean Peninsula as Koreans. The Korean people are Kou, and naturally they are also called Han Kou.

In this era, the Han Kou often raided the coastal areas of Japan, and often went ashore to burn, kill and loot, which caused the Japanese a headache, and repeatedly came to Goryeo to ask Goryeo to punish them. But the Goryeo Kingdom is also powerless against these Han Kou, and there is no way to fundamentally attack them.

Most of the Goryeo pirates came from the princes and nobles who were defeated by Goryeo at the time of the establishment of Goryeo and Silla and Baekje. They retreated to the sea with a group of people who were unwilling to submit to Goryeo rule. Most of them retreated to the sea with a large amount of wealth and manpower, and their sea ships were relatively advanced, so when these princes and nobles of Silla and Later Baekje abandoned their status and turned to pirates, they quickly gained an advantage in the North and East Seas, and they have maintained it ever since. They were widely active along the coast of Liaodong, the Great Song Dynasty and Japan. Many Japanese pirates and Song pirates were subdued by them.

Of course, these Goryeo pirates are not one, but also divided into many branches.

Zhong Hao couldn't help but light up when he heard Ergouzi mention the Japanese pirates who were attracted by the Goryeo pirates in order to deal with the escort fleet of the envoys of the Goryeo Kingdom.

At that moment, Zhong Hao asked, "Leader Feng said that this Japanese pirate was attracted by the Goryeo pirates?" Did they deal with the convoy of the envoys of the Goryeo Kingdom? "Ergouzi's surname is Feng, and Zhong Hao calls him Feng Leader very politely.

Ergouzi said: "Our fleet on Huangcheng Island has captured a Japanese sea ship, and the Japanese captives on the ship really said so. ”

Zhong Hao heard Cui Hai say that this Goryeo pirate is also a lot of shares. On the route from Goryeo to Dengju, there is Yeondon Island, where Korean pirates are entrenched. The Goryeo pirates on this island are the largest group of Goryeo pirates in the North Sea, and I don't know if this group of pirates did it.

At that moment, Zhong Hao asked Ergouzi again: "I don't know if this matter was done by the group of Korean pirates on Liangtong Island?!" ”

Ergouzi frowned and thought for a moment, and said, "I can't say this for sure." However, judging from the flag they played that time, it seems that it is indeed the flag of Weighing Island. However, I had never heard of it before, but there were many Japanese pirates on the island. The island is located in the west of Goryeo, and it is said that most of the owners and ship owners of Goryeo islands, who had Japanese pirates under their command, were entrenched on the islands east of Goryeo.

There was no conflict between this Liangtong Island and our Huangcheng Island before, and those pirates of Liangtang Island had never attacked our sea ships on Huangcheng Island, and we were not inviolable to each other before. This time, the sudden attack on our sea ships on Huangcheng Island is really a bit strange. As for whether or not the Goryeo pirates on Yeondon Island did this, our boss is letting people investigate! When you find out, if it's really them...... Hmph, since they dare to attack our sea ships on Huangcheng Island, they must make them pay a heavy price. ”

Zhong Hao listened to Ergouzi's words and really learned a lot of information. First of all, the Goryeo envoy was indeed robbed by the Goryeo pirates, and was intercepted and killed by a large group of pirates, because the escort fleet of such a large Goryeo envoy did not even escape a single ship.

Secondly, a single group of Korean pirates, I am afraid that there is absolutely no such ability. So it is very likely that the Korean pirates of this Yeondon Island were made by other Korean pirates, and the other Korean pirates are likely to come from the eastern islands of Goryeo, so they have many Japanese pirates under their command.

This trip to Salmon Island was really not in vain, and I really learned a lot of information from Ergouzi. Of course, this is indeed a coincidence, if you don't see this batch of knives and ask your own questions, I'm afraid you really won't understand these things.

Although Zhong Hao can't do anything about these things, at least he will return to Beijing in the future, and he will have some dry goods to report.

Afraid that asking too many questions would make him suspicious, Zhong Hao stopped asking about it immediately. When Zhong Hao diverted the topic, he chatted with Ergouzi about something else.

Then Zhong Hao said that he asked for this sword, and immediately reached into his arms and wanted to take out twenty taels of silver to buy it. Naturally, these maritime merchants were unlikely to carry heavy copper coins with them, and most of them were silver. Twenty taels of silver can be exchanged for more than twenty pieces of silver. Zhong Hao paid the two dogs twenty taels of silver, which was naturally enough money to buy this sword.

Zhong Hao touched the purse from the "bosom", took it out, and inadvertently dropped out of a piece of paperwork.

The two dogs standing next to Zhong Hao, seeing that Zhong Hao had left the paperwork, felt that it was an important thing, and was afraid that the ground would be too dirty and dirty, so he grabbed it for Zhong Hao with a quick hand.

The second dog was about to return it to Zhong Hao, but when he looked at the document casually, he couldn't help but be stunned. It turns out that these two dogs, although their names are very local, and they are pirates who have been adrift on the sea all year round, they are just one of the few literate pirates on Godcheng Island!

He inadvertently glanced at the document just now, and saw that it was actually Zhong Hao's dispatch document written on it, and it was also stamped with the seal of the political affairs hall, as if the distant nephew of the so-called chief Cui shopkeeper in front of him was an official.

The Confucian shirt Zhong Hao wears is a robe with a diagonal placket and a right-hand robe, and only the arms and sleeve pockets can hold things! I can't fit much in the sleeve pocket of this dress. And in the sleeve pocket, light things are easy to say, and slightly heavier ones are not too inconvenient to walk. And it is far less stable in the sleeve pocket than in the arms, and it is easy to accidentally fall out. It is because Zhong Hao has always kept important items in his arms in the placket.

Unexpectedly, today, when he took out his purse, he inadvertently dropped his dispatch documents, Zhong Hao couldn't help but be a little secretly anxious when he saw this.

The second dog held Zhong Hao's dispatch document in his hand, remembering what Zhong Hao had been asking about just now, and couldn't help but look at Zhong Hao with a suspicious face.

At this moment, there was a sudden rapid bang bang in the distance, and there was a sudden shouting of pirates around the trading ground near the dock.

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