After a day's rest in Dengzhou, the military commander Zhu Wu, the 300 sailors and the mountain platoon immediately took the wounded and escorted the prisoners and booty back to the sea, including a fortune ship, which was very large and could hold 400 tons of cargo.

Even Chao Gai's personal soldiers only left ten people led by Jiao Ting, Shi Jin, Shi Xiu, Yang Chun, and Chen Da asked for a long insight, and Chao Gai left them behind. Xie Zhen and Jie Bao are exceptions, Chao Gai allowed them to leave and let them go back to have a look.

Chao Gai and others stayed in Gu's sister-in-law's shop for a day, and on the second day, Chao Gai took Jiao Ting, Shi Jin, Shi Xiu, Yang Chun, and Chen Da to Dengyun Mountain early in the morning. Shi Xiu wrapped his sheepskin jacket tightly and said, "Living in the mountains on this cold day, if it snows, won't there be no way to get out of the mountains." ”

Chao Gai explained: "This Zou Yuan and Zou Run used to be similar to my business, mainly private salt. Illicit salt is a U-turn business, so I am worried about the encirclement and suppression of officers and soldiers, so I have been living in the mountains, and now this private salt business is not done, and I have not moved out. ”

Shi Xiushen thought that it was not easy to be a private businessman these days, after all, there were still very few people who could have such a big force as Chao Gai.

As he was talking, two men came out in front of him and shouted, "Stop, what are you doing?" ”

Jiao Ting said: "My brother is Yuncheng Chaogai, come to visit, please let me know." ”

As soon as these two people heard that it was Yuncheng Chao Gai, they immediately left one person on duty, and the other ran up the mountain to report. Without a moment's effort, Zou Run and Zou Yuan greeted them with more than a dozen subordinates, and Zou Yuan laughed loudly: "Haha, no wonder the magpie kept calling this morning, it turned out that Brother Chao Gai had arrived, why didn't you notify me in advance, so I could greet it." ”

Chao Gai said: "What's polite, this time I'm passing by, I just happened to come over to take a look, nothing happened." ”

"Brother, there are four more brothers, I don't know each other, my brother will introduce me." Zou Yuan said.

Chao Gai introduced: "This is Shi Jin, a young hero, who has a good skill. This is Shi Xiu, known as the desperate Saburo, who fights the hardest. This is Yang Chun and this is Chen Da, both of whom are Lian Jiazi. ”

Zou Yuan was very envious and said: "My brother's subordinates are all top heroes, and then look at me here is deserted." ”

Chao Gai said: "The two are also famous heroes in Dengzhou, so you don't have to be humble." ”

"Please, it's too cold in winter, go up the mountain and rest." Zou Rundao.

The two led the way into the mountain with Chao Gai and others, and not long after entering, they saw more than a dozen piles of wood piled up like a mountain, Shi Jin sighed: "So much wood has been cut down. ”

Zou Run said: "This is all the business that Brother Chao Gai takes care of, and the price given by the people in the trading house is very kind, and I have recruited people to cut it down in the past few months." I was discovered by the government halfway, but I gave the money and I was fine. A total of 20,000 trees have been cut down, and I can make a small fortune just waiting for the delivery. ”

"I won't wait too long, it should be almost the same as soon as spring begins next year, and the firm will contact you in advance when the time comes." Chao Gai said.

Chao Gai looked into the distance, only to see that the big trees on this Dengyun Mountain were sparse a lot, but there were still a lot of trees, after all, Chao Gai wanted a big tree with a thick package, and he didn't want a tree that was too small.

Moreover, this tree is cut down, the root system is still there, and all kinds of small seedlings will be sent out at the beginning of spring next year, and it will be lush again in a few years.

Zou Yuan said: "Go, go, it's important to drink and eat." ”

In the past few months, Dengyun Mountain has received many orders from Chaojia Commercial Bank, the economic situation has improved significantly, and there is a scale of more than 200 people.

Shi Jinshi Xiu and the others are still very strange, take a look around.

The uncle and nephew are still very hospitable, Zou Run said: "Kill a fat small-tailed Han sheep, set up a big pot in the hall to stew the whole sheep, and make several jars of good sorghum wine." ”

Chao Gai said: "We often eat this dish, since we come to your beach, let's get some fresh, big yellow croaker or something stewed in a pot." ”

Zou Run had a row of heads: "I have this memory, the small-tailed Han sheep is still left for us to eat, then let the kitchen cook, stew a few big yellow croaker, fry a few plates of prawns, make some mackerel with fish, remember that it must be good, just taken out of the ice hole." ”

The subordinates memorized them one by one, and then began to prepare. In this year, there are still a lot of large yellow croakers in the Bohai Sea, and it is not uncommon to have more than ten catties each, and the taste is also very good when stewed.

There are two fireplaces burning in the hall, which is very warm, and there is good fragrant tea for everyone to drink.

Zou Yuan asked, "Brother, what are you doing here this time, is there any big business?" ”

"Where did you get so much business, our caravan was attacked by Black Sand pirates in the nearby waters a month ago, and we lost some manpower." Chao Gai said.

Zou Run said: "Yes, I heard that it was the Black Sand Pirates who failed to rob, but killed and injured more than 100 people, could it be that time." ”

"Yes, this bastard is so bold that the fleet guarded by the troops dares to move, and the brothers can't swallow this breath, so they touched it last night and wiped them out. The one-eyed pirate and the two-knife Cancer bandit capital were killed. Chao Gai said.

Zou Run and Zou Yuan gasped when they heard this. The black sand pirates are in the vicinity, but they can scare children without crying, not to mention ordinary people, even those who are private businessmen like Zou Run and Zou Yuan have to stay away.

Zou Yuan said: "The one-eyed and the double knife are really dead? These two people are quite good at kung fu, and they have not met an opponent in this sea area for many years. ”

Shi Jin smiled: "Can this still be fake, the one-eyed master was split by half of his body with an axe." As for the double-knife crab, it was slightly better, and was pierced through the neck by a spear. There was nothing left of his pirates and warships burned. ”

Chao Gai took a sip and said, "This group of pirates was almost wiped out, but they ran away with a three-man master, nicknamed Sea Loach." Chop the grass to remove the roots, otherwise it is always a hidden danger, the two of them are mixed on the surface of this sea, and there are many eyeliners, if there is a place for this sea loach to stay, please send someone to Yuncheng to tell me. ”

"Of course, of course." Zou Rundao.

Zou Yuan was even more surprised by the combat effectiveness of Chao Gai's team, exterminating pirates seems simple, but it is not easy, you must know that pirates are very cunning, they will fight if they have been beaten, and they will run away if they can't be beaten. Even if the Dengzhou Sailor wants to exterminate the black sand, I'm afraid he will have to mobilize a team of one or two thousand people, not to mention the few broken boats and those soldiers of the Dengzhou Sailor who bully the common people, and it will become a soft-footed shrimp if they fight pirates.

"My brother is really the master of tigers and wolves, such a strong pirate will be destroyed if he says he will be destroyed, but what about the other pirates nearby?" Zou Yuan asked.

Chao Gai took a sip of tea and sighed leisurely: "I originally planned to come over this time and kill the matter." But considering that it is not easy to eat with a mouthful of food, I didn't start and looked at their performance in the future. ”

Soon, all kinds of seafood came up, and everyone feasted. Chatting while eating, it's not lively.

After eating, Chao Gai and the others said goodbye, refused the retention of Zou's uncle and nephew, and rushed to Gu's sister-in-law's hotel.

On the way, Shi Jin said: "I think my brother deliberately told these two about our extermination of pirates." ”

"These two are local land snakes, although they are not pirates, but they have some intersection with pirates, and they can be regarded as passing a word to the pirates through the mouths of the two of them. There are several forces of pirates at sea, although we can exterminate them all, but Dengzhou is not our territory, and it is too conspicuous to provoke the unhappiness of the Dengzhou government, so it is necessary to exterminate the black sand as a deterrent, and the pirates who are scared do not dare to act rashly is the best policy.