Zhu Hui and Guo Yi finally brought Lin Feng back to Yuegang, so that he and Luo Amin's mother and daughter could be reunited, but Guo Yi couldn't stay in Yuegang, and he was going back to Ryukyu after picking up his two sons. [No pop-ups. 】

Elder Yuekong's voyage plan was strongly supported by Governor Pang Shangpeng and Zhixian Zhai Yin, and a piece of land was enclosed in Fuxian Village outside the county seat, and a shipyard and a large wharf were built, and hundreds of people who returned from Ryukyu all lived in Fuxian Village, and the million taels of silver and 100,000 taels of gold transported back from Amami Island would be used for the cost of sailing to the New World, which greatly relieved Shen Qi's pressure.

Jingming and Shen Mao were punished by their master and brother respectively, and the two of them repented bitterly and were sent to work in the shipyard. Ma Wu, who was in charge of shipbuilding, was a descendant of Zheng He, who was not only a famous navigator, but also a skilled shipbuilder.

Back then, on the way back from Tortoiseshell Harbor, Xu Linger had talked to Ma Wu about building a big treasure ship, and now his dream has finally come true.

Zhu Hui and Zhang Gou'er and others in Luzon won the trust of the Spanish colonial authorities, as soon as the spring began, Shen Qi led the fleet to and from Manila, and the cooperation with the Western merchant Felipe was also very smooth, through the help of General Fernando, the problem of the exchange of silver dollars and silver ingots was solved, and the business was like a fish in water.

In July of the fifth year of Wanli, Shen Qi was going to Manila again, and in order to negotiate with Felipe about going to the New World, Tang Jing, Zhu Hui, Zhang Gou'er, Jingkong, Elder Yuekong, and Xuande Zhenren also went with him. After Shen Mao and Jingming learned the news, they couldn't stand the hard life of the shipyard and wanted to go, but Shen Qi and Xuande Zhenren resolutely refused, so the two came to Lin Feng to complain.

Cai De, the lord of Jiuao, was detained in Yuzhenzhou, and when he heard that Lin Feng was back, he ignored the obstruction of Li Chenghuai and others, and ran to Fuxian Village to see Lin Feng.

On this night, Shen Mao and Jingming secretly came to find Lin Feng, and Cai De also quietly followed, Lin Feng saw the three of them visiting, and asked very vigilantly, "What are you all doing here?" Get me out! ”

The three of them all knew that Luo Amin's mother and daughter usually lived in Ah Ping's house, and there were no outsiders here, so they bowed down to Lin Feng's front and said in unison: "Meet the Lord of Daao!" Without waiting for him to react, he knelt down in an orderly manner.

Lin Feng pricked up his ears, listened to the fact that there was no movement outside, waved his hand, and said, "Get up, come into the house and talk." ”

The four of them came to a secret room together, and Cai De cried and asked, "Lord O, do you really want to take everyone to the boundless ocean to adventure?" ”

Finding that Lin Feng nodded seriously, Jingming began to express his determination: "In this life, I have made up my mind with the Lord of Daao, even if I go up to Dao Mountain and go down to the Sea of Fire, I can go." ”

"As long as there is a big Australian owner, I am not afraid of lighting sky lanterns and getting into the oil pot." Shen Mao was not far behind, as he spoke, he blinked his eyes and asked unwillingly: "Lord Daao, we are desperately trying to get the boatload of silver, why do we have to give everyone a share, right?" If you don't say a word, none of us dare to mention it, so that's it? ”

Lin Feng smiled slightly after hearing this, and replied in a low voice: "You work with Ma Wu, and you still have monthly money, be content." ”

If Jing Ming wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, he was brought up by Shen Mao, he sighed, and said helplessly: "If I knew this, it would be better to guard more than 200,000 taels of silver and be a rich man in Songjiang Mansion." ”

The reason why Lin Feng returned to Moon Harbor was to reorganize his brothers in Luzon Island, nominally to escort the ocean-going fleet, but in fact he wanted to find Hong Zhenren. He firmly believed that Wang Zhi had accumulated a lifetime of property and was transported away by Bai Haishan, as long as he could get this treasure, he would be able to have the strength to face the south and the north. However, you have to be prepared for another hand, if the search for Hong Zhenren fails, or if you don't have that huge treasure at all, then you have to return to Luzon and try to drive out the Westerners, and cut off the claim to be the right time.

After listening to the words of Jingming and Shen Mao, Lin Feng Zhengse said: "Someone once borrowed 300,000 taels of silver from me, if no one asks for it, I'm afraid it will be R buns to beat the dog, and there will be no return, may I ask which of you is willing to run?" The hand received is all yours. ”

"Who is so bold as to dare not pay the debt?" Jingming asked in surprise.

Lin Feng replied with a smile: "Japan's Owari country's daimyo Hashiba Hideyoshi." ”

Jing Ming and Shen Mao glanced at each other, and found that Cai De was shaking his head uncontrollably, so the two replied in unison: "I am willing to go." So, pestering Lin Feng to ask for an IOU, hoping to get back as much as he wanted.

At this time, Lin Feng pretended to be generous, saying that he didn't want to mention this old account again, but he couldn't stand the two of them, so he picked up the pen and ink, wrote a letter to Yuchai Hideyoshi, and reminded Jingming and Shen Mao that because it was inconvenient to ask for it directly in the letter, he could only remind Hideyoshi to repay the debt in a tactful tone, as for whether he could get this money, it depended on the ability of the two of you.

At this moment, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside, Lin Feng thought it was Amin's mother and daughter coming back, so he spoke: "Come in, the door is not locked." ”

Finding that it was Li Dan who pushed the door and broke in, Cai De grabbed him by the collar and asked viciously, "What are you doing here?" ”

Everyone was taken aback, suspecting that Li Dan had eavesdropped on their conversation, Jingming and Shen Mao immediately tied him up, and listened to Li Dan struggle to speak: "Lord Qilin Daao, tonight is all in Shen Daguan's house to discuss matters, and I was ordered to come and invite the Lord of Daao to participate." ”

"Don't be so rude!" Lin Feng, who was full of suspicion, personally released Li Dan, and then asked, "Your Excellency Li Dan, but I don't know what to discuss tonight?" ”

As early as when he was in Hawksbill Harbor, the clever and clever Li Dan was selected by Luo Amin to work as a broker in the market at Renyain Port, and with his ingenuity and linguistic talent, he was like a fish in water among merchants at home and abroad, so he was grateful to Lin Feng and his wife.

So, Li Dan respectfully bowed and replied: "I learned that the lord of Tai Ao came to Yuegang and only came to see him today, it is a mistake to be under it, and I hope the lord of Tai Ao will forgive me!" Shen Daguan went to Manila this time, preparing to negotiate with the Westerners, and leading everyone to the New World, I need to invite you to participate. ”

"Good! Let's go. Lin Feng led everyone out of the door, and when he broke up with the three of them, he quietly stuffed a note into Jingming's hand and asked him to leave Yuegang with Shen Mao overnight.

Li Dan accompanied Lin Feng to Shen Qi's house, at this time, everyone had already discussed the business matters, just waiting to invite Lin Feng to talk to him about how to establish a maritime army, and was ready to invite him out of the mountain to gather the soldiers stranded on Luzon Island.

Lin Feng said that he was willing to take the risk to go to Luzon in accordance with everyone's opinions, and especially emphasized that those soldiers were completely different from the pirates of the past, this was the team left by Lin Daoqian's merchant group, and there were many merchants who were held hostage on Nan'ao Island, and they all had a bitter hatred for Westerners and Japanese pirates, and this army would definitely be able to escort the ocean-going fleet.

After listening to Lin Feng's introduction, everyone was relieved. But he pretended to be a gesture, saying that before setting sail, he must have a ceremony to commemorate Ma Zhishan, Chen Zhi and others, and rearrange the seats, because Li Chenghuai has become a monk, Cai De is useless, he is old, he wants to give up the position of the lord of Daao to Zhu Hui.

Zhu Hui naturally didn't dare to accept it easily, he couldn't stand his repeated pleas, and finally with the support of the two elders, he accepted this "laurel", and under him, he was sorted as Cai De, Song He, Liu Meng, Ma Xian, Zhang Gou'er, Jingkong, Jingming and Shen Mao.

Everyone chatted until late at night, and after discussing the things that should be done, Lin Feng's family of three dispersed with everyone, at this time, he found that Li Dan had not left, and he couldn't help but be a little anxious because he was worried that he would tell the truth.

Standing outside the door of the Shen family, Lin Feng coughed loudly a few times, covering his chest with his hands, revealing a very painful look. Luo Amin thought that although he spoke better than he sang, he was afraid that the Westerners would not let him go, and now he pretended to be sick and did not want to go to Manila to take risks, so he looked at him coldly and said nothing.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Hui, Song He, Zhang Gou'er and others asked him if he needed to invite Lang Zhong, Lin Feng pretended that the pain was unbearable, and if no one supported him, he might have to roll on the ground.

Shen Qi heard the movement outside, and hurriedly ran out with Li Dan, and found that Lin Feng's face was flushed, his forehead was sweating profusely, and he should be very sick, so he quickly sent Li Dan to invite Lang Zhong to take Lin Feng into his home to rest, and then began to comfort Luo Amin's mother and daughter......

Li Dan ran to the entrance of Fuxian Village, Jingming suddenly jumped out and stopped him, Shen Mao came over with a sharp knife in his hand, but was kicked to the ground by the astute Li Dan.

Shen Mao got up from the ground and found that Li Dan was still struggling desperately in Jingming's arms, so he came to him and whispered, "Don't be afraid, we want to borrow some silver flowers." ”

Li Dan heard their conversation with Lin Feng just now, and knew that they were going to run away tonight, so he was very nervous at the moment, so he put away Jingming's hand and hurriedly replied: "I, I don't have any silver on me, it's all in Shen Daguan's house." ”

Jingming stuck around his neck and asked hatefully, "Do you want to die or live?" ”

Finding that Li Dan, who was nervous, couldn't stop nodding, Shen Mao also asked: "Since you want to live, you have to listen to us, let me ask you, how much money does the family have?" Where did you put it? ”

"I followed Shen Daguan to do business and saved some silver, if you two need it, follow me to get it." Li Dan replied quite naturally.

"Be honest with me, and hand over the key to your door." Jingming said, and hit the Shenque X in the middle of his umbilical fossa, which belonged to Ren Mai, and the pain between the ribs and crotch was unbearable after being hit, and Li Dan immediately fell to the ground.

Afraid that these two muddy boys would kill him, Li Dan didn't dare to lie, so he gave them the key to the house.

"I'll escort him to the Dragon King Temple outside the village, you go and get the silver, let's leave Yuegang overnight." As he spoke, Shen Mao took out a rope and tied Li Dan up.

In the dead of night, everything is silent. Jingming performed light skills and climbed over the wall into the Shen family, at this time, Lin Feng was still pretending to be sick here, and everyone was anxious, waiting to invite Li Dan in Langzhong, Zhu Hui, Song He and others went out to watch from time to time......

Jingming quietly opened Li Dan's house, found more than 500 taels of silver and two gold bars, quickly climbed over the wall and left the Shen family, and disappeared into the night like a cat......

waited until midnight, Li Dan, who went to invite Langzhong, had not come back, Shen Qi and the others were all very worried, Zhu Hui, Song He and Zhang Gou'er couldn't sit still, and just wanted to go out to find Li Dan, at this time, Lin Feng's illness suddenly improved, and he was clamoring to go home, and with everyone's support, Lin Feng staggered out.

Sent Lin Feng home, everyone stayed with him for a while, and talked to Luo Amin for a while, and the three of them left, and came to the door of Shen's house, and found that Shen Qi was still looking forward to it, so they knew that something must have happened to Li Dan, so everyone went to look for it outside the village.

Liu Meng and Ma Xian, two dart masters, trained sailors during the day and were responsible for the security of Fuxian Village at night.

Early the next morning, Cai De sent someone to report it, claiming that he had seen Li Dan in the early hours of this morning, and he left Yuegang with Jingming and Shen Mao.

But Shen Qi, Luo Amin and others firmly believed that Li Dan's character would never have problems, maybe he found out that Jingming and Shen Mao had some misdeeds, and encountered an accident, so he hurriedly reported to the official.

Zhai Yin, the magistrate of the county, attached great importance to it, and on the one hand, he sent a patrol to investigate the case, and gave the information of the case to the Tian prefect, and comprehensively searched for Jingming and Shen Mao at the boundary of Zhangzhou, which delayed the trip of Shen Qi and others.

The official mission investigated for half a month, but no one was seen alive or dead, until a merchant who had just returned from Ryukyu said that he had seen Li Dan in Shuri Castle, and everyone stopped looking.

So, Zhu Hui asked someone to send a letter to Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er, asking them to help find Li Dan and arrest Jingming and Shen Mao. At the same time, Felipe also sent a letter, asking Shen Qi to go to Manila City as soon as possible, so as not to miss the business opportunity.

Losing Li Dan, his right-hand man, Shen Qi felt powerless. At this time, Mark reported himself to be brave and willing to take on this role, and everyone recognized him very much, he himself is a Westerner, and now he is studying the hundred schools of thought, Tang and Song poems come as soon as he opens his mouth, and there is no problem with being a translator, and he is very familiar with Manila City, so he finally relieved this worry.

Lin Feng's "illness" gradually improved, and before leaving, he wanted to "concede" the position of the lord of Daao, so as to show that a generation of new people replaced the old, and let the new lord "lead" the soldiers on Luzon Island, so as not to let the Westerners hold on to him. I thought he was just talking, but I didn't expect that he was very serious about this matter, and if he didn't agree, he wouldn't go to Manila.

So, everyone followed him and invited Zhai Yin, the magistrate of the county, to witness, and under the auspices of Elder Yuekong and Xuande Zhenren, they abandoned the model of reckless heroes gathering righteousness, and held a ceremony of merchant association on the Yanhai Tower.

Felipe had already proposed that Shen Qi's business group be changed to a different name, marked by the above rules and the lower ruler, indicating that there are no rules and no square circle, supplemented by a six-pointed star, symbolizing mutual assistance and friendship, named "Mutual Aid Society Business Group", and set up nine protectors of the law, the original nominated Jingming and Shen Mao escaped, and in the future, Xuanhua will be all over the world, and literati and translators are indispensable, therefore, the new order is: Zhu Hui, Zhang Fan, Song He, Cai De, Liu Meng, Ma Xian, Jingkong, Mark, Wu Xiang.

(End of chapter)