The supreme governor of Salmon Island, Su Jian or Su Zhai, was pondering how many more prisoners should be executed in the next few days, when suddenly someone came to him and reported that someone had come to the dock and asked to see him.

Salmon Island was known as Temple Island in later generations, and it hangs alone in the sea. Since Song Taizu set up a military village here and designated this place as a place for exiling felons, Shamen Island has always been a frightening place, not to mention that ordinary people do not come, even pirates do not come, but there are often fishermen who come here to take refuge. But this time it was clearly not fishermen, but three clippers.

When Su arrived at the dock, the three boats had already anchored in the sea pond surrounded by several islands, one docked, and several men were chatting with the soldiers by the ship. One of the ten chiefs who followed Su Prison shouted: "Wu Na man, this is where the exiled felons are located, what are you doing here?" ”

A big man happily arched his hand and asked, "Is the Su Zhai master on the other side?" I'm here to send you money. ”

This sentence was too abrupt, and Su Prison and a group of village soldiers were stunned, but there was a word "money" in this sentence, which made Su Prisoner's brain turn very fast, so he also arched his hand: "I don't know what to call a friend?" But why did it come from? ”

Dahan said: "The name of the Sprinkle family is Zhou Qing, and they want to negotiate a deal with the detainees. ”

Su Jian immediately became vigilant in his heart. Even the grain and vegetables on this island had to be transported from Dengzhou, and there was no other place except the prisoners in prison, so I really couldn't think of anything else that could be bought and sold. Could it be that this man is trying to free a prisoner on the island? But these prisoners are all felons, and no one cares if they die, but if they run out for one or two and let people know, then he will be convicted in this prison.

Of course, being imprisoned in this place where birds don't poop is at most deducting the rations of 200 prisoners and 100 soldiers, and there is really no oil and water, and if the other party can really afford the price, then it is still negotiable.

Thinking of this, Su Jian held his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist, and secretly sharpened the knife in his heart. But he still said deliberately with a cold face: "This is a military village, not a grass market, how can there be any deal?" Could it be that you are here to entertain your own officials? ”

Zhou Qing said calmly: "Naturally, there is a deal to be done, because there are many useless people in the hands of the prisoners." ”

Sure enough, it came! Su Prison's vigilance and greed suddenly rose, and he immediately shouted: "Nonsense! There are only felons from the imperial court on this island, so do you want to rob the prison? Come on, take it with me! ”

The soldiers who followed Su Prison immediately pointed their spears and big knives at a few men, but Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Why should the prisoner be like this. If you can't buy and buy, you can't be benevolent and righteous, so I hope to listen to the words of the Sprinkler family first. ”

Su Jian just looked at Zhou Qing coldly and didn't say anything, but he didn't interrupt Zhou Qing either. Zhou Qing said: "Since the beginning of the country, there has always been a quota of 200 prisoners on Salmon Island, but in recent years, the number of criminals assigned here has increased year by year, and the quota is more than twice the quota every year, right? However, the prisoners were still provided with a quota of 200 people, so should the prisoners have to pay for these prisoners out of their own pockets? It just so happens that I am going overseas, and it is not easy to recruit people who are willing to go to sea, so it is better to detain and sell these people to the Sprinkle family, which is indispensable for the benefits of imprisonment. ”

The word "overseas" immediately made Su Prison's mind come alive. What Zhou Qing said is not bad at all, from the beginning of the country to the present, Shamen Island has always had a quota of only 200 prisoners, and grain and grass have also been distributed according to this quota. However, the stabbing with Salmon Island is customized, and the officials do not care whether they exceed the quota or not. In addition, in recent years, there have been more and more bandits, rogues and rebellions in various places, and hundreds of people have been assassinated here every year. Dengzhou will never allocate an extra grain because there are many people, or even deduct one less grain, so the situation of more people and less food has always existed.

Prisoner Su and a group of soldiers sent to defend the village in this place where birds don't also want to get some benefits from the rations of these 200 prisoners, and there are too many people to even leave the scum. Anyway, those who are assigned to Salmon Island are not pardoned, and no one will ask about it, so several groups of prisoners are killed on the island every year. Anyway, these people are killed and killed, and it is naturally a good thing to be able to exchange a few dollars. If you really get people overseas as you say, no one in the Central Plains will know about it, this is a lucrative business.

Su Jian is a careful person, although he is already moved, he still decides to find out the details of the other party. He asked, "Who are you?" ”

Zhou Qing said: "Have you heard about some officials in the capital sending ships to sea? ”

Although the matter of the capital's nobles recruiting people to trade in Liaodong has never been quiet, and Zhou Qing and they are also very low-key, but there are always rumors after a long time, plus there are ships going to Tamluo Island every year, and the people have long rumored that there are great wealth overseas, and Su Jian naturally heard about it.

Su Prison asked: "Are you ......?"

Zhou Qing said: "This is not the place to speak. ”

Prison Su hurriedly said, "Yes, yes." So you will come with me. ”

Su Jian took Zhou Qing to the lobby of the military village and continued to ask Zhou Qing about the details, Zhou Qing only hinted that he was representing the nobles of the capital, but he didn't confirm it, so he was so anxious that Su Jian scratched his ears and cheeks. However, he also knew that it would be impossible for these nobles to let people grasp the handle, and it would be delusional to get a clear answer. Just as he continued to hesitate, Zhou Qing's words made him finally make up his mind.

Zhou Qing said: "Su is detained, you can give a happy word if you don't do this." To put it mildly, you are a small prison as small as a sesame mung bean, and in the eyes of those officials in the capital, you can move a place with a casual move of your fingers, and then change someone who is willing to do this. So the Sprinkle family won't bother with you anymore. ”

Su Jian was shocked in his heart: If this person is really the representative of the bigwigs in the capital, then he will really change the owner of Shamen Village as he said, and he already knows about it, but he is unwilling to participate, and if he doesn't get those bigwigs, he will kill himself for the sake of secrecy.

After being silent for a while, he had to grit his teeth and make up his mind, seeking wealth and danger, supporting the bold to death, starving the faint to death. But since he took the risk, he wanted to make the most of it, so he asked, "So friend, can you make a price?" ”

Zhou Qing said: "A person is a silk. "A horse of silk is equivalent to consistent money, that is to say, a person for consistent money.

Su Jian didn't expect the price to be so low, and his eyes widened: "It's just a silk?" It's buying a person! ”

Zhou Qing said with a smile: "If you don't change this silk in prison, can you still be a cash cow if you keep someone?" In the end, don't you have to kill it yourself? This is not just a matter of changing a silk, but also accumulating yin virtue. And the Sprinkle family made it clear, if the prisoners want too much, it will not be the prisoners' turn to sell these people. ”

Zhou Qing's threat made Su Jian deflated, and then Zhou Qing said another sentence to make him regain some balance. "Although a person only changes one silk, but there are many people, why can't you change one or two hundred times a year?"

Su Jian thought about it, and this is also the truth. I don't know how many people will be allocated this year, even if one person changes the same money, one or two hundred is a small amount.

Of course, the Su prison will not let go easily, and after some bargaining, the two sides reached an agreement. Because the risk of trading Su Prisoner for the first time was too great, one person exchanged two silks, and one person exchanged one horse for silk in the subsequent transactions, but the prisoner's food expenses needed to be supplemented before Zhou Qing came to raise people. And Zhou Qing is not for everyone, and he must be selected to pay.

After reaching an agreement, Su Jian brought several classes on the island, colluded, and then asked people to take Zhou Qing to pick people, and it took a whole day to select a total of more than 70 people. Some prisoners who are already hungry or who have indeed committed the great sin of the wrath of man and God, Zhou Qing does not want it.

Seeing more than a hundred horses of silk piled up in a large pile, Su Prison and his subordinates all smiled crookedly-after boiling for so many years in this place where birds don't, they never thought there would be such oil and water.

Zhou Qing was also very satisfied. The people he picked out were all strong and courageous, and such people were needed to expand their territory overseas. Moreover, when these people go to Salmon Island, it is equivalent to stepping into the ghost gate, and they have no thoughts. Zhou Qing allowed them to work overseas for a few years, and if they could save money, they found their families and sent them to reunite with them, believing that they would not be desperate.

Zhou Qing asked a ship to wait for the fleet to join him on the journey to Tamna, and then set sail with two smaller ships. They sailed all the way to the northernmost island of the Miaodao archipelago, rested for a day, and then crossed the Bohai Strait and set foot on the land of Liaodong in only half a day.

Thank you Tong Tianti for the reward. I sweep the grave today, so I can only change it. Spoiler alert, the preparations are almost over, and the war will start soon.