Chapter 390: The Storm is treacherous
This flotilla led by the Ping An and followed by the Auspicious and Ruyi, which had just been completed and launched, although there were not many of them, only three, but when it came to the strength of the battle, even if they encountered the most powerful fleet at the moment, they definitely did not have to be afraid.
Along the way, the pirate groups that can make ordinary businessmen smell and change their colors are even more like chickens and dogs in front of them, and they are not taken seriously at all.
Moreover, with their speed, it doesn't even take too long for ordinary ships to be left far behind, and it is really unlikely that they will threaten their safety on the vast sea.
This is also one of the sources of Lin Sen's confidence that he can keep the secret of Spice Island, even if he wants to follow behind him to discover the location of Spice Island.
Needless to say, the target of their trip is naturally Spice Island.
This time, the noise caused by their trip was naturally much larger, and there were not too many peeping eyes around.
If the spices brought back by the Ping An for the first time can be regarded as accidental, or they were forcibly robbed by the unlucky big food merchant, or just like Lin Sen said, it was given by the notoriously unlucky big food merchant, but now there is no trace of it.
The Ping An went back and forth to Yangzhou, which can be regarded as reducing some people's thoughts.
But if the three ships returned with spices this time, the fool would also know that those claims would not be tenable, and it must be that Lin Sen had mastered the source of spices.
At that time, there will definitely not be so many people who want to explore the secrets at the moment, and all kinds of large and small forces will inevitably want to share in such a thing, and probably some will want to swallow the entire line directly, but the benefits are too tempting.
It is precisely with this in mind that while the fleet is traveling, Lin Sen will also step up the time layout, control as much power as possible, and ensure that it is enough to stabilize the situation at that time.
It is also out of the same consideration that those nobles who have won Lin Sen's promise will bring so many strong veterans to come over to fight the outpost in advance.
These forces have been busy taking root in Guangfu for some time now, so that they are not able to protect their own interests.
Of course, in this process, they also found a lot of good things in Lingnan, and the business they can do is not just looking forward to spices.
Especially in Lingnan, in fact, many places still retain a relatively primitive style, many locals are still very simple, and some may have never stepped out of their tribes in their lives, so naturally there is a lot of trade to engage in.
If a kitchen knife can only be replaced with a bundle of fur, it has to be said that the veteran is definitely a sincere person, but such a guy is definitely a rarity among veterans.
A group of guys who have been on the battlefield for almost a lifetime can definitely be regarded as old thieves, and the means of doing things are also varied.
Some of them used to be bandits and bandits turned into officers and soldiers, and this style of action can be expected.
Anyway, after the whole Lingnan side came over with this gang of veterans, not to mention the stirred chickens and dogs, it was also lively enough.
And Lin Sen doesn't have time to integrate these forces at the moment, and people can't listen to him, they are all old guys from his uncle's generation, so they can only do it themselves.
On his side, he still hurried to get the construction of the tulou, and it was really true to get a new stronghold for himself.
The construction of the tulou itself did not take a lot of effort, and with the previous successful experience, the construction speed of the tulou here is also quite fast.
Lin Sen took the time to look at it a few times, and he could be sure that this tulou would be ready for use before the three big ships returned loaded with spices
Don't worry too much about what the situation really is, its defensive ability is so strong that it has been verified, and it can completely reassure Lin Sen.
And it's not far from the barracks, so if there's a case, the nearly 1,000 elite soldiers here can also go over to support.
In addition to constantly planting food, these soldiers are more about training, and the intensity of this training is stronger than the main force of the sixteen guards guarding Chang'an City, and even compared to the garrisons in those palaces, and the combat power is definitely guaranteed.
At present, Lin Sen has the most trustworthy and concentrated force, which is this group of elite soldiers, so he naturally has to be strict.
In addition to being responsible for the security of the shipyard and the officials of the Cantonese government, they don't have many opportunities to communicate with the outside world on weekdays, because they are afraid that some of them will be bribed by some guys with ulterior motives and drop the chain at a critical moment.
And the batch of four famous stones that Lin Sen was very concerned about were also piled up in the warehouse of the barracks, and after verifying their goods, these stones were deliberately brought back with mud, just to prevent others from discovering their value.
I heard that Lin Sen was going to use it to build a house, but the soldiers didn't pay much attention to it, just to let them exercise, and when they were a little strange, they honestly got all these stones of different sizes back to the barracks, and turned around and forgot about it.
Before the fleet came back, the Lin family's caravan must have rushed to Panyu, in order to better digest those spices, but also to strengthen the strength of Lin Sen's hands, so this caravan was definitely the largest one, but the strong Zhuang Hu came with more than 100 people.
When the time comes, it will be with the caravan of the other noble families, and its strength will even be enough to disrupt the situation in the entire Lingnan, and it is possible to subvert Feng An's leadership.
Therefore, Feng Ang has recently sent more and more messengers to Lin Sen's side, as well as Cheng Yanjin's side, and it is obvious that he is also a little anxious about the current situation.
If you don't bite the gold, their current meaning is quite unified, and when the fleet comes back, they will decide what kind of attitude to face Feng Ang.
In the final analysis, it depends on what to do in order to maximize interests, and it is not certain whether it is war or peace.
At the moment, they are actually testing each other's appetites and bottom lines, so the situation is obviously not as calm as it seems.
In this treacherous situation, the tulou was finally successfully completed.
After Lin Sen accepted its quality, he was quite satisfied, the scale of this tulou was not worse than the one in Zhongnan Mountain, and the protection ability was also not inferior.
Because Lin Sen still transformed tough guys such as the Iron Birch Gate, of course, there are some unruly weapons in private, and there are secret passages built by controlling plants, and the safety is absolutely guaranteed.
Those high-quality Tianhuangshi, Shoushan stone and other baby bumps, naturally all have been transferred here.
Of course, this is after the Lin family's caravan moves in, ensuring that there is a force to protect their safety.
However, hearing the news that the caravan had brought back, Lin Sen almost went crazy.
Nima, someone dared to touch his son!
"Your mom blew up!" Lin Sen couldn't help but scold while going around in circles.