Lin Anhe looked at Ji Yan and replied with a smile: "Brother, you asked this question well. ”

"This glass is not an idle thing, it is very expensive, not to mention ordinary people, even if it is, even if it is a small rich family like me, I can't afford it. And the goods of Qingzhou Mansion are the top grade in the glass, and in previous years, all of them have been transported to Goryeo to those Goryeo princes and nobles. But when I was in the twenty-fifth year of the dynasty of Taizu, there was a general named Li Chenggui who rebelled and established a new dynasty. At that time, we also asked our grandfather to give the country name, and this fart can be called a good shot, and as soon as the grandfather was happy, he named them North Korea. So now we call it North Korea. This Li Chenggui has Daming as a backer, and he smoothly became the king of North Korea. ”

"But although this country has a new king, the disasters caused by the war can not be recovered for a while, and they need to recuperate, so they can't afford the good glass goods on this ship now, and they can only leave a part, this Shandong merchant thinks, Ryukyu is also my Ming vassal country, should be able to digest these goods, so in recent years they have been selling the remaining goods to Ryukyu."

"So you're saying that Shandong merchants have been selling glass to Ryukyu for many years?"

"Yes, because the glaze is exquisite and valuable, and the area is not large, so on their glazed cargo ship, in addition to the necessary water and food supplies, every time they go to sea, they are accompanied by a group of big men in the shape of a man, which is equivalent to inviting some dart masters to escort them. Over the years, they have traveled back and forth between Korea and the Ryukyus, but they have also been safe. ”

When Lin Anhe talked about the "big man", he also deliberately gestured to Ji Yan, meaning that he was taller than you.

"Tell me about their robbery."

"Look at me, patronizing myself and saying these nonsensical things. Yes, they were robbed at the beginning of last month, a month ago. ”

Ji Yan's heart moved, and he silently calculated the time in his heart, and then felt more and more that this matter was tricky.

Because according to his calculations, the time when these would-be robbers disappeared was only about a month away from the time when Zheng Heling aimed to gather a fleet of men and horses in Ningbo, counting the investigation and circulation of news.

That is, Zheng He had just begun to prepare for the Eastern Expedition in Ningbo, and not long after that, these Japanese robbers hid and stopped robbing.

Then he remembered what Zheng He had said, one of the reasons why it was difficult to get rid of the Japanese was that some people in my country had secret news with them.

Ji Yan gasped deeply, and then suddenly found that Lin An, as well as Mei Yuning, were looking at him, realizing that he was thinking wholeheartedly just now, and at this moment, in the eyes of others, he was distracted.

Ji Yan said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Brother Lin, you kept talking about Shandong and Shandong just now, which reminds me of their pancake rolls and green onions." ”

Lin Anhe hurriedly smiled: "Blame me, blame me, patronize it, but on our ship, eating and resting generally come by the hour, which is more regular, not more casual than on land." Brother, if you are hungry, I will tell them to start their meal in advance. ”

Mei Yuning finally stopped being silent at this time, snorted, and said, "Can you two talk about food later, you, continue to talk about their robbery." ”

This task, according to Zheng He's arrangement, should be led by Ji Yan's interpreter, and Mei Yuning coordinated, but obviously Mei Yuning did not have the habit of being an entourage.

Fortunately, Ji Yan has a good temper and doesn't care about him.

Lin Anhe scratched his head a little embarrassed and continued:

"When we do business, we pay attention to the accessibility of a piece of news, and as long as it is a Chinese merchant who travels to and from the Ryukyus, we often exchange news. This is how they were robbed, when the ship was still a day's trip to the Ryukyu Zhongshan Kingdom, the sea rescued a person, this person said that I was a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, who was robbed by the Japanese invaders, and his speech and dress were exactly the same as those of our country, and the crew was also caught on the ship. Then that night, the people on the ship were asleep, and when they woke up the next day, the goods on the ship were gone, and I heard that there were a lot of glass beads in this cargo, which were like jewels, round and smooth, but it took a lot of effort to make them, but it was a pity that they were so cheap. Those Shandong merchants are so blessed, they can make this kind of treasure there, and the most shipped by our Fujian is tea. ”

As he spoke, he also pointed to the bottom of the ship, which meant that the goods he was carrying were all in the bilge.

Mei Yuning said with a little disgust: "That's it, your boat of tea, I looked at it, it is the general color, and it can't be compared with the glass in Qingzhou Mansion at all." ”

Lin Anhe was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "That's, that's, I'm mainly going to make a small profit and quick turnover." And again......"

Lin An and Hehe laughed and continued: "This Ryukyu people are not rich, although the quality of my goods is poor, but it is not difficult to sell, fast in and out, and the robbers don't look down on us rags." ”

Ji Yan remembered the tattered appearance of the ship at this time, and understood that this should be done by Lin Anhe on purpose, and smiled secretly in his heart: "What a shrewd businessman." ”

But he still has a question.

"You say that the history of their robbery does not necessarily prove that they are widows, it can be anyone."

"Brother, you are thoughtful, the reason why you know that they are Japanese and the owner of this ship may be because of his height, so he is sober earlier than others, he is in a daze, and he saw that the person who saved him was commanding a group of people, and he was still talking Japanese. However, he was exhausted at the time, so he could only watch the people move the goods. ”

"Didn't hurt anyone?"

"No, I just moved the goods and left, neatly."

"This is the last robbery, and there hasn't been any movement from these robbers since?"

"Yes, I haven't heard of anyone being robbed again."

"Then where are these Shandong merchants now?"

"This ...... I don't know, but I can go to Zhongshan and inquire, they usually ship goods there. ”

"Okay, if they're in the Ryukyus, make sure they find someone who has been through this to meet me."

"Okay, okay, this should be no problem, we, the merchants, are afraid every day, and we are afraid of meeting the Japanese Invaders, so this time I heard that Lord Zheng is going to go on an expedition against the Japanese Invaders, and we are all gearing up and thinking of making a contribution."

Ji Yan listened to this, and he didn't know whether to cry or laugh, although he was pleased with their hearts, but it also showed that the team gathered in Ningbo, and everyone knew that it was going to target the Japanese invaders. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that these Japanese robbers are hiding.

Everything that should be known was known, and there was no more speech.

Ningbo is not very far from the Ryukyus, and everyone took a boat all the way to the east, safely and smoothly, and arrived at the destination of the northern country of the Ryukyu Mountains a few days later.

This Shanbei country is said to be a country, but if you think about it, an island that is not too big, and it is divided into three countries, which is the smallest of them, so the area of the whole country is almost the same as a government in the Ming Dynasty, such as Ningbo Mansion and Suzhou Mansion, and the Shanbei Kingdom where Ji Yan and others live is about the same size as a county town in the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Anhe arranged an inn for Ji Yan and Mei Yuning that was "convenient for action".

The owner of this inn was a Chinese fisherman in the early years, and later came to Ryukyu to make a living, married a Japanese wife, and opened a two-story inn in the Japanese residential area in the northern part of the mountain.

Lin Anhe arranged for them, and he had nothing to do, so Ji Yan let him busy with his own business.

The two of them came to the guest room arranged for them, which was an ordinary bedroom on the second floor of the inn, the area was not large, and there were a bed, a table and two benches on display, and there were four treasures of the study room on the table, two large windows, and a good view, which could overlook the entire Japanese residential area that was not too large, and a total of about fifty or sixty households.

Why did the two live in the same room, because on the ship, Ji Yan proposed to Mei Yuning that after landing, the two of them would act alternately, one inside and one outside, one white and one black.

That is, a person visiting outside the house, a person watching inside the house, a person keeping a sentry during the day, and a person keeping a sentry at night.

The main thing is that they are in the open, and if they don't take care of each other, they can easily be divided by the enemy in the dark.

Mei Yuning hesitated for a long time after listening to this proposal at that time, but he didn't have a better idea, so he reluctantly agreed.

The two casually cleaned up the guest room, and Ji Yan went out to visit.

The first thing he wanted to check was whether anyone had seen Liuli recently.

Ji Yan pondered, these people naturally wanted to sell the stolen goods after robbing them, so they started by looking for the stolen goods.

But after running for a day, the result was nothing, no one had ever seen such a precious thing, and all kinds of shops, especially pawnshops, had never seen it. Ji Yan didn't find anything, but when he returned to the inn, Mei Yuning gave him good news.

He said he had discovered something unusual.

"Look at this family." As she spoke, Mei Yuning pointed to a large courtyard across the street from the inn.

The structure of this courtyard is very similar to that of a Chinese courtyard house, one side is a door wall, three sides are rooms and connected together in a concave character, the rooms are not small, but the courtyard in the middle is not large. There is also a tree of unknown breed planted in the yard, and there is a well next to it, so the already small space is even more cramped.

梅雨宁 says:

"I looked at this room for a day, and I only saw an old woman, a husband and wife, and two yellow-mouthed children. Such a big house is enough for more than a dozen people, and it costs a lot to come, but I saw that the couple did not go out to make a living, except for going out to buy food, the rest of the time was at home. ”

Ji Yan said secretly: This Mei Yuning is not a captain of Nanzhen Fusi, and his full-time job is to investigate the news, so he observed the suspiciousness of this family so quickly.

Then he replied: "That's right, it's really suspicious, it seems that we will keep an eye on this family in the future." ”

He stared at it for a while, until it was dark, and he found nothing else, so he slept in his clothes, one on the bed, and the other on the bench with his back to the door.

On the second day, the two exchanged, and Mei Yuning went out to visit, naturally focusing on inquiring about the news of this family. But I don't know if it's because the people here don't cooperate, or if no one really knows, I have been inquiring all day, including the innkeeper, I don't know much, and I have only seen this family of five people living here.

Ji Yan recorded the family's actions with pen and paper on that day, but nothing new was discovered.

In the morning, an old woman fetched water in the yard to wash clothes, the couple went out to buy food, and the two children did not know what to play in the yard.

Near noon, the couple came back to light a fire to cook and go back to the house to eat.

In the afternoon, it was about the same, and the old woman and the child did not go out, and it was these five people who could be seen back and forth.

There was no progress for a few days, including Mei Yuning, who also followed the couple to buy vegetables, although they bought a lot, but it was not a lot for five people to eat.

Bewildered.

Just a few days later, Lin Anhe came back that day and brought two pieces of news.

One is that I heard that Zheng He has returned to Ningbo after facing the saint, and it is estimated that he will lead the fleet to Japan in the near future.

The second news is that the robbed Shandong merchants have arrived in Zhongshan at this moment, and their owners, that is, those who have seen the Japanese bandits, will rush to Shanbei tomorrow to meet Ji Yan and others.

If the merchant can directly identify the Japanese here, then it will be easy to do!