Chapter 108: Slave!

There were only two people on the side boat, one sitting in the canoe one after the other, watching the action should be fishing. Hong Tao could see them, but they hadn't spotted the Predator yet, because they didn't have a telescope. Even if there were, it was too late, the Predator had already completed its turn, the nose jib and mainsail were full of wind, and they pounced at a speed of nearly ten knots, wanting to compete with the monohull speed, the multihull inherently had no advantage.

"Don't slow down, run over directly from the side, smash their boat, it's best not to hurt people, this is our first no-capital deal, whether it can succeed depends on your skills!" When the two ships were about a kilometer apart, the people on the side boat finally spotted the Predator, but they did not panic or dodge, but just propped up the sails and tried to get out of the way. Hong Tao did not drive the ship himself, he stood on the roof of the cabin with the mast, holding a telescope to command. It was Bo Jiao who was at the helm, and he didn't know what Hong Tao was going to do, and Hong Tao and Carl spoke German. But after a few months of hearing and seeing, Bo Jiao has become accustomed to taking every word of the captain as the truth, you can think, you can ponder, you can disagree, but you can't object, you can't delay, you can't question.

“……%*%%¥¥!” When the people on the side boat found out that the Predator was not coming well, it was too late to dodge, so they could only curse loudly in a language that Hong Tao did not understand, and the hull of the Predator ran over the auxiliary hull of their side boat. In an instant, the boat was torn apart, and the two men, along with the canoe, were swept into the sea by the wake.

"Lower the sails, steer!" Hong Tao had already seen clearly that the two people on the boat were not very old, they should not be more than 40 years old, with a thin physique, dark skin, black hair and eyes, and a standard Southeast Asian race. Now he was completely relieved, since he was not a Song person, there was no reason to talk about it, besides, did the pirates use reason?

"You two be careful, they may have daggers or something like that, let's get down first, we're not talking about business, we're catching slaves." When the Predator found the wreckage of the side-shelf boat, it slowly approached it. Hong Tao picked up a harpoon and gestured to the two men on the canoe to come over, reminding Carl and Po Jiao to pay attention to their own safety. In fact, it is mainly for Bo Jiao, Carl is also a knight, and he has participated in the Crusades, whether he has fought or not, he is also a soldier, and he will not be too confused when he encounters this kind of thing. Bo Jiao is different, he is a fisherman, and no matter how fierce a fisherman is, he is also a fisherman, and there is still a big gap between soldiers and robbers.

"Hey, I'm a grumpy, I'm a fucking pirate, they dare to yell at me, they must be scolding me! It seems that I am not fierce enough, even if I am a pirate, I am always a good pirate. Gotcha, Karl, come on, and give them a crossbow on the boat next to them, and let them know what to be afraid of! After gesturing several times, the two men in the water not only did not move, but also shouted at the flood from time to time, as if to condemn the reckless behavior of the Predator just now. This made Hong Tao very depressed, it's not good to be a bad person, how can he mix up in the future!

"My lord, what if I accidentally shoot one?" Carl thought worse than Hong Tao, he actually thought about killing people, this guy must have killed a lot before!

"That's easy, how much does your young slave in the Holy Roman Empire cost? Just double the payout. It doesn't matter if you don't have money, haven't I already started paying you a salary, so I will deduct it from your salary. Hong Tao is not in a hurry to get these two people on the boat, there are no other ships on the surrounding sea, it doesn't matter if it is early or late.

"Boom...... ......As soon as Hong Tao's words fell, the crossbow arrow in Karl's hand was launched, and it was deeply inserted into the canoe, a meter away from the nearest person, it seems that Karl does not want to lose his salary, or in his country, the price of slaves is very expensive.

Although the shot missed, the power of the crossbow bolt was still displayed, and the two men in the water immediately closed their mouths, obediently let go of the canoe, and climbed onto the deck with the net rope on the side of the Predator. As soon as the first person's arm hit the deck, he was grabbed by Hong Tao, dragged up directly like a chicken, skillfully pressed down on the deck, and controlled it with anti-joint skills. This person didn't know if he was shouting about the pain or what he was saying, and his mouth didn't stop.

"Look, tie people with ropes, tie people up, tie people up, will you? Are you going to tie him up, or am I going to tie you up? Seeing Bo Jiaomu stunned on the side, Hong Tao's little eyes turned into triangles again, and he asked in a strange way, but his voice was not loud.

"For ...... Why arrest them? When Bo Jiao heard Hong Tao's voice, he was more nervous than hearing Hong Tao scolding, so he immediately ran over, first tied the feet of the person on the ground, and then began to tie his arms, and then he dared to ask in a whisper.

"Because they violated our territorial waters...... In stealing our fish, we were discovered by the heroic captain of Bojiao, and we were both stolen! If you go to Zhenzhou City to steal something and are caught red-handed, what should you do? "Hong Tao has been thinking about the problem of Bojiao for a long time, and has found a set of theoretical basis, as for whether there is a concept of territorial waters in this era, it doesn't matter.

"Sent to the government to play boards and imprisoned ......" Bo Jiao still didn't understand what the relationship between fishing and stealing things was, let alone what connection he had with the government.

"Yes, we're catching thieves, but there's no government here, so I'll call the shots and sentence them to 50 years of hard labor. Look at your Uncle Ka, tying people up is much cleaner than you, learn a little boy! Hong Tao convicted the two people on the deck on the spot, and when he looked back, Carl had already tied up the other person, and the rope buckle was simple, beautiful and strong, and the standard sail rope buckle could not be untied without the rope.

"My lord, how far is our territorial waters?" After hearing Hong Tao's judicial interpretation, Carl had no opinion, but he was not very clear about some of the provisions.

"It's tentatively within the line of sight, and what you see with a telescope counts...... Do you think it should be counted if you climb the mast and see it with a telescope? Hong Tao solemnly announced his sphere of influence, and asked for Karl's opinion shamelessly.

"I think it should be counted, the eyes on the mast are also eyes, and that's reasonable!" Carl is a good person to talk to, and he can always talk nonsense in a serious way, making you think that he is very serious and respectful of you.

"Then it's decided, Jiao, remember to write this rule on the whale skin, it is the first legal provision of our Jinhe Marine Resources Management Co., Ltd., and the rest will be added slowly in the future!" Now hoist the sails and continue south, I'm going to see if the people who stole our fish are gone, and we'll catch them all!" While exiting Chengxian, Hong Tao tore off a piece of torn clothes from the man on the deck, forcibly stuffed it into his mouth, carried him to the front hatch, lifted the hatch, and threw it directly. The other person was even worse, and Karl was afraid that he would spit out the rags in his mouth, so he simply tore another piece of cloth and strangled his mouth.

"Do you have slaves in your house? Can you tell me how many? Hong Tao can see from Carl's series of actions that he is definitely not a novice.

"I'm a knight, not a slave owner! It's all my housekeeping. Karl replied very slyly, pushing six-two-five, very shamelessly like Hong Tao.

The further south it went, the more ships the Predator encountered, ranging from sideways to serious wooden boats. Hong Tao adheres to a principle, that is, resolutely leave no witnesses, either a pot of stew, or don't start. As the sun set in the west, he finally saw the entrance to a bay through his telescope, and two sailing ships with a displacement of more than 100 tons were coming out of the bay and heading south.

"Turn around, let's go back." Hong Tao finished measuring the last coordinate point, threw a command to Bo Jiao, and then went into the cabin to supplement his chart. So far, no one has seen this real chart, so in order to avoid leaking, he deliberately drew seven or eight in one go, each one is different from each one, and carried it with him in a bamboo tube. Only one of them was correct, and only he could tell which one it was.