118th Pre-war mobilization
Due to the urgency of time, after the agreement was made, Sayuri and some faithful servants immediately took Sayuri and some faithful servants to Nagasaki by boat first.
The Takagi family's spiritual tablet and some books were hidden in a hidden cave, and it was too late to pack up the rest of Hirado Island.
Anyway, the rest was some rags, and Takagi Shinyuemon simply decided to abandon these things.
There were many old and weak women and children on Hirado Island, so Takagi arranged for several uncles to drive a few ships that were not in good condition, and first hid among the uninhabited islands in the nearby Goto archipelago for a day or two.
After the war, Takagi would send someone to pick them up.
The rest of the 100 people must be men, but there are not many strong among them, even if you count Takagi, there are only thirteen young men.
A few wrecked ships, four-fifths of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and long blades with iron such as wooden shovels, sticks, firewood knives, and fishing forks were all sharp weapons, and the weapons in their hands were uneven, which was really too bad.
Takagi cheered himself up in his heart and announced loudly: "Brothers, I, Takagi, have been taking you a lot since I became the head of the house. However, I also know that my abilities are limited, and I have not been able to make a good life for you. If you are willing to take refuge in other forces, you can choose to leave Hirado Island now, and I, Takagi, will not stop you today. ”
After saying that, Takagi closed his mouth and looked at these gangs steadily, very calm on the surface, but in fact, his heart was beating a drum all the time.
Fortunately, the twelve young people were all children of Takagi's father's old subordinates on the island, and they grew up with Takagi since childhood. To put it bluntly, it is a group of bamboo horses, and he has a very good relationship, which can be said to be like brothers. Takagi didn't have the stinky frame of an ordinary leader, so they naturally wouldn't choose to leave at this moment.
As for the rest, they are even less likely to leave. Once you leave Hirado Island, where can you find a good person like Takagi, and who will take them in in this troubled world?
"Well, I'm very happy that you're all willing to stay on Hirado Island. I'm sure you've heard that I was suddenly kicked out by the big boss when I went to a meeting this time. In fact, it was the forces of the other two islands and the big boss who planned to leave us, and the three of them joined forces to eat the fat sheep of the Song Kingdom that had just arrived in Nagasaki. And after that, my Takagi family will disappear from the Matsuura Party. ”
As soon as Takagi's words were finished, some of the brothers below immediately stood up for him: "Why, although we are a little poor, we didn't give all the shares that should be paid to the big boss on any occasion." Why did you come to the fat sheep, just leave us alone! ”
"Yes! Is it worthy of us tightening our belts and giving him a share of this? ”
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Takagi's little lie provoked the anger of his subordinates, and when he saw that his words had an effect, he raised his hand to stop the protest, and then said: "Since the big boss is unjust, don't blame me for Takagi's injustice. I decided to simply take refuge in the merchants of the Song Kingdom. The reason why I made this decision is because the merchant who came from the Song Kingdom this time is the 'fortune boy' who has recently been praised by the merchants. ”
"What, Takagi-sama, are you true?"
"Yes! Takagi-sama, how do you know? ”
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Cai Dao also couldn't estimate that his reputation not only flew over thousands of mountains and rivers to reach the Wa Kingdom, but also could become the driving force for these pirates to rebel in their nests. If he knew, he probably wouldn't be able to laugh or cry.
Originally, as soon as the first half of Takagi's plan was announced, all the people under him were afraid. That's a big boss! With just the few people under their hands, let alone fighting against the other three forces, even the big village family on Iki Island can easily destroy them.
However, when they learned that the target of the big boss and the other two forces was actually the 'Fortune Boy', Takagi's subordinates immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Their expressions were even more relaxed than Cai Dao at this time.
The battle to exterminate pirates off the coast of Fujian is really famous, and how many thieves who have been crisscrossing the East China Sea for many years have been defeated in this operation.
You must know that the reason why these pirates gathered together was to discuss the capture of the Cai family's shipyard and the small filial piety lane together. But the result? Not only did most of the pirates who participated in the rally never return, but their own nest was also copied by the Cai family.
From this point of view, the legendary 'Fortune Boy' not only has hands and eyes, but also has a lot of power in the official government of the Song Kingdom, and his fleet is also very powerful.
Otherwise, they would not have been able to raid the pirates' lair in three days.
Rumors about that sea battle naturally spread to the Wa Kingdom, and the 'Fortune Boy' was famous for a while, and I also heard that this 'Fortune Boy' was very generous and had never treated his subordinates badly. Under his hands, whether it is a crew, a farmer, a herdsman, or a craftsman, the treatment and life are very good.
In fact, this point was deliberately spread by Cai Dao who specifically instructed Cai Duji. The purpose is to recruit more skilled craftsmen and other professionals.
Cai Dujian also executed very well at that time, and this is how the reputation of the 'Fortune Boy' spread to the Wa Kingdom.
In fact, among the pirates who participated in the attack on the Cai family shipyard rally, there was also a pirate of the Wa Kingdom, he encountered a storm at sea, capsized the ship, and was rescued by the pirates of the Song State, because he was so good at kung fu, he was accepted as a righteous son by the big boss of this pirate, and after the big boss died, he naturally became the new master of this pirate.
Unexpectedly, this guy's life was really hard, and the circle that surrounded him was so tight at that time, he was lucky to escape. After that, when he learned that the lair had been raided, he took his cronies out of the original pirate team, returned to the Wa Kingdom by boat, and hid in seclusion in the mountains in the north of the island.
However, before leaving, the pirate warned his companions.
No matter who it is, no matter how powerful it is, once you meet the fleet of the Cai family at sea, it is the fleet of the 'Fortune Boy'. It's better to make way for others obediently, or to do business with each other, but don't use any crooked brains.
As for why the pirate leader said this, he did not explain, but only said an old Chinese saying, 'Good words are hard to persuade damned ghosts', and went into seclusion.
Gao Mu naturally didn't know that this time Song Guo came to get the fleet, and it was Cai Dao, the 'fortune boy' in his mouth, who sat in it. However, when he said this, it was not all nonsense.
Because, this news came from the mouth of the Nagasaki interpreter, of course, it was not Taketaro who said that the leaky interpreter was not Taketaro, and after he finished reporting to Matsuura, he immediately went to do the second thing that Cai Dao explained to him.
The interpreter who broke the news was the second and third interpreter to enter the 'Meizhou Island'. When they got on the boat, they found that it was not an adult who was questioning, but a very young child, and they had a guess in their hearts. After they returned, they were naturally questioned, and then the two interpreters repeated their guesses.
However, after seeing the three interpreters, Cai Dao was very disappointed with the later interpreters, and lost interest in continuing to look for a second puppet candidate.
After that, whether it was inquiring about the situation or discussing business, Cai Dao handed over the errand to money, and everyone was taken to the merchant ship. The two warships still try to let people see the situation inside as little as possible, in case they meet someone who knows how to let the other party see through their plan, it will be more than worth the loss.
Therefore, the big fat man who was stupid and stupid appeared in front of the people, and the two boys in charge mentioned by the interpreter were never seen with their own eyes.
Even if it's just a rumor, these people under his command don't know that Takagi took this rumor as a fact in order to strengthen the confidence of himself and his subordinates.
Of course, Takagi also famously said that they are just this person now, just a few broken ships, and naturally they can't become the main force. When they arrived in Nagasaki and the sneak attack began, they were at best fishing in troubled waters.
After that, according to Takagi's arrangement, everyone packed up and made all the food left on the island, except for those who were taken away by the old and weak women and children, into dry food.