Chapter 239: Interests are moving, why use knives and guns!
Squadron Leader Zhang Depei was pleased to see that the two Persian warships in the begging shipyard had been completed ahead of schedule------ and in combination with the use of some small sea vessels, they had basically prepared the equipment and materials for the construction of a naval advance base. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Perhaps it was their promise to the original slaves that worked, or perhaps the slaves were more afraid of the guards when they saw the corpses of the Tatar robbers, and all the relocation of the beggars in the shipyard went very smoothly.
They carried out all the shipbuilding tools and accessories, as well as some important hardwood lumber.
Under the watchful eye of the original personnel of the shipyard, they began the sabotage operation.
It is always easier to destroy than to build, and in less than half an hour, the entire shipyard, including the dock, was shrouded in flames.
Squadron Leader Zhang Depei, with large and small Persian ships, went down the Qishi River without looking back.
He didn't need to look back to know that the shipyard wouldn't be open for three or five years.
In his calculations, after this prepared arson, it would turn into a white earth.
Few of the original slaves looked back at the smoke billowing over the shipyard.
Where others are treated as slaves, don't want slaves to defend anything, as long as they know the truth!
When Squadron Leader Zhang Depei had previously arranged the various fire points, he was even happier to see that the original slaves were busy with their work, and some of them were even more serious than the members of the Liuqiu team.
The original slaves may know that they are destroying the places that enslave them, devouring their health and lives------ and it is better to destroy!
The slaves were probably the fullest in many years, and each of them was given some daily necessities, mainly cotton.
The slaves originally had no property of their own, but Squadron Leader Zhang Depei deliberately distributed some of them, and asked everyone to have them, and most importantly, he directly paid them first.
He secretly said to his assistant:
"We will either burn the rest of the materials or take them away, it is better to distribute them to them, and save them so much when the time comes------ those are considered compensation for their enslavement!"
His assistant nodded and said:
"The lower officials understand that this is to let them understand that I beg the guards to pay them according to their labor------ which is why they work so hard."
Their fleet soon reached the mouth of the river, where they had to join up with Captain Guo Beyu and leave in a new formation.
Squadron Leader Zhang Depei looked at the blue and calm Persian Gulf and said: "This is not our sea now, if one day, we are incompetent, we need them to defend our forward base, I hope they can really take action------ so that the statement that non-our race will have different hearts will be invalid here------
His assistant looked at those who were serious about maneuvering the sea vessels and said:
"It will be! Without us, who else in the world can treat them like this! ”
"Hehe, you don't need any special treatment------ just treat it according to the common sense of Liuqiu!"
The assistant's heart skipped a beat, and only then did he realize that there was a deep meaning in his squadron leader's words.
Could it be that you will put yourself in charge of that forward base?!
In that case, I will be promoted------ after a year or two of hard work, I will have a great future in the Navy of the Liuqiu Guard!
At that time, they were about to arrive at the port of begging, and Squadron Leader Zhang Depei didn't say anything more, and everyone was busy regrouping.
The smoke from the fire in the beggar shipyard rose so high that it could be seen more than a dozen miles away.
At that time, many people in the begging city were terrified!
There is a tradition of Tatar robbers burning cities, and there are many rumors about it------
As early as more than ten years ago, in 1258, Genghis Khan's grandson, the son of Tuolei, led by the Tatar iron cavalry with Huihui artillery to collapse the walls of Baghdad, the army invaded the city and killed people, burned the whole city to scorched earth, including the Baghdad Intelligent Palace, which was the treasure house of human knowledge at that time.
They slaughtered the inhabitants of Baghdad on a massive scale, and it is said that 1.2 million people died under the butcher's knife, so that the waters of the Tigris River were blood-red at that time!
The extermination of the Babylonians------
The city burned to the ground a few days later.
Kublai Khan, their titular leader, had sent people to learn how to siege the city, and it was only then that he learned about the power of the Hui Hui artillery.
The man who had gone to investigate at that time came back and reported to the big boss Kublai Khan what he had witnessed:
"Almost all of the beautiful buildings of the Baghdad palace are made of precious hardwoods such as sandalwood, ebony, and timber------ and when they are on fire, the fragrance of these buildings can spread hundreds of miles away."
Of course, the fire in the beggar shipyard is far from reaching this level------ many people in the beggar city saw the smoke billowing into the air, and many of them thought to themselves, although those begging soldiers have not disturbed the people, let alone robbed and slaughtered, but will they set fire to it when they leave?!
This worry may not be superfluous!!
At that time, everyone could see that the begging soldiers and their commanders were ready to go.
Captain Guo Beyu was also satisfied with the speed of his relocation, although the supplies he had to deal with were far more messy and complicated than the begging shipyard.
At that time, the transportation cost was much higher than usual, and it was very attractive to laborers------ and even in the villages a little further away from the begging area, some families with camels drove camels to help with transportation!
Captain Guo Beyu deliberately hired a lot of manpower and animal power, as long as he came to help transport, he would have a good income------ of course, he would not easily use currency such as gold, silver and copper, that he had other uses, he would not use the flow of currency, the local area is far from the Cairo area, and it has not developed to the extent that it can circulate flow paper money.
Captain Guo Beyu paid for the goods such as pottery, cotton, dried dates, barley, wheat, animal fat, and fur in the public treasury, whether it was living at sea or building an advance base, they didn't use much of those things!
However, these can be used by the local population, which makes for a large number of participants.
Captain Guo Beyu was satisfied with the military discipline of his team members, and he was even more pleased with the atmosphere he had created in which the people actively participated in the relocation.
He proudly said to the Persian merchant who led the way:
"Interests are moving, why use knives and guns! I have already understood the set of you merchants, hehe! ”
The Persian merchant had been busy with his own tasks, and he had been secretly contacting the local merchants, including the local governor, and he had achieved quite good results.
He completed the task assigned to him by the Temporaries, and at the same time added his own personal work.
The temporary situation was one in which all three sides won, with only the Tatar bandits losing.
Of course, it depends on how they operate in the future.
The Persian merchant, of course, was very pleased in his heart, and he bowed down to Captain Guo Beyu for a moment, and then said: "Wise and respectful general, your army is like a begging angel of the guards of the city, and they are more disciplined than the soldiers who were stationed there; If you pay them generously, you'll make your name spread in the local area! ”
At that time, Captain Guo Beyu hurriedly interrupted him and said, "Don't talk about me personally!" It is the reputation of the Navy!! ”
"As you say------ next time your soldiers come here, I doubt they'll be greeted by the people here!"
"Hehe, if the Tatar robbers are not eliminated, it is useless to talk about it------"
"Exactly, exactly!"
The Persian merchant nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice. (To be continued.) )