Section 491 Bold tax collectors
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Part of the Tang army went to dig for silver, and the other part of the Tang army went to kill!
Wei Xi, the general of Zhengyi, led Fan Wuxian, Yang Chengxi, Xin Chengsi, Shi Wanchao, Shi Duo, Jiang Shi and other generations, led 8,000 marines and 3,000 government troops, and rode more than 150 warships through the Guanmen Strait.
The Kanmon Strait, the western gateway to the Seto Inland Sea, is bounded by Nagato Province on Japan's Honshu Island and Bunzen Province on Kyushu Island.
On the morning of March 17 of the Tang calendar, there was heavy fog on the sea, and five patrol boats of the Japanese people anchored on the shore, waiting for the fog to be dispatched, and the judge (captain) on the ship, Oyama Iwachi, and his subordinates chatted while blowing the sea breeze, which was a relaxing moment, because they did not need to be smuggled at sea, there was no fierce pursuit, and there was no danger.
As for those who take advantage of the fog to do their desperate business, may the gods and Buddhas bless them, Dashan Yan Zhi can't care about them, now is the legal time to be lazy.
He sat on the bow of the boat, with his back to the strait, and talked with three subordinates, who naturally patted his sycophants and took a big shot.
Dashan Yanzhi is just over forty years old, and his mane is white, and the sea breeze blows his body straight, and he is a little tall, up to one meter and six, compared with the dwarf file subordinates of four and five meters, he feels like he stands out from the crowd.
The reason why he grew so tall was because he lived on a boat since he was a child, had more fish to eat, and was relatively rich in protein.
But as he spoke, the three subordinates were blinded and turned a deaf ear to his words!
"What's going on?" He turned his head to see that the fog had subsided, and a huge fleet had miraculously appeared in front of them!
This fleet should be the warship of Datang, even if Dashan Yan Zhijiu lives on the sea, and has seen the merchant ships from Datang and the merchant ships of the Great Food Country, he has never seen such a large fleet, such a large ship, they swayed into the strait, how orderly, terrifying and spectacular!
"It's a Tang ship!" One of the subordinates screamed.
His voice was out of tune because of his excitement.
"God, if you can collect their taxes, how much will they have to collect!" The subordinates dreamed of the tunnel.
You need to know that the tax is one-tenth, how many cargoes this fleet has to have, and if you receive the tax! Dashan Yanzhi's heart suddenly moved.
After all, how dare they come forward to collect taxes.
And the Don boat continued to move and soon sailed in front of them.
The Japanese bowed their respects, but after a minute they became astonished, for they saw that the leading ship was heading towards a dangerous shoal on the left side of the strait, and the ships behind followed suit.
The shoals are located in a vast sea, but the locals know that there are reefs under the water, and large ships can easily run aground.
The reason why it is not marked is because the Japanese people do not have such a big boat, so they do not have to worry about hitting the rocks.
However, looking at the size of the Tang ship, there is a danger of running aground.
Dashan Iwachi gritted his teeth and ordered categorically: "! ”
“?” The subordinates were surprised.
"Let's go collect taxes!" Oyama Iwachi commanded.
"Collect taxes?!" The subordinates were even more surprised.
Looking at the huge fleet, his subordinates all looked afraid.
Their own boat is a small body, and they also saw the chilling metal sharp corners of the bow, and as boatmen, they quickly understood the role of sharp corners.
"Actually, they don't need to use such sharp corners at all, we don't have any ships here that are worth hitting them into, so much metal!" Some Japanese people worry about the Tang people.
In the Wa Kingdom, metal is very expensive, it is not easy to obtain, and it is even more difficult to smelt, and the sharp corners of the metal are soaked in seawater, which is easy to corrode, and it will have to be replaced soon, and the Tang people are really luxurious.
"Don't talk nonsense, sail!" Dashan Yanzhi said sharply.
In the Wa Kingdom, the orders of the governor must be obeyed, this is a long-standing habit of the Wa Kingdom, so even if the other Wa people are dissatisfied or afraid, under his strict orders, their small boats are no more than ten tons in size, ready to unmole and row from the rocks.
The sails and oars moved in unison, and they met the Datang warship diagonally on the route.
"What's that?" The Tang people on the pilot ship watched a small Japanese ship drive over, and they were puzzled.
"They have weapons, do they want to fight us?" The Don people were amused.
"It should be a patrol ship, a battleship wouldn't be like this."
The Tang people didn't take them seriously at all, watching them approach, and then they heard a tall Wa (compared to the others) at the head shouting something.
The ship's interpreter (a native of Baekje, who speaks Tang and Wa languages) was called, and after hearing this, he said with a strange face: "He said that he would collect our taxes!" ”
"Collect taxes?" It's a big joke, the commander on the flagship, Jiang Shi (nephew of the former left minister Jiang Ke), has two choices, one is to sink it, there are many winch crossbows on the ship, seven or eight aimed at the immeasurable tax collection ship, the fire pot is next to it, light the fire, one salvo is enough to make the people of the small boat become wandering spirits in the sea.
However, seeing that the sun was shining and the sea was shining today, Jiang Shi was in a good mood, and he made another choice, perhaps he was bored, and he ordered the daring tax collector to get on board.
The tax collector got on the ship and saw a group of tall Tang people looking at him with bad intentions, but he took a deep breath, pointed his finger in front of him, and said a series of Japanese words, and the sweat of the Baekje translator came out.
He was shocked and reported to Jiang Zhiyu: "The widow told us that there was a reef ahead, and the big ship couldn't pass it, so it was about to collide!" ”
"What?" Everyone's faces changed dramatically.
"Really?" "Fake?" Jiang Shi's head pondered nervously.
At this time, it is too late to send a bathymetry ship, and it may be too late to stop the ship, in case the other party is true, the battleship hit the reef, it may also be a conspiracy, if the Japanese are wrong, according to his pilot, hit the reef on another channel!
As a commander, the scenery on the outside is enviable, but the pressure on the inside is huge, and it is likely that one of his decisions will cause irreparable damage.
Seeing the calm and calm appearance of the Japanese man, Jiang Zhi chose to believe him, after all, he was under the control of the Tang people on the ship, even if he ran aground, he could send him to the western sky.
"Right full rudder!" The officer yelled
"Full rudder right!" The helmsman replied and beat the helm to the end.
The battleship made sharp turns and tilted at large angles.
Not only was it tilting normally, but there was also a force exerted that caused the Nuoda ship to produce a violent vibration.
All the people's faces changed dramatically, for they felt something underwater, rubbing against the bottom of the ship, and the power was transmitted to the deck.
"Helm position restored!"
"Fifteen degrees to the left!" The officer kept giving orders, and the helmsman hurriedly moved.
"Correct the course and notify the ships behind."
"Check for damage now!" Jiang Zhi ordered.
Soon the damage was reported, and the bottom of the ship was not damaged, and it was supposed to be a solid bottom and a quick turn to save the ship.
Jiang Shi asked the man with a smile on his face, "What's your name?" ”
"Oyama Iwachi!"
"Sure enough, it's wise enough!" Jiang Shi praised. (To be continued.) )