Chapter 377: The gunboat is out of the picture

Sixty people in the boat chased and shouted, and the distance gradually narrowed, and they had great strength.

The 100 boats that ran did not reply, and rowed the boat as fast as they could.

As soon as they chased and fled, the one hundred and sixty boats were getting farther and farther from the shore, and the team running in front of them ran a curve, bringing the distance between the two sides a little closer, and it was estimated that if they stopped and did not run, they would be caught up in only a quarter of an hour.

The pirates on the sixty ships didn't care which direction the other party was running, as long as they could catch up, and when the time came, let them know the price of running, and they would be tired of chasing.

After chasing for another half an hour, the distance is closer, and it is estimated that there will be half an hour to catch up with people, and the distance is about four miles.

At this time, the people on both sides have a hard time controlling the boat, and when they reach the deep sea, the waves do not look as beautiful as when they were on the seaside, and there is not much splash, but this is the most dangerous place, and if a wave comes, the boat will be derailed.

"Captain, they actually ran here, and when I catch them, I must let them know that they are powerful." A rower had just been replaced, flailing his arms and complaining to the captain of the entire squad.

The captain frowned, he always felt that something was wrong, it stands to reason that a hundred boats should run directly in the direction of Jili Prefecture, although they can't run away like that, but it's better than running here, and one will capsize if he's not careful.

Just when he was also wondering, six big ships suddenly appeared in his field of vision, very large ships, full sails, very fast, it didn't look like they were passing by, but coming this way.

Before the captains could figure out what was going on, the big boats approached quickly, and the hundred small boats running in front of them suddenly dispersed and gave way to the road.

"What kind of ship is that? Is it a big cargo ship? Or a warship? The captain asked blankly.

The four people on the boat shook their heads one after another, saying that they didn't know, and they didn't row anymore, just waiting to see what was going on.

They did not move, but the big ship that came from the other side began to turn its rudder, and the sails changed with it, and the hull gradually turned sideways, and lined up in a row on that side.

Before the sixty boats chasing could see what it looked like, there was a rumbling movement from the big ship, and then countless black dots suddenly appeared in the air and flew towards him.

"What is this? Bird? The captain muttered, and before the sound fell, the black dot fell first, and several boats were directly hit by the black dot, and immediately heard a boom, and the whole ship was gone.

A column of water rose on the surface of the sea, and there were more black spots that did not hit the boat, but smashed into the water, and many of them also made huge movements, bringing up columns of water.

In addition to bringing out the water column, the black dot that fell next to the boat also flew out a lot of things, directly destroying the boat.

After this round, the big ship began to continue to turn the rudder, to expose the other side.

At this time, there were thirty-seven of the sixty small boats left, and the people on the boat finally knew what the big boat on the other side wanted to do, and although they did not know what was flying over, they understood that the other party wanted their own and other people's lives, and could no longer care about chasing the small boat in front of them, so they turned the boat around and fled vigorously in the direction from which they came.

At the moment they did not feel tired, their arms were not sore, and they rowed the boat as if they were flying on water.

On a large ship, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were each looking at it with a telescope, six big ships, each with forty cannons on it, and it would take people to wipe the barrels of the guns once, so that the battle would be finished on one side, and they would turn to the other side.

There were 20 guns on one side, no bow guns and no stern guns, and a total of 120 shells were fired just now, and because 60 ships were relatively close, 23 ships of the opposing side were destroyed at once.

But this result did not satisfy Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.

"The shells didn't all explode, I saw more than a dozen places, and one of them had already hit the ship, and it didn't even explode, so it seems that it needs to be improved."

Zhang Xiaobao didn't let the big boat fire at this time, and sent a small boat to catch people, not that the boat was broken, and everyone died, and some people were floating on the water, and when a group of people left, they all wanted to save their lives, and no one went to save their companions at all.

Wang Juan nodded, "This improvement process is not easy, now it will be used, it is better than not even a flowering bullet, it is technology that can't keep up, you must save the shells, you can't rust, otherwise, it is another Jiawu, in addition to tactical problems, there is also a problem of weapons and morale." ”

"Don't worry about this for now, I'll chase after it, and I'll see where the rest of their ships go." Zhang Xiaobao didn't care about the problem of cannonballs, and gave an order, and the big boat chased down towards the fleeing ship, not all of them passed, and left one, for fear that the small boat here would accidentally overturn.

The big ship turns slowly, but the speed of the sea is faster than that of the small boat, and it moves with full sails, getting closer and closer to the ship that escapes in front, and when it reaches a certain distance, the big ship slows down a little, and the so-called slowing down is to do a zigzag drive.

Whenever the big ship made such a move, the speed of the small boat running in front of them could be a little faster, and they were afraid that the big ship would come sideways, and then it would be another boom.

chased and fled, and the people on the boat finally returned to Daxingcheng's side when they were almost out of strength.

Zhang Xiaobao's boat accelerated suddenly, then stopped, put down the boat and continued to chase, the speed of the boat can be fast, there are four people in each boat, one person is in control, one person is idle, and the other two people are there to pedal quickly, and the water behind the boat is overflowing, and they chase after it.

The fleeing people had never seen such a fast boat, and they used their last bit of strength to run as hard as they could, and when the boats behind them were about to catch up, thirty-seven boats finally hit the beach and ran aground, and the people on board jumped down and ran through the water.

Twenty small boats were chased, four people in each boat, and eighty people were also stranded here, jumping down and continuing to chase, and they came down from behind, with enough strength, and soon caught up with the people running in front.

The runner really couldn't run, so he gritted his teeth and turned around, picked up his weapon, and made a desperate appearance at the eighty people who had caught up.

"Lay down your arms and don't kill, you evil pirates, still want to run? Wait to follow us to meet Lord Li, the city lord of Daxing City, and then clean you up when the time comes. ”

The eighty people who had chased after him stood in front of the remaining one hundred and eighty people and shouted loudly.

But there were still people waiting to move, and when they wondered why the promised ship had not yet arrived, they saw people who had come ashore one after another.

Some of the people recognized a few of the more than 180 people at once, and shouted: "They are not pirates, they are the army of Daxing City." ”

"Oh, I see, the army of Daxing City actually pretended to be pirates to rob? I have to talk to Li Qingying about this. ”

The leader of the eighty people made a sudden appearance and said indignantly.

The people were also stunned, looking at the soldiers of Daxing City in disbelief, wanting to hear how they explained.

"We're not soldiers in Daxingcheng, we're pirates." One of the more than 180 people in the group suddenly shouted loudly.

As soon as he finished shouting, the captain, who was lucky enough to never die, gave him a slap, turned around, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "You recognize the wrong person, we are not pirates, but the soldiers of Daxing City, I don't know who instructed you to chase us and fight and slander us as pirates?" ”

The clever soldier next to him immediately echoed: "That's right, we went to sea this time specifically to catch pirates, but when we were about to catch them, we were suddenly beaten by you, and many people were killed and injured, who are you?" Who instructed him to dare to fight the soldiers of Daxing City? ”

As soon as such a reversal of black and white was spoken, the first people who didn't believe it were the people around them, they were not stupid, and after a little thought, they knew that it must be Li Qingying, the city lord of Daxing City, who pretended to be pirates to fight the hundred ships in order to prevent himself and others from leaving by boat.

It's just that no one is so good that they let people beat them, and now they start to deny it.

The eighty people who chased after him probably knew what the other party would say, and they didn't argue with the other party, but only said that they wanted to see Li Qingying, the city lord of Daxing City, and they wanted to talk to him face to face.

Zhang Xiaobao sent out the small boat from the big boat at this time, and the people on the boat were specifically talking about this matter, and pulled back the boats with propellers and put down the ordinary boats.

On the one hand, he asked 80 people to follow the other party's more than 180 people into the city to find Li Qingying's theory, and on the other hand, he used a small boat to pull the local people to get on the big boat quickly.

This batch has pulled a lot, and it is also the last batch to be pulled away from Daxing City, and there are not many people in Daxing City anymore.

The next thing is simple, Daxingcheng and Jili Prefecture back and forth, blaming each other for the wrongdoing, and standing on the side of righteousness, which can be pulled for a few months, and they have been writing to the capital.

Li Qingying even threatened to retaliate by force, but for several days, he did not send a ship to the sea to retaliate.

It's not just that he didn't make any moves, Zhang Xiaobao took the sea route, and when he went to other places to pull people, the other party didn't send a boat to stop him.

One is that the people in Jili Prefecture are almost 30,000 soldiers, and they can't take too much, and the other is the most important, no one dares.

After the people sent by Li Qingying came back, they told the situation they had encountered at sea, six big ships, very big, fast and steady, and when they arrived at a place far away, they suddenly went sideways, and then they were like thunder, and 23 boats were broken, and many people died.

I don't know what it hit, I don't know how, I don't know, but it's definitely not a catapult, and the catapult can't hit that far, and it won't be like thunder.

Li Qingying was frightened, he was afraid that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty would do something to this side, this side was nominally under the control of the Tang Dynasty, but he didn't expect to be afraid of anything, it seems that there is no need to count on the naval battle, the naval battle could not beat the Tang Dynasty before, so he was called a minister, and now the Tang Dynasty has sent the two people who are said to be the most powerful here, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to do it in the future.

Other people also have this idea, they used to inquire about it, how powerful the new assassin history and record are to join the army, they haven't seen it with their own eyes, but this time they know it.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't have the heart to start a war with others right away, no matter how they said it, they had to stabilize it, and then deal with others by other means first, and then fight when others wanted to resist by force.

Now they are busy settling the people who have arrived.

When the 30,000 soldiers are gathered, they will be divided elsewhere for a while, and when the time comes, they will stay in a prosperous place first, and disperse, and give them three meals a day, and meat for a meal, and when they want to send them to the frontier, they must carry out ideological education, let them know what they are fighting for, and embody the spirit of hardship and simplicity.

This idea is very lacking in morality, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are also very helpless, if 30,000 people have been staying in Jili Prefecture, they can still raise it, the problem is that they are sent elsewhere, if they continue to supply 30,000 people like this, what will happen to other soldiers? They are not yet available.

As for the families of the soldiers who came here, this is easy to do, the soldiers are defending the country in front, and they have been providing regular food and daily necessities, education, and medical care.

When Li Longji feels that it is almost time and is ready to implement it nationwide, he will ask Li Longji for money and make up for Jili Prefecture's own losses, which is estimated to be enough, so he must fight for it, and he really can't use the key policies, and he can't always pay.

The families of the servicemen are now being resettled, and they are given land, but there is a need to collect rent in this land, and they can also arrange a shop, which is also subject to taxes.

Xue Daobi is now promoted, he has done a good job, he has been promoted to Sihu to join the army, manage the population, and he doesn't have to take care of the money.

Xue Senjun seemed very happy, and his income really rose, and he built a good house in his family, and in this area, he has now become a celebrity.

followed Zhang Xiaobao to be busy, and also inquired about how he could use a boat to release thunder at sea.

On this day, Xue joined the army and sorted out the number of people who came here and the local people, and when he went to inquire, the people were very cooperative, afraid that he would leave one person behind, which was related to the rationing of food and other things.

The local people can also get this treatment if they have joined the army in their families, but if they don't join the army, then they can't do it, just care about the children going to school, and don't care about anything else, unless there is no man in the family, this will be taken care of.

Of the 30,000 soldiers, there are more than 130,000 family members who have brought them, and everyone is counted according to one for every five people, and one for a small family.

More than 130,000, plus the original people of Jili Prefecture, are still more than 130,000, and the food eaten by so many people every day is not a small number.

In order to be able to further his relationship with Zhang Xiaobao, Xue joined the army and found Zhang Xiaobao with the population brochure that day.

"My lord, you still don't want to think about it, do you know how much so many people eat a day when they only eat?" Xue Senjun looked very anxious.

Zhang Xiaobao compared the drawings on the map, wanting to make the economy prosperous here, and when he heard what Xue Senjun said, he nodded: "I know, a lot, as well as the oil and cloth they use to make clothes, as well as the children's two eggs per person a day in the school." ”

"Then sir, are you still taking it out?" Xue joined the army as if he had spent his own money.

Zhang Xiaobao put down the pen, sighed, and said, "Won't I take it?" The emperor is different from me and Juan Juan from others, others can not pay rent and taxes, we have to pay when we come, who do I let go of farming if there is no population? There is no population, I am a businessman to do business? ”

Xue Senjun was also embarrassed, and suddenly asked: "Why, he is the emperor, he bullies people like this?" ”

This is a crime, but Zhang Xiaobao didn't care, and then said: "Isn't it, it's too unreasonable, isn't it just an official for all of our two families?" Isn't it just to allow me and Juan Juan to enter and leave the palace casually, and don't you just let us take care of the Datang Money Village, which is the easiest to get things out of the way and the most profitable? Isn't it that Juan Juan and I want the life of a local official to be killed first and then talk to him? Isn't it just ......"

Zhang Xiaobao said one after another, Xue was still in the same camp as Zhang Xiaobao at the beginning, waiting for Zhang Xiaobao to finish everything, Xue joined the army and finally felt that Li Longji was actually quite pitiful, this person was not bad.

No wonder Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were sent here, not for distribution, but for use as pillars, it seems that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are following the right one, and they can have such a big advantage on the emperor's side, but I didn't expect that even Xiaobei and a group of little guys can join forces to impeach people, and there is too much power.

Thinking like this, Xue Senjun felt that he should help the emperor who was a good man to say a few words.

"My lord, the little one understands, and the emperor must be very happy to know what the adult has done."

"You still need to say, we take the money ourselves, can he be happy? If this money doesn't come back, we have to find a way to earn it back here. Zhang Xiaobao immediately knew what Xue Senjun thought.

"So how do you earn it? Now it's been spending money. Xue Senjun was very curious.

"Let me ask you, when you work for others, can you support your family?" Zhang Xiaobao asked.

"Yes." Xue replied.

"Then do you say that the merchant did not make a penny and gave all the money to the worker?" Zhang Xiaobao asked again.

"How is that possible? The businessman's heart is dark, and it is good to earn ten yuan to give a penny to the worker. Xue joined the army and replied again.

"That official is nothing more than paying double the salary, the official asked them to do things for the official, double the salary, the person who earns it is still the official, it is better than no one to work, the people here are all with the army, there are no too rich people, so the things that are made here must be sold by the official, and the other things needed here by the official must be transported from other places and sold to them at a higher price."

Zhang Xiaobao said very clearly, that is, to use a one-time salary to support the people, and when the time comes, the people will get one more salary, and the double salary will not use up the profits.

Xue Senjun nodded in admiration, he really didn't think of this question.

"My lord, what if merchants from other places come to steal business with you? Isn't it ......" Xue Senjun said and made a gesture of chopping off his head.

Zhang Xiaobao was happy, "What do you think, it would be better if other businessmen could come, it will definitely prosper here, and then Jili Prefecture can pay more taxes, I lost money on the money, but I got it on ***, okay, you are busy with yours, I will write a letter to the emperor and complain about spending too much money." ”