After seven or eight days in a row, Zhang Xiao and the others were also tired of being on the ship, and Li Hai and them were also tired of staying in Pontianak City. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's just that they can't leave yet, because they are waiting, waiting for Lan Fangguo's reply. To be more precise, it is to wait for the army of Lan Fangguo.

After all, everyone knows that Lan Fangguo will never agree to such harsh conditions as Daming. In other words, even if Lan Fangguo really agreed, Da Ming didn't dare to believe it. Because no matter what you say, Lan Fangguo was not defeated. If he commits it like this, how can Lan Fangguo gain a foothold in Borneo?

Therefore, Lan Fangguo's army is definitely coming.

At this time, the Pontianak wharf, merchant ships crowded the harbor. The bow of the ship is hung with colorful national flags, apparently from all over the world.

Businessmen are profit-seekers after all! When the Ming promised not to attack them and allowed them to trade freely, they returned to Pontianak one after another.

Such a lively scene makes it easy to have an illusion. It seems that the war not so long ago was just a dream, but now that the dream has woken up, Pontianak has returned to its former peace and tranquility.

Just the five-star red flag fluttering in the distance, the ruins of turrets in one place, the iron-hulled ships in the harbor, and the soldiers patrolling the streets with muskets. He also told people that the war is far from over.

And by the dock, a group of Lanfang people carrying large bags and small bags boarded the merchant ships that set sail one after another. Although they did not know each other, their purpose was surprisingly unanimous, that is, the Ming Republic full of hope and gold.

Of course, the charm of gold alone cannot mobilize the whole city to go to Daming!

Therefore, this is indispensable for the Ming Dynasty.

For example, after being greeted by their superiors, those patrolling chengguan teams took advantage of the opportunity to walk the streets and alleys to constantly declare to the outside world that the Ming Dynasty was about to leave Pontianak City.

This is like a bombshell for the people living in Pontianak City!

Because if Da Ming is gone, then Pontianak will soon resume Lan Fang's rule.

Although they also knew in their hearts that Da Ming would not stay here for a long time, they didn't expect it to be so soon! The gold they have in their hands hasn't been spent yet!

At that time, the new city lords of Pontianak City will only check a little, and they will find all kinds of gold and silver treasures of the city lord's mansion in their homes.

According to Lan Fang's law, robbing property is a great sin! What's more, they still robbed the City Lord's Mansion.

If you dig deeper, then Pontianak City will be a burst of blood, rain, and bloody wind, mourning and howling all over the place!

After all, in the gold panning activities of the City Lord's Mansion, Pontianak City is participated by the whole people. From the seventy or eighty-year-old mother to the three-year-old Huangkou child, none of them escaped.

That kind of grand occasion, thousands of empty alleys are not enough to describe!

Therefore, the people of Pontianak City are afraid, afraid that after Daming leaves, they will be retaliated by Lan Fang!

Although they are originally Lanfang people, the rulers of Lanfang have never been soft when dealing with their own people.

Moreover, Lanfang is still a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, and the strict punishment law is basically copied from the Qing court. What kind of punishment methods for evil people such as cutting off the nose, cutting off the eyes, digging out the heart, etc., are copied and copied in the same way.

Just the slightest thought makes people shudder.

Moreover, human nature is selfish! How can you be willing to give up the gold you have in your hand? Isn't that like cutting flesh in the heart? And the immigration conditions of Daming are so good, you can dig for gold if you go! Why do you want to stay in Pontianak and wait for Lan Fang's punishment?

It is for these reasons that Pontianak has embarked on an immigration frenzy on an unprecedented scale. Even the towns and villages near Pontianak are empty. Countless merchant ships arrive every day and leave laden with migrants.

In a short period of time, the ferry ticket rose again and again!

In the end, it was Da Ming who stepped forward and asked the owners to restrain themselves, otherwise they would have some ammunition to eat.

Under such a threat of force, these shipowners really did not dare to be too presumptuous. In addition, Pontianak is only a small city with a population of 50,000 or 60,000, and after a few days, the people have almost gone. Therefore, the price of the ferry ticket began to stabilize and finally settled at a reasonable range.

Even so, the owners are making a profit.

In this way, Pontianak City became cold day by day. Except for a few old and weak, almost all of them are gone.

And Zhang Xiao was therefore allowed by Lehi to set foot on land.

Sitting by the window, enjoying the cool sea breeze, Zhang Xiao was very comfortable. After drinking the small wine in the cup, a hot and spicy feeling suddenly rose in my heart.

"Cool!" , Zhang Xiaolang said, "The ship is really not as solid as on land!" ”。

He drank a liquor called Burning Knife, which was strong. Compared with the country Moutai in later generations, of course, it is one heaven and one earth. But now the whole city of Pontianak is empty, and there is no place to buy good wine. Even this place to eat was finally found.

So, there's nowhere to pick!

At this moment, a report sounded outside the door. Lehi immediately let him in.

I saw a soldier running into the room with extremely fast steps, his legs together, and he stood still: "Report, the patrol team caught a sneaky Lanfang person outside the city, who is said to be a negotiator sent from above. ”。

When everyone heard this, their faces were shocked. Good guy, after waiting for so long, Lan Fangguo finally has a reply. Otherwise, the people of the Ming Dynasty still think that all of Lan Fangguo are shrunken turtles!

It's just that the soldier's face was a little strange, and he hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "That--that-that representative is very arrogant, so I-I-we beat him." ”。 As Ming soldiers, they have their own arrogance. So when they heard Lan Fang's arrogant insult to Da Ming, the soldiers were all angry. Regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, it's a fat beating.

Zhang Xiao and the others were stunned for a moment, and then relaxed again. If you beat it, you can still pay it back? And the soldiers all said that it was the representative who was too arrogant and found a beating himself! So it's no wonder that Da Ming.

That's fine, give Lan Fang a long memory. lest you always send such people to Daming to find a beating.

With this thought, Zhang Xiao didn't care. Instead, he asked in a flat tone, "Where is that representative now?" Let him come and see us! ”。

When the soldier heard this, he was sweating profusely, clutching his palms, nervous. He replied, "He-he-he may not come." ”。

Li Hai immediately looked displeased, and replied angrily: "It's not that you don't have feet, why can't you come?" Do you want us to invite him? ”。

But when Zhang Xiao saw the soldier's expression, he already had a bad premonition. His tone was surprised: "What did you do to him?" ”。

The soldier grimaced and nodded.

"Is it serious?" , Zhang Xiao asked again.

The soldier nodded.

"Dead or not?".

The soldier still nodded. But he reacted instantly, and shook his head again, like a rattle.

"Whew, it's good that you're not dead! It's good that you're not dead! Zhang Xiao sighed and rejoiced. Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's worse than death!" The soldier's next words made their hearts tense again.

As if this was not exciting enough, the soldier continued: "And that representative seems to be the prime minister of Lan Fangguo. ”。

Hearing this, everyone's hearts can only be described as broken.