Chapter Eighty-Seven: Salmon Island
Salmon Island is not far from Dengzhou, only more than 20 miles away.
Liu Xu and the three of them followed Luo Jiu, the partner arranged by Cui Hai, and boarded a small sea boat. The three of them took about half an hour by boat to arrive at Salmon Island. Today's waves are beating, and the boat is a little bumpy, but now that Dengzhou Port is banned, it is difficult to find a big sea ship to go to sea.
Salmon Island is divided into two islands, the South Island and the North Island, and the pirates on God's City Island, oh, maybe they should be called smugglers or maritime merchants, come to Salmon Island to trade, mainly in the North Island. When trading in the North Island, it would be cheaper for them to withdraw north from the North Island in case there was any trouble in the Dengzhou government.
Liu Xu and the three of them followed Luo Jiu to the north island of Shamen Island.
Liu Xu originally thought that the port of Dengzhou was banned, coupled with the attack of pirates, Shamen Island would definitely be depressed. However, after landing on Shamen Island, I found that Shamen Island was full of pedestrians today, businessmen gathered, and restaurants and tea shops were full of people. Although most of the pedestrians are dressed in shabby clothes, and the restaurants and tea shops are also low and narrow, they are still lively, and there is a bustling atmosphere in the chaotic atmosphere. Presumably, these people came to the island to trade with those pirates.
Luo Jiu led Liu Xu and the others to the pier on the north island of Shamen Island. Liu Xu saw that all kinds of merchants on the wharf were pushing large carts and small cars, busy loading the goods unloaded from the sea boats. Liu Xu saw that the goods of those pirates were indeed diverse, in addition to seafood, there were also many goods such as animal skins and ginseng. Looking at the happy and busy appearance of the merchants, it seems that as Cui Hai said, if the officials and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty really come to arrest these pirates, it is estimated that these merchants will also report to them. According to Cui Hai, the goods of these pirates are not only strange goods, but also sold cheaply, so many merchants come to them to trade.
Luo Jiu led Liu Xu to a man who looked like a small pirate leader who was directing his subordinates to carry goods. The man's beard and tall and burly figure made him unaware of his age, and the tip of the man's nose was a little rosacea, and his face was full of meat, which was very fierce. Luo Jiulang greeted him: "Leader He, at this time, the distant nephew of our Cui Da shopkeeper wants to come to your sea boat on Huangcheng Island to purchase some seafood, do you see that there is still seafood on the sea ship on Huangcheng Island?" ”
The pirate leader laughed and said, "Brother Luo is polite, the nephew of the shopkeeper Cui wants to buy seafood, can he still do it?" Dog, big cow, you two take these brothers to pick up some seafood unloaded from our ship. ”
The two young men behind the pirate leader heard his command and immediately stepped forward and whispered in agreement. The two immediately led a few people to the cargo unloaded from several sea ships to pick seafood.
Liu Xu and the others followed the dog and the big cow.
Liu Xu noticed behind them that the two of them were barefoot, holding their trouser legs, with clothes tied around their waists, exposing their broad shoulders and strong chests, their skin was dark and swarthy, faintly revealing copper coin-like lines, like rusty bronze, full of fierce atmosphere, and they looked like people who had been adrift on the sea all year round.
When Liu Xu came to the places where seafood was served, he saw that there were already many merchants shopping. Either in cash or in barter, they kept loading the traded seafood onto their own trucks and transporting them to their own cargo ships docked at the seashore.
Liu Xu had never seen many seafood dishes in Qingzhou before, and thought that the people of the Great Song Dynasty were not very interested in the consumption of seafood. After coming to Dengzhou, I found that people here are also full of interest in eating seafood, and almost every restaurant in Dengzhou City has seafood dishes.
Liu Xu came a little late today!
Due to the rampant piracy recently, most of the fishermen did not dare to go to sea to fish, so the supply of seafood was tight, so when Liu Xu came to pick seafood, there was not much decent seafood. Fortunately, Liu Xu didn't plan to buy seafood this time, mainly to inspect the market. Just now, Leader He boasted that Liu Xu would definitely be able to buy seafood, but there was no more here, looking at the dog and the big cow, with an apologetic expression, Liu Xu hurriedly said that it didn't matter.
Since there is no seafood, Liu Xu walked around the flea market at the pier. In this temporary market, there are many kinds of goods, in addition to seafood, animal skins, animal tendons, ginseng, deer antler velvet and other things, I think these pirates went to Liaodong to explore. As for whether they bought it or grabbed it, it is unknown. When Liu Xu wandered around, he found that there were several knives among these goods.
It is said that the sword originated from the Tang horizontal knife, and since the Tang Dynasty, it was said that the book learned the technique of the Tang horizontal knife, and with a little transformation, it became the Japanese knife.
Liu Xu picked up a Japanese knife, held the scabbard, and pulled it out with a force. Holding it in his hand, he saw that the cold light of the blade was circulating, the sharpness was abnormal, and the blood groove was faintly bleeding, as if he had drunk blood. The knife surface is full of dark light patterns, and the shape is similar to the Taidao in later generations, but the arc is slightly smaller than that of the Taidao, and the blade is slightly longer, which is closer to the horizontal knife picture that Liu Xu has seen in later generations. Obviously, the sword of the Great Song Dynasty has not changed in the future, so it is closer to the Tang horizontal knife.
As half a military fan in later generations, Liu Xu was very yearning for Tang Hengdao and looked forward to seeing it. As the standard knife of the Tang Army, the Tang horizontal knife used to be famous, but unfortunately it has long been lost in the era in which Liu Xu lived in later generations, and no one has ever seen the real thing. Nowadays, the sword and shield hand of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty is generally equipped with a standard knife for the chopping knife, which has a longer body and a longer handle, which is convenient for holding in both hands, while the standard knife mainly equipped with pikemen and crossbow soldiers is a hand knife, which is mainly used for hand-to-hand combat. Although the Great Song Dynasty slashing knife also originated from the Tang horizontal knife, Liu Xu had seen it in the forbidden army of Qingfeng Town, but it was far from the picture of the Tang horizontal knife that he had seen in later generations. It may be because the main enemy of the Great Song Dynasty was the Khitan, and the Great Song Forbidden Army was equipped with a horse chopping knife, which was to facilitate a more advantageous time when riding on foot, and the horizontal knife was changed.
Liu Xu saw that this knife was very similar to the Tang Heng knife he imagined, and he couldn't help but love it.
The dog saw Liu Xu playing with the Japanese knife, and explained on the side: "A while ago, our brothers on the island were fishing in the eastern seas, and they encountered Japanese pirates who wanted to rob them, but our brothers took down the Japanese pirate ship, and these Japanese knives were captured at that time. This knife is made of Baotou steel, and it takes a lot of effort to maintain, and it needs to be wiped with a tarpaulin from time to time to ensure its quality. And we are on the islands and ships all year round, and the sea is humid, and it is not easy to preserve, so we still sell it for some money, and it comes neatly. ”
Liu Xu heard the dog say, they often fought with the pirates of the Japanese Kingdom, thinking that the pirates who attacked Dengzhou City that time would not be the pirates of Huangcheng Island. Although I didn't buy seafood this time, I also learned some information about the attack on the city by the Dengzhou pirates, and this trip can be regarded as fruitful. Liu Xu took the knife in his hand, he liked it very much, and asked the price, this knife cost 20 yuan. It's a bit pricey, but it's worth the money.
At that moment, Liu Xu reached into his arms and wanted to take out twenty taels of silver to buy it, Liu Xu came to Shamen Island today to inspect the seafood, and deliberately took out two hundred taels of silver, and Xi Huaren and Lu Feng carried it in his arms. Liu Xu touched the silver bag from his arms, took it out, and inadvertently dropped a piece of paper. The dog standing next to Liu Xu saw that Liu Xu had left something, and hurriedly grabbed it for Liu Xu. He was about to return it to Liu Xu, looking at the piece of paper, but he couldn't help but be stunned. It turned out that this dog, although he was a pirate, but he also knew how to read, he inadvertently glanced at the piece of paper, and saw that it was actually Liu Xu's dispatch document written on it, and it was also stamped with the seal of the Shuai Si of Jingdong Road. Da Song's slanted robe is only the size of the pocket in his arms, and the sleeve pockets can't fit many things, and Liu Xu has always put important items in his pocket in his arms. Unexpectedly, he inadvertently dropped his dispatch documents, and Liu Xu couldn't help but be in a hurry.
The dog held the document in his hand and couldn't help but look at Liu Xu suspiciously.
At this moment, a sharp bang sound came, and there was a sudden shout of killing pirates all around.
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