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As the ship docked, Zhu Youzhen and his party were driven down. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 At this time, he had to carefully observe the black at his feet, and found that the island was not very large, and the length from north to south was about ten miles, and the width from east to west was slightly wide, and it was only fifteen miles. The island is largely devoid of grass and is made of hard, rugged rocks.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but draw a big question mark in his heart, secretly thinking that in such a small place, he could say that he had no output, how could he maintain the permanent presence of soldiers in a town?

But if he moved forward, his doubts would be answered. But I saw a constant stream of workers working on the wharf and the nearby shore, all busy transporting goods from the sea boats.

Some of these ships probably came from Dengzhou, because the sailors all wore Dengzhou accents. Their cargo consisted mainly of grain, grass and military salaries, and after unloading the goods, they only made a simple delivery procedure with the defenders on the island, and then set off anchor and returned to the sea. It seems that Mao Wenlong is controlled by Yuan Keli, but it is not in vain, at least the supply of military supplies must be supported by Yuan Keli, which is a heavy burden.

Most of the other seagoing vessels, however, apparently come from different places. Their goods are also not delivered directly, but can be sold on their own. On a piece of flat land not far from the sea, a bazaar of considerable scale has also spontaneously formed. There are also all kinds of goods inside, from ordnance and grain to pots and pans, and even women's belly pockets and embroidered shoes.

Judging only by the appearance and language of the sailors, some of these ships came from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, some from Korea, and even Europeans with high noses and blue eyes, who presumably came from the South Seas. What's more, there are also Japanese and Jurchens, whose boats are small, but they also bring local specialties and shout in stiff Chinese at the bazaar.

Zhu Youzhen's heart moved, and he secretly thought that although the imperial court had lifted the sea ban, it was limited to a few ports such as Yuegang in Fujian. A place like Phi Koh is obviously not a "city ship", so there is only one possibility left: these sea vessels are all smuggling boats.

Although smuggling is now common in the southeast coast, it is all secretive. However, the smuggling of Kophi Island was carried out in broad daylight, apparently with the permission and protection of the garrison. This Mao Wenlong is a little too bold!

While thinking about it, Zhu Youzhen was escorted forward by Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi and other officers. A little further from the coast, a large number of workers are digging into the mountains and building houses with the timber they have brought in. At first glance, there are at least thousands of houses on the island, and a large number of them are under construction. On this scale, there are now at least 10,000 or 20,000 people on this small island, and the number continues to grow.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but secretly praise, thinking that no matter what means Mao Wenlong used, he could manage such a barren desert island so well, this person really had something outstanding.

As she was walking, she heard Lee Jung-yeon scream and say a few words of Korean to a small group of workers on the side of the road. The workers also recognized Li Zhenyan, and as soon as they replied a few words in Korean, the Ming army with whips immediately rushed over viciously, scolding and scolding everyone back to the construction site, and Li Zhenyan had no choice but to move on.

"Jung-yeon, do you know them?" Zhu Youzhen said in surprise.

"Your Highness, they are all sailors on the five missing ships of the Yellow Sea Merchant Gang!" Li Zhenyan replied in a low voice.

"What! What the hell is going on? Zhu Youzhen was taken aback.

"They were all robbed on the island by the Ming army stationed on the island!" Li Zhenyan frowned and said, "Our ship, as well as the goods on board, were all confiscated by the defenders; The defenders also said that they were blatantly smuggling and violating the laws of the Ming Dynasty, so they were all punished to do hard labor on the island! ”

Zhu You couldn't help but be angry when he heard this, and the little good impression he had for Mao Wenlong just now was replaced by anger in an instant. I thought that there was no Mao Wenlong playing like this, everyone was smuggling, you were more smuggling than anyone else, why didn't you detain other ships, just detain the boat of my Yellow Sea Merchant Gang? It seems that this Mao Wenlong is no longer just conniving at smuggling, his behavior is not much different from that of pirates!

Five ships and a full load of goods were worth at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and the Yellow Sea merchant gang could suffer heavy losses. Zhu Youzhen has been stumbling since he started his own business in Qinwangzhuang, but in general, no matter what he does, he has made money. He was already thinking in his heart, how could he get these losses back with interest, and then teach this Mao Wenlong a hard lesson.

Of course, there is an important premise here, that is, you must not reveal your identity as the King of Qin. After all, what Mao Wenlong did was by no means a righteous gentleman, and Zhu Youzhen had to guard against it. But for a while, he couldn't think of any good ideas, after all, he didn't even have personal freedom now, so he could only improvise and act at the opportunity.

After walking for another half a day, the terrain became higher and higher, and the guards became more and more strict. Suddenly, a splendid building appeared in front of Zhu Youzhen's eyes, and in terms of scale and shape, it was not inferior to the ordinary palace. On the wide gate, a plaque is hung high, and six big characters are written on it: Dongjiang Town General Military Mansion.

It seems that this is Mao Wenlong's chief soldier yamen. Zhu Youzhen and others were escorted into the gate, and immediately found that there was a lotus pond ten feet square in front of them! A water pavilion flies over the lotus pond, and in the middle of the lotus pond is a pavilion. Look at the lotus pond again, hundreds of colorful goldfish are leisurely playing among the lotus, it is actually a beautiful scenery of the Jiangnan garden!

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but scold in his heart: This Mao Wenlong will enjoy it, but these things are impossible to have on the island, and they are not transported from the mainland thousands of miles away! Yuan Keli worked hard to provide him with food and salary, but he was good, built a lot of construction here, and lived a fairy-like life!

When he was groaning, he suddenly heard a burst of laughter in the pavilion. Zhu Youjian looked at it, and his nose was even more crooked!

It turned out that in the gazebo, several women were laughing and playing around a man. It's nothing, but these women are all naked, and they can't see an inch!

Look at the man again, one will touch this, the other will pinch that, and he will make several women * again and again, and he himself will burst out with a silver evil laugh from time to time!

Kong Youde, who was escorting Zhu Youzhen and the others, seemed to be accustomed to it, bowed down from afar, and shouted loudly: "Lord Commander, a boat has been captured at the end of today. ”

"What's so strange about a boat, and you have to report it to you?" The man was having a good time, and snorted angrily.

Kong Youde hurriedly said: "But the people on the boat said that they were Yuan Keli's subordinates, and there was also a woman who said that she was the lord of North Korea..."

"Oh?" The man pondered for a moment, and said in a strange manner, "Bring it here, this general soldier will personally interrogate!" ”