Chapter Ninety-Eight: Pirates (Part II)
Three lock ships, twenty-five Kamui cannons, three hundred muskets, and four hundred "pirates". Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
These are the belongings that Zheng Chenggong recently allocated to Shi Lang as a pirate.
Compared with the treatment when he was the boss of a mercenary, these belongings are pitiful.
Shi Lang is greedy for money, but not a fool.
fooled Xu Long before, but Shi Lang came to his senses in a few days.
Shi Lang couldn't help but scold himself for being a fool and losing his mind to Caise.
It's no wonder that Zheng Chenggong is going to beat himself up, transfer himself away from the mercenary, and become a pirate.
Throughout the ages, that emperor and prince would be relieved that a person like himself would dare to expand his troops and horses without warning.
What's more, Nanyang is so far away from China, if you are not careful, you can become a warlord.
Yue Fei is so loyal and powerful, he didn't kill the twelve golden orders.
Could it be that Song Gaozong didn't know that Yue Fei was loyal, but the emperor of the Zhao family didn't know how he got his country.
It's not just that he has a heavy army, and then bullies the orphans and widows of the Chai family and occupies his country.
Since then, the Zhao family has been repeatedly wary of military generals.
For the Zhao family, the loyalty of the generals is the most unreliable.
Yue Fei is loyal, are his subordinates as loyal as him?
For the sake of glory and wealth, it is difficult to guarantee that his subordinates will not be like the subordinates of the Zhao family back then, who gave Yue Fei a yellow robe.
He can suppress the lord Yue Fei, but once he has an accident, can his children still suppress Yue Fei and the arrogant soldiers under him?
For the sake of his own country, no matter how loyal Yue Fei is, he will have to die.
And without Yue Fei, there are also Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, and Liu Guangshi, who can lead the troops.
Compared to Yue Fei, they were much easier to control.
After Shi Lang thought about these things clearly, no matter how dissatisfied he was, he could only accept it.
Gan Hui, Huang Wu and others, who started together back then, have now become admirals, but they are still outside the core of the Zheng family group.
Zheng Chenggong didn't kill himself, he just transferred himself, and let himself continue to get rich, which is also benevolent.
The blame is that his emotional intelligence is too low.
Shi Lang didn't think about breaking away from the Zheng family army and becoming independent.
But after self-reliance, where will the source of soldiers come from, and where will the firearms come from.
The source of soldiers is easy to solve, and veterans dare not come, and they can also train themselves.
But weapons are a big problem, a small number of muskets and cannons, you can get them by going around and spending a lot of money.
But not to mention the high price, the quantity is also small, and there may be no consumption in one or two games.
Without weapons, how can I fight the natives?
What's even more terrifying is that Zheng Cheng's function supports himself, and he can also support another person.
With Zheng Jiajun's strong support, how can he fight with others.
Because he knew this, Shi Lang could only grit his teeth and become the damn pirate.
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"Hurry up, you stupid pigs, hurry up for Lao Tzu! Whoever dares to be lazy again, Lao Tzu hangs him in the port and is exposed to the sun for three days. Shi Lang stood in the harbor of Manila, shouting at the slaves.
Hearing Shi Lang's order, these indigenous slaves were so frightened that they hurriedly sped up.
These natives were all captured by Shi Lang's team, and Shi Lang's appearance as a big devil had long been deeply engraved in their hearts, and they didn't dare to resist at all.
Food, fresh water, gunpowder, and cannonballs were carried onto ships by slaves, and the Blackbeard pirate was about to embark on his voyage.
Zheng Tai, Xu Long and other major figures in Manila stood at the shore to bid farewell to Shi Lang.
Zheng Tai picked up two glasses of wine from his subordinates, handed one to Shi Lang, and said, "Here, I wish you a smooth journey and abundant wealth!" ”
Shi Lang hurriedly took it respectfully and said: "By the governor's auspicious words, when he is in trouble in the future, please also ask the public industry to take him in!" ”
In the past, Shi Lang thought very highly of himself and was arrogant and rude, but after Zheng Chenggong's beating, the water chestnut was slowly smoothed out.
Treat Zheng Tai and others again, and no longer dare to be rude.
Zheng Tai saw Shi Lang's respectful appearance, and said with a smile: "Respectful words, Zheng Jiajun will always be your home, you can come back whenever you want!" ”
Shi Lang hurriedly bowed down and said, "Governor Xie!
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The ship hoisted its sails and, with the help of the wind, sailed out to sea.
Seeing that the port of Manila was no longer visible, Shi Lang stood at the bow of the ship and shouted: "Little ones, hang up our flag!" ”
"Yes, Boss!"
A black flag painted with skulls was hung high, and the majestic skeletons fluttering in the wind made people feel chilled at a glance.
Shi Lang shouted loudly: "Little ones, remember! From this day on, we are pirates, feared Blackbeard pirates. Even if you want to be a pirate, Lao Tzu must be the most powerful and famous pirate. Let the child hear the name of Lao Tzu,. Did you hear that? ”
"Hear me, Boss!"
"Well, that's good. Although you are no longer part of the mercenaries, the rules set by Lao Tzu back then will not change. As long as the looted possessions, everyone has a share. ”
Hearing this, the pirates cheered loudly.
Good mercenaries don't do it, they come to be pirates.
The vast sea, no intoxicating taverns, no charming singers.
Some are just a bunch of stinky old men.
Isn't it just to obey the pirate to make money quickly and make a lot of money?
Otherwise, who ****** willing to come!
When the pirates calmed down, Shi Lang continued: "Although we are pirates, there are still rules that should be in place. Lao Tzu now announced several pirate regulations, and whoever dares to violate them will throw him into the sea and feed the sharks! ”
When the pirates heard this, they pricked up their ears and listened.
Shi Lang's reputation for ruthlessness and greed was already on the outside, and these pirates didn't want their hard-earned money to be killed for violating the rules and swallowed by him.
Shi Lang loudly announced his rules:
1. The captain's orders, as long as they do not betray the brothers, must be obeyed unconditionally.
2. The person who steals the property of an accomplice shall be punished by sea (throwing himself into the sea), and the deception of the accomplice shall also be punished in accordance with the regulations, and in serious cases, the death penalty shall be imposed.
3. It is strictly forbidden for the crew to engage in unethical behavior. (The crew sailed on the vast sea for several months, and some fierce islands saw the delicate appearance of some male commanders, and ...... )
Fourth, weapons are our greatest reliance, everyone must protect their weapons, maintain weapons at all times, weapons must be placed in an orderly manner, and weapons must not be damaged. Non-combat-damaged weapons must be compensated.
5. Captives are also wealth, and they must not be killed without cause, otherwise they must pay three times the value of the captive. Female captives must not be tortured and killed at will, and only those who have meritorious service can enjoy them.
6. Those who escaped from the battle died.
7. It is strictly forbidden to fight privately, and those who kill their companions will be put to death.
8. Those who are crippled in battle may not work, and receive three hundred taels of silver to quit the pirate regiment and return to their hometowns.
9. For the distribution of the spoils, the captain shall take 30 per cent of all the goods, 40 per cent of all the pirates who have participated in the battle, 20 per cent shall be reserved for the purchase of food, fresh water, gunpowder and shells, and the remaining 10 per cent shall be given to the non-combatants.
10. It is forbidden to rob the Chinese ships, and they must be rescued when they see the Chinese ships in danger.
Shi Lang finished explaining the rules, then inspected his subordinates and shouted loudly: "Did you hear clearly?" ”
Blackbeard's crew shouted in unison, "Hear me!" ”
Shi Lang said: "It's good, because those Dutch ghosts have taken over our Dayuan." The Great General has an order to give priority to the robbery of Dutch ships! ”
"Yes!" (To be continued.) )