What made Shen Nanshan even more hateful was that not long after, Wang Zhi accepted a righteous son named Mao Haifeng. This Mao Haifeng is just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old hairy boy, but he is extremely appreciated by Wang Zhi, and gradually became the second oldest among pirates. This made Shen Nanshan and Xu Dong extremely dissatisfied, but they were afraid of Wang Zhi, and they dared to be angry and did not dare to speak. At that time, not only could private businessmen not make money and did not have to make money, but they also had to take their lives, so several people could only endure it again and again.

At this time, Wang Zhi is dead, and Wang Zhi's lair is on the island in Nanao, Guangdong, and Mao Haifeng must become the new pirate leader. This time, the two big ships were robbed by Wu Tianxiao, and even if Shen Nanshan returned alive, he would definitely be killed by Mao Haifeng because of the old things in the past, so he begged Wu Tianxiao to accept his surrender. That Shen Nanshan is not talented, but he is at least familiar with the sea route to and from Fusang.

Wu Tianxiao listened and asked again: "I'll ask you about it again." When you came back from Fuso this time, why did you have so much silver on board? ”

Shen Nanshan had the heart to take refuge, and he said: "That Wang Zhi has colluded with the Fuso people, and he is very trusted by the Daimyo Matsuura Takanobu in Fuso Hirado. Some of the silver on the ship was obtained from smuggling contraband, some of which, like ginseng and deer antlers, were obtained from the looting of North Korean merchant ships, and a large part of the rest was given by Matsuura Takanobu. Matsuura Takanshin had a big plan, wanting to invite Wang Zhi to gather pirates and Fusang ronins to raid the Ming coast on a large scale in order to obtain enough supplies. ”

Wu Tianxiao was puzzled and asked: "Then Matsuura Takashin is also a big name, and he should have his own troops." is to plunder the coast of the Ming Dynasty, he sent his own subordinates, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to pretend to be a Japanese robber? Why did you pay a lot of money to invite Wang Zhi to gather pirates and ronins? ”

Shen Nanshan explained: "Now Fuso is also in chaos, and the daimyo from all over the country are attacking each other, and Matsuura Takanobu can't send extra troops to plunder at all. What's more, the people of Fusang are not familiar with the situation of the Ming Dynasty, and they need someone like Wang Zhi to lead the way. Therefore, Matsuura Takanobu gave money and invited Wang Zhi to gather pirates and Fuso ronin people. Fuso produced a lot of silver, but it lacked all kinds of supplies. Matsuura Takashi's intention was obvious, that is, to let Wang Zhi loot or smuggle, and transport the Ming contraband to Hirado as much as possible, while Matsuura Takanshin bought it at a high price in silver. This batch of silver is said to be a gift, or it can be said to be a deposit for the purchase of commercial goods in the future. ”

After hearing this, Wu Tianxiao looked at Wu Dayou and the others and said to himself: "It seems that God has eyes, and he wants us to intercept Wang Zhi, this beast." Otherwise. Wang Zhi used this nearly a million taels of silver, and he didn't know how many pirates and ronins he could gather, and the plague of the would-be pirates would be very serious at that time. ”

This Wu Dayou also said in Wu Tianxiao's ear: "My lord." From the perspective of his subordinates, this Shen Nanshan also has the intention to surrender, so it is better to let him make meritorious contributions. He knew a lot of pirates, and he was also familiar with the Fuso Sea Route, which would inevitably be useful in the future. ”

Wu Tianxiao nodded when he heard this, and then pointed to Shen Nanshan: "Shen Nanshan." If you want to surrender, look at this bull knife juniper. He was originally a fake widow, but he was captured alive by me, and he made a lot of contributions to get to where he is today. If you want to be sincere, you have to make meritorious contributions, and you have a share of benefits if you make meritorious contributions. As for the other captives, now is the time to need coolies, so let them work as coolies for a while, and sharpen their banditry. ”

Shen Nanshan heard that he couldn't die, and he had a place to live, and maybe he would have a bright future in the future. Then he thanked him: "Thank you for the grace of the adults not to kill, and if you have a villain in the future, you will definitely go to the soup." ”

Wu Tianxiao was about to say some words of encouragement, but saw Jia Youshi hurriedly walk in and muttered in his ear for a while. Wu Tianxiao Zou Zou frowned, so he asked Tan Lun to take Shen Nanshan down, and asked Tan Lun to take someone to be the guard, let Shen Nanshan be the leader of the captives, and take the captives to renovate the stockade first. And what Jia Youshi said, there are indeed people who have complaints in this reward, although it is not big, but there are complaints in private.

It turned out that because of the capture of Wang Zhi's two large ships this time, he gained a lot, and naturally enjoyed a lot of popularity. This made the other people who stayed in the village have ideas, and they all said that they didn't want to stay in the village, and they wanted to go to sea with the boat. That's right. In this reward, some grenade soldiers can get one or two thousand taels of silver if they are brave, while only those who defend the village will get one hundred taels. In addition, because the power of the grenade is very effective, there is always a great chance of winning in battle, which naturally makes everyone want to go to sea to fight, and do not want to stay in the village.

So Wu Tianxiao summoned Jia Youshi, Jiang Zhuang, Wu Dayou, Yang Hongju and other pipe and belt personnel to renegotiate and make arrangements for the ship's personnel. In the end, it was decided to take turns as the principle, so that everyone has the opportunity to go to sea, and everyone also has the responsibility of guarding the village. It's just that there are too many things to do at this time, and the words are just passed down first, but they haven't been carefully arranged.

After a busy day, everyone went back to their lodgings to rest. Wu Tianxiao took Wu Dayou and Tan Lun to find Shen Quan. When Wu Tianxiao saw Shen Cheng, the shipwright and his family were setting up a place to spend the night. When everyone saw Wu Tianxiao coming, they put down their work and gathered around, which was obviously the effect of the 2,000 taels of silver. These people were originally poor, but now more than 100 people have divided 2,000 taels, and the average person has more than a dozen taels of old and young, and they are all smiling.

Wu Tianxiao saw that everyone was coming around, so he bowed his fist to everyone: "Everyone." Since the expatriate was an accident, I didn't make much preparation. These days, you should be patient and make do with the crowding, and when we build the new house, everyone will be able to live in peace. As for eating, it is more reassuring to ensure that everyone has a full belly. ”

And they all laughed. That Shen Cheng even said to Wu Tianxiao: "Don't worry, I'm waiting for the governor to take care of me suddenly." What's more, the owner also allocated 2,000 taels of silver to share with us, and meeting such a good person as you is a blessing that I have been cultivating for several lifetimes. You can rest assured, we will settle ourselves out. ”

Wu Tianxiao nodded when he heard this: "Just rest assured." When the next meal arrives, someone will ring the bell, and everyone will go to eat to their heart's content, so let's go about your own business first. When they heard this, everyone turned back and busied themselves with cleaning up their broken houses.

At this time, Wu Tianxiao pulled Shen Cheng aside and said, "Master Shen." There's something I'd like to ask you about. ”

Shen Cheng said: "The owner, please speak." ”

Wu Tianxiao asked: "The two ships that were robbed this time, the big one is made of a sealed cabin, but it is good. It's just that the other one and the three of our original owns are all wooden box ships. I think. If this wooden box ship is converted into a sealed cabin ship, I don't know how difficult it is, and whether it is more cost-effective than rebuilding a sealed cabin sea ship? ”

Shen Cheng said: "It is not difficult to transform a wooden box ship into a sealed cabin sea vessel. Just add a sealed cabin to the cabin, and then the cabin is connected to one place. In this way, the ship is not only as durable as a sealed cabin seagoing ship, but also much stronger because it has two layers of walls. The only disadvantage is that because it was later refitted, the space in the cabin was wasted a lot, and a lot of cargo had to be loaded. But it's much faster than rebuilding a ship with the same load. ”

Wu Tianxiao nodded: "That's good." Since the transformation is much faster, let's transform it first. Wait for the shipyard to be built, and then talk about shipbuilding. ”

Shen Cheng said: "If you want to renovate, you also need to measure the structure of the ship first, so I will ask the shipwrights to investigate first." ”

Wu Tianxiao smiled and stopped: "I'm not busy." The meal was almost here, and it was getting dark. Everyone is tired today, so let's eat a full meal and rest for one night, and it's not too late to watch tomorrow. After speaking, Wu Tianxiao said goodbye to Shen Quan, and left with Wu Dayou and Tan Lun.

On the way, Wu Tianxiao asked Wu Dayou again: "How are those new Ding settled?" ”

Wu Dayou said: "Don't worry, my lord. When the new sailors and the sub-ships came back, the subordinates asked someone to put the new sailors and the old sailors together according to the original ship, and they made do with each other first. Now everyone has divided the money, and they are smiling from ear to ear. ”

Wu Tianxiao was relieved, and on the way back, he heard the bell of the meal, so he went to the canteen and ate with everyone.