In the evening, everyone gathered in the conference room because of the flying ship they saw.

Zheng Peng said: "Generally, pirates like this will always appear in groups of three or five when they don't see them, just like sharks in the sea, using the shallows off the coast to drive the cargo ship to the shallow place to force it to hit the reef or run aground, so that once they attack the cargo ship, they will set fire to the ship, because it is in the shallows, so they will not worry about gold and silver sinking to the bottom of the sea." The most important thing is that they often do not attack openly, but will sneak attack at night, sneaking in through the night, and often unable to prevent it. ”

Li Shandao: "Zhuo Cheng, how are we doing?" Tomorrow we will cross the Straits of Malacca, when the time comes, it will be an opportunity for pirates to go ashore for supplies, so be careful. ”

Zhuo Chengdao: "It's ready, our four defense ships are all ready with weapons and are ready to stand by at any time." Weapons were also distributed to the ships, and as long as the pirates came, they were told that they would not return. ”

Li Shan was ready before he went to sea, ready for war. And not just because of the pirate defense. A large-scale ocean-going trade like Li Shan's was rare in the entire Tang Dynasty. Piff is innocent and guilty, a ship like this is like gold floating on the sea, who doesn't blush? If there are not enough troops to protect it, it is difficult to ensure that it will not be robbed. It's not just pirates. This is possible for the Arab caravans, or for the Indian merchants.

Therefore, Li Shan was fully mentally prepared this time, not only did he renovate the building ship in advance and added many defensive measures, but also there were only more than 100 sailors on ordinary large cargo ships. And Li Shan's cargo ship had nearly 300 people, and prepared a large number of swords, bows, crossbows, and firearms.

Li Shandao: "You all should be scattered." Yunfei, Yan Zhao and Zhuo Cheng each got on a ship, served as a conductor, and if there was an emergency, they were engaged cheaply. During the day, the flag is transmitted, and the fire is raised at night, and once there is a situation, it will be echoed in time. ”

The Strait of Malacca, at this time, has become a world-famous place, and it is the only way to travel with maritime merchants from China and Central and Western Asia. The local population also adapted to this life, and several seaports were established near the strait for ships to dock and sell supplies. You can also earn a lot of income from this.

The ship finally docked in the port, Li Shan and the others could get off the ship and rest, and the pipe bands also took the sailors to purchase supplies. After drifting on the sea for so long, there is a sour smell on my body. In fact, it is similar to in the desert at sea, fresh water is very important, and the fresh water carried is for drinking, not for bathing.

When you arrive at the port, you can naturally wash up, others can ignore it, Li Shan first took Yang Miaoling to find an inn to take a bath first.

Although people here have built a lot of inns for merchants to stay and rest, but these inns are not luxurious, even shabby, more used to rest, after all, no one will stay in the port for too long, they are all purchased supplies and left, and the most near the port is fresh water, food and medicine.

Finally found an inn that looked good, Li Shan said: "You go take a bath, I'll go to the store to inquire about something." Yang Miaoling can't control Li Shan now, so she hurriedly asked the shopkeeper to boil hot water and take a bath happily.

Yang Miaoling only took a bath three times a month at sea, which is indeed a very unbearable thing for a girl, this is still Li Shan's privilege as a big boss, and everyone else is just a small basin of water to scrub their bodies.

Li Shan found the shopkeeper and asked, "Are any of your locals here who are particularly familiar with this sea area?" ”

Because of the long-term merchants, Arabs and Tang people, the owner of this small shop can say something, and they themselves know the situation here very well, and the shopkeeper introduced this sea area to Li Shan.

"Boss, I see that you are also a big businessman. There are several big ships, you have to be careful. Recently, there is a group of pirates around here that are very rampant, they have killed several small pirates in a row, resulting in a great increase in strength, and a few days ago they also robbed a large cannibal treasure ship, so you should also be careful. ”

Li Shan's face sank, the treasure ship of the big cannibal is a kind of cargo ship with both defense and transportation capabilities. It has to be said that the Arabs are much better than the Tang in terms of seafaring technology. Our ships were actually only in Southeast Asia, and the Arabs not only traded with the Tang Dynasty for a long time, but also sailed as far as South Africa, almost reaching the Cape of Good Hope. Moreover, on the Maritime Silk Road, in fact, the most Arabs boarded the ships, and in most cases, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty traded on Arab ships.

The treasure ship is the artistic crystallization of the great cannibal ocean trade, this kind of big ship is larger than the building ship of the Tang Dynasty, can carry three or four hundred people, and the treasure ship is not a ship in most cases, but will be equipped with some small boats. The fact that pirates can have such ships shows that they are powerful and very rampant.

Li Shan smiled: "Thank you, the boss cares." I still have a question, if my guess is correct, there should be a strait to the south of this port, I wonder if there are any ships passing through there? ”

The shopkeeper said, "There is indeed a strait over there, and I heard people say it in the early days when I was a ship merchant. The strait over there leads to the endless sea, and there is no end at all. There have been many explorers who have explored the waters there, but have found nothing. Either you returned empty-handed or never came back, and I advise you not to go that way. ”

Li Shan nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he heard a scream inside the inn, it was Yang Miaoling's voice! Li Shan hurriedly ran inside, and Yang Miaoling ran out wrapped in a quilt, and just hit Li Shan's arms.

"What's wrong? What's going on? Li Shan held Yang Miaoling and asked.

Yang Miaoling pointed to the house and said, "Someone broke into the house and peeked at me taking a bath." ”

As he was talking, sure enough, a big man walked out of Yang Miaoling's house, and he was drunk, his face was red, and he looked like he had drunk too much, pointing at Yang Miaoling's mouth and saying something that Li Shan couldn't understand at all. But looking at the big man's expression, I can tell what this guy is talking about with my toes.

Li Shandeng was furious, a woman who dared to bully Lao Tzu, how many lives do you have? Li Shan didn't talk nonsense with him, he didn't understand it anyway, so he just kicked it up. The big man was drunk and had no combat effectiveness, so he didn't dodge at all, but he staggered forward, and was kicked by Li Shan to the door of the façade, and fainted with a tilt of his head.

Li Shan still felt angry, and kicked him in the stomach a few more times. Yang Miaoling was afraid that Li Shan would kill someone, so she quickly stopped him.

Yang Miaoling has no clothes on her body now, only wrapped in a quilt, and her shoulders are inevitably exposed, and her face is ruddy because of the hot water, which is even more attractive. Li Shan roared angrily: "Who dares to watch it? Get out of here. ”

The people in the inn could understand and couldn't understand it, and they knew what he was talking about when they saw Li Shan's expression, and they all consciously flashed to the side. Li Shan carried Yang Miaoling back to the room and asked her to wash again.

Yang Miaoling said: "Let's go, I don't know who you beat, in case his people come, won't there be trouble again?" ”

Li Shan was still angry, and snorted: "Even if you take a good bath, I see who dares to come to make trouble, I won't break his legs." ”

Yang Miaoling knew Li Shan's temper, and no one could stop him when he was stubborn, but seeing his angry appearance, his heart was a little sweet. Zhang Yanzhao and others also finished purchasing supplies and returned to the port one after another, and Li Shanren was not afraid of many people. If you want to fight, you have to look at the manpower, and there are two thousand regular troops behind Li Shan. You can take a city in this small place.

The shopkeeper said: "Boss, you better take your people and leave quickly, this guy is a pirate." ”

Li Shan was a little surprised and asked, "Pirate people?" Are you people who are afraid of pirates? How could the pirate people be here alone? ”

The shopkeeper said: "Boss, don't you know, there are many people like this guy on the dock near here, they are the eyes of the pirates arranged here, specifically to keep an eye on the cargo ships coming and going, and inquire about the news of the cargo ships." As soon as they find a suitable target, they notify the pirates and let the pirates rob the cargo ship. These people were not involved in the robbery, but they were worse than pirates. They have pirates behind them, and we don't dare do anything to them. ”

Li Shan smiled slightly and said, "So that's the case, don't worry, I won't let him die here." You don't have to worry about this, I have my own opinions. Please help me translate. ”

Saying that, Li Shan kicked the guy twice, and the big man was in pain and gradually woke up. Looking at Li Shan's appearance, knowing that he was hot to the wrong person, he turned around and wanted to run, but was trampled by Li Shan and said: "Shopkeeper, you help me tell him that no matter who the master behind him is, you can go and talk to his master." Uncle Ben's ship has gold and silver treasures, and those who dare to rob it will come and rob it, and Uncle Ben will accompany him. ”

The shopkeeper saw that Li Shan was so arrogant, and he had no choice but to translate the words. The man told him again and again, saying that he didn't dare, and Li Shan didn't embarrass him and let him go.

The shopkeeper shook his head and sighed, "Boss, why do you want to do this? Peace is a blessing when you are away from home, so why bother yourself? ”

Li Shan smiled and said nothing, in Li Shan's opinion, this sea area will be his activity territory in the future, everything that can threaten him, Li Shan will definitely not let it go, since it will meet sooner or later, why not have a good time? (To be continued.) )