Be merciful and don't shoot, don't be merciless. Sun Shao was not a hit, he put Shi Yi and his son under house arrest on the spot, and then sent someone to Hepu County Cang to count the grain, not for a long time, the news came back, and there were no 130,000 stones in the county warehouse, only more than 50,000. Then the question arises, where did the remaining 80,000 go?

Sun Shao announced that he would temporarily take over the post of Hepu Taishou, and threw all the people into prison, he suspected that Shiyi and his son were enemies, and wrote to assassinate Shifu for impeachment, and at the same time asked Buqi to rush to Hepu immediately to deal with related affairs.

This move, like a hurricane common in Hepu, instantly messed up the situation in Hepu. Those gentry began to suspect that Sun Shao was framing the Shi family, after all, the Shi family had been in Jiaozhou for nearly 30 years, and there must have been plundering money, but it was not enough to collude with pirates, but Sun Shao exposed in public that day that Shi Yi's account was wrong, and later posted a huge deficit, everyone really couldn't think of where the 80,000 stone grain could go.

This can make the Hepu people furious, and after a long time, the Shi family and the pirates are in a gang, the white one is cut down, and the black one is cut again, which is too damn ruthless. The angry heroes reported to Sun Shao one after another, and this time, the gap was not 80,000 stones, the total number was as high as 800,000 stones, and Sun Shao was shocked. Mother's skin, Lao Tzu is much more wronged than Cui Qian, if I hadn't shaken this matter out, then these 800,000 stones would be a pot planted on my head. If you really want to do this, it's strange that the powerful don't give me a black hand in the end.

Sun Shao was very glad that if he followed his previous practice and made a false mistake with the Shi family, he would definitely be killed by Shi Yi this time, and the end would definitely be much worse than Bu Qi. I used to think that Bu Qi was incompetent, but now I don't see that Bu Qi is incompetent, but that he has no strength, otherwise with Bu Qi's ruthlessness, I am afraid that it will be much more ruthless than his own attack.

Therefore, people must have strength.

Sun Shao made persistent efforts, and suddenly blocked Xuwen City, Xuwen City was lively in the past two days, Sun Shao took the sailor to settle in, large and small pirates fled from the wind, Xuwen's security index was greatly improved, and the merchants rushed to trade before the hurricane season arrived, and the pirates were also in a hurry to get rid of the goods in their hands, exchange them for money and grain, and prepare to escape Sun Shao's soldiers. But none of them expected that Sun Shao suddenly sent troops to surround Xuwen City, and one after another they were checked, they were really businessmen, and they continued to go back to do business, and they were all detained and put in Xuwen County Prison to wait for processing. Of course, there are mistakes in this, but it is undeniable that almost all the pirate spies who came to Xu Wen to inquire about the news were caught.

Tightly, Sun Shao gave another order, in view of the rampant piracy, the hurricane season is approaching again, a sea ban order was issued near Hepu County, ordinary people are not allowed to go to the sea at will, if there are special circumstances, they must go to the sailor to get a voucher, otherwise they will be seen by the sailor patrolling the sea, and they will be killed on the spot. At the same time, Sun Shao informed the three counties of Jiaoluan, Yuenan, and Jiuzhen with the order of General Fubo that they would implement a ban on the sea together, and that the required grain would be escorted by the sailors of each county, and if it was robbed by pirates, the Taishou and the county lieutenant of the county would be fully responsible. This is not counting, Sun Shao ordered that the grain collected by each county must be published in the local specific accounts, and those who practice greed for ink in the name of levying pirates will be severely punished.

In just over a month, the atmosphere in Jiaozhou has completely changed.

In mid-June, Jiaozhou Thorn Shi Buqi rushed to Hepu. As soon as he saw Sun Shao, he showed a rare smile: "Fengxian, you can do it, I thought you were going to deal with Shi Yi for a while, but I didn't expect you to take him down directly as soon as you made a move." ”

Sun Shao smiled proudly: "This old guy treats me as an idiot, who am I not going to fix him?" Fu Jun, you came too soon, I'm worried about how to report this matter to Shi Xie. ”

Bu Qi had already planned, and he waved his hand very easily: "The evidence is conclusive, forgive him for not daring to play any tricks, you wait, his letter of guilt will arrive soon." However, Feng Xian, when things get to this point, you have no way back. If we can't succeed this time, you and I will end up ugly, and Shixie is not easy to bully. ”

"I'm not afraid." Sun Shao spread his hands with an indifferent expression: "I'm a big deal to pat my ass and leave, Fujun will be miserable, this mess has to be cleaned up by you." ”

Bu Qi is angry and funny, he is a person who does not smile, but with Sun Shao, he can't be serious, so he has to ignore Sun Shao's impropriety, and said straight to the point: "There is Zhang Gong in Nanhai County, I am relieved, I came to Hepu this time, just to help you completely pacify Cui Qian, I have brought all the subordinates of the Assassin Mansion, temporarily put the Assassin Mansion in Hepu, and sit in the rear for you, as for Xu Wenling, you can find a suitable candidate." ”

Sun Shao glanced at him: "It's just a Xu Wenling, I still thought that you would let me lead Hepu Taishou on my behalf." ”

Bu Qiu was stunned for a moment, he looked at Sun Shao with some surprise, when did Sun Shao take the initiative to become an official? It's a far cry from what he's used to do. Sun Shao was surprised when he saw him, so he laughed, and gestured to Yu Tuo, who tore off the Hepu Taishou seal ribbon that had been hanging for a few days from his waist and put it in front of Bu Qi, and smiled maliciously: "Fujun, the hurricane is coming, you can be careful." ”

Bu Qi didn't react for a while, Sun Shao and Yu Fu had already said goodbye, and the old and the young went out side by side, and their happy laughter came. Bu Qiu was stunned there, looking at the seal ribbon in his hand, he always felt a little frightened.

They're not going to set me up, are they?

"Zishan, why am I a little frightened?" Wei Jing looked at Bu Qi with the same uneasy eyes, "When did Yu Flip become like this?" I've never seen him smile with anyone before, that old face, as if everyone owes him money. ”

"Ziqi, don't talk nonsense, Yu Zhongxiang is not easy to mess with." Bu Qi pretended to be calm and interrupted Wei Jing's words, sat down and thought about it, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Wei Jing's words made sense. Yu Fu is famous for not getting along well, to put it nicely, it is an ancient straight style, it is not good, it is annoying, how can he get along with Sun Shao so well? These two get along very well. And what he said was too scary, Yu Tuo's resourcefulness was as famous as his temper, and his judgment could be said to be superhuman. When Sun Ce died, he was the chief of Fuchun, and many officials were ready to return to Wu County to mourn, but he was the only one who decided to stay in office, so a disaster was avoided. Now that he's saying that a hurricane is coming — not a hurricane at sea, of course, but a political hurricane — then there will be a hurricane.

Bu Qi suddenly found that he had miscalculated in a hurry, Sun Shao made a big move in Xu Wen, the matter was done, and the grudge was settled, he just happened to crash in, and took the seal of the Hepu Taishou, and he was going to clean up the aftermath for Sun Shao. Is it so easy to deal with the aftermath? Shi Xie is not the one who is aggressive, if you want to contain Shi Xie, there is only one way, and that is to support Sun Shao to win this battle, no matter what, he can't lose, otherwise, Sun Shao can pat his ass and walk, and he will be finished with a step.

Buqi regretted it.

Sun Shao was relieved, he soaked in the barracks every day, either watching Lu Ji and them fiddle with measuring instruments, teaching students, or discussing knowledge, or teasing a few people under him to compete. Yue Hai, Su Thick Legs, and Chen Hai are all masters who don't obey anyone, and they all feel that they are the best under Sun Shao, especially Yue Hai, he is not happy when he sees Su Thick Legs, Su Thick Legs robbed the Houguan Shipyard, which directly led to his demotion, so he often has to find trouble with Su Thick Legs, and Su Thick Legs doesn't take him seriously, and when he is happy, he drives the building ship snatched from the Houguan Shipyard to swagger in front of Yue Hai. Looking at each other is not pleasing to the eye, naturally to start fighting, so the competition is inevitable, at first it is just than the technology of driving a boat, to see who is faster, to see who is more flexible to turn, to see who can reach a certain goal first, and then changed, with a certain island as an imaginary target, one attack and one defense, and then later, Sun Shao first locked them in the cabin, and then took them to the sea, to a small boat, whoever can come back first will win, if you can't find the direction, and finally put a distress signal and come back, you will be fined a month's salary.

The training of the troops began in this contest between truth and falsehood. While the naval warfare technology became more and more proficient, the three people who did not recognize it gradually became familiar with each other and had a tacit understanding with each other. In July, the final tests of the new warship quietly began.

After feeling that a hurricane was approaching, Sun Shao asked a building ship to drive into the sea, lay an iron anchor, and then all the personnel hid on a nearby island, hiding in a pre-dug bunker, five clairvoyants lined up, and Ge Heng took several of the most skilled technicians to take turns to observe the situation of the building ship. Sun Shao, Yu Fu and the others nested in the low inner room, nervously waiting for the result.

"Will it work?" Chen Hai rubbed his hands and glanced at the outside that was slowly darkening, and the corners of his eyes kept jumping. He has never been to the sea before, but there is a strong wind in the Yangtze River, once there is a strong wind, the building ship must enter the port to take shelter, otherwise there is a chance that it will be overturned. Sun Shao modified all the building ships, the most obvious appearance is to remove the third and fourth floors, all the building ships have two floors, and the bottom of the building ship is added with a counterweight, which is conducive to preventing the building ship from capsizing, but Sun Shao also reduced the width of the building ship, which is not conducive to preventing capsizing. The larger the length-width ratio of the hull, the more conducive to improving the speed, the smaller the length-width ratio, the more stable it is, the previous building ship is not long by speed, in order to increase the stability of the surname, it is generally wider, the widest ship can reach one-third or even two-fifths of the length, and now Sun Shao has set the length-width ratio of the ship to five to one, which is very common on small and medium-sized warships, but on the building ship, it has never been seen.

"Simulation tests are fine." Sun Shao felt that his mouth was a little dry, but he was still very confident and said, "I think it should be possible." ”

"If it can be done, even if there is wind in the future, we can go to sea, not like now, as soon as there is a stronger wind, we have to enter the port for temporary shelter." Yue Hai hugged his legs, pursed his lips, and calculated the battle: "We can also attack while the urging sign is relaxed, and seven building boats suddenly appeared outside his water village, this kid must be shocked." ”

"I hope to succeed, not just because of the urgency, this kid is a bunch of pirates at best, we can't beat him, we can't find him. As long as you lure him out and surround him, you will definitely be able to beat him to death. Sun Shao smiled faintly, looked at the leaves outside that were ripped by the wind, and the rolling waves on the sea, and said faintly: "If this ship can withstand a certain amount of strong winds, we can cross the sea and no longer have to go around the coast, so that we can take a lot less unjust roads." ”

Su slashed his feet with thick legs, didn't say a word, listened to the wind outside, and looked focused.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the wind wheels that were placed outside to measure the speed of the wind were whirring and turning, and the blades could barely be seen clearly, making an overwhelming squeak. There were huge waves on the sea, and the boat in the distance shook more and more, making people feel that they could be overturned by a wave at any time, but every time after the huge wave, when everyone thought it had flipped on its side, it miraculously regained its balance and met the next wave. The people hiding in the bunker didn't speak, each raised their clairvoyance, staring at the building boat in the distance, it was dark, and they couldn't see their five fingers, if it wasn't for Sun Shao installing fixed wind lamps in several parts of the building boat, they wouldn't have seen anything at all, and now, people can barely tell whether the building boat is still safe and sound by virtue of the location of a few bright spots.

"It's worth the dozens of gold." Yue Hai said with emotion.

"Hey, hey, money is meant to be used on the cutting edge." Su stabbed him with a thick leg.

In order to prevent the gas dead wind lamp from being broken by the waves, the glass on the lampshade needs to be very thick, and the glass that is too thick will produce a variety of defective products with poor light transmission. However, since Sun Shao is willing to use a building ship to do the test, this dozens of gold glaze is naturally not a problem.

Yue Hai didn't care about refutation, his eyes were on the clairvoyance, staring at the few bright spots looming in the waves, holding his breath. The howling wind outside lengthened the sound, irritating everyone's diaphragm, and at the same time stimulating everyone's heart, who no longer spoke, their hearts rose to their throats, anxiously waiting for the final result.

The wind became tighter and tighter, blowing sand and rocks outside the shelter, nothing could be seen in front of me, dark clouds rolled, and the whole heaven and earth became a cloud of ink, and it was no longer possible to distinguish where the sky was and where the sea was. From time to time, wind-swept trees swept past the bunker, making strange noises, as if a ghost was crying out for a boat. Although the waves couldn't hit the cover, the air was full of moisture, coupled with psychological tension, and after a while, everyone's clothes were attached to their bodies, and the wetness made people feel very uncomfortable.

"I can't see it." I don't know who it is, but said in a very depressed voice.

No one spoke, but they all searched carefully with clairvoyance.

"Maybe the lights are blown out?"

"No way, the light is embedded in the hull, besides, it can't be all broken, and now there is not a single bright spot to be seen."

"It may also be that it is too dark, and the wind is high and the waves are strong outside, and when the wind is lighter, you may be able to see it again."

"I hope so."

A bolt of lightning swept across the sky like a serpent, illuminating the sky and the earth, and at the same time, there was a loud "click" that shook the entire bunker and interrupted their conversation. Immediately afterward, a torrential downpour fell from the sky, and the dense rain curtain completely blocked their view, and the originally sultry air was immediately washed away, and a refreshing sea breeze blew into the sultry bunker.

"Don't look at it, just wait." Sun Shao was the first to put down his clairvoyance. Immediately after, Yu Fu also put it down, and several of them formed a circle, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was a little suppressive. Sun Shao glanced at them and said with a smile: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Feeling...... It's not good, it should be sinking. Yue Hai smacked his lips. Su Thick Legs nodded, but did not say a word. Chen Hai's face was pale, and although he was not at sea for the first time he experienced a hurricane, it still made him feel terrified.

"Hehehe, you only know that the standard is whether the ship sinks or not, but you don't know when the ship sank." Sun Shao laughed, adding a bit of vitality to the suppressed space: "There are three-foot waves, five-foot waves, eight-foot waves, one-zhang waves, two-zhang waves, three-zhang waves, and five-zhang waves. ”

"When did it sink, and didn't it all sink yet?"

"That's not right." Sun Shao shook his head, calm, and showed no signs of regret for the ship. "The original building boat can withstand a maximum of five feet of waves, but now as long as it can withstand eight feet of waves, our improvements are effective, and we can continue to improve them in the future. Could it be that you must be able to resist the three-zhang wave, and the five-zhang wave must resist the wind and waves? ”

Yue Hai and the others looked at each other, although they felt novel, but they could accept it, it was better to make progress than not to make progress.

"General, according to the estimation of the wind and waves, it should be in the ......" Ge Heng turned around, his chest was full of water.

"Wait, you wipe the water first, let's take a gamble first." Sun Shao stopped Ge Heng, handed over a handkerchief, and then took out five coins from his purse and slapped them on the case: "I guess it's an eight-foot wave." ”

Yu looked at it, and also took out five coins from his purse and slapped them on the case: "A wave." ”

Yue Hai and the others looked at each other, laughed too, and each took out five coins and slapped them on the case. Yue Hai guessed a zhang and a foot and a foot and a foot and a wave, and only Chen Hai was the least sure and only guessed a five foot wave.

"What's the answer?"

Ge Heng looked at them with a smile, stretched out his hand and picked up all the money on the case, looked at it, and put a few of them under each of the few men who were watching jokes behind him, and then turned his head and said with a smug smile: "Erzhang." ”

"Erzhanglang?" Everyone was stunned.

"Yes, the anemometer shows that the last time I saw the boat was still there, it was Erzhang Lang." Ge Heng smiled: "The specific result, we can know when the wind stops, but I estimate that there will definitely be no problem with the Erzhang wave, and it may be able to resist the Erzhang and Wuqi waves." ”

Sun Shao, Yue Hai and the others looked at each other and were ecstatic. If it can withstand the waves, it means that if the ship on this floor is not particularly lucky, it should have no problem not encountering extremely bad weather in the South China Sea.

"Wait for the final result." Sun Shao was inexplicably excited.

Several people were talking excitedly, waiting for the dawn to come, the atmosphere in the suppressed stone room was a little excited, and all the voices were full of excitement, even Yu Fan seemed very happy. Although no one said anything, they all vaguely realized that if this building ship test really reached the level of resisting Erzhang waves, then they could run rampant in the South China Sea with only the remaining six building ships. In time, with some improvements, it is entirely possible for their sailors to realize Sun Shao's dream, cross the sea, reach Daqin in the extreme west, and even complete the dream of circumnavigating the earth.

"General, you say, the earth is really round, can you go around for a circle?" Yu asked in a somewhat astringent voice.

"Sir, why don't you go and verify it for yourself?" Sun Shao asked with a smile.

(To be continued)