Chapter 64 Earning Li Yuchun

William doesn't know Chinese, he just curses loudly in English, and Lord Yue's English level is really sparse, plus the years are too long, basically they have been returned to the teacher, and now what can be written down is nothing more than greetings such as "Goodmaoning".

William's English is so profound, where can Yue Su understand him shouting vigorously, his expression is full of anger, Yue Su observed his words and looks, and felt that there was something wrong, so he asked: "Zhao Ke, what did he say?" ”

This kind of words, Zhao Ke naturally won't translate truthfully, and as soon as his eyes rolled, he had a rhetoric: "Back to my aunt's words, he said that he was not convinced, and he had the ability, let's fight at sea, I will definitely beat you Ming pigs to the bust."

When Yue Su heard this, he didn't get angry at all, chuckled, and said: "The strength of England on the sea, this governor admires it very much, I expect that my current sailor of the Ming Dynasty will be difficult to compete with it, but whoever told you to run to the land to spread the wilderness, then I am embarrassed."

Lord Yue's words, Zhao Ke truthfully translated to William, William was even more annoyed when he heard it, and shouted again, "I'm here to do business, you liars, you liars......"

Regarding William's words, Zhao Ke still changed the meaning, "Auntie, he still said that if he has the ability to compete at sea, he wants to let Auntie ...... Hey the king of the sea......"

"He doesn't have this opportunity anymore" Yue Su said lightly, looked at Li Yuchun, and said: "The sailor of this governor fought with this guy last night and suffered heavy injuries, so he chased all the way, originally wanted to capture this guy on land, avenge the dead and wounded brothers of the sailor, and let him compensate for the loss of my sailor" Followed, stretched out his hand to the goods on the ground, and asked, "Who are these goods?" ”

Lord Yue's words are very clear, the British goods, he is determined to eat the dignified governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and his own uncle, give Li Yuchun a few guts, and dare not give it But when he came, Li Wenzhang had an order to snatch the goods back, and now that so many people have died in his own family, the goods that have been stolen will be handed over, who will be willing, so he had to carefully discuss with Yue Su: "Aunt, these goods are indeed the ...... of the English" For this, Li Yuchun does not dare to lie" It stands to reason that These goods should all be dedicated to my aunt as compensation for damages, just ...... Just get started...... The small side also suffered heavy casualties...... It's really not good to go back...... Can my aunt ......?"

He said it implicitly, and the meaning is also very clear, this is to want some big guys to take half of each other's profits, and it can be regarded as looking good on each other's faces and so many goods, simple half, are worth a lot of money

Bargain with me, do you have the qualifications?

Listening to Li Yuchun's words, Yue Su sneered in his heart, but his face was impassive, he said calmly: "What you said is not bad, you can't have a pension for the officers and soldiers of the imperial court who died in battle, your people died in vain, isn't it, this governor will distribute it as appropriate, after all, they are all people from my father-in-law's mansion, and this money can't be paid by my father-in-law."

As soon as he mentioned Yue Su, Li Yuchun's face was full of flattering smiles, and he nodded again and again, and said, "What my aunt said is right......

But at this time, Yue Su suddenly changed his words, and then spoke: "It doesn't matter if I give you half of it, it's all my own family, but right now, it's not a top priority to divide these goods, and the most important thing now is how to deal with the aftermath of such a large-scale weapon fight between you and the English, the Governor didn't see it, so forget it, but now so many words are watching, even if you are in legitimate defense, the Governor has to make a break in the lobby, otherwise you will ignore it, and it will be known by the Imperial History, and it is bound to participate in the Governor's book, The current life of this governor is not particularly easy, and he is cautious in doing things, and I think my father-in-law knows this."

The second assistant and the minister of Tuogu were transferred to Fujian and Zhejiang to be the local governor, can life be better, for this kind of political struggle, Li Yuchun knows a little bit about this kind of political struggle, and now that my aunt has said so, Li Yuchun can't help but give face, so he nodded and said: "I don't know what my aunt plans to do?" ”

"From Zhangzhou to Quanzhou, it takes a day's work by waterway to take the big ship of the English, the governor must be confiscated, and now you have to bring it back, you will bring the goods and everyone's corpses on the ship, and go back to the governor of Quanzhou with the governor Yamen to the Yamen, let's do our business, and then you will take the goods back to Huguang" Yue Su said lightly, turned his head and said to his subordinates: "Kong Youde, Mao Youjian, you two quickly bring people on board, see how the English ship compares with ours, Where is the gap?"

Yue Su's words were very plain, but there was no way to refute Kong Youde and Mao Youjian at the moment and led the soldiers to board the ship

Li Yuchun felt that something was wrong, but what was wrong, he couldn't say that he wanted to disobey his fate, he really didn't have the courage, so he had to discuss carefully: "Aunt, what you said is not wrong at all, this matter should be explained, but it is really a bit troublesome to move the goods on our house to the ship, otherwise, the little one will go back to the governor's yamen with you, and other things, you can follow the simplicity of the ......."

"Presumptuous!" Yue Su scolded fiercely and harshly, and then said loudly: "From Jane? When will this case be simplified? ”

"Yes, yes......." Li Yuchun hurriedly smiled and nodded, isn't it just a form of unhappiness in his heart, and it can be used in the same way as the real one

Okay, okay, you say do everything, then do the whole set

After all, he is facing Lord Yue, and no matter how reluctant he is, he has to do it, otherwise once he pulls down his face, Li Yuchun will not be able to explain no matter where he rushes

Therefore, he immediately ordered the bodies and goods of both sides to be moved to the ship, and as for the British, led by William, someone had already begun to take action and tie them up

Everything is busy, it is evening, there is food on the four sea boats, some people are not used to the food of the British, they can eat on the shore Today is so tired, no, rest on the ship for the night, and the next morning, he set off again He did not treat Li Yuchun as an outsider, and allowed them to get on and off the boat at will, so Li Yuchun had nothing to worry about

It's just that these four big ships are extremely difficult to control, not a sailor who is right, and he really can't get him Kong Youde and Mao Youjian but also know how to steer a boat, even if the ship is big and small, isn't it the same thing, but the difficulty is that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and there are few people under her hands who can call

There was no way, Yue Su had no choice but to find Zhao Ke, ask him to help translate, and order those British to act as sailors, if they agreed, they could be spared death, and there was food, if they didn't agree, you would be hungry

The British were able to surrender on the battlefield, obviously without too proud backbone, in order to be able to eat well, they nodded and agreed, willing to act as sailors, to help steer the ships With the help of the British captives, the next morning, the four large ships went smoothly and went straight to Quanzhou

The trip was one day, and in the evening, we arrived at the destination, the Quanzhou Navy Division Camp However, after everyone went ashore, Yue Su suddenly ordered that all the people in Li Fuzhong led by Li Yuchun would be captured This is Lord Yue's territory, and two thousand people from Zhangzhou came with them, plus thousands of officers and soldiers of the Navy Division, and the evil slaves of the Li Mansion were not obediently captured

After Li Yuchun was captured, he was extremely puzzled in his heart, and shouted loudly, "Auntie, what do you mean by this, what do you mean by this?" ”

"What do you mean, you'll find out later! Ascension! Yue Su shouted, and he was in the military tent in the camp of the water division at that time

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Why didn't Yue Su directly arrest Li Yuchun's gang when he was not in Zhangzhou, but instead deceived people to Quanzhou and then dealt with them? Yue Su has Yue Su's reasoning, the first is the officers and soldiers of Zhangzhou, a look at the appearance, you know that there is no combat effectiveness, it can be said that if there is no Li family and the British, just let the officers and soldiers compete with the British on the shore, who wins and who loses is uncertain, but the descendants of the Li family are obviously very strong in combat effectiveness, each like a wolf and a tiger, even the British were defeated, and they were covered in blood at that time, if Yue Su really let the officers and soldiers capture on the spot, once they encounter resistance, the possibility of defeat of the officers and soldiers is estimated to be greater because they are not sure, The second reason why Yue Su did not order the arrest at that time was that Li Yuchun reported that he was a disciple of his father-in-law, Yue Su didn't want this to be true in his heart, he did this, and he also wanted to test it, if Li Yuchun and his subordinates were very nervous last night, it means that they are weak-hearted, they may not be from the Li family, they just show the name of the Li family during the day, but if they are not in a hurry at night and have no fear, it means that they are really from the Li family

In this year, how many private soldiers did a vassal king raise, and your Li family is not a border guard, raising so many capable families, once it spreads out, it will not be destroyed, then it will be a ghost, especially at this time, there is that nursery rhyme on the side, but now that Lord Yue knows, he can't sit idly by, but he is afraid of killing a good person by mistake, and he is afraid that the Li family will sit big, and he will really pull the flag and rebel in the future, so he has to be careful about everything

Lord Yue took his subordinates to the seat of the Chinese military tent, shouted, and after a moment of escorting the prisoner up, a soldier escorted Li Yuchun to the bottom of the steps, the soldier was unceremoniously, stretched out his leg and kicked, and Li Yuchun fell directly to the ground

"Aunt ......" Li Yuchun was now confused in his heart, but as soon as the three words 'aunt master' came out, he heard Yue Su break off and shouted, "Above the court, there is no your aunt and master!" Now that the Governor has something to ask you, you'd better answer truthfully, or else you won't blame the Governor for being unkind to you! ”

Seeing that Yue Su was really moved, Li Yuchun realized that he had been fooled, so he had to say honestly: "Yes, ...... adults"

"What is your last name, and where is your name?" Yue Su asked loudly

"The little one's surname is Li, his name is Yuchun, and he is from Wuchang, Huguang," Li Yuchun said truthfully

"Since you are from Wuchang, what do you want to do when you go to Fujian?" Yue Su asked again

"The little one came to Wuchang to do business with the English on the orders of the owner," Li Yuchun replied

"The imperial court seals the sea, hello Fujian seaside, what kind of business do you do, don't you know the laws of the imperial court? Also, since you are doing business, why do you come here as so many private soldiers? Yue Su asked loudly

"This ...... The order to seal the sea, the little one does know it, but he is only acting on orders, and he ...... And...... We didn't go to the sea either...... As for why you bring so many people...... It's also about the fear that those English people don't have credibility...... Didn't you see it at the time...... The English really want to kill people and steal goods, and if there are fewer people, they really can't beat them......" Li Yuchun defended

"What you said is light, you said that you acted under orders, and this matter will be investigated by the Governor, and now the Governor wants to ask, why are there so many private soldiers in your house? What is the intention of raising so many people? Yue Su asked loudly

"The family in the house is a big business, and it is not surprising that a large number of people are needed to do business and move, so it is not surprising to raise more people......" Li Yuchun carefully argued

"If it's just an ordinary laborer, it's normal, but these people, each of them is not weak, then they can't talk about this matter together with the workers, the Governor will write it down for you first, and the Governor will ask you again, before you traded with the English, did you have a deal with the Dutch or the Spaniards on the island of Taiwan?" After Yue Su finished saying this, he stared at Li Yuchun tightly, "Raise your head and look at this governor to reply!" ”

"Yes......" Li Yuchun slowly raised his head, only to see the solemn face of Lord Yue who was sitting high now, and the easy-going aunt he saw yesterday, it was simply a judgment that if the two of them looked at Lord Yue's expression, Li Yuchun felt a thrill in his heart, he really didn't understand, Yue Su asked what this meant, he hesitated, and replied cautiously: "This...... I don't think so......"

Because he didn't understand what Yue Su meant, he still decided that more things were better than less things, and said no

"What does it mean to be nothing, there is to be something, and there is no to be nothing! Say! Is there any? Yue Su asked loudly

"Nope!" Li Yuchun gritted his teeth and said

But from his expression, it is not difficult for Yue Su to find that Li Yuchun has no bottom in his heart, I am afraid that this statement is not true, coupled with Li Yuchun's answer in the last sentence, it is clear that he is hiding something, Yue Su can gradually be sure that the Li family and the Spaniards or Dutch on the island of Taiwan should have some contacts

Li Yuchun is now quibbling, could it be said that those firearms were really purchased by the Li family, Yue Su realized that the matter was very important, and he couldn't wait to dispose of it, so to speak, if it was really done by the Li family, Yue Su would really break face with the Li family, because this is not a simple transaction, smuggling firearms against the official army is clearly a rebellion

Yue Su groaned and didn't ask any more questions, but said, "Among you people, besides you, who else is in charge?" ”

"Zhao Ke is one, and I also have two deputies, one is called Chen Ming, and the other is Gao Chongguo" Li Yuchun replied honestly, while answering, he was also muttering in his heart, what does Lord Yue mean by this

"Good!" Yue Su nodded and said: "Take Li Yuchun to other tents, take them into custody alone, and mention the one named Chen Ming to the hall" to break them one by one, this is Lord Yue's trick that works, and it is a tried and tested There are soldiers who take Li Yuchun to other tents, and there are soldiers who mention Chen Ming

Now the people of the Li family are all captured by the officers and soldiers, tied up with flowers, and thrown in various tents to take Chen Ming into custody, and it is not easy to ask for it, and someone will immediately truthfully confess that the soldiers will take Chen Ming out and escort him to the Chinese military tent

Li Yuchun is white and fat, a bit of a businessman, this Chen Ming is five big and three thick, at a glance, he knows that he is the leader of the thugs, but this guy is a little arrogant, after being kicked down, his body is still straight, and he looks up at Yue Su who is sitting tall

Yue Su is also a person who loves talents, and he admires such a temperamental person, but for now, the trial is important, and other things will be said later, but Yue Su did not embarrass Chen Ming, looked at it twice, and asked: "What is the surname of the person kneeling, and where is the name?" ”

"My name is Chen Ming, doesn't my aunt know? I am from Huguang Hanyang, I don't know what happened when my aunt mentioned it? Chen Ming said with a grin

"In the public court, there is no aunt and master of your family, and the lord is the governor who asks you now, what kind of business have you done with the Dutch on the island of Taiwan?" Yue Su asked tentatively deliberately

"Dutch, my lord, let's laugh, we have always done business with Spain" Chen Ming was real, and he told the truth at once

"It turned out to be a deal with the Spaniards...... Yue Su's face showed a smile, not to mention him, even Jiang Jie on the side couldn't help but smile

"You do business with the Spaniards, but you don't know what you always trade?" Yue Su then asked

"There are a lot of items traded, all of them are Indian and Western treasures, and they are very popular in our Ming Dynasty, such as ivory, spices, gemstones, etc., many things, I can't remember so many things, they are all in charge of the steward and Zhao Ke, and I am also responsible for escorting something" Chen Ming replied truthfully

"And when was the last time you traded with the Spaniards?" Yue Su asked, "The last time, it's been a long time, about four months" Chen Ming thought about it and replied truthfully

"More than four months!" Yue Su estimated the time, he came to Fujian for almost three months, plus the time it took to get here from Huguang before, as well as the time it took to go to the house to fold, and the time it took to recover, it should also be four months, isn't this roughly consistent with the time when Wu Sinan was ambushed

"What kind of goods were you trading that time?" Yue Su asked

"I haven't seen anything in the box, but if you think about it, it should be similar to what you have traded in the past," Chen Ming said

"Where did you trade that, what route did you take to go back, and what happened on the way back?" Yue Su asked again

"It was also traded on the shore of Zhangzhou, that is, the route back to the place where I traded with the English yesterday, that is, to go north to Yanping and Shaowu normally, enter Jiangxi, and then return to Huguang all the way, I remember that nothing happened" Chen Ming recalled carefully, and finally nodded seriously

The look on Chen Ming's face was completely different from that of Li Yuchun who had been interrogated before, with a sincere look, Yue Su couldn't see the slightest difference from his face, Yue Su nodded, and secretly begged in his heart: "Look at the appearance of this guy, it doesn't look like he's lying, but the time, so coincidental, and the route taken is basically the same, I can't say that it's calm."

But after thinking about it, if there is really a difference, this Chen Mingliang does not dare to say anything about the transaction, is it really not that they are wrong, if it is really fine, why does Li Yuchun deny it It seems that there must be a reason

Yue Su pondered for a moment and said, "Take Chen Ming down first, escort him to the idle tent to watch, and don't contact anyone, now bring Zhao Ke up to me."

"Yes!" Left and right agreed, and immediately did as Zhao Ke was arrested, he was detained alone, and Li Yuchun was treated as soon as he gave an order, and immediately a soldier went to take him into custody, and he was brought to the hall in a moment

Should I say it or not, this Zhao Ke's reaction is faster than the average person, or not to say, from ancient times to the present, when a translator, ten of them were taken to the big tent, and without waiting for the soldiers to kick him, he took the initiative to kneel on the ground and kowtowed, "Little Zhao Ke knocks on the ...... of adults"

"You kid is obedient......" Yue Su sneered

"Thank you, for the compliment," Zhao Ke said with a smile

"Zhao Ke, Ben Du is asking you now, where are you from, and where did you learn the English language?" Yue Su asked

The youngest was a native of Wuxi, Zhejiang, and went to Hangzhou with his father to do business as a child, where he learned English and Spanish from foreign missionaries

When he became an adult, his father died, and the little one inherited his father's industry and continued to do business, but it was really not that piece of material, and after a few years, he lost his capital

"You are young, but you also have some skills, you are proficient in two Chinese, very good, so what are you responsible for in the Li Mansion?" Yue Su asked

Zhao Ke didn't know how the people in front of him answered, he knew that if he was talking nonsense, it would not match the answer of the person in front of him, but he was going to be beaten by the board, so he said truthfully: "Before I arrived at the Li Mansion, the house had some business dealings with foreigners, and the small one acted as a translator, and then the Spaniards came to Taiwan, and the master let the small one connect with them, and they communicated with each other, and the small one began to be specifically responsible for dealing with the Spaniards."

"I heard that more than four months ago, you made a trade with the Spaniards, I wonder what the goods are traded?" Yue Su asked in a deep voice

"Apart from ivory, precious stones, and some diamonds brought from Africa, there is nothing else," Zhao Ke replied

"Are you sure that's all there is to it?" Yue Su's voice suddenly became sharp