As the sun sets and the sea is golden, seagulls are returning to their nests and chirping.

Although Han Qi was born in Quanzhou, it was the first time to go to sea on a sea boat, and he was very uncomfortable on the ship, making the waves turbulent, just for the sake of manners, he couldn't help but not vomit, and asked the commander Zu Zhongru next to him with difficulty: "Have you arrived?" ”

"It's almost there, Han Zhiji, the tide is turbulent in this area, I'll help you into the cabin to rest."

"No," Han Qi stood straight on the side of the boat.

The further in, the more rapid the current, from time to time there are fang-like reefs on both sides, as if brushing the hull of the ship in a flash, the boat breaks the waves, and from time to time there are waves flying high, and they hit the deck fiercely, and even Han Qi is splashed with a few waves, wet and sticky on his body, under the residual heat of the evening, making Han Qi feel very uncomfortable.

The cleared ships were divided into two teams.

One group went to Tai Ge Island, which has a big character in its name, and is not as large as Banshan Island, which is surrounded by a flat reef, with a bulge like a steamed bun in the middle, but not in a circular shape, but like a square box, or a large house standing on the reef. The trees on the island are sparse, and the island is isolated from overseas, and here there are very few islands. So this big box looks very eye-catching, and that's where its name comes from.

But it has a bay mouth, a deep draft, and rocky reefs on both sides, forming a natural harbor, no matter how good the harbor is, it has no effect here, but it has an effect on Zhang Daliang, he stationed some boats here, pretending to be fishing boats, in order to mobilize. However, because of the terrain, there were not many people here, so Han Qi divided a few ships and a command army to arrest the criminals. In fact, the process of arresting this side was very easy, and after several ships surrounded it, there was not even a hiding place on the island, and soon more than 30 people surrendered.

On the other side is the main direction of attack.

The terrain of Banshan Island is treacherous, the turbulent current is turbulent all around, the terrain on the west side of the island is flat, but there are four big mountains in the east, and the peak in the middle is as high as more than 300 feet, which is very steep. Not only that, but the whole island is densely covered with trees, and only the northeast corner of the water is a little gentle, and the boats are barely moored. There are also more than a dozen fishermen on the island, and Zhang Daliang also bought him off, and assisted him in smuggling smuggled salt or smuggled goods while fishing. In this escape, in addition to some large pavilions, there were also some fishermen, several officials, and more than a dozen big families who were implicated in it, hiding on this island together.

It was also the focus of Han Qi's arrest, so he personally came over to command.

Han Qi took over the case strongly, otherwise Zheng Lang would also want to come and take a look.

What we look at is not the arrest process, but the combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty army. This puppet navy has been training for a long time, and its weapons are well-equipped under Zheng Lang's strict requirements. At the end of this mission, the soldiers will be paid handsomely and they will be allowed to go to sea in turns. Through corruption, Zheng Lang changed a group of generals, these new commanders and envoys are all Zheng Lang's long-term attention, and some are directly transferred from the soldiers, such as Zu Zhongru, the new commander who stood beside Han Qi, failed the two scientific examinations, had good physical fitness, and read some military books after entering the army, he was a very thoughtful person, he originally served as ten generals, governed the army in a good way, and let Zheng Lang be promoted to a commander. The promotion of these generals brought vitality to the army, and let the soldiers below see hope, which stimulated the positive surnames of the soldiers.

In other words, there is everything that should be there.

But what kind of performance will be in actual combat, Zheng Lang can't predict. Later generations laughed at the weakness of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, but if you look carefully at the records of the historical books, this is not the case, the strongest is the Western Army, but most of the Western Army is also composed of forbidden soldiers.

wanted to take a look, but after thinking about Han Qi's personality, Zheng Lang didn't say anything.

The sun rises and falls in the western sky, and when the sun goes down, Zu Zhongru said: "Han Zhizhi, it's here." ”

Han Qi looked up, and in a reef thicket, a large island appeared, with a golden sand beach in the west, and lush trees behind it, which were also dyed with a layer of golden brilliance at this time. Behind them were the four mountains, like four teeth of different heights, towering strangely on the green island. A few small fishing boats stopped at the northeast corner, and Zu Zhongru said: "Those are fishermen's boats, sometimes Zhang Daliang uses them to load salt, during this time we have checked tightly, and the private salt is less, so these fishermen will return to their old business and use them to fish, but at this time all the boats have returned." ”

"Drive over!"

"Whoa."

Several clippers fanned over.

The ship was a fast boat, and with the tide, all the sails were opened, like a few sharp arrows, and soon pounced in front of them. Standing on the bow of the boat, Han Qi could see the figures of people scurrying in a simple village behind the beach, some of them wanted to escape to the boat in a hurry, and some of them fled into the woods behind.

When the ship approached, the soldiers jumped off the side of the boat one after another, their movements were fast and neat, which was the result of a long time of training, but it was a pity that Han Qi did not see it. Zheng Lang is also not an expert, this is the difference between a civil servant and a military general.

At first, there were no accidents, and the prisoners were successfully caught one by one. As the sky grew darker, many of the prisoners moved quickly, some of them hid in the woods, and fled together to the mountains in the middle. Looking at Cui Wei's mountain, Zu Zhongru said: "Han Zhiji, we came suddenly, they were unprepared, they fled to the mountain, there is no food, there is no water source, why don't we fence this mountain and arrest it tomorrow?" Otherwise there will be casualties at night......"

"Catch, catch now." Han Qi said disdainfully.

This group is only a smuggler of salt, not a rebel thug, there are few people, and there are no weapons, why are they afraid?

And the self was a surprise attack, for which the enemy was not prepared. Although Tong Ming has made an internal response, because of the terrain, there is not much news that spreads. There is no water and food on the mountain, and tomorrow if you shout and surround it, maybe these people will surrender. But if water and food are prepared on the mountain, and they are given a night to make adequate preparations, it will be more difficult to attack tomorrow. You can't take so many people and drag dozens of prisoners here for ten days and half a month.

It can't be said that his idea is wrong, and it is not easy to judge Zheng Lang here.

This was Han Qi's consideration, and he couldn't say it to Zu Zhongru, so with an order, the two commanders had no choice but to take the soldiers to attack the mountain.

And so there was finally a sacrifice.

Han Qi's idea also has some truth, but he neglected an important point, many of these people are big households, living a life of fine clothes and food, which is not a pity. But there are also some fishermen and some fugitives who have been running around the sea for a long time to make a living, and as long as they go to sea, they are almost fighting for food under the Yama king. They were cornered, and their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of these soldiers, but the terrain was familiar, and some of them fled up the mountain with bows, arrows and weapons. These people can kill soldiers even if they resist stubbornly.

After attacking for several hours, the prisoners were captured one by one, or they were killed. But the soldiers lost seventeen people and wounded twenty-five.

Han Qi was very annoyed by so many casualties that he angrily escorted the prisoner back to Hangzhou, but something happened in Hangzhou that made him even more annoyed. He is arresting criminals, and the governments of Zhejiang and Zhejiang are also arresting criminals, so that the people are puzzled, they were just releasing prisoners the day before yesterday, why do they want to arrest people again? Fortunately, not many people were arrested this time, but one of the most important people escaped.

As early as when Han Qi left, he sent someone to keep an eye on the Zhang family's people, and when he was about to return today, Yang Anguo started to arrest him in Hangzhou, but Zhang Daliang's family all disappeared. The servant rummaged through his house for most of the day, and found a tunnel in his study that led to a silk shop across the street. People fled from here, not only Zhang Daliang's family fled, but also all the valuable gold and silver jewelry at home, leaving only some bulky furniture.

Han Qi led people into Zhang's house, looked around, and immediately said, "He got the news in advance." ”

There was hardly any precious gold and silver in the house, and if I didn't get the news in advance, I didn't go so calmly.

This line is also easier to check, last night Zhang Daliang went to Yi Niang's place to listen to the song for a while, and gathered with friends in the restaurant, and then went back. Then I heard that Zheng Lang and Fu Bi had also been to Yi Niang's place yesterday.

Han Qi immediately ordered, "Bring that note for interrogation." ”

He saw that Zheng Lang had other arrangements, but Zheng Lang didn't tell him, and he was unhappy in the end, so he didn't ask Zheng Lang, but interrogated Yi Niang.

…… Zheng Mansion and Zu Zhongru are also complaining about grievances.

He didn't think there was a need to sacrifice so many soldiers, so he gathered around that night and shouted the next morning, and everything was solved. Besides, arresting people is not killing people, they want to kill people, and some of the prison cells in the two Zhejiang prefectures are prisoners, most of them are capital crimes, and they can kill as much as they want.

Zheng Lang thought for a while and said, "It's already sacrificed, don't say it again, it's better for this matter to end as soon as possible." ”

Stand up, it's getting dark, autumn insects have begun to chirp in advance, July is coming, time flies quickly, autumn is coming, winter is not far away, and the war in the northwest is about to begin. That's where the big picture lies.

"Whoa."

Zheng Lang glanced at it again and said, "Don't worry, I will let the imperial court treat their family well." ”

Zu Zhongru didn't say anything more, and he was still very unconvinced.

Zheng Lang can't comment on who is right and who is wrong, Han Qi has Han Qi's thoughts, and Zu Zhongru has Zu Zhongru's thoughts. But can Zu Zhongru bring down Han Qi and let Han Qi listen to him? That's not called Han Qi anymore. looked at Tong Ming again and said, "Tong Ming, you will dispose of the family property for the time being, and after you deal with it, go to Zhengzhou." ”

"Governor Zheng, let me stay with you."

"The imperial court will be lenient in this case, and many people think that you have betrayed them, and it will not be dangerous to stay with me, and it will eventually have some bad effects. When you go to Zhengzhou, you will explain the matter to a few of my mothers, they want to come to Putuo Mountain to make incense, I stopped it several times, and I am still unwilling. In this situation, you also understand, how can you come to Hangzhou? ”

Tong Ming smiled, not only did there be a dispute over private salt, but Zheng Lang was about to identify the Buddha, if his mothers heard about it, they didn't know how angry they would be, and said: "Okay, give me a month to deal with it." ”

"But you're here, and you just have something to ask," Zheng Lang picked up a drawing casually, handed it to him, and said, "Take a look." ”

"Is it a chart?"

"It's a nautical chart, which I drew based on various records, and there may be errors." Zheng Lang said. It is not an error, one is the influence of the topography, and the other is the vastness of the place depicted, from the East China Sea Islands to the South Sea Islands and then to Oceania, all of which are places that the Song Dynasty ships can sail to at present. But many places have never been reached before, and now Zheng Lang has drawn them together.

With this map, there will be reference value for navigation, but it is only enough for reference, and it cannot be sailed smoothly because of this map. The picture is a picture, put it in reality, there is a small island the size of a palm, there will be tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, there is no way to identify.

It was almost copied, and the error was not large, but the practical value Zheng Lang had always been very skeptical, and said: "The two mines of the Japanese slave country, what I value is that the gold and silver are valuable, easy to carry, the waterway is familiar, the terrain is not bad, the supply is convenient, and the language can be communicated. But the fact that the Useaux were a formal state became the greatest difficulty. ”

Tong Ming nodded.

Sooner or later, the people of the Japanese slave country will know the truth, and once they do, even Tong Ming doesn't know what will happen.

Zheng Lang said: "In fact, the south is better, although there are many shortcomings, most of them are barbarians, they don't understand the language, the civilization is backward, the shipping channels are unfamiliar, the weather is hot, and there are many mosquitoes and poisons, and in some places the tropical rainforest grows very luxuriantly, covering the sky. But the area is larger and there are more mineral deposits. There are no strong nations, or slightly larger tribes. As long as you adapt to the local weather, the outlook is better. However, there are still many difficulties, such as these tribes, some of which are also very powerful, as many as tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, they are more familiar with the local terrain and climate than us, although the civilization is backward, the weapons are backward, it is impossible to conquer them one by one. There are thousands of islands here, and the seashore is not familiar with them, so they cannot play the role of guides. Once developed, if you encounter any storm, you will be lucky enough to avoid it, and you will be blown away by the storm. I would like to choose some places with few indigenous people, flat terrain and fresh water sources, as supply points, so that people can go up to grow crops and vegetables, and build a lighthouse to point out the waterway. As long as a dozen such supply points are built, our ships can safely sail to greater depths. ”

Even if you get lost, there are more than two dozen lighthouses, and if you go around, you will always find one of them, and if you lose your way, you will find the channel again. Otherwise, when the wind blows, I don't know where it will blow. It's dangerous to go around on more than 10,000 islands.

And the supply point itself also has a meaning of existence, with the supply point, there is no need to move a lot of space on the ship to store food and vegetables, and even Zheng Lang faintly feels that it has other more important meanings. Under the restrained policy of the Song Dynasty, I didn't think much about it. continued: "But I am worried that the people are reluctant to go, and it is impossible for each person to pay a salary of several hundred yuan a year, in that case, the cost is too high, and the court may gain less profit, and the big families will not actively participate because of the thin profits." You think about it for me, what is the way. ”

This time, Tong Ming's performance was very eye-catching, and Zheng Lang couldn't think of any other strategy, so he said to Tong Ming to see if Tong Ming could come up with any crooked ideas.

"News from the South?"

"That's so fast, I only have two years in Hangzhou, and I have to arrange all the affairs, or take precautions, and be prepared if I don't arrange them."

"If you don't pay you, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"That's why I asked you, but it's not in a hurry, you go home and rest first, you have done a great job for me in this case."

"Governor Zheng, did you promise me?"

"I don't promise you how to let you go to Zhengzhou, but I don't like your dark and yin, unless you deal with Yuan Hao and Khitan."

Tong Ming was about to leave, but Fu Bi hurriedly barged in and said, "Governor Zheng, Han Qi interrogated Yi Niang." ”

Fu Bi was slightly dissatisfied with this, Yi Niang's talent made Fu Bi pity, and the spread of this matter was not beautiful in the end, and he used two women to solve the case in a row, and emotional factors were also implicated in the middle, not by a gentleman. Zheng Lang's reputation has been damaged, and if he has been a helper, his reputation will also be damaged.

"Let's go over and have a look." After Zheng Lang finished speaking, he immediately left.

Halfway through, Fu Bi said, "Why didn't she figure it out? ”

Zheng Lang frowned.

"Could it be that Han Zhigui came back too quickly?"

Zheng Lang still didn't answer.

The two came to the court, Han Qi was unhappy, interrogated Yi Niang, Yi Niang did not answer, and also used torture, although it was a bamboo strip, the clothes were thin in summer, the thin skin and tender meat were pumped down, and the blood marks were drawn out by the bamboo strips.

"Han Zhizhi, stop."

Han Qi ordered people to stop the execution, and asked, "Governor Zheng, Futong sentenced, why did you rush here?" ”

Zheng Lang didn't answer, stared at Yi Niang and shouted, "Where is the square handkerchief that the official gave you?" ”

"In the workshop."

"Why don't you find a place to stay?"

"The slave has failed the prefect's kindness, slave and maid...... Kill your slaves and maidservants. ”

Fangpa is an ordinary Yuezhou Ayapa, but Zheng Lang said a lot of Buddhism before, and then it is associated with this Yuezhou Temple Aya, which means that after letting Yi Niang ventilate and report the news, hurry up and become a nun. became a nun and became a monk, and she was not alone, Han Qi was not good at interrogation, and Yi Niang escaped this catastrophe. Otherwise, as one of Zhang Daliang's closest people, she did something for Zhang Daliang, and Han Qi would inevitably interrogate her if she reported the news. These two cases will be lenient in the end, but no matter how they are sentenced, they will also kill a number of major criminals, as an important accomplice, Han Qi sentenced Yi Niang to death, but it is no more. It depends on what kind of attitude Han Qi will have towards Zheng Lang. has a good opinion of Zheng Lang, and will interrogate Yi Niang, but will not focus on interrogation. If you have any other thoughts about Zheng Lang, you must not let Yi Niang go, so as to embarrass Zheng Lang.

Fu Bi never believed it very much, but Zheng Lang knew Han Qi too well, Zheng Lang didn't care, Han Qi wanted to make a fuss and let him do it, and he didn't care about any gentleman. But in that case, Yi Niang would definitely die, so when Zheng Lang left, he pointed her a way out. This head of the line calms down, and being a nun can also live a peaceful life, and the heart can't be calm, once this case is over, it can be returned to the vulgar again, and it is still the previous name.

Hearing her words, Fu Bi and Zheng Lang frowned at the same time, and Fu Bi sighed: "Why did you come here, did Zhang Daliang escape with you when he escaped?" Even if you are stupid, you have to see if it's worth it? ”

Zheng Lang smiled bitterly, looked at Han Qi and said: "Zhang Daliang's matter, I will give you an explanation, she is just a hard-working woman who was used by Zhang Daliang, and she is crazy again, don't embarrass her." As for this case, I didn't tell you everything, but I was also afraid that there would be a lot of eyeliner and it would leak out. Besides, the imperial court asked you to investigate the case of smuggling salt, but I haven't solved the murder case in the East China Sea. ”

I don't know what Han Qi thinks, Zheng Lang's words are also very tough, don't come to you, if you want me to hand over the case file, I will hand it over, if you want to take over the case, I will let you take over. But if I insist on the murder case in the East China Sea and the case of Zhang Daliang, you have the right to ask, and I also have the right to ask, then we eight immortals cross the sea, each showing their magical powers, and we will see, and I don't expect me to cooperate with you.