Blue sea and blue sky, clear sky.

The weather is good, and the mood is better!

Deng Haonan stood next to the foremast, followed the long mast of the ship's bow, and looked up at the sky.

After the Buddha Immortal was renamed the Black Pearl, Deng Haonan seemed to really feel that he had become a pirate. Think of the arrogant Jack of the Pirates of the Caribbean. Deng Haonan was itching in his heart.

The breeze came from behind him, and there was a clanging sound, John was leading people to repair the rudder of the Black Pearl, while Lin Feng organized people to learn how to operate a Western sailing ship.

Deng Haonan regarded the Black Pearl battleship as a ship. As a result, the crew and sailors of the original Ze were to serve on the Black Pearl. Although I studied with John and other Englishmen for a while, I only learned about it at the time. Where did you think that a few days later, there would really be a Western galleon?

John transferred more than 100 people from the Pallas, and Lin Feng removed more than 150 people from the original Di Haonan's ship, and there was a big mix of Eastern and Western sailors and officers, and they were mixed together as sailors and gunners of the Black Pearl.

The Black Pearl was temporarily represented by Lieutenant Howard, the first mate on the Pallas, and Xue Muhua, Xiao Nai and others remained on the Black Pearl as midshipmen.

Fortunately, the sailors brought by Lieutenant Howard are experienced, and Xue Muhua, Xiao Nai and others have gone through the study and military training of the martial arts hall. There is also a foundation of knowledge from the previous days, so it is easy to learn and operate.

However, Di Haonan still didn't dare to let Xue Muhua and the others take over the Black Pearl, after all, their experience was not enough, and they needed to follow Howard and other Britons to experience. This Western sailing ship is different from the Oriental sailing ship, which has a sharp bottom and a wide ceiling, a deep draft, and a short mast, which is not easy to capsize. On the contrary, Western warships have a narrow bottom and a shallow draft, and the masts and sails are too high, so one careless will overturn the ship.

As he pondered, the Black Pearl's bell rang.

It was lunchtime again, but the cooks and men had been tired for the past few days, for in addition to their own meals, they had to prepare more than seven hundred Dutch captives. In particular, the Dutch major general Van Weitt was particularly tricky, and Deng Haonan ordered to try to meet Van Weit's request before arriving in Manila. Therefore, it is sad for these Ming Dynasty chefs.

"Headmaster!" Deng Haonan was about to go back to the bedroom, and when he turned his head, Lin Feng and Xue Muhua were sweating profusely.

Deng Haonan smiled: "What's the matter? It's hard work! ”

Lin Feng said with a smile: "This foreigner's warship is good, but it is too cumbersome!" ”

"That's it!" Xue Muhua wiped his sweat and said, "Originally, I thought I would just have to take a look at it on the side!" But Howard didn't demand that we, the officers, have to experience it for ourselves, and he demanded more of us than he did of the other sailors! ”

Deng Haonan nodded and said with a smile: "This is a good thing!" See for yourself and you'll know the key! To be outstanding, you can better command. At the same time, in the future, when you are in charge, your subordinates may not be able to obey you! Then. You just show your hand in front of them once or twice, and it will work a lot more than you say a thousand words! ”

Xue Muhua couldn't stop nodding and said, "What the principal said is true!" The students are taught! ”

Lin Feng asked, "The principal looks like he's ready to expand his strength?" ”

Deng Haonan said with a smile: "We are not recognized by the imperial court now!" Therefore, even if we are militarized and become de facto soldiers, it is illegal! So. We're still pirates! So, what are the rules of survival for pirates? ”

Deng Haonan glanced at the two of them. Obviously, they have been educated in the martial arts academy and trained in militarization. The consciousness of a pirate is no longer in my head.

Immediately smiled: "There is a good saying! Pirates survive by betraying other pirates! ”

Lin Feng nodded. said: "This time, Yan Siqi seems to be kind to us on the surface, and gave us 100,000 taels of silver to rebuild the trading station in Manila!" In fact, it expelled us from Kinmen Island, and basically exiled us to Manila to fend for ourselves! ”

Xue Muhua said: "The principal is right! The entire brotherly alliance is to sell each other in exchange for their own living space! In the future, our strength will grow, and I believe that they will not betray us openly and secretly! ”

Deng Haonan nodded, noncommittal to their words. However, Deng Haonan did not explain. In front of his students, Deng Haonan has to maintain a sense of mystery.

So he said: "Yan Siqi gave us 100,000 taels of silver." It's only enough to do business as a builder station! That is, we were given settling-in pay and severance pay. ”

He also said: "Qian Shun has already counted our income this time!" The cargo on the Black Pearl plus the cargo of the whispers can be exchanged for 200,000 taels of silver! With these 300,000 taels of silver, we can do whatever we want! ”

Lin Feng thought for a moment, and suddenly asked, "The principal doesn't seem to be ready to build a business station?" ”

Deng Haonan said with a smile: "The construction of the commercial station is to be built. But it's just an empty shell. We have the Black Pearl and the Pallas, so it's better to do business without capital! ”

Lin Feng nodded and said: "I heard that the major forces of the Brotherhood Alliance robbed each other along the coast of Daming, but once they arrived abroad, they could only defend passively, and they didn't dare to take the initiative to loot at all!" Especially ships from countries such as Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal. Not only did they not dare to take the initiative to rob it, but they hid far away. I'm afraid that I will be robbed by others! ”

Xue Muhua said: "Manila is not as good as Daming, it is full of ships of various powers, and it is not easy to start!" Moreover, the warships of the Brotherhood Alliance are considered big ships at home, but when they go outside, they are just small ships. The ordinary armed merchant ships of foreigners are more than a few thousand materials, and the artillery is even more numerous and powerful, only they rob the share of the brotherly alliance! ”

What Lin Feng and Xue Muhua said was true, the artillery and warships of the Ming Dynasty had lagged far behind the West since the era of Emperor Yongle. It was not until the last twenty or thirty years that the Ming Dynasty began to reorganize the maritime affairs because of the troubles, and in order to deal with the Jurchen rebellion, Western artillery technology was introduced. Therefore, the country's military strength is backward, and the Ming maritime merchants have been repeatedly robbed overseas.

Deng Haonan then said: "Everyone has also seen that the Western warships are powerful!" I am just going to familiarize you with the operation of Western warships so that you can deal with them in the future! ”

Dealing with Westerners?

Lin Feng and Xue Muhua were taken aback!

All along, they knew that Na Haonan had great ambitions. However, judging from their worldview, Deng Haonan's highest goal is just to sit in the position of Yan Siqi of the Brotherhood Alliance.

However, after hearing Deng Haonan say this just now, they knew that Deng Haonan had greater ambitions. How strong do you have to deal with the Western powers?

However, they had enough faith in their principal, so when they looked at Deng Haonan again, their eyes were full of reverence and expectation.

Lin Feng said: "Is the principal going to use this money to buy a foreign ship?" ”

Bow and thank the book friend Lao Wu Xiaowu, too fast to see clearly, Pang Yi and others for their valuable monthly tickets and rewards!