497. Privateer
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With a bang, the closed cell door opened, and a confused figure was pushed out.
Seeing Liu Ling's familiar figure, Liu Xiang, who had been waiting outside, hurriedly greeted him. Oh, not to greet Liu Ling, but to the group of officers who were standing after him, and who were now called prison guards.
"There are a few brothers in the New Year." Liu Xiang thanked several people. "Please accept this tea money, please accept it."
"Captain Liu is polite". Several prison guards said polite words as they shoved silver and copper coins into Ziji's pockets. This is a big New Year, let Master Liu stay in prison for the New Year, it is unreasonable and reasonable"
After saying the polite words, the prison guards turned around and retreated to the prison, and Liu Xiang walked up to Liu Ling: "Brother, go back with me." ”
Liu Ling, who had a sloppy beard, squeezed her eyebrows, not knowing whether she wanted to cry or laugh, and only after half a day did she punch her brother in the shoulder: "Second child, thank you this time"
"Family, brother speaks shime two languages." As he spoke, Liu Xiang beckoned, and a two-wheeled mule cart slowly moved over. "Brother, get in the car, let's go back for the New Year"
Stepping over the brazier, he washed again, and then asked Kunlun Nu to help repair his beard, and then put on new clothes, and finally Liu Lingyijing, who was standing in front of Liu Xiang, had a new look. Liu Xiang said shime, but Liu Lingziji let out a meaningful sigh after looking at it in the bronze mirror.
"Brother, don't sigh for a long time." Liu Xiang led Liu Ling to sit down at the dining table, and then handed over a glass of wine with his own hands. "This time is also a blessing in disguise, and I will never have to risk begging for a living on the water in the future." Saying that, Liu Xiang took out a field deed from his arms and handed it to Liu Ling. "This is a New Year's gift from my younger brother to my brother, and my brother will take over in Jinlan in the next year."
Liu Ling looked down: "Three hundred acres? You're a rich boy. ”
Liu Xiang explained: "The land price in Jinlan is cheap, one acre in China, and it can be sold for five acres over there, so it is not worth much. ”
"I understand your kind brother, is it just this land?" Liu Ling returned the title deed to Liu Xiang. "Your brother, I am still so down-and-out that I want to take advantage of my own brother." Liu Ling patted Ziji's chest. "Your brother is less than forty years old, I have hands and feet, I can't earn a fortune if I don't believe it, hmph, if not"
After Liu Ling's complaint was finished, a Korean servant who was waiting in the inner room announced under the corridor: "Master, there is a general surnamed Dou who is visiting outside the door?" This is the greeting post and gift list he sent, please take a look at it. ”
"General Dou? A colleague of the Aoyamen Fleet Méiyou surnamed Dou. Liu Xiang got up suspiciously, took the prayer note and gift list from the hands of the Korean slave, and opened it to take a look. Dou Xiancheng, the secretary of the staff of the Metropolitan Protection Mansion? I am a member of the Western Naval Division, how could the staff of the Metropolitan Protectorate find my door, ah! I came to see my brother. Obediently, so generous, I actually sent a boat. Liu Xiang looked at Liu Ling with incredible eyes. Brother, do you want to see you? ”
Liu Ling was also a little surprised: "The staff department? I didn't have a life, and I sent a boat to me, which is not a good way to shime. ”
Hearing Liu Ling say this, Liu Xiang said: "Since that's the case, don't see it." ”
Liu Ling shook his head: "I am afraid that it is méiyou who is so rongyi, and it is okay to say qingchu in front of the gong, and it will save you and my brother from sleeping badly." ”
So the Liu brothers withdrew the meal and welcomed Dou Lushi in: "This is Lord Dou, Xiaguan (Caomin) Liu Xiang (Liu Ling) has seen the adult, what is the so-called matter of Lord Zhidao?" ”
"Captain Liu doesn't need to be surprised, the lower officials just heard that Master Liu was released from prison today, so he came here to ask for a glass of wine."
Regardless of whether you believe it or not, whether you are a guest or not, Liu Ling and Liu Xiang can only ask this Dou Lushi, who speaks Guangli official dialect, to sit down and talk.
"Lord Liu, Master Liu, I think the two of you don't believe what the lower official said, so the lower official won't say it." After Dou Lushi sat down, he said something to the two of them. "Master Liu was unfortunately involved in the Xibo Ni case, and all these years of hard work have been wasted, so I am afraid that I will not be reconciled."
Liu Ling snorted: "The grass people privately use the official ship to make profits, and they will go back to the capital to share the fertilizer in private, and bribe the military law officer, can just take the post for the people, yijing is the saint is magnanimous, how can the grass people be unwilling?" Lord Dou's joke is too big, which makes the grass people a little scared. ”
"Master Liu is afraid that it is a misunderstanding, and the lower official méiyou said that the disposal of the imperial court is not right, but it is good that Rongyi has been promoted to the third-class captain, and there is a founding prince, even if he retires, he must have a free quota of 500 mu and the qualification of Yin Yizi to enter the county school. But all of a sudden, it's gone, is Master Liu really no longer in his heart? ”
"Lord Dou, you are a guest when you come to the door, and the lower official should not say that shime is not good, but what do you mean by provoking my brother so much, my lord." Liu Xiang pressed Liu Ling's trembling hand, and asked Dou Xiancheng with a straight face. "Please also ask Dou Lushi to explain the meaning directly, don't be unhappy in beating around the bush."
"Captain Liu said it well, it's the fault of the lower officials, I'm really embarrassed, the staff is used to being stupid, and his speech is also gloomy, but he never thought that both of them are men at sea, and they like to go straight." Dou Xiancheng got up and confessed, and then sat down and spoke again. "Then the official said it bluntly, haven't the two adults heard of the privateering certificate?"
Because Liu Ling has been in prison for more than half a year, he is a little lagging behind in the news from the outside world, but Liu Xiang, who is the commander of the ship, raised his eyebrows: "Privateer proof? Lord Dou is talking about the matter of the Holy Lord's edict to protect the Mansion? ”
"That's right," Dou Lushi nodded. "The Holy Lord wants the Metropolitan Protectorate to find out the route to Tianzhu in the Tooth Gate, so he gives the Metropolitan Protectorate privileges." Looking at Liu Ling, who was still unknown, Dou Lushi explained. "Since Tianzhu is now the world of the Taixi people, in order to prevent the trading ships from being plundered by the Taixi maritime merchants, the Metropolitan Protectorate will issue a privateer certificate to the maritime trading ships, allowing them to seize any ships with ēixié except for our Chinese merchant ships first."
Liu Ling finally listened to Mingbai when he heard this, this is actually the pirate permission of the imperial court, but you can't loot in the South China Sea and the coast of the country, you can only act in the Tianzhu Ocean, and the object of looting can't be domestic merchant ships, as for the ships of other countries, as long as you have the ability, you can rob them.
Now that he was mingbai, and thought of the boat in Dou Lushi's gift list, Liu Ling's mind moved: "Dou Lushi is here to persuade the grass people to return to their old business?" Did you receive a privateer certificate from the Metropolitan Protectorate? ”
"Exactly." It's all said and done, how can Dou Lu deny it. "I just want to invite Master Liu to come out."
"No, no." Liu Ling simply refused. "Lao Tzu doesn't want to sail in his life, so Lord Dou, please go back."
"Master Liu, please refuse slowly." It was also expected that the reaction of the Liu family had been expected, so Dou Lushi and méiyou moved because of Liu Ling's refusal, but patiently continued to persuade him. "The staff department will not invite Master Liu to come out in vain, the director Yijing has prepared a shortage of the purpose of the officials of the Zhengbapintang for Master Liu, I believe that the captain may not be re-awarded in three or five years, but it is not unkěnéng to restore the lord."
Liu Ling still shook his head and said: "Lord Dou doesn't need to say it anymore, I said it below, if you don't go, you just don't go." ”
Liu Ling's attitude was extremely resolute, but Dou Xiancheng, who hit the south wall and didn't look back, said to himself: "Maybe Master Liu thinks he has to think about it, no guanxi, the staff can afford to wait." ”
Liu Xiang couldn't stand it anymore: "Lord Dou, if it's okay, please go home." ”
"Ah, excuse me." Dou Xiancheng, who was ordered to be evicted, stood up and retired with interest, but before leaving, he was tempted. "By the way, I heard that the most regrettable thing in Master Liu's life is that Méiyou has gotten a soft sail clipper, but this is also rongyi for a privateer owner, as long as you can grab a soft sailboat, the staff can recruit you to operate the boat."
Dou Xiancheng left, but the topic left behind made Liu Ling a little tasteless, seeing that Ziji's brother didn't think about tea and rice, Liu Xiang persuaded: "Brother, don't listen to the words of the staff, the sailors of this soft sailing ship only have the Sanyo Sailor, even the Privy Council has méiyou power to order, and the surname Dou is lying to you." ”
"It's two things to say whether to deceive or not, at most after your brother and I take the ship, Ziji will recruit sailors, and there will always be people who will operate soft sailing ships in Azhen, Na Ni and other places." Liu Ling waved his hand to interrupt Liu Xiang's words that had not yet been spoken. "Don't worry, your brother and I won't be so tempted, it's just that I've been on the boat for half my life, and you asked me to beg for food on 6, and I really can't do it."
"Shime can't do it, I don't think my brother can settle down." Liu Xiangjie wears the hypocritical mask of his brother Ziji. "If you want me to say, as long as my brother asks for a wife and concubine and gives birth to a child, he will naturally be good on the shore."
"I said earlier, our Liu clan can have your ancestral inheritance to continue the incense. As for your brother and me, it's enough to have a warm bed on weekdays. Liu Ling said as he poured half a pot of wine into Ziji's mouth. By the way, this Chinese New Year, you didn't accompany your daughter-in-law and children in Jinlan, and ran to the door to do shime? ”
"Didn't you want to pick up my brother a day earlier?" Liu Xiang smiled bitterly. "Besides, I've been transferred, and now I'm the deputy capital supervisor of the Aoyamen fleet, and I'm going to take over your brother-in-law and your nephew from Jinlan in the next year, and if my brother doesn't want to take over Jinlan's land, I'll have to find someone else to take care of it."
"Transferred? Is it because of my business? Liu Ling asked keenly. It seems that my brother has caused you to be troubled. ”
"Brother, this is shime words, you and I are brothers, besides, this is also a normal job change"
"Shime doesn't say anything," Liu Ling interrupted Liu Xiang. "Drink with me. After drinking, people sued the person surnamed Dou, and Lao Tzu agreed. ”
"Brother"
"Drink!"