Chapter 807: Little Lao'er is willing to be a middle-aged person
Zhao Hongyu had the idea of accepting Li Xiang, which made Wang Fuzi and Liu Da Scar very excited.
Although the two of them and more than a hundred brothers have joined the household registration of the Song Empire, they plan to become good citizens after leaving the pirate career.
However, they still have some apprehension in their hearts.
After all, on the far side of the American continent, they have nothing to rely on.
It would be great if Li Xiang and his subordinates could join in.
At the very least, they can have a backbone, right?
Moreover, some of the elderly and frail under Li Xiang, as well as children and women, can also have a reliable place to stay.
If everyone is together, they can be regarded as having a care.
Therefore, in the hearts of Wang Fuzi and Liu Dascar, they very much hope that Li Xiang can be accepted.
Not to mention anything else, with just a little support from His Royal Highness, Li Xiang and those companions will have a much better life.
It's just that they can't be sure that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince talks about it from time to time.
"Your Highness, are you talking about it casually, or do you really have such a plan?"
Master Wang asked tentatively.
Liu Da Scar on his side also looked at Zhao Hongyu nervously.
"Of course it's true, I'm not just talking about it. After all, here in Kyushu, we need a strong fleet to rely on so that some people don't watch on it. Zhao Hongyu said to Wang Fuzi seriously.
Yes, Zhao Hongyu said this not on a whim, but after careful consideration.
Although the fleet under his command is very combative, it cannot be placed on the Kyushu side.
Therefore, in order to protect the interests of the Kyushu Sea in the future, then it is necessary to activate a new fleet.
However, in the East, Zhao Hongyu did not have a shipyard, and there was no way to build warships in a short period of time for driving. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to win over some of the existing maritime forces here in the East. And pirates are the best choice.
Because these pirates have ready-made warships, if they succeed in winning over, then they can save a lot of trouble.
Of course, Zhao Hongyu himself also knew what kind of threat he would bring to himself after accepting the pirates.
Although the problems of the Kyushu Sea will be solved after accepting the pirates, these people will also bring some instability in law and order.
Especially these guys are very wild and unruly.
If it is forcibly managed, it will make them rebel.
If it is placed on the side of Kyushu, there is no problem, anyway, it is the Japanese people who are in trouble.
But. Wang Fuzi and Liu Da scarred them, and they would definitely invite some people to go to the Americas with them.
As a result, these people come together and form a small group.
Zhao Hongyu is very clear about this behavior of the Chinese people.
He also knew that when the small group formed a certain size, if anyone had undesirable ambitions, then things would become very troublesome.
Of course, Zhao Hongyu also has a solution in his heart.
And he understands it too. The Orientals are the best managed than the Europeans.
As long as you don't give them a chance to twist into a rope, and then give them food and give them hope, then the problems you worry about will not happen.
Besides. Even if someone wants to make trouble in the Americas, they have to see if they agree or not.
Could it be that the Chinese genetic army under his command is really a decoration wherever he stands?
Joke!
"I want to accept Li Xiang as I wish. But I didn't meet him, and he didn't know me very well. To put it bluntly, these thoughts are all wishful thinking on my own. I still don't know what kind of thoughts Li Xiang thinks. What if he is comfortable as a king of the seas and doesn't want to take refuge in me. ”
After Zhao Hongyu said something self-deprecatingly, he stopped making a sound.
Wang Fuzi heard a little bit of meaning from Zhao Hongyu's words.
"Your Highness, if you can trust Xiao Lao'er, Xiao Lao'er is willing to go on a journey. Tell Li Xiang what you mean, Your Highness, and set up a line between you and Li Xiang. ”
Wang Fuzi, who guessed Zhao Hongyu's meaning, immediately volunteered to find Li Xiang and convey this meaning to him.
Zhao Hongyu smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, I'm worried about how to contact Li Xiang, since the master is willing to be a middle-aged person, I can't ask for it." It's just that we haven't arrived in Kyushu yet, so let's wait until we get to Kyushu. ”
Yes, they have just left the waters of Osaka and are sailing south.
It will take two or three days to get to Kyushu from here.
When the prince answered, he sat down.
He knew that since His Highness had said so, then this matter was almost the same.
You can't be too anxious and seem to be very concerned about this.
It would be bad not to arouse some unnecessary suspicion.
Deal with the superiors, but be careful.
God knows what he does, or what he says, he will poke out a big basket.
Mr. Wang didn't want to get into any trouble.
Liu Da Scar beside him was full of happy and excited expressions, and there were not so many twists and turns in this guy's mind.
Liu Da Scar simply thought that if Li Xiang could take refuge in him, then those old friends and brothers in the past would also be able to have a better way out.
At the very least, they can go to the Americas and acquire a large tract of land to be good citizens.
It's always better than being a pirate all the time.
Don't look at them, although they can go back to the Ming Dynasty and live incognito.
However, back to the Ming Dynasty there are many dangers and troubles.
Not to mention anything else, if they return to the Ming Dynasty, they will definitely have to buy off some local government personnel in order to obtain some documents and credentials to prove that they are good citizens.
It's all about spending money, and it's a lot of money.
At the same time, their identities will also be exposed to some people in the government.
If this is overshadowed by those people in the government, it is not impossible to lose both people and money.
Therefore, instead of living in fear in the Ming Dynasty, it is better to go to the Americas to be a landlord.
Anyway, in Liu Da's eyes, going to the Americas is to live a good life.
Now the matter on the Osaka side has been settled. As long as the affairs of Kyushu are settled, then they can follow this highness of the Song Empire to the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, buy some homeless people in the Ming Dynasty and bring them to the Americas, so you can live a good life.
It's always better than being a pirate, and going back to the Ming Dynasty to be a man with his tail between his legs, and worrying about being yin by those black-hearted dog officials every day.
In fact, who likes to be a pirate from birth, and do it for the rest of their lives?
Of course, such people do not mean that there are none, but this is only a minority.
According to Liu Dascar, he knows the Tao himself. In fact, if many people had a choice, then they would not continue to do pirates.
It's just that they don't have a way back now.
Although Southeast Asia also has land, there are some natives living in these lands, and these natives are still very fierce.
Therefore, these places in Southeast Asia cannot be settled at all.
And Siam and South Vietnam, these countries, all obey the orders of the Ming Dynasty to do things, so they can't choose these places.
Besides. Since Zheng Zhilong occupied the waters from Taiwan to Siam and South Vietnam, Li Xiang and others have cut off contact with that side.
And the countries of Southeast Asia also began to bow down to Zheng Zhilong.
With Li Xiang's current prestige on the side of the Japanese people, as well as Goryeo's business business. In fact, he has gone downhill.
In the battle with Zheng Zhilong, if he loses a few more times, then the Koreans and the Japanese will dare to stick a knife in his back.
Therefore, Li Xiang and his men. There are really not many retreats to choose from.
In such a situation, they can only bite the bullet and go on with Zheng Zhilong.
To know the way, the losses in recent years. has already made Li Xiang suffer heavy losses.
Now some businessmen who have dealings with him in the Ming Dynasty have begun to distance themselves from him.
These guys began to frequently contact Zheng Zhilong, who was in the limelight, and hoisted his powerful flag on the sea.
This led to a sharp decrease in the income of Li Xiang's gang, and the expenditure began to show negative growth.
Faced with such a situation, wouldn't Li Xiang have a headache?
Yes, he died of a headache.
However, even so, he had to grit his teeth to support it.
There is still a way to live, but if you don't fight, it is definitely a way of thinking.
Whether it is Wang Fuzi or Liu Da Scar, they are very clear about Li Xiang's situation.
At the beginning, they were working under Li Xiang's hands.
Moreover, when Zheng Zhilong was fighting, he was captured by the Dutch who let Zheng Zhilong buy him.
They clearly remembered that the original naval battle caused Li Xiang to suffer great losses.
Originally, Li Xiang's gang still had a lot of large-scale famous sea ships, but they were basically destroyed in that naval battle.
It can be said that that naval battle made Li Xiang hurt a lot.
Therefore, as long as Zhao Hongyu and Li Xiang get in touch, maybe Li Xiang, who is desperate now, will take refuge in him.
After all, it's a way to live.
Moreover, Zhao Hongyu is not a Japanese person, but a descendant of the remnants of the Song Empire hundreds of years ago.
Therefore, in essence, everyone is the descendants of the Chinese Yan and Huang, and it is easier for people to accept this point than the Japanese people.
At the same time, Li Xiang has also been old these years, as long as this person is old, he generally doesn't like to be brave and ruthless, and what they think about the most is to live a peaceful and quiet life.
Li Xiang also dragged several wives with her family, and her sons married daughters-in-law and gave birth to children.
Therefore, he also has to think about the future for his family. (To be continued......)