"Biaozi, I feel the same way about what you said."

When Yang Biao finished speaking, Li Xiang sighed with embarrassment, and then looked at his nephew a little lonely.

"Actually, I'm also very impressed." , Li Xiang put on a small face and tried her best to be calm. "To be honest, if I can, in fact, I want to be like everyone else, and simply enter the Zhao Song household registration. In fact, many years ago, I wanted to stop being a pirate, but wanted to return to Daming to be a rich man. ”

Li Xiang began to speak her heart to her nephew.

Yes, Li Xiang was tired of the current life in the early years.

Moreover, he constantly contacted the Ming Dynasty, hoping to obtain the court's recruitment.

It's a pity that the Zhao'an boss appointed by the imperial court has his own little abacus.

No one knew about Lu Dao, the big guy in charge of Zhao'an, after knowing that Li Xiang was rich, actually wanted to squeeze Li Xiang dry and then kill him.

Fortunately, there was no negotiation at the time, otherwise Li Xiang would have died without knowing how Lu Dao died.

Even now, he still doesn't know about it.

Otherwise, he would definitely be scared into a cold sweat.

Zhao'an, how can it be so easy.

Especially if the imperial court sent an insatiable guy, it would be even more unlikely.

In the Ming Dynasty, don't say that Li Xiang is such a pirate leader.

In the eyes of those bigwigs, he is just an insignificant little shrimp.

If you kill him at the time, then if you die, you will also die.

There is no one to pursue this or anything.

This is really normal on the side of the Ming Dynasty.

Even, even some border troops often kill good people and risk their merits.

Although it didn't work out that time, Li Xiang kept trying.

It's a pity that after that recruitment. The court no longer cares about Li Xiang.

Some bigwigs who originally had some friendship with Li Xiang also changed their attitudes one after another.

Li Xiang didn't understand the internal reason, but he felt that it should be related to Zheng Zhilong.

However, Li Xiang's desire to be conscientious has never been broken.

Just as Master Wang said, Li Xiang's desire to be good is not for himself, but more for his family and children.

Don't look at him as a pirate, it seems to be quite nourishing.

But that's just what it looks like on the surface, whether it's really uncomfortable or not, only Li Xiang knows the truth.

Be a pirate. Actually, there are a lot of restrictions.

Whether it is the coastal area of the Daimyo Dynasty, as well as the Wa Kingdom and Goryeo, if he Li Xiang wants to enter the city, then he must take care of everything.

It's not like you can get in if you want to.

At the same time, he was also worried about whether he would meet someone to betray him, and he was very worried about his life.

It can be said that it is not as free as it seems to outsiders.

So, most of the time, Li Xiang and his men will stay on Amami Island.

But Amami Island is just a small island after all. Needless to say, there is no such thing as a product.

Everything they eat and drink on the island has to be bought from others at a high price, or they will all starve to death.

Lack of freedom in life. At the same time, life is always in crisis, and Li Xiang has long been tired of this life.

And he's a pirate, and his family will have the reputation of a pirate on their backs.

For example, his son, although he is studying. But I couldn't take the exam, so it was useless to study.

His daughter is also old and can't find her in-laws.

It's all about everything. It's all because he's a pirate.

If they can become good citizens, then Li Xiang feels that his family can live in a different way.

His son has gained fame in the examination, and even found a daughter-in-law from a responsible family.

Your daughter can also find a good in-law and live happily.

But if they stayed on Amami Island, it would have been impossible to do so.

The island is full of pirates, could it be that his own son is also looking for a female pirate?

Or his own daughter to marry a pirate who lost her life at sea without knowing when?

No!

Nothing like this can happen.

Li Xiang doesn't want her family to live the same life as herself.

So, he needed a chance to change that.

Besides, he Li Xiang has been a giant at sea for decades and has made a great name.

Money, he has already earned enough.

As long as he can be a good citizen, then he is confident that he can make his family worry about food and clothing.

Even if the son's road to fame is not smooth, it doesn't matter.

After finding a wife and giving birth to a child, you can raise grandchildren.

In this way, isn't it possible to complete the road of evolution from a sea coward to an official eunuch?

It can be said that Li Xiang's thoughts are no different from most people on Amami Island.

It's just that he didn't get a chance.

Now, such an opportunity suddenly appeared, and Li Xiang couldn't even believe it.

He felt that there was no such thing as pie in the sky in this world, so he felt that he could not go too far.

Therefore, when Wang Fuzi conveyed the meaning of the crown prince of the Song Empire, he did not agree or refuse.

In fact, Li Xiang just thinks too much, so some gains and losses are just a matter of gains.

"Uncle, do you agree with my words?"

Yang Biao's eyes widened and looked at Li Xiang.

Li Xiang looked at his nephew's stupid appearance and grinned: "No one will not be moved, I am also a human being, so there is nothing strange about me being tempted." ”

After a short period of distraction, Yang Biao immediately recovered.

"Uncle, since this is the case, then why didn't you promise Master Wang at that time?" , Yang Biao was a little strange about this, so he asked.

Li Xiang raised his hand and beckoned: "Come, come next to me, let me talk to you well, you are confused." ”

Yang Biao walked over, made a butt to another chair beside Li Xiang, and then looked sideways at Li Xiang seriously waiting for what he was going to say next.

After Yang Biao sat down, Li Xiang said slowly: "You also understand the situation we are facing now, we are already at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Zheng Zhilong. Although we got the crown prince's nineteen ships. But have you ever thought about it, this kind of warship is powerful in its artillery. But there are very few shells on the ship, and at most we can support a naval battle, don't you think there is something wrong with that? ”

As soon as Li Xiang said this, Yang Biao remembered this question.

Isn't it, he's thinking about the nineteen warships these days, and he's paying attention to the things on the island.

I didn't even think about it.

Everyone knows that European warships are powerful, but they are powerful in the cannons they wear.

But the problem is that if those guns don't have shells, then it's just a pile of scrap metal and useless.

"Uncle. What do you mean? ”

Yang Biao seemed to understand something.

Li Xiang nodded: "That crown prince is not stupid, he controls the cannonballs." ”

Li Xiang guessed the intentions of the American crown prince.

First of all, Zhao Hongyu gave him 19 warships in order to show goodwill.

In other words, tell Li Xiang that he has no ill will towards him and that he can be friends.

And these nineteen warships are a greeting gift.

Of course, this gift is still very generous, at least Li Xiang really admits this love.

To say less. These nineteen warships also cost two million taels of silver.

And even if you have two million taels of silver, you may not be able to buy this European warship.

Europeans are not stupid either. They knew what they relied on in the East. It is nothing more than this relatively advanced warship of theirs, without which they would not have been mixed up at all in the East.

So, it's impossible for them to sell the ship.

Even. In many cases, even artillery is rarely sold.

Even if it is a sale of muskets, it is the kind of outdated and obsolete muskets.

So. Li Xiang had to admit this big gift.

Think about it, in the east, who is in charge of the meeting gift, two million taels of silver.

Such a big spend, I think the crown prince of the Americas is the only one.

With the boat, he can continue to fight with Zheng Zhilong.

The power of European warships, Li Xiang also knows it.

After all, he did not deal less with the Europeans either.

But when he calmed down and pondered about it, he found that the crown prince of the Americas really didn't seem to be a loser.

Because there were simply not many shells on board.

If there were no shells, then how could they continue to fight Zheng Zhilong.

Is it possible to use a warship to ram the enemy?

That's not realistic.

Moreover, the shells of such European-style warships can only be purchased from the hands of Europeans, and neither the Ming Dynasty nor the Wa Kingdom or even Goryeo can make such shells.

But the problem is that the Europeans have reached an agreement with Zheng Zhilong, so those Europeans are their enemies, and it is impossible for them to sell shells to themselves.

Therefore, when the time comes, I can only go to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and buy cannonballs from him.

Then, you will definitely come into contact with this highness.

When the time comes, which highness will be equivalent to pinching a small weakness of his own.

To be honest, although he saw through this, Li Xiang was still reluctant to give up these nineteen warships.

Because with these warships, he can indeed turn the current unfavorable situation around.

What's more, having been a pirate for decades, Li Xiang's love for sea ships is already from the bottom of his heart.

"Uncle, you mean to say, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. In fact, he has already choked our little handle, waiting for us to come to the door and beg him? ”

After Yang Biao listened to Li Xiang's words, his mind turned to think of this question.

Li Xiang nodded: "Yes, that Highness is a smart person." I think he's waiting for us to come to the door now, after all, we always need shells, and they don't have them, and some of them won't be sold to us, so we have to find him. ”

"So uncle, what do you want to do?" , Yang Biao asked.

"Wait!" , Li Xiang replied.

Wait?

Yang Biao was a little curious, he didn't understand what his uncle said about 'waiting'. (To be continued......)