In Lisbon, a horse-drawn carriage headed for a sentry post on the main road north of the city leading to the outskirts, and inside the carriage was a large wooden box containing a slow box of silver pesos.

This money, which is the tax collected by Lisbon this month, is supposed to be sent to Madrid immediately according to the regulations.

Therefore, dozens of Spanish knights followed closely behind the carriage, apparently they had come to protect the carriage.

The war on the Dutch side continued to deteriorate, and although the nobles of Madrid only wanted to spend time and drink, for God's sake, in order to ensure that they could continue to live a comfortable life, the affairs of the Dutch side could only be managed.

Therefore, Madrid is waiting for the tax revenue of various cities this month to solve the problem of military financial constraints.

Of course, it is impossible for all of these taxes to be used for the war in the Netherlands, and at most only two or three percent.

Most of the tax revenue, in addition to paying for various expenses, was either embezzled by the nobles or used to fill the deficit of the royal family.

"Hey, you guys have to be careful, I've heard that it's not been peaceful out there lately. A gang of bandits called the Knights of Sadalus often haunt the neighborhood and loot all kinds of supplies. ”

The carriage came to a slow stop near the sentry post, and the guard soldier at the sentry checked the passage documents and kindly reminded him.

Sigh!

The knights in the rear rode up to the soldiers who had just received the garrison, and the horses neighed and raised their two front hooves and then fell, and the knights were very chic.

"It's just some little thieves, these people are not taken seriously by us at all, and my Sakai sword is not a vegetarian."

Upon seeing the knight, the soldier's expression instantly became respectful.

"It turned out to be Lord Sakai, I didn't expect you to personally escort the taxes this time. The robbers won't dare to peep at you, your name is well known in Lisbon. ”

Yes, this knight is very famous in Lisbon, and his swordsmanship is very high. He has an undefeated record of thirty-two duels. He was also a bounty hunter, capturing hundreds of mortals under his wing.

He was also a member of the Lisbon garrison, holding a mid-level military position.

Sakai has the pride of the Spaniards, and has always relied on his swordsmanship to keep others in mind.

This time, he personally escorted the tax money, and did not take the recently famous Sadalus Knights to heart at all. For in his mind, these people were nothing more than a gang of bandits made up of peasants.

There were five or six bandit groups like this that he destroyed.

The compliment of the newly appointed garrison soldier made Sakai very proud.

He lifted his chin slightly, and said to him with a proud look, "Don't let me meet these guys. If I meet them, I'll let them taste my sword. ”

Frame!

With that, Saka urged his mount to get off his crotch and ran out of the way.

The coachman in the carriage shook the reins and followed.

The knights behind the carriage also started and rushed past the sentry after the carriage.

The garrison soldier whistled and went about his duty.

No one noticed that a carrier pigeon flew out of the grass, and it fluttered its wings and flew into the distance.

"Aha. This Sakai's words were really harsh, did he really think he was the number one swordsman? ”

About half an hour later, the pigeon landed in a grove northeast of Lisbon and stopped at a felt hat with a wide brim of a round. A man dressed in black and wearing a black strip of cloth on his face is also blindfolded.

The man took a small note from the pigeon's leg and looked at it, then smiled and said to his companions around him.

Around him, there were about a hundred men dressed in black like him.

If Zhao Hongyu was here, he would definitely shout 'Zorro'.

Yes. The dress of these men in black is the dress of the classic Spanish chivalrous film 'Zorro' in later generations.

They came up with this outfit at someone's suggestion.

"Don't worry about this Sakai for now, I need to know how much tax money is on the carriage, whether it's worth it."

This time. A man rode out slowly.

This person is none other than Pedro, a teenager who has dealt with Zhao Hongyu.

The knight in the lead, when he saw Pedro coming out, raised his hand and took off his blindfold to reveal his face.

And this leading knight signed a cooperation agreement with Zhao Hongyu, preparing to overthrow the Spaniard's Rano under Zhao Hongyu's training.

The two leaders of the Knights of Sadalus have all now appeared.

"About 80,000 silver pesos, 500 gold pesos." "That's a lot of money, we can't control other cities, but I won't let Lisbon's taxes get to Madrid safely." ”

Yo ho!

As soon as Rano's words fell, the knights around him shouted loudly.

As Rano said, the amount of tax to be sent to Madrid is really a lot.

80,000 silver pesos, plus 500 silver pesos, is enough to make a person live comfortably for a lifetime.

And this money can be used to pay a military salary for a year for a regiment of about 2,000 people.

Since Rano and the others have embarked on the path of opposition to Spain, any raid that can weaken the Spaniards cannot be spared.

And this is a good opportunity for them.

"Keep up and find a chance to grab the money, and then we'll be able to buy food from the Americans. With food, we will be able to gather more displaced people and expand our ranks, which is a good opportunity for us not to pass up. ”

Rano's eyes lit up.

Pedro nodded: "Brothers, grab this money!" ”

Later, Rano and Pedro, along with the number of knights of about a hundred, galloped into the jungle.

About a day later, on a deserted hill in a hundred miles northeast of Madrid, Lisbon's tax money was robbed by the Knights of Sadalus, where the guards who were carrying it all died.

Even in Lisbon, Sakai's body was hung from a crooked-neck tree. When these people were found, their bodies were rotting and stinking, and a large part of them had been eaten by crows.

And Rano, who grabbed the tax money, them. Only two casualties were paid.

They used the money to buy a large amount of grain from the genetic people left behind in the concession. The grain was used by Rano and Pedro to recruit the wandering homeless and beggars around Lisbon.

It just so happens that the city of Lisbon is still in the dark, so there are a lot of such people wandering around.

This allowed Rano to carry out their recruitment plan smoothly.

And many of these people's relatives were arrested and sent to the American continent to do hard labor.

As a result, these people have a deep hatred for the Spaniards, and joining their team is the right path.

After Rano and their team expanded, he began to selectively select those who had a deep hatred and joined the deeper echelon. Take them slowly and do something.

Not everyone can do things with Rano.

After all, what they are doing is a head-killing business, and it is not okay to be careless about this.

If someone betrays you, you won't have any tears.

It's just that Rano and Pedro don't know what to do, their reputation is getting louder and louder, and behind this is inseparable from the help of those genetic people left by Zhao Hongyu-

Dividing Line –

"Gather the whole village, come to the middle of the village, and Rano and Pedro of the Knights of Sadalus have brought food to everyone, which has been stolen from the hateful Spaniards."

I heard that there was food, and the people who were starving. They all walked and came out of their homes to the small square in the center of the village.

A genetic, make-up man in odd and stumbling Spanish promotes Rano and Pedro in a village where displaced people gather.

The villagers were still in high spirits. But when they heard that the grain had been stolen from the Spaniards, they all looked frightened.

It's really some scared guys, it looks like I'm going to have to push them.

The gene man thought to himself after a quick glance.

"Why, I'm dying of hunger. Don't you dare eat the food of the Spaniards? ”

The voice of the genetic person has improved a lot.

But there was silence below.

"Dogs! You're all enough! Dogs of the Spaniards, it is a pity that the Spaniards would rather starve you to death or sell you to the American continent. It's sad that you don't know how to choose a master as a dog! ”

The words of the genetic people made some people grit their teeth.

However, at this time, no one came forward to get the grain.

"Rano and Pedro, in order to get this food, fought fiercely with the Spaniards. After losing a dozen brothers, it took the Spaniards who killed all the food to get it. He could have enjoyed the food himself, or sold it for a large fortune, but he didn't, because he still had in his heart you starving people. ”

Gene man began to sensationalize.

"Rano and Pedro dared to stand up and fight the Spaniards and take from them the food you needed to feed your stomachs so that you wouldn't starve to death, but you people don't even have the guts to eat, I really don't feel worthy for Rano and Pedro, you people don't deserve to be called men at all."

The villagers below who listened to what the gene man said all bowed their heads silently, yes, they were really embarrassed to say this.

At the risk of losing their heads, Rano and Pedro robbed them of food.

But these people, when they heard that it was the food of the Spaniards, did not even have the courage to eat it.

"Anyway, I'm almost starving to death, no matter how it's a death, I'd rather die than be a full ghost!"

At this time, Tuo, who had arranged it in advance, walked out of the crowd, and then walked to the place where the grain was stacked and stopped.

"I still have children and a wife at home, what will I do when I finish eating this bit of food? I can't always point at Rano and Pedro, but people are desperate to pin their heads to their belts, and I'm really ashamed to eat such food, I think if the Knights fight with the Spaniards! ”

This is the beginning of his own showtime.

Under this performance, some young people couldn't stand the excitement and stood up.

However, the effect still does not reach the level that the genetic person wants.

It doesn't matter, there's the next trick.

For such a situation, Wang Shan has already made arrangements.

"Son, you go and join the knights of Rano and Pedro, your father was arrested by those Spanish officials, and now he has been sold to the Americas, you don't know if you live or die, you have to avenge your father, taking this food can still keep your younger brothers and sisters alive, it is better to die than starve to death."

Another wave of pre-arranged trusts appeared.

Even if the results of these trusts are not very good, there are still others who will stand up.

In short, if you don't achieve your goal, you will never stop.

In addition to this village, there are also such genetic people in other displaced villages, but everyone's methods are different.

Some people use the trust to stir up everyone's emotions.

And some genetic people used the local methods of fighting the island people in later generations to rehearse scenes of plays for these people.

A teenager named Oliver originally had a warm family, his father was hardworking and brave, his mother was kind and beautiful, and he also had a lovely little sister.

Like most ordinary people, they are full of hope for a better life.

But all this was ruined by the Spaniards.

Jude, who is from Madrid, was originally a gangster, and in Madrid he belonged to the kind of mixed and unsatisfactory underdogs.

This guy came to the village on the outskirts of Lisbon because of some original soundtracks, which is where Oliver's family is located.

Jude used his status to collude with Spanish officials and usurp the land and wealth of honest villagers.

Oliver's father was arrested and persecuted to death in prison for resisting.

Oliver's mother attracted Jude's spiding eyes because of her beauty.

As a result, Oliver's mother committed suicide by throwing herself into the river.

Oliver's family was ruined and he had to start a career as a beggar with his sister.

In the end, Oliver's sister, a kind and sensible little girl, was hit and killed by Jude's carriage while begging for food.

Jude, on the other hand, used his embezzled wealth to bribe the Spanish officials and escape the law.

In short, this is a play full of all kinds of dog blood.

And there are many plays like this, but they are very similar.

Adapted from the white-haired girl, adapted from the orphans of Wudu......

But the effect of this performance is striking.

Because the scenes performed in the center have really happened in the real life of the displaced people watching below.

And they've experienced it firsthand.

It's not surprising that the results are amazing.

And it is precisely because of this that the fame of Rano and Pedro has begun to spread faster and faster as if they have grown wings, and more and more people are well-known. (To be continued.) )