Chapter 263: Yue Tuo and Wakda's Submission
Chongzhen 9th year, March 20.
Harbour City, Outer Harbour Pier.
A merchant ship of the Luo family's fleet, returning from a business trip to the Korean Kingdom, slowly docked at the dock.
There were two special unkempt and dirty passengers, who walked out of the dim and smelly cargo hold, and finally saw the sun outside, and the warm sunlight made them can't help but close their eyes, and even have an urge to cry.
"Brother, we're here."
"Brother, this is Harbour City?"
"That's right, it's exactly the same as the color picture on the "Oriental Times", and it's even more beautiful."
"What a rich and prosperous place, but unfortunately it can't be owned by us." Wakda's eyes were both greedy and regretful.
"Impossible, unless the Han people here are degenerate, selfish, and weak in a hundred years, we will have a chance to take advantage of the void." Yue Tuo shook his head and said.
That's right.
These two men in their thirties, who looked like beggars, were none other than the Great Belle and the Fourth Belle of the Later Jin Khanate, and when they saw Harbour City for the first time, they did not show a look of surprise and envy, only greed and desire, and a pity that they could not take the city because of their lack of strength.
But they are dignified Golden Baylor, with a noble status, how did they become so sloppy?
And they came to Xujiazhuang to carry out tasks, could it be that only the two of them came, and they didn't bring some guards and entourage with them?
Bring.
When they set out from Shengjing at the end of February, they not only brought a lot of money and valuable gifts, but also a full fifty of the most elite Jurchen warriors.
It's just that when they passed through the Korean Kingdom, they showed swagger and some ostentation, and then they were besieged by thousands of Koreans!
But Yue Tuo and the others were not afraid, drew their weapons and fought bloodily, killing thousands of Koreans at the cost of a few minor injuries, and the rest fled in terror.
I thought that after seeing the powerful force of the Jurchen warriors, the Koreans should stop, but when they were eating in a tavern, they were collectively poisoned with laxatives, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, and they were besieged by thousands of Koreans again.
Then there was a half-month journey of escape, hiding, and nightmares.
All the money and gifts are lost.
All fifty warriors were killed.
Only Yue Tuo and Wakda were left, lurking in the port of Incheon, and secretly boarded the Luo family merchant ship, this time it was finally transferred, because the ship was headed for Harbour City, and secondly, after the ship owner found them, he did not make a difficulty, but provided shelter and help, so that he finally escaped from Shengtian.
After this ordeal, Yue Tuo and Wakda have learned two unforgettable lessons: first, there are too many ants, and they can really bite elephants to death; Second, when there are few people, don't be shy, and you must keep a low profile.
"Two of you, please get off the boat, this is twenty silver dollars, enough for you to spend a few days, if you are really a big gold Belle, he will be rich and rich, don't forget me Luo Jindou." The shipowner handed them the silver dollar.
"Thank you Boss Luo, for saving your life, he will repay him one day!"
Yue Tuo took the silver dollar and said.
……
As a foreigner, at the port immigration office, after receiving a disinfectant bath.
After going through the entry procedures, they got a temporary passport that could stay for up to 30 days, but they didn't get any for their reason for entry, 'Dajin Guo Beile came to visit the owner of Xu Zhuang', but was ridiculed a lot, and they couldn't come up with anything to prove their identity, so they could only change it to 'business'.
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Finally entered the bustling Harbour City.
The two brothers, Yue Tuo and Wakda, were so dazzled by everything here that they even forgot about their mission for a while.
For the next few days, they became gourmets and spent time tasting various foods.
But the twenty silver dollars given by Boss Luo were quickly squandered, and there was not a penny on him.
But it doesn't matter.
Through the "Oriental Times" and city broadcasting, they found a good way to make a fortune - that is, to participate in the 'fighting competition' in the gladiatorial arena in the south of the city, this kind of competition is legal, Xu Jiajun's soldiers, foreign warriors, and strong men who are not registered in Xujiazhuang can sign up to participate, only wearing head protectors, crotch protectors and fist gloves, and conduct unlimited fighting, the rules for separating winners and losers are simpler, and those who fall to the ground for more than 15 seconds lose, or those who take the initiative to admit defeat lose.
In addition, there are wrestling competitions, the purpose of which is to cultivate the martial spirit of the people of Xujiazhuang.
And it can also open bets, attracting a large number of people who have spare money to watch the muscle collision to watch the game and try their luck every day.
Yue Tuo and Wakda, although they are both over thirty years old and past the peak of their physical strength, they consider themselves to be the best Jurchen warriors, who have experienced countless cruel tests in the bitter cold land of Liaodong, and will never be weaker than any Han Chinese.
What's more, if you are injured once, the organizer will reimburse the medical expenses, and if you are accidentally killed, you can get three hundred silver dollars in insurance compensation, so countless people who think they are brave come here to try their luck.
Participate in the participation.
You must go to the gladiatorial arena and try the Jin Liang of the Han warriors by the way.
Immediately, the two brothers, Yue Tuo and Wakda, with the role of 'Houjin Warriors', both passed the assessment and successfully stepped onto the stage of the gladiatorial arena.
Over the next five days, the brothers appeared nine times, competing in seven unrestricted martial arts and two wrestling matches.
As for the result, eight defeats and one victory, only Yue Tuo won a wrestling match by skill.
The rest is all fiasco!
The two brothers were beaten with blue noses and swollen faces, unrecognizable faces, and bruises all over their bodies, and they should have chosen to quit a long time ago, but they still did not believe in evil and went on one game after another, and even because of their spirit of repeated defeats and battles, they had the resounding nickname of 'Baylor Brothers Who Don't Give Up' among the audience.
Losing the game, the physical pain is secondary, and the most important mental blow is extremely huge.
Wakda looked blank and said with a desperate expression: "Even the lowest level of ninth-rate fighters, we are not opponents, those first-class second-rate martial arts masters, how can we defeat them?" Is it possible to win? ”
"You still want to win the martial arts master? Let's be realistic, it's impossible, our strength, even if it's at its peak, is probably only equivalent to an eighth-rate fighter, it's difficult to impact the seventh-rate, we underestimate this city, this place is like a cloud, unfathomable, I also heard that the south of the city gladiatorial arena gave birth to a total of ten top martial arts masters who can win a hundred battles, eight of which are from the Xu family, two from the people, but have been specially recruited into the Xu family, that is to say, the ten strongest top fighters in the world are all in the Xu family's army, If you encounter them on the battlefield, it is a role like you and me, and I am afraid it will be a one-time thing. ”
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Yue Tuo lowered his head and said with a deep feeling of weakness.
Can't win.
In the face of the terrifying Xu Jiazhuang, no matter in which aspect, they have no possibility of winning!
Submit to.
At this stage, showing humble and sincere submission to Xu Jiazhuang is the only path for Daikin with a bright future, and the rest is a desperate dead end.
It's just that they have been in Harbour City for more than ten days, and they have also adopted various methods, hoping to meet the high-level of Xujiazhuang and make their request for cooperation, but they have no certificates, and they have not brought generous gifts, and the Chinese language is not particularly standard, and the external image really does not look like a big golden baylor, so they have repeatedly hit a wall, no one believes them, but in the gladiatorial arena, they have fallen into a name that is ridiculed.
What to do?
How to achieve a breakthrough, complete the mission on his back, and let Daikin get out of the predicament?
After racking my brains, I didn't think of any good way, and finally only reached a consensus: stay.
You have to find a way to stay in the city of Harbour City, and as long as you can stay here for a long time, you will always find a way to achieve your goal.
So a few days later, they were almost recuperated, and under the kind introduction of the owner of the gladiatorial arena (most of those who could board the gladiatorial arena had the strength and were qualified strong laborers), Yue Tuo and Wakda both became porters at the port, found official jobs, and successfully applied for work visas, which could stay for up to one year, and those who performed well could be extended to three years.
That's enough.
That's enough time for them to operate.
Then for Yue Tuo and Wakda, the career of port porters began.
From the high-ranking Daejinbel to the porter doing heavy manual work, for them, their lives are definitely a dark and low tide history, second only to the life of half a month in the Korean Kingdom.
But after only two or three days of work, Yue Tuo and Wakda adapted to the labor intensity of the porters, and even began to feel that this kind of life was very good, not a low point.
On average, he only needs to work eight hours a day, and rarely works overtime (Xu Jiazhuang takes a healthy and sustainable development route, and will not learn from extreme capitalists and squeeze employees like lemons, which is a road to destruction).
There are a variety of tools and machinery, which greatly reduce labor intensity and improve efficiency.
Including three meals a day, the oil and water are abundant, and there is fish and meat almost every day, which is very delicious.
The salary is 350 wen a day, or 10 silver dollars a month, which is a low-paying job for workers with a local hukou in Harbour City, but in the eyes of outsiders like Yuetuo and Wakda, it is definitely a high-paying job that is difficult to find elsewhere.
It's time for nightlife to be rich in the evening.
You can spend fifty or sixty dollars to go to the cinema to watch a movie.
You can find a cheap food stall on the street, order a table of cheap seafood, and then a dozen cheap beers, drink and eat seafood, and chat with the workers Hu Niuhai, in just a few days, even the level of speaking Chinese has improved a lot.
In time.
Yue Tuo is a little used to this kind of life, and actually feels very calm and peaceful, not so many fights and killings, every day is full and comfortable, and the pressure of survival is less, which is very suitable for retirement.
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Wakda simply began to be assimilated here, and once even said: "Such a day, even if you live a lifetime, it is not bad, a salary of 350 wen a day, is not enough to feed a family, in case Dajin is really defeated that day, it is not bad to live in seclusion here......"
Then there is the horror, the Jurchens are born to eat meat and plunder the people, how can they come up with the idea that only Han people will have weakness, caring for their families, and being rich and peaceful? Once you become more Han Chinese, you will be able to wield knives and cut people in the future, and you will be able to conquer other peoples instead of being conquered by more barbaric and brutal peoples?
It's horrible.
There is simply a magic in this place, the magic of sinking and quickly assimilating people, and for the erosion of this magic power, Wakda to be honest, he does not feel resisted, because this kind of life is obviously much better than in Liaodong, a heavy porter here, the quality of life is not necessarily lower than his big golden beylor, at least he can eat seafood and meat every day.
But on April 20th.
It's been just over a month since I arrived in Harbour City.
Several intelligence agents from the intelligence department of Xujiazhuang took two sketch portraits, found the two brothers Yue Tuo and Wakda who were quite apprehensive by name, took out sketches, compared them carefully, and said: "Houjin's big Baylor and Si Baylor, someone has reported you for bragging and pretending to be a foreign bigwig...... I didn't expect you to be pretending, so get ready a little and come with me. ”