After drinking a bowl of hot soup and a bowl of white porridge, these women felt much more relieved.

There were thirty-seven women in all, the oldest of whom was forty-three years old and the youngest of whom was no more than thirteen years old.

Seventeen men were rescued from the boat, seven of whom were fishermen.

The little girl was lucky that her father was among them, and the father and daughter wept bitterly when they saw each other.

Through inquiry, I learned that most of these people were from Taizhou Prefecture, and a few were from Ningbo Prefecture, and they were caught by Japanese pirates while fishing.

While Yan Zheng was scolding the beasts, he couldn't wait to cut those two dog traitors with a thousand knives.

It's just that he knows that these two dog traitors can't be killed yet, and the two of them are still very useful!

And this wave of attacks on the Japanese invaders, although they paid the price of more than 20 sacrifices, but on the whole, blood was earned!

Yan Zheng appeased these people for a few words, and then found a shed to interrogate the two traitors.

The two traitors were sincerely afraid, and although they were tied, it did not affect their kowtow.

"What are you two called, where are you from?" Yan Zheng asked.

"Back to the king, the villain's name is Yang Chengde, a person from Ningbo Mansion!"

"Back to the king, the villain's name is Zhang He, and he is also from Ningbo Mansion!"

The two dog traitors were surprised at this time, this king who looked like a barbarian, actually said official words.

Yan Zhengwen smiled and said, "They are all from Ningbo Mansion!" So where is this place? Also, which emperor is in power now? ”

Yang Chengde hurriedly said: "Back to the king, this place is Dongfan Island!" Now it is Emperor Hongji who is in power! ”

"How many years has Koji?"

"Ten years of Hongji!"

"Ten years of Hongji!" Yan Zheng sighed slightly, this year is not bad.

As a person who has watched the Romance of Zhengde, he naturally knows that the ten years of Hongzhi means that there has been no large-scale rebellion, and the Ming Dynasty has not yet implemented a thorough maritime ban policy.

The civilian maritime merchants had not yet transformed into large-scale pirate groups, not to mention that at this time, there was still a Zhengde Emperor separated from the Asian colonial upsurge of the Western colonizers.

"Then you two, are you going to do some smuggling trade with Japan?" Yan Zheng asked.

"Back to the king, we are all serious about doing some business, and we were also coerced by this widow to ......"

"No need to say more!" Yan Zheng interrupted him, but he began to wonder in his heart whether these two people could be used to communicate exchanges and trade with Japan.

After thinking about it, he felt that if he could communicate, it would be a huge benefit.

But the thought of the humiliated women and the cunning and cruel nature of the widows dispelled the thought.

He smiled and said, "I'm a very reasonable person, but I won't let you go easily!" Everything is profitable for me, you know? ”

"Understood!" Zhang He said with a smile: "As long as the king can let us go, we will have ten thousand gold to offer!" ”

Yang Chengde was also busy saying: "As long as the king can let me go, my Yang family will also be grateful!" ”

Yan Zheng hummed and said, "Then wronged the two of you, stay with me for a few days first!" ”

After finishing speaking, he asked Lu Wan to take care of the two of them, and from this moment on, they had to be watched even when they were sleeping.

These two people are too important, and if they are used well, they can bring unimaginable benefits.

At the same time, Yan Zheng also had to accept a reality, that is, this place is Dongfan Island.

Dongfan Island, which is also known as Taiwan, is also known as Dayuan, and the geographical location is quite superior.

In his previous life, when he read the records of the relevant pirates, he kept mentioning a place name called Zhuqian Port on Dongfan Island, saying that it was after the Ming Dynasty destroyed the smuggling bases of Shuangyu and Zhoushan Dinghai.

The area was home to a large number of pirates and pirates, and the island became another base for smuggling, as well as the Spanish and Dutch.

And Yan Siqi, the same ancestor of their Yan family, also belongs to the smuggling maritime businessman, and it was he who first recruited the people of Fujian to go to Beigangxi to reclaim the wasteland.

Yan Siqi is also known as the Holy King of Kaitai, and one of his subordinates is named Zheng Zhilong. Later, it was Zheng Zhilong who organized several immigrants to Dongfan Island, which started the pace of development of Dongfan Island.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Dongfan Island had close communication with Fujian and Guangdong, and the Han population was no less than 200,000.

This is good news for Yan Zheng. Because he was very familiar with Dongfan Island, it was because he had seen the 75-year-old edition of the Atlas of the Intellectual Youth, which belonged to the category of "rural edition books".

That is, some pamphlets of popular science knowledge, which introduce all kinds of knowledge in extremely vivid and down-to-earth language, which are far from being comparable to those popular science books that are piled up with rhetoric and full nouns in later generations.

He came to the dozen or so rescued men, who looked at him in the same horror, crouching together, with a kind of supplication and kindness in their eyes.

I don't know why, Yan Zheng was a little uncomfortable when he saw this kind of look, he was a small clerk somewhere in his previous life, and when he first took office, a semi-literate uncle came to him to do something, and his eyes were like this.

At that time, he was very young, and he thought that he would do it well for his uncle, but he ended up with a gray nose. In the end, the uncle smiled and said to him that he had come to do it several times, and every time it was like this, and he solemnly thanked Yan Zheng.

From that day on, some of the beliefs in Yan Zheng's heart collapsed.

And back in this era, although he is not a saint, he still wants to make people as dignified as possible.

"Don't be afraid, fellow!" He said kindly, "The Japanese have been beaten away by us!" ”

The men looked at him in a daze, and only after a long time did they come to the truth: "Big ...... The king, the villains, the villains don't have much money left, you raise your noble hand and let us go! ”

After finishing speaking, some people kowtowed and begged, and more than a dozen big men were crying and crying.

The women next to him also looked at Yan Zheng with blank eyes.

Yan Zheng's expression froze, and he solemnly helped the man kneeling in front of him and said, "Fellow, let's not do this!" These soldiers of mine are all serving the common people! ”

Saying that, he learned the posture in the model play, and shook the countryman's hand affectionately.

And the fellow who was holding his hand was already weak in his feet, and his whole body trembled and he didn't know what to do.

"King, Rao...... Spare your life! ”

"! Why are you people so unpopular! After Yan Zheng said for a while, the group of people was still like a bird.

He immediately changed his face and said viciously: "I saved you, you drip, you all work for me, and when the work is full, I will let you go!" ”

This time, these people understood, kowtowed like garlic one by one, and hurriedly thanked them for not killing.

Yan Zhengdu was so confused to the end, to what extent was he bullied, that he would rather believe that people were bad than that someone would be good to them?

Looking at the soldiers around him, Yan Zheng suddenly felt that in the eyes of these people, as long as they have power and knives, then they will only bully them.

"It seems that they are also used to suffering, being poor, unlucky, and being bullied!" He let out a long sigh.

"Do any of you sail a ship?"

Several men looked at each other, but none dared to stand up.

Yan Zheng said unhappily: "Just now you said that you are fishing for a living!" Why, I still want to coax Lao Tzu now. ”

Smack - immediately seven people kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Damn, you really can't have a backbone, can't you? There is no emperor, no one is worthy of your knees! ”

The little girl who begged Yan Zheng just now also knelt down and crawled to his feet, crying: "King, spare my father!" Let my father go back, the little girl's family can't do without my father, and the little girl is willing to repay your great kindness for slaves and maids! ”

Yan Zheng's face was gloomy, and he really wanted to pick up the whip and pull it over to see if he could arouse a little ambition among these people.

"I promise you that I will work for me for half a year, and then I will let you go back!"

"King Xie! Thank you, King! ”

Surprisingly, these people were relieved when they received a clear commitment. Regardless of whether this promise can be fulfilled or not, it all depends on Yan Zheng's mouth.

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