Chapter 123 Loose Armaments, Slackening the Army, and Cutting Down
In the end, he still couldn't withstand the persuasion of this dragon salary, and lent him the name of reporting some thoughts in his heart, Yu Feng was still persuaded to the cabin by Long Salary very skillfully. Long Cheng is now sincerely planning for his benefactor, if he really let Yu Feng blow against this sea breeze for two hours, and suffer from the wind cold, maybe he will be even more uncomfortable than Yu Feng himself.
In the end, what did Long Salary babble about, Yu Feng didn't understand very well, the business system of this era, some proprietary terms, he, a layman, still sounded a little difficult, but when he heard the noise of the port, he was relieved, what Long Salary said, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that he has this attitude, has this attitude of doing things seriously, he is a qualified candidate. As for what he said, is it useful in the end, and it will be clear if he takes over things for a while? As the saying goes, it's a mule or a horse, you have to pull it out and slip it! With his understanding of Long's salary, I'm afraid that this guy is really not a master on paper.
A few words of kindness soothed him, Yu Feng couldn't hold back a little excitement in his heart, walked out, only to open the hatch, the noisy sound came to his face, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, compared to the port in Dengzhou, it was a hundred times more lively here.
Not counting his fleet, in the harbor, there were still six or seven ships that were not inferior to his ship, and on the docks, the shirtless coolies were like hard-working worker bees, constantly moving the goods from the sea ships from the sea, and then transporting the local goods. Near the port, there are rows of houses, and there are some high and low houses, looking at the front signboards, they are clearly some shops.
This is a big entry and exit from the heavily guarded military port in Yu Feng's heart, it seems, except for some buildings that can be seen faintly in the eyesight, it seems to be the appearance of a military camp, this port is a prosperous, busy, well-functioning trading port, and it has nothing to do with the military port at all.
Yu Feng's brows furrowed slightly, from his point of view, of course, what he valued was not the busyness of this port, but it seemed that there was no warning at all here, which was not a good phenomenon. The soldiers of the Tianji Battalion on the dock wearing the signature military uniform of the Fengzi Battalion and the gray cloth short placket did not see any of them, but he saw some people wearing leather armor, cruising on the dock with swords in their waists, and he couldn't tell whether these people were mercenaries or soldiers of the training camp.
The ship he had brought was already docked in the harbor, and apart from a few people who seemed to be tax collectors, there was no reaction from this side.
His own wharf, but can not be arrogant, although this seems to be a good harbor, at the same time three sea ships, leaning on the pier, it is still unlikely, he made a gesture to the flag-bearer on the mast, the flag-bearer has been paying attention to his movements, seeing him raise his hand, immediately sent the signal of "standby" to the two troop carriers behind.
A long springboard came up, Yu Feng dressed himself, and walked out first, Long Yu hurriedly grabbed in front of Yu Feng, this is not the time to talk about dignity and humility, just such a dangling springboard, no one is exploring the way in front, in case an adult falls, what can I do.
Finally stepping on the solid land, Yu Feng slightly exhaled a breath of turbid air that had been held in his chest for a long time, and looked around, if it was really calculated, this is the territory that really belongs to him in this era!
The people behind him also walked down, the two subordinates were not the hundred households on the ship, obviously their minds were a little not around, but they looked at the troop transport ship that had not yet come over, standing in this foreign land, these generals with troops, they couldn't see their familiar subordinates, and their hearts were a little unsteady after all.
An apparently tax collector walked towards the newly docked ship with a dozen or so people, and when he arrived at the port, the ship had taken down the flags and other signs that could indicate the Ming officers and soldiers according to Yu Feng's previous instructions, and these people mistakenly thought that this ship was a sea ship that came to trade, and it was normal.
Walking closer, I saw Yu Feng and the people around him, wearing armor and holding soldiers, this tax collector was also suddenly stunned, there is some force on this sea ship, but he has seen a lot, but he can go ashore, he is still dressed like this, except for those Fan mercenaries, it is really rare, especially these people, at first glance, they are obviously different from those Fan people, and he doesn't know what the road is.
"A few members, it's the first time to come to Xincheng, the rules of my Xincheng are that ships must pay taxes, and each ship collects two percent of the value of the goods, which can be converted into two taels of silver, and can be paid in kind to be bought!"
Yu Feng paused for a moment, Long Yu and the hundreds of households also glanced at each other, and when they saw Yu Feng smiling, they also laughed one by one. It's really ridiculous in the world, when you get to your own territory, you have to pay taxes for yourself, this tax official is really joking.
"You don't know me?" Yu Feng asked with a smile, thinking to himself, thanks to his early arrival, if it had been a long time, these soldiers would have forgotten themselves a long time ago!
The tax collector shook his head: "What kind of goods are loaded on the ship, and how much is in total, we have to bring someone up to check and set the tax amount!" ”
"Which small flag are you, and who are you Baihu?" Yu Feng was not angry at all, the little soldier didn't know himself, and it wasn't a big deal, and when he reached the level of 100 households, he didn't have the reason that he couldn't recognize his own general.
However, at this moment, the tax collector had no time to answer his words, and his eyes looked directly behind Yu Feng, a group of heavily armed soldiers, who were lining up, rushing out of the cabins below deck, and walking towards the shore through several gangplanks that had just been erected.
Not only did he look frightened and inexplicable, but even the crowd of people who were busy on the dock, as if they had suddenly been cast by some spell, they all stopped one by one, and looked at the situation here in amazement.
Suddenly, the tax collector let out a sharp and strange scream, and he didn't know what to shout loudly, so he turned around and ran back, and his men, as if their parents had lost two legs, ran away with him. Rao is Yu Feng has been in Daming for so long, and his conceit is not much different from that of the local natives, and he didn't understand what he was shouting.
"Bang bang bang!" I don't know where the gong sounded, it struck very quickly, and the people on the dock, as if they heard some order, one by one dropped the work in their hands, and immediately scattered and fled, some ran to the back of the dock, and some ran to the ship that was still unloading just now, the scene was suddenly chaotic, and the shops not far away were also hurriedly closing their doors at this moment, as if they had seen a flood beast.
"Scare them!" Yu Feng gently wiped his nose with his fingers, "It's okay, let the sons and daughters on the two boats behind come down, the sons and daughters have been on the boat for a few days, and they should also come out for a while!" ”
The sea ships that were still occupying the docking position just now had already seen the soldiers on the decks of the two ships behind them, and they had already hurriedly set sail and left the docking position. But that's okay, the two ships behind didn't have to wait for Yu Feng's ship to come over again, they drove over directly to occupy their positions, and soon, the soldiers on these two ships also walked off the ship in an orderly manner.
Although it was on their own territory, these soldiers did not dare to be paralyzed, and the soldiers who got off the ship first, once they arrived on land, immediately began to form a team, find their respective formations, and take up the task of guarding the comrades of the two ships behind, and the two hundred households beside Yu Feng also quickly leaned towards the soldiers who got off the ship, and quickly mastered their own team.
"Why are these Yun Qingshan and Velasco so careless!" Yu Feng was secretly a little annoyed in his heart, this time it was fortunate that he came, if it wasn't himself, but a group of pirates, wouldn't this port fall into the hands of the enemy without the power to resist, and then let the other party go ashore and loot for a while and then escape safely?
From the appearance of Yu Feng to the completion of all the soldiers landing, it was a full time of more than a stick of incense, and it was obviously a warning gong, which must have played a role, and those who served as guards, whether it was the Tianji Battalion or the Teaching and Training Battalion, did not see any of them, Yu Feng said that they were careless, or to put it mildly, if they really want to be investigated by military law, this is a dereliction of duty, neglect of military aircraft, and belong to the "slackening army" of the seventeen laws and fifty-four beheadings, and it is possible to directly cut off the heads of these two generals.
After waiting for a while, there were no soldiers coming, Yu Feng's anger became bigger and bigger, and he said to a personal soldier guard who had come here with Mu Haitao at the beginning: "Go, you lead the way, let's go and meet these two generals!" ”
The pro-soldier knew the temper of his own adult, although his own adult did not have a seizure, but his face was a little blue with anger, this is not a good sign, of course, he did not dare to slack off, and beckoned the soldiers of the front army to lead the hundred households, and led the men and horses to the back of the dock.
Those hundreds of households are also angry, the adults handed over such a large piece of territory to you, and you made the armament so relaxed, no wonder the adults are angry, this mistake is committed, even if you are in the army, when the adults punish you, it is not good to plead for you, you see what you have done!
The three hundred households, plus Yu Feng's guards and some clerical offices, there were nearly five hundred people, and they were moving forward in battle formation at this moment, and the momentum was quite terrifying. The soldiers brought by Yu Feng this time, one hundred households are pikemen equipped with hook guns and waist knives, and two hundred households are elite musketeers equipped with flintlock muskets and short blades, in Yu Feng's own words, this is his own upgraded army, these three or four hundred people, placed in North Korea, but to be used by thousands of people, at this moment, as soon as they appeared, it was really a great boost in military momentum.
As a superior, Yu Feng not only considered that these two generals were not diligent enough, but also considered the worst possibility in his heart, which is why he ordered his subordinates to march in battle formation. Although he is confident, in the past few months, these two people may not have two hearts about themselves, but he can't help but be careful, of course, in addition to these two reasons, it is not excluded that there is a final reason, that is, this new city, something suddenly happened, so that these two people mobilized all the strength in their hands to deal with this change, and had no time to pay attention to the situation on this side of the port.