After listening to Yu Jingming's story, Gu Yunji looked at him with heavy eyes: "So what do you want to do this time?" I've been in exile outside for more than half a year, I really can't live anymore, and I want to come to the government? ”

Yu Jingming lowered his eyes, looking a little lonely: "Maybe it's because I still have some prestige in the original gang, after the old gang leader died, Gao Shishu has been looking for my whereabouts, and my life is indeed a little difficult." But I'm not here to join the government, I'm here to make a deal with you. ”

"I have an important piece of information about Gao Shishu, as long as you promise to give me the status of a good citizen who lives normally in the territory of Great Xia, and by the way, protect my livelihood for the rest of my life, I will tell you the information. I think this condition should be easy for the three of them, right? ”

Su Qi seemed to smile: "It's not that you can't live anymore, if you mix well outside, how can you just ask us to give you the status of a good citizen?" It's really not like your style, I'm afraid you're cornered, right? ”

"But then again, your Jade Hall Master has been following Tao Lian for many years, and now even if Tao Lian is dead, there is not only Gao Shishu and a pirate on the sea, with your prestige, it is not difficult to find a small pirate group to join, maybe you can become a core member of it, why do you have to come to us?"

Yu Jingming sighed: "I, Yu Jingming, have been a pirate for half my life, and I have lived enough of a wandering life, and for the rest of my life, I want to go back to the mainland and live a peaceful and stable life for decades." ”

"Of course, there is also the fact that in the past two years, the imperial court has taken a very tough attitude towards the Japanese and has also trained an anti-Japanese army. When you finish cleaning up Gao Shishu, I'm afraid that the next one will be the turn of those big and small pirates, if I continue to do this kind of robbery, sooner or later I will die? ”

"Those who know the times are Junjie, I don't ask for anything else now, I just want to save my life, and ask the three of them to fulfill it."

"You're honest enough." Gu Yunji smiled, his expression was uncertain, "Okay, let's talk about it, what is your intelligence?" ”

Yu Jingming insisted: "Before telling the information, I also ask Governor Mei to agree to my conditions - to save my life and give me a livelihood to live on." ”

Mei Feng lowered his head and drank tea, and said unhurriedly: "Whether I can agree to your conditions depends on your intelligence." After all, you Yu Jingming used to be a pirate, to be precise, you were also the leader of the pirates who harassed me along the coast, although we tried to appease you in the past, it doesn't mean that I can still take non-tough measures against you now. ”

"Besides, you have been in exile for more than half a year, how do we know where you have gone? What did you do? What if you're a murderous bandit? What if all you said was a lie, and you actually took refuge in Gao Shishu a long time ago, and wanted to come to us as an undercover agent? Why should I believe you? ”

Yu Jingming's eyes darkened: "I know, I am not the Jade Hall Master who followed behind the Tao Gang Master now, and I am not qualified to negotiate with Governor Mei." But I don't think my request is too harsh, it's just a gesture for you, and even if my intelligence doesn't meet the expectations of the three of you, you have nothing to lose. ”

"Although I, Yu Jingming, used to be a pirate, I was also literate and hyphenated, so it was useless. I don't want to be rich and rich, as long as you can give you an upright identity, even if you are a copyist in the yamen, I am satisfied. Can't any of them agree to such conditions? ”

Seeing that the three of them still didn't speak, Yu Jingming blushed, and finally couldn't help but say: "Don't you want to know why Gao Shishu suddenly reined in his offensive recently and became so conservative?" ”

Mei Feng drank tea for a moment, and his eyes sharpened: "You know? ”

Yu Jingming breathed a long sigh of relief and straightened his chest proudly: "Yes, I know, this is exactly the information I want to tell you." ”

Mei Feng weighed it a little, but still resolutely agreed: "Okay, I agree to your conditions, and allow you to be a scribe in the yamen in the future, and at the same time hide your experience and give you the identity of a good citizen." This is my Mei Feng's personal promise, I vouch for it with my personality, and I will do what I say. ”

"Okay, your goal has been accomplished, now you can tell me why Gao Shishu is like this?"

"Because he bought a large number of the most advanced firearms from the Francophone merchants, and wanted to train a 'sailor'. The reason why this period of time has become so peaceful is on the one hand to accumulate strength, and on the other hand, to let the imperial court relax its vigilance so that he can surprise him in the future. ”

Hearing this, the three of them looked at each other in unison, and their expressions became serious: "What you said is true?" ”

Yu Jingming said firmly: "I swear, what I said is absolutely true." For most of the past six months, I have joined a caravan of Francophone people incognito, and I have found a good position among them by virtue of my own ability, which I have seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears. ”

Although it is not yet possible to prove whether what Yu Jingming said is true, judging from the fact that Gao Shishu, who has always acted radically, suddenly became so conservative, it is indeed possible.

The imperial court's firearms manufacturing technology was at the forefront of the world, but in the same way, the level of Westerners was not bad. In particular, the Franco-machine merchants, who were keen on ocean-going trade, could not escape smoothly from the hands of pirates large and small along the way and safely transport the goods to their destinations without a certain amount of armed strength.

The reason why pirates have been so rampant over the years is precisely because they have snatched some firearms and small warships in the battle with the Westerners, and have the strength to fight at sea, so they dare to argue with the imperial court.

On the other hand, on the side of the imperial court, the coastal defense was lax, the weapons and equipment were backward, and the training of soldiers was also backward, and it was impossible to make up for it in a short time. However, the bureaucratic system of the imperial court is huge and the efficiency of operation is very low, Gu Yunji and a few people wrote to the central government a month ago to explain the matter, and only received a reply in recent days, saying that they think it is feasible and are ready to start drafting the charter.

A month has passed, and the situation of the anti-Japanese war in Zhejiang has changed several times, and the imperial court has given a definite answer. Next, the constitution was drawn up, the money was allocated, the troops were dispatched, and the firearms and warships were studied...... Wait, I don't know how much time it will take, and when the sailor really practices, I'm afraid it will be the Year of the Monkey.

And Gao Shishu's subordinates are all pirates who have been adrift on the sea all the year round, and they are very familiar with sea operations, as long as they have good enough hardware facilities, they can be trained quickly. If they are really equipped with advanced firearms and train a "sailor" to come out, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Gu Yunji's three people's hearts were a little heavy.