Tonight, the stars and the moon are dark, and the wind is high.

Tonight, halfway through the day, that is, eight o'clock in the evening.

Dozens of small and medium-sized fishing boats sailed quickly along the river, and when they reached the mouth of the sea, the lights on the boats were extinguished, and the heads and tails of the small boats were connected with ropes, following the guide boats, and approaching the destination at a slow speed.

Wang Jin stood on the guide boat and watched the old fisherman put a small glowing fluorite in the water in a net pocket, and then emitted a faint light, attracting a large school of fish at the same time, and quickly moved forward.

This is the method of fishing at night for coastal fishermen, which is a little bright, so as not to run aground and get lost. It can be seen that the wisdom of people cannot be underestimated by anyone.

Salmon Island is the long island of one of the archipelago of Temple Island in the later generations.

More than ten miles to the north of this body of water is Long Island, and there is Penglai in the south, and official salt workshops are set up on both sides of the strait. The water is clean, and there are many nutrients, plankton, etc. A variety of fish, shrimp, shellfish and other seafood are abundant, and the surrounding fishermen are fed. The bay is very shallow, and it is divided into many small waterways by the Miaodao archipelago, which is easy to run aground, and there are many islands and reefs.

There are so many reefs to get to Salmon Island that the waters are difficult to navigate. So the ships are not big. Most of them are small fishing boats, and a few guide boats are slightly larger, with three or two hundred materials, and twenty or thirty people. Walking in the front to lead the way, the other fishing boats are fixed with ropes, and the boats in front of them follow one after another, like a long dragon!

The speed of the fleet was not slow at first.

But after walking for a few miles, you gradually slow down, and the closer you get to Salmon Island, the more reefs there are.

Wang Jin's eyesight far surpassed that of ordinary people, and with the help of faint light, he could see a cluster of black shadows in the water, which were strange-shaped reefs, and even whirlpools formed by undercurrents. sand

The main reason why no one dared to come to Gate Island, except that the imperial court sent a team to patrol and drive away the fishermen, was that this area was too dangerous.

Accidents happen during the day, let alone sailing at night?

In addition to reefs in the sea, there are also wind and waves that are equivalent to accomplices. If you accidentally hit a reef or get paddled on, your boat will leak and sink, putting you in danger.

This is a great test of the sailor's adaptability!

Fortunately, the sailors selected are all experienced people, who can slow down according to the wind and waves at any time, correct the course in time, where to turn, and what speed to sail. There were no dangers and no accidents along the way.

Wang Jin saw that the sailors skillfully adjusted their positions, and there was no fork. Huang Fuxiong, Ruan Xiaoer really remembered his words, according to the standard to pick people, rather than indiscriminate, the people involved in the operation are the best crew.

In the darkness of the night, no one spoke. The speed of the ship was not fast, and it almost drifted with the wind. It wasn't until half an hour later that I finally saw a fire shining in the distance.

And that's the destination, Salmon Island!

The first few guide boats quietly retracted the fluorite, sailing by feeling. More than 100 people on board squatted down one after another to prevent sound. The sailors were more cautious, rowing less vigorously and slowly approaching......

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Nagashima is an island with an area of about 56 square kilometers, and in later generations it was the smallest prefecture in the country. During the Northern Song Dynasty, it was an undeveloped area. There are only about 100 aboriginal families on the island, and a place for the exile of prisoners.

The purpose of setting up the Shamen Island Prison is to punish the illegal forbidden soldiers, and to order those who fail to succeed in the army to be subordinate to Shamen Island.

initially

Fortunately, it is mainly based on serving prison sentences and receiving education, with the aim of reforming! In the middle and late periods, it slowly became a penal colony for felons in the imperial court. Because of the dispute between the old and new parties, the court was corrupt and embezzlement was rampant.

During the period of Song Shenzong, there were 300 people per year, and there were more than 1,000 prisoners and small prisons on the island.

The environment is harsh, food is insufficient, and these officials have no oil and water to fish. Take pleasure in extortion, torture and kill criminals, or throw yourself directly into the sea.

There are not many descriptions in this aspect of history, and it is well documented that a passage of text can be seen in the tube, which is really shocking. It is alleged that in the third year of Song Jiayou, Wang Juyuan, the transfer envoy of Jingdong Road, reported to Emperor Renzong that the prisoners who had been assigned to Shamen Island.

"If we count the number of 300 men a year, about 3,000 in 10 years, and 2,000 people are under charge except for one point of death, and now only 180 people are under control."

According to Wang Juyuan, in the penal system at that time, the death rate of prisoners was about 33%, which was acceptable, but the mortality rate on Salmon Island was as high as 94%, which was really too frightening.

This shows how terrible Salmon Island Prison really is!

Moreover, the environment on the island is harsh, and it often faces the baptism of storms, and the living environment is harsh. Working in the prison camp on Salmon Island was a chore, and the people who were sent here were not only felons, who had no oil or water to fish, but also who had no food and clothing, no place for recreation, and even faced threats to their lives.

In order to find out that the prisoner was tortured and killed, he even extorted money.

As you can imagine, those prisoners were miserable.

In the Northern Song Dynasty to

It is rumored that as long as you land on Salmon Island, you will not be able to come back. The prisoners who came to the island were better off if they had money, but they didn't have the money to pay filial piety to the prison, and nine times out of ten they couldn't last half a month, and they couldn't guarantee that they would die one day.

The small prison on the island is like a vampire, blackmailing prisoners with the law.

And those prisoners who have no use value and have no money at home will be miserable. In order not to waste food, nine out of ten are killed and thrown into the sea. Or just find a place to bury it, and die an unknown death, no one cares.

No, there is an extortion incident going on in the prison camp on Salmon Island.

An unkempt old man, whose hair was blown by the sea breeze, danced like a snake, was fearless in the face of several hideous and greedy little cells, and roared loudly.

"Come on, you kill me, kill me quickly. Early death and early reincarnation, you don't have any money to ask for money from the old man, the old man is upright, never engages in crooked ways, quickly cut off my head, the old man used his blood to prove that he did not betray the court, did not leak it, and I ...... secrets"

The old man's face was like a knife, full of fortitude and unyielding, his neck was stretched out, and his face was generous and righteous, which shocked the two little prisoners. Looking at this crazy old thing, no one dared to draw a knife.

At this time, a scolding voice came from the direction of the prison camp: "You old immortal, as long as your voice is loud, you are the most capable and stubborn." The lord opened your eyes today, what is called Salmon Island, and there is no turning back. Kill you? It's as simple as killing a chicken. ”

I saw a cell head wearing a big hat and a blue cell with a few small cells. Two shackled prisoners were dragged in.

"Go, go, guys

These pickled and splashed talents can't be squeezed out at all. What law do you have no money for? You deserve such a heavy sentence? ”

"Look at how lifeless you look, what are you doing in the world? Waste the food on the island, and the lord will give you a ride and be relieved. ”

Several small cells were full of fierce faces, pushing and shoving the two prisoners, and scolding constantly. The two ragged prisoners were scrawny, their eyes numb and hollow.

When the old man saw this, he shouted again: "Ah, you dare? According to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, no human life can be disregarded, even if it is a prisoner? ”

"Hey, you old thing knows a lot about the law? Why wouldn't Lao Tzu dare? The bearded head of the cell was full of amusement, and he raised his head and shouted: "These two guys can't squeeze oil and water, and they were blown into the sea by the wind and drowned." ”

Several of the little prisoners glanced at each other, and two of them pulled out steel knives and slashed at the two prisoners. The two poor men were cut down before they could scream. A head flew up directly, and a heart of blood stained the night red. The dead head gurgled and rolled at the old man's feet.

The bearded man whistled with a smug face: "Old man Ping, I know that you have been an official for many years and are very rich, you had better be honest and obedient." Let you live a good life on the island, otherwise this is a lesson from the past. ”

"You... You're a careless person! The old man's astonishment was followed by anger.

"Hahaha, I'll take care of people's lives, so what? Who cares about me? Seeing the old man's anger, the bearded man let out a rampant laugh. The little cells around him laughed loudly, very proud.

It was also at this time that a mutation suddenly occurred,

I only heard a terrible sound of breaking the air in the night

An arrow pierced the beard's mouth and pierced the skull, and the laughter stopped abruptly.

When he was dying, he thought of the enemy attack, and he collapsed to the ground without looking at it. Coincidentally, it happened to be opposite the head on the ground......