Chai Demei said: "In addition to the Shexian Gang, the biggest one is the Raoping Gang. Guangdong Raoping is also a place where pirates haunt since ancient times, and in the early years of Shenwu, there was a big thief Li Dayong who ran rampant in the Fujian and wide oceans, killing people and robbing ships. His subordinates are all some giant thieves, Shen Men, Lin Guoxian, Tian Langguang, etc., the most authored is Lin Guoxian, nicknamed the little tail guy.

At that time, Xu Weixue was down, and he was taken in by the small-tailed guy Lin Guoxian, and recognized Lin Guoxian as his father-in-law. Later, Xu Weixue followed Wu Zhi to open up the route to the country and did a great career in Hirado. Lin Guoxian was unlucky, defeated by officers and soldiers, and encountered a hurricane at sea, the fleet drifted, and Li Dayong died, leaving only Lin Guoxian and Shenmen.

Lin Guoxian and Shenmen discussed, and finally left Shenmen in Meiling, and Lin Guoxian went to Pingdo. Because of his father-son relationship with Xu Weixue, Wu Zhi also valued Lin Guoxian, and with Wu Zhi's help, Rao Ping Gang gained a foothold in Pingdo. The small-tailed guy Lin Guoxian is not simple, his clansmen are also very powerful, Lin Daoqian and Lin Feng are all extraordinary people, and his son-in-law Wu Ping is also a well-known hero.

The biggest Kang merchants in Hirado are the Shexian Gang and the Raopyeong Gang, and the other is the Zhangzhou Gang. There are mainly Hong Dizhen, Xie He, Wang Qingxi, Yan Shanlao, Shen Nanshan and others, all of whom were the heroes of the sea whom Wu Zhi met in Yuegang and Zhelin in the early years.

The most unsuccessful thing is that I have been helped in Ningbo, except for my Chai family, the rest belong to Chen Dong and Ye Ma who have strong capital and operate properly. I am rich in Ningbo, and I am not willing to abandon my family and business and die at sea, let alone sail to other countries. Those three gangs are really sea giants who kill people without blinking, and of course they are also sea giants. ”

Chongwen thought for a while and said: "If the new route sets sail from Dagou Port on Dongfan Island, it is very close to Zhangzhou Yuegang, Zhelin, and Raoping Nanao Island, is it possible for these two gangs to abandon the old route and take the new route." ”

Chai Demei grabbed the wine jug, poured a bowl of wine and drank it all, before saying: "The new route is naturally good, and the city shipping bureau, pilot ship, and anti-theft team are set up along the road to the sea, which are all proper strategies, and they can sail directly to the city, and the maritime merchants are not dissatisfied." It's just that the merchants of the routes that the owners of Goho have worked so hard to open up have decreased, and the port of Hirado of the Matsuura Party is also in decline, and the two of them will definitely not be reluctant. ”

Chongwen said: "If you change to me, you will be reluctant, but the new route is the trend of the times, and we can't help it." Rather than cheapening others in the future, it is better to control it now in the hands of our Kang people. ”

Chai Demei nodded and said: "What kind of person the Wufeng ship owner is, there is no reason why he can't see through this layer. However, in order to win the trust of the Hirado Zhuhao, it is necessary to do one layer more. ”

Chongwen asked, "What is it?"

Chai Demei said slowly: "Let it be beneficial to others." ”

Chongwen frowned, didn't think about it for a long time, and finally asked: "Brother Mingmei, we are all brothers of Longwang Island, and I, Longwang Island and Hirado Yashang, are also flesh-and-blood fellows, and I never want to have a senseless dispute with Hirado." On the contrary, I also want to join hands with the people of Yasu to take control of the country's affairs, and you know that I am by no means enemies with Hirado, but friends, and you can say it clearly. ”

Chai Demei said: "If my expectations are correct, the Great Expedition to the Sea will join forces with the Household to participate in the battle of the Shogunate, and establish the unshakable position of my Dakang Maritime Merchants in the Kingdom of Yu in one fell swoop, but is this so?"

Chongwen said with a smile: "I never wanted to hide it from everyone, and now Kangshang relies on the Matsuura clan and the Ouchi clan to be strong in places like the Matsuura clan, which is really unreliable. Only by establishing our own shogunate with cannons will there never be a scourge of contemplating trade, and we will all be able to do great things in a foreign land. ”

Chai Demei said: "The reason is naturally good, but in the future, Hirado Yasusho will help Daigo to sea to establish a new shogunate, and as a result, the shogunate will be controlled by Ryuo Island, and the new routes will also be the city bureau and friends of Ryuo Island. ”

Chongwen suddenly realized, patted his thigh and said, "I understand, if it weren't for Mingmei's kind words today, I would have made a big mistake again." ”

Chai Demei sighed: "I am also my friend when I go to sea, and the owner of Wufeng is also my friend." I always want you to join hands and don't fight for your will, which not only enriches my Dakang maritime businessmen, but also benefits my Dakang poor people. If you have a little spare strength to save those poor pirates in the country, the scene in Yuliang Village is really miserable. ”

Chongwen took a sip of soju and sang: "Since the halogen to the flying frost, it is nothing more than a fake loan to feed the food. The scales are slightly straight in the official, and one is often compensated. There is no rest in the cycle, and the official rent is not over, and the private rent is forced. Driving wives and children to teach the project, although it is a human shape. ”

Chai Demei took the wine cup and took a sip and continued to sing: "Why do the people of the sea bother, the mother and son are not poor. This dynasty does not lose anything, and I hope that the emperor will go to the seashore. A soldier cleans and washes the conquest and drops out, and you have a surplus of wealth to strike the salt. ”

The song is melodious, and there seems to be endless misery, which makes these rough and vicious men on the bird boat can't help but think of the sad past.

Riding the bitter northwest wind, the bird boat sailed towards the Goto Islands in the bitter wind and rain, passing through the upper and lower Koshiki islands. It is an archipelago of volcanic rocks, about 70 miles from northeast to southwest, very inhospitable and uninhabited, and even pirates are not interested in these stones.

After making a turn around the Rao Islands, the bird boat carried out a simple survey, and marked the charts, and then continued to the northwest, and the people of Longwang Island fired a shot at this wild land, saluting the possible dragons on those strange rocks and reefs.

Four days later, they arrived at Fukue Island, the richest of the Goto archipelago. A river flows into the sea from the northeastern part of the island, and the local villagers call this river Fukujiang, and the mouth of the Fukujiang River is called Fukue Port. Fujiang Port is the first place where Wu Zhi, the great navigator of Dakang, arrived, and it is also his permanent residence.

The village north of the port is called Fukue Town, and the village south of the port is called Higashihama Town. When the Wufeng boat owners had just arrived in the land and were destitute, these villagers kindly provided food and fresh water to the Kang people, and although food was very valuable to the people in the middle of nowhere, they still generously helped the Kang people in distress.

After Wu Zhi, the owner of Wufeng, repaid these villagers tenfold and hundredfold, and now the people living here have no worries about food and clothing, which is the greatest happiness in the country.

Behind the port of Fukue is a 50-square-mile plain, with mountains to the north. In the upper reaches of the Fujiang River, about 2 miles from the port, is Wu Zhi's manor.

This is a Kang village, according to the standards of the people, this is a city, Mushan City is two feet high, there are city gates, there are arrow towers, and you can also see sporadic gun emplacements. There are large houses, warehouses, stables, Mazu temples and even a village school in the city. Outside the city is a large area of farmland, and there is also a dry dock for 500 large ships to repair and maintain.

Because a large amount of wood is used, and the sawing is constant throughout the day, the locals call this Yasumura Kiba Town. In addition to the bookkeepers, Kuding, and armed sailors of the Shexian Gang, there are also some Kang people rescued by Wu Zhi in the village. As long as Wu Zhi knew, he would pay to buy these people, and the homeless would be placed in the village to cultivate, and the population would naturally gather more and more.

The bird boat entered Fukue Port under the flag of the Rolling Sea Dragon King and was about to enter Kiba Town upstream along the Fukujiang River, but was intercepted by the village servants. These fellows were not afraid of the big ship, and they shouted and cursed with knives, guns, and clubs, and did not allow the ship to go on.

This annoyed the people of Longwang Island, and there was a grumpy one who was about to make a move while scolding, but Chongwen stopped him: "Niang, we are here to worship the mountain, how can we be rude to the master? ”

Chai Demei poked her head out of the boat and spoke loudly to the villagers in Mandarin. Some servants recognized Chai Demei, and immediately smiled, knowing that this was their own people, they all gave way to the channel, and the bird boats continued to move forward, and some servants quickly ran upstream to Kiba Town, as if to report the news.

Liu Guan smiled at this time, and threw down a few pieces of silver, which immediately attracted cheers from the fishing boat. Sometimes kindness between people is simple, a smile, a small gift can dissolve strangeness and hostility.

The bird boat retracted its sails, rowed its oars and slowly went against the current, and saw the village surrounded by Mushan from a distance, and turned a corner, Chai Demei pointed to the flag fluttering high and said, "Look, the five-peak flag!"