Great Song Pirate

Chapter 200 Cao Lao Si (arrived)
The rice outside the city of Hangzhou is golden, and all the farmers are busy harvesting in the fields. Even children have to do some things within their ability. With the breeze blowing, there is a single fragrance of rice in the air.

With the launch of the new rice, Escort has another task, which is to send special personnel to deal with Hangzhou grain merchants. Because of the victory in the first battle, Escort sent the fleet from Hangzhou to the sea of ​​Fujian Road safely and returned to Hangzhou. The incident immediately caused a sensation in Hangzhou. Those ships who were not very optimistic about the Escort then let go of their worries and went to the gate of the Escort. For a while, the Weihai Escort became a hot topic in Hangzhou City, so those grain merchants heard that the Escort was planning to go to the Escort. After the rice was trafficked in the north, everyone was very hospitable. After all, sometimes they had to deal with the Escort when they sold a large number of goods. Qian Laoben and others, who received Xu Yi's order, immediately dispatched a cargo ship from the island to Hangzhou Wharf, where they loaded the purchased rice and began to transfer a large number of rice to the island, and found a few very suitable rice on the island. After repairing the roads in the caves, these grains were stored in these caves, and a few old men on the island were hired to take care of them.

Regarding this matter, Xu Yi also gave a detailed explanation to Qian Laoben and others. Even if these people didn't understand it well, they still felt that Xu Yi was right. There is also a lot of food, and it is not a bad thing to hoard some food, so since Xu Yi gave orders, they will try their best to do these things well. For a while, the food business was not very good in the past, but under their large-scale purchases, it was extremely prosperous stand up.

In order not to cause fluctuations in grain prices in Hangzhou, Xu Yi also sent a letter to Gray in Yangzhou, ordering him to purchase rice and other grains in Yangzhou at the same time, so as to relieve the pressure on Hangzhou. Gray immediately approached him. Those Yangzhou grain merchants, these grain merchants saw that they were the second shopkeepers of Jiangbei Shipyard, and they knew that this owner was not easy to mess with, so the price of selling rice was also fair. The granary was soon full, so Xu Yi ordered to stop the purchase, which made the people on the island breathe a sigh of relief. These days, they are busy carrying rice bags every day, and everyone is exhausted. There is always a break!
Lu Tiesuo fled back to Yushan Island with his leg full of crystal bubbles in desolation and panic. Lying on the bed, he invited a doctor to treat his burn on his leg. He completely put away his contempt for the Escort Bureau. This time he knew the power of the Weihai Escort Bureau and why they dared to accept this kind of business. He took seven large boats out and killed or injured one or two hundred people. He was injured, and two of them were burnt beyond recognition. It would be impossible to use them without major repairs, and the five clippers of the Escort were not even injured. If he went head-to-head with the Escort, he probably wouldn’t need it a few times. With this at hand Lao Ben is going to fight all over, and by that time, I am afraid that Lao Si will be able to clean him up without others doing it.

So after returning to the island, he kept silent about the trouble of going to the ship dealers in Hangzhou again, but let his subordinates split up and pick out those ships that had left orders. His subordinates were also happy to obey his orders, because they had participated in This time, the people from Huo Bing also came back to their lair just like him. When they thought about this incident, they felt lingering fears. They would rather run into warships now than provoke those Escort ships. This battle is really impossible. Beating is like being beaten on the neck by others, there is no room for retaliation. As for those tribes who have not participated in this fire, after listening to these people who came back, let’s look at the tragic situation of those brothers who were burned , and each of them felt chills from the bottom of their hearts, for fear that their third master would not be able to swallow this bad breath on a whim, and would drag them to fight with the escort agency in Hangzhou, and it would be their turn to suffer.

Lu Tiesuo still kept his eyes open this time. After he returned to the island, he strictly ordered his subordinates not to tell the story. Those two things are not good, and one day he will definitely plan to attack these Hangzhou ships, let him have a good taste of their strength, and let the escort agency also weaken their strength by the way.

After Lin Xiong came back this time, Xu Yi, Xuetu and others gave them a big feast, and took out a sum of money from the escort money this time, rewarding the entire escort agency, which made these subordinates very happy. No more complaints about doing this bodyguard business.

The escort went out twice in a row, but nothing happened, so the ship merchants in Hangzhou generally began to show an optimistic attitude, and more and more ships and merchants joined the escort fleet, because those who took a wait-and-see attitude Once the ships of the people were ordered, the robbery incidents encountered at sea during this period gradually became more frequent. Lu Tiesuo did not dare to touch the fleet escorted by the Escort, but he did not hesitate to those ships that were placed alone. To be polite, and these incidents of hijacking the ship were not all caused by him alone. Cao Laosi also started his activities after he gained a foothold. He supported a group of people and did not work all day. Accumulation is absolutely impossible, and Kang Lao Er saw that the third and fourth children each pulled out a banner and started to work alone, so he stopped doing things secretly and continued to take care of his freight on the one hand. On the one hand, the fleet built his water village on an island he had long set his sights on. If Jiang Desheng's death benefited the most, it should belong to Kang's second son. He basically inherited Jiang Desheng's Most of the business on land, it is not an exaggeration to say that he makes a lot of money every day, and over the years, he has secretly accumulated his own strength and financial resources, so in terms of financial resources, he is the strongest, and he takes tens of thousands of taels of silver at a time. , The establishment of his own water village made Lao San and Cao Lao Si jealous. In order to strive for greater benefits in the future, Lu Lao San and Cao Lao Si secretly competed and started a big battle. Large-scale looting activities.

If Jiang Desheng was still suppressed and restrained in doing such things when he was alive, this situation has been completely broken by his three brothers after his death. , and the chaos was several times more, and it didn't take long for Lu Laosan, Cao Laosi and the new Kang Laoer to be known as the three fierce men of Taizhou.

Judging from these feedbacks, it can be said that it hit Xu Yi's arms, and it was exactly the result he wanted. In desperation, the ship merchant had no choice but to turn to the Weihai Escort Bureau in order to join the escort fleet and seek help. One is safe, so when they sailed for the fourth time, the fleet has expanded to more than 50 ships. Even if each ship is calculated at a hundred taels of silver, they will earn at least 5000 taels of silver after a trip to the escort agency. This kind of income is no worse than their original business of robbing ships at sea. Now, no one has made any comments on Xu Yi's decision to start this Escort business. Among them, the Li family is the happiest. , Their ships sailing with the fleet are completely free, and Xu Yi said that their Li family also occupies a part of the Escort, and they can also get a lot of money at the end of the year. It can be said that they supported Xu at the beginning Yi, it was Li Mingshan's absolutely correct move.

Considering that Zhenghuan, the three murderers in Taizhou, is not safe there, Xu Yi also ordered Qian Laoben to increase the protection of the fleet secretly. It’s about to fall short, so few people on these cargo ships that joined the fleet knew that in fact, it was not only the ships of the Escort that were protecting them, but a fleet that surpassed the Escort was watching them all the time. There are people clearing the way in front and escorts behind. Of course, Qian Laoben and the others are not at a loss. While escorting the fleet, they also pick up some ships that are alone and rob them, but they are playing under the banner of the three evils of Taizhou. That's the benefit. They took Dulong Island, put the shit bowl on the heads of the three murderers, and made the passing ships panic all day long.

Cao Lao Si is also satisfied with the situation in front of him. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. The last time Lao San ran into the fleet escorted by the Escort Bureau from Hangzhou, he had already known that he suffered a bad loss. Cao Lao Si Therefore, I snickered many times and scolded Lu Laosan with his cronies for his incompetence. He was defeated by a newly debuted bodyguard agency and even injured himself. The third child is now, and it is really a pleasure to see him deflated now, but the pleasure is the pleasure, he still pays considerable attention to this new escort agency in Hangzhou, and sent his cronies to inquire carefully about the specific situation of the third child's deflation. He felt that he had to be more careful, so he didn't touch the fleets that came to Hangzhou these few times lightly. Instead, he first found some single ships or small fleets to start with, and made some capital first. Now his power Not as good as Lu Laosan and Kang Laosan, he must be more cautious, but not touching the big fleet in Hangzhou now does not mean that he dare not touch it. He has been thinking about this matter these days, because he I know that once such a fleet is won, the rewards will probably be quite rich, and it can also be famous in a battle, so that those ship merchants in the north will know how powerful Cao Lao Si is.

Cao Lao Si is also a caring person. After carefully studying the last battle between the third child and the Escort for many days, he decided that there must be a powerful guy on board the Escort that they didn't know, who could launch cans filled with kerosene, but the specifics What kind of powerful guy is he? The few bed crossbows he got were not enough, so he thought of throwing the cart again. He asked a few friends who were officials in the Navy for help. The throwing cart is installed, because apart from bows and crossbows, which are widely used in water warfare, the racket is a sharp weapon in water warfare, but the problem is that the racket can only be used for close combat, but not far, and the weight of the racket is huge. It is extremely difficult to install. If you want to install a racket stick, I am afraid that only building boats can do it. However, building boats are mostly used for inland water battles. Sea ships rarely use things that can throw jars filled with kerosene. At present, the only way to do it is to throw the car, so he finally came to such a conclusion, but there is still one thing he didn't understand. It was not easy to hit the opponent. After thinking about it for two more days, he thought that the reason why the bodyguard was able to accurately hit the jar filled with kerosene on Lu Laosan's boat must be the result of hard training.

After obtaining this kind of analysis result, he immediately gave everything he had, tried his best to get a few throwing cars, and installed them on several of his main warships. During this time, he only let his clippers or small boats go hunting. , and he himself took a few big boats to practice around his island every day, but no matter what he did, he couldn't accurately hit a moving target. The car hits a relatively stable target, and the hit rate is pitifully low, one out of five is considered lucky!Such a result made him a little frustrated, but right now he really couldn't think of a better way than this. After thinking about it, he felt that the last time Lu Laosan suffered a loss must be because of his bad luck, otherwise he would be dumped by others How about being beaten to shame?
This method didn't work, so he started to think about a new method. After thinking hard all night, he finally thought of a way to deal with the Escort ships, so his brows finally relaxed.

After summoning a dozen or so ships under him, he went to the sea to practice a lot, and finally felt that the method he had thought of was good. It must be able to restrain the ships of the Escort Bureau. After returning to the island, he began to feel I have confidence.

"Is there any movement in Hangzhou during this time?" Cao Laosi asked a subordinate beside him.

This subordinate was a former confidant of Jiang Desheng. After Jiang Desheng died, he took refuge in Cao Laosi's subordinates. This person has a way to find out the news from Hangzhou, so he can be regarded as Cao Laosi's eyes and ears, so he bowed and answered. To: "Returning to Fourth Master, there are fewer and fewer ships released from Hangzhou during this period. Many people joined their fleet after seeing that the escort agency can ensure their safety. In the next two days, they will send out another fleet, and this time their fleet has more than 50 cargo ships, which can be regarded as a big fat sheep!"

"Okay! Then let's find this fat sheep this time! Let them know how powerful I am, Mr. Cao! Hehe!" Cao Laosi showed a sinister smile on the corner of his mouth.

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