Great Song Pirate

Chapter 227 Attachment (To)

Lin Xiong finally returned to Dulong Island with a few big boats before the festival, and the boats were indeed loaded with hundreds of cows, horses, and some mules and other livestock. With these, the spring plowing at the chicken cage village in the next year could be greatly eased. Reclaiming wasteland, it seems that the Yu family really has some ways to gather such a group of animals in such a short period of time, and its hidden power in the homeland of the Liao Kingdom in the north must not be underestimated.

When Xu Yi was happy, he immediately arranged for people to unload the ship, put these animals in place, and send them to Jilong Village for use in the next year. What made Xu Yi most happy was that there were hundreds of war horses among the animals, although they were not many. , but it is very precious. It seems that the Yu family really thought of a way and didn't hide it. Based on this alone, the shopkeeper Yu can be regarded as a trustworthy person, and it will take more contacts in the future!Xu Yi thought to himself.

Lin Xiong looked a bit embarrassed, with chilblains on his face, and he smiled when he saw everyone: "I have never been to the north before, but I underestimated the bitter cold there when I went out this time, but it froze me and my brothers to death! There is actually ice floe, my God, when did we encounter such a sea surface, the helmsman was exhausted to death, and I was terrified too!"

Everyone laughed when they heard it. It was really difficult for Lin and the others to make such a trip there without any mental preparation in the cold winter months, for people like them who live in the south!You're lucky if you don't freeze.

"Brother Lin, you've worked hard! There are four distinct seasons over here, and it's very cold after winter, and you've never had this kind of experience, so it's inevitable that you won't be able to bear it, but I was negligent and forgot to remind you in advance! It's time to fight. It's time to fight!" Xu Yi dragged Lin Xiong into the room and sat down, ordering people to prepare a banquet.

"It's okay, it's okay! It's no wonder that the head of the family is responsible for this matter. You are not from the north, so of course you won't understand it. This is also a kind of experience. You have to experience everything in your life, or you will be the same as before the head of the family. As you said, isn’t it a waste of time to come to this world? It’s no wonder that when the Liao Kingdom wanted to invade the south, it’s really not a place for people to stay in winter. No one has made a cotton-padded jacket and leather jacket, or people will freeze to death!" Lin Xiong said hastily.

Fang Shu also interjected: "Yes, I just heard that Brother Lin took people to the north, and I knew that Brother Lin was going to suffer this time. I never thought that the winter in the north would be so cold. It's also very cold, my feet are almost frozen off! Hehe!"

After talking and laughing for a while, everyone started to eat and drink. During the dinner, Xu Yi asked about the matter of escorting the Yu family's cargo ship, and asked Lin Xiong to talk about it.

While drinking, Lin Xiong told the story of his trip to the north to the people present. It turns out that the northern coast has been really chaotic recently, especially in the sea off Mizhou, Shandong. Passing ships, it is an important channel city for north-south shipping in Shandong, where merchants from the north and the south meet, and it is also the channel leading to the Liao Kingdom. It will attract so many pirates, especially after the war between the three northern countries, a large number of refugees have nowhere to live, so they went to sea to do this kind of business, and the journey was very unstable. Even though they were a fleet, they were still attacked by pirates many times Jie Chao, no wonder the Yu family is willing to spend a lot of money to hire bodyguards to escort them this time. If they had those big ships, they might be robbed by pirates before they could reach Dengzhou!

The Yu family was very grateful for escorting the Yu family this time, and it also allowed Lin Xiong to see the power of the Yu family in the north. Their Yu family not only has business here in Hangzhou, but also in Haizhou, Mizhou, Dengzhou, and other places. There are forces there, and there are people to receive them when they stop along the way. There is no problem with replenishment of goods and food and drink on the ship, but they are a little nervous. They have to fight with those small groups of pirates from time to time. It was enough to drive these pirates away instead of killing them all. After bypassing the Jiaodong Peninsula, they tasted the cold taste. The water on the boat was frozen, and there were many ice floes along the way. For some reason, after killing two pirates, for some reason, Yu’s ship did not go to Laizhou to unload, but to a seaside near Chenzhou (now Yingkou or Gaizhou, Liaoning) to unload. The fleet is there After accepting the supplement and resting for a few days, the Yu family got a lot of cattle, mules, war horses and other things, and after preparing enough fodder for the return journey, they set off and rushed back, almost making Lin Xiong miss the return Chinese New Year on Dulong Island.

Lin Xiong also brought back a piece of news, that is, on this trip to the north, he heard that the Jin soldiers had captured Yanjing, burned, killed and looted the city wantonly, but the Song soldiers did not send troops. This news surprised everyone present. Sighing secretly that the Kingdom of Jin is really powerful, those Liao troops who have let the Song soldiers suffer twice in a row are so unbearable under the attack of the Jin soldiers, and lost Yanyun and other places so easily, and also admire Xu Yi's vision really Vicious, predicting things in the north so clearly, they all shook their heads and sighed.

"What do you think about Shopkeeper Yu's ability? Can you date him?" Xu Yi already knew about this matter, and didn't pay too much attention to it. Instead, he asked Lin Xiong what he thought of Shopkeeper Yu.

Lin Xiong thought for a while and said: "There must be a considerable force behind this person, as can be seen from this trip to the north, but this person's temperament is also quite bold, and we have a certain friendship on the way, which should be regarded as a good thing." My friend, from the fact that he thought of a way to mobilize cattle and horses this time, he should have thought of a way, but this person is also very smart, and he asked me about you on the way, and wanted to get some words from me, Most of the time, I cut them off. I only said that the big boss is a giant in the south with a considerable family business. I didn’t tell him anything else. It seems that he is very interested in you. If there is something close, the big boss also has a deep friendship with him. one time!"

Xu Yi nodded and remembered this matter, and began to persuade Lin Xiong and others to drink frequently, and informed Lin Xiong of his arrangement for Lin Xiong this time, which made Lin Xiong very grateful, and patted his chest and said that he would do well.

During the meeting, Xu Yi made another decision, that is, all ministries on the island will adopt a centralized rotation training system, and the rotation training location will be set on Dulong Island, and the newly recruited personnel from each department must be sent to Dulong Island for training. With a unified order, the overall combat power can be maintained to a high standard. At the same time, some elite talents can be selected and reused in the future. The deep reason Xu Yi didn't say is to let the personnel of all ministries establish a unified sense of belonging, so that They know who they are doing things for, and prevent the prestige of individual people from being too high, and the subordinates only know him, but do not know the real affiliation.

And the responsibility for the training is left to Qian Laoben. He is the oldest and most loyal here, and has rich experience in sailing at sea. In addition, some capable little bosses are recruited from various places to serve as instructors and professional coaches who are responsible for trusting people. The recipients have their own specialties according to their abilities and preferences. After graduation, according to the needs of each place, they will be split and deployed in a unified way, which will prevent the occurrence of cliques. Move to Dulong Island or Jilongzhai for resettlement, and give them a considerable amount of land for farming or living in peace, so that these people can work everywhere with peace of mind without any worries.

Although everyone felt that this move was unnecessary, they still would not ignore Xu Yi's words. Besides, Xu Yi's doing so was of great benefit. It also saved them some trouble, and they were only responsible for taking care of what they were responsible for It’s fine for business, but I think it will take a lot of time and money, but Xu Yi said that no matter how much time and money it takes, this kind of thing can’t be saved. This is to better ensure a unified combat force in the future. With After Xu Yi's words, everyone had no opinion, and nodded in agreement. Anyway, they are all from Dulong Island, and their subordinates are doing things with everyone, so they will proceed according to Xu Yi's arrangement.

Qian Laoben was finally happy too. Anyway, now he has some practical work to do, so he began to sharpen his sword and began to work hard, preparing to clean up these new recruits after the spring, and train them to be qualified sailors no matter what. just work.

Time always passes quickly when people are happy. It seems that they have not rested yet. The Spring Festival is over in a blink of an eye. Shui Mao and others left Dulong Island by boat and went to various places to be busy. Now these people have a With a clear goal, he has more goals and motivation to do things, and he doesn't worry about them not working hard. Xu Yi sent them away one by one on the pier, feeling a little bit reluctant in his heart.

Shuimao and Fang Shu divided up the two Jiangbei ships built by Yangzhou Shipyard, and each took one back. Fearing those opponents, he can attack and retreat, and he can defend, and the efficiency of robbery can be improved a lot, making Wang Feng and Diao Bin salivate, but Xu Yi said that this kind of Jiangbei sea ship is first provided for Shui Mao and Fang Shu. After they changed their clothes, it was their turn to use it, making the two guys yell unfair, but even though they yelled so much, they still felt that Xu Yi did the right thing, this big master knew the seriousness of the matter, brother He can understand their difficulties, but actually he doesn't have any grudges in his heart.

The water cat was not satisfied, and wanted to play with Xu Yi's new boat. He wanted to get rid of it too, but Qian Laoben jumped out and kicked him onto his boat. I have been interested in it for a long time, although I know that this is Xu Yi's royal ship, but Xu Yi will go to land soon, and he will not take this fierce boat out to show off, why not stay on the island for him to use No matter how old he is, he can figure it out clearly. In the end, Xu Yi simply handed over the Shenzhou captured by Pu Yinjian to Shui Mao, and then sent Shui Mao away, letting him sit proudly on the original Zhenhai boat. No. turned Fuso.

That is, during this Spring Festival, a seemingly innocuous incident happened on the island. Mr. Jia Qian, the swineherd, finally repented at the pig farm. Originally, he hated Xu Yi so much that he insulted him. He became like this, working with pigs every day, carefully serving those fat pigs raised on the island, and even wanted to die, but he was not reconciled, he wanted to see what this Xu man could manage the island into. Fortunately, although Xu Yi ordered him to raise pigs, he did not restrict his freedom. He could still go to the island for a while after raising pigs. After getting in touch with more people on the island, he heard all kinds of stories about Xu Yi. Yi's legend, so the perception of Xu Yi gradually changed.

Jia Qian also looked at those scholars who were tied to the island together. If they could be counted, they might be friends of classmates. The news that these scholars were upright, those so-called classmates began to straighten their waists and walk on the island, but they were still raising pigs, and they were quite upset.

Speaking of which, Jia Qian was a man of some ability, at least among the kidnapped scholars, he was the only one who was born as a Jinshi, and his knowledge must be higher than those of them. After becoming a Jinshi, his family was poor and had no money to run the business, and he offended the local officials because of his discussion of the current situation. Therefore, when those classmates of the same year embarked on official careers, he never had the opportunity to fill the vacancy. Officer, this situation has been going on for several years, and then look at those officials who are favored by the emperor in the current court, who have tossed a great Song Dynasty into such a field, and gradually became discouraged about being an official. , but he can't be an official, he still has to eat, his parents have also passed away one after another, in order to survive every day, he has to teach the children of some rich local families in exchange for some money and things, it can be said that he is quite destitute, and then he is inexplicably arrested. They were tied up, and sent to a big boat in the dark, and pulled here.

The reason why he contradicts Xu Yi is because he feels that he is a gentle person no matter what, and he can't be with pirates. Unexpectedly, after being beaten up, he was assigned to feed pigs, while those who dared not speak became more active and nourished. They had food, drink, and shelter on the island, and they were assigned Fanren (Fusang and Goryeo woman) servants serve, can not help feeling quite dissatisfied.

In terms of knowledge, he is the highest among these people, and of course he is not inferior to these people in terms of vision. Of course, it can be seen that the situation on Dulong Island is far better than that on land, although Xu Yi said that everyone is equal. Accept it completely, but there is a sense of abundance and peace everywhere here, even if he is blind, he can see it, and from everyone he has come into contact with on the island, he can hear their chanting of Xu Yi, This Xu Yi is really a person, but a pirate can have such abilities, gradually he began to change his view of Xu Yi, thinking that Xu Yi must not be a mortal, and later he heard that Xu Yi was a returnee from overseas The people of the Song Dynasty knew how to cherish the orphans of the Song people, but it was really wrong for me to despise those orphans at the beginning.

During the Spring Festival, Jia Qian learned from the painful experience, and suddenly found that there was such a good place in the world, but he didn't cherish it. Instead, he wanted to offend that person who was almost a god in the eyes of Dulong Islanders, and ended up in a pig raising costume. The fate of the business owner is not worthy of sympathy, so based on what he saw on the island, combined with his knowledge, he used these days to find a pen and paper, and began to write.

Just before Xu Yi was about to leave the island, someone took a stack of paper and delivered it to Xu Yi. Xu Yi opened it and saw that it was written by Jia Qian who was driven to feed the pigs. Insufficient", after reading this article written by Jia Qian with thousands of words, Xu Yi immediately called that Jia Qian, and after the two had a long talk all night, at dawn, Xu Yi called Mr. Qian again. Ben, handed over the Jia money to him.

"Mr. Jia has a great talent. I am not as good as him in many things. From now on, Mr. Jia will be your staff on the island. Regarding civil affairs, if I am not here, you can listen to Mr. Jia's arrangement and implement according to his words. I really treated Mr. Jia badly that day, and hoped that Mr. Jia would be a lot, regardless of previous suspicions! Although there is no land university here, but it can let Mr. Jia show what he has learned!" Xu Yi said to Qian Laoben and Jia Qian .

"It was because Jia had blind eyes and was supercilious that he bumped into the head of the family. It is his own fault for suffering. No wonder the head of the house or something. It's just that the head of the house can run this place to such an extent that Jia is deeply impressed. If the head of the house doesn't Abandoned, Jia must serve as the head of the family!" Jia Qian hastily apologized again.

Qian Laoben was a little confused by Xu Yi and Jia Qian's quarrel, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a while. How could this guy who had contradicted Xu Yi and was driven to raise pigs become his aide overnight?And let him listen to the swineherd's opinion on civil matters?It's not that I don't understand, the world is changing fast!

First, he sent someone to take Jia Qian down to wash and tidy up, and after arranging a place for him, Xu Yi took out what Jia Qian had written and said to Qian Laoben: "I know you must not understand, but in fact, this Mr. Jia is still very Talented and learned, this person is familiar with government affairs, and within a short period of time, he discovered the shortcomings of many affairs on our island. What our island lacks most now is this kind of manpower. He contradicted me that day and was humiliated by me After that, after dormant in the pigsty for a few days, I figured it out, and no one appreciates what I learned on land, so why not sell all my talents to me, Xu? That’s why I wrote this article I hope to get my forgiveness for my lack of work, and I can use what we have learned here. I have read his article, which is quite good and insightful. I am not as good as him in dealing with civil affairs. Since he If you can bow your head and apologize to me, then I am not a small-minded person. If he dares to sell me his skills, I dare to use him. Just let him do the civil affairs on the island. You just need to firmly grasp the military affairs. , why worry that we can't grow stronger?"

After listening to what Xu Yi said, Qian Laoben finally understood that he dared to feel this humiliation. He did not offend Jia Qian, but woke him up, and he was willing to join them on Dulong Island. It can save a lot of worry, so I nodded and agreed to Xu Yi, just to let him rest assured, let's see how capable this Jia Qian is!

(Readers and friends must be a little depressed seeing this, saying that it is a pirate of the Great Song Dynasty. Up to now, I have not seen a famous hero show up. I can't help but feel that Liao is a bit of a trick, so I will explain this too. It's not that Ge Dao doesn't want those great people to appear, but that he is a pirate, and he doesn't have many lands on weekdays. After checking the origins of those good people, he didn't find a good person who could collide with his current trajectory. , and Song scholars are very loyal to the emperor, and there will certainly not be many famous scholars and capable people who will come to join him as a pirate, so there have never been any outstanding people of this era before. For a group of great masters of the former dynasty, it can be regarded as a kind of alternative thinking of Liao! But don’t worry, writing about the things of this era will always make those masters show their heads. I don’t believe Xu Yi. The little butterfly can't fan the wind and waves! Hehe!)

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