Great Song Pirate

Chapter 295
Xu Yi returned to Dulong Island, and after a short rest, he immediately arranged to sort out and transfer some of the gold and silver reserves on the island to Hangzhou, hand them over to Xuetu and store them in several major banks, and exchange them for bank notes to send Shuisheng, etc. Brother Ke escorted them to the ferry of the Yellow River, handed them over to Xie Bin to pay for the purchased steel, and transported it back to Dulong Island as soon as possible.

In addition, another batch of soap was delivered to the Li family, and the silver was transferred to Fan Sheng and Yangzhou Gray to support the shipyard's shipbuilding expenditure.

Seeing that the summer rice harvest is imminent, Xu Yi sent another group of reliable men to Liangzhe and Fujian Road to start preparing for this year's rice procurement.

With these things going on in parallel, the financial reserves on the island became somewhat stretched, causing Xu Yi a headache. Fortunately, Fang Shu and Shui Mao brought back a batch of recent acquisitions, which greatly eased the pressure on current expenditures. Xu Yi then ordered the two of them to step up some work in the near future, in order to ask for the needs of the upper side.

This time, the ships sent by Shui Mao and Fang Shu not only brought back a large amount of income, but also brought back a group of kidnapped Japanese women and Korean women, who were temporarily resettled on Dulong Island. Filled into the prostitute village, and another group is going to be transferred to the chicken coop village for resettlement. Xu Yi has no feeling of guilt for this kind of thing now. Anyway, he is not out of his identity as a pirate now. The plunder is theirs. The foundation of survival, completely laying down the butcher's knife, is tantamount to seeking death. If he is allowed to choose the objects that can be plundered, the Japanese and Koreans are undoubtedly one of his best choices at present. This is what he is currently capable of. Some, I’m afraid it will take a while, and he has nothing to feel guilty about. He can clearly remember what the Japanese did to the Chinese in the future. The Koreans are now regarded as vassals of the Liao people. There are many bad things done to the Chinese, so it is better to vent your anger on the Chinese in advance.

Just after Xu Yi had arranged these things, Kong Qingxi from Jilongzhai sent back a message saying that the affairs over there were too complicated, and he wanted to ask Xu Yi to deal with it in person. Xu Yi was expected to hear this news, These days he is busy with the affairs here, and more or less neglected the affairs over there. After a large number of immigrants have been transferred to Liuqiu Island, this situation will definitely happen with Kong Qingxi's ability. It seems that he will leave Dulong again Island for a while.

During the time when he returned to the island, Xu Yi worked day and night. During the day, he was busy dealing with various affairs and arranging the next steps. At night, he tried his best to spend more time with Yingchun and the others. It's over, now he finds sadly that having more wives is not necessarily a good thing, for a few days, he takes turns sleeping with the four wives, no matter who they are, they try their best to welcome him, the reason is very simple, Cuiyu and Yuehong The two saw that Yiqing had given birth to a daughter for Xu Yi, and Yingchun was about to give birth, and their stomachs hadn't moved at all, so it's no wonder they were not in a hurry!So in order to fulfill their wishes, Xu Yi knew that he would not be able to stay on the island for long, so he procrastinated, hoping to satisfy the wishes of the two of them. After several days of fighting, he almost felt a feeling of exhaustion. This kind of happiness is really unbearable.

After hearing the news that Xu Yi was about to go south to Liuqiu Island, although Yingchun and the others were reluctant to give up, they also knew that Xu Yi was now a person who was doing great things, and they also knew that now was the critical moment for their development, and they could not allow the relationship between their children to be delayed. Xu Yi's back legs, so several people tried their best to restrain their emotions, packed up Xu Yi's luggage, and prepared him for a long journey. Yingchun only made one request, hoping that when she gave birth, Xu Yi could also She was content to rush back and stay by her side, Xu Yi immediately nodded and agreed, no matter what, he would come back before then, never breaking his promise, and several people sent Xu Yi to the pier.

This time when Xu Yi went to Liuqiu Island, he brought with him Jia Qian, Gao Xu and more than a dozen scribes with their own strengths. At the same time, he also brought Yang Zaixing, Gao Jun and others, because they were familiar with the training team here. After some time, the two found that what they had learned was not suitable for this kind of thing. Both of them are immediate generals. Although they can lead troops, they are not familiar with water warfare. If they are to show their strengths, It is still necessary to build a troop capable of fighting on land, so after Xu Yi thought about it, he took the two of them into the boat and went to Liuqiu Island with the boat.

For this trip, the island made quite sufficient preparations, but more than 20 cargo ships were mobilized, and each ship was filled with the goods needed for the chicken cage village, including a large amount of grain, cured meat, various tools and equipment , cloth, weapons, seeds, etc., as well as the cows and horses brought by the Yu family for them, the Japanese slaves sent back by Shuimao and Fangshu, etc. More than 20 large boats were filled in all kinds, and the fresh water was replenished. After checking the sails and other things on the hull, under the leadership of Xu Yi's new boat, he sailed out of Dulong Island and headed south.

Anyway, this time he didn’t go to work on land, so Xu Yi was finally able to take his own boat out to sea for a while. Speaking of which, after Fan Sheng built this boat for him, Xu Yi only took it back to Dulong Island. Once on the boat, it became Qian Laoben's prestige plaything later on, and he never had the opportunity to ride this boat again when he landed in the first year of his life. This time, he finally had a chance to return it The original owner, Xu Yi, will never leave it to Qian Laoben to play with it again. As for his previous boat Endeavor, it is now allocated to Qian Laoben and becomes his boat. Watching him tearfully took away the love boat.

Today's ship was named the Pioneer by Xu Yi, the implication is very obvious, it just means to use this to show his ambition and expand the territory.

However, great changes have taken place between this boat and when it first arrived at Dulong Island. After this period of time, under the refitting of Dulong Island shipbuilder, the boat has been armed to the teeth, and the whole boat has been repainted several times. It was painted black, and the bow was equipped with a large iron horn, which can be used for collision without hurting itself, and white fish eyes were painted on both sides of the bow, which looks like a fish from a distance. Like a big swordfish with teeth and claws, several inches thick wooden iron-clad parapets are installed on both sides of the ship to closely protect the personnel on the ship. Perforations are made at intervals, and Fan Sheng reserves A machine crossbow that can adjust the shooting range is installed on the wooden stakes. In addition, there are more than a dozen ballistas installed in the whole ship, which is like a movable fort, with quite powerful firepower.

But Qian Laoben was still not satisfied, so he asked the craftsmen to drill dozens of small holes on both sides of the second and third hulls, and arranged dozens of spearmen on the upper floor to guard them. , when an enemy ship wants to approach the Pioneer and jump to attack, these spearmen can stretch out their hooks and spears from these openings to kill or assassinate the opponent's personnel, and they can also shoot arrows through these openings to kill the opponent , simply changed the boat into a hedgehog with thorns all over its body, basically achieving all-round defense, while dozens of oarsmen were arranged on the lower floor. The oars are stored inside the hull. Once there is no wind or a slight wind, the long oars can be stretched out to paddle, pushing the boat forward or backward, which increases the flexibility of the boat. It seems that Qian Laoben is really on this boat After working hard, now that Xu Yi has taken it away, Qian Laoben is really reluctant to part with it!
For the first time, the whole ship is equipped with more than 270 sailors, all of whom are elite soldiers drawn from various places. He led the team out of Dulong Island. He really didn't care about it. At present, no matter whether it is a government navy warship or a pirate's ship, Xu Yi will not let them go if he just relies on this ship. In his eyes, what's more, the sea from Dulong Island to Liuqiu Island is basically under his control, and the safety on the road is still fully guaranteed.

Because the Pioneer was a bit too ostentatious, they did not choose to take the normal channel, but chose to go to the open sea to the east and sail all the way to Liuqiu Island, basically relying on the compass on the ship to guide the way instead of relying on the coast In addition, there are some skilled sailors who have been walking on the sea all year round, so there is no danger of getting lost.

Jia Qian, Yang Zaixing and the others were also very excited about going out to sea this time. Since Jia Qian was taken captive to Dulong Island, he has never had the opportunity to go out to sea by boat. This time he can accompany Xu Yi to Jilong Village, so he knows that he has already passed away. Being regarded as a confidant by Xu Yi, besides being grateful, he was also very curious about this kind of boat trip, and he was very active on the boat, walking around the boat from time to time, pulling the sailors on the boat to ask questions and ask questions. Non-stop, and after Yang Zaixing and the others boarded the ship, they were also very excited. The ship they took to Dulong Island was just an ordinary cargo ship, and this ship was clearly a war ship. The various configurations above are very different from those of the cargo ship. After they understood the power of this ship, they were all baffled, shouting that this ship is the most powerful ship in the world. Xu Yi responded to their sighs. He accepted it completely without humility. If his ship is ranked second in the sea today, it is really unlikely that any ship would dare to be number one. However, Xu Yi told Yang Zaixing and the others that this ship may be the number one ship. It won't be long before Liuqiu Island's new shipyard is completed, and he will start building bigger and more powerful ships than this one, which makes everyone excited again.

Because the fleet is basically all cargo ships, and all the ships are fully loaded, the speed of the ship is very slow, so the Pioneer cannot sail fast with full sails, and can only raise two sails, and slowly lead the fleet forward, allowing Xu Yi and the others are not enjoyable, it's like driving a Ferrari but can only go forward in first gear, it makes people somewhat depressed, but there is nothing to do about it.

When the fleet passed by Yushan Island mightily, Diao Bin's ships quickly spotted them, and after they came to inquire, they learned that it was his own fleet and that their leader was on board, so he immediately After letting the pigeons fly, Diao Bin was notified. Diao Bin hurried over by a fast boat and boarded the Pioneer to meet Xu Yi. After chatting with him for a while, Xu Yi introduced Yang Zaixing and others to him. Diao Bin was also very surprised, and was very polite to them. After Xu Yi told him to go back and do his work well, Diao Bin reluctantly returned to his ship, and accompanied the fleet to send out They left two fast boats to clear the way for them, and sent them to the water controlled by Wangfeng on Fujian Road before turning back to Yushan Island.

Although they were not worried about encountering any attacks along the way, the sea in early summer was not calm. When they passed the sea off Taizhou, a hurricane still arrived unexpectedly. There were waves several meters high on the sea, and the sky was covered with dark clouds. , Lightning and thunder, strong wind mixed with bean-sized raindrops, beat the fleet at sea like a whip.

The sudden hurricane caught everyone in the fleet by surprise. Although they had anticipated the arrival of the hurricane and began to turn to the coast to avoid it, their speed was not as fast as the storm after all. As a result, they Still bumping head-on into a storm, the comfort and excitement of going out to sea at the beginning suddenly disappeared in the fleet. Everyone desperately fought against the hurricane on board, trying to stabilize their ship, so as not to be unfortunate. Sacrifice of the sea.

Pioneer showed good anti-wave ability in this storm. Although it also bumped up and down, there was no major danger. However, in this case, other ships were in a bad situation. In the huge waves, like leaves, the people on it were tossed to and fro by the bumps, and they could hardly stand. Many people had no choice but to tie themselves to the boat with ropes and handed themselves over to fate. However, those who went to sea for the first time were not as calm as they were, especially those Japanese slaves who were crying and howling in the cabin, but now no one had the leisure to care about their lives.

If you want to move forward in such a storm, you are undoubtedly looking for death. Xu Yi made a decisive decision, and the fleet turned around, looking for the nearest shelter to stop and shelter from the wind. After the storm passed, the whole team continued to move forward.

After receiving the order, the ships turned to the direction of Wenzhou one after another, and finally reached the Dongtou area before the strongest storm hit. There were some members of Lu Laosan's old department on board, who were very familiar with this area, so they were in the nearby waters soon. I found a small island, and found a sheltered harbor on an island, led the fleet to hide in the harbor, anchored one after another, and Xu Yi waited for all the ships to enter the harbor with the Pioneer, before being the last one. Sailed into the harbor and parked.

The third update arrives, today is another 1 words, and the long-awaited trip to Taiwan has finally come true, brothers and sisters!

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