Great Song Pirate

Chapter 297 Chaos
After this hurricane, the sea regained its calmness again. The sparkling sea surface makes people feel refreshed and happy. The white clouds in the blue sky make the sea even more beautiful. This kind of scenery is absolutely beautiful on land. It was hard to see that even Jia Qian, who was very seasick, was supported by Gao Xu, and came to the deck, looking at the magnificent sea and sighing.

After the fleet left the waters off Wenzhou, they did not stop any longer. All the ships were fully hoisted and sailed in zigzag against the wind. If you go north to south, it will be much slower. If you have to sail against the wind, the ship can only use the zigzag to take advantage of the crosswind to go south, which makes their voyage a lot longer. See how it has been built there, but in this age of sails, he can't do anything about this situation, so he thought of a steam engine. Could it be that he just made a steam engine and installed it on a ship? Continue to promote the technological development of Da Song?
But he immediately dismissed this idea. Now he has produced a lot of things, it can be said that he has brought many things that have not been seen in this era. If he makes a steam engine again, I really don’t know what will happen in the future How should the history of the world be written? All development in the world has its own laws. It may not be a good thing to forcefully change this law. This idea can be used as a record and stored first. If he has time and If you are energetic, think about it again. Maybe after a few years, it is not impossible for him to get a few steamships like this and drive them to Europe to plunder them, but he will solve them first. Things are getting better at Liuqiu Island!Besides, no one in this world can eat a fat man in one bite, not to mention that the steam engine is not only something that can be built immediately with only blueprints, but also the problem of materials and craftsmanship that needs to be solved. He does not have this ability at present, let it go first .

Although the fleet robbed two official ships, Xu Yi was relieved after interrogating the officials on board. These pig-like things did not take advantage of their opportunity to let the merchant ships go, and sent their men They ran away with them to report the news, and they were all caught by Bao Yuan. In this way, they don’t have to worry too much about leaking the news and causing the government to look for their two official ships. Those merchants are too lazy to take care of these official ships, let alone they Even if the people in one place spread out, not many people would believe them. Finding them in the sea is really like a dream.

The fleet traveled day and night, traveling at the fastest speed that the cargo ship could reach, and passed through the waters controlled by Wang Feng a few days later, but Xu Yi had no time to look for him, so he directly led the fleet across his island and gradually turned to the southeast. Sailed towards the location of the chicken cage village.

After another two or three days of rushing, they finally saw a large piece of land appearing in their field of vision one morning. After seeing the land in the sea covered by the morning glow, the people on the boat immediately cheered loudly.

"See! In front is the Liuqiu Island I told you about. Our chicken cage village is built on this big island. This will be our foundation in the future. It's not a big deal to accommodate millions of people here. Question, you all know how big this island is!" Xu Yi pointed to the large piece of land that appeared on the horizon ahead and said to Gao Xu and the others.

Several people thought to themselves, is this still an island?It is not a problem to accommodate millions of people, so how big is it!People are most afraid of being rootless. After hearing that they have occupied such a big island, everyone feels more at ease in their hearts. They all look forward to what the chicken cage village will be like and what surprises it will bring them. .

After the fleet approached Liuqiu Island, they began to head eastward along the coast. After more than a day, they finally saw an island appearing in the distance. This place was the one outside Jilongzhai Bay. Xu Yi vaguely remembered that there should be an island further away from Keelung, but he hadn’t been there yet, and he really couldn’t remember what this island was called in later generations. It was almost at Jilongzhai. At this time, a fast boat appeared in front of them, sailing towards their fleet quickly.

When this fleet appeared at Jilongzhai Wharf under the leadership of Pioneer, the place suddenly boiled over. Countless people flocked to the wharf to welcome them, but there were even more people watching from a distance. , and did not try to get close to the pier. Although this scene was lively, compared with the orderly Dulong Island, it looked a little chaotic.

It was Kong Qingxi and several of his subordinates who welcomed Xu Yi and the others. Chang Le was also standing beside Kong Qingxi, but Doctor Yang did not appear on the pier. Most of these people came from Dulong Island before, so they After learning that the head is coming soon, they all rushed to the pier to welcome Xu Yi's arrival.

Watching one cargo ship after another slowly sailing into the harbor, the members stepped forward to catch the dropped cables, tied the ships to the stakes on the pier, and put the springboard on the ships, asking them to disembark. Yi took Jia Qian, Li Bo and the others quickly down the diving board to the pier.

"My subordinates see the head of the family! Welcome to the head of the house and all the brothers!" Kong Qingxi led the crowd to bow down together, and saluted Xu Yi.

Xu Yi was also very excited. After he left here last year, he didn't come here again for nearly a year. After seeing Kong Qingxi and the others, he also felt very kind and happy. They helped each other up one by one, took Kong Qingxi and Chang Le's hands and said with a smile: "Brothers, you have worked hard, time flies! In a flash, we haven't seen each other for almost a year! Old Kong and Chang Le You guys have worked hard!"

Kong Qingxi said with a face of shame: "It is our blessing to be able to work for you, the master, but we still failed the expectations of the master and failed to take care of this place. Please punish the master!"

Chang Le on the other side also bowed his head, his face full of shame, followed Kong Qingxi and said, "Chang Le didn't do what he was supposed to do. Brother Kong can't be blamed. Please punish him!"

Xu Yi was in a good mood at first, but after hearing what the two said, his heart skipped a beat. Did something happen here?But now this place is obviously not the place to talk, so Xu Yi said: "We just met, everyone, please don't talk about this, I think it's better to arrange people to unload the goods first, let's go back to the conference hall and talk about it!"

Kong Qingxilian claimed that it was true, and a few small bosses under his opponent ordered: "Lead the brothers to blockade the pier, and spare the manpower to unload the goods into the warehouse as soon as possible. Those who dare to attack the pier to snatch the goods should be arrested, and the rebels should be arrested on the spot." execution!"

After listening to his instructions, Xu Yi's heart sank a lot again. This place is his own place. How could someone rush to the pier to snatch the goods?So he asked strangely: "You said that someone might attack the pier to snatch the goods. This is our stockade. Who is so bold?"

Kong Qingxi smiled wryly and said: "The master will come back to the meeting hall with me in a while, after you have seen it on the way, you will understand!"

So Xu Yi had no choice but to lead the people to the meeting hall in the center of the stockade under the escort of a team of personal guards, and a large number of people immediately sealed the pier tightly, and dispersed all the crowds who were trying to watch around, Xu Yi Suddenly felt a little headache, how could things have come to such an extent?
Originally, when Xu Yi left Jilong Village last year, the village had already begun to take shape. According to different functions, the village was divided into several large blocks. The three horizontal and three vertical main streets were also reserved and compacted with stone rollers. , can be said to be in order, but after he landed on the island this time, what he saw when he left the pier was far beyond his expectations. The originally planned well-organized houses and streets are now chaotic, with everywhere There are simple and small thatched houses, which are full of refugees. Even the originally wide streets are now crowded by these temporary thatched houses. stench.

It turned out that the open space reserved for the construction of the school, the barracks, the school grounds, etc. were also filled with this kind of dilapidated hut. People crowded here, and did not see a few smiling faces. Xu Yi's heart also saw it. The situation gradually sank to the bottom of the valley, and his face also sank.

Before he came, he also thought that Kong Qingxi was in such a hurry to ask him to come here, and he also expected that there must be trouble here, but he never thought that the situation here would deteriorate to such a degree, what is it here? The paradise he wanted to build in his ideal!It is comparable to the African refugee camps of later generations!Is this the chicken coop village he led the people to build?He couldn't believe his eyes, and gradually an uncontrollable anger rose in his chest, and his face was as cold as frost.

Kong Qingxi, Chang Le and the others followed Xu Yi, each with a look of shame on their faces. Seeing Xu Yi's increasingly cold face, they felt even more uneasy.

Before they reached the meeting hall in the center of the stockade, suddenly a group of people in shabby clothes blocked their way. Although these people were not pale and emaciated, their complexions were not much better. the middle of the road.

When Li Bo and his personal guards saw them, they immediately became vigilant, held down the swords on their waists, and made a look of defense. When Kong Qingxi saw that these people blocked Xu Yi's way, he immediately became furious, and quickly walked a few steps across. Xu Yi came in front of these people and yelled: "You rascals! Can't you find death on the road? If you don't get out of the way, please let us go to the mansion to rest? If you don't get out of the way, be careful I will whip you kill you!"

These people took a step back instinctively, but immediately stood firm again, and a young man in the head shouted at Kong Qingxi without fear: "We won't let you today, you let us meet your master!" We have something to ask him! Isn’t it just to be whipped? Today you beat us to death, and we won’t give way!” And those who blocked the road also shouted with him, and gradually the people nearby began to move towards this direction surrounded them.

Kong Qingxi almost didn't lose his temper. Originally, he had treated this place as his current behavior, so he felt ashamed of Xu Yi in his heart. Now that Xu Yi has just arrived here, these unruly people blocked Xu Yi's way. Isn't this sincerely creating obstacles for him? ?So the veins on his forehead popped up in anger, and he shouted to those subordinates who followed him: "Dispel them for me, and escort the big master back to the meeting hall first!"

Most of these subordinates held a water and fire stick in their hands, which was basically the same as that used by the Dulong Island inspection team. After hearing Kong Qingxi's order, they immediately passed Xu Yi and his party, and rushed towards the unruly people blocking the way. Fighting, but at this time I heard Xu Yi yelling: "Stop it! You all stand down, let me see them!"

After hearing Xu Yi's roar, these subordinates were startled, stopped quickly, glanced at Kong Qingxi, and saw that even Kong Qingxi bowed his head and quickly stepped aside, so they also hurried to the side of the road to make room for Xu Yi. a path.

At this moment, Xu Yi was also angry with the blue veins on his forehead. He stared hard at Kong Qingxi who was standing with his head down on the side of the road. After taking a deep breath, he walked up to these people blocking the way. Li Bo, Yang Zaixing, etc. The man immediately followed behind him, looking at the surrounding crowd like lightning, for fear that something like an assassin would suddenly pop up at this moment and hurt Xu Yi.

Xu Yi calmed down, put away the anger on his face, raised his hands and cupped his fists, and said loudly to these people blocking the way in as kind a tone as possible: "I am the big boss here, and my surname is Xu, but I don't know if you stop me. What's the matter? Xu is willing to listen to what everyone has to say today, so just say whatever you want!"

These people looked at Xu Yi one after another, and most of them were a little surprised. Obviously, they didn't expect that the head of the family here would be so young, and although this person was dressed in fine clothes, he didn't look luxurious. He was also dressed in common clothes, but they just fit together It's just a little cleaner, and the head of the family has a friendly face, without the slightest hint of strength, he doesn't seem to be an unreasonable person, so everyone left a good impression of him, and the anger on his face eased a little.

These people look at each other, and after hesitating for a while, the young man who had spoken against Kong Qingxi just now spoke up. He walked out of the crowd, came to Xu Yi, slightly cupped his fists in front of Xu Yi and said: It’s too late to be the master, today we people stopped you, the master, just want to ask you something, and ask the master to give us an answer!”

Xu Yi looked this young man up and down. He was of medium build, about the same age as himself in his 20s. His clothes were patched a lot, his skin was dark, his muscles were strong, and he had a Chinese character face. His facial features are correct, his lines are clear, and he has a round beard. At first glance, he looks like a northerner. If his guess is right, this person should have some martial arts, but he looks more like a farmer, but he does not underestimate this at all. Instead, he cupped his fists in return and said: "This strong man has something to say, as long as Xu can give you an answer, he will know everything!"

Everyone saw that Xu Yi was very polite, so they gradually quieted down. They all looked at the young man who was talking, and waited for him to ask the head Xu. The young man then asked: "Most of us I heard that there is a large amount of wasteland here in the south, which can be cultivated for us, so I came here with the idea of ​​begging for food, but after we came here, I realized that this place is simply not a place for people to live. Speaking of other things, the weather here alone makes us unbearable. As for the original rumor that we will be given land to cultivate, it is even more nonsense. We have been here for a long time, but until now we have not received the so-called There is not even a place to live in the wasteland, and I can only stay in this messy village all day long, eating and waiting to die. I want to ask you, Master, if there is no wasteland for us to cultivate, why? Are you going to trick us here? We are not beggars anymore, just give us some porridge and rice every day, why don’t we just let us stay and wait to die?”

After Xu Yi listened to his words, he felt a little strange. In his impression, there should be a lot of wasteland outside the chicken cage village, which can be cultivated, but why didn't Kong Qingxi and others arrange wasteland cultivation for these people after they came here? Woolen cloth?But in front of so many people, it was inconvenient for him to ask Kong Qingxi and the others in public, so he thought about it and replied: "Xu has written down the question of this strong man. Xu also just came here today, and many things still need to be done." I didn't have time to understand, and I was the one who spread the news that brought you here, and I entrusted a friend to take you together and transport them here, but I never thought of deceiving everyone, let alone I thought about trapping you here to eat and die. As for why this happened, I would like to ask you to understand the things here first, and then give you a satisfactory answer as soon as possible! I am here first I would like to apologize to everyone, if I do not give you a satisfactory answer to the question you asked within three days, Xu is willing to send a boat to send you back to land immediately, I wonder if you can give I have three days, how about figuring out what happened here? Also, if you have any questions or requests today, just ask them together, and I will answer or solve them one by one in three days!"

The young man who asked each other heard Xu Yi's reply, and saw that his attitude was sincere, and he didn't seem to be trying to evade something on purpose, so he looked back at the people behind him and saw that they didn't object, so he said again : "Since the master said so, we are not unreasonable people, so let's give you three days, the master. After three days, we will go to the meeting hall to listen to the answer that the master gave us. As for the request? , I think there are a few. When we came here, most of them were unprepared. We didn’t expect it to be so hot and humid. We were poor and didn’t even have a single change of clothes. If possible, please prepare some for us. Single clothes, always let us change and wash them, and we don’t have to live in this kind of jacket anymore! In addition, after we came here, there is no place to live here, so many people are crowded together, and the weather is extremely hot. If this continues, I’m afraid Few people can bear it. If possible, the head of the family will solve the housing problem for us as soon as possible. It’s almost fading out, and these old people and children, who have been drinking porridge like this, are afraid that their bodies will not be able to bear it. If you give us a little improvement, we will be satisfied! These requirements are not too high for us. Taking us here, we must always consider our needs! Otherwise, we might as well continue to escape the pain and comfort on land, why come here to suffer? Can the master think that our demands are too much?" He said After finishing, those people around behind and around followed suit one after another, saying that what he said was indeed true, and all focused their eyes on Xu Yi again.

After Xu Yi listened to his words, he immediately nodded and said: "What this strong man said is very true, not at all too much. As for your requests, I don't have to wait three days to give you an answer. Some of them can be answered now." Let me give you an answer. One is the question of dressing you mentioned. When I came this time, I brought a lot of fabric with the ship. Although it is not ready-made clothes, I can distribute it to you first, because we don’t have time to make ready-made clothes for everyone. It’s up to everyone to sew some unlined clothes first and put them on. As for needles and threads, we will use what you have first, and we will prepare for you if you don’t have anything. ?"

When the refugees around heard what Xu Yi said, they immediately nodded in agreement. After all, there were a lot of them, and it was really difficult for them to make clothes for them. Now that they can distribute some fabrics to each of them, then they would I was satisfied, so the early man nodded and agreed, saying that there was no problem, and thanked Xu Yi.

"As for the food problem you mentioned, it is not difficult. Since we let everyone come, we can't suffer from it. I dare not say that everyone can eat very well, but it can also ensure that everyone is full. The ship also brought a lot of food and other things. After the ship is unloaded, we will be able to improve the food for everyone tonight. In the future, we will try our best to ensure that everyone will not be wronged too much in terms of eating and drinking! What do you think of this? As for the problem of living , I don’t think it can be solved right away. Let’s be wronged first. After we think of a solution, we will come up with a solution as soon as possible to improve everyone. I don’t think it is too difficult to do. It will take a little time. ?”

(Even when Geda thinks about it, it’s a headache to deal with the sudden influx of so many refugees in a small place. If it’s not chaotic, then this Kong Qingxi is not a rough person, but a great genius! So don’t be surprised, This is a matter of course! Starting from this chapter, the pig’s feet will be busy in Taiwan for a while! If you have any ideas, please give Pimple some advice! Thank you very much!)

(End of this chapter)