Great Song Pirate

Chapter 457
Back home, Xu Yi found Yingchun and asked her to arrange for the garment workshop in Jilongzhai to start preparing cotton clothes and other items as soon as possible. Without saying a word, Yingchun immediately sent someone to send a letter to Jia Qian in Jilongzhai, asking him to inform Jilongzhai Those people in the clothing factory started to prepare winter clothes immediately, without delay. Xu Yi nodded to thank Yingchun, and at the same time ordered someone to send a letter to Dulong Island's Qian Laoben, ordering him to prepare winter clothes in large quantities on Dulong Island. Inform Yang Laoxi to continue to expand the scale and speed up the production of various firearms. During this period of time in Annan, they consumed a lot of gunpowder. The more such things the better.

After arranging these things, Xu Yi lingered here for three days, seeing that a large number of supplies brought back by the fleet had been unloaded, and the war horses were sent to Xiao Jianfeng in the Northern Camp for them to be domesticated, while the war elephants were transported On the other side of the river, the Zhan people in the southern camp surrendered and domesticated their soldiers. After a short rest, many soldiers returned to the camp and started training. Danshui village was full of preparations for battle.

And just when Xu Yi was going to go back to Jilongzhai to have a look, Zhizhipeng stationed on the south bank asked to see Xu Yi, Xu Yi immediately summoned Zhizhipeng in the Juyi Hall. See, Zhipeng's Chinese level has improved a lot by leaps and bounds. As soon as he saw Xu Yi, he immediately bowed down and said: "See the master for the humble job!"

Xu Yi helped him up and asked with a smile: "You have worked hard, General. I wonder if you are still used to living here during this period of time?"

Zhi Zhipeng replied: "Thank you, my lord, for your concern. Ever since the subordinates brought these subordinates here, the high commander here has been very concerned about the lives of the subordinates. The climate here is cooler than ours, but there is nothing wrong with it." As is customary, some of the subordinates of the humble job have cultivated a large number of rice fields and started farming. In addition, the humble job has also selected 1000 elite members from the department to patrol the surrounding areas of the south bank and prevent the natives here from attacking the immigrants on the south bank. The reason why I came to see the lord so late is because Beizhi happened to go out to chase down a group of natives who robbed our village. Just after I came back, I heard that the lord has returned here, so I rushed to see the lord. I beg the lord to forgive me. The crime of being late!" Although there was still a jerky taste in his voice, he spoke in an orderly manner, which made Xu Yi understand it very well. It seems that during this period Zhipeng has also A lot of effort has been made.

Xu Yi didn't underestimate this canopy, so he sat him down and talked, and said to him: "You are a great achievement by leading troops to maintain the safety of this place. What's your fault for the general! As long as you get used to it here That's good, since you have surrendered to us, we will be a family from now on, and there is no need to say such polite words in the future, but I don't know how you lead the army this time, what is the result of the battle?"

Zhi Zhipeng got up immediately and said: "My lord, this time I dispatched troops, I have completely eliminated the native tribe that attacked and killed our village, beheaded hundreds, and captured hundreds of natives. There is no threat from the natives, please rest assured, my lord!"

After Xu Yi nodded and praised him, he then explained to him: "This time I came back from the south and brought back a lot of war elephants. We don't have anyone here who is proficient in domesticating these big guys, so I took these war elephants and brought them home." Ship them all to your southern camp, and let them be domesticated by you, I hope you can train me a capable elephant soldier! Can you do this?"

Zhi Zhipeng quickly replied: "Don't worry, my lord, when I was in Champa, I used to domesticate this animal. Many of my subordinates know how to control war elephants. Naturally, there is no problem in domesticating these things. I will definitely be able to do this." Guaranteed to tame these war elephants!"

Xu Yi nodded and continued to explain: "This is not the crux of the problem. This time I led the army to Annan, fought against these war elephants several times, and found that war elephants have a big weakness. If you say war elephants, they have rough skin and thick flesh. , the impact is huge and irresistible, but their biggest weakness is that they are easily startled. The firearms used by our army are simply the nemesis for these things. Once they hear the roar of these firearms, they will immediately Frightened around, if these things are frightened when they enter the battle, they may become a burden! If you fail to kill the enemy, you will hurt your own team. When you tame these war elephants, you must solve this problem, otherwise, once you go into battle, you may not be able to Killing the enemy turned into our own killer, can you do anything?"

Hearing Xu Yi's question, he was stumped by making tents. In the past, they used war elephants as the main force when they occupied people to fight. They had never encountered such a problem. When he came, he also heard about it. The fact that the Fubo army broke through the king's elephant formation allowed him to solve the problem of fear of the war elephants. It was really difficult for him, so he replied with a look of embarrassment: "Please forgive me for my incompetence. For such a problem, the frightened war elephants are mostly caused by injuries during the war, and it is inevitable for the war elephants to be injured in front of the two armies. But as for their fear of the lord's thunder and firearms, I really don't know how to solve it! "

Seeing Zhizhipeng's distressed face, Xu Yi smiled and gave him some advice: "Actually, this is not a difficult task. Wild beasts are afraid of things they have never seen before. Just let them get used to this roaring sound. , I will prepare a batch of firecrackers for you. When you tame these elephants, you can set off them near them if you have nothing to do. At first, you can set them smaller and less. When they get used to it, you can gradually increase the intensity. These beasts are used to this kind of sound, and naturally they won't be afraid when they hear the roar in the future!"

Zhi Zhipeng was overjoyed when he heard that, so he hurriedly thanked Xu Yi, and by the way, he flattered Xu Yi, saying that he was really talented, and he was very comfortable taking pictures of Xu Yi, and laughed out loud.

After seeing off Zhizhipeng, Xu Yi suddenly remembered that there was another Li Mutian waiting for him, so he hurriedly sent someone to invite Li Mutian, and held a special banquet in his residence for Li Mutian. Soon he was invited by Daniel, and the two of them met each other with a burst of compliments.

After the guests and hosts were seated, Li Mutian winked at Xu Yi, and Xu Yi asked the maids and others to leave the room, leaving only Daniel to serve them wine. Seeing that only Xu Yi was left in the room After Yi and the others, Li Mutian said mysteriously to Xu Yi: "Brother Xu has become famous in the Song Dynasty during this time! Now basically everyone in the coastal areas knows about your Skeleton Army." Prestigious!"

Xu Yi shook his head with a smile and said, "Aren't you trying to flatter me on purpose? We didn't wantonly harm Song Haiyan, we just made small troubles to get some property, and we didn't deliberately fight against the court. What can we do? Woolen cloth?"

Li Mutian shook his head and smiled, "Brother Xu's words are different. You led an army to conquer Annan this time, and you forced King Annan to send envoys to our Song Dynasty to ask for help. The news of your skeleton army was investigated along the coast. For this reason, I am afraid that Brother Xu also knows that your fleets have fought many times with the imperial navy, but you have never been defeated. Now Liangzhe Road, Fujian Road, Guangnan East Road and other places The government is very nervous, if you go on like this, I am afraid that the imperial court will really mobilize a large army to go to sea to find the bad luck of your Fubo army!"

Xu Yi felt unhappy on his forehead, and cursed: "This old Zhao Ji is really full. You must know that since I started to grow, I have gathered a large number of small pirate forces. Although we also do looting, after all, it is better than Compared with the pirates in the past, their methods are much more benevolent. Not only did they not intensify the harassment of the coast, but they made the coastal states and counties a lot more stable. This time I went south to Annan and did not provoke Da Song. Why are you looking for trouble for me? Speaking of which, I have not only done nothing wrong but also made meritorious deeds! Besides, the small country of Annan also attacked Guangnan West Road in the Great Song Dynasty before, and massacred our soldiers and civilians in the Song Dynasty. I can only do this Feeling happy, this old fool should be too happy if he is normal, but he just wants to trouble me, am I really afraid that he will fail?" After speaking, he raised his head and drank a glass of wine.

Li Mutian was stunned by Xu Yi's words. Fortunately, this is his territory. If he was on land, he would talk to the current emperor as an old fool, and keep silent about an old guy. If he arrives, he will definitely report him, so he said with a smile: "Brother Xu is now the overlord of the sea, it seems that he really doesn't take the current emperor seriously, and I really admire him for saying that about the current emperor!"

Xu Yi said angrily: "It's an understatement to call him that. This guy only knows how to enjoy himself, but he doesn't know how to govern the world. There is a fierce tiger nestled beside his couch. He turns a blind eye to it, but he just stares at me and wants to find it." My trouble, isn’t he an idiot, what is it?” Xu Yi didn’t say in his heart, I haven’t called him a cheap father-in-law yet, that’s enough to cheap him!hum!You must know that his precious daughter is already my wife, and he even gave birth to a beautiful little girl for me. If he knows about this, he might really immediately call all the sailors in Song Dynasty to settle accounts with me!
Li Mutian shook his head and smiled for a while, and then said: "I am completely in love with the five bodies you admire, Brother Xu. In just a few years, Brother Xu has controlled most of the coastal areas and built a town of this size here. , such courage really makes my little brother admire! But I also have something to tell Brother Xu, I am afraid that your identity has already been known by His Royal Highness Ji Wang!"

Xu Yi was taken aback by what Li Mutian said, so he hurriedly asked, "What did Mutian say? How did His Highness King Ji know my identity?"

Only then did Li Mutian explain: "I'm afraid you have to ask Brother Xu about this matter yourself. Some time ago, Brother Xu sent a fleet to occupy the Bohai Bay and wiped out all the black scarf thieves in Yancheng. The matter has already caused a sensation, and King Ji has sent people to Hangzhou to look for you many times, but they couldn't find you, so they had to leave a letter to the Weihai Security Bureau to contact you, and asked me to ask you about your identity. There are many excuses, but after all, paper can't cover fire, and based on your previous friendship with King Ji, there will naturally be some clues left, and King Ji must have judged your identity from your whereabouts!"

Xu Yi really had a headache this time. If King Ji knew that he was a pirate leader, how would he associate with him in the future?This King Ji can be regarded as an outlier among the princes. Xu Yi couldn't bear to abandon him like this, so he asked Li Mutian with a hint of luck, "Are you sure about this?"

Li Mutian took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Xu Yi, then nodded and said: "I can be sure, because King Ji sent someone to tell me, let me inform you, please restrain yourself in the near future, the situation in the north is becoming increasingly tense , must not go to war with the imperial court at this time!"

Xu Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mutian, Mutian! What do I say to you? Originally, King Ji may not have fully confirmed my identity, but you promised to send me a letter, and now you have completely given up on my identity." It's true!"

The boss of Li Mutian opened his mouth, looked at Xu Yi, and then suddenly slapped his head and shouted: "Damn! Why didn't I think of it? This is bad!" After finishing speaking, he looked frustrated!Because now even their Li family's crimes of being a bandit have been completely confirmed, so how can we not make him worry?
Xu Yi took the letter that Li Mutian gave him, and said to Li Mutian: "Forget it! Don't be upset, since King Ji asked you to bring me this sentence, you have no intention of turning against me. You don't have to worry so much! I'd better read this letter from King Ji first!"

Li Mutian could only do this, so he hurriedly urged Xu Yi to read this letter from King Ji. Xu Yi opened the envelope and took out a piece of letterhead inside. Muran, and he is surrounded by masters, so his writing style is still quite outstanding. People can tell his upright personality at a glance. Only a few lines in the letter show his state of mind.

After reading the letter, Xu Yi also patted his head and smiled wryly: "This is an oolong! The family doesn't know the family!"

Li Mutian hurriedly asked Xu Yi why he said this, and Xu Yi explained to him: "You don't know about this matter! It's better not to tell you! It seems that I have to restrain myself for a while!"

Li Mutian saw that he didn't say anything, and knew that there must be some things that are inconvenient for him to know, so he stopped asking, and instead talked about business matters, and said to Xu Yi: "Brother Xu, I came here a while ago, I saw a lot of sugarcane planted nearby, and a large number of harvests have already begun, but the quality of the sugar here is not good, far from the quality of Srivajaya, Dashi and other countries. It just so happened that my younger brother’s family once took in a troubled Srivajaya. People, this person is familiar with the method of making sugar white, so I want to build a sugar farm here, specializing in sugar production, and then sell it on land, I wonder if Brother Xu is willing?"

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