I'm a pirate at the end of Ming Dynasty

Slowly puffing on his cigar, Zheng Zhipeng looked at the kneeling man in front of him with a complicated expression and didn't speak for a long time.

"Fourth Master, if I have anything to do with you, I will go up to the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire without even frowning."

Zheng Zhipeng was silent for a while.

"Luo Chao."

"Fourth Master."

"I've heard a lot of rumors about you these days. They all said that you didn't just kill your own father. Even the lives of more than 100 people in your village were killed by you and a few of your relatives. Killed by gangster brothers, is there such a thing?"

Luo Chao was not excited when he heard this, but kowtowed to the floor tiles with a very calm but powerful bang, which actually broke the floor tiles. When he looked up again, he saw the broken tiles and the whole thing on this guy's forehead. It's a thin layer of blood.

"Back to Fourth Master, as long as I'm not a lunatic, how can I kill an entire village for no reason? Even if it's just for food, how can I lead a few brothers to kill an entire village by myself? , Fourth Master, please take a closer look."

Zheng Zhipeng smoked with a gloomy face, "It's not like there's no wind but waves."

Luo Chao kowtowed again and said, "I can't say it's all calm. To be honest, my second uncle and his whole family were killed by me."

"why."

"Because their family has food and they are the only rich people in our village. If we kill him, we can live. My parents and sister's death will not be in vain. It is precisely because I snatched enough food from their house that I can live in our village." The first small team was raised in the township, and it is precisely because of this that I am the one you always consult today!"

"Just killing a rich man should be nothing in this year of disaster. If you hadn't met me, wouldn't you have attacked the county seat? Why did this incident get such a bad reputation?"

"Because my second uncle is usually kind to others and willing to give charity, he also opened a porridge shed to help the village during this disaster. He is also an elder and is very respected in our village. In addition, our village was really seriously damaged. Except for me and a few brothers, I, not many survived, so they maliciously spread rumors, and ignorant people believed them."

Zheng Zhipeng thought for a moment and asked, "How many people were in your second uncle's family? How many did you kill? How much did you take for food? How much did you leave for your village?"

"This... there are 34 people in my second uncle's family including servants. I killed them all, young and old. I also took most of his family's money."

Zheng Zhipeng said with a half-smile: "You are quite honest. I originally had an important task for you to do. Are you not afraid that I won't dare to use you?"

"The villain thinks that if it's a serious matter, the Fourth Master has so many talented people that he can't match it. Since the Fourth Master is looking for me, it must be a troublesome and dirty matter. It doesn't make much difference whether I say it or not. It's better to say In order to show that I am loyal, what’s more, the villain thinks that Fourth Master is not the kind of person who dares not to use people. If you dare to use me, you will use me."

Zheng Zhipeng still smoked lightly, and then looked at him carefully.

This guy is still a bit clever. He really dares to say and do what he says, and what he says is really accurate. Zheng Zhipeng has already investigated these things clearly. If he dares to lie, Zheng Zhipeng will never let him have an easy time, and what's more, The smart thing is that he was right. He really had to do this matter this time, even though Zheng Zhipeng didn't want to use him at all deep down, and was even naturally disgusted with people like him.

Where there is sunshine, there is always shadow.

"Very good, get up. Have all your brothers entered the city? How far has it developed now?"

"Going back to Fourth Master, there are already more than 5000 people. We are all good guys with clean families. But we are all villagers, few of us know how to fight, and we don't even have any decent things in our hands, so we are unbearable. Very useful."

"I didn't ask you to help me fight in the first place. It's like this. Tonight, Ningbo Mansion will give you and your brothers the task of patrolling the ordinary people who are kind-hearted. But before tomorrow, I will see [-] people. Shi Liang, do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand... I just want Fourth Master to draw a line between which households can borrow food and which households cannot."

Zheng Zhipeng looked at him with a squinted smile and said, "You are indeed very smart."

"Don't dare."

"But you are really smart this time. I am helping the people, so I have no clues. People with wealth of more than [-] yuan, including the Prince of Tang in the palace, have come to lend me food. They have done nothing but kill people. Okay, even if you urinate on King Tang, I will protect you to the death of the court. There is only one thing, you are not allowed to disturb ordinary people, do you understand?"

Luo Chao thought for a while and said, "If you can't kill people, can those house slaves and guards be disabled?"

"can."

"I understand, Fourth Master, leave it to me."

Zheng Zhipeng smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will kill the donkey and sell you afterwards?"

Luo Chao replied calmly: "I'm afraid, but it's useless to be afraid. To Fourth Master, I'm just a little bug. You can crush me to death at will, so I can only bite the bullet and do it. But for people like you, Fourth Master , how could you really throw away your brothers? Even if you don't like me, you have to consider your reputation. This is my only chance to get ahead. In the year of catastrophe, who is not gambling with their lives? As long as the bets are equal, you have to give it a try no matter what.”

"People like you...well, go ahead. You will win this bet. As long as you don't betray me in the future, you will always be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life. Go ahead and do your work."

"Yes, thank you Fourth Master."

After that, Luo Chao kowtowed and left without any sloppiness. Zheng Zhipeng was quite surprised by this neat and tidy attitude. He had a resolute and resolute character. If it weren't for his bad character, he would definitely be useful.

But he was a small person after all, so Zheng Zhipeng didn't think too much about him. He went to Zheng Zhiyan and said: "The refugees outside the city cannot always be allowed to eat our food for free. Although it is not humane, starting from tomorrow, we will provide free relief Just stop the porridge."

"That……"

"Listen to what I have to say. You will go down in person later and select young men to join the army. You will still use the excuse of resisting Liu Xiang, but try to focus on those with families and families. Select 2 people. It should be enough. No. People are given rations for five people every day, but as for those training troops...just wait for Yan Yingyuan, I believe he will come back."

"I understand, Fourth Brother, you really value Yan Yingyuan. Then... what should we do with the old, weak, women and children who have lost their strong labor force at home?"

"Build a workshop in the city to produce arrows and gunpowder, and select people to work there. Otherwise, there are so many young and strong refugees that we won't even be able to issue weapons. Each person will be given three rations per day."

Zheng Zhiyan nodded: "Ningbo Prefecture is a town with good craftsmanship and military achievements. It is okay to do this. Fourth brother's move is quite clever. Just wait for this disaster to pass. How should we deal with these young men and women? We can't let them Let them go back to their respective homes, but if they stop them from leaving, we have no reason."

"We'll talk about the rest later. I have my own way."