Concentricity

The first thing Yu Simian did when he took office was to ask the guards to report the situation of the Japanese pirates in recent years, count the losses in various places, the confrontation between the navy and the Japanese pirates in various places, and summarize the activities of the Japanese pirates rules and characteristics.

Facing the statistical results, Yu Simian's face was frosty: "Since August last year, the guards have reduced their patrol strength, and the frequency of Japanese pirate invasions has increased by [-]% compared to previous years. I want to know what is the reason for this."

Yu Simian was extremely handsome and unrestrained, but his words were not gentle and amiable, which caused several thousand households to shiver involuntarily.

Qianhu of the Plum Blossom Institute replied: "My lord, last August, the navy of the Plum Blossom Institute fought fiercely with Japanese pirates at the mouth of the Minjiang River. number of patrols."

Yu Simian said expressionlessly: "Death on the battlefield is the awareness that every soldier should have at the beginning of joining the army. We join the army to protect our home and country. We cannot ignore our responsibilities just because we are afraid of sacrifice. We are afraid Sacrifice, the ones who die are our parents, brothers, wives and children, is this what you want to see?"

All the people present bowed their heads and remained silent.

Yu Simian continued: "Master Luo is sympathetic to the soldiers and wants everyone to reduce their losses. This will only increase the extent of the Japanese pirates' invasion. The reason why the Japanese pirates come here frequently is because they can make a profit. How did they get it? It's them." Get a lot of rewards at a small price. If they suffer unbearable losses every time they come, then when they come again, they will weigh whether it is possible to come. My Daming Navy, Even the navy of the previous dynasty can break through, so are you still afraid of this small and incompetent Japanese pirate?

"Maybe our sailors will sacrifice, but this kind of loss is unavoidable. Only by completely defeating the Japanese pirates can this kind of sacrifice be terminated. Everyone here, don't think that the loss of officers and soldiers will throw away the black hat, and the people have casualties. If the local officials hide and don’t report it, is it true that the court is blind? If something goes wrong, what will be lost at that time is not the black gauze hat on your head, but the head on your neck!"

These words made several thousand households shudder, and after careful consideration, they were not unreasonable.Luo Xian, the former commander of the guards, was transferred to Qiongzhou. Although he was transferred at the same level, the conditions in Qiongzhou were ten times more difficult than here.

Yu Simian said: "Now that the pros and cons have been analyzed clearly with you, from now on, everyone should know what to do. I ask you to report to me about the patrol situation once a month. There must be no fraudulent concealment. I will judge the merits. Rewards will never treat any soldier badly. If you have any difficulties, you can communicate with me in time, and I will definitely do my best to solve them for everyone."

She Yunzhi, a thousand households of the Plum Blossom Institute, said: "My lord, the final general wants to ask for the order of the Plum Blossom Institute, asking for a few more warships."

Wu Qian, a thousand households in the Dinghai Institute, hurriedly said: "Master She's Plum Blossom Institute added five ships last year. Is there still a shortage of warships? If we want to add more, we should also add them to our Dinghai Institute."

She Yunzhi ignored Wu Qian and continued: "The Meihua Institute lost a building ship and a walker in the Minjiang Estuary battle last year. Now only the building ships and Mengchong are available for deployment. One, there are four other routes, which cannot take into account the two routes of the East China Sea and the Minjiang River.”

Yu Simian nodded: "The quantity is indeed a little small. I will go back and report to the shipyard to try to distribute the warships as soon as possible."

Liu Kuan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said, "My lord, when we were patrolling the sea recently, we found a fleet of no less than fifteen or six ships, all of which were large ships of more than [-] hu."

Yu Simian frowned: "But Japanese pirates?"

Liu Kuan shook his head: "No, it looks like a smuggled merchant ship. It's just that no merchant ship has landed at my place. I don't know if Master She and Master Wu have seen this fleet."

Wu Qian shook his head: "I've never seen it before."

She Yunzhi glanced at Wu Qian, and said, "My lord, last month we saw a fleet of ships on the sea where our household is located. The fleet came from the south, and finally headed towards Nangan Island."

Wu Qian's face became extremely ugly: "Master She, you must have read it wrong, right? We patrol the Nanbei and Ganer Islands every month, and we have never seen any fleet."

She Yunzhi said indifferently: "I meant that they went to Nangan Island, but I didn't say that they went to Nangan Island. Master Wu, you didn't see it, but we can't say that we got it wrong."

Wu Qian's face was livid: "Your Excellency!"

Yu Simian heard that they were about to quarrel, and said aloud: "Since you have found the ship, why don't you intercept it? No matter if it is a Japanese ship or not, as long as it is not an official ship, it is a prohibited ship. I am not allowed to go fishing at sea. and businessmen."

She Yunzhi bowed his head and said: "Our ships are not as large or large as the other party, so we can only prohibit them from landing on the shore, and cannot intercept them on the sea. The general also paid attention, there have not been large-scale pirates infested recently. Only then did I guess that it might be a private smuggling fleet."

Yu Simian said to himself: "The fleet of fifteen or six ships must be anchored somewhere, and they cannot dock at the port, so the possibility of anchoring on a small island is relatively high." Then he raised his tone and said , "I will do an investigation in the near future, and the three institutes will be dispatched together to see if there are any private sea boats docked on the surrounding islands."

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, every household steams eight-treasure rice, and the air is filled with rich and warm flavors.

If there is no hidden danger of pirates, it can really be regarded as a prosperous and prosperous age.Yu Simian thought to himself.

He was dressed in military uniform and boarded the building boat going out to sea.Speaking of which, this was his first time to go to sea, and since he walked the waterway from Changle to Gutian that year, he was completely cured of seasickness.Not only that, but he also learned to swim in Jianning, and he is no longer the landlubber who was seasick and drowned.

The building boat departed from Meihuasuo and headed northeast to Nanbei Ganer Island.

Mo Jinyan is currently leading a group of carpenters to build a boat on Nangan Island.When he first arrived at the Guanlong Airship Fleet, he encountered a Japanese fleet of six ships on the sea, and the two sides fought a battle near Dongsha Island.This was the first time that Mo Jinyan had fought the pirates at sea so happily. He knocked down two of the pirates' six large ships, but his side also lost one ship.

Although Guan Longfei didn't say anything, Mo Jinyan knew that he must be very heartbroken. The number of Guan family's seagoing ships is limited, and every time one is lost, it will never be replaced.

Mo Jinyan thought about it, now that he is not restricted by the government, isn't it just a matter of freeing his hands and feet to do what he wants?So he offered to help Guan Longfei build the ship.

Guan Longfei was overjoyed. His family had manpower and material resources, but what they lacked was shipbuilding technology. Mo Jinyan said that since he had the technology, could there be anything better than this.Guan Longfei knew that he had dug a treasure, and Mo Jinyan was famous, capable, and possessed special skills, so he regarded Mo Jinyan as a guest of honor, and pushed him to be the third master.

Mo Jinyan didn't like the name, but said that if the ship was built, he would send a fleet to him.Guan Longfei weighed the pros and cons, and he won't suffer any disadvantages, so he agreed wholeheartedly.

The wood was felled in the middle of the year and placed on the island for air-drying, which is just right for use.Autumn and winter are the best seasons for shipbuilding, so as to avoid shrinkage of the wood after drying and increase the gaps for water seepage.

Shipbuilding carpenters are still experienced carpenters, but they have no experience in building large ships.Based on the drawings left by his grandfather and father, Mo Jinyan combined sea ships and warships with reference to ship models and the real samples of Guan's big ships, and designed a sea ship suitable for sea combat.

This is also Mo Jinyan's first time making a big boat, and he is still groping, but he is not afraid of failure, and he doesn't have to worry about Guan Longfei's blame. At most, he will go back to work and waste some wood.

One month later, the first sea-going ship was completed, and Guan Longfei came to inspect and accept it. Looking at the big ship with a load of [-] Dendrobium, he was overjoyed: "Xiao Zhuang, you are so capable. It's such a big boat. Let's try it in the water?"

Mo Jinyan naturally wanted to know the performance of the ship, so he nodded.

For the convenience of launching, the boat is assembled on the beach.But such a big boat is not an ordinary small wooden boat. When it is launched, it has to be pulled from the sea by other boats, and then slowly dragged into the water.

Seeing the big boat he built by himself floating steadily in the waves, Mo Jinyan was almost so excited that he wanted to cry: I finally did it, finally built a big boat!Brother Yu, where are you?Do you know that at this moment, the person I most want to see is you, but where are you, I miss you.

That day, Mo Jinyan was planing wood in the wooden shed built on the island. Chen Ping ran over panting angrily: "Xiaoyan, go and have a look. There are many boats coming from the sea. I don't know if they belong to the government or Japanese pirates."

Mo Jinyan was startled: "Go, go and have a look."

It’s okay for Japanese pirates, just go directly to fight. If it’s the government’s, it’s not easy to deal with. There are three lacquered boats on the beach that can’t enter the water. Such a big target can’t be hidden. live.

Nangan Island belongs to the jurisdiction of Dinghai Institute. Mo Jinyan, a thousand households in Dinghai, knows a thing or two. Lu Yuan has always been ignored by Ding Hai.Mo Jinyan dared to build ships on the island because he expected that the officers and soldiers would not come to patrol.

Mo Jinyan guessed that it might be Japanese boats, but it was still dark, and Japanese boats would not dare to appear around here in broad daylight. Could it be that they sent a large fleet to take revenge this time because they suffered a loss last time?

He and Chen Pingsheng hid behind the reef and watched. On the dark sea, a fleet of more than a dozen large ships was heading towards Nangan Island, with the flags on the bows fluttering in the wind.Mo Jinyan felt cold, it was over, who would dare to plant a flag on the bow of the ship except the sailor.

"Oops, the navy is here, hurry up and tell everyone to leave from the north, quietly, don't face the officers and soldiers head-on."

"Xiaoyan, aren't you leaving?" Chen Pingsheng said.

Mo Jinyan looked at his painstaking efforts to death, the three boats seemed to be in the hands of the navy, it didn't matter if they fell into the hands of the navy, the key was that the paint on the boats hadn't dried yet, so it wasn't suitable for the present Go into the water. "You take the masters and go first, I'm fine here alone, I won't be found by them."

Chen Pingsheng was still worried: "Let's go together, don't be caught by the officers and soldiers." Although they had done no bad things, smuggling and shipbuilding were strictly prohibited by the government.

Mo Jinyan shook his head: "It's okay, Brother Chen, I will be very careful. I don't want to part with the few boats I built, they can't go into the water yet. Don't worry, I won't fight against the officers and soldiers. Don't forget , I used to be an officer and soldier, don’t worry, nothing will happen.”

"Then be careful." Chen Pingsheng warned again before leaving.