Daming pirates

This good news is not only that Zhao Mazi, who was sent by him to follow Master Feng Tiancheng back to Guangzhou, finally came back after being missing for several months. When Yu Xiaotian took the boat back to the dock, the first

He learned the news soon, so he immediately rushed back to the village.

Before he could return to the meeting hall of Wolf Cave, Zhao Mazi, accompanied by Li Gouzi and Meng Kuangzi, trotted out to greet Yu Xiaotian. Zhao Mazi's excited lips trembled when he saw Yu Xiaotian,

He knelt down on one knee and said, "Zhao Mazi meets the boss!"

When Yu Xiaotian saw that Zhao Mazi was fine, he felt relieved. He came to Zhao Mazi in three steps and then pulled him up from the ground.

"Uncle Zhao, please get up quickly, you are trying to kill me! Haha! Just come back! You don't know that we are all worried about you during this period. I have asked the Li family to help me go to Guangzhou to inquire about you.

I've got the news, you're coming back without saying anything! Hurry! Let's go in and talk!

Hurry up and arrange some food and wine, and let's take care of Uncle Zhao..." Yu Xiaotian couldn't hide his happiness, and pulled Zhao Mazi into his residence.

The news of Zhao Mazi's return spread like wildfire immediately, and soon the young people from Xiaohuangdao came to Yu Xiaotian one after another to visit Zhao Mazi.

Zhao Mazi is so happy! He didn't expect that after being out for a few months, things would have changed after he came back. In a few months, Yu Xiaotian led his men to overthrow the Shark Gang, and he even

Killed Zhang Hu and occupied Nanri Island.

If he hadn't bumped into a merchant ship from Fuzhou this time, he wouldn't have known that Sea Wolf had undergone such a big change. He almost had to find the ship and ran back to Treasure Island.

After confirming that the news was true, Zhao Mazi went directly to Nanri Island. After arriving at Nanri Island, he confirmed that the news was not false, especially after meeting Crazy Meng and Li Gouzi who stayed on the island.

Afterwards, he was so happy that he almost fainted, feeling as unreal as a dream.

Looking at the Nanri Island Wolf Cave Village, which was several times larger than their previous Treasure Island Village, Zhao Mazi was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear since he came to the island. Everything he looked at was new, before Yu Xiaotian came back.

, he pulled Li Gouzi and Meng Kuangzi and asked them to take him around in a large circle inside and outside Dazhai.

After regaining his composure, Yu Xiaotian asked while pouring wine and dishes for Zhao Mazi: "Uncle Zhao, why did it take you so long to come back from your trip? But it's difficult for you to stay with the Feng family.

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While thanking him, Zhao Mazi shook his head and said: "Young Master Feng is a trustworthy person. The Feng family has never made any difficulty for me! It's really hard to explain in words!

This time I accompanied Mr. Feng Tiancheng back to Guangzhou. Mr. Feng took me to meet his father. Shopkeeper Feng was overjoyed to see Mr. Feng.

Only after I went there did I find out that although shopkeeper Feng has four sons, the one he values ​​most is Mr. Feng. Mr. Feng is the second son of his family. The eldest son spends his time eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and never asks about business. Although the third son also

He went into business with his father, but his talent was not as good as that of Feng Ergong. He was ill in his fourth year and was bedridden all day long.

Shopkeeper Feng has almost made an internal decision to let Second Young Master Feng inherit his mantle and take over the Feng family's business. The last time Second Young Master Feng came here, he came here on behalf of his father to gain some experience.

But unexpectedly, he was robbed by Zhou Cheng on the way. For this reason, shopkeeper Feng sent people to Fuzhou several times to inquire about information and wanted to redeem the second young master Feng. Later, Zhou Cheng sent people to deliver a letter to his home, asking for two thousand taels.

Shopkeeper Feng agreed to the ransom of silver without saying a word.

Needless to say what happened later, Zhou Cheng was destroyed by us and invited Mr. Feng to our Treasure Island. The Feng family lost the news of the second Mr. Feng.

Shopkeeper Feng was already in despair, thinking that his son must be dead, but he didn't expect that Second Young Master Feng would suddenly go back.

After hearing that we had rescued Mr. Feng from Zhou Cheng, shopkeeper Feng immediately took out two thousand taels of silver notes to reward us.

But the eldest master said that he could not ask for money from the Feng family, so the second young master Feng told shopkeeper Feng his thoughts.

Shopkeeper Feng hesitated for a moment, but he still agreed to Second Young Master Feng’s request and planned to let the Feng family’s ironwork cast several cannons as a thank you gift to us.

But while I was waiting for the goods in Guangzhou, something unexpected happened. In the past year, the red-haired people in Guangdong and Fujian have been harassing the coastal states and counties, and they have also fought several battles with the government and the army.

In order to prepare for war with the red-haired people, and in addition to hearing that the Tatars were making trouble in the east in the north, the imperial court also asked the Guangdong government to forge cannons for the official army and transport them to Liaodong to deal with the slave establishment.

Therefore, the private blacksmith shops in Guangzhou were also ordered to cast cannons for the government. The government even sent people to go directly to each blacksmith shop to keep an eye on them. Once a gun was cast, it would be taken away immediately. As a result, the Feng family was also among them, and there was no way to continue.

Cast a cannon for us..."

At this point, Zhao Mazi stopped, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of water. When Yu Xiaotian heard this, he couldn't help but feel discouraged.

Although cannon casting is not a high-tech thing to him, to modern people like him, the so-called Hongyi cannon is just an iron pipe, but the wall is thicker, so it's not a big deal.

However, he only knew some things about cannon casting in theory and had no actual experience at all. To do this, he still needed someone with experience to actually operate it.

Nowadays, it is not easy to find craftsmen who can cast cannons. He can only find ways to meet his needs by buying or robbing. He finally found his way to the Feng family, but because of the Dutch incident,

The Feng family couldn't cast cannons for him, so their work was in vain.

Yu Xiaotian couldn't hide the disappointment on his face, and couldn't help but sigh.

But after Zhao Mazi drank the water, he continued: "Seeing this situation, Second Young Master Feng also felt very sorry for the boss, so he discussed with Shopkeeper Feng to secretly find someone in Guangdong who can cast cannons for us.

Blacksmith, come back with me.

When I heard about it, I thought it was a good thing. The boss said at that time that it would be better to give us a blacksmith who can make cannons than to give us cannons, so I waited for the news.

Shopkeeper Feng was quite hesitant about this matter. He was worried that if anyone knew about it, the government would cause trouble for the Feng family, so it was delayed for several days.

Second Young Master Feng discussed with Shopkeeper Feng many times, and later Shopkeeper Feng reluctantly agreed, but he was not allowed to look for candidates in the Feng family's blacksmith shop, and asked Second Young Master Feng to find a way to find such a blacksmith for us elsewhere.

As a result, I stayed in Guangzhou for an extra month. Later, my hard work paid off. Mr. Feng asked around and found this blacksmith for us.

The blacksmith's surname is Lei, who is from Shaozhou Prefecture. He has been a blacksmith for generations, and his generation is even more skilled in craftsmanship. Because there are many bandits in Shaozhou, his family is not stable and is often disturbed by bandits. So a few years ago

He went to Guangzhou to make a living, and was taken into his family's blacksmith shop by a businessman named Meng.

But this Blacksmith Lei was not a peaceful person. The Meng family treated him well. He did a pretty good job at first, but later he fell in love with gambling. As a result, he used all the money Shopkeeper Meng gave him to gamble.

, and also fell into a lot of debt.

Not only did this guy gamble, but he was also lustful. He somehow managed to hook up with Shopkeeper Meng's maid, and did some dirty things. She also asked the maid to steal Shopkeeper Meng's money for him and pay off his gambling debts.

Later, shopkeeper Meng found out about this and kicked out Lei. Lei owed a lot of gambling debts. The creditor caught him and forced him to pay back the money, so the guy came up with the idea of ​​colluding with the gangsters.

He secretly sneaked into Shopkeeper Meng's house, but the incident was revealed. A gangster who followed Mr. Lei stabbed Shopkeeper Meng to death.

When the man surnamed Lei saw that things were getting serious, he fled Guangzhou overnight. The government wanted him everywhere. Later, through a fellow villager who worked for the Feng family, he asked someone to ask the Feng family to help him find a hiding place.

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So Mr. Feng found the person named Lei and asked him to hide him first, and then asked me to bring the person named Lei back.

More than a month ago, Mr. Feng sent me and the blacksmith named Lei to a boat belonging to his family, and asked me to bring the blacksmith surnamed Lei back. Everything went smoothly at first, but when the boat reached Quanzhou, we encountered a red-haired blacksmith.

The human fleet sealed us into Quanzhou Bay.

During this time, the red-haired people were really making trouble in Quanzhou in the south. Many ships were blocked in Quanzhou Bay and could not get out. Even the government warships were said to have been destroyed by the red-haired people.

During this time, I didn’t dare to walk on the sea at all.

As a result, we stayed in Quanzhou Bay for a long time. The man named Lei couldn't stay on the boat and insisted on going ashore to play. As a result, he got into trouble again in Quanzhou. He gambled and cheated and was beaten up.

Suddenly, one leg was also lame. If I hadn't asked the people on the Feng family's boat to look for it, this guy would have been beaten to death.

Later, I had no choice but to redeem this guy for twenty taels of silver. He finally came back a few days ago!

I first went to Dalian Island and heard about Hun Jianglong. It is said that Dalian Island has become a lot deserted during this period. Hun Jianglong's ship has robbed several merchant ships coming to Dalian Island.

People in the surrounding areas are in panic, and not many people dare to go to Dalian Island to do business anymore."

When Yu Xiaotian heard this, he was a little dissatisfied with Zhao Mazi's wordiness, so he interrupted Zhao Mazi and asked him: "So this Blacksmith Lei also followed you back? Where is he now?"

Zhao Mazi shook his head and said: "This Blacksmith Lei is still on Da Lian Island for the time being! After this guy was beaten up in Quanzhou, his leg injury has not healed, and he ate randomly on the boat on the way. As a result, he had diarrhea and diarrhea. He died.

Almost no insurance!

After arriving at Dalian Island, this guy really couldn't get up. I was afraid that if I let this guy come back with me, my life would be ruined, so I entrusted him to Manager Li to take care of him temporarily until he recovers.

After that, pick him up again!"

After hearing this, Yu Xiaotian breathed a long sigh of relief. In any case, Zhao Mazi's trip to Guangzhou was worth it! Although he didn't bring back the cannon, he did bring back a blacksmith who was good at making cannons.

This is much better than bringing back a few cannons.

It's a pity that this Blacksmith Lei is a tainted person and not a good person, but this is nothing to him. Compared with Blacksmith Lei, he is a big thief. As long as he gets this guy back, he won't be afraid of this.

If he is not honest, if he is lecherous, just give him a woman. He is easy to gamble and talk to. He definitely has a lot of gambling masters under him. All he needs to do is let people gamble with him a few times. In short, as long as he builds a cannon for himself.

It is better to rely on yourself than to ask for help from anyone. Only by meeting your own needs can things be easier to handle in the future. So he immediately nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Zhao! You did really well on your trip to Guangzhou. Come on, come on."

, I would like to toast Uncle Zhao..."

After drinking, Zhao Mazi shook his head and said: "What a pity! If I didn't go to Guangzhou this time, I could catch up with and see with my own eyes how we overthrew the Shark Gang! Such a big thing actually made me

I missed it! It’s such a pity!”

"Uncle Zhao, don't feel sorry. Now that we have come to this point, there will be many big scenes in the future. Why worry about not seeing the big scenes? You came back at the right time. I have something to do and can't find the right person to come.

Let’s do it!” Yu Xiaotian shook his head and smiled.

"Oh? I don't know what the master has to say. Just tell me. I, Zhao Mazi, have completely obeyed the master now. As long as it's your order, I can't go wrong!" Zhao Mazi became excited when he heard it.

Xiaotian asked.

So Yu Xiaotian told Zhao Mazi his idea of ​​opening a shop on land, and finally said: "You are the only one who is most suitable to do this right now. You are already good at doing such things, receiving people outside."

You are the most familiar with things, and your temperament is also very suitable for this! So besides you, we don’t have a more suitable candidate here right now!”

Zhao Mazi frowned and thought about it for a moment, then asked Xiaotian worriedly: "Can this be done? We are thieves now! Doesn't the government care about us?"

"Money can make a fool of himself! As long as we don't show off and do business peacefully, as for the government, as long as money is used to pave the way, they will definitely turn a blind eye!

Li Yi is not very interested in cooperating with us. As a result, we will have to rely on ourselves from now on! It is never a long-term task to always rely on others to ship goods. In addition, we need people and ships.

Why don’t we just rely on hijacking ships to make a living? Others can do business, why can’t we do it?

Those who really do our business should be both thieves and merchants. From now on, we can’t live our lives just focusing on other people’s ships, so we also need to do this business. Not only do we need to do it, but we need to make it bigger!

During your absence, I have thought about a lot of things. Not only do we have to do business, but we also have to do things that others can't do. If Hun Jianglong hadn't come here to cause trouble during this period, I would have already started working on this matter.

We have done it, but the most important thing now is to deal with Hun Jianglong first, at least let him retreat to Funing, and he will not dare to trouble us again in the future!" Yu Xiaotian drank with Zhao Mazi while drinking

, said while saying.

Liu Laoliu sat aside and nodded repeatedly: "What the boss said makes sense. Robbery is not an option. We need people, people, and ships, so why can't we also do business?

Who among us doesn't know that if we free up raw silk and satin from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, porcelain from Fujian, tea, and sugar from Guangxi, we can make ten or twenty times the profit once we change hands. This business can be done! It's better than killing people and robbing ships every day!

Besides, if we want to do this, who can be better than us? Who dares to provoke us? We just don’t steal their boats. Once this business is done, we will definitely make a lot of money!"

After hearing this, Zhao Mazi nodded and said: "Since the boss has made up his mind on this matter, I, Zhao Mazi, have nothing to say. I will just do as you are told!..."

(Today I will write a big chapter of 4,000 words! In addition, special thanks to the three brothers Tieshou Youqing, qshh 06, and Xiaohe Bounce for their generous rewards!)