Daming pirates

At present, Yu Xiaotian only has one ship. First, he is unable to eat up this fleet, and at the same time, he does not want to waste any time on these people, so he ordered the temporary captain of Feiyu to sail in front of this fleet.

Cutting across, he arrogantly drew a graceful arc in front of the fleet, looked at the fleet again, and then turned towards Nanyue Island and sailed at full speed.

Among this fleet, there was a big man with a beard, and he was also carefully observing the Feiyu where Yu Xiaotian was.

Watching this novel-style ship nimbly cutting through the waves on the sea, and sailing in front of their fleet at a speed they couldn't understand, showing off in front of their eyes with an arrogant attitude.

They made a small circle, looked at their fleet, and then headed due west.

"Oh my God! What kind of ship is this? Why is it so fast?" Someone on the ship immediately exclaimed, pointing at the Feiyu and shouting.

"I've never seen this kind of ship before! It's really an eye-opener today. It's the first time I've seen such a ship! It's so damn fast!" someone said immediately.

"Brother Yan, you are well-informed. Have you seen this ship? What kind of ship is it?" someone asked the bearded man.

"No, I haven't seen it either. We spent most of our time in Hirado over the years, and we really haven't seen much! Now that we're back here, things are really different! I didn't expect that everyone would open their eyes today and actually see

We’ve arrived at such a good ship! I just don’t know who built it!” The big man shook his head and replied, also with a look of envy on his face.

"This ship looks a bit like a Thai-Western ship. It is different from our Ming Dynasty ships. Our Ming-dynasty ships all use sails made of bamboo strips. This ship looks like it should be made of a Thai-Western ship."

Planting soft sails! Maybe it’s the ship of the Dry Silk Man or the Flemish Man!” Some people started to analyze it thinking they were smart.

"It makes sense! This ship does not look like it was made by our Ming Dynasty, but it does look a bit like a Taixi ship. But why are the Taixi people here now? It looks like they are going to Fuzhou! They are coming

What are you doing?" The big man named Yan nodded.

"Master Yan, didn't Zheng Yiguan, the boss of shopkeeper Li, go to our place a few days ago? I heard that some time ago, the Ming army and the red-haired people of Helan State fought a big battle in Penghu. Will this ship

Could it be the ship of those red-haired men?

Zheng Yiguan said that the red-haired people have also arrived at the Taiwan Yuan area and are planning to build a city in the Taiwan Yuan area. Maybe they will go to Fuzhou for business!"

This person called Master Yan was none other than Yan Siqi, whom Yu Xiaotian had been thinking about meeting just now. Today he happened to be taking his fleet with him, planning to ship some goods to Fuzhou.

Yan Siqi was pursued by the Japanese feudal lord and shogunate for committing crimes from Kyushu Island in Japan. After the defeat, he had to take his brothers with him and escape from Japan in more than a dozen boats. Along the way, he sailed from the Ryukyu Islands to Liuqiu Island.

, that is, Taiwan Island.

After Governor Yan Siqixin was defeated, he could no longer hang out in the territory controlled by Japan. He discussed with his subordinates what to do, and someone suggested that he take his brothers to find a place on Liuqiu Island, which is now Taiyuan Island.

Settlement.

His subordinates once visited a place on Taiyuan Island. After landing, they saw that the land was fertile and the water was beautiful, which was very suitable for farming. So he encouraged Yan Siqi to take them to stay there and find other ways out.

Yan Siqi was very thoughtful. After listening to his subordinates, he felt that this was also a good idea. After all, Taiyuan Island was relatively close to the Ming Dynasty, and it faced the strait. He could reach the coastal area of ​​Fujian by just walking out, where there were many ships on the route.

, and it is also relatively close to their hometown, so it is very convenient to recruit people.

So he listened to the advice of his subordinates and took a group of people along the way. After more than a month of sailing, they arrived at Taiwan Island. When they arrived at Taiwan Island, they saw Jilong Bay at the first sight.

And I saw that this place in Jilong Bay has been occupied by people, and even a fort has been built on the island outside the mouth of Jilong Bay. At the same time, people are stationed there. Yan Siqi led people to wander outside Jilong Bay.

For a moment, they tried to see who occupied this place. Soon a ship rushed out of Jilong Bay to meet them.

Yan Siqi saw that the people who rushed out did not look like officials from the Ming Dynasty, but looked like a group of pirates, and they seemed not to be trifled with, so he did not conflict with Heitou and the others. After informing them of their names, he led the fleet

They left Jilong Bay and headed directly to the place where they originally planned to stay.

Recently, they have found a bay to land in a place south of Taichung. The approximate location is the area between Chiayi County and Yunlin County in later generations. It belongs to the Pingtung Plain in Taiwan. It is an alluvial plain with fertile land and is very suitable for landing.

Reclamation and farming.

Moreover, when Yan Siqi led his fleet to arrive here, the vast wasteland here had not been opened up. He was overjoyed and immediately led people to build a stronghold on the spot, preparing to take root in this area and continue to operate.

But they also encountered trouble from the natives. When the locals saw that they were building a stronghold and logging, they were very hostile to them and gathered several nearby tribes to attack his stronghold.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yan Siqi quickly discussed with these natives, saying that they had no ill intentions, and at the same time gave these natives many gifts. The natives saw that Yan Siqi and others did not seem to be bad to them, so they made a peace with them.

Their respective activity areas will not interfere with each other in the future, and their existence will be acquiesced.

Yan Siqi has finally established a foothold in the Bengang area, but he is also facing many difficulties. He has just escaped from Japan and has limited manpower. He only has more than 300 people. Although he has some savings, he has

It's far from enough for them to worry about.

So he selected his men and rushed back to his hometown in the Zhangquan area to find a way to recruit a group of men. At the same time, he led a fleet to go to sea and reached the sea near Quanzhou. He did several jobs in a row, robbed a group of merchant ships, and made a lot of money.

Wealth.

Now they have contacted a merchant from Fuzhou through an acquaintance, and are planning to sell the goods on hand in exchange for money to purchase the supplies they need on land.

It just so happened that they came here today and bumped into Yu Xiaotian passing by with the Feiyu. It can be said that the two sides passed by each other, neither of them knew each other, and they just missed each other.

Yan Siqi was very envious of Yu Xiaotian's Feiyu. Everyone in this business disliked fast ships. For them, fast ships meant that the efficiency of ship hijacking was greatly improved, and at the same time, the chance of escape was also greatly improved. But such a ship

, but they could only stare and take a look. If they wanted to get such a ship, in their minds, no one in the Ming Dynasty could build such a ship except the Taixi people.

So after the Feiyu disappeared on the sea, they could only look at the ocean and sigh, and continued to sail towards Fuzhou.

"By the way, Mr. Yan, Zheng Yiguan said that the sea around Fuzhou is now controlled by a group of pirates who call themselves Sea Wolves. This group is led by a man named Yu, who is said to be very powerful!

When we passed by Jilong Bay some time ago, Jilong Bay was occupied by this group of sea wolves. It can be seen that their strength must be quite powerful now, otherwise their hands would not be able to reach so far!

Moreover, Zheng Yiguan said that nowadays, merchants passing through Fuzhou and Funing have to pay tolls. Depending on the size of each ship, they have to pay between 80 taels and 150 taels of silver.

Within three months, it was allowed to pass through the waters of Fuzhou and Funing!

When we go to Fuzhou this time, we will inevitably encounter them. If they stop us, should we fight with them or pay to buy the way?" One of Yan Siqi's men remembered something at this time and said to Yan Siqi.

Yan Siqi touched the beard on his chin and thought about it, shook his head and said: "You are right. The first official also mentioned this man named Yu and his sea wolves to me. Recently, Zheng Yiguan has been very concerned about this group of sea wolves.

I heard a lot about their activities and asked a lot about them!

This man surnamed Yu is said to be young, not much older than Yiguan, less than 30 years old. He has actually overthrown Zhang Hu, the shark who once dominated Fuzhou area, in the past two years. In the first half of this year, he even went north to Funing area.

He also killed Chen Jiu, the Hunjiang dragon from Funing, and dominated the sea area around Fuzhou and Funing.

In this way, it can be seen that this person is really powerful! He is definitely not an ordinary person! Moreover, the first official also said that this person is very good at controlling his subordinates, and he trains his subordinates to be very brave. Although he seems to be rude in his words, he is full of enthusiasm.

Smart and energetic!

According to Zheng Yiguan's recent inquiries, it is said that this group of sea wolves currently has more than 2,000 members and more than 100 ships. This shows that this person is not someone to be trifled with!

Fortunately, we didn't have any conflict with them when we passed by Jilongwan. Otherwise, it would be really troublesome to come here this time!

In this case, we might as well try our luck first. If we don't meet them, it's best. We will go back as soon as we have shipped the goods. If they stop us, we don't want to fall out with them. Let's borrow the official's face first.

Let's try to work it out. If it doesn't work, just give them the passing money!

Right now, we are strong and strong but cannot overwhelm local snakes. When we get to their territory, we can’t fight them. A good man can’t bear the loss of the moment. When we become stronger in the future, let’s see if they still dare to bully us! Let’s not talk anymore, speed up, these two

I think the weather will change tomorrow, maybe it will become windy! If something happens here, we will be in big trouble!..."

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