Daming pirates

While Yu Xiaotian was dealing with various aftermath matters after the war in Nanyue Island, he also stepped up his efforts to urge workshops everywhere to resume production quickly. Moreover, through this battle on Nanyue Island, he also felt that Dazhai on Nanyue Island was indeed on the defensive.

Not very easy.

This time Chu Cailao led his troops to attack. Although their attack ability was not strong, they managed to break through Dazhai after several close calls.

Moreover, Nanyue Island is too close to the mainland of Xinghua Prefecture, almost right under the eyes of the government. The government must have known about this incident. Although he did not provoke the government, but the commotion was so big, Xinghua Prefecture and Fuzhou Prefecture must have known about it.

Officials in both places will be wary of him.

Therefore, he could not predict what kind of attitude the court or the government would take towards him in the future. So far, Ming Dynasty has not exhausted its energy. Once the trouble becomes serious, the court will not easily let him stay on Nanyue Island, which is just around the corner.

Keep growing.

So what he has to do now is to move some workshops away from Nanyue Island as soon as possible and move them to Jilongzhai or Danshuizhai, two places that are beyond the reach of the current court. Even if the government has any ideas about his Nanyue Island in the future,

, sent a large army to attack, the worst he could do was pack up and leave, temporarily retreating to the base area of ​​Taiyuan Island, and look back at the opportunity to come back again.

So after the battle, he began to make changes to the workshop area. After careful consideration, he decided to divide all the workshops under the Ordnance Department's jurisdiction into three and send two of them to Jilongzhai.

He and Danshui Village were relocated and put into production as soon as possible. Even if there were changes in Nanyue Island in the future, those two places could continue to produce ordnance and supply it to his subordinates. At least the line would not be disconnected.

In addition, in order to ensure that the glass production technology and soap production technology that he currently relies on to make a fortune will not be lost, it is obviously more dangerous to continue to stay in Nanyue Island. When Chu Cai Lao attacked Dazhai this time, several attacks

The cannonball fell into the glass field where the workshop was located, destroying a glass kiln and many glass products, causing considerable damage to Sea Wolf.

Therefore, according to the situation, Yu Xiaotian felt that it would be more appropriate to transfer the two workshops to Jilongzhai. Jilongwan itself has innate defense advantages, and now three forts and a castle have been built.

It is said that it is impregnable, but at least no matter who wants to capture it, it will not be an easy task.

Moreover, the sea outside Jilong Bay itself is a large natural fishing ground. Soap production requires a lot of oil. Currently, their main way to obtain oil is whaling. As a fishing port, Jilong Bay also has unique advantages. Whaling is caught there and then the oil is refined.

, in addition to making soap convenient, it can also develop related leather making and meat product processing industries. It will also be a good choice as their main meat product supply base for Sea Wolf in the future.

As for the boathouses, it goes without saying that Nanyue Island itself has limited resources and is far less rich in wood resources than Taiyuan Island. The most important thing for the shipbuilding industry now is wood. Shipbuilding by simply transporting wood from outside will definitely not be able to do it on-site.

It is more convenient to obtain materials.

And with the successful construction of sloops and schooners, and the construction technology becoming more and more sophisticated, Seawolves will definitely be built in large quantities in the future, and even larger Galen ships or other ship types may be built.

It is obviously no longer suitable to continue shipbuilding on Nanyue Island.

So these days, Yu Xiaotian has been busy adjusting things in this area, starting to group the craftsmen on the island, and loading some existing equipment and materials to Tamsui Village and Jilong Bay.

It is not that difficult to build workshop areas in the two places on Taiyuan Island. It only requires Yu Xiaotian to send someone to say hello to Heitou and Fang An. The two of them will naturally arrange for people to build the workshop area immediately.

And under the guidance of the craftsmen sent there in advance, various required stoves and other things were set up.

However, in terms of personnel mobilization, Yu Xiaotian encountered some problems. The craftsmen were accustomed to living on Nanyue Island, and after all, this was still under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. It was not far from the shore and could be seen across the sea.

Seeing land, even if they couldn't leave Nanyue Island, they always felt a little psychological comfort.

Now that Yu Xiaotian wants to send them to Taiyuan Island, which is said to be a barren land and populated by natives, many craftsmen are not happy.

At first, Yu Xiaotian asked the craftsmen to sign up on their own, but after two days, there were very few applicants. So Yu Xiaotian had to ask about the matter, chat with the craftsmen, and explore their thoughts. Later, he learned that the craftsmen were interested in going to Tamsui.

The worries of Zhai and Jilongwan are a bit funny.

These craftsmen all have a bit of Ah Q's spirit. He knows that now that they have arrived here and learned Sea Wolf's cannon-making, gun-making and ship-building techniques, he will definitely not let them go again, but they still have to stay with Li.

On the mainland, we refused to go to Tamsui Village and Jilongwan, which had better conditions.

In addition, because Taiyuan Island has never been a place that people on the mainland pay attention to, people who occasionally go there always bring back some messy information, either saying that it is a barren land, or that mosquitoes are rampant there, or that people eat human beings there.

Many, as a result, many people have a natural resistance and fear towards the island of Taiwan.

So Yu Xiaotian simply asked these craftsmen to take a boat trip to Tamsui Village and Jilong Bay in batches. He would go to see what the situation was like there first, and then decide whether they would stay and work there. As for

As for the family members they were worried about, this matter would be easier to handle. The family members of all craftsmen who were willing to work there would also be sent there together, and they would be given another home there.

After hearing that Yu Xiaotian allowed them to go and have a look before deciding whether to stay or not, the craftsmen felt more at ease. In addition, there have been more ships traveling between Tamsui Village and Jilong Bay recently, and those who went there also brought back some.

The situation there, according to people who have been there, is that the two villages there are very big, much larger than the Dazhai on Nanyue Island, and everything is new. The layout of the villages is very well planned. It looks like

It makes people feel comfortable.

In addition, the stockade wall on the Jilong Bay side has been built. The stockade is built on the mountain, just like a small town. The walls are made of stone, tall and solid. I have also heard from the local Sea Wolf tribe that there are

In the "Eat of Life" episode, I saw a lot of natives there. They often carried some native goods to Jilongzhai to trade with the Sea Wolf tribe, exchanging some daily necessities from the Sea Wolf, and they got along pretty well with them.

As for the Tamsui Village, the wall is still under construction. It is also located on a hill. The interior is neatly planned, with two main roads, two vertical and two horizontal, and many auxiliary roads crisscrossing the village.

, there is still a lot of space inside, and the surrounding environment is quite good.

After hearing these things, some of the craftsmen expressed their willingness to go there to have a look, so Yu Xiaotian specially sent a few boats to load these craftsmen and escort them to Tamsui Village and Jilong Bay for a look.

Let them take a few days off and decide whether to work there after they come back.

Of course, in addition to being busy with these things, Yu Xiaotian also did not forget to let the Sea Wolf tribe continue to act. Although he had secretly decided to temporarily give up going south to Dongshan Island to find Mr. Chu Cai to continue the fight, he did not do this.

After telling too many people, let the fleet and soldiers take a short rest during these days, and then continue to conduct military exercises on Nanyue Island, assuming a posture of preparing to go out for a big fight.

Yu Xiaotian believes that such a scene will definitely be brought to Mr. Chu Cai by some people. No matter whether he goes to find Mr. Chu Cai or not, this tense atmosphere must still be maintained for a period of time so that Mr. Chu Cai can

Feeling this kind of pressure, otherwise, even if Mr. Chu Cai agreed to negotiate with him, he would not be able to blackmail Mr. Chu Cai for much.

Sure enough, a few days later, Mr. Chu Cai sent someone to bring news to Yu Xiaotian. Mr. Chu Cai sent a message to Yu Xiaotian, saying that he was willing to negotiate with Yu Xiaotian, but the negotiation location could not be at sea.

If you put it on land, you need someone to guarantee it.

Chu Cai was really frightened by Yu Xiaotian. He was afraid that Yu Xiaotian would cheat him again this time and trick him into bringing someone over for negotiation, so he would take the opportunity to attack him and kill him.

So he asked to find a guarantor, act as a guarantee from the middle, and put the negotiation location on land or somewhere else, only then would he be willing to meet and negotiate with Yu Xiaotian, otherwise he would not negotiate with Yu Xiaotian.

Yu Xiaotian couldn't help laughing at this. He felt that Mr. Chu Cai was really a cautious person, so he agreed to Mr. Chu Cai's request. However, who would be the guarantor and where to negotiate would be a problem.

Asked a question.

This guarantor must be acquainted with Yu Xiaotian and Chu Cai, and the relationship must be similar and have considerable strength. Two merchants are more suitable. One of them is a maritime merchant from Quanzhou, and the other is from Fuzhou.

The maritime merchants here are all engaged in overseas business.

Moreover, they all know Yu and Chu and have dealings with them. They can serve as middlemen. However, the problem is that the strength of the two merchants is average. Once Yu Xiaotian or Chu Cai Lao uses dirty tricks during the negotiation,

, these two merchants are a bit unable to hold back, so they are not suitable as guarantors.

In addition, there are certain problems in the choice of location. Yu Xiaotian and Chu Cai are both pirate leaders, and they are both registered masters with the government. If the information about the location of their negotiation is leaked, the government may take the opportunity to think

It would be a bit troublesome to get them.

Therefore, it is obviously not very safe on land. This negotiation location is not easy to choose. Mr. Chu Cai may not be able to trust the location designated by Yu Xiaotian. If Mr. Chu Cai is asked to choose a place, Yu Xiaotian cannot trust the old guy either.

So Yu Xiaotian ran into trouble when it came to choosing a guarantor and a place for negotiation. He discussed it several times with his subordinates, but could not choose a suitable place or a suitable middleman.

In the end, Liu Laoliu proposed a person and a place, which made Yu Xiaotian's eyes light up and he immediately agreed.

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