Daming pirates

After Yu Xiaotian boarded the ship, the weather on the sea has been good in the past few days. The weather on the sea has been relatively clear, and the wind on the sea has been relatively stable. There were no strong winds, and there were no special situations along the way. There was no sea breeze.

The pirates did not encounter any official ships patrolling the sea, but only a few small fishing boats going out to sea for fishing, so the people on board were relatively relaxed.

When Yu Xiaotian heard Liu Shipong say that Dongshan was ahead, he roughly understood their current location. It turned out that this area had already reached Dongshan Island in Fujian, and it was almost to Nan'ao Island further ahead. He couldn't help but sigh.

The boat was moving really slowly, it could be said that it was moving at a turtle speed, and it didn't go far at all in a few days.

The reason why the ship moves so slowly is also related to the fact that their ship is filled with cargo. The ship's draft is relatively large. In addition, the bottom of the ship is covered with a thick layer of barnacles and other marine organisms because it has not been cleaned for a long time. On the one hand, it has increased in size.

The dead weight of the ship also greatly increased the resistance of the ship's progress in the sea water. In addition, they were sailing southward and heading against the wind in this season, which slowed down their ship's speed.

By eavesdropping on the chats of the people on the ship, Yu Xiaotian learned that the cargo shipped by Liu Shipong this time was intended to go to Macau and trade with the Franji people entrenched in Macau. Of course Yu Xiaotian, the Franji man, knew

, refers to the Portuguese or the Spanish. Since the mid-Ming Dynasty, when Westerners opened up the sea lanes between Europe and Asia, those Europeans began to come to China by ship and opened up a maritime trade linking the Eurasian continent.

aisle.

Yu Xiaotian still knew something about this period of history. The first people to come to China were probably the Portuguese. They cheated the Ming Dynasty officials into taking Macau as a bridgehead for their trade with China.

Soon after, the Spanish and Dutch came to the coast of China, and even the British came to the coast of China, trying to occupy a place along the coast of China to serve as a bridgehead for their trade with China.

However, due to the Ming Dynasty's precautions, they never got a place like Macau, so the Dutch would go to war along the coast and have frequent maritime conflicts with the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, these things are not what Yu Xiaotian needs to consider now. What he is most concerned about right now is when he can reach the shore and find an opportunity to sneak ashore, so that one day these people find out that he is not mute and throw him into the sea again.

.

However, after Yu Xiaotian thought about it carefully, he was a little hesitant about whether he should sneak to the shore immediately, because although he knew some history of the Ming Dynasty, he was not very clear about this history.

His appearance (especially the short hair on his head), living habits, way of speaking, and even way of thinking are all very different from those of people of this era.

Once his eyes darken and he slips to the shore, God knows what kind of trouble he will encounter! Moreover, he has nothing to offer at the moment, not even a big man. He is so poor, is it possible?

Going ashore to beg for food?

What's more important is that he doesn't know much about the situation during the Qi Dynasty of the Great Ming Dynasty, and the most he knows about this period of history is that he only knows that Emperor Tianqi is a good carpenter, and he especially favors the eunuch Wei Zhongxian around him, so much so that he

Wei Zhongxian, a great eunuch who was known to be nine thousand years old, was rampant in government and public affairs. However, he neglected government affairs and was only obsessed with carpentry skills in the palace all day long. He had a lot of fun.

In addition, he also roughly knew that at this time, the Jiannu Tatars outside the Pass, led by the wild boar Pinurhachi, had grown to a considerable extent. It seems that after the Ming Dynasty experienced a battle of Saarhu, the whole line went on the defensive, and the entire Liaodong

Basically, most of it has been occupied by wild boar skins, and the slave army has become the biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, it seems that this period should be China's Little Ice Age, which caused the climate in northern China to be extremely cold, especially in the north, which caused frequent famines. In addition, in order to resist the invasion of the slaves, the Ming Dynasty continued to increase taxes and increase Liao's salary in various places.

As a result, people in Shaanxi and other places were in dire straits, and large-scale peasant uprisings began.

In short, after the Ming Dynasty entered this period, it had turned from prosperity to decline and began to sway. However, although these things were not issues that he needed to consider for the time being, Yu Xiaotian felt a little shuddered when he thought of Wei Zhongxian's name.

Wei Zhongxian, an old eunuch, according to Xiaotian's understanding of him, has risen rapidly since Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne, becoming the most powerful person in the government and the public. He controlled the factory guards and poisoned the world, including Dongchang's secret talks, Jin Yiwei's

His rumors spread all over the country, making everyone in the Ming Dynasty feel in danger and there was a lot of panic.

Although Yu Xiaotian had some doubts about exaggerating the power of the factory guards, in the old time and space he lived in, this period of history was highlighted, making everyone think that the factory guards were omnipotent.

Therefore, Yu Xiaotian is also a little afraid of the factory guards. If he has such a good character and goes to the mainland, there is no chance that he will be caught by the government or the Dongchang spies or Jinyiwei's followers as pirate spies.

, once it falls into their hands, it will really be impossible to survive or die!

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaotian couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body. He shook his head secretly, thinking that running to land immediately was not necessarily a good idea.

Since he can't land immediately, he can only hang out on the ship for a while. At least he should learn more about the folk customs and humanities of this era. He should also grow his hair longer so that he doesn't look so alien!

However, staying on the boat may not mean everything will be fine. He currently has a low status on the boat, and his life is not comfortable. He is also bullied by the boatmen on the boat. With his temperament, he will never want to be treated like a doormat like this.

.

His origins were unknown, and the people on the ship now thought he was stupid and mute, so they took him in. But once he speaks and shows that he can punch and kick, God knows who else is the owner of the ship.

What will the boatmen do to him!

For this reason, Yu Xiaotian pretended to collect the broken fish piled here at the bow of the boat, while thinking tangledly about the future.

At this time, someone tapped him on the shoulder and whispered to him: "Mute! It's okay if you don't want to do these jobs! The more you do, the less they treat you as a human being!"

Yu Xiaotian turned his head and saw a dark, thin old man walking behind him, squatting down, and speaking to him in a low voice.

The old man who spoke was called Liu Laoliu. He was the helmsman on the ship and the oldest person on the ship. However, it was a bit unfair to say that he was an old man because after staying on the ship for three days, Yu Xiaocai knew that Liu Laoliu was the helmsman on the ship.

Lao Liu is actually not too old.

Liu Laoliu is only forty-six or seventeen years old now, but because he is dark, thin, and slightly hunched, his face is full of wrinkles, probably because he is at sea all year round and exposed to wind and sun.

He looked much older than he actually was, looking like a bad old man in his sixties, but his body was quite strong.

After seeing Liu Laoliu, Yu Xiaotian showed an honest smile, because Liu Laoliu was probably the only person on this boat who was friendly to him!

He didn't know until the second day after he boarded the ship that in fact, when the people on the ship first saw him floating on the sea, they had no intention of fishing him out. It was Liu Laoliu who insisted on fishing for him in the hope of death.

On the grounds that Mazu would be angered and bring bad luck to the ship, people along the coast basically believed in Mazu, so they went over and fished him out of the sea, and Liu Laoliu also brought him water to feed him.

Only then did he save him.

Later, Ma Biao on the ship proposed to throw him back into the sea on the grounds that his identity was unknown and he might be a pirate. It was Liu Laoliu who interceded for Liu Captain on his behalf, and Liu Captain finally decided to throw him away.

Stayed on board.

Moreover, in the three or four days after he boarded the ship, Liu Laoliu helped him as much as he could, never teased him, and occasionally gave him small pieces of salted fish and bacon from his bowl during meals.

A small piece of Xiaotian allows Yu Xiaotian to recover his physical strength faster.

These things Liu Laoliu inadvertently did made Yu Xiaotian feel a rare touch of human warmth on this boat. At this time, he could be said to be lonely and in a completely unfamiliar environment. What he needed most was someone.

He cared and helped him, and Liu Laoliu gave him this kind of warmth at exactly this time.

This made Yu Xiaotian very grateful to Liu Laoliu. When he was very young, his father told him that if you receive a drop of kindness from someone, you must repay it with a spring!

The help Liu Laoliu seemingly inadvertently provided to Yu Xiaotian was no longer just a drop of kindness in Xiaotian's eyes, so in the past two days, since he recovered his physical strength, he often followed Liu Laoliu.

He tried his best to help Liu Laoliu with some menial tasks around him to express his gratitude to Liu Laoliu.

Obviously Liu Laoliu also saw Yu Xiaotian's intentions, and tried his best to take care of Yu Xiaotian on the ship. Taking advantage of his relatively high status on the ship, he often persuaded the unscrupulous people on the ship.

Play less tricks on Yu Xiaotian.

At this moment, there was another helmsman looking after the rudder. Liu Laoliu had nothing to do. He saw Yu Xiaotian struggling to clean up the broken fish at the bow, so Liu Laoliu came over quietly and reminded Yu

The way of filial piety.

Yu Xiaotian was sincerely grateful to Liu Laoliu for this, so he nodded, pointed at Yu, and patted his chest to express that it didn't matter, he had the strength.

Liu Laoliu saw that there was no one on the bow of the boat at the moment, so he sat next to Yu Xiaotian, took out a small bottle from his arms, brought it to his mouth and took a sip of the wine inside, and then used the bottle mouth to

The cork was corked tightly and carefully stuffed back into the arms.

"Mute! I know you are not a bad person, and you are an honest person. At least you know what is good and what is good! Let's be honest! In fact, Captain Liu kept you because he was attracted by your good looks and wanted to get a cheap domestic slave for free.

That’s it! If you are looking for work on this ship, there will be endless work! The more diligent you are, the more you will be treated like a donkey! Otherwise, I would remind you that you still have less work to do if the shipowner does not order it.

It’s better to work harder! Otherwise, you will be exhausted to death!

You know I won't be able to work on this ship for long. After I returned from this trip, I took my wages and went home to buy a few acres of land for retirement! If I'm not on the ship, no one will take care of you. You have to be free.

You know how to take care of yourself!

I just see you as pitiful, homeless and mute! I don’t want to see you being abused by those people! Today, Ma Biao is attacking you. Fortunately, you are still smart and make that guy suffer, which is very satisfying!

But you don’t know kung fu, so it’s better not to provoke that guy in the future. That guy is not a good guy. Once he sets his sights on you, he will keep causing trouble for you!” Liu Laoliu whispered while looking at the people on the boat.

Said to Xiaotian.

Yu Xiaotian felt even more grateful to him and nodded repeatedly to express that he remembered it. However, when he heard that Liu Laoliu had returned from this trip and quit, he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.

He was racking his brains for the future. What Liu Laoliu said made him see an opportunity. Liu Laoliu was a good person and treated him well. If Liu Laoliu didn't do it, he would definitely go back to the mainland.

In that case, could he follow Liu Laoliu to the mainland? At least he could get Liu Laoliu's care for a period of time and get a legal status to stay on the mainland.

But at this moment, Yu Xiaotian was suffering from the fact that he was pretending to be mute and could not speak, so he could only gesture with Liu Laoliu with his hands, trying to communicate with Liu Laoliu.

Liu Laoliu looked at Yu Xiaotian making gestures with him, and obviously didn't understand what Yu Xiaotian wanted to say. He slightly misunderstood what Yu Xiaotian meant, so he smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, mute! It'll be fine after a while! I'm leaving.

It will take some time! After this trip, I will not be able to go back for a few months. When I get back to the shore, I will explain it to the people on the boat and tell them not to play tricks on you again!..."

Yu Xiaotian was a little disappointed, and was about to continue communicating with Liu Laoliu. At this time, Captain Liu shouted to them from the stern: "Lao Liu, dumb, are you too busy? Are you busy even if you don't look at it? Still

Why don't you come over here and carry something!"

(These are the holidays, so updates are temporarily slow. In addition, my wife is pregnant and in poor health. I have to spend more time with my wife. I hope you can forgive me! I hope you can continue to support Hanfeng’s new book! Thank you!)