Daming pirates

After another two days, Yu Xiaotian and his men returned home without finding anything, and returned to their Treasure Island. It was not that they did not encounter any more passing merchant ships, but that these merchant ships were very careful and approached the Fuzhou area.

After that, they began to sail close to the coast, and some ships formed more than two or three fleets to move together. As a result, Yu Xiaotian and his gang of little pirates could only look back and sigh, and they were too anxious to say anything.

After wandering around for two days, seeing that he had to go to Dalian Island to pick up the goods, Yu Xiaotian had to give up the hunting operation and took the people back to Treasure Island.

Through this hunting trip, Yu Xiaotian realized that being a pirate was not an easy task. Even though he tried his best to keep the ship clean, the conditions of this era were here. The living conditions on the ship were simple and long-term.

Time spent at sea is very hard.

Moreover, their ship's performance is limited. Even under light load, the speed is not fast enough. It takes a lot of time to chase other people's ships. Moreover, the firepower configuration on the ship is very poor. With only two bowl-mouth guns,

It can't even suppress some wealthy people's merchant ships.

Moreover, their manpower is still too small. They can only bring about twenty people every time they go out. When fighting against others, they always feel that the manpower is not enough. Both times they hijacked the ship, he, the big boss, had to take the lead.

The front.

He is not a person who is afraid of death, but this kind of thing still makes him a little depressed. He is a dignified boss. Now when he goes out to do things, he has to rush to the front every time. This is not a matter of face.

Moreover, he is tall and powerful, with obvious goals, so he can easily become the target of a group of attacks. If this continues, he may be defeated if he is not careful. You must know that he is only in his twenties now, he can

Not wanting to die too early, the problem of manpower has become the most important issue restricting them. Yu Xiaotian has been thinking about this along the way.

The people who encountered the big shark this time were very embarrassed. The meat in their mouths could only be taken away by others, but they could not do anything about it.

All the problems focused on the manpower issue, which made Yu Xiaotian secretly anxious.

But it can't be said that they didn't gain anything this time. At any rate, they brought a cannon from the Liu family's ship, which strengthened their force. They also brought some spices and silver, many of which were

Yu Xiaotian opened his eyes to Spanish silver coins and took a few to appreciate them carefully.

There are a lot of good things in their hands now. Clark porcelain and silk from the Ming Dynasty, plus the Spanish silver coins they got this time, are worth a lot of money if they are kept in future generations. But in this era, they can only stare at them.

, not much money could be exchanged for it, which made Yu Xiaotian a little depressed.

On the way back, Yu Xiaotian led people to carefully inspect the cannon seized from the Liu family's ship. This cannon is still an old-style artillery, which is improved compared to the bowl-mouth blunderbuss. The barrel is less than one meter long.

, the diameter of the gun barrel is about two inches, and the gun wall is more than one and a half inches thick. It looks relatively strong. It is firmly fixed on a gun mount by iron hoops. It does not have any elevation device. Although it still looks very crude, the amount of charge is larger than that of the gun.

The two bowl-mouth blunderbuss they used before were much larger, so their range and power were greatly improved.

Yu Xiaotian looked around the cannon for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what the cannon should be called. However, after returning to Treasure Island, his horse face told the name of the cannon.

"This cannon is called a Bai Zi Gun! It's a little bigger than a bowl mouth gun. It means it can hold hundreds of guns. Once the gun is fired, there will be no human or animal life within fifty steps! It's very powerful!

This thing was on the official warships back then. We have suffered from this kind of thing when we encountered the official army before. One of my brothers was killed by this cannon. He was killed in the first blow. He died so strangely.

How miserable!

This time you met the Liu family's boat. You were lucky enough not to be hit directly by them. Otherwise, you might have lost a few brothers again!" Ma Lian looked at the unloading boat.

The cannon, he touched the body of the cannon and said with emotion.

Only then did Yu Xiaotian know that this cannon was originally called Baizi Cannon. He had never heard of it before. It was probably a development model of the bowl-mouth cannon. Compared with the famous Tiger Crouching Cannon, this thing was not as well-known, but for them

It is a rare weapon, so this time they went out and gained the most from this cannon.

In addition, they also obtained a barrel and a half of gunpowder from the Liu family's ship, which was enough for them to use for a while! This was also a good harvest.

Although they already have some saltpeter and sulfur on hand, they lack high-quality charcoal and tools for crushing saltpeter and sulfur. Therefore, they cannot produce gunpowder on their own for the time being. They can only rely on their inventory for a while.

After hearing that Yu Xiaotian and the others met the shark Zhang Hu's boat, Ma Lian sighed and said: "This shark is not easy to encounter. We can't afford to offend them and can only avoid them! Think about it, even Hunjianglong and the others

Don't dare to come over easily. They didn't attack you this time, which is a sign of respect!

It’s just that this shark’s appetite is too big! They ask for five hundred taels of silver at the asking price. How can we give them so much silver right now?”

Yu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "Ignore them for now, I won't give this money to them easily. The money we have now is not enough for our own use. How can we have spare money to honor them!"

"But didn't the third boss named Wang say this time that we have ten days to send them there? If not, will they come to our door? If so, we will run away again!" Ma Ma

He said with a worried look on his face.

Yu Xiaotian touched the beard growing on his chin, thought for a while and said: "Probably not. There are many islands in this area, and I didn't tell them where we settled. Even if they want to find us, they can't

Let’s search one island after another! Let’s wait for a while. Anyway, I won’t pay for this money right now! Let’s put the rest first. Now let’s go to Dalian Island to pick up the goods, and by the way, we can sell the spices we got this time.

Okay, let’s exchange for some more silver!”

After just resting for a night, Yu Xiaotian once again took the boat towards Dalian Island. This time they didn't encounter anything on the way, they just encountered two fishing boats. For such fishing boats, they also

Not interested, he sailed directly to Dalian Island.

The person who received them was still Manager Li. As soon as he heard that Yu Xiaotian and the others were coming, Manager Li immediately welcomed them to the dock. Still with a smile on his face, he welcomed Yu Xiaotian to the warehouse on the island.

The banquet is a custom, and there is nothing to say. Yu Xiaotian briefly talked about the events of the past few days. Manager Li smiled during the dinner and said: "This is their rule. It's not that they deliberately make things difficult for you! This tiger has a violent temper.

He likes to kill people, but he is still reasonable. Anyone who works on the sea in Fuzhou must surrender to him. As long as he surrenders to him, he can work in this area from now on!

If you are in a hurry, there is no harm in procrastinating first, but it is better to send it to them after a while! This will save you the trouble of running into them later and they will fall out with you! Then it will be difficult to handle!

If you can't get it together, you can tell the shopkeeper later and ask us to lend you some first! Everything will be fine with us!"

Yu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. It's not like they are deliberately making things difficult for us! I'm coming this time, but I don't know if your company has prepared all the goods for us. If so, it's best to install them immediately.

Ship, we shouldn’t stay here for a long time!”

Manager Li immediately nodded and said: "Shopkeeper Yu, please rest assured that our Li family is the most trustworthy in business. If we agree for ten days, there will definitely be no problem!"

The goods have been prepared and are now stored in the warehouse. It’s just up to you, the shopkeeper, to pick them up!"

After hearing this, Yu Xiaotian was very satisfied and nodded: "Manager Li is really refreshing! From now on, it will be much more convenient for us to do things!"

During the dinner, Yu Xiaotian took out another list, but this time he did not want to buy goods, but took out a list, which listed the names of the boatmen who died on the Liu family's boat and their addresses. In addition,

He took out another two hundred taels of silver and gave it to Manager Li and said: "This time I have something to trouble you, Manager Li. There are two hundred taels of silver here to provide pensions to the family members of some boatmen who died on the Liu family's boat.

, it is not easy for these boatmen to make money, and they will not get any pension from the Liu family after they die!

After the last shipment, we agreed to send some money to them, but right now it is inconvenient for us to go to Funing Prefecture. Thinking that you still have business in Funing, we wanted to ask your account to help distribute the money to those people.

The boatman’s family, at least let them live on! I hope you can help me a lot, Manager Li!”

Looking at the list and the two hundred taels of silver, Manager Li was quite surprised. He couldn't believe that someone like Yu Xiaotian, who had become a pirate, was still thinking about giving money to the boatmen he had worked with before.

Pensions, I am afraid no one would believe this kind of thing. You must know that a person who runs a boat out to sea may die at any time. Originally, this is the shipowner's business, and it is not Yu Xiaotian's turn to take care of it.

So he asked in surprise: "What's the trouble with the shopkeeper? Their boss will do this kind of thing, how can they get you to come up with the money?"

Yu Xiaotian said sternly: "Although Yu has known these people for a short time, Uncle Six is ​​an old acquaintance of them. The Liu family is stingy by nature. Now that they have no cargo, they will definitely not spend money to provide pensions to these boatmen."

Yes! These people are the hope of the family. Now that they are gone, their families will be unable to survive. Although I, Yu, cannot control their lives, I cannot sit idly by and do nothing. Uncle Liu is a loyal person. We juniors

, how can we not talk about it together, so we can only spend a little money to make them feel better!

There is also Hu Cheng, who was also forcibly detained by me and joined the gang. His family is also in Fu'an County, so I also want to ask you to find a way to take his family out so that he can stay at home and not suffer the consequences of the Liu family.

I have no other advantages for Yu, but there is one thing. As long as they follow me to do things, Yu can't treat me badly. I hope Manager Li can think of a way to help Yu do this!

Thank you very much!”

After listening to Yu Xiaotian's words, Manager Li sighed again. He immediately collected the list and the two hundred taels of silver, patted his chest and said, "I didn't expect that Manager Yu is such a loyal person. This matter

I’ll take the next step, and I’m sure our shopkeeper won’t object! Shopkeeper Yu, please rest assured that I’ll take care of this matter, and I’ll definitely send the money to their families! Come! I’ll give the shopkeeper another drink...”

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