Chapter 56 Crisis

A man in the uniform of a Ming military officer slowly stepped on a burnt door panel. The burnt door panel made a click sound, and the air was still filled with a burning smell.

The man dressed as a military attache was pale and glanced around. At this time, a large Jiang family courtyard had already burned into ruins. Even the tall courtyard wall could not withstand the fire and collapsed in a large area, and there were still some places in the yard, still smoking.

Several unkempt women knelt outside the yard crying and cursing loudly.

A civilian, under the maintenance of several yamen, walked to the yard, took a look at the full of devastation, and couldn't help frowning. After seeing the man dressed as the military officer standing in the yard, he hugged his fist and said, "It turns out that Mr. Zhang Qian is also here!"

As soon as the man dressed as the military officer saw the civil officer, he quickly turned around and replied with his fist, "I don't know if Sun Zhixian has come to welcome him. I hope Lord Sun will forgive me!" Forgive me!"

It turned out that this civilian official was Sun Changting, a magistrate of Fu'an County, and this military officer was Zhang Datong, who guarded thousands of households in Funing. Both of them heard that Jiang Baihu's family was destroyed by pirates and Jiang Baihu was killed on the spot, so they rushed here one after another to investigate the situation.

In their area, Jiang Baihu is also a big figure. Suddenly, Jiang Baihu was killed and his family property was robbed, which naturally shocked him. This area is under the jurisdiction of Fu'an County. Naturally, Sun Zhixian did not dare to neglect it. He wanted to come to see the situation and reported this matter to the above.

Zhang Datong and Mr. Zhang Qian are the president who guard thousands of households in Funing, and shoulder the military affairs along the coast of Funing Prefecture, mainly to prevent the Japanese and prepare for the Japanese. Although the Japanese disaster has been greatly reduced in recent years after the suppression of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayu, who were known as Yu Long and Qi Hu, the sea has not been completely reduced. Calm down, there are still many small fake Japanese and pirates, so Zhang Datong has been mainly responsible for dealing with pirates in the area of Funing Province over the years.

And in Mingli, Jiang Baihu is still Zhang Datong's subordinate. In private, Zhang Datong is still Jiang Baihu's brother-in-law, but what Zhang Datong did not expect was that the pirates would suddenly attack his brother-in-law Jiang Baihu's home and kill Jiang Baihu on the spot. He, both public and private, had to come here to investigate. Fan, I want to give an explanation to the remaining women and children of the Jiang family and his wife.

"Can Lord Zhang find out who is the thief who came here to kill Jiang Baihu?" Looking at the dilapidated Jiang family compound in front of him, Sun Zhixian frowned repeatedly and said that it was a pity that such a family business had been ruined! So after a few simple glances, he asked Zhang Datong.

Zhang Datong replied with a pale face, "It has been made clear! These thieves who came were a group of unruly people who lived on Little Yellow Island earlier!

The humble job learned from the domestic slaves that these thieves on the Little Yellow Island secretly colluded with pirates and were found out by Jiang Baihu and brought back the daughter of a thief on his island for interrogation. Unexpectedly, they attracted the revenge of the thieves on Little Yellow Island and attacked Jiang Baihu's home by night. Jiang Baihu led the family to resist hard and was finally killed by the thief. !

In addition, seven family members of the Jiang family and three domestic slaves were also killed by the thief! What a pity! These thieves not only killed Jiang Baihu and robbed the daughter of the thief, but also ransacked the Jiang family's property, robbed the Jiang family's livestock, concubines, maids and other seven people, and set fire to the Jiang family's mansion!

After hearing the police that day, Li, who was left in Beizhen, immediately drove him over and chased all the way to the seaside. He was rescued by the two concubines of Jiang Baihu, but the thief still fled to the sea by boat! It's a pity that I didn't capture it!"

After hearing Zhang Datong's answer, Sun Zhixian nodded: "I didn't expect that the pirates have begun to be so rampant again recently. Last month, they just ransacked the Li family, and this month they actually destroyed Jiang Baihu's home. If it is not wiped out, it will be a big trouble! Mr. Zhang Qian, as a local military general, you should keep one side safe. This kind of thing can't happen again and again. You have to strengthen the coastal defense. In addition, I will also gather the squires from all over the coast to organize the people to defend the Japanese!

In addition, since we already know who the thief is, will the water village also send troops to destroy it? I don't want such a thing to happen again!"

Although Sun Zhixian is only a seven-grade official, and Zhang Qian is always regarded as the sixth-grade martial arts, the Ming Dynasty has always valued literature over martial arts, and the status of martial arts is low, so it is not surprising that Sun Zhixian spoke to Zhang Datong in a tone of instruction.

After listening to this, Zhang Datong quickly arched his hand and replied, "The humble position will definitely do his best to catch the thief! Lord Sun, please rest assured!"

After inspecting here, Sun Zhixian comforted the widows of the Jiang family and saw that he had nothing to do here. He could not do anything to eliminate the pirates, so he did not continue to stay here. After chatting with several local gentry who came to see him for a while, he asked them to organize Ding Zhuang to strengthen their defense. Fan casually received a little gift, then went back to the house and returned to the government office of Fu'an County.

Zhang Datong was left here to deal with the afterthought of the Jiang family, and then recruited the local Mr. Li, who carefully inquired about the sneak attack on the Jiang family. Finally, he made up his mind and began to send people back to transfer ten archers, long gunmen and swordsmen, and shield soldiers. In addition, the local Mr. Li More than 20 guards ordered them to go to the beacon gate water village, transfer two boats, and go to Xiaohuangdao to find the thieves who sneaked on the Jiang family, and were bound to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Yu Xiaotian, who stayed on the Great Yellow Island, would naturally not know about these arrangements of the land government, and he began to be busy after returning to the Great Yellow Island and being elected as the helm.

Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. Although there are only more than 20 people at present, there can't be only one steering wheel to take care of the matter, even if it is pulled down. After all, many things need to be taken care of by the horse face. Therefore, Yu Xiaotian decided that no matter what, his group of people should be put up first. Let's talk about it later.

Yu Xiaotian carefully measured the temperament and temperament of Liu Laoliu, Ma Face and others, and then discussed with several old guys, and then let Ma Face be the second head, acting as his deputy to assist him in managing this group. After all, most of their group are from Xiaohuangdao. Ma The face is quite popular among this group of people. If he is not allowed to be the second head, it is estimated that some things will not be easy to do. At the same time, doing so is also a kind of comfort to the old man of Xiaohuangdao. After hearing this, he immediately grinned and agreed.

And Liu Laoliu was appointed by Yu Xiaotian to be in charge of punishment, that is, to take charge of the punishment of their group. It is a picket role. Once someone violates the rules, Liu Laoliu can punish them according to the rules. This role is an indispensable role. And Yu Xiaotian was relieved to hand it over to Liu Laoliu to do this.

As for Zhao Mazi's temperament, he belongs to the kind of person who smiles all day long. When he was on the Little Yellow Island, he took care of everything he went to the land to collect things and deal with outsiders. He knew many people on land, and there were more roads. He knew some people from the three teachings and nine streams. Some time ago, he went there. He came forward to deal with the land liaison's delivery of the goods on the Liu family's ship. Although this matter was delayed later due to the storm and Jiang Baihu's capture of Erya on the island, in general, the one with the widest connections on the shore in this area is Zhao Mazi.

In addition, this time Yu Xiaotian, Ma Face and others went ashore to inquire about Erya's situation. It was also Ma Hui, who was found by Zhao Mazi who worked as a short-time worker for the Jiang family, so they found out about the situation of the Jiang family. Considering that Zhao Mazi had strengths in this area, Yu Xiaotian simply handed over the matter of their foreign cooperation to him for the time being. In the future For a period of time, they have to give away some of the goods at hand, and they also need to find a way to purchase some things and replace them with others.

However, Li Gouzi's personality is relatively weak and not suitable for fighting and killing. He is more careful and diligent. Before that, Yu Xiaotian paid attention to his ability in this regard, so he let him be a warehouse, that is, responsible for the logistics management, and responsible for the expenditure and usage management of their group.

There is also a madman. Yu Xiaotian has a headache. The reason why this old guy is nicknamed a madman is that he has a hot temper and no brain. He often likes to use knives to play with his life. In the past, he often caused trouble for horse faces, but now this person is a more useful person for Xiaotian, so Yu Xiaotian Then let him take charge of the army.

Being in charge of soldiers is a relatively special profession on pirate ships during this period. To put it bluntly, it is mainly engaged in the kind of things that lead people to charge and jump to rob ships. Although Meng madman is a little older, his temper is more suitable for this kind of thing. Meng madman immediately accepted this arrangement. After taking office, he began to manipulate the weapons at hand, with a posture of rolling their sleeves.

But just in this way, Yu Xiaotian is not satisfied, because other descendants have not yet carried out a division of labor. At present, they have two boats, a larger two-maust boat and a small smant fishing boat, which must divide the existing manpower.

So he then divided his hands on these young people. First, he picked out seven or eight punches and feet led by blackheads, and he was a bold and strong descendant, so that he could serve as the soldiers on the ship, that is, the main combatants, whether at sea or on land. This group of people came to be responsible. To put it bluntly, they belong to the so-called group of people who do rough and dirty work on the ship.

As for the other descendants, Yu Xiaotian assigned them as hand, fighting, handkers and carpenters according to their abilities, so that they can specialize in their profession. In this way, they are equipped with sailors for both boats and clarify everyone's main responsibilities.

Of course, because their manpower is limited, sometimes sailors can't just do the same job, and their daily work on the ship will also cross. When the soldiers are sailing, they have to work part-time, and when they are moored, they also need to help the sailors.

As for the most important helmsman on the ship, several old guys such as Liu Laoliu and Ma Qian are old. Basically, they can act as helmsmen. Xiaotian still let Liu Wang and Li Gouzi's son Li Manyu be trainee helmsmen and let them learn the skills of helmsmen from Liu Laoliu and others as their reserve helmsman in the future. Effective supplement.

After such a distribution, a small pirate group was initially constructed by Yu Xiaotian and others, but even so, they are still somewhat underhanded, because as a pirate group, there are many professionals who they do not have at present, such as blacksmiths, that is, as a pirate group. The indispensable personnel in the body are usually responsible for making nails for repairing ships and other things, and also repairing weapons. Once the ship is damaged at sea, they also have to help carpenters repair ships.

But so far, there is no such person among them. They can only be vacant first and find a way to recruit people in the future.

When Yu Xiaotian had just made arrangements for the personnel, Meng madman, blackhead and others immediately rubbed their hands, rolled their arms and sleeves and quarreled to go to sea to try their skills and find a merchant ship to do a ticket.

But their proposal was immediately rejected by Yu Xiaotian. In Xiaotian's view, although they have barely set up a shelf, now with the skills of his men, they want to go out to get a ticket, and they just go out to find death. Among these guys, in addition to several old guys such as Liu's six horse faces, they also Only Han Xian and Zhao Si have a little experience as pirates, and the rest are all mud legs that have just been put into the water. The standard is still a group of mob.

Let them do a ticket now, according to Yu Xiaotian's estimation, not to mention robbing other people's boats, it is lucky not to be cleaned up by others.

So he immediately stopped the impulse of these guys and ordered them to be honest and not to go out to fish first, and the most important thing for them now was to repair the two boats first.

Looking at the dissatisfied Meng madman and others, Yu Xiaotian had to explain to them painstakingly, "It's not that I'm afraid to do it, and it's not that I'm afraid of things!" The reason why I don't allow you to go out to fish in such a hurry is that we ancients have said that if you want to do a good job, you must first use sharp weapons!

I don't know if you have heard of this sentence! But it means that if you want to do something well, you must first prepare and sharpen the tools in your hand! Otherwise, it can only delay the time and can't do anything!

You don't have a look. What are the skills of these people now? Can you make this ship well? What about the condition of these two boats? Isn't it a joke to be in such a hurry to go fishing?

I said before that if we don't do it, we won't do it, but as long as we do it, we will do the best! During this period, we are not short of food and drink. In addition, we have just done the Jiang family's ticket, so I guess the upper government will definitely be shocked. If it is not expected, the limelight will be very strong during this period!

We killed a hundred households, not a flat-headed people. How can the government give up with us? It will definitely find a way to send a ship to sea to search for us and catch us!

That's all! In addition, there are several pirates around. If they don't do well, they will also hear the news. I guess they will also want to find us and swallow the goods we got! Now you are in a hurry to go out, aren't you going into the trap?

So at present, I think we are not in a hurry to practice well and rectify these two boats. After the limelight passes, our hands will be solid, and it is not too late to go out to practice! But it absolutely won't work now!"

After everyone listened to Yu Xiaotian's words, most of them nodded and said yes. They felt that Yu Xiaotian's words were reasonable. They even held his second head of the horse's face and said, "Meng crazy, you old man is still short-tempered. Blackheads are muddy, and you old guys also followed!

The rudder's words are reasonable, and you don't look at it. We are also broken now, and we are all novices. Just go out like this. In case we encounter the boat of the official army's water village, can we run? Even if we let our colleagues on Shuangfeng Island meet, will we still be blind and go fishing? I think you'd better save it first!

Don't talk about it. Do it according to the rudder. If you want to repair the boat, you should build a house! In the past few days, you have forgotten your surname! Get out! Get out of here!"

After such a scolding on the horse's face, everyone became honest and no one proposed to get a ticket.

However, for Xiaotian, now he can finally show his strength. He can't stand the two-mave boat that belongs to him for a long time. Before, he had no one to take care of the boat, but now he can finally clean it up as he wants.

Considering that this area of Dahuangdao is also a place haunted by pirates, although they hide in this bay, they can't guarantee that they will not be found. Therefore, in order to be safe, they must ensure that a ship can be used. After some discussion, under the leadership of Xiaotian, everyone went to battle together and first A samaran was pulled ashore.

After experiencing the destruction of the typhoon, the boat has long been dilapidated. The mast is also a temporary mast made of a slightly curved low pine tree. Now it has been immediately removed by them. A straight horsetail pine tree trunk was selected on the island, pulled to the beach to peel and branch, and then erected and installed on the boat. , so that the dan mast once again has a usable mast.

At the same time, under the leadership of the horse's face, everyone went into battle and cleaned the hull, shoveled away the sea creatures attached to the bottom of the ship, and shoveled the sea creatures parasitic at the bottom of the ship, and filled the gaps of the boat board with hemp rope, raw lime and grass and wood ash to plug the leaking cracks, and also put a few pieces The damaged ship plate was replaced so that it could go to sea again.

Repairing this boat is not too difficult for these people on the island, so in just three days, the newly repaired boat was pushed into the sea again.

However, the disadvantage is that the mast they used is still not suitable. The ponytail pine has just been cut down and did not have time to dry, so they immediately peeled and put it on the boat. After the wind and sun, it will soon crack, so if there is a chance, they still have to find a way to get a new dry fir replacement on the land. It's okay, but for making do for it, it can basically meet the demand!

But when the two-mapped boat was about to be repaired, everyone stood on the beach and looked at the boat and began to scratch their heads. They didn't know what to do, but they didn't know that at this time, the village they used to live in on Little Yellow Island had turned into a sea of fire... ...(Direct to a five-word chapter! Today, the child is on holiday. Take the child out to play. Let's see what's going on in the afternoon. If you come back early, try to update another chapter! Thank you, brothers!)