Chapter 506 is codenamed: Pingbo Jinghai
As a coastal defense inspector of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Tiande found it difficult to understand that he was an absolute liberal and described the pirates as uninhibited, free and unruly. He tamed, fought against huge waves and wild storms, and was brave enough to fight against heaven and earth. After experiencing violent storms, countless hardships, and understatement of plunder, he gained overwhelming wealth.
Absolute liberals package it as adventure, and then include the adventure under freedom.
It’s just putting aside the facts. The fact is that they are pirates, a group of robbers.
Is this what pirates are like? The pirates that Chen Tiande saw were lawless and lawless people who engaged in illegal business, robbed homes, bloodbathed villages, and robbed villages for free. This was Chen Tiande's only understanding of the pirates.
Is Zhan Tian Dou Di related to the pirates? Besides drawing swords on the weak, what else can these pirates do?
The cargo of the two ships has been completely accounted for.
On the first ship, there were twenty boxes of opium, which was the opium that the Ming Dynasty strictly prohibited from entering the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty had specially grown opium poppies, which were used to extract anesthetics and analgesia for surgical operations, and there were strict regulations circulation channels and supervision, and these twenty boxes of opium paste are the most valuable cargo on the two ships, as well as 1,200 bags of tobacco, danjiguo, which is tobacco from Luzon. Obviously, this is also Hot items.
On the second ship, in addition to Tobacco, there were a huge number of Japanese, a total of two hundred Japanese and thirteen Han people, crowded into the small cabin, and they had no idea where they were or what their hands and feet were. Being tied behind his back, he didn't have to do anything to eat. Instead, a tube was inserted directly into his mouth to feed him.
Chen Tiande did not untie the Japanese, nor did he prepare to take them back to get the bells to sell. He tied a stone and sank it into the sea. The remaining thirteen Han people were put together with the women and children. Together.
He only had forty-three coastal defense patrols, and he had too few manpower, so he had no choice but to make this decision. In Chen Tiande's eyes, Japanese pirates have never been human.
After sorting it out, I finally found the boat lure that entered the private market. What surprised Yao Guangqi was that this private market boat lure actually only recognized the boat lure but not the ship. In other words, anyone who gets the boat lure can Can be traded in the private market.
"This is completely different from the court's ship guide system. The court's system is one ship and one guide, and they are compared one by one. If you can't match it, you are falsely identifying it. But this private market only recognizes the ship guide. As long as there is a ship guide, you can enter? Doesn't this give the coastal defense patrol an opportunity to sneak in? "Yao Guangqi couldn't understand this method of ship navigation. Such loopholes are really too big.
Chen Tiande was looking at a navigation note, which was left by the dead captain. The contents recorded the places where the pirate ship stopped. This is important information. This ship was actually in the Ming Dynasty. There are more than a dozen private markets within the actual control area. Of course, the scale of these private markets is far smaller than that of the Ningde County private market.
A calming operation affecting the waters controlled by the Ming Dynasty is already expected.
“It’s not that I don’t want to, but I can’t help it. For the private market to operate, a large number of ships must dock for trade. However, the pirate ships are also constantly attacking each other. After you sing, I will take the stage. Today’s announcement The ship will change hands tomorrow, it will sink, and it will be destroyed by the Ming Dynasty Navy, and other ships cannot be brought in because there is no ship, then the private market can only be done like this, do it? Not much." Chen Tiande is very knowledgeable about private market management and has extensive experience in anti-smuggling.
The ship guide does not correspond to the ship. It is not so much free trade as it is a compromise in the name of freedom. If it can be controlled, it must be controlled.
It didn’t take long for two hydrofoil sailboats to fly over. They drew two beautiful water lines on the sea, and then docked steadily in Yuanquan Bay. Thirteen people were inspected by the coastal defense patrol. The men, four women, two children were taken away, along with several pieces of information.
“Pay attention to safety.” Chen Tiande smiled gently and waved his hand to tell Langli Baitiao to be careful.
Yao Guangqi looked at the hydrofoil sailboat sailing away and said sincerely: "This hydrofoil sailboat is really bumpy. I tried it twice and couldn't do it at all."
The hydrofoil sailboat is very fast, and there are many waves on the sea, which is not smooth. Even because of the two wings, the hydrofoil sailboat can maintain its posture, but when a big wave comes, the hydrofoil sailboat will disappear without a trace. This thing , Yao Guangqi really doesn’t know how to use it. After riding it once, he swore he would never ride it again in his life!
I don’t know how the coastal defense patrols operate such sailboats on the sea day after day.
"Hydrofoil sailboats are not for fun." Chen Tiande thought for a while and answered Yao Guangqi's question.
Yao Guangqi finally figured it out, nodded and said: "Indeed, it is not for fun."
It may be new for fun, but it is for execution The mission is to maintain the security and order of the Ming Dynasty. These are two completely different meanings.
“Actually, I got used to it after using it, and I didn’t feel so bumpy anymore. When I landed on the shore, I felt dizzy.” Chen Tiande and Yao Guangqi chatted about his coastal defense inspection life. Many things become natural through habit. , after getting familiar with it, it’s not that scary.
In Chen Tiande’s view, only coastal defense patrols can be regarded as brave men fighting against the world, while pirates are just monsters hiding in the shadows. His position in Liaoshan has exposed him to more intelligence, and the image of pirates is The process of transformation is defined by Chen Tiande as domestication.
Humans domesticate livestock and use food to induce them, but completely liberal people domesticate people and use miscellaneous reports.
Use complicated information and endless nonsense to make people believe that things are like this, distort the facts, cover up the truth, and deceive people with a seemingly reasonable and logically consistent proposition. People who live in the hinterland and have never even seen the sea tell them that this is right.
Twisting crime into freedom and evil into justice is the process of domestication.
Chen Tiande opposed these domestication. Pirates are a kind of bandits and do many evil things.
Chen Tiande never rested. He was busy, disguising the coastal defense patrol as a pirate. The coastal defense patrol’s strong and strong facial lines, the determination in his eyes, and his straight spine were like steel. Their spirituality comes from their hearts, which makes it really difficult to disguise themselves as real pirates. Anyone with eyes can tell their identity at a glance, so they need to disguise themselves.
Make your hair look like a chicken coop, apply fish oil a few times to make it messier, and then rub mud on your face violently a few times. If you don’t wash it so clean, change into the clothes of the pirates. There is a three-point similarity. As long as they don't appear in groups, they won't look so conspicuous. On the beach, the coastal defense patrols are laughing and laughing at each other.
When the coastal defense patrol arrives at the private market, you are not allowed to speak. Once you speak, you will be exposed. Because the gap between words and deeds is too big and that of pirates, so you can only be passive when gathering information. But Yao Guangqi is different. , at first glance, this is what a pirate looks like.
In the evening, the ship began to sail slowly out of the bay and passed the estuary, which was only four miles wide. The moment it passed, Yao Guangqi frowned and said: "This is a natural harbor. The entire The best natural harbor in the Ming Dynasty! ”
The entrance to the sea is only four miles wide, but the water here is very deep, which means that ships of any size can sail smoothly, and the peninsula sticking out of the mainland, It can isolate the waves from the peninsula and form very stable waters, allowing ships to shelter from the wind, dock, load and unload, and become a haven from the violent ocean.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Yao Guang turned on his telescope and kept looking around. He once again confirmed that the harbor conditions here are excellent, because it has enough area to berth ships, and it is not frozen or silted, which is a must for a natural harbor. Conditions: There is a large piece of flat land on the seaside, which can be used as a storage yard. The junction between the sea and the land is a cliff, which obviously cannot be used as a port.
The sea area outside Ningde County fully meets all the requirements for a good port.
“This place is really wonderful! And it can also be used to grow sea vegetables.” Yao Guangqi said sincerely.
The kelp king Yao Guangqi, after a brief observation, determined that this place is very suitable for growing kelp. Of course, it is also extremely useful as a port.
"Really?" Chen Tiande looked around and gradually discovered that the Feng Shui here seems to be different from other places, even several times better than Sangang, Songjiang Prefecture. Feng Shui is not the Feng Shui of a peaceful home, but the wind, waves and hydrology. .
"It is suitable to be a military port." Chen Tiande thought for a long time and was convinced that this is the best place as a military port. From here, it can radiate to the Penghu Inspection Department, the entire Jilong Island, Ryukyu, Japan, and The Ming Dynasty has a long coastline, and the navy stationed in Yuegang can consider moving here to become the key place for the Ming Dynasty navy!
This is a complete surprise.
Ever since Yu Dayou was planning to establish Songjiang Prefecture, the Ming Navy has been looking for a place like a nest. The mix of military and civilian ships can easily expose the movement of the Ming army, and it can also easily cause losses in trade. After all, the army To take action, we must blockade the port. If the port is closed for one day, it will cause huge losses.
The more Chen Tiande looked at this sea area, the more he felt that it was suitable for use as a lair.
The function of the lair is to recover quickly once the navy is completely sunk. The biggest requirement is that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. With the strong productivity and large population of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the lair remains, the navy will be able to recover quickly. Can last forever.
There is no doubt that this place is really suitable! This place is suitable for a military port, but not for a civilian port, because in terms of transportation, compared with the big rivers of Yuegang, Songjiang, and Dianbai Port, it is a bit worse. Moreover, Fujian has been an indisputable place for military strategists since ancient times. It is really the mountains in Fujian. There are too many, so the conditions for land transportation and river transportation are a little worse, and sea transportation can only make up for part of it.
A two-masted boat that was not a pirate slowly followed the boat flow and sailed into a private market called Zhangwan. It is a very closed harbor with an entrance less than one mile away, and the villages on the seaside It is called Lijiacun. There is a trestle on the seaside, and ships can dock smoothly. In less than half an hour after dark, seventeen two-masted boats began to dock slowly.
What surprised both Chen Tiande and Yao Guangqi was that Lijia Village had a lottery office, which means that every ship that docked would be divided into 30% of the tax.
The Ming court only took 6%, but the private market here actually took 30%. Is there any more royal law, is there any heavenly justice?
The free trade promised, is this free? !
Yao Guangqi thought for a while, took two fire guns, walked off the trestle, and walked in front of these villagers. These villagers from Lijia Village asked to get on the boat to draw points.
Yao Guangqi, with a scarred face, looked a bit fierce. He led the people off the boat, but the villagers took a step back. He was tall and had a arrogant look on his face. He was holding a blunderbuss in his hand. From this look, he is not someone to be trifled with.
“You want to get on the boat to draw points?” Yao Guangqi asked seemingly calmly.
"Yes! This is the rule!" A young man who looked a little tough took a step forward and shouted loudly.
"Rules?" Yao Guangqi took two steps forward, his face almost touched the young man's face, and suddenly shouted: "Behave your mother!"
Voice Before it fell, Yao Guang kicked the young man in the lower abdomen with all his strength, knocking him to the ground and kicking him far away. Yao Guangqi showed disdain and spat on the young man fiercely.
The atmosphere immediately became tense. The villagers were about to step forward, but were frightened back by fire blunderbuss and more than a dozen bird blunderbuss.
The pirates on this ship have too much firepower.
A man jumped out suddenly and shouted loudly: "You have the ability..."
"Bang!"
Before he finished speaking, the sound of fire cannons sounded. Yao Guangqi fired a cannon toward the sky, and then pointed another cannon at the villagers present. He said fiercely: " Who else wants to draw points?"
Yao Guangqi recalled the years when he was a young master in the capital, sorted out the arrogance and domineeringness at that time, and took it out. This taste suddenly felt right. !
Lances and cannons were pointed at the villagers, and the fire was about to break out. "Young people, you are so arrogant that you have corrupted all the rules in the world." A voice sounded, and the villagers moved out of the way. An old man in his fifties walked to the front. He looked a bit like a child. His white hair was neatly taken care of, and he was wearing a satin shirt, but he looked not in good spirits.
"Which old dog is barking?" Yao Guangqi said a little impatiently.
"This is my land. When you get to my land, you have to obey me!" The corners of the old man's mouth twitched. Today's young people really don't understand the word respect.
Yao Guangqi smiled jokingly, half-expanded his head and said, "Have you ever asked me if I would agree to the firecracker in my hand? Give me back your land? I'm here to give your Lijia Village face, and I don't know what's good or bad!" "
"Is there any good stuff?" The old man was stunned when he heard this.
“That’s a lot of nonsense.” Yao Guangqi brushed the fired gun in his hand and said sternly: “Do you still want to get on the boat? I’ll blow up our village for you!”
Arrogant and domineering, doing whatever he wants and lawless, Chen Tiande is so satisfied with Yao Guangqi!
In a sense, the wealthy young man in the capital and the pirates are actually the same kind of creatures, so Chen Tiande asked Yao Guangqi to accompany him. Due to his nature, Yao Guangqi has already shown the evil of the pirates at a glance, and Haiphong The inspectors nodded frequently, it really looked like it!
“It’s easy to talk about.” When the old man heard that there was good stuff, he immediately said with a smile on his face: “My dear Li Anrui, please!”
Li Anrui was originally a virtuous gentleman from Lijia Village. Every village belongs to his family, including fields, trees, ditches and even people. After opening the sea, Li Anrui's mind immediately became alive. He didn't want to risk going to the sea at all. Instead, he built a trestle and set up a private market. He had people on it. , this private market developed extremely rapidly, and Lijiacun became the only local snake in Zhangwan.
Li Anrui had no doubt about the identity of this boatman at all, because Yao Guangqi behaved exactly like those pirates.
After Yao Guangqi took out the tobacco, Li Anrui had no doubts anymore. This thing was on the list strictly prohibited by the Ming Dynasty, and it was much more effective than the certificate of nomination. This was a group of capable people who wanted to A pirate who can do anything with money.
"I don't smoke." Yao Guangqi waved his hand in disgust, indicating to Li Anrui that he would not smoke opium, and quickly left the room.
Yao Guangqi finally knew why Li Anrui was depressed. It was entirely because he was addicted but had no medicine, so he was struggling to support himself.
Li Anrui is a poisonous insect.
Li Anrui leaned on a soft couch, curled up his legs, and tremblingly placed the opium on the pipe. After lighting it, he took a heavy puff and his whole body shook a few times. This feeling of euphoria from the inside out made Li Anrui curl up like a cooked shrimp, and then slowly stretch out.
After waiting for half an hour, Li Anrui came out of the house, looking much more energetic.
"Why doesn't the emperor let go of such a good thing?" Li Anrui said with some unfinished thoughts.
The Ming Dynasty banned anyone who peddled tobacco and sold it privately or sold it to outsiders, no matter how many or small, beheaded in public.
“I smoke too much and I can’t quit. Is this useless thing so valuable?” Yao Guangqi was very disdainful of Li Anrui. This disdain came from the inside out. Don't look at Li Anrui's sanctimony at this moment, but when he becomes addicted, he will be more disgusting than a ghost.
Yao Guangqi saw it with his own eyes in the Jiecuyuan of the capital.
Drunk and dreaming, what I am talking about is Li Anrui in front of me. Opium has now changed from raw food to cooked food. It is heated and lit with a pipe. It appears as a high-level enjoyment between scholar-bureaucrats and powerful officials. , and has a trend of rapid expansion and popularity.
On the surface, it seems that more and more drugs are banned, but judging from the rising prices of opium, the quantity of opium is decreasing rapidly.
The price of opium is soaring at an alarming rate. A box of opium contains eighty opium balls, each of which weighs one kilogram. A box of opium has soared from six hundred silver to two thousand. Silver, this means that the supply is getting smaller and the demand is strong, so the price is soaring!
After a slight calculation, each black opium ball costs up to twenty-five taels of silver, and a smoking gun requires one opium ball or even two to three a year.
A sharp soldier in the Beijing camp does not count the reward silver, the military pay is only eighteen silver, and an opium ball costs twenty-five silver. How terrifyingly expensive is this?
This means that the Ming Dynasty's ban is effective. Because of the high price of opium, it will not spread rapidly downwards. Even the middle-class people can only stay away from buying this thing. It also brings new challenges. The high price of opium The price has made many people take desperate risks, try their own methods and plant large quantities.
This is the difficulty of the ban. The higher the ban, the higher the price. The higher the price, the more people will plant it. Only severe punishment can stop this self-digging behavior. On the issue of ban, absolutely You can't relax for a moment, otherwise you will fall short.
The Ming Dynasty is now very aware of the dangers of opium. There are many specimens in the Jieju Courtyard that died of opium poisoning.
"It's so expensive." Li Anrui leaned on the chair, with drooped eyelids, stretched out four fingers and said with a smile: "I won't hide it from you, we took these opium balls and cut them into pieces. "This batch of goods can earn this amount."
Li Anrui said that these 20 boxes of opium can earn 40,000 taels of silver, because they are retail and sold in slices.
In the entire Ningde private market, there are more than 300 ships every day, and even if only a small number of them carry such 'precious' goods, it is an astronomical number.
Yao Guangqi was doing business with Li Anrui. Because Yao Guangqi brought a large amount of goods, Li Anrui waved his hand to avoid drawing points. He also asked the young man from Lijiacun who was beaten to kowtow and apologize. Li Anrui did this. The intention is very obvious, let Yao Guangqi bring more and more opium here.
Yao Guangqi also boasted about not drafting, saying that he could provide stable and long-term supply, and the guests and hosts would be happy for a while.
The Ming Dynasty's coastal defense inspections broke into pieces and began to wander around the Zhangwan private market. They did not ask any questions, they just listened and watched, listening to the show off of these pirates and watching all kinds of things. With such goods, the inconspicuous coastal defense patrols became more and more familiar with this private market, and also learned that in the entire Sanduao Bay, there were not just one private market like Lijiacun, but seven.
Coastal defense inspections need a stepping stone, and Yao Guangqi is that stepping stone. Even if there is no smoke, the cargo on the ship will be enough when setting off.
In the morning, the ship sailed smoothly. Chen Tiande received all the information about the coastal defense inspection. In addition to the tobacco business, the biggest business was slaves, not only the Japanese, but also the Ming people. The pirates plundered the coast of the Ming Dynasty. After returning to the fishing village, people were taken to the private market for trading.
Chen Tiande’s face was frighteningly dark.
"That Li Anrui is full of nonsense, saying that the seven private markets here are all backed by Navy Commander Chen Lin." Yao Guangqi's tone seemed to be mocking, but in fact he had this kind of worry in his heart. If it is really Chen Lin, can these forty-three coastal defense inspectors, plus Shan Chen Tiande, Yao Guangqi, really get away with it?
Chen Tiande frowned and said blankly: "Who?"
"Shuri Bo Chen Lin." Yao Guangqi repeated it. The entire Lijia Village thought so, not only Li Anrui said so, and even other ships thought so.
If it is really Chen Lin, then the world will fall into trouble.
"It's possible." Chen Tiande said calmly.
“Huh?” Yao Guangqi’s eyes were as wide as copper bells, and he looked at Chen Tiande blankly. How could Chen Tiande say such cold words! If it was really Chen Lin, it would be impossible for them to go back alive. The pirates here could kill them all!
Chen Tiande said matter-of-factly: "Of course it is possible. Chen Lin is also a human being and he also has material desires. After Yu Shuai returned to Beijing, the navy was completely handed over to Chen Lin to control. He took advantage of the opportunity to capture Ryukyu. His merits are awarded to Shuribo, and he loses himself in the flowers. He does everything for money. What’s the problem?”
“Isn’t this the case in our Ming Dynasty? , no matter how big or small, it’s normal to want to cash in. So, when you pass by the tea stall, if you give me two snacks, will you give me money? It’s normal and common. It’s really Chen Lin, too. Don’t be surprised.”
"He informed your majesty that when it comes to the specific implementation, he still has to do it. As long as the news is secretly released, the pirate ships will gradually stop coming. The poisonous insects in the private market will really bite the navy commander. Bing, can you bite me? Who would believe it?"
"No, I, this..." Yao Guangqi swallowed his throat and was speechless for a moment. He didn't know what to say. He confirmed Haiphong again. Inspections are not for normal people, they are all sick!
Chen Lin, that’s Chen Lin!
The commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty Navy went deep into Nagasaki alone to eliminate Chen Lin, the Japanese leader of Kyushu Island. As a person close to Chen Lin, Chen Tiande actually suspected that the commander-in-chief was the mastermind behind the pirates.
"Of course, the possibility is slim." Chen Tiande shook his head and said: "Because as a mountain, the most common thing I do on weekdays is to advise Chen Lin not to charge into battle, a person who does not take his own life seriously. , do you take money seriously?"
"As a person, I don't believe this rumor, and I need to investigate it carefully."
"Don't gasp when you speak! "Yao Guangqi was almost scared to death!
Chen Tiande likes to discuss public and private affairs. He distinguishes public affairs and private affairs very clearly. As a comrade and leader who resisted and killed the enemy, Chen Tiande did not believe that Chen Lin betrayed the Ming Dynasty.
If something goes wrong with the coastal defense inspection on this ship, then Chen Lin must have a problem;
If the ship traffic in the private market drops sharply, or even people in the private market start to flee, then It means there is something wrong with Chen Lin or some of the coastal defense inspections.
The result was that Chen Tiande's ship visited seven private markets without incident and successfully sailed out of the sea.
Furthermore, the ship traffic in the private market is increasing. Because of the monsoon, this is the time when a large number of merchant ships arrive in Daming. And because of the frequent and popular transactions, seven private markets will unite once a year. Get up and hold a large-scale buying party to trade goods. As the trading day approaches, there are more and more pirate ships.
When Chen Lin received the information that Chen Tiande sent back to Songjiang Mansion, she became angry. Who is this Chen Tiande? Is this Chen Tiande’s heart made of stone? So cold! The two of them have been partners for how many years, and yet they are still suspected of being the one behind the entire smuggling deal, Chen Lin!
Even a stone should be heated! As a result, Chen Tiande was still so cold.
Chen Lin could not wait to catch him immediately and question him carefully about the possibilities!
However, Chen Tiande provided sufficient information. These private markets and the navigation notes on the pirate ships were the end of the smugglers in the entire Ming Dynasty.
And Chen Tiande also mentioned this good port, the natural home of the Ming Navy.
After Chen Lin compiled the intelligence, he sent it to the capital. The Ming Navy was ready and could set off at any time to wipe out all the pirates and smugglers and pirates in the entire Ming Sea!
Code name: Pingbo Jinghai.
(End of this chapter)