The fifth prince's eyes slowly swept across the large group of Japanese pirates kneeling in front of them, and asked Dongming Ziyu: "Brother, why don't you kill them?"

Dongming Ziyu said calmly: "This is going to be Dongming's trading island, and they are needed for the initial construction and land reclamation. Before it develops, no people will be willing to leave their homes and move to a deserted island to settle down."

However, the local aboriginal residents are still very backward. They are still in the barbaric stage of living in caves and cultivating slash-and-burn farming. Their numbers are small and they cannot be of much help.

The fifth prince nodded repeatedly with a learned expression.

Dongming Ziyu said: "Don't you want to open up maritime trade routes? Understand that you can choose two slaves to teach your people how to learn the Oriental language, and impart navigation knowledge and Oriental customs. Maybe they will not only

I have been to Canglan Continent, other continents and F Island."

The fifth prince's eyes lit up, "Yes! Bring Suzuki over later and ask him to help select a few people."

Dongming Ziyu ordered people to record the large amount of gold, silver and jewelry seized and transport them back to Nan'an County for sealing. A rough calculation showed that there were as many as one hundred thousand taels of silver. Dongming Ziyu asked someone to report to the capital to ask the emperor for instructions on where the money should be.

How to deal with it.

It stands to reason that these are things looted by Japanese pirates and should be returned to the people. However, Japanese pirates do not keep records of things they robbed. Besides, many fishermen and businessmen have been massacred, and the items cannot be returned to their original owners.

Dongming Ziyu did not expect that the battle would go so smoothly. He originally planned to transport all the food back, but now he occupied the Japanese camp and left two thousand elite troops to garrison, leaving behind a ship of food and a warship.

After returning home, Shangzhezi asked the emperor for instructions and sent officials to take charge of the overall situation. Eliminate bandits, establish yamen, organize construction, land reclamation, and explore resources...

At that time, Treasure Island was truly included in Dongming's territory and became Dongming's administrative area.

After cleaning up the battlefield all night, Dongming Ziyu was preparing to withdraw his army to Nan'an County in the early morning, but he saw some ragged people walking in the morning mist.

They were sallow, skinny, and half-clothed. They supported each other and tremblingly approached the station. Without saying anything, they knelt at the gate of the station.

Dongming Ziyu and the fifth prince were about to lead their troops back when they saw such a scene as soon as they went out.

An Yi appeared and said: "Your Majesty, these should be the original residents of this island."

An old man held a hungry and wilting child, walked forward a few steps, and said: "Sir! I know you are good people! I have taken care of those beasts. Please be kind and save me."

us!"

The people behind were begging and begging, and they didn't even have the strength to speak.

Dongming Ziyu looked at them quietly, without speaking, and just gave Mo Wen a look.

Mo Wen asked with a smile: "What's the matter? Come and listen."

"We are the common people here. Ever since the pirates came, we have been chased into the mountains by them, but all our food has been robbed by them." The old man said, leaving two lines of muddy tears.

The child in his arms raised his feeble hands to wipe his tears, and comforted him sensibly: "If grandpa doesn't cry, my grandson won't be hungry."

Another old man pulled his sleeves and wiped his tears, and said tremblingly, "Please do me a favor and leave some food for us to save our lives, otherwise the children will starve to death."

The people behind him all agreed and kowtowed.

Last night they heard a loud noise and saw the fire in the mountains. They sent people out to check and found out that it was Dongming's army who came and killed all the pirates. So, everyone discussed it and came out to ask Dongming's officers and soldiers if it was possible.

If you can leave some life-saving food, the children will be saved.

When Wang Feng and the others heard that they wanted food, they frowned. If they wanted money, they could move some out of the boat. If they wanted food...

One of the purposes of their visit this time was for food, otherwise they would not have adjusted their combat plan and delayed the sneak attack until today.

There was no hope for the imperial court's food supply. They had also "bought" all the nearby food stores, and the food could not last more than a few days.

When the common people saw that the young generals looked embarrassed, they kept kowtowing. The old men were already determined to die, so they kowtowed very loudly.

"Leave the food to them." Dongming Ziyu said coldly, and then strode away.

"Ah?" Wang Feng was startled, thinking he heard wrongly.

As a result, Mo Wen had ordered the soldiers who stayed behind to count the number of original residents, distribute food to them, and at the same time register each person's situation in a register, which was regarded as preliminary household registration information.

The soldiers showed sincere respect to Mo Wen, the little eunuch. He knew so much at a young age. If he were not a eunuch, he would probably be able to do the job as a county magistrate.

Although warships and gold, silver and jewelry were seized, no food was obtained, and everyone was a little downcast.

…

Without Dongming Ziyu by his side, Shangguan Ruoli couldn't sleep well all night.

Although she believed that her man could definitely deal with the Japanese pirates, Dongming Ziyu was going to fight, and he had no eyesight, so how could she not worry?

I got up early, practiced pregnancy yoga, took a shower, and then went to the dining room to eat.

The rain outside was much heavier than yesterday, adding a bit of sadness to people.

Sassoon pouted and said, "It always rains here. It's really annoying. The bedding is so damp that it's almost wet."

"It's the rainy season. There will be more and more rainy days in the future, and the rain will become heavier and heavier." Shangguan Ruoli stood under the eaves of the corridor, stretching out his hand to catch the raindrops, feeling worried.

A boy turned around the long corridor and ran over, holding a jade flute in his hand.

Because the rainy season is long in southern courtyards, they usually have cloisters. When it rains, you can walk around in the courtyard without holding an umbrella without getting wet.

The boy ran up to Shangguan Ruoli and saluted: "Prince Qi, there is someone outside the door asking to see you. He said this is a token."

As he said that, he held up the flute in his hand.

Shangguan Ruoli took the flute and looked at it. His eyes lit up and he said happily: "Where is the person? Please come in quickly!"

Both Rejoice and Sassoon knew the flute, and they smiled in surprise: "It's Master Xiao Han!"

The boy ran away quickly and went to the door to invite someone.

Shangguan Ruoli went along the verandah to greet him, and not far away, he saw Qu Xiaohan, wearing a navy blue brocade robe, majestic and striding towards him.

The steps are quick but steady.

He is still handsome and majestic, but he is different from before. He has the majesty of a superior person, and his bones reveal a dignity that cannot be ignored.

"Li'er!" His eyes quickly glanced at Shangguan Ruoli's bulging pregnant belly, a flash of pain flashed in his eyes, and the smile on his face froze.

Shangguan Ruoli smiled and said: "Brother Xiao Han! Why are you here? Have you had breakfast?"

Qu Xiaohan's expression immediately returned to normal, and he smiled and said, "I'm so anxious to see you that I haven't had breakfast yet."
Chapter completed!