After Du Dewei arrived at the big red brick house on the shore, he knew that this place was the "White Tiger Hall" and "Chinese Army Tent", so he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

The entire lobby was divided into two parts. One half had a long table with maps on the wall, which was obviously used for military meetings. The other half was what Du Dewei saw before his eyes: the traditional Ming Dynasty reception pattern, except

Except for the guards with long hair and muskets around them, everyone else was normal.

After a brief glance, someone lowered his head and followed Xue Haiyuan, and stepped forward to pay homage to the military attaché on the main seat. Now he already knew that this was the new boss who would control his future destiny.

So Du Dewei knelt down without hesitation and began to kowtow: The gangster brothers' behavior in the pirate den would not work in the officialdom.

The military attaché is a fifth-grade officer because he is wearing a blue official robe and the patch on his chest is a bear bandage: it is Zhang Dongdong who is a copycat of Caochuan.

"Du Dewei, a common man, comes to see the General."

"No need to be polite, please get up."

After thanking him for the seat, Zhang Dongdong introduced someone to Mr. Qian Sha Zhengming who was sitting next to him.

At this time, there was no point in concealing it. So in the following conversation, Du Dewei heard such a story: Not long ago, it was confirmed that Zheng Zhilong died, and the spare tire gangsters who had been secretly dealing with Lao Xiong finally finally

He was able to become a full-time official, reached a secret agreement with Lao Xiong, accepted the recruitment, and took over the newly built Mawei Water Village built by Lao Xiong to suppress bandits.

If Du Dewei was familiar with the situation in the officialdom, he would have discovered the flaw in this rhetoric: the time is not right. You know, it has only been a few days since Zheng Zhilong confirmed the news of the accident. With the style of the government, it is absolutely impossible to do so in such a short period of time.

The entire subsequent recruitment and placement process will be completed within a short period of time.

Besides, what the hell is a secret recruitment? Shouldn't the report be made public and known to the world? Could it be that this military camp in the suburbs of Fuzhou is a gangster?

However, Du Dewei didn't know all this. He was just a pirate leader in the 17th century who aspired to be a civil servant, not a reporter who was dedicated to investigating the shady affairs of the government.

In other words, it doesn't matter even if he knows all the inside stories: Zheng Zhilong was chasing his old boss Xu Xinsu everywhere before, but now he is dead, which is a good thing.

The only thing Lao Du has to do now is to show his loyalty in front of the new boss and discuss the future arrangements of his men and ships, instead of pursuing the mystery of Zheng Zhilong's death.

Seeing that the introduced parties were on track, Xue Haiyuan stood up and said goodbye: There is still someone waiting for him at the trading company, and his old man is very busy today.

Just before Xue Haiyuan went out today, a square-headed, big-eared, honest-looking pirate leader also touched the door. After receiving the notification from the clerk, Xue Haiyuan hurriedly read the code and temporarily arranged the guests in the guest room. Now he has to go back as soon as possible.

Reception. Oh, by the way, the secret name the visitor received from Xu Xinsu is "Andy Lau".

After Xue Haiyuan left, Du Dewei began to explain his family background in detail in front of the two court officials.

After listening to Du Dewei's report, General Manager Qian Sha Zhengming, who has a big bald head and a huge body, actually presides over the daily work of the water village and is also in charge of recruitment and security matters, nodded: What this person said is consistent with what was sent from Yuegang.

The contents of the telegram are basically consistent.

Next, Sha Zhengming once again said something ugly: This pirate team must be reorganized. If you, Du, still have the idea of ​​​​"running a private club and watching the situation," then please leave now, we

I won't spare you any trouble. Once these people enter the water village, military law will be ruthless. Shopkeeper Du, please think carefully before replying.

What else could Du Dewei say? After being inserted so deeply, if he didn’t tremble, wouldn’t he be impotent? As a result, the two parties finally reached a private black agreement: Du Dewei later had Zhang Dongdong, who was responsible for dealing with the government, to come forward and give him an "external service" first.

"Entrusted with the general" errands.

After that, Du Dewei himself will still be responsible for commanding a part of the reorganized pirates. If he has military exploits in the future, he will be promoted without delay.

Now that the agreement was reached, Mr. Du, who was already determined, did not stay any longer: he needed to rush back to do ideological work for his subordinates and distribute the property, which would take him two or three days.

A lot of preparations need to be made on the Shuizhai side. After all, the Du family gang is said to be a gang of robbers with 20 boats. The total number of people will definitely exceed 1,000, so they cannot be taken lightly.

And in the early morning of the second day after Du Dewei left Shuizhai, the second recruitment matter that had been brewing for a long time finally came to light: in the early morning, a notice was posted at the four gates of Fuzhou at the same time.

This notice was written by the master of the governor's Yamen, and its content is divided into two parts.

The first paragraph is about recalling the past: Xiong Dafujun introduced his sincerity when he recruited Zheng Zhilong before.

The second part is the current situation: Lao Xiong was first disappointed that Zheng Zhilong did not return after the expiration date, and then once again extended an invitation to pirates and bandits from the three mountains and five mountains, promising that as long as everyone came to join him, he would "no questions asked".

And he is willing to reward people with official positions.

For those ordinary people who are desperate for survival, this notice is nothing more than an additional source of talk about "killing people, setting fires, and being recruited". However, for laymen to watch the excitement, and for experts to see the doorway notices, it is a bombshell for those who are interested.

For example, the various spies in Fuzhou City.

So, in Fuzhou City that day, there were many fast boats rushing to various places.

The appearance of this notice can be said to have officially removed the "unknowing" government side from the Zheng Zhilong incident. In addition, the notice also made a final conclusion on the Zheng Zhilong incident from the side: Whether you are dead or not, I don't need you.

Okay, let’s start a new business from Daluogu.

The next thing is simple: it only takes a while for the "big officials and righteous men" who are "shocked" to hear that Xiong Dagong has recruited talents, can officially come to Fuzhou Guan Pier, and go to the governor's Yamen to seek refuge with their old men under the spotlight.

Xiong, received the official seal of the coastal defense guerrillas.

The words are divided into two parts. Let us say that after Du Dewei said goodbye to Zhang Dongdong and others, returned to his own fleet in Dongluo Island by boat, he began to make arrangements for surrender.

He first gathered a group of his confidants one after another on the ship to unify their thoughts, and then the confidants went to do other people's work overnight. After the above preparation was completed, early the next morning, a meeting was held on the ship with all the big and small bosses participating.

Recruitment meeting.

The purpose of the meeting is to unify our minds and join the light. Of course, if someone really doesn’t want to take official pay, they can also leave with a little bit of their property.

There are so many pirates who get together and disperse on weekdays, so there are almost no cases where they throw a cup and send a signal to kill someone if they disagree. Everyone is a shareholder of the fleet. If someone wants to withdraw their shares, just give them some money and leave.

Well, maybe everyone will get together to do business again in two days.

So Du Dewei’s goal today is: retaining most people is victory.

Things developed fairly smoothly. In an atmosphere where a group of direct subordinates expressed their determination impassionedly and talked about the future, most of the nobodies who followed the trend did not raise any objections. Moreover, these people had long known the purpose of Du Dewei's visit to Fuzhou.

The only two Lao Jianghu who were unwilling to accept the recruitment made their intentions clear to the boss in private afterwards.

This situation is very easy to operate: Du Dewei immediately took out some of the belongings stored in the boat and sent them away. After everyone got together, the two men would take their money and followers, drive their own boat early tomorrow morning, and

The troops parted ways.

Early the next morning, an hour after dispatching the letter ship, the Du family fleet, with a total of 18 ships, officially set sail from Dongluo Island, heading towards Fuzhou. The crossing crew, who had already been prepared, entered the Minjiang River at the target

After the entrance, a lucky boat equipped with a propeller was dispatched to greet him.

When the pirates saw the strange ship that was still able to move freely around the fleet after the sails were down, there was an uproar. Of course, since they did not use the heavy machine guns on the ship, the pirates still didn't know how powerful it was, so they acted as 18 ships.

After various ships entered Mawei Water Village, the pirates started making trouble.

In the perception of most pirates, apart from wearing the badge and taking the silver, recruitment should be no different from joining the gang. So when everyone saw a large number of bearded soldiers with strange guns on the shore, they were a little confused at first.

The next step is to blow up the hair. There is no plot where everyone stands on the bow of the ship and pays homage to the new boss, and then the boss gives him wine, meat, and silver as a reward: a large number of soldiers have lined up on the pier, and a message comes from nowhere.

, a loud voice was sternly ordering everyone to line up and get off the boat.

So fried hair is a must.

Several grumpy little bosses drew out their knives on the spot and shouted loudly to order the ship to turn around: "I don't want to serve you anymore."

However, before he finished speaking, several instigators standing at the bow of the ship were beaten into a hornet's nest by the soldiers on the shore with random guns, and several people in the circle around them were also killed.

Now everything is honest.

So the "surrender" ceremony officially began: the pirates first walked through the wall of bayonets, and their weapons were ordered to be kept aside. Next came the identity registration: a row of clerks sitting behind a long table were already waiting there.

After delivering a few more heads, the unruly pirates quickly learned to queue up under the guidance of bayonets and gun butts. As the ships docked one after another, the guests soon formed a long queue.

After a simple registration, it’s time to take a bath, which is a must-have for everyone.

After taking a shower, receiving new uniforms, and registering their personal belongings, the "new recruits" were herded into dormitories covered with brand-new straw mats.

The next step is screening.

The total number of pirate recruits reaching 1,100 will be screened and filtered layer by layer in the next few days. In the end, only half of the total number will be able to stay in Mawei Military Camp: middle-aged and elderly pirates and outstanding young soldiers will be selected.

Come out and see the officials off.

The remaining people will learn the rules and skills in the military camp while waiting for the newcomers. In the future, more pirates will come here, and there will also be sailors sent by the senior officials to mix with them.

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