"Yellow-haired Japanese?" Jin Feng frowned slightly: "What yellow-haired Japanese?"
"He's the kind of blue-eyed, yellow-haired pirate that Mr. Zheng told General Zheng before."
Da Liu said: "Some fishermen saw them near Jiaolin Island."
Jiaolin Island is a small island more than a hundred miles away from the East China Sea. It was named Jiaolin Island because there are many banana trees growing on it.
In the past, when there were not many pirates, Jiaolin Island was a transit point for fishermen going to sea.
But later, Jiaolin Island was occupied by pirates, and the fishermen did not dare to go there anymore.
"Is there any news from the Navy?" Jin Feng asked.
Chasing pirates is the basic duty of the navy. In the past, he was just a baron. Even if Zheng Chiyuan did not cooperate, he could only watch.
But now he is the King of Side by Side, commanding the troops and horses of the world, including the navy.
No matter how tough Zheng Chiyuan's background is, if Jin Feng is determined to take him down, it won't be too difficult.
"This news spread over the dock a few days ago. The morning before yesterday, General Zheng sent a fleet to sea to Jiaolin Island, but could not find the other party."
Da Liu said: "And according to the fishermen, these yellow-haired devils have a very fast boat. Even if the navy encounters them, they will not be able to catch up."
"A very fast ship?" Jin Feng frowned and asked, "What does it look like?"
"The fishermen said it was a narrow and long boat that was very fast." Liu said: "The fishermen did not dare to get too close at the time and could only see a rough outline."
"Narrow, long, and extremely fast?"
Jin Feng's mind was racing, thinking about which ship in the history of Western shipbuilding fit this description.
The fisherman's description was so vague that Jin Feng had no clue after thinking about it for a while.
After thinking again and again, he turned to Da Liu and said: "Let Hong Taoping find two fast boats, let the brothers work overtime at night to equip them, and we will go to Jiaolin Island tomorrow morning!"
Until now, Jin Feng didn't know how far the West in this world had developed.
But the other party's pirates can wreak havoc in the East China Sea of Dakang, which at least shows that the other party's shipbuilding and navigation technology must be much better than Dakang's.
Although Dakang is corrupt, it is at least a unified country.
There are many ethnic groups in the West, and they are constantly fighting against each other. Many Westerners make a living as pirates and are naturally predatory.
In his previous life, when he was studying modern history in junior high school, Jin Feng discovered that the history of Western wealth is a history of plunder.
Relying on the advanced technology brought by the first industrial revolution, they carried out colonial activities around the world and accumulated a large amount of wealth.
Jin Feng's motherland in his previous life was a victim of Western colonization.
Jin Feng will never allow such a thing to happen again in this life.
So he must know how far Westerners have developed.
Before the advent of airplanes, ships best represented the technological height of a civilization to a certain extent. Jin Feng could roughly judge it in his mind as long as he saw the opponent's ship.
"Sir, Lao Han is gone. We are not familiar with the place in the East China Sea, so it wouldn't be a good idea to go out to sea rashly, right?"
Da Liu said: "How about you wait at the dock and I will take people to catch them."
"What if the other party's boat is as fast as the fishermen said and you can't catch it?"
Jin Feng said: "Sichuan and Shu are still busy. I don't have much time to spend here."
Seeing that Da Liu was still a little hesitant, he then said: "Let Gray Pigeon bring three hot air balloons and two cardinal grenades. It will be fine."
When I was chatting with Zheng Chiyuan last year, the other party said that the Navy had captured Western pirates a few years ago.
Judging from the battle described by Zheng Chiyuan, the ships of Western pirates were not much more advanced than those of Dakang.
Although several years have passed, according to the normal development process, even if the other party's shipbuilding technology has improved, it will not be particularly significant.
Otherwise, with the predatory character of Westerners, they would have attacked Dakang long ago, and they would not have been reduced to colluding with the pirates from Dakang.
So Jin Feng is not worried about his own safety.
Seeing Jin Feng's insistence, Da Liu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go find Mr. Hong."
The ships they brought from Sichuan and Sichuan were all large ships suitable for navigation on the inland rivers, not suitable for sea voyages.
Hong Taoping learned that Jin Feng was going to sea, so he took Da Liu to find a boat overnight without saying a word.
Although the Hong family does not have a ship of their own, they have been building ships for generations, so it is no problem to find a few sea-going ships.
Hong Taoping took Da Liu to the dock not far away and successfully borrowed two fishing boats for fishing at sea.
"Mr. Hong, these two boats look a bit old, aren't they leaking?"
Da Liu looked at the two large ships in front of him and frowned slightly.
"Don't worry, strong man. My father built these two boats. They are both very fast and strong. They have been used for more than ten years without any problems."
Hong Taoping said: "Driving a boat is like wearing shoes. It's not that newer is better, but this kind of semi-old old boats are the safest because they have experienced the test of strong winds and waves. If they are new boats, who knows if they can carry them?"
live?"
"That makes sense."
Da Liu nodded slightly: "Then I want to drill holes on the deck and install heavy crossbows and catapults. Is that okay?"
"As long as you don't damage the bottom of the ship, it'll be fine. At worst, I'll just renovate the deck for them later."
Hong Taoping said without caring.
"Then thank you Mr. Hong!"
After Liu thanked Hong Taoping, he immediately arranged for the escort to board the ship to inspect the condition of the hull.
Although the escort is not good at water fighting, he can still tell if the boat is leaking.
After checking and confirming that there were no problems with the two fishing boats, Liu arranged for the escort to install heavy crossbows and catapults on the deck.
Early the next morning, the two fishing boats were modified and parked outside the dock.
"Ms. sir, after leaving the East China Sea this time, I don't know if I'll be able to see the sea again in my life, and I haven't seen any yellow-haired Japanese yet. Please take me with you."
Tang Xiaobei begged while helping Jin Feng get dressed.
In fact, she has no interest in yellow-haired devils, but she has heard from local fishermen that the deeper you go into the sea, the bigger the fish you can catch.
A few days ago, she wanted to go to the deep sea, but Alan didn't agree, so she could only fish not far from the coast.
Knowing that Jin Feng was going to the sea more than a hundred miles away, she immediately became interested.
For many inland people, seeing the sea is indeed not an easy task. Jin Feng thought for a while and agreed.
After breakfast, Jin Feng took Tang Xiaobei, and under the protection of Da Liu and his guards, boarded the fishing boat and sailed into the East China Sea in the morning fog.
Shortly after they left, a shipyard worker asked Hong Taoping to take a day off, citing a stomachache.
When Hong Taoping saw that the worker was sweating in pain, he agreed to take leave without thinking much.
Not long after the worker left the dock, he took out a pill from his arms and stuffed it into his mouth. The pain on his face quickly disappeared.
He glanced back at the dock, then started running.
The worker rushed to a small village four miles away and got into a low thatched hut at the edge of the village.