Song Wen arrived at the Denghai Building in Dengzhou North City on time for the appointment.
Compared with the main restaurant in Bianliang, this two-story building looked shabby. Zhang Huan came out wearing a long robe and accompanied by two noble gentlemen to greet him. The host and guest took their seats politely.
After all, they were not very familiar with each other, so Zhang Huan and his two friends carefully inquired about the things and customs of Bianliang. Song Wen was from a business background, so he knew about the bustling Wazi Street, Baifan Tower, Pan Tower, and major gardens in Bianliang.
I gave a few country fellows a good introduction to places to visit and various places to play, and the three guys were fascinated and amazed after hearing this.
When the dishes were served, Song Wen was greatly disappointed... There were not many large sea fish, and there was no trace of ginseng fin belly. However, there was a dish of raw fish dumplings that was comparable to Bianliang's red silk crystal dumplings, but it was
Somewhat fishy smell.
Fortunately, a few large crabs were steamed and served, and there was a maid nearby who carefully peeled the crabs to get the meat for Song Wen... But what's the point of eating crabs if you don't have the fun of doing it yourself?
After three rounds of drinks and five delicious dishes, the topic came back to the pirates near Dengzhou... The two companions boasted that Zhang Yanei, a young hero, followed his father Zhang's command and went into the sea with the navy to suppress the bandits, and wiped out the entrenched pirates in one battle.
The black bandits on Sanxian Island in the sea... Zhang Yanei took the lead and even killed a bandit leader with his own hands, which was a great achievement!
Song Wen inquired out of curiosity and found out... The large and small islands that enter the sea north of Dengzhou stretch all the way to Liaodong, and there are many Koreans, Bohai people and even Japanese people living on them!
These guys are all desperadoes, they are also businessmen and bandits themselves. They have hundreds of ships of various sizes, traveling between Goryeo, Song Dynasty and Japan. They rob those who can be beaten, and do business with those who cannot be beaten...
…Slick, shameless and unscrupulous.
Zhang Huan pointed to a few cautious women with lowered eyebrows and narrowed eyes and said: "Let's just say they are the famous Silla maids according to the previous dynasty... They are obedient to men and have very lovable personalities. In fact, they are all those
The woman the guy robbed from Goryeo..."
Nani? After spending a long time, the weak and weak girl next to him turned out to be the pickle girl of the most powerful country in the universe in the future?
Huh... Song Wen was surprised for a moment, and then shook his head slightly indifferently... When did this small country with a small population not be like this? Whoever is strong and powerful will kneel at the feet of whoever is strong! The white-skinned people in the future will be so arrogant that these guys will kneel down in every possible way.
Will Lick turn his head and grin at his former overlord?
Anyway, I haven’t stood up after thousands of years of living, so I’m used to kneeling.
Zhang Huan felt proud, and finally sighed: "It's a pity that there were a total of twelve five-tooth battleships and thirty-one shuttle clippers that went to sea, but two five-tooth battleships and seven clippers were sunk...
The army lost more than 300 soldiers!"
Several people sighed together and toasted the fallen soldiers.
Song Wen was shocked...
What kind of pirate is this? Why is it so powerful? Five-tooth battleship. I seem to have read about this kind of standard naval equipment from the Tang and Song Dynasties in books. It seems that there are weapons such as rackets on it. It sounds very awesome.
It looks like... it could actually be sunk by some pirates?
If the pirates in the north all have such fighting power, then wouldn't it be a fantasy to hope that they could quietly build a powerful naval force by taking a different approach?
Seeing Song Wen's expression changed drastically, Zhang Huan asked curiously: "What's wrong with Brother Song Xian? Are you saying that you haven't been in a battle and don't like hearing about these killings?"
Song Wen shook his head, and An Chun, who was next to him, raised his hands and replied: "Sir, my husband led a group of sixty to two hundred subordinates and wiped out a group of bandits running between three roads in Taoshan County in one fell swoop.
I pulled a carriage and sent it to the county government office to ask for merit!"
The three guys immediately praised him. Zhang Huan seemed very convinced, while the other two guys seemed a little unconvinced.
Song Wen gently pushed away the wine brought by the maid next to him and asked: "Who are the pirates of the Wu family? How can they compete with the imperial navy and sink so many warships? Could it be that the sea near the Bohai Sea
Are all bandits so fierce?
Zhang Huan was stunned for a moment, then sighed and replied: "Actually, it's not that those pirates are so powerful, but that our Dengzhou navy warships are in disrepair for a long time, and there are fewer and fewer experienced sailors over the years...
...Oh, this time we encountered a big storm, and the warships were sunk by the huge waves and cross winds! As for the suppression of bandits... a total of fifty people were not killed in the battle, but more than seven hundred soldiers landed on the island to fight, and three hundred were wiped out.
Too many thieves can’t afford to lose so many people.”
Oh, I see...it took a long time and it was still Gao Qiu's fault.
Song Wen only felt that his old face was a little hot. He was now out to deceive under the banner of Gao Qiu. That old guy was so indifferent that he would be hurt sooner or later.
However, Song Wen knew that it was unrealistic to expect the San Yamen and the Privy Council to come forward when it came to the allocation of food and salary and the maintenance of navy warships. After all, these funds and food and salary expenditures still had to be allocated directly from the local and state capital's treasury.
However, Jingdong East Road is so poor now that it is a daydream to expect the governor of Dengzhou and the treasury to come up with money and food.
After a lot of emotion, everyone finally returned home happily.
After all, without a truly powerful person present, Song Wen would have no chance even if he wanted to find some business opportunities.
Song Wen had a very good drinking capacity. Seeing Zhang Huan riding a horse quite drunk, he took An Chun and the calm guard to help escort Zhang Huan all the way back to the Zhang family's house in the city.
As the evening breeze blew, Zhang Huan was already swaying a little, and he was muttering something about how he envied Song Wen for being able to feel comfortable in the colorful world of Bianliang. Song Wen didn't say anything and just made his own plans silently.
Suddenly, a thin woman ran out from the corner of the street. It was dark and her face could not be seen clearly. The woman seemed a little panicked when she saw several big horses walking in front of her. She screamed and fell to the side of the road.
Song Wen looked up and suddenly heard a gust of wind above his head!
An Chun was more alert, raised his hand, took out the saber hanging next to the saddle, and struck out...
A strong fishing net fell from the sky and covered Song Wen who was walking in the middle!
An Chun, who was in front of him, slashed out with his sword, but did not split the fishing net. When he saw this, he hurriedly jumped on his horse to protect Song Wen. He heard a hoarse voice... "Catch him, don't kill him! I
My brother was captured by the navy, and Zhang Huan is still being offered in exchange for my brother’s life..."
Damn... I caught the wrong one!
It was all in the dark. It was obvious that this group of people was coming for Zhang Huan. Just as Song Wen was about to scream, he felt a violent shock on the side of his head... and then he fell down with a plop. A figure jumped out from the diagonal stab and grabbed Song Wen.
He wrapped his clothes in a fishing net and put him on his shoulders, then turned around and ran away.
Another black figure on the side put away the scabbard that knocked Song Wen unconscious and turned around to follow him. As he ran back, he shouted: "Take care of these dog-legged followers, don't leave any tails..."
The other two men in black over there brandished daggers and rushed towards An Chun and Zhang Huan. An Chun's eyes turned red and he jumped on his horse. The horse's hooves as big as a bowl came down heavily. The man in black couldn't dodge and was kicked on the spot.