When he spoke, Pei Ji's expression was quite surprised.
This surprise obviously had an immediate effect, and the shock that Wang Jing and others had in their hearts instantly calmed down a lot. And then, they thought about Pei Ji's words carefully.
This statement itself is quite reasonable. Although the loyalty of these newly recruited troops is highly questionable, even Li Er can't figure out the brain circuits of these young scholars. It is indeed dangerous to say that it is dangerous, but... the number is not that many after all, isn't it?
?
Thinking of this, Wang Jing and others had to believe that this incident was indeed a false alarm.
Forget about the pleasure of feeling relieved at this moment.
Of course, what makes people happiest is making profits - all forms of making profits. What makes people happier than making profits is naturally that the profits they get are about to be lost suddenly, but suddenly they fall back steadily.
In hand!
At that moment...the excitement is over.
Wang Jing was so excited that he immediately started serving wine again and everyone continued to celebrate.
Now I have nothing to worry about, and I will enjoy endless wealth in the future, so why not celebrate!
The key to the future prospects is not just wealth, but that not only can everyone be rich, but they will also have the backing of the Romans!
This gave everyone something they had never had when facing Li Er from the very beginning until now: confidence.
The most precious thing in the world is yes. Only when people have the confidence to truly exist can they feel safe.
And to put it further, everyone has now voted for Rome, and more importantly, they have obtained stable information about Li Tang's situation. With this information, the Romans' successive defeats will naturally be alleviated in the future!
Even a perfect solution, because since the intelligence is so easy to leak, then everyone will naturally use it however they want in the future. Isn't it easy for the Romans to reverse their disadvantage and gain an advantage?
Even Wang Jing and others can understand this kind of thing directly!
Isn't it just wonderful?
But as soon as he thought this, Wang Jing waved his hand, and before he said anything to the maid standing there, he heard footsteps coming from outside the cabin.
Wang Jing was stunned instinctively, and at the same time, several people around him were also stunned.
Although there was no reason, at this moment all the five surnames and Qi Wang gang members shuddered at the same time.
Then, along with the sound of footsteps, someone naturally approached the cabin. After the report, everyone felt inexplicably trembling and breathed a sigh of relief.
This person was actually a boy serving in the cabin of the ship, and he came to report the matter. As soon as he mentioned it, he realized that it was a trivial matter. It turned out that a ship had caught fire tonight.
The boat that caught fire was naturally the boat that everyone present was "doing business" on. To put it bluntly, it was commonly known as a pirate ship.
Wang Jing and others now have hundreds of these ships, among which there are probably more than 150 elite ones.
With so many ships, they can be regarded as a strong force in the entire South China Sea. If Li Er's forbidden army is excluded, they are simply the overlord of a generation - not even the overlord of "one side".
With such a large fleet, it is conceivable how could Wang Jing and the others not worry about the recruits turning traitor and causing trouble internally?
However, it can also be seen that in the past nearly a year, pirate activities have caused great losses to China's sea trade and expansion. The expansion of sea trade was once sluggish and even on the verge of stopping.
Under such circumstances, how could Wang Jing and others not be excited!
However, anyone who has experienced it knows that the more huge the profit, the easier it is for people to become nervous. After listening to the boy's report, Wang Jing and others immediately thought of this explanation, which was why everyone shuddered inexplicably just now.
explain.
As for the ship on fire itself.
Wang Jing and others really didn't think there was any problem. When they heard that this was the case, they were instantly relieved.
Because in ancient times, it was only natural for wooden ships to catch fire!
It can even be said that if it weren’t for the frequent incidents of ship fires, Chinese talents in the Ming and Qing Dynasties would not have thought of naval warfare methods such as attacking ships with fire. Of course, this is not a glorious thing, because this was what China was doing at that time.
The technical level has begun to lag behind the world's proof, but whether it is proven or not is not what Wang Jing and Pei Ji and others care about.
What I am concerned about is that I have been working on this for a long time.
The one who stepped on the horse just gave a false alarm!
This directly caused Wang Jing's face to turn a little dark, and he felt uncomfortable looking at this young man.
In the end, after talking for a long time, I came to everyone specifically for this matter? Everyone gathered here at midnight. Although they were having a drink to celebrate, since it was midnight, of course it was because they were really in a good mood.
There is really something worth celebrating.
At this time, you suddenly came to report this kind of news. The key point is that it is not a big deal. So, do you think you are deliberately putting everyone's heads at risk?
Doesn’t this make people unhappy?
Wang Jing saw how angry the boy was, so he waved his hand and asked two warriors to carry the boy out.
Get down, get down!
However, although the bad news reported by this boy was not small but not big, the celebration activities in the middle of the night were of course cancelled, but Wang Jing and others quickly adjusted their status.
Yes, everyone's wealth now is indeed not as good as the fairy-like days in the past. Tens of acres of fertile land is the greatest synonym for happiness in the world. Although everyone has money now, it is still not as rich and stable as before. And now
Although there is a lot of gold and silver, more and more people in China are getting rich through sea trade and industry and commerce. There seems to be nothing superior about this. In fact, the degree of superiority is still obvious compared to before.
has declined.
but!
After all, the current situation is still good. The Five Surnames and Seven Hopes as a whole are constantly recovering, and the decline of the Romans is stabilizing. Judging from the progress of the entire world, Emperor Li Er's treacherous plot is constantly being thwarted.
Under these general premises, although I encountered a small unpleasantness in the evening, I just adjusted my mood and it was over.
but.
On the second day, Wang Jing and others felt something was wrong because new news appeared.
Just last night, after everyone was upset and tried to adjust to it, and then went to sleep, the fleet of the five surnames and Qi Wang...
A dozen more boats caught fire!
If it is a normal phenomenon for wooden ships to suddenly catch fire, then it is very strange for more than a dozen ships to catch fire at the same time!
Wang Jing had just met with a few old friends in the cabin hall when he received the news from his subordinates. He was stunned when he heard it!
"More than a dozen ships? Your information is wrong!?"
