Although it looks simple, it can give people a sense of peace of mind. After all, this is not the Fenggui City used by the Dutch to resist the Ming Dynasty, but a fortress used by the Penghu soldiers and civilians to resist the enemy.
On the day the fortress was built, Xie Xuan from Quanzhou also came to the island. He brought a batch of supplies for Ding Yunyi, all of which were purchased from his own pocket. He also brought good news to Ding Yunyi: he had managed everything in Quanzhou and had opened up those hands.
Officials with real power here have already agreed to reissue part of their salaries and regularly send supplies to Penghu.
Ding Yunyi was overjoyed when he heard this, but then Xie Xuan said: "This time Inspector Ding killed Guiwangwan in anger, word has spread in Fujian, and everyone knows the name of Inspector Ding. I heard that after hearing this, Commander Ding was stunned.
He said nothing, but got drunk that night."
Ding Yunyi was startled: "How do you know my father is drunk?"
Xie Xuan smiled and said: "That night Zou Fushuai went to visit your father, and he happened to meet him. This is exactly what Zou Fushuai spread."
Ding Yunyi smiled slightly. It seemed that his "father" was also very happy.
Xie Xuan added: "This is really a major event in the history of Penghu. Although Penghu is small, it is connected to the sea road, and every move attracts attention..."
As soon as these words came out, Ding Yunyi's heart skipped a beat.
"Although Penghu is small, it is connected to the sea route, and every move attracts attention."
If he defeats pirates one after another in Penghu and rebuilds Fenggui City, the news will definitely spread. If it causes jealous people with ulterior motives to cause harm behind his back, that may not be a good thing.
You must find a way to prevent this hidden danger before it happens.
How did Xie Xuan know what the other party was thinking: "With Inspector Ding guarding Penghu, merchants will feel more at ease. This time I even brought a friend to Inspector Ding."
"Friend?" Ding Yunyi asked.
Xie Xuan smiled: "He is a Fujian businessman named Jin Tailai, and he is often troubled by pirates. This time he is transporting a batch of goods to Luzon. He is worried about being attacked by pirates, so... I want to ask Inspector Ding to send someone
escort."
"Want me to escort you?" Ding Yunyi scratched his head: "Where is this Jin Tailai?"
"Just wait outside, Inspector Ding can see you."
Ding Yunyi agreed, and Xie Xuan hurriedly stood up and invited Jin Tailai in.
This man was in his forties, and he looked like a shrewd businessman. After he came in, he bowed respectfully, and then asked his entourage to carry in the gifts dedicated to Ding Yunyi.
It's a few bolts of cloth and a few jars of good wine.
"Mr. Jin, you're welcome." Ding Yunyi said calmly.
"Inspection inspection by Ding shocked Fujian. These are just trivial things." Jin Tailai said hurriedly.
Invited him to sit down and listened to Jin Tailai say: "This time I have a batch of goods shipped to Luzon. The sea route is not peaceful. Once it is robbed, the losses will be heavy. Therefore, I would like to ask Inspector Ding to send someone to escort him. Jin is willing to serve.
One hundred taels of silver."
Ding Yunyi was greatly moved.
It's not far by sea from here to Luzon. As long as the trip goes smoothly, you can earn 200 taels of silver, which is a lot of profit.
Think for a moment: "Mr. Jin has several boats."
"Only two."
Ding Yunyi quickly made calculations in his mind.
This is a way of making money that was inadvertently opened up: armed escort!
He had just defeated Hitachi Gongyaota and Oniomaru. According to Xie Xuan, his "fame had increased greatly." A small group of pirates knew that his people were escorting him there, so they might not dare to plunder. As long as they could succeed this time, they would be able to do so in the future.
I'm just afraid that more people will come looking for me.
In this way, Penghu has found a stable way to make money.
Seeing that Ding Yunyi was silent there, Jin Tailai just thought that he refused to agree and said hurriedly: "Inspector Ding helped me anyway. I paid for all the expenses of the brothers on the ship. In addition to escorting the money, I will wait until they return safely."
, Jin is also willing to give each brother a red envelope to express his gratitude."
Ding Yunyi smiled slightly: "Since Mr. Jin is so sincere, Yunyi is willing to help Mr. Jin with this favor."
Jin Tailai was overjoyed.
During this period, the Penghu inspector became famous, and people in Fujian were telling his stories. Some of them were quite absurd. It was said that Oniohmaru sent his disciple Hitachi Gongbaotian to harass Penghu, but was killed by Inspector Ding with a knife.
Later, Oniomaru personally led dozens of large ships to wash out Penghu with blood. However, Inspector Ding stabbed each one of them and killed them all while standing at the port.
Although it sounds a bit absurd, it is enough to explain Ding Yunyi's current reputation.
Now that Ding Yunyi is willing to help, he is 80% sure that the goods will be delivered to Luzon.
At that moment, they carefully discussed the time to go to sea, the approximate return time, and what to pay attention to on the way. Then Ding Yunyi called Xiao Yifeng and Chen Dong in and asked them to select five brothers to follow Jin Tailai's ship to Luzon.
When he heard that there were only seven people, Jin Tailai was a little worried.
Ding Yunyi, however, had troubles that he couldn't tell. There were only about ten soldiers in Penghu. This time, he divided half of them in one go and took away half of his belongings.
He was thinking so in his heart, but he said: "Mr. Jin, don't worry, these seven people are all men who are good at conquering and fighting. There is no harm in leaving here."
Chen Dong muttered in his heart, how can you recruit good warriors? Your inspection master only has so much wealth, and you can also get rid of Hong Tiaoyuan and Lao Ji, two people who cannot be beaten. With seven people gone like this, you are just a bare-bones inspection officer.
There is no difference.
Just stay in Penghu. Why should you help a maritime escort?
He couldn't understand Ding Yunyi's current plight. Although he had received a fortune from Hitachi Gongyaota and Oniomaru, he still had to purchase new ships and weapons.
It's just money. If we don't think of ways to get some money, the brothers will have to drink from the northwest wind again.
Jin Tailai was in a good mood. After chatting for a while, he stood up and left. When leaving, he repeatedly begged the inspector to take this matter to heart and not to delay his trip.
After sending Jin Tailai away, Ding Yunyi bowed his hand to Xie Xuan and thanked him for bringing such a rich man to him. Then he pointed to the cloth and fine wine that Jin Tailai had brought: "Xiao Yifeng, Chen Dong, you give these to overseas
"Divide it among the brothers and make each of them a new set of clothes, so as not to diminish the dignity of our Penghu officers and soldiers."
"Why, do you still need to change clothes?" Chen Dong asked curiously.
Ding Yunyi burst out laughing and said: "Are you wearing my Ming Dynasty military uniform to escort maritime merchants? If word gets out, the superiors will punish me severely. I'm afraid my beard will stand up in anger and I will serve you like a scumbag."
Xiao Yifeng and Chen Dong laughed, but Ding Yunyi's face darkened: "Be careful on the road and make absolutely no mistakes."