The people in the sixty boats chased and shouted, and the distance gradually narrowed. They were strong, and there were many people in rotation.
The one hundred boats that ran did not reply, and used all their strength to row the boat fast.
Between chasing and fleeing, the one hundred and sixty boats moved farther and farther away from the shore. The team running in front ran out of a curve, bringing the distance between the two sides a little closer. It can be overtaken in a quarter of an hour.
The pirates on the sixty boats don't care which direction the other party is running, as long as they can catch up, and let them know the cost of running at that time, and they will be exhausted after chasing them.
After another half an hour, the distance got closer. It is estimated that there will be a quarter of an hour to chase people, and the distance is about four miles.
At this time, people on both sides are struggling to control the boat. In the deep sea, the waves don’t look as beautiful as they were on the beach, and there are not many splashes. But this is the most dangerous place. When a wave comes, the boat will Be biased.
"Captain, they actually ran here. When they were caught, I must let them know how good they were." A rower had just been replaced and flung his arm and complained to the captain of the entire action team.
The captain frowned, always feeling that something was wrong. It stands to reason that a hundred boats should run directly in the direction of Jilizhou. Although they can’t run away, it’s better than running here. If they are not careful, they will capsize. of.
Just when he was wondering, six large ships suddenly appeared in his field of vision. Very large ships came with full sails. They were very fast. They didn't look like they were passing by, but came towards this side.
The captain hadn't figured out what was going on, the big ship approached quickly, and the hundred small boats running in front suddenly dispersed and gave way.
"What kind of ship is that? Is it a large cargo ship? Or a soldier ship?" The captain asked blankly.
The four people on the boat shook their heads one after another, expressing that they were not clear, and stopped rowing, just waiting to see what was going on.
They didn't move anymore, but the big ship coming by the other side began to turn its rudder, and the sails also changed. The hull gradually turned sideways, forming a row over there.
The sixty boats that didn't wait to be chased could see clearly what it was like. There was a rumbling movement from the big boat, and then countless black spots suddenly appeared in the air and flew toward him.
"What is this? Bird?" The captain murmured. Before the sound fell, the black spots fell down first. Several ships were hit by the black spots, and immediately heard the bang, and the whole ship was gone. Up.
A column of water rose on the surface of the sea, and there were more black spots that did not hit the ship, but hit the water, and there were also a lot of huge movements that brought up the water column.
The black spots that fell beside the boat not only brought out the water column, but also flew out a lot of things, smashing the boat directly.
After this round of fighting, the ship continued to turn its rudder, trying to expose the other side.
At this time there are still 37 of the sixty boats left. The people on the boat finally know what the big boat on the opposite side wants to do. Although they don’t know what is flying, they understand that the other party wants to wait for their lives, and don’t care anymore. Stop chasing the boat ahead, turn the boat around and flee in the direction it came.
At this moment, they didn't feel tired, their arms were not sore, and they were rowing the boat as if flying on the water.
On a big ship, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were looking at each with their binoculars. There were six big ships, each with forty guns. One shot would require people to wipe the barrel of the gun. Therefore, the shot is finished here, and they have to change their directions. To the other side.
Twenty cannons on one side, without bow and stern cannons, a total of 120 rounds were shot just now. Because the 60 ships were relatively close, they only knocked out the other 23 ships at once.
But this result did not satisfy Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
"The artillery shells didn't explode. Only I saw more than a dozen places. One place had already hit the ship, and it didn't even explode. It seems that improvement is needed."
Zhang Xiaobao didn’t let the big ship fire any more at this time. He sent a small boat to catch people. It didn’t mean that the ship broke and the people died. Some people were floating on the water. When a group of people left, they wanted to save their lives. No one is going to save his companions at all.
Wang Juan nodded: "This process of improvement is not easy, and it will be used now. It is better than not even a blooming bomb. The technology can't keep up. You must save the shells and prevent them from rusting. Otherwise, it will be another Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. In addition to tactical issues, there are also weapons and morale issues."
"Don't care about this, I'll chase it, I'll see where their remaining boats are going." Zhang Xiaobao didn't worry about the shells, and gave orders. The big boat chased the escaped ship, and stayed behind. One, I'm afraid that the boat here will overturn accidentally.
The big ship turns slowly, but it travels faster at sea than the small boat. It is full of sails, getting closer and closer to the ship that flees in front. When it reaches a certain distance, the big ship slows down slightly. The so-called slowing down is to do it. Glyph driving.
Whenever the big ship makes such a move, the speed of the boat running ahead will be a little faster. They are afraid that the big ship will cross over, and then there will be another bang.
After chasing and fleeing, the people in the boat finally returned to Daxingcheng when they were almost out of strength.
The boat on Zhang Xiaobao's side accelerated abruptly, then stopped and put down the boat to continue chasing. The boat is fast. There are four people on each boat. One person controls the direction, one person is idle, and the other two people are there. It was kicking quickly, and there was a stream of water behind the boat, and it chased it up.
Where did the people on the run have seen such a clipper. They used the last bit of strength and ran desperately, waiting for the boat behind to catch up. Thirty-seven boats finally hit the beach and ran aground. Once there, the people on the boat jumped off and waded into the water.
Twenty small boats were chasing behind, with four people in each boat. Eighty people also ran aground here. They jumped down and continued to chase. They came down from behind. They were strong enough, and they quickly caught up with the people running ahead. .
The runner really couldn't run anymore. He gritted his teeth and turned around, took up his weapon, and made a desperate look at the eighty people who were catching up.
"Put down your weapons and don't kill them. You pirates who do a lot of evil still want to run? Waiting to go with us to see the lord of Daxing City, Lord Li, and then clean you up."
The eighty people who came after stood in front of the remaining one hundred and eighty people and shouted.
There are still people here who are waiting to move. They are wondering why they have seen people who have come ashore before the agreed ship has arrived.
Some people immediately recognized a few of the 180-odd people and shouted: "They are not pirates, they are the army of Daxingcheng."
"Oh, that's the case, the army in Daxing City pretended to be pirates and went to robbery? It's even more important for Li Qingying to talk about it."
The eighty people took the lead in making a sudden appearance, and said angrily.
The people were also stunned, looking at the soldiers in Daxing City in disbelief, wanting to hear how they explained.
"We are not soldiers of Daxing City, we are pirates." One of the over 180 people suddenly shouted loudly.
He just finished yelling, the captain who was lucky, and the surviving captain gave him a slap, turned around, and pretended to say lightly: "You have admitted the wrong person. We are not pirates, but sergeants of Daxingcheng. I wonder if you are chasing us and beating us, and you slander us as pirates by whom?"
The clever soldier next to him immediately echoed: "Yes, we went to sea this time specifically to catch pirates, but when we were about to catch them, we were suddenly beaten by you, and many people were killed and injured. Where are you from? Who is instigated to beat the soldiers of Daxing City?"
The first thing I didn’t believe was the people around me. They weren’t stupid. I just thought about it. It must be Li Qingying, the lord of Daxing City, in order to prevent myself from waiting for people to leave by boat. Pretend to be a pirate to hit those hundred boats.
It's just that no one is good at it, and someone beat him up, and then he didn't admit it.
The eighty people who came after might have known what the other party would say, and did not argue with the other party, only that they wanted to see Li Qingying, the lord of Daxing City, and talked to him in person.
At this time, Zhang Xiaobao sent out small boats from the big boat. The people on the boat specifically talked about this, and pulled back the boats with propellers and put down the usual boats.
While letting eighty people follow the other party's 180 people into the city to find Li Qingying for theory, while dragging the local people into the big boat with a small boat.
This batch has been drawn a lot, and it is also the last batch to be pulled from Dahang City. Dahang City has not many people.
The next thing is simple. Daxing City and Jilizhou are arguing back and forth, accusing the other side of the error, and they are on the side of justice. This can be done for a few months, and they are moving towards the capital. Book.
Li Qingying even threatened to retaliate by force, but for several days, he did not see him send a ship to the sea to retaliate.
It's not just that he didn't make any moves, Zhang Xiaobao went by sea, and when he went to other places to pull people, the other party did not send a boat to stop him.
One is that there are almost 30,000 soldiers in Jili Prefecture, and they can't take too much. The other is the most important thing, no one dares.
The people sent by Li Qingying came back and talked about the situation they encountered at sea. Six big ships, very large, very large, fast and stable, suddenly crossed when they were far away, and then followed him here. Like thunder, 23 ships were broken and many people died.
I don't know what I hit, how I hit it, I don't know, but it's definitely not a catapult. The catapult can't hit that far, let alone thunder.
Li Qingying was frightened. He was afraid that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty would do anything to this side. This place is under the control of Datang. He didn't expect to be afraid of anything. It seems that naval battles don’t need to be counted on. In the past, naval battles could not defeat Datang. That's why he became ministers. Now that Datang has sent two people who are said to be the most powerful here, it may be difficult to handle it in the future.
Other people also have this idea. They used to find out how the new governor and record of joining the army were so good. They didn't see it with their own eyes. This time they knew.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't have the heart to fight with others right away, so they had to stabilize in any way, and then use other means to deal with other people first, and then fight when others wanted to resist by force.
Now I am busy resetting the coming people.
Thirty thousand soldiers have been gathered. After a period of time, they will be divided into other places. At that time, they will stay in the prosperous place and break up. They will still be given three meals a day, and they will have meat. When sending it up, ideological and political education should be carried out to let them know why they are fighting, and they must show their hardship and simplicity. Anyone who wants to continue to have meat for three meals a day must be threatened to send it back, and his family will not care about it. Up.
This idea is very wicked, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are also helpless. If 30,000 people have been staying in Jilizhou, they can still raise them. The problem is that they are sent elsewhere. If you continue to provide 30,000 people like this, don’t What about the soldiers? Can't afford to supply them all.
As for the family members of the soldiers who come here, this is easy to handle. The soldiers are in front of defending the country, and they have always provided normal food and daily necessities, free education, and free medical care.
When Li Longji feels that it is almost done, and when he is ready to implement it nationwide, Li Longji will ask for money and make up for the losses of Jilizhou. It is estimated that it will be enough. Then we have to fight for it. It is really impossible to focus on policies and we can't always pay.
The family members of the soldiers are now being resettled and allocated land for them, but the land needs to be rented, and shops can also be arranged for them, and this shop is also subject to tax.
Xue Daobi has been promoted now, and he has done a good job. He has been promoted to the rank of householder to join the army and manage the population. He doesn't care about money.
Xue Cenjun looked very happy, his salary has really increased, and a good house has been built in his family. In this area, he is now also a celebrity.
Following Zhang Xiaobao's busy schedule, he also inquired about how the ship could release thunder in the first place at sea.
That day Xue Canjun sorted out the numbers of the people who came here and the local people. When they went to inquire, the people were very cooperative, afraid that he would be left behind. That was related to the rationing of food and other things.
The local people can also get this treatment if they have joined the army at home. As for those who don’t join the army, it won’t work. Just let the children go to school and don’t care about everything else. Unless there is no man in the family, this will be taken care of.
Thirty thousand soldiers brought more than 130,000 family members. The family members are counted as one for every five people, and only one for the small family.
There are more than 130,000, plus the original people of Jilizhou, there are still more than 130,000, so the food that so many people eat every day is not a small amount.
In order for Xue Canjun to have a further relationship with Zhang Xiaobao, he found Zhang Xiaobao with a population booklet that day.
"My lord, you still don't want to think of a way. Do you know how much people have to eat for a day?" Xue Canjun looked very anxious.
Zhang Xiaobao was comparing paintings on the map and wanted to make the economy prosper here. Hearing what Xue Canjun said, he nodded: "I know, a lot, and the oil and cloth they use for clothes, and the children Two eggs per person per day in the school."
"Then sir, are you still taking it out?" Xue Cengjun seemed to have spent his own money.
Zhang Xiaobao put down the pen, sighed, and said, "Can I not take it? The emperor treats me and the cuckoo differently from others. Others can not pay the rent, but we have to pay it when we come. If there is no population, who can I let me farm? Without population, my businessman will come to do business?"
Xue Cenjun was also embarrassed, and suddenly asked, "Why, he is the emperor and he bullies people like this?"
This is a crime, but Zhang Xiaobao didn't care, and said, "Isn't it? It's too unreasonable. Didn't it mean that all of our two families were sealed off? Didn't it mean that I and the cuckoo were allowed to enter and leave the palace casually? Isn’t it just let us take care of the Datang Bank, which is the easiest and most profitable place to make things happen? Isn’t it just that I and Juanjuan want to kill the local official before telling him? Isn’t it..."
Zhang Xiaobao said one by one. Xue Cengjun was in the same camp as Zhang Xiaobao at the beginning, waiting for Zhang Xiaobao to finish saying all the "no is." Xue Cengjun finally felt that Li Longji was actually quite poor. good.
It’s no wonder that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were sent here. They weren’t distributed, they were used as pillars. It seemed that they followed Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to the right, and they could have such a big advantage over the emperor. I didn’t expect it. Even Xiaobei's gang of little guys can unite to impeach people, and they give too much power.
With that in mind, Xue Canjun felt that he should help the emperor of good people to say a few words.
"My lord, the little one understands. The emperor must be very happy to know what the lord has done."
"You can also say, if we take the money by ourselves, can he be upset? The money will come back, we have to find a way to earn it back here." Zhang Xiaobao knew what Xue Canjun thought about it all at once.
"Then how to make money? I have been spending money now." Xue Canjun was very curious.
"I'm here to ask you, in normal times, if you work for others, can you support your family?" Zhang Xiaobao asked.
"Yes." Xue Canjun replied.
"Then you said that the businessman didn't make a penny and gave all the money to the workers?" Zhang Xiaobao asked again.
"How is that possible? The businessman's heart is dark. It's not bad to earn ten pens to give the workman one pen." Xue Canjun answered again.
"The official is nothing more than paying twice the salary. The official asks them to do things for the official, and double the salary. The earner is still the official, and it is better than no one to work. The people here are all They came with the army and there are no people who are too rich. So the local officials will sell the things that are made here, and the local officials have to transport other things that are needed here from other places and sell them to them at a higher price."
Zhang Xiaobao made it very clear that he would use one-time wages to support the people. When the time comes, the people will get one more wage, and the double wages will not use up the profits.
Xue Canjun nodded in admiration, he really didn't think of this problem.
"My lord, what if merchants from other places also come over to grab business with you? Isn't it..." Xue Canjun said, making a beheading gesture.
Zhang Xiaobao was amused, "What do you think, it would be better for other businessmen to come. This place will definitely prosper, and then the Jiuli State will be able to pay more taxation. I have lost money, but politically. Get it, it's okay, you're busy, I'll write a letter to the emperor complaining about the money spent too much."