Subsequently, the results of the interrogation of these pirates and captives on several other ships came out; the pirates encountered on the sea this time were actually several groups of pirates of different belongings gathered from the south after the accidents occurred in Annan and Guangzhou. Among them are bandits native to Annan, as well as Tianzhu and Zhenla people from outside the territory, and even a small group of people who died in Sri Lanka.
The leader of the largest group in the center is Tong Binglong, a water governor who betrayed by the Zhuge clan, from the former ring dynasty that had just been overthrown in Champa, known as the "Water Pig Po". It was also the unlucky ghost who was sunk together on the biggest thief ship.
From this, Zhou Huaian also got more news about the southern vassal states.
For example: Now that he rules most of Champa and Linyi (the Jiulong River Plain where Ho Chi Minh City is located), it is Indravarman I, who usurped the throne by military commanders, who believes in Mahayana Buddhism and outlawed the original Brahman beliefs, and the South China Sea Guanyin is the guardian of the royal family. However, in ancient Daluo (now Nha Trang, Vietnam) and other places, there are still remnants of the Zhuge family who are still fighting against it.
Today, the land of Shui and Lu Chenla (Cambodia and Laos) is the famous world heritage left by later generations-Angkor Wat. Under the rule of the famous Angkor dynasty, although it has passed four generations of rulers, it is true. The rebellions of the vassal states and city-states of the La region continued one after another. It also created many exiles going to sea.
The death of Livor, a powerful country in Sumatra, also cannot be stopped. The nine dignitaries in the middle of the country took the power to make the royal family weak, and they continued to attack and invade the locals. Therefore, many natives who traded directly became bandits who robbed the sea. .
As for Annan’s locality, because the official authority represented by the imperial court was defeated by the rebels, he had to ask and submit to Guangzhou. It was also because of frequent problems and riots that gradually abolished local order and began to lose deterrence and restraint. Chaos breeds all kinds of pirates and bandits who are plotting to rob the past business trips.
One of the emerging bandits, nicknamed "Flying Tiger", is the leader of these sea bandits in the outer area; therefore, their coalition of bandits has been active on this sea for several months. , Specifically targeting those smaller or single-handed ships, and gaining a lot from this, they have established hiding strongholds nearby and landowners who sell stolen goods on the shore.
It’s just a pity that this group of local sea bandits was on the boats that were responsible for the attack and interception at the beginning, and finally two of them ran away; however, they did not catch a specific live mouth. Zhou Huaian didn't have the will to pursue it any more. After all, there was still the business going on to Annan, and it was really inappropriate for more extravagances.
Moreover, the sea area where the nearby islands stand up and the hydrology is quite unfriendly to this kind of sea ship. If you really want to rush over with a black eye without any preparation, it is just death or giving people. It's just a delivery of meat.
It’s just that after this Kunlun ship went out to sea again without heeding advice, it didn’t take long to encounter organized bandits; some of them are interesting. It is not uncommon to know that small groups of bandits working alone are not uncommon, but they will be so. It is not a simple matter for bandits from many different regions and ethnic backgrounds to gather and launch an attack against a certain target reasonably.
This also made some thoughts and thoughts that Zhou Huaian had been considering suddenly had some new clues.
Next, after another half-day sailing along the coast, you can already see the Jiaozhou Dagang, which is located at the mouth of the Lingjiang River in Hue, Vietnam. According to the article "Shui Jing Zhu Wenshui" by Li Daoyuan of the Northern Dynasties, it is recorded: "The scenery (shadow) on the head of Japan is under the body, and it is compared with the scenery"; such as Chun said: "The county is named after the scenery". It is used to describe this unique local scenery perspective, and it is the origin of the name of the port.
There have been records of overseas trade since the acquisition of Nanyue in the Han dynasty, and the Song and Qi dynasties of the Jin and Southern Dynasties have followed the old. By the time the Tang Dynasty became more and more prosperous, most maritime merchants or Buddhist monks sailed to the South China Sea and the Indian countries "before the whole sailing scene". When he returned to China, he "returned to the Tang dynasty", and it was the second largest port in the South China Sea in the Tang Dynasty after Guangzhou.
It is also one of the famous contemporary ship repairing and building production areas, and it is one of the main goals for Zhou Huai'an this time. It is hard to say otherwise. If this Jiaozhou port can be occupied, it will represent various long-term and stable interests and gains.
It just seems that this time I met the Shanghai bandit and didn't exhaust all the good and bad luck of the accident. Even in a long distance, I can see several black smoke rising in Jiaozhou Port.
In the first impression of a newcomer, this is a large port area scattered on the two banks of the flared river mouth, and across several of the river islands; therefore, the most conspicuous is undoubtedly the various dense turns stacked like heavy barriers, and There are tall buildings and wooden houses standing on sandbanks and water; there are long and short trestle bridges densely like centipede protruding into the sea; as well as thick and thin river channels scattered like cobwebs, and willow leaves that move around like fish. boat;
Then behind the port area and the market, on both sides of the land where the Jiangkou suddenly shrank, there are large tracts of wooden walls surrounded and separated by bamboo and wood scaffolding, thatched earth walls or shingled buildings of various colors. Fangqu; and among the greenery of the verdant banana bushes and trees in the Fangqu, there are sometimes pagodas, cornices, wart roofs, etc. that are unique to temples and ancestral halls, but they have a very obvious Tangdi style. .
Then in front of and behind the port city and Fangqu, it is surrounded by large tracts of low hills full of trees and shrubs, as well as manors and villages surrounded by many paddy fields and fruit forests on both sides of the river. Under such gradual changes inside and outside, a unique and beautiful scenery on the Indochina Peninsula is formed. It's just that the scenery has been covered in dust now.
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Riots are taking place in the port of Jiangkou. Many people are looting and setting fires, and others are breaking in one by one and looting the merchants who think they are fat sheep. And Lin Shenhe, who once belonged to the major team, could only hold the blade with his companions and buddies, guarding the door blocking the debris, and sitting helplessly watching all this happen.
Even if the thieves set fire indiscriminately in the cargo yard not far away, or use a knife to chop off one after another packaged cages and bags ready to be shipped, occasionally someone will come and hit the door, but they can’t open it and there is no response. He left; however, he still wanted to encourage and comfort his men.
"If you burn a few things, you can burn it. Just make sure that there is nothing wrong with the person..."
"As long as there are people, how much money can be repurchased, this is what the virtual master said..."
"Is it the one who is in charge of the Cantonese affairs nowadays..."
"Amitabha, that is really blessed by God..."
Hearing this name, the faces of Bandang and the guys hiding in the barn also became much better; some people took the initiative to explain and comfort their family members.
Compared with several major local products, Jiaozhou Port relies more on relay-style entrepot trade and the prosperity and prosperity brought by the local shipbuilding industry. Therefore, when the upstream Guangzhou Port has been closed and banned. After the crisis, Jiaozhou Port was inevitably affected by the recession, and it was in a lot of depression.
Fortunately, the Guangzhou ports under the rule of the volunteers were able to open sea and trade again under the auspices of someone, and Jiaozhou Port, which was a transit point, was able to restore a lot of market prosperity; and Lin Shenhe, who was born as a shabby businessman, consciously In the major logistics team, there is not much room for it; he volunteered to act as the eyeliner and tentacles secretly dispatched by the rebels, and came to Jiaozhou Port with an old company;
As the principal of a warehouse and a rice trader, he began to collect various local prices, livelihood conditions, population and properties and other related things in this port where the flow of people, materials, and news meet. I also witnessed the slow recovery of Jiaozhou Port in the past few months and the gradual collapse of local order and restraint.
First, sporadic pedestrians and business travelers were robbed of the road, and then there were naked corpses, which were dignifiedly abandoned on the road; so no one dared to walk the road at night. After that, many local wealthy households and businessmen fled to the port city one after another; and in the process, they also began to gather together in broad daylight, or lie in ambush not far from the harbor. In the mountains and forests.
As a result, sometimes standing on the fence outside the port city, one can hear the howling, pleading, and surrendering sounds of pedestrians who were abused by them. As for the only remaining tax and group exercises in the port city, they simply pass by and watch their changes, or that there is an inexplicable force restraining them, not to do any superfluous things; finally, there are several nearby cities related to the port area. In the town, a large number of residents began to flee in groups.
At this time, those ragged bandits’ eyeliners began to blatantly appear outside the walls of the Hong Kong city to spy; because there is news that there is nothing in the locality that can restrict their power. They gathered to besiege Jiaozhou City; and even if they did not leave enough force, the dock they built was enough to make ordinary bandits helpless; but ordinary people in villages outside the dock or farther away did not have this Fortunately.
With the influx of a large number of people, this vast land and water port city has also become cramped and chaotic, and even full of various security problems; first is the robbery incidents of starvation and no food, and then night. Targeted breaking and looting; then after the rapid expansion of the tax and regimental training, the remaining authority and the superficial order maintained were also completely shattered by an inexplicable infighting.
Evolving to the present situation, it is obvious that even those refugees who have fled over have joined the frenzy of unscrupulous robbery. Thinking of this, Lin Shenhe couldn't help but touched his still faintly painful buttock. That was the result of being shot down when he took people out to meet the relatives of those related households and employees.
"Damn..."
He suddenly screamed bitterly, because he saw through the gap in the yard not far away, the mob that had already been robbed ignited; if you don’t rush out to fight or cut off, I’m afraid it will go downwind Burned to where I was hiding.
He couldn't help but clenched the shakuhachi horizontal sword in his hand, facing behind him.
"I need a few bold..."
Then I heard some inexplicable whistling sound like ocean tide, mixed with the familiar sound of flute and whistle. (End of this chapter)