Great Song Pirate

Chapter 452
The wharf of Danshuizhai has expanded a lot compared to when Xu Yi left. Before their fleet entered the port, many ships had docked here. Xu Yi could see from a distance that some of the ships were definitely not from their Fubo army. The ships are ordinary merchant ships on land. It seems that what Li Bo said is true, this place has really begun to attract merchants to come here for transactions. It is a good sign, it is a good sign!

Many people gathered on the pier, standing there looking forward to it. When they saw the fleet starting to dock, they flocked closer. Although Xu Yi had seen this scene many times, he still couldn't help feeling excited today. He couldn't stop, because he actually found Yingchun and the others in the crowd, which really surprised him. Li Bo didn't say that Yingchun and the others came here!

The people on the pier quickly set up the gangplank for the boats, and Xu Yi rushed from the boat to the pier in three steps at a time. A small figure staggered over, and Xu Yi hugged her Got up, kissed her little cheek forcefully and said with a smile: "My precious little Sijia, let Daddy see it, she has grown a lot taller! Call Daddy!"

Little Sijia struggled timidly, looked at Xu Yi's face, and then called out in her immature voice, "Daddy!"

Xu Yi almost burst into tears with excitement. It felt really good to be called Daddy. He hugged little Sijia and turned around twice, making little Sijia giggly. At this time, many people were already walked in front of him.

Yingchun stood in front of Xu Yi holding Xiao Rulong's eyes with tears in her eyes, while Yiqing, Cuiyu and Yuehong also had tears in their eyes, staring blankly at Xu Yi, Xu Yi's throat seemed to be blocked by something Coughed, handed little Sijia to his left arm, stretched out his right hand to take Xiao Rulong from Yingchun's arms, Xiao Rulong seemed very unhappy, struggling to break free from him, confused Calling mother, refused to let Xu Yi hug.

Xu Yi still forced him to hug him, kissed him, and then asked Yingchun and the others: "You... are you all right?"

Yingchun and the others immediately shed tears and nodded, and Yingchun replied with a weeping voice: "We are all fine, don't worry!"

Although Xu Yi really wanted to hold them in his arms and talk about the pain of parting, but in such a large crowd, even if he could hold on to his face, Yingchun and the others couldn't hold on, so he had to press harder. Nodding, he gave back Xiao Rulong who was struggling in his arms to Yingchun, and returned little Sijia to Yiqing who stretched out his hand, and said in a low voice: "Thank you for your hard work, let's talk about it tonight! "

Yingchun and the others nodded, and quietly retreated to the side, letting the people here to greet Xu Yi come forward.

"See the lord for humble duty! Congratulations, lord, for your success in the first battle!" On the pier, there was a mass of people kneeling down on the pier. The leader was the Gao brothers, followed by Chang Le, Gong Zhen and others, and even Diao Bin also knelt down impressively. In front of the team, there were still many lower-level members who knelt down to congratulate Xu Yi.

Xu Yi stretched out his hand to help Gao Jun and Gao Xu, and then helped the people in front of him one by one, then waved to the rest of the people and said, "Excuse me, everyone, stand up and talk! The reason why we can get such a You all contributed a lot to our record, without your support here, we would still not be able to win the battle outside! Please come up!"

Under Xu Yi's call, the people got up and retreated to the sides, making way for Xu Yi and the generals who came down. At this moment, the pier was already full of gongs and drums, a scene like a festival, The craftsmen of Danshui Village, the nearby residents, and even some merchants and sailors who are not here stretched their necks to look at the pier from a distance. If Gao Jun hadn't set up a cordon at the pier, this place would have been surrounded long ago. It's leaking out.

The brothers who got off the boat had to greet the brothers here, and they had to go to Yingchun to greet him, but Xu Yi suddenly found a familiar figure behind the crowd, who was standing there far away. Smiling at him to see that Xu Yi had noticed him, he saluted him from a distance. Xu Yi immediately separated from the crowd and came to him. After punching him on the shoulder, he laughed and cursed: "I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you here?"

Li Mutian rubbed his shoulders pretending to be in pain and smiled, "I've wanted to see Brother Xu for a long time, but you haven't been seen since you left Hangzhou last time. I really miss you so much, so I had to entrust shopkeeper Xue to come here, but after coming here, I still didn't see Brother Xu, so I simply stayed here and decided not to go back without seeing you!"

Xu Yi also has a lot of affection for Li Mutian, a friend. Seeing his sincerity, he was moved a bit, pulled him and asked, "Aren't I too busy? To be honest, why are you here?" Here? Don't tell me that you are here to wait for me, you profiteer can't afford it!"

Li Mutian also laughed loudly: "What does Brother Xu think of me? Do I really look like a profiteer?"

After Xu Yi looked him up and down, he nodded vigorously and said, "Yes! It looks like it! No matter how you look at it, it looks like it!"

Li Mutian almost fell down on the spot, and the two laughed again. Li Mutian said: "You should take a break first, I won't leave these few days, we can talk when we have time! I have a lot to say What do you think! It’s not convenient to talk here!”

Xu Yi thought about it, so he nodded and agreed to let him stay for a few more days, and promised to take time to chat with him before returning to the crowd.

After being lively on the pier for a while, Xu Yicai entered the stockade accompanied by everyone. I haven't seen here for half a year. The construction of the stockade has become much larger. There are many shops on the pier, and there are many people coming and going. Trading here, some of the immigrants here brought their own things to sell here, as if there is a feeling of a commercial market, the changes are simply too great!

For this change, Xu Yi is of course happy to see the results. Since the village was built here, they are basically busy with pioneering and farming, and they don't pay much attention to commercial matters, but now it seems that he doesn't have to worry about it. Here It has already attracted so many merchants to trade here, at least it shows that they still have great potential here, as long as they provide a little support and guidance, it would be good for this place to become a commercial port in the future, which will add a lot of income to them. Good thing!

However, because today is the day for their return, many people here ran to the pier to meet Xu Yi and the others, which made the place look deserted. Xu Yi didn't mind this situation very much, after all, it was just the beginning, and slowly There will definitely be excitement here, what he needs is time.

Although Yingchun and the others hoped to be by Xu Yi's side, they also knew that after Xu Yi came back, they still had to chat with the brothers here first, so they went back to the house here first, knowing the general situation. Waiting for Xu Yi at home.

Although Xu Yi also wanted to accompany them, but now he couldn't help himself, so he could only go to the Juyi Hall to understand the situation here with everyone, and he was full of apologies for them.

When everyone returned to the Gathering Hall in the center of the village, Xu Yi took a seat on the upper hand, and everyone sat down on both sides according to their ranks.

"Everyone has worked hard at home. After walking all the way, the changes here really surprised me. Gao Xu, please talk about the recent things here first!"

Gao Xu got up immediately and replied: "My lord, since the lord led the army to leave, there have been basically no major incidents here. The immigrants in the resettlement sites around Danshui Village have now completely stabilized, and they can start here with peace of mind. We have stopped farming, and we have already harvested one season of grain, and soon the second season of rice will be harvested again. At present, it seems that we no longer need to transfer grain from outside to maintain the livelihood of the immigrants here, but most of the land here is still I have just started farming, and the output is not very high. According to people familiar with farming, it will take at least two or three years for the field to reach a high yield. [-] immigrants, after having the previous experience, the resettlement of these immigrants went very smoothly. The humble job selected some smart people from the previous immigrants. After training, let them also start to do some local management affairs. They showed themselves that the new immigrants are relatively stable! And since the last heavy rain, the weather here has been smooth this year, and there have been no major disasters. Please rest assured, my lord!
What's more, Commander Wang has already occupied Huanshui Bay in the south, and the humble staff has also sent some people there, and they have begun to accept new immigrants there for resettlement. Basically, no major incidents have occurred. So I bought a large house here, and started to buy some of our local specialties here, and transferred them to land, and attracted many merchants to come here to trade, so I arranged special manpower to manage this matter. Take some tax money as a supplement to us. At present, it seems that this matter is going very smoothly. With Mr. Li, many merchants have heard about it and come here to make transactions. To trade with merchants, to avoid the taxes of some land-based shipping companies. In the future, as long as more people know about it, I think that this place will definitely attract more merchants from various countries to come here for transactions! "

Xu Yi nodded in satisfaction. Of course he believed what Gao Xu said, and the progress of things here has indeed exceeded his expectations. It can be seen that Gao Xu is indeed a good hand in this aspect, which really saved him a lot of worry!After Xu Yi praised Gao Xu, he sat him down and said to him: "This time we not only obtained a large amount of wealth from the south, but also brought back a large amount of Champa rice seeds from the Champa Kingdom. Regardless of the location, and the harvest period is short, it takes more than 50 days from planting to harvest, and the yield is still high. In the future, we will plant a large number of this kind of rice here, and we can harvest at least three seasons a year. This is more than gold and silver for us. It is precious, after unloading it, distribute it as soon as possible, so that the local people can plant it, and it is estimated that we will be able to harvest a large amount of food soon, so we don't have to worry about this matter anymore!"

Gao Xu was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly got up and laughed, "My lord, I have even considered this matter! I have heard of this thing, and it is also planted in many places in the south of the Yangtze River. The seeds of Champa rice, I did not expect that the lord has already brought back to Beizhi! Now our food problem has been completely solved! Beizhi will arrange immediately, after this season's harvest, we will immediately plant a large number of this Champa rice!"

Xu Yi nodded to let him return to his seat, and then asked Gao Jun, "Gao Jun! Tell me about yourself too!"

Gao Jun immediately got up and bowed and replied: "The humble staff has been recruiting soldiers for the past six months, and at the same time, it has also formed militia groups in various villages, and sent people to train them during the slack season, and selected some strong ones to join the infantry. Among them, the humble position has recruited 3000 men with armor, and they are undergoing strict training. They will be able to form an army in a few days. In addition, the more than [-] soldiers sent by Brother Li Bo last time were sent down, and the humble position also placed them in the army. On the south bank, let them farm and practice. After observing for a period of time, they have also begun to get used to the life here, and they have settled down. There are some brave men among these Zhan people, and the canopy maker is also quite capable. I let him be my deputy and continue to control those soldiers. Now he is taking his subordinates to the mountains in the southeast to wipe out an indigenous tribe that harassed us some time ago. These soldiers will have strong jungle combat skills. His experience is just enough to do this thing. After they came, it made the humble official a lot more worry-free. It is estimated that the tent will be turned around in the next few days! The lord will see him in a few days!

Furthermore, shopkeeper Yu also left here after the lord left, went north by boat, arrived at Commander Miao's place in Bohai Bay, and sneaked into their former hometown, and persuaded quite a few Liao people to escape and join us. Here, a lot of horses and other things were smuggled out, so that we now have a lot more horses. The humble official also selected a group of strong men from these Liao people to form our first cavalry. These people are all Khitan people who have lived on horseback since they were young. They are all very brave and have excellent riding skills. Although there are not many of them, their combat power should not be underestimated. If we have more horses, we can still be humble Form many more such cavalry!I don't know what the Lord wants? "

Xu Yi was naturally overjoyed when he heard that, he had been troubled by the matter of the cavalry since he came here, but he didn't expect that after accepting the shopkeeper Yu, he would actually solve this problem for himself!So he nodded with a smile and said, "Not bad! Quite good! But let me remind you, here are all my family members. Our previous immigrants are basically Han Chinese. After these Khitan people come, don't let them have anything to do with the Han people." Conflicts, we must resolve this matter, and of course forming cavalry is a good thing, but you have to pay attention to the issue of loyalty! As long as there is no trouble!"

Gao Jun immediately replied: "My lord, don't worry, most of the Khitan people recruited by shopkeeper Yu this time have relatives who were killed by the Jurchens, and each of them has a blood feud with the Jurchens. After they left Liaodong, there is no way out. That's right, after arriving here, I saw that we didn't bully them, so I decided to stay and follow us. I only hope that one day I can fight back and avenge my hatred. The loyal lord can rest assured! Even those who occupy people The soldiers, including the soldiers, also felt that there was no way out, so they could only stay here honestly and stay to do their work! As for the relationship between these people and the Han people, Gao Xu handled them very well, and made most of the people in the north The developed pastures were assigned to them, and they were provided with sufficient food and clothing, so they felt relieved that they did not have too many conflicts with the Han people here, and Gao Xu also strictly ordered them not to discriminate against them, so the Lord does not need to worry about this matter!"

Only then did Xu Yi feel relieved, and said to Gao Jun: "Gao Jun has worked hard during this period, and he has given us so many more soldiers and horses at once. It is really gratifying! This time I will bring you back too. The good news is that we have gained a lot in Annan and Champa this time. There are no less than [-] war horses alone. Although it is not as good as the northern war horses, it is better than nothing. In addition, I brought back hundreds The first battle elephant can be handed over to the branch of the tent system for use. These big guys are rampaging, and it is difficult for ordinary cavalry to meet them head-on. This can be our secret weapon. Once it is used, it will definitely give the opponent a big blow surprise!"

Everyone laughed when they heard that, Xu Yi turned his gaze to Gong Zhen, and when he came back, he saw from a distance that there seemed to be another ship on the berth on the other side of the shipyard that was about to launch, so he asked him about the situation of the shipyard : "How is the situation on Gong Zhen's side now?"

Gong Zhen came out and replied: "The humble shipyard now has two more docks, and we can already board six ships at the same time. After the Zongheng was launched, our hands were separated and we started working at the same time. Now we have built four more Jiangbei ships. The sea-going ships have been handed over to Commander Wang. There are now six ships on board at the same time, and they will all be completed by the time of the Chinese New Year. There are also many Jiangbei shipyards in Yangzhou and Jiangnan shipyards in Hangzhou. The sea-going ships were sent here some time ago and have been refitted. We are rushing to build these ships on the berth. In addition, the carpenters of Brother Chang have also started to work on the shipyard when they are not busy. There are a lot of people, the work is done very quickly, and the upstream logging is also going well, please don’t worry, my lord! By the end of the year, the scale of our shipyard here will exceed the scale of Yangzhou and Hangzhou shipyards!"

(Which brother is so unkind! You actually voted for 1 words, and now it’s a holiday! Pida still has to visit relatives and friends, and you can update two chapters to guarantee [-] words is already doing your best. Last night, I fought until the early morning At two o'clock, my back hurts like hell! It's not kind, it's not kind! Alas! A sigh!)

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