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Chapter 1043 Training Monsters to Kill Japanese Pirates
There is heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Not to mention the Song Dynasty, even Hangzhou in the Tang Dynasty was a beautiful and prosperous place, just like Bai Juyi's famous saying, "The most favorite lake is not enough to travel eastward, and the white sand embankment is in the shade of green poplars."

But when Li Yan took a ghost and a half-demon into the southeast city of the Ming Dynasty, he found that the city was full of panic.

"The Japanese pirates have come to Hangzhou Bay again..." "When will the imperial court send troops?" "I can't count on it... I can't count on it..."

Tao Yaoren shrugged his ears, and keenly picked out the key words that the people on the street talked about the most, twitched the corner of his mouth: "The Ming court is really useless, even a group of barbarians can do nothing!"

Li Yan walked forward: "First find a courtyard to live in."

When he came to Hangzhou, he concealed his appearance to a certain extent, and he also changed his clothes from lake gauze Taoist robes to ordinary clothes. His demeanor was vague, but his temperament was different.

And the land of Hangzhou was infested by Japanese pirates. People, merchants, and servants all hurried past without paying attention.

There are also many vacant courtyards, and those who have money have moved away, and the rest are easy to rent, but before going through the formalities, the guy reminded in a low voice: "Guest officer, if you don't have fame, you should not stay here for a long time. it is good!"

Tao Yaoren sneered: "Do you think we will be afraid of Japanese pirates?"

This man also took off his Taoist robe, showing Kong Wu's powerful body, but the clerk smiled wryly: "The stronger the guest officer is, the more likely he will be arrested as a night watchman..."

The night patrol officers belonged to the "Zongjiahuofu" system established by Zhu Yuanzhang, and were mainly responsible for patrolling local security at night. However, since the imperial examination scholars in the Ming Dynasty and even merchants in other places had privileges, they could be exempted from such guards. The night watch falls to ordinary people and ordinary tourists.

Once caught, the rotating night patrol is not allowed to rest. It is very hard work, so a workaround of "serving with silver" has been derived, which is similar to the official service in the Tang Dynasty. To put it bluntly, it is changing tricks and exploiting the people .

Li Yan knew very well that there were various reasons for the Japanese pirates tormenting the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the corruption of Ming officials definitely accounted for one of them.

So what the guy said is entirely possible, he took out a small silver coin from his sleeve, and handed it over: "Thank you for reminding me, I came here because I hate Japanese pirates, and I don't want my compatriots to be killed by them. of."

The clerk sized up the two of them, but he was unwilling to take it, showing a strong look of anticipation: "This money is so small that I can't take it. I just hope that the righteous man can kill a few more Japanese pirates and avenge our tragic death of fellow villagers!"

Li Yan watched the buddy leave, and sighed softly: "The Japanese plague has lasted for two hundred years, so much blood and tears along the southeast coast!"

Yaoren Tao squinted his eyes and asked tentatively, "Aren't you very interested in the mountain cave where our family lives? Why are you focusing on Japanese pirates now?"

Li Yandao: "The two are not in conflict. The Snake Spirit Cave will not move away in a moment's time. Don't rush to lead the way. I need to know more about the Snake Demon before I can act."

……

"Shuh-!!"

Accompanied by the sound of the sharp wind, a delicate and smooth black-red arm suddenly protruded from the house, like a long snake's tail, coming like electricity, it entangled a table placed in the backyard, twisted it violently, and sent sawdust flying .

"Alas!"

Xiaoqian sat on the roof, dangling her legs, showing a disgusted expression.

Because the delicate and smooth black-red arms are covered with small red snake scales, and the five fingers are more like a snake's mouth, with gray-green saliva oozing out, and wherever the saliva drops, there is a hissing sound immediately, no matter what Whether it is a block of wood or the ground, it has been eroded until it turns purple and black.

"return!"

Yaoren Tao in the room felt very good. He yelled and retracted his arm suddenly, but found a stench rushing towards his face and flooding into his brain. This is my poison, why am I stunned by my own poison?"

Li Yan stood aside to observe, and explained in passing: "You are a human being now, so you will naturally be poisoned by the poison of the demon..."

Tao Yaoren waved his arms: "I'm already like this, or am I alone?"

"This is a part of demonization. The main body of you is still a human being, even when you were in Nanjing before."

Li Yan stretched out the silver needle and stabbed it lightly a few times, then gave Tao Yaoren another pill, the ferocious arm began to change, the red scales were retracted, and it gradually returned to human form: "Whether you want to admit it or not, Tao The God Forbidden has actually divided you into two parts, constantly switching between humans and demons, similar to transforming, if you want to keep one form forever, unless..."

Yaoren Tao immediately asked, "Unless what?"

Li Yan said: "Unless there is an operation."

Tao Yaoren narrowed his eyes and was very vigilant: "So you are going to use surgery to control me and make me become like that coward on the roof, wholeheartedly working for you?"

Li Yan looked at him: "You have a beautiful idea... I don't like to forcibly control others, and there is no need to control a little monster with your strength. Researching these is an exploration of life, and it is also a form of spirit beasts." Prepare."

Seeing the monsters in this world, Li Yan thought of his three-headed spiritual pet. If he brought the nightmare panda, it could be counted as four.

But now Xiao Hei, Eagle and Lion Cong are all beside the main body of the Water Margin world, because they are with [Pokémon Master], and unless that talent is inherited, they cannot travel through the world.

So he was completely prepared in advance. It is best to use it, but it is also an improvement in cultivation and knowledge if it is not used.

Tao Yaoren was stimulated by Xiao Yao's evaluation, but he couldn't refute it. After all, his cultivation was really not advanced, so he clenched his fists tightly and walked out.

Li Yan didn't bother, this guy seemed to be acting as usual, but in fact his body was full of silver needles. One night before, he wanted to escape, but he fell down outside the courtyard and was twitching. After sneaking in, he became a living dead for two days. up.

I was immersed in my own medical skills, when there was a sudden knock on the door outside: "Open the door! Open the door!"

Xiaoqian floated down and touched her sleeves: "These servants are so greedy, endless..."

Now she is not only in charge of the ghost tickets of the underworld, but also the silver taels of the yangworld, and it turns out that spending money is like running water.

The expenses during this period are indeed not small. In addition to the daily expenses, the configuration of herbal decoction occupies a large part, and the cost of using silver as a proxy is not much, but after paying a few times, those servants become more and more greedy and come to the door frequently ask for.

So after hearing the knock on the door, Yaoren Tao also turned back, and said coldly: "You only exploit your own people, and if you encounter Japanese pirates, you'd better kill them!"

There was no response in the house.

He squeezed his hands, showing a bloodthirsty look, but he didn't dare to move, but he heard the sound of gongs and drums outside again: "Wanted Japanese pirates, the imperial court offers a reward, two hundred taels for the head of the real Japanese! Fake Japanese, fake Japanese , Pretend to be fifty taels of Japanese heads!"

Yaoren Tao was a little surprised: "Two hundred taels? The imperial court is really willing!"

Only then did Li Yan's voice come out: "The current real Japanese is indeed worth the price."

Because there is a record in "History of the Ming Dynasty", "probably three out of ten real Japanese, and seven out of ten followers", the "Qiantai Japanese Compilation" compiled during the Wanli period also said that "everyone on the seashore is a thief, and he can't be punished". Therefore, it has been passed down to later generations, and there is a saying that "most of the Japanese pirates are disguised as Ming people".

But in fact, the historical materials of the Ming Dynasty divided the Japanese pirates into very fine details, including real Japanese, fake Japanese, fake Japanese, pretending to be Japanese, Japanese pirates, Japanese slaves, hooked Japanese, remnant bandits, bandits, wild barbarians, etc. The composition of personnel and nature is complex and diverse.

It can be said that most of the bandits who made trouble by the sea at that time were Ming people, but the Japanese pirates were indeed Japanese. There is a half after the sentence in "History of the Ming Dynasty", "The Japanese war drives the people it looted to be the front of the army."

Therefore, there is a kind of understanding that the real Japanese are the real Japanese, accounting for three tenths of the total, and the other seven tenths are from the Japanese, that is, people who are subordinate to the Japanese pirates. Among them, there are a considerable number of Chinese who were taken away by the Japanese pirates. , This is a bit like the Kingdom of Jin, there are not many real Jurchen soldiers, and other ethnic groups occupy the majority.

It's not as outrageous as "seven out of ten Japanese pirates are pretending to be Ming people".

In addition, Hu Zongxian also has opinions on the relationship between the two. "The Japanese slaves use the Chinese as their eyes and ears, and the Chinese use the Japanese slaves as their minions." s damage.

All of this naturally stems from the sea ban policy issued by Zhu Yuanzhang, "No inch boards are allowed to enter the sea."

As soon as this policy is mentioned, later generations immediately think of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, since the Yuan Dynasty, there has been a precedent for China's sea ban. It is basically a feudal ruler who tried to control overseas trade and strengthen his own rule. What is inherited and strengthened, and developed to the ultimate form, is to close the country.

The sea ban is definitely negative. The Jiajing Dynasty was the peak of the sea ban. Naturally, it became the peak of the Japanese pirates, and Jiangnan was the court's money bag. Jiajing now increased the number of real Japanese pirates to two hundred and two. , which is equivalent to a ten-year salary for an ordinary soldier. It seems exaggerated, but it is actually a helpless move. It is expected that there will be brave men under the heavy reward.

Li Yan came out at this time, looked at the housekeeper Xiaoqian, and learned that the silver ticket was indeed not enough for the next purchase of medicinal materials, and then turned to Tao Yaoren: "Are your hands itchy?"

Yaoren Tao immediately understood: "You want me to kill the Japanese pirates and let the demons kill people?"

"What the Japanese pirates did is not considered human beings. Besides, people can kill each other. There is no need to strictly distinguish them in this respect."

Li Yandao: "Since the imperial court rewards you heavily, you go to kill the Japanese pirates and exchange your heads for silver. The silver buys medicinal materials, medicinal materials can be used to make elixirs, and elixirs can strengthen your strength. Then you can kill Japanese pirates. Isn't that good?"

Tao Yaoren rationalized this line of thinking, and felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, and in the end he couldn't stop his urge and desire to become stronger: "It sounds really good, so it's settled!"

(End of this chapter)