Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 80 Temple Island
After the mission left Pi Dao and headed west, Lin Hai stayed at Pi Dao and Yuncong Island for a few days and entertained several of Shen Shikui's capable officers. Then he left Yuncong Island on the Ganfu and headed east along the Korean coastline. Walk.

When we arrived at Da Qingdao where the Bowang was anchored, the sailors on the ship were already waiting anxiously.This ghost place was the place where Emperor Yuan Shun Tuo Huan Tie Muer was exiled when he was a child. It is now deserted. If Shi Bi and Miguel hadn't suppressed it, the bored sailors would have caused a lot of trouble.

Everyone was a little excited to see the Ganfu coming back.Most of the people on the Bowang were old brothers who came from Haojing. Except for a few Ruan Jin and Xiao Zhou, everyone had a good reputation. They gathered around and asked how much money they made on this trip.

Most of the people who came back from Pi Island couldn't explain clearly, so they made a mess.The thin monkey was agile and squeezed onto the deck of the Ganfu. He caught Chen Yaozu and asked, "Master Chen, I heard that all the goods on the ship have been sold?"

Chen Yaozu said proudly: "That's natural. The right thing is that thieves don't take short chances... No, Brother Lin didn't take short chances when he took action. This time, he sold out everything and made almost 1 taels."

The thin monkey counted with his fingers and immediately became happy.He can get several taels of silver from this trip alone, and there are still two hundred loads of raw silk on board the Bowang. It's damn cool to work with Lin Hai.

He was determined to get close to Chen Yaozu, so he pulled him forward and said, "Brother, I heard that I'm going to Japan next, but are you serious?"

Seeing Chen Yaozu nodding, Shouhou winked and said, "I've heard that women from the Japanese country are obedient and can withstand hardships. When we get to the Japanese country, I'll treat them to guests, and we two brothers will go together to see them."

The two of them laughed together, and Xiao Zhou felt his whole body warm when he heard it. He is now a trainee on the Bowang, and the person in charge of leading him is Shouhou.

Shouhou had noticed Xiao Zhou's expression, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are still a junior brother. When you get to Japan, Brother Hou will take you to try new things."

Xiao Zhou blushed and wanted to deny it, but he was afraid that Shouhou would not let him play with him. After a while, he finally nodded shyly.

Soon, the news spread among the sailors of the Bowang that they had made tens of thousands taels during this trip to Pi Island. Everyone was very happy and felt that the future was bright.

Jiuzhi was the only one who joined in Chongming but had a strong body. He proudly showed off in front of Xiao Zhou: "How about it, you didn't take a gamble with me that day, are you regretting it?"

Xiao Zhou shook his head: "What do I regret doing? I can only get one tael out of 1 taels, but I only have five taels of wages."

Jiu Zhi sneered: "There are still two hundred loads of raw silk on the boat. Will you regret it when you get to Japan and see how miserable you are? To tell you the truth, I have never lost money in gambling. Everyone in the casino always walks around me..."

In the official hall of the Ganfu, Lin Haizheng was talking to Shi Bi and others and began to arrange the next thing.

In short, the Bowang will have to act alone next, and he, Shibi, and Miguel will be in charge.Zheng Tingqiu was stationed on the Ganfu and stayed here. At the same time, the two hundred loads of raw silk on the Bowang were also transferred to the Ganfu.

Zheng Tingqiu was a little surprised. This was tens of thousands of taels of silver cargo. It could be said to be Lin Hai's entire property, so he handed it over to him so confidently and boldly.

You must know that most of the Ganfu are newcomers recruited in Chongming, and most of the only twenty or so old brothers are his confidants, Fatty Zheng.If he wanted to keep the ship for himself, it would be almost a no-brainer.

After hearing Lin Hai's arrangement, Zheng Tingqiu said with a smile: "Uncle Lin, aren't you afraid that I, Old Zheng, will drive this ship away?"

Lin Hai laughed dumbly: "How could it be? Brother Zheng is a kind man and he will definitely not let me down."

Zheng Tingqiu felt hot in his heart. This guy acted cheerfully like a fool all day long, but in fact he was like a mirror in his heart.As early as when Fujian Zhongzuo met Xu Xinsu, he understood that Lin Hai had become the de facto gang boss, which made him very uneasy.

Because Lin Hai didn't tell him many things. For example, he still didn't know why Xu Xinsu took such good care of Lin Hai. He only vaguely guessed that it was related to the mysterious man who boarded the ship in Dongfan, because the man disappeared after arriving at the Zhongzuo Institute. .

These days on the Ganfu, Zheng Tingqiu has been getting close to Lin Hai intentionally or unintentionally. Could it be that after this trip to Pi Island, he finally gained the trust of this news talker?

However, Zheng Tingqiu was only excited for a moment, and he quickly realized that if Lin Hai really trusted him so much, how could he not tell him what the Bowang was going to do?
He went to ask Shibi privately, but Shibi only said that he was going to hunt partridges, and that the spoils would be divided according to the body and legs, and he would not be missing. He would not say anything else.

Lin Hai took Ruan Mei and his son out of the Ganfu and said to Chen and Zhang, "You two are waiting for me here. You will listen to Fourth Brother Zheng in everything."

The two followers had been with Lin Hai for a long time and roughly knew what he was going to do. Zhang Yong nodded and said nothing. Chen Yaozu asked to go with him, but was rejected once again.Lin Hai said to Zheng Tingqiu again: "If I haven't come back in a month, this ship will be yours."

It was rare for Zheng Tingqiu not to smile, and his face was completely motionless: "As long as there is still something to eat on the boat, I will wait here."

Lin Hai was stunned for a moment and then said with a smile: "I will come back as soon as possible. Fourth brother Zheng eats a lot. Isn't it my fault that he lost weight due to hunger?"

Zheng Tingqiu was very happy when he heard this.

Lin Hai added: "In case I really don't come back, remember to send my two little brothers to Haojing. By the way, Lun No. [-] is still in Dongfan, so I have to trouble you to pick them up."

After watching the Bowang leave, Zhang Yong said to Chen Yaozu: "Big brother is really kind to us. At this time, we should not forget Brother Lun from Dongfan."

Chen Yaozu curled his lips. When they were on Pi Island, Lin Hai prohibited the sailors from disembarking. He had been on board for more than half a month.After finally leaving that hellish place, he was thrown on this deserted island again. The freshness of Chen Ershao's going to sea was almost exhausted.

The Bowang sailed westward via Chengshantou and arrived at Miao Island overseas in less than four days.This place has been the transportation artery of the Bohai Strait since ancient times, and the story of the Penglai Eight Immortals originated here.

The so-called Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea was actually a prison escape incident in the Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, Temple Island was still called Shamen Island, and it was a place where criminals were exiled in the Northern Song Dynasty.

At that time, a group of prisoners tried to escape from prison, so they carried wood and drifted to Dengzhou. In the end, 50 people drowned in the sea, and only seven men and one woman survived.

The fishermen near Penglai Mountain discovered these seven men and one woman. They thought they had met an immortal and rushed to tell each other.Later, after countless people added fuel and jealousy, the story of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea was gradually deduced.

On the fifteenth day of July in the fifth year of Tianqi, which coincided with the Bon Festival, the Bowang slowly sailed into the harbor in the northern part of Temple Island.

This bay is called Miaodao Pond. The water in the bay is as calm as the pond all year round. Sea travelers often choose to take shelter or wait for the wind here. It has been the most important maritime port in the Liaohai area since ancient times.

Not far from the port, there is the Tianfei Xianying Palace, which was built during the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is the northern center of Mazu culture, and its status is second only to the Meizhou Ancestral Temple in Fujian.

Starting from the Hongwu period at the latest, a grand Obon Festival has been held here every year. Maritime merchants from all over Jiaodong gathered here to welcome the gods and pray for business prosperity and safe travel.The fishermen on the island took the opportunity to sell various aquatic products and earn some money to supplement their families.

Lin Hai left a stone wall to guard the ship and ordered more than 20 people to follow him to the island, including Miguel and the foreign devils.

Not long after leaving, I heard the sound of people in the Xianying Palace. I looked up and saw several theater troupes setting up a stage to sing, and there were dragon and lion dances in the open space, which attracted bursts of applause.

Lin Hai did not go to crowded places to join in the fun, but just took Miguel and others around the nearest village.It is said to be a village, but in fact there are not many decent houses. There are cramped and simple thatched huts everywhere, which are worse than the water fence where the villagers live.

These are refugees who fled from Liaodong. Because Miao Island is very close to Dengzhou and is an important maritime transportation route, many Liao people choose to make a living here.Lin Hai and others brought some food and gave it to the refugee gathering area closest to the port.

There are about a hundred people in this refugee village, and they came one after another after hearing the news.Lin Hai asked Miguel to take a few foreign devils to distribute food to everyone. He pretended to be an entourage and translated, while Feng Yidao and others stood on both sides pretending to be guards to deal with possible disturbances at any time.

Fortunately, the Liao residents in this village were originally relatives and neighbors. They shared hardships together on the way to escape, and they hugged each other for warmth when they arrived at Temple Island, so there was no fighting.Under the arrangement of several elders, everyone lined up and sent representatives from door to door to collect food.

Lin Hai then relaxed and talked with the elders. He told everyone that Miguel was a Dutch missionary, that is, an overseas Buddhist monk, who passed by on a red-haired merchant ship.Master Mi calculated with his fingers that there were many suffering people on the island, so he got off the boat and brought some food to everyone.

While Lin Hai was explaining to a few old people what the Dutch were, a scream suddenly rang out from the well-ordered food-collecting team: "Two Tartars are here, and I've caught this little bastard."

(End of this chapter)