The Soldier of the Ming Dynasty

Although these officers were young or reckless, they could not see Li Yuanqing's sufferings. However, after years of trials and tribulations, old Shang Liu naturally understood Li Yuanqing's mind. He sighed: "Yuanqing, those people in Shandong, are not good at stubbornness. We can only take this matter by wisdom. In my opinion, Zhang is a potential partner for cooperation. "

Li Yuanqing chuckled. "Brother Shang, we can consider Zhang Daguan, but we don't have the capital to talk about cooperation with him now."

Shang Laoliu nodded, "if only there was more time. Whether Hiroshima or Changsheng Island, there are a lot of beaches. We can boil salt and sell it to this official. "

Li Yuanqing sighed, "boiling salt is a way. But far from hydrolysis, not near thirst. By the way, brother Shang, do you know coal? "

"Yuan Qing, what you are talking about is that kind of black charcoal? The kind used by blacksmiths to make iron? "

Li Yuanqing nodded, "it's this thing. Brother Shang, this time, we may be able to use this as a breakthrough to get in touch with this official. "

The application of coal in China can be traced back to ancient times. In the Western Han Dynasty, there were blacksmiths who applied the firepower of coal to forge iron.

At this time, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, although coal was still a rare object, people were no stranger to it. In addition to the blacksmith's use to make iron and raise the temperature, many rich and noble families had already regarded it as a good object for heating in winter. Especially in the Imperial Palace, it has been popularized basically.

Shang Laoliu also understood Li Yuanqing's meaning. If he wanted to make a profiteer like Zhang Da Guan Ren work hard, he had to draw a big pie for him.

"Yuanqing, I think it's OK. However, we have to think carefully about the specific steps. "

Li Yuanqing a smile, after such a long time of getting along with each other, the two people have already run into seamless, "this matter, I have an idea in my heart."

At this time, Huang Guoshan and Yang Xiaobo have come to the door and greet Li Yuanqing respectfully.

Li Yuanqing a smile, "come in."

Then they came into the house and kowtowed to Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing lifted them up with a smile, "Guoshan, boat, don't mention it. Sit down. Caizi, go and pour two bowls of hot water for the two brothers. "

Caizi, who was warm by the fire, poured two bowls of hot water and placed them in front of Huang Guoshan and Yang Xiaobo.

Yes, I'm surprised. I'm flattered.

With a shy smile, Caizi retreats to the fire.

When Li Yuanqing saw that the two men sat down again, he said with a smile, "Guoshan, boat, how much do you know about the dragon in Heidao?"

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Heidao, located in the north of Dengzhou Prefecture, is located in a group of continental islands, not far to the southeast, is the famous tourist resort of later generations - Changdao.

However, in this era, the main productive forces were feudal agriculture. Where the land was not fertile enough, it was basically a cold and bitter land, not to mention the islands far away from the mainland.

Heidao is located in the throat of Bohai Bay. Although the land is not fertile, there are not many problems in feeding hundreds of people.

Originally, there were several small villages on the island where the people lived a life of not rich but peaceful enough.

But all this, a few years ago, was broken.

A man named Li Jiaolong, with dozens of people, rushed to the black island and slaughtered the people of several villages on the island. Fortunately, a few people who fled took the news back to Dengzhou Prefecture.

Li Jiaolong is very tall and fierce. He has little experience in military work. He has no military experience.

The Dengzhou government organized several encirclement and suppression campaigns, but they were defeated by them. Over the past few years, the Dengzhou government did not want to provoke such strong men any more, and a strange tacit agreement was formed between the two sides.

But Li Jiaolong was much more restrained than when he first came to Liwei on black island. Although he still collected the "protection fee" from nearby fishermen, he no longer hurt people easily.

At this time, after several years of development, there were more than 1000 strong men on the black island, and they occupied the geographical position. It was difficult for the Dengzhou government to take advantage of Li Jiaolong. They could only open their eyes and close their eyes. As long as Li Jiaolong did not cause trouble, he would go.

At this time, at the top of a gentle hill in Heidao, Li Jiaolong was having a banquet in his "Palace".

It is about to enter the new year's Eve. All the pirates on the black island have arrived at the time of praising their merits and rewards. Basically, all the pirate leaders with good reputation have arrived.

Li Jiaolong took a big bowl and filled it with wine. He glanced at the crowd with a smile. "Brothers, after a year's hard work, it's time to enjoy. Let's drink to all the brothers

"You are welcome, ha ha. We are fortunate enough to follow you. "

"Yes. Before the big leader came, it was hard for us brothers to eat and drink. How could we have wine and meat every day like we are now. "

"Come on, big boss. I'll do it first."“……”

Looking at the crowd cheering, Li Jiaolong's face, can not help showing a trace of complacent smile. He said in his heart, "the tree is moved to death, and the man is moved to live. If it's a wise saying

If Guan Canghai were here, I'm afraid he would recognize it at a glance. This was Li heixiong, his colleague in those days, who lived with the famous Zheng Yiguan.

Li heixiong was originally a military household of Jiaozhou garrison. When he was young, he fought hard with others and killed people by mistake. Then he fled to the South and went to the sea to earn a living.

No one knows his original name, because he is strong and fierce. He once hunted a bear in the forest with a single knife. In addition, his skin is black, so he is called Li black bear.

Originally, Li heixiong followed the Zheng family's buttocks, which was quite good, but an accident a few years ago made him almost lose his life.

Their fleet, inadvertently robbed a passenger ship, killed all the men on board, while the women were divided up by them.

In fact, it was not a big deal, but the people on the ship were the family members of a noble man. They coveted the beauty of these women and did not kill them. When they returned to the shore, they would inevitably show their weakness.

The great man was instantly angry, and it was Zheng Yiguan, who could not protect them. If he wanted to hand them over, he was lucky to have their leader and a master under Zheng Yiguan's command. He had a deep friendship with him. He secretly revealed the news to them. They got the wind and fled in succession.

However, Guan Canghai chose to return to his hometown in Liao and live a stable life. However, Li Jiaolong and Li heixiong chose to go back to their old business.

Because of his powerful force and the method of water war learned in Zheng family, the officers and soldiers could do nothing about him.

Gradually, he set up his company on the black island and colluded with the gentry of Dengzhou government. "After eating the plaintiff, eat the defendant." a small group of Pirates around him joined in one after another, and their strength was growing. It was really much more chic than when he was in the Zheng family.

At the end of the year, like officials and gentry, Li Jiaolong gathered his brothers and men to hold a "year-end summary meeting" to give some sweetness to the people below.

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As the night deepened, everyone in Li Jiaolong's "Palace" already had a lot of wine.

The palace was originally a small village. It was located on a gentle mountain top. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack. At one glance, Li Jiaolong fell in love with it. He built houses and houses here as his base camp.

At this time, no one noticed that a small team of about 100 people had changed into pirates' clothes and quietly wrapped up towards the top of the mountain.

Li Yuanqing was the first to wear a thick fur hat.

In fact, Li Yuanqing has been wandering in the Dengzhou sea area for more than ten days. However, the official was extremely cunning and did not bite Li Yuanqing's hook easily.

Originally, Li Yuanqing did not want to fight against the black island. After all, the black island is huge in strength, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Li Yuanqing's troops are not many, and he has no full assurance.

However, there was no response from Zhang's official. Thousands of people on Guanglu Island were still waiting for dinner. Li Yuanqing had no choice but to plot a secret plan to attack the market town of Zhangjia.

But at this time, Li Yuanqing accidentally heard the news of black island pirates gathering.

More importantly, Guan Canghai happened to run into a small pirate fleet. After some fighting, he just found that the pirate's bandit leader was his original old subordinates.

The next thing, it's natural.

With the help of the internal agent and the previous sophisticated planning, Li Yuanqing took control of the small dock nearest to the hill.

About the time was almost over, Li Yuanqing decisively led more than 100 elite under his command, straight to the heart of Li Jiaolong.

At this time, although he was ready to retreat, the other side was powerful after all. Li Yuanqing did not dare to be careless. All the soldiers behind him were carrying rice bags, wine jars, chickens, ducks and fish. They looked like pirates working. Although it was a little late, today was Li Jiaolong's feast, which was not too eye-catching.

At this time, a short and strong man came to Li Yuanqing carefully and said in a low voice, "Sir, go ahead, I'll be in front. In case of cross examination, I'll say hello. "

Li Yuanqing laughed and said in a low voice, "Dongcheng, it's hard for you. If this is settled, I will protect you as a hundred households. "

This short and strong man named Zhang Dongcheng was not only under the command of Guan Canghai, but also his fellow countryman in Liao Dynasty. Although he was active in the area of Dengzhou Prefecture, Mao Wenlong's name was already like thunder. Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong took the lead in Zhenjiang, which had been reported to the whole country by the imperial court. He was not unfamiliar with Li Yuanqing's name.

Zhang Dongcheng is also a man of blood. He was born in the Liao Dynasty. He was also an official in Canghai. In addition, he was not the headquarters of Li Jiaolong. Although he followed Li Jiaolong, he could only live on food and clothing. How could he get the benefits?

Seeing the bright Lord on the side, where would he hesitate?

At this time, after listening to Li Yuanqing's words, Zhang Dongcheng could not help being overjoyed, "thank you for your help. Dongcheng will die for you. "With that, he winked at Li Yuanqing and quickly came to the head of the team. He murmured at him and said, "hurry up. The Dragon Lord is still waiting on it. "

I don't know Li Cang Hai at all.

Soon, the team has arrived at the first sentry in the mountain, and the pirates on duty yelled: "stop, who are you?"

Zhang Dongcheng hurried forward and said with a smile, "seven masters, it's me, Dongcheng. The Dragon Lord told me yesterday to go to Dengzhou to buy. Did you just come back? "

"Go to Dengzhou to buy it?" the pirate leader of the sentry said? When did it happen? Why don't I know? "

Zhang Dongcheng said with a smile: "it was yesterday afternoon when the Dragon Lord summoned me. Seventh master, we had a date to drink and gamble together in the evening. I haven't had time to apologize to you

Zhang Dongcheng said, quietly, a large ingot of silver naked son, has been stuffed into the hands of the seven masters.

The seventh master had to watch the night today. He didn't go to the banquet to drink. Originally, he had a lot of resentment. But with the money coming, the sadism on his face dissipated a little, "OK, Dongcheng. I know about it. But don't forget, you still owe me a drink. Ha ha. "

Zhang Dongcheng said, "that is, that is. How can I forget it? "

Seven ye this just lazily to side pirate waved hand, "come on. Open the gate to them. "

"Yes."

A moment later, a huge wooden fence gate was slowly suspended, and Li Yuanqing and his party rushed in.