Chapter 139: After a Late Life

The accents of these pirates kneeling on the ground were extremely difficult to understand, and they didn't understand the first few words at all. However, the "Ming Dynasty Navy, Zheng Daguan Ren" still understood. Li Meng was stunned at first, and then was shocked. Is this the officers and soldiers? Before he could speak, everyone in the pirate team began to curse:

"How can you talk nonsense about the title of a high official? It's a disaster!"

This accent was the voice from the north of Shandong and Nanzhili, but there were cursing here. The people with difficult accents kept kowtowing and crying:

"Don't kill us, our heads will spend money to redeem them."

Speaking of this, Li Meng felt a little familiar and tried to ask:

"Are you from Guangdong?"

"These barbarians are from Fujian."

Li Meng nodded with a smile, "Zheng Daguan", "Fujian" and "pirates" were finally linked together. The October diary also mentioned that it was Fujian's coastal defense guerrillas Zheng Zhilong and Guangdong soldiers jointly attacked the pirate Liu Laoxiang, and Liu Laoxiang burned himself to the sea, and the pirates along the coast of Ming Dynasty were cleared.

This is the only few historical celebrities that Li Meng knows. If you want to say why, it is that in modern times, all historical and political events involving Taiwan must be written in a very special way. Zheng Chenggong's family has been erected as ancestors of cross-strait unification. He doesn't know who Li Meng and Xu Guangqi are. This figure who can be called a master in the cultural exchange between China and the West only mentioned a few words in the textbook, but Zheng Zhilong knows who it is. That is Zheng Chenggong's father.

The subordinates of the coastal defense guerrillas were really the Navy of the Ming Dynasty. However, just like the garrisons of Li Meng, the subordinates of Jiaozhou, there were also many merchant ships.

Li Meng nodded with a smile. It was rare to have an acquaintance. He thought it was very interesting. Those who begged for mercy thought that begging for mercy would have effect, and even said desperately:

"This time I didn't know Mount Tai and hit your tiger's power. As long as I let us go back, my high-ranking official will definitely send you a mountain of gold and silver."

Everyone knew that this person was fooling around, but Li Meng asked with a smile:

"Did you come from Fujian?"

“…it’s in Haizhou…”

It was indeed from the base camp of Lianghuai Salt Merchants. The six big ships were unable to intercept them, and they should have known the news. Since that is the case, I will exchange these prisoners for some silver. Didn’t it mean that there was a ransom? There were still many people in the family waiting for them to celebrate the New Year.

Ignoring the prisoners crying and begging for advice, Li Meng walked to Chen Liu and Wang Hai and spoke:

"These people were locked up with the captives of the horse, and monitored each other, so that they could repair the salt fields and salt fields here so as not to starve to death."

After giving a few more instructions, Li Meng left with his personal guards. Chen Liu and Wang Hai discussed for a while and sent a cavalry to shout:

"If you have relatives, friends and fellow countrymen among you, report it out quickly and allocate your residence later to live with you."

When the remaining prisoners saw Li Meng leave, they were pretending to behave before leaving. They knew that their lives were saved. When they heard the soldier's shouting, they didn't doubt anything. They just reported it out. Nowadays, no matter what they do, they pay attention to their fellow tribes and hometowns, even if they are thieves, they really had a pair of brothers and many other uncles and nephews.

"Pick each pair of relatives out and choose the couples that are closest to you."

Chen Liuzi said coldly, and the soldiers of Jiaozhou camp immediately took action and pulled out several pairs of pirates who had reported their relatives. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, Wang Hai said loudly:

"From today to the first day of February, you will go to the person in charge to pay you a ransom. There is no news on the first day of February, and relatives will be killed first. On the fifteenth day of February, all the remaining people will be beheaded, go!"

He left hostages again and threatened them real. As soon as he reacted, these pirates were suddenly panicked. There was one who could ride a horse. Anyway, he was not afraid of them running away. He gave a horse and roughly explained the road. He saw these people running wildly towards the south.

Whenever Li Meng’s salt fields and salt fields are invited to work, they always have clear prices and will never delay a penny of wages, but the cost is relatively high.

The excavation of the salt fields and salt fields is not a small project. The labor required is not enough for those working in the salt fields. If wage workers are hired to dig it up, it will really require a lot of money and grain. I just proposed to spend 50,000 taels of silver. Li Meng's system was very nervous. If this labor fee is not taken out, it will delay production in the second year. If it is taken out, other uses will be tense.

These prisoners are really gifts for home delivery. The soldiers of Jiaozhou camp always have to pay military salaries for daily operation. It doesn’t cost much to watch these prisoners work and work hard during the Chinese New Year, so whether they are horse thieves in Dengzhou or pirates over there, they are all under the threat of spears and big swords, and they work miserably during the Chinese New Year.

Li Meng returned to his manor in Fengmeng Town on the afternoon of the New Year. Today's New Year will not be as lively as last year. Ma Gang and Zhao Neng guarded various places and could not come back. And there was a pirate invasion, so he simply took his family to celebrate the New Year.

As for Ma Yuxing, the old man was unwilling to move, so he was left behind. Chen Liu and Wang Hai led their men to guard the beach, one to guard against pirates, and the other to suppress and supervise the captive slave workers.

Speaking of which, Wang Hai and Chen Liu were also a little depressed. According to Li Meng's words, they were asked to make great contributions and then transferred back to their original positions. Who would have thought that several battles would go too smoothly, just like cutting melons and vegetables. After a group of people pushed them over, the battle was almost over.

There were not even casualties, but such a great victory may not be a great achievement, at least not very convincing. As a result, Zhao Neng and Ma Gang have already led more than 1,000 people each. It was not far from Mr. Qian, but they were just looking at the future of the general, and they were anxious.

Since returning to Jiaozhou, Li Meng has fought several battles with various bandits and pirates, all of which were overwhelming victory. He was also happy. Moreover, Miss Yan gave a reply for the first time. This was a good year for Li Meng, and he was happy this year.

When we came to this era, even if we celebrate the New Year with our subordinates, those people were always a little respectful. Although there were many people, they were less festive, and to be honest, they didn’t have much meaning. Although Li Meng was young, he had to consider the ideas of the people below. After trying it, he took the excuse to leave the table and let the people below make trouble.

This year is a little different. Although there is almost only one person sitting in the same seat with him, the lively level is more lively than when there were many people in the past.

The reason is nothing else. With the girl Zhu Yunyao, this must be the first New Year that a girl has spent among the people. She is not even at ease with eating dumplings on the table. It is rare for a girl to have such a big playfulness. The charcoal stove and fire wall in the house are burning hot, and the whole house is a bit too warm.

The door to the yard was so open. There was no need for personal guards in the inner yard, which seemed much more private. The servants' families brought the prepared food and went to celebrate the New Year. In addition to the necessary dumplings, there were also many dishes on the table.

These dishes must not be as delicious as the royal palace, but the ingredients are fresh, so it must be better. Zhu Yunyao's food is also very fragrant, but he can't sit still. There were firecrackers on the other side of the door, and there was also an incense burner that lighted incense. However, the incense was not for offerings, but for lighting firecrackers.

Zhu Yunyao picked up a firecracker and threw it outside without taking a few bites. Then he covered his ears and ran back to the dining table, staring at the outside. After the explosion there, the girl repeated it again.

She stood up and sat down, and Li Meng was also uneasy to eat. However, the girl was so lively, but there was a very festive atmosphere. According to his requirements, there was a small charcoal stove on the table, and the charcoal stove was filled with bone soup. Some fresh fish and shrimp were washed and removed from the scales, and cut into slices and placed on a plate. Of course, the best mutton was indispensable. This was a hot pot that was better than nothing.

When Zhu Yunyao sat at the table again, Li Meng smiled and said:

"You came to Shandong like this and you didn't miss home at all. Look at yourself, your face is a little frostbite."

After running wildly outside for a while, the girl's face and skin on her hands had become a little rough, but it was not as delicate as she had seen her first meeting. Zhu Yunyao looked indifferent and said with a smile:

"This place is much more interesting than Kaifeng. Every year during the Chinese New Year, the palace is depressed, and there are all kinds of rules and etiquettes. Is it even more tiring than usual?"
Chapter completed!