Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 669 Why

The Zhili elite soldiers led by Mu Yan headed for Turtle Island on several warships.

The two fishermen who led the way looked at each other with worry in their eyes.

One couldn't bear it, and moved to Mu Yan's side: "Master Jun, I heard that the group of pirates who occupied Turtle Island is very powerful. There are hundreds of ships. You..."

That's less than ten ships.

Although it looks big, it is not as flexible as a small boat to shuttle between the shallows and islands.Moreover, this group of military masters don't even know the sea conditions and waters. When they are surrounded by people, they get lost in the sea, and they are afraid that they will never return.

The two leading fishermen were worried.

Kan Er didn't want to hear them boost others' ambitions, so he replied loudly: "Don't worry. This time the emperor sent 40 sailors from Zhejiang and Fujian, and vowed to wipe out all the pirates in this area. Our warships are everywhere on the sea. The military situation will immediately be alerted with signal flares, and there will be reinforcements from warships at any time. Don't be afraid, lead your way well, and there will be a big reward when the time comes!"

The two fishermen quietly breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good."

Li Yi leaned closer to Mu Yan: "My lord, we'll focus on sentry detection this time, so we shouldn't go too deep."

There are several small islands next to Turtle Island, and the pirates are familiar with the terrain, so going too deep would be disadvantageous.

"I know it well." Mu Yan replied.

Since the rise of maritime trade, more and more people have the idea of ​​getting something for nothing, robbing passing merchant ships at sea, even fishermen.This is not counted, and they often harass the people along the coast.The people along the coast were unbearably disturbed and fled in anticipation of the wind, so that the fertile land was abandoned.

Over time, the common people complained, complaining bitterly that the government was ineffective, even a group of pirates could not be dealt with, and the people's hearts were lax.

The pirates are very fierce. They not only enter the coastal towns and villages, they come and leave whenever they want, as if entering a no-man's land, they also collude with the Japanese, and sometimes occupy the city to defend against the imperial court. Became a gang of rebels.

In addition to the northern prairie peoples, pirates and Japanese pirates along the coast have been on the rise. Since Taizu, they have become the heart disease of the emperors on the throne.

Emperor Yongkang was jealous of evil, and said that the thief would be punished even though he was far away.

At the beginning, a reward of 50 taels was offered, so that Guan He would not hesitate to go to Sanfo Qi to capture the pirate leader Chen Zuyi and return to his country to behead him.In the second year of Yongkang, Guan He and others were sent to Dongying with [-] sailors to demonstrate, ordering the Japanese king to restrain the people of the country.

Now another 40 sailors have been sent to order Ping Jiangbo to lead his troops to destroy the pirates, which shows his determination.

After reuniting with Uncle Ping Jiang, he ordered him to lead Zhili's elite troops to Turtle Back Island, also to wipe out all the pirates hiding on these small islands in the southeast waters.

At that time, these islands on the sea can be used as the center of maritime defense, connecting points into lines, weaving into surfaces, and connecting with the beacon walls and piers along the coast to form a deep sea defense system.

Mu Yan put away the binoculars, asked the flag bearer to raise the semaphore, and headed for Turtle Island at full speed.

This time to suppress the pirates, the commander-in-chief was not Zhang Fu, but he was busy training troops, so he didn't care about him flawlessly.

The prairie people in the north have always been a serious problem for Emperor Yongkang, and it is estimated that there will be another northern expedition soon, and perhaps Emperor Yongkang will personally conquer.

Zhang Fu didn't dare to be negligent, so he trained his troops every day.Although he was training in the military barracks in the capital, he was so busy that he never returned home for many days.

But news from home has been reaching him.The ethnology has been well prepared, and it will resume school soon, and it is ready to go back to the house.

Huo Xi usually only raises opinions here, and occasionally goes to the clan school to have a look, most of them just talk about it, some of them are people doing things, the Zhang and Wang clans are very active, and the preparations will be completed soon.

One day, when Zhang Xie came back from the Imperial College, he ran to the Xianglan Courtyard and asked someone to call her, but he grabbed the door frame and refused to go in.

When Huo Xi came out, he stiffened his neck: "I want to go to ethnography too! They don't dare to make decisions, let me ask you!"

"Are you going to study ethnology? Are you unhappy staying in the Imperial College?" Huo Xi was a little surprised.

Zhang Xie pursed his lips. From the teacher to the classmates of the Imperial College, they only had Huo Nian in their eyes, and he was no longer the little father-in-law of the past.

"Are you afraid that if I go to ethnology and get along well with everyone, Zhang Yuzhong's position as the eldest son will be lost!"

Huo Xi laughed: "So you want to be a chicken head."

"What chicken head?" Zhang Xie didn't understand for a moment.

"Chicken head and phoenix tail. If it were me, I would rather be a phoenix tail than a chicken head."

Zhang Xie tilted his head, understood what Huo Xi meant, and asked her, "Why? Didn't everyone say that it's better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail?"

"You want to go by yourself. Even if you go to the East Palace to ask your sister, she also wants you to stay in the Imperial College. However, I respect your intention. If you go to the Imperial College, I will ask for your place and let Zhang Mao entered the Imperial Academy."

"Why!"

Zhang Jie jumped, but he didn't let Zhang Mao go either.

"Anyway, you're not going."

"Who said I won't go!" Turned around and ran away bitterly.Forget the meaning of coming.

Back in his yard, he didn't think about it, so he asked someone to take a car to the East Palace to look for Baguio.

Baguio also persuaded him to stay in the Guozijian, "The clan school hires some gentlemen, and the Guozijian is such a gentleman. Moreover, the Guozijian are all honored children, and the clan school is just some clansmen who can't afford to go to school. What kind of friends can they make?" , what good will it do you in the future?"

Don't talk too much, just make one or two close friends, and these friends will help Xie'er in the future.

And the people of the same ethnic group in the ethnology all looked up to the life of the British government, and they dared not speak harsh words, they would only flatter, how could it be of any help to Xie'er.

"Don't you really want to watch Zhang Yuzhong and Zhang Mao both study in the Imperial College, and you go to ethnology by yourself?"

"I do not want it!"

Although staying in the Imperial College was not happy, but seeing the three men in Dafang, two of whom were in the Imperial College, and he went to study ethnology alone, Zhang Xie was unhappy again.

"That's right. You study obediently in the Imperial College. After you finish your studies, your father will find you a job. With your father's help in planning, you can't miss your future."

Speaking of his father, Zhang Xie was still a little awkward and didn't speak.

Zhang Biyao sighed, knowing that the situation was stronger than others, "Don't be awkward with the elder sister and the fifth younger brother, and pretend to be harmonious..." persuaded him earnestly.

Otherwise, it will only be him who suffers.Now that his mother is gone, and she has left the cabinet again, who else in the mansion is really thinking about him?

"Understood!" Zhang Xie was a little impatient, he responded, and turned around to go back home.

Baguio stopped him again: "My sister wants to help you buy some fields and villages, so that the money will not stay in your hands and you will squander it."

Zhang Xie paused and thought for a while, "Don't you want to buy a shop? You can make more money every year."

"When you buy a shop, you don't have any suitable people to help you take care of it, and your sister can't go out. If you are cheated, the loss outweighs the gain."

"How can I be deceived! I, no matter what I say, I am also the young master of the Duke's Mansion, who dares to lie to me!"

"I'm not talking about lying to you, I'm just talking about cheating on the accounts and saying that I'm losing money every year. Can you understand that?"

Zhang Jie was silent, and said for a while: "Then why is no one cheating on her?"

"Who?"

"No one. I'm back." Turned around and ran away.

After Zhang Xie left, Baguio realized that the younger brother was referring to the elder sister.

With a sigh, how could they compare with the eldest sister.The eldest sister has been exposed to economic affairs since she was a child, and she has someone in her hands.Now one of their siblings is trapped in the palace, and the other is young and ignorant, how can things be done.

I just hope that my younger brother will be more sensible, that the eldest sister and fifth younger brother will not embarrass him in the future because they have the same father.

(End of this chapter)