The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Qu Le changed to a luxurious carriage and took a day to reach Yongtai County, Fuzhou.

Yongtai County borders Dehua County under Quanzhou. At the junction of the two counties, there are several villages that were established during the Hongwu Maritime Ban and are located among the mountains.

Precisely because there are few fields and many mountains among the mountains, many fishermen who migrated inland could not get any fields, or they soon lost their land and became refugees.

Out of desperation, they began to sneak back to the beach to fish illegally.

Some of them became pirates out of helplessness, while others became pirates voluntarily.

Because the Japanese pirates had a bad reputation along the coast, they often pretended to be Japanese pirates and plundered merchant ships and official ships passing by on the sea.

Because the villages intermarried and were related to each other, the villagers who had not become bandits would not expose or inform on them even if they knew that being pirates was not a good thing. Instead, they would cover up for them.

Fishermen who are still insisting on illegal fishing and have not become bandits will pass on information for them. After all, those who are pretending to be pirates at sea may be their brothers, or brothers who grew up together.

The villagers who made quick money at sea would also bring back some strange and exotic things and give them as a reward for their service.

Most of these things are imported and can be secretly taken to Yongtai County or Dehua County and sold.

There are always merchants coming quietly to collect them.

The price is not very high. The villagers are happy as long as they can sell it. They dare not raise the price for fear that the government will come to investigate.

Gradually, these villages were known as imported goods villages, and occasionally some young men and women who heard the news would come in person to select the imported goods.

Therefore, a big market was formed among these villages, with one market held every five days.

However, the villagers all had sharp eyes. Whether it was a merchant, a young man or a young lady from other places who came here to visit, a young man or a young lady who came here to inquire about the news, they would have a general idea after just one look and one question.

Therefore, the Wulin Alliance sent people in several times, but they could not catch the real pirates. If they dared to attack openly in the village, they would have no chance of escaping as they were surrounded by mountains.

Don't think that these villagers can only carry hoes and chop around randomly, but they can beat the master with random punches, especially because they have strong cohesion and can respond to calls.

A martial artist with good martial arts skills might be able to escape alone, but it would be impossible to escape with a pirate.

So after trying several times, they found nothing.

Pan Yun's carriage was driving on a path between mountains, and she was almost thrown out of the carriage due to the shaking.

She quickly opened the curtain and asked Qu Le with a pale face, "Is this the big market with convenient transportation that you mentioned?"

Qu Le said stubbornly: "Just say that these extended roads are connected in all directions, right?"

"It's indeed well connected. How long will it take us to get there?"

Qu Le said: "About another half an hour."

Pan Yun let down the curtain, and after a moment, Miaozhen and Miaohe got out of the car and walked there by themselves.

Pan Jun looked at them in the car with envy.

She also wanted to walk, but as a rich lady, she shouldn't walk, especially on such a muddy road.

Half an hour later, the carriage began to stabilize and the ground began to level out, no longer a bumpy land.

Pan Yun breathed a sigh of relief, but soon the car stopped. Tao Yanbai and Qu Le immediately jumped out of the car and took down the horse stool.

Miaozhen and Miaohe also immediately trotted up from behind the car, lifted the curtain and raised their arms as the villagers in the market stared at them vaguely.

A hand stretched out from behind the curtain and placed on Miaohe's arm, and Pan Jun walked out with his head lowered.

She was wearing a lilac-colored double-breasted top with a lotus pattern, the buttons were made of pearls, and a smoky-colored skirt with a gold-woven horse-face.

This was the dress they bought at a clothing store in Fuzhou. It was brightly colored and had a new style. It was also the most expensive and gentlest dress Pan Yun had ever worn.

She was holding a round fan in her hand. Her shoes were light apricot in color, with only a little dust on the soles, and they looked very clean.

She held Miaohe's arm with her hand and stepped on the horse stool. She looked down and saw the pristine mud ground. She looked disgusted but still condescended to step on it.

She half-covered her face with a fan, looked around the market, and frowned slightly: "Qu Le, is this the imported market you mentioned? There's nothing here."

Qu Le explained loudly: "Aunt, don't be fooled by the shabby appearance of this market. There are many good things here. You just have to be good at searching. Last time, my friend bought a piece of red amber here. It was so beautiful."

Pan Yun waved his fan and looked around. Today was not a big market, so there were not many people in the market.

But the market was on a village road with houses on both sides. At this moment, the people in the houses were looking at them, the people in the few stalls on the road were also stealing glances at them, and the people walking back and forth on the road were also looking at them.

Pan Yun showed no disdain in his eyes, and said lazily, "Then take another look. But I have to tell you in advance that I am here to have fun. If I can't have a good time, I won't let Dad give you money to do business."

"Yes, yes, yes," Qu Le nodded perfunctorily, "I'll do as you say."

Qu Le looked around and grabbed a villager and asked, "Excuse me, where is Cen A Shou?"

The Wulin Alliance has been in and out of this place so many times, and they have not gained nothing.

Two people develop a friendship here, and Qu Le uses this line directly.

After a while, the group arrived at Cen A Shou's house.

Cen A Shou looked at them in confusion: "Are you friends of the Miao Jun brothers?"

Qu Le emphasized: "We are also Miao Jun's brothers, sworn brothers. We grew up together and have a very good relationship. Last time, he told me that he bought a lot of imported goods from here and made a lot of money after taking them out."

Cen A Shou hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "That's right, but later he told me that someone from the government office was watching him, so he didn't come anymore..."

"The government was keeping an eye on him, not me. He introduced this line to me and asked me to do it." Qu Le took out a letter and gave it to him: "Here, this is the letter he wrote to you."

Cen A Shou took it without moving: "But I can't read~~"

"He knows, so he drew a picture for you. If you still can't understand it, ask the village teacher to read it for you." Qu Le said, "Didn't he say that there is an old student at the market in your village who will write and read letters to you?"

When Cen A Shou heard this, he was no longer so wary of Qu Le. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, there is an old student. Wait a moment. I will go find him to read the letter."

The letter was indeed written by Miao Jun, and there were also drawings on it. Cen A Shou could understand Miao Jun's drawings.

Combining what was written in the letter, I had a clear idea of ​​the origins of Qu Le and his group.

He said to the villagers who followed him up and down, "We are here to buy goods. The leader is called Qu Le, and the girl he is trying to please is called Qu Yun, his aunt. He wants to cheat her out of money. I think the girl is very proud. You can bring out any good things you have, but they were introduced by my brother, so you can't kill them like pigs." (End of this chapter)