Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 492 Unannounced Visit to Boshop ([-])

"Jiang Youling really made a mistake!" Zhang Wen whispered next to him, "Now that the Australians have become popular in Bopu, it will be difficult to fight again."

"What do you know?!" Tang Yunwen scolded.Zhang Wen is his distant relative, and he also wears a small banner's world job.Tang Yunwen promoted him to be a commander-in-chief of the standard battalion of the Chinese army, as his own general.In terms of affection, he is no better than ordinary people.

"Australians built their cannons in Lingao?" Tang Yunwen said, "How many boats do we have for him?"

Zhang Wen stopped talking, and his face seemed not convinced.

Tang Yunwen asked: "Where is the big iron boat?"

"The ship is in the port, so you can't see it from here," said the captain of the ship, "you have to go around Lingao Cape to see it."

"Go around and have a look!" Of course Tang Yunwen wanted to see the legendary big iron boat.

The boat turned the rudder slowly and turned towards the Lingao corner. Tang Yunwen noticed that the guard on the Lingao corner was very strict. Long gun.Behind the pier, there is another tall stone round tower. According to the boss of the ship, this is a newly built lighthouse.With this lighthouse, it is much safer to sail at night and in bad weather.

The ship circled Lingaojiao, and the iron ship gradually appeared in Tang Yunwen's sight. At this moment, he held his breath—it was too big!Tang Yunwen had seen the large plywood boats of the Francine Man and the Red-haired Man, and he was deeply impressed by the huge hull and towering masts.But compared with the big iron ship in front of me, it is completely worthless.How can a ship be so big!

"God, this boat is really big!" Zhang Wen couldn't help but said.

"This boat is now a sight of Lingao, and many people come to see it." The boss of the boat said, "It's higher than the city wall of Fucheng!"

"There is no mast on this ship, and there are no oars and sculls, how can it drive?" Tang Yunwen felt that it was impossible for this ship to sail on the sea by itself-how much sail would it take to drive this huge ship?What's more, it is still made of iron, so it is many times heavier than the wooden one.

"I heard people say that the boat will move by itself without sails." The owner of the boat said, "But I've never seen it before. This boat hasn't moved since it arrived at Bopu."

But Zhang Wen said: "My lord, this boat is probably covered with iron sheets. Otherwise, it would sink if it was made of iron, not to mention sailing."

Tang Yunwen thought it was true. He remembered that he had heard from an old shipbuilder that during the Cheng and Xuan years, the Longjiang Shipyard had built a huge treasure ship for ceremonies.But they can't drive by themselves, and they can't go to sea for long voyages. When they move, they are towed by smaller boats.This is probably the same for the large iron-packed ship, otherwise Tang Yunwen really can't think of any power in this world that can directly drive such a large ship across the sea.

"Even if it is covered with iron, this skill is astonishing." Tang Yunwen commented, looking up with a telescope, and saw that there seemed to be a cannon on the bow deck.He is old in military warfare, and has already marked three artillery emplacements in his chest.With these three cannons, it would be extremely dangerous to attack Bopu directly from the sea.

While he was meditating, the captain of the boat suddenly trembled and said: "It's broken! The patrol boat is coming!" Tang Yunwen looked up, and saw a single-masted boat approaching not far away, with full sails, the speed was almost unbelievable. It was like flying on the waves, but the hull tilted so badly that Tang Yunwen once thought it was going to capsize.

Tang Yunwen knew that he couldn't escape by running away at this time, so he quickly put away the telescope and hid it.Pretending to be a fisherman, inspect the fishing nets in the cabin.Zhang Wen was a little nervous, and he kept looking outside.

"Calm down." Tang Yunwen warned.

The patrol boat quickly approached the fishing boat. The moment the two boats approached each other, several people in blue jackets jumped over and stood on the deck of the fishing boat, and then threw a few more ropes. Keep the two boats firmly close together.

Judging by their agility, these men were evidently veterans of the sea.They all wore blue cloth tight-fitting double-breasted jackets and wide cloth belts with iron buckles around their waists, looking very capable and capable.

Each person has a dagger leather sheath hanging down to his thighs at his waist, and a triangular coarse cloth pocket is hung on the cloth belt around his waist, which is fastened with a belt and an iron buckle on the outside.I don't know what to pretend.

Looking at the blue cloth jackets on their bodies, the style is simple at first glance, but there are a lot of fragments on it if you look closely. The small black square cloth on the raised collar has crooked patterns on it.There are extra soft cloth studs on the shoulders, embellished with patterns and stripes.He noticed that the leader had fewer rods than the others, but much thicker.

There is also a cloth strip nailed to each person's chest, and the word "marine police" is written on it. I don't know what it means. Tang Yunwen guesses that it is probably related to affiliation.

As soon as the boat came, the people dispersed immediately. Some stood at the stern and controlled the helmsman, while others urged the boatmen to lower the sails.Soon the whole ship will be under control.

On the opposite boat, two small cannons had been aimed at the fishing boat. Tang Yunwen had seen similar small cannons on the Francopier's boat, and knew that they were specially designed to fire small irons to kill deck sailors.

Although this group of people are pirates, the whole process of jumping and controlling the ship is smooth and fast, and it can be seen that they are well-trained and elite teachers.Tang Yunwen thought that his own Chinese army standard battalion could do nothing more than that.Not so fast, I'm afraid.

The leader at the head said: "Where are you fishing boats from? Why don't you hang the flag?"

He speaks Mandarin, but his accent is that of southern Fujian.This pirate is obviously not an Australian, but a scum of Daming, most likely the subordinates of Mr. Zhucai, who defected to the Australians.

The boss of the boat has already nodded and bowed to meet him: "The little one hasn't received the flag yet..."

"How do you come here to fish without a flag?"

"I heard that the fishing ground here in Lingao has a good harvest. Let's see how the situation is. If it is really good, come and apply for a certificate." The boss of the boat pointed to the cabin with a smile on his face, "You guys don't dare to break the rules, you see The fishing nets are all closed, not to mention the fish and shrimps in the cabin, there is not even a fish scale."

Tang Yunwen knew that according to the general routine, the leader of the team must put on a serious face and reprimand, and then threaten to do something, the boss of the boat will naturally offer the prepared money at this time.As for what to check, it is nothing more than a formality.

However, the leader didn't use this routine of threatening words. He just waved his hand, and his subordinates immediately dispersed. He really had to search cabin by cabin, even the coiled ropes and piled up fishing nets. At first glance, it was very careful.

The boat boss hastily dug out a few coins from his waist, trying to stuff them in.But was pushed back by the other party:

"You collect the money yourself. If there is no poaching, you will naturally be let go." The leader said solemnly, "If there is any poaching, you will be offended."

"There is absolutely no poaching. It's just a small thing, to buy wine for a few deputy masters," the boat boss still stuffed the money into his hand.

The boss still refused to accept him, not only refused to accept him, but also severely reprimanded the boss of the boat.I stared at Tang Yunwen in a daze - judging by his appearance, it was not an act of refusal to accept the money.

He doesn't even want the money delivered to his door, can this Australian be considered a pirate?Tang Yunwen has dealt with the heroes of the sea a lot, and knows that people who go this way have various reasons: in the end, they are all for money and women.Unexpectedly, there are such a group of pirates who don't love money now!

After checking, of course no catch was found, and Tang Yunwen's binoculars were well hidden and were not found.The boss registered the name of the boat owner and the port where the boat is located before leaving. Before leaving, he did not forget to tell: If you want to fish locally, you must register with Bopu as soon as possible. Recently Bopu established a "Fisheries Association" and launched There are a lot of ways to benefit fishermen, so if the boat boss is interested, "take a look".

Of course the boss of the boat was submissive and sent people away like a nod.Only then did people raise their sails.Seeing Tang Yunwen sitting under the mast staring at the departing patrol boat, he couldn't help but smiled wryly and said, "My lord, I'm really scared to death."

"What are you afraid of! There are no knives and guns on this ship, and there are no seals, so just be careful and deal with nothing wrong." Tang Yunwen asked, "Is it the Australians who boarded the ship just now?"

"Yes, this is a special patrol and inspection in this area," said the boss of the ship. "This is a small boat, and there is a big two-masted ship. The inspection is very tight! Recently, many sporadic pirates have been caught. Linkao side The sea here is much calmer than in previous years. The boat owners and merchants along the coast say that once the ship enters Lingao, the ocean is peaceful."

In this way, the Australians here not only collect the benefits of "catch", but also take care of arresting pirates and protecting merchants.It's a bit like the government's actions.Thinking of this, Tang Yunwen was already vigilant, this group of Australians had a lot of ambition.

Zhang Wen proposed to go ashore to have a look.Explore the reality on the land, especially the defenses and artillery on the land.But Tang Yunwen thinks what he has seen now is enough.Going ashore, there are a lot of old Zhucai's old ministries here - some of them have seen him before, and it will be troublesome if they are recognized.But at this moment, he has completely lost interest in using force to expel the Australians—the disparity in strength is too great.

"Go back to Baisha." Tang Yunwen ordered.

"My lord, if you don't find out what's true on the shore, if you want to launch a crusade in the future, wouldn't it be—" Zhang Wen remonstrated in a low voice.

"It's not too late to investigate at that time." Tang Yunwen said, "The Lingao matter is very tricky. If you want to crusade, you must use the power of the whole province."

The implication is that there will be no such thing as a raid in five or six months. How can he, a sea defense officer, be able to do it if he wants to gather the strength of the whole province.It took a month to write the petition and deliver the pile of bureaucratic articles in the Tang newspaper.

Furthermore, in his capacity, coming to Bopu to investigate outside Hong Kong is already considered "personal risk", and there is no need for him to mix in Bopu as a spy, and just leave it to his subordinates.

(End of this chapter)